C|M|LAW Now Accepting 2018 Hall of Fame Nominations 

Now is your chance to nominate law alumni, non-alumni community leaders, or former faculty or staff worthy of induction into the  C|M|LAW Hall of Fame Class of 2018.  Inductees may include living or deceased alumni, non-alumni community leaders, and living or deceased former faculty, deans, and staff.  (Current faculty and staff are not eligible.)

The selection criteria include the following:
  • Nominee's historic significance to the law school and/or the community
  • Nominee's professional success and reputation
  • Nominee's support of the law school (through time, talent, and/or "treasure")
Please submit your nomination  online by  Thursday, March 1 at 5:00 p.m.  Also, mark your calendar for the 2018 Hall of Fame Induction Celebration on  Friday, October 26.


C|M|LAW's Black Law Students Association (BLSA) was named Chapter of the Year in the Midwest Region for the fourth consecutive year. C|M|LAW also performed well in the regional Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition. First-year competitors Jasmine Taylor and Joseph Nelson were awarded Best Brief, as they follow in the footsteps of C|M|LAW competitors DeAngelo LaVette '17 and Emily Stolfer '17, who won the competition's national championship in 2017.

C|M|LAW has partnered with Technology Concepts & Design, Inc. (TCDI), a pioneer in legal technology, to create a new legal technology lab and training program.

The Cleveland Foundation board of directors announced a $1.75 million grant to Cleveland State University and Case Western Reserve University to help the two institutions launch IoT Collaborative (IOTC) - a concerted effort focused on the Internet of Things.  
C|M|LAW Professor and Center for Cybersecurity and Privacy Protection Director Brian Ray was part of the multi-disciplinary leadership team that created the IOTC.

Ian Friedman '97, an attorney at Friedman & Nemecek and adjunct professor at C|M|LAW, was elected to a one-year presidency of The American Board of Criminal Lawyers.       

Steven Potash '78,  President and CEO of OverDrive, was honored with the Visionary Entrepreneur Award presented by LaunchHouse and Cleveland Jewish News at the LaunchHouse Bootstrap Bash.

Kenneth Ricci '86, Principal of Directional Aviation Capital, participated in Smart Business Dealmakers ASPIRE Conference, where he spoke on managing portfolios to maintain an optimized value.

C|M|LAW  students  Ciara Miller Joseph Nelson  and  Patrick Sennish  jumped at the opportunity to assist in evaluating Cuyahoga County's process for bail and pretrial release with Professor Jonathan Witmer-Rich in a pop-up practicum he supervised this fall.

C|M|LAW Civil Litigation Clinic students Madilyn Maruna and Chris Riggi recently won a hard-fought victory for a client who was appealing the denial of unemployment benefits. 

Professor Matthew Green  testified before the Ohio House of Representatives' Government Accountability and Oversight Committee in support of House Bill 160, The Ohio Fairness Act. He was also quoted in the Columbus Dispatch.

Professor Chris Sagers shared his expert opinion on antitrust rules and credit card fees related to  Ohio vs. American Express with Bloomberg and the San Francisco Chronicle.

Professor Emeritus Candice Hoke, co-founding director of the C|M|LAW Center for Cybersecurity and Privacy Protection, spoke on a panel "Is the Internet Disrupting Democracy" at the country's premier Internet policy conference, State of the Net, in Washington D.C.

Dean Lee Fisher published a column with  Community Leader on the importance of learning from failure.


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Upcoming CMLAA CLEs

Saturday, March 10, 2018 | 9:00 a.m.

This seminar aims to help attendees understand the changes in federal tax law as a result of the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA).  The CMLAA understands that many attorneys, particularly those who practice in the areas of taxation, estate planning, commercial law, and charitable giving, are anxiously seeking resources to educate themselves about the new law as soon as possible in order to confidently advise their individual and business clients.  Although the session is designed primarily for attorneys, the CMLAA is inviting other professionals to attend and will (subject to pending applications) offer continuing education credit to attorneys, accountants and certified financial planners.  

Speakers:

Deborah A. Geier | Professor, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

Jeffrey D. Neuman, CPA, JD | President, Barnes Wendling CPAs

John T. Plecnik | Professor, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

Milena Sterio | Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Enrichment, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

Scott Swartz, J.D., LL.M., AEP | Attorney at Law, Wellspring Advisors

Maryann Thomas | Associate, Schneider Smeltz Spieth Bell


 


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

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