Case Western Reserve University School of Law

Infobox Law School


name = Case Western Reserve University Franklin Thomas Backus School of Law
established = 1892
type = Private
head = Dean [http://law.case.edu/dean/ Gary J. Simson]
city = Cleveland
state = Ohio
country = USA
students = 704
faculty = 116 (total)
ranking = 63rd
bar pass rate = 85% (OH)
annual tuition = $36,150
homepage = [http://www.law.case.edu/ www.law.case.edu]

Case Western Reserve University Franklin Thomas Backus School of Law is the law school at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. It opened in 1892, making it one of the oldest law schools in the country. It was one of the first schools accredited by the American Bar Association and was a charter member of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS). Students of color were admitted with the first entering class in 1892; women were admitted in 1918. It currently has a curriculum of more than 200 courses, over 150 of which were newly added since 1997. In addition to the Juris Doctor degree, Case Western offers an LL.M. in U.S. Law to foreign lawyers. The student/faculty ratio is 13.8. 98.6% of graduates are employed or in post-J.D. degree programs. The median starting salary is 18% above the national average.

Rankings

It is ranked:
* #63 in the 2009 "U.S. News & World Report" graduate school rankings. [ [http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/grad/law/search/page+3 US News Best Law Schools (Ranked in 2008)] ]
* #4 U.S. News & World Report Specialty Area Rankings for Medical Law Program.
* #16 U.S. News & World Report Specialty Area Rankings for International Law Program.
* Brian Leiter Law School Reports: "obviously underrated"
* #14 in America's 25 Most Underrated Law Schools (2007-2008) as compiled by LawTV and Law School 100.
* #17 in Vault's Top 25 Most Underrated Law Schools.
* Among the top twenty law schools in the country in alumni giving.
* #31 by the "Internet Legal Research Group" (ILRG) for Cost-Benefit Analysis of American Law Schools.
* #36 by the "Internet Legal Research Group" (ILRG) for Law School Rankings by Median Salary.
* #46 by the "Internet Legal Research Group" (ILRG) for 2008 Law School Rankings of Employment Rate at Graduation.
* #39 by the "Internet Legal Research Group" (ILRG) for 2008 Law School Rankings of Employment Rate 9 months after Graduation.
* #47 by "The Ranking Game"
* #48 in "The Law School 100: The Best Law Schools in the United States."

Journals

* Canada-United States Law Journal
* Case Western Reserve Law Review
* Health Matrix: Journal of Law-Medicine
* Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law
* The Internet Law Journal

Institutes & Centers of Academic Excellence

* Canada-United States Law Institute (with Western Law School)
* Frederick K. Cox International Law Center
* Center for Business Law and Regulation
* The Law-Medicine Center
* CISCDR (Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Conflict and Dispute Resolution)
* Center for Law, Technology, and the Arts
* Institute for Global Security Law and Policy
* The Center For Professional Ethics
* Milton A. Kramer Law Clinic Center

Notable faculty

*Henry T. King - King is a former Nuremberg prosecutor.
*Richard Gordon - Former Senior Counsel of the International Monetary Fund. Gordon Advised the government of Indonesia on the reform of tax, company, and securities laws. Following September 11, 2001 he was appointed to the select IMF Task Force on Terrorism Finance and was a principal author of the report on the role of the IMF and World Bank in countering terrorism finance and money laundering.
*Juliet Kostritsky - An expert on promissory estoppel, Kostritsky was the former chair of the contracts division of the AALS.
*Lewis Katz - An expert on criminal law and author of significant portions of the Ohio criminal code, Katz was a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives 14th District seat in Ohio.
*Paul Gianelli - One of the country's foremost evidence experts, Gianelli has co-authored several leading evidence and scientific evidence texts.
*Arthur D. Austin, II - An expert on Antitrust and Contract Law. A prolific author, he has published frequently-cited articles in leading law reviews and three books: Antitrust: Law, Economics, Policy (1976), Complex Litigation Confronts the Jury System (1984), and The Empire Strikes Back: Outsiders and the Struggle over Legal Education (1998).
*Michael P. Scharf - An expert on international law, Scharf assisted in the training of the judges in Iraq's Saddam Hussein trial.

Notable graduates

Alumni are part of a network of over 12,000 professionals worldwide.

