Maria MJ
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As far as I know he is certified by the State Bar of Texas.
Bar Admissions:
Texas, 1987
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1992
http://www.houstoncriminallaw.com/CM/Attorneys/Edward-M-Chernoff.html
According to Wikipedia, CA does not hold any reciprocal agreements with other states to allow attorneys to practice without sitting for additional state bar exams.
Because each state has its own bar, a lawyer who is admitted to practice in one state is not automatically allowed to practice in another. Some states have reciprocal agreements that allow attorneys from other states to practice without sitting for another full bar exam. These agreements differ significantly among the states.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admission_to_the_bar_in_the_United_States
and
For example, California does not have reciprocity with any state because the State Bar of California has consistently taken the position that all other states' bar examinations are either too short or too easy. California is the only U.S. jurisdiction that makes applicants undergo three-hour performance tests, which results in a 18-hour-long bar exam spread over three consecutive days (that is, six hours per day). Another serious problem is that many states' bar exams do not cover topics of critical importance in California like community property, which potentially affects any legal case in California where there is at least one individual named party who is married. Thus, allowing reciprocity risks allowing poorly trained lawyers to indirectly obtain the right to practice in California by taking the less-rigorous bar exams of other states, which would seriously weaken the State Bar's consumer protection efforts.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admission_on_motion
Bar Admissions:
Texas, 1987
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1992
http://www.houstoncriminallaw.com/CM/Attorneys/Edward-M-Chernoff.html
According to Wikipedia, CA does not hold any reciprocal agreements with other states to allow attorneys to practice without sitting for additional state bar exams.
Because each state has its own bar, a lawyer who is admitted to practice in one state is not automatically allowed to practice in another. Some states have reciprocal agreements that allow attorneys from other states to practice without sitting for another full bar exam. These agreements differ significantly among the states.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admission_to_the_bar_in_the_United_States
and
For example, California does not have reciprocity with any state because the State Bar of California has consistently taken the position that all other states' bar examinations are either too short or too easy. California is the only U.S. jurisdiction that makes applicants undergo three-hour performance tests, which results in a 18-hour-long bar exam spread over three consecutive days (that is, six hours per day). Another serious problem is that many states' bar exams do not cover topics of critical importance in California like community property, which potentially affects any legal case in California where there is at least one individual named party who is married. Thus, allowing reciprocity risks allowing poorly trained lawyers to indirectly obtain the right to practice in California by taking the less-rigorous bar exams of other states, which would seriously weaken the State Bar's consumer protection efforts.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admission_on_motion
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