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2012 ADMISSIONS CATALOG 

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2012 

CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW

OUR VISION 

Campbell Law School is a HIGHLY DEMAND- 

ING, PURPOSELY SMALL AND INTENSELY 

PERSONAL COMMUNITY of faculty and 

students whose aim, guided by transcendent values, 

is to develop lawyers who possess moral conviction, 

social compassion and professional competence 

and who view the practice of law as a calling to 

serve others and to create a more just society. 

The founding vision of Campbell Law School was a 

distinctive program based on limited enrollment, 

EXTENSIVE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES 

FOR INTERACTION WITH FACULTY and rigorous 

intellectual and professional development. 

Since 1976, the Law School has continuously prepared 

its graduates to serve their communities with 

legal skill and ethical and intellectual leadership— 

living up to the noblest tradition of the counselor. 

Our vision is realized through a DEMANDING 

ACADEMIC PROGRAM that holds students to 

the highest expectations in thinking, preparation 

and application. Students are challenged to make 

relevant and valid judgments, to discriminate 

among values and maintain the highest standards 

of professional excellence. Small classes and a 

supportive intellectual community help to develop 

lawyers of STRONG MORAL CHARACTER 

with disciplined and creative minds. 

Combining our rigorous academic program with 

comprehensive skills training in trial and appellate 

advocacy, legal writing, planning, negotiation and 

client counseling, we bring together the theoretical 

and practical to produce PRACTICE-READY 

LAWYERS. 

We produce highly competent, deeply compassionate 

lawyers who see the practice of law as a 

CALLING TO SERVE OTHERS and promote 

the understanding that reconciling differences is as 

important as winning cases. Our graduates become 

effective advocates locally and throughout the world 

for transformative legal and social justice, helping 

those most in need. 

We encourage our students to examine the relationship 

between SPIRITUAL AND LEGAL 

ISSUES, to explore the theological foundations 

for law and to consider how we can help achieve a 

more just and merciful society. We recognize the 

immeasurable dignity and worth of every person in 

a congenial academic environment where everyone 

is treated with kindness, civility and respect. We 

welcome students from all faiths and secular moral 

traditions, and are committed to FREE AND 

OPEN DISCUSSION OF IDEAS.

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN....................................... 1 

ACADEMIC PROGRAM.............................................. 3 

FACULTY & ADMINISTRATION.................................... 7 

STUDENTS............................................................ 8 

CALLING TO SERVE OTHERS..................................... 9 

CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE ON LAW AND JUSTICE..........10 

ADVOCACY PROGRAM.............................................11 

CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT...............12 

LIVING IN RALEIGH...............................................13 

STUDENT PUBLICATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS...........15 

FINANCIAL AID & COST..........................................17 

ADMISSIONS........................................................18

message from 

THE DEAN 

GREETINGS: 

Giving consideration to attend law school is a 

significant life decision. A career in the law will open 

unlimited possibilities, but it also requires hard 

work, dedication, and desire to serve others with 

your talents and abilities. There are many choices 

of law schools, but I firmly believe there is no place 

that will better prepare you to be a successful 

lawyer and leader than Campbell Law School. 

From the moment you walk in the door at Campbell 

Law, you will experience a friendly and open 

institution where everyone shares knowledge and 

celebrates individual and collective success. 

Inside our classrooms, our open door approach provides 

you access to some of the most engaging and 

experienced legal educators. Unlike what you will 

find at most law schools, the vast majority of our 

full-time faculty have actually practiced law— 

they understand the theoretical and practical 

aspects of the law. Additionally, our adjunct faculty 

—which includes several federal judges, members 

of the North Carolina Supreme Court and Court of 

Appeals, and attorneys from some of the region’s 

most respected law firms—are second to none. 

The synergy between students and faculty is the 

basis of relationships that transcend office hours, 

and contributes to one of the most academically 

challenging and rewarding legal educations 

available today. 

At the same time, we are guided by a Christian 

perspective through which you will find the freedom 

to open both your mind and heart to not only learning 

the law, but applying it justly and in service 

to others. 

Outside the walls of Campbell Law School, the 

legal, government, and business communities of 

Raleigh and the entire region open their doors to 

you with unmatched opportunities to learn and gain 

first-hand experience. 

At Campbell Law, doors are always opening for our 

students and graduates. 

Very best regards, 

Melissa A. Essary 

Dean and Professor of Law 

Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law 

Campbell University 

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2012 ADMISSIONS CATALOG

Students are challenged to make relevant and valid judgments, 

to discriminate among values and maintain the highest standards 

of professional excellence. 

Woody Woodruff, Professor of Law 

Small classes and a supportive intellectual community help to develop 

lawyers of strong moral character with disciplined and creative minds. 

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OUR ACADEMIC PROGRAM 

Campbell Law School holds students to the highest standards 

of thinking, writing and speaking. The curriculum 

demands that students routinely make relevant and valid 

judgments, integrate values and maintain the highest 

standards of professional excellence. 

The curriculum’s challenging nature also stems from our 

commitment to a professional legal education, combining 

theoretical inquiry with practical skills development. 

To accomplish this goal, our course of instruction 

is exceptionally rigorous. Success results from students 

analyzing the law, constructing and evaluating legal 

arguments, and resolving legal problems. 

Campbell’s program provides students with comprehensive 

skills training in planning, counseling, negotiation, 

legal drafting, trial and appellate advocacy, and alternative 

forms of dispute resolution. 

To succeed at Campbell Law School students must 

work hard, but they are supported by our small class 

sizes and our faculty’s dedication to mentoring students. 

Graduates appreciate the academic demands as 

they enter the practice of law, confident that they are 

fully prepared for a successful legal career. 

THE CURRICULUM that follows is required of all law students. Additional requirements for 

students pursuing the advocacy, business, or intellectual property tracks, as well as students 

not electing a track, are also explained below. All students must complete a total of 90 hours 

for graduation. 

CORE J.D. TRACK 

FIRST YEAR COURSES— 

BUILDING A SOLID 

FOUNDATION 

Fall Semester (15 hours) 

Civil Procedure I 

Contracts I 

Criminal Law 

Professional Skills - 

Research/Writing 

Property I 

Torts I 

Spring Semester (15 hours) 

Civil Procedure II 

Constitutional Law I 

Contracts II 

Professional Skills - Advocacy 

Property II 

Torts II 

The Professionalism 

Lecture Series 

Required of all first year students, 

this program brings in leading 

legal scholars and practitioners 

from across the region and nation 

to heighten student awareness of 

professional responsibility, and to 

illustrate the highest principles of 

integrity and dedication to the legal 

profession and the public. 

UPPER LEVEL REQUIRED 

COURSES—DEVELOPING 

THEORETICAL INQUIRY AND 

PRACTICAL SKILLS 

Students may enroll in upper level 

required courses and requirements 

any time after the first year, subject 

to prerequisites. 

