Icebreaker Wind Practicum Gives C|M|LAW Students Opportunity to Work on the Cutting Edge of Environmental Law

The Icebreaker Wind Project , developed by the Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo), is slated to create the first freshwater turbines in North America to produce sustainable wind energy.  Cleveland-Marshall College of Law students Martin Bielat and Stacey King have firsthand involvement with the project through a first of its kind Pop-up Practicum developed by C|M|LAW Professor Heidi Gorovitz Robertson.

"I did not realize how much of an innovator and trailblazer Cleveland is when it comes to offshore wind energy development," said Bielat.  "Sitting at the Ohio Power Siting Board meetings, experts are saying this is going to revolutionize how we look at energy in the world."

"This is a project I can really get behind because there are so many positive impacts," said King.  "It is good for the environment, good for climate change, has such a low impact on wildlife and can provide a boost to the local economy."  


Two C|M|LAW alumni, Albert Peña '10 and Sherrie S. Royster '05, were named to Crain's Cleveland's Forty Under 40 Class of 2017. 

C|M|LAW Placed Third at National Mock Trial Competition 
The C|M|LAW Mock Trial team of Theresa Lanese, Ashley Saferight, Eric Collins and Alaina Clark finished 3rd place out of approximately 20 teams at the Case Classic Mock Trial Competition. The team is coached by Reminger attorneys Sarah Mancuso '17, Katie Zorc '14, and Julian Emerson. 

LL.M. Student Jesús González  Spotlighted by National Juris
C|M|LAW LL.M. student Jesús González was spotlighted by The National Jurist Magazine in their Fall 2017 issue in an article on the The Most Interesting LL.M. Students in the U.S.!  

Professor Chris Sagers was quoted extensively in a New York Times piece on perceived conflicts between federal policy on net neutrality and AT&T's antitrust case.

Professor Joseph Mead co-wrote a New York Times op-ed with CSU Master of Public Adminstration student Marissa Pappas on nuisance ordinances.

Professor Mickey Davis wrote a Letter to the Editor published in  The New York Times, commenting on the U.S. government's assertion that it owns art made by Guantanamo prisoners.

Prof. Sundahl Quoted by BuzzFeed News 
Professor Mark Sundahl was quoted by BuzzFeed News in an article on 
Asgardia, the first "space kingdom," launching its first satellite into orbit from the International Space Station.

Recent graduate Rocky Radeff '17 was elected to Sheffield Lake's City Council last month.


Brown Published Article in CMBA Bar Journal
C|M|LAW alumnus Brandon Brown '17 published an article,  "It Takes a Village," in the Fall 2017 volume of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal  on his path to graduating law school. 

C|M|LAW alumnus  Bob Oldenburg '55, was featured by Cleveland.com in recognition of his 92nd birthday for his longtime use of public transit.
 
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Upcoming CMLAA CLEs


Saturday, December 9, 2017

The Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association and Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association will provide a seminar on the Commercial Docket, which has been reinstated by the Cuyahoga Court of Common Pleas, and is to resume in January 2018.

The program will include an overview of the history of the Commercial Docket and its return to Cuyahoga County, recent amendments to the Rules of Superintendence of the Court of Ohio governing Commercial Dockets, a practitioner's perspective on litigating cases on the Commercial Docket, and a moderated panel discussion..

Co-sponsored by the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association

Organizers:
Kenneth R. Callahan and Joseph H. Gutkoski

Judicial Panel:
Judge Maureen Clancy 
Judge Cassandra Collier-Williams
Judge Nancy A. Fuerst 

Pre-registration rates:
$75 General Admission
$65 CMLAA (Alumni Members)
$35 Students
$10 Solo Practice Incubator Tenants
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