Monthly Archives: April 2014

Mika Speaks on Re-writing as Compared to Writing from Scratch as Tools for Teaching Editing

Posted on April 30, 2014 by jwitmerrich

C|M|LAW Legal Writing Professor Karin Mika presented “Flipping the Assignment and the Theory of Desirable Difficulty” at the University of Las Vegas, on March 29, 2014, at the Rocky Mountain Regional Legal Writing Conference.  She presented the same paper on … Continue reading →

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Sagers’ Work on Statute Names to Appear in the Georgetown Law Journal

Posted on April 30, 2014 by jwitmerrich

C|M|LAW’s James A. Thomas Distinguished Professor of Law Chris Sagers’s essay on naming traditions in federal legislation will appear in the Georgetown Law Journal in 2014.  The essay, entitled A Statute by any Other (Non-acronomial) Name Might Smell Less Like S.P.A.M., or, The Congress of the … Continue reading →

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May Speaks on Inviting Student Creativity into the Legal Writing Classroom

Posted on April 30, 2014 by jwitmerrich

C|M|LAW Legal Writing Professor Claire Robinson-May presented “Enhancing Understanding by Inviting Student Creativity into the Legal Writing Classroom,” on April 26, 2014, at the Southeastern Legal Writing Conference held at Stetson University College of Law.  In her presentation, May noted … Continue reading →

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Falk to Serve on Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s First Conviction Integrity Unit

Posted on April 23, 2014 by jwitmerrich

C|M|LAW Professor Patricia J. Falk has been appointed to serve on Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy McGinty’s newly announced Conviction Integrity Unit.  Falk, along with the other members of the group, will review innocence claims made by felons convicted of crimes in … Continue reading →

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Sagers Speaks on Apple Case in New York, Chicago, and Case Western Reserve University

Posted on April 23, 2014 by jwitmerrich

In February, C|M|LAW’s James A. Thomas Distinguished Professor of Law Chris Sagers was invited to discuss his work on the Justice Department’s price-fixing lawsuit against Apple, United States v. Apple, Inc., before the Antitrust Section of the New York State Bar Association.  In … Continue reading →

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Robertson Writes in Crain’s on Ohio Supreme Court Oral Argument regarding Local Attempts to Regulate Zoning of Shale Wells

Posted on April 20, 2014 by jwitmerrich

C|M|LAW Professor and Associate Dean Heidi Gorovitz Robertson published Awaiting the court’s word on validity of local zoning control of well locations, in Crain’s Cleveland Business’ Energy Report on April 4, 2014.  In this post, Robertson notes that many Ohio communities hope … Continue reading →

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Lewis Speaks at Columbia on Reproductive Technology and Parenting

Posted on April 18, 2014 by jwitmerrich

On April 9, 2014, C|M|LAW’s Leon and Gloria Plevin Professor of Law Browne Lewis presented a lecture at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health.  The lecture dealt with the of impact reproductive technology on legal parentage.  Professor Lewis discussed the … Continue reading →

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Mika Writes on Increased Importance of Appearance of Contracts

Posted on April 17, 2014 by jwitmerrich

C|M|LAW Legal Writing Professor Karin Mika recently published Visual clarity in contract drafting in Clarity, a journal published twice a year by Clarity-international, an international association promoting plain legal language.  The article discusses how the appearance of contracts (including font, paragraphing, and white space) … Continue reading →

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Sterio Discusses the Future of the International Criminal Court at the ASIL Annual Meeting

Posted on April 16, 2014 by jwitmerrich

C|M|LAW’s Calfee Halter & Griswold Professor Milena Sterio participated in a panel discussion entitled “The Future of the International Criminal Court,” on April 10, 2014, at the American Society of International Law Annual Meeting in Washington D.C..  Professor Sterio joined several other well-known panelists, including … Continue reading →

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Kerber Helps Judge4Yourself Vet Judicial Candidates

Posted on April 16, 2014 by jwitmerrich

C|M|LAW Legal Writing Professor Sandra Kerber participated in Judge4Yourself.com’s interviews of judicial candidates running in the May 6th, 2014 Ohio Primary Election.  Judge4Yourself.com’s ratings are made by four cooperating bar associations, with the help of dozens of experienced lawyers, including Professor Kerber. … Continue reading →

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