Recent Cooley Law School graduate Aimee Lorencz is turning years of professional experience and a passion for justice into a future career in criminal law. In a feature published by Legal News, Lorencz reflects on her journey from working as a correctional officer and CPS investigator to earning her law degree while balancing family, work, and leadership responsibilities. As a weekend/blended student, Lorencz immersed herself in hands-on learning opportunities including externships, moot court competitions, the Cooley Innocence Project, and student leadership roles. Her experiences strengthened her passion for criminal law, ethics, and advocacy. Read more about Aimee's story here: https://legalnews.com/Home/Articles?DataId=1606383.
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This blog was originally published on February 14, 2015. “Who needs just red roses and dark chocolate when what I really love is working together and solving problems with my husband as a team,” exclaimed Elizabeth Devolder about the couple’s Valentine win in the ABA Client Counseling Regional Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Feb. 8th.
Guest blog writer Jaebadiah Gardner is a 2012 Cooley Law School graduate and Founder and CEO of GardnerGlobal, Inc. and Managing Partner of Onpoint Real Estate Services. He is a real estate developer in Seattle, Washington. He shares his recent trip to Singapore to share and discuss best business practices.
This blog was originally posted on July 21, 2015. Dogs and Cooley faculty, staff and law students are teaming up with the Oakland County Animal Control and Pet Adoption Center to hit the trails this summer for Fitness Unleashed, a cooperative program to help shelter dogs. If you ask participants though, they not only love the idea of giving their shelter dog a much-needed walk in the park, they also appreciate roaming the beautiful trails among the spacious 67 wooded acres on Cooley’s Auburn Hills campus.
An Oakland County Deputy Sheriff for over 12 years, Chad Engelhardt initially saw law school as a means to further his law enforcement career. Read Chad's journey from sheriff to lawyer in the Detroit Legal News story by Sheila Pursglove below.
This blog was originally posted on March 29, 2016 Bailey Vos is a 24-year-old student at the Grand Rapids Cooley Law School campus. She was born and raised in Grand Rapids and didn’t leave the west Michigan area until she headed east to attend the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) where she earned her bachelor’s degree. She is an honors scholar on track to finish law school in two years by following Cooley’s Accelerated Program.
This blog was originally posted on May 2, 2017 Tanya Gibbs knew she wanted to be an attorney since the 11th grade when her high school math teacher suggested she go to a national student conference in Washington, D.C. For 10 days she learned about the laws that govern our nation, toured the city, and even met the Supreme Court justices and several high-end defense attorneys. “I just thought it was the coolest thing, and I wanted to be a part of that,” said Gibbs.
The Flint water crisis is now in the fourth year as slowly but surely, old, lead-laden water lines are replaced across the city. Looking back to April 2014 when the city switched from the city of Detroit’s water system to using water from the Flint River, it’s easy to see how circumstances and decisions conspired to create the disaster. Back then, though, no one saw it coming until it was too late. That’s what they call a “black swan” event.
Blog contributor Otto Stockmeyer is a Cooley Law School Distinguished Professor Emeritus. This is another in his series of posts that take a fresh look at famous cases.
It was another great day at the ballpark! Hundred of kids shared in the festivities, including pre-ceremony activities where the Parks & Rec kids and Cooley law students share the field with the players and a relaxing and fun afternoon to take in a Lansing Lugnuts ball game. What was unclear was who was having more fun – the kids or the law students!
