Local Rule LR IA 11-4: LIMITED ADMISSION OF EMERITUS PRO BONO ATTORNEYS
D. Nev. — Attorney rule
LR IA 11-4. LIMITED ADMISSION OF EMERITUS PRO BONO ATTORNEYS
(a) Unless the court orders otherwise, in bankruptcy cases, an attorney who is certified as an emeritus pro bono attorney under Nevada Supreme Court Rule 49.2 may be admitted to practice before the bankruptcy court under the following conditions:
(1) The attorney is an inactive member of the State Bar of Nevada in good standing, or any active or inactive attorney in good standing in any other jurisdiction;
(2) The attorney provides the pro bono services through an approved Emeritus Attorney Pro Bono Program provider as defined in S.C.R. 49.2;
(3) The attorney only practices before the bankruptcy court during the period of the attorney's association with the provider; and
(4) The attorney satisfies all other requirements of this rule.
(b) An application for admission to practice under this rule must be filed with the clerk and be accompanied by:
(1) Proof of the attorney's certification as an emeritus pro bono attorney under S.C.R. 49.2; and
(2) A statement signed by an authorized representative of the approved Emeritus Attorney Pro Bono Program provider that the attorney will be providing legal services under the auspices of the provider.
(c) An emeritus pro bono attorney must file proof with the clerk that the attorney's certification as an emeritus attorney has been renewed under S.C.R. 49.2, no later than 30 days after the date of the renewal.
(d) Permission to practice under this rule is limited to representing the clients of the Emeritus Attorney Pro Bono Program provider that sponsored the emeritus attorney's admission under subsection (b)(2) of this rule. The attorney may not receive personal compensation for the representation.
(e) Admission to practice under this rule will terminate when:
(1) The attorney ceases to be certified as an emeritus pro bono attorney under S.C.R. 49.2;
(2) The emeritus pro bono attorney stops providing services for the provider that sponsored the attorney's admission under subsection (b)(2); or
(3) The provider that sponsored the attorney's admission under subsection (b)(2) is no longer an approved Emeritus Attorney Pro Bono Program provider under S.C.R. 49.2.
If any of these events occurs, the provider that sponsored the attorney's admission under subsection (b)(2) has five days to file a statement to that effect with both the clerk of this court and with the clerk of the bankruptcy court.
(f) An approved Emeritus Attorney Pro Bono Program provider is entitled to receive all court-awarded attorney's fees arising from the emeritus pro bono attorney's representation.
(g) The clerk must not issue a certificate to practice or charge an admission fee.
(h) An approved Emeritus Attorney Pro Bono Program provider is subject to all local rules to which attorneys appearing before the bankruptcy court are subject, including, without limitation, all rules related to practice and discipline.