ONLY 3 MORE DAYS TO COMMENT ON MANDATORY PRO BONO
September 28, 2010 § Leave a comment
From the Mississippi Bar’s BAR BRIEFS …
October 1 Is Deadline to Submit Comments on Proposed Mandatory Pro Bono Rule
The Mississippi Supreme Court Rules Committee on the Legal Profession seeks comments on two proposed rule changes. The first proposed change would amend Rule 6.1 of the Mississippi Rules of Professional Conduct. As proposed the change would make pro bono service mandatory, and would increase the fee to be submitted in lieu of performance from $200 to $500. The second proposed rule change is to Rule 46 of the Mississippi Rules of Appellate Procedure. The proposed change would increase pro hac vice admissions fees from $200 to $500. These proposed rule changes may be found on the Supreme Court website at http://www.mssc.state.ms.us/rules/rulesforcomment/rulesforcomment.html . The deadline for filing comments is October 1, 2010. Comments are encouraged and should be filed with the Clerk of the Supreme Court, Gartin Justice Building, P. O. Box 249, Jackson, MS 39205-0249.
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I have read reports that only around 100 lawyers, out of 5,000 or so members of the Mississippi Bar have submitted comments. That’s pretty pathetic … and apathetic. This is a proposal that will impact your practice. At the risk of being boringly repetitious, I beg you to submit your comments. Just click on the link and fire away. You don’t even need to spend a postage stamp.
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