Local Rule LR 83.5: BAR ADMISSION
D. Minn. — Attorney rule
LR 83.5 BAR ADMISSION
(a) Members and Nonmembers.
(1) This court's bar consists of those attorneys admitted to practice before the court in accordance with LR 83.5(b) and (c) and who pay the clerk all admission fees the court prescribes. A member of this court's bar must promptly notify the clerk, in writing, of any change in the member's name, mailing address, law-firm affiliation, telephone number, or e-mail address.
(2) A person who is not a member of this court's bar may not appear or participate in a trial or hearing except as follows:
(A) on his or her own behalf, if the person is a party who may represent himself or herself;
(B) as permitted by LR 83.5(d) or (e);
(C) as permitted by Fed. R. Civ. P. 45(f); or
(D) by special permission of the court.
(b) Eligibility. An attorney who has been admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Minnesota is eligible for admission to this court's bar.
(c) Procedure for Admission.
(1) Petition. An applicant for admission to this court's bar must file with the clerk a petition that includes:
(A) the applicant's residence and office addresses;
(B) a list of all courts before which the applicant has been admitted to practice;
(C) a description of the applicant's legal training and legal experience; and
(D) a certification that the applicant has read and is familiar with:
(i) the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure;
(ii) the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure;
(iii) the Federal Rules of Evidence; and
(iv) the court's Local Rules.
(2) Fee and Supporting Documents. The petition must be accompanied by:
(A) payment of the admission fee established by the court; and
(B) certificates from two members of this court's bar stating:
(i) where and when the attorney was admitted to practice before the court;
(ii) how long and under what circumstances the attorney has known the petitioner; and
(iii) the attorney's knowledge of petitioner's character and legal experience.
(3) Motion. A member of this court's bar must move for the applicant's admission. The court will entertain a motion for the applicant's admission only after the clerk has examined the applicant's petition, has found that it complies with this rule, and has presented the petition to a judge.
(4) Oath. If the court grants a motion for an applicant's admission, the applicant must take an oath in open court:
(A) to support the Constitution and laws of the United States;
(B) to discharge faithfully the duties of a lawyer;
(C) to behave uprightly and according to law and the recognized standards of ethics of the profession; and
(D) to comply with the rules of professional conduct as adopted by this court.
(d) Nonresident Attorneys. An attorney who does not represent the United States or one of its officers or agencies, who resides outside of Minnesota, and who is not admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Minnesota may be permitted to appear before this court pro hac vice only as follows:
(1) The nonresident attorney must be a member in good standing of the bar of a federal district court other than this court.
(2) An active member in good standing of this court's bar must appear in the case and move for the nonresident attorney's admission pro hac vice. The motion must:
(A) be accompanied by payment of the admission fee established by the court;
(B) be made on the form supplied by the clerk for admission pro hac vice of attorneys other than attorneys for the United States; and
(C) include, as required by the form:
(i) an affidavit signed by the member of this court's bar who is moving for the admission pro hac vice of the nonresident attorney; and
(ii) an affidavit signed by the nonresident attorney.
(3) Counsel of record for a party on whose behalf a nonresident attorney has been admitted pro hac vice must include an active member in good standing of this court's bar throughout the pendency of the case. However, unless otherwise ordered by the court, that member need only participate in the preparation and presentation of the case to the extent directed by the client.
(e) Government Attorneys. An attorney who represents the United States or any of its officers or agencies and who is not a member of this court's bar must move for admission on the form supplied by the clerk for the admission pro hac vice of attorneys for the United States. Such an attorney may be permitted to appear before this court pro hac vice only as follows:
(1) An attorney who is an active member in good standing of the bar of a federal court of appeals or a federal district court other than this court may, after filing the required form, represent the United States or any of its officers or agencies in this court.
(2) Any other attorney may represent the United States or any of its officers or agencies in this court only if the attorney both files the required form and associates with an attorney from the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Minnesota. Unless otherwise ordered by the court, the associating attorney from the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Minnesota need only participate in the preparation and presentation of the case to the extent directed by the associating attorney's supervisor.
[Adopted effective February 1, 1991; amended December 5th, 2008; amended January 31, 2011; amended May 9, 2011; amended May 14, 2014, amended August 1, 2023]