Petition for Reinstatement to Active Status

0 !NAL 04/14/2020 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTAAliE D Case Number: PR 20-0004 PR 20-0004 APR 14 2020 Bowen Greenwood IN RE PETITION OF DAVID M.BEATON FOR Clerk of Supreme Court REINSTATEMENT TO ACTIVE STATUS IN 0 R r5T1V i‘liontan THE BAR OF MONTANA David M.Beaton has petitioned this Court for reinstatement to active status in the State Bar of Montana. Beaton voluntarily chose inactive status on April 9, 2010, and has been inactive since then. Therefore, given the length oftime Beaton has been on inactive status, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Petitioner shall submit to an investigation by the Commission on Character and Fitness. Petitioner shall comply with the character and fitness process and timely produce information and documentation as requested by the Commission. The Commission will investigate Petitioner's character and fitness in accordance with the Rules ofProcedure ofthe Commission on Character and Fitness. The Commission may, in its discretion, conduct a limited investigation. The Commission will advise the Court whether the Petitioner has been certified, conditionally certified, or denied certification. If the Commission denies certification, the Commission will issue written findings offact, conclusions oflaw, and a decision pursuant to Section 5(c)(6) ofthe Rules ofProcedure of the Commission on Character and Fitness. Ifthe Petitioner is certified or conditionally certified by the Commission on Character and Fitness, the Petitioner shall be admitted to the active practice of law in Montana upon payment of appropriate dues and fees and penalties to the State Bar of Montana. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, if admitted, within six months of admission to the active practice of law, Petitioner shall submit to the Board of Continuing Legal Education, P.O. Box 577, Helena, MT 59624, proof of attendance at thirty hours of approved Continuing Legal Education to be credited to the time Petitioner was on inactive status. The Clerk is directed to provide copies of this order to the Petitioner and the State Bar of Montana. DATED this I LI day of April, 2020. Chief Justice • L licef4j1 2