Georgetown University's Law School was established in 1870, and was the first Jesuit law school established in the United States. Georgetown is near Capitol Hill in the District of Columbia, which offers its law students access to the agencies of the federal government and proximity to Congress, the Supreme Court and Capitol Hill. The school's alumni include several prominent attorneys in the fields of government and business.
George Washington Law school is located on the George Washington University's main campus, in a historic area of Washington, D.C., known as Foggy Bottom. The school was founded in 1825, but closed one year later because of financial difficulties. The school reopened in 1865, and was the first law school in Washington, D.C. The school accepts walk-in appointments with counseling staff to address questions from potential students.
Dusquesne University's School of Law is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is a Catholic university, which the administrators feel offers their students a moral and ethical perspective that other law schools lack. The Dean of Dusquesne's School of Law writes that, "We teach the same basic courses at Dusquesne as other law schools, but we present them with an ethical and a moral perspective that most law schools lack." It is no surprise, then, that the school's motto is "the welfare of the people is the highest law."
PreLaw Magazine recently named Dusquesne Law School among the top public interest law schools in the nation.
The University of Maryland School of Law, in Baltimore, Maryland, is the third oldest law school in the nation. It was founded in 1816, but did not begin regular instruction until eight years later. David Hoffman, a 19th century legal writer, persuaded Maryland's legislature to found a school of law on the University of Maryland's campus. Hoffman, an advocate of lawyers displaying and employing ethical behavior, is known as the father of American legal ethics. The school strives to continue upholding the ethical standards Hoffman established.