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Local counsel in the states and courts where we are licensed

Out-of-state firms and referring counsel can ask Newark Law Offices to appear as local counsel — hearings, depositions, filings, and on-the-ground coordination — on a case-by-case basis. Offices in Dallas and Edmond. We do not hold ourselves out as a general practice in every state on this page.

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Case-by-caseAn inquiry is not an engagement. Conflicts, court rules, and calendar control the yes or no.
Licensed courts onlyWe appear where a firm attorney is actually licensed or admitted — not on a hope of pro hac vice alone.
Referral statesAlaska, Wisconsin, and South Dakota originating matters are accepted on a referral basis, not as a general intake market.

What this page is for

Short answer: Lead counsel outside our offices often needs a lawyer who can walk into the courthouse, sit a deposition, or sign a local filing. We will consider that role in the jurisdictions listed below. We will also decline when the docket, the conflict check, or the work is a poor fit. That is the point of case-by-case.

Primary offices remain Dallas, Texas and Edmond, Oklahoma. That is where files are run. Local-counsel work in other licensed courts is coordinated from those offices, not from a storefront in every state.

Where the attorneys are licensed

Robert C. Newark, III

Responsible attorney.

  • Texas and Oklahoma state courts
  • Federal courts in Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arkansas

Colorado, New Mexico, and Arkansas references are federal-court admission, not a state license in those states.

Tyler Wilson

Attorney.

  • Oklahoma, Alaska, Wisconsin, and South Dakota state courts

Alaska, Wisconsin, and South Dakota originating cases are taken on a referral basis. Local-counsel appearances in those licensed courts are still considered one matter at a time.

Full bios: Our People. See also the local-counsel practice note.

What local counsel usually means on our files

  • Court appearances, status conferences, and hearings where lead counsel cannot be on the ground
  • Deposition coverage and local scheduling with court reporters and witnesses
  • Filing, service, and local-rule compliance when the court expects a licensed lawyer of record
  • Coordination with lead counsel on strategy — we do not take over the case unless that is the written engagement

Pro hac vice still has to be available under the court’s rules when the lead firm is not admitted. Local counsel does not magically admit an out-of-state lawyer. We will say so if the motion is not a fit.

What we are not doing on this page

  • Opening a general consumer practice in Alaska, Wisconsin, or South Dakota
  • Advertising state-court work in Colorado, New Mexico, or Arkansas
  • Promising we will take every local-counsel request that comes in
Fee terms for local-counsel work are set in a written engagement — hourly, flat, or another structure the matter supports. Contingent-fee language on other pages of this site does not apply unless a written fee agreement says it does. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Frequently asked questions

Will you act as local counsel?
On a case-by-case basis, in the states and courts where a firm attorney is licensed or admitted. Ask first. Do not assume the answer is yes.
Do you practice only in Texas and Oklahoma?
No. Offices and primary dockets are Dallas and Edmond. The firm’s attorneys also hold the licenses listed above. Alaska, Wisconsin, and South Dakota originating matters are referral-basis.
Can you be local counsel in Colorado, New Mexico, or Arkansas state court?
Those three are federal-court admissions for Robert C. Newark, III, not state-bar licenses. State-court work there is not offered from this page.
Does this form create an attorney-client relationship?
No. Intake is for routing until the firm is formally engaged.

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