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James Hicks, a former employee of WMU-Cooley Law School, has joined the faculty once again as a visiting professor. He joins WMU-Cooley from Barry University School of Law in Orlando, Florida, where he served as assistant dean of academic success and bar preparation.

An article written by WMU-Cooley Law School Assistant Dean and Associate Professor Erika Breitfeld was recently published by the University of California Berkeley Journal of Criminal Law.

Due to Covid-19 precautions, 36 graduates of WMU-Cooley’s Michigan campuses were sworn into the Michigan Bar virtually on Friday, May 15.

In April, WMU-Cooley established a Student Relief Fund in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Since the establishment of the fund, donations from alumni and friends of WMU-Cooley raised more than $45,000, surpassing the original fundraising goal of $35,000.

Two Western Michigan University Cooley Law School May 2020 graduates have received scholarships from the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan Foundation.

The Kimble Center for Legal Drafting at WMU-Cooley Law School has announced the appointments of its initial board of advisers, along with its second graduate fellow.

In the past, WMU-Cooley Law School has helped military graduates on active duty, outside of their home states, become members of their states’ bars through virtual swearing-in ceremonies. Due to Covid-19 precautions, on Thursday, April 23, seven graduates of WMU-Cooley’s Tampa Bay campus were sworn in to the Florida Bar virtually.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Western Michigan University Cooley Law School has established a Student Relief Fun