Professional Licenses
| Generally | Attorneys | Physicians | Stock Brokers | Accountants |
Generally
Ohio License Center - Obtain license information for numerous professions in Ohio. Search by name, license number or business name
Use Search Systems.net to find license look-ups for other states or use Lexis - Public Records>Find Licenses.
Attorneys
Licenses
- A Compilation of State Lawyer Licensing Databases
- Ohio Supreme Court – Attorney Information Search - Includes attorneys who have been admitted to the practice of law in Ohio and directory does not necessarily indicate that the attorney is in good standing.
- Daily Legal News: Find out if a lawyer is licensed in Ohio.
Disciplinary Actions
- Ohio Supreme Court: Attorney Information Search. Does not indicate whether the person has been sanctioned by the Supreme Court pursuant to Gov. Bar R. VI (registration & registration fee) or Gov. Bar R. X (continuing legal education).
- Ohio Supreme Court cases on the web back to 1993, can be searched for disciplinary cases.
- ABA - Directory of Lawyer Disciplinary Agencies
- National Lawyer Regulatory Databank -Searches nationwide for disciplinary actions against an attorney for a fee.
Physicians
- Doc Finder – Links to State Medical Boards which have directories of physicians licensed in that state.
Disciplinary Actions
- Doc Finder
- Public Citizen – Links to doctor disciplinary information on state websites.
- Ohio Medical Board Disciplinary Actions
Stock Brokers
Zimmerman’s Research Guide – Suggests calling for the broker's Form BD, looking at news articles, google and SEC Edgar/IDEA, as well as:
- SEC - Check Out Brokers and Advisors –- Links for finding out whether investment professionals are licensed by the state or federal government and whether they have had run-ins with regulators or serious complaints from investors. Information on firms and brokers. Links to the SEC - Investment Advisor Search.
- FINRA Broker Check - - Check the professional background of current and former FINRA-registered securities firms and brokers. FINRA is a non-government regulator of securities firms.
- NYSE Arbitration Decisions – 2000 -
- FINRA Arbitration Awards Online Database Jan. 1988 –
- NYSE Disciplinary Actions
- Certified Financial Planner Look-up –- Find financial planners certified by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. and whether there has been disciplinary action by the Board. This database DOES NOT indicate whether the planner holds required federal or state licenses.
- National Futures Association's Background Affiliation Status Information Center (BASIC). -
- Ohio Department of Commerce: Securities Division: This FAQ discusses obtaining information on brokers from the state.
Accountants
- AICPA - State Boards of Accountancy for licensed accountants and disciplinary actions in each state.
- AICPA Disciplinary Actions
- Accountancy Board of Ohio - Contains links to Ohio License Center for current licensing status of individual CPAs and firms. Also has information on disciplinary actions .
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