Appellate Practice Reminders

• Publication year: 2019
• Pages: 68

Appellate Practice Reminders No. 88 J. Kan. Bar Assn 4, 68 (2019) Kansas Bar Journal April, 2019

By Douglas T. Shima

From the Appellate Court Clerk's Office

Welcome Changes in Attorney Registration for 2019

Did you see the notice this past month about the proposed changes to Supreme Court Rules 208 and 808? I hope you took the time to read the proposed changes and make comments or suggestions. These rules govern the registration procedures for attorneys admitted to practice law in the State of Kansas by the Supreme Court.

In its current form, Rule 208 is difficult to understand and even hard to utilize. The proposed changes are required in anticipation of online annual registration availability this year and to also provide procedural guidelines to change status.

Proposed changes in Rule 208 include the following:

• THE GRACE PERIOD WILL BE ELIMINATED. All registration forms and fees are due by June 30. The late fee will automatically be assessed for registration forms and fees received after June 30.

• A status change that results in a lower fee (such as active to inactive) or no fee (such as active/inactive to retired) MUST BE RECEIVED IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE BY JUNE 30. An attorney must pay the registration fee based on the attorney's status shown in the records of the clerk as of July 1.

• For this first year of implementation, online registration will be available for attorneys to register and submit payments only. Status changes will not be accepted online. Changes to any contact...