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Mega-debt does not block applicant from taking bar exam, court rules

By Karen Rubin on March 12, 2020

A few weeks ago, we wrote about the Ohio bar applicant with mega-school debt, and the recommendation of the state character and fitness board that she not be permitted to take the bar exam until 2024 based in part on her “neglect of financial responsibilities.”

Less than six weeks after hearing oral argument, a divided…

Posted in Admission to Practice

Large school debt spells possible trouble for Ohio bar applicant

By Karen Rubin on February 21, 2020

An Ohio law school grad might not be allowed to sit for this year’s bar exam partly because she and her husband have a combined educational debt of almost $900,000 that they are unlikely ever to pay off.

The state’s Board on Character and Fitness recommended that the applicant not be allowed to take the…

Posted in Admission to Practice, Licensing

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