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STUDENT ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE GROUPS


Existing Chapters
Chapters Forming

INTRODUCTION

There are 50 law schools that have Student Animal Legal Defense groups, and 11 are in formation.



EXISTING CHAPTERS

(listed alphabetically by school name)

Brooklyn Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
250 Joralemon Street
Brooklyn, NY

Chapman University School of Law
Animal Law Society
One University Drive
Orange, CA 92866

Chicago Kent School of Law
Animal Rights Law Society
565 West Adams Street
Chicago, IL 60661
www.kentlaw.edu/student_orgs/saldf

CUNY School of Law
Animal Law Association
65-21 Main Street
Flushing, NY 11367-1300

The George Washington University Law School
Animal Welfare Legal Reform Project
2000 H Street NW
Washington, DC 20052

Georgetown Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
600 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001

Harvard Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
1563 Massachusetts Ave, Pound Hall, Rm. 103
Cambridge, MA 02138
http://saldf.law.harvard.edu

Indiana University
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
http://www.law.indiana.edu/students/groups/SALDF/index.shtml

The John Marshall Law School
Animal Law Society
315 S. Plymouth Court
Chicago, IL 60604

Loyola Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
919 South Albany Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015-1211

Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
1021 Georgia Avenue
Macon, GA 31207-0001

Michigan State University, Detroit College of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
364 Law College Building
East Lansing, MI 48824-1300

New York University
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
532 LaGuardia Place, #707
New York, NY 10012

Northeastern University School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
400 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Web Site: www.slaw.neu.edu/students/aldf

Northwestern Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
357 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611

Northwestern School of Law, Lewis and Clark College
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
10015 S.W. Terwilliger Blvd.
Portland, OR 97219
www.lclark.edu/org/saldf
Animal Law Journal: www.lclark.edu/org/animalaw

Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
3305 College Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314

The Ohio State University College of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
55 W. 12th Ave.
Columbus, OH 43210-1391

Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
150 South College Street
Carlisle, PA 17013

Roger Williams University School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Ten Metacom Avenue
Bristol, RI 02809

Rutgers School of Law - Camden
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
217 North Fifth Street
Camden, NJ 08102

Seattle University School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
900 Broadway
Seattle, WA 98122

South Texas College of Law
Animal Law Society
1303 San Jacinto Street
Houston, TX 77002

Southern Illinois University School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
137 Lesar Law Building - Mailcode 6804
Carbondale, IL 62901-9912

St. Thomas University School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
16400 NW 32nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33054

Stanford Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Crown Quadrangle
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305-8610

Stetson University College of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
1401 61st Street South
Gulfport, FL 33707-3299

Suffolk University Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
120 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02108-4977

Tulane Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Weinmann Hall
6329 Freret Street
New Orleans, LA 70118-6231

University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
P.O. Box 210176
Tucson, AZ 85721-0176

University of Arkansas at Little Rock
William H. Bowen School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
1201 McMath Avenue
Little Rock, AR 72202

University of Baltimore
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
1420 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21201

University of California — Berkeley
Boalt Hall School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Berkeley, CA 94720

University of California - Hastings College of the Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
200 McAllister Street
San Francisco, CA 94102

University of Cincinnati College of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Clifton Avenue and Calhoun Street
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0040

University of Dayton School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
300 College Park
Dayton, OH 45469-2760

University of Denver College of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
2255 East Evans Avenue
Denver, CO 80208

University of Florida, Levin College of Law
Animal Law Association
P.O. Box 117621
Gainesville, FL 32611-7621

University of Iowa, College of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Melrose & Byington
Iowa City, IA 52242

University of Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
4505 Maryland Parkway, Box 451003
Las Vegas, NV 89154-1003

University of Maine School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
246 Deering Avenue
Portland, ME 04102

University of Maryland School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
500 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

University of Miami School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
1311 Miller Drive
Coral Gables, FL 33146

University of Michigan Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
625 South State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1215

University of Nebraska College of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
P.O. Box 830902
1875 North 42nd Street
Lincoln, NE 68583-0902

University of San Francisco School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
2130 Fulton Street
San Francisco, CA 94117-1080

University of Texas School of Law - Austin
Animal Law Society
727 East Dean Keeton Street
Austin, TX 78705

Vermont Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
P.O. Box 96
Chelsea Street
South Royalton, VT 05068

Whittier Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
3333 Harbor Blvd.
Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Yale Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Box 208215
New Haven, CT 06520-8215

CHAPTERS FORMING

(listed alphabetically by school name)

Arizona State University College of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Box 877906
Tempe, AZ 85287

Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
11075 East Boulevard
Cleveland, OH 44106

George Mason University School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
3301 North Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22201-4426

Pace Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
78 North Broadway
White Plains, NY 10603

Pepperdine University School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA 90263

St. John's University School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
8000 Utopia Parkway
Jamaica, NY 11439

Syracuse University College of Law
Animal Law Institute for Professionals Syracuse, NY 13244-1030

University of North Carolina School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Van Hecke-Wettach Hall
100 Ridge Road, CB #3380
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3380

University of San Diego School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
5998 Alcala Park
San Diego, CA 92110-2492

University of Wisconsin Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
975 Bascom Mall
Madison, WI 53706

Western State University, College of Law
Association of Future Lawyers for Animals
1111 N. State College Blvd.
Fullerton, CA 92831



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