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Thomas M. Cooley Law School is continuing the implementation
of its award-winning
Professionalism Program.
Cooley has launched the Center for Ethics, Service, and Professionalism,
which is dedicated to the following ideals:
- Lead by modeling and teaching ethics
- Foster and encourage service
- Practice professionalism
- Commit to our communities
[read
about the ABA Professionalism Award]
Cooley's Professionalism Plan
Creating
a Culture of Professionalism in Law School: The Thomas
M. Cooley Law School Experience
How
Cooley successfully implemented the 18 initiatives from the
original plan. This program was selected for the 2006
Professionalism Award from the ABA Standing
Committee on Professionalism.
Professionalism Plan:
Professionalism - Taught, Learned, and Lived in Law School
Eighteen
proposed initiatives, developed by Thomas M. Cooley Law School.
Endorsed by the Student Bar Association, Faculty, Staff,
Board of Directors, Alumni Association, and Board of Governors,
and supported by the State Bar of Michigan. |
Congratulations to the winners of the Great Deeds Award for 2007:
Fred Puffenberger - Lansing Campus
Martha Moore - Auburn Hills
Nelson Miller - Grand Rapids
Nominate someone for a Great Deed!
Nominations are accepted
from anyone who would like to see a Cooley
staff or faculty member recognized for outstanding community
service.
Justice Michael F. Cavanagh, Michigan Supreme Court
"The Motto of a Minority Justice: Keep Your Head Down and Keep On Shoveling"
Friday, May 16, 2008, Noon - 1 p.m.
Lansing Campus, Cooley Center, 300. S. Capitol Ave., 5th Floor, Rm. 501 [view map]
Ethics in Criminal Prosecution and Defense
Friday, May 16, 2008, Noon - 2 p.m.
Auburn Hills Campus, 2630 Featherstone Rd., Room 144 [view map]
Panel Discussion: Alan Gershel - Visiting Professor, Cooley Law School, Tom Cranmer - Principal, Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, Judge Gerald E. Rosen - U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Community Highlight: Service to Soldiers: Legal Assistance Referral Program
Local Attorneys Provide Pro Bono Legal Counsel to Returning Soldiers and Marines (PDF)
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