Dedman School of Law

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SMU Dedman School of Law
Motto	Veritas Liberabit Vos (Latin)
Parent school	Southern Methodist University
Established	1925
School type	Private
Endowment	$1.633 billion (parent institution for FY 2019)
Dean	Jason P. Nance
Location	Dallas, Texas, U.S. 32°50′47″N 96°47′10″W / 32.8464°N 96.7861°W / 32.8464; -96.7861
Enrollment	900
Faculty	50 full-time
USNWR ranking	42nd (tie) (2024)[1]
Bar pass rate	84.86% (2023)[2]
Website	www.smu.edu/law

SMU Dedman School of Law, commonly referred to as SMU Law School or Dedman School of Law, is a law school located in Dallas, Texas. Jason P. Nance serves as its current dean.

Founded in February 1925, SMU Law School is located on the campus of its parent institution, Southern Methodist University. In February 2001, it was renamed SMU Dedman School of Law in honor of benefactors Robert H. Dedman Sr. and his wife Nancy Dedman.

One of ten law schools in Texas, it was the only one in the city of Dallas until the University of North Texas at Dallas (UNT) opened its law school in 2014.