Learn how to complete your Annual Renewal Attorney Record Verification reporting requirement.
Pursuant to rule 2.2(c) of the Rules of the State Bar of California, you are required to annually verify the information in your attorney record online through your My State Bar Profile as part of the Attorney Annual Renewal.
The 2026 Attorney Annual Renewal opens February 1, 2026. The deadline to comply is March 30, 2026.
Continue reading below for instructions on how to verify your attorney record information.
Step 1: Log in to My State Bar Profile
Go to My State Bar Profile and sign in using your bar number and password.
Forgot your password? View this guide. Do not remember your bar number? View this guide.
Step 2: Access the Edit Attorney Record option
From the main profile menu, select the "Edit Attorney Record" option to verify and edit your attorney record information.
Note: Your annual attorney record verification is not complete by simply reviewing your information. To satisfy this requirement, you must:
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Navigate through each page in the "Edit Attorney Record" section, and
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Review and agree to the terms on the final page, then select "Submit."
Even if you have no changes to make, you must proceed through all pages and submit your record to satisfy the annual verification requirement.
Step 3: Review your mailing address
Review your address information and make any necessary updates. If changes are made, be sure to update the required effective date. Then click “Next” to continue.
You are required by law to provide a current address that is available to the public. The State Bar cannot maintain a separate private address of record.
Step 4: Review your contact numbers
Review your work, fax, and private phone numbers and make any necessary updates.
An effective date is required for any updates to your work or private phone number. If you update either number, be sure to provide or update the effective date.
If you remove your work or private phone number, you must also remove the corresponding effective date.
Once all required updates are complete, select “Next” to continue.
The private phone number field is optional. If provided, the number must be a mobile number that may be used to assist with future password resets. Phone numbers are validated using a separate service, which may not recognize certain numbers, such as VoIP numbers, as valid mobile numbers. If validation prevents you from entering your number, you may remove it and continue without completing this field.
Step 5: Review your email and web addresses
Review your Email for State Bar communications, Email for Public Record, and Website address and make any necessary updates.
An effective date is required for any updates to your Email for State Bar communications or Website address. If you make changes to either field, be sure to provide or update the effective date.
If you remove your website address, you must also remove the corresponding effective date.
Once all required updates are complete, select “Next” to continue.
You are not required to maintain a professional website, but if one is maintained, you are required to report it to the State Bar.
Step 6: Review your secondary contact information
Review your Secondary Contact information. Providing a secondary contact is optional but encouraged. Update if needed, then click “Next” to continue.
Step 7: Review your law practice details
Review your Practice Sector, Number of Attorneys, and Area(s) of Practice and make any necessary updates.
An effective date is required for any updates to your Practice Sector and Number of Attorneys. If the effective date is missing, please provide it.
The effective date you enter for Practice Sector should be the date you began your current uninterrupted period in this practice sector, your best estimate is acceptable.If changes are made, be sure to update the required effective date. Then click “Next” to continue.
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If you are not currently employed in the legal sector, select “Not Employed” for Practice Sector and “Not Applicable” for Number of Attorneys.
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The Number of Attorneys should reflect the total number of attorney employees, including you, at your law firm, company, agency, or organization, regardless of where those attorneys are located.
Step 8: Review reported languages
Review Language(s) you Speak and Language(s) Spoken in your Law Office and make any necessary updates. Then click “Next” to continue.
Step 8: Review reported additional jurisdictions
Review your reported additional jurisdiction information and update as required. You are required to report all jurisdictions where you are licensed to practice. Then click “Next” to continue.
View detailed instructions on adding additional jurisdictions or removing reported jurisdictions.
Step 9: Complete your verification and/or update
After verifying and/or updating all required items in your record, you must check the box confirming you have read the Terms of Use to enable the "Submit" button. Click "Submit" to save your changes and/or complete your annual attorney record verification.
Step 10: Confirmation of Submission
A confirmation page will display once your Attorney Record is successfully verified and/or updated.
Check your Compliance Dashboard to see if you have any outstanding requirements.
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