Concord Law School Celebrates Graduation of 106 Students

Former U.S. Attorney to Address Graduates

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Concord Law School of Kaplan University, the nation’s leading fully-online law school, will celebrate the graduation of 106 students on Saturday, March 3, at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. The graduating class includes 62 graduates of the Juris Doctor program and 44 who earned an Executive Juris Doctor degree. More than 40% of the graduates hold other post-graduate degrees, including Ph.Ds, MDs, and individuals with Masters degrees in engineering, criminal justice, business management, and taxation.

John McKay, currently a professor at Seattle University School of Law, will be the key note speaker. McKay began his career in private practice, was a White House Fellow (1989-90), President of the Legal Services Corporation (1997-2001) and the United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington (2001-2007) before joining the Seattle University faculty. During his tenure as US Attorney, his office convicted the "millennium bomber" who was planning to blow up the Los Angeles airport and won a conviction against James Ujaama, who was planning to build an al Qaeda training camp in Oregon. At the law school, Professor McKay teaches Constitutional Law of Terrorism and National Security Law, as well as courses on ethics and leadership.

DATE:	SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 2012
TIME:	10 A.M.
PLACE:	SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER
	2701 NORTH SEPULVEDA BLVD
	LOS ANGELES, CA 90049

About Concord Law School

Concord Law School is the nation's premier provider of online law degrees. Since opening its virtual doors in 1998, Concord has helped more than 1,500 graduates obtain their Juris Doctor (JD) or Executive Juris Doctor^SM (EJD) degree. Concord is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council, a nationally recognized accrediting agency.

Concord Law School of Kaplan University is part of Kaplan Higher Education, which serves more than 79,000 students through more than 70 campus-based schools across the United States and abroad. Kaplan Higher Education is part of Kaplan, Inc., a leading international provider of educational and career services for individuals, schools and businesses. Kaplan, Inc. is a subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO), and its largest and fastest-growing division. For more information, visit info.concordlawschool.edu.