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Students in the Stephanie Tubbs Jones • “ This experience has meant so much and it
Summer Legal Academy had this to say has taught me more than I ever thought I
about their experience: could learn about.”
• “ There isn’t enough paper for this, but this • “ It has reinforced the belief that I would
meant the world to me. I got a chance to like to be a lawyer and taught me to speak
get the opportunity that was never given and write well.”
to me before. This confirmed my love and The Foundation is proud to support these and Bar fOunda
passion for the law.” other programs which inspire participants to
• “ I would 100% recommend it to anyone improve themselves and our community.
interested in law. This is something that
I will take with me for the rest of my life;
it has helped me make connections and Stephanie Dutchess Trudeau is a Partner at Ulmer
learn new things that I’d never thought I’d & Berne LLP, and a 2019 BTI Client Service
be able to comprehend. Thank you!” All-Star. She specializes in employment law and
• “ It was just an amazing and new experience. is President of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar
I’ve learned new things about myself! I would Foundation and a Fellow of the Foundation.
definitely suggest this experience to others.” She volunteers in the programs including 3Rs
• “ The Summer Legal Academy experience and the Cleveland Homeless Legal Assistance
meant everything to me because it helped Program. She has been a CMBA member since TiOn
me understand my future career more.” 1985. She can be reached at strudeau@ulmer.com.

“ I have been participating in 3Rs since its inception and serve as Ulmer & Berne’s Team
Captain, as well as a volunteer. While the program has evolved since that first year, one
thing that hasn’t changed is that I get as much as the students out of the program, if not
more. I have been so impressed with the young men and women I have worked with
over the years and I hope that I have provided them with some good advice along the
way to help them achieve their goals. The students are bright and engaged, especially
during our Jeopardy sessions, and often have a different perspective that causes me to
think more critically about the topics we discuss, such as freedom of speech, unlawful
search and seizure or encounters with the police. I look forward to continuing to
participate in The 3Rs for many years to come and, as my firm’s Team Captain, I look
forward to recruiting new members to our team each year so that they too can be
inspired by the younger generation.” – Jennifer adaMs, ulMer & Berne llp,
3rs TeaM CapTain and 13 year vOlunTeer

“ The Summer Legal Academy was my formal introduction to the Cleveland legal community.
I had the opportunity to talk with lawyers and judges about their profession, and I was able
to put my critical thinking skills to the test by doing legal research and arguing motions. I
credit the Legal Academy for implanting the vision that I can do the work of an attorney.”
– xavier v. ThOMas-hughes, 1l geOrgeTOWn laW, B.s. frOM
The OhiO sTaTe universiTy, WhiTney yOung high sChOOl

“ here at oCLRE, we believe in empowering youth through civic engagement. The high
School Mock Trial program is an extension of this belief because it engages students with
an authentic, hands-on approach to the legal system. With the mock trial reaching over
170 schools statewide, the program would not be possible without the dedication and
support of our district and regional sites. The Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
has supported the program for many years; each year, oCLRE places approximately
50 teams in Cuyahoga County for the district competition, making it our largest site
statewide. Because of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association’s support, we have
been able to provide this valuable educational experience to countless students.”
– danielle WilMOT, MOCk Trial prOgraM COOrdinaTOr aT
The OhiO CenTer fOr laW-relaTed eduCaTiOn

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