CHICAGO-KENT COLLEGE OF LAW, ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Summer 2010

THE TIES THAT BIND How nine IIT Chicago-Kent alumni parlayed law school friendships into lasting professional partnerships Celebrating Chicago-Kent Alumni Connections CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE Summer 2010 CONTENTS

FEATURE SECTION The Ties That Bind: How nine Chicago-Kent alumni parlayed law school friendships into lasting professional partnerships 9

Support the Chicago-Kent Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) 18

A Conversation with Professor Joan Steinman 20

ALUMNI AWARDS

Chicago-Kent salutes its alumni 34

DEPARTMENTS

C-K Chronicle 2 14 18

Faculty Notes 22

Supporting Chicago-Kent 30

C-K Alumni Association News 37

Alumni Events Calendar 41

Class Notes 42 8 In Memoriam 71

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CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE SUMMER 2010 Dean and Professor of Law HAROLD J. KRENT; Editor and Assistant Dean for Public Affairs SUSAN M. O’BRIEN; Assistant Dean for Institutional Advancement ELIZABETH TURLEY; Director of Alumni Relations TARA L. ANDERSON; Managing Editor, Director of Print and Online Communications JOHN W. YOUNG JR.; Editorial Associate JACQUELINE A. SEABERG

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Center for Open Government moves forward with open meetings case

The Cook County Circuit Court recently upheld a complaint “I am grateful for the generosity of Clinton Krislov, who has against the Oak Lawn, Illinois, board of trustees filed by an helped found this Center and who, through his commitment Oak Lawn resident who is represented by Chicago-Kent’s to open government, will inform and inspire our work,” said new Center for Open Government. Dean Harold Krent. “The formation of this Center responds to The plaintiff, the wife of an Oak Lawn firefighter, filed an a wave of recognition by Attorney General Lisa Madigan and action claiming that the Oak Lawn board of trustees had many others that the time is propitious for a sea change in violated the Illinois Open Meetings Act by discussing and how Illinois’ governmental entities do business.” voting on mass layoffs to balance the village’s budget. The Director Norton, who served as a member of Chicago-Kent’s discussions and vote took place during a closed meeting, clinical faculty for 10 years, has extensive experience in open and some citizens asserted that the board had sought to government work, civil litigation and pro bono legal services. circumvent the law’s requirement that budgetary matters He worked for the Better Government Association for be discussed in meetings open to citizens. The Center agreed more than a dozen years, serving for 10 years as associate to represent the plaintiff shortly after she filed the suit. director and general counsel, and for two years as executive The decision allows the lawsuit, Berge v. the Board of director. He also worked for the U.S. Justice Department as Trustees of the Village of Oak Lawn, now pending in Cook a special attorney in the criminal division’s Organized Crime County Circuit Court, to proceed. and Racketeering Section. In addition, he spent five years as a “This opens the possibility that the veil may be lifted and partner with Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP, where he that the public may yet get to see and hear what occurred in oversaw the firm’s national pro bono program. the closed session that gave rise to the decision to lay off more than 30 village employees,” said Terrance Norton, director of the Center. Chicago attorney Clinton Krislov, chairman of the Center’s advisory committee, said, “This first major court victory for the Center for Open Government vindicates our vision that an active advocacy program can bring sunshine and start the Illinois attorney general weighs in on “sunshine laws” process of cleaning up Illinois state and local government by forcing open the processes of government in Illinois.” Chicago-Kent established the Center for Open Government to help ensure transparency, accountability and responsibility in local and state government. The Center identifies instances where legal recourse is needed to provide access to govern- ment information and proceedings. Cases taken by the Center challenge closed government processes under the Illinois Open Meetings Act, the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, and similar statutes. No fees are charged. Housed in the Chicago-Kent Law Offices, the Center functions as part of the law school’s clinical education program. Under the supervision of faculty, students interview and counsel clients, conduct factual investigations and legal research, develop case strategies, collect and analyze

documents, and help in the litigation. L–R: Dean Harold Krent, Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Terrance Norton, The Center has received significant seed funding from director of the Center for Open Government Mr. Krislov, a noted plaintiff ’s class-action attorney and a Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan was the guest speaker member of Chicago-Kent’s adjunct faculty. Mr. Krislov is the at a press forum that focused on utilizing Illinois’ new freedom founder and name/senior partner attorney of the Chicago of information and open meetings laws. Held in Chicago-Kent’s firm Krislov & Associates Ltd. Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Courtroom, the forum was cosponsored by the law school’s new Center for Open Government.

2 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE SUMMER 2010 Center for Open Government New master’s program moves forward with open meetings case in Intellectual Property Management and Markets Chicago-Kent’s criminal begins this fall litigation program assists Mexican legal community

Applications are currently being problems with real-world solutions. Chicago-Kent and Tecnológico de Monterrey, accepted for Illinois Institute of Members of the program’s advisory one of Mexico’s leading private universities, Technology’s innovative new council are leading IP professionals are collaborating to provide training in criminal master’s program in Intellectual in the consulting, legal and finance procedure, criminal law, trial advocacy and Property Management and Markets. fields. They provide advice to the curriculum development for Mexican judges, This groundbreaking program is a program and form the beginning practicing attorneys, law professors and collaborative effort of Chicago-Kent of the network for students as they students. The program aims to help Mexico’s and IIT’s Stuart School of Business, move into exciting and important new legal community practice more effectively Armour College of Engineering, points in their careers. amid sweeping changes designed to make Institute of Design, and Department The program consists of one year criminal proceedings more transparent. of Computer Science. Classes are of full-time study (30 credit hours) scheduled to begin August 7. Funding is provided by a grant from the U.S. starting in the fall term and running Agency for International Development (USAID) The program will fill a demand through the following summer. Cours- and Higher Education for Development. for professionals with the inter- es track the life cycle of intellectual disciplinary training and ability to property from its inception to full integrate a variety of outlooks and exploitation. Electives covering basic mindsets necessary for successful instruction in the fields of engineering, management of intellectual property law and business provide an oppor- portfolios. tunity to enhance or augment prior education or business experiences. Applicants to the program reflect the diversity of backgrounds in For more information, contact the the field. They include marketing program director, Jackie Leimer, at professionals, attorneys, business 312.906.5225, or visit the website at and financial professionals, www.kentlaw.edu/academics/ipmm. legal assistants, innovators and entrepreneurs, and engineers, to name a few.

“There is a growing need for formal Third-year student Katya Manak, a member of Chicago- Kent’s trial team, demonstrated a closing argument education in this space,” said Jackie for Mexican law students who visited Chicago-Kent in Leimer, director of the program December. and distinguished IP practitioner- in-residence at Chicago-Kent. “Although many professionals have succeeded in this field through their knowledge, experiences and diverse skills, the field has now matured to the point that it requires a more structured approach to ensure that future professionals will be able to provide leadership in IP management.”

