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 California you can get wither the Supreme Court or the bar to issue a COGS. 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. A specific statement requesting a Certificate of Status. 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. The vast majority of UCI Law students seek admission to the California State Bar.