University of Nebraska College of Law
The University of Nebraska College of Law is the law school of the University of Nebraska system. It was founded in 1888 and became part of University of Nebraska in 1891. According to Nebraska's official 2017 ABA-required disclosures, 70.3% of the Class of 2016 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation.
John J. Pershing L.L.B. 1893 General of the Armies, Commander of American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.
John R. McCarl L.L.B. 1903 1st Comptroller General of the United States.
J. Lee Rankin L.L.B. 1930 31st U.S. Solicitor General
Ted Sorensen L.L.B. 1949 7th White House Counsel to John F. Kennedy
General of the Armies John Joseph Pershing, nicknamed "Black Jack", was a senior American United States Army officer. He served most famously as the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) during World War I from 1917 to 1920. In addition to leading the AEF to victory in World War I, Pershing notably served as a mentor to many in the generation of generals who led the United States Army during World War II, including George C. Marshall, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Omar Bradley, Lesley J. McNair, George S. Patton, and Douglas MacArthur.
John J. Pershing
Pershing as a cadet in 1886
Captain John J. Pershing, c. 1902
Pershing with his wife Helen and three of their children