Cooley Law School Blog

Yveline Dalmacy: Charting Her Own Path of Service

What does being a lawyer mean to Yveline Dalmacy? Well, it doesn’t mean driving the fanciest car or...

Hon. Kwamé Rowe: Don’t let others tell you that you can’t do something

On Thursday, July 22, 2021, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the appointment of Kwamé L. Rowe to...

The American Bar Association Wants You To Know More About Multicultural Lawyering

If you are an American lawyer in the 21st century, you need to understand how to work with clients,...

Unsung Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement: A Pregnant Teen, Two Gay Men, and a Gender-nonconforming Woman

Many people helped make the modern Civil Rights Movement, which aimed to get equal treatment of all...

A Look at the Civil Side of Fraud

Fraud is the deliberate misrepresentation of a material fact, made with the intention of inducing...

Jon Kohler: Brokering and Conserving Natural Lands

When you read articles featuring Jon Kohler (Adams Class, 1997) about his success as a land broker,...

The Study of Remedies, Law's Cure for Wrongdoing, is in Declining Health.

I have previously blogged about the unfortunate case of Peevyhouse v. Garland Coal. In a poll of...

Rabih Hamawi: From Insurance Agent To Insurance Lawyer

Sometimes seminal moments in one’s life can change a career path. For Rabih Hamawi (Story Class,...

Multicultural Lawyering Takes Talking, But Mostly Listening

How can lawyers help their clients when the clients’ experiences – often traumatic and oppressive...