Lying About GPA in Law School Keeps Applicant Out of Bar

A law graduate won’t be admitted to the Maryland bar because she misrepresented her law school GPA on her resume and kept quiet about an old felony theft charge when she applied for bar admission, the Maryland Court of Appeals decided Aug. 24 (In re Brown, 2016 BL 275328, Md., Misc. No. 33, 8/24/16).

The applicant’s cumulative pattern of dishonesty casts doubt on her fitness to practice law despite her remorse and her accomplishments in the four years since graduation, the court concluded in an opinion by Judge Michele D. Hotten.

The decision highlights the need for ...