The program recognizes the need for skills-building to tackle real-world

SUMMER 2010 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE 3 C-K CHRONICLE Access to Justice software enhanced Free upgrade of award-winning legal software may be downloaded A 2010 Sage Award for for noncommercial use at www.a2jauthor.org Francine Soliunas Francine Soliunas, assistant dean New audio, video and graphic enhance- “The upgrades in 3.0 improve both for strategy and student professional ments to A2J Author® software are the end-user experience and the A2J development and executive director making it easier for pro se litigants Guided Interviews® authoring process. of the Institute for Law and the to access the legal system. Chicago- The biggest enhancement is the ability Workplace, is the winner of a 2010 Kent’s Center for Access to Justice & for A2J Guided Interview users to Sage Award from Chicago Mayor Technology, in partnership with the add video or graphics components Richard M. Daley (pictured below Center for Computer-Assisted Legal to questions. This is an especially with Dean Soliunas) and the Chicago Instruction, in January released Access useful tool to further explain or model to Justice Author 3.0, an upgrade of the complex issues for A2J Author users.” popular legal software already used For information about acquiring by courts and legal aid programs in a copy of the A2J Author software or 38 states to help low-income litigants general information on the A2J Author find information and prepare forms Program, visit www.a2jauthor.org. for court. Available at no cost to anyone using it for noncommercial purposes, A2J Author 3.0 can be downloaded from the A2J Author community website at www.a2jauthor.org. “A2J Author 3.0 features several exciting enhancements, many of which were suggested by users of our Commission on Human Relations earlier versions,” said Professor Ronald Advisory Council on Women. Dean Staudt, director of the Center for Soliunas was recognized for a Access to Justice & Technology. lifetime of community and civic involvement. Her work at Chicago- Kent includes direction of the Pre-Law Undergraduate Scholars Program, a “ Rebel with a Cause” summer program designed to attract disadvantaged college students and Ron Staudt lauded as “Legal Rebel” for students from underrepresented racial access-to-justice initiatives and ethnic groups to legal careers. Professor Ronald Staudt was named one of 50 “Legal Rebels Remaking the Profession” in the November issue of the ABA JournAl. In a profile titled Ronald Staudt: Web + Law = A2J, the magazine chronicled Professor Staudt’s work in bringing technology to bear on the delivery of legal services to low-income populations.

The profile cites numerous of Professor Staudt’s Web-based initiatives, from Illinois Legal Aid Online and the Self-Help Web Desk to A2J Author® software for pro se litigants, now in use in 38 states, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, England, Australia, Canada and Singapore.

One of the lawyers quoted in the profile was technology developer Marc Lauritsen, of Harvard, Massachusetts, who said of Professor Staudt: “He’s not your conventional lawyer: he’s down-to-earth and practical. But he’s also very visionary. It’s that combination of intellectual brilliance with a common touch.”

4 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE SUMMER 2010 University of Utah constitutional law scholar wins 2009 Chicago-Kent/ Roy C. Palmer Civil Liberties Prize Professor Scott M. Matheson Jr., recipient of the 2009 Chicago- Kent College of Law/Roy C. Palmer Civil Liberties Prize, discussed his winning book, Presidential Constitutionalism in Perilous Times, in a public lecture at Chicago-Kent in November. In attendance were alumnus Roy C. Palmer ’62 and his wife, Susan, who established the $10,000 prize in 2007 to honor an exemplary work of scholarship exploring the tension between civil liberties and national security in contemporary American society. On the scene at the ’Stache Bash Presidential Constitutionalism in Perilous Times With 194 votes, 1L student Daniel Crone took first-place explores the use of presidential power in times of crisis. The honors last January in the inaugural Oliver Wendell Holmes book analyzes executive branch actions that have raised serious Mustache Contest. Twelve 1Ls battled for the coveted prize constitutional after Professor Christopher Buccafusco, founder of the concerns contest, posted their photos in the Spak and encouraged about visitors to vote as many times as they liked for $1 per vote. individual Winners were announced at the ’Stache Bash, a mustache- liberties and themed party at a Wrigleyville bar. Proceeds were donated to the Kent Justice Foundation. Above, winner Daniel Crone separation (in vest) gathers at the ’Stache Bash with (L–R) Professor of powers Buccafusco, third-place winner Hendrik Veerhusen and and offers second-place winner John Kresl. guidance for presidents to balance security and liberty within our constitutional Professor Scott M. Matheson Jr. talks about his award- framework, winning book, Presidential Constitutionalism in Perilous times, at a lecture at Chicago-Kent. with emphasis on the working relationships among the branches of government. Professor Matheson holds the Hugh B. Brown Presidential Endowed Chair in Law at the University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law, where he served as dean from 1998 to 2006. He was the U.S. attorney for the District of Utah from 1993 to 1997. Prior to joining the University of Utah law faculty in 1985, he was an associate at the Washington, D.C., firm of Williams & Connolly. In March 2010, President Obama nominated Professor Matheson to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. To learn more about the Palmer Prize and to view the 2009 lecture, visit www.kentlaw.edu/palmerprize.

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Ilana Diamond Rovner Appellate Advocacy competitors argue First Amendment case

Second-year student William Thayer has won the 18th annual Ilana Diamond Rovner Appellate Advocacy Competition, sponsored by the law school’s Moot Court Honor Society. The competition is named for Chicago-Kent graduate Ilana Diamond Rovner, judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. This year, students argued United States v. Stevens, a recent U.S. Supreme Court case that raised questions regarding the intersection of the First Amendment and animal law. Oral arguments were heard by the Second-year students Elizabeth Meyer and William Thayer, second- justices on October Holocaust scholar discusses and first-place winners, respectively, of the Ilana Diamond Rovner Appellate Advocacy Competition 6, 2009. On April 20, Nazi legal strategies 2010, the Supreme “The Nazi Obsession with Legalizing Court handed down its decision, ruling that a federal law criminalizing the the Holocaust” was the topic of commercial creation, sale or possession of certain depictions of animal a lecture by holocaust scholar cruelty was substantially overbroad and therefore invalid under the First Harry Reicher (center), scholar-in- Amendment. residence at Touro Law Center and In the final round of the Rovner Competition, William Thayer argued for adjunct professor at the University the respondent, Robert Stevens, against second-year student Elizabeth Meyer. As the winner of that round, Mr. Thayer received the Ilana Diamond Rovner of Pennsylvania Law School. The Award for Outstanding Appellate Advocate and a $1,000 scholarship. lecture was presented by Chicago- Ms. Meyer received a $500 scholarship from the Edmund G. Burke Scholarship Kent’s Institute for Law and the Fund. Humanities and co-sponsored by the Second-year student Keith Southam received the Fay Clayton Award for Chicago-Kent chapter of the American Outstanding Oralist and a $500 scholarship. Benjamin Thomassen, also a Constitution Society, the Kent Justice second-year student, received the Ralph L. Brill Award for Best Brief and a Foundation, and the Jewish Law $500 scholarship. Students Association (Decalogue). Ms. Clayton, who graduated with honors from Chicago-Kent in 1978, and Professor Ralph Brill, a member of the faculty since 1961 and founder of the law school’s legal research and writing program and moot court program, presented the awards to the winners. The final round of competition was judged by a distinguished panel that included the Honorable Richard D. Cudahy, senior circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; David A. Erickson, a retired Illinois appellate court justice who directs Chicago-Kent’s trial advocacy program; and Susann MacLachlan, a clinical professor and associate director of the Center for Advocacy and Dispute Resolution at the John Marshall Law School. Professor MacLachlan, who teaches a course in animal law, was a signatory to an amicus brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in the Stevens case. Thirty-four students competed in this year’s event.

6 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE SUMMER 2010 Partnership with Taiwan’s Soochow University focuses on practicing lawyers

Chicago-Kent and Soochow University The agreement also creates a School of Law in Taiwan have signed unique summer training program that an agreement to establish a training allows Taiwanese lawyers to immerse program for Taiwanese lawyers that themselves in the law of mainland can culminate in an LLM degree from China, and allows Chinese lawyers on Chicago-Kent. The agreement was the mainland, particularly Chicago-Kent initialed in March by Chicago-Kent alumni, to learn Taiwanese law. The Dean Harold J. Krent and Soochow Dean program will be offered in Taiwan and Ivor Y.H. Yang. on the mainland in alternating years. Under the terms of the agreement, Chicago-Kent also offers special over- Chicago-Kent faculty will go to Taiwan seas training programs in Hangzhou, to teach a four-course, graduate- Beijing and Shanghai, China; Gda´nsk level program at Soochow University. and Wrocław, Poland; and Bangkok, Upon completion of the course work, Thailand. Soochow students can receive advanced standing of 10 credits toward the 24 needed to earn the master of laws (LLM) degree from Chicago-Kent. The students will spend their second Dean Ivor Y.H. Yang (left) of Soochow University School of semester in the United States at Law in Taiwan and Dean Harold J. Krent Chicago-Kent, where they will complete their degree requirements.

