Western Michigan University Cooley Law School Blog

Update: The Liberty Bell Award

Earlier this year, Distinguished Professor Emeritus Otto Stockmeyer blogged about the liberty bell...

Update: Corporate Annual Reports – Plain-Language Progress?

Last year at about this time, I wrote this in a blog post, “Corporate Annual Reports –...

Distractions and LSAT Test Prep

Amy Dickinson is a syndicated advice columnist. In a recent installment of “Ask Amy” she responded...

Note to legal writers: You CAN start sentences with But.

My colleague Joe Kimble has attempted to refute the common superstition against beginning a...

The Liberty Bell Award Has Michigan Roots

On May 1 each year, thousands of people and organizations across the nation participate in Law Day,...

Trailblazing Women Chief Justices

Otto Stockmeyer is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Western Michigan University Cooley Law...

Corral Those Stray Commas Says WMU-Cooley's Otto Stockmeyer

Recently I encountered three examples of comma misuse among legal writers. At first I thought the...

Tips For Making A Presentation

Lawyers are trained to be expert communicators. Yet speaking before a group can be an intimidating...

Judge Fitzgerald's Final Precedent

Judge E. Thomas Fitzgerald of Owosso, Michigan, passed away December 27, 2018, at age 79. He was a...

Brief Award Recipient Becomes Chief Justice

One of Western Michigan University-Cooley Law School’s oldest and finest traditions is presentation...