Section 81.501. Definitions

(a) Admission pro hac vice. Special admission to the bar of this Commonwealth for purposes limited to a particular case before a court in this Commonwealth.

(b) Applicant. The attorney seeking admission pro hac vice.

(c) Attorney. A member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of any state in the United States or admitted to practice law before any court in a foreign jurisdiction.

(d) Case. A particular legal action, including appellate review of that action, maintained in a Pennsylvania court which is not a special court. The term ‘‘case’’ does not refer to an action maintained only in a special court.

(e) Court. Any Pennsylvania magisterial district court, the Philadelphia Municipal Court (except for Traffic Division), any Pennsylvania court of common pleas, the Pennsylvania Superior Court, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, and any other Pennsylvania court established after the effective date of these regulations which is not a special court.

(f) IOLTA Board. The Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyer Trust Account Board.

(g) Special court. The Traffic Division of the Philadelphia Municipal Court, the Pittsburgh Municipal Court, and any other special court of similar jurisdiction.

The provisions of this § 81.501 amended October 30, 2013, effective in 30 days, 43 Pa.B. 6762. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (328848) and (352439).