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Fred D. Gray portrait
How Fred D. Gray’s time at Case Western Reserve helped shape a civil rights legend
“My objective in coming here was to finish law school in three years, return to Alabama, become a lawyer and destroy everything segregated I could find.”If you think this sounds like the opening line in the next novel by Percival Everett or Colson Whitehead, it would be a good guess, but incorrect…
Ethan Pickering
From a family farm to an AI startup: A CWRU alumni entrepreneur’s path
A conversation with Ethan Pickering (CWR ’15; GRS ’16, mechanical and aerospace engineering), co-founder of Prophet AI
Heather O Brien with an open laptop and the Nestle Quick Rabbit
Law at the heart of business: Inside a 2L’s Nestlé internship
With dedicated mentorship and hands-on transactional experience, one law student found her legal path at one of the world's largest companies.
Noah Perrin standing in front of a sculpture of a gavel at the Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center in Columbus
A dual perspective: a 3L’s path through health law and social work
By pairing a JD with a MSW, Noah Perrin blends hands-on social work, health law scholarship and state agency experience to advocate for underserved populations.
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A career grounded in community
Spurred on by his MNO at Case Western Reserve, Greg Peckham has spent the past three decades quietly transforming Northeast Ohio
Jim Bildner standing in a doorway
Power in purpose
Alumnus turned personal pain and venture philanthropy into a mission to prove everyone can make a difference
Sydney Jones sitting behind a desk with a laptop
Making an impact in real time
Meet a 2L earning her online JD while working full-time in voting rights advocacy—where she’s also doing a legal externship.
Connor Black standing in front of Sherwin-Williams signage
A path to in-house legal practice
How an extended internship at Sherwin-Williams headquarters is giving one CWRU student an inside look at corporate operations.
Bill Allport and Christine Lewanski at her graduation from CWRU School of Law in 1995.
Like father, like daughter
On the first day of law school, Bill Allport (LAW ’69) stood on the steps of the old law school building, waiting for the doors to open, and struck up a conversation with a handful of other students. It seemed ordinary at the time. Looking back, it marked the beginning of friendships that would…
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“A leap of faith”: 3L dives into courtroom work at the Brooklyn DA’s office
Drawing on his coursework, Chris Nehasil spent the summer researching key legal issues and preparing for post-grad life in the courtroom.