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Date Created: 2023-02-08 20:05:45.575807+00
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02/07/2023

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

                                       PR 06-0422

 IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION
                                                                  ORDER
 OF HEATHER H. GRAHAME

       Heather H. Grahame has petitioned the Court to waive the three-year test
requirement for the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE), and the
requirement for in-person attendance of the Montana Law Seminar, for purposes of
Grahame's 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
VII.A.9, Rules of Admission, as well as "in-person completion of the Montana Law
Seminar." Rule VIILA., Rules of Admission.
       Grahame has taken the MPRE twice, the first time during law school and the second
time in 2011, when she was conditionally admitted to the Montana State Bar. She has
remained a member in good standing with the State Bar, and her petition states she has
practiced law since 1984 "without any ethical or disciplinary issues in any jurisdiction
where licensed." Regarding her request to waive the in-person seminar, Grahame's
situation is unique in that she has practiced in Montana since 2011. She was conditionally
admitted by this Court for the purpose of representing one client, Northwestern Energy.
She is now retiring from Northwestern Energy and wishes to continue practicing. She has
completed all other requirements for full admission pursuant to admission on motion.
Good cause appearing,
      IT IS ORDERED that the petition of Heather H. Grahame to waive the three-year
test requirement for the MPRE and the in-person seminar requirement for purposes of
Grahame's current application for admission by motion to the State Bar of Montana is
GRANTED.

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      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.
      DATED this         day of February, 2023.

                                                          Chief Justice

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