By the by, BD or any other lawyers out there: any idea how far the whole pro hoc vice acceptance thing can be stretched?
Georgia is very strict on its admission standards – though you’re already finding that out with the denial of the waiver request.
You won’t be able to use the pro hac vice rules to practice in Georgia with a Tennessee license. You are only eligible to appear pro hac vice in Georgia if you practice “temporarily” in the state. If you reside in Georgia or regularly work in an office there, you have to have a Georgia law license.
The GA phv rule (recently revised) is here:
http://gabar.org/public/pdf/news/pro_hac_vice.pdf
Their procedure for admitting an out-of-state lawyer is a pain in the butt.
bd