Judge Michael J. Ryan ’96 experienced a childhood more challenging than most could possibly imagine. Ryan overcame the numerous hardships and now uses his story, and Cleveland-Marshall College of Law education, to make a difference as a judge on the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Juvenile Division.
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law has established a regular fundraising Call Day to take place multiple times each semester and help reconnect alumni, students, staff and faculty with colleagues, classmates and others who care about the C|M|LAW community. At the first Call Day on December 15, three alumni, Kimberly K. Corral ’12, Thomas E. Green ’02 and Keith D. Weiner ’82, joined students, faculty and staff, and showed their commitment to supporting the law school.
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law graduate P. Kelly Tompkins ’81 attended law school knowing that his career ambitions would likely progress away from practicing law. His inspiration for attending law school came from a semester he spend interning in Washington D.C. and the wide-array of professionals he met during that experience.
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law graduate Ashley Jones ’11 has great passion for her work as a criminal defense attorney. She has always enjoyed the ability to help people in need navigate the justice system, but could never pinpoint exactly what set criminal justice apart from other areas of practice in this regard. That changed recently, when her husband helped illuminate why she is so drawn to criminal defense.
Sponsored by the Student Bar Association.
Registration at the door will be permitted for $85.
Just weeks after sitting for the Ohio Bar Examination, 2016 Cleveland-Marshall College of Law graduate Chelsea Mullarkey traveled across the globe to Seychelles, an island nation made up of over 100 islands that sit off the eastern coast of Africa. In Seychelles, Mullarkey worked a summer fellowship clerking for the nation’s Chief Justice in the country’s Supreme Court and Court of Appeals.
The Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association is partnering with the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office to provide an insightful look at the investigation process from start to finish. The CLE event will provide a behind-the-scenes look at photography, trace evidence collection, scene reconstruction, autopsies and many other fascinating topics. Join our panel of experts, ranging from judges and lawyers to the investigators themselves.
Registration at the door will be permitted for $175.
**Alumni Association Members will receive a $10 discount**
February meeting of the Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association Board of Trustees.
Registration at the door will be permitted for $85.
