Mississippi Supreme Court Grants Limited Authority For Non-Licensed Attorney To Provide Pro Bono Disaster Legal Assistance
Monday, September 12
- Organization: Mississippi Bar Association
Supreme Court Grants Limited Authority For Non-Licensed Attorney To Provide Pro Bono Disaster Legal Assistance
Because of the extraordinary circumstances faced by the victims of Hurricane Katrina, the Supreme Court of Mississippi, on September 9, 2005, issued an order granting limited authority for attorneys from other jurisdictions not licensed in Mississippi to render legal assistance to victims of Hurricane Katrina through the Mississippi Bar Young Lawyers Division Disaster Legal Assistance Program. The legal services authorized under the Court’s order are distinguished from and supplemental to practice pro hac vice in courts and agencies regulated under Rule 46 of the Mississippi Rules of Appellate Procedure. The legal services authorized under the order are those services identified and defined in the Agreement between the American Bar Association on Behalf of Its Young Lawyers Division and the Office of Disaster Assistance Programs Federal Emergency Management Agency Concerning Disaster Legal Services. To read the Order in its entirety, go to http://www.mssc.state.ms.us/news/126579.pdf on the Supreme Court’s website.
Because of the extraordinary circumstances faced by the victims of Hurricane Katrina, the Supreme Court of Mississippi, on September 9, 2005, issued an order granting limited authority for attorneys from other jurisdictions not licensed in Mississippi to render legal assistance to victims of Hurricane Katrina through the Mississippi Bar Young Lawyers Division Disaster Legal Assistance Program. The legal services authorized under the Court’s order are distinguished from and supplemental to practice pro hac vice in courts and agencies regulated under Rule 46 of the Mississippi Rules of Appellate Procedure. The legal services authorized under the order are those services identified and defined in the Agreement between the American Bar Association on Behalf of Its Young Lawyers Division and the Office of Disaster Assistance Programs Federal Emergency Management Agency Concerning Disaster Legal Services. To read the Order in its entirety, go to http://www.mssc.state.ms.us/news/126579.pdf on the Supreme Court’s website.
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