Q: Dear Ethics Lawyer, I am a lawyer admitted in a couple of Midwestern states, representing a client in a state where I am licensed that has a dispute with an opposing party in a state where I am not licensed. For various reasons, if the case cannot be settled and the facts develop as I expect, we will most likely file suit in that other state, at which time I’ll get local counsel and get admitted pro hac vice. Until then, can I rely upon the temporary practice provisions of Model Rule 5.5 to attend a pre-litigation settlement meeting without local counsel, and to do some pre-suit investigation and witness interviews, either there or by zoom from a state where I am licensed?