NEWS & EVENTS

Recent News

Cooley Announces Writing Competition for Michigan Law Students
January 31, 2012 – The Thomas M. Cooley Law School graduate program in intellectual law and the intellectual property law section of the State Bar of Michigan are co-sponsors of the second annual Michigan Innovation and IP Legal Writing Competition. [full story]

Cooley Joins With Washtenaw County Coalition to Offer Free Tax Assistance
January 24, 2012 - Students, faculty and staff from Cooley Law School's Ann Arbor campus will be kicking off the 2012 tax season by hosting an event in conjunction with National Earned Income Tax Credit Day and the start of the IRS' 2012 Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA). [full story]

Cooley Professor Honored by Michigan Academy of Science, Arts & Letters
January 23, 2012 - The Michigan Academy of Science, Arts & Letters (the Academy) has awarded the Cohn Prize in Law and Public Policy Scholarship to Cooley Law Professor Norman Otto Stockmeyer. [full story]

Civil Rights Attorney Michelle Alexander Speaks at Cooley Law School
January 17, 2012 - On January 17, Dr. Michelle Alexander, civil rights attorney, Ohio State law professor and author of The New Jim Crow, spoke at Cooley Law School's Lansing campus. [full story]

Equal Access to Justice Day at Cooley Law School's Auburn Hills Campus
January 17, 2012 - On January 16, Cooley Law School's Auburn Hills Student Diversity Committee hosted the school's annual Equal Access to Justice: Martin Luther King Jr. Day activities. [full story]

Grand Rapids Campus Celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 16, 2012 - On January 16, the Black Law Students Association at Cooley Law School's Grand Rapids campus hosted the school's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day program. [full story]

Ann Arbor Campus Celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 16, 2012 - On January 16, the Black Law Students Association at Cooley Law School's Ann Arbor campus hosted the school's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day program. [full story]

Michigan Supreme Court Justice Brian Zahra speaks at Cooley's Auburn Hills campus
January 5, 2012 - Michigan Supreme Court Justice Brian Zahra was the keynote speaker at the State Bar of Michigan's Professionalism in Action Orientation Program held at Cooley Law School's Auburn Hills campus on January 5, 2012. [full story]

Cooley's Ann Arbor Campus to Open Immigrant Rights and Civil Advocacy Clinic
December 13, 2011 - Thomas M. Cooley Law School's curriculum committee has approved plans to open an immigrant rights and civil advocacy clinic at its Ann Arbor campus. [full story]

Two Michigan Circuit Court Judges Receive Honors as Cooley's Top Adjunct Professors
December 7, 2011 - Two Michigan Circuit Court judges, who teach at Thomas M. Cooley Law School, are recipients of the school's Frederick J. Griffith III Adjunct Faculty Award. [full story]

Cooley Law School Students Excel in National Moot Court Competition
December 7, 2011 - On Saturday, November 19 and Sunday, November 20, 2011 Auburn Hills students Matthew Gauthier and Lauren Raynor earned a place among the final four teams in the Michigan-Ohio regional of the prestigious National Moot Court Competition sponsored by the New York City Bar.  [full story]

Cooley Auburn Hills Team Advances to ABA National Negotiation Competition
December 5, 2011 - Cooley Auburn Hills students Amanda Demitrish and Shannon DeWall finished second in the Region 6 ABA Negotiation Competition in Ottawa, Canada on November 12-13, 2011 by winning their last negotiation session in the regional's final round. [full story]

Cooley Dean & Professor Publishes Book about Faith and Practicing Law
December 2, 2011 - Thomas M. Cooley Law School Associate Dean and Professor Nelson Miller recently published his 10th book. [full story]

Law Students Distribute Thanksgiving Meals to Area Families
November 22, 2011 - Students from Thomas M. Cooley Law School's Ann Arbor campus teamed up Tuesday, November 22, with students from the University of Michigan's Law School to distribute Thanksgiving meals to families in need. [full story]

Ford Motor Company, Cooley Law School, Form Pro Bono Partnership
November 21, 2011 - On Friday, November 4, 2011, Ford Motor Company and Cooley Law School launched a new pro bono partnership.  Through this partnership, Ford attorneys will utilize the Spanish language skills of Cooley students, while also mentoring students on the fundamentals of Immigration Law, as they represent qualifying Michigan immigrants seeking legal status on the basis of "U visa"protection. [full story]

Cooley Law School Director Honored by Student Affairs Professional Association
November 17, 2011 - Cooley Law School Director of Enrollment Programs and Student Services Dr. Christopher Lewis has earned the Distinguished Service to the Profession Award for Region IV-East of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA). [full story]

