Cumberland School of Law is an ABA-accredited law school at Samford University in Homewood, Alabama, United States. It was founded in 1847 at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee and is the 11th oldest law school in the United States. The school has more than 11,000 graduates, and its alumni include two United States Supreme Court Justices, Nobel Peace Prize recipient Cordell Hull, "the father of the United Nations", over 50 U.S. representatives, and numerous senators, governors, and judges.
Cumberland University c.1858. Burned during the American Civil War.
George W. Harkins, a Choctaw chief and graduate of Cumberland University
Cumberland School of Law – Corona Hall – Law School from 1873–1878
Caruthers Hall, from the Phoenix in 1903
Samford University is a private Baptist university in Homewood, Alabama. It was founded in 1841 as Howard College by Baptists. In the fall of 2023, the university enrolled 5,791 students from 49 states, 1 U.S. territory, and 16 other countries.
Bird's-eye view of Samford University campus
Cumberland School of Law in 2006
Beeson Divinity School