Re: ommitted convictions on my law school application?

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Hi,

My advice to you is to start telling the truth begining with
your law school. It is my opinion that honesty is a must
regarding this type of situation.

Take care,

On 3/30/04, Jane Doe wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I have a fairly serious problem. When applying to law
> school, I failed to disclose both a prior misdemeanor
> conviction and the fact that I was currently being charged
> with misdemeanors (both were required to be disclosed on
> the application). Now that I'm in law school, I can't
> figure out what to do. On the one hand, if I don't tell
> the administration, and the state bar finds out (which they
> surely will when they review my criminal record and check
> it against my law school application), It will reflect
> poorly with the committee that I continued to mislead the
> school. On the other hand, if I tell the school, I'm
> afraid I will be expelled and won't ever be able to
> practice.
>
> I would be grateful if anyone can provide advice on how to
> proceed and can help me think through the possible outcome
> of various actions...
>
> many thanks
> -extremely worried and remorseful law student

Re: ommitted convictions on my law school application? , 4/05/04, by Justice.

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