Recognizing our Distinguished 2022 Graduates: Clinic, Journal and Fellowship Awards

Dean Scharf, Elle English, Thomas Messner, Laura McNally-Levine
From left: CWRU School of Law Co-Dean Michael Scharf, Elle English, Thomas Messner and Professor and Director of the Milton and Charlotte Kramer Law Clinic Laura McNally-Levine. English and Messner received the Jack Cronquist Award for demonstrating outstanding performance and commitment to clients in the Milton A. Kramer Law Clinic Center.

Students in the Class of 2022 recently received awards for their excellence with the Milton and Charlotte Kramer Clinic, scholarly  publications and fellowships.

Milton and Charlotte Kramer Clinic Awards

Jack Cronquist Award
Presented to Elle English and Thomas Messner for demonstrating outstanding performance and commitment to clients in the Milton A. Kramer Law Clinic Center.

Samuel Archie Award

Rachel Emerson McKay
Rachel Emerson McKay

Presented to Nathan Venesky for demonstrating excellence in client relations in the Milton A. Kramer Law Clinic Center.

Pro Bono Graduating Student of the Year Award
Presented to Rachel Emerson McKay for completing the greatest number of qualifying pro bono hours.

Pro Bono Recognition
Presented to the following students who completed a minimum of 50 qualifying pro bono hours: Alan Dowling. Erica Hudson, Bailey Kadian, Katherine Karkoska, Kathleen Lynch, Layla Maurer, Sean McGuigan, Rachel Emerson McKay, Thomas Messner, Kathryn Meyer, Alireza Nourani-Dargiri, Zora Raglow-DeFranco, John Schon and Zixing Zhao.

Law Journal Awards

Case Western Reserve Law Review Outstanding Note
The Case Western Reserve Law Review is a student-edited scholarly publication dealing with subjects of general interest in the legal profession. It publishes four issues per year.

Christopher Switzer

Health Matrix Outstanding Note
Health Matrix—Journal of Law-Medicine is the only student-edited health law journal in the country.

Leah Rothfeld

Journal of International Law Distinguished Student Note
Established in 1968, the Journal of International Law is one of the oldest and most prestigious international law journals in the world. 

Rachel L. Emerson

Fellowships

Saul S. Biskind Summer Fellowships
Awarded to students who dedicate a summer to public interest law

Bailey Kadian
Alexandra Raleigh
Megan Schachter

Klatsky Fellowships
Established to support law students who dedicate a summer to work with Human Rights Watch in New York City or Washington, D.C.

George Kamanda