as someone whose undergrad is in the dayton/springfield area (wittenberg university), i feel compelled to weigh in.
UD seems to enjoy a strong reputation in the immediate area. lots of kids from wittenberg end up going to UD, it seems, and it is pretty well regarded among the laypeople, for whatever reason. i agree with the consensus here that it is a typical fourth-tier in pretty much all respects: it won't provide you with much opportunity to earn big bucks or to do anything outside of the dayton-columbus-cincy area (at least initially). however, if you're interested in working for the city or state, it might be a very good choice, especially given the fact that UD gives its students the option to complete a JD in two years rather than three.
a lot of people are bashing low-ranked schools in this thread (and on this board, and really, all across the internet). these posters completely trash schools like UD, but supposedly do so in the name of “good”; they maintain that they are just trying to help people who are seriously considering attending TTTs by warning them about their investment. to these posters, I say this: get the eff over yourselves and stop being such condescending pricks. to say that these schools should be closed or stripped of accreditation is just bad economics; the reason they exist is because there is a huge demand for legal services in this country, and someone needs to meet that demand. lawyers from places like UD, coastal carolina, quimnipiac (sp?), and cooley perform a lot of important, albeit low-profile, legal work in this country. without attorneys from these schools, who is going to write up your will? who is going to settle claims in traffic court? who will act as public defenders or county prosecutors? the whole “close down TTT and below” thing just drips of condescension; don’t you think that the people who are going to these places are fully capable of making a rational decision concerning the costs and expected value of a J.D.? from my experience, most are realistic about the opportunities they’ll have coming out of these places (ok, maybe not the people's school of law students), and aren't overestimating their chance at success any more so than you or i.
i guess my point is this: just because you beat them on the LSAT doesn't mean you're any better at planning your life.