Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association
The Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association is a vital and enthusiastic partner of the College of Law. The Association’s Trustees and members make substantial contributions to the academic and social life of the law school. On behalf of our students, CMLAA sponsors a mentoring program that matches first-year law students with mentor-lawyers, provides student scholarships, and supports alumni/ae reunions locally and across the country. On behalf of the law school and its 10,000 living graduates, the CMLAA sponsors a series of Continuing Legal Education programs throughout the year, participates fully in fund-raising events, publishes an award-winning alumni magazine, Law Notes, and each year honors outstanding graduates in its alumni-recognition luncheon. Mary McKenna, CMLAA’s Executive Director, works closely with the Dean in recruitment efforts, development planning and placement activities.
SPOTLIGHT ON OUR ALUMNI: CMLAA PRESIDENT STACEY L. MCKINLEY '97
Stacey McKinley is currently the Associate Director of Gift Planning at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. She started with the Clinic in February 2006 and moved into her current position in May 2007. From 1997-2006, Stacey worked at three Cleveland law firms (Jones Day, Kahn Kleinman & Ulmer & Berne), where she focused on real estate, business and nonprofit law. Prior to attending law school, Stacey worked for 12 years in broadcast journalism, including five years as co-host of Good Morning, Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. She earned a J.D., summa cum laude, in 1997 from the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and a B.A. in journalism, magna cum laude, in 1982 from Ohio Wesleyan University, where she was elected a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She currently serves as a volunteer juvenile magistrate in the City of Westlake as part of the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Diversion Program. Stacey is also Vice President of the Northern Ohio Planned Giving Council and serves on the Advisory Council of Journey of Hope, a nonprofit organization that provides financial assistance to cancer patients.
MEMBERSHIP IN THE LAW ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Click here to find out how to join the CMLAA. Click here to join online via PayPal!
Why join the CMLAA? Click here to view Past President Vincent T. Lombardo's reasons to become a member.
FALL 2009 CMLAA-CLE PROGRAMS
September 26: Employment Law; Richard C. Haber, Chair
October 10: Real Estate Law; Joseph B. Jerome, Chair
October 24: Probate/Estate Planning; Maria E. Quinn, Chair
October 31: Bankruptcy/Foreclosures; Theresa A. Weinberg, Chair
November 14: Landlord/Tenant; Robert G. Friedman, Chair
November 21: Ethics, Professionalism & Substance Abuse*; Richard S. Koblentz, Chair
December 4: New Lawyer Training (9:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m.); Kevin F. O'Neill, Chair
December 5: OVI; Robert G. Walton, Chair
December 19: Electronic Discovery; Donald Wochna, Chair
*Approved by Ohio Supreme Court Commission on CLE as meeting all Ethics, Professionalism and Substance Abuse requirements.
To view details and registration on all Fall 2009 programs, click here.
To view detailed brochure on Ethics, Professionalism & Substance Abuse*, November 21, 2009, Richard S. Koblentz, Chair, click here.
To view detailed brochure on New Lawyer Training, December 4, 2009, Marvin L. Karp, Chair; OVI, December 5, 2009, Robert G. Walton, Chair; and Electronic Discovery, December 19, 2009, Donald A. Wochna, Chair, click here.
To view detailed brochure on Video Repeats of Ethics, Professionalism & Substance Abuse*, December 5 or December 19, 2009, click here.
*Approved by Ohio Supreme Court Commission on CLE as meeting all Ethics, Professionalism and Substance Abuse requirements.
CLASS OF 1984 25TH YEAR REUNION CELEBRATION
Join the members of the Class of 1984 and their guests on Friday, October 9, 2009 at 6:30 PM at the College of Law to celebrate their 25th year reunion! To view the invitation, click here. To view the reply card, click here.
To view the reunion questionnaire, click here. .
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Enjoy an evening of fun with your friends and associates on Friday, November 6 at 6:00 PM in the Atrium of the College of Law. Open bar, silent and live auction items, grazing stations. To view the invitation, click here. To view the reply card, click here.
Raffle tickets on sale now - OSU vs. Michigan, 2 tickets, November 21, 2009. Raffle tickets are $10 each or 3 for $25. Click here to register for tickets online.
2009 ANNUAL RECOGNITION LUNCHEON: Over 1000 in attendance!!!!
To view photos of the 2009 Annual Recognition Luncheon honoring Michael E. Gibbons '81, Senior Managing Director and Principal of Brown Gibbons Lang and Company, and Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge Joan Synenberg '87 on Thursday, May 21, at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel, go to http://www.zorcphoto.com/proofs/CMLAA_52109.wp/
2009 ANNUAL MEETING
Stacey L. McKinley '97 was installed as President of the Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association at the Annual Meeting of the Association on June 4, 2009. To view pictures of the Annual Meeting, click here.
CMLAA MENTOR PROGRAM
Alumni & friends: Find out how you can provide opportunities for current C-M students: To register as a mentor in the 2009-10 program, click here.
Students: To register for the 2009-2010 program, click here.
ALUMNI RECEPTIONS: ON THE ROAD WITH CLEVELAND-MARSHALL
Chez Francois, Vermilion, Ohio was the site where alumni and friends from the Western suburbs gathered for a lovely evening. To view pictures of the event, click here.
2009- 2010 CMLAA BOARD OF TRUSTEES
To view members of the 2009-2010 Board of Trustees, click here.
SPRING 2009 LAW NOTES
Click here to view the Spring 2009 edition.
SPRING 2009 CORRECTIONS: Obituaries, page 34 - Ashlee McLaughlin '06 is alive and well and living in Cleveland. Unfortunately, Ms. McLaughlin's mother, Mary Ann McLaughlin, passed away this past year.
Life Members, page 16 - Paul Castillo '06 is a Life Member of the Association.
CMLAA COMMITTEES
Find out which CMLAA committees can utilize your talents.
2008 ANNUAL RECOGNITION LUNCHEON: WOW!!!
Over 1000 friends, family and colleagues attended the 2008 CMLAA Annual Recognition Luncheon on Thursday, May 22, at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel, honoring alumni of the year The Honorable Christopher A. Boyko ’79 and P. Kelly Tompkins ’81. To view photos of the event, click here.
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