⚖️✨ “𝙍𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣’𝙩 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩…𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮’𝙧𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜.” ⚖️✨

This week, CEO had the incredible opportunity to step inside the offices of Flint Cooper Cohn Thompson & Miracle and hear directly from an outstanding team of legal professionals.

Randy Cohn (Partner), Tim Thompson (Partner), Rob Woodward (Partner), Ryan Kiwala (Partner), Todd Gampp (Partner) gave students a behind-the-scenes look into the world of asbestos litigation and mass torts—an area of law that demands not only expertise, but dedication, collaboration, and a deep commitment to clients.

While the legal insights were fascinating, the biggest lessons of the day extended far beyond the courtroom:

🌟 𝓗𝓪𝓿𝓮 𝓱𝓾𝓶𝓲𝓵𝓲𝓽𝔂. Be willing to admit when you don’t know something—growth starts there.
🌟 𝓒𝓸𝓵𝓵𝓪𝓫𝓸𝓻𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷 𝓲𝓼 𝓴𝓮𝔂. No one knows everything. Seek advice, ask questions, and learn from those around you.
🌟 𝓒𝓻𝓲𝓽𝓲𝓬𝓲𝓼𝓶 𝓲𝓼 𝓪 𝓰𝓲𝓯𝓽. The most successful people don’t avoid feedback—they actively seek it out.
🌟 𝓛𝓮𝓪𝓭𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓱𝓲𝓹 𝓿𝓼. 𝓶𝓪𝓷𝓪𝓰𝓮𝓶𝓮𝓷𝓽. Being a boss and being a leader are not the same—empower your team and be a positive force in every environment.
🌟 𝓡𝓮𝓵𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷𝓼𝓱𝓲𝓹𝓼 𝓪𝓻𝓮 𝓒𝓡𝓘𝓣𝓘𝓒𝓐𝓛. You never know where a connection may lead, and someone is always watching how you show up.

A powerful reminder echoed throughout our visit: 𝓷𝓸 𝓶𝓪𝓽𝓽𝓮𝓻 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓲𝓷𝓭𝓾𝓼𝓽𝓻𝔂, 𝓼𝓾𝓬𝓬𝓮𝓼𝓼 𝓲𝓼 𝓫𝓾𝓲𝓵𝓽 𝓸𝓷 𝓱𝓸𝔀 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓽𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽 𝓹𝓮𝓸𝓹𝓵𝓮, 𝓱𝓸𝔀 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓰𝓻𝓸𝔀, 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓱𝓸𝔀 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 𝓸𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓼.

We are incredibly grateful to the entire team at Flint Cooper for sharing their time, insight, and experience with our students. Your willingness to invest in the next generation does not go unnoticed!

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