Author Speaks to Cooley Law Students about Famous Baseball Case
November 17, 2011 - The Grand Rapids campus of Thomas M. Cooley Law School recently hosted attorney Neil Flynn, author of the book, Baseball's Reserve System: The Case and Trial of Curt Flood Vs. Major League Baseball. [full story]

Cooley Law School Students Excel in Negotiation Competition
November 16, 2011 - Two teams of Cooley Law School students advanced to the final rounds at the recent American Bar Association Regional Negotiation Competition in Ottawa, Canada. [full story]

Immediate Past President of the State Bar of Michigan Elected to Thomas M. Cooley Law School Board of Directors
November 9, 2011 - Anthony Jenkins, immediate past president of the State Bar of Michigan has been elected to the board of directors of the Thomas M. Cooley Law School. He is the third former State Bar of Michigan president to serve on the school’s current board, joining Thomas Cranmer and Edward Pappas. [full story]

Photo Release: Pro Bono Pledge Taken at Cooley Law School
November 9, 2011

U.S. Magistrate Judge Holds Motion Call at Cooley's Auburn Hills Campus
November 9, 2011 - On October 18, 2011, U.S. Magistrate Judge Steven Whalen conducted his motion call at Cooley Law School's Auburn Hills campus. The program was sponsored by the Criminal Law Society. [full story]

Cooley Alumni Meet in Washington, D.C.
November 7, 2011 - Cooley alumni gathered in Washington, D.C., on November 7th for a Pre-Turkey Trot social. [full story]

Cooley Law School Event Takes a Look at the Needs of Special Education Students
November 4, 2011 - On Wednesday, November 2, 2011, Cooley Law School in Grand Rapids, through the Center for Professionalism and Ethics, and coordinated by Assistant Director Karen Rowlader, presented a panel discussion, and question and answer opportunity for law students, parents, guardians, educators, and others advocating for children in special education. [full story]

Author Kevin Boyle speaks to a full house at Cooley Law School
November 3, 2011 - Kevin Boyle, author of Arc of Justice, spoke to an audience of more than 250 people at the Thomas M. Cooley Law School’s Cooley Center on Tuesday, October 25. [full story]

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Events

Alumni Assoc. Valentine's Wine Tasting Benefit
Hosted by The Thomas M. Cooley Alumni Association
Friday, February 10, 2012, 6:00 p.m.; The University Club of MSU, 3435 Forest Road. Lansing, MI 48909. $40 per person includes an assortment of wines, delectable food pairings, hors d'oeuvres and desserts. Select auction items will benefit the Alumni Memorial Scholarship.

Download the reservation card (pdf) and remit to the Alumni Office or call (517) 371-5140, ext. 2045. Your check or credit card payment is your reservation.

Human Trafficking Awareness Event
Friday, February 10, 2012 6 - 9 p.m.
The Event is FREE and is simulcast 'live' to Cooley Campuses.

Law Journal Legal Conference
Friday, Feb. 24, 1 pm
"The Social Effect of Cyber Pornography and the Legal Implications of Obscenity Prosecutions"
Cooley Temple Conference Center, 6th Floor Auditorium
217 S. Capitol Ave., Lansing, MI

NACDL Cat Bennett National Criminal Trial Competition
2012-2013

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Cooley Law School Enters Into Student Exchange Program with Germany's Largest Law School

Cooley Assistant Dean, Graduate Receive Appointments by the Michigan Supreme Court

Cooley Law School Alumni Association Elects New President

Cooley Law School Students, Staff, Faculty Take Pro Bono Pledge

Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stevens Speaks in Grand Rapids

The Washtenaw County Bar Association and Thomas M. Cooley Law School Team Up to Form Local Chapter of the American Inns of Court

Photo Release: Cooley Law School Unveils Work of Art

Annual Cooley Law Review Symposium Uncovers Lack of Legal Framework for Data Mining

Cooley-Sponsored Annual Lansing Theater Series Announces 2011-2012 Shows

Photo Release: Cooley Launches Fall Term with Professionalism in Action Programs

Cooley Law School Celebrates Constitution Day/Patriots Week

More Than 1,000 Participants Raise 1,000s of Dollars for Local Schools at Cooley's 5k Race for Education

Cooley Law School and Western Michigan University Launch Third Dual Degree Partnership

Two Cooley Faculty Members Chosen to Participate in ‘Best Law Faculty’ in the Country Study

Cooley Law School Purchases Second Florida Property Adjacent to New Tampa Bay Campus

Father-Daughter Team Wins Prestigious Champion of Justice Award

Study Shows Lawyers Have One of the Highest Employment Rates of All Professional Occupations

Cooley to Open New Campus in Tampa Bay