Government and politics

*Thomas A. Burke, former Mayor of Cleveland and Ohio Senator.
*Nicholas E. Calio, President George H. W. Bush's Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs; member of the White House Iraq Group.
*Marc Dann, former Attorney General of Ohio.
*Lincoln Diaz-Balart, U.S. Congressman.
*Lee Fisher, former attorney general of Ohio and Democratic lieutenant governor of Ohio.
*Tim Grendell, Ohio State Senator.
*Martin Hoke, U.S. Congressman.
*Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, lawyer, diplomat, politician and academic from Ghana. He is the current Executive Secreteary of ECOWAS.
*Ron Klein, U.S. Congressman.
*Donald L. Korb, Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service.
*Capricia Marshall, Deputy Assistant to President Clinton; Social Secretary at the Clinton White House. Currently National Finance Director for Hillary Clinton campaign.
*Roscoe C. McCulloch, former Ohio U.S. Congressman and Senator.
*Kevin G. Nealer, Senior Fellow of The Forum for International Policy.
*Jim Petro, Former Ohio Attorney General.
*Stephanie Tubbs Jones, U.S. Congresswoman.
*Michael Turner, U.S. Congressman.
*Mark A. Weinberger, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Policy from 2001 to 2002 and as Chief of Staff and Counsel to the President's 1994 Bipartisan Commission on Entitlement and Tax Reform.
*Charles Z. Wick, Former Director of the USIA under Ronald Reagan (1981-1988).
*Ann Womer Benjamin, Director of the Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education. Former director of the Ohio Department of Insurance.

Business and industry

*Gregory J. Adams, Patent Counsel, Energizer.
*Diego Archer, Corporate Manager, Latin America, Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy LLP.
*Gayle T. Bassick, Executive Counsel, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield.
*Tammy S. Bawnik, Deputy General Counsel, UBS Financial Services.
*Bertram Bell, Associate General Counsel, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.
*Timothy A. Beverick, Vice President, Dynegy Inc.
*Scott G. Brown, Vice President, Bayer Corporation.
*Nicholas E. Calio, Citigroup Senior Vice-President for Global Government Affairs. He is responsible for government relations for Citigroup and all of its subsidiaries.
*Michael G. Cherkasky, former CEO and Board Member at Marsh & McLennan Companies.
*Mark Costello, Patent Counsel, Xerox Corporation.
*Angela B. Cox, Assistant General Counsel, The Coca-Cola Company.
*Steven E. Davis, Corporate Counsel, Jacuzzi Brands, Inc.
*Suzanne F. Day, Deputy General Counsel, The Lubrizol Corporation.
* Austin Fragomen Jr., Managing Partner and founder of Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy LLP and Fragomen Global Immigration Services LLC.
*Victor S. Garber, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley.
*Thomas Geczik, Tax Counsel, ConocoPhillips Company.
*George S. Goodridge, Assistant General Counsel, Bayer Corporation.
*Mark A. Guinn, Assistant General Counsel, Bank of America.
*Robert E. Hathaway, Counsel, General Motors Corporation.
*Brian R. Henry, Senior Counsel, The Coca-Cola Company.
*Michelle L. Herwald, International Tax Counsel, ALCOA Inc.
*Michael G. Holmquist, Associate General Counsel, Bank of America.
*J. Robert Horst, Former Vice President and General Counsel, Eaton Corporation.
*Andrean Horton, Vice President, YRC Worldwide Inc.
*Kirsten Hotchkiss, Senior Vice President, Wyndham Worldwide Corporation.
*Joseph F. Hubach, Senior Vice President, Texas Instruments.
*Catherine M. Kilbane, Senior Vice President, American Greetings Corporation.
*Frederick J. Krebs, President, Association of Corporate Counsel.
*Stephen C. Lee, Attorney, BP America Inc.
*Paul R. Lovejoy, Senior Vice President & General Counsel, United Airlines.
*Harry Lupuloff, Senior Counsel, Northrop Grumman Corporation.
*Douglas John McCormack, Sr. International Tax Counsel, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.
*Barry Meyer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Warner Bros. Entertainment.
*Jacquelyn “Jones” Nance, President of Cleveland Browns Foundation.
*Joseph M. Paul, Senior Corporate Counsel, Dynegy Inc.
*Geralyn M. Presti, Burton Awards for Legal Achievement "Legend of the Law."
*Robert P. Reffner, Vice President, FirstEnergy Corp.
*Amber Ried-Barrett, Associate General Counsel, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation "Freddie Mac".
*Michael J. Roth, Associate General Counsel, Europe, Middle East & Africa, Monsanto Company.
*J. Wm. Sekula, Senior Corporate Counsel, Diebold Incorporated.
*John F. Strong, Counsel, The Boeing Company.
*Leila Vespoli, Senior Vice President, FirstEnergy Corp.
*Nicole Vickroy Hickey, Senior Counsel Abbott Laboratories.
*Hazel M. Willacy, Director of Employment Policies & Labor Relations, The Sherwin-Williams Company.

