Just got second DUI, what to do next? Forum

[boozehound]

Just to point out....the OP only has one post. Likely a flame regular poster who wanted to distance themselves from the question.

Fixed

My advice echos what's already been said... knock it off.

Ahh...Good point.
In that case: Dear OP, You're fucked. You can't stop drinkin' even if you wanted to. You're a boozehound just like me. Better get your ass to AA and beg for help.

[alexonfyre]

This thread is insanity. Lock down is imminent.

[Renzo]

This thread is insanity. Lock down is imminent.

You must be new here. This is as civil as a thread can possibly be expected to be once it hits 4 pages.

[Total Litigator]

The obvious answer here, on a personal, logical, and career minded perspective is to take the year off, distance yourself from this double header, and for God's sake don't make it a hat trick. Without getting to metaphysical: Take a year to examine and get a hold of your life; e.g. AA, hiking in the Hymalayas, or embracing your alcoholism and becoming the next Bukowski/Hemingway.

[geoduck]

The obvious answer here, on a personal, logical, and career minded perspective is to take the year off, distance yourself from this double header, and for God's sake don't make it a hat trick. Without getting to metaphysical: Take a year to examine and get a hold of your life; e.g. AA, hiking in the Hymalayas, or embracing your alcoholism and becoming the next Bukowski/Hemingway.

TITCR

When in doubt, Bukowski.

[flcath]

What is surprising is how intransigent they can be with the "F" portion of C&F: perfectly innocent people with legitimate illnesses (granted, serious illnesses) are refused bar admission fairly regularly.

If this is a dumb question, flame away. Does obesity count as an illness, or otherwise a lack of fitness?

Well think about it: how many 400+ pound lawyers have you seen?

Not many, right? It's b/c they all got C&F pwned.

[FiveSermon]

What is surprising is how intransigent they can be with the "F" portion of C&F: perfectly innocent people with legitimate illnesses (granted, serious illnesses) are refused bar admission fairly regularly.

If this is a dumb question, flame away. Does obesity count as an illness, or otherwise a lack of fitness?

Well think about it: how many 400+ pound lawyers have you seen?

Not many, right? It's b/c they all got C&F pwned.

You don't have to be 400+ pounds to be considered obese.

[flcath]

What is surprising is how intransigent they can be with the "F" portion of C&F: perfectly innocent people with legitimate illnesses (granted, serious illnesses) are refused bar admission fairly regularly.

If this is a dumb question, flame away. Does obesity count as an illness, or otherwise a lack of fitness?

Well think about it: how many 400+ pound lawyers have you seen?

Not many, right? It's b/c they all got C&F pwned.

You don't have to be 400+ pounds to be considered obese.

???

It was a non-serious reply to what I hope was a non-serious question. The type of "serious illnesses" that get you C&F pwned are mental illnesses, obviously...

[gothamm]

This thread is insanity. Lock down is imminent.

You must be new here. This is as civil as a thread can possibly be expected to be once it hits 4 pages.

win

[alexonfyre]

This thread is insanity. Lock down is imminent.

You must be new here. This is as civil as a thread can possibly be expected to be once it hits 4 pages.

win

Fair, I usually stop reading threads past page 3.

[ahduth]

It was a non-serious reply to what I hope was a non-serious question. The type of "serious illnesses" that get you C&F pwned are mental illnesses, obviously...

Why are you saying I'm crazy? I'm not crazy.

[Stonewall]

This thread is insanity. Lock down is imminent.

You must be new here. This is as civil as a thread can possibly be expected to be once it hits 4 pages.

win

Fair, I usually stop reading threads past page 3.

the first three pages are just the warmup... Once they are hijacked or seriously off on a tangent is when they peak

[ArthurDigbySellers]

mental illnesses, obviously...

I mean, to be fair, it sort of is the responsibility of State Bars to vet prospective lawyers, and ability to adequately serve one's clients should take into account severity of mental illness and how well one copes with it.

[ahduth]

mental illnesses, obviously...

