Re: Non-Disclosure on law school application

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To the person that wrote the following,

> On 1/03/07, B wrote:
>> Learn how to spell "advice".

The person who made the original post can always imporve spelling
but who ever the person was, "B" that made the comment, "needs to
Learn how to Spell" might want to consider a new career like
teaching 3rd grade... He/She seems to enjoy correcting people.
Hey B, taken any Social etiquette classes lately?

On 1/11/07, ? wrote:
> This is an online chat forum, not a legal doc. People make
> typinng errors, lighten up
>
> On 1/06/07, Kathy Brown, Esq. wrote:
>> On 1/03/07, B wrote:
>>> Learn how to spell "advice".
>>>
>>>
>>> On 12/31/06, cf wrote:
>>>> I have graduated from law school and have passed all the
>>>> bar exams and MPRE. On my law school application, I didn't
>>>> disclose a pending DUI. I am having problems with the law
>>>> school. They are threating to revoke my degree. Any advise?
>>
>>
>> When you say 'a pending dui', had you been charged? Ticketed?
>> Was there a failure to appear? Your Law School has to have an
>> appeals/hearings procedure available. I would advise you to
>> retain counsel (somebody who has handled discipline cases
> before
>> the Board of Law Examiners or the Supreme Court of your state)
> to
>> represent you in this matter. But the bottom line: follow the
>> advice of your counsel, and it will probably include an
>> admission of fault from you. However: do not go 'naked' to
> any
>> such hearing; that would send the wrong signal to your law
>> school. Good luck to you!