Cumberland School of Law

Cumberland School of Law is an ABA accredited law school at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. Founded in 1847 at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee, it is the 11th oldest law school in the United States and has more than 11,000 graduates. Its alumni include two United States Supreme Court Justices; Nobel Peace Prize recipient Cordell Hull, "the father of the United Nations"; over 50 U.S. representatives; and numerous senators, governors, and judges. The school offers two degree programs: the 90-hour Juris Doctor , and the Master of Comparative Law , which is designed to... educate foreign lawyers in the basic legal principles of the United States. The school also offers six dual-degree programs, and is building a biotechnology law emphasis through its research center. This summary is based on From Maverick to Mainstream, a review of Cumberland's history and the development of the American legal education system. Langum and Walthall summarize the history of Cumberland Law School as: From its very local, Tennessee origins in 1847, Cumberlandemerged as a premier law school with a national status.
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