Graduate Record 2007-2008 [ARCHIVED RECORD]
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Founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1819, the University of Virginia School of Law is a world-renowned training ground for distinguished lawyers and public servants. Consistently ranked amoung the top law schools in the nation, Virginia has educated generations of lawyers, instilling in them a commitment to leadership, integrity, and community service. A faculty of nationally acclaimed experts in their fields and outstanding teachers lead Virginia’s 1,100 students to appreciate the power of law to shape human behavior and to influence political, social, and cultural life.
Virginia is justly famous for its collegial environment that bonds students and faculty, and student satisfaction is consistently cited as among the highest in American law schools. Intellectual challenges are met in a spirit of cooperation. Small first-year sections promote individual inquiry while providing support and friendship. Students learn together, reading each other’s work and freely sharing course outlines and other materials, confidently relying on the nation’s oldest student-run Honor System to maintain the highest ethical standards.
Virginia has a national reputation for producing highly skilled lawyers with a healthy combination of legal acuity and personal balance. American Lawyer magazine once identified Virginia as one of only two law schools in the country with graduates practicing in each of the nation’s top 100 law firms.
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School of Law
580 Massie Road
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400405
Charlottesville, VA22903-1789
(434) 924-7354
www.law.virginia.edu
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Admission Information
Preliminary Education The study of law requires the constant application of a disciplined mind. Therefore, those courses are best suited to prelaw study that, either in content or method of instruction, are best adapted to inculcating habits of disciplined thought. Furthermore, the scope of law is so broad that no single field of study can be peremptorily excluded. Subjects such as economics and political science are customarily recommended, but to recommend these subjects is not to suggest that other courses, such as history, mathematics, English and American literature, philosophy, the natural sciences, psychology, Latin, and modern languages are not of equal value. A lawyer is constantly engaged in communicating ideas, and to that end, emphasis on the capacity to write clearly is properly stressed. Courses in English composition are therefore recommended. Courses in accounting and public speaking are often recommended. It should be noted, however, that the School of Law offers the opportunity for pursuing these courses as related to law, so they are not specifically recommended in preference to broader and more culturally oriented courses.
Profile of the 2006 Entering Class The 375 students who entered the first year of law study at the University of Virginia in August 2006 were selected from a total of 4,869 applicants. Of the entering students, 236 came from 36 different states, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, and 6 foreign countries (Canada, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Romania, and South Korea). The remaining members were from Virginia. This class also included 148 women students, and 76 identified themselves as minorities.
Although widely differing approaches to college grading often serve to render comparative statements about undergraduate records misleading, it is significant that most students in this fall’s entering class ranked in the upper 20 percent of their graduating classes. The median grade point average was 3.68 on a 4.0 scale. (This computation does not include students whose grades could not be accurately interpolated to a 4.0 scale.) The median LSAT score was 169. Many of these students had also completed advanced degree work. The median age was 24.
The LawSchool has continued its policy of giving preferred status to Virginia applicants, and a large number of highly qualified non-Virginians must be turned away for lack of space. A total of 658 Virginia residents applied for admission, compared with 4,211 out-of-state applicants.
Regular Students
Candidates for the degree of Juris Doctor must have attained the age of 18 years (counting to the nearest birthday) before entering the School of Lawand they must conform to the general requirements set forth below. The LawSchool does not offer a summer session.
Applicants should inform themselves of the character and other qualifications for admission to the Bar of the state in which they intend to practice.
Academic Requirements Each candidate must present evidence that he or she is a graduate of an accredited college or university. Candidates for admission who have not completed the required entrance credits will not be admitted with the privilege of making up the deficiency.
Applications for Admission Applications for admission must be submitted on forms obtained from the Admissions Office or using the Law School Admission Council electronic application software. Students are accepted only for the fall semester starting in late August of each year.
Applications may be filed after the completion of six semesters (or the equivalent) of undergraduate work. Application volume was approximately 4,900 in 2006-07; applicants should therefore file and complete their applications as soon as possible in order to allow the Admissions Office sufficient time to process them efficiently. Applicants should consult the School of Law website at www.law.virginia.edu for information on relevant deadlines and application instructions.
All applicants will be notified, upon acceptance, that they will be required to pay a deposit to secure a place in the entering class. This deposit will be credited toward tuition.
Each year, many highly qualified college graduates apply for the necessarily limited number of places in the first-year class. The admissions process aims to select from the applicant pool an entering class of students who will contribute to the LawSchool, to the Commonwealth of Virginia, and to the nation. These contributions, both before and after graduation, require exceptional academic ability. No applicant is admitted without the prospect of successfully completing the requirements for the degree, but qualifications other than academic credentials are also necessary to succeed in the legal profession today. Legal education must prepare students to work in a wide variety of settings with individuals who come from a wide variety of backgrounds. Exposing students to a multiplicity of perspectives, and to classmates who will express those perspectives, is essential to preparing them for the challenges that they will face in their professional lives. To that end, the admissions committee considers many factors in addition to intellectual aptitude and academic achievement. Among these are geographical, racial, ethnic, economic, and ideological diversity, as well as individual traits and experiences that predict success, such as dedication or a constructive response to adversity.
Applicants are sorted in the first instance by LSAT scores, undergraduate grades, and a numerical index that takes account of the success in law school of students from the same undergraduate institution. No one, however, is admitted or denied admission solely on the basis of any purely numerical indicator. Rather, all of the information in each application file is reviewed personally by an admissions professional. That review involves assessment of personal characteristics and achievements, as well as letters of recommendation. Based on their review of the entire file, admissions professionals can admit or deny applicants with either very high or very low qualifications, or they may refer such applicants to a faculty committee. All other applicants must be referred to the faculty committee.
Ordinarily, at least two readers consider each file. Each reader, whether an admissions professional or a faculty member, is instructed to assess each applicant as an individual. This assessment takes account of numerical indicators, but also includes a number of other factors, including the strength of an applicant’s curriculum, the nature and quality of any work experience an applicant may have had, the nature and quality of any graduate study that the applicant may have undertaken, the personal qualities displayed by the applicant, and any hardships or difficulties that the applicant may have had to overcome. Diversity of all sorts also figures in this assessment. Each reader makes a recommendation on each file, whether to admit, deny, wait-list, or hold for reconsideration in light of the entire pool of applicants. If there is disagreement between the initial two readers, the file is sent to further readers as necessary. At the end of the process, the Associate Dean of Admissions works toward a ranking of the remaining applicants, in consultation with the faculty committee and the Dean of the LawSchool.
In this process, no quota is set for any classification of applicants, though an effort is made to assure an appropriate balance of Virginia residents and out-of-state students. No quantitative advantage is given to any classification of applicants. Every application is considered its merits, recognizing the strong qualifications of many applicants for a limited number of places. Finally, no separate track or special admissions procedures apply to any classification of applicants, except that resident and nonresident applications are reviewed separately from one another. Every application is evaluated individually in an effort to meet the goal of admitting a class of students who can best serve the LawSchool, the Commonwealth, and the nation.
