Patrick Conroy, Yang Gu and Alexa Shook, 2022 graduates of the School of Law at 窪蹋勛圖厙, successfully persuaded the State of Ohio to grant property tax exemption to The Edna House for Women for its newly expanded campus in Clevelands Detroit Shoreway neighborhood. The students consulted with The Edna House under the direction of Matthew Rossman, director of the law schools Community Development Clinic.
The Edna House is a nonprofit organization that helps women seeking recovery from alcohol and drug addiction. This years Clinic team completed the work started by Divyang Patel (LAW 21) and Audrey Quinn (LAW 21). As reported in The Edna Houses newsletter, the students were thrilled to take part in such an important project. Collectively, we found delivering the news that Edna Houses property tax exemption had been approved to be one of our most satisfying experiences in the Clinic, they said.
The Community Development Clinic is one of nine clinics under the umbrella of the School of Laws Milton and Charlotte Kramer Law Clinic. Every law student undertakes a 3L capstone in one of the clinics or a semester-long externship. Based on the work of the Community Development Clinic and the other clinics, (Spring 2022) ranked 窪蹋勛圖厙 School of Law 5th best law school in the nation in practical training.