Centennial Lecture addresses U.S. trade policy New civil rights award named for Professor Sheldon Nahmod “U.S. Trade Policy: Why the Drift Is Dangerous” was the topic of IIT’s first annual Sheldon H. Nahmod Civil Rights Award went to a group of Chicago-Kent’s 2010 Centennial students from IIT and Chicago’s Gage Park High School who are working Lecture, delivered by international together to create a memorial commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King’s 1966 trade economist Jagdish Bhagwati, equal housing marches in Chicago. Sponsored by IIT’s Office of Multicultural a professor at Columbia University Student Services, the award is named to honor Professor Nahmod’s and a senior fellow for international scholarship in civil rights and civil liberties. Above, Professor Nahmod (front economics at the Council on Foreign row, right) joined teacher Victor Harbison (front row, left) of Gage Park High Relations. School and Studio Associate Professor Thomas J. McLeish (front row, center) of the IIT College of Architecture in congratulating the student honorees at the January awards ceremony.

SUMMER 2010 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE 7 C-K CHRONICLE TRIAL AND APPELLATE ADVOCACY Another Banner Year Once again, Chicago-Kent students excelled in trial and appellate advocacy competition at the regional, national and international levels. Congratulations to our 2009–10 competitors.

2009 –10 Appellate National Child Welfare & National Ethics Trial Competition Advocacy Competition Adoption Law Moot Court National Semifinalists Results Competition William Allen ’10 National Quarterfinalists Rachael Sinnen ’11 Jessica Bolack ’11 Joseph Carlasare ’12 Appellate Lawyers Association Nicholas Cordell ’11 Ryan Nolte ’11 Moot Court Competition Stephen Scovil ’11 National Champions ABA Section of Labor & Jocelyn Floyd ’10 National Latina/o Law Students Employment Law Student Trial Maris Mapolski ’10 Association National Moot Court Advocacy Competition Competition Regional Champions and Thomas Tang Moot Court National Quarterfinalists National Semifinalists Competition Crystal Correa ’11 Jennifer Hofman ’10 Regional Finalists and National Priscilla Singer ’11 Chinell McCarthy ’10 Semifinalists Christopher Zdarsky ’10 Geetu Naik ’10 ABA National Appellate Elise Waisbren ’11 Nidhi Soni ’10 Advocacy Competition Maris Mapolski ’10 (left) and Jocelyn Floyd Regional Finalists National Institute for Trial National Moot Court Competition ’10 are the national champions of the 2009 Rebecca Graham ’11 Advocacy Tournament of Regional Finalists and National Appellate Lawyers Association Moot Court William Thayer ’11 Champions Competition. Octofinalists Benjamin Thomassen ’11 National Semifinalists Erin Duncomb ’10 Charles Prochaska ’10 Amanda Hillmann ’10 Chicago Bar Association Damien Clark ’10 Allison Sues ’10 Moot Court Competition Julie Levinson ’11 National Octofinalists Jeremiah Lewellen ’11 Philip C. Jessup International Karlyn Ruth Meyer ’10 Law Moot Court Competition Joseph Panza ’10 Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Regional Finalists and 27th Richard Shulman ’10 Competition ranked team in the world in Regional Finalists and National international rounds National Octofinalists Quarterfinalists Angelena Bertera ’10 Michael Elliott ’10 Janelle Fairchild ’11 Varun Chandrasekaran ’11 Amanda Schackart ’10 Katrice Hall ’10 Ryan Kovach ’11 Clyde Guilamo ’11 Kevin Lahm ’11 Evan A. Evans Constitutional Adella Deacon ’11 Maria Richardson ’10 Law Moot Court Competition National Octofinalists Buffalo-Niagara Invitational Mock Thurgood A. Marshall Memorial Mariana Karampelas ’11 Trial Tournament Moot Court Competition Keith Southam ’11 National Quarterfinalists National Third Place Patricia Berlin ’11 Mark Mazzone ’11 2009–10 Trial Advocacy Katya Manak ’10 Yevgeniy Novikov ’11 Competition Results Kylie Hannan ’10 Damien Clark ’10 (left) and Charles Karolina Zielinska ’11 National Cultural Heritage Law Prochaska ’10, winners of the 2010 Texas Young Lawyers National Trial Competition Region 8 Moot Court Competition Association National Trial American Association for championship, placed in the final four in National Semifinalists Competition Justice Student Trial Advocacy the national round of competition. Nicole Elipas ’10 Regional Champions and Competition Gabrielle Goodwin ’10 National Semifinalists Regional Finalists Priscilla Singer ’11 Charles Prochaska ’10 Patricia Berlin ’11 Katya Manak ’10 Moot Court National Damien Clark ’10 Kylie Hannan ’10 Championship Additional Chicago-Kent team Karolina Zielinska ’11 National Quarterfinalists Julie Levinson ’11 Laura Elkayam ’10 Colleen Bisher ’10 Chloe Long ’10 Jeremiah Lewellen ’11 Vincent Smolczynski ’10 National Pretrial Competition National Finalists William Allen ’10 Rachael Sinnen ’11 Joseph Carlasare ’12 Colleen Bisher ’10 8 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE SUMMER 2010 THE TIES THAT BIND

In this issue of our magazine, we introduce you to nine alumni who have mastered the art of the enduring friend- ship, with value added. Like many of our graduates, these alumni have parlayed close friendships from law school into successful partnerships in law and business.

Each year at orientation, I advise our 1ls that the person sitting to their left or to their right could become the key to their future careers. As the years pass, I’m struck by how often this prediction hits the mark. That so many of our alumni go on to run law firms and businesses together only underscores the staying power of relationships formed at Chicago-Kent and sustained by shared values and mutual trust.

The alumni groups profiled in the following pages, all of them old friends, have worked together professionally for a grand total of 83 years. I hope you enjoy their stories.

Dean Harold J. Krent

SUMMER 2010 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE 9 ALUMNI PROFILES

Steve Harris and Richard Kessler

They’re old softball buddies. “But I was better,” Steve Harris ’81 says laughingly. When it comes to his law partnership with Richard Kessler ’82, however, competitive advantage is quickly replaced by mutual regard. “We’re both intense,” says Rick. “Steve is more approachable. I’m more in your face. But we have a common goal: to take care of clients and staff as if they were family.” “Rick is a good person to the core,” says Steve. “He’s very consistent and walks a straight line. I’m more excited and emotionally driven. I’m more like the line on a stock market chart. He’s a great complement.” Steve met Rick through Steve’s younger brother Mitch, who was friends with Rick at the University of Illinois. All three played on the same softball team, with Steve and Rick moving on to law school and Mitch moving on to medical school. After Rick graduated from Chicago-Kent, he worked as a Richard Kessler ’82 (left) and Steve Harris ’81 have practiced law together since 1995—for 12 years in their own firm and more recently with McDonald Hopkins LLC, which merged with their firm in 2007. prosecutor for the Lake County State’s Attorneys Office, criminal division, while Steve worked for the Northern Trust tax group. From 1984 to 1986, they worked together in a small downtown Chicago firm, then Rick set up a practice in

