The University of Maryland School of Law is the third-oldest law school in the United States by date of first classes and second-oldest by date of establishment. The school was founded in 1816 and began regular instruction in 1824 as the Maryland Law Institute. Located in downtown Baltimore, Maryland, Maryland Law is part of the Washington, D.C.–Baltimore legal and business communities, as well as the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
In 2003, t...
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The University of Maryland School of Law is the third-oldest law school in the United States by date of first classes and second-oldest by date of establishment. The school was founded in 1816 and began regular instruction in 1824 as the Maryland Law Institute. Located in downtown Baltimore, Maryland, Maryland Law is part of the Washington, D.C.–Baltimore legal and business communities, as well as the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
In 2003, the law school moved into a new, state-of-the-art facility at 500 West Baltimore Street on the west side of downtown Baltimore near the Inner Harbor and Camden Yards. . The university recently has appointed a new dean of the school, Phoebe Haddon, who previously was a faculty member at Temple University Beasley School of Law, and is a national leader in legal education and an expert on jury participation, the courts and diversity.
Under the leadership of former Dean Karen H. Rothenberg, Maryland Law has been ranked in the top tier of American...
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