Business Organizations 

Constitutional Law II 

Criminal Procedure 

Evidence 

Jurisprudence Requirement 

Perspective Requirement 

Planning Requirement 

Professional Responsibility 

and Ethics 

Sales and Leasing 

Secured Transactions 

Trial Advocacy 

Wills and Trusts 

Jurisprudence Requirement 

Fulfilled by successful completion 

of one of the following courses: 

Christian Perspectives on Legal 

Thought 

Culture, Law & Philosophy 

Foundations of Law 

Introduction to Legal Theory: 

Persons and the Law 

Readings in Jurisprudence 

Theology & the Law 

Perspective Requirement 

Fulfilled by successful completion 

of one of the following courses: 

Advanced Ethics Seminar 

Capital Jurisprudence 

Christian Perspectives 

Constitutional History 

First Amendment Seminar 

Great Trials 

Judicial Process 

Law & Literature 

Law, Culture & Policy 

Leading Lives that Matter 


Significant School Decisions 

Theology & the Law 

Note: Completion of two Jurisprudence 

classes will fulfill the 

Perspective and Jurisprudence 

requirements. 

Planning Requirement 

Students who do not elect either 

the Business or Advocacy Track 

must take, in addition to the required 

courses, one of the following 

planning courses: 

Business Planning 

Common Interest Communities 

Contract Planning 

Estate Planning 

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Family Law Planning 

Real Property Planning 

Students pursuing the core J.D. 

Track must also take either 

Advanced Trial and Appellate 

Advocacy or Pre-Trial Litigation. 

ELECTIVE TRACKS 

In addition to the core track, 

students may choose to pursue 

more focused elective courses of 

study concentrating on advocacy, 

business or intellectual property. 

ADVOCACY TRACK 

In addition to the required 

curriculum, students who elect 

the Advocacy Track must take 

the following courses: 

Advance Trial and Appellate 

Advocacy 

Pre-Trial Litigation 

Advocacy track students must also 

take an additional eight hours of 

credit from the following courses: 

ADR/Mediation 

Civil Rights Litigation 

Criminal Trial Practice 

Government Litigation 

Insurance Law 

Jury Selection 

Law and Medicine 

Negotiations 

North Carolina Criminal 

Procedure 

Products Liability 

Remedies 

Scientific Evidence 

BUSINESS TRACK 

In addition to the required 

curriculum, students who elect the 

Business Track must take each of 

the following courses: 

Income Tax 

Contract Planning or Business 

Planning 

Taxation of Business Entities 

Securities Regulation 

Law and Accounting – or 

Competency Equivalent 

Corporate Finance or 

Franchise Law 

International/Comparative 

Business Law Requirement 

International Business 

Transactions 

International Trade Law 

Comparative Business Law 

Business Track students must 

also take at least two of the 

following courses: 

Antitrust 

Bankruptcy 

Business Planning/Contract 

Planning 

Corporate Finance or 


Employment Law 

Intellectual Property 

Limited Liability Companies 

Non-profit Organizations 

INTELLECTUAL 

PROPERTY TRACK 

In addition to the required curriculum, 

students who elect the 

Intellectual Property Track must 

take the following course: 

Introduction to Intellectual 

Property 

Intellectual Property Track students 

must also take at least four of the 

following courses: 

Copyright Law 

IP Litigation 

IP and Technology Transactions 

and Licensing 

Media & Entertainment Law 

Patent Law 

Patent Prosecution 

Trademark and Unfair 

Competition Law 

“The best thing about Campbell Law is knowing 

that when I graduate I’ll be prepared to 

pursue my dreams and take advantage of any 

opportunity that comes my way. I know that 

no matter where I end up working, I will be 

a better attorney and a better person because 

I went to Campbell Law.” 

JENA EDELMAN, 

CLASS OF 2011 

In addition, students must take 

two of the following courses: 

Advanced Trial Litigation 

Any International or 

Comparative Business course 

(2 credit minimum) 

Antitrust 

Bankruptcy 


Client Counseling 

Estate Tax 

Federal Courts 

First Amendment 

Mergers & Acquisitions 

Personal Tax 



Sports Law 

“There is no question that Campbell Law is 

hard. But I really feel like all the challenges 

that the classes and coursework present are 

going to prepare me to be a great lawyer.” 

ALKA SRIVASTAVA, 

CLASS OF 2011 


OUR ACADEMIC PROGRAM 

COURSE OFFERINGS 

Administrative Law 

Admiralty 

Advanced Ethics Seminar 

Advanced Real Property 

Advanced Trial and Appellate 

Advocacy 

Animal Law 

Antitrust 

Appellate Advocacy 

Bankruptcy 

Business Organizations 

Business Planning 

Christian Perspectives on 

Legal Thought 

Civil Procedure 

Civil Rights Litigation 

Common Interest 

Communities Seminar 

Conflict of Laws 

Constitutional History: 

The Roots of Civil Rights, 

1770-1900 

Constitutional Law I & II 

Consumer Law 


Contracts I & II 

Copyright Law 

Corporate Finance 

Corporate Practical Skills 

Corporate Reorganization 

Seminar 

Corporations: Formation to 

Major Transactions 

Criminal Appellate Issues 

Criminal Law 

Criminal Procedure 

Criminal Trial Practice 

Culture, Law, Religion 

and Philosophy 

Current Appellate Issues 

Education Law Seminar 

Elder Law/Senior Law Clinic 

Employment Law 

Entertainment and Sports Law 

Environmental Law 

Estate Administration 

Estate and Gift Taxation 

Estate Planning 

Evidence 

Externships 

Family Law 

Family Law Planning 

Federal Courts 

Federal Crimes Seminar 

Federal Criminal and Civil 

Practice 

First Amendment Seminar 


Government Litigation 

Great Trials 

Health Law 

History of Common Law 

Immigration and Refugee 

Law and Practice 

Income Taxation 

Insurance Law 

Intellectual Property 

Intellectual Property Licensing 

Intellectual Property Litigation 

International Business 

Transactions 

International Trade Law 

Interviewing, Counseling and 

Decision Making 

Interviewing, Counseling and 

Decision Making Seminar 

Introduction to Antitrust, 

Trademark and Franchising 

Introduction to Legal Theory 

Judicial Process 

Judicial Writing 

Jurisprudence/Foundations 

of Law 

Juvenile Law 

Juvenile Mediation Project 

(Classroom) 

Juvenile Mediation Project 

(Clinical) 

Law and Accounting 

Law and Economics 

Law and Medicine 

Law and Public Policy 

Law, Culture and Policy 

Law, Lawyers and Literature 

Law Practice and Management 

Lawyer as a Public Citizen 

Leading Lives That Matter 

Limited Liability Companies 

and Non Profit 

Local Government Law 

Mediation Advocacy 

Mergers and Acquisitions 

Military Justice Law 

National Security Law 

Negotiations 

Non-Profit Organizations: Legal 

Issues and Representation 

North Carolina 

Constitutional Law 

North Carolina Criminal 

Procedure 

North Carolina Motor 

Vehicle Law 

Ocean and Coastal Law 

Patent Law 

Patent Litigation 

Patent Preparation and 

Prosecution 

Payment Systems 


Products Liability 

Professional Responsibility and 

Ethics 

Professional Skills Advocacy 

Professional Skills - Legal 

Research/Legal Writing 

Professionalism Lecture Series 

Property I & II 

Public International Law 


Real Property Planning 

Redistricting, Voting Rights and 

Election Law 

Regulatory Law and Policy 

Remedies 

Sales and Leasing 


Secured Transactions 

Securities Regulation 

Significant School Decisions 

Seminar 

Social Security Disability Law 

Start Your Own Law Firm 

State Legislative Policy/Ethics 

Taxation of Business Entities 

Theology and The Law 

Torts I & II 

Trial Advocacy 

Virginia Code Pleading 

Wills and Trusts 

Workers’ Compensation 

Campbell Law School offers students a wide variety of courses. 

Specific course descriptions are listed online at www.law.campbell.edu. 

Course offerings are subject to change. 

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COMBINED DEGREE OPTIONS 

The Juris Doctor and Master of 

Public Administration Program 

The JD/MPA program is a 

dual degree offered through 

Campbell Law School and North Carolina State 

University. This program enables students to earn 

both degrees in four years of full-time study. If pursued 

separately, it would take five years to complete the 

two programs. Recipients of the JD/MPA will possess 

professional credentials for a diverse range of careers 

in law, government, nonprofit management, teaching, 

and research. 

For admission to the JD/MPA program, students must 

apply and be accepted to both programs separately. 

Candidates who are admitted will typically complete the 

first year at Campbell Law, the second year at NC State, 

and the third and fourth years will be divided between 

the two schools to maximize course availability. Students 

who are already in their first year of the MPA program 

may reverse this admissions procedure if they are admitted 

into Campbell Law for the subsequent year. Similarly, 

students already in their first year of law school 

may apply for admission into the MPA program. 

The Juris Doctor and Master of Business 

Administration Program 

Campbell Law School and NC State University’s Jenkins 

Graduate School of Management have partnered to offer 

a JD/MBA enabling students to earn both degrees in 

four years of full-time study, rather than the usual five. 

Recipients of the JD/MBA have attained professional 

credentials for a diverse range of careers in business, 

finance, law, government, nonprofit organizations, teaching, 

and research. The program of study is flexible and 

individualized to provide each student with the best 

feasible combination of these two disciplines. Students 

completing the JD/MBA will be well positioned to contribute 

to effective governance in North Carolina and 

beyond, adding capacity to identify and solve problems 

facing both states and communities. 

The Juris Doctor and Master of Business 

Administration Program 

Offered through a cooperative 

arrangement between Campbell 

Law School and Campbell University’s Lundy-Fetterman 

“There is no question that anything I have 

accomplished in my professional life is directly 

attributable to Campbell Law School. I was 

in one of the early graduating classes (‘82). 

Now, as Deputy Managing Partner and 

Head of Litigation of a 900-lawyer firm with 

20 offices in the U.S. and abroad, I understand 

and appreciate that the work ethic, professionalism and determination 

that was instilled in me at Campbell has allowed me 

to move through the ranks of one of the nation’s largest law firms.” 

TERRY BAGLEY, CLASS OF 1982, 

DEPUTY MANAGING PARTNER/ 

HEAD OF LITIGATION, 

MCGUIREWOODS LLP 

MEMBER, LAW SCHOOL BOARD OF VISITORS 

School of Business, the JD/MBA program offers students 

a dynamic joint degree program whereby they can obtain 

their law degree and a Master of Business Administration 

within a three-year period. 

This program is designed to help students have a solid 

grounding in the law and the latest business management 

practices. Individuals who graduate with a JD/MBA 

will be ready to move into a wide variety of administrative 

or executive roles within the corporate, legal, 

government or nonprofit communities. 

The Juris Doctor and Master of Trust The JD/MTWM is 

and Wealth Management Program 

the only program 

Also offered through a cooperative of its kind in the 

arrangement between Campbell Law United States. 

School and Campbell University’s 

Lundy-Fetterman School of Business, the JD/MTWM 

program provides the necessary skill sets for obtaining 

positions in the wealth management field. Graduates of 

Campbell’s Trust and Wealth Management Program are 

recognized nationwide for having the hands-on training, 

people skills, and technical expertise to take their place 

as leaders in the financial services industry. 

The MTWM Program is registered with the Certified 

Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. and graduates 

of the program are eligible to sit for the national Certified 

Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. (CFP®) Certification 

Examinations and earn the certification. The 

JD/MTWM program can be completed in three years. 


OUR FACULTY & ADMINISTRATION 

Campbell Law School’s faculty is a community of 

scholars who make teaching their priority. They are 

readily accessible and serve students as mentors, 

coaches and professional role models. 

All faculty have open-door office policies and are 

available to consult regularly with students on an 

individual basis. Our professors are deeply committed 

to the search for knowledge through meaningful legal 

scholarship, but never at the expense of their devotion 

to the academic success and professional development 

of each student. 

MELISSA A. ESSARY 

Dean and Professor of Law 

BJ, University of Texas 

JD, Baylor University 

RICHARD T. BOWSER 

Associate Professor of Law 

BA, Grove City College 

MA, Westminster Theological 

Seminary 

JD, Campbell University 

BOBBI JO BOYD 

Assistant Professor of Law 

BS, Western Carolina 

University 

JD, University of North 

Carolina at Chapel Hill 

J. BRYAN BOYD 

Associate Dean for 

Academic Affairs 


BA, Mars Hill College 


MARY-CHARLES BRANCH 

Director of Student Life & 

Pro Bono 

BA, University of North 



LYNN R. BUZZARD 

Professor of Law 

BA, MATM, Divinity, 

Duke University 

JD, DePaul University 

JEAN M. CARY 


BA, Duke University 

JD, Georgetown University 

JOHNNY C. CHRISCOE, JR. 


BA, Pembroke State University 


MARGARET PERSON CURRIN 


AB, Meredith College 


B. KEITH FAULKNER 

Vice Dean 

BS, Charleston Southern 

University 

MBA, Campbell University 


AMY FLANARY-SMITH 

Director of the Legal Research 

and Writing Program 


BA, University of North 




SHA HINDS-GLICK 

Director of Academic Support 

and Bar Success 

BA, Washington State 

University 

JD, University of Dayton 

PATRICK K. HETRICK 


BS, University of Wisconsin – 

Milwaukee 

JD, Marquette University 

AMOS JONES 


BA, Emory University 

MS, Columbia University 

JD, Harvard University 

KEVIN LEE 


BA, MA, Colgate University 

JD, New York Law School 

PhD Candidate Divinity School, 

University of Chicago 

CHARLES C. LEWIS 


BA, JD, Washington and 

Lee University 

ROBERT O. LOFTIS, JR. 


