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branford

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16. The legal term is pro hac vice.

Reply to csziggy (Reply #10)

Tue Dec 1, 2015, 10:36 AM

Dec 2015

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro_hac_vice

It's indeed a fairly common practice, although state rules differ about procedure.

I also find complaints about the choice of lawyers foolish. It's no different when conservatives complain when the ACLU takes a case. The only thing that matters is whether the claims asserted are legally meritorious.

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