Tune into the newest episode of CLEO Edge, featuring Jennifer Rosato Perea. She currently serves as the dean of the DePaul University College of Law in Chicago, Illinois. Dean Jenn has held many roles in academia, serving both in leadership and as an instructor. She is a published scholar, with...
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CLEO EDGE PODCAST: Featuring Attorney Jennifer Jones Goulston & Storrs
In this episode, Jones talks with CLEO’s COO, Leigh Allen II, about her long, winding journey in the profession via the lens of generational differences and constant pursuit of gender parity. She discusses how she aims to help create space for other women and people of color to share their...
Read MoreCLEO EDGE PODCAST: Featuring Robert Falk General Counsel Truth Initiative
In 2021, Falk joined Truth Initiative as general counsel. Truth Initiative is a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending tobacco use. In this role, Falk is responsible for providing legal advice and counsel to the organization. He is also involved in developing and implementing Truth Initiative's legal strategies.
Read MoreCLEO EDGE PODCAST: Featuring CLEO Alumnus Bruce Jackson
To anchor in CLEO's focus on diversity in the legal profession, check out the newest episode of CLEO Edge, featuring CLEO Alumnus Bruce Jackson. Bruce studied law at Georgetown University, while developing his skillset as an advocate for diversity and inclusion. Bruce Jackson joins us to discuss his new book,...
Read MoreCLEO EDGE PODCAST: Gloria J. Browne-Marshall
To bring attention to the connection between Race & Law, check out the newest episode of CLEO Edge, featuring Gloria J. Browne-Marshall. She is a writer, civil rights attorney, and playwright who currently shares her talents as a Professor of Constitutional Law at John Jay College (CUNY).
Read MoreCLEO EDGE PODCAST: SUE-ANN ROBINSON, ESQ. INTERVIEW
To kick-off and in commemoration of Women’s History Month, check out this week’s newest episode of CLEO Edge, featuring Sue-Ann Robinson, Esq. As the founder of Frontline Law Firm, Ms. Robinson is a boss in her own right working as a Defense Attorney, a TV Legal Analyst, and a Social...
Read MoreCreating Change of Her Own: Deborah Martin Owens Is a Pioneer of DEI
Deborah Martin Owens grew very excited about the possibility of being a lawyer while watching “Eyes On the Prize,” the documentary about the history of the civil rights movement and “the pioneering lawyers such as Bob Carter, Constance Baker Motley, Thurgood Marshall, Jack Weinstein, all of the great people who...
Read MoreKEEPING THE JUDICIARY ACCOUNTABLE: Young Lawyer Creates Non-Profit to Help Law Students Find Suitable Clerkships
Is being a clerk for a judge on your bucket list? Would you work for a federal judge? State judge? District judge? Becoming a law clerk to a U.S. federal judge is one of the most coveted and prestigious positions in the legal profession, because it opens up connections and...
Read MoreIn 2023, Let’s Embrace Diversity, Not Division
Were he still alive, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would have celebrated his 94th birthday today. Regardless of the forum, his underlying message was, in essence, centered around achieving equity, justice, and peace through nonviolent means. Thus, Dr. King was a staunch advocate for "Diversity, Equity and Inclusion"...
Read MoreCLEO Alumna is Maryland’s First Deputy Executive Director
CLEO Alumna and Attorney, Veronica Dunlap, CLEO Alumna and Attorney, Veronica Dunlap, lives in two worlds—one, the powerful and passionate legal advocate; the other, a classical dance enthusiast. This is the story of a phenomenal lawyer, Deputy Executive Director of the ACLU of Maryland and a fellow Fordham Law JD...
Read MoreCLEO’s 2022 EDGE AWARDS Ceremony Showcases Worthy Recipients of Pillars of CLEO Mission
More than 200 people attended (either in person or online) the Council on Legal Education Opportunity, Inc.’s (CLEO) 54th anniversary during its fourth annual CLEO EDGE Honors Reception & Awards Program on Thursday, November 17, 2022. At the event, five outstanding leaders were recognized for their noteworthy contributions to the...
Read MoreCongressman Jamie Raskin to Speak at CLEO EDGE Awards–Champion of Civil Rights and Education
Alexandria, VA – November 16, 2022 – U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD) will attend the Council on Legal Education Opportunity, Inc.’s (CLEO) 4th Annual CLEO EDGE Honors Reception & Awards Program on Thursday, November 17, 2022. He will provide remarks at the event which will take place at the law...
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