04/13/2021

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

PR 06-0422

IN THE MAIlER OF THE PETITION OF ORDER STEPHEN H. OVERSTREET

Stephen H. Overstreet 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 ofthe application for admission." Rule IV.A.3,Rules ofAdmission. Overstreet passed the MPRE in 1993 when seeking admission to the practice of law in the State of Missouri, where Overstreet was admitted. Overstreet was also admitted to the Bars of Washington and Illinois. According to the petition, Overstreet has actively practiced law for 28 years "without any ethical or disciplinary issues in any jurisdiction where he has been licensed or admitted pro hac vice.- Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition of Stephen H. Overstreet 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 of Bar Examiners at the State Bar of Montana. .S 'day of April, 2021.

DATED thisl,

1/ ‘ Ilbotiol" Chief Justice PR 1 3 2021 dowen Greenwood - ierk of Suprerne Cour. .

State of Montana