Admission by Motion

Preparing Your Application for Admission by Motion to the Wyoming State Bar

Follow each step carefully, making sure to read all instructions completely.

Step 1
Ensure that you have been actively practicing for five of the last seven years in a reciprocal jurisdiction. Please be certain that you familarize yourself with Rule 302 of the Rules & Procedures Governing Admission to the Practice of Law in Wyoming.

It is your burden to demonstrate that your jurisdiction grants bar admission without bar examination, including a local essay, administration of the MBE or MPRE or any performance test, to attorneys licensed in Wyoming on the basis of practice in Wyoming. You should be prepared to submit a copy of all pertinent rules in your jurisdiction.

Application fees will not be refunded to applicants who have applied from non-reciprocal jurisdictions.

Step 2
Read the Rules & Procedures Governing Admission to the Practice of Law in Wyoming.

Step 3
Print and read Motion Application Checklist (PDF 36K).

Step 4
Complete and print the Application for Admission (PDF 400K). Information can be typed directly into each field; however, you will not be able to save the document. Navigate by using the tab key.

Step 5
Complete and print two copies of the Authorization & Release (PDF 76K) form. This document must be notarized.

Step 6
Complete and print the Certificate of Judge (PDF 64K). This document must be completed by a judge in the reciprocal jurisdiction and returned directly to you for inclusion with your application package.

Step 7
Complete and print the Affidavit of Officer of Supreme Court (PDF 56K). This form must be completed by an Officer of the Supreme Court or Board of Law Examiners in the reciprocal jurisdiction and returned directly to you for inclusion with your application package.

Step 8
Complete and print the Certification of Compliance with Rule 302 (PDF 12K). This form must be notarized.

Step 9
Complete and print the Certification of Completion of Continuing Legal Education (168K). You must have earned 45 hours of CLE during the three years immediately preceding the date of your application or your application will not be accepted.

Step 10
Complete and print the NCBE Request for Preparation of a Character Report. You may submit this portion online to the NCBE, but you must also print a copy to include with your application packet. Payment to the NCBE should be attached to the printed copy and submitted with your application packet.

Step 11
Review the Motion Application Checklist carefully. Assemble all completed forms, making a copy for your records. Be sure to include $450, payable to the Wyoming Supreme Court, as well as the appropriate amount payable to the NCBE. Send your complete application packet to:

Clerk of the Wyoming Supreme Court
2300 Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002

If you have a change to your application after filing it with the Wyoming Supreme Court, complete and print the Amendment to Application (PDF 68K) form. Mail the form to the Wyoming Supreme Court.

Questions? Contact Nancy Shore at (307) 632-9061.