Dean's Welcome
Thank you for your interest in the University of Kentucky College of Law.
The College has a tradition of excellence. Since its founding in 1908 the College of Law has served the Commonwealth and the nation with distinction. That excellence is found in the quality legal education we provide our students, the important legal scholarship we provide the profession, and the public service we provide Kentucky.
We give our diverse, well-qualified, and highly-motivated student body an outstanding legal education. The College has a talented faculty of men and women who were educated at leading law schools, including UK. Our faculty knows first hand about the practice of law: many of us have extensive practice backgrounds and are regularly involved with practitioners on current matters. Our students benefit from the quality and accessibility of the faculty.
We also serve the legal profession. Both our students, through the Kentucky Law Journal and the Journal of Natural Resources and Environmental Law, and our faculty, through their numerous publications in books and leading journals, participate in the intellectual development of the law.
Additionally, we provide significant public service. Part of that service is direct, with students in the clinic representing clients and faculty members serving as consultants to state and national governmental and law reform bodies. Another part of that service, of which we are particularly proud, is indirect through the public service of our graduates. Five of Kentucky's modern governors, one of our sitting U.S. Senators, Kentucky's Secretary of State, several members of Congress, numerous justices and judges in the state and federal judiciary, and many legislators and community leaders are UK Law alumni. Our graduates lead major law firms and corporations and hold faculty positions at respected law schools across the nation.
This is a special place, with special people. If you have any questions about the UK College of Law that are not answered on our web site, I would encourage you to contact us.
Allan W. Vestal
Dean of the College of Law
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