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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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    Ret. Brig. General & Law School Dean Legal Expert on U.S. Iranian Tensions

    Ret. Brig. General & Law School Dean Legal Expert on U.S. Iranian Tensions

    WMU-Cooley Lansing campus Associate Dean and retired Brigadier General Michael C.H. McDaniel, who served in the Pentagon as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Homeland Defense Strategy, Prevention and Mission Assurance, has been asked by media outlets to discuss the United States' strike that killed Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani.

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    Cooley Experts Faculty Provide Legal Analysis for Impeachment Hearings

    Cooley Law School professors Jeffrey Swartz, Brendan Beery, and Devin Schindler provided expert legal analysis at media outlets across the nation during the U.S. House of Representative committee hearings leading up to, and after, the announcement of Articles of Impeachment against President Donald J. Trump.

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    Cooley Law Professor Weighs in on NFL Players Accused of Falsifying Claims

    Cooley Law Professor Weighs in on NFL Players Accused of Falsifying Claims

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