At the moment, Arizona does NOT have reciprocity. However, the state Supreme Court recently approved a measure that would grant reciprocity with any State...but if you want to practice in AZ, you would still have to take some kind of exam on AZ law. I don't know whether the details have been hammered out yet. Apparently this is to be effective starting in 2010.
Yes:
STATES THAT HAVE A RECIPROCITY AGREEMENT WITH ALABAMAAS OF 8/1/2009ConnecticutDistrict of ColumbiaGeorgiaIndianaIllinoisKansasMassachusettsMissouriMississippiNew HampshireOklahomaPennsylvaniaTennesseeTexasVirginiaWashingtonWest Virginia
None.
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
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.
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.
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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.
Yes. To find out which states with which Missouri has reciprocity, see the Missouri Bar Examiners website: www.mble.org. Note that most states which have reciprocity with other states require that a person seeking reciprocity go through a specific process and that they have served as a licensed attorney in the other state for a pre-determined period of time. Best bet is to call the state bar you wish to practice in.
The Wyoming Bar's website states: "Wyoming does not have a formal reciprocity agreement with any state, so each application is considered individually."
I need to know what states will allow me to obtain a licenses to practice law without retaking the bar exam?
Indiana has no formal reciprocity but provisionally admits lawyers who have practiced law for five years of the seven years immediately preceding their applications for admission without taking and passing the Indiana bar examination. In Colorado, other states have to reciprocate for Colorado lawyers. In other words, If Illinois has reciprocity with Colorado (and it does) then Colorado will reciprocally admit Illinois lawyers