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I was out of town when the comments concerning reciprocity terminated. I think the idea is great except that one must have graduated from a law school which was ABA approved at the time of
graduation. President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, President Hunter (now deceased) and I both graduated from Southwestern Night Law School long before it was an ABA
accredited school. Therefore we would both be denied the reciprocity. Yet President Hunter had a very, very distinguished career representing some very, very important clients in the
California scene and I have been a senior partner in a successful law firm in L.A. from 52 till 72 which consisted of eleven lawyers and 23 secretaries and bookkeeper when I retired.
After sailing for six years I got bored and started a law firm in Hawaii which in 3 years consisted of 4 lawyers and ten ladies as secretaries and a bookkeeper. In the 50 years I have
been a licensed attorney I have not had one reprimand from any bar. Yet under the proposed rules, the fact that the school I graduated from 50 years ago was not ABA approved, denies me
reciprocity. Doesn't make sense. The experience and clean record ought to count for something.
As I have a service calling with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and do legal work for them in Washington, Oregon, Utah and California, the reciprocity would be nice. Some
provision ought to be made for such situations. I am sure there are many.
Richard L. Tretheway
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