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Harvard Law School consistently ranks as one of the best in the country, recently landing the No. 3 spot on Business Insider's list of the 50 best law schools in America.
Law schools in this list are categorized by whether they are currently active or closed; within each section they are listed in alphabetical order by state, then name. Most of these law schools grant the Juris Doctor degree, commonly abbreviated JD, which is the typical first professional degree in law in the United States.
Ian C. Ballon (1986), Internet lawyer and author of several law books, including a 4-volume legal treatise on e-commerce law Jacob Burns (1924), corporate attorney , educator and philanthropist Charles Colson , leader in the Christian right movement, former Special Counsel to Richard Nixon , and jailed for conspiring during the Watergate scandal
Stephen Latchford, earliest U.S. expert on aviation law who worked for the U.S. State Department; Sophia A. Nelson, legal counsel to New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman and GOP counsel for the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee; Nanette B. Paul, legal scholar, lawyer, suffragist, author, instructor, lecturer
See the law schools that trained influential attorneys. Many people apply to law school with the hope that their legal credentials will allow them to become powerful judges or politicians. Keep ...
Lawyer known for United States v. Microsoft, Bush v. Gore: Emilie Bullowa: 1900 Lawyer and president of the National Association of Women Lawyers: Fanny Hallock Carpenter: 1896 Lawyer and the first woman to win a case before the New York Court of Appeals [6] Evan Chesler: J.D. 1975 Lawyer and chairman of Cravath, Swaine & Moore law firm Amal ...
Albert Goldman (J.D. 1925), socialist lawyer and political activist, personal lawyer of Leon Trotsky during his stay in Mexico City [10]; Florence Kelley (1894), social reformer, early advocate for the minimum wage, eight-hour workdays, and children's rights; first general secretary of the National Consumers League; helped to create the National Association for the Advancement of Colored ...
Family quotes from famous people. 11. “In America, there are two classes of travel—first class and with children.” —Robert Benchley (July 1934) 12. “There is no such thing as fun for the ...