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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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  • Advocating for animals is a passion and commitment for Cooley law school student Alicia Prygoski.
    Advocating for animals is a passion and commitment for Cooley law school student Alicia Prygoski.

    Advocating for animals is a passion and commitment for Cooley law school student Alicia Prygoski.

    Alicia Prygoski is a third-year law student at Cooley Law School and serves as the president of her Student Animal Legal Defense Fund chapter. Most recently, she received an Advancement of Animal Law Scholarship from the Animal Legal Defense Fund.

  • Weekend Law Student Reese Kewin: Single Mom of Six Pursues Dream of Law School at 46
    Weekend Law Student Reese Kewin: Single Mom of Six Pursues Dream of Law School at 46

    Weekend Law Student Reese Kewin: Single Mom of Six Pursues Dream of Law School at 46

    Reese Kewin is not your average law student. In fact, there’s nothing average about her. At 46, and starting law school, Reese knew that a “huge life change was ahead,” not only for her, but for her six children.

  • Larry Nolan: It is through your faith and your faith tests that you grow
    Larry Nolan: It is through your faith and your faith tests that you grow

    Larry Nolan: It is through your faith and your faith tests that you grow

    Cooley Law School 1976 graduate, Board Chair, and State Bar of Michigan President Lawrence P. Nolan was the keynote speaker for the Cooley law student Christian Legal Society this month. He shared with the law students and guests how when tested in your career, by a client or in a case, you can use your faith to get through it. This blog originally posted on April 7, 2017, on our old blog site.