Section 2 - Requirements for Permission to Appear Pro Hac Vice(A) A tribunal of this state may grant permission to appear pro hac vice to an attorney who is admitted to practice in the highest court of a state, commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States or the District of Columbia, or who is admitted to practice in the courts of a foreign state and is in good standing to appear pro hac vice in a proceeding (1) An attorney is eligible to be granted permission to appear pro hac vice pursuant to this rule if any of the following apply: (a) The attorney neither resides in nor is regularly employed at an office in this state or;(b) The attorney is registered for corporate status in Ohio pursuant to Gov.Bar R. VI, Section 6 or;(c) The attorney resides in this state but lawfully practices from offices in one or more other states, including lawful remote practice pursuant to Prof.Cond.R. 5.5(d)(4);(d) The attorney maintains an office or other systematic and continuous presence in this state pursuant to Prof.Cond.R. 5.5(d)(2) or (d)(4);(e) The attorney has permanently relocated to this state in the last 120 days and is currently an applicant pending admission under Gov. Bar R. I;(2) A tribunal shall not grant permission to appear pro hac vice to an attorney who has taken and failed the Ohio bar examination, been denied admission without examination, or had an application for admission in this state denied on character and fitness grounds pursuant to Gov. Bar R. I within the last five years.(3) Prior to being granted permission to appear pro hac vice by a tribunal, the attorney shall have applied for registration with the Supreme Court Office of Bar Admissions, paid a registration fee of $500.00, and been issued a certificate of pro hac vice registration. The application for registration shall include the following information: (a) The attorney's residential address, office address, and the name and address of the attorney's law firm or employer, if applicable;(b) 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;(c) 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;(d) A statement the attorney satisfies the requirements in Section 2(A)(1)-(2);(e) A statement that the attorney will comply with the applicable statutes, law and procedural rules of this state and the rules, policies, and procedures of the tribunal before which the attorney seeks to practice and will be familiar with and comply with the Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct and the Rules for the Government of the Bar.(4) Of the $500.00 pro hac vice registration fee collected pursuant to Section 2(A)(3) of this rule, $150 shall be deposited into the Attorney Services Fund for use to fund civil legal aid services for low-income or disadvantaged populations in Ohio.(5) An attorney representing an amicus curiae in support of an indigent defendant in a criminal matter may file with the Office of Bar Admissions an application for a waiver of the pro hac vice registration fee. The waiver shall not apply to other proceedings in which the attorney seeks permission to appear pro hac vice.(6) An attorney who has been granted permission to appear pro hac vice may participate in no more than three proceedings under this rule in the same calendar year the application is filed. In the event a proceeding continues to the next or subsequent calendar years, the proceeding will not count toward the annual limitation. An appeal from a trial court or court of appeals, an appeal of an administrative agency order or ruling, a transfer of an action to a court of competent jurisdiction, or the consolidation of two or more cases, where the attorney participated in the initial proceeding, shall not be counted toward the annual limitation. Participation for the first time by an attorney at any stage during a proceeding shall count toward the annual limitation. (7) The attorney may file a motion for permission to appear pro hac vice accompanied by a copy of the certificate of pro hac vice registration furnished by the Office of Bar Admissions, and includes the following information:(a) The attorney's residential address, office address, and the name and address of the attorney's law firm or employer, if applicable;(b) 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;(c) 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;(d) 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)(6);(e) The name and attorney registration number of an active Ohio attorney, in good standing, who has agreed to associate with the attorney.(B) An attorney granted permission to appear pro hac vice in a pending proceeding shall inform each tribunal in which the attorney has been granted permission to appear of any disciplinary action taken against the attorney since the date permission was granted.(C) Any party to a proceeding may object to the motion of an attorney in a manner and method prescribed by the tribunal.(D) A motion to be granted permission to appear pro hac vice filed with a tribunal shall be served by the filing attorney on all known parties and attorneys of record.(E) A tribunal may order a hearing on a motion to appear pro hac vice and enter an order granting or denying the motion.Amended effective 7/1/2016; amended August 3, 2021, effective 9/1/2021; Amended November 15, 2022, effective 12/1/2022; amended October 12, 2023, effective 12/1/2023.