Recent Cooley Law School graduate Morgan Prybys is turning a longtime dream of becoming a lawyer into a career focused on helping others. Prybys, who began her professional journey working in security before becoming a paralegal, was recently recognized with the Cooley Alumni Association Distinguished Student Award at the law school’s Honors Convocation. The award recognized her academic journey, involvement and commitment to supporting those around her. During her time at Cooley, Prybys was involved with several student organizations and served as a teaching assistant. She also gained hands-on experience through Cooley’s SixtyPlus ElderLaw Clinic, building on her interest in estate planning and elder law. Her legal interests also include compliance, an area in which she earned a Certificate of Merit. Her journey from doubting whether law school was possible to earning her J.D. and receiving recognition for her accomplishments reflects the persistence and growth that shaped her legal education. Read more about Morgan Prybys and her journey in the Legal News.
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Students participating in Cooley's Study Abroad program in Australia and New Zealand are learning a lot Down Under. Right now they are learning about their parliamentary institutions of democracy. We sometimes take for granted the democratic balance of power and the branches of government in the United States. Yet robust democracies around the world have made different choices in their governance.
Cooley Law School graduate Gadiel Espinoza can't say life has been easy, but will tell you, unequivocally, that there is no obstacle or barrier that can stand in his way of finding success.
Students at Cooley Law School have the opportunity to expand their horizons through a variety of foreign study programs.
After a teaching career spanning nearly 40 years, Cooley Law Distinguished Professor Emeritus Otto Stockmeyer enjoys occasionally sharing the back stories of leading law school cases. Here he takes a fresh look at the infamous Case of the Hairy Hand.
Taking on the world is something Cooley Law School law student Ashley Hart is not afraid to do. In fact, it's in her blood. She not only feels the need to help others, she wants to make sure she is at the table in making policy decisions on their behalf.
Law school is a big commitment. So is being a parent. Ditto for a full-time job. But what happens when all three are combined in one woman’s world? That all depends on the woman.
As a result of yet another tragic school shooting, this one in Parkland, Florida, the conversation about gun control and Second Amendment rights has reached a new level. This time, however, the dialog is not being pushed by parents or school administrators, but by the targets of these terrible events, the students themselves. It is a trend that Cooley Law School Professor Brendan T. Beery says is inspiring him and his students.
“A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with smarter people.” - Will Rogers Guest blog writer Joseph Muha is a 2015 graduate of Cooley Law School and 2016 Master of Laws (LL.M.) graduate in Intellectual Property Law. Muha also holds an MBA in Business Administration and is Corporate Counsel/Director of Compliance at Discount Drug Mart in Northeast Ohio.
Blog author Auxiliary Dean and Professor Devin Schindler teaches Constitutional Law at Cooley Law School’s Grand Rapids campus and is a frequent commentator on numerous Constitutional issues, having been interviewed over 200 times by radio, television, print and internet media sources. His comments have appeared in Time Magazine, The Huffington Post, The New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle and many other media outlets. Read Professor Schindler's commentary below on When Freedom of Speech Becomes Wrong Rather Than a Right?
