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Tag Archives: state bar

Hawai’i Adopts New Military Spouse Attorney Licensing Rule

by State Licensing Director, MSJDN On February 9, 2018, the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai’i adopted Rule 1.17 Limited admission of United States Uniformed Services spouse-attorneys, with an effective date of July 1, 2018. This amendment to...

March 7, 2018 at 5:45 pm Karen Scanlan read more

Reporting from Michigan: Experience at Milspouse Attorney Licensing Law Signing

By Katherine Lee Goyette On March 14, 2017, MSJDN Board member Katherine Lee Goyette attended Governor Rick Snyder’s signing of HB 5288 & HB 5289 (Public Acts 423-424), allowing military spouse attorneys stationed in Michigan with their active duty...

April 3, 2017 at 8:00 am Katherine Goyette read more

Alaska Approves New Military Spouse Attorney Rule

By Emily Macey On March 20, 2017, the Alaska Supreme Court approved a new rule allowing for a waiver to practice law for attorney spouses of active duty military personnel stationed within the State. The new rule, Bar Rule...

March 30, 2017 at 9:00 am Candice McPhillips read more

Military Spouse Attorney Licensing Becomes Michigan Law

On March 14th, MSJDN Treasurer Katherine Goyette was witness to a historic bill signing in Lansing, Michigan. Governor Snyder conducted a ceremonial signing of HB 5288 and HB 5289, assigned Public Act 423-424 (2016), granting military spouse attorneys a temporary...

March 24, 2017 at 2:00 pm Elizabeth Jamison read more

These People Are Your Neighbors: MSJDN’s Provisional Admission Proposal Debated in Georgia

The Board of Governors of the State Bar of Georgia recently met to discuss a proposal advanced by the Military Spouse JD Network that would allow military spouse attorneys to gain provisional admission to the state bar. The proposal,...

June 29, 2015 at 10:49 am Maureen Lavery read more

Arizona Welcomes First Military Spouse Under Rule 38(i)

In December 2012, Arizona State Rule 38(i) was issued, allowing qualified attorneys married to servicemembers stationed in the state to apply for admission to Arizona bar without examination. This support from the Arizona legal community acknowledges that military spouses should...

May 11, 2015 at 9:00 am Elizabeth Jamison read more

Oklahoma Becomes 12th State to Adopt Military Spouse Attorney Licensing Policy

On December 15, 2014, the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma approved a licensing accommodation for military spouse attorneys moving to the state due to their active duty servicemember’s orders. This new rule makes Oklahoma the twelfth state...

December 16, 2014 at 11:59 am Elizabeth Jamison read more

New York State of Mind: 11th State Adopts Military Spouse Attorney Licensing Policy

Military spouse attorneys are in a New York state of mind after learning that the New York State Board of Law Examiners (BOLE) has recently published a military spouse attorney licensing policy. The following message appears online: NOTICE TO MILITARY SPOUSES SEEKING...

August 4, 2014 at 4:40 pm Elizabeth Jamison read more

Colorado Becomes Ninth State to Support Military Spouse Attorneys with a Licensing Accommodation

It has been an exciting few weeks for Military Spouse JD Network, with the announcements of a rule change in Virginia and a military spouse accommodation policy in Massachusetts. And it’s about to get even more exciting! On June 13, 2014, the...

June 24, 2014 at 3:29 pm Reda Hicks read more

Massachusetts Becomes Second State to Voluntarily Enact Military Spouse Attorney Licensing Policy

The Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners has voluntarily enacted a military spouse attorney licensing policy as of March 2014. The following message appears online: “The Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners welcomes inquiries and applications for Admission on Motion from attorney spouses of...

June 12, 2014 at 12:27 pm Elizabeth Jamison read more
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