{UAH} A California Attorney can Represent Clients in Massachusetts

Dear Frank,

When I represent someone with immigration matters (or other strictly FEDERAL law matters), I do not need to get admitted by local State Bar...which is good for me as it would be too expensive for me to register since I do most of that immigration work for free (pro bono).  To answer your question, I have never registered with the Bar in Florida though I have temporarily registered (pro hac vice) with some of the other states like Arizona, Utah, and Connecticut where they hold so many Ugandans facing deportation.

Typically, an out state attorney does not need to register with the local state bar if they are going to practice in a strictly Federal law matter. However, I when represent someone in these states, I do indicate on my communication/documents that I am licensed in California but not licensed in that particular state. 

Specific areas of Federal include: immigration, military, federal taxes, patents, social security, federal torts, bankruptcy, etc. But because some of these matters tend to include some local state law, when that happens, I tend to include a local attorney to handle that part or I request admission pro hac vice since this is normally work that I charge clients for.

thanks

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From: Frank <frankKla@>

To: "undisclosed recipients>
Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2015 10:47 PM
Subject:A California Attorney can Represent Clients in Massachusetts

Mr. Musoke,

does that mean that each time you came to Florida, you'd to get a permission to represent clients?

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