Northwestern University School of Law
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The Northwestern University School of Law is a private American law school
in Chicago, Illinois. The law school was founded in 1859 as the Union College of Law of the Old University of Chicago
. The first law school established in Chicago, it became jointly controlled by Northwestern University in 1873 and fully incorporated into the University in 1891. Located in the near north side's
Streeterville
, it is one of the eleven academic institutions of Northwestern University
. The law school enjoys a strong national reputation. It is currently ranked 12th by the 2011 Edition of US News and World Report guide to the nation's top law schools.
's downtown campus in Chicago's Streeterville
/Gold Coast
neighborhood. The law school is on Lake Shore Drive
and Chicago Avenue, adjacent to Lake Shore Park and Lake Michigan
. It is a few blocks from the John Hancock Center
, Magnificent Mile
, Water Tower
, Oak Street Beach and Navy Pier
.
The Law School's admissions philosophy also places unusual emphasis on matriculating students demonstrating maturity and interpersonal skills, attributes the School believes are conducive to career success. To this end, every applicant is invited to interview, either with a member of the admissions staff or a local alum. The interviewing program focuses on such personal qualities as speaking and writing skills, judgment, and ambition.
The School’s practical philosophy is manifested in a strong preference for applicants with at least two years of work experience. Approximately 95% of the school's students enter with at least one year of full-time work experience; 80% possess more than two years of experience. In this respect, Northwestern Law is similar to many business schools.
Selected prominent Northwestern Law faculty, past and present, include:
(JD), a degree comprising 86 semester hours of credit that full-time students may complete in three years. During the first year, students take a combination of required classes and electives. The second and third year offer more flexibility in planning the student's curriculum as there is only one mandatory class. Students can choose a general course of study or decide to concentrate in one of five areas. Students also have the opportunity to participate in the Bluhm Legal Clinic, serve on one of the law school’s scholarly journals, audition for one of the law school's trial or moot court teams, or study abroad through the International Team Project program.
To be considered for the JD program, students must have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university or expect to finish one by the end of the academic year in which they apply.
. The Northwestern JD-MBA program is completed in 3 years, as opposed to the four years required at most other institutions. Students graduate with both a Juris Doctor
(JD) degree and a Master of Business Administration
(MBA) degree. The program has a unique application process among JD-MBA programs, in that there is a single admissions application and the GMAT is required, but not the LSAT. The JD-MBA program enrolls, on average, 25 students per year.
in Tel Aviv, Israel.
was first published in 1906 when it was called the "Illinois Law Review." Prior editors include: Roscoe Pound
, long-time dean of Harvard Law School; Judge Robert A. Sprecher of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens
; Dean James A. Rahl; Illinois Governor Daniel Walker
; and former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission Newton N. Minow
; US Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg
and Presidential Candidate Adlai Stevenson. The Northwestern University Law Review is among the eight most frequently cited law reviews in the country.
addresses subjects relating to law at the intersection of technology and intellectual property
, including law and biotechnology, copyrights, the Internet, media, patents, telecommunications, and trademarks. The format of this online Journal permits these rapidly developing issues to be addressed in a timely manner by combining scholarly analyses with an examination of the current news in intellectual property law. The Journal is among the top ranked intellectual property and technology law reviews in the United States.
that dominated the first third of the twentieth century.
, the Chicago family that is known for its international philanthropy. Jay A. Pritzker (1922-1999) graduated from Northwestern University in 1941 and Northwestern University School of Law in 1947.
developed a program with the Chicago Legal Aid Society that evolved into the Bluhm Legal Clinic
. The clinic opened its doors in 1969 with two staff attorneys and 12 students. Today, more than 20 clinical professors mentor over 120 students who take clinical courses each year. Each center within the Clinic operates as a quasi-law firm, wherein students assist clients with practical legal matters under the tutelage of full-time faculty from the School.
The Center includes faculty, staff, cooperating outside attorneys, and Bluhm Legal Clinic students investigate possible wrongful convictions and represent imprisoned clients with claims of actual innocence. The Center also focuses on identifying systemic problems in the criminal justice system and, together with the community services component, on developing initiatives designed to raise public awareness of the prevalence, causes, and social costs of wrongful convictions and promote reform of the criminal justice system. In addition, the community services component helps exonerated former prisoners cope with the difficult process of reintegration into free society. The executive director is Rob Warden
.
As a comprehensive children's law center and clinical legal education resource, the Center is also committed to legal research and scholarship on laws and legal institutions that deal with children all over the world. Through lectures, newspaper and magazine articles by staff attorneys, courses on Children and Human Rights, work as visiting faculty in other countries, published articles and regular speakers and symposia, the CFJC has addressed issues such as the condition of children in Afghanistan, the condition of children in armed conflict, inter-country adoption, corporal punishment, the right to education and health care, and conditions of confinement.
The Center is also heavily involved in teaching in the field of entrepreneurship law, and hosts symposia and conferences to facilitate that endeavor. In particular, in 2006 the SBOC hosted the first ever entrepreneurship conference at any law school in the country.
, the Organization of American States
, the U.S. Department of State, foreign governments, and nongovernmental organizations.
Faculty, staff, and students, as well as volunteer lawyers, visiting fellows, and interns carry out research, public and professional education, technical assistance, and advocacy of pressing international issues.
The center also offers students an opportunity to earn an LLM in Human Rights. The degree program is designed for students from transitional democracies and for those with career interests in international human rights law.
Over the years faculty and staff working in the center have addressed, among other matters, the role of the International Criminal Court
, international terrorism, U.S. death penalty laws, truth commissions, economic rights, NATO's humanitarian intervention, and political asylum cases. Students have investigated cases and had summer internships in Guatemala
, Indonesia
, and at the U.N. Human Rights Centre in Geneva.
Each year the center organizes seminars, lectures, and conferences for lawyers and the public on topics ranging from reparations for Holocaust survivors to the human rights responsibilities of multinational corporations. The center plays a vital role in the Law School's expanding international program, which previously had concentrated on private international law.
During the last few years, the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) and other organizations have taken steps to make more information and services available to investors. Northwestern Law's Investor Protection Center operates with the aid of grants from the NASD Investor Education Foundation and other organizations to focus on priority areas. In particular, the center is focused on helping to meet the needs of women, novice investors, and the elderly, in connection with securities arbitration.
The Bartlit Center sponsors and conducts academic research on the litigation process; support teaching skills in the JD program; and holds national conferences to explore and teach innovative trial and trial management strategies. The Bartlit Center works to complement the Law School's program in simulation-based teaching of trial skills and builds on the research produced by Northwestern Law faculty.
Law school
A law school is an institution specializing in legal education.- Law degrees :- Canada :...
in Chicago, Illinois. The law school was founded in 1859 as the Union College of Law of the Old University of Chicago
Old University of Chicago
The University of Chicago, now known as the Old University of Chicago , was a school founded by Baptists in Chicago in 1857...
