Quicksand! Multijurisdictional Law Firms and the Unauthorized Practice of Law
Today's multijurisdictional practice is likely to be a solo or small partnership, house counsel, legal staff member, or good Samaritan swirled into the interconnectivity of the modern legal milieu.
August 02, 2018 at 12:00 PM
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(1) the lawyer is admitted pro hac vice and is associated with a lawyer admitted in New Jersey; or
(2) the lawyer is an in-house counsel in compliance with R. 1:27-2; or
(3) under any of the following circumstances:
(i) the lawyer is negotiating a transaction on behalf of an existing client, which transaction is related to the lawyer's jurisdiction; or
(ii) the lawyer represents a party in alternate dispute resolution for which services pro hac vice admission is not required, (such as court-ordered or rule-imposed ADL);
(iii) the lawyer investigates, engages in discovery, interviews or deposes
witnesses for a proceeding in the lawyer's jurisdiction;
(iv) the out-of-state lawyer's practice in NJ is occasional, and the lawyer
associates with local NJ counsel; or
(v) the lawyer's actions in New Jersey are occasional, on behalf of an existing client in the lawyer's jurisdiction, and the lawyer's disengagement would result in substantial inefficiency, impracticality or detriment to the client.
you Marc Garfinkle practices in Morristown, focusing exclusively on legal ethics, attorney discipline, bar admission and judicial misconduct. He is also an adjunct professor at Seton Hall University School of Law.
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