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FOR STUDENT JOSHUA CLAYBERN, making sure that new students entering Chase feel welcomed and comfortable is personal. • W...
06/22/2026

FOR STUDENT JOSHUA CLAYBERN, making sure that new students entering Chase feel welcomed and comfortable is personal.

• What he is doing: In a Chase-organized program, he is making sure that incoming students feel they are recognized and that he can help if they need anything. As a Student Bar Association vice president, he has arranged two giveaways for new students. “The first was a backpack full of school supplies. My aunt and uncle, Jeanette and Dennis Kuhl, donated the bag and supplies. This was won by Jacob Lilly. The second was a manicure and a set of nails at Twisted Talons Nail Saloon, which is owned by my friend, Cassaundra Lynn. This was won by Rachel Campoy. The giveaways were the SBA executive board’s and my way of showing that we really care about incoming students.”

• Why it’s personal: “The single biggest thing that sits in my mind with welcoming new people is when I went to a Coffee and Chat at Chase before I enrolled. When I was leaving, a student named Sammy Schiffman noticed I was really quiet and wanted to know if I had any questions. I mentioned being interested in seeing how a class would actually feel. She asked the professor of the class she was going to if I could sit in for a bit, and the professor said sure. This meant the world to me and was the reason I decided to go to Chase. Whenever I have a chance, I think about how impactful her simple act was, and I want to do what I can to have a similar impact on others.”

• There’s more: “My time at Chase has allowed me to really come out of my shell. People like my school mentor, Allison Mullikin, really helped me become more social. The wonderful SBA board I'm on has done wonders in reducing my anxiety around social events. These people have been big influences on me, and I want to be welcoming, and hope to help the incoming class.”

STUDENT ZANE SCHNEIDER has both local and global legal connections this summer.• Locally, he is helping at OneNKY Allian...
06/19/2026

STUDENT ZANE SCHNEIDER has both local and global legal connections this summer.
• Locally, he is helping at OneNKY Alliance, an initiative for promoting and coordinating growth and development in Northern Kentucky. Globally, he is working with an Italian-based manufacturer with operations in Northern Kentucky and the United States.
• What he is doing: “With OneNKY Alliance I am providing pro bono legal assistance on tax policy matters involving the organization’s not-for-profit structure and affiliated services. Additionally, I am working as a legal counsel intern for Coesia⁠, an Italian industrial machinery manufacturer. In this role, I assist North American legal counsel with contract review and negotiations for Coesia’s 13 North American companies.”
• How Chase prepared him for it: “The Chase curriculum has provided a strong foundation for this work, particularly Professor Ljubomir Nacev’s federal income taxation course, which strengthened my ability to navigate and interpret the Internal Revenue Code in a practical setting.”
• How it will benefit him at Chase: “The opportunity to work with tax regulations, statutory interpretation, contracts and business negotiations will strengthen my analytical and practical legal skills, and provide valuable perspective for when I return to Chase this fall for my final year of law school.”

STUDENT PETER SHIPLEY is working for the defense this summer.• What he is doing: “I am a law clerk for Mashni Law, in Le...
06/17/2026

STUDENT PETER SHIPLEY is working for the defense this summer.
• What he is doing: “I am a law clerk for Mashni Law, in Lexington, Ky. I review body camera footage to determine if officers followed required procedural and legal steps before, during and after arrests, and I conduct discovery-related investigations. In addition, I write motions to further our clients’ interests.”
• How Chase prepared him for it: “Two professors in particular, Jeffrey Standen, my professor for evidence, and Alex Kreit, for criminal law and procedure, deserve special credit. Without their mentorship and teaching, I would not feel nearly as comfortable as I do in this role. Overall, Chase has given me the knowledge to excel in knowing how the law works in any given situation.”
• How the experience will help him at Chase: “This position is helping with my research and writing skills for all things criminal. Watching attorneys in court will be invaluable for any oral advocacy class I might take. The experience this summer will allow me to return to Chase feeling I made a real difference in people’s lives.”

STUDENT JASMINE McGOWAN is helping older adults reduce stress levels by increasing their involvement in legal matters.• ...
06/15/2026

STUDENT JASMINE McGOWAN is helping older adults reduce stress levels by increasing their involvement in legal matters.
• What she is doing: “This summer, I am working with the Ohio Access to Justice Foundation as a Justice for All Summer Clerk at Pro Seniors [which provides age-related legal services in southwest Ohio]. I assist with legal planning matters for older adults, including wills, survivorship deeds and transfer-on-death affidavits. One of the most rewarding aspects of this work has been seeing how proper legal planning can help reduce stress and uncertainty for clients and their families, while helping protect the assets they have worked hard to build.”
• Her Chase foundation: “Before law school, I spent years working with vulnerable populations through homelessness services, probation, parole and youth advocacy. Chase has helped me bridge my experience serving others with the legal skills necessary to advocate effectively on their behalf. Courses such as Civil Procedure and Legal Research and Writing have strengthened my ability to think critically, identify legal issues and apply the law to real world situations.”
• How the summer helps her: “When I return to classes in the fall, I will bring with me a deeper understanding of how legal concepts operate in practice, greater confidence in my legal reasoning skills, and an even stronger commitment to client centered advocacy.”

