Can a person with a felony practice law in the state of Arkansas? And what other states allow a person with a felony to obtai...
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State codes of conduct and rules governinig the conduct of attorneys vary by state. In general, an attorney may be prevented from being admitted to practice for pleading guilty or no contest to a serious crime.
The following is a state definition of a serious crime:
A "serious crime" is any felony or lesser crime that reflects adversely on the lawyer's honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness as a lawyer in other respects, or any crime a necessary element of which, as determined by the statutory or common law definition of the crime, involves interference with the administration of justice, false swearing, misrepresentation, fraud, deceit, bribery, extortion, misappropriation, theft or an attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation of another to commit a "serious crime."
Please see the following:
Arkansas Rules