Practice Pays as CUA Law Graduates are Sworn into the Virginia State Bar
Raising hands and repeating the oath, 51 graduates of the Columbus School of Law were officially sworn in to the Virginia State Bar on Oct. 29, 2012.
The peaceful ceremony at the Richmond Convention Center stood in contrast to the massive Hurricane Sandy, whose powerful offshore churning up the East Coast on the same day prompted some eligible candidates to skip the occasion and be sworn in at a later date.
Most, but not all, of the CUA Law July bar exam takers were from the Class of 2012. First time test-takers passed at 75.8 percent, competitive with the overall state average.
However, those former students who took CUA’s “Virginia Bar Preparation and Practice,” taught by adjunct Professor Reid Flinn, enjoyed a first-time pass rate of 79 percent, slightly surpassing the Virginia statewide average.
“CUA’s bar prep course is the reason I passed the bar exam,” said Sarah Fay, one of law school’s newly admitted Virginia attorneys. Classmates echoed her praise for CUA’s program. “I owe a huge debt of gratitude,” agreed Alex Reynolds.
“Relative to competing law schools, CUA offers the most thorough bar exam preparation for its Virginia applicants,” said Professor Flinn.
He continued, “Bar passage affects reputation, and reputation impacts not only hiring but also rankings, so it’s very rewarding to see our graduates outperform their peers. Our continued success in preparing graduates to pass the bar exam should help make CUA Law an attractive choice for prospective law school applicants.”
Newest CUA Law Members of the Virginia Bar
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Jared Anderson
Jessica ElderPhilip Angeli Emily Bachman Nicole Bonjean Christopher Casavale Timothy Casula Sarah Conkright Patrick Corbus Patrick Darno Gwenlynn W. D'Souza Cameron Dupuis Sarah E. Fay Richa Fortuna David Fulleborn Ellen J. Gehris Kelsey Jo Guyselman Evan Hamme Megan Koster Eleftherios Kranis Kaelin Kuhn Stella Lee Dawn Livingston Laura Martin Katharine Mason |
Michael McCloskey Daniel T. McGraw Casey Nash Emily Newman Nikola Nikolov Annie Noble Bethan Noonan Kevin Ohlhausen Pranay Pattani Julian Patterson Brittney Pulley Meena Rajan Alexander Reynolds Robert Rhatigan Andrea Shuford Casey J. Simpson Susannah E. Smith Katherine Sparks Leigh N. Sprowls Douglas Svor John Tenaglia Holly Tompkins Christopher A. Treanor Renee TrotterDustin Ware Christopher L. Young |