Practice Management

Congratulation to Florida A & M University College of Law.  It is well deserved.

The FAMU College of Law was reestablished in 2000 and opened its doors to 89 students in 2002. The ABA granted the law school provisional accreditation in August 2004.  Since that time, the FAMU College of Law continued to grow and pursue its mission.

The American Bar Association Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar granted full approval to Florida A&M University College of Law during its meeting in Chicago on July 30, 2009.

FAMU President James H. Ammons announced the Council?s decision regarding accreditation during a press conference held in the ceremonial moot courtroom of the FAMU College of Law in downtown Orlando.

Under the rules of the ABA, the Council?s decision is final and effective immediately, subject to review by the ABA House of Delegates. While the House of Delegates may request reconsideration of the Council?s decision, the group has never done so in the history of the ABA.

The FAMU College of Law becomes one of only 189 law schools fully approved by the ABA, which means that 500-plus FAMU College of Law graduates can continue to sit for the Bar exam in any state in the nation.

The law school was recognized as the most diverse law school in the nation by U.S. News and World Report, and ranked 7th nationally for providing clinical opportunities by National Jurist magazine.