- The Law School was licensed by the State of Michigan and classes began in the fall of 2000.
- The attention of many of the elite in the legal world, including Edwin Meese, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, Kenneth Starr, and a host of others was focused on AMSL.
- Original teaching faculty includes Judge Robert Bork, Richard Myers, Stephen Safranek, Joseph Falvey, Mollie Murphy, and Howard Bromberg.
- Bernard Dobranski becomes the first President and Dean.
