Washington and Lee School of Law

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The Washington and Lee University School of Law is a private law school located in Lexington, Virginia. The School of Law is accredited by the American Bar Association. Facilities are currently on the campus of Washington and Lee University

[edit] Alumni of note

• Terry Brooks '69 (law) — Author of fantasy fiction; 12 million copies in print

• John W. Davis 1892, 1895L; the 1924 Democratic nominee for U.S. President, Ambassador to Britain, Solicitor General, argued more cases before the Supreme Court than anyone else in the 20th century

• J. Michael Luttig '76 — Attorney, former United States Circuit Court of Appeals judge. Twice considered by President George W. Bush for nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.

• Robert Mosbacher '47 Undergraduate '49 Law School — Secretary of Commerce between 1989 and 1992

• Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr. '29 Undergraduate '31 Law School — Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

• Pat Robertson '50 — Christian televangelist; founder of several organizations, including Christian Broadcasting Network, the Christian Coalition, the American Center for Law and Justice, and Regent University; host of The 700 Club; candidate for the Republican nomination for President in 1988.

• Paul S. Trible, Jr. '71L — Former U.S. Senator from Virginia and current president of Christopher Newport University

[edit] External Links

• Washington and Lee University School of Law