In re Coliss

Corliss graduated in 1980 from a law school in the State of California that was not approved by the American Bar Association (ABA). After passing the California bar examination and practicing law in California for approximately twelve years, he applied to the board in 1994 for permission to take the limited written examination on Massachusetts practice and procedure. The limited examination is one of several prerequisites set forth in rule 3:01, § 6.1, for admission on motion to the Massachusetts bar. See S.J.C. Rule 3:01, § 6.1.6. The board denied Corliss’s request, citing rule 3:01, §…