Admission From Other Law Schools No person who has previously attended any law school in the United States shall be eligible for admission as a student in this School of Law unless he or she is eligible for re-admission to the LawSchool previously attended. Applications of students contemplating transfer with advanced standing will not be acted upon until one full year of work has been completed.
Credit for Courses Taken Before Enrollment as a J.D. Candidate No credit is granted to any student, except transfer students, for any academic work completed prior to enrollment as a J.D. candidate, including law courses in the Law School and graduate courses in schools and departments at the University of Virginia with which the Law School maintains combined degree programs.
Advanced Standing Credit Credit toward the degree of Juris Doctor in this School of Law may be given, at the discretion of the dean or assistant dean or upon vote of the law faculty, for courses satisfactorily passed in a law school in the United States that is either approved by the American Bar Association or is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. However, in no event, is this credit to exceed the equivalent of the work of three full quarters or two semesters. Similar credits may be given, in like manner, for work done in law schools outside the United States.
No credit will be given for work in any single session during which the student failed in two or more courses, nor will credit be given for any course in which the student did not receive a grade of D (or the equivalent) or better, and credits once given may be withdrawn for unsatisfactory work in this school. The dean and assistant dean are given power to make such rulings and adjustments as necessary for the fair and equitable administration of this general provision.
Transfer students are eligible to participate in combined degree programs with other departments and schools of the University and to receive academic credit for graduate-level courses taken in other departments and schools of the University on the same basis as regularly enrolled students. In considering the admission of a transfer student to a combined degree program or the authorization of non-LawSchool credit for a transfer student, the faculty advisor or the assistant dean, as the case may be, may take into account the transfer applicant’s academic record and the institution from which he or she has transferred.
Degree Requirements Candidates for the Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree must successfully complete all required courses, meet minimum academic requirements, earn a minimum of 86 credits and six residency semesters, satisfy the Writing Requirement, and maintain a standard of behavior characteristic of a prospective member of the legal profession.
Health Students who have been admitted to the University must complete a personal medical history form. Appropriate forms are sent after admission is granted. All health requirements must be met prior to registration.
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Financial Aid Information
Title IV Institutional Code: 003745
The University of Virginia School of Law assists its students in financing their legal education through a variety of resources, including scholarship assistance; Title IV federally sponsored programs such as Stafford Student Loans, Grad Plus Loans, Perkins Loans, and College Work-Study funding; and private sector educational loans. Most scholarship assistance is awarded on a combined basis of academic merit and financial need. Some scholarships are awarded solely on merit. Scholarships are awarded to first-year students and are typically renewed for the second and third years of law school, so long as the student’s academic progress is satisfactory. International students are eligible for scholarship and private loan assistance only.
How To Apply for Financial Aid All admitted first-year students are automatically considered for merit-based scholarship assistance, and a separate application is not required. Applicants who wish to be considered for need-based scholarships and federal loans must file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and complete the School of Law Institutional Application for Financial Aid. The recommended deadline for filing these forms is March 1. Rising second- and third-year students must submit a FAFSA and Institutional Application for Financial Aid to continue receiving need-based financial assistance. The recommended deadline for current students is April 15.
The FAFSA is available at the University’s central financial aid office, the School of Law financial aid office, and on-line at www.fafsa.ed.gov. The School of Law Institutional Application for Financial Aid is available at www.law.virginia.edu/main/financial+aid.
Budgets
Students’ budgets are determined by the University Financial Aid Committee and are standardized for all graduate and professional schools at the University. Modifications are made to reflect the actual costs incurred by law students in general. The Law School Financial Aid Office works individually with students to develop realistic budgets that meet the costs of obtaining a legal education and to identify sources of financial support that will enable students to achieve their educational and professional goals.
Budgets for the 2006-2007 academic year are estimated as follows:
VA Non-
Resident Resident
Tuition & Fees $33,500 $38,500
Room, Board, Misc. 15,309 15,309
Books 1,800 1,800
Loan Origination Fees 591 591
Total $51,200 $56,200
The Law School’s Financial Aid Office is authorized to increase a student’s budget up to $2,500 toward the cost of any notebook computer upon written request from the student and submission of supporting documentation (i.e., sales receipt or PC vendor’s price quote). Adjustments to a student’s cost of attendance may also be made to accommodate some non-discretionary expenses such as child care and medical expenses not covered by insurance.
Standard Forms of Financial Aid
Scholarships Scholarship assistance is provided through the generosity of alumni and friends of the School of Law and from general funds allocated by the school. Most scholarship assistance is awarded on a combined basis of academic merit and need, but some scholarships are awarded solely on merit. All admitted applicants will be considered for merit-based assistance, and no separate application is required. Scholarships are typically renewed for the second and third years of law school, so long as the student’s academic progress is satisfactory.
Stafford Student Loan Program Stafford Loans are loans available to U.S. citizens and permanent residents in interest-subsidized and unsubsidized forms. The University participates in the Federal Family Educational Loan Program (FFELP) for Stafford Loans. To borrow subsidized Stafford Loan funds, students must demonstrate financial need under a standard needs analysis. Students may borrow up to $8,500 in subsidized Stafford Student Loans, with the federal government paying the interest on the loan while the borrower is in school and for a six-month grace period following graduation or withdrawal.
Students may borrow an annual maximum of $20,500 in combined subsidized and unsubsidized Stafford Loans. While interest begins accruing immediately on Unsubsidized Stafford Loans, students may defer payment while enrolled and for a six-month grace period following graduation. The maximum amount a student can borrow under the Stafford Loan program is $138,500.
The University has established Bank of America as its preferred lender for all Stafford Loans, but students may choose to use any lender.
Supplemental Education Loans Supplemental educational loans are available to help meet any costs of education not covered by scholarship assistance or Stafford Student Loans. Students may borrow additional loan resources through either the federally sponsored GradPlus Loan Program or private-sector educational loans. The GradPlus loan carries a fixed interest rate of 8.5 percent and required a basic credit inquiry. Private loans have variable interest rates and are based on the applicant’s credit history and ability to repay. As with FFELP loans, the University has established the Bank of America as its preferred lender for GradPlus and private educational loans, but students may choose to use any lender. Interest rates are based on market indicators and may vary from lender to lender. Most lenders allow interest to be deferred until graduation, or when your enrollment ceases or drops below half time. An eligible co-borrower or co-signer may be required. The School of Law’s Financial Aid Office is not involved in the credit evaluation process. Students who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents are eligible to borrow private-sector educational loans, assuming that the borrower meets established credit criteria.
Outside Scholarships Students who receive scholarships from sources other than the University of Virginia must inform the Financial Aid Office in writing. Outside scholarships will not reduce the amount of any scholarship assistance from the School of Law, but may reduce students’ borrowing eligibility.
Emergency Loans Emergency Loans can be obtained to cover unforeseen, educationally-related expenses that may arise during the academic year. The LawSchool offers emergency loans in amounts not to exceed $400. Students must provide a written request to the director of financial aid indicating the nature of the expense and the amount needed. These loans are interest free and are limited to one per academic year.
