Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Can a Connecticut federal case be tried by a New York admitted attorney?

Try contacting a New York attorney, they'd know. http://www.localnewyorkattorneys.com/Cat鈥?/a> Is seems to me though, they'd be able to.Can a Connecticut federal case be tried by a New York admitted attorney?
Federal courts have their own bars, broken up by circuit. So an attorney would have to be admitted to the 2nd Circuit bar to try a federal case in CT. New York and Connecticut are both part of the 2nd Circuit, so if a NY attorney could practice federal cases in New York, he should be able to practice federal cases in Connecticut. If it was a state case, he could not try a case in Connecticut unless the court granted him permission to practice ';pro hac vice'; (latin for ';for this occasion';).Can a Connecticut federal case be tried by a New York admitted attorney?
Yes, as long as they know the laws and rules of the other state it shouldn't matter.
If they are cleared to practice law in state, yes.

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