Registration of In-House Counsel
Rule 31.16
provides for registration of persons who are not admitted to practice in Iowa,
but who are admitted in another jurisdiction in the United States and maintain
an office or other systematic and continuous presence in Iowa to practice as
house counsel for a corporation or other entity. See For the most current
rules: Iowa
Court Rules, See Rule 31.16
Persons
subject to registration should examine Rule 31.16 and prepare the registration
packet contemplated by the rule. The packet should include:
- The affidavit specified in Rule
31.16(2)
- The attachments listed in Rule
31.16(3)
- The $200 registration fee
specified in rule 31.16(3) (a). Make your check or money order for
this fee payable to "Client Security Commission."
NOTE: There
are no form affidavits available for the house counsel process. Applicants should tailor affidavits to the
language provided in the rule.
Send or
deliver your registration to:
David M. Ewert
Office of Professional Regulation
Judicial Branch Building, Second Floor
1111 East Court Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
After the
applicant's registration has been approved, he or she will receive an annual
report form by personal delivery or mail from the Client Security
Commission. The form must be completed, signed and returned to the Client
Security Commission within thirty (30) days of registration to avoid a late
filing penalty. The annual disciplinary fee prescribed by rule 31.16(9)
and rule 39.5, which currently is $175.00, will be payable with this report
form. Registered lawyers will receive an annual report form from the
Client Security Commission each year thereafter during their maximum five years
of registered status, and will be required to timely file the report form and
pay the annual disciplinary fee each year.
