20 CSR 4240-2.040 Practice Before the Commission

• Library: Missouri Administrative Code
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 24, December 15, 2023
• Citation: 20 CSR 4240-2.040
• Year: 2023

PURPOSE: This rule sets forth who may practice as an attorney before the commission.

(1) The staff counsel represents the commission staff in investigations, contested cases, and other proceedings before the commission.

(2) The public counsel represents the interests of the public before the commission.

(3) Attorneys who wish to practice before the commission shall fully comply with its rules and also comply with one (1) of the following criteria:

(A) An attorney who is licensed to practice law in the state of Missouri, and in good standing, may practice before the commission;

(B) A nonresident attorney who is a member of the Missouri Bar in good standing, but who does not maintain an office for the practice of law within the state of Missouri, may appear as in the case of a resident attorney;

(C) Any attorney who is not a member of the Missouri Bar, but who is a member in good standing of the bar of any court of record, may petition the commission for leave to be permitted to appear and participate in a particular case under all of the following conditions 1. The visiting attorney shall file in a separate pleading a statement identifying each court of which that attorney is a member and certifying that neither the visiting attorney nor any member of the attorney's firm is disqualified to appear in any of these courts; 2. The statement shall designate some member in good standing of the Missouri Bar having an office within Missouri as associate counsel; 3. The designated Missouri attorney shall simultaneously enter an appearance as an attorney of record; and4. The visiting attorney shall provide a receipt or a statement showing that he or she has complied with the requirement of Missouri Supreme Court Rule 6.01(m).

(4) An eligible law student certified under Missouri Supreme Court Rule 13 may appear before the commission as an attorney. The student must comply with any applicable rules or statutes.

(5) Practice by Nonattorneys. A natural person may represent himself or herself. Such practice is strictly limited to the appearance of a natural person on his or her own behalf and shall not be made for any other person or entity.

(6) After an attorney has entered an appearance for any party, the attorney may...