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IN RE OKLAHOMA RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

    

	
    
	

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IN RE OKLAHOMA RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT2019 OK 72Case Number: SCBD-3490Decided: 11/12/2019THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
Cite as: 2019 OK 72, __ P.3d __

NOTICE: THIS OPINION HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED FOR PUBLICATION. UNTIL RELEASED, IT IS SUBJECT TO REVISION OR WITHDRAWAL. 

IN RE: Oklahoma Rules of Professional Conduct (Rule 5.5)

ORDER

¶1 This matter comes on before this Court upon an Application to Amend Rule 5.5 of the Oklahoma Rules of Professional Conduct, 5 O.S. ch. 1, app. 3-A, as set out in Exhibit A attached hereto, to clarify that out-of-state attorneys seeking licensure by reciprocity must also be in compliance with Rule 2 of the Rules Governing Admission to the Practice of Law in the State of Oklahoma.
¶2 This Court finds that it has jurisdiction over this matter and the Rules are hereby amended as set out in Exhibit A attached hereto, effective immediately.
¶3 DONE BY ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT IN CONFERENCE this 12th day of NOVEMBER, 2019.

/S/CHIEF JUSTICE

Gurich, C.J., Darby, V.C.J., Winchester, Edmondson, Colbert, Combs and Kane, JJ., concur;

Kauger, J., not voting.

 

 
EXHIBIT A
OKLAHOMA RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
5 O.S. ch. 1 app. 3-A
RULE 5.5 UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF LAW; 
MULTIJURISDICTIONAL PRACTICE OF LAW
(a) A lawyer shall not practice law in a jurisdiction in violation of the regulation of the legal profession in that jurisdiction, or assist another in doing so.
(b) A lawyer who is not admitted to practice in this jurisdiction shall not:
(1) except as authorized by these Rules or other law, establish an office or other systematic and continuous presence in this jurisdiction for the practice of law; or
(2) hold out to the public or otherwise represent that the lawyer is admitted to practice law in this jurisdiction.
(c) Subject to the provisions of 5.5(a), a lawyer admitted in a United States jurisdiction, and not disbarred or suspended from practice in any jurisdiction, may provide legal services on a temporary basis in a jurisdiction where not admitted to practice that:
(1) are undertaken in association with a lawyer who is admitted to practice in this jurisdiction and who actively participates in the matter;
(2) are in or reasonably related to a pending or potential proceeding before a tribunal in this or another jurisdiction, if the lawyer, or a person the lawyer is assisting, is authorized by law or order to appear in such proceeding or reasonably expects to be so authorized;
(3) are in or reasonably related to a pending or potential arbitration, mediation, or other alternative dispute resolution proceeding in this or another jurisdiction, if the services arise out of or are reasonably related to the lawyer's practice in a jurisdiction in which the lawyer is admitted to practice and are not services for which the forum requires pro hac vice admission; or
(4) are not within paragraphs (c)(2) or (c)(3) and arise out of or are reasonably related to the lawyer's practice in a jurisdiction in which the lawyer is admitted to practice.
(d) A lawyer admitted in another United States jurisdiction that has reciprocity with the State of Oklahoma, and not disbarred or suspended from practice in any jurisdiction, and is in compliance with Rule 2, Section 5 of the Rules Governing Admission to the Practice of Law in the State of Oklahoma, may provide legal services in this jurisdiction that:
(1) are provided to the lawyer's employer or its organizational affiliates in connection with the employer's matters, provided the employer does not render legal services to third persons and are not services for which the forum requires pro hac vice admission; or
2) are services that the lawyer is authorized to provide by federal law or other law of this jurisdiction.
 

 

EXHIBIT B

OKLAHOMA RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
5 O.S. ch. 1 app. 3-A
RULE 5.5 UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF LAW; 
MULTIJURISDICTIONAL PRACTICE OF LAW
(a) A lawyer shall not practice law in a jurisdiction in violation of the regulation of the legal profession in that jurisdiction, or assist another in doing so.
(b) A lawyer who is not admitted to practice in this jurisdiction shall not:
(1) except as authorized by these Rules or other law, establish an office or other systematic and continuous presence in this jurisdiction for the practice of law; or
(2) hold out to the public or otherwise represent that the lawyer is admitted to practice law in this jurisdiction.
(c) Subject to the provisions of 5.5(a), a lawyer admitted in a United States jurisdiction, and not disbarred or suspended from practice in any jurisdiction, may provide legal services on a temporary basis in a jurisdiction where not admitted to practice that:
(1) are undertaken in association with a lawyer who is admitted to practice in this jurisdiction and who actively participates in the matter;
(2) are in or reasonably related to a pending or potential proceeding before a tribunal in this or another jurisdiction, if the lawyer, or a person the lawyer is assisting, is authorized by law or order to appear in such proceeding or reasonably expects to be so authorized;
(3) are in or reasonably related to a pending or potential arbitration, mediation, or other alternative dispute resolution proceeding in this or another jurisdiction, if the services arise out of or are reasonably related to the lawyer's practice in a jurisdiction in which the lawyer is admitted to practice and are not services for which the forum requires pro hac vice admission; or
(4) are not within paragraphs (c)(2) or (c)(3) and arise out of or are reasonably related to the lawyer's practice in a jurisdiction in which the lawyer is admitted to practice.
(d) A lawyer admitted in another United States jurisdiction that has reciprocity with the State of Oklahoma, and not disbarred or suspended from practice in any jurisdiction, and is in compliance with Rule 2, Section 5 of the Rules Governing Admission to the Practice of Law in the State of Oklahoma, may provide legal services in this jurisdiction that:
(1) are provided to the lawyer's employer or its organizational affiliates in connection with the employer's matters, provided the employer does not render legal services to third persons and are not services for which the forum requires pro hac vice admission; or
(2) are services that the lawyer is authorized to provide by federal law or other law of this jurisdiction.
 

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