- Posted February 26, 2015
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Justice Bernstein to speak at Cooley Law March 5
Justice Richard Bernstein will speak during WMU-Cooley Law School's "Integrity In Our Communities Speaker Series," noon to 1 p.m., Thursday, March 5, at the Cooley Center Lobby, 300 S. Capitol Ave., Lansing.
Bernstein, who will speak about his journey to the bench and overcoming obstacles, without excuses, recently made history when he was sworn in as the Michigan Supreme Court's first blind justice.
He began his career in the law offices of Sam Bernstein after graduating from Northwestern University School of Law. Much of Bernstein's prior legal work was focused on protecting the rights of people with disabilities. Along with his legal career, he serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Michigan and Wayne State University.
The "Integrity In Our Community's Speaker Series" is free and open to the public.To RSVP email poolek@cooley.edu.
Published: Thu, Feb 26, 2015
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