Local Rule RULE 1 (LR 83.5): ADMISSION OF LAWYERS
W.D. Wis. — Attorney rule
RULE 1 (LR 83.5): ADMISSION OF LAWYERS A. Any lawyer licensed to practice before the highest court of any state or the District of Columbia is eligible for admission to practice in this court.
B. To be admitted to the bar of this court, a lawyer must complete a verified application for admission and pay the prescribed fee.
C. Any lawyer eligible for membership in the bar of this court may, upon payment of the prescribed fee, move the court to proceed in a particular matter without becoming a member of the bar of this court.
D. Non-resident lawyers need not retain local counsel to assist in the presentation of their cases unless specifically directed to do so by a judge or magistrate judge.
E. Reciprocal Discipline 1. When another jurisdiction enters an order of discipline against an attorney admitted to practice in this court, the same discipline is automatically effective in this court without further action by the court.
2. The attorney may apply to the chief judge for modification or vacation of the discipline in this court.