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Sixth Trade Law Fall Update
Case Western Reserve University School of Law will host the Sixth Trade Law Fall Update, both in-person and virtually, Friday, Oct. 22, from 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. in Room A59 of the law school building. This year’s Fall Update will focus on “Labor, Trade, and Supply-Chain Developments- a…
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"A Day in the Life: 3 Attorneys, 3 Fields of Law"
A JD (juris doctor) degree can lead to a variety of careers in law and law-related fields. Additionally, there are so many concentrations and fields within law—including health law, intellectual property, finance, immigration and more. Students considering a future in law should plan to attend the…
Two CWRU School of Law Faculty Among the Most Cited Scholars in their Fields
Case Western Reserve University School of Law Professors Jonathan Adler and Sharona Hoffman are among the top-10 most cited professors in their respective fields. Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and director of the Law School’s Coleman P.…
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CWRU’s Sharona Hoffman is #9 Most Cited Professor in Health Law
Case Western Reserve University School of Law Professor Sharona Hoffman was the ninth most cited professor in the field of Health Law from 2016-2020 (tied with three other scholars), according to a study released this month. Hoffman is the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law, professor of bioethics in…
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CWRU Law School Inducts New Members to Society of Benchers 
This year, we celebrate 11 new members to the Society of Benchers, the law school’s Hall of Fame. Established in 1962, the Society of Benchers inducts new members on the basis of extraordinary achievement and dedication to the highest principles of the legal profession, as voted on by their…
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Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law Will Host April Symposium: The Clean Water Act at 50
On Friday, April 8, 2022, the Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law will sponsor “The Clean Water Act at 50,” a day-long interdisciplinary symposium that will explore the successes, failures and remaining challenges of the Clean Water Act. In 1972, responding to widespread and growing…
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LLM Program Celebrates 30 Years
In 1990, just as Case Western Reserve University School of Law was establishing its Frederick K. Cox International Law Center, Professor Lewis Katz approached then-Dean Peter Gerhart with a plan: a graduate legal studies program that would bring approximately 15 international students to…
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Painesville Community Honors Memory of CWRU Law Alumna, Raises $100,000 for Scholarship in Her Name
When Jodi Littman Tomaszewski (CWR ’95, LAW ’99) died unexpectedly in June, her friends and colleagues were shocked— and spurred to action in her memory. In weeks, nearly 500 former classmates, colleagues, friends and family members contributed more than $100,000 to support a scholarship at Case…
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Third-Year CWRU Law Student Takes First Place in National Legal Writing Competition
Third-year Case Western Reserve University School of Law student Andy Rumschlag is this year’s winner of the Adam A. Milani Disability Law Writing Competition, a national legal writing competition sponsored by the Mercer University School of Law and the American Bar Association Commission on…
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Four ‘21 CWRU Law Grads Hired as Government Trade Attorneys
Trade Law at Case Western Reserve University School of Law is more than a course taught by one of the nation’s leading experts. It’s more than the preeminent Trade Law Fall Update, the practitioner-focused conference held annually at the Law School. And it’s more than the opportunity for funded…