Immigration Attorney Discipline Records: Where to Look
Discipline records for immigration attorneys and other practitioners are published by the Justice Department's Executive Office for Immigration Review in its List of Currently Disciplined Practitioners. The table lists names with a city or state, the discipline imposed, an effective date and a column on reinstatement. Earlier discipline appears on a separate List of Previously Disciplined Practitioners, which the same page points to, so the two lists work together.
What the official pages say
In the copy reviewed for this page, the list showed the date Oct 26, 2026. It explains that "Newest changes are also indicated by text that is annotated with the word (NEW)".
The table uses these column headings, copied from the page:
| Column | What it holds |
|---|---|
| Name | The name of the practitioner |
| City/State | A city, a state or more than one state |
| Date Immediate Suspension Imposed | A date, or dashes in some rows |
| Final Discipline Imposed | Entries such as "Disbarred", "Indefinite Suspension" or "Suspended - 3 years" |
| Effective Date of Discipline | A date marked (PDF) |
| Reinstated? | Entries such as "No" or "Yes - 11/5/25" |
Not every row fills every column. Some entries are marked with an asterisk, and the page explains: "These practitioners were expelled from practice prior to January 13, 2012." It adds that the term expelled has been replaced by the term disbarred, "which has the same meaning and effect." So the page describes an entry marked with the asterisk and an entry that says disbarred as having the same meaning and effect.
The table is a summary. The page says: "For more information about a practitioner's disciplinary history, click on the hyperlinked date." For earlier cases it says: "To determine whether a practitioner has been previously disciplined, click on this link for the List of Previously Disciplined Practitioners." For background on the Attorney Discipline Program, the page links to the Rules for Professional Conduct (2000), the Amendments to the Rules of Professional Conduct (2008) and a factsheet titled Professional Conduct for Immigration Practitioners.
A separate official page about the EOIR Courts and Appeals System (ECAS) says: "Attorneys and fully accredited representatives must register online and then have their identity validated if they wish to represent an alien in immigration proceedings." It also says: "Registration is for individuals only, not law firms or organizations." The rows of the discipline list likewise show the names of individual people rather than firms.
What is not covered or depends on the situation
The cited pages cover only these Justice Department lists. They do not describe records kept anywhere else, and they do not say what it means when a name appears on neither list. Each row shows a name with a city or state, and the pages do not explain how to tell apart two practitioners with the same or a similar name. A row on the current list is a summary, and the detail sits behind the linked date. The pages also do not explain why some cells are empty or filled with dashes, and apart from the date at the top and the (NEW) marks they do not say how often the list changes. How any of this bears on a particular person or matter depends on facts these pages do not address.
Where to look next
On the official site, the office's Find Legal Representation page brings related resources together, including the Recognition and Accreditation Program, the List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers and a separate list of attorneys and representatives who currently cannot practice immigration law.
Scope note
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- Justice Department (EOIR): Currently disciplined practitioners
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- Justice Department (EOIR): Find legal representation
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Information current as of 2026-10-30