Rule 1 - Requirements Of Counsel(A)General Requirements. All attorneys shall include their Ohio Supreme Court registration number on the first page of all documents filed with the court of appeals clerk. In addition, all attorneys, or parties if not represented by counsel, shall include their address, telephone number and fax number, if any.(B)Withdrawal of Counsel . Counsel who has entered an appearance in this court may not withdraw representation without leave of court. Counsel seeking to withdraw shall, with a motion showing good cause, submit proof of service of the motion to withdraw upon the client and the name and address of any substitute counsel, or, if none, the name and address of the client.(C)Admission Pro Hac Vice. An out-of-state attorney may file a motion to appear in this court pro hac vice. The attorney shall attach to the motion a copy of the certificate of pro hac vice registration issued by the Ohio Supreme Court under Gov. Bar R. XII, Section II. The motion shall contain the following: (1) The attorney's residential address, office address, and the name and address of the attorney's law firm or employer, if applicable; (2) The jurisdictions in which the attorney has ever been licensed to practice law, including the dates of admission to practice, resignation, or retirement, and any attorney registration numbers; (3) An affidavit stating that the attorney has never been disbarred and whether the attorney is currently under suspension or has resigned with discipline pending in any jurisdiction the attorney has ever been admitted; (4) A statement that the attorney has not been granted permission to appear pro hac vice in more than three proceedings before Ohio tribunals in the current calendar year pursuant to Section 2(A)(5); (5) The name and attorney registration number of an active Ohio attorney, in good standing, who has agreed to associate with the out-of-state attorney. The motion shall be filed prior to the first pleading, memorandum, brief, or other document the attorney seeking admission pro hac vice files in the court of appeals or at least 14 days before oral argument if the attorney seeks only to participate in oral argument. Responses to the motion may be filed in accordance with App.R. 15(A). The court may withdraw admission pro hac vice at any time. Admission pro hac vice in the trial court does not waive the requirement that counsel must seek admission pro hac vice in the court of appeals.
(D)Requirements of Counsel. Upon reversal and remand of a decision from this court by the Ohio Supreme Court, the attorney for the appellant and appellee shall each file a separate notice, or a joint notice with the court of appeals clerk advising of the Ohio Supreme Court's decision within 14 days of that decision.Former rule rescinded and new rule adopted effective 6/30/1994; amended, effective 3/1/2006; 7/1/2006; 1/1/2011; 5/1/2021.