How to verify a lawyer in Moldova — UAM register

How to check, step by step

1. Ask for the full name and licence number. A lawyer gives these easily.
2. Look them up in the official list. It is alphabetical and shows the licence number, issue date and bar (Chișinău, Bălți, Cahul, Comrat). The name and number must match.
3. Read the notes next to the name. They show whether practice is suspended, resumed or terminated.
4. Ask for a written contract and a receipt. The fee and included services must be in writing, and payment proven by a document.
5. Check again when you hire the lawyer. Status can change, and every version of the list has an update date.

How to read the list

• Licence number and issue date identify the lawyer.
• The bar shows where they are registered.
• “Practice suspended”: they cannot practise during the stated period.
• “Practice terminated”: they no longer practise as a lawyer.
• “Practice resumed”: the right to practise is restored from the stated date.
• No note: they have the right to practise at the date of the list.

Warning signs

• Guarantees you will win the case.
• Will not give you a licence number or a written contract.
• Asks for cash without a receipt.
• Claims to be a lawyer but is not on the list under any name.
• Rushes you to decide or sign without reading.

If you have a problem with a lawyer, you can report it to the Union of Lawyers.

Verify credentials before retaining a lawyer

Request the full name and licence number of the lawyer who will personally represent you. Check those details in the latest official list before contracting.

Frequently asked questions