Order of Adoption Wednesday, August 24, 2016

IN THE SUPREME COURT

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

ORDER OF ADOPTION

Supreme Court No. 20160181

Proposed Amendments to North Dakota Admission to Practice Rules 2, 3, 6.1, 7, 11, and 12, and North Dakota Rules of Professional Conduct 5.5

[¶ 1] On April 29, 2016, the Joint Committee on Attorney Standards submitted a petition to amend North Dakota Admission to Practice Rules 2, 3, 6.1, 7, 11, and 12, and North Dakota Rule of Professional Conduct 5.5. A notice of comment was issued by the Court on May 20, 2016. The proposal is available athttp://www.ndcourts.gov/Court/Notices/Notices.htm. Individuals who do not have internet access may contact the Office of the Clerk of the Supreme Court to obtain a copy of the proposal. The Court considered the matter, and

[¶ 2] ORDERED, that the proposed amendments to North Dakota Admission to Practice Rules 2, 3, 6.1, 7, 11, and 12, and North Dakota Rules of Professional Conduct 5.5 are ADOPTED, effective October 1, 2016.

[¶ 3] The Supreme Court of the State of North Dakota convened the 24th day of August, 2016, with the Honorable Gerald W. VandeWalle, Chief Justice, and the Honorable Dale V. Sandstrom, the Honorable Carol Ronning Kapsner, the Honorable Daniel J. Crothers, and the Honorable Lisa Fair McEvers, Justices, directing the Clerk of the Supreme Court to enter the above order.

Penny Miller 
Clerk 
North Dakota Supreme Court