About The College

Mission:
The mission of the College of Law is to provide an excellent legal education emphasizing service to a diverse community and profession.

Values:

•Excellence
•Innovation
•Technology
•Diversity
•People

Brief History :
Founded in 1885, the College of Law has enjoyed a rich and distinguished history. Many outstanding legal scholars have passed through its doors and gone on to serve as lawyers, judges, scholars, senators, and congressmen.

The college consists of a team of scholars, teachers, and administrators working together to enhance the students' education and transition into the profession.

Accredited by American Bar Association
Member Association of American Law Schools
Founding member League of Ohio Law Schools
Approximately 175 alumni serving as judges in Ohio, West Virginia, Illinois, Michigan,
Pennsylvania, California, Washington, D.C., Indiana, Hawaii, Texas, Virginia, New
Jersey, Georgia and Florida

Diversity Statement:
Ohio Northern University is committed to equal opportunity in all of its programs. It is the policy of the College of Law not to discriminate against any otherwise qualified person in employment, educational programs, admissions, placement, or any other activities or operations on the basis of race, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, age or disability. Ohio Northern University College of Law is committed to complying with all regulations which prohibit unlawful or discriminatory practices promulgated by federal and state agencies as well as by the American Bar Association, Association of American Law Schools, and the National Association for Law Placement. All applicants should consult the rules and regulations of the Committee of Bar Examiners of the state in which they intend to practice to determine whether or not there is anything which might affect their eligibility for admission to the Bar.

Detailed History (Through Heterick Memorial Library)

Deans of the College of Law

Alumni & Faculty Who Served in the United States Senate

Professor Frank B. Willis (Ohio) Read More. . .
Professor Simeon Davison Fess (Ohio) Read More. . .
Arthur Raymond Robinson (Indiana)
John Marshall Robsion (Kentucky)
Michael DeWine (Ohio) Read More. . .

Other Notable ONU Alumni
Anthony J. Celebrezze, Ohio state senator; five-term mayor of Cleveland; Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare under President Kennedy and Johnson; Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Read More. . .

Dr. Steven W. Kormendy Read More. . .

Hon. Robert R. Cupp, Justice, Supreme Court of Ohio.

Earle B. Tilton Read More...

Fowler V. Harper, noted authority in torts; professor, Yale Law School; "Father of the right of privacy." Read More. . .

Lena B. Wilcox, Ohio Northern University's "First Lady of the Law" Read More. . .

Laurence Neal Woodworth, Chief of Staff of the Joint Committee, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Policy, Former Mayor Cheverly, Maryland. Read More. . .