ABA Journal, CPA’s Stellar Law School Career Screeches to a Halt as St. John’s Rescinds His Adm:

Third in his class at St. John’s University School of Law, a certified public accountant working at PricewaterhouseCoopers was looking ahead to a bright future in the law.

But David Powers’ would-be legal career came to a screeching halt after he wrote to New York’s character and fitness committee to disclose an expunged 1999 conviction for drug possession on his record. When he sought a letter of support from his law school, St. John’s not only refused but rescinded his admission, reports the

The law school declined to comment on pending litigation. However, St. John’s apparently took the position that Powers wasn’t completely candid in his law school application. Although he disclosed his conviction, St. John’s administrators said he omitted original charges of selling drugs to an undercover New Jersey cop, the newspaper reports.

Unsuccessful in his efforts to persuade St. John’s to readmit him, the 32-year-old Powers has now filed suit against the law school in Queens Supreme Court.

• Chronicle of Higher Education,Law Student Sues St. John’s for Rescinding Readmission Over Drug Charges
• Ethics Alarms, The Sad Saga of the Ex-Drug Dealing Law Student
• Gothamist, Former LSD Dealer Sues College For Killing His Law Career
• Inside Higher Ed, Law School Sued for Kicking Out Student for Drug Conviction
• NY Daily News, St. John’s Law Student: I Was Dropped Because of 10-Year-Old LSD Charge
• NY Post, Ex-student Sues St. John’s After Law School Denies Readmission