Attorneys

(a) Eligibility Any attorney admitted to practice before the courts of the State of Alaska is eligible for admission to practice in the United States District Court for the District of Alaska. (b) Procedure for Admission (1) All attorneys admitted to practice before the former District Court for the Territory of Alaska on February 20, 1960, are admitted to practice in this court without further procedure for admission. (2) Each applicant for admission must file with the Clerk a petition in the form and with the attachments required by the Clerk. See www.akd.uscourts.gov/admissions.

(3) The court may, on its own motion or in response to an objection, make further inquiry of the applicant or others and determine what response to objection, hearing, or other procedures are appropriate. (4) Each applicant applying for admission to practice in this district, other than an applicant who is practicing law in the State of Alaska under Alaska Bar Rule 43 or 43.1 or who is otherwise exempt under these Local Rules, must pay the current fees found at https://www.akd.uscourts.gov/fees at the time of application for admission. (c) Appearance by Volunteer Pro Bono Attorney in Civil Cases (1) A presiding judge may request a volunteer pro bono attorney to represent a self- represented litigant unable to afford counsel in a civil case pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1). (2) A volunteer pro bono attorney’s representation may be all-purpose or limited in scope.

A Limited Entry of Appearance may be made for a discrete purpose such as amendment of a pleading, participating at a settlement conference, filing or opposing a dispositive motion, attending a hearing(s), attending a deposition(s), conducting or responding to discovery, or attending trial. Alternatively, it may be made for a specified period of time. A Limited Entry of Appearance shall specify each purpose of the appearance. (3) Upon conclusion of a Limited Entry of Appearance, the volunteer attorney may withdraw by filing and serving a Notice of Withdrawal.

Such notice must provide the party's last known address and telephone number. (d) Out of State Attorneys (1) A member in good standing of the bar of another jurisdiction, who is not an active member of the bar of this court, may, upon motion, be permitted by the court to Local Civil Rules for the District of Alaska Effective October 15, 2025 Page 40 appear pro hac vice on behalf of a party. The court may order such counsel to associate with an active member of the bar of this court. (2) Unless otherwise ordered by the court, the attorney applying may appear from the time of filing the motion as though it had been approved, and approvals will be deemed to be effective as of the time of filing of the motion.

(3) The motion must be submitted on the form provided by the Clerk. (4) An attorney need not be admitted to this court to address motions related to subpoenas issued in this district in cases pending outside the District of Alaska. (e) Attorneys Not Subject to Pro Hac Vice Fees The following attorneys may appear in particular cases in an official capacity without submitting a petition for admission, provided the attorney is admitted to practice and in good standing before the highest court of any state: (1) Any attorney representing the United States, or any agency thereof; (2) Any attorney employed by the Federal Public Defender's Office or appointed pursuant to the Criminal Justice Act; and (3) Any attorney representing an individual granted in forma pauperis status. (f) Disbarment, Suspension, and Reinstatement (1) Whenever it appears to the court that any member of the bar of this court or any non-resident attorney permitted to appear or who has applied to appear before this court has been disbarred, suspended from practice, or convicted of a serious crime as defined by the Alaska Bar Rules, or similar authority in a state other than Alaska, the attorney will be immediately suspended from practice before this court.

(2) Unless good cause to the contrary is shown within 21 days after notice has been mailed to the attorney's last known place of business or residence, an order of suspension or disbarment will be entered for such time as the court fixes. (3) If a suspended attorney requests, in writing, reinstatement to practice before the court, and the court has received notification that the attorney has been reinstated to practice before the courts of the State of Alaska or such other courts where the suspended attorney practices, an order of reinstatement may be entered. (g) Contact with Trial Jurors See Local Civil Rule 39.5. (h) Professional Conduct The standards of the Alaska Rules of Professional Conduct apply to any attorney admitted to practice in this court.

Local Civil Rules for the District of Alaska Effective October 15, 2025 (i) Current Address All persons admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the District of Alaska should notify the Clerk of Court, in writing, of any change in address, telephone number, facsimile number, or e-mail address not later than 7 days after the change in address, telephone or facsimile number, and/or e-mail address becomes effective.