ABA Section of Business Law
Volume 12, Number 3 - January/February 2003 |
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Report 201B: The ABA Commission on Multijurisdictional Practice's Report
to the House of Delegates.
(a) A lawyer shall not practice law in a jurisdiction in violation
of the regulation of the legal profession in that jurisdiction, or assist
another in doing so. (b) A lawyer who is not admitted to practice in this jurisdiction shall not:
(1) except as authorized by these rules or other law, establish an
office or other systematic and continuous presence in this jurisdiction
for the practice of law; or
(2) hold out to the public or otherwise represent that the lawyer is admitted to practice law in this jurisdiction.
(c) A lawyer admitted in another U.S. jurisdiction, and not
disbarred or suspended from practice in any jurisdiction, may provide
legal services on a temporary basis in this jurisdiction that:
(1) are undertaken in association with a lawyer who is admitted to
practice in this jurisdiction and who actively participates in the
matter;
(2) are in or reasonably related to a pending or potential proceeding before a tribunal in this or another jurisdiction, if the lawyer, or a person the lawyer is assisting, is authorized by law or order to appear in such proceeding or reasonably expects to be so authorized; (3) are in or reasonably related to a pending or potential arbitration, mediation or other alternative dispute resolution proceeding in this or another jurisdiction, if the services arise out of or are reasonably related to the lawyer's practice in a jurisdiction in which the lawyer is admitted to practice and are not services for which the forum requires pro hac vice admission; or (4) are not within paragraphs (c) (2) or (c) (3) and arise out of or are reasonably related to the lawyer's practice in a jurisdiction in which the lawyer is admitted to practice.
(d) A lawyer admitted in another U.S. jurisdiction, and not
disbarred or suspended from practice in any jurisdiction, may provide
legal services in this jurisdiction that:
(1) are provided to the lawyer's employer or its organizational
affiliates and are not services for which the forum requires pro hac vice
admission; or
(2) are services that the lawyer is authorized to provide by federal law or other law of this jurisdiction. |
