(a) Responsibilities of Non-Resident Counsel. When representing a party in this Court, any
attorney who is not a resident of and does not maintain an office in Oklahoma must show
association with an attorney who is personally appearing in the action, is a resident of and
maintains a law office within the State of Oklahoma, and who has been duly and regularly
admitted to practice in this Court.
(b) Responsibilities of Local Counsel. It is the responsibility of local counsel appearing in
any case to file the motion of the non-resident attorney to be admitted pro hac vice and to
certify in the motion that the non-resident attorney is a member in good standing of the bar
of the highest court of the state where the non-resident attorney resides or is licensed. The
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local attorney must sign the first pleading filed and shall continue in the case unless other
local counsel is substituted. Any notice, pleading, or other paper may be served upon the
local counsel with the same effect as if personally served on the non-resident attorney.
(c) Exemptions. Non-resident attorneys representing the United States or its agencies and
non-resident attorneys assigned by the Federal Public Defender or appointed from a CJA
panel to represent defendants in a criminal case are exempt from LGnR4-3(a). Any other
non-resident attorney seeking an exemption bears the burden to establish good cause for
the exemption and must certify familiarity with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (as applicable to the attorney’s area of practice), the
Federal Rules of Evidence, and the Rules of the Northern District of Oklahoma.
