Western New England College School of Law

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**Western New England College School of Law**

Established	1919
Type	Private
Dean	Arthur R. Gaudio
Staff	53
Students	585
Location	Springfield, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States
Campus	Suburban
Website	www.law.wnec.edu

Western New England College School of Law is a private, independent, American Bar Association-accredited law school in Springfield, Massachusetts, the only ABA-accredited law school in Massachusetts not in the greater Boston area. It is acclaimed for its small sections of students and dynamic faculty.

For more than three-quarters of a century, Western New England College School of Law has been preparing men and women to enter the legal profession. It is fully accredited by the ABA and is a member of the AALS. The school currently offers both full- and part-time programs and are conveniently located 90 miles west of Boston, 90 miles east of Albany, and 150 miles north of New York City. Western New England College School of Law offers a full, well-rounded curriculum taught by experts and scholars in their respective fields—faculty who are interested in helping students learn and understand the law to their fullest ability. WNEC's first-year section size is purposely among the smallest in the country in order to promote collegiality and effective learning. During the first year, day students are in sections of 50 students, and the evening section features a section of 40 students. These small sections encourage greater class participation and allow the students to interact more with each other and with their professors.

1 Curriculum
2 Alumni
- 2.1 Notable alumni
3 External links
4 See also

[edit] Curriculum

Main Campus

Western New England offers a broad-based curriculum that allows students the opportunity to focus their legal studies in many different areas of the law, including tax, public interest, and corporate law. Additionally, three joint-degree programs are available: JD/MBA (Master of Business Administration) with Western New England College; JD/MSW (Master of Social Work) with Springfield College; and a JD/MRP (Master of Regional Planning) with the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Western New England College School of Law also offers a Master of Laws (LLM) degree in Estate Planning and Elder Laws.

[edit] Alumni

Western New England College has more than 6,000 living alumni who reside in nearly all 50 states and several foreign countries and include judges, private practice attorneys, corporate lawyers, and armed services personnel.

[edit] Notable alumni

Gale D. Candaras (JD), member of the Mass. House of Representatives (served 1996 - present)
Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera (JD), member of the Mass. House of Representatives (served 1998 - present)
Michael Mori, U.S. Marine Corps lawyer
Tim Murray, Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts, and Lieutenant Governor elect of Massachusetts.
John E. Sweeney, United States Representative (R-NY).