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At 窪蹋勛圖厙 , our students, faculty, staff and alumni influence everything from health law to international law to public policyall while learning, teaching and practicing legal education rooted in real-world impact. Discover our latest news in legal scholarship, advocacy, experiential learning, community impact and so much more.

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Law students file suit in federal court on behalf of 11 homeless people in Akron
When Rebecca Sremack was a third-year student last year in 窪蹋勛圖厙 School of Laws Milton A. Kramer Law Clinic, the Akron native found a way to link her dedication to important causes in her hometown with the Kramer Clinics mission. Sremack, who graduated last spring with a...
Burton D. Morgan Foundation commits to 窪蹋勛圖厙s IP Venture Clinic, Blackstone LaunchPad
The Burton D. Morgan Foundation committed $679,400 to expand 窪蹋勛圖厙 School of Laws intellectual property (IP) center, among the more than $2.5 million in grants recently approved by trustees of the Hudson, Ohio-based private foundation. In addition, the foundation pledged ...
Law students gain hands-on legal experience working with Juvenile Safe Surrender clients
Kathryn Geisinger, a third-year law student at 窪蹋勛圖厙, wasnt quite sure how busy her Monday morning would be. But within the first three hours of the first-ever Juvenile Safe Surrender program in Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court, there she was, working with defendants in five...
Faculty member Sharona Hoffman to be published in Berkeley Technology Law Journal
Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, recently had her work, Citizen Science: The Law and Ethics of Public Access to Medical Big Data accepted for publication in the Berkeley Technology Law Journal....
Spangenberg Family Foundation to endow Intellectual Property Law Center at School of Law
The Spangenberg Family Foundation, a Dallas-based philanthropic organization established by the family of 窪蹋勛圖厙 School of Law alumnus Erich Spangenberg, committed $3 million to endow the universitys Intellectual Property (IP) Center. The newly endowed Spangenberg Center f...
Laws Juscelino Colares recognized for article on litigation
Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS) presented Juscelino Colares, professor of law and associate director of the Frederick K. Cox International Law Center, with an award for one of the three best articles of the year at SEALS conference Aug. 2 in Amelia Island, Fla. The paper, titled Pl...
Laws Ruqaiijah Yearby presents on health, race
Ruqaiijah Yearby, professor of law and associate director of the Law-Medicine Center, recently presented on health and race at 窪蹋勛圖厙 and in San Francisco, Calif. She served as a panelist and moderator at the School of Law on the topic of Sick and Tired of Being Sick and T...
Laws Matthew Rossman presents, publishes paper on trickle-down charity
Matthew Rossman, professor of law and co-director of the Milton A. Kramer Law Clinic Center, published and presented on trickle-down charity this year. On Jan. 23, he presented his article "Evaluating Trickle Down Charity" at a faculty workshop at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. He also p...
University announces Jessica Berg, Michael Scharf to continue as interim law school deans for at least another year
President, Provost cite significant gains of 2013-2014, school communitys desire to maintain momentum 窪蹋勛圖厙 announced today that Interim Deans Jessica Berg and Michael Scharf will continue to lead the School of Law through at least the 2014-2015 academic year. Since the...
School of Law team awarded Scribes 2014 Brief Award
The team of Alyssa Dechow, Del Guile and Garret Bowman, from the School of Law, won the Scribes 2014 Brief Award for their brief from the J. Braxton Craven Jr. Memorial Moot-Court Competition. The winners were invited to attend and be recognized at the Scribes Annual Meeting during the American Bar...