Working Mother Of 4 Passed Bar Exam After Studying For 9 Years
You know the saying that “it’s never too late”? Well, here’s a story that proves it: California mom and full-time welfare professional Evelyn Uba spent years working her way to and through law school while raising her family. In January, she learned she’d finally passed the California bar exam. “I
Posted — Updated“My mom finished law school in 2011 and has been studying for the California bar exam while raising 4 kids & working full time for the past 10 years,” wrote Uba’s daughter Naeche on Twitter.
“THAT’S ESQUIRE NOW,” she exclaimed, referring to the traditional honorific attorneys attach to their names.
Naeche’s post includes video of the fam dancing joyously at the news, including a touching moment where Uba tells a photo of her deceased father, “I did it for you.”
So, what comes next? Uba told “GMA” she’d like to practice criminal defense, especially in service of lower-income folks.
“I just started jumping up and down,” Uba said to “GMA,” of learning she’d passed the bar. “I had so many reasons to give up but I knew I just had to keep pushing.”
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