Colorado’s second-highest court reinstated a lawyer’s discrimination claim earlier this month against Colorado’s attorney regulation office, based upon its alleged failure to accommodate his disability during the bar exam.
Michael Ozborn, a University of Denver law graduate, sued the Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel in June 2024. He alleged that he had multiple diagnoses that qualified him as a person with a disability, and DU accommodated him accordingly during his schooling.
Ozborn had applied to OARC for disability accommodations on the July bar exam, seeking extra time, breaks, and a distraction-free environment. OARC denied the request. Ozborn appealed, but OARC once again denied the request for accommodations…