One-on-One Bar Exam Tutoring for the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE), Online (Videoconference) or In Person (in Washington, DC, or Maine). Specializing in Second and Third Attempts.

February 2026 Bar Exam Update: I typically start working with February exam takers any time between September and December depending on the situation. When I am fully booked, I will edit this message. Please review the information (and videos) below and email me (Kyle Singhal) at (uniformbarexampro [@] gmail.com) if you would like to discuss further. Thanks!

Background: I offer one-on-one, highly focused, customized tutoring for the bar exam. My success rate among first-time candidates with a JD is 95%, and my success rate among second, third, and fourth-time candidates with a JD is 92%. (I also have a number of 5th, 6th, and 7th-time students, and some LLM students I’ve worked with, who have passed the bar on their first attempt after working with me.) My preference is to work with candidates who have already failed at least once but who have the time, motivation, and ability to pass next time around. I primarily tutor online, using video calls with screen-sharing. I will continue to offer tutoring in person at my office in Northwest Washington D.C. when I can, though I may not be in the office every week. I also offer tutoring in Maine, where I spend the bulk of my time.

I tutor all Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) jurisdictions including DC, MD, NY, and so on. I help with CA and other non-UBE exams on an as-available basis. I tutor all sections of the exam: MBE (Multistate Bar Exam), Essays (Multistate Essay Exams or other state-specific exams), and MPT (Multistate Performance Test). I can also help with complex bar applications for non-traditional candidates, and I partner with attorneys who can litigate complex character-and-fitness issues.

Getting Started: Email me (Kyle Singhal) at uniformbarexampro [@] gmail.com to schedule an initial 80-minute session ($575, either in person or online). Please include some background (which bar(s) did you take, which bar prep courses, include your scores if you can, etc.). Feel free to send your score reports and even your prior essay answers, if you have them. If you’d like to discuss specifics over the phone, I offer a short (5 to 10 minute) phone call at no cost; just let me know a contact number and time(s) to reach you, and please send me at least your scores from all bar exams you have taken.

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Below, you will find my relevant credentials, some success stories, and my rates.

Here are some of my relevant credentials:

  • J.D., George Washington University Law School, with highest honors (second in class)
    • Member of Law Review
    • BigLaw Summer Associate Position
    • Moot Court Champion (argued & won before Justice Sonia Sotomayor)
    • Teaching Assistant, 1L Civil Procedure
  • B.S.S., Ohio University, magna cum laude
  • Law Clerk, Hon. Danny J. Boggs, United States Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit (2016-17)
  • Law Clerk, Hon. John K. Bush, United States Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit (2017-18)
  • Adjunct professor (Constitutional Law Seminar) at the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law (2019-2023)
  • Professorial Lecturer in Law at the George Washington University Law School (2-credit Appellate Practice course; 1-credit Pre-Bar Review course)
  • Passed New York State Bar Examination on first attempt in 2015 (before New York adopted the UBE)
  • Passed D.C. Bar Examination on first attempt in 2016 (after it adopted the UBE)
  • Scored 170.1 on the MBE, without studying, in February 2025 
  • As a federal law clerk for nearly two years, I lived and breathed bar-exam-tested subjects on a daily basis–in addition to tutoring 1Ls and bar exam candidates year-round.
  • Currently I am a federal appellate practitioner in private practice. I grapple with complex constitutional, procedural, evidentiary, and other issues on a daily basis. All this helps me bring bar exam concepts to life with real-world high-stakes examples that will help you retain the rules better.

Here are some success stories — for confidentiality, I list only the student’s first initial, but I can provide greater context when we discuss, upon request:

  • T., a GW Law grad, failed his first attempt at the New York bar (with an MBE score of 123.2) but passed on his second attempt after working with me for 30 hours (in twenty 1.5-hour sessions).
  • R., a Berkeley Law grad, failed her first attempt at the California bar. She decided to take the D.C. bar and hired me for eight sessions (12 hours), and she passed the D.C. bar on her first attempt.
  • M., a Berkeley Law grad, failed the California bar exam twice. She decided to take the D.C. bar and hired me for eight two-hour sessions (16 hours), and she passed the D.C. bar on her first attempt.
  • M., a GW Law grad, failed the Maryland bar on his first two attempts. Then, after deciding to take the D.C. bar and working with me on more than one hundred practice essays, he passed on his first attempt at the D.C. bar–with an essay score of 165.7, more than thirty points above the pass score of 133!
  • A., a graduate of American University’s Washington College of Law and a non-native English speaker, failed the Maryland bar on his first attempt. We worked together extensively and he passed the Maryland bar on his second attempt, earning a high enough score to waive into the D.C. bar as well.
  • J., a GW Law grad, failed the California bar after taking the BarBri course. She decided to take the D.C. bar and hired me to help her, and, despite having a full-time job, she passed on her first attempt.
  • R., a GW Law grad, failed the Maryland bar twice, with an MBE score of only 115 on his first attempt. After working with me for twenty hours, despite having a full-time job, he passed on his third attempt.
  • A., a GW Law grad, failed the New York bar on her first and second attempts, but decided to take the D.C. bar next. After our tutoring sessions, she passed the D.C. bar on her first attempt with a total score of 281.4–well above the 266 pass line.
  • A., a graduate of the University of San Francisco Law School, hired me to help him through his first attempt at the California bar. Despite a school-average bar passage rate of around 50%, and despite this student’s well-below-average grades throughout law school, he passed the notoriously difficult California bar exam on his first attempt.
  • E., a graduate of St. Mary’s Law School in San Antonio, Texas, failed the Texas bar exam three times, with an MBE score of 114.1 on her first attempt. For her fourth attempt, we worked together with a focus on the MBE, and she passed.
  • C., a graduate of UDC Law School in Washington, D.C., failed the Maryland bar exam three times. After 12 sessions, she passed on her fourth attempt with a 282 (136.1 MBE and 146 written).
  • J., a George Mason grad, failed the Virginia bar exam four times and registered for another bar exam twice without taking it. After 12 sessions, he passed the Maryland exam (his fifth bar exam attempt!), with a 289 (149.5 MBE and 139.5 written).
  • L., a GW Law graduate, failed the South Carolina bar exam the first time; after 8 sessions, she passed on her second try.
  • J., a graduate of UDC Law School in Washington, D.C., failed the bar exam five times. I tutored her for approximately 30 hours in preparation for her sixth attempt, which she took in Maryland, and she passed with a 282 (137.5 MBE and ~144.5 written).
  • H., an Ole Miss grad, failed the Florida bar exam twice; on her third attempt, I tutored her for 12 sessions and helped her pass the Tennessee bar.
  • And many more! Odds are, no matter what your story may be, I have the experience to understand what is hindering your success and what you must do to pass the bar on your next attempt. 

