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Abraham Lincoln University, serving the community since 1996, provides an online Juris Doctor degree program at a reasonable cost to qualified applicants. ALU offers a rigorous academic environment and the highest-quality legal program with the flexibility and convenience you require. 

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Dean of Academic Success

Lydia Liberio, JD

Lydia Liberio, ALU Associate Dean Ms. Liberio earned her JD degree from Loyola Law School of Los Angeles, and an LLM in Alternative Dispute Resolution from USC. Her diverse background includes legal practice, teaching law, mediation, and arbitration. As ALU’s Dean of Academic Success, Ms. Liberio’s primary responsibilities include academic support and curricular innovation. She serves as the main point of contact for all student-facing academic and academic support communications; and mentors as academic advisor to students in the JD program.

Featured School of Law Faculty

Professor Shiraz Khalid, Esq.

Shiraz Khalid has extensive experience as a prosecutor and trial attorney, with more than a decade of service as a Deputy District Attorney for Los Angeles County. Since joining the office in 2013, he has handled complex felony cases, including homicides, violent sexual assaults, and violent multi-defendant conspiracies. He has successfully conducted over 30 jury trials at various courthouses throughout Los Angeles County.

Before becoming a prosecutor, Shiraz practiced civil litigation, representing both private clients and public entities in employment matters and business disputes as well as toxic tort litigation. In addition to his extensive trial work, he has served as a Judge Pro Tem in the Los Angeles Superior Court since 2023.

Shiraz is strongly committed to legal education and mentorship. As a member of ALU’s law faculty, he teaches Criminal Law and Trial Techniques. Beyond the classroom, he has served the Los Angeles legal community through leadership roles in numerous bar associations and organizations. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the South Asian Bar Association of Southern California, as Judicial Nominations Co-Chair for the Los Angeles County Unity Bar and as a member of the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Advisory Board.

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Explore how ALU’s online distance education courses can work for you. As one of the top distance education universities in California for non-traditional students, our Admissions team has the information you need to help you with your application and succeed with our school. Additional information is available for those who seek transfer credit or want to study at ALU as an international student.

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