Section 7 - Military Legal Assistance Attorney Registration(A) Registration An attorney who is admitted to the practice of law and maintains active status in at least one United States jurisdiction other than Ohio; is employed by, serving in, or assigned to the armed forces at a military installation in Ohio as an attorney; and is otherwise authorized to provide legal assistance pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 1044 may apply for military legal assistance attorney registration by submitting to the Office of Attorney Services all of the following: (1) A completed application on a form prescribed by the Office of Attorney Services; (2) A certificate of admission and good standing from each of the United States jurisdictions in which the attorney is admitted to practice law;(3) An affidavit from the commanding officer, staff judge advocate, or chief legal officer of the military installation in Ohio where the attorney is employed, serving, or assigned attesting to the fact that the attorney is employed, serving, or assigned as an attorney to provide legal services exclusively for the military and that the nature of the attorney's employment, service, or assignment conforms to the requirements of this section. (B) Scope of practice (1) An attorney registered as a military legal assistance attorney under this section is authorized to represent military personnel in enlisted grades E-1 through E-4 and their dependents who are eligible for legal assistance under 10 U.S.C. 1044 in civil judicial and administrative proceedings before Ohio tribunals while the attorney is employed, serving, or assigned within Ohio, to the extent such representation is permitted by the commanding officer, supervisory staff judge advocate, or chief legal officer of the military installation. (2) The practice of an attorney registered as a military legal assistance attorney under this section shall be subject to the limitations and restrictions of 10 U.S.C. 1044 and the regulations of that attorney's military service and limited to the military clients' personal civil legal matters. The attorney shall not demand or receive any compensation from military clients other than the usual military pay to which the attorney is entitled. (3) An attorney registered as a military legal assistance attorney under this section shall not do any of the following:(a) Unless granted permission to appear pro hac vice, practice before any Ohio tribunal, except on behalf of the attorney's self and military clients eligible for legal assistance under 10 U.S.C. 1044 and this section; (b) Offer to provide legal services in Ohio to any person other than as authorized by the attorney's military service and this section; (c) Render legal services for any person in Ohio other than as authorized by the attorney's military service and this section; (d) Hold the attorney's self out as authorized to provide legal services in Ohio to any person other than as authorized by the attorney's military service and this section. (C) Application of rules An attorney registered as a military legal assistance attorney under this section shall be subject to all rules and requirements governing the practice of law in Ohio, including the Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct, provided the attorney shall not be required to pay registration fees pursuant to Section 2 of this rule. The attorney shall use as the attorney's address of record the military address in Ohio of the commanding officer, staff judge advocate, or chief legal officer who filed the affidavit on the attorney's behalf pursuant to division (A)(3) of this section.
(D) Designation in pleadings An attorney registered as a military legal assistance attorney under this section shall, in all pleadings filed by the attorney, cite this section and include the name, complete address, and telephone number of the military legal office representing the military client and the name, grade, branch of the armed forces, and the military legal assistance attorney registration number of the attorney.
(E) Obligation to report An attorney registered as a military legal assistance attorney under this section shall within ten days report to the Office of Attorney Services of any of the following:
(1) Any change in the attorney's employment, service, or assignment that was the basis for the attorney's registration as a military legal assistance attorney;(2) Any change in the attorney's licensure status in another jurisdiction, including the attorney's resignation from the practice of law;(3) The imposition of any disciplinary finding or sanction in any United States jurisdiction other than Ohio where the attorney has been admitted to the practice of law. (F) Termination of registration The limited authority to practice law of an attorney registered as a military legal assistance attorney under this section shall automatically terminate upon the occurrence of any of the following:
(1) The attorney is no longer employed by, serving in, or assigned to the military installation in Ohio from which the affidavit required by division (A)(3) of this section was filed; (2) The attorney is admitted to the practice of law in Ohio pursuant to Gov.Bar R. I; (3) The attorney ceases to maintain active status in at least one United States jurisdiction other than Ohio; (4) The attorney fails to maintain current good standing in any United States jurisdiction other than Ohio in which the attorney is admitted to the practice of law;(5) The attorney is suspended or disbarred for disciplinary reasons in any United States jurisdiction other than Ohio or by any federal court or agency in which the attorney has been admitted to the practice of law; (6) The attorney fails to comply with any provision of this section.