RI · rules
R.I. Sup. Ct. R. Art. II, R. 11
Nonprofit entities
A nonprofit entity organized pursuant to the laws of any state or other jurisdiction
of the United States, and duly authorized to do business in the State of Rhode Island
with one of its primary purposes being to provide legal assistance to the indigent
and/or to a defined and limited class of clients, may practice law in its own name
through attorneys who are members of the Rhode Island Bar.
A nonprofit entity may not engage in the practice of law unless and until it regis-
ters with the Secretary of State to operate as a nonprofit entity and only so long as
such registration remains in good standing. Nonprofit entities shall indicate in the
records of the Rhode Island Secretary of State that the purpose of the entity is to
engage in the practice of law. Within thirty (30) days of registering with the Secretary of State to practice law in Rhode Island, the nonprofit entity shall file with the
Clerk of the Supreme Court a notice describing its operations on a form to be prescribed by the Clerk. Organizations providing legal assistance pursuant to this rule
may practice law under a trade name which complies with Article V, Rule 7.5.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ri.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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