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What is the cost of filing a Petition for Pro Hac Vice Admissions?
The filing fee for a Petition for Pro Hac Vice Admission with the Superior
Court is Fifty Dollars ($50.00).
What documents are required to be filed in support of a Petition for Pro
Hac Vice Admissions?
A separate miscellaneous petition must be filed by an attorney who is of record
in the pending litigation and a member of the Virgin Islands Bar in good standing.
The Petition cannot be a motion in the pending action for which the attorney seeks
pro hac vice admission.
A filing fee made payable to the Clerk of the Superior Court in the amount of
Fifty Dollars ($50.00) should accompany the documents submitted.
Both the attorney filing the petition and the attorney seeking pro hac vice admission
must submit separate affidavits in support of the Petition for pro hac vice admission.
The attorney seeking pro hac vice admission must complete the Questionnaire for
Attorney seeking Admission Pro Hac Vice before the Superior Court of the Virgin
Islands pursuant to Rule 301. If a question is inapplicable, the attorney seeking
pro hac vice admission should state so.
The attorney seeking pro hac vice admission must submit current certificates of
good standing from the highest court in all jurisdictions in which he/she has been
admitted.
The attorney seeking pro hac vice admission must submit documentation from the
Virgin Islands Bar Association, evidencing that all pro hac vice membership dues
have been paid to that agency.
The attorney seeking pro hac vice admission must submit documentation evidencing
that payment of licensing fees has been paid to the
Islands Department of
Licensing and Consumer Affairs.
Will a letter from the state bar be accepted as evidence of the status of my bar
membership in a particular jurisdiction?
No. A certificate of good standings from the highest Court in the jurisdiction
where the attorney seeking pro hac vice admission is required to evidence the
status of an attorney’s bar membership in all jurisdictions required.
How many times can an attorney be admitted Pro Hac Vice before the Superior Court?
Pursuant to Superior Court Rule 301(b), an attorney or law firm is expressly
prohibited from undertaking more than three (3) cases total in the Superior
Court.
Where can I obtain a list of names of attorneys admitted to the Virgin Islands Bar?
Are membership dues and licensing fees one and the same?
