[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 33, Volume 2] [Revised as of July 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 33CFR148.267] [Page 191] TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) PART 148--GENERAL--Table of Contents Subpart C--Application Proceeding Sec. 148.267 Appearance and practice. (a) Each party to a formal hearing, except an individual, must appear by his attorney. Each attorney must file a notice of appearance that states his name, address, telephone number, and the name of the person he represents. With his notice of appearance, each attorney must file a written authorization from his client. (b) Each attorney representing a person in a proceeding must be admitted, and be in good standing, to practice before a court of the United States or the highest court of any State, territory or possession of the United States. (c) The administrative law judge assigned to the formal hearing may suspend or bar an attorney from representing a person in the proceeding if he finds that the attorney has failed to conform to the standards of conduct required for attorneys in the Courts of the United States. (d) The administrative law judge may exclude any person from a formal hearing or a conference if the person is contumacious at the hearing or conference.