. The first law school established in Chicago, it became jointly controlled by Northwestern University in 1873 and fully incorporated into the University in 1891. Located in the near north side's
Near North Side, Chicago
The Near North Side is one of 77 well-defined community areas of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is located north and east of the Chicago River, just north of the central business district . To its east is Lake Michigan and its northern boundary is the 19th-century city limit of Chicago,...
Streeterville
Streeterville
Streeterville is a neighborhood in the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States, north of the Chicago River in Cook County...
, it is one of the eleven academic institutions of Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
. The law school enjoys a strong national reputation. It is currently ranked 12th by the 2011 Edition of US News and World Report guide to the nation's top law schools.
Campus
Northwestern Law is located on Northwestern UniversityNorthwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
's downtown campus in Chicago's Streeterville
Streeterville
Streeterville is a neighborhood in the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States, north of the Chicago River in Cook County...
/Gold Coast
Gold Coast Historic District (Chicago, Illinois)
The Gold Coast Historic District is a historic district in Chicago, Illinois. Part of Chicago's Near North Side community area, it is roughly bounded by North Avenue, Lake Shore Drive, Oak Street, and Clark Street....
neighborhood. The law school is on Lake Shore Drive
Lake Shore Drive
Lake Shore Drive is a mostly freeway-standard expressway running parallel with and alongside the shoreline of Lake Michigan through Chicago, Illinois, USA. Except for the portion north of Foster Avenue , Lake Shore Drive is designated as part of U.S...
and Chicago Avenue, adjacent to Lake Shore Park and Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America and the only one located entirely within the United States. It is the second largest of the Great Lakes by volume and the third largest by surface area, after Lake Superior and Lake Huron...
. It is a few blocks from the John Hancock Center
John Hancock Center
John Hancock Center at 875 North Michigan Avenue in the Streeterville area of Chicago, Illinois, is a 100-story, 1,127-foot tall skyscraper, constructed under the supervision of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, with chief designer Bruce Graham and structural engineer Fazlur Khan...
, Magnificent Mile
Magnificent Mile
The Magnificent Mile, sometimes referred to as The Mag Mile, is a neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois, that runs along a portion of Michigan Avenue extending from the Chicago River to Oak Street in the Near North Side community area. The district is located adjacent to downtown; it is also one block...
, Water Tower
Chicago Water Tower
The Chicago Water Tower is a contributing property in the Old Chicago Water Tower District landmark district. It is located at 806 North Michigan Avenue along the Magnificent Mile shopping district in the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois...
, Oak Street Beach and Navy Pier
Navy Pier
Navy Pier is a long pier on the Chicago shoreline of Lake Michigan. It is located in the Streeterville neighborhood of the Near North Side community area. The pier was built in 1916 at a cost of $4.5 million, equivalent to $ today. It was a part of the Plan of Chicago developed by architect and...
.
Rankings and honors
| The 2011 edition of U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report is an American news magazine published from Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek it was for many years a leading news weekly, focusing more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories... Best Grad Schools ranked Northwestern Law:
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Admissions
Admission to Northwestern Law is extremely competitive; the median LSAT is in the top 2% of all test takers nationwide, ranking it #6 among all law schools. The Fall 2011 entering class had a median GPA of 3.8 and a median LSAT of 170.The Law School's admissions philosophy also places unusual emphasis on matriculating students demonstrating maturity and interpersonal skills, attributes the School believes are conducive to career success. To this end, every applicant is invited to interview, either with a member of the admissions staff or a local alum. The interviewing program focuses on such personal qualities as speaking and writing skills, judgment, and ambition.
The School’s practical philosophy is manifested in a strong preference for applicants with at least two years of work experience. Approximately 95% of the school's students enter with at least one year of full-time work experience; 80% possess more than two years of experience. In this respect, Northwestern Law is similar to many business schools.
Faculty
The Northwestern Law faculty is well regarded for academic strength in a number of disciplines including tax, international law, trial advocacy, alternative dispute resolution, legal writing, and others. The 2010 student/faculty ratio was 8.8 to 1.Selected prominent Northwestern Law faculty, past and present, include:
- David E. Van ZandtDavid E. Van ZandtDavid E. Van Zandt is President of The New School. He is the former Dean of Northwestern University School of Law. He has taught courses in international financial markets, business associations, property, practical issues in business law, and legal realism...
, former dean of Northwestern University School of Law - Robert Bennett, constitutional scholar, contract law scholar, and founder of the Chicago Council for Lawyers.
- Steven CalabresiSteven CalabresiSteven G. Calabresi is a professor of law at Northwestern University School of Law. He is also a visiting professor at Brown University.Calabresi co-founded the Federalist Society when a student at Yale University, and is an active conservative author and commentator.Among others, he has...
, constitutional scholar and Founder and Chairman of the Federalist SocietyFederalist SocietyThe Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, most frequently called simply the Federalist Society, is an organization of conservatives seeking reform of the current American legal system in accordance with a textualist and/or originalist interpretation of the U.S. Constitution... - Anthony D'Amato, international legal scholar, European Court of Human Rights litigator
- Bernardine DohrnBernardine DohrnBernardine Rae Dohrn is a former leader of the American anti-Vietnam War radical organization, Weather Underground. She is an Associate Professor of Law at Northwestern University School of Law and the immediate past Director of Northwestern's Children and Family Justice Center...
, clinical professor, leader of the 1960s-70s radical leftist organization WeathermanWeatherman (organization)Weatherman, known colloquially as the Weathermen and later the Weather Underground Organization , was an American radical left organization. It originated in 1969 as a faction of Students for a Democratic Society composed for the most part of the national office leadership of SDS and their... - Andrew KoppelmanAndrew KoppelmanAndrew Koppelman is professor of law and political science at Northwestern University.As of May 2007, Koppelman is a contributing writer to the legal blog Balkinization.-Education:...
, noted legal scholar on same-sex marriage - Leon Green, former dean; renowned for pioneering work in the law of torts, especially causation and injuries to relations
- Steven Lubet, nationally recognized trial advocacy expert and director of the Fred Bartlit Center for Trial Strategy
- Charles T. McCormickCharles T. McCormickCharles Tilford McCormick was an American university professor.-Early life and education:McCormick was born in Dallas, Texas in 1889. He studied at the University of Texas at Austin, graduating in 1909...
, expert on evidence, damages, and federal court procedure; writings include the classic hornbooks, Handbook on the Law of Damages (1935) and Handbook on the Law of Evidence (1954). - John O. McGinnisJohn McGinnisJohn Oldham McGinnis is a professor at Northwestern University School of Law and author of over 90 academic and popular articles and essays. His popular writings have been published in The Wall Street Journal, National Review, and Policy Review....
, renowned expert on trade law and one of nation's leading scholars in the field of Constitutional Law. - Dawn Clark NetschDawn Clark NetschDawn Clark Netsch is an Illinois professor of law and politician. A member of the Democratic Party in the United States, she served in the Illinois State Senate, as Illinois Comptroller and in 1994 was the first woman to be nominated by a major political party to run for Governor of...
