Donald E. Lively is the co-creator and first dean of
Florida Coastal School of Law
Florida Coastal School of Law was a Private university, private For-profit college, for-profit law school in Jacksonville, Florida. It was established in 1996 and was the last operating of three for-profit law schools of the InfiLaw System owned b ...
and founding dean of
Phoenix School of Law. Florida Coastal School of Law is the first investor-owned law school to be fully accredited by the American Bar Association. Its founding, among other things, aimed to address the State of Florida's historical legacy of profound underrepresentation of minorities in the legal profession. It has distinguished itself on the basis of student outcomes, as graduates consistently have experienced success in moot court competitions and on the bar examination and outperformed students with similar academic quality indicators. Lively is the author of more than 20 books on subjects including constitutional law, race, gender, and civil rights, freedom of speech, and the judicial process. Several of his books have won awards. He has authored more than 50 law review articles and essays, has lectured extensively domestically and overseas, and is a recipient of the
Florida Supreme Court Professionalism Award. He is the creator of
Law Tuesday, a legal services program that serves disadvantaged persons who otherwise would have no meaningful access to the legal system. The
Ohio State Bar Association
The Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA) is a voluntary bar association for the state of Ohio. History
OSBA was founded on March 6, 1880 when the Cleveland Bar Association issued a call other Ohio local bar associations to meet at Case Hall in Cle ...
in 2004 named Law Tuesday the state's outstanding
pro bono
( en, 'for the public good'), usually shortened to , is a Latin phrase for professional work undertaken voluntarily and without payment. In the United States, the term typically refers to provision of legal services by legal professionals for pe ...
program.
[http://www.osbf.net/docs/contents/AnnualReport_Advancements.2008.pdf see page 18, (page 22 of pdf file)]
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