10 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE SUMMER 2010 Extra Innings Steve Harris and Richard Kessler Highland Park. In 1990, he left law “I’m the deal person,” Steve says. “If “ We’re both intense,” says the deal goes south, the case may go altogether to trade options, hated Rick. “Steve is more it, and in 1991 opened his own to litigation, in which case I’ll rely boutique litigation firm. Steve had on Rick. I know it will be a seamless approachable. I’m more in his own practice by then, “on the transition. I trust him implicitly. your face. But we have a corporate deal-making side,” and He’s like a brother. Whether it’s they would send referrals back meetings or business opportunities, common goal: to take care and forth. I know he’ll protect me.” of clients and staff as if they In 1995, the idea of joining practices Rick echoes the sentiment. were family.” was broached. “Communication, trust and respect are the basis of any relationship, “We thought about it for 30 seconds,” Rick says he would encourage personal or business.” He says recalls Rick, who moved into a young attorneys to consider he’s seen too many former friends former closet in Steve’s space. “For partnerships. “It’s a great way to “ripping each other’s hearts out over nine months,” he says, “Steve was get through what is sometimes the almighty dollar. We won’t let in opulence, and I was in an interior a difficult way to make a living. that happen.” space. If that didn’t do in our friend- Having someone with whom you ship, nothing will.” When Steve served two terms this share a common goal, whom you past decade as Deerfield’s mayor, respect and trust, makes that road In 1996, the law firm of Harris Rick stumped for his friend, and a lot easier to travel. When you find Kessler & Goldstein moved to a Steve says he was able to balance that magic, you hold on to it.” more comfortable setting at 640 the political and professional North LaSalle and built their firm Steve calls law “a great profession dimensions “in large part because until they merged with McDonald but a tough business. The pleasure of Rick.” In turn, he felt his political Hopkins LLC in February 2007. comes from working through the involvement helped give their firm ups and downs with a friend. We’re “We needed to expand our platform “some cachet.” one of the lucky ones. We’ve been in Chicago,” explains Steve. Their Their friendship also comes in able to grow the firm and our friend- 15-lawyer firm didn’t have expertise handy with prospective clients. ship at the same time. I appreciate in intellectual property and restruc- “There’s a chemistry,” Rick says, the risk. If the business goes awry, turing/bankruptcy and were losing “that creates a level of confidence the friendship could follow suit. But business to larger firms because of it. when they see how we work that risk never stopped us. It feels Since the merger, they don’t work together. We finish each other’s just as good today as it did in 1995.” together often, but one skill set sentences.” leads to another.

SUMMER 2010 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE 11 ALUMNI PROFILES Well-Placed Complements Michelle Adams and Martha Swatek

“Chicago-Kent provided a wonderful Three years later, when Martha atmosphere for the development of was looking to move, Michelle friendships,” says Martha Swatek asked her firm, now Connelly & ’92. “Several lifelong friendships Schroeder, to interview her friend. came out of my years there.” Martha was hired in 1996. In 1999, the firm’s partners, who were One of those was with Michelle also friends, amicably disbanded, Adams ’92, who later became and the remaining partner, John Martha’s law partner. Today Schroeder, proposed that the two their five-attorney firm, Adams women form a partnership with him Swatek LLC, in Geneva, focuses and his daughter. John, whom both on insurance defense and medical women describe as an outstanding malpractice litigation. mentor, gradually scaled back As students, Michelle and Martha his involvement until 2005, when were assigned to the same section Michelle and Martha formed their and took most of their classes own firm. together. As friends and as business partners, “We clicked and remained friends,” Michelle says, “We’re alike and says Michelle. yet different. You need both in a “ We know what the other thinks,” After graduation, they partnership.” While both friends market the firm and handle a full says Michelle. “We agree on the went separate ways but stayed in touch. caseload, Michelle is happy to let big things and don’t unreasonably Martha handle the budgets and Michelle took a position bookkeeping, while Martha defers focus on the small things.” with the city of Chicago when it comes to 401(k) plans and while Martha worked for human resources matters. a medium-size law firm in down- town Chicago. After a year, Michelle They complement one another. wanted to work closer to home, so “We know what the other thinks,” she joined the firm of Connelly, says Michelle. “We agree on the big Mustes & Schroeder in Geneva, things and don’t unreasonably focus where she practiced insurance on the small things.” defense law. “We’re not exactly the same,” says “We still talked often and socialized Martha, “but we have the same together,” Michelle says. “I called values and the same sense of her for advice on my first day in a humor.” And the same goal: “To run civil courtroom.” a business and control how our lives are progressing.”

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Michelle Adams ’92 (left) and Martha Swatek ’92 became friends during their first year of law school and are now partners in the litigation firm of Adams Swatek LLC in Geneva, Illinois.

In a partnership, “you have to focus amazing feeling.” They talk several Before taking that step, Michelle on your strengths,” says Michelle, times each day about business and says, evaluate your friendship and “but also know your weaknesses and share laughs. “It lightens the work- ask yourself, “Do I trust this person? know which partner fits which task.” load,” she says. Make sure you trust and like them, When they market their firm to a because you’ll be spending a lot of For young lawyers who might prospective client, she says, “We’ve time with them and making impor- be thinking about a business gained experience in knowing when tant decisions together. But more partnership, Martha advises not to talk law and when to bring in importantly, ensure that you want to take the decision lightly. “We comic relief and how to do that.” that person to succeed as much as were friends for eight years before you want yourself to succeed.” Having a friend as a business our partnership,” she says. “We partner is comforting in a field that worked together for four years sees its share of conflict. “Every before becoming partners. Running day,” Martha says, “to know you a business was not an off-the-cuff have someone to rely on is an decision. You have to ask, ‘Do we really want to run a firm?’”

SUMMER 2010 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE 13 ALUMNI PROFILES Wired for David and Lauren Kiefer Communication David Kiefer ’91 used to ride his In 1995, he and Lauren moved to 1972 Honda CB450 motorcycle Georgia to open TechLaw’s Atlanta to Chicago-Kent, even in the dead office, and in 1997, he started his of winter. own company, DocAuto, which initially specialized in legal docu- “He was known as ‘the Motorcycle ment automation and document Guy,’” Lauren (Lebold) Kiefer ’92 management. Since 2001, DocAuto recalls. They were taking a summer has grown into a highly specialized class, Accounting for Lawyers, when software development company David worked up the courage to ask with more than 600 customers Lauren out. They married in 1993, around the world, most of which and together started a business in are large law firms. 1997. They have a daughter, Maura, Both say communication 13, and a son, Mark, 11. “We develop software that gives fine control over content management — lots of it — is key, David never intended to practice systems, especially in implementing law but wanted to get into the legal whether in business or in ‘matter-centric’ environments,” technology business while it was in a family. David says, allowing firms to its infancy. He applied to Chicago- combine information from many Kent, he notes, because it had “the systems and present it in the most world’s leading program in legal efficient way to each individual technology.” attorney. Working with Professor Ron Staudt, Lauren is DocAuto’s CFO. After he was instrumental in building the practicing law in Chicago and first fully computerized law school Atlanta for a few years, she tran- casebook, which won an award for sitioned to handling the financial curriculum innovation in higher details of the business as it grew. education. After graduating, David worked as programming director for “I haven’t looked back,” she says. the Center for Computer-Assisted “We initially started the company Legal Instruction (CALI), based at in our basement, but now we have Chicago-Kent, then joined TechLaw, offices in Atlanta, New York, Chicago, an international legal technology Los Angeles and Austin, Texas. consulting firm. We also work with more than 40 resellers all over the world.” Travel is far-flung: David just returned from business trips to Sydney, Melbourne, Singapore, Hong Kong, London and Copenhagen.

