Can I stil be a lawyer if I have a felony conviction? -

Stupid decisions happened when I was younger. Can I still become a lawyer and go to law school if I have one?

It depends on what the conviction is for. If it is a crime of moral turpitude, then no. As to what is considered moral turpitude, there is a long list - obviously, none of the capital crimes and nothing involving money. And that convict who was in prison only went to law school. The State Bar would not find that he was of proper moral character so he did not get his license (I heard that story too; I think it was in Texas). Oh, and you can still go to law school and get a degree, although as I mentioned above, if the crime is deemed to be one of quot;moral turpitudequot; then it is likely the State Bar would deem you morally unfit (not sure if that is the proper term) but you won t pass the quot;moral character evaluationquot;

The short answer is no. The long answer is it depends on what your conviction is for and many other extentuating circumstances. Log onto the bar association website for your state, and you can find the information there under the heading of requirements or code of conduct or something similar. To find the site, if you live in Texas, for example, type quot;Texas bar association websitequot; into the search bar and you should be able to find it. If you live in Michigan, the address is michbar.org. Good luck.

I don t see why not...I heard on the news about a convict in prision getting his law degree. Good Luck

No. I don t know of any state that allows a felon to practice law.