Petitions Relating to the Montana Bar Examination. ( 2021 )

08/24/2021 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MOIVMA__, Case Number: PR 06-0422 PR 06-0422 AUG 2 /I 2021 Bowen Greenw000 Clerk of Supr-,-,- rn,) Coun c. fetc, enf krinnt2na IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF LISA ORDER MICHELLE GRIFFITH Lisa Michelle Griffith has petitioned the Court to waive the three-year test requirement for the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) for purposes of Griffith's application for admission by motion to the State Bar of Montana. By rule, applicants for admission by rnotion must provide evidence of the requisite score on an MPRE taken "within three years preceding the date of the application for adrnission." Rule IV.A.3, Rules of Adrnission. Griffith passed the MPRE in 1997 when seeking admission to the practice of law in Minnesota. Griffith was admitted to the State Bar of Minnesota in 1997, State Bar of California in 2001, and State Bar of Wyoming in 2020 and is in good standing. The petition states that Griffith has practiced since 1997 with no "ethical or disciplinary action." Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition of Lisa Michelle Griffith to waive the three-year test requirement for the MPRE for purposes of Griffith's current application for admission by motion to the State Bar of Montana is GRANTED. The Clerk shall mail a copy of this order to Petitioner and to the Administrator of the Board of Bar Examiners at the State Bar of Montana. DATED this e---1 day of August, 2021. Chief Justice Justices 2