The Case Western Reserve University School of Law has a long-standing reputation as a leader in health law—ranked No. 9 in the country by U.S. News & World Report this year. It is home to the oldest law school-based center for the study of legal medicine and health law in the United States: the Law-Medicine Center.
Founded in 1953 with an emphasis on the forensic sciences, law and medical students, police officers, coroners, prosecutors, judges and practicing attorneys all benefited from the center’s course offerings throughout the years. Today, the center focuses more on training law and medical students.
The center is led by co-directors Maxwell J. Mehlman, Distinguished University Professor, the Arthur E. Petersilge Professor of Law and professor of bioethics, and Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and professor of bioethics.