A Conversation on the Accreditation of Law Schools in Alabama, Florida, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and the Nation
Recorded Program
Held on Monday, June 29, 2026
2:00-5:00 p.m. CST
Approved for 3.0 hours of Texas and Ohio MCLE credit.
Certificates of attendance are available for attorneys licensed in other jurisdictions. Please email Alli Hessel (allih@hba.org) to request a certificate of attendance.
This virtual program addresses the status of American Bar Association (ABA) law school accreditation in Alabama, Florida, Ohio, Tennessee, and Texas; the institutional perspective on ABA law school accreditation; and critique of ABA law school accreditation.
TEXAS Course Number: 174325325. Please self-report credit on the State Bar of Texas website.
OHIO Activity Code: 624409
Co-Conveners
Bar Associations
Law Schools
Florida State University College of Law
Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) Duncan School of Law
Samford University Cumberland School of Law
South Texas College of Law Houston
St. Mary's University School of Law
University of Cincinnati Donald P. Klekamp College of Law
University of Houston Law Center
UNT Dallas College of Law
Speakers
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Leonard M. Baynes Dean and Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Chair |
Darren Bush Leonard B. Rosenberg Professor of Law |
Erwin Chemerinsky Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law |
Todd J. Clark Dean and Professor of Law |
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Harry First Charles L. Denison Professor of Law Emeritus |
Haider Ala Hamoudi Dean and Nippert Professor of Law |
Blake Hudson Dean & Ethel P. Malugen Chair of Law |
Matthew Lyon Vice President and Dean |
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Erin O’Hara O’Connor Dean and Donald J. Weidner Chair |
Dennis Patterson Board of Governors Professor of Law and Philosophy |
Kellye Y. Testy CEO and Executive Director |
Daniel R. Thies Chair, Section of Legal Education & Admissions to the Bar |
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Fiona Trevelyan President and CEO |
Gregory C. Ulmer President, Houston Bar Association |
David Yellen Professor of Law |
