“Thank you to everyone who put on such a wonderful event. And congratulations to all the honorees.” Hon. Sean C. Gallagher ‘89, Presiding Judge, 8th District Ohio Court of Appeals, 2022 CSU C|M|LAW Hall of Fame Honoree
"....I want to express to you how touched I am by the recognition the school is extending to me .... I will do my best to live out the responsibility that comes with such a recognition." – Sarah Flannery’02, 2022 CSU C|M|LAW Hall of Fame Honoree
“It was a FANTASTIC evening, Lee. I’m so pleased to have been there.” – Cleveland State University President Laura Bloomberg
“ ….a wonderful, well-done ceremony and celebration! I cannot thank you and the College enough for selecting me as one of the inductees…. I look forward to my continued relationship with the College in touching the lives and careers of our future lawyers. – Sonali Wilson, VP, General Counsel, Cleveland State University; CSU C|M|LAW Leader-in-Residence
“Friday night was another of the really great evenings at the law school, from the perspective of an alumnus, and memorable for all. Job well done. And I hope it resulted in a nice increase of available funds for student scholarships. “ – Tim Collins ‘85, Member, CSU C|M|LAW Hall of Fame
“I wanted to let you know that I was really impressed by the Hall of Fame celebration….It was very special to sit in the packed Moot Court Room and have time to reflect on how many of us have benefited from our time at CM Law and to see the significant impact that CM Law graduates have had and continue to have on the legal community and on the City of Cleveland.” Dan Richards ‘92, Managing Partner, Weston Hurd
Our 5th Annual Hall of Fame Celebration was a great success! This annual event continues to be our largest and most fun event of the year sponsored by and held at our law school. The lower and upper levels of the Moot Court Room were full, with over 400 people in attendance.
Joining us to honor our distinguished 2022 Hall of Fame Honorees were CSU President Laura Bloomberg, three distinguished members of our Hall of Fame - Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor ’80, Justice Melody Stewart ’88, and Justice Michael Donnelly ’91, and our 2021 Leader on the Rise, Kim Kendall Corral’12.
Our Hall of Fame was established in 2017 to honor the outstanding contributions to the success and prestige of our law school by distinguished alumni, community leaders with strong ties to our law school, and former deans, faculty and staff. Our annual event also gives us the opportunity to raise much-needed funds for student scholarships.
If you would like to nominate someone for the 2023 Hall of Fame, please submit your nomination by January 15, 2023.
Nominate Here: Nomination Form for 2023 Hall of Fame.
To ensure that we receive your nomination, please also email it (in the form of a Word document or in the text of an email) to Holli Goodman at h.goodmannull@csuohio.nulledu
The general selection criteria are:
- Nominee’s historic significance to the law school and/or the community, and/or
- Nominee’s professional success and reputation, and/or
- Nominee’s support of the law school through time, talent, and/or “treasure”
Please make sure that you address how the nominee fits at least two of the above criteria.
If the nominee has graduated within the past 15 years, the nominee will be considered for the Leader on the Rise Award. Each year, I appoint the Hall of Fame selection committee consisting of some members of the Hall of Fame, and a few current faculty and staff. The 2023 Hall of Fame inductees and the 2023 Leader on the Rise will be announced early next year.
Below are the video honoring our 2022 inductees, a recording of the 2022 celebration, and photos from the event.
- 2022 Hall of Fame Video
- 2022 Hall of Fame Ceremony (starts at 11:53)
- 2022 Hall of Fame Photo Gallery
- Hall of Fame Members
- See here for a thank you message from our students.
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Lee
Lee Fisher
Dean, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law | Cleveland State University
Joseph C. Hostetler-BakerHostetler Chair in Law
For copies of past messages, please go to this link: Monday Morning Messages.