ME · rules
M.R. Prof. Conduct 5.5
UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF LAW; MULTIJURISDICTIONAL PRACTICE OF LAW
(a) A lawyer shall not practice law in a jurisdiction in violation of the
regulation of the legal profession in that jurisdiction, or assist
another in doing so.
(b) A lawyer who is not admitted to practice in this jurisdiction shall
not:
(1) except as authorized by these Rules or other law, establish an
office or other systematic and continuous presence in this
jurisdiction for the practice of law; or
(2) hold out to the public or otherwise represent that the lawyer is
admitted to practice law in this jurisdiction.
(c) A lawyer admitted in another United States jurisdiction, and not
disbarred or suspended from practice in any jurisdiction, may
provide legal services that arise out of or are reasonably related to
the representation of an existing client on a temporary basis in this
jurisdiction that:
(1) are undertaken in association with a lawyer who is admitted to
practice in this jurisdiction and who actively participates in the
matter;
(2) are in or reasonably related to a pending or potential
proceeding before a tribunal in this or another jurisdiction, if
the lawyer, or a person the lawyer is assisting, is authorized by
law or order to appear in such proceeding or reasonably
expects to be so authorized;
(3) are in or reasonably related to a pending or potential
arbitration, mediation, or other alternative dispute resolution
proceeding in this or another jurisdiction, if the services arise
out of or are reasonably related to the lawyer’s practice in a
jurisdiction in which the lawyer is admitted to practice and are
not services for which the forum requires pro hac vice
admission; or
(4) are not within paragraphs (c)(2) or (c)(3) and arise out of or
are reasonably related to the lawyer’s practice in a jurisdiction
in which the lawyer is admitted to practice.
(d) A lawyer admitted in another United States jurisdiction, and not
disbarred or suspended from practice in any jurisdiction, may
provide legal services in this jurisdiction that:
(1) are provided to the lawyer’s employer or its organizational
affiliates and are not services for which the forum requires pro
hac vice admission; or
(2) are services that the lawyer is authorized to provide by federal
law or other law of this jurisdiction.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.maine.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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