Looking for a lawyer to help you with your disability claim? Your state bar association can provide the information you'll need to make a match.
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If you're looking for a disability attorney, the bar association for your state (or territory) is an excellent place to begin your search. Bar associations in every jurisdiction maintain a lawyer directory or referral service that you can use to search by location and practice area (such as Social Security, veterans' compensation, or employment discrimination). Many bar directories also let you filter by whether an attorney offers free consultations, accepts new clients, or has client reviews, making it easier to compare your options before reaching out. Below, you can find a chart with links to the bar association website for your jurisdiction.
U.S. State Bar Associations
All 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories
| Jurisdiction | Bar Association | Website |
|---|---|---|
| States | ||
| Alabama | Alabama State Bar | alabar.org |
| Alaska | Alaska Bar Association | alaskabar.org |
| Arizona | State Bar of Arizona | azbar.org |
| Arkansas | Arkansas Bar Association | arkbar.com |
| California | The State Bar of California | calbar.ca.gov |
| Colorado | Colorado Bar Association | cobar.org |
| Connecticut | Connecticut Bar Association | ctbar.org |
| Delaware | Delaware State Bar Association | dsba.org |
| Florida | The Florida Bar | floridabar.org |
| Georgia | State Bar of Georgia | gabar.org |
| Hawaii | Hawaii State Bar Association | hsba.org |
| Idaho | Idaho State Bar | isb.idaho.gov |
| Illinois | Illinois State Bar Association | isba.org |
| Indiana | Indiana State Bar Association | inbar.org |
| Iowa | Iowa State Bar Association | iowabar.org |
| Kansas | Kansas Bar Association | ksbar.org |
| Kentucky | Kentucky Bar Association | kybar.org |
| Louisiana | Louisiana State Bar Association | lsba.org |
| Maine | Maine State Bar Association | mainebar.org |
| Maryland | Maryland State Bar Association | msba.org |
| Massachusetts | Massachusetts Bar Association | massbar.org |
| Michigan | State Bar of Michigan | michbar.org |
| Minnesota | Minnesota State Bar Association | mnbar.org |
| Mississippi | The Mississippi Bar | msbar.org |
| Missouri | The Missouri Bar | mobar.org |
| Montana | State Bar of Montana | montanabar.org |
| Nebraska | Nebraska State Bar Association | nebar.com |
| Nevada | State Bar of Nevada | nvbar.org |
| New Hampshire | New Hampshire Bar Association | nhbar.org |
| New Jersey | New Jersey State Bar Association | njsba.com |
| New Mexico | State Bar of New Mexico | sbnm.org |
| New York | New York State Bar Association | nysba.org |
| North Carolina | North Carolina Bar Association | ncbar.org |
| North Dakota | State Bar Association of North Dakota | sband.org |
| Ohio | Ohio State Bar Association | ohiobar.org |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma Bar Association | okbar.org |
| Oregon | Oregon State Bar | osbar.org |
| Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania Bar Association | pabar.org |
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island Bar Association | ribar.com |
| South Carolina | South Carolina Bar | scbar.org |
| South Dakota | State Bar of South Dakota | sdbar.org |
| Tennessee | Tennessee Bar Association | tba.org |
| Texas | State Bar of Texas | texasbar.com |
| Utah | Utah State Bar | utahbar.org |
| Vermont | Vermont Bar Association | vtbar.org |
| Virginia | Virginia State Bar | vsb.org |
| Washington | Washington State Bar Association | wsba.org |
| West Virginia | West Virginia State Bar | wvbar.org |
| Wisconsin | State Bar of Wisconsin | wisbar.org |
| Wyoming | Wyoming State Bar | wyomingbar.org |
| District of Columbia | ||
| District of Columbia | D.C. Bar | dcbar.org |
| U.S. Territories | ||
| Puerto Rico | Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico (Bar Association of Puerto Rico) | capr.org |
| Guam | Guam Bar Association | guambar.org |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | Virgin Islands Bar Association | vibar.org |
| Northern Mariana Islands | CNMI Judiciary Bar Admissions | nmijudiciary.gov/bar-admissions |
| American Samoa | American Samoa Bar Association | asbar.org |
