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NSL Welcomes Alumna Mary Frances Rudy to Board of Trust
Mary Frances Rudy, Nashville School of Law alumna and founder of Rudy Title & Escrow in Nashville, has been elected to the NSL Board of Trust, announced NSL Dean William

Summer 2026 Registration and Tentative 2026-2027 Schedule
Registration for the Summer 2026 session will open on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 (for Rising 4Ls), and Wednesday, February 18, 2026 (for Rising 3Ls). Registration runs through February 24, 2026,

2024 NSL Graduates Help 4Ls with Bar Prep
While working at Johnson McGinnis Elder Care Law and Estate Planning, Josh Hunter ’24 started to study for the bar exam well before his fourth and final year at Nashville

Nashville School of Law Welcomes the Class of 2028
On a rainy Tuesday morning, Cookeville resident Jenna Matthews knew it would take at least two hours to drive to the Nashville School of Law campus. But nothing was going

2023-2024 Dean’s List
Congratulations to the following full-time students who earned a grade point average for the 2023-2024 academic year that placed them in the top 20% of their class.

This Year’s NSL Recognition Dinner Paid Tribute to Bill Harbison and the Class of 1974
Every year, the Nashville School of Law holds its annual Recognition Dinner to honor the accomplishments of distinguished faculty members and alumni. On Friday, June 7, at the Downtown Nashville

Nashville School of Law Celebrates the Class of 2024
On Saturday morning, May 25, Nashville School of Law student Jessica Locke Russell was in Chattanooga getting things ready for her daughter’s spring showcase dance recital. They would miss the

Dean Koch Announces This Year’s Rigorous Writing Award Winners
The annual Robert Ballow Excellence in Writing Awards were presented to Nashville School of Law 4L students on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. Seven students were recognized for their performance in

Chief Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr. Named Distinguished Service Award Recipient
Nashville School of Law Board Member Chief Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr. is being recognized as this year’s Distinguished Service Award Recipient by Vanderbilt University Law School. Crenshaw, who graduated

2023 Bar Exam Workshop Panel Discussion
In early October, Nashville School of Law graduates who sat for the July 2023 bar exam received their results. One month later, seven of those graduates from the NSL Class

American Inns of Court Honors NSL Dean William C. Koch, Jr.
William C. Koch Jr. receives A. Sherman Christensen Award Nashville School of Law President and Dean William C. Koch, Jr. will receive the prestigious A Sherman Christensen Award at the

Passing the Bar Exam; Insight from 2023 NSL Graduates
Nashville School of Law graduates performed very well on the July 2023 bar exam. The 78% success rate of our first-time takers is the highest it has been in recent

Three NSL Alumni Appointed Judicial Positions
Gov. Bill Lee Announces Judicial Appointments, All Three are NSL Alumni Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announces three key judicial appointments for newly created state courts, and all three are Nashville

NSL Class of 1974 Remembers Kirk Scobey
Mason Kirkpatrick Scobey, Jr., a 1974 graduate of Nashville School of Law, passed away on July 21, 2023. Scobey was born on June 21, 1942, in Nashville, Tennessee. He graduated
