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JANUARY  2020

Happy 2020! The Alumni Outreach Committee is growing and expanding our role and efforts with the law school. We have added new members to the Outreach Committee and they have agreed to help with the February 2020 administration of the Alumni Mentoring Program. We are now actively looking for mentors for graduates sitting for the February bar exam. Thank you for your help and support. Sincerely, Sheila Lake, Alumni Outreach Committee Chair 
Bar Exam Taking Process

bar EXAM advice

WMU-Cooley graduate Michael Terner is actively involved as a member of the law school's Alumni Outreach Committee. He supports recent graduates as a bar exam mentor and gives practical advice for those in law school and currently practicing. Read what advice Michael has about today's bar exam.
 
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Money On The Table

WMU-Cooley Professor Gary Bauer is a nationally known legal expert in estate planning and elder law. Read on to learn about the different ways attorneys can optimize the quality of their retirement. Email Professor Bauer at bauerg@cooley.edu to schedule an in-person presentation in your hometown.
 
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Don't leave money on the table

student ResiliencE 
WMU-Cooley graduate De-Andreth Isaacs-Hanson

De-Andreth Isaacs-Hanson didn't know where to turn when her daughter was diagnosed with biliary atresia. But she certainly wasn't willing to accept a dismal prognosis or put her daughter in hospice. She visited 152 hospitals before finding one that would agree to provide the liver transplant surgery her daughter needed. Today, De-Andreth is succeeding as a WMU-Cooley Law student while also finding ways to support others with biliary atresia.
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New Legal podcast
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Tim Innes is the Head of Public Services at WMU-Cooley’s Auburn Hills campus library. He recently launched a new podcast that traces the history of American law from its most ancient roots to the present day. The podcast is perfect for law students, history enthusiasts, and anyone interested in gaining a deeper understanding of how the law evolved in the United States of America. Subscribe on iTunes or wherever you download and listen to podcasts. 
THE AMERICAN LEGAL HISTORY PODCAST

Study LAW Abroad 

WMU-Cooley Law School Professor Kimberly O'Leary says law school study abroad helps students expand their perceptions of problem-solving. We don't need lawyers who can solve yesterday's problems, we need lawyers who can solve the problems we haven't imagined yet. 
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Study Abroad Down Under
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pLAIN ENGLISH POWER

Corporate investors are fairly sophisticated people. But shareholders are unlikely to vote in favor of something they won’t read or can’t understand. According to Distinguished Professor Emeritus Otto Stockmeyer, using plain English can make all the difference. 
THE POWER OF PLAIN ENGLISH

SUCCESSFUL ALUMNI 

WMU-Cooley graduate Jason S. Downs is an attorney in Brevard County at Murphy’s Law Offices, P.A. His article, Exclusion of Partial DNA Specimens, Specimens from Multiple Contributors and the Lab-Created Phenomenon of Allelic Dropout, published in the Winter 2019 issue, Volume 31, No. 4, of the Florida Defender.
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equal access to justice

In observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the law school’s Equal Access to Justice Day, WMU-Cooley’s campuses hosted MLK Day of Service activities and speaking events in January. Students and faculty devoted the day to reflect and attend programs on the role of lawyers in assuring equal access to justice.
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read our official blog

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! 
WHAT'S NEW

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