$170k in law school debt? Work at a PD's office? FAIL C&F. Forum
- softsgalore
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$170k in law school debt? Work at a PD's office? FAIL C&F.
http://abovethelaw.com/2011/01/characte ... his-debts/
Discuss (unless it's already being discussed elsewhere and I didn't see it.)
Discuss (unless it's already being discussed elsewhere and I didn't see it.)
- homestyle28
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Re: $170k in law school debt? Work at a PD's office? FAIL C&F.
I thought about posting this yesterday on the "Ohio State 2011" thread, but it seemed mean. I live in Ohio, and while OSU dominates the state in job placement, it's LRAP is nearly non-existent. Sticker isn't a viable option there imo.softsgalore wrote:http://abovethelaw.com/2011/01/characte ... his-debts/
Discuss (unless it's already being discussed elsewhere and I didn't see it.)
- buckilaw
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Re: $170k in law school debt? Work at a PD's office? FAIL C&F.
Eh, I counted up the S.A positions in Columbus and I found no more than 60. One of the biggest firms in the city had a total of 4 S.A's. I can't imagine Cleveland is much better.
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Re: $170k in law school debt? Work at a PD's office? FAIL C&F.
it's not the debt, it's the failure to attempt to make any payment.
- buckilaw
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Re: $170k in law school debt? Work at a PD's office? FAIL C&F.
The guy has a job though. There must be thousands of others in the same situation, this does seem rather arbitrary.
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Re: $170k in law school debt? Work at a PD's office? FAIL C&F.
Plus he has some pretty hefty credit debt that he's not making, on top of loan debt...IAFG wrote:it's not the debt, it's the failure to attempt to make any payment.
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Re: $170k in law school debt? Work at a PD's office? FAIL C&F.
Even the minimum payment on 16.5k in credit card debt is going to be through the roof. I feel bad for the guy but with a kid taking out 150k for Ohio State is insane. I mean, I would get rejected or wait listed by OSU, but even if I got in there is no way I would pay sticker.krad wrote:Plus he has some pretty hefty credit debt that he's not making, on top of loan debt...IAFG wrote:it's not the debt, it's the failure to attempt to make any payment.
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Re: $170k in law school debt? Work at a PD's office? FAIL C&F.
Paying $170,000k for OSU should be an auto fail of C&F.
- DoubleChecks
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Re: $170k in law school debt? Work at a PD's office? FAIL C&F.
yay i love the sense of entitlement the author of the ATL article has. i wish i saw more of it...oh no wait...
yeah! he wants to be PD, so why should he bother sacrificing his dreams in order to pay off massive amounts of debt he irresponsibly borrowed from other ppl? that would be absurd! if he has to choose to take other ppl's money and not repay it vs. what his needs and goals are (esp. since he landed himself in this position), then of course it should be a 'me-first' mentality! pft working a job that you wouldnt like in order to meet your obligations -- what a crazy idea; thats no way to raise a daughter.
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yeah! he wants to be PD, so why should he bother sacrificing his dreams in order to pay off massive amounts of debt he irresponsibly borrowed from other ppl? that would be absurd! if he has to choose to take other ppl's money and not repay it vs. what his needs and goals are (esp. since he landed himself in this position), then of course it should be a 'me-first' mentality! pft working a job that you wouldnt like in order to meet your obligations -- what a crazy idea; thats no way to raise a daughter.
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Re: $170k in law school debt? Work at a PD's office? FAIL C&F.
The ATL writer is a bit heavy-handed, but I do agree it's a bit shady to tell the guy "he's working part-time now so he can get full-time legal work once he passes the bar, we're going to punish him for doing that instead of getting full-time work now by preventing him from passing the bar".
It's not like he wasn't trying to work full-time at all.
It's not like he wasn't trying to work full-time at all.
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Re: $170k in law school debt? Work at a PD's office? FAIL C&F.
This...especially since it seems like he lives in OhioD. H2Oman wrote:Paying $170,000k for OSU should be an auto fail of C&F.
- homestyle28
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Re: $170k in law school debt? Work at a PD's office? FAIL C&F.
And you don't have to go to tOSU to get a PD gig in this state.overunderachiever wrote:This...especially since it seems like he lives in OhioD. H2Oman wrote:Paying $170,000k for OSU should be an auto fail of C&F.