, prominent member of the Democratic Party and the first woman to be nominated by a major political party to run for Governor of Illinois. - Roscoe PoundRoscoe PoundNathan Roscoe Pound was a distinguished American legal scholar and educator. He was Dean of Harvard Law School from 1916 to 1936...
, former dean of Harvard Law SchoolHarvard Law SchoolHarvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
, founder of the movement for "sociological jurisprudence" - Stephen Presser, professor of legal history and jurisprudence
- Martin Redish, nationally renowned authority on the subjects of federal jurisdiction, civil procedure, and the First Amendment
- David S. Ruder, former Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission
- David SchefferDavid SchefferDavid John Scheffer is an American lawyer and diplomat who served as the first United States Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, during President Bill Clinton's second term in office. He currently teaches at the Northwestern University School of Law, where he directs the Center for...
, international law and war crimes expert who served as the first United States Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes IssuesUnited States Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes IssuesThe United States Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues is the head of the Office of War Crimes Issues in the United States Department of State. The ambassador-at-large advises the United States Secretary of State directly and formulates U.S. policy responses to atrocities committed in areas... - Marshall Shapo, expert on tort law and author of The Law of Products Liability
- James B. Speta, expert in telecommunications and Internet policy
- Charles TaylorCharles Taylor (philosopher)Charles Margrave Taylor, is a Canadian philosopher from Montreal, Quebec best known for his contributions in political philosophy, the philosophy of social science, and in the history of philosophy. His contributions to these fields have earned him both the prestigious Kyoto Prize and the...
, internationally renowned political philosopher, Royal Society of Canada fellow, British Academy fellow, member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences - John Henry WigmoreJohn Henry WigmoreJohn Henry Wigmore was a U.S. jurist and expert in the law of evidence. After teaching law at Keio University in Tokyo , he was the dean of Northwestern Law School...
, the "father of modern evidence" and author of Treatise on Evidence
Popular Media
- The Chicago Code was substantially filmed on the Northwestern Law campus in Chicago. This television drama premiered on Fox on February 7, 2011. Filming at Northwestern Law began in August 2010. Classrooms in the Law School are depicted as interior offices for the fictional offices for City administration. Levy Mayer 212 served as the main taping location at the Law School.
JD programs
The primary program is the juris doctorJuris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
(JD), a degree comprising 86 semester hours of credit that full-time students may complete in three years. During the first year, students take a combination of required classes and electives. The second and third year offer more flexibility in planning the student's curriculum as there is only one mandatory class. Students can choose a general course of study or decide to concentrate in one of five areas. Students also have the opportunity to participate in the Bluhm Legal Clinic, serve on one of the law school’s scholarly journals, audition for one of the law school's trial or moot court teams, or study abroad through the International Team Project program.
To be considered for the JD program, students must have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university or expect to finish one by the end of the academic year in which they apply.
Joint-Degree programs
Northwestern Law offers a number of joint-degree programs:- JD-PhD, with one of Northwestern's graduate schools
- MSJ-MSL, with Northwestern's Medill School of JournalismMedill School of JournalismThe Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications is a constituent school of Northwestern University which offers both undergraduate and graduate programs. It has consistently been one of the top-ranked schools in Journalism in the United States...
JD-MBA
The JD-MBA Program is a dual-degree program administered by both the law school and the Kellogg School of ManagementKellogg School of Management
The Kellogg School of Management is the business school of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, downtown Chicago, Illinois and Miami, Florida. Kellogg offers full-time, part-time, and executive programs, as well as partnering programs with schools in China, India, Hong Kong, Israel,...
. The Northwestern JD-MBA program is completed in 3 years, as opposed to the four years required at most other institutions. Students graduate with both a Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
(JD) degree and a Master of Business Administration
Master of Business Administration
The Master of Business Administration is a :master's degree in business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines. The MBA designation originated in the United States, emerging from the late 19th century as the country industrialized and companies sought out...
(MBA) degree. The program has a unique application process among JD-MBA programs, in that there is a single admissions application and the GMAT is required, but not the LSAT. The JD-MBA program enrolls, on average, 25 students per year.
LLM programs
The nine-month general LLM program enrolls graduates of foreign law schools, giving them an opportunity to expand their knowledge of American law and legal processes, continue their studies in international law, and engage in comparative legal research. Graduates of the program represent more than 50 countries and hold positions in many areas of practice.Executive LLM
Northwestern Law continues to expand its international reach by offering Executive LLM Programs for working legal and business professionals in Europe, Korea, and the Middle East. The programs, designed specifically for professionals who can not or do not wish to undertake a full-time Master of Laws (LLM) degree in the United States or elsewhere, are made possible through partnerships with the KAIST Business School in Seoul, South Korea, the IE Business School in Madrid, Spain, Tel Aviv UniversityTel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University is a public university located in Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel. With nearly 30,000 students, TAU is Israel's largest university.-History:...
in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Tax LLM
The tax program provides a foundation in the principal areas of tax law and complex tax transactions. Individuals who already hold a JD degree can enroll on either a full-time or part-time basis to receive the LLM degree. Practicing attorneys may also take courses on a non-degree basis to refine their knowledge in specialized areas of the tax law. Current law students can participate in the joint JD-LLM program and receive a JD and LLM in seven semesters.Journals
The law school sponsors six student-run scholarly legal journals. Student staff members are selected based on a writing competition, editing competition, and first-year grades, or a publishable note or comment on a legal topic.Northwestern University Law Review
The Northwestern University Law ReviewNorthwestern University Law Review
The Northwestern University Law Review is a scholarly legal publication and student organization at Northwestern University School of Law. The Law Review's primary purpose is to publish a journal of broad legal scholarship. The Law Review publishes four issues each year...
was first published in 1906 when it was called the "Illinois Law Review." Prior editors include: Roscoe Pound
Roscoe Pound
Nathan Roscoe Pound was a distinguished American legal scholar and educator. He was Dean of Harvard Law School from 1916 to 1936...
, long-time dean of Harvard Law School; Judge Robert A. Sprecher of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens
John Paul Stevens
John Paul Stevens served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from December 19, 1975 until his retirement on June 29, 2010. At the time of his retirement, he was the oldest member of the Court and the third-longest serving justice in the Court's history...
; Dean James A. Rahl; Illinois Governor Daniel Walker
Daniel Walker
Daniel Walker was the 36th Governor of the U.S. state of Illinois from 1973 to 1977.-Early life and career:He was born in Washington, D.C. and raised near San Diego, California. He was the second Governor of Illinois to graduate from the United States Naval Academy. He served as a naval officer in...
; and former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission Newton N. Minow
Newton N. Minow
Newton Norman Minow is an American attorney and former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. His speech referring to television as a "vast wasteland" is cited even as the speech has passed its 50th anniversary...
