The State Bar issues a single-page Certificate of Standing to verify an attorney's name, bar number, admission date, current status, any name or status changes. Certificates of Standing.Read all the information below prior to placing your order as the ordering options and delivery types have changed. Requests for certificates of good standing must be submitted electronically through the Court's electronic filing system. For DC you can order a certificate of good standing from the DC bar as a PDF and then forward them the original email containing the link. A certificate of good standing for lawyers is a certificate from the state showing a lawyer has been admitted to practice law in New York. Current as of October 2024. CALIFORNIA. The State Bar of California. Attn: Membership Services. Find a complete listing of jurisdictions in the state, from county to city to neighborhood.