Bar Examination Loans These loans are available through participating lenders during the final year of study and are based upon the student’s credit worthiness. Repayment begins nine months after graduation.
Employment Opportunities Students may apply for part-time work through either the LawSchool or the University’s Office of Student Financial Services. However, first-year students are discouraged from part-time work because of the extensive requirements of the first-year curriculum. In no event may any student engage in more than 20 hours of employment per week.
Students are employed in the LawSchool as research assistants to law professors and assistants in the law library. Only second- and third-year students are eligible for work-study employment within the University and LawSchool community.
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Career Services
Over the years, students in the School of Law have consistently been able to obtain outstanding permanent and summer jobs. Most of these jobs are the result of contacts made during interviews with employers conducted at the LawSchool; the remainder are obtained by students on their own, often with the assistance of the Law School’s Career Services Office or Public Service Center. They are among the very busiest offices in the country in terms of the number of employers contacting them annually with job opportunities. In the fall of 2006, for example, nearly 900 public- and private-sector law offices from 40 states, the District of Columbia, and 4 foreign countries conducted more than 10,400 interviews at the LawSchool in August and September. An additional 450 employers solicited résumés from Virginia students without visiting the LawSchool.
This volume of recruiting activity is a measure of the esteem in which Virginia students are held by legal employers. It has, moreover, resulted in a geographical pattern of job placement that is as diverse as that of any law school in the country. Within a few months of graduation in 2006, 354 out of 368 graduates had informed the Career Services Office that they had obtained jobs: 250 with law firms, 59 as judicial clerks; 19 with federal, city or state government agencies or public interest groups; 13 with corporations; 6 in graduate study, and 7 with the military.
The Career Services Office and the Public Service Center offer a wide range of services to students seeking permanent and summer employment. They maintain contact with students and employers through the CASE system, which links the offices with students and employers via the Internet. In addition to attending to the logistical demands of the fall interviewing season, both the Career Services Office and the Public Service Center provide individual counseling on subjects ranging from interviewing techniques to strategies for obtaining specific types of jobs to letter and résumé writing. The offices also help students looking for jobs outside the formal interviewing process by corresponding with, and forwarding student résumés to, non-visiting employers posted on the CASE system and by assisting students in locating still other employers, often making use of the Internet and the comprehensive employer listings in the Career Services and PublicServiceCenter libraries.
The Career Services Office and the Public Service Center have developed and maintain an extensive Law School Alumni Network, made up of nearly 2,000 of its graduates who have volunteered to provide advice and assistance to students and graduates in the job market. The network is accessible to students and graduates via the CASE system.
Other projects conducted by the Career Services Office and the Public Service Center include panel discussions on various kinds of legal opportunities, especially those not generally represented among visiting employers; online job listings for alumni in the job market; regional job fairs; an annual public interest job fair; symposia on job search techniques and strategies; a mock interview program for first-year students; and projects designed to promote careers in public service, such as Student Funded Fellowships, which provide stipends to students in summer public-service jobs, and the University of Virginia Public Service Loan Assistance Program, which provides loan assistance to graduates in public service positions.
The most popular locales for graduates of the classes of 2001-2006 include Washington, DC (469 graduates), New York City (340), Atlanta (106), Richmond (75), Boston (69), San Francisco Bay Area (62), Los Angeles (56), Chicago (55), Houston (40), Philadelphia (40), Baltimore (29) and San Diego (28).
The members of the Class of 2006 accepted positions in 32 states and the District of Columbia and two foreign countries. Starting salaries varied considerably with location and type of work. For example, large New York firms offered 2006 graduates $145,000 per year, while similar jobs in large urban areas were generally more than $110,000, and in smaller urban areas they were typically around $70,000. Jobs with the federal government were, in most cases, at the $55,000 salary level. Although precise figures are not available, the average starting salary for graduates in the private sector was estimated by the Career Services Office to be more than $115,000.
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Academic Regulations
Academic Regulations Academic regulations are published annually by the Law School. Current year regulations may be found online at www.law.virginia.edu
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Activities and Awards
Student Activities
The A’Cappellate Opinions is a group of male and female students who practice and perform contemporary a’cappella music. They strive to perform at various law school events such as the Public Interest Law Auction and Barrister’s Ball. However, their primary purpose is to enjoy making music together.
Action for Better Living (ABLE) is a student-run service organization that provides student volunteers opportunities to help the disadvantaged children in the Charlottesville community. ABLE volunteers have the opportunity to provide weekly after-school tutoring services to children of all ages in both reading and math. Other ABLE volunteers become “big siblings” to children in the community. The program matches up law students with “little siblings” to create one-on-one relationships. The goal of this program is to provide mentorship, friendship, and support to underprivileged kids on a consistent weekly basis.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), a nonprofit and non-partisan national organization, works in the courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to all people in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States. The recently established ACLU Chapter of U.Va. Law is a diverse group of law students who are interested in understanding and protecting civil liberties. The ACLU-UVA raises awareness and encourages discussion around campus about civil liberties issues through issue advocacy and public education events, and by monitoring civil liberties in the community. Members can also connect with practicing civil rights attorneys in Virginia through our close connection with the ACLU of Virginia, www.acluva.org.
We welcome ideas from new members on how to expand and improve our role both at the law school and beyond. For information about the ACLU generally, go to the comprehensive national ACLU website, www.aclu.org.
The American Constitution Society of Law and Policy is a national organization of law students, law professors, practicing lawyers and others. We want to help revitalize and transform the legal debate, from law school classrooms to federal courtrooms. We want to counter the dominant vision of American law today, a narrow conservative vision that lacks appropriate regard for the ways in which the law affects people’s lives. We seek to restore the fundamental principles of respect for human dignity, protection of individual rights and liberties, genuine equality and access to justice to their rightful—and traditionally central—place in American law. For more information on the national organization, please visit WWW.acslaw.org.
Asian/Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA) is a network of Asian-American law students at the University of Virginia that provides academic and social support to its members and reaches out to the law community on issues pertaining to Asian/Pacific-Americans.
Black Law Students Association (BLSA) represents the views of Black students at the UVa School of Law; promotes the welfare of its members through educational, professional, cultural and social programs; and provides a forum for the discussion of local and national issues affecting both the Black law student community and the University community as a whole.
Chabad Club is dedicated to providing education in the Jewish religion and to celebrating Jewish practice and history. It aims also to promote religious understanding in conjunction with other student organizations. Chabad Club is affiliated with Chabad of UVA, www.chabadofcharlottesville.org.
The Conference on Public Service and the Law brings together students, faculty, litigators, and policymakers for an exploration of various public interest issues facing today’s legal community and provide excellent opportunities for job-networking.