; US Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg
Arthur Goldberg
Arthur Joseph Goldberg was an American statesman and jurist who served as the U.S. Secretary of Labor, Supreme Court Justice and Ambassador to the United Nations.-Early life:...
and Presidential Candidate Adlai Stevenson. The Northwestern University Law Review is among the eight most frequently cited law reviews in the country.
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
The Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual PropertyNorthwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
The Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property is a law review published by an independent student organization at Northwestern University School of Law. Its Bluebook abbreviation is Nw. J. Tech. & Intell...
addresses subjects relating to law at the intersection of technology and intellectual property
Intellectual property
Intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...
, including law and biotechnology, copyrights, the Internet, media, patents, telecommunications, and trademarks. The format of this online Journal permits these rapidly developing issues to be addressed in a timely manner by combining scholarly analyses with an examination of the current news in intellectual property law. The Journal is among the top ranked intellectual property and technology law reviews in the United States.
Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology
The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology is one of the most widely read and widely cited publications in the world. It is the second most widely subscribed journal published by any law school in the country. It is one of the most widely circulated law journals in the country. The journal was founded in 1910 by Dean John Henry Wigmore. It was a product of the "National Conference on Criminal Law and Criminology" held in 1909 to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Northwestern University School of Law. The Conference elected Dean Wigmore as its first president and resulted in the creation of the Journal. Its stated purpose was to articulate and promote a criminal justice reform agenda, associated with the Progressive EraProgressive Era
The Progressive Era in the United States was a period of social activism and political reform that flourished from the 1890s to the 1920s. One main goal of the Progressive movement was purification of government, as Progressives tried to eliminate corruption by exposing and undercutting political...
that dominated the first third of the twentieth century.
Journal of Law and Social Policy
The Journal of Law and Social Policy is an interdisciplinary journal that explores the impact of the law on different aspects of society. Topics covered include race, gender, sexual orientation, housing, immigration, health care, juvenile justice, voting rights, family law, civil rights, poverty, the environment, and privacy rights.Journal of International Law and Business
The Journal of International Law and Business has a substantive focus on private international law, as opposed to public international law or human rights. It seeks scholarship analyzing transnational and international legal problems and their effect on private entities. The Journal's stated goal is to promote an understanding of the future course of international legal developments as they relate to private entities.Journal of International Human Rights
The Journal of International Human Rights (JIHR) is an interdisciplinary journal dedicated to providing a dynamic forum for the discussion of human rights issues and international human rights law. The Journal seeks contributions from professionals, scholars, and experienced field workers of every background, including but not limited to law, business, political science, public policy, economics, sociology, religion, and international relations. In addition to publication, the Journal seeks to promote the discussion of international human rights law by organizing semi-annual Symposia and a Speaker Series.Pritzker Legal Research Center
The Pritzker Legal Research Center fulfills the research and information needs of the faculty and students of Northwestern Law. The Center is named after the Pritzker familyPritzker family
The Pritzker family is one of America's wealthiest families, and has been near the top of Forbes magazine's "America's Richest Families" list since the magazine began in 1982....
, the Chicago family that is known for its international philanthropy. Jay A. Pritzker (1922-1999) graduated from Northwestern University in 1941 and Northwestern University School of Law in 1947.
Bluhm Legal Clinic
Clinical education at Northwestern began in 1910 when Dean John Henry WigmoreJohn Henry Wigmore
John Henry Wigmore was a U.S. jurist and expert in the law of evidence. After teaching law at Keio University in Tokyo , he was the dean of Northwestern Law School...
developed a program with the Chicago Legal Aid Society that evolved into the Bluhm Legal Clinic
Legal clinic
The phrase legal clinic may refer to any private, nonprofit law practice serving the public interest. In the academic context, these law school clinics provide hands-on experience to law school students and services to various clients. Academic Clinics are usually directed by clinical professors...
. The clinic opened its doors in 1969 with two staff attorneys and 12 students. Today, more than 20 clinical professors mentor over 120 students who take clinical courses each year. Each center within the Clinic operates as a quasi-law firm, wherein students assist clients with practical legal matters under the tutelage of full-time faculty from the School.
Center on Wrongful Convictions
The Center on Wrongful Convictions is dedicated to identifying and rectifying wrongful convictions and other serious miscarriages of justice. Its work was influential in former Illinois Governor George H. Ryan's decision to commute the death sentences of all Illinois' death row prisoners in 2003. Governor Ryan announced the decision on January 11, 2003 at an event held at the law school.The Center includes faculty, staff, cooperating outside attorneys, and Bluhm Legal Clinic students investigate possible wrongful convictions and represent imprisoned clients with claims of actual innocence. The Center also focuses on identifying systemic problems in the criminal justice system and, together with the community services component, on developing initiatives designed to raise public awareness of the prevalence, causes, and social costs of wrongful convictions and promote reform of the criminal justice system. In addition, the community services component helps exonerated former prisoners cope with the difficult process of reintegration into free society. The executive director is Rob Warden
Rob Warden
Rob Warden is the executive director of the Center on Wrongful Convictions, Bluhm Legal Clinic, Northwestern University School of Law. An award winning legal affairs journalist, he is the co-author with David Protess of A Promise of Justice on the pardons of the Ford Heights Four, and Gone in the...
.
The Supreme Court Clinic
Northwestern was one of the first law schools in the country to offer a Supreme Court Clinic, allowing second- and third-year students the opportunity to work on cases pending before the Supreme Court of the United States. Supervised by attorneys from Sidley Austin's elite appellate litigation practice who routinely argue before the Supreme Court, clinic students perform research and draft briefs for cases that will define federal law and appear in law school casebooks for years to come. The clinic is run by distinguished Northwestern alumnus and preeminent Supreme Court litigator Carter Phillips, from Sidley Austin's Washington, D.C. office.Federal Appellate Clinic
The Federal Appellate Clinic allows third-year students to obtain provisional law licenses and argue cases before the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Like the Supreme Court Clinic, the Federal Appellate Clinic provides the rare opportunity for students to help shape federal law, but in even more direct fashion. Students in this clinic spend an entire year representing a criminal appellant, from merits briefing to oral argument. The Federal Appellate Clinic is run by Northwestern Clinical Professor and former Seventh Circuit law clerk Sarah Schrup. In 2008, two clinic students arguing against the United States Attorney's Office successfully persuaded the Seventh Circuit to overturn the conviction of a defendant wrongly charged under a statute that did not fit his actual crime.Children and Family Justice Center
Founded in 1992, the Children and Family Justice Center has developed into one of the most effective and diverse clinical programs of its kind. Attorneys, a social worker, and affiliated professionals help second- and third-year law students meet with clients, research legal issues, and learn pretrial investigation, interviewing, and counseling skills and litigate cases. The Center represents young people on matters of delinquency and crime, family violence, school discipline, health and disability, and immigration and asylum.As a comprehensive children's law center and clinical legal education resource, the Center is also committed to legal research and scholarship on laws and legal institutions that deal with children all over the world. Through lectures, newspaper and magazine articles by staff attorneys, courses on Children and Human Rights, work as visiting faculty in other countries, published articles and regular speakers and symposia, the CFJC has addressed issues such as the condition of children in Afghanistan, the condition of children in armed conflict, inter-country adoption, corporal punishment, the right to education and health care, and conditions of confinement.
