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Derek Matthews gives next generation of Cooley Law School students a start in legal profession in Tampa

Derek Matthews gives next generation of Cooley Law School students a start in legal profession in Tampa

Derek Matthews (Vinson Class, 2017) is no stranger to giving back to Cooley Law School in the Tampa Bay region. Outside of legal practice, Matthews sponsors the annual Cooley Alumni Golf Outing in Tampa and participates in alumni events and mentoring programs to build relationships with faculty and fellow graduates.

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  • Cooley Law School Graduate Jon Kohler: Leading Plantation Broker in USA
    Cooley Law School Graduate Jon Kohler: Leading Plantation Broker in USA

    Cooley Law School Graduate Jon Kohler: Leading Plantation Broker in USA

    Cooley Law School graduate Jon Kohler (Adams Class, 1997), is the founder of Jon Kohler & Associates, the #1 plantation brokerage in the United States. Kohler attributes the work ethic and education he gained at Cooley Law School with his continued success. Read below Mr. Kohler’s interview with writer Adam York in this Dec. 6, 2016 blog.

  • Detroit's Revitalization Flows Through Work of Graduate Choi Portis
    Detroit's Revitalization Flows Through Work of Graduate Choi Portis

    Detroit's Revitalization Flows Through Work of Graduate Choi Portis

    Choi T. Portis (Wilkins Class, 2011), a Detroit native and deputy general counsel for the city of Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, will tell people affectionately and with a laugh that her day job is centered on “fighting over sewer water.”

  • Erika Weiss: Embracing Heritage Leads To Native American Law Practice
    Erika Weiss: Embracing Heritage Leads To Native American Law Practice

    Erika Weiss: Embracing Heritage Leads To Native American Law Practice

    Growing up, Erika Weiss’ (Livingston Class, 2014) family didn’t talk much about their Native American ancestry. While In middle school, Weiss remembers often being asked, “what are you?” She wasn’t sure how to answer what seemed like a strange question, often saying to herself “I’m a human,” while realizing she “stuck out like a sore thumb” to those asking the question.

  • Admissions’ Secrets to Conquering Your LSAT Prep
    Admissions’ Secrets to Conquering Your LSAT Prep

    Admissions’ Secrets to Conquering Your LSAT Prep

    The LSAT is the definitive test used in the law school admissions process. As such, your score will have a significant impact on your acceptance and scholarship eligibility.

  • COOLEY LAW Professor Renalia Dubose Speaks on Florida HS decision to pause yearbook distribution
    COOLEY LAW Professor Renalia Dubose Speaks on Florida HS decision to pause yearbook distribution

    COOLEY LAW Professor Renalia Dubose Speaks on Florida HS decision to pause yearbook distribution

    Cooley Law School Professor and former administrator from Pasco, Hillsborough and Orange Counties Renalia DuBose is available to speak to the media on the legal parameters surrounding Education Law and Legal Rights and the recent news surrounding the Florida High School Yearbook Distribution Being Paused Due to Black Lives Matter Content.

  • Chase Your Dream of Being a Lawyer: Christopher Bogard
    Chase Your Dream of Being a Lawyer: Christopher Bogard

    Chase Your Dream of Being a Lawyer: Christopher Bogard

    I remember when I decided I wanted to be an attorney. My father had just enrolled in law school, and he came home and set his law school books on the kitchen table. I was young, and my father was starting law school “late.” He was retired from the military and owned his own construction company. It was a family business and we all worked together.

  • Up to the Challenge: Cooley Grad Succeeds Against Series of Overwhelming Odds
    Up to the Challenge: Cooley Grad Succeeds Against Series of Overwhelming Odds

    Up to the Challenge: Cooley Grad Succeeds Against Series of Overwhelming Odds

    Law students often face tough challenges during their demanding legal studies. But Samantha Norris, who graduated from Cooley Law School on May 23, faced a far greater challenge—a strenuous battle against cancer.

  • Rick Conklin: Lady Justice Was Calling
    Rick Conklin: Lady Justice Was Calling

    Rick Conklin: Lady Justice Was Calling

    Cooley Law School alumnus Rick Conklin always had a passion for the law—and while earning his undergrad degree in communications from Grand Valley State University, realized Lady Justice was calling his name.

  • Law School Changes May "Virtually" be the Future of Legal Education
    Law School Changes May

    Law School Changes May "Virtually" be the Future of Legal Education

    During this age of the Coronavirus, numerous industries have been taking the necessary steps to adapt to the current realities, which has caused nearly everyone to do things differently within their working environments. And while many of these activities were already being done before the pandemic, years of change were packed into a very short amount of time. Yet these very changes may actually stick going forward, especially in the realm of legal education and the law. Consider these: