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Bar pass rate. 90.51% (2023 first-time takers) [4] Website. www.law.georgetown.edu. The Georgetown University Law Center is the law school of Georgetown University, a private research university in Washington, D.C., United States. It was established in 1870 and is the largest law school in the United States by enrollment, with over 2,000 ...
With a vibrant community of more than 2,500 students, faculty, and staff and more than 150 law journals, societies, organizations and affinity groups, there’s always something happening at Georgetown Law.
Michael H. Gottesman is a lawyer and law professor at Georgetown University Law Center, specializing in the fields of labor law, constitutional law, and civil rights. He practiced and became a partner with the Washington, D.C., firm Bredhoff and Kaiser from 1961-1988.
CaseArguedDecidedRepresentedChamber of Commerce v. Brown, No.06-939March 19, 2008June 19, 2008RespondentsDecember 5, 2000February 27, 2001PetitionerOctober 11, 2000February 21, 2001RespondentOlmstead v. L.C. ex rel. Zimring, 527 U.S.April 21, 1999June 22, 1999Respondents- Memberships and Professional Affiliations
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Current
1. Elected Member, American Law Institute (2021–present) 2. Barrister, Chicago Inn of Court (2011–present) 3. Board of Advisors, American Constitution Society, Chicago Lawyer Chapter (2009–present) 4. Elected Fellow, American Bar Foundation (2014–present)
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1. Member, Senator Durbin’s Bipartisan Screening Comm. for Federal Judges, N.D. Ill. (2012) 2. Yale Law School Association Executive Committee (national) (2020–2023); Executive Committee Admissions Ambassador 3. Seventh Circuit Chief Judge’s Advisory Comm. on Seventh Circuit Rules (2013–2020) 4. Illinois Chair, Seventh Circuit Bar Association Criminal Law & Procedure Comm. (2015–2021) 5. Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Seventh Circuit Bar Association (2016–2021) 6. Board of Directors, Fede...
Clinical Legal Education Association Award for Excellence in a Public Interest Case or Project (2020)University of Chicago Laboratory Schools’ Rising Star Professional Achievement Award (2020)Justice John Paul Stevens Award for Outstanding Pro Bono and Public Service Work in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit Bar Association (2016)Ruth Goldman Award, the American Constitution Society’s Chicago Lawyer Chapter (2014)Admitted to practice in Illinois (active) and the District of Columbia (inactive)Member, United States Supreme Court BarMember, Seventh Circuit BarMember, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Bar & Trial Bar15th Yale Law School Reunion—Reunion Co-Chair (2013)10th Yale Law School Reunion—Reunion Co-Chair (2008); Gift Committee Member (2008)University of Chicago Laboratory School Class of 1991, 15-Year Reunion—Planning Committee (2006)The Law Center Today. In 1890, construction began on a new law school building at 506 E Street, N.W. After 80 years in its Victorian quarters, the Law Center moved to 600 New Jersey Avenue following the construction of Bernard P. McDonough Hall in 1971. The Edward Bennett Williams Law Library, built in 1989, provided seating for 1,270 users.
Georgetown University Law Center combines a premier legal education with limitless opportunities for hands-on experience. You will learn from faculty members who are renowned scholars and leading practitioners in numerous fields, including international, tax, environmental, and health law.
Preeminent in the fields of constitutional, international, and tax law, as well as clinical legal education, Georgetown Law’s faculty is also known for its expertise in civil rights, corporate law, environmental law, family law, feminist jurisprudence, health law, human rights, immigration and refugee law, intellectual property law, legal ...
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