Applicants seeking bar admission through the SPPE program may do so by clicking on the below link. Please note that applicants may not file their applications until (1) They have obtained an offer of employment, (2) Their employer has submitted an application, (3) Their supervising attorney has submitted an application, and (4) The Admissions Office has approved both the employer and supervising attorney as qualified to participate in the program.
Applications for employers and supervising attorneys who have agreed to supervise an applicant are now open. To find those applications, please click the SPPE Information button below and then select “SPPE Supervising Attorney” or “SPPE Employer” from the tabs on that page.
We encourage Supervising Attorneys and Employers to submit their applications as soon as possible. Because of the time needed to process applications, those applications must be filed at least two weeks before an applicant files their application. Without that lead time, applicants may experience delays in the processing of their applications.
SPPE Program Resources
General information about the program, the SPPE Rules, and FAQs are available at the following link below, please review this information before contacting our office as we will only refer you back to this information.
If you are an applicant, please email your questions to: sppe-applicant@osbar.org
If you are an employer/supervising attorney, please email your questions to: sppe-supervisor@osbar.org
The February 2025 Bar Exam application is available now, you can access it here. The timely filing deadline is Friday, November 15, 2024. Please contact the Admissions Department with any questions.
All successful and eligible exam applicants will be sent detailed information on the admission ceremony, bar membership, and the New Lawyer Mentoring Program along with other relevant information via their secure user portal.
The first opportunity for July 2024 examinees to submit an Oath of Office will be at the Fall Admission Ceremony, which will take place at 1:30 PM on Thursday, October 10, 2024 in Smith Auditorium on the main campus of Willamette University Main in Salem, Oregon (across the street from the Law School). You are welcome to bring your family and friends! The ceremony is open to everyone. The State Court Administrator and Oregon State Bar personnel will be at the auditorium to assist you with completing and filing your oath beginning at approximately 11:45 A.M. Representatives from the Professional Liability Fund, New Lawyers Division, and Oregon Women Lawyers Foundation will also be on hand to answer questions and provide information.
If you cannot attend the admissions ceremony, you may complete the oath online and mail it to the Oregon Supreme Court after the ceremony. Please note the court will NOT accept your oath prior to Thursday, October 10, 2024. The Supreme Court's mailing address is 1163 State St. Salem, OR 97301. Map of Willamette Campus and the Oath of Office form.
Please contact the office of the Board of Bar Examiners with any questions.
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 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.
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, House Counsel and SPPE 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. Please email correspondence to Admissions Department at admissions@osbar.org.
The following names will expire on Friday, November 1, 2024:
Richard C. Beckett, Marisa L. Boysen, Mathew P. Clark, Brent Crumpton, Kimberly J. Cullen, Stephen D. Daner, Robert D. Davis, Rayza Goldsmith, Cassandra Hine, Alexander B. Hoyt-Heydon, Daniel M.Huynh, Stacia N. Lay, Anthony G. Maack, Kathryn E. Marckworth, Erin M. McLaughlin, Candace L. Moon, Jonathan J. Obi, Misbah Rashid, Lyle D. Riggs, Kevin J. Robinson, Timothy D. Rose, Carlos R. Salazar, Lannie R. Sears, Laura H. Tanner, Tersugh Tivzenda, Kelsey T. Townsend
The following names will expire on Friday, November 18, 2024:
Levi F. Barber, Ian M. Bauer, Elisabeth E. Fairbanks, Hank G. Greenblatt, Tara Harrison, Benjamin K. Helford, Stephanie L. Little, Daniel M. McMillin, Ethan P. Meaney, Manuel Mendoza, David A. Petteys, Alixanne B. Pinkerton, Alexander B. Senft, Jacque E. St Romain, Lori R. Storts, Maria D. Tejedor, Max B. Walko, Rebecka Whitmarsh-Wilson
The following names will expire on Friday, November 1, 2024:
Mihnea A. Andreescu, Pierce J. Jordan, Zachary L. Linse
The following names will expire on Friday, November 18, 2024:
Jacob J. Hoyer, Aaron R. Schoenfeld
The following names will expire on Friday, November 1, 2024:
Hannah R. Bland, Kelsi H. Campbell, Ann Charleus, Oscar Chevez, Sean Chiatovich-Sloper, Christopher R. Cohen, Cecil G. Foster, Jamie L. Freeman, Erica L. Friedman-Smit, Roberto A. Gutierrez, Alexa R. Huewe, Liberty C. Johnson, Eva N. Kollenborn, Stanislav Kushnir, Karla E. Marquez Gaab, Adam Martin, Genessa M. Nabors, Jeffrey A. Straka, Amanda Straka, Chuckia O. Tolbert
The following names will expire on Friday, November 18, 2024:
James I. Allen, Kaitlynn M. Diaz, Tristan Kelly, Sergio A. Martinez, Erica E. Melendez, Brittanie M. Nichols, George Pash, Robb M. Wolfson, Lawrence S. Zucker
The following names will expire on Friday, November 1, 2024:
Marion L. Reyes, Martin F. Vedder, John P. Weathers
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.
Address Change Form
Annual House Counsel Certification Packet
House Counsel Reinstatement Form
Bar Exam Confirmation Letter
Certificate of Graduation
Supreme Court Certificate Order Form
Admission Files Order Form
Oath form 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| Hon. Caso, Rafael A | Member | |
| Ms. Matthews, Kendra M | Member | |
| Mr. Ujifusa, Glen H | Member | |
| Dr. Rosilez, Anthony J | Member | |
| Ms. Doornink, Christy Amber | Member | |
| Ms. Nedwicke, Marlo S | Member | |
| Hon. Alarcon, Jacqueline Lizeth | Member | |
| Ms. Biencourt, Erin Nicole | Member | |
| Ms. Houlihan, Megan Kathleen | BOG Contact |
