Washington and Lee University 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. Its Dean is Rodney A. Smolla.

[edit] Alumni of note

• Ronald J. Bacigal '67 — Professor of law, University of Richmond School of Law

• 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

• 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

• Alfred E. Reames 1893 — U.S. Senator from Oregon

• Robert Shepherd '59 Undergraduate '61 Law School — Professor emeritus of law at the University of Richmond School of Law [1]

• 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