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Re: $170k in law school debt? Work at a PD's office? FAIL C&F.
Seems like there are hundreds in his situation who are able to pass the C&F. What gives?
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Re: $170k in law school debt? Work at a PD's office? FAIL C&F.
I think he should sue the state bar. If he had the right connection, it could work
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Re: $170k in law school debt? Work at a PD's office? FAIL C&F.
TyrodTaylor wrote:I think he should sue the state bar. If he had the right connection, it could work
What's his argument exactly? That the bar can't C&F fail someone for unpaid debts?
Good luck.
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Re: $170k in law school debt? Work at a PD's office? FAIL C&F.
One could argue that the bar is further exacerbating the problem, since the debts were for law school. I think if it got in front of the right people, you would get a favorable ruling. It was just a thought. Not gonna say its a great idea.
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Re: $170k in law school debt? Work at a PD's office? FAIL C&F.
The ruling came from the Ohio Supreme Court. Haven't done admin law yet, but can you sue over the result of an admin/licensing issue that was already resolved by the highest state court?TyrodTaylor wrote:I think he should sue the state bar. If he had the right connection, it could work
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Re: $170k in law school debt? Work at a PD's office? FAIL C&F.
If I write a letter telling them how disgusting I think this is (in a respectful manner), do you think I'd get dinged at my C&F?
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Re: $170k in law school debt? Work at a PD's office? FAIL C&F.
Jackson Pollock wrote:If I write a letter telling them how disgusting I think this is (in a respectful manner), do you think I'd get dinged at my C&F?
How many months behind are you on your credit card payments?
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Re: $170k in law school debt? Work at a PD's office? FAIL C&F.
His argument would be that this ding is arbitrary given the large number of people in similar situations that aren't getting dinged. Of course, that whole not making any payments at all won't help is case.D. H2Oman wrote:TyrodTaylor wrote:I think he should sue the state bar. If he had the right connection, it could work
What's his argument exactly? That the bar can't C&F fail someone for unpaid debts?
Good luck.
- Jackson Pollock
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Re: $170k in law school debt? Work at a PD's office? FAIL C&F.
I don't have any.D. H2Oman wrote:How many months behind are you on your credit card payments?
I wonder how many of his stupid fuck credit card companies took bailout money, only to do this to their cardholders.
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Re: $170k in law school debt? Work at a PD's office? FAIL C&F.
homestyle28 wrote:His argument would be that this ding is arbitrary given the large number of people in similar situations that aren't getting dinged. Of course, that whole not making any payments at all won't help is case.D. H2Oman wrote:TyrodTaylor wrote:I think he should sue the state bar. If he had the right connection, it could work
What's his argument exactly? That the bar can't C&F fail someone for unpaid debts?
Good luck.
Well he's not getting dinged for his debt total, he's getting dinged cause he went 18 months and hasn't made a payment yet, and stopped paying a 16k credit card bill in 2008. That's not really arbitrary imo.
- BrownBears09
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Re: $170k in law school debt? Work at a PD's office? FAIL C&F.
Mad because people have to pay back money they borrow?Jackson Pollock wrote:I don't have any.D. H2Oman wrote:How many months behind are you on your credit card payments?
I wonder how many of his stupid fuck credit card companies took bailout money, only to do this to their cardholders.
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Re: $170k in law school debt? Work at a PD's office? FAIL C&F.
And also mentioned filing for Chap 13 but did not follow up. I think he is being dinged as a deadbeat, not as a debter. "Character" and "Fitness".D. H2Oman wrote: Well he's not getting dinged for his debt total, he's getting dinged cause he went 18 months and hasn't made a payment yet, and stopped paying a 16k credit card bill in 2008. That's not really arbitrary imo.
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Re: $170k in law school debt? Work at a PD's office? FAIL C&F.
The banks are paying back the bailout money BTW. Unlike many of the card holders. TARP is a loan program.BrownBears09 wrote:Mad because people have to pay back money they borrow?Jackson Pollock wrote:I don't have any.D. H2Oman wrote:How many months behind are you on your credit card payments?
I wonder how many of his stupid fuck credit card companies took bailout money, only to do this to their cardholders.
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