Western District of Arkansas (W.D. Ark.)
Common questions
Who can be admitted to the bar of the Western District of Arkansas (W.D. Ark.)?
Licensed in the jurisdiction where the applicant's principal law office is located and where the applicant principally practices. Rule: LR 83.5.
What is the admission fee for the Western District of Arkansas (W.D. Ark.)?
$223 (eff. Dec. 1, 2023).
Does the Western District of Arkansas (W.D. Ark.) allow pro hac vice admission, and what does it cost?
Pro hac vice available: yes. Local counsel: Non-resident may have local counsel e-file motion; not stated as required. Fee: $100 per request (eff. Sept. 1, 2013).
General admission
- Who qualifies
- Licensed in the jurisdiction where the applicant's principal law office is located and where the applicant principally practices
- Rule
- LR 83.5
- Sponsor
- None mentioned
- Exam or course
- None mentioned
- Good standing cert.
- Current certificate of good standing from clerk of highest court in state where applicant principally practices law
- Certificate age
- within thirty days of the application
- Fee
- $223 (eff. Dec. 1, 2023)
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- Oath
- Not in the pulled documents
- Swearing-in
- Not in the pulled documents
- Fee payment
- Not in the pulled documents
- Apply
- Not in the pulled documents
Pro hac vice
- Available
- yes
- Who qualifies
- Non-resident attorneys
- Rule
- LR 83.5
- Local counsel
- Non-resident may have local counsel e-file motion; not stated as required
- Fee
- $100 per request (eff. Sept. 1, 2013)
- Fee covers
- for each request
- E-filing
- Apply via PACER or local counsel files motion; PHV motion required in each new case
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- Residency limits
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- Limits
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- Certifications
- Not in the pulled documents
- Form
- Not in the pulled documents
Ongoing and other
- Renewal
- Annual fee of $5 for each fiscal year with annual registration statement
- Bankruptcy court
- Joint E.D./W.D. Ark. bankr. LR 2090-1(b)
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- CLE or course
- Not in the pulled documents
- Pending changes
- Not in the pulled documents
- Rules dated
- Not in the pulled documents
Checked against the rule text
(AI-read, quote machine-matched to pulled doc www_arwd_uscourts_gov_sites_arwd_files_83_5_pdf_48c7e1): 'Any person is eligible for enrollment who is licensed to practice in the jurisdiction where that person’s principal law office is located and where that person principally practices law.' [category was: Any State (provisional)]
Language from the source documents
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Who qualifies
Any person is eligible for enrollment who is licensed to practice in the jurisdiction where that person’s principal law office is located and where that person principally practices law.arwd.uscourts.gov
Reciprocity routes
Any attorney who is enrolled in the United States District Court for either district of Arkansas is automatically enrolled in the other district.arwd.uscourts.gov
Good standing certificate
Arkansas attorneys are required to upload a current (within thirty days of the application) certificate of good standing issued by the Clerk of the Arkansas Supreme Court.arwd.uscourts.gov
Admission fee
Attorney admission to the Western District of Arkansas requires a $223.00 application fee (effective December 1, 2023).arwd.uscourts.gov
Pro hac vice available
Pursuant to Local Rule 83.5, to be admitted to practice Pro Hac Vice in the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, a Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice must be filed.arwd.uscourts.gov
Pro hac vice: who qualifies
Any attorney who is a member in good standing of the Bar of any United States District Court, or of the highest court of any state or territory or insular possession of the United States, but is not admitted to practice in the District Courts in Arkansas, may, upon oral or written application,arwd.uscourts.gov
Pro hac vice rule
Pursuant to Local Rule 83.5, to be admitted to practice Pro Hac Vicearwd.uscourts.gov
Local counsel
The application shall designate a member of the Bar of these Courts who maintains an office in Arkansas for the practice of law with whom the court and opposing counsel may readily communicatearwd.uscourts.gov
Pro hac vice fee
All Motions for Pro Hac Vice admission require a $100.00 application fee for each request (effective September 1, 2013).arwd.uscourts.gov
Renewal
Every attorney admitted to practice before this Court shall pay to the Clerk of the United States District Court an annual fee of $5 for each fiscal year.arwd.uscourts.gov