SBM website outage planned for Friday, February 6, 2026

Many of the State Bar of Michigan’s online services will be unavailable on Friday, February 6, 2026. The website will be down for scheduled maintenance starting in the early morning hours on Friday. We expect to restore online services Friday afternoon.

If you need assistance during the website outage, please contact the State Bar of Michigan at 1-888-726-3678. Information also will be posted throughout the outage to help website visitors find the help they need.

License renewal will remain open and accessible throughout the outage in our online Member Area at michbar.org/MemberArea.

The outage will impact the main State Bar of Michigan website at michbar.org as well as services including the SBM Store, Events registration, Certificates of Good Standing, new member applications, and the classic directory.

Lawyer Referral Service panel members also will not have access to their reporting server. However, the Lawyer Referral Service will remain open and available by phone at 1-800-968-0738 to serve Michigan residents seeking referral to an attorney.

Posted: February 4, 2026