Building a Dispute Resolution Toolbox
Are you:
- responsible for cross-border agreements at your organization?
- advising businesses on dispute avoidance and resolution mechanisms?
- looking for ways to manage and mitigate disputes and risks in contracts?
- considering dispute avoidance and resolution tools other than litigation?
If so, please join us for this interactive discussion featuring:
CSU|LAW Alumni Admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Passing your bar exam, winning your first case, being named partner--lawyers can mark the standout days in their career.
Professor Milena Sterio Named CSU Distinguished Professor
Professor Milena Sterio, the Charles R. Emrick Jr. - Calfee Halter & Griswold Professor of Law, has been named Distinguished Professor of Law by the Provost of Cleveland State University. The title of Distinguished Professor is the highest honor conferred by the University, and is awarded to only one professor per year across the University.
Monday Morning Message 4.24.23 "Mr. Chief Justice, May It Please The Court
“Equal Justice under the law is not merely a caption on the facade of the Supreme Court building, it is perhaps the most inspiring ideal of our society.” – Former Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell
In some years, through a very competitive application process, our law school is granted the privilege by the U.S. Supreme Court to host a small group of up to 12 lawyers for an official swearing-in ceremony in Washington D.C. for admission to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Monday Morning Message 4.17.23 Financial Wellness
“Before you speak, listen. Before you write, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you invest, investigate. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try. Before you retire, save. Before you die, give.” —William A. Ward
Last week I focused on our responsibility to take our students’ mental health challenges seriously and to promote a culture of wellness. There is another component to wellness that we also take very seriously – financial wellbeing.
Money is a major stressor for many of us, but particularly for law students who are trying to balance loan debt and other costs associated with attending law school as well as everyday living expenses.
Monday Morning Message 4.10.23 You Are Not Alone
“Nothing can dim the light that shines from within.” – Maya Angelou
“Self-care is how you take your power back.” – Lalah Delia
“What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, and more unashamed conversation.” – Glenn Close
Monday Morning Message 4.3.23 CSU|LAW in National Spotlight
"Judge Newman is a testament to the highest aspirations for the judiciary in South Carolina." – South Carolina State Representative Roger Kirby
"Judge Newman is the very best we have to offer here, a pillar of our judiciary and our bar." - South Carolina State Senator Thomas McElveen
Monday Morning Message 3.27.23 Carrying the Torch
“Life is no ‘brief candle’ to me. It is sort of a splendid torch which I have a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it over to future generations.” ― George Bernard Shaw
I am very pleased and excited to announce the 2023 Members of our Hall of Fame and our 2023 Leader on the Rise, Delante Spencer Thomas ’16! See their names and photos below.
Monday Morning Message 3.20.23 Our Masters of Law
“Our ability to reach unity in diversity will be the beauty and the test of our civilization.” – Mahatma Gandhi
“The world has only one border. It is called humanity. The differences between us are small compared to our shared humanity.” – Nadia Murad
While it is widely known that law schools offer a J.D. degree (Juris Doctor), many people are unaware of another law degree offered by some U.S. law schools: the LL.M. degree, an internationally recognized postgraduate law degree. LL.M. is an abbreviation of the Latin Legum ("of Laws") Magister (“Master”), or Master of Laws.
Legal & Policy Issues in the New Orbital Economy
SPONSORED BY THE GLOBAL SPACE LAW CENTER
As private industry takes the lead in the use of Earth’s orbits, entirely new sectors of the orbital economy are emerging. The coming years will see the development of private space stations, on-orbit repair and refueling, orbital tourism, and an increasing number of megaconstellations. These dramatic changes in the orbital economy raise several challenges with respect to public policy and the regulatory landscape.