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State Bar & Bar Associations

May 8, 2024

Maturity and wisdom are assets for newly minted lawyer

"The law needs diverse voices and experiences and the maturity and wisdom that you have are assets, not barriers," said Nava Dordick, who just passed the bar at age 58.

Nava Dordick and Gary Dordick

Passing the bar in California is a tough act, as February's 34% pass rate attests to. Passing it after going back to law school in your 50s, and while holding down a critical job in a busy law firm? Truly impressive.

Nava Dordick, CFO of Dordick Law Corporation, has done just that, sitting for February's exam at the age of 58 after graduating from Loyola Law School last year. She told the Daily Journal that the experience marked the fulfi...

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