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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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    The Adventure of the One-Dollar Diamond

    The Adventure of the One-Dollar Diamond

    Blog contributor Otto Stockmeyer is a Cooley Law School Distinguished Professor Emeritus. This is another in his series of posts offering a fresh look at famous cases.

  • Trailblazing Tlaib Elected to Historic Role
    Trailblazing Tlaib Elected to Historic Role

    Trailblazing Tlaib Elected to Historic Role

    Back in 2010, Rashida Tlaib was elected as the first Muslim woman to serve as a Michigan State Representative. On Tuesday, November 6, 2018, Tlaib made history again as one of the first two Muslim women, and the first Palestinian-American woman, to be elected to Congress. Below is a story that ran in the law school's July 2010 alumni publication Benchmark Column.

  • Ana Luna: Life experience is her ROCK to success
    Ana Luna: Life experience is her ROCK to success

    Ana Luna: Life experience is her ROCK to success

    When Ana Luna thinks back on her life, and the suffering she endured, she realizes that it was those life experiences that led her to law school and her life today.

  • Bryan MacCormack: Midwest Legal Education Makes For East Coast Success
    Bryan MacCormack: Midwest Legal Education Makes For East Coast Success

    Bryan MacCormack: Midwest Legal Education Makes For East Coast Success

    It’s long been said that people in the Midwest are pretty laid back, friendly and helpful. Maybe that’s why so many people from other parts of the country look back with fondness on the time they spent learning the law in Michigan.

  • Alumni Networking: How to Connect with Cooley Grads All Over the World
    Alumni Networking: How to Connect with Cooley Grads All Over the World

    Alumni Networking: How to Connect with Cooley Grads All Over the World

    When you graduate from law school, you may have your eyes on only one prize, the bar examination. But it would do every new grad and every veteran alum well to take advantage of their alma mater’s alumni services, not just for a while, but for their entire career. Here’s why.

  • Tax Law & Estate Planning: Music to Liz Ochoa's Ears
    Tax Law & Estate Planning: Music to Liz Ochoa's Ears

    Tax Law & Estate Planning: Music to Liz Ochoa's Ears

    Life experiences are what make us who we are. From time spent with family and friends, to education and entertainment, we never know when a seemingly ordinary experience will open a door to amazing possibilities.

  • Preparing For The LSAT
    Preparing For The LSAT

    Preparing For The LSAT

    Cooley sat down with Jeff Thomas, executive director, Pre-Law Programs for Kaplan Test Prep to talk about how to prepare for the LSAT and the bar.

  • Rosie Tejada: Crossing bridge necessary to find new discovery
    Rosie Tejada: Crossing bridge necessary to find new discovery

    Rosie Tejada: Crossing bridge necessary to find new discovery

    Rosie Tejada always thought about law school growing up, but she would push the idea way back in her head, mostly because she doubted herself. Still thinking law was out of reach, she ended up getting a Master's degree in business. Yet something was missing. She knew she was meant to do more.

  • Ogenna Iweajunwa: Nothing Short of Remarkable
    Ogenna Iweajunwa: Nothing Short of Remarkable

    Ogenna Iweajunwa: Nothing Short of Remarkable

    Cooley Law School graduate Ogenna Iweajunwa recently accepted a clerkship with Justice Richard Bernstein at the Michigan Supreme Court. However, less than 10 years ago, she was learning how to tackle basic tasks such as expressing herself, pumping gas, or ordering food at a drive-through restaurant.