BS, Florida Atlantic University 

JD, Emory University 

SARAH LUDINGTON 


BA, Yale University 

MA, JD, Duke University 

LISA LUKASIK 


BA, Washington University 



JAMES B. MCLAUGHLIN 


BS, Georgia Southern College 

JD, Mercer University 

STANLEY MCQUADE 

Lynch Professor of the 

Philosophy of Law 

LLB, BD, BA, PhD, MD, 

The Queen’s University 

of Belfast 

STM, Union Theological 

Seminary 

LUCAS OSBORN 


BS, Texas A&M University 

JD, Harvard University 

MATTHEW W. SAWCHAK 

Practitioner in Residence 


AB, Harvard University 

JD, Duke University 

LLM, Duke University 

DAN TILLY 

Director of Advocacy 


BA, University of Texas 

at Austin 

JD, Baylor University 

School of Law 

E. GREGORY WALLACE 


BA, University of Arkansas 

MA, Dallas Theological 

Seminary 

JD, University of Arkansas - 

Little Rock 

LLM, SJD, University of Virginia 

OLIVIA L. WEEKS 

Director of the Law Library 


AB, Meredith College 

MLS, East Carolina University 


WILLIAM A. WOODRUFF 


AB, University of Alabama 

JD, University of South 

Carolina 

TIMOTHY R. ZINNECKER 


BSBA, Central Missouri State 

University 

JD, J. Reuben Clark Law 

School, Brigham Young 

University 

CLINICAL FACULTY 

JON POWELL 

Director, Juvenile Justice Project 

BA, North Carolina State 

University 


ROGER MANUS 

Director, Senior Law Clinic 

BA, Macalester College 

JD, New York University 

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OUR STUDENTS 

Campbell Law School is one of the smallest ABA-accredited 

private law schools in the country. With a limited first-year 

enrollment, students enjoy the many advantages of a law 

school that remains purposely small. Our size enables 

students to build a network of relationships that extends 

far beyond graduation. 

Drawn from across the country, our student body represents 

varied ethnic and social backgrounds. Each new class 

combines students directly out of undergraduate school, 

those with graduate degrees and students pursuing second 

professional careers. We believe this diversity enriches the 

character of the student body and each student’s educational 

experience. 

Thomas Robbins, 

Class of 2013 

ENTERING CLASS OF 2011 

Applications............................................................. 1,227 

Total Enrollment......................................................... 191 

Males .................................................................. 106 

Females................................................................. 85 

Age (Average)................................................................ 24 

Minority Enrollment................................................... 13% 

Undergraduate Schools ................................................ 48 

Undergraduate Majors ..................................................42 

75% 50% 25% 

LSAT: 159 156 153 

GPA: 3.55 3.32 3.10 

CAMPBELL LAW SCHOOL - FALL 2011 

• 477 total enrolled students 

• 387 North Carolinians 

• 90 students representing 23 other states 

• 10% minority enrollment 

“I felt welcome the minute I got here. 

Everyone takes a genuine interest in 

you as a person. The students and 

faculty are so supportive, and they 

really care about what you want to 

do and work to help you succeed.” 

RASHAD HAUTER, 

CLASS OF 2011 


A CALLING TO SERVE OTHERS 

Campbell Law School strives to produce highly competent, deeply compassionate lawyers who view the practice 

of law as a calling to serve others. We want our graduates not only to be successful, but also to view the needs of 

others as more important than their own and understand that reconciling differences is as important as winning 

cases. Our graduates can then become effective advocates for legal and social justice, both in their local communities 

and throughout the world. 

THE SENIOR LAW CLINIC 

The Campbell Senior Law Clinic was created to serve 

legal needs of low-income senior citizens in the greater 

Raleigh area. Working under the direction of a licensed 

attorney, students provide legal services and community 

education on matters of importance to lower-income 

senior citizens. The clinic focuses on a variety of cases, 

including power of attorney, repossessions and debt 

collection, fraud and consumer problems, guardianship 

and nursing home questions. 

The purpose of the Senior Law Clinic is to have our 

students meet the needs of our clients by serving, 

planning, doing, and reflecting. 

“As a member of our state’s Supreme 

Court and an adjunct professor at 

Campbell Law, I regularly encounter 

both Campbell alumni and 

students. My experience has shown 

that Campbell produces competent, 

ethical, and diligent attorneys dedicated to the rule of law. 

Campbell attorneys and students recognize and heed the 

profession’s calling to serve others, both in and out of the 

courtroom.” 

THE JUVENILE JUSTICE PROJECT 

The Juvenile Justice Project (JJP) is a collaboration 

between Campbell Law School and the North Carolina 

Governor’s Crime Commission. The program exposes students 

to both the theoretical and practical aspects of the 

mediation process in the context of restorative justice. 

The Juvenile Justice Project director and participating 

students work with juvenile offenders that have been 

referred from the area courts and schools with the intent 

of resolving their cases outside of the juvenile court 

system. Juveniles that have been charged with property 

crimes, simple assault, and other non-felony crimes may 

be eligible for this unique program. The primary goal of 

the JJP is to help offenders and victims craft a solution 

that repairs the damage between the parties. The process 

also helps juvenile offenders to take responsibility, 

acknowledge and apologize for their actions. Both offender 

and victim must agree to participate in a series of 

face-to-face meetings where law students often assist in 

the mediation process. 

The JJP trains students in the application of mediation 

and other alternative dispute-resolution processes. Students 

have the opportunity to assist in the mediation of 

juvenile law disputes for the mutual benefit of juveniles, 

the local community and the broader administration 

of justice. 

JUSTICE PAUL MARTIN NEWBY 

SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA 

ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF LAW 

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A CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE ON LAW AND JUSTICE 

As part of Campbell University, the Law School shares 

in its purpose and mission to educate students from a 

Christian perspective in a caring Christian community. 

This perspective guides our professional choices, actions 

and directions. However, students from all faiths or moral 

traditions are welcome at Campbell Law. 

We believe that laws and legal institutions are subject 

to a moral order that transcends human authority and 

judgment. A central premise of this moral order is that 

all human beings are created in the image of God, and 

are endowed by God with certain natural rights and 

obligations. These rights and obligations are the cornerstone 

of true human dignity and must be respected by 

every political order. 

We encourage students to examine the relationship 

between spiritual and legal issues, to explore the theological 

foundations for law and to think differently about 

justice and the legal system. 

We intend for our faculty and graduates to engage the 

larger academic, professional and social communities 

as thoughtful persons of conscience and conviction, 

who humbly bring perspectives of faith to legal and 

cultural issues with the power of skillful argument and 

an unfailing commitment to human flourishing. 

Because we recognize that immeasurable dignity and 

worth follow from our creation in the image of God, we 

seek to preserve a congenial academic environment 

where everyone is treated with kindness, civility and 

respect. While the Law School embraces an intellectual 

perspective rooted in Christian tradition, it is committed 

to free and open discussion of ideas, and students 

are under no obligation to embrace any particular way 

of thinking. 

“As a member of the inaugural class 

from Campbell Law, I am proud 

of the tradition and standard we 

were able to set. It’s clear now 

that Campbell lawyers are setting 

the bar high not only for the 

practice of law, but also for community service.” 

THE HONORABLE JANE GRAY, 

DISTRICT COURT JUDGE, 

WAKE COUNTY, NC 

CLASS OF 1979 

Campbell Law Chapel, 

First Floor 


A REKNOWNED ADVOCACY PROGRAM 

In a national survey of law schools, Campbell Law School’s Advocacy program has been called the most rigorous 

in the nation and has been honored with The American Academy of Trial Lawyers’ Emil Gumpert Award. This 

award recognizes the most outstanding trial advocacy program in the nation. 

While not every student intends to become a trial 

lawyer, much of what any lawyer does — in or out 

of a courtroom — involves some form of advocacy. 

