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Charles Pavelec selected as Sixth Circuit Distinguished Bankruptcy Law Student for 2025
Third-year law student Charles Pavelec was recently selected as the Sixth Circuit Distinguished Bankruptcy Law Student for 2025. The award was presented on March 20 at a reception in Washington, D.C. “The Bankruptcy Code is really complicated and can sometimes seem like fake words made up by lawye...
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Bryan Adamson and Ayesha Bell Hardaway named Gray Institute Fellows
At its inaugural symposium in Montgomery, Alabama, the Fred D. Gray Institute for Human and Civil Rights appointed Ayesha Bell Hardaway, Director of the university’s Social Justice Institute and Professor of Law, and Bryan L. Adamson, Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion and the David L. and A...
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CWRU Law team takes second place in Southwest Regional National Patent Application Drafting Competition
A team of CWRU Law students recently took second place in the Southwest Regional National Patent Application Drafting Competition. Philip Kwon (2L), Amy Schnupp (2L) and Gregory Coffee (2L) found out about the competition through the patent preparation and prosecution course taught by adjunct profes...
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Burke Center to Host Second Annual Junior Environmental Law Scholar Workshop
This May, the Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law will be hosting its second annual Junior Environmental Law Scholar Workshop for law school pre-tenured faculty and fellows who are currently pursuing teaching careers in environmental law, energy law, climate law or natural resources law. T...
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Professor Sharona Hoffman quoted in New York Times
Professor Sharona Hoffman was quoted in the New York Times on March 5, 2025, in an article entitled “Florida Seeks Drug Prescription Data With Names of Patients and Doctors.” She commented on an unusual demand by The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, seeking data on millions of 2024 drug presc...
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ICC Moot Court Team reaches finals at the National Competition in New York
The International Criminal Court (ICC) Moot Court team recently had its best performance ever, reaching the finals at the National Competition held at Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University and taking third place in a split decision. The team, made up of Rose Lekan (3L, Defense Counsel), ...
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3L Anna Glavaš Wins Prestigious Burton Award for Legal Writing
The School of Law is proud to announce that third-year law student Anna Glavaš has been selected as a recipient of the 2025 Law360 Distinguished Legal Writing Award, presented by the Burton Awards in association with the Library of Congress. Glavaš is among an elite group of fifteen winners chosen f...
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Colleen Batcheler will deliver School of Law's 2025 Commencement Address
Senior vice president, external affairs and general counsel at Hormel Foods, Colleen Batcheler (LAW ‘98) has been chosen to deliver her alma mater’s graduation address. This year’s law school commencement will take place from 9-10:30 a.m. in the Veale Convocation, Recreation and Athletic Center on S...
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Law students help launch Latino vendor market and community space in Clark-Fulton neighborhood
Nestled on Cleveland’s West Side, the Clark-Fulton neighborhood plays host to a vibrant Hispanic community, making it the perfect home for CentroVilla25. A new Latino market and food hall, CentroVilla25 isn't just a place to shop and dine—it's a cultural hub designed to cultivate community, celebrat...
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David B. Spence presents "Misunderstanding the Politics of the Energy Transition" at the law school
On Oct. 30, the Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law hosted David Spence from the University of Texas School of Law for a talk on his new book, Climate of Contempt: How to Rescue the U.S. Energy Transition from Voter Partisanship. David Spence is Rex G. Baker Centennial Chair in Natural R...