C|M|LAW Students Examine Cleveland Police Reform through Pop-Up Practicum

Five Cleveland-Marshall College of Law students had the opportunity to work on criminal justice reform in the local community firsthand this fall as participants in Dean Lee Fisher's  pop-up practicum on Cleveland Police Reform.  Students Jessica Bradburn Loucks, Brittany T Chung, Alaina Clark, Brenden Carlin and Elizabeth Sparks worked directly with Dean Fisher, who is one of 13 members of the Cleveland Community Police Commission and chair of the commission's Bias-Free Policing Work Group.

The Cleveland Community Police Commission (CPC) began its work in September 2015, authorized under the Federal Consent Decree between the City of Cleveland and the U.S. Department of Justice. 

Dean Fisher noted, "This was a special opportunity to involve our students in the important work of the Cleveland Police Commission. Police-community relations is the most important issue facing American cities today."


Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Solo Practice Incubator attorney Clarissa Smith '16 got to experience all that comes with a high-profile trial first hand as she sat second-chair on a well-publicized murder case.  

Two C|M|LAW Civil Litigation Clinic students, Lauren Holler and Barbara Martincic, had the valuable opportunity to argue Clinic cases in the Eighth District Court of Appeals this past fall.  Holler argued on behalf of two clients who were denied the right to appeal a decision of a zoning board regarding a new development in their neighborhood. Martinic argued a case on behalf of a client who was denied unemployment compensation. 



Professor Mark Sundahl signed with Rutledge to write the first textbook on Space Law. Sundahl was also appointed to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Space Learning Group to work on reconciling air law and space law.

Professor & Associate Dean Milena Sterio joined NPR's Morning Edition to discuss the Secretary of State's announcement that U.S. troops would stay in Syria indefinitely.

Prof. Davis' Letter to the Editor Published in
New York Times
Professor Mickey Davis wrote a Letter to the Editor published in the New York Times, commenting on a town's attempt to ban nonresidents from its streets.        

Professor Jonathan Witmer-Rich appeared on " The Sound of Ideas" to discuss the case being brought against a man accused of creating a malware program to steal information from thousands of computers.

Professors Reginald Oh and Kevin O'Neill shared their analysis on hate speech under the  First Amendment at a CSU event, "Combating Hate within the Framework of the First Amendment."  Dean Lee Fisher served as moderator.


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Upcoming CMLAA CLEs

Saturday, February 3, 2018 | 9:00 a.m.

The Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association is hosting a  CLE event that will provide local legal professionals a look at Ethics and Professionalism in Employment Law, including Class Action Practice. Recognizing that the ethical cannons were developed to govern actions brought by individual plaintiffs, this course will deal with the complexity of applying a traditional ethical analysis to employment law and class action practice; litigation settlement; zealous representation; confidentiality; and honesty in dealing with judicial officers and the public, along with engaging in Professionalism to the Court, counsel, and all others involved in employment and class matters.  

Speakers:
Patrick J. Perotti '82  | Partner, Dworken & Bernstein Co., LPA
William Crosby  | Ohio Lawyers Assistance Program

$75 for general admission
$65 for CMLAA alumni members
$35 for CSU Levin graduate students
$10 for Solo Practice Incubator tenants                                    

LEARN LAW. LIVE JUSTICE. 
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