University of Toledo College of Law

41°39′31″N 83°37′13″W / 41.658611°N 83.620278°W / 41.658611; -83.620278Enrollment355^[2]Faculty42 (22 FT)^[2]USNWR ranking148th (2024)^[3]Bar pass rate65.96% (2022 first time takers)^[4]Websitelaw.utoledo.edu

The University of Toledo College of Law is the law school at the University of Toledo, and is located on the university's main campus in a residential neighborhood in western Toledo, Ohio. The school is fully accredited by the American Bar Association^[5] and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools.^[6]

The College of Law offers a three-year, full-time program leading to a Juris Doctor degree. It also offers Certificates of Concentration, permitting a student to focus on a particular field of interest such as Criminal, Environmental, or International Law.^[7]

According to the College of Law's official 2013 ABA-required disclosures, 48.3% of the class of 2013 obtained full-time, long-term, bar passage-required employment nine months after graduation, excluding solo-practitioners.^[8]

History

The College of Law was established in 1906.^[1] The school was accredited by the American Bar Association in 1939 and joined the Association of American Law Schools in 1941.^[9]

Academics

First-year students are required to take classes on civil procedure, constitutional law, contracts, criminal law, property, torts, and legal research, writing, and appellate advocacy.^[9] The school offers more than 90 classes beyond the first-year curriculum^[2] and students can earn certificates in six concentrations: criminal law, environmental law, intellectual property law, health law, or labor and employment law.^[9]

Students can attend the College of Law on a full-time or part-time basis.^[9] As of 2022, the school had 42 total faculty members including 20 part-time, and a student-full time faculty ratio of 16.14 to 1.^[2]

University of Toledo College of Law students may participate in clinics focused on civil advocacy, criminal law practice, dispute resolution, domestic violence and juvenile issue, and public service externships.^[9]

College of Law students may participate in 28 extra-curricular groups.^[9]

Admissions

In 2022, University of Toledo College of Law accepted 43.68% applicants with 15.88% of those accepted enrolling, all of whom were enrolled full-time.^[2] As of 2022, 14.37% all of the J.D. students were minorities.^[2]

The LSAT range for students admitted in 2022 was 149-155 with an average of 152, and the median undergraduate GPA was 3.55.^[2]

Post-graduation employment

According to University of Toledo College of Law's official 2013 ABA-required disclosures, 48.3% of the class of 2013 obtained full-time, long-term, bar passage-required employment nine months after graduation, excluding solo-practitioners.^[8] The school ranked 126th out of 201 ABA-approved law schools in terms of the percentage of 2013 graduates with non-school-funded, full-time, long-term, bar passage required jobs nine months after graduation.^[10]

University of Toledo School of Law's Law School Transparency under-employment score was 28%, indicating the percentage of the class of 2013 unemployed, pursuing an additional degree, or working in a non-professional, short-term, or part-time job nine months after graduation.^[11] 82.2% of the class of 2013 were employed in some capacity while 2.5% were pursuing graduate degrees and 11% were unemployed nine months graduation.^[8]

The top three employment destinations for 2013 University of Toledo School of Law graduates were Ohio, Michigan, and California.^[8]

Costs

The total cost of full-time attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at the University of Toledo College of Law for the 2022–2023 academic year was $46,509 for Ohio residents living on campus and $46,709 for non-residents living on-campus.^[2] The schools's tuition and fees for Ohio residents on average increased by 3.78% annually over the past five years.^[12]

The 2013 Law School Transparency estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years was $157,733.^[12] The average indebtedness of the 88% of 2013 College of Law graduates who took out loans was $99,889.^[13]

Rankings

The University of Toledo College of Law ranked #141 in U.S. News & World Report's 2023 law school rankings.^[3] The school ranked tied for #55 in U.S. News & World Report's ranking of part-time law programs.^[3][14]

Alumni

• Jack Zouhary, judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (2006–present)^[15]
• James R. Knepp II, judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (2020-present)^[16]
• Nicholas Joseph Walinski, Jr., former judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (1970–1985)^[17]
• Richard B. McQuade Jr., former judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (1986–1989)^[18]
• Joseph James Farnan, Jr., former judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (1985–2010)^[19]
• Tyrone Yates, former member of the Ohio House of Representatives for the 33rd District (2003–2010)^{[citation needed]}
• Bob Latta, member of the U.S. House of Representatives for the 5th congressional district (2007–present)^[20]
• Judith Lanzinger, former Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court (2005–2016)^[21]
• Betty Montgomery, former Ohio Attorney General (1995–2003) and Ohio Auditor (2003–2007)^[22]
• Anthony P. Capozzi, former president of the State Bar of California^{[citation needed]}
• Matt Szollosi, former Assistant Minority Leader of the Ohio House of Representatives (2007–2013)^[23]
• Andrew Douglas, former Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court (1985–2002)^[24]
• Bill Cunningham, radio and television talk show host and conservative commentator^[25]
• Alan G. Lance, Sr., former judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (2004–2017)^[26]
• Josh Williams (Ohio politician), member of the Ohio House of Representatives^[27]

References

External links

• University of Toledo College of Law