Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 484 - Attorneys at Law
Section 484.040 - Power to admit to practice vested in supreme court.

Effective - 28 Aug 1982
484.040. Power to admit to practice vested in supreme court. — The power to admit and license persons to practice as attorneys and counselors in the courts of record of this state, or in any of them, is hereby vested exclusively in the supreme court and shall be regulated by rules of that court.
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(RSMo 1939 § 13316, A.L. 1982 S.B. 680 Revision)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11695; 1919 § 669; 1909 § 939

Structure Missouri Revised Statutes

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title XXXII - Courts

Chapter 484 - Attorneys at Law

Section 484.010 - Practice of the law and law business defined.

Section 484.020 - Who shall engage in the practice of law or do law business — penalty.

Section 484.025 - Residential loans, imposition of fee to complete documentation not deemed engaging in the unauthorized practice of law.

Section 484.040 - Power to admit to practice vested in supreme court.

Section 484.053 - Supreme court to furnish director with list of persons currently licensed to practice law in Missouri — tax delinquency, effect of.

Section 484.130 - Compensation of attorney governed by agreement — lien upon client's cause of action.

Section 484.140 - Attorney may contract for percentage of proceeds of claim — notice of lien to be given to defendant.

Section 484.150 - Division of fees forbidden, when — penalty.

Section 484.160 - Judgment for costs and damages rendered against attorney, when.

Section 484.170 - Partners of prosecuting attorneys not to defend.

Section 484.190 - Powers to suspend or remove.

Section 484.200 - Charges, where exhibited.

Section 484.210 - Day for hearing — citation, where served.

Section 484.220 - Citation and charges, how served.

Section 484.230 - Proceedings on failure to appear.

Section 484.240 - Removal or suspension without trial.

Section 484.250 - Trial by court or commissioner.

Section 484.260 - Defendant may except to ruling and appeal from judgment.

Section 484.270 - Judgment operates as removal or suspension — reinstatement, how secured.

Section 484.350 - Standards for representation to be updated and adopted statewide, when.