have you looked into Liberty University School of Law (in Virginia... definitely close to D.C.)... it ranks decently among law schools...
1. You have to have an undergrad degree for most law schools - one or two used to have a 6 year program that would get you an undergrad and a law degree and save you a year.
2. It's close to DC if you consider a couple of hundred miles close. That's a long commute even by Texas standards.
3. It doesn't rank decently among law schools. (USNews and World Report a common ranking source, shows it as unranked since they just ranked the top 147.
http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/law-rankings/page+6