In the past centuries, it has been general rule that a corporation may only be represented by counsel in US courts. I am wondering whether

there exist some exceptions to the rule.

One of my clients ( A small Chinese company) was sued in a US federal district court to compensate over USD 18,000,000. The company plans to

file a motion to waive the general rule by reasons:

1/ it can't afford the expensive lawyer fee;
2/ it can't find a trustable local licensed lawyer; and
3/ its Chinese legal advisor is familiar with common law system.

How about the possibility the motion could be granted?

Your comments and suggestion is highly appreciated.

Best regards,

Linchang Shen,Attorney at Law
Greetings from Shanghai,China
Email: yzslc@yahoo.com.cn