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LBR 2090-1. Attorneys - Admission to Practice

(a) In General. The local rules of practice of the District Court regarding attorney admission and practice apply in all bankruptcy cases and proceedings, except as provided in LBR 2091-1. These include but are not limited to:

(1) LR83.1 Attorneys; Admission to the Bar of this Court; Mandatory Notices for All Parties Concerning Changes of Address;

(2) LR83.2 Attorneys; Practice in this Court;

(3) LR83.3 Attorneys; Standard of Professional Conduct;

(4) LR83.4 Attorneys; Discipline;

(5) LR84.1 Supervised Student Practice of Law.

(b) Pro Hac Vice. Attorneys may request permission to appear pro hac vice in a bankruptcy case or proceeding in this court by filing an application substantially conforming to the local form (Application to Appear Pro Hac Vice) and submitting the assessment required by the district court. The assessment should be payable to "Clerk, U.S. Bankruptcy Court." An attorney admitted to appear pro hac vice in a bankruptcy case will also be admitted to appear pro hac vice in a case that has been consolidated or is being jointly administered with, or in any adversary proceeding related to, the case in which the application has been granted.