Procedures for Appearance by Law Students

Legal Form Number46G
CourtUnited States Court of Appeals For Veterans Claims
SectionCourt of Appeals for Veteran Claims
United States
Court
of Appeals for Veterans
C
lai
ms
625
Indiana
Avenue, NW, Suite 900
Washington,
DC 20004
P
ROC EDURE S
FOR
A
PPEARANCE
BY LA W ST UDEN
TS
PURSUAN T TO RULE 46(b)(1)(G) OF THE
C
OURT
'
S RULE S OF
P
RAC TICE
AND
P
ROC E
DUR E
I. Eligibility. In accordance with Rule 46(b)(1)(G) of the Court's Rules of Practice and
Procedure, a law student, with the written consent of the appellant and the attorney of record,
who is a member of the bar of the Court, may appear before the Court as the Court may allow.
II. Conditions of
ap
pe
ar
an
ce.
A. An eligible student
shall
:
(1) be duly enrolled in a law school approved by the American Bar Association;
(2) have completed at least two semesters of legal studies or the equivalent if studies are
scheduled on other than a semester basis;
(3) be certified, by the dean of the law school in which the law student is enrolled, as
being of good character and competent legal ability (Rule 46(b)(1)(G)(cc));
(4) be introduced by the attorney of record in the case;
(5) neither ask for nor receive any compensation or remuneration of any kind for his or
her services from the person on whose behalf such services are rendered;
(6) certify in writing that he or she has read and is familiar with the Model Rules of
Professional Conduct adopted by the American Bar Association, the code of
professional responsibility or rules of professional conduct in effect in the state or
jurisdiction in which the student's law school is located, and with the rules governing
practice in the Court; and
(7) submit for filing with the Clerk contemporaneously all documents required under
the Court's Rule 46(b)(1)(G).
B. The
attorney
of
record
shall
:
(1) be a member of the bar of this Court;
(2) complete the required certification form;
Info Form 46G
7/26/2012

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