The Domestic Violence Project (DVP) at the University of Virginia School of Law is a law student pro bono project organized under the Legal Assistance Soceity. DVP strives to address the problem of domestic violence both directly (through pro bono service) and indirectly (through educational efforts to raise awareness and understanding of the issue) DVP educates the law school community about issues of domestic violence through speakers, discussion panels, films and other events. DVP volunteers also monitor domestic violence-related criminal justice proceedings in Charlottesville, Albemarle, and several other surrounding jurisdictions through the Shelter for Help in Emergency’s Court Monitoring Program, and assist the Commonwealth’s Attorney Offices of Charlottesville and of Albemarle in their prosecution of domestic violence cases by interviewing victims of domestic violence through the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Project (CAP). In addition, DVP provides law student volunteers for the Central Virginia Legal Aid Society Pro Bono Domestic Violence Project (PDVP), organizes police ride-alongs, and more.
The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies seeks to promote an awareness and application of the following principles: that the state exists to preserve freedom, that the separation of government powers is central to our Constitution, and that it is the duty of the judiciary to say what the law is, not what it should be. Room 192E
First-Year Council Elected representatives plan social events for the first-year class, act as liaisons between the first-year class and the administration, and help plan orientation activities for the following year. Class officers and Student Bar Association representatives for the first-year class are elected from this council.
The Fowler Society seeks peaceably to assemble in order to further the general awareness and employment of proper English construction and to promote debate over the unresolved questions inherent in the study of grammar.
Graduate Law Students Association (GLSA) is the representative body for all L.L.M. and S.J.D. candidates. It organizes social functions for its members, and represents their interests with faculty.
Health Law Interest Group is open to all law, L.L.M., medical, graduate, and undergraduate students. Its purposes are: to explain what Health Law is, to give students a better view of the different areas of Health law, to introduce types of classes we have available and to promote a healthy environment. We sponsor many speakers and seminars in the health law field throughout the year and organize social activities with medical and other graduate students. We also plan to participate in pro bono activities with the UVa Medical Center.
Human Rights Study Project (HRSP) has a mission to further the study of law affecting the protection of basic rights in foreign countries. HRSP combines the group-oriented and continuous character of a student organization with the scholarly aims of academically credited independent research. Each year, the Project Team travels to the country that is the subject matter of its study to conduct interviews and collect other research unavailable in the United States. Website: http://www.student.virginia.edu/~hrsp/
Inter alia recognizes that budding lawyers share more in common than just their study for law and seeks to provide a tangible outlet for the creative works of students at the University of Virginia School of Law. To that end, inter alia – UVA Law’s first and only literary/art magazine – accepts original works of prose, poetry, photography and other art for publication in hard copy; twice annually. Through publication, we hope to showcase those works of artistic quality and intellectual import that celebrate and illuminate the multifarious dimensions of our student body.
Islamic Legal Exchange (ILE) is a student organization to all students at the law school, Muslim and non-Muslim. ILE is dedicated to furthering a discussion of issues related to Islamic Law as well as contemporary issues facing the peoples of the Islamic World. It is also committed to creating an awareness of and celebrating Islamic culture. ILE’s mission is twofold: (1) to create and sustain an academic forum in which the law school community can engage in discussion as well as benefit from expertise of scholars and practitioners, and (2) to establish a platform from which students can work together to effect change.
JD/MBA Society: With over 30 students in the program, Virginia has one of the largest and best joint law/business programs in the country. The goals of the organization are wide ranging and include: To serve as a focal point-for communication between JD/MBA students and the Law and Business School administrations, as well as the faculty, student body, alumni and prospective students of the schools. To promote the exchange of information and advice among JD/MBA’s. To improve the functioning of the JD/MBA program. To sponsor events and activities which promote interaction among the law and business school communities. The JD/MBA Society welcomes all students.
Jewish Law Students Association (JLSA) integrates Jewish cultural, religious, and academic interests into the Law School environment. Activities include lectures in Judaic law, holiday dinners, and social events. The group also promotes awareness of the needs of Jewish students at the Law School.
John Bassett Moore Society of International Law’s primary objective is to contribute to the development of international law by fostering interest and understanding in the field. To promote the objective, the Society sponsors speakers, conferences, publications, an international moot court team and pro bono human rights projects as well as numerous other programs. The society sponsors the team that represents the Law School at the Jessup International Moot Court Competition and publishes books on a wide variety of international legal subjects.
Journal of Law and Politics published four times yearly by law and graduate students, is the first and only publication devoted exclusively to analyzing the role of politics in the legal system and the role of law in the political process. The Journal publishes articles by prominent scholars and practitioners, as well as student-written notes and comments. Its members are selected by writing tryouts held each spring and fall.
Just Democracy’s mission is to empower citizens of all socioeconomic backgrounds, ethnic and racial communities and political persuasions to participate in the democratic process by exercising the right to vote. To accomplish this, we will form JD chapters at the nation’s law schools. These chapters will organize and train law student volunteers to work within their local communities to ensure that people who turn out to vote aren’t wrongly turned away. Just Democracy is committed to independence and non-partisanship in all its activities. Our goals are to send at least 2000 law student volunteers to high-risk polling places in their communities on Election Day 2004, and to establish a network of concerned law students throughout the country that will develop voting rights projects on an ongoing basis.
Lambda Law Alliance serves primarily two purposes. The first purpose is to provide an academically and socially supportive network for members of sexual minorities and their allies enrolled in the Law School. The second and more visible purpose is to heighten awareness throughout the Law School and the University community about legal issues relevant to sexual minorities. Lambda attempts to keep the community informed of relevant issues and concerns and to promote equal civil rights for all.
Latin American Law Organization (LALO) (formerly Voz Latina) is the Latin American law students’ association at U.Va. Our mission is twofold: to promote an awareness of and appreciation for Latin culture at the law school and to serve as a resource for the recruitment of Latin law students, as well as for their professional placement once they are here. LALO welcomes members of any race or ethnicity.
Law Christian Fellowship (LCF) is a nondenominational Christian fellowship dedicated to understanding the person and claims of Jesus Christ. LCF remains uniquely committed to presenting Christianity to the UVa Law School and the surrounding Charlottesville community through service, outreach and fellowship.
Legal Assistance Society provides legal services to low income and disadvantaged persons in Central Virginia. Student members participate in nine different projects: Legal Aid Office Interns, Domestic Violence Project, Western State Hospital Project, Labor Project, Rights of the Disabled Project, Public Benefits Project, Migrant Farm Workers Assistance Project, Legal Education Project, and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Project.
Lex United is a soccer team composed of law students from all three years and may include recent graduates.
The team plays in the Charlottesville-Albemarle adult soccer league (SOCA). The league is composed of three competitive levels and Lex United plays in the top competitive league against other local teams, including teams from the Darden Business School, and the Medical School. The team has also represented the law School and SOCA in the Virginia Amateur Cup Tournament. The team provides a great outlet for law students to relax, interact socially outside of the classroom, and stay physically fit. The team also has a great representative of the law School in the greater Charlottesville community.
Libel Show Each spring, law students satirize the faculty, administration, and Law School in a musical-comedy featuring the many hidden talents of the student body. This production is written, directed, and performed entirely by students.
Mock Trial Team provides an opportunity for law students to hone their trial advocacy skills. The Program represents the University of Virginia School of Law in nationwide mock trial competitions.