I mean, to be fair, it sort of is the responsibility of State Bars to vet prospective lawyers, and ability to adequately serve one's clients should take into account severity of mental illness and how well one copes with it.

What's your point.

[alexonfyre]

At this point, people are just kind of arguing without having any idea what they are arguing about. And then get upset when someone...disagrees...with their...non-argument?
This is fun. Carry on.
*popcorn*

[flcath]

mental illnesses, obviously...

I mean, to be fair, it sort of is the responsibility of State Bars to vet prospective lawyers, and ability to adequately serve one's clients should take into account severity of mental illness and how well one copes with it.

I'm fine with that. They should pay their LS loans back for them, and apologize for not instituting a proper screening mechanism upstream (i.e., at the LS admissions stage) to prevent them from wasting 3 years of their lives.

[Warren Harding]

what sort of mental illness would be severe enough?

[alexonfyre]

what sort of mental illness would be severe enough?

ADHD

[ahduth]

what sort of mental illness would be severe enough?

ADHD

What?

[ResolutePear]

mental illnesses, obviously...

I mean, to be fair, it sort of is the responsibility of State Bars to vet prospective lawyers, and ability to adequately serve one's clients should take into account severity of mental illness and how well one copes with it.

I'm fine with that. They should pay their LS loans back for them, and apologize for not instituting a proper screening mechanism upstream (i.e., at the LS admissions stage) to prevent them from wasting 3 years of their lives.

Every state has their own bar. To make any school screen students vs 50 state bars + various federal and special court bars is ridiculous.

[alexonfyre]

what sort of mental illness would be severe enough?

ADHD

What?

More likely Schizophrenia, Paranoia, or Bipolar, but what I was getting at was that the C&F board can find you unfit for just about any reason they want.

[ResolutePear]

what sort of mental illness would be severe enough?

ADHD

What?

More likely Schizophrenia, Paranoia, or Bipolar, but what I was getting at was that the C&F board can find you unfit for just about any reason they want.

This is my answer to them:

[FiveSermon]

Just to point out....the OP only has one post. Likely a flame regular poster who wanted to distance themselves from the question.

Fixed

My advice echos what's already been said... knock it off.

Ahh...Good point.
In that case: Dear OP, You're fucked. You can't stop drinkin' even if you wanted to. You're a boozehound just like me. Better get your ass to AA and beg for help.

Or you can get some tiger blood.

[CMDantes]

Stop drinking and driving.

/thread

[too old for this sh*]

To answer your question, this should not affect your chances of being admitted to law school to any large extent. What I would worry about would be gaining admission to your state bar after you graduate. Many are very stern with substance abuse and honesty. Thus, you definitely should let the schools you are applying to know about the DUIs (so it will be in your file that the bar looks at to see you didnt lie). Secondly, contact your state bar and ask them if this will be an issue.

Many of these posters are over-dramatising the situation in regards to your future as an attorney. Get your drinking sorted out and good luck pursuing your legal career.

lulz. You're saying adcomm is going to look at this guy and say, "well, he wasn't able to figure out that committing a felony is a TERRIBLE idea the first time - maybe this second time will have learned him real good." Never mind the fact that he's either completely immature or completely callous for doing this kind of stuff in the first place. Why would they take him over hundreds of other qualified candidates? As an adcomm I'd send him to Ave Maria. Maybe he can find Jesus there, and Jesus can help him sort out his life.

Not that it excuses the conduct, but garden-variety DUI/DWI/DUID (ie. no kid in the vehicle, no injury to another via accident) is not always a felony. Hell, in Texas, you get two practice attempts at the misdemeanor level before you graduate to the felony rodeo. And that presumes that you did not get one of the first two reduced to something less innocuous such as obstructing a roadway or reckless conduct (or in the case of one client that I worked with recently, a B-misd DWI that was actually pled UP to an A-misd Deadly Conduct since they could get a deferred on that offense and not the DWI).

That being said, I have seen more than one instance where the issues were not getting into LS but rather getting past the extra hurdles put out by the Bar. Two DWI arrests in a short period of time at what is likely a young age (ie. under 30) does not set a good trend going forward.