WMU-Cooley Law School Professor Florise Neville-Ewell and graduates Lisa M. Esser-Weidenfeller, Ayanna D. Hatchett, the Hon. Paula J. Manderfield, and Ayanna D. Neal, were named to Michigan Lawyers Weekly’s 2021 Class of Women in the Law. Each year, the Women in the Law program recognizes high-achieving women lawyers in Michigan and their accomplishments.
The annual West Michigan Community Day of Remembrance and Scout Salute in Grand Rapids, Michigan, honored those who died during the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. During the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the attacks, WMU-Cooley Law School Constitutional Law Professor and retired Brigadier General, Michael C.H. McDaniel spoke.
WMU-Cooley Law School has been named among the top racially and ethnically diverse law schools in the country by U.S. News and World Report.
The National Bar Association's 40 Under 40 Awards recognizes the nation's top lawyers under the age of 40 who exemplify a broad range of high achievement, including in innovation, vision, leadership and legal and community involvement. Among this year's recipients are three WMU-Cooley graduates.
On Tuesday, Aug. 10, WMU-Cooley Law School Innocence Project exonerees and advocates shared their experiences with wrongful convictions due to misapplied forensic science with the Michigan Task Force on Forensic Science (TFFS).
An Aug 10 meeting of the Michigan Task Force on Forensic Science will focus on wrongful convictions and will feature exonerated Michiganders who were wrongfully convicted due to flawed forensic science
On Friday, July 16, WMU-Cooley Law School honored students during this term’s honors convocation.
On Wednesday, July 14, WMU-Cooley’s Health Law Society hosted a discussion on legal issues surrounding COVID-19.