Supreme Court Rules - Rule 9 - Rules Governing the Missouri Bar and the Judiciary - Practice of Law in the State: Visiting Attorney Appearing in a Particular Case

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		Section/Rule:	9.03
Subject:	Rule 9 - Rules Governing the Missouri Bar and the Judiciary - Practice of Law in the State	Publication / Adopted Date:	February 1, 1972
Topic:	Visiting Attorney Appearing in a Particular Case	Revised / Effective Date:	January 26, 2021

9.03 Visiting Attorney Appearing in a Particular Case

Any attorney who is not a member of The Missouri Bar may be permitted to appear and participate pro hac vice in a particular case in any court or administrative tribunal of this state under the following conditions:

(a) The visiting attorney is a member in good standing of the bar of another state or territory of the United States or of the District of Columbia;

(b) The visiting attorney is not under suspension or disbarment by the highest court of any state or territory of the United States or of the District of Columbia;

(c) The visiting attorney files with his or her initial pleading the receipt for the fee required by Rule 6.01(n) and a statement:

(1) Identifying every court of which he or she is a member of the bar;

(2) Certifying that neither the attorney nor any member of his or her firm is under suspension or disbarment by any such court; and

(3) Designating a member of The Missouri Bar who is authorized to practice law in the state under Rule

9.01(a)

as associate counsel.

The designate associate counsel shall:

(a) Enter an appearance as an attorney of record;

(b) Sign all pleadings, briefs and other filed or served documents; and

The visiting attorney by his or her appearance agrees to comply with the Rules of Professional Conduct as set forth in Rule 4 and become subject to discipline by the courts of this state.

(Adopted Feb. 1, 1972, eff. Sept. 1, 1972. Amended June 27, 1980, eff. Aug. 1, 1980; April 21, 1988, eff. Jan. 1, 1989; Nov. 26, 2002, eff. Jan. 1, 2003; March 30, 2004, eff. July 1, 2004; Oct. 23, 2013, eff. Oct. 23, 2013; Jan. 26, 2021, eff. Jan. 26, 2021.)