Beecher mentions that since he has been disbarred he will work at his family's law firm coordinating their new pro bono prison outreach program. In most states attorneys who are convicted of a felony are not automatically disbarred, as long as the crime they committed does not violate legal ethics, and will allow someone with a felony record to take the bar exam and get a law license after a certain amount of time has passed since their conviction. Unfortunately for Beecher New York is not one of them, in fact it is the only state that automatically disbars an attorney upon conviction of a felony in addition to not allowing felons to take the bar exam. Texas, Kansas, and Mississippi are the other states that also don't allow felons to take the bar exam, and a licensed attorney convicted of a felony isn't automatically disbarred in these states, however they are automatically subjected to a disciplinary hearing before the state bar and their chances of being disbarred are high. While not impossible, it is rare for a felon to be allowed to take the California state bar exam, as California considers a felony conviction to be evidence of poor moral character, but the bar will consider an applicant if they can show evidence of rehabilitation. Though if he wanted Beecher could take the bar exam in any of the other 45 states and practice law there.