{"id":76,"date":"2018-06-19T13:14:23","date_gmt":"2018-06-19T13:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/rpb\/?page_id=76"},"modified":"2018-09-08T22:30:36","modified_gmt":"2018-09-08T22:30:36","slug":"local-counsel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rpb-law.com\/commercial-litigation\/local-counsel\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Counsel"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"76\" class=\"elementor elementor-76 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2aeccb1f elementor-section-full_width banner elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2aeccb1f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-408e736b\" data-id=\"408e736b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" id=\"map\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c887ccf bannerContent\" data-id=\"1c887ccf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a51d991 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a51d991\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Local Counsel<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ee33cbf practiceContent elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ee33cbf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15abb1c2\" data-id=\"15abb1c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52070188 elementor-widget elementor-widget-rpb-left-navigation\" data-id=\"52070188\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rpb-left-navigation.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"practiceContent practiceLeft\">\n\t\t\t<style scoped>\n\t\t\t\t.practiceContent{\n\t\t\t\t\tpadding-top:0;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t.practiceLeft ul{\n\t\t\t\t\tlist-style:none;\n\t\t\t\t\tmargin:0;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t.practiceLeft ul li{\n\t\t\t\t\tmargin:0;\n\t\t\t\t\tpadding:0;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t.practiceLeft a{\n\t\t\t\t\tborder-bottom:none;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t\t<h3>Practice Areas<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a34e5fe practiceRight\" data-id=\"4a34e5fe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cbd1821 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cbd1821\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When Redmon, Peyton &amp; Braswell represents clients in jurisdictions outside of the Washington D.C. Metropolitan area, we often insist that our clients also retain local counsel. We see this as sound litigation practice, in part because court rules may require an appearance by local counsel, but also because an experienced local trial lawyer understands the workings of the local courts. An experienced local counsel adds real value in nearly every case, but even more so if a case advances to trial.<\/p><p>In reverse, our Firm\u2019s trial lawyers frequently serve as local counsel in cases in both commercial and white collar matters filed in the Alexandria federal court and, at times, in the Virginia state courts, including the Circuit Court for Fairfax County. Indeed, there is a requirement for local counsel in Rules of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Local Rule 83.1(D)(1)(b) provides that \u201cpractitioners from another state or the District of Columbia shall be accompanied by a member of the bar of this Court in all appearances before this Court.\u201d<\/p><p>In practice, the Alexandria federal court not only enforces this rule but tends to view the local counsel as the primary contact in a case. LR 83.1(D)(3) states that \u201cno pleading or notice required to be signed by counsel shall be filed unless signed by counsel who shall have been admitted to practice in this Court\u2026\u201c The LR continues, the \u201c[local counsel] shall have such authority that the Court can deal with the attorney alone in all matters connected with the case.\u201d<\/p><p>Jack Coffey, a past-President of the Federal Bar Association (Alexandria Chapter) and James Kurz serve as local counsel in commercial and IP matters in the Alexandria federal court; Rob Marino, a past-President of the Northern Virginia Bankruptcy Bar Association, serves as local counsel in bankruptcy matters; and Tom Carter, recognized as a SuperLawyer for his criminal defense work, will appear as local counsel in white collar matters in the Alexandria federal court.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local Counsel When Redmon, Peyton &amp; Braswell represents clients in jurisdictions outside of the Washington D.C. Metropolitan area, we often insist that our clients also retain local counsel. We see this as sound litigation practice, in part because court rules may require an appearance by local counsel, but also because an experienced local trial lawyer &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/rpb-law.com\/commercial-litigation\/local-counsel\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Local Counsel<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":33,"parent":70,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/elementor-rpb.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-76","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpb-law.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/76","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpb-law.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpb-law.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpb-law.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpb-law.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rpb-law.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/76\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpb-law.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/70"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpb-law.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}