Certificates of Good Standing
Under Rule 423 of the South Carolina Appellate Court Rules (SCACR), a certificate of good standing may be issued by the Clerk of the Supreme Court to a person admitted to practice law in this state or to a person who holds a limited certificate to practice law in this state if the person is a member in good standing with the South Carolina Bar and is not under suspension. A link to the rule appears below.
Requests for a certificate of good standing with a raised seal must be made in writing and must be mailed or hand-delivered to the Office of Bar Admissions, along with a $25 fee. If multiple copies are requested, an additional fee of $5 is charged for each additional copy. Checks must be made payable to the Clerk of the Supreme Court of South Carolina. Written requests must include the name of the bar member, the bar member's South Carolina Bar number, and the address to which the certificate should be mailed.
Regular members of the bar in good standing who have never received an administrative or a disciplinary sanction can now generate electronic certificates of good standing at no cost by using the features available in the Attorney Information System (AIS). To generate an electronic certificate, members must log in to AIS, go to the “Certifications” page, and click the link under the “Certificate of Good Standing” section. All members who have previously received a sanction, members other than regular members (e.g., limited members, judicial members, and inactive members), and members who require an original certificate of good standing with a raised seal must request their certificates by following the procedures set forth in Rule 423 of the South Carolina Appellate Court Rules. Click here to be redirected to AIS to generate a certificate of good standing.
Rule 423, SCACR