Cyber Law Society Alumni Mixer

Join us for a fun and casual evening with food, drinks, and great conversations. Learn what it means to work in Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Law, even if you have no tech background. Meet alumni, students, and faculty who share your interests and can help you explore future paths in these growing fields. Build your network, ask questions, and enjoy a relaxed atmosphere with the Cyber Law Society community.

From the Deans' Suite - 11/4/25

Today is Election Day. As I looked over the brief Bay Village ballot, I smiled to realize that for Rocky River Municipal Court, I could choose only a CSU|Law alumnus—Brian Hagan or Thomas J. Kelly. They are just two of more than a dozen of our graduates appearing on ballots across Ohio today, seeking to serve as judges, council members, and other offices.

From the Deans' Suite - 10/29/25 - Your Law School for Life

This week, our students reminded me what leadership looks like in action.

At CSU College of Law, we’re proud of our P. Kelly Tompkins Leadership Program—a program that includes coursework, a certificate, our Leaders-in-Residence, and more. But what makes me proudest isn’t what’s written in a program description. It’s what I see our students doing every single day: stepping up, speaking out, and leading.

Fall Virtual Open House

Wednesday, November 12th, 2025
5:30-7:30 pm ET

Whether you're interested in our in-person JD program or our part-time online JD program, this event will give you an opportunity to personally meet and speak with current students, faculty and our Deans and get all of your questions answered. Join us to envision your future in the legal profession and learn how Cleveland State University College of Law can help you fulfill your career goals.

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From the Deans' Suite - 10/21/25 - Your Law School for Life

This Friday marks one of the most meaningful milestones in any lawyer’s life—the release of the July 2025 Ohio bar exam results. It is a day our recent graduates have been anticipating since they started law school. We want to speak directly to every one of you who sat for July’s exam:

From the Deans' Suite - 10/14/25 - The Spirit of Opportunity

We've always been a law school for people who work hard, persevere, and refuse to let obstacles define them.

Formed from the merger of two evening law schools created so people could earn a law degree without giving up their jobs or family responsibilities, CSU College of Law has always been a place of access, grit, and determination. Opportunity has been in our DNA from the start.

I'd like to share a story I recently learned about one of our alumni that powerfully captures that spirit: Terrence Ferrer '95.

From the Deans' Suite - 10/7/25 - October Faculty/Staff Focus

We are very fortunate to have outstanding full-time, adjunct, and emeritus faculty, leaders-in-residence, and staff. We are pleased to share regular updates on their excellent scholarship, presentations, teaching, and service.

IP+ Conference 2025

Join us for CSU|LAW’s annual IP+ Conference—an unparalleled opportunity to learn from the nation’s top intellectual property law experts.

Our keynote speakers are Donald Chisum, author of Chisum on Patents—the leading treatise on U.S. patent law and co-founder of the Chisum Patent Academy—and Janice Mueller, co-founder of the Chisum Patent Academy, former law professor, and author of a leading Patent Law casebook. Also enjoy a fireside chat with the Honorable Richard Linn (Federal Circuit Court of Appeals) and the Honorable Kathleen M. O’Malley (retired, Federal Circuit Court of Appeals), followed by a State of IP panel featuring Chisum, Mueller, Linn, O’Malley, and Dennis Crouch (PatentlyO).

From the Deans' Suite - 9/30/25 - Faculty Creating Meaningful Opportunities for Students

Last week showcased the many ways our faculty’s expertise, scholarship, and public engagement create meaningful opportunities for our students outside the classroom. Across events involving international law, constitutional law, environmental law, public health, and criminal justice, our faculty helped to create spaces where our students could interact with pressing legal issues and the people shaping them.

International Law at the ASIL Midyear Meeting

From the Deans' Suite - 9/23/25 - "A More Perfect Union"

Last week, Cleveland State University College of Law joined with CSU’s new Center for Civics, Culture and Society to mark Constitution Day, the annual observance of the signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787. Constitution Day is never simply an anniversary. It is an act of remembrance of a charter that has bound a diverse people together for more than two centuries through our ongoing commitment to the rule of law.