Rule 504 - Attorney's Oath Form; Entry on Minutes; Time Limit on Admission (a) Pursuant to W.S. § 33-5-112, following the order of the Court admitting the applicant to the Bar with authority to practice as an attorney and counselor at law in the Court and all courts of the State of Wyoming, the candidate shall make the following oath: "I, __________________, do solemnly swear that I will support, obey and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution and laws of the State of Wyoming, and that I will faithfully and honestly and to the best of my ability discharge the duties of an Attorney and Counselor at Law."
The oath may be administered by the clerk or any of the justices of the Court, or by a clerk or any judge of a Wyoming district court. If the applicant resides outside the state, the oath may be administered in another state or territory of the United States by a judge or justice of a court of general jurisdiction or an appellate court.
(b) The completed original attorney's oath must be filed with the Clerk of the Court no more than ninety days after the date of the Court's order admitting the applicant to the Bar. Except as provided below, failure to timely satisfy the provision of this rule shall require an applicant to recommence the application process including a new application, payment of fees, a character and fitness investigation and retaking of the Bar Examination, if applicable. (c) An applicant who fails to take and file the oath within ninety days from the date of the Court's order may, for up to 12 months from the date of the Court's order admitting the applicant to the Bar, file an affidavit with the Board explaining the cause of the delay. Upon consideration of the affidavit, the Board may, for good cause shown, recommend to the Court that the applicant be permitted to file the oath late or recommend to the Court that the applicant not be permitted to file the oath late. Wyo. R. State Bar, Att'y Cond. & Prac. 504
Added August 27, 2014, effective October 1, 2014; amended June 2, 2015, effective July 1, 2015.