MacArthur Justice Center
The MacArthur Justice Center, led by Profs. Locke E. Bowman and Joseph Margulies, does work on police misconduct, wrongful detention compensation, post-9/11 work, and other public interest and civil rights issues. Of particular note is the Guantanamo Bay detainee representation led by Joseph Margulies, author of Guantanamo and the Abuse of Presidential Power and lead counsel in Rasul v. Bush.Small Business Opportunity Center
The Law School's Small Business Opportunity Center (SBOC) is the first transactional clinic at any major law school. Since its founding in 1998, more than 1,000 potential clients have come to the SBOC for legal assistance and over 300 have been served. These include technology executives, consultants, inventors, manufacturers and sellers of consumer products, musical groups, and persons interested in establishing nonprofit organizations.The Center is also heavily involved in teaching in the field of entrepreneurship law, and hosts symposia and conferences to facilitate that endeavor. In particular, in 2006 the SBOC hosted the first ever entrepreneurship conference at any law school in the country.
Center for International Human Rights
The Center for International Human Rights works to advance human rights while enabling students to test and refine their academic learning in real cases. Stressing a comprehensive interdisciplinary approach, the center provides policy perspectives to the United NationsUnited Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
, the Organization of American States
Organization of American States
The Organization of American States is a regional international organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States...
, the U.S. Department of State, foreign governments, and nongovernmental organizations.
Faculty, staff, and students, as well as volunteer lawyers, visiting fellows, and interns carry out research, public and professional education, technical assistance, and advocacy of pressing international issues.
The center also offers students an opportunity to earn an LLM in Human Rights. The degree program is designed for students from transitional democracies and for those with career interests in international human rights law.
Over the years faculty and staff working in the center have addressed, among other matters, the role of the International Criminal Court
International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court is a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression .It came into being on 1 July 2002—the date its founding treaty, the Rome Statute of the...
, international terrorism, U.S. death penalty laws, truth commissions, economic rights, NATO's humanitarian intervention, and political asylum cases. Students have investigated cases and had summer internships in Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
, and at the U.N. Human Rights Centre in Geneva.
Each year the center organizes seminars, lectures, and conferences for lawyers and the public on topics ranging from reparations for Holocaust survivors to the human rights responsibilities of multinational corporations. The center plays a vital role in the Law School's expanding international program, which previously had concentrated on private international law.
Investor Protection Center
Northwestern Law's Investor Protection Center is one of fewer than 10 such centers in the country and the first among law schools in the Midwest. The Investor Protection Center provides assistance to investors with limited income or small dollar claims who are unable to obtain legal representation. Law students, under the supervision of faculty attorneys, represent customers in handling their disputes with broker-dealers.During the last few years, the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) and other organizations have taken steps to make more information and services available to investors. Northwestern Law's Investor Protection Center operates with the aid of grants from the NASD Investor Education Foundation and other organizations to focus on priority areas. In particular, the center is focused on helping to meet the needs of women, novice investors, and the elderly, in connection with securities arbitration.
Fred Bartlit Center for Trial Strategy
Named in honor of an innovative leader in litigation and business strategies, the Fred Bartlit Center for Trial Strategy was established in 1999 to conduct research and teach innovative and technologically advanced trial strategy. The Bartlit Center focuses on changes in trial craft brought on by new technologies and compensation approaches.The Bartlit Center sponsors and conducts academic research on the litigation process; support teaching skills in the JD program; and holds national conferences to explore and teach innovative trial and trial management strategies. The Bartlit Center works to complement the Law School's program in simulation-based teaching of trial skills and builds on the research produced by Northwestern Law faculty.
Government / Politics
- Simeon R. Acoba, Jr.Simeon R. Acoba, Jr.Simeon R. Acoba, Jr. has been an Associate Justice on the Hawaii State Supreme Court since 2000. Acoba is currently serving his first ten-year term, which expires in 2010....
, Hawaii Supreme Court Justice - George Wildman Ball (1933), former Undersecretary of State, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
- Richard Ben-VenisteRichard Ben-VenisteRichard Ben-Veniste , is an American lawyer. He first rose to prominence as a special prosecutor during the Watergate scandal. He has also been a member of the 9/11 Commission. He is known for his pointed questions and criticisms of members of both the Clinton and George W...
, Chief of the Watergate Special Prosecutor's Office Watergate Task Force - Dalveer BhandariDalveer Bhandari-Early career:Bhandari completed his master of law degree at Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago, USA while working for their legal clinic. After graduation he studied and lectured on law in a fellowship program promoting legal education in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore,...
, Justice, Supreme Court of IndiaSupreme Court of IndiaThe Supreme Court of India is the highest judicial forum and final court of appeal as established by Part V, Chapter IV of the Constitution of India... - Judy BiggertJudy BiggertJudith Borg "Judy" Biggert is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1999. She is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education and career:...
(J.D. 1963), U.S. Representative, 1999–present - William Jennings BryanWilliam Jennings BryanWilliam Jennings Bryan was an American politician in the late-19th and early-20th centuries. He was a dominant force in the liberal wing of the Democratic Party, standing three times as its candidate for President of the United States...
, former U.S. Secretary of State and three-time Democratic Nominee for PresidentPresidentA president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership... - Dale BumpersDale BumpersDale Leon Bumpers is an American politician who served as the 38th Governor of Arkansas from 1971 to 1975; and then in the United States Senate from 1975 until his retirement in January 1999. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Senator Bumpers is currently counsel at the Washington, D.C...
, former Governor of Arkansas and U.S. Senator for Arkansas - Ruben CastilloRuben Castillo (judge)Ruben Castillo is a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.- Early life and education :...
, U.S. District judge for United States District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisUnited States District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisThe United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois is the trial-level court with jurisdiction over the northern counties of Illinois.... - Salem J. ChalabiSalem ChalabiSalem Chalabi is an Iraq born, American educated, lawyer. He was appointed as the first General Director of the Iraqi Special Tribunal set up in 2003 to try Saddam Hussein and other members of his regime for crimes against humanity. His appointment, by an order signed by L...
, First General Director of the Iraqi Special Tribunal to try Saddam Hussein - Dennis Daugaard, Lieutenant GovernorLieutenant Governor of South DakotaThe Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota is the lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of South Dakota.He or she is the second-ranking member of the executive branch of South Dakota state government and also serves as presiding officer of the South Dakota Senate...
of South DakotaSouth DakotaSouth Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over... - Richard DevineRichard A. DevineRichard A. "Dick" Devine was the State's Attorney of Cook County, Illinois, United States from 1996 to 2008. He was elected to his third term in November 2004. Devine is a graduate of Loyola Academy, Loyola University Chicago, and the Northwestern University School of Law...
