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State Bar Admissions and Reinstatement Overview
Q: I am a third-year law student filling out my moral character application for admission to the State Bar. I had a criminal conviction while I was an undergraduate. Will this prevent me from being admitted?
Answer...
California Business and Professions Code §6060 requires that every applicant for admission to the State Bar of California possess good moral character. Where there is any negative information in an applicant's background, advice about filling out the moral character application and about presenting the applicant's side of the story at the informal hearing can be valuable.
Q: I resigned from the State Bar with charges pending because I was fed up with law practice. Now I want to get back in the game. I have filled out my application and I am shocked to discover that a $1,600 filing fee is required. Is it worth the expense?
Answer...
Reinstatement is not easy. It is difficult and expensive. Reinstatement petitions are almost always vigorously opposed by the State Bar, represented by lawyers from the Office of Chief Trial Counsel. Lawyers seeking reinstatement to the State Bar of California have a much better chance when represented by experienced bar counsel.
David Cameron Carr provides experienced counsel and representation at reasonable rates.