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  • Honoring the 2022 Society of Benchers Inductees

    Every year, Case Western Reserve University School of Law honors the achievements of distinguished alumni, faculty and prominent members of the legal community by inducting new members to the Society of Benchers 鈥� the law school鈥檚 Hall of Fame. 
  • Steve Anway Named One of the Top Five International Arbitration Counsel in the World

    CWRU Adjunct Professor Steve Anway is one of five global winners of this year鈥檚 Law360 MVP Award in International Arbitration. The MVP Award honors attorneys that have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals. 
  • Professor Max Mehlman to Lead Work on $ 1.6 Million NIH Grant

    Max Mehlman, co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, is co-principal investigator on a project recently awarded a four-year $1.6 million grant by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dean Jessica Berg, an expert on informed consent, is a co-investigator.
  • CWRU School of Law Conference on Sept. 30 to Examine the Consequences of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

    The Feb. 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and the international response has ushered in the most dangerous period since the height of the Cold War. Just this week, Russia mobilized 300,000 troops, organized a sham referendum on independence in occupied Ukrainian territory and threatened the use of nuclear weapons.  
  • The Federal Judicial Externship Program: Providing Opportunities for Nearly 30 Years

    For nearly thirty years, Case Western Reserve University School of Law鈥檚 Federal Judicial Externship program has provided the opportunity for hundreds of students to extern with federal judges in the summer after their first year of law school.
  • CWRU Student Emma Geesaman Wins ABA Writing Competition

    Third-year law student Emma Geesaman won first place in the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Real Property, Trust, and Estate Law for her paper, 鈥淭he Ownership of Fossils Found on Private Property: Are They Part of the Mineral Estate or the Surface Estate?鈥� The paper, which centers around the ownership rights of dinosaur fossils fo
  • Student Summer Experiences: Law Clerks Share Summer Experiences at Kramer Law Clinic

    Students enrolled in the Milton A. Kramer Law Clinic during the academic year receive their JD degrees in May, but the work of the clinic continues over the summer. During the summer of 2022, the clinic hired eight law clerks, including spring start and rising 2L and 3L students.
  • CWRU Health Law Clinic Students Fight in Court for Clients鈥� Disability Benefits

    The CWRU Health Law Clinic hit the ground running with the first of seven Social Security Appeal Hearings it has scheduled for this semester.  
  • School of Law Students Win Summer Softball Championship

    This summer, students from Case Western Reserve University School of Law finished in first place of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association鈥檚 summer softball league. After losing only twice during the regular season and once in the playoffs, the team won three straight games to secure the championship.
  • Case Western Reserve University School of Law opens Academy for Inclusive Leadership Development

    In the wake of the nation鈥檚 racial reckoning, new academy offers specialized courses in diversity, equity and inclusion To incorporate training on structural bias and anti-racism in the curriculum鈥攁nd the workplace鈥攖he Case Western Reserve University School of Law is launching an
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    His Spouse Jessica Wolfendale Receives Secondary Appointment   Case Western Reserve University School of Law is proud to welcome Professor 365bet体育在线世界杯iba Ellis as a tenured professor of law in January 2023.
  • Student Summer Experiences: Harper Fox

    Second-year law student Harper Fox traveled to London, England, over the summer for an externship with the International Bar Association. What was the best part of your experience?
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    Second-year law student Frankie Collins recently traveled to 365bet体育在线世界杯hens, Greece, to attend a week-long summer law school program. She shared some reflections from the trip. What was the purpose of the program?
  • Charles Korsmo named inaugural Morris G. Shanker Chaired Professor

    A chaired professorship is the highest honor awarded in legal academia. 365bet体育在线世界杯 its meeting on Aug. 18, 2022, the university鈥檚 Board of Trustees voted to appoint Professor Charles R. Korsmo as the inaugural recipient of the Morris G. Shanker Chaired Professorship of Law.
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    A chaired professorship is the highest honor awarded in legal academia. 365bet体育在线世界杯 its meeting on Aug. 18, 2022, the university鈥檚 Board of Trustees voted to appoint Professor Raymond Shi Ray Ku to the John Homer Kapp Chaired Professorship of Law.