Throughout the Law School curriculum, courses 

expose all students to the reality of the adversarial 

process they will encounter in practice. 

The Advocacy Program provides a solid foundation 

for future litigators. The program places students in 

the courtroom during each year of study, building 

on the broad base of knowledge drawn from their 

required courses. 

“After graduation I entered the 

United States Navy Judge Advocate 

General Corp. My first contested 

case was an attempted murder trial 

in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In 

retrospect, I was probably in way 

over my head, but because of the 

trial ad experience I received at Campbell Law, I was able 

to handle a fairly complex trial at a very early stage in my 

career. Since then I have gone on to handle several hundred 

jury trials ranging from complex medical malpractice 

to capital murder. My career successes would not have been 

possible without the training I received at Campbell Law.” 

DONALD MARCARI, CLASS OF 1985 

MARCARI-RUSSOTTO-SPENCER-BALABAN P.C. 

STUDENTS HONE THEIR SKILLS IN INTERSCHOLASTIC 

CLIENT COUNSELING AND MOOT COURT COMPETITIONS 

Campbell’s Client Counseling Association conducts an 

annual intramural client counseling competition. Competitors 

are evaluated on the basis of interviewing and 

counseling skills during a series of mock client interviews. 

Winners of the competition represent Campbell 

Law School in the regional ABA competition. 

Campbell’s Moot Court Association conducts an annual 

intramural appellate advocacy competition open to all 

members of the second-year class. Competing teams 

write a brief and argue their case before a panel of judges. 

Participation provides students with the opportunity 

to hone their oral advocacy and appellate brief writing 

skills. Top performers represent Campbell Law School in 

regional and national moot court competitions. 

MOOT COURT TEAM WINS BEST BRIEF AND ORAL 

ADVOCATE AWARDS AT NATIONAL COMPETITION 

Student teams from Campbell Law have also won 

national Moot Court championships in 2007 and 

2008, defeating teams from some of the most highly 

regarded law schools in America. The Law School’s Moot 

Court program has been ranked in the top ten nationally 

among the 200 ABA accredited law schools by the 

University of Houston’s Blakely Advocacy Institute. 

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CAREER & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 

The Career & Professional Development Center 

(“Career Center”) assists students in realizing their 

career potential in the field of law. 

Sam Saunders, Class of 2012 

Externship at Progress Energy 

The Career Center strives to equip students with the 

skills and knowledge necessary for a successful employment 

search. In addition to on-campus interviews, 

resume collections and direct job listings, the Career 

Center provides students with resource materials, seminars, 

counseling sessions and other employment-related 

material. The Career Center also serves as a bridge 

between students, employers and alumni. The Career 

Center provides students direct access to employers, 

alumni, job fairs and the court system. 

Students are encouraged to pursue semester and summer 

internships to gain practical experience in the workplace. 

Participating students apply their doctrinal knowledge, 

analytical and practical skills as they observe and assist 

attorneys and judges in practice. 

“Ward and Smith has enjoyed and 

benefited from a long and very good 

relationship with Campbell Law 

School. All lawyers gain experience 

from practicing law, but Campbell’s 

graduates are ready to practice from 

day one and they really hit the ground 

running. They have the people and legal skills to succeed in 

private practice and they fit into Ward and Smith’s culture 

with ease. In this time of striving to increase efficiency 

while continuing to maintain the highest quality of service, 

Ward and Smith is pleased to continue its relationship with 

Campbell. It’s a great partnership.” 

KEN WOOTEN 

MANAGING DIRECTOR 

WARD AND SMITH, P.A. 

Currently, Campbell Law alumni live and practice 

in 40 states and six countries. 

CLASS OF 2010 

EMPLOYMENT BY 

CATEGORY 

Public Interest 

EXTERNSHIP PROGRAMS 

12% 

Our externship programs 

In the past three years 

provide students with meaningful 

educational experiences in placements have increased 

our externship program 

the public service environment, by more than 350% 

including non-profits, public organizations and law firms. 

Students receive up to four hours of academic credit for 

non-compensated, substantive legal work through externship 

placements where they work under the supervision of 

licensed attorneys. 

Participating students apply their doctrinal knowledge, 

analytical and practical skills as they observe and assist 

attorneys and judges in practice. Externships are opportunities 

to enhance interviewing, counseling, negotiating, 

investigating, research and writing, and advocacy skills. 

5% 

Judicial Clerkship 

5% 

Government 

9% 

Business 

& Industry 

UNEQUALED BAR EXAM SUCCESS 

1% 

Academic 

Private Practice 

68% 

No other law school in North Carolina has had greater 

success in preparing its students for the bar examination. 

For the past 23 years, Campbell Law’s overall record of 

success on the North Carolina Bar Exam has been unsurpassed 

by any other North Carolina law school. In recent 

years, Campbell Law graduates have realized a 100 percent 

passage rate on bar exams of other states. Regardless of 

where life takes Campbell lawyers, they are prepared to 

be successful attorneys and community leaders. 


LIVING IN RALEIGH 

Located in the heart of downtown Raleigh, the new 

Law School is a cutting-edge facility just blocks away 

from the legal center of North Carolina. 

Our Raleigh location provides a wealth of opportunities 

for you to interact with influential judges, attorneys and 

policy-makers as adjunct faculty and guest lecturers. 

Just steps beyond our front door in this thriving state 

capital, you will enjoy internships and externships with 

courts, law firms, businesses, and government and private 

agencies. You will experience the law as it is being 

created, interpreted and practiced. 

In return, you will enrich the community by living out the 

Law School’s servant-leader mission through legal clinics, 

pro bono public service and other opportunities to 

work with community members in need. 

Raleigh offers a variety of museums, performance centers 

and the arts with offerings that include opera, ballet, 

touring musicals and local theater productions. The 

city is made up of a diverse network of neighborhoods 

and entertainment districts — each with its own culture 

and flair. There are districts for strolling with art gallery 

views, for shopping and dancing, and historic areas with 

cobblestone streets and antique lampposts. 

“In just the three years, our externship 

placements have increased by more than 

350%. Through externships, our students 

have the opportunity to hone their 

skills at a variety of public service and 

non-profit organizations, and by doing 

the pro bono work of law firms, some 

of which are partnering with legal aid offices to accomplish 

this professional aspiration. Not only do externships provide 

practical experience and professional growth and networking 

opportunities, they also give students a better idea of the type 

of law they would like to practice after graduation.” 

MARGARET CURRIN, CLASS OF 1979 

PROFESSOR OF LAW 

EXTERNSHIP PROGRAM DIRECTOR 

NEED A PLACE TO LIVE 

www.RentInRaleighNow.com 

You can shop and affordably dine in the open-air 

spaces of Cameron Village. The State Capitol grounds 

offer stately buildings and historic architecture. Moore 

Square is always lively with festivals and live concerts. 

Dine, dance, see and be seen in the Glenwood South and 

Hillsborough Street areas where students, executives, 

visitors and locals converge. The area’s year-round calendar 

of festivals and special events also provide unique 

entertainment opportunities for all interests and ages. 

