CMLAA

CMLAA Alumni of the Year recipient Judge John J. Russo ’92 comes from a large, close-knit family where he was one of nine children. Having learned the importance of hard work, giving back family from their parents, all nine siblings went on to unique career paths, with John choosing a career in law. After 12 years in private practice as a civil and criminal litigator, he was elected to the Court of Common Pleas Bench in 2005.

Without Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, CMLAA Alumni of the Year recipient Teresa Metcalf Beasley ’92 would not have been able to attend law school. The University of Alabama graduate and East Cleveland native had returned to her hometown to work but was looking for a profession that would challenge her.

Having just started in an administrative position at Lincoln Electric, she needed to work full-time and attend law school in the evenings. Beasley enrolled in the part-time program at Cleveland-Marshall and is thankful for the incredible foundation her legal education provided.