Drake Law student selected for Rural Summer Legal Corps

March 1, 2019

DRAKE UNIVERSITY — Drake Law 2L student Ashle Bray was selected as a Student Fellow for the Rural Summer Legal Corps, a joint program of Equal Justice Works and the Legal Services Corporation (LSC). The program provides direct services in underserved rural communities across the United States and its territories.

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Cornell Law students win settlement for client fired for union-related activity

March 1, 2019

CORNELL LAW SCHOOL — Cornell Law’s Labor Law Clinic students Michael Iadevaia ’19, David Edelman ’18, and Matt Lutwen ’19 recently won a settlement for their client, Jane Guskin, in a case before the National Labor Relations Board. Guskin, who had worked at a nonprofit in New York City, had been fired for union-related activity.

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Cleveland-Marshall Law students secure unemployment benefits for client

March 1, 2019

CLEVELAND-MARSHALL COLLEEG OF LAW — After a representation spanning more than two years, Cleveland-Marshall Civil Litigation Clinic students were successful in securing unemployment benefits for client Lemmie Smoot by obtaining a reversal of a benefit denial from the Eighth District Court of Appeals.

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Chicago-Kent Law students named John Paul Stevens Public Interest fellows

March 1, 2019

CHICAGO-KENT SCHOOL OF LAW — Chicago-Kent students Joanna Martin ’19, Carl Sessions ’19 and Rebecca Spira ’19 have been awarded 2018 Justice John Paul Stevens Public Interest Summer Fellowships. Martin will work for the Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project in Los Angeles. Sessions will work at Lake County Public Defender’s Office in Waukegan, I.L. Spira will

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Chicago-Kent Law student wins legal operations scholarship

March 1, 2019

CHICAGO-KENT SCHOOL OF LAW — Chicago-Kent Law 3L student Julian Cagadas has been selected to receive a 2018‒19 scholarship from the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium. The scholarship is awarded to graduate students who have a business/metrics-driven focus related to the practice of law or who have demonstrated an interest in legal operations.

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Catholic University Law student wins National Law Review’s Student Writing Competition

March 1, 2019

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Catholic University Law 2L evening student Robert McReynolds was selected as a winner in The National Law Review’s Student Writing Competition. McReynold’s submission is titled “Sanctuary for Federalism: Affirming the Separation of Powers Between the States and the Federal Government When Enforcing Immigration Law.”

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Catholic University Law student featured in Washington Lawyer about D.C. Bar

March 1, 2019

CATHOLIC UNVIERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Catholic University Law 3L student Frank Russo was featured in Washington Lawyer magazine’s January 2018 issue. The magazine spoke with five law students regarding the new D.C. Bar Law School Initiative which seeks to build a pipeline between law students and the Bar.  

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Two Catholic University Law students win Women’s Bar Association fellowships

March 1, 2019

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Catholic University Law students Rebecca DeVerter (2L) and Mariah Hosie (1L) were awarded the Women’s Bar Association Foundation Founders Fellowship. DeVerter will be working at the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children, and Hoise will be working at AEquitas.  

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Catholic University Law student awarded Peggy Browning Fellowship

March 1, 2019

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Catholic University Law 2L student Willie Burden was awarded the 2018 Peggy Browning Fellowship. Burden will be working at the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in Washington, D.C.  

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Case Western Reserve student recognized as Law Student of the Year in National Jurist

March 1, 2019

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Case Western Reserve Law 3L student Allison Epperson was recognized as Law Student of the Year in National Jurist. Epperson co-founded a nonprofit organization to help others suffering from CTE, drawing national awareness and attention to the eurodegenerative brain disease.

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