Reconsideration Denied In Bar Admission Matter Involving Unpaid Student Loans

An applicant for admission to the New York Bar sought an order vacating the denial or reargument. The Appellate Division for the Third Judicial Department denied the relief, concluding that the procedures regulating the admissions process were satisfied and that the (anonymous) applicant had not established the character and general fitness for admission.

This appears to involve an application that we had previously discussed, where the applicant had accumulated student loans since 1983 and now owes approximately $480,000, including interest: “His recalcitrance in dealing with the lenders has been and continues to be incompatible with a lawyer’s duties and responsibilities as a member of the Bar.” (Mike Frisch)