Student Animal Legal Defense Fund Chapters

If you are a law student interested in joining or forming a Student Animal Legal Defense Fund (SALDF) chapter, please download SALDF materials here or contact Nicole Pallotta for additional information. You may also visit our SALDF website at www.SALDF.org.

Note: Law student groups do not provide legal advice or assistance. If you need legal information about an animal issue please see the resources section on this website.

This list reflects law schools where a Student Animal Legal Defense Fund chapter has been formed. Not all chapters may be currently active. Please contact Nicole Pallotta for an updated status on the posted chapter.

U.S Chapters (146)
International Chapters (8)

U.S. Chapters

(listed alphabetically by school name)

Albany Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Albany, N.Y.

American University
Washington College of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Washington, D.C.

Arizona State University College of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Tempe, Ariz.

Barry University School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Orlando, Fla.

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
New York, N.Y.

Boston College Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Newton, Mass.

Brooklyn Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Brooklyn, N.Y.

Campbell University School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Buies Creek, N.C.

Chapman University School of Law
Animal Law Society
Orange, Calif.

Charleston School of Law
Animal Law Society
Charleston, S.C.

Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund  
Chicago, Ill.

Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Cleveland, Ohio
Website: http://casesaldf.wordpress.com

Columbia Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
New York, N.Y.
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/saldf/

Cornell Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Ithaca, N.Y.
Website: http://organizations.lawschool.cornell.edu/saldf/index.php

CUNY School of Law
Animal Law Association
Flushing, N.Y.

Drake Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Des Moines, Iowa

Drexel University, Earle Mack School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Philadelphia, Penn.

Duke University School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Durham, N.C.

Duquesne University School of Law
Animal Law Society
Pittsburgh, Penn.

Florida A&M University College of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Orlando, Fla.
Website: http://famusaldf.webs.com

Florida Coastal School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Jacksonville, Fla.
Website: http://www.fcsl.edu/students/organizations/als/

Fordham Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
New York, N.Y.

George Mason University School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Arlington, Va.

The George Washington University Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Washington, D.C.
Website: http://docs.law.gwu.edu/stdg/saldf/

Georgetown Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Washington, D.C.

Golden Gate University School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
San Francisco, Calif.

Gonzaga University School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Spokane, Wash.

Hamline University School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
St. Paul, Minn.
Website: http://hamlineSALDF.blogspot.com

Harvard Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Cambridge, Mass.
Website: http://www.law.harvard.edu/students/orgs/saldf/

Hofstra University School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Hempstead, N.Y.

Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis
Animal Law Society
Indianapolis, Ind.
Website: http://www.iuindy-als.webs.com

Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law
Asociacion para la Concientizacion de los Derechos de los Animales
Hato Rey, Puerto Rico

John Marshall Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Atlanta, Ga.

John Marshall Law School
Animal Law Society
Chicago, Ill.

Lewis & Clark Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Portland, Ore.
Website: http://www.lclark.edu/law/student_groups/student_animal_legal_defense_fund
Animal Law Journal: www.lclark.edu/org/animalaw

Loyola Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Los Angeles, Calif.
Website: http://www.lsaldf.org

Loyola University-New Orleans College of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
New Orleans, La.

Marquette University Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Milwaukee, Wis.

Massachusetts School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Andover, Mass.

Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Macon, Ga.

Michigan State University, Detroit College of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
East Lansing, Mich.

New England School of Law
Animal Law Society
Boston, Mass.

New York Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
New York, N.Y.
Website: http://nylssaldf.blogspot.com

New York University School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
New York, N.Y.
Website: http://www.law.nyu.edu/studentorganizations/studentanimallegaldefensefund/index.htm

North Carolina Central University School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Durham, N.C.

Northeastern University School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Boston, Mass.
Website: www.slaw.neu.edu/students/aldf

Northern Illinois University of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Dekalb, Ill.

Northwestern Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Chicago, Ill.

Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Oklahoma City University School of Law
OCU Animal Law Group
Oklahoma City, Ok.

The Ohio State University College of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Columbus, Ohio

Pace Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
White Plains, N.Y.

Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Carlisle, Penn.

Pepperdine University School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Malibu, Calif.

Phoenix School of Law
Legal Aid Work for the Protection of Animal Welfare Society (LAWPAWS)
Phoenix, Ariz.

Quinnipiac University School of Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Hamden, Conn.

Roger Williams University School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Bristol, R.I.

Rutgers School of Law - Camden
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Camden, N.J.
Website: http://org.law.rutgers.edu/o-saldf/index.html

Rutgers School of Law - Newark
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Newark, N.J.

Santa Barbara College of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Santa Barbara, Calif.

Santa Clara University School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Santa Clara, Calif.
Website: http://www.scu.edu/law/resources/saldf.html

Seattle University School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Seattle, Wash.

Seton Hall University School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Newark, N.J.
Website: http://law.shu.edu/orgs/saldf/index.htm

South Texas College of Law
Animal Law Society
Houston, Tex.

Southwestern Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Los Angeles, Calif.

Southern Illinois University School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Carbondale, Ill.

Southern Methodist University
Dedman School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Dallas, Tex.

St. John's University School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Jamaica, N.Y.

St. Thomas University School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Miami, Fla.

Stanford Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Palo Alto, Calif.
Website: http://saldf.stanford.edu

Stetson University College of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Gulfport, Fla.

Suffolk University Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Boston, Mass.

Temple University, Beasley School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Philadelphia, Penn.

Texas Tech University School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Lubbock, Tex.

Texas Wesleyan School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Fort Worth, Tex.

