Opinion ID: 1754792
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Text: This case involves an application filed by Brian Budman with the Nebraska State Bar Commission (Commission) for admission without examination as a Class I-A applicant and requires us to decide whether we will grant a waiver of the educational requirement contained in Neb. Ct. R. for Adm. of Attys. 5A(1)(b) (rev. 2005) and admit a graduate of a foreign law school that is not approved by the American Bar Association (ABA). Upon our de novo review and applying our jurisprudence relative to rule 5A(1)(b), we determine that Budman has met his burden of affirmatively showing that he had attained educational qualifications at least equal to those required at the time of application for admission by examination to the bar of Nebraska, rule 5A(1)(b), and as a result, a waiver of the educational requirement under rule 5A(1)(b) is appropriate. Accordingly, we grant Budman's application for admission to the Nebraska State Bar Association.