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\nBar examiNers  \naNd ameriCaN Bar assoCiatioN seCtioN of legal eduCatioN aNd admissioNs to the Bar  \nNational Conference  \nof Bar Examiners  \nNational Conference of Bar Examiners  \nEditors Erica MoEsEr clairE J. Guback  \nThis publication represents the joint work product of the National Conference of Bar Examiners and the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. The views expressed herein have not been approved by the House of Delegates or the Board of Governors of the American Bar Association, nor has such approval been sought. Accordingly, these materials should not be construed as representing the policy of the American Bar Association.  \nNational Conference of Bar Examiners  \n302 South Bedford Street, Madison, WI 53703-3622  \n608-280-8550 • TDD 608-661-1275 • Fax 608-280-8552  \n[www.ncbex.org](www.ncbex.org)  \nChair: Hon. Thomas J. Bice, Fort Dodge, IA  \nPresident: Erica Moeser, Madison, WI  \nImmediate Past Chair: Bryan R. Williams, New York, NY  \nChair-Elect: Robert A. Chong, Honolulu, HI  \nSecretary: Hon. Rebecca White Berch, Phoenix, AZ  \nBoard of Trustees: Hulett H. Askew, Atlanta, GA  \nPatrick R. Dixon, Newport Beach, CA  \nMichele A. Gavagni, Tallahassee, FL  \nGordon J. MacDonald, Manchester, NH  \nHon. Cynthia L. Martin, Kansas City, MO  \nSuzanne K. Richards, Columbus, OH Hon. Phyllis D. Thompson, Washington, DC Timothy Y. Wong, St. Paul, MN  \nABA House of Delegates Representative: Hulett H. Askew, Atlanta, GA  \nAmerican Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar  \n321 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654-7598  \n312-988-6738 • Fax 312-988-5681  \n[www.americanbar.org/legaled](www.americanbar.org/legaled)  \nChair: Hon. Rebecca White Berch, Phoenix, AZ  \nChair-Elect: Gregory G. Murphy, Billings, MT  \nVice Chair: Maureen A. O’Rourke, Boston, MA  \nSecretary: Edward N. Tucker, Baltimore, MD  \nImmediate Past Chair: Joan Howland, Minneapolis, MN  \nABA House of Delegates Representatives: Hon. Christine M. Durham, Salt Lake City, UT  \nHon. Solomon Oliver, Jr., Cleveland, OH  \nBoard of Governors Liaison: E. Fitzgerald Parnell III, Charlotte, NC  \nManaging Director of Accreditation and Legal Education: Barry Currier  \nDeputy Managing Director: William E. Adams  \nAssociate Consultant: Camille deJorna  \nAssistant Consultant: Stephanie Giggetts  \nAssistant Consultant: Charlotte Stretch  \nABA BarAdmissions Committee  \nChair: Hon. Cynthia L. Martin, Kansas City, MO  \nNational Conference of Bar Examiners Liaison: Erica Moeser, Madison, WI  \nAllen Easley, Fullerton, CA  \nJoAnne A. Epps, Philadelphia, PA  \nKathryn R.L. Rand, Grand Forks, ND  \nPaul Teich, Boston, MA  \nMarilyn J. Wellington, Boston, MA  \nCopyright © 2016 by the National Conference of Bar Examiners and the American Bar Association. 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