Thomas Goode Jones School of Law
Animal Law Society
Montgomery, AL

Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
San Diego, Calif.

Thomas M. Cooley Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Lansing, Mich.

Tulane University Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
New Orleans, La.
Website: http://www.law.tulane.edu/tlsOrgs/SALDF/index.aspx?id=8452

University of Akron School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Akron, Ohio

University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Tucson, Ariz.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock
William H. Bowen School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Little Rock, Ark.

University of Arkansas School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund - Fayetteville
Fayetteville, Ark.

University of Baltimore School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Baltimore, Md.

University of Buffalo Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Buffalo, N.Y.

University of California — Berkeley
Boalt Hall School of Law
Berkeley Law Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Berkeley, Calif.
Website: http://sites.google.com/site/berkeleysaldf

University of California — Hastings College of the Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
San Francisco, Calif.

University of California — Los Angeles School of Law
Animal Law Society
Los Angeles, Calif.

University of Chicago
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Chicago, Ill. 

University of Colorado Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Boulder, Col.

University of Connecticut School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Hartford, Conn.

University of Dayton School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Dayton, Ohio

University of Denver College of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Denver, Col.

University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Detroit, Mich.

University of Florida, Levin College of Law
Animal Law Association
Gainesville, Fla.

University of Georgia School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Athens, Ga.
Website: http://ugaanimallaw.wordpress.com

University of Hawaii at Manoa, The William S. Richardson School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Honolulu, Hawaii

University of Houston Law Center
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Houston, Tex.

University of Illinois
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Champaign, Ill.

University of Iowa, College of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Iowa City, Iowa

University of Kansas School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Lawrence, Kan.

University of Kentucky College of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Lexington, Ken.

University of Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Las Vegas, Nev.

University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law
Brandeis Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Louisville, Ken.

University of Maine School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Portland, Me.

University of Maryland School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Baltimore, Md.

University of Miami School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Coral Gables, Fla.
Website: http://saldf.umlaw.net/

University of Michigan Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Ann Arbor, Mich.
Website: http://sitemaker.umich.edu/umls_saldf

University of Minnesota Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Walter F. Mondale Hall
Minneapolis, Minn.

University of Missouri-Kansas City Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Kansas City, Mo.

University of Montana Law School
Montana Law School Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Missoula, Mont.

University of Nebraska College of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Lincoln, Neb.

University of New Mexico School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Albuquerque, N.M.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Chapel Hill, N.C.

University of Oklahoma College of Law
People for Animal Welfare & Safety (PAWS)
Norman, Ok.

University of Oregon School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Eugene, Ore.
Website: http://www.law.uoregon.edu/org/saldf/

University of the Pacific-McGeorge School of Law
McGeorge Animal Law Society
Sacramento, Calif.

University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Pittsburgh, Penn.

University of Pennsylvania Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Philadelphia, Penn.

University of Puerto Rico Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
San Juan, Puerto Rico

University of Richmond School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Richmond, Va.

University of San Diego School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
San Diego, Calif.
Website: http://www.sbausd.com/clubdetail.aspx?clubId=61

University of San Francisco School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
San Francisco, Calif.

University of Southern California Law School
Animal Law Society and Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Los Angeles, Calif.

University of St. Thomas School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Minneapolis, Minn.

University of Tennessee
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Knoxville, Tenn.

University of Texas School of Law - Austin
Animal Law Society
Austin, Tex.

University of Tulsa, College of Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Tulsa, Ok.

University of Virginia School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Charlottesville, Va.

University of Washington School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Seattle, Wash.
Website: http://www.law.washington.edu/saldf/default.html

University of Wisconsin Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Madison, Wis.
Website: http://hosted.law.wisc.edu/saldf/

Valparaiso University Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Valparaiso, Ind.

Vanderbilt University Law School
Animal Law Society
Nashville, Tenn.

Ventura College of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Ventura, Calif.
Website: http://www.freewebs.com/animallaw/

Vermont Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
South Royalton, Vt.

Villanova University School of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Villanova, Penn.

Wayne State University Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Detroit, Mich.

West Virginia University College of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Morgantown, W.V.

Western State University College of Law
Future Lawyers for Animals - A Student Chapter of the Animal Legal Defense Fund
Fullerton, Calif.

Whittier Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Costa Mesa, Calif.

Widener University School of Law - Delaware Campus
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Wilmington, Del.

Widener University School of Law – Harrisburg Campus
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Harrisburg, Penn.

William and Mary Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Williamsburg, Va.

Willamette University College of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Salem, Ore.
Website: http://www.wsaldf.com

William Mitchell College of Law
Animal Law Society
St. Paul, Minn.
Website: http://animallawsociety.blogspot.com/

Yale Law School
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
New Haven, Conn.

International Chapters

Dalhousie Law School
Student Animal Law Association of Dalhousie (SALAD)
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Canada

McGill University, Faculty of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Montreal, Quebec
Canada
Website: http://saldfmcgill.wordpress.com/

Osgood Hall Law School of York University
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Toronto, Ontario
Canada

Université du Québec à Montréal, Department of Legal Sciences
Fonds Etudiant Pour La Defense des Animaux
Montreal, Quebec
Canada

University of Toronto, Faculty of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Website: http://saldf.sa.utoronto.ca

University of Victoria, Faculty of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Victoria, British Columbia
Canada

University of Windsor, Faculty of Law
Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Windsor, Ontario
Canada
Website: http://windsorsaldf.wordpress.com

University of Otago
Otago Law School Student Animal Legal Defense Fund
Dunedin, New Zealand