N.D. Ind. L.R. 83-5

(a) Authority to Practice Before the Court.

(1) Rule. Only members of the court’s bar may represent parties before the

court.

(2) Exceptions.

(A) Pro Se. A nonmember may represent him or herself in a case.

(B) U.S. Government Attorneys. A nonmember who is an attorney may

represent the United States, or an officer or agency of the United

States.

(C) Pro Hac Vice. A nonmember who is an attorney may represent

parties in a case if the nonmember:

(i) is admitted to practice as an attorney in another United

States court or the highest court of any state;

(ii) is a member in good standing of the bar in every jurisdiction

where the attorney is admitted to practice;

(iii) is not currently suspended from practice;

(iv) has certified that he or she will abide by the Seventh Circuit

Standards of Professional Conduct and these rules;

(v) has paid the required filing fee; and

(vi) has applied for, and been granted by the court, leave to

appear in the case.

(3) Foreign Legal Consultants. A person admitted as a foreign legal

consultant is not “admitted to practice as an attorney” under this rule.

(b) Bar Membership. The bar consists of those persons who:

(1) are admitted by the court to practice; and

(2) have not resigned or been disbarred or suspended from the bar.

(c) Admission.

(1) Who May Be Admitted. An attorney admitted to practice by the United

States Supreme Court or the highest court in any state may become a

member of the court’s bar on a member’s motion.

(2) Character. An applicant will be admitted to the bar if the court—after

being assured by a member or by the report of a committee appointed by

the court—is satisfied that the applicant:

(A) has good private and professional character; and

(B) is a member in good standing of the bar in every jurisdiction where

the applicant is admitted to practice.

(3) Entry on Court’s Records. The attorney’s admission will be entered on the

court’s records and the court will issue a certificate to that effect only after

the applicant:

(A) takes a prescribed oath or affirmation;

(B) certifies that he or she has read and will abide by:

(i) the Seventh Circuit Standards of Professional Conduct; and

(ii) the court’s local rules;

(C) pays the required fees (law clerks to the court’s judges are exempt

from these fees);

(D) registers for electronic case filing;

(E) gives a current address; and

(F) agrees to notify the clerk promptly of any change in address.

(d) Local Counsel. The court may require an attorney residing outside the district to

retain, as local counsel, a member of the court’s bar who resides in the district.

(e) Standards. Indiana’s Rules of Professional Conduct and the Seventh Circuit

Standards of Professional Conduct (an appendix to these rules) govern the conduct

of those practicing in the court.