Before hiring an injury lawyer, it is essential to ensure they are in good standing and make sure they don't have a disciplinary history. The Injury Lawyer Index team has put together this quick reference list of the state attorney disciplinary contacts and websites.
American Bar Association
Chicago Headquarters
321 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60654
Toll-Free: (800) 285-2221
Phone: (312) 988-5000
Here's a list of the state attorney disciplinary boards, along with a link to their website so you can search for your injury lawyer by state.
Alabama
Alabama State Bar
Center for Professional Responsibility
415 Dexter Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36104
Toll-Free: (800) 354-6154
Phone: (334) 269-1515
Fax: (334) 261-6310
Alaska
Bar Counsel
Alaska Bar Association
P.O. Box 100279
Anchorage, AK 99510-0279
Phone: (907) 272-7469
Fax: (907) 272-2932
Email : info@alaskabar.org
Arizona
Chief Bar Counsel
State Bar of Arizona
4201 North 24th Street
Suite 100
Phoenix, AZ 85016-6288
Toll-Free: (866) 482-9227
Phone: (602) 252-4804
Fax: (602) 271-4930
Arkansas
Office of the Committee on Professional Conduct
2100 Riverfront Drive
Suite 200
Little Rock, AR 72202-1747
Toll-Free: (800) 506-6631
Phone: (501) 376-0313
Fax: (501) 376-3438
California
State Bar of California
Intake Unit
845 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90017-2515
Phone: (213) 765-1000
Toll-Free: (800) 843-9053
Fax: (213) 765-1168
Colorado
Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel
1300 Broadway, Suite 500
Denver, CO 80203
Toll-Free: (877) 888-1370
Phone: (303) 457-5800
Fax: (303) 501-1141
Connecticut
Statewide Grievance Committee
100 Washington Street
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: (860) 706-5055
Fax: (860) 706-5063
Delaware
Office of Disciplinary Counsel
The Renaissance Centre
405 North King Street
Suite 420
Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: (302) 651-3931
Fax: (302) 651-3939
District of Columbia
Office of Disciplinary Counsel
515 5th Street, NW
Building A, Room 117
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 638-1501
Fax: (202) 638-0862
Florida
The Florida Bar
651 East Jefferson Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2300
Toll-Free: (866) 352-0707
Phone: (850) 561-5775
Georgia
General Counsel
State Bar of Georgia
104 Marietta Street NW
Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30303
Toll-Free: (800) 334-6865 ext. 759
Phone: (404) 527-8759
Fax: (404) 287-8390
Hawaii
Disciplinary Board of the Hawai'i Supreme Court
Office of Disciplinary Counsel
201 Merchant Street
Suite 1600
Honolulu, HI 96813
Toll-Free: (888) 206-5622
Phone: (808) 521-4591
Fax: (808) 545-2719
Idaho
Bar Counsel
Idaho State Bar
P.O. Box 895
Boise, ID 83701
Phone: (208) 334-4500
Fax: (208) 334-2764
Illinois
Chicago and Northern Illinois
Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission
130 East Randolph Street
Suite 1500
Chicago, IL 60601-6219
Toll-Free: (800) 826-8625
Phone: (312) 565-2600
Fax: (312) 565-2320
Central and Southern Illinois
Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission
3161 West White Oaks
Suite 301
Springfield, IL 62704
Toll-Free: (800) 252-8048
Phone: (217) 546-3523
Fax: (217) 546-3785
Indiana
Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission
251 North Illinois Street
Suite 1650
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 232-1807
Fax: (317) 233-0261
Iowa
Iowa Supreme Court Office of Professional Regulation
1111 East Court Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: (515) 348-4680
Fax: (515) 348-4699
Kansas
Kansas Disciplinary Administrator Office
701 SW Jackson, 1st Floor
Topeka, KS 66603
Phone: (785) 435-8200
Fax: (785) 783-8385
Kentucky
Chief Bar Counsel
Kentucky Bar Association
514 West Main Street
Frankfort, KY 40601-1883
Phone: (502) 564-3795
Fax: (502) 564-3225
Louisiana
Office of the Disciplinary Counsel
4000 South Sherwood Forest Blvd.
Suite 610
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
Toll-Free: (800) 326-8022
Phone: (225) 293-3900
Fax: (225) 293-3300
Maine
Bar Counsel
Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar
97 Winthrop Street
P.O. Box 527
Augusta, ME 04332-0527
Phone: (207) 623-1121
Fax: (207) 623-4175
Maryland
Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland
200 Harry S. Truman Parkway
Suite 300
Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone: (410) 514-7051
Massachusetts
Office of the Bar Counsel
99 High Street
Boston, MA 02110
Phone: (617) 728-8750
Fax : (617) 482-2992
Michigan
Attorney Disciplinary Board
211 West Fort Street
Suite 1410
Detroit, MI 48226-3236
Phone: (313) 963-5553
