RULES GOVERNING ADMISSION TO THE VIRGIN ISLANDS BAR Rule 201. Pro Hac Vice Admission

• Jurisdiction: United States

Rule 201. Pro Hac Vice Admission

(a) An attorney not regularly or specially admitted to practice law in the Virgin Islands, and

(1) who is currently in good standing as an active member of the bar of any state or territory of the United States or of any foreign country;
(2) who has not suffered any disbarment or suspension of his or her license to practice in any jurisdiction;
(3) who has been retained or requested to represent any party in any legal matter in the Virgin Islands; and
(4) who has paid and continues to pay all appropriate membership dues to the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands and the Virgin Islands Bar Association, and registers in accordance with Supreme Court Rule 203(e), may, in the discretion of the Supreme Court and on motion of a regularly admitted attorney, be admitted pro hac vice to participate in that legal matter only.

An attorney admitted pro hac vice shall be bound by the Virgin Islands Rules of Professional Conduct and shall be subject to the disciplinary and contempt jurisdiction of this Court in the course of his practice during his pro hac vice admission whether such disciplinary action is taken before or after termination or revocation of his admission pro hac vice. The regularly admitted attorney of record shall be accountable to the Supreme Court for the timely prosecution of such matters and compliance with all applicable rules. The regularly admitted attorney shall notify the Supreme Court no later than fourteen (14) days from the date of final disposition of the matter or withdrawal of the pro hac vice attorney.

For purposes of this Rule 201, a "matter" encompasses, but is not necessarily limited to, any case, cause, lawsuit, arbitration, mediation, proceeding, litigation, dispute, or transaction, whether or not before a court or administrative agency, in which the rights and remedies of a client are implicated.

(b) The motion for pro hac vice admission shall be accompanied by the Pro Hac Vice Questionnaire, supplied by the Clerk of the Court, which shall be completed by the applicant and served on counsel for all parties in the matter with appropriate certificate(s) of service attached. Each application for pro hac vice admission shall be accompanied by a fee of $350.00, of which $100.00 shall be retained by the clerk as a filing fee and the remaining $250.00 remitted to the Committee of Bar Examiners to defray its costs in administering this Rule. Applicants shall submit two checks or money orders, one for...