Lawyering across state lines.

• Position: Stateline - Brief Article

Practicing law in more than one state just got easier for lawyers in Idaho, Oregon and Washington, where a mutual bar admittance plan began Jan. 1. Under the agreement, attorneys who pass one state bar exam can be admitted in the other two, as well. The agreement is a first of its kind. Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont have discussed a similar deal, but have not reached an agreement...