Allen K. Easley Is Named Dean of the University of La Verne College of Law

ONTARIO, Calif., May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The search is over. In the midst of its quest to obtain full American Bar Association (ABA) approval, the University of La Verne College of Law announced today that it has named a permanent dean effective July 1, 2008: Minnesota-based Allen K. Easley.

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With nearly 30 years of successful experience in academia and intimate knowledge of the ABA approval process, Dean Easley will replace Dean Donald J. Dunn, who passed away in January of this year, and Interim Dean H. Randall Rubin, who has served in the law school's chief post since August 2007 when Dean Dunn began medical leave. A well-respected educator who has served in numerous administrative capacities during his 20 years with the College of Law, Dean Rubin will resume his duties as a full-time faculty member when Dean Easley takes his new post.

"Finding the right dean for ULV College of Law was no easy task. We are in the midst of applying for full ABA approval, and we have a lot at stake. It was crucial for the search committee to find the right person to guide the law school through the remaining steps in the ABA process. We believe Dean Easley is that person," said Dean Rubin.

Specializing in civil procedure, conflict of laws and federal courts, Dean Easley comes to ULV College of Law from William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, Minn., where he was appointed dean in 2004. Dean Easley's academic experience includes 25 years at Washburn University School of Law, 13 of them as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.

Dean Easley has assumed leadership roles in the Association of American Law Schools and the ABA's Section of Legal Education & Admissions to the Bar, the accrediting agency for U.S. law schools. He chaired the ABA's Questionnaire Committee for four years and was a member of the Association of American Law Schools' Executive Committee for three years. Dean Easley is highly-regarded for his strategic thinking and his success as a law school administrator.

For more information about the American Bar Association approval process, visit http://www.abanet.org/legaled/. For more information about admission to ULV College of Law, visit
About the University of La Verne College of Law

Located in Ontario, Calif., the University of La Verne College of Law serves over four million people as the only ABA-approved law school in Inland Southern California and an additional 2.2 million people in San Gabriel Valley and Eastern Los Angeles County. For more information about the College of Law, please call (909) 460-2001 or visit the Web at http://law.ulv.edu/.

The University of La Verne College of Law has been provisionally approved by the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association since 2006. The Section of Legal Education may be contacted at 321 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60610 or by phone at (312) 988-6738.

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