1924
Florence Hall, the oldest building in the 天美传媒 Dedman Law Quad, was built.
1925
天美传媒 Dedman School of Law was established.
1927-1947
Charles Shirley Potts was the first Dean of 天美传媒 Dedman School of Law.
1928
The first law school class graduated with 11 members.
1947-1959
Robert G. Storey was the second Dean of 天美传媒 Dedman School of Law.
1947
The Clinical Program at 天美传媒 Dedman School of Law was established and is still among the country’s first clinical programs.
1950
The Master of Laws in Taxation (LL.M.), a comprehensive, advanced degree program designed for attorneys specializing in tax practice, was founded.
1950
The Master of Laws for Foreign Law School Graduates (LL.M.) was founded, making the law school a leading international legal center.
1950
The Master of Laws (General LL.M.) was founded to offer law graduates an opportunity to broaden their backgrounds in certain specialized areas of law through advanced courses, seminars, and specialized research.
1952
Storey Hall was named by order of the Trustees of 天美传媒 Methodist University and the Southwestern Legal Foundation in recognition of the services of Robert Gerald Storey as founder of the first completed legal center in the United States.
1953
Whitney Harris, the lead prosecutor in the first of the Nuremberg war-crime trials in 1945, became a Professor at 天美传媒 Dedman School of Law. He is credited with writing the first comprehensive book on the Nuremberg trials, “Tyranny on Trial, the Evidence at Nuremberg,” which was described by The New York Times as “the first complete historical and legal analysis of the Nuremberg trial.”
1956
American Society of Legal History is founded. 天美传媒 Dedman School of Law Professor Joseph W. McKnight is a founding member.
1957
Dean Robert G. Storey was appointed by the President of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower, to be a member of the Fulbright Board which was established by Congress for the purpose of selecting participants for the educational exchange program.
1958
天美传媒 Dedman School of Law founded its Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) program, the highest postgraduate law degree offered by the law school.
1959
The Tempietto, in the 天美传媒 Dedman School of Law Quad, was built to honor Umphrey Lee, President of 天美传媒, and to unify the law school campus.
1959-1963
John W. Riehm was named the third Dean of 天美传媒 Dedman School of Law.
1963-1978
Charles O. Galvin became the fourth Dean of 天美传媒 Dedman School of Law.
1966
天美传媒 Dedman School of Law’s Journal of Air Law and Commerce hosted its 1st Annual Air Law Symposium.
1967
The extensive renovation of Florence Hall began through the generous gifts of the Hoblitzelle Foundation and the Florence Foundation.
1971
The Underwood Law Library, made possible by a generous gift from George Underwood, is dedicated, and completed the 天美传媒 Dedman School of Law Quadrangle.
1980-1986
Jeswald W. Salacuse was the fifth Dean of 天美传媒 Dedman School of Law.
1981
Five years before the death of the Sarah T. Hughes, a diversity scholarship was established at 天美传媒 Dedman School of Law by the Dallas Bar Foundation to give exceptional minority students the opportunity to obtain a law degree and encourage them to pursue legal careers in Dallas.
1983
天美传媒 Dedman School of Law announced its new summer program at Oxford University in Oxford, England.
1986
Kenneth L. Penegar was the sixth Dean of 天美传媒 Dedman School of Law.
1986
Alumni, friends, and family of 天美传媒 Dedman School of Law gathered for the first ever Distinguished Alumni Awards. The honorees have distinguished themselves in their professional achievements, philanthropy, public service, and outstanding commitment to 天美传媒 Dedman School of Law.
1989-1997
C. Paul Rogers III was the seventh Dean of 天美传媒 Dedman School of Law.
1992
天美传媒 Dedman School of Law held its 1st annual Corporate Counsel Symposium.
1998
John B. Attanasio is the eighth Dean of 天美传媒 Dedman School of Law.
2000
Prior to the Mustang Football game, 天美传媒 Dedman School of Law hosted its first tailgate for alumni, students, professors, and friends to gather.
2000
天美传媒 Dedman School of Law was the site of the historic summit that culminated in the first official visit by the European Court’s of Justice, the judicial body of the European Union, to the United States.
