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. Certificate of Good Standing requirements.I'm applying for CA Determination of Moral Character as an NY attorney applicant. It required to mail my Original NY Certificate of Good Standing to its office. Requests for certificates of good standing must be submitted electronically through the Court's electronic filing system. Application Fee also required. Certificates of good standing must be requested from the Appellate Division where the attorney was admitted. 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.