14 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE SUMMER 2010 Though neither practices law, David and Lauren agree that having a law degree is critical to entrepreneurship. Having a spouse as a business partner, they note, has advantages and David and Lauren Kiefer disadvantages. “We talk about business all the time,” says David. “We’re never ‘off duty,’ which can be annoying.” But this means that each has someone “who understands emotionally what’s going on,” which allows for much greater coordination, whether it’s with kids, employees or other endeavors, like Lauren’s involvement as board president of Georgia Shakespeare. “Our work is highly technical, and I have a lot of respect for what David does,” Lauren says. “Similarly, he knows that he can trust me to be sure all of the financial aspects of the business are handled appropriately.” Both say communication — lots of it — is key, whether in business or in a family. To young Chicago-Kent gradu- ates looking to start ventures with friends, Lauren would advise, “Work for somebody else first. Find out what works and what doesn’t. You have to be very open and honest about every- thing. If the business partnership isn’t working, get out. Preserve the friendship.” She also remembers some wise advice from one of her profes- sors: “The reason for having a partnership agreement is not for when times are good, but for when things are falling apart.”

David Kiefer ’91 and Lauren (Lebold) Kiefer ’92 founded an Atlanta-based software development company, DocAuto, that caters to large law firms worldwide.

SUMMER 2010 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE 15 ALUMNI PROFILES

Richard Eicksteadt, Harvey Meyers and Norman Pollock

Harvey Meyers ’65 (left), Richard Eicksteadt ’66 (center) and Norman Pollock ’64, friends since high school, have practiced law together in Marengo, Illinois, for more than 40 years.

“If we got through law school, then to college. They were all Cubs we’d sink or swim together.” fans, all Lutherans, all liked pitching horseshoes. That’s how Dick Eicksteadt ’66 describes the alliance struck 45 “We were all on the same page,” says years ago with lifelong friends Harvey. and law partners Norm Pollock ’64 Norm was the first to enter Chicago- and Harvey Meyers ’65. Kent. Norm encouraged Harvey Norm, Harvey and Dick attended to follow. “He had already talked Marengo High School together to Dean Zacharias about me,” says during the 1950s. They went into Harvey. the service at the same time and The Buddy System

16 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE SUMMER 2010 Dick arrived next, graduating the Schaffner and Marx,’” recalls Dick, take care of my dog when we’re year after Harvey. “or just the Marx Brothers.” gone,” says Dick. “I would trust both of them with my checkbook. There “Thinking back,” says Norm, “it took Practicing in a small town doesn’t are no secrets between us.” a lot of gall for three young guys mean they didn’t have some big to set up a practice.” Their wives cases. Dick had one personal injury All three say a successful partner- worked while the new attorneys case (Pyne v. Witmer) that went to ship involves knowing your partners looked for clients. the Illinois Supreme Court and set a well and trusting them. “We knew precedent for the doctrine of respon- one another for 10 to 12 years before “Not many young attorneys were deat superior. we started,” says Harvey. “It was not coming to McHenry County then,” a casual friendship.” says Harvey. “The judges were “Dick is a real bulldog,” says Harvey. happy to see us, and so were the But Dick also admits to being a “We had a lot of fights and argu- older attorneys.” procrastinator who was often up ments and fun,” says Norm. “And working on cases until 3 a.m. His we’re still together. I’m glad I did The older attorneys referred cases to wife would sleep on the couch this with friends. I wouldn’t have them that no one else wanted. “They to keep him company. Norm, he done it any other way.” would say, ‘Bring an empty brief- notes, was much case and we’ll fill it with files.’ Three more organized and thousand dollars was a big case for disciplined. The All three say a successful us in those days,” Harvey says. consensus on Harvey partnership involves knowing your They were in business about a is that he’s the most partners well and trusting them. month, Norm recalls, when they laid back of the three. took on a felony battery case. Norm “We knew one another for 10 “You need to know had worked for three different firms when to push and to 12 years before we started,” during law school and had learned a when not to,” says few things. says Harvey. “It was not a casual Harvey. “You don’t friendship.” “The judge called the case and have to use the heavy asked if we were ready for trial. We axe all the time.” said, ‘Yes, your honor.’ The state’s All three learned, says Norm, “If attorney was dumbfounded and you’re tough but fair and respect the said, ‘Do you realize this is a jury other side, eventually it works out to trial?’” Norm and Harvey knew the your benefit. We ended up repre- other side wasn’t ready to produce senting a lot of the people we sued.” the complaining witness, who was out of state. The prosecution was Norm and Harvey handled the unable to proceed, and the court business matters, which was dismissed the case. just fine with Dick. All three had different concentrations. “We never “Knowledge of the system was got in each other’s way,” he says. helpful,” Norm says. But they stayed fast friends. So did So was small-town interconnected- their wives. They all go out to dinner ness. “They used to call us ‘Hart, every Friday. “Norm walks over to

SUMMER 2010 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE 17 Support the Chicago-Kent Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP)

Twenty-nine Chicago-Kent graduates who work in This year’s awardees can be found in organizations public interest law have received monetary awards this as diverse as Cabrini Green Legal Aid, the Office of year to help offset their student debt, thanks to the law the Cook County Public Guardian, Equip for Equality, school’s Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP). Lawyers’ Committee for Better Housing, the Miami- Dade Public Defender’s Office, the Cook County State’s Designed to assist Chicago-Kent graduates who have Attorney’s Office, and the Legal Assistance Foundation opted to work in public interest law despite the burden of Metropolitan Chicago. of student loan repayments, our program has awarded more than $40,000 during its second year of operation.

Meet LRAP awardee “ In this modest way, Mariangela Monteiro ’04 we can lend a hand Public interest lawyer Mariangela Monteiro helps clients, from to those who have shaken babies to injured veterans, cope with traumatic brain sacrificed financially injuries to work in the public When Mariangela Monteiro graduated During her second year at Chicago- interest.” from St. Olaf College in Minnesota Kent, Mariangela attended the in 1999, she decided to stay in the Midwest Public Interest Law Career —Dean Harold J. Krent Midwest rather than return to her Conference at Northwestern University native Maryland, so she joined the and landed an internship with Equip AmeriCorps VISTA program and took for Equality (EFE), a nonprofit that a community organizing position provides free legal services for people with the Chicago Alliance for with disabilities. With four offices Neighborhood Safety. throughout Illinois, EFE addresses civil “We worked on crime reduction rights and special education issues and other public safety issues,” she and also investigates systemic abuse recalls. During her two-year stint, and neglect cases. she met lawyers from the ACLU and Mariangela continued working First Defense Legal Aid whose work for EFE part time in her third year at impressed her. Chicago-Kent, then joined the orga- “That’s when I decided to go to law nization after graduation as a staff school,” says Mariangela. “It seemed attorney and manager of the Traumatic a natural fit.” Brain Injury Project. It also fit with family history. Her Head injury issues cover the entire father was a Peace Corps volunteer life span, Mariangela says, and are in Kenya in the 1960s. Her mother did caused by everything from shaken an internship with an urban teaching baby syndrome to domestic violence program in the Washington, D.C., incidents and household mishaps. public schools on the way to a mas- Car accidents are the most common ter’s degree in teaching through Trinity cause in the cases that Mariangela College. Mariangela was the first attor- sees. Legal issues involve education, ney in her family, but “the atmosphere employment, self determination and at home encouraged work in the pub- physical access. lic interest,” she says. Recently, she says, her program has seen an increase in the number

18 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE SUMMER 2010 Support the Chicago-Kent Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP)

