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W.D. Wis. Local Rule 1

Admission of Lawyers

activein force · 2018-05-01 – presentact-effective-date

A. Any lawyer licensed to practice before the highest court of any state or the District of

Columbia is eligible for admission to practice in this court.

B. To be admitted to the bar of this court, a lawyer must complete a verified application for

admission and pay the prescribed fee.

C. Any lawyer eligible for membership in the bar of this court may, upon payment of the

prescribed fee, move the court to proceed in a particular matter without becoming a member of the bar

of this court.

D. Non-resident lawyers need not retain local counsel to assist in the presentation of their

cases unless specifically directed to do so by a judge or magistrate judge.

E. Reciprocal Discipline

1. When another jurisdiction enters an order of discipline against an attorney

admitted to practice in this court, the same discipline is automatically effective in

this court without further action by the court.

2. The attorney may apply to the chief judge for modification or vacation of the

discipline in this court.

Provenance

Source
www.wiwd.uscourts.gov
Retrieved
2026-09-18
Edition
fed-district-2026-09-19
Content hash
4b23e358b808eeea82568c945593d27b6dab2b496e04127ca79e59c6fbef2099
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