If you require assistance or accommodations for the license renewal process, please contact us at or (517) 346-6377.Ĭan I receive my bar card and other mailings at my home instead of my office? If you prefer not to pay online, after you complete the license renewal process online, you have the option to make your payment by mailing a check.
We no longer mail invoices and it is no longer possible to renew your license by mail. The license renewal process must be completed online at e. You can also sign up to receive text message reminders about the license renewal process by texting “licensefee” to 74121. To change the email address you have on file with the State Bar, login at e. and click “Profile.” The Michigan Supreme Court rule requiring a valid email address can be found here. To ensure you are receiving SBM emails, add to the approved sender list (here are instructions for Outlook and Gmail).Īll Michigan attorneys are required to provide the State Bar with an email address that can be used, among other things, for the annual license renewal notification. Michigan Supreme Court rules do not allow for exceptions or extensions of license fee payments, and late fees and reinstatement fees cannot be waived by SBM staff.īeginning in September, SBM will send several reminders about renewing your license to the email address you have on file. A late payment charge of $50 is automatically added to all unpaid fees on December 1. ET on November 30 if paid online, or if a check is mailed, the envelope must be postmarked by the post office by November 30. Therefore, the renewal process must be completed and license fees must be paid by 11:59 p.m.
New attorneys joining on or after April 1 of each license year, however, pay half of the annual fee amount.Īlthough the license renewal is due on October 1 each year, MSC rules allow for a two-month grace period to complete the renewal.
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