This year’s recipients, all of whom graduated between endowment is significant. For information about 1999 and 2009, carry student debt loads ranging from contributing to the fund, please contact Elizabeth $61,000 to $253,000. To be eligible for funding, applicants Turley, assistant dean for institutional advancement, at must earn less than $56,000 per year. [email protected] or 312.906.5241. Contributions may be made online at www.kentlaw.edu/give. Chicago-Kent’s loan repayment initiative is funded through the generosity of Chicago-Kent alumni and To apply for an LRAP Award or for more information, students who give annually to the LRAP Fund. We’re visit www.kentlaw.edu/publicinterest/lrap. off to a good start, but the need for an expanded

of veterans returning from Iraq and Mariangela also facilitates an In April, Mariangela received a 2010 Afghanistan who face barriers to advisory council, made up of people Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Public employment as a result of an injury. with disabilities, family members, Interest Award from the Chicago-Kent Many were injured by roadside bombs advocates and service providers, who Alumni Association. Mariangela has and want to work but need assistance. meet quarterly to discuss trends and also been selected as a 2010 awardee “They say, ‘I can do the job. I just advocacy strategy. of Chicago-Kent’s Loan Repayment need reasonable accommodations,’” The work, she says, is “challenging Assistance Program. “It’s a balancing Mariangela says. Equip for Equality and rewarding. It’s always an act working in public interest and advocates for them, bolstered by adventure. You never know how the carrying significant student loan debt,” provisions in the Americans with day will unfold or who will inspire she says. “This award has helped Disabilities Act. you.” She also enjoys supervising make that balancing act a little easier. “We’ve tried to do more outreach to and mentoring legal interns, volunteer “LRAP also sends a message to that population,” she adds, “through attorneys and pro bono attorneys. students and attorneys that Chicago- the V.A. and other organizations that “It’s very, very rewarding to work Kent supports public interest work and work with vets, such as the Legal As- with students who are trying it on, the students who decide to go into sistance Foundation and the Attorney seeing what it would be like.” that field.” General’s Office.”

SUMMER 2010 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE 19 A Conversation with Professor Joan Steinman

Professor Joan Steinman How is the Federal Practice Mary Kay asked whether I would be is the author of two newly and Procedure treatise used? interested in taking on the volume on venue. I told her, sincerely, that revised volumes of the Wright and Miller’s FederAl I felt honored to be asked to work Wright, et al., Federal PrActice And Procedure treatise is on the treatise because I think it is Practice and Procedure used by law students, lawyers, staff an outstanding work and because treatise. Volumes 14B and attorneys and law clerks to judges, most of the authors teach at top-tier 14C of the treatise are as well as by judges and professors, schools, but that I thought I’d die of who seek a detailed overview of devoted to the removal of boredom if I had to read and write federal procedural law and an excel- cases from state court to about all the cases on venue. I asked lent start in doing legal research into federal court and to the whether any other volumes were such matters. remand of removed cases. available. The text provides both overview Mary Kay knew that I had written a lot A faculty member since 1977, and expert analysis, while the about removal and remand, and she Professor Steinman teaches extensive footnotes provide citations said she would ask Arthur Miller if courses in civil procedure, to legislation and codified rules, he would be willing to give up those complex litigation, appellate scholarship, American Law Institute volumes. He agreed, and so I started positions, and, most of all, case law courts and federal courts. She to do the annual supplements to the that attorneys, whatever their role, is the author of articles on two volumes on those subjects. removal, supplemental juris- can rely upon in their research into diction, the effects of case and study of an area of procedural consolidation on litigants’ law. The treatise as a whole covers How do the new editions procedural rights, appellate criminal procedure, civil procedure, differ from previous editions? jurisdiction and related matters, and jurisdiction and other proce- evidence as well. Wright & Miller doesn’t do a second dural issues. edition, a third edition, and the like, as such. But, on a rolling basis, How did you become authors constantly revise and replace involved in authoring the old volumes. removal volumes? The publisher’s choice of volumes to A good many years ago, I received be replaced depends on such things a phone call from Mary Kay Kane, as how long ago a volume last was who was a professor and dean at published and how much the perti- the University of California, Hastings nent law has changed. The latter is College of the Law. She had been determined by whether important working on the treatise for many statutory or Rule changes have been years and was familiar with a number made, whether significant Supreme of articles I had written. Court cases have been decided,

20 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE SUMMER 2010 and generally how much the lower federal courts have been developing the pertinent law. When a pocket part has had to become an independent supplement, and the supplement has gotten awfully big, it’s usually time to replace the volume itself.

The new volume will reflect the writing style of the current author. More important, it will reflect the new author’s integration of developments into the preexisting text, which may require substantial rewriting.

The new volume will expand the treatment of areas of law in which there have been significant develop- ments. It will discuss all of the relevant U.S. Supreme Court cases and noteworthy cases from the courts of appeals and district courts as well. It will, of course, also integrate into the footnotes the citations of cases decided since the last revision, and What do you find most they are desirable or undesirable, it will eliminate citations to older challenging and most you are in a position to influence the cases that no longer enjoy much rewarding about this process? thinking of countless lawyers and precedential or persuasive value. scholars, judges and legislators. A project like this involves an endless Although the treatise once aimed to amount of extremely detail-oriented Your influence derives from a be utterly exhaustive in its citation of work; that poses its own sort of chal- combination of the reputation of the cases, the explosion of law has made lenge, because you want everything treatise—which is a legacy created that goal impractical. The publisher to be right. But the reward comes in by others—and the thoroughness now believes that the treatise’s knowing that when you bring cases and cogency of your own thinking. special value lies in the expertise or other developments in the law to That’s what’s most exciting, to me, that its authors bring to bear in their the attention of the readers of the about being part of Wright & Miller. analyses and in their views as to the volumes, and when you analyze best of competing views of what the where those developments fit into the law should be. fabric of doctrine, how those devel- opments move the law, and whether

