Opinion
PR 06-0422
07-26-2022
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF JOSEPH B. OTT
ORDER
Joseph B. Ott has petitioned the Court to waive the three-year test requirement for the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) for purposes of his 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 IV.A.3, Rules of Admission. Ott passed the MPRE in 2013 when seeking admission to the practice of law in the State of Illinois. Since being admitted to the Illinois Bar, Ott has remained a member in good standing "without any ethical or disciplinary issues." Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition of Joseph B. Ott to waive the three-year test requirement for the MPRE for purposes of his 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.