Western Michigan University Cooley Law School Blog

Detroit's Revitalization Flows Through Work of Graduate Choi Portis

Choi T. Portis (Wilkins Class, 2011), a Detroit native and deputy general counsel for the city...

Nurisha A. Harvey, ESQ.: Following Family Footsteps to Advance Equal Justice

Nurisha Azizi Harvey graduated cum laude with a Juris Doctor and concentration in litigation...

Cooley Law Student Seeks Chance to 'Create Change'

Never tell Heather Silcott she can’t achieve success—whether in the legal field, hockey arena,...

John Desmond: Lawyers Can Serve a Greater Role as Leaders & Educators

When offices started closing down back on March 16 of 2020, John Desmond (Person Class, 1994)...

Erika Weiss: Embracing Heritage Leads To Native American Law Practice

Growing up, Erika Weiss’ (Livingston Class, 2014) family didn’t talk much about their Native...

Samuel Onyegam: Doing What He Loves To Do and Making an Impact

Samuel A. Onyegam (Wilkins Class, 2011) would be the first to say he had a good time as a...

Using Microsoft Word’s Readability Program: advice for lawyers

Readability should be a goal of all careful writers. Lawyers, in particular, need to exercise...

An Introduction to Compensatory Contempt, the "Other" Contempt of Court

Contempt of court has been in the news recently, usually as a result of someone being punished...

Admissions’ Secrets to Conquering Your LSAT Prep

The LSAT is the definitive test used in the law school admissions process. As such, your score...

WMU-Cooley Professor Renalia Dubose Speaks on Florida HS decision to pause yearbook distribution

WMU-Cooley Professor and former administrator from Pasco, Hillsborough and Orange Counties...