University of Dayton School of Law

10/20/2026

A launch party was held for Professor Jennifer Brinkley's new book, "Justice Was Her Calling: The Fierce and Fascinating Life of Dorothy Kenyon." The book is the first full-length biography of the New York judge, lawyer and civil liberties champion. You can learn more about it by checking out https://udayton.edu/news/articles/2026/10/law-professor-jenn-brinkley-book-chronicles-life-of-dorothy-kenyon.php.

10/19/2026

Great to have had a group of our Online Hybrid J.D. students approaching graduation on campus for their final Get REAL weekend intensive! They had sessions with Director of Bar Preparation Tommy Sangchompuphen and Assistant Director of Bar Preparation Katie Armstrong to get a head start on studying for the bar.

10/16/2026

With Ohio releasing its July bar results, we are excited to be 2nd among the law schools in the state in first-time bar taker passage rate! Congratulations to our graduates who passed the bar in Ohio and other bars across the country!

Thanks to our faculty, staff and alumni who helped prepare graduates for the bar exam, especially our Flyer to Esquire program, led by Director Tommy Sangchompuphen and Assistant Director Katie Armstrong, which assists students with their bar prep.

10/14/2026

Thanks to the law students who recently helped out at the Mission of Mary Cooperative! The cooperative, which is in Dayton’s Twin Towers neighborhood, transforms vacant land plots into vegetable gardens and then shares the produce with those in the neighborhood.

10/13/2026

Great to have welcomed a group of Online Hybrid J.D. students to campus for their Get REAL intensive! Students attend one weekend intensive each academic year. They are designed to provide hands-on and skills-based experiences.

This intensive served as a Legal Research Bootcamp and was put on by Professor Mike VanderHeijden, Director of the Zimmerman Law Library, and Professor Shea Daley Burdette, Assistant Director of the Zimmerman Law Library.

Thanks to everyone who took part!

10/12/2026

With a group of our Online Hybrid J.D. students on campus for their Get REAL intensive, the Hybrid Student Bar Association sponsored a "Legal Aid Station" to provide all the mid-session pick me ups that students might need. Thanks to Hybrid SBA members Alex Barnes (President), Audrey Howell (2025 Cohort Representative, who had the idea to do it), Jay St. Clair (Treasurer) and Joshua Little (2024 Cohort Representative) for putting it together!

10/08/2026

"Before Justice Ginsburg persuaded the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down s*x discrimination, Dorothy Kenyon drew the legal blueprint."

University of Dayton School of Law professor Jennifer Brinkley's new book chronicles the life of the legal pioneer.

Check out the story behind it.

A book by UD law professor Jennifer L. Brinkley chronicles the life of legal pioneer Dorothy Kenyon whose career was nearly undone by U.S. Sen. Joseph McCarthy.

10/07/2026

Proud to be a part of this milestone for the Ohio Governor's Expedited Pardon Project!

10/05/2026

Associate Dean Jeff Schmitt providing updates on recent and upcoming Supreme Court cases as part of the First Monday in October event held with the Dayton Bar Association to mark the start of the Supreme Court’s new term. Thanks to everyone who took part!

10/01/2026

Don't miss this year's Program In Law and Technology Seminar on Friday, November 13 at the University of Dayton School of Law! You can see the agenda and register now at https://udayton.edu/calendar/2026/11/program-in-law-and-technology-seminar.php.

We're excited to offer a great lineup of speakers on the theme, "AI Demystified: Law, Practice, and the Technology Behind It." CLE of 5.0 hours (4.0 hours General; 1.0 hour Attorney Professional Conduct) is approved in Ohio.

You can attend in person or online.