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30 Years After the Oklahoma City Bombing
In 1995, OCU Law was not yet at its 8th & Harvey home. But, like every Oklahoma City institution, the school and its family were among those lost, those who survived, and those changed forever by the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. April...
Inaugural Clinton-Keating Lecture Brings President & Governor to OCU Law
OCU Law has long been known for producing public servants. OCU Law graduates have become elected officials, judges, prosecutors and public defenders. They hold leadership positions in government agencies, nonprofits and advocacy groups. Dean David Holt, a 2009 OCU...
A Decade at 8th & Harvey
A decade ago, OCU Law welcomed students for the first time to the newly renovated historic downtown building at 8th and Harvey for the spring 2015 semester. The school had been operating on OCU’s main campus on 23rd street since the late 1950s, but the move...
OCU Star Awards
Star Award for Service ExcellenceEach year, OCU bestows Star Awards on deserving faculty and staff members. In 2025, OCU Law’s Kelly Monroe was the recipient of the Star Award for Service Excellence! The service excellence award is a university-wide award that’s given...
Alumni in Congress
Jason Smith (‘04) Congressman Jason Smith has served in the United States House of Representatives since 2013. He is a 7th-generation Missourian and represents Missouri's 8th congressional district. Smith currently serves as Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, a...
Alumni in Clerkships
PJ NovakUnited States District Court for the Western District of TexasAfter graduating from OCU Law in May of 2025, PJ Novak accepted a term clerk position under Judge Ronald C. Griffin in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in Midland,...
OCU Law & the OKC Thunder
The NBA ChampsOn June 22, 2025, Oklahoma City finally became a Championship City when the OKC Thunder beat the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. What’s on everyone’s mind the morning after their team wins a championship? The parade, of course! Thousands...
Breaking the Cycle: OCU Law’s HEROES Clinic Empowers Second Chances
Breaking the Cycle: OCU Law's HEROES Clinic Empowers Second Chances Launched in January 2025 under the direction of Judge Lorenzo Banks ('11), the Helping to Eliminate Re-Entry Obstacles for Enhancing Stability (HEROES) Clinic at Oklahoma City University School of Law...
Oklahoma City University School of Law welcomes Professor Richard Schragger to speak at the 2025 Brennan Lecture
Oklahoma City University School of Law is pleased to welcome Richard Schragger, Walter L. Brown Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law, as the 2025 Brennan Lecture Series lecturer. Professor Schragger will give his lecture on “The Attack on...
OCU Law launches Tribal Sovereignty Institute as inaugural executive director is named
Following the announcement a year ago that Oklahoma City University School of Law would create a Tribal Sovereignty Institute, the school has named Emily Eleftherakis as the inaugural executive director. Eleftherakis was selected through a national search and will...
OCU Law receives grant from USDA for American Indian Wills Clinic
Oklahoma City University School of Law’s American Indian Wills Clinic is the recipient of a $90,000 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development that will help to increase access to essential legal services for rural Oklahomans. The grant...
American Indian Wills Clinic at OCU Law celebrates 15th anniversary
The American Indian Wills Clinic (AIWC) at Oklahoma City University School of Law is celebrating its fifteen-year anniversary in 2024. The AIWC provides wills and estate planning services to Native American tribal communities owning trust or restricted property in...