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Oklahoma City University School of Law 
Motto Veritas Ecclesia Cognitio Established 1907 School type Private Endowment US$ 80.5 million[1] Dean Eric Laity Location Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US Enrollment 598[2] Faculty 120[3] USNWR ranking 4th tier[4] Bar pass rate 94% Annual tuition $34,715[5] Website law.okcu.edu ABA profile OCU Law Profile 
Oklahoma City University School of Law, also known as OCU Law, is one of the professional graduate schools of Oklahoma City University. OCU Law is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and was founded in 1907. OCU Law is located in the Sarkeys Law Center on the southwest side of the Oklahoma City University campus.
The Oklahoma City University Law Library, located in the historic Gold Star Memorial Building, houses a collection of over 300,000 volume and volume equivalents, and is open to the public. OCU Law has been accredited by the ABA since 1960 and has been a member of the Association of American Law Schools since 2003.[6][7]
The 2010 edition of US News and World Report's Best Law Schools ranked OCU Law as a 4th Tier Law School among ABA accredited schools.[8][9] OCU Law was also listed under the outstanding category in the 2010 edition of the Princeton Review's best law schools release.[10] OCU Law was also ranked #104 overall according to the 2010 ranking by the AALS.[11] The IRLG ranked OCU Law #52 overall in its 2009 ranking of law schools, based upon the percentage of graduates who pass the bar exam. IRLG also ranked it #178 overall, in its ranking of law schools, based upon the 57.2 percentage of prospective applicants who are accepted.[12][13]
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History
The law school is renowned for educating a multitude of highly esteemed judges, political figures and founders of prestigious private law firms. Due to its long tradition of providing evening education, the college has also produced highly successful business leaders, particularly in the real estate, engineering, and oil and gas industries, who are non-practicing attorneys. The student body commonly includes medical doctors, university professors, military officers, and professionals from other fields. The School of Law is a member of the Association of American Law Schools and has been accredited by the American Bar Association since 1960.
The current dean of Oklahoma City University School of Law is Lawrence Hellman , who succeeded Rennard Strickland, a noted legal historian and former Dean of the University of Oregon School of Law, and the Honorable Robert Harlan Henry, United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
Publications at the Oklahoma City University School of Law
Students of the Juris Doctor (JD) program are involved in preparing and publishing:
- Oklahoma City University Law Review - The Law Review is published three times a year. It has been published for more than 30 years and includes articles from professors, practitioners, judges, and OCU Law students. The OCU Law Review provides the opportunity for students to write and edit scholarly articles while being exposed to viewpoints and commentaries written by authors from the United States, as well as internationally. Membership is highly selective and third-year members have the opportunity to serve on the Law Review’s Board of Editors. Service on the law review is an integral part of the educational experience for those students selected for it. In recent years, the law review has published symposia on topics of importance to Oklahoma practitioners. The OCU Law review is ranked in the first tier of law journals according to the Global Jurist.[14]
- Oklahoma Tribal Court Reports
- The Gavel[15]
- Conference on Consumer Finance Quarterly Report
Academics
The School of Law offers Juris Doctor programs for full-time and part-time students. Oklahoma City University School of Law also offers students the ability to obtain a joint J.D./M.B.A. and to study abroad in China, Argentina, Spain and the Netherlands.
Programs
Alternative Dispute Resolution Center
Oklahoma City University School of Law provides a negotiation, mediation, and arbitration program designed to settle disputes in lieu of litigation in the Courts.
Native American Legal Resource Center
The Native American Legal Resource Center provides services to tribal governments in the State of Oklahoma and those across the United States.
Center on State Constitutional Law and Government
The Center on State Constitutional Law and Government was founded to develop and implement programs dedicated to the improvement of state constitutions and state governance.
Externship Program
Oklahoma City University School of Law offers a Government Law Externship program that provides extensive opportunities for students to gain practical experience in the practice of public law.
Notable alumni and students
Name Class Accomplishments Johnston Murray 1946 14th Governor of the State of Oklahoma Marian P. Opala 1953 Associate Justice, Supreme Court of Oklahoma 1978–Present Enoch Kelly Haney 1964 Principal Chief of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma Yvonne Kauger 1969 Associate Justice, Supreme Court of Oklahoma 1984–Present Mickey Edwards 1969 US Representative from Oklahoma's 5th district who served from 1973-1993. Also, an author, political commentator, and professor. Carol Hansen 1974 Judge, Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals 1985–Present Tom Quinn 1974 Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service 2000–Present Ernest Istook 1976 US Representative from Oklahoma's 5th district who served from 1993–2006 and the Oklahoma Republican gubernatorial nominee in 2006 James R. Winchester 1977 Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Oklahoma 2007–Present Richard Lerblance 1979 Senator from District 7 of the Oklahoma State Senate 2003–Present Robert "Bob" Burke 1979 Secretary of Commerce for the State of Oklahoma William Hetherington 1979 Judge, Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals 2009–Present Elizabeth A. Hayden 1980 District Judge for Stearns County, Minnesota 1986–present Fred Morgan 1980 President and CEO of the Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce 2009–present Michael D. Brown 1981 Director and Administrator of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Deborah Barnes 1983 Judge, Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals 2008–Present Hannah Diggs Atkins 1985 Secretary of State for the State of Oklahoma, Civil Rights Leader[16] Jeff Cloud 1991 Elected commissioner of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission 2004–Present[17] Christina Melton Crain 1991 President of the Dallas Bar Association 2009–Present Mark Campbell 1992 District judge of Bryan County District Court 2005–Present Elizabeth Brown 1994 Associate Judge for Adair, Oklahoma 2002–Present Jim Roth 1994 Head of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission 2002–present Tim Moore 1995 member of the North Carolina General Assembly Hiram Sasser 1999 Journalist for the Wall Street Journal 2002–Present Abdul P. Zindani 2000 Vice President of Research in Motion developer of BlackBerry 2007–present Carlos Moran 2002 District Attorney for Paducah, Kentucky 2005–Present Todd Lamb 2005 Lt. Governor of Oklahoma 2011–Present David Holt 2009 Oklahoma State Senator from District 30 2010–Present Jason Sutton 2010 Health Policy Director for the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs 2010–Present References
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- ^ LSAC Student Body retrieved on 6-6-2009.
- ^ LSAC Law Faculty retrieved on 6-6-2009.
- ^ 3,4 rankings Top Law Schools retrieved on 1-20-2009.
- ^ "OCU Law, Tuition & Fees" (PDF). Oklahoma City University School of Law. http://law.okcu.edu/index.php/prospective/financial-aid/tuition-fees/. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
- ^ LSAC profile, ABA "OCU Law". LSAC.org . retrieved on 2-8-2010
- ^ AALS member schools "Listing AALS member schools". AALS. retrieved 2-8-2010
- ^ 3,4 rankings Top Law Schools retrieved on 1-20-2009.
- ^ http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/grad/law/search/state+KS retrieved 3/22/2009
- ^ Princeton Review best law schools retrieved on 2-3-2010.
- ^ AALLNET Ranking AALLNET. retrieved on 2-8-2010.
- ^ Ranking of Law schools - Raw data "2009 Raw Data ranking". IRLG. retrieved on 2-8-2010.
- ^ Ranking of Law schools - Raw data "2009 Raw Data ranking". IRLG. retrieved on 5-10-2010.
- ^ Journal Rankings "Ranking the law journals" . Global Jurist. retrieved on 2-4-2010.
- ^ http://law.okcu.edu/index.php/library/the-gavel/
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