Re: Admission to the Bar

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January 24, 2007

Hello Legal Professionals,

Again, I am looking for feedback for persons that have had some
experience dealing with being admitted to the different state
bars. I know that what is posted in the internet is not the
history of how the bar has reacted to petitions to sit for the
bar exam.

I am in Florida and I just completed my J.D. from West Coast
School of Law (a correspondence school). I also hold a LL.B and
an LL.M from a university in
Colombia (the country). I am fluent in English; I did about
three years of my undergraduate work at Arizona State
University. Since November 26, 1999, I have been a practicing
attorney in good standing in the country of Colombia.

I know that most state bars will not accept the J.D. from a
California correspondence law school. I am looking to combine
my foreign LL.B and LL.M with the J.D. from WCSL and to be
admitted into one of the state bars. It makes
no difference to me which state admits me. I am only looking to
handle Customs and Federal Administrative matters. I do not
want work in any local or state courts.

I am presently researching the various state bars, i.e. New
York, Texas. Rumor has it that I might be able to be admitted
on a motion vs. taking a state bar exam. Does
anybody have any experience or ideas on this matter?

I would greatly appreciate any assistance in this matter.

Martin Roy Leon
7102 N. W. 50th Street
Miami, Florida 33166-5636
Email address: martinleon@ameritransworld.com or
royleonsr@gmail.com
Office Telephone: (305) 599-2662, Ext. 105
Cellular Telephone: (954) 864-6651

On 1/22/07, dd wrote:
> NY requires an LLM before allowing foreign law grads to sit.
> Correspondence school is not acceptable.
>
>
> On 1/15/07, Mara wrote:
>> Many people in New York with foreign degrees take the bar and
>> get admitted although they did not go to school in America.
>> Now, I am not to sure about correspondence's schools. Is it
>> ABA approved? The correspondence school?? If so, then you
>> should not have a problem sitting for the NY bar.
>>
>> Good luck!
>>
>>
>> On 1/14/07, Martin Roy Leon wrote:
>>> January 14, 2007
>>>
>>> I am in Florida and I just completed my J.D. from West
>>> Coast School of Law (a correspondence school). I also
>>> hold a LL.B and an LL.M from a university in
>>> Colombia (the country). I am fluent in English, I did
>>> about three years of my undergraduate work at Arizona
>>> State University. I am a practicing attorney in good
>>> standing in the country of Colombia.
>>>
>>> I know that most state bars will not accept the J.D. from
>>> a California correspondence law school. I am looking to
>>> combine my foreign LL.B and LL.M with the J.D. from WCSL
>>> and to be admitted into one of the state bars. It makes
>>> no difference to me which state admits me. I am only
>>> looking to handle Customs and Federal Administrative
>>> matters. I do not want work in any local or state courts.
>>>
>>> I am presently researching the various state bars, i.e.
>>> New York, Texas. Rumor has it that I might be able to be
>>> admitted on a motion vs. taking a state bar exam. Does
>>> anybody have any experience or ideas on this matter?
>>>
>>> I would greatly appreciate any assistance in this matter.
>>>
>>> Martin Roy Leon
>>> 7102 N. W. 50th Street
>>> Miami, Florida 33166-5636
>>> Email address: martinleon@ameritransworld.com or
>>> royleonsr@gmail.com
>>> Office Telephone: (305) 599-2662, Ext. 105
>>> Cellular Telephone: (954) 864-6651