Devil In the Details

The Minnesota Supreme Court denied the motion of an attorney who had been suspended for at least 30 days for additional time to take and pass the state bar professional responsibility examination.

The court’s origninal order required the attorney to pass the exam within one year. When the attorney had failed to provide the court with proof of passage, a show cause order was entered.

The attorney stated in response that “during the summer of 2014 she realized for the first time ithat the professional responsibility portion of the state bar examination is only offered three times per year” and that realization came too late. In any event, she contended that financial problems prevented her registration.

She is now registered for the November 2014 exam.

 The court revoked the attorney’s conditional reinstatement.

These are the kind of details to which a suspended attorney should pay close attention. (Mike Frisch)