May 24, 2011

Cooley Law School Celebrates Graduation of Henry Chipman Class

The Thomas M. Cooley Law School celebrated the graduation of its Henry C. Chipman class on Saturday, May 21 at the Breslin Student Events Center in East Lansing. With 437 students receiving their Juris Doctor degrees, and eight receiving their Master of Laws degrees, it was the largest May graduating class in the law school’s 39-year history.

On hand for the ceremonies were, from left; Don LeDuc, Cooley Law School’s president and dean; Edward H. Pappas, the 74th president of the State Bar of Michigan (SBM) and a member of Cooley’s board of directors; W. Anthony Jenkins, current SBM president; and Charles R. Toy, the SBM’s immediate past president and Associate Dean of Career and Profesional Development at Cooley.
On hand for the ceremonies were, from left; Don LeDuc, Cooley Law School’s president and dean; Edward H. Pappas, the 74th president of the State Bar of Michigan (SBM) and a member of Cooley’s board of directors; W. Anthony Jenkins, current SBM president; and Charles R. Toy, the SBM’s immediate past president and Associate Dean of Career and Profesional Development at Cooley.

Cooley Law School is the largest law school in the nation.  Founded in 1972, the private, non-profit law school operates J.D. programs across Michigan in Lansing, Auburn Hills, Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor.  Today, Cooley Law School has over 15,000 graduates across the nation and worldwide and also offers joint degree and master of laws programs.  Cooley offers enrollment three times a year; in January, May and September.