There are no filing deadlines for AWOX applications, so you may sumbit your AWOX application at any time. The CDC no longer accepts faxed or emailed requests for certificates of good standing.You must provide a certificate of good standing and a statement of discipline from every state or foreign jurisdiction where you are licensed or authorized. 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. Enrolling as an Inactive Member. If a State Bar member does not practice law in Texas during any given fiscal year, inactive status may be requested. Certificates of good standing must be requested from the Appellate Division where the attorney was admitted. I don't know about your situation, but it may be best to lawyer up. Bar reciprocity in the United States is a concept that allows attorneys to practice law in a state other than the one in which they're licensed. The ABA is the largest voluntary association of lawyers in the world.