Opinion
PR 06-0318
01-03-2023
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF ANNA ALISA ROYEM
ORDER
Anna Alisa Royem has petitioned the Court to waive the requirement that applicants for admission to the State Bar of Montana be sworn in within one year after satisfying the requirements for admission, and grant her a 6-month extension of time to be sworn in. Rule X.B, Rules of Admission of Montana, provides "[i]f an applicant does not appear for admission to the State Bar of Montana within one year after successfully meeting the requirements for admission, the applicant's application will be terminated and the applicant may be admitted only after reapplication as provided in these Rules."
Royem look the Montana Uniform Bar Examination (UBE) and attended the Montana Law Seminar in July 2020. After passing the UBE, she had until September 2021 to be sworn in under the Rule. Royem explains that, due to COVID 19-related circumstances, she left Montana to care for family in Colorado shortly after taking the UBE. Royem states that, upon receiving notice she had passed the UBE, she paid dues associated with being on inactive status and, due to confusion during the pandemic, she was under the mistaken belief that her qualifications for admission would be held in abeyance until such time as she was sworn in. Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition of Anna Alisa Royem to waive the one-year requirement under Rule X.B, Rules of Admission of Montana, is GRANTED. Royem is granted a 6-month extension of time to be sworn in. Royem must satisfy all other processing requirements and pay any necessary fees for admission.
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.