Moot Court Competition Second-year students may voluntarily compete in teams of two persons in the William Minor Lile appellate Moot Court competition. The field of competition is narrowed by a process of elimination that continues through the third year, culminating in the final round argument in the spring of each year. Distinguished judges from both federal and state courts preside in the semi-final and final rounds. Students competing in the final three rounds receive certificates, and the names of the members of the winning team are inscribed on a plaque in the Moot Court Room.
Teams of students chosen from among those entered in the Lile competition represent the School of Law in the National Moot Court competition and other intramural competitions with law schools in Virginia and neighboring states.
Moot Court is the largest single student activity in the Law School, with well over 250 students involved in the various activities administered by the Moot Court Board. Through participation in Moot Court activities, a student receives valuable training in legal writing and the art of advocacy.
The National Security and Law Society’s mission is to inform law students about the role the law and lawyers play in national security decisions, as well as the career opportunities for lawyers in national security settings. Its objectives include hosting speakers and conducting other programs for the benefit of the Law School and general community. It is a strictly non-partisan organization that welcomes collaborating with all other student groups and the Center for National Security Law on issues or programs of common interest.
North Grounds Softball League (NGSL) is a student organization that runs and organizes softball at the University of Virginia Law School. The NGSL also runs a softball tournament in the spring, the University of Virginia School of Law Spring Softball Invitational, in which teams from over 60 schools participate. Web Site: www.ngsl.com.
Older Wiser Law Students (OWLS) is an organization bringing together “non-traditional” law students for the purpose of assisting ILs in transitioning back to school after a long absence, developing a social network of peers, and finding activities of interest in Charlottesville.
The Order of the Coif is the Law School’s one academic honor society. Membership is limited to those individuals who have graduated in the top ten percent of their class, based on three years attendance at the Law School, and who have otherwise met high standards of integrity and dedication.
Peer Advisor Program Second- and third-year students conduct orientation activities for first-year students, providing guidance and support throughout the academic year. Approximately five peer advisors are assigned to each of the twelve first-year sections. The application/selection process begins in late March or early April of each year.
Phi Delta Phi is the oldest legal organization of its kind in the nation. Our Inn at UVA was established in 1890. The fraternity hosts road races, ethics panel discussions, and various social activities.
Pro Bono Criminal Adjudication Project (P-CAP) is a student volunteer organization of the law school that provides an array of legal assistance in the community, primarily in the area of criminal defense work. P-CAP does not accept direct solicitations. All law students are welcome to join one of the five P-CAP groups: Appointed Cases, Bail Project, Capital Cases, Beaumont Juvenile Project, and Litigation Committee.
Public Interest Law Association (PILA) is a student-run organization dedicated to promoting and supporting public interest law among law students. PILA provides fellowships to students who accept volunteer or low-paying summer internships in public services, educates the Law School community about public interest law, and serves as a support network for students interested in public service.
Rape Crisis Advocacy Project (RCAP) supports survivors of rape and sexual assault through advocacy, legal research and education. Advocacy: Volunteer through SARA to provide direct support to survivors. Civil Litigation Project: Work with pro-bono attorneys to support survivor’s non-criminal litigation. Publications for Survivors: Create sources to help survivors understand the legal system and their option. Community Education: Educate the Law School community about sexual violence. Legislative Advocacy Project: Change the antiquated laws regarding rape and sexual assault in both Virginia and federally.
Rex E. Lee Society (REELS) seeks to promote high ethical and moral values in the study and practice of law. The organization serves as a resource for the law school and provides assistance and information to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) who are studying or interested in studying law at the University of Virginia.
Saint Thomas More Society is an organization of law students, lawyers and judges who are practicing members of the Roman Catholic Church. The Society is dedicated to assisting in the spiritual growth of its members, encouraging them to apply the ideals exemplified by St. Thomas More in their daily lives and fostering high ethical principles in the legal profession and in the community of Catholic lawyers.
Student Bar Association As the official representative of the Law School student body, the SBA advises the dean of student sentiment, appoints students to joint faculty-student committees, initiates projects furthering student interest, and arranges social activities. Law students annually elect a president, four representatives from each of the three Law School classes, one representative from among the post-graduate students, an ABA Law Student Division Representative, and delegates to the University-wide Judiciary Committee, Honor Committee, and Student Council, all of whom serve on the SBA.
Student Legal Forum (SLF) brings dynamic speakers to campus to discuss high-profile legal issues, politics, and other civic concerns of interest to law students and the university community.
Students United to Promote Racial Awareness (SUPRA) is a student organization funded completely by the Law School Foundation in order to promote communication, interaction, and understanding among students with different racial and ethnic backgrounds. This is accomplished primarily through autonomous dinner groups that are purposefully racially diverse.
The Virginia Animal Law Society is dedicated to providing a forum for education, advocacy, and scholarship aimed at protecting the lives and advancing the interests of animals through the legal system and raising the profile of the field of animal law. We conduct pro bono work, host speakers, plan student events, and hold fund raisers. We are affiliated with the Animal Legal Defense Fund, a nonprofit group of attorneys dedicated to defending animals from abuse and exploitation throughout the country.
Virginia Employment and Labor Law Association (VELLA) seeks to educate the student body about all aspects of the field of labor and employment law including career opportunities, networking with alumni and to provide a forum for ideas in labor and employment.
Virginia Entertainment and Sports Law Association is a student organization dedicated to the promotion of entertainment, media, and sports law, along with the related areas of intellectual property and the arts, at the University of Virginia School of Law. Toward this end, VESLA sponsors events to cultivate a community of students interested in careers or pro bono experience in the areas of entertainment, media, sports, and intellectual property; to nurture the development of these areas; and to educate the larger community of the importance of legal work pertaining to the entertainment, media, and sports industries.
Virginia Environmental Law Forum (VELF) is a student discussion group regarding environmental issues and careers. Also on our agenda is improving the environmental curriculum and hands-on volunteer work at local non-profit environmental groups.
Virginia Environmental Law Journal (VELJ) is dedicated to providing a national forum for research and discussion in the areas of environmental and natural resources law. Published quarterly by the students of the Law School, the Journal includes articles by scholars, practitioners and environmental professionals, as well as student notes, on a broad array of topics, from environmental justice to corporate liability.
Virginia Innocence Project Student Group (VIPS) recruits law student volunteers to investigate claims of individuals imprisoned in Virginia who claim to be innocent. The individuals who seek the help of VIPS have in almost all cases exhausted the remedies that they have under the legal system and are desperate for assistance. VIPS volunteers will have the opportunity to work for justice for these people. VIPS is operating under the guidance of the Washington, D.C.-based Innocence Project of the National Capital Region (IPNCR), which includes student groups from five other D.C.-area law schools, including Georgetown University, the University of Maryland, and American University. Since 1989, the Innocence Project groups established across the country have been responsible for 151 exonerations of innocent individuals, including eight in Virginia.
