W.Admission.R. 306

(a) Due to the unique mobility requirements of military families who

support the defense of our nation, an attorney who is a spouse or a registered

domestic partner of a member of the United States Uniformed Services

(“service member”), stationed within this jurisdiction, may obtain a license to

practice law pursuant to the terms of this rule.

(b) Eligibility. — An applicant who meets this rule must:

(i) have been admitted to practice law in another U.S. state, territory, or

the District of Columbia;

(ii) have been awarded a juris doctor (JD) by a law school accredited by the

American Bar Association;

(iii) establish that the applicant is currently a member in good standing in

the jurisdiction in which the applicant is currently practicing;

(iv) establish that the applicant is not currently subject to attorney

discipline or the subject of a pending disciplinary matter in any jurisdiction;

(v) establish that the applicant possesses the character and fitness to

practice law in this jurisdiction; and

(vi) demonstrate presence in Wyoming as a spouse or registered domestic

partner of a member of the United States Uniformed Services.

(c) All applicants for admission pursuant to this rule shall complete an

application prescribed by the Board and shall submit to a character investigation performed by or for the NCBE. Completed applications are to be filed

with the Clerk of the Court. The Clerk shall not collect an application fee from

applicants seeking admission pursuant to this rule. Incomplete applications

will not be accepted for filing. The application shall be accompanied by all

supporting data required by the Board to determine eligibility under this rule.

Supporting data to the application shall include the following:

(i) A certificate of good standing from the highest court for each jurisdiction in which the applicant is admitted to practice law issued within the last

90 days;

(ii) A certification of compliance with the continuing legal education

requirements of all jurisdictions in which the applicant is admitted to

practice, if applicable;

(iii) An authorization and release form; and

(iv) Proof the applicant has passed the MPRE with a scaled score of 85

points or greater (75 points or greater for MPREs administered between

January 1, 1999, and October 1, 2014). If the date of the applicant’s first

admission in any jurisdiction was prior to 1999, a certification by the

applicant that the applicant obtained a passing score on the MPRE in

connection with that admission will suffice.

(d) Applications for admission pursuant to this rule shall be accompanied by

a copy of the applicant’s finalized Request for Preparation of a Character

Report to the NCBE.

(e) The Board shall notify the Court of an applicant’s eligibility for admission after the Committee has made its recommendation regarding the applicant’s good moral character and fitness to practice law.

(f) The Court shall notify each applicant of the applicant’s admission status

upon receipt of the Board’s and the Committee’s recommendations regarding

the applicant’s eligibility for admission.

(g) Attorneys licensed under this rule will be entitled to all privileges,

rights, and benefits and subject to all duties, obligations, and responsibilities

of active members of the Wyoming State Bar.

(h) The license to practice law under this rule shall terminate sixty (60) days

after the occurrence of any of the following events:

(i) the service member is no longer a member of the United States

Uniformed Services;

(ii) the attorney admitted pursuant to this rule is no longer married to, or

a registered domestic partner of, the service member; or

(iii) the service member receives a permanent transfer outside Wyoming,

except that if the service member has been assigned to an unaccompanied or

remote assignment with no dependents authorized, the attorney admitted

pursuant to this rule may continue to practice pursuant to the provisions of

this rule until the service member is assigned to a location with dependents

authorized.

In the event that any of the events listed in this paragraph occur, the

attorney admitted pursuant to this rule shall notify the Court of the event in

writing within thirty (30) days of the date upon which the event occurs. If the

event occurs because the service member is deceased or disabled, the attorney

shall notify the Court within sixty (60) days of the date upon which the event

occurs.