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Amend A New York State Bar Application for Admission

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Before or after starting law school, you realize you omitted information called for on your application. Given the potential consequences of this omission, you want solid answers about how to best correct your law school application. These are some of the types of questions you need to answer:

  • Am I obligated to amend my law school application?
  • How do I amend my New York State Bar application for admission?
  • What happens if I only hope it never gets noticed?
  • If I don’t get it right, do I have to worry about consequences later in my career?
  • Am I going to get disciplined by my law school?
  • Can I mitigate or prevent the worst consequences?
  • What are the benefits of getting advice from an ethics lawyer who has my sole interests in mind?

The Character & Fitness Committee has asked you to explain an apparent discrepancy between your law school application and your New York State Character and Fitness Questionnaire. Can an experienced bar admission lawyer help you use this as an opportunity to demonstrate that you have the requisite character and fitness to practice law in New York?

How you handle amending your New York State Bar application could say more about your character and fitness to practice law now than any past mistake. You know you need to be honest, but how can you do so without hurting your chances for admission?

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Mr. Lewis has handled the New York legal ethics matter I had entrusted him with to my full satisfaction. He provided candid, effective advice throughout the course of representation. I greatly enjoyed working with him, and recommend Mr. Lewis’ services without reservation to attorneys (or those seeking to become attorneys) facing any legal ethics issue in New York.

An excellent lawyer who practices in the ethics and professional responsibility arena… He has very good judgment and excellent knowledge in the area.

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Mr. Lewis was was recommended to me by a good attorney friend who had the unfortunate circumstance of requiring Mr. Lewis’ assistance in a long and expensive ethics related litigation. While I have never had a situation quite so dire, I do — with regularity — face situations where ethics guidance is necessary and there is just no substitute for Mr. Lewis’ sage counsel. I’ve relied on Mr. Lewis’ counsel on many occasions and plan to continue to do so for so long as I am in the practice of law.

Powerhouse ethics counsel and very thoughtful; my go-to source for the thorny questions that come up all the time.

David is a knowledgeable, dedicated, and effective attorney. Sensitive to the client’s needs in sometimes delicate matters. Will recommend him without hesitation.

When the stakes are this high, invest in getting the job done right and gain peace of mind.

There is no substitute for informed advice about amending your New York State Bar application. 

However, you can click here to learn more about my general approach to amending a law school application on the American Bar Association’s blog for law students.

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