Spectator sports, both college and professional, 

are always available, including Atlantic Coast Conference 

(ACC) basketball and football, Carolina Hurricanes 

National Hockey League (NHL) team, Durham Bulls 

and Carolina Mudcats (MILB) baseball and the Carolina 

Railhawks professional soccer team. 

RALEIGH AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS ARE REPEATEDLY CITED IN NATIONAL SURVEYS 

AND STUDIES AS ONE OF THE BEST AREAS FOR WORK AND QUALITY OF LIFE. 

#1 Quality of Life 

(Raleigh, NC) Portfolio.com/bizjournals, May 2010 

#1 Fastest Growing City in the South 

(Raleigh-Cary, NC) Fortune Magazine, April 2011 

#1 Best Place for Business and Careers 

(Raleigh) Forbes Magazine, June 2011 

#2 Biggest Brain Magnet in U.S. 

(Raleigh-Cary, NC) Forbes.com, February, 2011 

#2 Best City for Young Professionals 

(Raleigh, NC) Forbes.com, July 2011 

#5 Coolest Small City in America 

(Raleigh, NC) Yahoo Travel, July 2011 

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1 - Campbell School of Law 

2 - NC Department of Justice 

3 - NC Court of Appeals 

4 - NC Museum of History 

5 - NC Museum of 

Natural Sciences 

6 - NC State Bar 

7 - NC State Capitol 

8 - NC State Legislative 

Building 

9 - NC State Library of 

Archives & History 

10 - NC Supreme Court 

11 - Progress Energy 

Performing Arts Center 

12 - Raleigh Chamber 

of Commerce 

13 - Raleigh City Hall 

14 - Raleigh Convention 

Center 

15 - Shaw University 

16 - Wake County Courthouse 

NORTH CAROLINA BUSINESS COURT 

North Carolina Business Court, Raleigh Division 

Campbell Law School is the home of the North Carolina 

Business Court – Raleigh Division, making the school 

one of only a handful of the nation’s law schools to 

house a working court within its facilities. Having the 

Court on site gives our students the invaluable opportunity 

to utilize an on-site learning laboratory through 

observing attorneys from across the region, state and 

nation in action as they argue their cases. 

The North Carolina Business Court is a specialized 

forum of the North Carolina State Courts’ trial division 

handling cases with complex and significant issues of 

corporate and commercial law. 

PROXIMITY OF RALEIGH TO OTHER MAJOR CITIES 

Campbell Law School’s campus is conveniently located within 

driving distance of many major cities along the eastern coast. 

ATLANTA, GA.............. 435 MILES 

CHAPEL HILL, NC....... 32 MILES 

CHARLESTON, SC...... 280 MILES 

CHARLOTTE, NC......... 170 MILES 

COLUMBIA, SC........... 225 MILES 

DURHAM, NC............... 28 MILES 

JACKSONVILLE, FL..... 450 MILES 

KNOXVILLE, TN.......... 364 MILES 

NASHVILLE, TN.......... 546 MILES 

RICHMOND, VA........... 172 MILES 

SAVANNAH, GA.......... 325 MILES 

TENNESSEE 

ALABAMA 

KENTUCKY 

Nashville 

Atlanta 

GEORGIA 

FLORIDA 

W. VA 

VIRGINIA 

Columbia 

SOUTH 

CAROLINA 

Charleston 

Savannah 

Washington 

Richmond 

Raleigh 

Knoxville 

Durham 

Chapel Hill 

Charlotte 

NORTH 

CAROLINA 

Greenville 

Jacksonville 

“Through the Campbell Law 

experience, I grew to appreciate that 

the legal profession is a calling to 

serve people. After practicing in 

Wake County, North Carolina, 

I became the Executive Director 

of InterAct, a non-profit agency 

serving victims of the crimes of domestic violence and 

sexual assault. I now serve as North Carolina’s Senior 

Deputy Attorney General for Consumer Protection. As 

an advocate, I am able to help those without a voice to 

seek justice and become survivors. Campbell Law not only 

prepared me to serve in the legal profession, it gave me the 

skills to empower my clients and improve my community.” 

ADAM HARTZELL, CLASS OF 1999 

SENIOR DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL 

NORTH CAROLINA CONSUMER 

PROTECTION DIVISION 

WASHINGTON, DC...... 280 MILES 


STUDENT PUBLICATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS 

One Located of our primary in the heart motivations of downtown for keeping Raleigh, enrollment the new limited at Campbell Law School is to offer all students 

the opportunity Law School is to a gain cutting-edge valuable experiences facility just blocks in activities and organizations. These enable our students to pursue 

special away interests from the while legal advancing center of their North skills. Carolina. 

PUBLICATIONS 

Campbell Law Review is a student publication of 

scholarly writings on current legal topics. It is a valued 

research tool for judges, attorneys, legislators, educators 

and students. Writers and editors for Campbell 

Law Review are students who demonstrate the highest 

degree of academic excellence. Participation is by 

invitation only. 

Campbell Law Observer is a student publication produced 

six times a year that features reports on recent 

state and federal court opinions, scholarly articles on 

current legal topics and subjects of general interest to 

members of the legal community. The paper is a public 

service to the North Carolina Bar and is distributed to 

every attorney in the state, as well as law libraries, 

individuals and institutions throughout the nation. 

“As the Executive Director of the 

North Carolina Center on Actual 

Innocence, I have worked with 

many law students in different 

capacities. The passion of Campbell 

Law students, their commitment 

to the law and their desire to serve 

the public is unequaled. I am continually impressed with 

their writing, presentation and research skills as well as 

their desire to go above and beyond what is asked of them 

in order to ensure that the best possible work is delivered.” 

Campbell Law Innocence Project (CLIP) 

Affiliated with the North Carolina Center on 

Actual Innocence, CLIP student members 

partner with the Center to review, investigate 

and make recommendations on real criminal 

cases. Membership is open to all second- and 

third-year students. 

CHRISTINE MUMMA 

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 

NORTH CAROLINA CENTER ON 

ACTUAL INNOCENCE 

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ORGANIZATIONS 

At Campbell Law School, students will find a variety of 

stimulating student organizations with many opportunities 

to build knowledge, develop life-long professional 

relationships and pursue special interests. 

Partial List of Student Organizations 

AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION - 

LAW STUDENT DIVISION 

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION (ACLU) 

BLACK LAW STUDENTS ASSOCIATION (BLSA) 

“As you look across North 

Carolina, it is amazing to see 

how many Campbell Law 

School graduates – more than 

50 – who have become judges 

in the state’s District Courts, 

Superior Courts, as well as on 

the Court of Appeals. It is an honor for me to be 

associated with a law school that not only prepares 

students to practice law, but also to serve in a role that 

requires a high degree of professionalism, impartiality, 

personal ethics and integrity. Campbell Law School 

does an incredible job preparing students to become 

great lawyers, judges, and other community leaders.” 

