Legal Question in Legal Ethics in California

Re: Passing the bar

Mr. Cohen has given you a complete and competent answer.

I don't have time to research this, but there is also a rule from the modern A.B.A. rules regarding the same, so it is not merely case law.

I would think you should read your rejection letter carefully for citations, if you are inclined to fight the State Bar.

Also, if you do not mind constructive criticism, it is important to write and sound like a lawyer. I don't know how you "sound", but learn how to spell "license", and learn how to punctuate, including the use of capitals.

Good luck!

Re: Passing the bar

Oh, and singular versus plural as well: "...cases that involve [no 's']..."

Re: Passing the bar

An attorney may be disciplined for acts involving moral turpitude committed prior to admission to the practice of law. Stratmore v. State Bar (1975) 14 Cal.3d 887, 890, 123 Cal.Rptr. 101, 102-103, in which the lawyer had misrepresented expenses to 11 law firms before he was admitted to the Bar. Any act involving moral turpitude, dishonesty or corruption by an attorney is ground for discipline, whether committed in the course of legal practice or in the pursuit of other business activities. Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code � 6106; see also Cal. State Bar Form.Opn. 1995-141. Thus, it would seem to be applicable to Bar candidates, as well. See also Matter of Kreitenberg (Rev.Dept. 2002) 4 Cal. State Bar Ct.Rptr. 469, 478, in which an attorney was disbarred for participating in a scheme involving capping, fee-splitting and tax fraud. The court's concern is to protect the public's right to representation by attorneys worthy of trust.