University of Toledo College of Law

The University of Toledo College of Law is the law school at the University of Toledo, and is located on the university's main campus in a residential neighborhood in western Toledo, Ohio. The school is fully accredited by the American Bar Associationhttp://www.americanbar.org/groups/legal_education/resources/aba_approved_law_schools/in_alphabetical_order.html and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools.

The College of Law offers a three-year, full-time program leading to a Juris Doctor degree. It also offers Certificates of Concentration, permitting a student to focus on a particular field of interest such as Criminal, Environmental, or International Law.

According to the College of Law's official 2013 ABA-required disclosures, 48.3% of the class of 2013 obtained full-time, long-term, bar passage-required employment nine months after graduation, excluding solo-practitioners.

History

The College of Law was established in 1906. The school was accredited by the American Bar Association in 1939 and joined the Association of American Law Schools in 1941.

Academics

First-year students are required to take classes on civil procedure, constitutional law, contracts, criminal law, property, torts, and legal research, writing, and appellate advocacy. The school offers more than 90 classes beyond the first-year curriculum and students can earn certificates in six concentrations: criminal law, environmental law, intellectual property law, health law, or labor and employment law.

Students can attend the College of Law on a full-time or part-time basis. As of fall 2013, the school had 45 faculty members and a student-faculty ratio of 11.71 to 1.

University of Toledo College of Law students may participate in clinics focused on civil advocacy, criminal law practice, dispute resolution, domestic violence and juvenile issue, and public service externships.

Students

University of Toledo College of Law enrolled 362 J.D. students for the 2013–2014 academic year, 78.5% of whom were enrolled full-time. 9.1% of the J.D. students were minorities and 39% were female.

College of Law students may participate in 28 extra-curricular groups.

The LSAT range for incoming students in 2017 was 142‐166 () and the median undergraduate GPA was 3.34.

Post-graduation employment

According to University of Toledo College of Law's official 2013 ABA-required disclosures, 48.3% of the class of 2013 obtained full-time, long-term, bar passage-required employment nine months after graduation, excluding solo-practitioners. The school ranked 126th out of 201 ABA-approved law schools in terms of the percentage of 2013 graduates with non-school-funded, full-time, long-term, bar passage required jobs nine months after graduation.

University of Toledo School of Law's Law School Transparency under-employment score is 28%, indicating the percentage of the class of 2013 unemployed, pursuing an additional degree, or working in a non-professional, short-term, or part-time job nine months after graduation. 82.2% of the class of 2013 were employed in some capacity while 2.5% were pursuing graduate degrees and 11% were unemployed nine months graduation.

The top three employment destinations for 2013 University of Toledo School of Law graduates were Ohio, Michigan, and California.

Costs

The total cost of full-time attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at the University of Toledo College of Law for the 2013–2014 academic year was $37,898 for Ohio residents living on campus and $49,447 for non-residents living on-campus. The schools's tuition and fees for Ohio residents on average increased by 3.78% annually over the past five years.

The Law School Transparency estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years is $157,733. The average indebtedness of the 88% of 2013 College of Law graduates who took out loans was $99,889.

Rankings

The University of Toledo College of Law ranked in '' U.S. News & World Report'' 2014 law school ranking. The school ranked 45th in ''U.S. News & World Report'' ranking of part-time law programs.

Alumni

*Jack Zouhary, judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (2006–present)
* Nicholas Joseph Walinski, Jr., judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (1970–1985)
* Richard B. McQuade Jr., judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (1986–1989)
* Joseph James Farnan, Jr., judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (1985–2010)
*Tyrone Yates, member of the Ohio House of Representatives for the 33rd District (2003–2010)
* Bob Latta, member of the U.S. House of Representatives for the 5th congressional district (2007–present)
* Judith Lanzinger, Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court (2005–2016)
* Betty Montgomery, former Ohio Attorney General (1995–2003) and Ohio Auditor (2003–2007)
* Anthony P. Capozzi, former president of the State Bar of California
*Matt Szollosi, Assistant Minority Leader of the Ohio House of Representatives (2007–2013)
* Andrew Douglas, Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court (1985–2002)
* Bill Cunningham, radio and television talk show host and conservative commentator
* Alan G. Lance, Sr., judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (2004–2017)

References

External links

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