
Remembering Professor Emeritus Mickey Davis

Professor Emeritus Michael "Mickey" Davis, passed away November 16. We mourn the loss of one of our law school's prominent scholars and beloved teachers, and celebrate his career and significant impact on generations of lawyers.

Monday Morning Message 11.16.20 The Credit Belongs to Those Actually in the Arena.
“My creed is that public service must be more than doing a job efficiently and honestly. It must be ….with full recognition that every human being is entitled to courtesy and consideration, that constructive criticism is not only to be expected but sought… that honor is to be earned but not bought.” -U.S. Senator Margaret Chase Smith

New Graduate Profile: Heather Thomas
Our class of 2020 graduates are actively engaged in the permanent job search and you can help! To connect with any of our talented class of 2020 graduates, please contact Assistant Dean for Student and Career Services, Sarah Beznoska, at s.beznoskanull@csuohio.nulledu.

Professor David F. Forte Receives CSU’s Distinguished Faculty Award for Research

CSU Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Professor David F. Forte was selected as the 2020 recipient of Cleveland State University’s Distinguished Faculty Award for Research.

Monday Morning Message 11.9.20 You Are Not Alone.
“Health is a state of body. Wellness is a state of being.” – J. Stanford
“The first semester of law school is always a confusing and challenging time….The fact that you are doing this during a pandemic speaks volumes about your strength, ability, and flexibility….. You are not alone. I write to remind you…. We are here.” – Sarah Beznoska, Assistant Dean for Student and Career Services, in an email to our first-year students, the first-ever 1L class at CSU C|M|LAW to start their legal education online.
My highest priority as Dean is not only our students’ first-class, quality legal education, but also their happiness, mental health, and well-being.

CSU C|M|LAW Announces 3+3 Program with Rust College

CSU Cleveland-Marshall College of Law has entered into a 3+3 partnership with Rust College, an HBCU in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Founded in 1866, it is the second-oldest private college in the state and is one of ten historically black colleges and univers


Monday Morning Message 11.2.20 Three Hopes For Tomorrow's Election: The Battle for Our Better Angels
“In our finest hours...the soul of the country manifests itself in an inclination to open our arms rather than to clench our fists; to look out rather than to turn inward; to accept rather than to reject.” ― Jon Meacham, The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels
I have three hopes about the outcome of tomorrow’s historic Presidential election.

New Leader-in-Residence Profile: Ann Rowland

Ann Rowland recently retired after spending 38 years as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Northern District of Ohio for nearly 38 years.

‘Your Witness’ New CSU CMLAW blog Welcomes Articles

CSU Cleveland-Marshall faculty David Forte and Kevin O’Neill have launched a new blog, Your Witness: a Forum on Law and Law schools, sponsored by the ad hoc Committee on I