, Cook CountyCook County, IllinoisCook County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois, with its county seat in Chicago. It is the second most populous county in the United States after Los Angeles County. The county has 5,194,675 residents, which is 40.5 percent of all Illinois residents. Cook County's population is larger than...
State's AttorneyState's AttorneyIn the United States, the State's Attorney is, most commonly, an elected official who represents the State in criminal prosecutions and is often the chief law enforcement officer of their respective county, circuit... - Arthur GoldbergArthur GoldbergArthur Joseph Goldberg was an American statesman and jurist who served as the U.S. Secretary of Labor, Supreme Court Justice and Ambassador to the United Nations.-Early life:...
, former United States Supreme Court Justice, U.S. Secretary of Labor, and Ambassador to the United NationsUnited NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace... - Ada KepleyAda KepleyAda Harriet Miser Kepley was the first American woman to graduate from law school.Ada Harriet Miser was born in Somerset, Ohio, in 1847. Her family moved to St. Louis, Missouri in 1860, and in 1867, Ada married Henry B. Kepley, who had his own law practice in Effingham, Illinois...
, first American woman to obtain a law degree (1870) - Frank Orren LowdenFrank Orren LowdenFrank Orren Lowden was a Republican Party politician from Illinois, who served as the 25th Governor of Illinois and as a United States Representatives from Illinois...
, Governor of IllinoisGovernor of IllinoisThe Governor of Illinois is the chief executive of the State of Illinois and the various agencies and departments over which the officer has jurisdiction, as prescribed in the state constitution. It is a directly elected position, votes being cast by popular suffrage of residents of the state....
, third place finisher in the 1920 Republican party convention, second place finisher in the 1928 convention - J. Curtis McKayJ. Curtis McKayJ. Curtis McKay was an American Republican lawyer and politician from Wisconsin.Born in Chicago, Illinois, McKay graduated from Grinnell College and received his law degree from Northwestern University School of Law. He practiced law in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin and served in the Wisconsin State...
, Wisconsin State AssemblyWisconsin State AssemblyThe Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin.... - Albert E. MeadAlbert E. MeadAlbert Edward Mead was the fifth Governor of Washington, serving in that position from 1905 to 1909.Mead was born in Kansas on December 14, 1861. There is conflicting information about his town of birth: most reliable sources say it was Manhattan, Kansas, but there is one claim he was born in...
, former Governor of Washington - Newton Minow, former Chairman of the Federal Communications CommissionFederal Communications CommissionThe Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
- Dawn Clark NetschDawn Clark NetschDawn Clark Netsch is an Illinois professor of law and politician. A member of the Democratic Party in the United States, she served in the Illinois State Senate, as Illinois Comptroller and in 1994 was the first woman to be nominated by a major political party to run for Governor of...
, first woman to be elected to a Constitutional office in Illinois - Roy L. Pearson Jr., former administrative law judge in the District of Columbia and winner of the Stella Awards for the case Pearson v. ChungPearson v. ChungPearson v. Chung, better known as the "pants lawsuit", is a civil case filed in 2005 by Roy L. Pearson, Jr., an administrative law judge in the District of Columbia in the United States, following a dispute with a dry cleaning company over a lost pair of trousers. Pearson filed suit against Soo...
- Graham T. PerryGraham T. PerryGraham T. Perry was a prominent African American attorney who served as assistant attorney general for the State of Illinois. He is also the father of stage director Shauneille Perry and uncle of playwright Lorraine Hansberry.-Biography:...
, first African American assistant attorney-general for State of Illinois - Pat QuinnPat Quinn (politician)Patrick Joseph "Pat" Quinn III is the 41st and current Governor of Illinois. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Previously elected three times to statewide office, Quinn was the sitting lieutenant governor and became governor on January 29, 2009, when the previous governor, Rod Blagojevich,...
, Governor of IllinoisGovernor of IllinoisThe Governor of Illinois is the chief executive of the State of Illinois and the various agencies and departments over which the officer has jurisdiction, as prescribed in the state constitution. It is a directly elected position, votes being cast by popular suffrage of residents of the state.... - Henry T. RaineyHenry T. RaineyHenry Thomas Rainey was a prominent U.S. politician during the first third of the 20th century. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1903 to 1921 and from 1923 to his death as a Democrat from Illinois, and was its Speaker during the famous Hundred days of Franklin D...
, 45th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives - José Abad SantosJosé Abad SantosIn 1919, Abad Santos would become instrumental in laying the legal groundwork as well as drafting the by-laws and constitution of the Philippine Women's University, the country's and Asia's first private non-sectarian institution for higher learning for women...
, 5th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines - Jerry SpringerJerry SpringerGerald Norman "Jerry" Springer is a British-born American television presenter, best known as host of the tabloid talk show The Jerry Springer Show since its debut in 1991...
, former Mayor of Cincinnati, television talk show host - Halvor SteenersonHalvor SteenersonHalvor Steenerson was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota;-Background:Halvor Steenerson was born at Pleasant Springs near Madison Dane County, Wisconsin. He moved with his parents to Sheldon, Houston County, Minnesota, in 1853. He attended the county schools and the high school in Rushford,...
, former U.S. Representative - John Paul StevensJohn Paul StevensJohn Paul Stevens served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from December 19, 1975 until his retirement on June 29, 2010. At the time of his retirement, he was the oldest member of the Court and the third-longest serving justice in the Court's history...
, United States Supreme Court Justice - Adlai Stevenson, former Governor of IllinoisGovernor of IllinoisThe Governor of Illinois is the chief executive of the State of Illinois and the various agencies and departments over which the officer has jurisdiction, as prescribed in the state constitution. It is a directly elected position, votes being cast by popular suffrage of residents of the state....
, two-time Democratic Nominee for PresidentPresidentA president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
, and Ambassador to the United NationsUnited NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace... - Richard TallmanRichard TallmanRichard C. Tallman is a federal judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.- Early life and education :...
, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitThe United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is a U.S. federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* District of Alaska* District of Arizona...
Judge - Charles M. ThomsonCharles M. ThomsonCharles Marsh Thomson was a lawyer, judge and U.S. Representative from Illinois.-Biography:Born in Chicago, Illinois, Thomson attended public schools and the Chicago Manual Training School...
, former U.S. Representative - Jim ThompsonJames R. ThompsonJames Robert Thompson, Jr. , also known as Big Jim Thompson, was the 37th and longest serving Governor of the US state of Illinois...
, former Governor of IllinoisGovernor of IllinoisThe Governor of Illinois is the chief executive of the State of Illinois and the various agencies and departments over which the officer has jurisdiction, as prescribed in the state constitution. It is a directly elected position, votes being cast by popular suffrage of residents of the state.... - Daniel WalkerDaniel WalkerDaniel Walker was the 36th Governor of the U.S. state of Illinois from 1973 to 1977.-Early life and career:He was born in Washington, D.C. and raised near San Diego, California. He was the second Governor of Illinois to graduate from the United States Naval Academy. He served as a naval officer in...
