Sec. 1.23  Persons who may be admitted to practice.

    (a) Any person who is a member in good standing of the bar of the 
Supreme Court of the United States or of the highest court of any state, 
territory or the District of Columbia, and who is not under any final 
order of any authority having power to suspend or disbar an attorney in 
the practice of law within any state, territory or the District of 
Columbia that suspends, enjoins, restrains, disbars, or otherwise 
restricts him or her in the practice of law, may represent others before 
the Commission.
    (b) When such member of the bar acting in a representative capacity 
appears in person or signs a paper in practice before the Commission, 
his personal appearance or signature shall constitute a representation 
to the Commission that, under the provisions of this chapter and the 
law, he is authorized and qualified to represent the particular party in 
whose behalf he acts. Further proof of authority to act in a 
representative capacity may be required.
[ 28 FR 12415 , Nov. 22, 1963, as amended at  57 FR 38285 , Aug. 24, 1992]