In Re Adams

Robert L. Adams appeals the final decision of the Board to Determine Fitness of Bar Applicants (the “Board”) denying his certification for fitness to practice law. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

Adams is a 1980 graduate of Woodrow Wilson Law School. Originally certified while still in law school, Adams sought recertification from the Board in 1986, 1991, and 1998. Evidence presented to the hearing officer reflects that Adams submitted six bad checks to the Office of Bar Admissions between 1981 and 1998. Adams’ financial history includes bankruptcy actions filed in 1983, 1986, 1990,…