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Home address and telephone information for lawyers cannot be released to the public. Any search that includes a country, county, city or state value as a search criterion will only return results based on business location information for lawyers. If a lawyer has not reported business address information to the commissions of the Iowa Supreme Court, that lawyer�s name will not appear on any search that includes location information as a search value. For example, a lawyer who is retired, inactive or unemployed may not have business address information to report or include in the commissions� database.

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Active: Admitted and eligible to practice law in Iowa.

Retired/Inactive: Retired/Inactive: Admitted to practice law in Iowa, but has voluntarily placed his or her license in retired or inactive status. Not eligible to practice while license is in retired or inactive status.

Deceased: Self-explanatory.

Suspended: License to practice in Iowa has been suspended. Not eligible to practice while license is in suspended status.

Revoked: License to practice in Iowa has been revoked. Not eligible to practice in Iowa.

Registered House Counsel: Registered as house counsel in Iowa. May engage in limited practice on behalf of the corporation or other employer upon which the registration is based. Not otherwise eligible to practice in Iowa.

Terminated House Counsel: This status is assigned by the Commission to a person formerly registered as house counsel in Iowa, but no longer employed by the corporation or other employer upon which the registration was based. A terminated house counsel is no longer eligible to engage in limited practice as house counsel.

Expired House Counsel: This status is assigned by the Commission to a person formerly registered as house counsel in Iowa, but whose five year registration has expired. An expired house counsel is no longer eligible to engage in limited practice as house counsel.

Emeritus: This status is assigned by the Commission when an attorney admitted to practice law in another state, or previously admitted to practice in Iowa, voluntarily requests emeritus status. An attorney in emeritus status is eligible to provide pro bono legal services in association with an approved legal services organization, but is not otherwise eligible to practice in Iowa.

Foreign Legal Consultant: This status is assigned by the Commission when a person admitted to practice law in another country, but not admitted in Iowa, applies for registration as a foreign legal consultant in Iowa. A foreign legal consultant is eligible to engage only in limited practice in Iowa, and is not eligible to practice in Iowa generally.

Revoked Foreign Legal Consultant: This status is assigned by the Commission to a person formerly registered as a foreign legal consultant in Iowa, but who no longer meets the requirements for the license. A revoked foreign legal consultant is no longer eligible to engage in limited practice as a foreign legal consultant.

MJP Practitioner:This status is assigned by the Commission to a person admitted to practice law in another state, but not in Iowa, who establishes an office or other systematic and continuous presence in Iowa under the multijurisdictional practice (MJP) provisions of the Iowa Rules of Professional Conduct. Such persons are eligible to represent Iowa clients before federal agencies pursuant to the MJP provisions, but are not otherwise eligible to practice in Iowa.

Terminated MJP Practitioner: This status is assigned by the Commission to a person formerly eligible to represent Iowa clients before federal agencies under the MJP provisions, but who no longer meets the requirements for multijurisdictional practice. A terminated MJP practitioner is no longer eligible to engage in limited practice in Iowa as an MJP practitioner.

This process allows you to search the database of lawyers who have been licensed by the Supreme Court of Iowa to practice law in Iowa. The database includes lawyers whose license is in good standing, lawyers who license has been placed on inactive status or whose license has been suspended or revoked, lawyers who now are deceased, and lawyers who have registered only as in-house counsel.

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