- West Virginia University College of Law
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image_size = 120px
name = West Virginia University College of Law
established = 1878
type = Private
dean = Joyce E. McConnell
city = Morgantown
state =West Virginia
country = USA
students = 472
staff =
campus = Urban
website = http://www.law.wvu.edu/
endowment =The West Virginia University College of Law is the professional school for the study of law at
West Virginia University inMorgantown, West Virginia . Thelaw school began in 1878 as the first professional school in the state of West Virginia. It remains the only law school in the state. The "West Virginia Law Review" is the fourth oldest law school journal in the nation having been founded in 1894. The law school has been a member of theAssociation of American Law Schools since 1914 and was given full-accreditation by theAmerican Bar Association in 1923. The law school also maintains a chapter of the prestigiousOrder of the Coif since 1925.Programs
West Virginia College of Law maintains a number of specialized academic programs. Most notable are its Business Law, International Law, Family Law and Public Interest Law programs. It also offers two joint degree programs: the JD/EMBA program with the College of Business and Economics, and the JD/MPA program with the Division of Public Administration.
Journals and publications
The "
West Virginia Law Review " is the fourth oldest law school journal in the nation having been founded in February 1894 by law professor William P. Willey. [ [http://law.wvu.edu/student_life/west_virginia_law_review/west_virginia_law_review_about_us West Virginia Law Review About Us] ] The student editorial board publishes three issues of the journal each year.Notable alumni
Graduates of the West Virginia University College of Law practice in 46 states in the nation, as well as every county of West Virginia. [http://law.wvu.edu/r/download/3188] The law school has many notable alumni, which include former governors, businessmen, congressmen and diplomats:
*Joseph S. Farland (L 1938), career
diplomat ,U.S. Ambassador toIran ,Pakistan ,Panama ,Dominican Republic
*William W. Barron (L 1934), 26thGovernor of West Virginia
*John T. Chambers (L 1974),CEO ofCisco
*Philander C. Knox (L 1879),U.S. Secretary of State
*Arch A. Moore, Jr. (L 1951), three separate terms asGovernor of West Virginia
*Alan Mollohan (L 1951),U.S. Congressman fromWest Virginia
*Harley O. Staggers, Jr. (L 1977),U.S. Congressman fromWest Virginia
*Carl George Bachmann (L 1915),U.S. Congressman fromWest Virginia andMinority Whip
*William G. Conley (L 1893), 18thGovernor of West Virginia
*Harley M. Kilgore (L 1914),United States Senator
*Darrell McGraw ,Chief Justice ofWest Virginia Supreme Court
*William C. Marland , 24thGovernor of West Virginia Footnotes
External links
* [http://www.law.wvu.edu WVU College of Law]
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