The following list is subject to change. Some states require a Filing Attorney to be selected when submitting a filing. The following will indicate whether a state does (Yes) or does not (No) require a Firm Attorney Number to be verified to save to the Firm Attorneys list for a Firm Account.
State | Requires Verification? |
California | No |
Georgia | No |
Idaho | Yes |
Illinois | Yes |
Indiana | Yes |
Louisiana | No |
Maine | Yes* |
Maryland | Yes |
Massachusetts | Yes |
Minnesota | No |
New Hampshire | Yes |
New Mexico | Yes |
Nevada | No |
North Carolina | Yes |
North Dakota | No, accepts 00000 |
Ohio | No |
Oregon | Yes |
Pennsylvania, Lehigh | Yes |
Rhode Island | Yes |
South Dakota | Yes |
Tennessee | Yes |
Texas | Yes |
Tribal Courts, Oklahoma | No |
Vermont | No |
Virginia | No |
Washington | No |
Washington D.C. | Yes |
For attorney numbers that are unable to be verified, click here for more information.
* MAINE: Adding Attorneys to Your Law Firm Account
Before a Firm Admin can add an attorney to a firm account, the attorney must be registered with the court's Case Management System. To register, download the Attorney Information Form, complete and return to the court as specified on the form.
If the attorney is not registered with eFileMaine, you may receive the following error message when attempting to add an attorney: “Failure Reason: The following error occurred during CreateAttorney: [82] Invalid Bar Number.”