Virginia Journal of International Law is the oldest continuously published, student-edited journal of international law. Published quarterly by a board of student editors, issues of the Journal include articles by noted practitioners, scholars, and jurists, as well as student-written notes and comments. Topics covered in the Journal range from public international law issues such as human rights, Law of the Sea, and foreign sovereign immunity, to private international law issues such as arbitration, international trade, and taxation. The Journal’s subscribers include individuals, firms, corporations, and libraries in more than 40 countries. The Journal selects its members through writing tryouts held each spring and fall.
Virginia Journal of Law and Technology (VJoLT) is UVA law’s only e-journal. It provides a forum for students, professors, and practitioners to discuss emerging issues at the intersection of law and technology. Recent issues of the Journal have included articles on biotechnology, telecommunications, e-commerce, Internet privacy, and encryption. Because VJoLT publishes full text articles directly to the web, its audience is not limited by a fixed number of subscriptions; anyone with Internet access can read any article that the Journal has ever published free of charge on www.vjolt.org.
Virginia Journal of Social Policy and the Law is a student-edited law journal that publishes articles exploring the intersection of law and social policy issues. Recognizing the significant impact of the law and legal institutions on social conditions, the Journal provides a forum in which to examine contending legal, judicial, and political perspectives. An array of issues are addressed, including—among others—health care and welfare reform, criminal justice, voting and civil rights, family law, employment discrimination, reproductive rights, immigration issues, rights of sexual minorities, and juvenile court reform. The Journal is published twice a year, in the late fall and late spring.
The Virginia Law & Business Review Association is a student organization that proposes to found the Virginia Law & Business Review-a new academic journal dedicated to publishing articles, essays, book reviews and notes on a broad spectrum of business law matters.
Virginia Law and Business Society
Virginia Law and Graduate Republicans is the primary organization for law and graduate students who wish to support the local and national candidates of the Republican Party and to promote Republican ideas and ideals at the University of Virginia.
Virginia Law Democrats 1) intends to encourage political discourse and learning about the political process and 2) promotes student and community awareness of political issues, and actively works for the election of Democratic candidates to public office at the local, state and federal levels.
Virginia Law Families serves to provide support to, and promote the interests of those students facing the challenges of attending law school while raising children. Among our primary objectives are promoting social interaction and the sharing of information among interested persons, including both current and prospective parents. Issues of specific concern include child care, medical resources, and family activities or community events, with particular emphasis on low-cost options to help those on a tight budget. We also provide support to the law school admissions staff by encouraging individuals with families to apply for admissions and attend the University of Virginia School of Law and serving as an information resource for prospective students.
Virginia Law Review, established in 1913, is a student publication of scholarly journals of the legal profession that criticize, support, or propose nearly every important American legal development. The Virginia Law Review and its 70 members contribute eight issues a year to this unique tradition. Original student work makes up approximately half of each issue. Review members are responsible for all phases of editing and publication. The Review selects the majority of its members on the basis of academic performance. The remainder are chosen on the basis of writing ability, a combination of academic performance and writing ability, or writing ability and potential for other contributions (Virginia Plan).
Virginia Law Veterans serves to share information about veterans benefits and issues among interested persons; sponsor speakers on issues of concern to the veterans and military community; encourage public interest in, and pro bono work on, issues related to the welfare and interests of military experience, can serve as information resources for anyone conducting research on national security or international law and policy issues; provide support to the law school admission staff by encouraging military veterans and active duty personnel to both apply for admission to the University of Virginia School of Law and matriculate; and to promote social interaction between the diverse population of military and Coast Guard veterans, active duty, national guard, and reserve personnel at the law school. Membership is open to any interested person with no requirement of any past or present tie to the military.
Virginia Law Weekly is the newspaper of the Law School community. Its editorial board and staff are comprised entirely of students. Circulated among students, faculty, alumni, and numerous law libraries, it provides a forum for the discussion of issues and activities in the Law School.
Virginia Law Women (VLW) addresses the needs and interests of women at the Law School, at the University, and in the Charlottesville community. Its main goals are to make law students and others aware of the sexism within the legal profession, and to provide a support system for women. To accomplish these aims, VLW invites and sponsors speakers, networks with law student organizations, and with other University and Charlottesville women’s groups. VLW is committed to establishing a more equitable life for women and welcomes all who wish to further these goals.
Virginia Society of Law and Technology (VSLaT) exists to serve the law school by helping law students use technology and establishing a forum for the discussion of issues relating to law and technology. We encourage students with little or no technical background to participate in our group.
Virginia Sports & Entertainment Law Journal (VaSE) focuses on all aspects of both sports and entertainment law. Published biannually by the students and the law school, the Journal features articles written by sports and entertainment law professors, as well as those written by experienced practitioners in both the sports and entertainment law fields. In addition, law students interested in sports or entertainment law are invited to join through a written tryout process held each semester.
Virginia Tax Review is the first student-edited law journal focusing on tax law issues. Published four times per year, the Review consists of articles written by practitioners and academics, as well as notes and comments written by students. Membership in the Virginia Tax Review Association offers students an opportunity to assist in the editing and production of the second-most-widely subscribed journal at the Law School and to sharpen their skills in legal writing and analysis. Members are selected on the basis of their performance in a writing tryout held every spring and fall.
Volunteer Income Tax Association (VITA) affords students an opportunity to help low income and elderly residents of Charlottesville complete their income tax returns on Saturday mornings during tax season. Students receive training in how to provide assistance and are encouraged to come as often as their schedules allow.
Woman of Color The goals of Women of Color are specifically to provide social support to the diverse population of women at the law school; to promote the welfare of its members through educational, professional, cultural, social and community service programs; and to provide a forum for the discussion of issues affecting women of color in the law school and the University community as a whole. Women of color seeks to achieve these goals through service projects and fundraisers benefiting the University community and the greater Charlottesville-Albemarle community; social gatherings to promote fun and friendship; and open communication and involvement with the administration, professors, other student organizations and the undergraduate community.
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Annual Awards and Honors
Bracewell and Patterson Oral Advocacy Awards Established by the Houston firm in 1988. Twenty-four outstanding first-year oral advocates are selected to receive a check and a certificate.
Mortimer Caplin Public Service Award Established in 1992 by Mr. Caplin, ‘40, the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service under President Kennedy, and given at commencement to a graduating student who is entering a career in the public service sector and who demonstrates the qualities of leadership, integrity, and service to others.
Edwin S. Cohen Tax Prize This monetary prize is given annually to the graduating student who has demonstrated, by the sustained excellence of his or her performance in tax courses, superior scholarship in the tax area.
Hardy Cross Dillard Prize Established in honor of Hardy Cross Dillard, retired Judge of the International Court of Justice and former Dean and James Monroe Professor of Law. This monetary prize and plaque are awarded to the author of the best student note in a current volume of the Virginia Journal of International Law.
Faculty Award for Academic Excellence Presented to the student who has had the most outstanding academic record during his or her three years in Law School.
Robert E. Goldsten (‘40) Award Established by the man for whom it is named and given to the student who has, in the opinion of the faculty, contributed the most to classroom participation. The winner receives a certificate of recognition at graduation and a lifetime membership in the University of Virginia Alumni Association.