JUDGE DONNA S. STROUD, 

CLASS OF 1988 

NORTH CAROLINA COURT OF APPEALS 

CAMPBELL CROSSROADS 

CAMPBELL LAW DEMOCRATS 

CAMPBELL LAW INNOCENCE PROJECT (CLIP) 

CAMPBELL LAW REPUBLICANS 

CHRISTIAN LEGAL SOCIETY (CLS) 

DELTA THETA PHI (DTP) – INTERNATIONAL 

HEADQUARTERS 

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION 

FEDERALIST SOCIETY 

HEALTH LAW SOCIETY 

HISPANIC LAW STUDENT ASSOCIATION (HLSA) 

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SOCIETY 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LAW 

JEWISH LEGAL SOCIETY 

MEN’S LEGAL CAUCUS 

MILITARY LAW STUDENT ASSOCIATION 

NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD 

MOOT COURT ASSOCIATION 

PHI ALPHA DELTA (PAD) 

PRISONER ASSISTANCE AND LEGAL 

SERVICES (PALS) 

PRO BONO PUBLICO 

SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT LAW 

STUDENT BAR ASSOCIATION (SBA) 

WOMEN IN LAW 

For information on these and other organizations, 

visit www.law.campbell.edu. 

Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity, International 

Campbell Law is home to the international headquarters of Delta Theta Phi, one of the 

leading professional law fraternities in the world. The Robert C. Bryan Senate, Campbell 

Law’s chapter of Delta, is very active in student life, providing leadership in academics 

and community service. Delta’s community outreach programs include an annual food 

drive and working with the Red Cross to sponsor on-campus blood drives twice a year. 


FINANCIAL AID & COST 

Campbell Law School recognizes the high cost of a quality education. Financial assistance is available to our 

students in the form of institutional scholarships, endowed scholarships, and student loans. Every effort is 

made to ensure that no qualified applicant is denied the opportunity to study law for financial reasons. 

2011-2012 ESTIMATED COSTS 

Tuition................................................................$33,400* 

Required fees..........................................................$510* 

Books.................................................................. $2,300 

Loan Fees............................................................... $400 

Room................................................................... $8,500 

Board.................................................................. $4,500 

Personal Expenses............................................... $7,800 

Transportation..................................................... $3,200 

* indicates required costs 

A GENEROUS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 

Campbell Law School has dedicated a considerable amount 

of scholarship support for highly credentialed first-year 

students. Scholarship assistance is awarded to entering 

students primarily based on undergraduate GPA and LSAT 

scores. All applicants admitted to Campbell Law School are 

considered for merit based scholarships. The Law School’s 

Scholarship Committee determines eligibility based on 

“Campbell Law School offers a 

rigorous and highly engaging 

academic program that has 

allowed me to grow personally and 

professionally. The school offers a 

supportive learning environment, 

and a tight-knit community where 

the sharing of ideas and values is encouraged. There is a 

genuine concern for students as individuals and as future 

lawyers. Campbell Law School is preparing us for life.” 

DAVID I. WERNER 

CLASS OF 2012 

available resources. All scholarship recipients will be notified 

by the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid. Scholarships 

are generally renewable at the same amount as long 

as the student maintains the requisite GPA. 

Students who do not receive scholarships as first-year 

students may receive scholarship awards in subsequent 

years based on exceptional academic performance. 

Scholarship assistance is also available to students selected 

for student research positions and to those involved in 

certain student organizations. 

FINANCIAL AID ASSISTANCE 

Legal education is an investment in your future and Campbell 

Law School provides an extensive financial aid program 

for students in need. Every effort is made to help students 

meet the cost of tuition and fees and to also assist with 

living expenses. Student loans, such as Stafford Loans and 

Graduate PLUS Loans, are available to law students who 

meet federal eligibility requirements. 

All applicants applying for federal student aid must complete 

a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). 

Campbell Law’s federal school code is 002913. Applicants 

should complete the FAFSA as soon as possible after January 

1. The FAFSA may be completed online at http://www. 

fafsa.gov. A FAFSA must be completed and submitted each 

year. Upon completion of the FAFSA, the Financial Aid Office 

will send a financial aid packet via mail detailing the 

student’s federal loan eligibility. Any scholarships received 

will also be included on the award letter. 

Law students may also be eligible to borrow additional 

funds through private lenders. These loans are based on 

creditworthiness and some may require a co-signer. 

Investing in a college education is a major financial decision, 

and many students need to look beyond their own resources 

for assistance. Please let us help you. For more information 

about funding your education, please contact the Financial 

Aid Office at 919.865.5988 or financialaid@law.campbell.edu. 

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ADMISSIONS 

ADMISSION 

REQUIREMENTS 

Campbell Law School begins 

classes in the fall of each 

year. All applicants are required 

to submit the 

following materials: 

• APPLICATION 

• APPLICATION FEE 

• CAS REPORT 

• LSAT SCORES 

• BACHELOR’S DEGREE 

TRANSCRIPT 

• LETTERS OF 

RECOMMENDATION 

APPLICATION 

Applications are electronic 

and may be submitted online 

through the Law School 

Admissions Council (LSAC) 

website – www.lsac.org. 

APPLICATION FEE 

The application fee is $50. 

This fee is non-refundable 

and is not credited toward 

other costs of attendance. 

For those receiving a fee 

waiver from LSAC, a copy 

of your fee waiver should be 

submitted at the time of application. 

CAS REPORT 

All applicants must register 

with the Law School Admission 

Council’s Credential 

Assembly Service (CAS). 

Transcripts and letters of recommendation 

should be sent 

directly to CAS. Registration 

is valid for five (5) years from 

the date the LSAT/CAS registration 

form is processed. 

Applicants must ensure undergraduate 

transcripts from 

each college, university or 

high school dual enrollment 

program attended are on file 

at CAS. Please do not send 

transcripts to the law school. 

LSAT 

All applicants must take the 

Law School Admissions Test 

(LSAT) no later than February 

of the year in which they intend 

to enter the Law School. 

However, we encourage you 

to take the LSAT in June, 

October or December of the 

previous year to ensure timely 

consideration of your application. 

There is no minimum 

score for entry into Campbell 

Law. In the event of multiple 

LSAT scores, the admissions 

committee will consider all 

scores reported. The admissions 

committee will not 

consider an LSAT score if 

more than five years have 

passed since the date the test 

was taken. 

For more information regarding 

the LSAT, contact the Law 

School Admission Council: 

Law School Admission 

Council 

662 Penn Street 

Newtown, Pennsylvania 

18940 

215.968.1001 

www.lsac.org 

Campbell’s LSAC code 

number is 5100. 

BACHELOR’S DEGREE 

A bachelor’s degree from an 

approved and accredited college 

or university is required. 

A transcript from each college 

or university attended 

“My primary responsibilities as a 

corporate attorney at SAS are to 

protect SAS’s interests and at the 

same time to help SAS expand its 

business worldwide, specifically in 

the Asia Pacific region. Campbell 

provided me with a strong legal 

foundation to not only practice corporate law, but also 

the practical skills to counsel a wide range of domestic 

and international clients. Additionally, Campbell’s 

emphasis on professionalism and ethics are critical in the 

practice of law in our current corporate environment.” 

SHIAU YEN CHIN-DENNIS 

CLASS OF 2005 

LEGAL COUNSEL, 

K&L GATES LLP 

must be sent to CAS. All 

work completed in summer 

school, at another university, 

at an unaccredited institution 

or any other situation in 

which you might have earned 

academic credit must be 

acknowledged on your 

CAS report. 

