Section 910IAC1-8-1. Representation of parties

   (a) Any person may appear before the commission, or presiding officer on his or her own behalf, or by an attorney admitted to practice and in good standing before the bar of any of the United States or the District of Columbia.

  (b) A complainant may appear before the commission, or presiding officer, in person, by an attorney, or by a legal intern pursuing an education in a legal institution and engaged in a program certified by the supreme court of Indiana. In lieu of the options provided in this subsection, the case in support of the complaint may be presented by the commission's staff attorney. In such case, the commission's staff attorney represents the public interest and does not enter into an attorney-client relationship with a complainant. In the event the commission's staff attorney presents the case in support of the complaint and the complainant's interest conflicts with the public interest, the commission's attorney is bound to pursue the public interest.

  (c) In the event a complainant appears in person or by an attorney or a legal intern pursuing an education in a legal institution and engaging in a program certified by the supreme court of Indiana, the commission's staff attorney may present the case in support of the complaint for purposes of furthering the public interest. (Civil Rights Commission; Rule 8, Sec 8.1; filed Mar 29, 1974, 4:16 p.m.: Rules and Regs. 1975, p. 210; filed Feb 7, 2000, 3:15 p.m.: 23 IR 1396; readopted filed Oct 25, 2001, 2:15 p.m.: 25 IR 942; readopted filed Oct 29, 2007, 2:55 p.m.: 20071128-IR-910070566RFA; readopted filed Nov 19, 2013, 9:07 a.m.: 20131218-IR-910130454RFA)