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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Dec. 4, 2008

Passing the Lawyering Test

Lawyers suing on behalf of learning disabled bar exam takers should focus on two specific sections of the Americans With Disabilities Act, writes Lara M. Krieger. - Focus Column

FOCUS COLUMN

By Lara M. Krieger

The California Bar Exam results were recently announced. California historically has one of the toughest exams, and this year was no exception. Only 62 percent of test-takers passed. And this is where you come in: You are approached by one of the 38 percent who failed the exam. Your prospective client tells you that she has a learning disability, and that she applied to take the bar exam with accommodations under th...

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