LETTERS OF 

RECOMMENDATION 

To be considered for admission 

to the law school, you 

must provide at least two 

letters of recommendation. 

These letters should be sent 

directly to CAS via www.lsac.org. 

FOREIGN-EDUCATED 

APPLICANTS 

Campbell Law School 

requires that any foreign transcripts 

be submitted through 

the LSAC JD Credential Assembly 

Service (JD CAS). If 

you have completed any postsecondary 

work outside the 

US (including its territories) 

or Canada, you must use this 

service for the evaluation of 

your foreign transcripts. 

The JD CAS service is included 

in the CAS subscription 

fee. A Foreign Credential 

Evaluation will be completed 

by the American Association 

of Collegiate Registrars 

and Admissions Officers 

(AACRAO), and will be incorporated 

into your CAS report. 

TRANSFER STUDENTS 

A student from another ABAapproved 

law school may 

be admitted to advanced 

standing as a candidate for 

a Campbell Law degree. A 

student must complete twothirds 

(2/3) of the course 

work required for the Juris 

Doctor degree at Campbell 

Law School. Credit for work 

done at other law schools is 

given at the discretion of the 

Dean, and work transferred 

must have been completed 

with at least a grade of “C” 

or its equivalent. 

Students seeking to transfer 

must have completed most 

of the following first year 

classes before they will be allowed 

to transfer: Civil Procedure, 

Contracts, Criminal Law, 

Property, Torts, and Legal 

Research and Writing. 

In addition to the Campbell 

Law application, transfer stu- 


ADMISSIONS 

dents are required to provide a 

$50 application fee, a CAS report, 

a letter of good standing 

from your current law school, 

your most recent transcript 

showing completion of the required 

first year courses, and 

law school class rank. 

All components of the transfer 

application must be received 

on or before July 15. 

VISITING STUDENTS 

With the approval of the admissions 

committee, it is possible 

for students from other 

law schools to matriculate 

at Campbell Law for up to 

one year as visiting students. 

Visiting students must have 

the permission of their home 

law school and be in good 

academic standing. They 

will receive their law degrees 

from their home law school 

and will not be eligible for a 

Campbell Law School degree. 

Visiting applicants must 

complete an application to 

Campbell Law School. In 

addition, we require a $50 

application fee, a CAS report, 

a letter of good standing from 

your current law school, your 

most recent transcript showing 

completion of required courses 

and law school class rank. 

All components of the visiting 

student application must be 

received on or before July 15. 

Those applying to visit in the 

spring semester must submit 

and complete their application 

by December 1. 

PRIOR LAW SCHOOL 

ATTENDEES 

Applicants who have attended 

another ABA-accredited law 

school must submit a written 

statement about their attendance, 

a complete transcript 

and a statement from their 

dean indicating class rank 

and certifying good standing 

and eligibility to return 

to the home institution as a 

continuing student. Those not 

in good standing or ineligible 

to return as a continuing 

student at another ABAaccredited 

law school are not 

eligible to apply to Campbell 

Law even if you are applying 

as a first year law student. 

Credit is not given for correspondence 

courses or other 

work not completed in residence 

at an ABA-accredited 

law school. 

PART-TIME STUDENTS 

Campbell Law School does 

not operate part-time or evening 

programs at this time. 

2012 DEADLINES 

Campbell Law has a rolling 

admissions process. We 

recommend that you submit 

your application as early as 

possible. 

February: Last LSAT accepted 

for this year’s application cycle 

May 1: Application filing 

deadline 

July 15: Application completion 

deadline for those 

seeking to visit or transfer 

December 1: Application 

completion deadline for those 

seeking to visit for the spring 

semester 

THE IMPORTANCE OF 

FULL DISCLOSURE 

Campbell Law School requires 

complete candor and honesty 

from all applicants in their 

completed law school application 

form. Admission to 

Campbell Law is contingent 

upon the accuracy of information 

required as part of 

the application process. The 

failure to fully, completely, and 

candidly provide the requested 

information may result in 

the rejection of your application 

to law school, expulsion 

from law school, if admitted, 

or denial of admission to a 

state bar. 

Any such failure to disclose 

or misrepresentation will be 

reported to the Board of Law 

Examiners for misconduct 

investigation and to the Law 

School Admission Council 

Misconduct and Irregularities 

in the Admission Process 

Subcommittee. 

APPLICATION QUESTIONS 

OR TO SCHEDULE A VISIT 

Admissions Office 

225 Hillsborough Street, 

Suite 102 

Raleigh, NC 27603 

admissions@law.campbell.edu 

T: 919.865.5988 

F: 919.865.5992 

FINANCIAL AID 

INFORMATION 

financialaid@law.campbell.edu 

T: 919.865.5988 

F: 919.865.5992 

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ADMISSIONS 

NONDISCRIMINATION 

All programs of Campbell University and its Norman Adrian Wiggins 

School of Law, including those related to admission and the granting 

of financial assistance, are administered without discrimination on 

the basis of race, color, creed, sex, age, religion, national origin or 

disability. The University and law school also have policies prohibiting 

sexual harassment. 

RESERVATION OF RIGHTS 

The content of this catalog is not intended to be and should not be 

relied upon as a statement of the contractual undertakings of Campbell 

University or its law school. Campbell University reserves the 

right to change, modify, revoke or add to the law school’s academic, 

financial and student requirements and regulations at any time, 

without prior notice. 

RESERVATION OF POWERS 

Although degrees are normally conferred upon students who meet 

the prescribed academic requirements, the law school reserves the 

right to dismiss from the school at any time, or to withhold a degree 

from, any student whenever it appears that such student has willfully 

neglected his or her studies, or that the character or conduct of the 

student will prevent acceptable representation of the law school or 

will compromise the legal profession. The law school further reserves 

the right to change, modify, revoke, or add to the school’s academic, 

financial, and student requirements and regulations at any time, 

without prior notice. 

DISCLAIMER 

This (Handbook/Bulletin) is intended as a guideline for students 

and should not be construed as an offer to contract or as a contract 

between Campbell University, Incorporated, and any student or a warranty 

of any entitlements, programs, regulations, or benefits set forth 

herein. Campbell University, Incorporated, its agents, officers, and 

employees may rescind or modify any benefit, program, regulation, or 

entitlement set forth herein at anytime, for any reason, with or without 

notice. This (handbook/bulletin) supercedes all previous editions of 

this (handbook/bulletin). 

ACCREDITATION 

The Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law is fully accredited by the 

American Bar Association. For questions regarding accreditation, 

you may contact the Council of the Section of Legal Education and 

Admission to the Bar of the American Bar Association at: 

Office of the Consultant on Legal Education / 

Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar 

American Bar Association 

321 N. Clark Street, 21st Floor 

Chicago, IL 60654 

Phone: (312) 988-6738 

Fax: (312) 988-5681 

For information regarding Campbell University accreditations, 

please visit: www.campbell.edu/accreditation 


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NORMAN ADRIAN WIGGINS SCHOOL OF LAW 

225 HILLSBOROUGH STREET, SUITE 102 

RALEIGH, NC 27603 

www.law.campbell.edu

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