Student Disclosure Statements of American Institute of Law

CALIFORNIA BAR EXAMINERS REQUIRED DISCLOSURES – PLEASE READ

The following disclosures are required by California Business and Professions Code § 6061, Unaccredited Law School Rule 4.241, and Guideline 2.3(E):

I am aware of the fact that the California Committee of Bar Examiners requires 60 semester units (or the equivalent) of undergraduate education, transferable to a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution, for law school studies to commence.

American Institute of Law has not applied for accreditation in the previous five years

American Institute of Law Assets: $134,700.00; American Institute of Law Liabilities: $3,114.25

The educational background, qualifications, and experience of the faculty and the names of any faculty or administrators who are members of the State Bar of California or who are admitted in another jurisdiction are as follows:

Michael P. Dowd, Dean, Professor

• Juris Doctor, University of Houston.
• Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude, California State University, Long Beach. Adjunct Professor, Abraham Lincoln University, School of Law, 2010-2011. Adjunct Professor, University of La Verne, 2007-2011.
• Supervising Deputy District Attorney, San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office, 1996-2017. Chief Assistant City Prosecutor, City of Pasadena, 2017 – 2023.

Chester S. Zaluga, Dean of Administration, Registrar, Professor

• Juris Doctor, Summa Cum Laude, Valedictorian; Abraham Lincoln University, School of Law.
• Master Business Administration, Summa Cum Laude, Valedictorian; National University, Los Angeles. Master of Arts, Systems Behavioral Science; Goddard College, Plainfield Vermont.
• Bachelor of Arts, Mathematics; University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Professor, American Heritage University, School of Law, 2011-2014.
• Adjunct Professor, Abraham Lincoln University, School of Law, 2007-2010.
• Licensed California practicing attorney in the areas of Criminal Defense and Immigration.
• Sheldrin Ruiz, Professor
• Juris Doctor, American Heritage University, School of Law
• Master of Arts, Latin American Studies, California State University, Los Angeles Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles
• Licensed California practicing attorney

Michael Nakh, Professor, Student Support

Juris Doctor, American Institute of Law

• Professional Paralegal Certification
• Award Winning Business Owner
• Licensed California practicing attorney

Gregory G. Yacoubian, Professor

• Juris Doctor, Summa Cum Laude, Valedictorian, Abraham Lincoln University, School of Law
• Licensed California practicing litigation attorney, focusing primarily on defending public service employees such as police officers and fire fighters
• Retired police lieutenant, and current police reserve officer
• Certified Peace Officer Standards and Training Instructor, LAPD and California State University, Sacramento, California

Carolyn L. Oliver, Professor

• Juris Doctor, Temple University School of Law Contract Attorney
• Adjunct Law Professor, University of San Diego School of Law Assistant United States Attorney
• United States Attorney, Special Assistant Immigration and Naturalization Service Trial Attorney Boston University Bachelor of Science
• Former member of San Diego County Bar Association Children at Risk Task Force, and Judicial Selection Committee

Lawrence Markey, Professor

• Juris Doctor, Magna Cum Laude, Michigan Law School
• Primary areas of practice: family law, divorce, child custody, support and domestic violence University of Southern California School of Business
• Licensed practicing attorney

Hannah Afonso, Professor

• Juris Doctor, American Institute of Law
• Bachelor of Arts, Thomas Edison State University of California Licensed California practicing attorney

Edward R. Green, Professor Emeritus

• Juris Doctor, Magna Cum Laude, Valedictorian, Simon Greenleaf University Dean of Law School, American Heritage University, School of Law, 2010-2015 Vice President & Dean of Law School
• Abraham Lincoln University, School of Law. 1996- 2010
• Academic Support Director and Lecturer, Trinity Law School, 1991-1999 Admitted to the California State Bar, 1989
• Admitted to the Utah State Bar, 1996
• Admitted to the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
• Admitted to the Federal District Courts of California (Central, Northern, Eastern and Southern Districts) Admitted to the United States Tax Court 

Faculty to student ratio is 14:1

Current Attrition: 71%

[Note: Attrition is also based on students who had to withdraw due to illness or personal circumstances. Attrition is also based on students who were financially dismissed]

Attrition Rate History

Faculty to Student Ratio History

The education at American Institute of Law provides may not satisfy the requirements of other jurisdictions for the practice of law and applicants should contact the jurisdiction in which they may wish to practice for that jurisdiction’s requirements.

Pass Rate History

American Institute of Law has never been issued a Notice of Noncompliance by the Committee of Bar Examiners.

The method of instruction at this law school for the Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree program is principally by correspondence.

American Institute of Law is not accredited by the committee of Bar Examiners. Students enrolled in the J.D. degree program at this law school who successfully complete the first year of law study must pass the First-Year Law Students’ Examination required by Business and Professions Code §6060(h) and Title 4, Division 1, Chapter 1 Rule 4.3(I) of the of the Rules of the State Bar of California as part of the requirements to qualify to take the California Bar Examination. A student who passes the First-Year Law Students’ Examination within three (3) administrations of the examination after first becoming eligible to take it will receive credit for all legal studies completed to the time the examination is passed. A student who does not pass the examination within three (3) administrations of the examination after first becoming eligible to take it must be promptly disqualified from the law school’s J.D. degree program. If the dismissed student subsequently passes the examination, the student is eligible for re-enrollment in this law school’s J.D. degree program, but will receive credit for only one year of legal study.

Study at, or graduation from, this law school may not qualify a student to take the bar examination or to satisfy the requirements for admission to practice in jurisdictions other than California. A student intending to seek admission to practice law in a jurisdiction other than California should contact the admitting authority in that jurisdiction for information regarding the legal education requirements in that jurisdiction for admission to the practice of law.