Bar records & milestones
Living records from the North Carolina bar rolls, computed from official public records each time this page loads. Every entry links to the attorney's full record.
Earliest bar number on record
Omega Clark Abbott
Bar No. 2 - admitted 1967 - 59 years - Elizabeth City
The lowest bar number still carried on the public rolls.
Earliest bar number still active
Brenton D. Adams
Bar No. 11 - admitted 1972 - 54 years - Dunn
The longest-standing bar number that remains in active practice today.
Earliest admission on record
John T. Brittain
Bar No. 30886 - admitted 1888 - 138 years - Guilford
The oldest admission date carried on the public rolls.
Longest-practicing active attorney
Allie B. Latimer
Bar No. 2645 - admitted 1955 - 71 years - Washington
The earliest admission date among attorneys practicing today.
Newest member of the bar
William Goode White
Bar No. 65543 - admitted 2026 - Charlotte
The most recent admission on the public rolls.
Highest bar number issued
William Goode White
Bar No. 65543 - admitted 2026 - Charlotte
The most recently issued number on the public rolls.
Fifty-year members still active
841
Attorneys admitted fifty or more years ago who remain in active practice.
Admissions by decade
Admission dates as carried on the public rolls; earliest records may be incomplete.