WITH A CEREMONIAL GROUNDBREAKING, Chase is moving closer to a new building in downtown Covington, Ky.• Chase Dean Judith...
06/11/2026

WITH A CEREMONIAL GROUNDBREAKING, Chase is moving closer to a new building in downtown Covington, Ky.
• Chase Dean Judith Daar and Northern Kentucky University President Cady Short-Thompson were joined by representatives of Northern Kentucky governments and agencies and the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, which will share the building with Chase, June 11 to turn over shovels of dirt at the site.
• Construction on Rivercenter Boulevard, adjacent to the Northern Kentucky Convention Center and just west of the John A. Roebling Bridge, is to begin this year. The first classes in the building are expected in 2028.

PROFESSOR JENNIFER BRINKMAN, who is director of the Chase Children’s Law Center Clinic, has achieved a first: Publicatio...
06/10/2026

PROFESSOR JENNIFER BRINKMAN, who is director of the Chase Children’s Law Center Clinic, has achieved a first: Publication of her first law review article as a faculty member.
• “Harmless in Name Only: Prosecutorial Misconduct and the Right to a Fair Trial” is in the Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice, published by Washington and Lee University School of Law.
• It contends that “harmless error” during a trial – something that should not have been allowed to occur but which would not affect the outcome – really isn’t so harmless.
• It underestimates the impact on jurors and undermines the right to a fair trial, Professor Brinkman argues. She proposes that certain “harmless” misconduct should be classified as “structural error” that requires automatic reversal to protect a defendant’s rights.
• The article is online at https://scholarlycommons.law.wlu.edu/crsj/vol32/iss2/5/

We’re having a groundbreaking … for the future home of Chase in downtown Covington, Ky.!• When completed in 2028, Chase ...
06/09/2026

We’re having a groundbreaking … for the future home of Chase in downtown Covington, Ky.!
• When completed in 2028, Chase will occupy four floors of the Commonwealth Center for Biomedical Excellence (the building in the rendering), with the University of Kentucky College of Medicine Northern Kentucky program taking two.
• But first, the ceremonially groundbreaking: It will be at 11:30 a.m. June 11 at the building site, 11 E. Rivercenter Blvd., adjacent to the Northern Kentucky Convention Center and the Kenton County Justice Center, about a half-mile west of the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge.
• Construction is expected to begin this year.
• In the meantime, home is still Nunn Hall, on the Northern Kentucky University campus in Highland Heights.

RECENT CHASE GRADUATES, like athletes practicing for the big game, are preparing for the biggest test of their lives – s...
06/08/2026

RECENT CHASE GRADUATES, like athletes practicing for the big game, are preparing for the biggest test of their lives – state bar exams for admission to practice law. To get ready, they are reviewing just about everything they have learned the past three or four years and through the Chase Office of Academic Success and Bar Preparation participating in a series of simulated exams.
• The exam dates (or the equivalent of Game Day) are July 28 and 29.
• Most Chase graduates will be taking the Kentucky exam, administered in Frankfort, or the Ohio exam, in Cincinnati.

RECENT GRADUATE CASSY EDWARDS has put her Chase training to work to help stamp out insurance fraud.• What she did: “Befo...
06/04/2026

RECENT GRADUATE CASSY EDWARDS has put her Chase training to work to help stamp out insurance fraud.
• What she did: “Before I graduated this spring, I worked as the sole researcher and compiler for the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud on its Insurance Fraud Laws & Regulations Database Project. The project involved creating a comprehensive database to help insurance companies, legislators, attorneys, regulators and other professionals compare insurance fraud laws across all 50 states and the District of Columbia.”
• How she got there: “My interest in insurance fraud developed through Professor Matthew Smith’s Insurance Law class in Fall 2025. His course introduced me to the broader role insurance plays in law, business, risk allocation and recovery, and it helped me recognize the importance of insurance fraud prevention and enforcement. Professor Smith introduced me to the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud and referred me for the project.”
• How her Chase education helped: “My Insurance Law course helped me understand how insurance affects so many areas of law and business – how risk is allocated, how assets are protected and how money moves when losses occur. It also helped me connect concepts from other courses, because in many legal and business contexts, the ultimate source of payment or recovery is insurance.”
• After graduation: “I am interested in work that allows me to continue developing my legal research, regulatory, compliance and transactional skills, and I would welcome opportunities involving insurance-related or highly regulated industries.”

THE CHASE student chapter of the Federal Bar Association is ready for a new academic year in a few months, with officers...
06/03/2026

THE CHASE student chapter of the Federal Bar Association is ready for a new academic year in a few months, with officers for the organization for students interested in practices involving federal laws, courts and agencies.

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