25 Pa. Code § 1021.21. Representation.

REPRESENTATION BEFORE BOARD

§ 1021.21. Representation.

(a)  Parties, except individuals appearing on their own behalf, shall be represented by an attorney in good standing at all stages of the proceedings subsequent to the filing of the notice of appeal or complaint.
(b)  Corporations shall be represented by an attorney of record.
(c)  Individuals may appear in person on their own behalf; however, they are encouraged to appear through counsel and may be required to appear through counsel if the Board determines that they are not merely appearing on their own behalf.
(c.1)  Parties may be represented by an attorney in good standing and admitted to practice before the highest court of another state on a motion pro hac vice filed by an attorney in this Commonwealth.
(d)  Subsections (a)—(c.1) supersede 1 Pa. Code § §  31.21—31.23 (relating to appearance in person; appearance by attorney; and other representation prohibited at hearings).

Comment

   Payment of the Interest on Lawyers Trust Account fee under 204 Pa. Code §  81.505(a) (relating to fees) is not required as a condition to pro hac vice admission in a proceeding before the Board.

Authority

   The provisions of this §  1021.21 amended under section 5 of the Environmental Hearing Board Act (35 P.S. §  7515).

Source

   The provisions of this §  1021.21 reserved September 3, 1999, effective September 4, 1999, 29 Pa.B. 4683; amended June 28, 2002, effective June 29, 2002, 32 Pa.B. 3085; amended October 6, 2017, effective October 7, 2017, 47 Pa.B. 6205; amended October 21, 2022, effective October 22, 2022, 52 Pa.B. 6534. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (388218).

Cross References

   This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §  1021.51 (relating to commencement, form and content).

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