, former Governor of IllinoisGovernor of IllinoisThe Governor of Illinois is the chief executive of the State of Illinois and the various agencies and departments over which the officer has jurisdiction, as prescribed in the state constitution. It is a directly elected position, votes being cast by popular suffrage of residents of the state.... - Harold WashingtonHarold WashingtonHarold Lee Washington was an American lawyer and politician who became the first African-American Mayor of Chicago, serving from 1983 until his death in 1987.- Early years and military service :...
, first black Mayor of ChicagoChicagoChicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
(1983–87), Member of the U.S. House of Representatives - Richard E. WileyRichard E. WileyRichard E. Wiley served as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission from March 8, 1970 -October 12, 1977 where he advocated increased competition and lessened regulation in the communications field...
, former Chairman of the Federal Communications CommissionFederal Communications CommissionThe Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
Academia
- Gregory S. Alexander, Professor of Law, Cornell Law SchoolCornell Law SchoolCornell Law School, located in Ithaca, New York, is a graduate school of Cornell University and one of the five Ivy League law schools. The school confers three law degrees...
- Raoul BergerRaoul BergerRaoul Berger was an attorney and professor at The University of California at Berkeley and Harvard University School of Law. While at Harvard, he was the Charles Warren Senior Fellow in American Legal History....
, one of America 's foremost legal historians, former Senior Fellow in American Legal History at Harvard UniversityHarvard UniversityHarvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
and author of Government by Judiciary: The Transformation of the Fourteenth Amendment - G. Marcus ColeG. Marcus ColeG. Marcus Cole is the Wm. Benjamin Scott and Luna M. Scott professor of law at Stanford Law School. He is an expert on the law of bankruptcy, corporate reorganizataion, and venture capital....
, Professor of Law, Helen L. Crocker Faculty Scholar, and Associate Dean for Curriculum, Stanford Law SchoolStanford Law SchoolStanford Law School is a graduate school at Stanford University located in the area known as the Silicon Valley, near Palo Alto, California in the United States. The Law School was established in 1893 when former President Benjamin Harrison joined the faculty as the first professor of law... - John E. Coons, Professor of Law, Emeritus, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall)
- C. Thomas Dienes, Lyle T. Alverson Professor of Law, The George Washington University Law SchoolThe George Washington University Law SchoolThe George Washington University Law School, commonly referred to as GW Law, is the law school of The George Washington University. It was founded in 1825 and is the oldest law school in Washington, D.C. The school is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a charter member of the...
- Thomas F. GeraghtyThomas F. GeraghtyThomas F. Geraghty is the Associate Dean for Clinical Education at the Northwestern University School of Law in Illinois, USA.- References :...
, Associate Dean for Clinical Education; Professor of Law; Director, Bluhm Legal Clinic, Northwestern University School of Law - Cheryl Harris, Professor of Law, UCLA School of LawUCLA School of LawThe UCLA School of Law is the law school of the University of California, Los Angeles. It has been approved by the American Bar Association since 1950. It joined the Association of American Law Schools in 1952.- History :...
- Clark C. Havighurst, William Neal Reynolds Emeritus Professor of Law, Duke University School of LawDuke University School of LawThe Duke University School of Law is the law school and a constituent academic unit of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States. One of Duke's 10 schools and colleges, the School of Law began as the Trinity College School of Law in 1868. In 1924, following the renaming of Trinity...
- Charles David Hricik, Author and Distinguished Professor of Law, Mercer University School of Law
- Terrence Isamu ("Terry Ryan") Ryan, graduate of Cornell UniversityCornell UniversityCornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
and practitioner of brazilian jiu-jitsuBrazilian Jiu-JitsuBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art, combat sport, and a self defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting...
under the tutelage of Carlson GracieCarlson GracieCarlson Gracie, Sr. was a practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He was the eldest son of Carlos Gracie, founder of the system with his uncle Hélio Gracie, and learned the art from his uncle and his father. He was a member of the legendary Gracie family.- Biography :Carlson Gracie would later split... - Charles P. Kindregan, Jr.Charles P. Kindregan, Jr.Charles P. Kindregan, Jr. is a a professor of law at Suffolk University Law School in Boston, with a speciality in Assisted reproduction law.Kindregan received a BA and MA from LaSalle University, a Juris Doctor from Chicago–Kent College of Law of the Illinois Institute of Technology and an LL.M...
, expert in assisted reproduction law, Professor at Suffolk University Law SchoolSuffolk University Law SchoolSuffolk University Law School, also known as Suffolk Law School or SULS, is one of the professional graduate schools of Suffolk University. Suffolk University Law School is a private, non-sectarian, law school located in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. Suffolk University Law School was founded in... - James A. Rahl, Owen L. Coon Professor of Law Emeritus, Northwestern University School of Law
- Stephen D. Sugarman, Agnes Roddy Robb Professor of Law, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall)
- Jonathan TurleyJonathan TurleyJonathan Turley is an American lawyer, legal scholar, writer, commentator, and legal analyst in broadcast and print journalism...
, J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law, The George Washington University Law SchoolThe George Washington University Law SchoolThe George Washington University Law School, commonly referred to as GW Law, is the law school of The George Washington University. It was founded in 1825 and is the oldest law school in Washington, D.C. The school is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a charter member of the...
For-profit / Non-profit organizations
- Mark Anson, CEO of Hermes Pensions Management Limited
- Jared Bartie, VP of Marketing and Team Business Operations of the NBA
- Daniel Bernstine, President and CEO of Law School Admissions Council, former President of Portland State UniversityPortland State UniversityPortland State University is a public state urban university located in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1946, it has the largest overall enrollment of any university in the state of Oregon, including undergraduate and graduate students. It is also the only public university in...
- Neil G. Bluhm, Founder and President of JMB Realty Corporation
- David BoiesDavid BoiesDavid Boies is an American lawyer and chairman of the law firm Boies, Schiller & Flexner. He has been involved in various high-profile cases in the United States.-Early life and education:...
(attended 1964-65), Managing and Named Partner at Boies, Schiller & FlexnerBoies, Schiller & FlexnerBoies, Schiller & Flexner L.L.P. is a prominent American law firm founded by David Boies and Jonathan D. Schiller in 1997. In 1999, they were joined by Donald L. Flexner, former partner with Crowell & Moring. In March of 2009, a 27-lawyer firm, located in Miami, named Zack Kosnitzky, merged into...
, also, counselor to Vice President Al GoreAl GoreAlbert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election.... - Nick Chabraja, Chairman and CEO of General DynamicsGeneral DynamicsGeneral Dynamics Corporation is a U.S. defense conglomerate formed by mergers and divestitures, and as of 2008 it is the fifth largest defense contractor in the world. Its headquarters are in West Falls Church , unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, in the Falls Church area.The company has...
- Owen L. Coon, Chairman Emeritus of General Finance Corporation and founder of the Coon Foundation
- Eddie EinhornEddie EinhornEddie Einhorn is minority owner and Vice Chairman of the Chicago White Sox.Einhorn produced the nationally syndicated radio broadcast of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship in 1958...