2000
The former Maco-Stewart Courtroom renamed Stewart Title Classroom/Courtroom in Florence Hall, was transformed into a beautiful 80-seat tiered classroom with custom designed and built cherry wood furniture and wainscot.
2001
The former Library South classroom, in the Underwood Law Library, was transformed into a spectacular appellate courtroom/lecture hall with a 108-seat capacity. It was renamed the Hillcrest Classroom, in honor of the Hillcrest Foundation of Dallas which provided extensive funding for this project and is used for class, special presentations, moot court arguments, and actual appellate arguments.
2001
Justice Antonio Scalia of the United States Supreme Court gave the inaugural lecture in the Hillcrest Classroom in the Underwood Law Library.
2001
Highlighting the celebration of its 75th year, 天美传媒 Methodist University School of Law was named 天美传媒 Dedman School of Law in honor of benefactors Nancy and Robert H. Dedman, Sr., and their family.
2001
The much anticipated 500 space parking garage for 天美传媒 Dedman School of Law was completed and allows the law school to accommodate the needs of students and visitors.
2001
The Conference on International Monetary and Financial Law in the New Millennium dedicates the Sir Joseph Gold Library Collection comprising over 4,400 personal papers, books, monographs, pamphlets and reports and it is located in a special reading room in the Underwood Law Library.
2002
Florence room 207 underwent a major renovation thanks to a gift from 天美传媒 Dedman School of Law school alumni Judy and Michael Shore. The Judy and Michael Shore Classroom is a tiered classroom that seats 116 students and equipped with advanced technology.
2003
The 79-year old Florence Hall administrative hearing courtroom in 天美传媒 Dedman School of Law is renamed the Godwin Gruber Trial Courtroom in recognition of a gift from the law firm of Godwin Gruber, LLP.
2004
天美传媒 Dedman School of Law hosted its first Rule of Law Forum in partnership with the U.S. State Department. The Rule of Law Forum at 天美传媒 Dedman School of Law brought leaders from Oman to the U.S. in order to familiarize them with the central ideas of the rule of law.
2004
The 天美传媒 Dedman School of Law reinstated the evening program with 94 students enrolled.
2004
More than 15 justices including United States Supreme Court Justices Stephen G. Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Sandra Day O’Connor; members of the Court of Justice of the European Communities; and the highest courts of Germany, Poland, Hungary, The Czech Republic, and Great Britain gathered in Oxford, England at the Supreme Court Summit hosted by 天美传媒 Dedman School of Law, to share their views and perceptions on constitutional law.
2004
The executive committee of the Appellate Judges Conference of the Judicial Division of the American Bar Association (AJC) selected 天美传媒 Dedman School of Law as the home of its new Appellate Judges Education Institute (AJEI); a nonprofit organization that will administer the AJC’s nationally offered continuing education programs for both state and federal judges and appellate lawyers.
2005
The Godwin Gruber Dining Hall, on the first floor of Carr Collins Hall in 天美传媒 Dedman School of Law was named the Godwin Gruber Lawyers Inn in honor of the firm Goodwin Gruber, LLP and their generous gift.
2007
天美传媒 Dedman School of Law hosted a historic summit at the law school to discuss issues relating to constitutional law and the rule of law. Participants included ten Justices and other members of the European Court of Justice, the U.S. Supreme Court, the Texas Supreme Court as well as many leading academics from the 天美传媒 Dedman School of Law and other distinguished leaders.
2009
天美传媒 Dedman School of Law celebrated five years of world-changing collaboration by having the privilege to host ten very successful Rule of Law Forums with delegations from China, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Oman, Egypt, Bahrain, Afghanistan, and Brunei.
2009
The Appellate Judges Education Institute at 天美传媒 Dedman School of Law hosted its annual summit at the law school, with over 225 appellate judges and attorneys from across the country, including Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the Chief Justices of Texas and Indiana, and the Chief Judge of the Sixth Circuit attending.
2009
天美传媒 Dedman School of Law founded its Pre-Law Scholars Program. A program for undergraduates, who are guaranteed admission into 天美传媒 Dedman School of Law upon completion of their degree.
