Animal Law Section: Honoring Cooley Law School Student for Work in Animal Advocacy

Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Location: Cooley Law School, Grand Rapids Campus; Room 120 111 Commerce Ave., S.W.

The State Bar of Michigan Animal Law Section will present May 2013 Cooley Law School graduate Renee Edmondson with the Wanda A. Nash Award. The award was created to honor a Michigan law student for contributions to animal law and is named in honor of the first chair of the Section. Ms. Edmondson was selected from among other law students in the state, all of whom were nominated by their animal law professors.

Ms. Edmondson is being recognized for her commitment to helping animals. She is the co-founder of the Thomas M. Cooley Animal Law Society and recently played an instrumental role in creating bills that have been introduced into the Michigan Legislature. These bills would require individuals convicted of animal abuse to register with their local units of government and would establish uniform procedures and minimum requirements for adoption of animals.