, Owner of the Chicago White SoxChicago White SoxThe Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans... - Matt FergusonMatt FergusonMatt Ferguson is an American CEO for the largest online job site CareerBuilder.com. An alumnus of Indiana University, Ferguson also holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and a law degree from Northwestern University School of Law.Between 2001 and 2006, Ferguson...
, President and CEO of Careerbuilder.com - Elbert Henry GaryElbert Henry GaryElbert Henry Gary was an American lawyer, county judge and corporate officer. He was a key founder of U.S. Steel in 1901, bringing together partners J. P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Charles M. Schwab. The city of Gary, Indiana, a steel town, was named for him when it was founded in 1906...
, co-founder, president, and chairman of United States Steel Corporation; namesake of Gary, Indiana - Gail D. Hasbrouck, General Counsel of Advocate Health Care
- Scott Z. Hochfelder, General Counsel of KB ToysKB ToysK·B Toys was a chain of mall-based retail toy stores in the United States. It was founded in 1922 by the Kaufman brothers. K·B operated 605 stores in 44 U.S. states, Puerto Rico as well as Guam. It was privately held in Pittsfield, Massachusetts...
- Randy KaplanRandy KaplanRandy Kaplan is an American songwriter, playwright, poet, and performer. He gained notoriety for his “not-JUST-for-kids” music in the mid-aughts, first in Brooklyn, NY and later nationwide...
, Founder of Akamai TechnologiesAkamai TechnologiesAkamai Technologies, Inc. is an Internet content delivery network headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US.The company was founded in 1998 by then-MIT graduate student Daniel M. Lewin, and MIT Applied Mathematics professor Tom Leighton... - Randy Karchmer, Managing Director and Co-Head of M&A at Morgan Keegan & CompanyMorgan Keegan & CompanyMorgan Keegan & Company, Inc. is the investment banking, securities brokerage, trust, and asset management division of Regions Financial Corporation. The company was founded in 1969 in Memphis, Tennessee and has over 450 offices in 20 states, over 4,000 employees, and over $890 million in equity...
- David Kleiman, President of The D2 Real Estate Companies
- Marc J. LaneMarc J. LaneMarc J. Lane, JD is a business and tax attorney, a Master Registered Financial Planner, a Registered Financial Counselor, and a Certified Investment Specialist. He is the author of thirty-four books on corporate management, taxation, and personal finance...
, Founder of The Marc J. Lane Wealth Group - Kenesaw Mountain LandisKenesaw Mountain LandisKenesaw Mountain Landis was an American jurist who served as a federal judge from 1905 to 1922 and as the first Commissioner of Baseball from 1920 until his death...
, First Commissioner of Major League BaseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
, federal judge - Derek Lemke-Von Ammon, Partner of FTVentures
- J. Landis Martin, Chairman and CEO of Titanium Metals CorporationTitanium Metals CorporationTitanium Metals Corporation , founded in 1950, is a leading manufacturer of titanium-based metals products, focusing primarily on the aerospace industry....
- Robert R. McCormickRobert R. McCormickRobert Rutherford "Colonel" McCormick was a member of the McCormick family of Chicago who became owner and publisher of the Chicago Tribune newspaper...
, Owner of the Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneThe Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is...
and founder of the white-shoe law firm Kirkland & EllisKirkland & EllisKirkland & Ellis LLP is an international law firm with headquarters in Chicago, known for its profitability and its litigation, bankruptcy, intellectual property and private equity departments. Kirkland & Ellis is currently ranked as the ninth most prestigious law firm in the United States by... - Thomas McGrathThomas McGrathThomas McGrath may refer to:* Thomas McGrath , Northern Irish builder who founded Ulster Garden Villages* Thomas McGrath , American poet best-known for Letter To An Imaginary Friend...
, Attorney at Mayer BrownMayer BrownMayer Brown is an international law firm head-quartered in Chicago which specializes in commercial transactions and litigation. The firm employs more than 1,600 lawyers, including approximately 875 in the Americas, 425 in Europe and 300 in Asia.... - Joanne Moffic-Silver, General Counsel and Executive Vice President of Chicago Board Options ExchangeChicago Board Options ExchangeThe Chicago Board Options Exchange , located at 400 South LaSalle Street in Chicago, is the largest U.S. options exchange with annual trading volume that hovered around one billion contracts at the end of 2007...
- Therese A. Mrozek, Partner and Chief Operating Officer of Weston PresidioWeston PresidioWeston Presidio is a private equity firm focused on growth capital investments in late-stage companies across a range of industries with a specific focus on the consumer products, business services, industrial, media, publishing, healthcare and technology sectors.The firm, which is based in Boston,...
, a prominent private equity firm - Matthew B. Murray, President of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association and Partner of Allen, Allen, Allen & AllenAllen, Allen, Allen & AllenAllen, Allen, Allen & Allen is a United States law firm based in Richmond, Virginia. Founded in 1910 in Lunenburg County, Virginia the firm now has 21 attorneys and more than 125 employees in 8 offices in Virginia. They have offices in Richmond, Chesterfield, Mechanicsville, Petersburg,...
- Morgan E. O'BrienMorgan E. O'BrienMorgan Edward O'Brien , chairman of Cyren Call Communications, is a pioneer in U.S. wireless telecommunications. As the co-founder and chairman of Nextel Communications, Inc...
, co-founder and former chairman of Nextel - J.B. PritzkerJ.B. PritzkerJay Robert Pritzker is a venture capitalist, entrepreneur, philanthropist and private business investor in the United States...
, Managing Partner of New World Ventures - Grier Raclin, General Counsel of Charter CommunicationsCharter CommunicationsCharter Communications is an American company providing cable television, high-speed Internet, and telephone services to more than 4.7 million customers in 25 states. By revenues, it is the fourth-largest cable operator in the United States, behind Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Cox Communications...
- Frank C. RathjeFrank C. RathjeFrank C. Rathje was a Chicago banker who served as President of the American Bankers Association and the Illinois Bankers' Association during World War II...
, Founder of the Mutual National Bank of Chicago and President of the American Bankers AssociationAmerican Bankers AssociationThe American Bankers Association is an industry trade group and professional association representing the United States' banking industry... - Jerry ReinsdorfJerry ReinsdorfJerry M. Reinsdorf is a CPA, lawyer and an owner of the MLB's Chicago White Sox and the NBA's Chicago Bulls. He started his professional life as a tax attorney with the Internal Revenue Service. He has been the head of the White Sox and Bulls for over 20 years.He made his initial fortune in real...
, Owner of the Chicago White SoxChicago White SoxThe Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...
and Chicago BullsChicago BullsThe Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center... - Nazar Yasin, CEO of ForticomForticomForticom is an IT company based in Lithuania. It is the owner of online social networks One.lv and One.lt . 100% of Forticom is owned by Digital Sky Technologies....
External links
- Northwestern University School of Law (official)