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Aspiring lawyer passed the bar, rejected because of student loa...

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Robert Bowman was refused entry to the New York bar because of $400,000 in student debt.

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Samo-samo

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Oh boo-hoo, a free loader dodging his debts that HE freely signed on to. Another lawyer this country does not need! Maybe he should reach to "the one" and he will magically make it all disappear and then go on to the Ophra show and make an even bigger ars out of himself
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Samo-samo wrote:
Oh boo-hoo, a free loader dodging his debts that HE freely signed on to. Another lawyer this country does not need! Maybe he should reach to "the one" and he will magically make it all disappear and then go on to the Ophra show and make an even bigger ars out of himself
Sounds like he dumped you.
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Education should be free to all. Don't worry, only the good one can achieve it , but give everybody a chance to be educated, now getting a job on the field selected by a person it's another story, Only the good one can do it...!
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Jersey would take him.
Jim From Woodbury

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20 years+- in debt and never paid a dime? Sounds like a freeloader to me..

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Samo-samo wrote:
Oh boo-hoo, a free loader dodging his debts that HE freely signed on to. Another lawyer this country does not need! Maybe he should reach to "the one" and he will magically make it all disappear and then go on to the Ophra show and make an even bigger ars out of himself
Student loans = free loader?
Geez! Have you checked the price of college tuition
lately? I mean since the 1940's.
UNBELIEVABLE

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This is insane! In a recession everyone has debt. This guy has spent a fortune on law school now he wants to work to repay his debts and they deny him that freedom to do so?? This is unconstitutional and will be reversed after his appeal.
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This is insane! In a recession everyone has debt. This guy has spent a fortune on law school now he wants to work to repay his debts and they deny him that freedom to do so?? This is unconstitutional and will be reversed after his appeal.
It seems like the people calling this guy a "freeloader" are the same ones supporting the decision to deny him the adequate opportunity to pay back the loans.
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Talk about a dark cloud following someone around. He should have been accepted immediately. He has more of a backbone than any other lawyer that is a member of the bar. How many people can say they could stick to such a dream and reach it while going through such adversity. The man should write a book about this and make enough money to pay off those loans and have a lot left over to live comfortably for the rest of his life.
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Samo-samo wrote:
Oh boo-hoo, a free loader dodging his debts that HE freely signed on to. Another lawyer this country does not need! Maybe he should reach to "the one" and he will magically make it all disappear and then go on to the Ophra show and make an even bigger ars out of himself
did you actually bother reading the article. And BTW is your car registered in CT, because if is NOT then YOU are freeloading OFF ME!
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Ban out of state car tags wrote:
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did you actually bother reading the article. And BTW is your car registered in CT, because if is NOT then YOU are freeloading OFF ME!
A good one....great come back. Maybe these 5 judges were waiting for Thousands of $$$ from this poor kid. The Judges were thinking they're dealing with an another Madoff case...Pay them off!!!
had student loans

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I think there should be a law that a job cant be able to deny someone a job because of there credit. I for one had gotten into some trouble with finances but that never affected my job. This guy is trying to get a job and is being denied. how is he suppose to pay if he cant get a job i think he deserves a chance
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If he was an Illegal alien or other minority there would be screams from the bleeding heart liberals.........Discriminatio n.......
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Not paying an obligation is a lack of character. You signed up for something you should follow through.
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I think there should be a law that a job cant be able to deny someone a job because of there credit. I for one had gotten into some trouble with finances but that never affected my job. This guy is trying to get a job and is being denied. how is he suppose to pay if he cant get a job i think he deserves a chance
Truth from within

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One less lawyer, who cares, get a job beater.
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He should do like Ted Kennedy did when he couldn't function as a lawyer - and run for the Senate.
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20 years+- in debt and never paid a dime? Sounds like a freeloader to me..
How is he a freeloader if he is responsible for his debt. To those killing on lawyers, yeah, it's fun but understand that not every lawyer is a trial lawyer.
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the lawyers are being hit hard just like the rest of the coubtry, there is only so many fish out there and the big ones don't want to cut the fish any smaller. go to another state, they'll take you. connecticut is still in the middle ages as far as lawyers and prisons are concerned
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Have a Happy 4th.

God Bless!
Hot Soup

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Student loans are going to be with you till you die. I won't be able to pay for mine even if I lived 200 more years...!
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