W.D. Mo. L.R. 83.5

(a) Roll of Attorneys. The Bar of this District consists of those attorneys admitted to appear

and practice before the District. Except as otherwise provided in this Rule, only members

of the Bar of this District, attorneys admitted pro hac vice, and individuals representing

themselves may appear or practice before this District.

(b) Eligibility and Qualifications. An attorney is eligible for admission to the Bar of this

District if he or she is a member in good standing of either the Missouri Bar or the Bar of

the United States District Court for the District of Kansas.

(c) Procedure for Admission.

1. Admission Materials. To apply for admission, an eligible attorney must submit to the

Clerk through PACER:

A. A petition setting forth: the applicant’s name, age, and office address; the

date the applicant was admitted to practice by the Supreme Court of

Missouri or the United States District Court for the District of Kansas; an

attestation that the applicant is not in default in payment of any fee required

by the Rules of the Supreme Court of Missouri or the United States District

Court for the District of Kansas;

B. Two certificates, each signed by a member of this Bar who has at least five

years good standing, stating when they were admitted to this Bar and what

they know of the applicant’s character and experience at the Bar. If the

applicant has passed the Missouri Bar Examination and been admitted to

the Missouri Bar in the current calendar year, then the applicant may

instead submit a form indicating, unless the Court en banc orders

otherwise, that he or she does currently, or intends to:

i. Maintain a law office:

ii. Associate with, or be employed by, an attorney admitted to this Bar;

or

iii. Serve as a law clerk to any state or federal judge.

C. The appropriate admission fee as set by the Court en banc.

2. Notification of Ceremony. If the submitted materials comply with Rule

83.5(c)(1), the Clerk must notify the applicant of a date and time for the admission

ceremony.

3. Procedure at Ceremony. The applicant must attend the admission ceremony. If

admitted, the applicant must, in open court, take an oath in the form prescribed by

the Court en banc and provided by the Clerk. The Clerk must enter the attorney’s

name into the rolls and the Case Management/Electronic Case Files system. The

applicant is now a member of the Bar of the District.

(d) Annual Fee.

1. Annual Fee Required. Every member of this Bar must pay an annual fee as set

by the Court en banc. This fee must be paid in the manner designated by the Clerk.

The Clerk may establish a deadline for these payments. If a fee is received after

the deadline, the Clerk may assess a reinstatement fee.

2. Failure to Comply. If an attorney fails to pay the annual fee, the Clerk must place

the attorney on inactive status and disable the attorney’s Case

Management/Electronic Case Files account, if applicable. While on inactive status,

the attorney may not appear or practice before the District.

3. Bar Fund. The Clerk must maintain the collected annual fees in a separate

account, and disburse these fees under the direction of the Court en banc.

(e) Inactive Status.

1. Process. Any member of this Bar who desires to become inactive in the practice

of law before the District may advise the Clerk, in writing, that the attorney desires

to assume inactive status. Members also become inactive automatically upon

failure to pay any annual fees.

2. Effect. Upon the filing of a notice to assume inactive status, or upon the

nonpayment of annual fees, the attorney may not appear or practice before the

District and is no longer required to pay the annual fees.

3. Reinstatement. If a member of this Bar has been placed on inactive status and

desires to be reinstated to active status, the attorney must submit a request through

the Case Management/Electronic Case Filing system and pay the required fee

electronically. Once the Clerk accepts this request, the attorney is again a member

of this Bar.

(f) Pro Hac Vice Admission. Any attorney who is not a member of this Bar may nonetheless

appear and practice in a particular case if admitted pro hac vice.

1. Eligibility. The attorney seeking pro hac vice admission must:

A. Reside outside the District;

B. Be admitted to practice in any United States District Court; and

C. Be a member in good standing in all bars of which he or she is a member.

2. Limited Initial Appearance before Application. An attorney that is not a

member of this Bar may appear in a case, but must comply with Rule 83.5(f)(3)

within 14 days after entering the appearance. If the attorney fails to do so, then the

Court, upon motion or sua sponte, may remove the attorney from the case.

3. Procedures for Admission. The applicant must:

A. Associate with an active member in good standing of this Bar;

B. File a Petition for Admission Pro Hac Vice via the Case

Management/Electronic Case Files system;

C. Submit an admission fee, in an amount set by the Court en banc.

4. Admission. If the submitted materials comply with Rule 83.5(f)(3), the Clerk must

enter the applicant’s name into the rolls and notify the applicant. The applicant

may then participate as an attorney in the specified case only.

5. Role of Sponsoring Attorney. As soon as the visiting attorney complies with the

foregoing and enters an appearance, the Court may excuse the Rule 83.5(f)(3)(A)

attorney from further attendance in the case. Even if such attorney is so excused

from attendance, he or she retains all of the responsibilities of an attorney of record

and must continue to accept service of papers and to serve as a point of contact or

communication between the Court and the party he or she represents.

6. Discipline. Whenever an attorney applies for pro hac vice admission, the attorney

thereby consents to disciplinary jurisdiction by this District for any alleged

misconduct of that attorney arising in the course of or in the preparation for such

proceeding.

(g) Government Attorneys and Federal Public Defenders. An attorney who is not a

member of this Bar may nonetheless practice in a particular case in the attorney’s official

capacity and is exempt from the admission fee if he or she represents the United States,

any of its agencies, or the Office of the Federal Public Defender, and completes a Petition

for Admission of a Government Attorney. If the attorney represents the United States and

does not reside within the District, the attorney must designate the United States Attorney

or an Assistant United States Attorney for this District to receive service. Service of notice

upon such designated attorney constitutes service upon the non-resident Government

attorney.

(h) Certificates of Good Standing. A Certificate of Good Standing issued by this District

attests that a particular attorney is admitted to this Bar, is not currently suspended or

disbarred, has registered timely with the Clerk, and is current with payment of the annual

fee. To obtain a Certificate of Good Standing, a person must make a request in writing via

the Case Management/Electronic Case Filing system and submit a fee to the Clerk in an

amount set by the Court en banc.

(i) Duty to Report Contact Information. An attorney admitted to practice under this Rule

has a continuing duty to promptly notify the Clerk of any change of name, business

address, telephone number, or e-mail address. An attorney may do so through the Case

Management/Electronic Case Filing system.