Fax : (313) 963-5571
Minnesota
Office of Professional Responsibility
1500 Landmark Towers
345 St. Peter Street
St. Paul, MN 55102-1218
Toll-Free: (800) 657-3601
Phone: (651) 296-3952
Fax: (651) 297-5801
Mississippi
General Counsel
Mississippi State Bar
643 North State Street
Jackson, MS 39202
Phone: (601) 948-0568
Fax: (601) 355-8635
Missouri
Missouri Supreme Court
Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel
3327 American Avenue
Jefferson City, MO 65109-1079
Phone: (573) 635-7400
Fax: (573) 635-2240
Montana
Disciplinary Counsel
P.O. Box 1099
Helena, MT 59624
Phone: (406) 442-1648
Fax: (406) 442-2685
Nebraska
Counsel for Discipline
Nebraska Supreme Court
3808 Normal Blvd.
Lincoln, NE 68506
Phone: (402) 471-1040
Fax: (402) 471-1014
Nevada
Bar Counsel
State Bar of Nevada
3100 West Charleston Blvd.
Suite 100
Las Vegas, NV 89102
Phone: (702) 382-2200
Fax: (702) 382-8747
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Supreme Court
Attorney Discipline Office
4 Chenell Drive
Suite 102
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603) 224-5828
Fax: (603) 228-9511
New Jersey
Office of Attorney Ethics
Supreme Court of New Jersey
P.O. Box 963
Trenton, NJ 08625
Toll-Free: (800) 406-8594
Phone: (609) 403-7800
Fax: (609) 530-5238
New Mexico
Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of New Mexico
20 First Plaza N.W.
Suite 710
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Phone: (505) 842-5781
Fax : (505) 766-6833
New York
Departmental Disciplinary Committee
61 Broadway, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10006
Phone: (212) 401-0800
Fax: (212) 287-1045
North Carolina
North Carolina State Bar
217 East Edenton Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
Phone: (919) 828-4620
Fax: (919) 834-8156
North Dakota
Chief Disciplinary Counsel
P.O. Box 2297
Bismarck, ND 58502-2297
Phone: (701) 328-3925
Fax: (701) 328-3964
Ohio
Office of the Disciplinary Counsel of the Supreme Court of Ohio
250 Civic Center Drive
Suite 325
Columbus, OH 43215-7411
Toll-Free: (800) 589-5256
Phone: (614) 461-0256
Fax: (614) 461-7205
Oklahoma
General Counsel
Oklahoma Bar Association
P.O. Box 53036
Oklahoma City, OK 73152-3036
Phone: (405) 416-7007
Fax: (405) 416-7003
Oregon
Oregon State Bar Disciplinary Counsel’s Office
P.O. Box 231935
Tigard, OR 97281–1935
Toll-Free: (800) 452-8260
Phone: (503) 620-0222
Fax: (503) 598-6913
Pennsylvania
Chief Disciplinary Counsel
601 Commonwealth Ave
Suite 2700
P.O. Box 62485
Harrisburg, PA 17106–2485
Phone: (717) 783-0990
Fax: (717) 783-4963
Rhode Island
Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island
c/o Philip W. Noel Judicial Complex
222 Quaker Lane – Room 1083
Warwick, Rhode Island 02886
Phone: (401) 823-5710
Fax: (401) 822-6071
South Carolina
Office of Disciplinary Counsel
P.O. Box 12159
Columbia, SC 29211
Phone: (803) 734-2038
Fax: (803) 734-1964
South Dakota
Disciplinary Board Counsel
224 E. Capitol Avenue
Suite 3
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: (605) 224-7554
Fax: (605) 224-0282
Tennessee
Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee
The Oaks Tower
10 Cadillac Drive
Suite 220
Brentwood, TN 37027
Toll-Free: (800) 486-5714
Phone: (615) 361-7500
Fax: (615) 367-2480
Texas
Chief Disciplinary Counsel
1414 Colorado St.
Austin, Texas 78701
Toll-Free: (877) 953-5535
Phone: (512) 427-1350
Fax: (512) 427-4169
Utah
Utah State Bar
Office of Professional Conduct
645 South 200 East
Suite 205
Salt Lake City, UT 84111–3834
Phone: (801) 531-9110
Fax: (801) 531-9912
Vermont
Professional Responsibility Board
c/o Costello Courthouse
32 Cherry Street
Suite 213
Burlington, VT 05401–7305
Phone: (802) 859-3000
Fax: (802) 859-3003
Virginia
Bar Counsel
Virginia State Bar
1111 East Main Street
Suite 700
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804) 775-0500
Fax: (804) 775-0597
Washington
Director of the Office of Disciplinary Counsel
Washington State Bar Association
1325 Fourth Avenue
Suite 600
Seattle, WA 98101–2539
Phone: (206) 727-8207
Fax: (206) 727-8325
West Virginia
Office of Disciplinary Counsel
4700 MacCorkle Avenue S.E.
Suite 1200C
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 558-7999
Fax: (304) 558-4015
Wisconsin
Office of Lawyer Regulation
110 East Main Street
Suite 315
Madison, WI 53703–3383
Toll-Free: (877) 315-6941
Phone: (608) 267-7274
Wyoming
Bar Counsel
Wyoming State Bar
4124 Laramie Street
P.O. Box 109
Cheyenne, WY 82003–0109
Phone: (307) 632-9061
Fax: (307) 632-3737
U.S. Virgin Islands
Office of Disciplinary Counsel
Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands
P.O. Box 336
Frederiksted, VI 00841
Phone: (340) 693-4127
Fax: (340) 772-0004
