How to Find the Attorney That is Suing You (Secret)

George Simons | June 07, 2024

Co-Founder of SoloSuit
George Simons, JD/MBA

George Simons is the co-founder and CEO of SoloSuit. He has helped Americans protect over $1 billion from predatory debt lawsuits. George graduated from BYU Law school in 2020 with a JD-MBA. In his spare time, George likes to cook, because he likes to eat.

Edited by Hannah Locklear

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Hannah Locklear, BA

Hannah Locklear is SoloSuit’s Marketing and Impact Manager. With an educational background in Linguistics, Spanish, and International Development from Brigham Young University, Hannah has also worked as a legal support specialist for several years.

Summary: If you're involved in a debt lawsuit, knowing how to contact the opposing attorney can make all the different. SoloSuit can help you respond to a debt lawsuit and find attorney contact information in all 50 states.

Most attorneys don’t want you to know what we’re about to show you. It’s a secret that gives you power and leverage in litigation cases—especially in debt collection cases.

In debt collection cases, attorneys for the debt collector usually have the consumer’s contact information but the consumer doesn’t have the contact information of the attorney. The attorneys use this power asymmetry to their advantage.

Here we’ll show you how to find the email address and other contact information for an attorney. Use this to turn the tables. The steps are simple.

Find your state in the list below.
Click on the link to the attorney directory for your state.
Enter the identifying information for your attorney. For most attorneys, it’s best to try a bar number or their last name.

You can find the bar number for the attorney on the Complaint or Summons, in the signature block at the end of the document, next to the attorney’s name. Here’s an example.

attorney signature

Many, but not all state bar associations require attorneys to keep email addresses and contact information in these directories. If your attorney doesn’t have an email address listed, you can try to find their website and discover one there.

Attorney Directories List by State
State	Attorney Directory
AL	Alabama Bar attorney directory
AK	Alaska Bar attorney directory
AZ	Arizona Bar attorney directory
AK	Arkansas Bar attorney directory
CA	California Bar attorney directory
CO	Colorado Bar attorney directory
CT	Connecticut Bar attorney directory
DE	Delaware Bar attorney directory
DC	District of Columbia Bar attorney directory
FL	Florida Bar attorney directory
GA	Georgia Bar attorney directory
HI	Hawai'i Bar attorney directory
ID	Idaho Bar attorney directory
IL	Illinois Bar attorney directory
IN	Indiana Bar attorney directory
IA	Iowa Bar attorney directory
KS	Kansas Bar attorney directory
KY	Kentucky Bar attorney directory
LA	Louisiana Bar attorney directory
ME	Maine Bar attorney directory
MD	Maryland Bar attorney directory
MA	Massachusetts Bar attorney directory
MI	Michigan Bar attorney directory
MN	Minnesota Bar attorney directory
MS	Mississippi Bar attorney directory
MO	Missouri Bar attorney directory
MT	Montana Bar attorney directory
NE	Nebraska Bar attorney directory
NV	Nevada Bar attorney directory
NH	New Hampshire Bar attorney directory
NJ	New Jersey Bar attorney directory
NM	New Mexico Bar attorney directory
NY	New York Bar attorney directory
NC	North Carolina Bar attorney directory
ND	North Dakota Bar attorney directory
OH	Ohio Bar attorney directory
OK	Oklahoma Bar attorney directory
OR	Oregon Bar attorney directory
PA	Pennsylvania Bar attorney directory
RI	Rhode Island Bar attorney directory
SC	South Carolina Bar attorney directory
SD	South Dakota Bar attorney directory
TN	Tennessee Bar attorney directory
TX	Texas Bar attorney directory
UT	Utah Bar attorney directory
VT	Vermont Bar attorney directory
VA	Virginia Bar attorney directory
WA	Washington Bar attorney directory>
WV	West Virginia Bar attorney directory
WI	Wisconsin Bar attorney directory
WY	Wyoming Bar attorney directory

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