pro hac vice

[proh hahk vee-chey, vee-key, vahy-see]

adverb

Latin.

1. for this (one) occasion: used when an attorney is added to a legal proceeding occurring in a jurisdiction in which the attorney is not licensed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pro hac vice¹

First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin, equivalent to prō + hāc, ablative singular feminine of hic “this” + vice “change, alternation, time”; pro- ¹ ( def. ), vice ³ ( def. )

Example Sentences

"That's the only thing I can come up with. This is just — it seems ridiculous, and I don't understand why any of these magistrate judges are not just appointing a public defender to sponsor Stanley Woodward pro hac vice, so they can get this ball rolling. But we know, and Trump knows, that the longer this goes on, the more reasonable it is for him to ask for a delay for after the election."

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Charles “Cully” Stimson, a senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation, said Mr. Crump is able to practice law in a number of states with the assistance of local counsel, who sign onto the legal filings in a procedure known as “pro hac vice.”

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"This morning, Bill Cosby’s New York-based attorney, Jennifer Bonjean, was granted leave to appear pro hac vice in the civil litigation Huth v. Cosby, pending in Los Angeles County. Ms. Bonjean will serve as lead counsel on the case, working with local counsel, Michael Freedman of The Freedman Firm to fully vindicate Mr. Cosby of Ms. Huth’s 1974 accusation," a press release obtained by Fox News states.

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The motions — called pro hac vice, which means “for this occasion” in Latin — are regularly granted.

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Meanwhile, Sherri M. Anderson, the primary counsel for Bezos in the dissolution of nuptials and disseminating of assets, is representing Melinda Gates in the divorce with attorneys Robert Stephan Cohen, Shannon Rogers Simpson and Bruce Birenboim performing on a Pro Hac Vice basis.

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