Can you become a lawyer with felony convictions on your record? -

if a person is a convicted felon can they still get a degree and become a lawyer or an attorney?

nope.

No. You will not be allowed to take the bar exam.

Seems unlikely, unless they have got a pardon.

No. A very famous case of this is Judge Greg Mathis. He had a felony conviction when he attended law school..he was permitted to graduate but had to wait THREE YEARS to get his felony convictions pardoned by the governor of his state to allow him to sit for the bar exam. He said he was never bitter about it, he said when he was younger, he made the choice to break the law and that was the price he had to pay for it.

Potential attorneys go through a thorough background check. You can get a degree, but as for being a practicing attorney that will probably not happen. Honestly, would you take legal advice from someone that was convicted of a felony.

some places might reward you like that.

No. There is no chance of showing you are of good character.

no but you can get a law degree and use it to be something other than a practicing attorney.. a lot of executive have JD s and are not practicing lawyers.. consider talking to a career counselor about other career options with a law degree if this is your interest.

Judge Mathis did! lol

I have heard of people doing it, but I don t know how it is done. Personnally i feel that an ex-felon is perfect for becoming a lawyer; it should give them some insight as to how the penal system works, instead of just defending or prosecuting without knowing what the experience of the accused is like.

no!

Worked for Bill Clinton.

NO!!! The state BAR is very strict!