SUMMER 2010 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE 21 LORI B. ANDREWS Professor Atuahene’s WILLIAM A. BIRDTHISTLE Bar Association Securities presented a talk on direct-to- article Things Fall Apart: The was named a Searle-Kauffman Law Committee program in consumer advertising for genetic Illegitimacy of Property Rights Fellow on Law, Innovation and February, and the second was tests at a March of Dimes- in the Context of Past Property Growth for 2009–10 and was for an event in April sponsored sponsored press conference in Theft was published in 51 invited to attend three Searle- by the American Constitution New York last summer. Reporters ArizonA lAW revieW 829 (2009). Kauffman Institutes: the first in Society. Professor Birdthistle was from the neW York tiMes, various She also wrote an op-ed titled Chicago in October; the second also invited to participate in a magazines, CBS, ABC and Congress Must Do More for in Captiva, Fla., in January; and conference on the “Protection other media outlets attended the Those Evicted, which was the third at Chapman University of Investors in the Wake of the event. Professor Andrews also published in October by the School of Law in Orange, Calif., 2008–2009 Financial Crisis,” gave a speech on gene patents Athens (Ga.) BAnner-herAld and in March. The purpose of the hosted by the Institute for Law in July at the American Bar four other regional newspapers. institutes, which are sponsored and Economic Policy, in April in Association’s annual meeting. by Northwestern Law School’s the Turks and Caicos Islands. This spring, she discussed gene Searle Center on Law, Regulation Professor Birdthistle wrote patents on “60 Minutes” with KIMBERLY D. BAILEY and Growth, is to identify and Brief of Amici Curiae Law CBS correspondent Morley Safer. was invited to speak in October help scholars interested in Professors in Support of Professor Andrews at the “Perspectives on Justice” research on issues related to the Petitioners (June 15, 2009), contributed a chapter titled symposium at the University institutions of economic growth. Jones v. Harris Associates L.P., Assessing Values to Set Policies of South Carolina School of In September, Professor 129 S. Ct. 1579 (U.S. 2009). for Consent, Storage and Use Law. Her topic was “There Is Birdthistle spoke about his The neW York tiMes and WAll of Tissue and Information in a Stranger in My House: Re- paper “Investment Indiscipline: street JournAl quoted Professor Biobanks to neW chAllenges Examining the Criminal Justice A Behavioral Approach to Birdthistle in articles about FACULTY NOTES FACULTY For BioBAnks: ethics, lAW And System’s ‘Political’ Treatment Mutual Fund Jurisprudence” the case. governAnce (K. Dierickx & P. of ‘Private’ Violence.” She was at the Program in Law and In October and November, Borry eds., Intersentia 2009). also invited to present “Lost in Business Policy at the University Professor Birdthistle was Translation” in March as a work- of Illinois College of Law. The interviewed by a number of in-progress at the Southeast/ paper was published in the media outlets on the topic of BERNADETTE ATUAHENE Southwest People of Color universitY oF illinois lAW revieW excessive fees in mutual funds presented a paper titled Conference in Columbia, S.C. in January 2010. The article and the role of the judiciary in “Financial Compensation for was also accepted for paper reviewing financial legislation, Massive Human Rights Viola- presentations at the Canadian including interviews with tions: The Case of South Africa” Law and Economics Association “Marketplace” reporter Steve in September at the Regional in Toronto and at the Risk Henn and Tom Hudson of Colloquium on Globalization of Management Conference at “FirstBusiness.” In late October, Law, International Organizations Loyola University Chicago, Professor Birdthistle participated and International Law, hosted both in October. In January, in a video debate with Professor by Northwestern University and he presented the paper at the John Coates of Harvard Law the American Bar Foundation. In Securities Regulation session at School regarding mutual fund February, she presented a paper the Association of American Law fees and Jones v. Harris. The titled “Property Rights and the Schools annual meeting in New debate was moderated by Demands of Transformation” at Orleans. Morningstar analyst Ryan the UCLA School of Law’s Critical In November, Professor Leggio. Professor Birdthistle Race Studies Colloquium. Birdthistle gave a talk for the was also quoted in several In January, Professor Chicago Bar Association Futures news articles discussing the Atuahene was invited by Arianna and Derivatives Committee about November Jones v. Harris oral Huffington to become a featured business law cases before the argument, including articles in blogger for the huFFington Post. U.S. Supreme Court. He was the WAshington Post, neW York Professor Atuahene’s blog also invited to discuss William tiMes, los Angeles tiMes, chicAgo entries include Haiti: Has God Trevor and Irish literature at triBune and various industry Turned His Back on the Country? Harper College. publications. and We Need to Anticipate In December, Professor Professor Birdthistle wrote Terrorists, Not React to Them. Birdthistle co-hosted a scholarly Portfolio of Eloquence, WAll Based on the latter post, the roundtable titled “Mutual Funds street JournAl, June 22, 2009, BBC Radio program “World Under New Administration: at A13 (reviewing JuliAn BArnes Have Your Say” invited her to Litigation and Regulation” ed., the Best oF FrAnk o’connor participate in a one-hour show with Tamar Frankel at Boston (2009)). in January. Later that month, she University School of Law. The spoke about the Nigerian man roundtable was attended by arrested for allegedly trying to approximately 40 scholars and blow up a U.S.-bound airliner on financial regulators. Christmas Day and about Haiti Professor Birdthistle was on “International Sunday School invited to make two presentations Broadcast,” a Rainbow PUSH- discussing the corporate cases sponsored talk show that is on the U.S. Supreme Court’s regularly broadcast on Chicago’s docket this term. The first Cable25 on Sunday mornings. presentation was for a Chicago

22 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE SUMMER 2010 EVELYN BRODY continues Professor Brody was a CHRISTOPHER J. SUNGJOON CHO was her work as reporter for the panelist in October for “The BUCCAFUSCO received named a Norman and Edna American Law Institute (ALI) Role of the Wisconsin Attorney grants from the University of Freehling Scholar in 2009. The project on Principles of the Law General in Charity Oversight: A Virginia Law School and the John Freehling Faculty Research of Nonprofit Organizations. She Review of Past Practice, Current Olin Foundation for a research Scholarships, funded by an revised Chapter 1 into Council Law and Their Implications,” project titled “Valuing Intellectual endowed gift made in 1989 Draft No. 6 for an October cosponsored by the Milwaukee Property: An Experiment” by the Norman and Edna meeting with the ALI Council. Legal Initiative for Nonprofit (with Professor Christopher Freehling Foundation, recognize In June 2009, Professor Corporations, a public service Sprigman of the University extraordinary scholarly Brody published hoW PuBlic is program of Marquette University of Virginia School of Law). In achievement by members of the PrivAte PhilAnthroPY? sePArAting Law School, and the Helen August, Professors Buccafusco Chicago-Kent faculty. reAlitY FroM MYth, a monograph Bader Institute for Nonprofit and Sprigman presented their prepared for the Philanthropy Management at the University of findings at the Intellectual Roundtable, with John Tyler, Wisconsin–Milwaukee. Property Scholars Conference at DANIEL T. COYNE general counsel of the Ewing In November, Professor the Benjamin N. Cardozo School submitted a proposal to the chief Marion Kauffman Foundation. Brody was a panelist in a of Law. Professor Buccafusco judge of the Circuit Court of In October, Professor Brody “Forum on Nonprofit Property also presented “Reason and Cook County for reorganization and John Tyler presented Tax Exemptions and Municipal Emotion in Juror Decision- of the Criminal Division. The “Respecting Private Foundation Finance” at the Graduate School Making: Perspectives from the new structure would include Autonomy: How Public Is Private of Public and International Affairs Neuroscience of Empathy” in diversion/deferral, felony intake, Philanthropy?” at the chicAgo- of the University of Pittsburgh. August at the Big 10 Aspiring pre-trial services and enhanced kent lAW revieW symposium Professor Brody wrote Scholars Conference at the misdemeanor sections. The “Philanthropy Law in the 21st Payments in Lieu of Taxes: University of Illinois. proposed changes are aimed at Century,” sponsored by the ‘Contributions,’ Say the Towns; Professor Buccafusco streamlining case management American College of Trust and ‘Extortion,’ Say the Colleges, gave three talks in October: and providing more efficient Estate Counsel Foundation. chronicle oF higher educAtion, “Spiritualism, Realism and and effective problem-solving They also presented this paper Feb. 1, 2010, as invited Wills in the Age of Contract” approaches. In September, in November at the 38th commentary for a special feature at a symposium on “Law, WBEZ interviewed him about the annual Conference of the on “Towns, Gowns, and Taxes.” Literature and Religion” at proposal. In October, Professor Association for Research on She contributed Justifications Villanova; “Neuroscience, Coyne participated in a meeting Nonprofit Organizations and for Tax Exemption to the Reason and Empathy in Juror with Chief Judge Timothy Voluntary Action as part of a internAtionAl encYcloPediA oF civil Decision-Making” at the Society Evans and Circuit Court Judge panel on “State Regulation of societY (Helmut Anheier et al. for Neuroscience Annual Robert Bastone regarding the Charities: Legitimate Limits eds., Springer 2010). Conference in Chicago; and reorganization. and Appropriate Oversight” “Well-Being Analysis” (with On behalf of the Chicago in Cleveland. Jonathan Masur) at the Midwest Appleseed Fund for Justice, In October, Professor Brody Law and Economics Conference Professor Coyne co-chaired presented her paper “All at University of Notre Dame Law a Bond Court Stakeholders Charities Are Property-Tax School. In January, Professor Committee in November, where Exempt, But Some Charities Are Buccafusco participated in a the restructuring of the Cook More Exempt Than Others” at the roundtable on “Emotions and County criminal justice system annual conference of the National the Law” at the Association of was discussed. As a result of the Center on Philanthropy and American Law Schools annual previously submitted proposal, the Law at New York University meeting in New Orleans. plans are now underway to School of Law. Professor Brody During Chicago-Kent’s Law shift from a punitive model revised the paper for the neW Week this spring, Professor to a rehabilitative model for englAnd lAW revieW’s symposium Buccafusco received the Faculty nonviolent offenders. Following on “Tax-Exempt Organizations Member of the Year Award from the meeting, Professor Coyne and the State: New Conditions on the Student Bar Association. gave several interviews to the Exempt Status,” held in February Professor Buccafusco media explaining the proposed at New England School of Law published Happiness and changes. In January, Professor in Boston. Punishment in 76 universitY Coyne was interviewed by Also in October, Professor oF chicAgo lAW revieW 1037 WBEZ regarding the anticipated Brody, along with Assistant (2009) (with John Bronsteen changes in bond court and the Massachusetts Attorney General and Jonathan Masur). His article pre-trial services division of the Eric Carriker, spoke about the Well-Being Analysis, also co- Adult Probation Department. He “Application of Charitable Trust authored with Bronsteen and also provided an on-air interview Law to Charitable Corporations” Masur, is forthcoming in the for WBEZ’s program “Eight Forty- at the National Association of georgetoWn lAW JournAl. Eight” regarding challenges in Attorneys General/National the existing bond court structure Association of State Charities and discussed issues relating to Officials Annual Charitable Trusts the pre-trial services division and and Solicitations Conference, in to diversion and deferral options Austin, Texas. for defendants.

