Cooley Law School will host an Expungement Fair from noon to 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 17, in the law school’s lobby. During Cooley Law School’s expungement fair in March, volunteer attorneys and law students under the supervision of licensed attorneys assisted 122 guests with their expungement paperwork.
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DETROIT, Mich. – Cooley Law School student Toren Chenault has been awarded the 2025 Ralph M. Freeman Law School Scholarship by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. The honor, which includes a $1,000 award, was presented during a formal ceremony held at the federal courthouse in Detroit.
LANSING, Mich. – Cooley Law School student Anna Buckingham has been named the 2025 Margaret “Peggy” Lynch Professionalism Scholar by the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan. Sponsored by Masco Corporation, the $3,500 scholarship is awarded annually to a law student who demonstrates leadership in advancing the position of women in society, particularly through service in social justice, family law, child advocacy, or work supporting underserved populations.
Hollywood, FLA. – Cooley Law School student Tory Sanders Jr. has been recognized as an “outstanding law student” by the City, County and Local Government Law Section of the Florida Bar. Sanders received a $500 scholarship during CCLGL Section’s 48th annual conference at the Diplomat Hotel in Hollywood in April.
Statement from Cooley Law School Board of Directors Chairman Mitchell Zajac on the passing of former president and dean, Don LeDuc:
Lansing, Mich. – On May 8, Cooley Law School Associate Dean and Professor Tracey Brame was awarded the Grand Rapids Bar Association’s Champion of Justice Award during the organization’s 2025 Law Day event at the Grand Rapids Art Museum.
LANSING, MI — On April 3, Cooley Law School’s Chaldean American Law Student Association (CALSA) hosted Chief Judge Hala Y. Jarbou of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan at the law school’s Lansing campus.
LANSING, MI — Graduates of Cooley Law School’s Lansing campus were honored during a commencement ceremony at the MSU Wharton Center Pasant Theatre on April 21. Thirty-six juris doctor degrees were presented to members of Cooley Law School’s Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. Class in Lansing.
LANSING, MI — Cooley Law School President and Dean James McGrath has accepted an appointment to Michigan’s Public Health Advisory Council (PHAC). Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer appointed McGrath to the council effective April 10. His term will expire on Nov. 1, 2028.
Each term, the Cooley Law Review Voting Board of Editors presents awards to Law Review members who have made the most significant contribution to the publication of the Law Review. Three Cooley Law School students were honored for this term, each receiving a different award for their work with the Law Review. The Eugene Krasicky Award recipient was Mya Hurwitz. This Award is presented to the Assistant Editor who made the most significant contributions to the Law Review. The Award is named after Professor Eugene Krasicky, who developed Cooley's Scholarly Writing program. Scholarly Writing is an honors writing course and the foundation of the Law Review. Sarah Tanner is the recipient of the Dawn C. Beachnau Award, which is presented to the member of the Thomas M. Cooley Law Review Board of Editors who made the most significant contributions through his or her leadership and dedication to the Law Review. The Award is named after the late Law Review Administrator Dawn Beachnau, and was established in recognition of her hard work and dedication. The John D. Voelker Award was presented to Caroline Quandt. It is presented to the Senior Associate Editor who made the most significant contributions to the Law Review publication. The award is named after former Michigan Supreme Court Justice John D. Voelker, who authored some of the most readable opinions in the Michigan Reports and is widely known for his literary works. The Cooley Law Review was established 10 years after the founding of the law school by the late Hon. Thomas E. Brennan, and is an organization dedicated to advancing intellectual and practical discussions about the state of the law, both modern and historical. The Law Review staff prides itself on the comprehensive editing and reviewing of articles, ensuring all items published are innovative and of professional quality. In addition to publishing two times a year the Cooley Law Review also sponsors a lecture series, an annual symposium, and a distinguished brief award. Oct 10 2023
