“..moved out to Lexington and LOVED it out there...”
My daughter and her fiance graduated from W & L last year. When they enrolled it was ranked in the low 30’s, I think. Any law school ranked in the top 50 is considered top tier, and being top tier is still prestigious, although the ratings decline is of concern, of course.
Anyway, my daughter and her fiance loved Washington & Lee and now both have excellent first year attorney positions in Manhattan, and had no problems whatsoever passing the New York State bar, so I have a high regard for W & L.
By the way, Lee was far more about states’ rights than wanting to preserve slavery. (and I live in New York State, so am not necessarily very invested in being a Lee apologist).
graduated from W & L last year - to clarify - they graduated from W & L law school, not undergrad.