In Re Collins-Bazant for Admission to the Nebraska State Bar on Examination

This case requires us to decide whether we will grant a waiver to Neb. Ct. R. for Adm. of Attys. 5C (rev. 1996) to allow a graduate of a non-American Bar Association (ABA)-approved foreign law school to take the Nebraska bar examination.

BACKGROUND

Gail Collins-Bazant (Collins) is a Canadian attorney seeking permission to sit for the Nebraska bar examination. This is the second appearance of Collins before this court. In 1997, Collins brought an original action seeking admission to the Nebraska bar without examination on the basis of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). We concluded…