Former Central SGA president Goefrey Bilabaye, ‘15, now serves as an assistant attorney general for the State of Michigan.”
Assistant A.G. In Michigan Credits His Alma Mater Everything About Me Comes From Central By ANDREA WANER
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he legal career of Geofrey Bilabaye, ’15, started with a check and a prayer. The Tanzania native was a few months shy of graduating from Central Methodist University when he met with his prelaw professor, Dr. John Carter, about the prospects of attending law school after graduation. Bilabaye had found he had a penchant for public service after serving as president of CMU’s Student Government Association and wanted to
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make a career out of his love for sequence, logic, and service. But, he encountered a stumbling block – cost. “I told Dr. Carter that I was considering law school, but at that moment I couldn’t even afford to take the LSAT, that maybe I would take it in the summer,” Bilabaye explained. “I went back to my dorm and thought nothing of it until I received an email the next morning from Dr. Carter instructing me to go to his office.” There, Bilabaye found an envelope with
his name on it. Inside was a check and a note from Dr. Carter, telling him to use the money and register for the LSAT. Within a few weeks, Bilabaye’s college best friends J.P. Jacks, ’14, and Keely Jacks, ‘16, were driving him to Columbia for the exam. In the car, before he could walk into the exam room, J.P. and Keely put their hands on his shoulders and prayed. After months of 12-hour days spent studying, Bilabaye earned acceptance at Western Michigan University – Cooley Law School.
