Local Rule 2090-1: Attorneys - Admission to Practice

LOCAL RULE 2090-1 Attorneys - Admission to Practice a. Admission Generally. The bar of this Court shall consist of all attorneys admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas unless said attorney has been specifically suspended or disbarred by the Court.

b. Admission Pro Hac Vice. Any attorney who is a member in good standing of the bar of another state may be admitted to this Court pro hac vice upon a proper showing of qualifications to participate in a particular case or proceeding before this Court. Admission pro hac vice shall be by written motion accompanied by movant's declaration signed under penalty of perjury asserting good standing in the state bar where movant maintains a law office. The applicant shall designate a member of the bar of this Court who maintains an office in the Eastern or Western District of Arkansas as local counsel. The Court may, for good cause shown, waive the requirement for local counsel upon written motion by the applicant. This rule is subject to the exceptions and practice by attorneys appearing in the United States District Court in the Texarkana Division of the Western District of Arkansas who reside in Texarkana, Texas.

(adopted 8/1/1985)

(rev. 1/12/2006)