Well bless your heart, you're going to go to law school! I hope you bring both your charm and wit along with you up north, you're going to make a great prosecutor.MistakenGenius wrote:Wow, impressive, every one of your posts is more mind-boggling than the last. I've never said this before, but just stop posting. And you appear to be a fellow South Carolinian, that's embarrassing. How are states refusing to let him sit for the bar obnoxious? This debate isn't even about marijuana use. I'm all for legalization. But the bar is the certification a lawyer needs to practice law. Lawyers help make and enforce the law. Attorneys enjoy special privileges in our legal system that regular citizens do not, and with those privileges comes the responsibility to uphold and follow the law. There isn't a more serious C&F violation than being a Federal FELON! The law schools and state bars are faced with a person who has been committing a felony for years and now wants a JD to help him commit the same felony on a bigger scale. The OP might be a very nice guy, but in my opinion, he should not be allowed to become an attorney, and I think most schools will think the same way.criminaltheory wrote:Since everyone else here seems to be basing their opinions on nothing substantial, so I'll do the same but say go for it and go hard. Check in ahead of time with the schools and the state bars, but I think they'll be way less obnoxious about it than folks seem to think. Be upfront with and confident about your past like you've been in this thread and you'll sound like a forward thinking entrepreneur/risk taker. The bars are worried about moral character, and with no convictions I think you have a strong argument for passing C&F requirements in spite of not obeying a law. I'm not saying it'll be a breeze, and you might have to actually make the argument to a committee. But I wouldn't freak out; just do what has to be done.
I bet all these other posters freaking out about federal law never brought back a cigar from Europe and don't roll through stop signs.
OP asked how it'll deal with his T-14 (and by extension, C&F Bar) chances, not whether you think the OP should or should not be allowed to become an attorney. You may be shocked to learn even felony convictions don't disqualify a candidate from every state bar, and that lying about an alcohol violation you got in your dorm could be worse than being a Federal FELON!