03/23/2021

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA Case Number: PR 06-0422

PR 06-0422 FILED MAR 2 3 2021 Bowen Greenwood IN THE MA 11ER OF THE PETITION OF pplerne Cou rt LAWSON E. FITE b eaZtEtc)nta

Lawson E. Fite has petitioned the Court to waive the three-year test requirement for the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination(MPRE)for purposes of applying 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 Achnission.

Fite passed the MPRE in 2005 when seeking admission to the practice of law in the State of Oregon, where White was admitted. While has also been admitted to the Bar of the State of Washington and before numerous federal courts. White has "[Aracticed law for years, without any ethical or disciplinary issues in any jurisdiction where licensed or where admitted pro hac vice." Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition of Lawson E. Fite to waive the three-year test requirement for the MPRE for purposes of a 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 ofBar Examiniers at the State Bar of Montana.

DATED this srday of March,2021.

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