Speaker Series
Our six lecture series bring distinguished scholars and practitioners to the law school throughout the academic year. The public lectures take place at 5 p.m. in the Joseph W. Bartunek, III Moot Court Room.
Cleveland-Marshall Fund Scholars
The Cleveland-Marshall Visiting Scholar program, created in 1974, brings a scholar to the Law College for two days during which s/he participates in the life of the school. S/he is a guest professor in a substantive course, leads a faculty seminar on her/his current research, makes an informal presentation at a faculty lunch, and presents a public lecture. Often the scholar’s public lecture forms the basis of an article that is published in the Cleveland State Law Review.
The speaker for 2007-08 is Laura Kalman, Professor of Recent history, University of California at Santa Barbara, on February 12, 2008
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Joseph C. Hostetler, Baker & Hostetler Lecture
Each year a distinguished scholar in law or a related field is invited to present the Joseph C. Hostetler, Baker &Hostetler Lecture, endowed by Baker &Hostetler.
The speaker for 2007-08 is Brian Tamanaha, Chief Judge Benjamin N. Cardozo Professor of Law, St. John’s University School of Law on October 9, 2007.
Click here for an archived list of the Joseph C. Hostetler, Baker and Hostetler Lectures.
Criminal Justice Forum
In 1999 the criminal law faculty inaugurated a lecture series in which they invite nationally recognized scholars and practitioners to present a public lecture on a current issue in criminal law.
The speakers for 2007-08 are:
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Labor and Employment Speaker Series
Beginning in 2002 the labor and employment faculty have presented three lectures each year by a distinguished scholar or practitioner in the field.
The speakers for 2007-08 are:
Click here for an archived list of the past Labor and Employment Speaker Series.
Faculty Speaker Series
In 1999, Michael Slinger, Law Library Director & Professor of Law, established the Cleveland-Marshall Faculty Speaker Series, to showcase the scholarly and professional interests of Cleveland-Marshall faculty to our students. The presentations are designed to foster a sense of community and to answer a question that students often wonder about: What do professors write and think about? The lectures take place at 5 p.m. in the Student Services area.
Click here for an archived list of the past Faculty Speaker Series events.
The Forrest B. Weinberg Memorial Fund Lectures
Shortly after Professor of Law Forrest Weinberg died in 1988, friends, family, and the law firm of Hahn Loeser & Parks established a fund to support a biannual lecture series addressing current issues in commercial law.
Douglas E. Rosenthal, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal L.L.P. gave the 2005 Forrest B. Weinberg Memorial Lecture, on April 21, 2005 on “Do Intellectual Property Law Promote Competition and Innovation?”
Click here for an archived list of the Forrest B. Weinberg Memorial Fund Lectures.