Rule 5.5
Unauthorized Practice of Law; Multijurisdictional Practice of Law
(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 United States 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 United States 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.
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