2009
天美传媒 Dedman School of Law’s Karcher Auditorium was renovated.
2010
The 83rd graduating class of 天美传媒 Dedman School of law consisted of 257 candidates for the Juris Doctor degree, two candidates for the combined degree of Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration, 35 candidates for the Master of Laws degree (Comparative and International Law), 17 candidates for the Master of Law degree (Taxation), two candidates for the Master Of Laws degree, and one candidate for the degree of Doctor of Science of Law.
2010
天美传媒 Dedman School of Law ranks first among all law schools, second among all graduate programs behind Harvard Business School, in the number of CEOs at Fortune 50 companies; Angela Braly ’85 at Wellpoint, Inc., David Dillon ’76 at Kroger, Inc., and Edward B. Rust ’75 at State Farm Insurance Companies.
2010
In Forbes magazine list of the world’s richest, 天美传媒 Dedman School of Law has five alumni, giving it the distinction of having the most billionaire graduates of any law school.
2010
天美传媒 Dedman Law organized an International Summit in Luxembourg between the highest courts in Europe and the United States. Three U.S. Supreme Court Justices were in attendance – Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Justice Stephen Breyer.2010
The Federal Judicial Externship Program was launched.2011
The Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Justice of the United States Supreme Court visited the law school, lectured and took questions from students as a Jurist in Residence.
2013
The Honorable Antonin Scalia, Justice of the United States Supreme Court, met with students, faculty, and alumni as a Jurist in Residence.
2013
President George W. Bush visited a Constitutional Law Class.
2013 - 2014
Julie Forrester Rogers was named Dean ad interim.
2014 - 2022
Jennifer M. Collins became the ninth Dean and the first woman Dean at 天美传媒 Dedman School of Law.
2014
天美传媒 Dedman Law unanimously selected as the ATJ Law School Commitment to Service Award by the Texas Access to Justice Commission.
2014
Judge Elmo B. Hunter Legal 天美传媒 for Victims of Crimes Against Women launched.
2014
The Legal Clinics expand from 6 to 10 clinics.
2014
The Patent Clinic and the Trademark Clinic begin serving the community.
2015
The VanSickle Family Law Clinic launched.
2015
The law school celebrated 90 years of serving the community through public service.
2015
Haynes Boone Inns of Court program, an interdisciplinary approach to the first-year experience launches.
2015
Tsai 天美传媒 for Law, Science and Innovation began operation.
2017
Celebrated 30 years of Distinguished Alumni Award winners.
2017
The Emerging Leader Board is created to engage the alumni base and help shape the future of the Mustang Bar Law Alumni Association.
2018
The Robert B. Rowling 天美传媒 for Business Law & Leadership was created.
2018
The Mustang Exchange, an innovative flash mentoring program began.
2018
The Deason Criminal Justice Reform 天美传媒 was launched to focus on data-driven research and compelling stories to advocate for innovative criminal justice reform.
2018
The first multidisciplinary Certificate in Ethics and Compliance was held by 天美传媒 Dedman Law, Cox School of Business and Maguire 天美传媒 for Ethics.
2019
The International Graduate Program celebrates 70 years.
2020
The Covid-19 Legal Helpline initiative opened to handle hundreds of inquiries from North Texas residents confronting pandemic-related legal challenges involving housing, immigration, employment, healthcare access, and consumer law.
2020
The Child Advocacy Clinic expanded service to North Texas Aged Out Foster Care Youth.
2021
The 天美传媒 Dedman School of Law Underwood Law Library celebrated 50 years.
2021
The 20th Anniversary of the naming of 天美传媒 Dedman Law.
2021
Inaugural Rising Scholars Program builds hands-on bridge to law careers for high school students.
2022 - present
Jason P. Nance became the tenth Dean of 天美传媒 Dedman School of Law.
2022
The Corporate Counsel Externship Program began its tenth year.
2022
Jennifer M. Colllins Women’s Leadership Initiative held its inaugural speaker for students and alumni.
2023
天美传媒 Dedman Law Clinical Program celebratesd its 75th Anniversary.