PHV APPLICATION PROCESS IS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE!

The Pro Hac Vice (PHV) filing process has gone from paper to online. Instead of sending a check and hard copy of the Verified Application for Admission to Practice Pro Hac Vice to the Alabama State Bar, an out-of-state attorney can now request that their local counsel file their PHV Application through AlaFile, including electronic payment of the $300 application fee.

Once local counsel has filed this motion, it will go electronically to the PHV Clerk’s office at the Alabama State Bar for review.

• If all of the information on the application is correct, the motion will be docketed and sent electronically to the Judge assigned to the case for ruling.

• If the information in the application is incorrect or incomplete, a Deficiency Notice will be emailed to the filer (local counsel). A corrected application may be resubmitted by local counsel via AlaFile.

The PHV Clerk will then review the corrected application and, once accepted; the motion will be docketed and sent electronically to the Judge assigned to the case for ruling.

Please refer to the “Step-by-Step Process,” in order to file the PHV application in the correct location in the Alafile system. (It should no longer be filed under ‘Motions Not Requiring Fee’).

PRO HAC VICE FEE INCREASE:
Per order of the Supreme Court of Alabama, the Pro Hac Vice fee will increase to $300 per applicant, per case. The new fee will be implemented beginning with all applications filed after January 1, 2008.

ADMISSION OF FOREIGN ATTORNEYS PRO HAC VICE

An attorney or counselor-at-law who is not licensed in good standing to practice law in Alabama, but is currently a member in good standing of the bar of another state, the District of Columbia, or other United States jurisdiction may appear as counsel pro hac vice in a particular case before any court or administrative agency in Alabama upon compliance with Rule VII, Rules Governing Admission to the Alabama State Bar. A foreign attorney appearing as counsel pro hac vice is subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state. To appear pro hac vice, a foreign attorney must associate in that cause an attorney who is a member in good standing of the Alabama State Bar (local counsel). A foreign attorney must then file with the court or agency where the cause is pending a verified application for admission to practice. The application required by Rule VII shall be on a form approved by the Alabama State Bar and the Supreme Court. The granting or denial of an application for admission as counsel is discretionary with the court or administrative agency before which the application is made.

Files and Documents
PHV Quarterly Report
Rule VII
Pro Hac Vice PDF Application—For your convenience, you may complete this application on line and then print it.
Pro Hac Vice Pro Bono PDF Application—For your convenience, you may complete this application on line and then print it.
Instructions for Compliance with Rule VII

What You Need to Know
Contact Information for Circuit Court Clerks