Like every law graduate, Sean Pevsner was elated to learn on Nov. 3 that he passed the Texas bar exam. But the new lawyer and University of Texas School of Law graduate already has shown his tenacity when accomplishing difficult tasks: Pevsner is a quadriplegic who uses a wheelchair maneuvered by head movements. He says through an interpreter that he has “severe” cerebral palsy; he uses interpreters or a specialized computer to communicate.
In 1998, he earned his bachelor’s degree in Greek and Latin from the University of Texas at Austin. At the UT law school, assistants helped him prepare for classes and interpreted his questions, he writes in an email. He had additional time to complete exams, and his friend and interpreter traveled to Austin from Chicago to take dictation for his exams, Pevsner writes.