Rates (for all bar exams):

  • Comprehensive bar exam tutoring packages: 
    • 12 (80-minute) sessions, $6,900. This is the minimum commitment. This package is appropriate for those whose prior score was within 5 points of the desired passing score on the UBE scale. As we work together, we can decide to split some of our sessions in half (i.e., two 40-minute sessions in lieu of an 80-minute session) in order to increase frequency of contact.
    • 18 sessions (16 80-minute sessions and two 40-minute sessions), $9,500. This is the typical commitment that I expect from anyone who wants to work with me who has missed the pass line by more than 5 points. Additional time is available as needed. In most cases, after our first session, if we are going to continue working together, I will ask you to enroll in this plan. If it turns out that you are on track to reach passing-level performance  with shorter or less-frequent meetings, we can reduce our schedule (and reduce your payment accordingly).
    • 14 2-hour sessions (120 min./ea.), $12,000. For students who have greater needs, prior UBE scores lower than 250, LSAT scores lower than 155, or other risk factors, a longer session length may be appropriate so that we have (1) more time to work through new practice questions together (as opposed to focusing mostly on exam strategy and problem areas), and (2) more time for substantive legal teaching (i.e., time for me to walk you a given subject top-to-bottom within a single session, together with practice questions on that subject). 
    • More as needed. I have worked with some students for 100 or more hours of private tutoring. If you are in need of extensive help, and if it is reasonably likely that I can help you pass, I can help you put together the optimal program for you (at the same rate of $575 per 80 minutes, but billed based on the amount of time we actually spend together, with a minimum commitment of forty hours). This way, you can decide to meet me briefly some days to review homework (for as little as 0.1 to 0.2 hours) or longer on other days to have intensive sessions in which I teach you substantive law and work through practice questions on that subject with you (for as long as 3 to 4 hours on a given day, if appropriate).
    • I accept all major credit cards for payment. I also take cash or checks. Monthly payment plans are available, but all payments are due in advance of the tutoring to be provided.
  • Individual sessions: $575 per 80-minute session. Please note that I only offer individual sessions (beyond the initial session) when my schedule permits and when I believe that it will be conducive to success. In the vast majority of cases, I require students to enroll in one of the above-listed plans after we have had our first session together. But, when appropriate, individual sessions can be tailored to your needs and desires. For example: 
    • MBE workshops. You can bring your own questions that you have trouble with, or I can provide material. I focus on helping you to identify why you are missing questions: (1) did you fail to spot the issue? (2) did you spot the issue but fail to identify the right rule? (3) did you know what the answer should have been but chose the wrong answer anyhow? (4) is timing or comprehension your issue? Etc. Then, with that information, we will put together a new approach, work through a number of new questions together, and make a study plan to help you implement our new approach every day.
    • Essay workshops. We work together issue-spotting, analyzing, and organizing numerous actual bar exam essay problems. As needed, we will work on writing (and rewriting) your answers until you know exactly how to produce above-passing essays (and what to do when you don’t know the answer).
    • MPT training. We’ll simulate an MPT, work through the file and library together, discuss appropriate methods of outlining and note-taking, and actually begin the process of writing a successful response. Then, as follow-up, you will do the same on several MPTs and return them for feedback.
    • Essay review. Have essays that you’d like to review together? I can assign specific essays or work with ones you’ve already done. We typically work through 6 to 10 essays per session, depending on how much time we spend actively rewriting and editing your work.
    • Substantive law teaching. Confused on the difference between a Terry stop and a Terry frisk? Want to understand hearsay better? I can help. Pick a subject and I’ll give you the easy-to-understand version of it, with a framework that will help you retain your memorized rules better, and then we’ll look at examples of the subject in action in MBE or essay questions.

Ready to get started? (See Getting Started above for details regarding the inital session.) Email me (Kyle) confidentially at uniformbarexampro [@] gmail.com. Let me know whether you’re looking for tutoring in person or online, and please include as much about yourself and your bar journey thus far as you are comfortable sharing.

Good luck studying, and I hope to hear from you if I can be of assistance.

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