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Professor Sharona Hoffman recently published two articles in leading medical journals. Both address privacy issues.

For the fifth year in a row, PreLaw Magazine ranked �ǿմ�ý School of Law as having one of the top Business Law programs in the nation, with an “A” grade in its fall 2022 issue.   

The fall 2022 issue of PreLaw Magazine ranked �ǿմ�ý’s Criminal Law program among the best in the country with an “A” ranking. “This has been an exciting year for our criminal law program,” said Co-Dean Michael Scharf, an expert in international criminal law.

On Oct. 30, the federal judge overseeing Cleveland police reform under a consent decree appointed �ǿմ�ý School of Law Associate Professor Ayesha Bell Hardaway as new interim monitor to handle day-to-day management of the process. 

On Nov. 8, Co-Dean Michael Scharf was honored at Denver University School of Law, which bestowed on him the annual Cox Price International Human Rights Award.

The Center for Business Law recently held the biannual

Third year law students enrolled in the IPVC Clinic provide legal advice and assistance in protecting intellectual property for small businesses, the local community and even alumni. Michael Zhou is holding for his soon to be world famous SEOUL CITY WINGS™, along with their KORE TACOS™ and DRIPP CAKE™ desserts. 

Founded in 1980 as Cleveland’s first full-fledged African American bar association, the Norman S. Minor Bar Association holds a yearly gala to recognize trailblazers who have made significant contributions to the advancement of diverse legal professionals and advancing diversity in the legal field. 

Consistently ranked one of the top law schools for practical training (#5 in the Spring 2022 issue of preLaw magazine), �ǿմ�ý School of Law has long recognized that training students to be practice ready is at the heart of what a law school does.

�ǿմ�ý School of Law received a record $4.5 million in foundation grants in 2022. These grants support the cutting-edge work of our social justice, health law, reproductive rights and international law initiatives, as well as the work of our new Environmental Law and First Amendment Clinics. 

Jessie Hill, leading litigator of the state's reproductive rights movement, meets the biggest legal fight of her life By Mark Oprea The U.S. Supreme Court’s June 24 ruling that abortion is not a constitutional right prompted celebration from some—and outrage among others.

The evolution of technology is changing much of the world, including the legal profession. New technologies provide opportunities for lawyers to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

Most of the battle of navigating “how to be an attorney” is simply understanding what exactly an attorney does. For me––and for many––the real exposure to the legal profession starts and develops in law school.

�ǿմ�ý celebrated its homecoming the weekend of Oct. 7–9, 2022. The law school took the opportunity to honor its faculty, staff, alumni and students throughout the weekend.

Oct. 24 broadcast/podcast will examine challenges of prosecuting Russian leaders for war crimes. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shocked the conscience of humanity. Daily reports of Russian atrocities appear in the news. Worldwide, the cries for accountability are rising.