When Reda Taleb (McLean Class, 2015) talks about “giving back,” she isn’t just reciting a slogan — she’s living by example. The daughter of immigrants from Bint Jbeil, Lebanon, Taleb’s parents, along with her six older siblings, laid roots in Dearborn’s south end, an area known for its pollution-emitting factory smoke stacks and community of Arab Americans seeking the “American Dream.”
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Why is diversity in the classroom important? That's a question Cooley Law School Professor Mable Martin-Scott sometimes gets from others when talking about her law school, and the place she's taught for two decades.
Being given a chance to excel, to find your own path and be encouraged every step of the way is a "gift" that can last a lifetime. When those who have received this gift pass it on to someone up and coming, its value is increased manyfold.
One of the most important aspects of a legal education at Cooley Law School is that of service to each other and to the community. Whether it’s volunteering in a shelter, providing pro bono legal assistance to The Innocence Project or an elder law clinic , or any of the dozens of other opportunities available , it’s a big part of what makes a well-rounded Cooley Law School attorney.
Early in his career, even before law school at the University of Michigan, recently retired Professor John Scott taught junior high English and decided it wasn’t for him. Looking back, Scott realizes it wasn’t the teaching part he didn’t enjoy, it must have been the subject matter.
When considering law schools, everyone has different hopes, expectations and needs. But one desire all potential students have in common is to be taught by great legal minds who put education first — people who are expert attorneys in good standing, who have already spent years in the legal trenches, and who are committed to preparing each and every student to be superior attorneys and outstanding citizens.
Victoria Cruz-Garcia has returned to Cooley Law School’s Tampa campus with a wealth of legal experience and a bottomless bucket of enthusiasm for legal education. Add to that a heart for the underdog and you have an ideal person for instructing future lawyers.
Blog contributor Otto Stockmeyer is a Cooley Law School Distinguished Professor Emeritus. This is one of a series taking a fresh look at famous cases.
What’s more important to a successful legal education and career than brains, drive or love for the law? If you ask Professor Carly Wolf at Cooley’s Tampa Bay campus, it’s planning, pure and simple.
