July 1, 2011

Cooley Law Review Presents its 2011 Distinguished Brief Award

The Thomas M. Cooley Law School hosted its 26th annual Distinguished Brief Award Banquet June 22, 2011. The award is given in recognition of the most scholarly briefs filed before the Michigan Supreme Court, as determined by a distinguished panel. Michigan Supreme Court Justice Stephen Markman was the guest of honor at the banquet. Honored with the award were Mark R. Bendure; Daniel B. Tukel and Michael F. Smith; and Michael J. Steinberg, Kary L. Moss, Mark P. Francher, Jessie J. Rossman, Mark R. Granzotto, Frank D. Eaman, Robin Dahlberg, Julie A. North, Sarita S. Prabhu, Robert B. Wilcox Jr., and Kavita B. Ramakrishnan.

Pictured - Back Row: Mark R. Granzotto, Mark R. Bendure, Daniel B. Tukel, Michael F. Smith, Michael J. Steinberg. Front Row: Cooley Professor Norman Otto Stockmeyer, Justice Stephen J. Markman, Cooley President Don LeDuc, Cooley Associate Dean John Nussbaumer. Back Row: Mark R. Granzotto, Mark R. Bendure, Daniel B. Tukel, Michael F. Smith, Michael J. Steinberg. Front Row: Cooley Professor Norman Otto Stockmeyer, Justice Stephen J. Markman, Cooley President Don LeDuc, Cooley Associate Dean John Nussbaumer.

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Pictured - Back row: Mark R. Bendure, Cooley Assistant Professor Bradley Charles, Daniel B. Tukel, Michael F. Smith. Front row: Justice Stephen J. Markman, Mark R. Granzotto, Michael J. Steinberg.Back row: Mark R. Bendure, Cooley Assistant Professor Bradley Charles, Daniel B. Tukel, Michael F. Smith. Front row: Justice Stephen J. Markman, Mark R. Granzotto, Michael J. Steinberg.

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Pictured - Back Row: Thomas Falkner, John Campbell, Robert DeVries, Justice Stephen Markman, Daniel Murphy, Adam Dutkiewicz. Front Row: Dawn Beachnau, Katie Johnson, Katie Krueger, Dayana Echeverry, Lauren Garvin, Monique Howery, Monica Wickering.Back Row: Thomas Falkner, John Campbell, Robert DeVries, Justice Stephen Markman, Daniel Murphy, Adam Dutkiewicz. Front Row: Dawn Beachnau, Katie Johnson, Katie Krueger, Dayana Echeverry, Lauren Garvin, Monique Howery, Monica Wickering.

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Pictured L to R: Jill Reighard, Justice Stephen J. Markman, Sara SchlackPictured L to R: Jill Reighard, Justice Stephen J. Markman, Sara Schlack

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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.