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State Bar Of Wisconsin In Franklin
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Admission to the practice of law in Wisconsin The Supreme Court requires lawyers to be admitted to the Supreme Court and join the State Bar of Wisconsin as a condition of practicing law in the state.
The directory maintained by the state bar or its disciplinary board is sometimes called the "Roster of Attorneys" or the "Roll of Attorneys." Six (6) states do not publish a searchable database online. In those jurisdictions, you must call or email the state bar to confirm a lawyer's bar license status or bar number.
No. Wisconsin still has something called the diploma privilege, which was common in many states decades ago. If you attend a law school in Wisconsin and follow the required curriculum, then you will become a lawyer in Wisconsin without ever having to take a bar exam.
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The State Bar's Customer Service team can help you quickly access information and services.
Diploma Privilege allows our graduates to secure a license to practice law in Wisconsin without taking a bar exam. Wisconsin is one of the only states in the country that offers diploma privilege.
Experienced Attorneys in Wisconsin are required to complete 30 CLE credit hours every 2 years to fulfill their lawyer education. From the 30 hours, at least 3 must be ethics credits (cannot be completed via On Demand).
The Wisconsin bar exam is a two-day exam. Wisconsin has not adopted the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE). Day 1: Combination of six essay questions from the Multistate Essay Exam (MEE) questions and/or Essay Questions drafted by the Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners, and two Multistate Performance Test (MPT) questions.
Phone: Monday-Friday a.m. - p.m. Online: Available 24 hours a day. If you are NOT looking for a lawyer, please call Customer Service at (800)728-7788.
There is no bar reciprocity in California, though the state does offer a modified bar exam to those who have actively practiced law for at least four years immediately preceding their bar application.
