Law Student of the Year

National spotlight for Cherie Ching

Staff Writer

Cherie Ching JD ’16 was named “Law Student of the Year” by National Jurist magazine. She was one of 25 students across the country who received the honor. In announcing the award, Nation­al Jurist wrote, “Ching has encouraged the Suffolk University Law School minority community toward public service and to become involved in conversations surrounding diversity, discrimi­nation and inequalities in the justice system.” As a student attorney in the Law School’s Accelerator Practice, Ching represented low- and moderate-income clients in consumer protection and housing discrimination cases.