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Northern Virginia Law School

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Northern Virginia Law School at 4105 Duke Street, in Alexandria, Virginia

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

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References

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  1. ^ Williams, Robert H. (1999-06-11). "Legal Scholar Alfred Avins Dies at Age 64". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  2. ^ "Northern Virginia Law School v. City of Alexandria, 680 F. Supp. 222 (E.D. Va. 1988)".
  3. ^ Hagan, Debbie (2004). Against the Tide. Massachusetts School of Law. ISBN 978-0-7618-2838-9.
  4. ^ Appeals, United States Court of; Circuit, Fourth (1989-08-04). "883 F2d 69 Northern Virginia Law School Inc v. S Jones". F2d (883): 69. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ "883 F.2d 69". law.resource.org. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  6. ^ "Avins v. Moll, 610 F. Supp. 308 | Casetext Search + Citator". casetext.com. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  7. ^ "District of Columbia Law School". liberty.contentdm.oclc.org. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  8. ^ "Ravel Law". www.ravellaw.com. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  9. ^ Association, American Bar (May 1979). ABA Journal. American Bar Association.
  10. ^ Association, American Bar (December 1978). ABA Journal. American Bar Association.
  11. ^ "PROSPECTUS (& BULLETIN)". www.bookwormandsilverfish.com. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  12. ^ Bryson, William Hamilton (2000). Virginia Law Books: Essays and Bibliographies. American Philosophical Society. ISBN 978-0-87169-239-9.
  13. ^ correspondent, STEVE URBON, Standard-Times senior. "Library is at the heart of accreditation debate". southcoasttoday.com. Retrieved 2020-12-20. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ Robert H. Williams (1999-06-11). "Legal Scholar Alfred Avins Dies at Age 64". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
  15. ^ "883 F2d 69 Northern Virginia Law School Inc v. S Jones". 4 August 1989. p. 69.
  16. ^ a b "Ruth Kerr Jakoby, MD". Women in Neurosurgery. Retrieved April 14, 2023.