As amended through October 29, 2024
A person not admitted to the practice of law in Ohio may become certified to temporarily practice law in this state if that person satisfies all of the following:
(A) The person has earned a degree from a law school that is accredited by the American Bar Association;(B) The person has taken and passed a bar examination, and has been admitted and is in good standing as an attorney at law in the highest court of another state, the District of Columbia, or a territory of the United States;(C) The person has not taken and failed the Ohio bar examination;(D) The person has not had an application for admission in Ohio denied on character and fitness grounds pursuant to Gov. Bar R. I;(E) The person is employed by or associated with a legal services or public defender program that provides legal services solely to indigent clients, or is employed as a supervising attorney in a criminal or poverty law and litigation program administered by an Ohio law school that is accredited by the American Bar Association. For purposes of this rule, legal services program shall mean any organization that receives financial assistance from the state public defender pursuant to section 120.53 of the Revised Code.