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Hunter Biden’s law license suspended: The President’s son’s career and legal problems

Hunter Biden’s felony conviction earlier this month led the DC Bar to suspend his law license. Could he get it back?

FILE PHOTO: Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, is seen as he makes a surprise appearance at a House Oversight Committee markup and meeting to vote on whether to hold Biden in contempt of Congress for failing to respond to a request to testify to the House last month, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 10, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
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After a jury found Hunter Biden guilty of a felony regarding a firearm he purchased illegally, the President’s son is having his law license suspended. The charges brought focused on Biden’s purchasing of a firearm in 2018, where he is accused of having lied about his drug addiction to bypass laws that would have made him ineligible to purchase the weapon. The gun in question was a Colt Cobra 38SPL revolver from a federally licensed firearms dealer, Gordon Cleveland.

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals’ E-File system shows that the suspension is due to the president’s son having “been found guilty of three felony counts.” The future of Biden’s license lies with the Board on Professional Responsibility, which has been mandated “to institute a formal disciplinary proceeding to determine the nature of the misconduct.”

READ MORE: How long will Hunter Biden go to jail for after being found guilty in the trial on federal gun charges?

Where had Hunter Biden been able to practice law?

Hunter Biden had been allowed to practice law in the District of Columbia, though he had not worked as a lawyer in recent years.

U.S. President Joe Biden stands with his son Hunter Biden, who earlier in the day was found guilty on all three counts in his criminal gun charges trial, as President Biden arrived at the Delaware Air National Guard Base in New Castle, Delaware, U.S., June 11, 2024. REUTERS/Anna Rose Layden
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U.S. President Joe Biden stands with his son Hunter Biden, who earlier in the day was found guilty on all three counts in his criminal gun charges trial, as President Biden arrived at the Delaware Air National Guard Base in New Castle, Delaware, U.S., June 11, 2024. REUTERS/Anna Rose LaydenAnna Rose LaydenREUTERS

Biden is likely to challenge the ruling handed by twelve jurors in Delaware, and the felony conviction could be overturned on appeal. In that case, the suspension on his law license would like to be removed, allowing him to practice again in the nation’s capital, should he wish to do so.

Where did Hunter Biden go to law school?

The younger Biden son began law school at Georgetown University Law Center but transferred to Yale Law School after one year. He finished his degree in 1996. Although he earned his law degree and passed the DC Bar, Biden has not spent many years practicing law. Instead, he used his credentials to get into business consulting and management. He did not even present himself to the bar to legally practice law until 2007.

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