Student Debt Webinar

Via Res Ipsa Blog, a post titled Student Debt Webinar: Public Service Loan Forgiveness and Loan Repayment Assistance Programs features some details pertaining to the College Cost Reduction Access Act (CCRAA).

Equal Justice Works is presenting a number of webinars on the CCRAA. The CCRAA provides loan forgiveness for students who enter government positions, including prosecutors and public defenders, as well as public interest lawyers. The seminars provide important information on qualifying loans, loan consolidation, and managing student debt. Sign up for one of the free webinars here.

Disbarment for Student Debt?

Canadian blog, Law is Cool, wrote about a Houston-based lawyer who has been disbarred for unpaid student debt. The ex-attorney, Frank Santulli, has carried US$67,000 in outstanding loans since 1998 and failed to follow a plan to repay them. So the Texas court decided to take his license. Result? Now he can't work at all. What a plan? My question is, how is he going to pay now that he doesn't have a job? Mr. Santulli plans to appeal the decision. Let's see what happens then. Any thoughts?

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