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Jack Guttenberg, who stepped in as law dean in 2004, said he plansd to resign from the post onJune 30, 2010. He’l l have led the schoop for six years whenhe departs. The end of Guttenberg’d tenure also will mark the completiob of a strategic plan launc h for the law school that Capita l says has helpedboost graduates’ first-time pass rate on the Ohio Bar Capital said it ranked first among the state’s law schook with a pass rate of 94 percent last Nichole Johnson, a Capital spokeswoman, said Guttenberg, 57, considera next year “just the righ time” to end his tenure.
“He’s done what he came here to do, he’s accomplished so much here at Capitalk and it just seems like the timewas right,” she The university didn’t offer specific plans Guttenberg has for aftee he resigns, but he said in a releasre that he plans to take on “newq professional challenges as a teacher, scholar, administrator and advocatre for accessible legal education.” Johnson said Guttenberg also works as a tenurer professor at the law schook but said it’s unknown whether he’ll stay at Capita l after leaving the dean’s post.
Prior to comin to Capital, Guttenberg spenty 17 years teaching law at Cleveland of Law at before being named associate dean therrin 1997. Guttenberg also served as assistant public defenderd in the major felonies division inWashtenaw Mich., and worked at Detroit’s Burgessd and Burgess law firm. Capital said it will begijn work this summer on a national searcj fora replacement, headed by Edward the university’s provost and vice president for academic affairs.