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Supreme Court of Wisconsin |
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In the matter of the Petition of the State Bar of Wisconsin to Amend Chapter 20 of the Supreme Court Rules |
FILED DEC 20, 2006 Cornelia G. Clark Clerk of Supreme Court Madison, WI |
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On November 20, 2006, the State Bar of Wisconsin filed a petition seeking to amend SCR 20:5.5, SCR 20:8.5, and SCR 10.03(4) of the Supreme Court Rules. More specifically, the petition proposes amending SCR 20:5.5 to allow for the temporary practice of law by lawyers not licensed to practice in the State of Wisconsin as exceptions to the prohibition against the unauthorized practice of law; amending SCR 20:8.5 to modify the Rules regarding the applicability of Rules of Professional Conduct to lawyers engaged in the temporary practice of law in the State of Wisconsin; and amending SCR 10.03(4) to modify the Rules on pro hac vice admission.
IT IS ORDERED that a public hearing on the petition shall be held in the Supreme Court Room in the State Capitol, Madison, Wisconsin, on April 12, 2007, at 9:30 a.m.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the court's conference in the matter shall be held promptly following the public hearing.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that notice of the hearing be given by a single publication of a copy of this order and of the petition in the official state newspaper and in an official publication of the State Bar of Wisconsin not more than 60 days nor less than 30 days before the date of the hearing.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the appendices filed with the petition, namely Appendix 1 (proposed changes to SCR 20:5.5), Appendix 2 (proposed changes to SCR 20:8.5) and Appendix 3 (proposed changes to SCR 10.03 (4)) shall be made available on the Web site of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, http://wicourts.gov.
Dated at Madison, Wisconsin, this 20th day of December, 2006.
BY THE COURT:
Cornelia G. Clark
Clerk of Supreme Court