WASHINGTON D.C. – Cooley Law School Distinguished Professor Emeritus Joseph Kimble was honored with the 2026 Burton Award for Book of the Year on Legal Writing for his book, “Essentials for Drafting Clear Legal Rules,” during the Burton Award ceremony at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. on June 7.
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Cooley Law School will host an Expungement Fair from noon to 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 17, in the law school’s lobby. During Cooley Law School’s expungement fair in March, volunteer attorneys and law students under the supervision of licensed attorneys assisted 122 guests with their expungement paperwork.
LANSING, Mich. – On Thursday, Oct. 2, the Cooley Law School Innocence Project recognized National Wrongful Conviction Day with a free panel discussion at the law school’s Lansing campus.
LANSING, MI - On Sept. 30, Cooley Law School hosted the State Bar of Michigan’s Face of Justice program where law students met with experienced legal professionals to answer questions, jumpstart networking, and discuss the route to becoming an attorney.
LATHRUP VILLAGE, Mich. – Cooley Law School Innocence Project Co-Director Ann Garant has been inducted into Michigan Lawyers Weekly’s 2025 Class of Influential Women of Law. The recognition ceremony was held on Sept. 26, at The Mint at Michigan First Conference Center in Lathrup Village.
LANSING, Mich. – On Thursday, Oct. 2, the Cooley Law School Innocence Project will recognize National Wrongful Conviction Day with a free panel discussion at the law school’s Lansing campus. The event will feature exoneree Gilbert Poole Jr., as well as author, legal scholar, and Cooley graduate Nathan Goetting, who is now director of the George Romney Institute for Law and Public Policy at Adrian College. The event will also include Ohio Magistrate and Court Administrator Christy Cole and Cooley Law School Innocence Project attorneys.
TAMPA, FL. – Sept. 18, 2025 — On Sept. 16, Cooley Law School officials officially opened the doors to its new Tampa, Florida, campus at 12906 Tampa Oaks Blvd. Area judges, lawyers, community and business leaders, along with Cooley alumni, students, staff, and faculty celebrated the opening with a ribbon-cutting event.
Lansing, MI – August 14, 2025 - Cooley Law School today announced a new partnership with Collegiate and AlumniFi, two digital-first financial brands powered by MSU Federal Credit Union (MSUFCU), to support students and alumni in building financial wellness at every stage of their journey.
LANSING, MI — Two free, fillable power-of-attorney forms prepared by the Kimble Center for Legal Drafting at Cooley Law School are now available for download on the State of Michigan’s Elder Abuse Task Force’s website, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced on Thursday, Aug. 7.
LANSING, MI and TAMPA, FL — On July 24, Cooley Law School recognized students in the Trinity Term for their achievements during an honors convocation at its Lansing, Michigan, and Tampa, Florida, campuses.
