Chapter 2: The first day:

The first day of Cooley was ironic.  I had just went through JumpStart and that was Cooley's fancy way of saying Orientation.  I had no idea what the hell anyone was talking about.  Luckily, I would meet my best friend in that orientation and through what was nothing more than a fluek Joe and I would have the same schedule.  At that point I never envisioned tutoring but life will throw you some curveballs.

My first class was Criminal Law with Norman Fell.  Fell was a "Bleeding Heart" liberal who had a career as a Criminal Defense attorney and while Fell was all about individual's rights, he was a brutal grader.  Kind of ironic?

Fell was one of these guys who would tell you that he wanted you to think outside of the box but honestly, nothing could be further from the truth.  Fell was the traditional Criminal Law Prof. who wanted you to argue both sides of every fact pattern which is rather unnatural but a tool you'll need to succeed at Cooley.

When dealing with Crim Law, you need to balance your time properly.
Look at the defense point of view and then look at the prosecutors point of view and argue both ways.  Of coure, this won't help you succeed unless you do well on the your multiple choice which will count for about 50% of your grade at Cooley but we'll talk about that another time.

Bill Amadeo
AmadeowLaw@Aol.com

The Cooley Law School Blog Chapter I

When people think of Cooley law school, many different opinions are formed.  For those who have never set foot at Cooley, they have no idea what a difficult endeavor our law school is and many times ignornace sets in.  Trust me when I tell you that Cooley may be an easy place to get in but it is a difficult place to get out.

My story is a little more bizarre than most.  I went to Cooley, passed the NJ Bar on the first attempt, took a job with a firm that pretty much didn't pay me and came back to Michigan and started my own law school tutorial and bar preparation business.  Along the way, there's about 1,000,000 things I left out but trust me when I gell you that the business was started by accident.

While I hope you sign up for my services, this blog is not free advertising.  This blog is about Cooley law school and it will contain the good, the bad and the ugly and the purpose will be to utilize this blog to help Cooley students survive and thrive at Cooley.

My name is Bill Amadeo and you can reach me at:  AmadeowLaw@Aol.com and please remember that whether you are a student or not, my door is always opened.