The presentation on restoring voting rights is scheduled for March 5 TAMPA, Fla. — On March 5, Cooley Law School will host a Florida Rights Restoration Coalition presentation about restoring voting rights. Attorney Lenora Easter, Esq, a member of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, will present the continuing legal education presentation, “Restoring Voting Rights with Sentence Modification Remedies under FL Statute 98.0751.” FRRC is the organization behind Amendment 4 - Voting Rights Restoration, and is committed to ending the disenfranchisement and discrimination against people with convictions. Amendment 4 restores the voting rights of Floridians with felony convictions after they complete all terms of their sentence, including parole or probation. The event is open to lawyers, law students and Cooley Law School alumni. It will be held in the events center, located on the first floor of Cooley’s Tampa campus. All guests should check in with security at Cooley’s Welcome Center, also located on the first floor. The event is sponsored by the American Constitution Society and Federal Bar Association student organizations and approved for CLE credit by The Florida Bar. Refreshments will be provided. Pre-registration is not required.
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LANSING, MI — Cooley Law School President and Dean James McGrath has accepted an appointment to Michigan’s Public Health Advisory Council (PHAC). Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer appointed McGrath to the council effective April 10. His term will expire on Nov. 1, 2028.
Tonya Krause-Phelan, Cooley Law School associate dean of academics and professor, has been named to the Michigan Lawyers Weekly Hall of Fame Class of 2025. In addition to Krause-Phelan, Cooley Law School graduates Karl Numinen (1992) and Rebecca Walsh (1991) were also named to this year’s Hall of Fame class.
Cooley Law School faculty Michael Molitor, Dustin Foster, and Emily Horvath have co-authored the textbook, “Wills, Estates, and Trusts: Statutes, Cases, and Problems.”
The Michigan Supreme Court reappointed Jacqueline Freeman to the Commission on Fairness and Public Trust in the Michigan judiciary. Freeman, who represents Michigan ABA-Accredited law schools, is senior director and special advisor to the president for engagement, civil rights, and Title IX at Cooley Law School. The Commission on Fairness and Public Trust in the Michigan Judiciary was first created in 2021 to assess and work towards elimination of demographic and other disparities within the Michigan judiciary and justice system. The 24-member commission is comprised of Michigan’s legal professionals and stakeholders, including judges from various courts, members of judicial associations, ABA-accredited law schools, and others. At Cooley Law School, Freeman works to promote the law school’s mission of advancing diversity of the legal profession through professional exploration programs, which provides the opportunity to study law, prepare to pass the bar, and become lawyers. “The legal profession must have a diverse bar that is representative of the world we inhabit,” said Freeman. “This belief was foundational in the establishment of Cooley Law School and continues today to be a core guiding principle.” Originally appointed for a one-year term in early 2023 to the Commission on Fairness and Public Trust in the Michigan judiciary, Freeman’s reappointment allows her to serve through 2026. Jan 25 2024
LANSING, Mich. – On March 21, Cooley Law School held an expungement fair to aid in the removal of certain arrests and convictions from qualifying individuals’ public criminal records.
On March 13, Cooley Law School graduate Susan Chalgian was named Ingham County Bar Association’s “Top 5 Under 35” at the 16th annual Barristers Night at the University Club of Michigan State University.
On March 24, Cooley Law School’s Tampa Bay campus recognized students in the Hilary Term for their achievements during an honors convocation at the Hilton Garden Inn Tampa North in Temple Terrace.
On March 17, Cooley Law School hosted "Careers that Serve with Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel" for law students and faculty in the lobby of its Lansing campus.
On March 13, Cooley Law School’s Lansing campus recognized students in the Hilary Term for their achievements during an honors convocation.
