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Charlotte School of Law

May 16, 2018

Charlotte School of Law sues ABA

Charlotte School of Law sued the American Bar Association on May 15, alleging that the organization treated them unfairly in denying the school accreditation. “The complaint filed today in federal court alleges that the ABA’s actions against CSL violated the due process required of those wielding accreditation power and caused CSL to be excluded from […]

Apr 18, 2018

The ghost of Charlotte past

We don’t intend to keep beating a dead horse. Or to kick a law school while it’s defunct. Or to imply that it didn’t produce some outstanding graduates and attorneys. But nearly nine months after the Charlotte School of Law was forcibly shuttered, it is still underperforming. The month before it closed, 34 percent of […]

Apr 18, 2018

Closed law school students fail bar exam in North Carolina

CHARLOTTE (AP) New figures show recent graduates of a now-closed law school in North Carolina all failed the bar exam. 11 graduates of the Charlotte School of Law that took the bar exam for the first time in February failed. Of the school’s graduates who had taken the test before, eight out of 73 passed […]

Apr 17, 2018

The ghost of Charlotte past

We don’t intend to keep beating a dead horse. Or to kick a law school while it’s defunct. Or to imply that it didn’t produce some outstanding graduates and attorneys. But nearly nine months after the Charlotte School of Law was forcibly shuttered, it is still underperforming. The month before it closed, 34 percent of […]

Jan 11, 2018

Missed the boat…thankfully

Last August, the Charlotte School of Law officially went under, despite assurances from school officials and InfiLaw bigwigs that things were under control. Lawsuits continue to pour in from former students claiming they were lured in and victimized by false promises of success. Just two years earlier, the Charleston (S.C.) School of Law was all […]

Aug 24, 2017

Charlotte Law was unique in its trouble, but hardly alone

    The Charlotte School of Law incurred the ignominious distinction of becoming the first law school to ever be forcibly closed down by regulators, but it was not the first law school to shutter its doors in recent years. Nor will it likely be the last. While the students left in limbo by Charlotte’s […]

Aug 24, 2017

School’s out for CSL but students, alumni deal with aftermath

  It’s official: The Charlotte School of Law is closed for business. After months of speculation, school officials announced Aug. 24 that it is indeed the end of the road for the 11-year-old law school. The now-defunct institution that boasted of forging practice-ready attorneys and serving the underserved has long been under fire for questionable […]

Aug 18, 2017

Charlotte Law apparently now closed

The website is down. School officials are not returning emails. From all appearances, reports of the Charlotte School of Law’s demise were not greatly exaggerated. News of the apparent closing broke Aug. 15 after the president of the school’s alumni association, Lee Robertson Jr., sent an email to the group’s members informing them that he […]

Aug 3, 2017

Don’t call it a comeback

To hear the folks at the Charlotte School of Law tell it, life-sustaining federal funds will soon flow back to the school that has seen more than its share of thirst and famine over the last several months. In a July 31 press release, school President Chidi Ogene announced: “We are very pleased to share […]

Jun 29, 2017

Charlotte Law still breathing

The Charlotte School of Law has been treading water for months now, avoiding many predictions of an inevitable descent into murky depths. On academic probation and without federal funding, the school was recently buoyed by a University of North Carolina Board of Governors’ decision to continue its license to operate, subject to certain conditions and […]

Jun 22, 2017

Charlotte law names interim dean

The Charlotte School of Law has named an interim dean, the third man to lead the institution in the last three months. On June 19, Paul Meggett, an associate professor at Charlotte, was named interim dean in a statement released by the school. “The Charlotte School of Law faculty, staff, and administration stand ready, willing, […]

Mar 22, 2017

Charlotte law names interim dean

Amid much uncertainty regarding its future, the Charlotte School of Law has a new dean. Through a press release, the school announced March 20 that Jay Conison has stepped down as dean and has been replaced by law professor D. Scott Broyles on an interim basis. According to the release, Conison will remain with the […]

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