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OCTOBER 2020

Dear WMU-Cooley graduates and friends:

We have made many adjustments this year in order to keep our students safe and healthy while continuing to teach them the knowledge and skills they need to become successful lawyers. We are adapting online connections through virtual alumni networking events, class reunions and graduations. At this year’s Nov. 19 Alumni Association meeting we will meet virtually through a video conference connection. Please consider becoming an active member of one of the association committees.

Sincerely, Helen Haessly, Acting Director of Alumni Relations (Cushing Class, 2000)
  
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VIRTUAL ALUMNI NETWORKING EVENTs

Join us now for one of our monthly Virtual Alumni Networking events. It's a great way to unwind and find out what everyone's up to, professionally and personally. If you would like to be a host for a virtual event, please contact the alumni office at alumni@cooley.edu to get involved.
 
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JOIN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION  

The WMU-Cooley Law School Alumni Association offers nationwide networking opportunities to our more than 20,000 graduates through events, the alumni directory, and discounted services and products. Show your school pride and support of your alma mater by becoming an Alumni Association member.
 
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Annual Fund GIVING
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Since its inception, WMU-Cooley Law School has relied on the support of our alumni and friends to provide donations that make our work possible. Your past gifts to WMU-Cooley have helped ensure that our academics remain strong, our library is well-stocked, our student organizations and clinics are fulfilling and our law review is noteworthy. This year, we need your help more than ever. I hope that you will take a moment to continue your support of WMU-Cooley Law School. Let us ALL RISE together by giving to the 2020 Annual Fund.
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FELLOW OF MI STATE BAR FOUNDATION
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WMU-Cooley Law School Professor Erika Breitfeld has been recognized as a Fellow of the Michigan State Bar Foundation (MSBF). The MSBF Fellows Program supports the foundation in providing leadership and grants for improvements in the administration of justice and the delivery of civil legal aid to the poor. Fellows are nominated by their peers and elected by the MSBF trustees.
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RAY PETTY: JUSTICE TO AREAS OF INJUSTICE 

2020 has been an unforgettable year so far; but a year that has placed a necessary spotlight on many areas of injustice that one graduating law student, Ray Petty, is ready to address head on. His story and his accomplishments are only a glimmer of what he holds in his soul, as a man on a mission to bring justice to areas of injustice.
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SELLING A HAUNTED HOUSE? 

Just in time for Halloween, we thought we would share some of our faculty experts practical legal advice on what you can do if you think your house is haunted. 
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BENCHMARK MAGAZINE COMING DECEMBER 2020: watch for it!

Benchmark Alumni Magazine is published twice a year, and distributed in June and December. We are interested in receiving story ideas from you on a variety of different subjects, including your achievements, international experiences, cultural diversity, legal information helpful to practitioners, unique law practices, and advice to prospective law students.

Send your stories and good news announcements to the Communications Office at communications@cooley.edu.
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Lacino Hamilton3RIGHTING THE WRONGS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

Lacino Hamilton, who was wrongfully convicted of second degree murder and felony firearms in 1994, was found innocent after spending 26 years behind bars. DNA testing facilitated by the WMU-Cooley Law School Innocence Project was used to help win Hamilton’s release.
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Want to read more stories about your fellow graduates? We share your stories on the official law school blog page. 
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the latest news

Keep up with all the news coming out of WMU-Cooley by visiting the law school's What's New page on our website! 
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