Section 19 - Practice Pending Admission during the Admission to the Practice of Law Process(A)(1) An applicant who has completed and filed with the Office of Bar Admissions one of the following applications for the admission to the practice of law may file with the Office an Application to Practice Pending Admission during the admission process pursuant to division (A)(2) of this section:(a) An Application to Register as a Candidate for Admission pursuant to Section 2 of this rule;(b) An Application for Admission to the Practice of Law without Examination pursuant to Section 10 of this rule;(c) An Application to Transfer UBE Score pursuant to Section 11 of this rule.(2) Upon acceptance of the Application to Practice Pending Admission, the applicant may provide legal services in Ohio for no more than three hundred sixty-five days from the acceptance of the Application to Practice Pending Admission, unless that time period is extended by the Office of Bar Admissions, provided that the applicant meets all the following requirements: (a) Is not disbarred or suspended from the practice of law or has not resigned from the practice of law with disciplinary action pending in any jurisdiction and is not subject to a pending formal disciplinary proceeding in any jurisdiction; (b) Is admitted as an attorney at law in the highest court of another state or in the District of Columbia, is on active attorney status in at least one jurisdiction, and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the applicant is admitted to practice law; (c) Has not previously been denied admission to practice in Ohio or failed the Ohio bar examination in the past five years;(d) Submits within ninety days of providing legal services in Ohio a complete application for admission to practice law in accordance with this rule and on forms furnished by the Office of Bar Admissions. An applicant who submits a completed application after the ninety days may petition the Office of Bar Admissions to waive this provision for good cause; (e) Reasonably expects to fulfill all of the requirements for admission to the practice of law pursuant to this rule; (f) Associates with an active Ohio lawyer who is admitted to practice in Ohio, is in good standing, and has agreed to associate with the applicant; (g) Submits to the Office of Bar Admissions an affidavit attesting that the applicant has read and agrees to be bound by the Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct. (B) Upon accepting an Application for Practice Pending Admission, the Office of Bar Admissions shall forward the application to the Office of Attorney Services, which shall issue the applicant an Ohio attorney registration number and designate the applicant as "Practice Pending Admission." The Office of Attorney Services shall notify the Office of Disciplinary Counsel that the applicant has been granted the status of "Practice Pending Admission." (C) The applicant shall immediately notify the Office of Disciplinary Counsel and the Office of Bar Admissions if the applicant becomes subject to criminal charges or becomes subject to a disciplinary investigation or disciplinary sanction in any jurisdiction at any time during the practice authorized by this rule. This information shall be considered when determining whether to approve the applicant's application for admission to the practice of law. (D) The authority of an applicant to practice law pursuant to this section shall terminate immediately upon the occurrence of any of the following: (1) The time period authorized by division (A)(2) of this section has expired and no extension has been granted; (2) The applicant withdraws the applicant's application for admission to the practice of law; (3) The Application for Admission to the Practice of Law without Examination is disapproved, the Application to Transfer UBE Score is denied, or the applicant fails the Ohio bar examination; (4) The applicant fails to remain associated with an active Ohio attorney in good standing pursuant to division (A)(2)(f) of this section.Adopted June 11, 2019, effective 9/2/2019; effective 9/2/2019; amended April 4, 2020, effective 6/1/2020; 3/2/2021; amended August 3, 2021, effective 9/1/2021; amended effective 1/17/2023; amended January 10, 2024, effective 4/1/2024.