Credit: Argus/Adobe StockPro Hac Vice in Georgia: Rule Change for Nonresident Attorneys
The Georgia Supreme Court has amended a court rule that impacts nonresident attorneys practicing pro hac vice, or unlicensed but approved, before the high court in Georgia.
January 23, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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What You Need to Know
- The Georgia Supreme Court has amended a court rule that impacts attorneys practicing pro hac vice, or unlicensed but approved, in the state.
- Amendment requires attorneys to garner preapproval from State Bar before seeking to appear in high court.
- Proof of preapproval submission and disclosure of cumulative pro hac vice admissions within calendar year also required under amended rule.
The Georgia Supreme Court has amended a court rule that impacts nonresident attorneys practicing pro hac vice, or unlicensed but approved, before the high court in Georgia.
Supreme Court Rule 4(8) now mandates that "a non-resident attorney who is not an active member in good standing with the State Bar of Georgia but who is a member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of any state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia desiring to appear in this Court pro hac vice in a single case shall file an application for admission pro hac vice before making an appearance in the case."
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