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July 2023 Oregon Bar Exam Applicants

Exam Results available here

Notice For All Current ATTORNEY Applicants

All fingerprint and notary requirements have been suspended. Once you have filled out the application and C&F Reference Forms, just sign the declaration at the end of the application and send it in with your payment. Please do not contact the Admissions Department to confirm this statement. We will place a new announcement here if this changes. Thank you.


  • Application Form (PDF)
  • Exam Preparation
  • Exam Results/Pass Rates
  • Admission Rules (PDF)

2023 February Exam


Exam Results available here



2023 July Exam


Exam Results available here


The admissions ceremony will be held on Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. in Smith Auditorium on the Willamette University campus in Salem.




  • Comity FAQ (PDF)
  • Comity Rule (PDF)
  • Admission Rules (PDF)
  • Pro Bono Rule (PDF)
  • House Counsel (PDF)
  • Law Teacher (PDF)
  • Applicants for Admission
  • Complete pre-packaged comity CLE
  • CLE courses that comply for comity admission


Some lawyers may be admitted without taking the bar examination. Each of these alternate routes has specific requirements which must be satisfied. Applicants are encouraged to review these rules carefully. Applicants for admission via an alternate route must still demonstrate good moral character pursuant to ORS 9.220.


All application forms for admission are available here.


Mandatory CLE Requirements for Comity Admission

All applicants for Comity Admission must take 15 credit hours of continuing legal education as approved by the Board.

Mandatory Subjects: At least two (2) credit hours must cover Legal Ethics (Oregon Code of Professional Responsibility) Four (4) credit hours must cover introductory Civil Procedure (Oregon State Court and United States District Court of Oregon local rules) At least three (3) hours must cover Oregon State Court civil procedure, emphasizing the unique aspects. Not more than one hour can be on United States District Court of Oregon local rules.

Elective Subjects: Nine (9) of the credit hours must be taken in one or more of the following subject fields emphasizing Oregon law, provided the credit hours have been accredited by the Oregon State Bar Minimum Continuing Legal Education Administrator. Oregon Administrative Law, Oregon Constitutional Law, Contracts, Corporations, Criminal Law and Procedure, Decendent's Estates, Oregon Domestic Relations, Employment Law, Evidence, Local Federal Court Practice and Procedure, Legal and Equitable Remedies, Oregon Legislation, Partnerships, Oregon Court Practice and Procedure, Real Property, Torts, Trusts, U.C.C. II - Sales, U.C.C. III - Negotiable Instruments/Commercial Paper, U.C.C. IX - Secured Transactions.



Applicants for Admission

Pursuant to RFA 6.10, as part of an applicants character and fitness review, each applicants name must be published at least 45 days prior to admission. In compliance with this rule, below is a list of applicants who have applied for Comity, Score Transfer, and House Counsel admission. The link below includes a list of applicants who have applied for the administration of the Uniform Bar Examination in Oregon. The Board of Bar Examiners requests that members examine these lists and bring to the boards attention any information that might influence the board in considering the moral character of any applicant for admission. Send correspondence to Admissions Department, Oregon State Board of Bar Examiners, P.O. Box 231935, Tigard, OR 97281-1935. Correspondence can also be emailed to admissions@osbar.org.


July 2023 Bar Exam Applicants


Comity

The following names will expire on Monday, October 2, 2023:

Alexander Erwig, Christopher S. Jones, David A. Bernstein, Eliza L. Whitworth, Henry G. Ross, James F. Johnson, Jay G. Stirling, Jeff M. Sbaih, Jeremy L. Little, John B. Fay, Judy A. Verrone, Kathleen A. McConnell, Marques C. Lang, Maureen M. Home, Nicole M. McLaughlin, Ryan J. Scerbo, Sarah A. Messina

The following names will expire on Monday, October 23, 2023:

Garrett B. Logan, Gina F. Elliott, Ivan S. Abrams, John S. Kapuza, John Stuart Kaplan, Joseph A. Seltzer, JudyAnne E. Rogado, Kalina R. Lovell Davis, Marina C. Spencer, Nicole E. Rivera, Rani F.Hurd, Ryan Mattson, Shreedhar R. Patel, Steven M. Avila, Steven V. Balian, William F Davidson



Score Transfer

The following names will expire on Monday, October 23, 2023:

Chivonne Bradley, Nicholas C. Moen



Other Applicants

The following names will expire on Monday, October 2, 2023:

Adam J. Rohne, Jennifer S. Kucak, Nicholas F. Phillips, Sujata A. Pagedar







Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) Transfer Information

  • UBE Application
  • NCBE UBE Info

MCLE Requirements for UBE Applicants (following admission):

MCLE Rule 1.8 provides that a person is a new admittee from the date of initial admission as an active member of the Oregon State Bar through the end of his or her first reporting period.

