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Chase Your Dream of Being a Lawyer: Christopher Bogard

I remember when I decided I wanted to be an attorney. My father had just enrolled in law school,...
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WMU-Cooley Alumni, From Where I Stand

Achieving Dream after Endurance and Sacrifice for Country

As a U.S. Army Reserve Soldier, Major Carmen J. Quesenberry attended WMU-Cooley while serving as...
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Tammy Allison: Only you can know what is or isn't possible

Attorney and WMU-Cooley graduate Tammy Allison worked for the U.S. Department of Justice for a...
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Bar Exam Subjects: How Many Are Too Many?

Social-distancing policies have forced states to rethink the July bar exam. One state has decided...
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The gray tsunami has arrived; don't leave money on the table

WMU-Cooley Professor Gary Bauer, a legal expert in the area of estate planning and elderlaw, spells...
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Michael Terner: Success is not where you start, but where you finish

“Look to your left, look to your right; one of you won't complete your law school journey.” I...
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Virginia Cairns: Graduates understand exactly what is meant by Cooley's rigorous curriculum and standards

My name is Virginia (Susie) Cairns. I graduated from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 1982 as a...
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Jan E. Strand: Cooley opened a whole new world and gave us this amazing opportunity

I entered Thomas M. Cooley Law School after an established career as a high school English teacher,...
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Kelly L. Morris: Path to law school far from straight, but exactly right for me

  Guest Blog writer Kelly L. Morris is a September 1992 graduate of WMU-Cooley Law School and is...
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What does being a Cooley grad mean to me? In a word, Everything!

Shemia Francisco Washington, Esq. is a May 2002 WMU-Cooley Law School graduate, and works for the...
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