Commission on Multijurisdictional Practice

About the Commission

On August 12, 2002, the American Bar Association House of Delegates adopted all nine recommendations contained in the Commission's Final Report.

Final Reports, as adopted August 12, 2002

• Introduction and Overview
• Report 201A (Regulation of the Practice of Law by the Judiciary)
• Report 201B (Unauthorized Practice of Law; Multijurisdictional Practice of Law)
• Report 201C (Disciplinary Authority)
• Report 201D (Reciprocal Discipline)
• Report 201E (Interstate Disciplinary Enforcement)
• Report 201F ( Pro Hac Vice Admission)
• Report 201G (Admission on Motion)
• Report 201H (Licensing of Legal Consultant) *
• Report 201J (Temporary Practice by Foreign Lawyers)
• MJP Commission Report as adopted available in the Word version or the PDF version.

* This Model Rule was amended by the American Bar Association House of Delegates in August 2006 and is now known as the ABA Model Rule for the Licensing and Practice of Foreign Legal Consultants 

MJP Reports and Documents

June 2002 Report of the Commission on Multijurisdictional Practice

Interim Report and Appendices of the Commission on Multijurisdictional Practice, November 2001

• Report
• Appendices

Transcripts/Discussions of Public Hearings

March 10-11, 2000 Symposium

• Articles
• Report: Assisting Clients with Multi-State and Interstate Legal Problems: The Need to Bring the Professional Regulation of Lawyers into the 21st Century

Comments on Commission Drafts

Comments on June 2002 MJP Report and Recommendation

• ABA Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law
• Bar Association of the District of Columbia
• Conference of Chief Justices
• Department of Defense
• Department of the Army
• Energy Bar Association
• Federal Communications Bar Association
• Missouri Bar, The
• New York State Bar Association
• Standing Committee on Solo and Small Firm Practitioners

Comments on Multijurisdictional Practice Interim Report November 30, 2001

Written Comments/Position Papers (Prior to Interim Report dated November 30, 2001)

Commission Information

• Mission Statement
• Roster
• Biographies
• Bibliography

Charts on State Adoption of MJP Recommendations

• Quick Guide chart on State Adoption of Rule 5.5
• Quick Guide chart on State Adoption of Rule 8.5
• Quick Guide chart on State Adoption of MJP Recommendations 8 and 9
• Chart on State Implementation of MJP Recommendations

In-house counsel

• ABA Model Rule for Registration of In-House Counsel
• Chart with state In-House Counsel Rules
• Comparison of In-House Counsel Rules

Admission by Motion

• ABA Admission by Motion Rule
• Chart with state Admission by Motion Rules
• Comparison of Admission by Motion Rules

Pro Hac Vice Admission

• ABA Model Rule on Pro Hac Vice Admission
• Chart with links to state Pro Hac Vice Admission Rules

Foreign Legal Consultants

• ABA Model Rule for the Licensing and Practice of Foreign Legal Consultants
• Chart with State Foreign Legal Consultant Rules
• Comparison of Foreign Legal Consultant Rules
• Statistics showing the number of Foreign Legal Consultants newly admitted to U.S. states
  

Foreign Legal Consultants by State

• Alaska
• Arizona
• California
• Connecticut
• Delaware
• District of Columbia
• Florida
• Georgia
• Hawaii
• Idaho
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Louisiana
• Massachusetts
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Missouri
• New Hampshire
• New Jersey
• New Mexico
• New York
• North Carolina
• North Dakota
• Ohio
• Oregon
• Pennsylvania
• South Carolina
• Texas
• Utah
• Virginia
• Washington

   Temporary Practice by Foreign Lawyers

• ABA Model Rule on Temporary Practice by Foreign Lawyers
• Chart with State Foreign Lawyer Temporary Practice Rules

MJP Links of Interest

• Information on GATS and Other International Agreements
• Materials on Licensing Issues Affecting Lawyers Displaced by Hurricane Katrina and Those Offerinng Pro Bono Legal Services
• Policy Implementation Committee