He did attend a law school and graduate, and was admitted to the bar afterwards. "He spent three years with the Cockles in Omaha, completing the undergraduate

He did attend a law school and graduate, and was admitted to the bar afterwards. "He spent three years with the Cockles in Omaha, completing the undergraduate degree he'd begun in prison, and continuing to impress the lawyers he worked with. With their help and against all odds the University of Washington law school took a chance on him. He won a full scholarship from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and upon graduation was admitted to the bar."