Eppa Hunton IV Memorial Book Award Established in 1977 by the Richmond, Virginia law firm of Hunton & Williams, in honor of Eppa Hunton IV, ‘27. The award is presented annually to a third-year student who has demonstrated unusual aptitude in litigation courses and shown a keen awareness and understanding of the lawyer’s ethical and professional responsibility.
Margaret G. Hyde Award Established in 1930 by Forrest J. Hyde, Jr., ‘15. Under the terms of the donation, a monetary award is made to an outstanding member of the graduating class whose scholarship, character, personality, activities in the affairs of the school, and promise of efficiency have, in the opinion of the law faculty, entitled him or her to special recognition.
Jackson and Walker Award This monetary award is presented by the Dallas law firm to the student who has attained the highest grade point average in his or her class after four semesters.
Robert F. Kennedy Award for Public Service Established in 1989 by the Student Legal Forum, a monetary award is presented to the graduate who, during his or her LawSchool years, best exemplifies the ideals of the late Senator Kennedy through active and effective community service.
Herbert Kramer/Herbert Bangel Community Service Award Established in 1989 by Mr. Kramer, ‘52. This monetary award is given annually to a third-year student who has contributed the most to the community during his or her stay in Law School.
LawSchool Alumni Association Best Note Award This monetary award is presented to the member of the graduating class who wrote the best note in a current issue of a Law School publication.
Thomas Marshall Miller Prize Established by Emily Miller Danton in 1982 in memory of her father, Thomas Marshall Miller, who attended the LawSchool, this monetary award is given annually to an outstanding and deserving member of the graduating class, selected by the faculty.
National Association of Women Lawyers Award This honorary membership in the National Association of Women Lawyers is awarded each year to an outstanding woman in the graduating class.
John M. Olin Prize in Law and Economics A monetary award given by the Olin Foundation to the graduate or graduates who have produced outstanding work in the field of law and economics.
Mary Claiborne and Roy H. Ritter Prizes These four prizes for character, honor, and integrity were established in 1985 by C. Willis Ritter, ‘65 to honor his parents. Under the terms of the award, four monetary prizes are given annually to two female and two male members of the second-year class. The prize is applied against each recipient’s tuition during his or her final year of study. In addition, each recipient is given an appropriate certificate and the names of the winners also appear on a plaque in the library.
Rosenbloom Award. A monetary award established by Daniel Rosenbloom ’54 to honor a student with a strong academic record who has significantly enhanced the academic experience of other law students by volunteering support and assistance to them.
Shannon Award Established by the Z Society to encourage outstanding scholarship at the University, the award is presented each year to the student with the highest academic record after five semesters.
Earle K. Shawe Labor Relations Award Established in honor of the late Hardy C. Dillard, by Earle K. Shawe, ‘34. Mr. Shawe is the founder and senior partner of Shawe & Rosenthal, a Baltimore firm devoted exclusively to labor and employment law. This monetary award is given to the graduating student who shows the greatest promise of becoming a successful practitioner in the field of labor relations.
James C. Slaughter Honor Award This monetary award was established by the Textile Veterans Association in honor of James C. Slaughter, ‘51, and is presented to an outstanding member of the graduating class.
Stephen Pierre Traynor Award This award for excellence in appellate advocacy was established in 1970 by the late Roger J. Traynor, former Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court, in memory of his son. The monetary award is presented to the participant in the final round of the William Minor Lile Moot Court Competition who, in the opinion of the judges of the final round, presents the best oral argument.
Roger and Madeleine Traynor Prize Established in 1980 by a gift from retired Chief Justice and Mrs. Traynor of California, these prizes are awarded each year to acknowledge the best written work by two graduating students. Each winner receives an appropriate certificate and a monetary award.
Trial Advocacy Award The Virginia Trial Lawyers Association presents an award to a graduating student who best exemplifies the attributes of an effective trial lawyer.
Virginia State Bar Family Law Book Award Established by the Family Law Section of the Virginia State Bar and the Virginia Chapter of the AmericanAcademy of Matrimonial Lawyers, this award is presented to the graduating student who has demonstrated the most promise and potential for the practice of family law.
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Course Descriptions
Frequency of Course Offerings The courses listed on the following pages were offered during the past three academic years; not all courses are offered each year. The nature of the Law School curriculum allows significant variations in course titles and course content depending on the interests of faculty members.
Note: The current year’s course offerings may be found online at www.law.virginia.edu.
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Faculty
Office of the Dean
John C. Jeffries, Jr., B.A., J.D., Dean, Arnold H. Leon Professor of Law, Emerson G. Spies Professor of Law
Martha D. Ballenger, B.A., J.D., Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
Gary F. Banks, B.A., M.Ed., Chief Technology Officer
Cary Bennett, B.S., Assistant Dean for Academic Services and Registrar
William W. Bergen, B.S., M.A., Assistant Dean for Administrative Services
Troy W. Dunaway, B.A., M.B.A., Assistant Dean for Business and Finance
Kimberly Carpenter Emery, B.A., J.D., Assistant Dean for Pro Bono
C. Taylor Fitchett, B.A., M.L.S., Director of the Law Library
William S. Hopson IV, B.A., LL.B., Senior Assistant Dean for Career Services
M. Susan Palmer, B.A., J.D., Associate Dean for Admissions
Stephen T. Parr, B.S., M.S., M.A., J.D.,Associate Dean for Management and Finance
James E. Ryan, B.A., J.D., Academic Associate Dean, William L. Matheson & Robert M. Morgenthau Distinguished Professor of Law, Joseph C. Carter, Jr., Research Professor
Professors
Kenneth S. Abraham, A.B., J.D., David and Mary Harrison Distinguished Professor of Law
Barbara E. Armacost, B.S., M.T.S., J.D., Horace W. Goldsmith Research Professor
Margo A. Bagley, B.S., J.D., Class of 1941 Research Professor
Richard D. Balnave, B.A., M.A., J.D.
Lillian R. BeVier, B.A., J.D., David and Mary Harrison Distinguished Professor of Law
Vincent Blasi, B.A., J.D., James Madison Distinguished Professor of Law, Roy L. and Rosamond W. Morgan Research Professor
Richard J. Bonnie, B.A., LL.B., John S. Battle Professor of Law
O. Whitfield Broome, A.B., M.S., Ph.D., Frank S. Kaulback, Jr., Professor of Commerce
Tomiko Brown-Nagin, B.A., M.A., J.D., Ph.D., F. Palmer Weber Research Professor in Civil Liberties and Human Rights
D. Ruth Buck, B.A., M.Ed., J.D., Co-Director of the Legal Research and Writing Program
Jonathan Z. Cannon, B.A., J.D., Director of the Environmental and Land Use Law Program
George M. Cohen, B.A., J.D., Brokaw Professor of Corporate Law
Michael G. Collins, B.A., M.A., J.D., Joseph M. Hartfield Professor of Law
Anne M. Coughlin, B.A., M.A., J.D., O.M. Vicars Professor of Law, Barron F. Black Research Professor
Barry Cushman, B.A., M.A., J.D., Ph.D., Percy Brown, Jr., Professor of Law and Hisotry, F.D.G. Ribble Research Professor
Michael P. Dooley, B.A., J.D., William S. Potter Professor of Law
Earl C. Dudley, Jr., B.A., LL.B.
