Alumni Profile: Vincent T. Lombardo ’81 and Barbara J. Stanford ’80
Cleveland State University College of Law alumni Vincent T. Lombardo ’81 and Barbara J. Stanford ’80 both fondly remember their days in law school. The duo recalls separately taking Evidence with (now Professor Emeritus) Stephen R. Lazarus and how much each enjoyed the course.
While CSU|LAW set Lombardo and Stanford on a path to career success in the legal field and beyond, their most lasting memory is having met each other in law school. They married in 1982.
“I am forever grateful to CSU|LAW for giving me a legal education – and the opportunity to meet my wife! I had always wanted to be an attorney and CSU|LAW allowed me to fulfill my dream,” explained Lombardo.
CSU|LAW Teams' Strong Showings at National Competitions in April
Moot Court
CSU|LAW 3Ls Dana Bye and Noah Mumbach finished in the top 16 teams at the ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition held April 6 and 7 in Philadelphia.
Monday Morning Message 4.7.24 The Sky is No Longer the Limit
“A total solar eclipse is not something that you see — it’s something that you experience.” - Astrophysicist and eclipse chaser Ryan Milligan describing what it’s like to experience an eclipse in the New York Times.
“Keep your face to the sun, and you will never see the shadows.” - Helen Keller
Monday Morning Message 3.11.24 Our Faculty's Fingerprints
“Our fingerprints don't fade from the lives we touch.” - Judy Blume
Not a week goes by when I don’t receive a positive message about the extraordinary teaching of our faculty. I’m pleased to share emails I’ve received these past few months. Our faculty’s fingerprints will never fade from the lives they’ve touched.
Associate Dean and Professor Carolyn Broering- Jacobs / Assistant Dean Nick De Santis
CSU|LAW Students Taneisha Fair and Anastasia Sakairoun Appointed to Cleveland’s Inaugural Commission on Black Women and Girls
Two Current Cleveland State University College of Law students, 3LE Taneisha Fair and 3L Anastasia Sakairoun, were among the nine members recently appointed to Cleveland’s inaugural Commission on Black Women and Girls. Taneisha and Anastasia, both Dean's Leadership Fellows at CSU|LAW, were sworn-in by Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb in February.
The commission exists to advocate for programs and legislation that’s intended to improve outcomes for Black women and girls, along with their families and communities, by addressing systemic inequalities and structural obstacles that lead to poor outcomes faced by Black women in Cleveland.
Julian Gilbert ’23 Selected to Receive Distinguished Burton Award
2023 Cleveland State University College of Law graduate Julian Gilbert was selected as 2024 recipient of a Burton Award, run in association with the Library of Congress, presented by Law360, and co-sponsored by the American Bar Association. Julian is the first person from CSU|LAW to receive this prestigious “Law360 Distinguished Legal Writing Award” which has been presented since 1999 for outstanding student lega
Monday Morning Message 1.16.24: 12 Thoughts for 2024
Each January, I choose 12 quotes, one for each month of the year, to serve as my guideposts for the coming year. So here’s some wisdom to live by in 2024….
Monday Morning Message 9.18.23 What I Wish I Had Known.
“Much of the uncertainty of law is not an unfortunate accident: it is of immense social value.” -Supreme Court Justice
Monday Morning Message 9.11.23 Make Your Torch Burn Brightly.
“The world breaks every one and afterward many are strong at the broken places.” -
Graduate Profile: 2022 Class Valedictorian Lucy Richman
“Some of us may go on to become judges, or to practice civil rights law, or – hopefully all of us – to incorporate pro bono work into our practices. But living justice should not be limited to our legal work. Having a law degree gives us a powerful tool to live justice, but it doesn’t mean that we can’t live justice outside of law.”
Speaking to her fellow CSU Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Class of 2022 graduates, class valedictorian Lucy Richman noted that there are many different ways to follow through on the second half of the law school’s “Learn Law. Live Justice.” motto.