Court Deletes 21 Day Wait for Pro Hac Vice
By recent order, the Mississippi Supreme Court amended Rule 46(b)(6) of the Mississippi Rules of Appellate Procedure to delete the 21-day waiting period previously required as part of the pro hac vice application procedure for an attorney seeking to practice in the state. Before the amendment, the rule required that the court or administrative agency ruling upon the pro hac vice application wait for 21 days before making such ruling unless the parties agreed otherwise. Effective December 14, 2006, that requirement is no longer in place. A copy of the order amending the rule is attached here.
It should be noted that the pro hac vice procedure remains a detailed procedure with multiple steps. Accordingly, foreign attorneys seeking to practice in Mississippi and any sponsoring Mississippi attorney should conduct a detailed review of Rule 46 of the Mississippi Rules of Appellate Procedure.
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