Kim A. Forde-Mazrui, A.B., J.D., Justice Thurgood Marshall Research Professor
John C. Harrison, B.A., J.D., David Lurton Massie, Jr., Professor of Law
A. E. Dick Howard, B.A., B.A., M.A., LL.B., White Burkett Miller Professor of Law and Public Affairs, Earle K. Shawe Research Professor
John C. Jeffries, Jr., B.A., J.D., Dean, Arnold H. Leon Professor of Law, Emerson G. Spies Professor of Law
Edmund W. Kitch, B.A., J.D., Mary and Daniel Loughran Professor of Law
Michael J. Klarman, B.A., M.A., J.D., D.Phil., James Monroe Distinguished Professor of Law, Elizabeth D. and Richard A. Merrill Research Professor
Kevin A. Kordana, B.A., J.D.
Jody S. Kraus, B.A., M.A., J.D., Ph.D., Robert E. Scott Distinguished Professor of Law
Douglas L. Leslie, B.A., J.D., Charles O. Gregory Professor of Law
Peter W. Low, A.B., LL.B., Hardy Cross Dillard Professor of Law
M. Elizabeth Magill, B.A., J.D., Joseph Weintraub-Bank of America Distinguished Professor of Law
Julia D. Mahoney, B.A., J.D., David H. Ibbeken Research Professor
Paul G. Mahoney, B.A., J.D., David and Mary Harrison Distinguished Professor of Law
David A. Martin, B.A., J.D., Warner-Booker Distinguished Professor of International Law, Class of 1963 Research Professor
Thomas A. Massaro, S.B., M.S., M.S., M.D., Ph.D., Harrison Foundation Professor of Medicine and Law, Professor of Pediatrics and Business Administration
Charles W. McCurdy, B.A., Ph.D., Professor of History
Gregory Mitchell, B.A., M.A., J.D., Ph.D., E. James Kelly, Jr.-Class of 1965 Research Professor
John T. Monahan, B.A., Ph.D., John S. Shannon Distinguished Professor of Law
John Norton Moore, A.B., LL.B., LL.M., Walter L. Brown Professor of Law
Thomas B. Nachbar, A.B., J.D.
Caleb E. Nelson, A.B., J.D., Albert Clark Tate, Jr., Research Professor
Jeffrey O’Connell, B.A., J.D., Samuel H. McCoy II Professor of Law
Daniel R. Ortiz, B.A., M.Phil., J.D., John Allan Love Professor of Law, Horace W. Goldsmith Research Professor
Margaret Foster Riley, A.B., J.D., Co-Director of the Legal Research and Writing Program
Glen O. Robinson, A.B., J.D., David and Mary Harrison Distinguished Professor of Law
Mildred W. Robinson, B.A., J.D., LL.M., Henry L. and Grace Doherty Charitable Foundation Professor of Law
George A. Rutherglen, A.B., J.D., John Barbee Minor Distinguished Professor of Law, Edward F. Howrey Research Professor
James E. Ryan, A.B., J.D., Academic Associate Dean, William L. Matheson & Robert M. Morgenthau Distinguished Professor of Law, Joseph C. Carter, Jr., Research Professor
Robert N. Sayler, A.B., J.D.
Richard C. Schragger, B.A., M.A., J.D.
John K. Setear, B.A., J.D., Class of 1962 Professor of Law, Thomas F. Bergin Teaching Professor
A. John Simmons, A.B., M.A., Ph.D., Commonwealth Professor of Philosophy
Kent Sinclair, Jr., A.B., J.D.
Stephen F. Smith, B.A., J.D., John V. Ray Research Professor
Paul B. Stephan III, B.A., M.A., J.D., Lewis F. Powell, Jr., Professor of Law, Hunton & Williams Research Professor
J. Hoult Verkerke, B.A., M.Phil., J.D.
W. Laurens Walker, A.B., J.D., S.J.D., T. Munford Boyd Professor of Law, Caddell & Chapman Research Professor
Steven D. Walt, B.A., M.A., J.D., Ph.D., Sullivan & Cromwell Research Professor
G. Edward White, B.A., M.A., J.D. Ph.D., David and Mary Harrison Distinguished Professor of Law
Thomas R. White III, B.A., LL.B., John C. Stennis Professor of Law
Ann Woolhandler, B.A., J.D., William Minor Lile Professor of Law, Class of 1948 Professor in Scholarly Research
George K. Yin, B.A., M.Ed., J.D., Edwin S. Cohen Distinguished Professor of Law & Taxation, Class of 1966 Research Professor
Associate Professors
Karen Abrams, B.A., J.D.
Michal Barzuza, B.A., LL.B., LL.M., S.J.D.
Albert Choi, B.A., J.D., Ph.D.
Michael Doran, B.A., J.D.
Brandon Garrett, B.A., J.D.
Risa Goluboff, A.B., M.A., J.D., Ph.D.
Thomas L. Hafemeister, J.D., Ph.D., Director of Legal Studies at the Institute of Law, Psychiatry, and Public Policy
Rachel Harmon, B.S., M.Sc., M.Sc., J.D.
Toby J. Heytens, B.A., J.D.
Mitchell Kane, B.A., M.A., J.D.
Karen M. Moran, B.A., J.D., Co-Director of the Legal Research and Writing Program
Dotan Oliar, B.A., LL.B., LL.M.
Christopher Sprigman, B.A., J.D.
Leon F. Szeptycki, B.A., J.D.
Assistant Professors
Deena Hurwitz, B.A., J.D., Director of the International Human Rights Law Clinic and Human Rights Program
Daniel Nagin, B.A., M.A., J.D., Director of the Family Resource Clinic
Lecturers
Douglas B. Ford, A.B., J.D., Director of the Immigration Law Clinic
Retired Professors
Neill H. Alford, Jr., B.A., LL.B., J.S.D., Professor Emeritus
Thomas F. Bergin, B.A., LL.B., Professor Emeritus
Mortimer M. Caplin, B.S., LL.B., J.S.D., Professor Emeritus
Charles J. Goetz, A.B., Ph.D., Professor Emeritus
Stanley D. Henderson, A.B., J.D., Professor Emeritus
Graham C. Lilly, B.S., LL.B., Professor Emeritus
Peter C. Manson, B.A., LL.B., Professor Emeritus
John C. McCoid II, B.A., LL.B., Professor Emeritus
Daniel J. Meador, B.S., LL.B., LL.M., Professor Emeritus
Richard A. Merrill, A.B., B.A., M.A., LL.B., Professor Emeritus
Robert M. O’Neil, A.B., A.M., LL.B., University Professor Emeritus
Albert R. Turnbull, B.A., LL.B., Professor Emeritus
Walter J. Wadlington, A.B., LL.B. Professor Emeritus
Larry B. Wenger, B.A., M.L.S., J.D., Professor Emeritus
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