Order of Adoption Thursday, September 1, 2016

IN THE SUPREME COURT

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

ORDER OF ADOPTION

Supreme Court No. 20160204

Proposed Amendments to North Dakota Rule of Professional Conduct 5.5 and North Dakota Admission to Practice Rule 3 Regarding Practice by Foreign Lawyers

[¶ 1] On May 25, 2016, the Joint Committee on Attorney Standards submitted a petition to amend North Dakota Rules of Professional Conduct 5.5 regarding the unauthorized practice of law - foreign lawyers, and North Dakota Admission to Practice Rule 3 regarding the pro hac vice admission of foreign lawyers. The proposal is available at http://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 Rules of Professional Conduct 5.5 and North Dakota Admission to Practice Rule 3 are ADOPTED effective October 1, 2016.

[¶ 3] The Supreme Court of the State of North Dakota convened the 1st day of September, 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