Appellate Practice Reminders

• Publication year: 2013
• Pages: 38
• Citation: Vol. 82 No. 2 Pg. 38

Appellate Practice Reminders No. 82 J. Kan. Bar Assn 2, 38 (2013) Kansas Bar Journal February, 2013

Appellate Practice Reminders . . .

From the Appellate Court Clerk's Office

Admisssion Pro Hac Vice of Out-of-State Attorney

Supreme Court Rule 1.10 governs admission pro hac vice of an out-of-state attorney before the Kansas appellate courts. An attorney in good standing, regularly engaged in the practice of law in another state, territory, or the District of Columbia, may be admitted on motion to practice law in a Kansas appellate court – for a particular case only – if the out-of-state attorney associates with an attorney in good standing who regularly practices in Kansas. The duties of the Kansas attorney are to be actively engaged in the case; sign all pleadings, documents, and briefs; and be present at any prehearing conference or oral argument, if scheduled.

A separate motion for admission pro hac vice must be filed for each case in the appellate court, even if the out-of-state attorney has previously been admitted pro hac vice in the same case in the district court under Supreme Court Rule 116. A non-refundable fee of $100 is payable to the clerk of the appellate courts at the time the motion is filed. An attorney representing the government or an indigent party may move for waiver of the fee for good cause.

Requirements for the motion filed by the...