Summary

• Jurisdiction: Washington

Chapter Details

A. State Materials

1. Rules

APR (Admission to Practice Rules)
GR 24, 25
RPC 5.4, 5.5

2. Statutes

Ch. 2.48 RCW (State Bar Act)

B. Federal Materials

1. Rules

FED. R. APP. P. 46
9TH CIR. R. 46
W.D. WASH. GR 2
E.D. WASH. GR 2, LR 83.2

C. Key Differences Between Washington RPC and ABA MRPC

1. Language Added to ABA MRPC

RPC 5.4(a)(5), (d)(2)
RPC 5.5(e)

2. ABA Rules Reserved

RPC 5.4(a)(4)

3. Revisions to ABA Comments

RPC 5.5 cmt. [14]

4. Additional Washington Comments

RPC 5.4 Wash. cmt. [3]
RPC 5.5 Wash. cmt. [22]

SUMMARY OF CONTENTS

I.	State Admission to Practice A. Overview B. Pro Se Exception C. Special Admissions, Limited Practice Rules, and Reciprocal Admission 1. Special Admissions Rules 2. Limited Practice Rules 3 Reciprocal Admission D. Authorized Practice by Nonlawyers E. Moral Character Test F. Education Requirements G. Bar Examination H. Residency and Citizenship Requirements I. Admission Pro Hac Vice
II.	Federal Admission to Practice
III.	Unauthorized Practice of Law A. Defining "Practice of Law" B. Determining When Practice of Law Is "Authorized" C. Administrative Practice D. Practice by Business Enterprises 1. Prepaid Legal Plans 2. Ancillary Businesses 3. Multidisciplinary Practice E. Policing the Unauthorized Practice of Law
IV.	Multijurisdictional Practice A. Reciprocal Admission in Washington B. Northwest In-House Counsel Admission Rules C. Temporary Multijurisdictional Practice

ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY

As discussed in the previous chapter, the state Supreme Court wields the primary power to control admission to practice law...