ABA Reverses Course, Grants Provisional Accreditation to La Verne

The ABA has reversed its prior decision and granted provisional accreditation to the University of La Verne College of Law, which will have five years to obtain full ABA accreditation. As our sister Legal Skills Prof Blog notes, there are now 62 law schools in California (19 ABA-accredited or provisionally accredited).

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Paul Caron

Paul Caron was named Duane and Kelly Roberts Dean of Pepperdine University School of Law on June 1, 2017. Dean Caron joined the Pepperdine faculty in 2013 after serving as the Dorothy and Leonard Straus Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law in the spring semesters of 2010 through 2013. He served as Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development at Pepperdine in 2015-2017. Before coming to Pepperdine, he was Associate Dean of Faculty and Charles Hartsock Professor of Law at the University of Cincinnati College of Law.