Northern Virginia Law School Explained

Northern Virginia Law School was a law school in northern Virginia from the 1980s to the 1990s.^[1] It was last located at 4105 Duke Street, in Alexandria, Virginia,^[2] and was founded by Dean Alfred Avins, J.S.D., Ph.D.^[3] It had degree granting authority accreditation from the Virginia Council of Higher Education to confer the Juris Doctor degree^[4] and for a limited time its graduates were permitted to sit for the Virginia Bar Exam. Primarily a weekend law school,^[5] it was founded as the District of Columbia Law School^{[6] [7] [8] [9] [10]} in the late 1970s, holding classes in the historic Colorado Building, 1341 G Street N.W. in Washington DC, before its move to Virginia in 1980.^{[11] [12]} It housed the Dean Alfred Avins Law Library, an extensive book collection of the dean that contained over 45,000 legal volumes,^[13] but had to close after unsuccessful attempts at obtaining full and permanent accreditation.^{[14] [15]}

Notable alumni

• Ruth Kerr Jakoby,^[16] Dean of the Antioch School of Law^[16]

Notes and References

1. News: Williams. Robert H.. 1999-06-11. Legal Scholar Alfred Avins Dies at Age 64. en-US. Washington Post. 2020-12-20. 0190-8286.
2. Web site: Northern Virginia Law School v. City of Alexandria, 680 F. Supp. 222 (E.D. Va. 1988) .
3. Book: Hagan, Debbie. Against the Tide. 2004. Massachusetts School of Law. 978-0-7618-2838-9. en.
4. Appeals. United States Court of. Circuit. Fourth. 1989-08-04. 883 F2d 69 Northern Virginia Law School Inc v. S Jones. en. F2d. 883. 69.
5. Web site: 883 F.2d 69. 2020-12-20. law.resource.org.
6. Web site: Avins v. Moll, 610 F. Supp. 308 Casetext Search + Citator. 2020-12-20. casetext.com.
7. Web site: District of Columbia Law School. 2020-12-20. liberty.contentdm.oclc.org. en.
8. Web site: Ravel Law. 2020-12-20. www.ravellaw.com.
9. Book: Association, American Bar. ABA Journal. May 1979. American Bar Association. en.
10. Book: Association, American Bar. ABA Journal. December 1978. American Bar Association. en.
11. Web site: PROSPECTUS (& BULLETIN).. 2020-12-20. www.bookwormandsilverfish.com. en.
12. Book: Bryson, William Hamilton. Virginia Law Books: Essays and Bibliographies. 2000. American Philosophical Society. 978-0-87169-239-9. en.
13. Web site: correspondent. STEVE URBON, Standard-Times senior. Library is at the heart of accreditation debate. 2020-12-20. southcoasttoday.com. en.
14. News: Legal Scholar Alfred Avins Dies at Age 64 . 1999-06-11 . Robert H. Williams . . Washington, D.C. . 0190-8286 . 1330888409.
15. Web site: 883 F2d 69 Northern Virginia Law School Inc v. S Jones . 4 August 1989 . F2d . 883 . 69 .
16. Web site: Ruth Kerr Jakoby, MD. Women in Neurosurgery. April 14, 2023.