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Attorney Admissions

BECOMING A MEMBER OF THE FEDERAL BAR FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT:

Attorneys must apply for admission to the Federal bar for the District of Connecticut.  The application process is administered by the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.  More information is found here: How to Become a Member of the Federal Bar for the District of Connecticut

 

VISITING ATTORNEYS (Pro Hac Vice appearances - see D. Conn. L. Civ. R. 83.1(d)):

Admission of visiting attorneys (pro hac vice) is governed by D. Conn. L. Civ. R. 83.1(d).

A member of the Bar of this Court (sponsoring attorney) must file a motion for a visiting attorney to appear pro hac vice.

The sponsoring attorney must electronically file the motion using our CM/ECF system. The fee for pro hac vice admission is $200.00, which is paid electronically within CM/ECF while filing the motion.

Once the Court has granted the motion, the visiting attorney must

  1. submit a pro hac vice registration form (ECF Form 1a), AND
  2. submit a request through his/her PACER account for "Pro Hac Vice"/Filer privileges.

Here are instructions on submitting a PACER request:

  1. Log on to your PACER account at https://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov/pscof/login.xhtml.
  2. Then click on the “Maintenance” tab.
  3. Then on “Attorney/Admissions / E-File Registration”
  4. Complete all the prompts for U.S. Bankruptcy Court and District of Connecticut
  5. Then select "Pro Hac Vice", and complete the rest of the prompts.