University of Maine School of Law
Portland, Maine
The University of Maine School of Law (UMaine Law or Maine Law) is the law school of the University of Maine located in Portland, Maine. It is accredited by the American Bar Association and is Maine's only law school.
Many of Maine's judges, legal scholars, politicians, and community leaders are graduates of the law school.
History
The University of Maine School of Law was founded in 1898 in Bangor, Maine. The law school was one of the 27 charter members of the Association of American Law Schools. In 1918, the school was moved to the University of Maine campus in Orono. Two years later, due to financial difficulties, the school was closed in 1920. For the next four decades, Maine was without a law school.
The law school was re-opened in 1962. Until 1972 the School of Law was located at 68 High Street, Portland.
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