Opinion
PR 06-0422
03-29-2022
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF ROY LAWRENCE HANCE, JR.
ORDER
Roy Lawrence Hance. Jr. has petitioned the Court to waive the three-year test requirement for the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) for purposes of Hance's application for admission by motion to the State Bar of Montana. By rule, applicants for admission by motion must provide evidence of the requisite score on an MPRE taken "within three years preceding the date of the application for admission.” Rule VII. A.9. Rules of Admission.
Hance was not required to take the MPRE in 1980 when seeking admission to the practice of law in the State of Texas, as the requirement was not added to the bar examination until 1984. However, the petition indicates that Hance has practiced law "for over 40 years, without any ethical or disciplinary issues," Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition of Roy Lawrence Hance, Jr. to waive the testing requirement for the MPRE for purposes of Hance'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.