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. 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. Step One: log into ECF. Click on the "Civil" menu, then click on "Attorney Admissions. My state's highest authority has sent in my certificate of good standing for the July attorney's exam for me. They also sent me a copy of the certificate. Click on "Certificate of Good Standing Request Form". This will bring up the request form.