Advanced Appellate Advocacy Seminar
The Eighth District Court of Appeals, in partnership with the Cleveland State University College of Law, is offering an all-day CLE, featuring Eighth District Court of Appeals judges and staff attorneys, along with esteemed practitioners and legal scholars. The seminar will focus on advanced topics in civil and criminal appeals.
From the Deans' Suite - 11/19/25 - Leaders in Intellectual Property
“This was the first CSU Law IP+ conference I have attended. I found it to be one of the best CLE conferences I have attended in the 51 years since I graduated from then Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.”
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 - 11/13/25 - Celebrating What Our Hall of Fame Represents
Last Friday, we welcomed more than 500 friends, alumni, students, faculty, and staff to CSU’s Glasscock Ballroom for our annual CSU Law Hall of Fame Celebration. It was a night filled with pride and gratitude—a celebration not just of individual achievement, but of the collective impact of our community.
This year, we inducted Dean Emeritus Lee Fisher into our nearly 200-member Hall of Fame—a distinguished group of graduates and friends whose accomplishments have shaped our law school, our city, and the broader legal community. Recognizing our inductees is always special. But what’s even more meaningful is celebrating what the Hall of Fame represents: the reach, influence, and enduring legacy of CSU Law.
Hall of Fame 2025 Induction Ceremony
Friday, November 7, 2025 | 5:30pm – 8:00pm
Cleveland State University, Student Center Glasscock Ballroom
The annual CSU|LAW Hall of Fame, established in 2017, honors distinguished alumni, faculty, staff, friends, and community leaders for their outstanding contributions to our law school’s success and prestige.
From the Deans' Suite - 11/4/25 - Your Law School for Life
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.
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.