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"Correct me if I'm wrong, but once you're disbarred, isn't that kinda it for you? Especially if you're disbarred and then do everything that Two-Face did? I suppose I could accept that Harvey's license was reinstated due to the machinations of Tommy Elliot and/or the Riddler (how would that even work? Who the fuck knows?!), except that if Harvey's good and back on the side of the law, why would he go along with such an almost-certainly-illegal maneuver to get his license back?"

You're wrong. It varies somewhat from state to state, but disbarment is not a permanent condition. It is reversible and reinstatement is possible. However, most states only allow an annual request for reinstatement; if you are denied reinstatement, you usually need to wait a year to try again.

That said, the odds that Harvey would be reinstated are virtually non-existent. Being disbarred for malfeasance or misconduct is not THAT uncommon and being reinstated usually hinges on convincing the bar that you've addressed your "weakness" or reformed or otherwise paid a debt to society. The CRIMINALLY INSANE by and large would not get reinstated. KNOWN SOCIOPATHIC MURDERERS even less so.

So long story short: you're wrong that disbarment means a lawyer is over and done, but you're totally right that the very idea that Harvey would be reinstated (or that Gordon would believe it) are totally ludicrous.

I have no idea why people like Jeph Loeb, I really don't. I do know that he's the first author in many years that made me want to actually throw a comic book in the trash after I read it.