Preamble

Rules for the Regulation of the Practice of Law In the Courts of Montana by Attorneys at Law

Having dissolved the Commission on the Unauthorized Practice of Law, 1 this Court concludes that it is necessary and appropriate that we exercise our Constitutional power under Article VII, Section 2(3) to make rules governing the practice and procedure before the courts of this state and the conduct of the members of the State Bar of Montana. The following rules are intended to implement this Constitutional authority. Therefore, the following rules shall apply in addition to other rules that we have adopted governing admission to the Bar, attorney discipline, rules of professional conduct, rules relating to character and fitness and rules relating to continuing legal education.