Procedures for Appearance by Law Students

• Legal Form Number: 46G
• Court: United States Court of Appeals For Veterans Claims
• Section: Court of Appeals for Veteran Claims

United States

Court

of Appeals for Veterans

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625

Indiana

Avenue, NW, Suite 900

Washington,

DC 20004

P

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PPEARANCE

BY LA W ST UDEN

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PURSUAN T TO RULE 46(b)(1)(G) OF THE

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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

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ar

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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