Tribal Court Attorney Loses Bid For Admittance To Practice In Federal Court

Mealey's (September 15, 2017, 9:26 AM EDT) -- GREAT FALLS, Mont. — An attorney licensed to practice before a tribal court cannot be admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana because he is not a member of the State Bar of Montana, a federal judge held Sept. 12 after finding that the local court rule requiring bar membership is constitutional because it sets reasonable standards for admission (Jerry O’Neil, et al. v. Tyler P. Gilman, et al., No. 16-84, D. Mont., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 147468)....