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CJO 2026-021 — Adoption of Amendments to the Uniform Trial Court Rules — physical PDF page 96

CJO 2026-021 — Adoption of Amendments to the Uniform Trial Court Rules · physical PDF page 96 · 2026

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2. 3.170—ASSOCIATION OF OUT -OF-STATE COUNSEL (PRO HAC VICE) 
  
Amended out of cycle to increase the pro hac vice application fee. 
 
ACTION TAKEN 
Amendment of the rule was preliminarily recommended by consensus at 
the UTCR Committee’s fall meeting on October 24, 2025.  The rule was 
then amended out of cycle by SCO 25-054, effective January 1, 2026. 
 
EXPLANATION 
This proposal was submitted by Myah Kehoe, President of OSB, on behalf 
of the OSB Board of Governors.  It amends UTCR 3.170(6) to increase the 
pro hac vice application fee from $500 to $750 dollars, effective January 1, 
2026. 
 
At the fall 2025 meeting, the proponent provided testimony explaining the 
need for the fee increase as follows.  The pro hac vice application fee has 
not been increased since July 1, 2014, when it was raised to $500.  
Increasing the fee to $750 reflects inflationary increases and aligns the fee 
with the current administrative costs associated with processing pro hac 
vice applications.  According to Consumer Price Index data, $500 in 2014 
equates to approximately $679 today and $699 by 2026, which is the 
anticipated effective date of the proposed increase if adopted. 
 
The pro hac vice application fee serves two important purposes: 
• Subsidizing the Bar’s processing of pro hac vice applications; and 
• Supporting the Legal Services Program, ORS 9.241(4). 
 
Six percent (6%) of pro hac vice application fees (approximately $30 per 
application) currently are allocated to the Bar’s Regulatory Counsel’s Office 
for processing pro hac vice applications.  The remaining ninety-four percent 
(94%) directly support legal aid through the Legal Services Program.  
However, the actual cost of processing pro hac vice applications has 
increased to nearly eight percent (8%) ($40 per application) of the current 
$500 fee.  To account for the higher cost, the Bar’s Regulatory Counsel’s 
Office subsidizes the cost out of its own budget to avoid reducing the Legal 
Services Program funding.  Thus, increasing the pro hac vice application 
fee will:  (1) cover the increased cost of processing pro hac vice 
applications; (2) realign funding of legal services that has diminished due to 
inflation; and (3) ensure that the pro hac vice fee structure remains 
sustainable in the long term. 
 
At the fall meeting, the committee voted by consensus to recommend 
approval and further recommended making the change out of cycle 
because the fee has not increased since 2014 and the Bar needs a timely

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