Admission Denied Due To Unpaid Student Loans

The New York Appellate Division for the Third Judicial Department denied the application for bar admission of an applicant who had passed the February 2008 bar exam. The applicant disclosed student loans with a total balance of $430,000. He professed an intent to repay and “attributed his nonpayment to the downturn in the economy and bad faith negotiations on the part of some of the loan servicers.” The court noted that the loans dated back to 1985, he had not made substantial payments and “had not been flexible” in dealing with the loan servicers. (Mike Frisch)