Legal Opinion
J. Kenneth Lowrie v. Joseph H. Goldenhersh
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 22, 1983No. 81-2250PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff, J. Kenneth Lowrie, a lawyer licensed by the State of Michigan, seeks admission to the bar of the State of Illinois without submitting to the Illinois bar examination. Illinois Supreme Court Rule 705(a) permits the admission of foreign licensed attorneys without further examination provided the applicant has resided and actively and continuously practiced law in the licensing state for a period of at least five years out of the immediately preceding seven years. 1 In 1979, when Lowrie applied for admission under the rule, he was denied admission…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- Dunn v. BlumsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by33 opinions
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