I need to know what states will allow me to obtain a licenses to practice law without retaking the bar exam?
STATES THAT HAVE A RECIPROCITY AGREEMENT WITH ALABAMAAS OF 8/1/2009ConnecticutDistrict of ColumbiaGeorgiaIndianaIllinoisKansasMassachusettsMissouriMississippiNew HampshireOklahomaPennsylvaniaTennesseeTexasVirginiaWashingtonWest Virginia
None.
The Virginia bar has reciprocity with all states and the District of Columbia. That means that you do not have to retake the bar exam to practice law in Virginia.
Most comprehensive reciprocity site: barreciprocity.com http://juristech.com/chart.html Check out this link
The Wyoming Bar's website states: "Wyoming does not have a formal reciprocity agreement with any state, so each application is considered individually."
This is from the Utah bar's website. The first group are the states which the Utah bar has reciprocity. The second group are the states which the Utah bar does not have reciprocity.ADMISSION WITHOUT EXAMINATIONRECIPROCAL JURISDICTIONSAlabamaMissouriAlaskaNebraska ArizonaNew HampshireArkansasNew YorkColoradoNorth CarolinaConnecticutNorth DakotaDistrict of ColumbiaOhioGeorgiaOklahomaIdahoOregonIllinoisSouth DakotaIndianaPennsylvaniaIowaTennesseeKansasTexasKentuckyVermontMassachusettsVirginiaMichiganWashingtonMinnesotaWisconsinMississippi WyomingNON-RECIPROCAL JURISDICTIONSCaliforniaNew JerseyDelawareNew MexicoFloridaNorthern Mariana IslandsGuamPuerto RicoHawaiiRhode IslandLouisianaSouth CarolinaMaineVirgin IslandsMarylandWest VirginiaMontanaNevada
As far as I can tell, none. Of the states that do offer reciprocity, all of them require that the state in which the attorney sits offer reciprocity to them, as well. SD does not allow reciprocity with any state, so no state will allow reciprocity with SD.
Colorado recently adopted the UBE for its bar examination, so it shares reprocicity with other UBE states. Texas, however uses the MBE, so it does not share full reciprocity with Colorado.
http://juristech.com/chart.htmlDetails which states offer reciprocity as well as any special conditions.http://docs.google.com/gview?a=v&q=cache:tSijzmyZXskJ:www.abanet.org/legaled/publications/compguide2005/chart9.pdf+bar+reciprocity+chart&hl=en&gl=usOfficial ABA chart from www.abanet.org. Less easy to read.
Florida does not accept reciprocity with any other state. Too many retirees moving there from the North. New York does not accept reciprocity with Florida, though it does from numerous other states.
Reciprocity in this context refers to a state allowing a member of the bar assocation of a different state to obtain a license in that state without sitting for and passing a separate bar examination. Reciprocity is often allowed when your state offers the same option of admission to the bar without examination to licensed attorneys from the state to which you wish to apply. State bar assocations often have reciprocity agreements with states that share a boarder. Check with states where you would like to obtain a license, you may have to first practice in your state without suspension for 5 or more years, then pay an application fee ($800 or so) to apply to the neighboring state.
If admitted to practice Law in Indiana is there reciprocity with Massachusetts?