Rule 11 Appearance by Attorneys Licensed in Other Jurisdictions

A Requirements. An attorney authorized to practice law before the highest court of record in any state or country (“out-of-state attorney”) may appear on behalf of a party in the Tax Court even though that attorney is not licensed to practice law in this state, if the attorney satisfies all the following requirements:

A(1) Show that the attorney is an attorney in good standing in another state or country.

A(2) Certify that the attorney is not subject to pending disciplinary proceedings in any other jurisdiction or provide a description of the nature and status of any pending disciplinary proceedings.

A(3) Associate with an active member in good standing of the Oregon State Bar (“local attorney”) who must participate meaningfully in the matter.

A(4) Certify that the attorney will: comply with applicable statutes, law, and procedural rules of the State of Oregon; be familiar with and comply with the disciplinary rules of the Oregon State Bar; and submit to the jurisdiction of the Oregon courts and the Oregon State Bar with respect to acts and omissions occurring during the out-of-state attorney’s admission under this rule.

A(5) If the attorney will engage in the private practice of law in this state, provide a certificate of insurance covering the attorney’s activities in this state and providing professional liability insurance substantially equivalent to the Oregon State Bar Professional Liability Fund plan.

A(6) Agree, as a continuing obligation under this rule, to notify the court promptly of any changes in the out-of-state attorney’s insurance or status.

A(7) If application will be for an appearance before a court, pay any fees required by subsection (F) below for appearance under this rule.

B Application; Oregon State Bar; Motion. The information required by subsection (A) of this rule must be presented as follows: If application will be for an appearance before a court, to the Oregon State Bar (Bar) in a form established by the Bar. The Bar may accomplish the submission of information by requiring a certificate with attachments or other means administratively convenient to the Bar. Upon receipt of all information necessary under subsection (A) of this section and receipt of the fee required by subsection (F) below, the Bar will acknowledge receipt in a form determined by the Bar. In making the acknowledgment, the Bar may attach copies or comment on any submitted material the Bar finds may be appropriate for a court to consider with an application under this section. The local attorney must then submit the Bar’s acknowledgment with any information the Bar includes to the court by motion signed by the local attorney requesting the court to grant application under this section. The court may rely on the acknowledgment of the Bar as a basis to conclude that all information required to be submitted and fees required to be paid for granting an application under this section have been submitted and paid. Bar records on materials it receives under this section will be available to a court on request for two years or such longer period as the Bar considers administratively convenient.

C Court Order Granting the Application. The court will grant the application by order if the application satisfies the requirements of this rule, unless the court determines for good cause shown that granting the application would not be in the best interest of the court or of the parties. At any time and upon good cause shown, the court may revoke the out-of-state attorney’s permission to appear in the matter.

D Local Attorney’s Obligation to Provide Notice of the Order. Each time a court grants an application under this rule or revokes an out-of-state attorney’s permission to appear in a matter, the local attorney must provide a notice to the Bar of such occurrence in a manner and within the time determined by the Bar.

E Scope of Authorization; Renewal. When a court grants an application for approval to appear under this rule, the authorization allows that individual attorney to appear in all proceedings for a single case that occur within a year after the application is granted. Applications will not be granted for firms. There must be separate application and approval for any of the following: appearance by another out-of-state attorney representing the same or any other party; representation by the same out-of-state attorney in this state on another matter; any appearance that occurs later than that one-year period. The Bar may establish such abbreviated procedures and requirements as the Bar finds administratively convenient to limit unnecessary submission of duplicate information by an attorney who has already had application granted to appear in one proceeding and is seeking to appear in other proceedings or to renew an application at the end of a current one-year grant for a case.

F Appearance Fee. Except as otherwise provided in this rule, for each application under this rule to appear before a court, the applicant must pay to the Bar a fee of $750 at the time of submission of information under subsection (B) of this section, including when application is sought to renew an application at the end of a current one-year grant for a case. The fee will not be refundable.

G Use of Electronic Means by the Bar. Subject to the following, the Bar may use electronic means to accomplish acts required or authorized under this section. The Bar must provide acknowledgment under section B of this rule for court purposes by electronic means only upon approval of the State Court Administrator.

H Appearance Fee Exception. An applicant is not required to pay the fee established by subsection (F) of this section if the applicant establishes to the satisfaction of the Bar that the applicant is employed by a government body and will be representing that government body in an official capacity in the proceeding that will be the subject of the application. TCR amended Jan 1, 2026.