MCLE Rule 3.3(b) provides that new admittees shall complete 15 credit hours of accredited CLE activity in the first reporting period after admission as an active member, including two credit hours in ethics, and ten credit hours in practical skills. One of the ethics credit hours must be devoted to Oregon ethics and professionalism and four of the ten credits in practical skills must be devoted to Oregon practice and procedure. New admittees must also complete a three credit hour OSB-approved introductory course in access to justice. The MCLE Program Manager may waive the practical skills requirement for a new admittee who has practiced law in another jurisdiction for three consecutive years immediately prior to the member’s admission in Oregon, in which event the new admittee must complete ten hours in other areas. After a new admittee’s first reporting period, the requirements in Rule 3.2(a) shall apply.



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Application Forms

  • House Counsel Application
    Pay Online Here
    Submit Online Here
  • Law Teacher Application
    Pay Online Here
    Submit Via US Mail
  • Out-of-State Active Pro Bono Application
    Pay Online Here
    Submit Via US Mail
  • Comity Application
    Pay Online Here
    Submit Online Here
  • Conversion Application
    Pay Online Here
    Submit Online Here
  • Provisional Licensing Program Application
    Submit Online Here
  • Rule 3.05 Affidavit A & B
  • Score Transfer Application

  • Member Seating Application for Feb UBE
    Pay Online Here
    Submit Online Here



Temporary Practice Application Forms

  • Temporary Practice Application Information
    Pay Online Here
    Submit Online Here



General Forms

  • Address Change Form

  • Annual House Counsel Certification Packet

  • House Counsel Reinstatement Form

  • Bar Exam Confirmation Letter

  • Certificate of Graduation

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  • Admission Files Order Form



Oath Form


  • Please note: The Oath must be filed with the Supreme Court. Please do not send this form to the Oregon State Bar as it may delay your date of admission. Please send to: Oregon Supreme Court, 1163 State St. Salem, OR 97301.

  • COVID-19 Oath form



Comity Info

  • CLE Itemization Report



Testing Accomodations


  • Any applicant requesting testing accommodations must submit accurate and fully complete request forms (on the forms provided by the Board) and file them with the Board no later than April 15th for the July bar exam and November 15th for the subsequent February bar exam. RFA 5.10.

  • Testing Accommodations Info Package and Forms



Provision of Legal Services Following Disaster (Not in Effect)

  • Please see this 2009 Supreme Court order related to the provision of legal services following the determination of a disaster.


Annual Character & Fitness Statistics

  • 2019
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Staff Contacts

Troy Wood
Regulatory Counsel

twood@osbar.org, (503) 620-0222 ext. 310

Kelsey Carbary
Lead Admissions Coordinator

kcarbary@osbar.org, (503) 620-0222 ext. 419

Sarah Haugstad
Lead Investigator

shaugstad@osbar.org, (503) 620-0222 ext. 364

Jenni Abalan
Lead Regulatory Coordinator

jabalan@osbar.org, (503) 620-0222 ext. 330

Kerri Deegan
Regulatory Services Assistant

kdeegan@osbar.org, (503) 620-0222 ext. 304




Board of Bar Examiners

  • BBX Fitness Task Force
  • Alternatives to Exam Task Force
  • Committee on Alternatives to Required Education Task Force
  • Standard Setting Task Force (available March)

Board of Bar Examiners Members


Ms. Tuttle, Stephanie J    Chairperson
Dr. Rosilez, Anthony J    Vice Chair
Ms. Perini-Abbott, Joanna T    Member
Ms. Matthews, Kendra M    Member
Mr. Ujifusa, Glen H    Member
Hon. Skye, Kelly     Member
McLeod-Skinner, Cassandra C    Member
Ms. Doornink, Christy Amber    Member
Hon. Franco Lucero, Angela M    Member
Ms. Smith, Adrian Tobin    Member
Hon. Alarcon, Jacqueline Lizeth    Member
Mr. Slauson, Michael J    Member
Ms. Donaldson, Lee Ann     BOG Contact
Corey, David     Public Member
Kolbell, Richard     Public Member




Board of Bar Examiners Meeting Dates

Please note that the Board may transition to in-person meetings in the summer or fall.


3/23/2022
Wednesday
9:00AM – 4:00PM
Zoom (Committee Mtgs.)
3/24/2022
Thursday
8:30AM – 12:30PM
Zoom Meeting
4/22/2022
Friday
8:30AM – 12:30PM
Zoom Meeting
5/20/2022
Friday
8:30AM – 12:30PM
Zoom Meeting
6/24/2022
Friday
8:30AM – 12:30PM
Zoom Meeting
8/25/2022
Thursday
8:30AM – 12:30PM
TBA
9/16/2022
Friday
8:30AM – 12:30PM
TBA
10/21/2022
Friday
8:30AM – 12:30PM
TBA


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