First Concord-Educated Attorneys Admitted to U.S. Supreme Court Bar in Open Court...

First Concord-Educated Attorneys Admitted to U.S. Supreme Court Bar in Open Court Ceremony

A milestone for the online law school, which is celebrating its
10th anniversary
LOS ANGELES--(Business Wire)--
Four Concord Law School graduates were admitted to the U.S.
Supreme Court yesterday during a ceremony that served as a milestone
for the nation's first wholly online law school and as recognition of
the evolution of legal education.

"Many lawyers are admitted to the Supreme Court Bar each year and
thus have the privilege of arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court.
However, these are the first practicing attorneys who were fully
educated online to be admitted before all of the Justices in open
court," said Barry Currier, JD, President and Dean of Concord, which
is based in Los Angeles. "Concord fills a significant need in legal
education by providing students with an opportunity to get a rigorous
education without having to put their careers on hold, and without
many of the costs associated with campus-based programs."

For admission to the Supreme Court of the United States, attorneys
must be sponsored by two attorneys who have already been admitted
there and must obtain a certificate of good standing as evidence that
they have been a member of the Bar for three years and are in good
standing.

The four Concord-educated attorneys admitted to the U.S. Supreme
Court are:

-- Larry David of Pasadena, CA, who holds an MBA from USC and had
a successful international career in business management in
China. Today, he is involved in the general practice of law
and handles many pro-bono cases in domestic violence,
volunteering at the Los Angeles County Bar Association
Barristers Domestic Violence Project.

-- Dentist Michael Kaner of Newtown, PA, who now serves as a
consultant on risk management and forensic dentistry.

-- Ross Mitchell of West Newton, MA, a computer systems
consultant who is using his legal training to pursue greater
acceptance of online legal education and to promote the
expansion of the multi-jurisdictional practice of law.

-- Sandusky Shelton of Clio, CA, a retired
telecommunications manager who now gives back to her community
by taking court-appointed juvenile dependency cases.

Approximately 40 percent of Concord students are working
professionals who hold at least one master's degree, including dozens
of MDs, MBAs and PhDs. They use their legal education to enhance their
current careers or to practice law as a second career. Graduates who
successfully complete the Concord program are eligible to sit for the
California Bar Exam.

About Concord Law School

Concord Law School of Kaplan University was founded in 1998 and
today has 1,500 students across the country and around the world.
Since Concord's first graduating class in November 2002, more than 700
students have completed the JD and EJD programs. The formal merger of
Concord into Kaplan University in the fall of 2007 made Concord the
first online law school to be part of a regionally accredited
institution of higher education. Kaplan University is accredited by
The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and a member of the North Central
Association of Colleges and Schools. Concord is also accredited by the
Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council,
a nationally recognized accrediting agency. Additionally, Concord is
an institutional member of the Council for Higher Education
Accreditation and the International Association of Law Schools. For
more information, visit info.concordlawschool.edu.

About Kaplan Higher Education

Concord Law School of Kaplan University is part of Kaplan Higher
Education, which serves 80,000 students through 70 campus-based
schools across the United States and in Europe. It also offers online
high school programs through Kaplan Virtual Education, and
undergraduate and graduate programs through Kaplan University. Kaplan
Higher Education schools offer a spectrum of academic opportunities,
from high school diplomas to graduate and professional degrees,
including a Juris Doctor degree. Kaplan Higher Education is part of
Kaplan, Inc., a subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO).
For more information, visit www.kaplan.com.

Concord Law School
Holly Barnhill, 310-689-3216
holly_barnhill@concord.kaplan.edu
or
Michele Snipe, 312-706-6006
msnipe@kaplan.edu

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