Law School Was Scam, Suit Alleges

A student at Savannah Law School, Savannah, Ga., has sued school officials for fraud and breach of trust duties based on the recent decision to close the school in May. The suit, filed on behalf of student Jordan Crewe, who has completed three of the four years needed to obtain her law degree, contends that “upon information and belief” the defendants “established Savannah Law School to obtain federal student loan money while aiming long-term to make a profit by flipping the property.” The defendants did just that, according to attorney James Durham, “selling the property at 516 Drayton St., for a multiple of the price for which they bought it.” Among the named defendants are Associate Dean Keith Harrison and Michael Markovitz, law school board member and treasurer. The suit seeks damages, including punitive damages, attorney’s fees and litigation costs and a jury trial. “After putting herself thousands of dollars in debt and expending countless hours of study, Ms. Crewe is now unable to obtain a (law degree) from an ABA-accredited law school and unable to become a lawyer,” the suit said.