Judicial

*Kathleen McDonald O'Malley, District Judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
*Edmund A. Sargus, Jr., District Judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
*Leslie Crocker Snyder, Former New York State Supreme Court (New York County) judge.
*Mary Jane Trapp, Ohio Court of Appeals, Eleventh Appellate District.

Academia

*Evelyn G. Abravanel, American University Professor of Law.
*Bryan Adamson, Seattle University Associate Professor of Law.
*Ralph C. Anzivino, Professor, Marquette University Law School.
*Hal R. Arenstein, University of Cincinnati Lecturer on Law.
*Albert A. Baillis, Ohio Northern University Professor of Law Emeritus, Dean 1975-1977.
*Richard Balnave, Professor, University of Virginia School of Law.
*Linda L. Berger, Thomas Jefferson School of Law Professor of Law.
*Susan H. Bitensky, Professor, Michigan State University College of Law.
*Elizabeth Brandt, University of Idaho Professor of Law, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs.
*Douglas W. Charnas, Georgetown University Professor of Law.
*Alan Chen, Professor, University of Denver Sturm College of Law.
*Christine Alice Corcos, Professor, Louisiana State University Law Center.
*Kenneth B. Davis, Jr., Dean of University of Wisconsin Law School.
*John G. Day, University of Connecticut Lecturer in Law.
*Sandra Fegan Gavin, Professor, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law, Camden.
*Sophia C. Goodman, Professor, Indiana University School of Law – Bloomington.
*William Haak, University of Toledo Instructor in Law.
*William D. Henderson, Professor, Indiana University School of Law – Bloomington.
*Jerold H. Israel, Professor, University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law.
*Peter A. Joy, Professor, Washington University School of Law, St. Louis.
*Michael Kaye, Professor, Washburn University School of Law.
*Robin M. Kennedy, University of Toledo Associate Professor of Law.
*Robin M. Kennedy, Professor, University of Toledo College of Law.
*Jeffrey L. Kirchmeier, Professor, The City University of New York School of Law at Queens College.
*James M. Klein, University of Toledo Professor of Law.
*Margery B. Koosed, Professor, The University of Akron School of Law.
*Frederick J. Krebs, Association of Corporate Counsel President, Georgetown University Professor of Law.
*Suzanne P. Land, University of Cincinnati Lecturer on Law.
*Gerald G. MacDonald, Professor, Thomas M. Cooley Law School.
*James P. Madigan, Professor, University of Chicago Law School.
*Donald J. McTigue, Capital University Professor of Law.
*Bryan C. Mercurio, Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Law.
*Frank S. Merritt, University of Toledo Professor of Law.
*Claire C. Robinson May, Cleveland State University Professor of Law.
*Andrew Foster Moore, Professor, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.
*Mary-Beth Moylan, University of the Pacific Lecturer in Law.
*Kevin G. Nealer, Professor, Georgetown School of Business, Fulbright Professor of trade law and policy in the People's Republic of China.
*Rosemonde Pierre-Louis, Fordham Law School Professor of Law.
*Michael D. Rose, Ohio State University Professor Emeritus of Law.
*Joshua Rosenberg, Professor, University of San Francisco School of Law.
*Constance L. Rudnick, Massachusetts School of Law Professor of Law.
*Orly R. Rumberg, University of Cincinnati Lecturer on Law.
*Ric S. Sheffield, Kenyon College Associate Professor of Sociology and Legal Studies.
*Michelle Slack, Professor, Southern Illinois University School of Law.
*Howard M. Stein, Touro Law School Professor of Law.
*Jenean Taranto, Albany Law School Lawyering Professor.
*Dana Underwood, Professor, Saint Louis University School of Law.
*Katharine A. Van Tassel, Professor, Western New England College School of Law.
*Harold R. Weinberg, University of Kentucky Professor of Law.
*Andrew White, Singapore Management University Associate Professor.
*Carl A. Yirka, Professor, Vermont Law School.
*Anthony S. Zito, Jr., John Marshall Law School Professor of Law.

Other

*Fred Gray, Civil Rights Attorney to Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks.

References

External links

* [http://law.case.edu/ Case Western Reserve University School of Law]
* [http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/law/brief/lawrank_brief.php US News and Reports Ranking]
* [http://officialguide.lsac.org/SearchResults/SchoolPage.aspx?sid=25 Official Guide to ABA Approved Schools]