Petition for Reinstatement to Active Status ( 2020 )

ORIGINAL 04/14/2020 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONT Case Number: PR 20-0004 PR 20-0004 LE APR 1 4 2020 Bowen Greenwood IN RE PETITION OF DAVID GORDON FOR Clerk of Supreme Court Smelt Mnntana REINSTATEMENT TO ACTIVE STATUS IN 0R D THE BAR OF MONTANA David Gordon has petitioned this Court for reinstatement to active status in the State Bar of Montana. Gordon voluntarily chose inactive status in April 2016, and was suspended for nonpayment of dues in June 2017. Therefore, given the circumstances and length oftime since Gordon has been on active status, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Petitioner shall submit to an investigation by the Commission on Character and Fitness. Petitioner shall comply with the character and fitness process and timely produce information and documentation as requested by the Commission. The Commission will investigate Petitioner's character and fitness in accordance with the Rules ofProcedure ofthe Commission on Character and Fitness. The Commission may, in its discretion, conduct a limited investigation. The Commission will advise the Court whether the Petitioner has been certified, conditionally certified, or denied certification. If the Commission denies certification, the Commission will issue written findings offact, conclusions oflaw, and a decision pursuant to Section 5(c)(6) ofthe Rules of Procedure ofthe Commission on Character and Fitness. Ifthe Petitioner is certified or conditionally certified by the Commission on Character and Fitness, the Petitioner shall be admitted to the active practice of law in Montana upon payment of appropriate dues and fees and penalties to the State Bar of Montana. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, if admitted, within six months of admission to the active practice of law, Petitioner shall submit to the Board of Continuing Legal Education, P.O. Box 577, Helena, MT 59624, proof of attendance at thirty hours of approved Continuing Legal Education to be credited to the time Petitioner was on inactive status. The Clerk is directed to provide copies of this order to the Petitioner and the State Bar of Montana. DATED this I L\ day of April, 2020. Justices 2