Wisconsin Pro Hac Vice
Rule 10.03(4)(b) of the Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules provides the general rule regarding admission for nonresident attorneys who are seeking pro hac vice admission. Rule 10.03(4)(d) allows nonresident attorneys to be admitted under the same procedure when appearing before a Wisconsin administrative agency.
Eligibility and Practice
A court or judge in Wisconsin may allow a nonresident attorney licensed in another jurisdiction to appear and participate in a particular action or proceeding in association with an active member of the Wisconsin Bar who appears and participates in the action or proceeding. Orders allowing such appearances continue through any subsequent appellate or circuit court actions or proceedings in the same matter. The nonresident attorney must file a notice of the order granting permission to appear with the court handling the subsequent proceeding.
Attorneys cannot be disbarred or suspended from practice in any jurisdiction for disciplinary reasons or for medical incapacity. Attorneys are not precluded from seeking pro hac vice admission if the attorney is administratively suspended from practice in a jurisdiction other than the attorney’s primary jurisdiction of practice.
Application
Pro hac vice attorneys must Apply and provide the information listed in Appendix A of the pro hac vice rules. The nonrefundable fee is $50 and must be paid to the Office of Lawyer Regulation for each application for admission pro hac vice. The fee is waived if the application certifies that the attorney is employed by an agency providing legal services to indigent clients and will be appearing on behalf of an indigent client, or the attorney will otherwise appear on behalf of an indigent client in the proceeding and will be charging no fee for the appearance.
Termination
A court or judge may, after hearing, rescind permission for a nonresident attorney to appear before it if the attorney by his or her conduct manifests incompetency to represent a client in a Wisconsin court or unwillingness to abide by the rules of professional conduct for attorneys or the rules of decorum of the court.