In a recent feature in Cleveland Magazine, Dean Lee Fisher shares valuable life lessons that transcend the boundaries of legal education. He encourages aspiring lawyers to see themselves as more than just professionals in the making; rather, as future custodians of civility, defenders of democracy, and guardians of justice. Dean Fisher’s message serves as a powerful reminder to CSU’s 1L class: always remember your “why.”
You can read the full articles here: Message to our First Year Class
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Words of wisdom we wish our “leaders” would understand and follow, so that is why it is important to impart them to our future leaders; perhaps they will take them to heart. I keep a magnet overlooking my desk and I use these words under my signature of personal e-mail that says mostly the same thing: “Believe nothing, no matter where you read it or who has said it, not even if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.” (A statement of Buddha)