State Bar Forms
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ADA Notice and Grievance Procedure
Notice of ADA Policy
ADA Grievance Procedure
Client Security Fund
PLEASE NOTE: Due to COVID-19, effective immediately and until further notice, please communicate with the State Bar through email only. Attempts to communicate with the State Bar via telephone, United States Mail, UPS, FedEx, or facsimile may result in substantial delay. Submit your Client Security Fund form to Maria Brown.
Application for Client Security Fund
Continuing Legal Education
CLE Sponsor Forms
State Bar Member's Application for CLE Credit
Fee Dispute Resolution
PLEASE NOTE: Due to COVID-19, effective immediately and until further notice, please communicate with the State Bar through email only. Attempts to communicate with the State Bar via telephone, United States Mail, UPS, FedEx, or facsimile may result in substantial delay. Submit your Fee Dispute Resolution form to Lee Ramos.
Acceptable Form Letter for Compliance with Amended Rule 1.5(f)
Petition for Resolution of Disputed Fee
Foreign Legal Consultant
Application for Certification as a Foreign Legal Consultant
Good Standing, Discipline Letters, Bar App, and Bar ID Card Request
- For a Certificate of Good Standing from the NC Supreme Court (the highest court of the state) contact the NC Supreme Court.
- For a certificate as required by the NC Secretary of State for a PA, PC, or PLLC see the Professional Organizations section below.
Grievances
(Submit the form via mail or email to complaints@ncbar.gov.)
If you are a complainant, you can request information about the status of a grievance at grievancestatus@ncbar.gov.
Interpreter Reimbursement Program
Request for Reimbursement Form
IOLTA
Information Update Form
IOLTA Certification Document
Law Student Certification
Law School Certification
Certification Regarding the Rules of Professional Conduct
Supervising Attorney Statement (Law School Clinic)
Field Placement Site Supervisor Statement
Membership
Petitions:
Petition for Transfer to Inactive Status
Petition for Reinstatement - Short Form (Inactive or Administratively Suspended 12 Months or Less)
Petition for Reinstatement - Long Form (Inactive or Administratively Suspended More Than 12 Months)
Petition for Relinquishment of Membership
Petition For Emeritus Pro Bono Status For Inactive Members
Petition for Pro Bono Practice by Out-of-State Lawyer
Pro Bono Supervision for Emeritus or Out of State Attorney
Forms:
Member Mailing List Request Form
Member Request Form (Good Standing, Discipline Letters, Bar App, and Bar ID Card Request)
Member Name Change Form
North Carolina State Bar Expense Report
Paralegal Certification
Paralegal certification forms can be found at the Paralegal Certification website
Prepaid Legal Services Plan Registration
Initial Registration Statement
Annual Report for Registered Prepaid Legal Services Plan
Amendment to Prepaid Legal Services Plan
Attorney Certification for Participation in Prepaid Legal Services Plan
Pro Bono
Petition For Emeritus Pro Bono Status For Inactive Members
Petition for Pro Bono Practice by Out-of-State Lawyer
Statement Regarding Pro Bono Supervision for Emeritus or Out of State Attorney
Temporary Pro Bono Practice Form (Hurricane Florence)
Attorneys from other states may now register to provide pro bono assistance to those in North Carolina who were affected by Hurricane Florence. Clink on these links to read the Administrative Order from the North Carolina Supreme Court and the Proposed Amendment to Rule .0905.
Application processing time is three to five business days from date of receipt.
PA/PC Application
PA/PC Amendment/Name Change Instructions
PA/PC Dissolution Instructions
PLLC Application
PLLC Amendment/Name Change Instructions
PLLC Dissolution Instructions
Interstate/International Law Firm (ILF) Registration
ILF Amendment/Name Change Instructions
ILF Withdrawal Instructions
Click here to read an article on authorized practice compliance issues for interstate law firms.
-How to Form a Professional Corporation
Pro Hac Vice
Pro Hac Vice Admission Registration Statement
Update Form - Court of Appeals (to update a prior Pro Hac Vice Admission Registration Statement when admission pro hac vice is granted by the North Carolina Court of Appeals)
Update Form - Supreme Court (to update a prior Pro Hac Vice Admission Registration Statement when admission Pro Hac Vice is granted by the North Carolina Supreme Court)
Update Form for New Sponsoring Attorney (to update a prior Pro Hac Vice Admission Registration Statement when the NC sponsoring attorney has withdrawn and a new NC attorney has been appointed)
Specialization
Specialization forms can be found on the Legal Specialization website
Trade Names
Application for Trade Name Registration
A list of registered trade names can be found here.
Click here to read an article on registering a website URL with the State Bar.
Click here to read Staff Rules for Registration of Similar Trade Names.
Trust Accounts
Bank Directive on NSF Trust Checks
Exemption from Random Audit
Reconcilliation Report (NEW form for monthly and quarterly reconcilliations)
Quarterly Review Report (for random transaction reviews)
Unauthorized Practice of Law
