Columbus School of Law

PRACTICAL ...

At CUA Law, you learn by doing – through experiential programs, clinics and externships. Classes emphasize practical skills like trial advocacy, negotiating, and legal writing. You graduate ready to practice. | More

FOCUSED ...

Choose a specialized focus and graduate with enhanced expertise in a particular area of the law. In every specialty, you'll be challenged by the CUA Law vision that promotes the practice of law as a way of serving others. | More

CONNECTED ...

Small classes, professors who take a personal interest in you, students who treat each other like family, an active alumni network, an ideal location in Washington, D.C. – that's what we mean by "Connected." | More

Law School News

• April 17, 2019
  CUA Law Alumnus Received Distinguished Service Award from the Manchester Bar Association
• April 17, 2019
  Nneka Maceo Awarded 2019 Peggy Browning Summer Fellowship
• April 17, 2019
  The Maryland Juvenile Lifer Parole Representation Project Received an Honorable Mention from the 2019 CLEA Awards
• April 16, 2019
  2019 Columbus Awards Night
• April 16, 2019
  A Panel Discussion on Careers in Employee Benefits Law

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Faculty News

• Professor Robert Destro
  had a Confirmation Hearing on March 27, 2019, for the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
   
• Professor Stacy Brustin
  was appointed to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences project: Making Justice Accessible: Designing Legal Services for the 21st Century
   
• Professor Sarah Duggin
  spoke at the spring meeting of the ABA Business Law Section panel on Advising Boards & Management: Ethical Rules & Professional Liability Risks of Corporate Counsel
   
• Professor Mark Rienzi
  worked on an amicus brief, which defended a Buddhist prisoner's right to have a Buddhist priest present with him at his execution
   
• Professor Roger C. Hartley
  delivered a faculty scholarship presentation entitled Two Faces of Confederate Monuments
  
  
• Professor Marshall Breger
  spoke on a panel at the Permanent Neutrality: A Model for Peace, Security, and Justice Conference
  
  
• Professor Mary Leary
  was quoted in a New York Times article "West Virginia Sues Bishop and Diocese Over Sex Abuse, Citing Consumer Protection"
  
  
• Professor Lucia Silecchia
  wrote a NY Daily op-ed regarding the College Admissions Scandal
   
• Professor Roger Colinvaux's
  article Fixing Philanthropy: A Vision for Charitable Giving and Reform was published in Tax Notes, Vol. 162, No. 9
  
  
• Professor Mark Rienzi
  participated in a “Religion and the Administrative State panel at The C. Boyden Gray Center
   
• Professor Lucia Silecchia
  was quoted in a National Catholic Register article regarding assisted suicide battles in several states
   
• Professor Roger Colinvaux
  was quoted in a Chronicle of Philanthropy article on the College Admissions Scandal
   
• Professor Mark Rienzi
  was quoted in a Catholic News Agency article regarding religious groups providing educational services
   
• Professor Antonio Perez
  served as an expert commentator in the drafting process of the Guide on the Law Applicable to International Commercial Contracts in the Americas

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