Cooley Law School finishes expansion in Auburn Hills

It's down to the painting and carpeting at the Auburn Hills campus of the Thomas M. Cooley Law School. That's about all that's left with the new addition project.

"What they're doing now is putting in the furniture and landscaping," says Nick Wassmiller, spokesman for Thomas M. Cooley Law School.

The project should be done by the end of the month, but students and staff aren't waiting that long. They are expected to start using the new space next week for the beginning of summer term. A grand opening is planned for the end of the month.

It will cap the end of a nearly two-year project where the Lansing-based law school sets up its own Metro Detroit campus. The school took over an old 1980s era GM/UAW building on 67 acres in the shadow of the Chrysler headquarters, renovating and expanding it to 130,000 square feet.

The existing building houses meeting space, offices and a large law library. The addition has classrooms, faculty offices, and courtrooms for both practice and real trials. The modern-looking building is also going for LEED certification with a strong list of environmentally friendly features, such as a 20,000 square foot green roof and recycled materials.

Cooley opened its Metro Detroit campus at Oakland University six years ago with 28 students. Today it has 680 students at its new Auburn Hills campus at 2630 Featherstone Road. It is expected to hold up to 800 within the next year or two and possibly more than 1,000 after that.

Source: Nick Wassmiller, spokesman for Thomas M. Cooley Law School
Writer: Jon Zemke

Cooley Law School finishes expansion in Auburn Hills

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