By Susanna Kim
While many law school graduates are all too aware of their accumulating pile of debt, few may realize it can prevent them from practicing law and kill any hopes of paying down their loans.
Just ask recent law grad Hassan Jonathan Griffin. The highest court in Ohio denied his bar application because he didn’t have a plan to pay back $170,000 in school debt.
The Ohio Supreme Court on January 11 said Griffin lacked a “feasible plan to satisfy his financial obligations.” Griffin’s debts include $150,000 from law school, $20,000 from his undergraduate studies and $16,500 in credit card debt.
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