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Monday Morning Message 11.27.2017
“People who end up being ‘first’ don’t actually set out to be first. They set out to do something they love.” – Condoleezza Rice
We are a law school that opens doors, shatters ceilings, and charts new paths.
We are a law school that not only makes great lawyers; we make great leaders.
Most importantly, for the past 120 years, we have been- and continue to be - “A Law School of Firsts.”
C|M|LAW
Monday Morning Message 11.20.2017
“If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.” -Rudyard Kipling
“Stories constitute the single most powerful weapon in a leader’s arsenal.” -Harvard Professor Howard Gardner
Our Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association (CMLAA), led by Tim Collins ’85, is known for sponsoring excellent Continuing Legal Education (CLE) sessions. This past Friday, CMLAA hosted a CLE organized by Nicholas Froning ‘13.
Monday Morning Message 11.13.2017
“Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't, and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it.” – Robert Frost
“First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.” - Epictetus
What is the single most important skill for a lawyer and a leader? I believe it is effective, persuasive written and oral communication.
Monday Morning Message 11.6.2017
“Empathy is standing in someone else’s shoes, feeling with his or her heart, seeing with his or her eyes. Not only is empathy hard to outsource and automate, but it makes the world a better place.” Daniel Pink
“All advocacy is, at its core, an exercise in empathy.” – Samantha Powers
Last week, I wrote about my message to our graduates who did not pass the most recent Ohio Bar Exam. To my surprise, I received more responses to that Monday Morning Message than any prior message. I’ve given a lot of thought about why.
Monday Morning Message 10.30.2017
"What we call failure is not the falling down, but the staying down." - Mary Pickford
We’re very proud of our graduates who passed the Bar Exam last Friday, and we’re proud that our bar passage rate was higher than last year and higher than the state average. With 100 first-time bar takers, C|M|LAW had the second highest number of first-time bar takers in Ohio and the second highest number of first-time bar passers in the state.
But I want to focus this morning’s message on those graduates who did not pass.
Monday Morning Message 10.23.2017
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Our C|M|Law Inaugural Hall of Fame Celebration last Thursday evening was an historic event. Over 300 alumni, friends, students, staff, and faculty came together to honor 120 men and women who have contributed to the past, present, and/or future success and reputation of C|M|Law. Each has left their own trail.
We saw the debut of our inspiring C|M|Law Hall of Fame Video! Please watch and share.
Monday Morning Message 10.16.2017
“Success is a journey, not a destination.” – Arthur Ashe
Please join us this Thursday evening, October 19, 5:30-8pm for our first-ever C|M|Law Inaugural Hall of Fame Celebration, at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, 1801 Euclid Ave. Our Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (C|M|Law) Hall of Fame honors those living and deceased leaders over the past 120 years who have contributed to our past, present, and/or future success.
Monday Morning Message 10.9.2017
“If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am not for others, what am I? And if not now, when?” Hillel the Elder
“If not us, who? If not now, when?” – President John F. Kennedy
As you know, we have officially launched the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (C|M|Law) Hall of Fame, created in the summer of 2017,C|M|Law’s 120th anniversary. Our Hall of Fame honors those living and deceased leaders who have contributed to the past, present, and/or future success and reputation of C|M|Law.
Monday Morning Message 10.2.2017
Our thoughts and prayers go out this morning to all those who have been affected by the tragic shootings in Las Vegas.
“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” —John Maxwell
Each Monday, between now and October 19, I will highlight some of the many extraordinary women and men who will be inducted in our Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (C|M|Law) Hall of Fame (“HOF”).
Monday Morning Message 9.25.2017
“Founders never leave our memories for they leave indelible footprints on our minds.” Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
“Heroes get remembered, but legends never die.” – Babe Ruth