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Donald E. Lively is an American legal scholar and educator who co-founded and served as the first dean of the Florida Coastal School of Law. He was also the founding dean of the Phoenix School of Law. Florida Coastal School of Law is the first investor-owned law school to achieve full accreditation from the American Bar Association, with a mission that included addressing the historical underrepresentation of minorities in the Florida's legal profession. The school gained recognition for its student outcomes, as graduates consistently have experienced success in moot court competitions and on the bar examination and outperformed students with similar academic quality indicators.
Lively is a prolific author, having written over 20 books on subjects including constitutional law, race, gender, and civil rights, freedom of speech, and the judicial process. Several of his books have won awards. Additionally, he has published more than 50 law review articles and essays, and has delivered lectures both extensively domestically and internationally. His contributions to the legal profession have been recognized with honors, including the Florida Supreme Court Professionalism Award.
He is also the creator of "Law Tuesday", a pro bono legal services program that provides assistance to disadvantaged individuals without meaningful access to the legal system. In 2004, the Ohio State Bar Association named "Law Tuesday" the state's outstanding pro bono program.
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- Donald E. Lively — www.greenwood.com Archived September 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- Florida Coastal School of Law sale complete; focus to widen | Jacksonville.com
- http://www.osbf.net/docs/contents/AnnualReport_Advancements.2008.pdf Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine see page 18, (page 22 of pdf file)
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