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GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — The Cascade County attorney is denying allegations of misconduct for allowing unlicensed law school graduates to work as deputy county attorneys under the "student practice rule."
The Great Falls Tribune reports (http://gftrib.com/1INLZPL ) that a response from John Parker to a disciplinary complaint brought by the state Office of Disciplinary Counsel was filed Monday.
The complaint, filed in October, names three people who worked in the county attorney's office and represented themselves as deputy county attorneys despite the fact that they were no longer law school students and had failed the Montana Bar exam.
In his response, Parker admits to the state's findings, but maintains that his office ensured the attorneys in question met certain professional standards required by him and his office.
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