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Bar Admissions Blog

Helping Bar Applicants Prove Character and Fitness for Admission to the Bar

Beating the RAP Sheet

Q. I've worked hard to overcome the past. But I amassed an extensive criminal record growing up on the mean streets of Baltimore. Should I even try for a legal career?

Sex Offender Registry

Q. I made the Dean's List in law school, but unfortunately got listed on the sex offender registry shortly after graduation. Do I have any hope of bar admission?

Domestic Violence

Q. To gain leverage in a contentious custody battle, my ex accused me of hitting him and our kids. Though he threatened to call the police, he didn't do so after settling the case. Must I disclose his frivolous accusations?

Arguing Redemption

Q. Is it really possible to overcome a checkered past when judges sit back on their bench, act "holier than thou," and look down on anyone with a questionable background?

Disclosing Expunged Charges

Q. After I finished my community service, the judge struck my shoplifting conviction, terminated my probation and expunged my record. Must I disclose it on my bar application?