Anna R. Rapa
Anna graduated first in her class from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 2007. In law school, she received 17 book awards for scoring the highest grade in the class, and received several other awards and scholarships.
Anna's law practice is focused on providing personalized service for every client. When you call her office, you will speak directly to Anna, rather than to a secretary or paralegal. Your legal matters will be handled by Anna personally. Anna's priority is to complete your legal projects quickly, and with the same level of dedication she gave to her studies.
Admitted to Practice
2007 - Michigan
2007 - U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
2008 - Florida
Awards and Publications
Published Works:
One Brick Too Many: The Prison Litigation Reform Act as a Barrier to Legitimate Juvenile Lawsuits, 23 T.M. Cooley L. Rev. 263 (2006)
Individual Health Insurance: Sometimes a Bane, Sometimes a Benefit, But Increasingly the Only Option, Mich. B.J., June 2009, at 16
Full-Tuition Honors Scholarship
Awarded to students scoring well on the
LSAT
James Burns Memorial Award
Awarded to the graduate with the
highest grade point average
upon graduation
Sol Siegel Memorial Award
Awarded to the first-year law student
with the highest grade in
Contracts I
Raymond Burr Award
Awarded to the first-year law student with the highest grade in
Criminal Law
Shane Joseph Johnson Memorial
Awarded to the first-year law student with the highest grade
point
average
Certificates of Merit
Awarded to the student with the highest grade in the following
courses:
Advanced
Writing; Business Organizations; Civil Procedure I, II; Contracts I,
II; Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure; Moot Court; Professional
Responsibility; Property I, II; Research and Writing; Scholarly
Writing; Torts I, II; and Wills, Estates, and Trusts
Other Legal Experience
2007 - Present - Adjunct Professor at Thomas M. Cooley Law School
2007-2008 - Research Attorney, Michigan Court of Appeals
2006 - Law Clerk for U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Michigan