University of Baltimore School of Law

University of Baltimore School of Law
Parent schoolUniversity of Baltimore
Established1925 (1925)
School typePublic
DeanLaVonda Reed
LocationBaltimore, Maryland, U.S.
39°18′22″N 76°37′02″W / 39.30622°N 76.617212°W / 39.30622; -76.617212
Enrollment734 (October 2017)
Faculty111[1]
USNWR ranking135th (2024)[2]
Bar pass rate70% (July 2017)
Websitelaw.ubalt.edu

The University of Baltimore School of Law, or the UB School of Law, is one of the four colleges that make up the University of Baltimore, which is part of the University System of Maryland. The UBalt School of Law is one of only two law schools in the state of Maryland. The University of Baltimore School of Law is housed in the John and Frances Angelos Law Center, at the northeast corner of West Mount Royal Avenue and North Charles Street on the University of Baltimore campus in the city's Mt. Vernon cultural district. The 12-story building, designed by German architect Stefan Behnisch, opened in April 2013 and was rated LEED-Platinum by the U.S. Green Building Council.

Post-graduation employment and academics

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Employment outcomes

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Of Class of 2017 graduates, 67.3% found employment in positions for which bar admission was required. An additional 13.8% of the Class of 2017 found employment in positions for which a J.D. was required or preferred by the employer. (Of 222 graduates, 96.9% reported their employment status.) 32.7% of graduates secured judicial clerkships.

Costs

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The School of Law's total cost for full-time attendance (tuition and fees) is $31,954 for in-state residents and $46,622 for out-of-state residents for the 2018–2019 academic year. Students in Washington, D.C., and certain areas of Pennsylvania, Delaware, and northern Virginia are eligible to receive Maryland in-state tuition.

Degrees and concentrations

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The University of Baltimore School of Law produces many of the leading lights of Maryland's legal community—practitioners, judges, public defenders, prosecutors, scholars and community and civic advocates. More than one-third of judges on the Maryland state bench are UBalt alumni. The UBalt School of Law offers the juris doctor (J.D.) degree and master's degrees (LL.M.) in tax and U.S. law. The school offers several concentrations for J.D. students, including:

  • Business Law
  • Criminal Practice
  • Estate Planning
  • Family Law
  • Intellectual Property
  • International & Comparative Law
  • Litigation & Advocacy
  • Public and Governmental Service
  • Real Estate Practice
  • Tax Law

In conjunction with the law school's and University's other programs and schools, the law school offers joint degree combinations of JD/MBA, JD/MPA, JD/MS in criminal justice, JD/MS in negotiations and conflict management, JD/Ph.D. in policy science and JD/LL.M. in taxation.[3]

Publications

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Notable alumni

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Notable UBalt Law graduates include:

Vice presidents

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Judges

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Attorneys general

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Governors and lieutenant governors

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First ladies

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U.S. congressmen

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State delegates and senators

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State's attorneys

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  • Davis R. Ruark - former State's Attorney for Wicomico County, Maryland.

Other alumni

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References in media and culture

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  • Cedric Daniels - Former Police Commissioner of the Baltimore Police on the fictional television series The Wire.

List of Deans

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  • John H. Hessey - 1952-1969[8]
  • Joseph Curtis - 1972-1977[9]
  • Laurence Katz - 1978-1993[10]
  • John A. Sebert - 1993-2000[11]
  • Gilbert Holmes - 2001-2007[12]
  • Phillip Closius - 2007-2011[13]
  • Ronald Weich - 2012-2024[14]
  • LaVonda Reed - 2024-present[15]

References

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  1. ^ "University of Baltimore". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  2. ^ "University of Baltimore". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Overview". University of Baltimore. 2015. Archived from the original on August 13, 2007.
  4. ^ "Biographical Series: Curtis Anderson". Maryland State Archives. Archived from the original on 2010-04-12. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
  5. ^ "Clark Allen C K filed for Anne Arundel Co State Senator Oct 1961". The Evening Sun. 5 October 1961. p. 42. Archived from the original on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Clark Allen C full Obit Mar 1986". The Evening Sun. 28 March 1986. p. 34. Archived from the original on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Thomas E. Dewberry". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. 2022-03-11. Archived from the original on 2023-02-25. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  8. ^ https://archivesspace.ubalt.edu/repositories/4/archival_objects/25939
  9. ^ https://archivesspace.ubalt.edu/repositories/4/archival_objects/25939
  10. ^ https://archivesspace.ubalt.edu/repositories/4/archival_objects/25939
  11. ^ https://archivesspace.ubalt.edu/repositories/4/archival_objects/25939
  12. ^ https://archivesspace.ubalt.edu/repositories/4/archival_objects/25939
  13. ^ https://www.silvermanthompson.com/lawyers/phillip-j-closius/
  14. ^ https://www.shu.edu/news/ronald-h-weich-named-dean-of-school-of-law.html
  15. ^ https://www.ubalt.edu/news/news-releases.cfm?id=4287
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