SUMMER 2010 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE 23 In July, Professor Coyne DuPage County and provided an DAVID J. GERBER ’s latest ELIZABETH DE ARMOND spoke about the Cook County interview to the Associated Press book, gloBAl coMPetition: lAW, was a presenter in a session criminal justice system at the regarding collateral estoppel and MArkets And gloBAlizAtion, has titled “Ethical Issues in Consumer American Bar Foundation res judicata matters in the capital been published by Oxford Law Practices” in October at the Summer Fellowship Program. trial of James Degorski for the University Press. The book National Consumer Law Center’s In September, he conducted 1993 murders of seven people at analyzes the role of law in devel- Consumer Rights Litigation training on professionalism a Brown’s Chicken restaurant in oping global markets and in Conference in Philadelphia. and ethics for recruits at the Palatine, Ill. In addition, Professor relating them to the opportunities Chicago Police Academy and Coyne provided an interview and needs of globalization participated in a presentation and legal analysis to the chicAgo HOWARD C. EGLIT taught around the world. by Judge Rosemary Higgins for triBune regarding the doctrine of a course on international labor In September, Professor Chicago-Kent Criminal Litigation transferred intent in first-degree law in July and August 2009 Gerber spoke on “Complex Program externs. murder cases. In August, he for DePaul University College Adaptive Systems and the In October, Professor provided legal analysis to the of Law’s month-long summer Trajectory of Comparative Law in Coyne presided over the chicAgo triBune regarding the program in Prague. the U.S.” at the annual meeting annual meeting of the Chicago elements of the criminal offenses Professor Eglit’s article of the American Society of Council of Lawyers, where he of assault and battery following Comparative Law, held at Roger Age Bias in the American presented the Commitment to the actions of a Chicago Cubs Williams University School of Law Workplace—An Overview Justice Award to Chief Judge fan who showered a Philadelphia in Rhode Island. was published in 3 JournAl Timothy Evans of the Circuit Phillies outfielder with beer while In January, Professor Gerber oF internAtionAl Aging, lAW & Court of Cook County. The event he was attempting to catch a gave a public lecture on “Living PolicY 99 (2009). The journal concluded Professor Coyne’s deep fly ball. In September, with the Lisbon Treaty: The FACULTY NOTES FACULTY is published jointly by Stetson two-year term as president of the chicAgo dAilY lAW Bulletin University College of Law and Role (If Any) of Social Market the Chicago Council of Lawyers. quoted Professor Coyne AARP (formerly American Economy Ideas and Experience” Professor Coyne currently serves extensively in a feature titled Association of Retired Persons). at the University of Rome (La as co-chair of the council’s Chicago Council of Lawyers Sapienza). A panel of Italian Criminal Justice Committee. In Marks 40 Years of Service. professors commented on addition, he was interviewed In October, Professor Coyne the lecture, including Giuliano by Megan Budde of the was interviewed by the kAnkAkee Amato, former prime minister of Chicago School of Professional dAilY JournAl regarding theories Italy and former vice-chair of the Psychology, Department of and charges of first-degree European Union’s constitutional Forensic Psychology, regarding murder and intentional homicide convention. the interaction between mental of an unborn child. In November, Also in January, Professor health professionals, the criminal he provided an interview for Gerber gave a presentation on justice system and sex offenders. NBC News about the impact “Comparative Law Methods and In November, Professor Coyne of arguments before the U.S. Global Legal Convergence” was invited to be a presenter Supreme Court regarding the during a symposium at the at a Thresholds Psychiatric “honest services” doctrine Royal Netherlands Academy Rehabilitation Center program, as applied to United States of Sciences in Amsterdam. which included an overview v. Blagojevich. In January, Papers from the conference are of the Criminal Division of the Professor Coyne was quoted expected to be published next Circuit Court of Cook County, in the chicAgo triBune about a year. While in the Netherlands, fitness for trial issues, and the motion to seal proceedings, Professor Gerber traveled to The affirmative defense of insanity. filed by attorneys representing Hague to give a talk on his book In November, Professor Drew Peterson in the Will County gloBAl coMPetition: lAW, MArkets Coyne argued a motion to seal Circuit Court, to determine if And gloBAlizAtion to officials of the records and take testimony certain hearsay statements the Netherlands Competition in a closed courtroom during would be admissible at Authority. a commitment hearing for Peterson’s trial. his court-appointed client, a former priest and convicted sex offender whom the state of Illinois is seeking to have confined to a treatment facility under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act. Developments in this case were reported in the chicAgo sun-tiMes, chicAgo triBune, NBC News, and other media outlets. Professor Coyne has been interviewed by the news media many times in recent months. In July 2009, he was interviewed by ABC News regarding death penalty jury procedures in the Jeanine Nicarico murder case in

24 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE SUMMER 2010 DOUGLAS WM. GODFREY RICHARD J. GONZALEZ STEVEN L. HARRIS STEVEN J. HEYMAN was one of three Chicago-Kent appeared on the Chicago Bar continues to be active in the was named to a two-year term faculty members who presented Association’s cable television reform of commercial law both (2009–11) on the board of a five-day program in Mexico show “You and the Law” to nationally and internationally. advisers of the Chicago Lawyer City last summer to the law discuss common mistakes made In his role as reporter to the Chapter of the American faculty of Tec de Monterrey, one by employers in terminating Joint Review Committee on Constitution Society for Law and of the leading private universities employees. He spoke at the Uniform Commercial Code Policy. In July, he joined several in Mexico. Judge David Erickson, Practising Law Institute’s Article 9, Professor Harris other prominent Chicago-area Professor Godfrey and Dean annual seminar on labor and attended the annual meeting of lawyers as a panelist for the Harold Krent, under a federal employment law in October and the Uniform Law Commission chapter’s annual U.S. Supreme grant, are working with Mexican at Chicago-Kent’s 2009 Illinois in July 2009 in Santa Fe, New Court review. law professors and judges to Public Sector Labor Relations Mexico, where he explained the implement recent changes Conference in November. statutory amendments under to the Mexican Constitution. Professor Gonzalez and consideration by the committee. ROBERT H. KNOWLES An adversarial oral system will Professor Laurie Leader served In August, he participated in was invited to be a panelist at a replace the current Mexican as executive editors of the a meeting of the committee in symposium on the International system that relies heavily on an second supplement of BNA’s Minneapolis. In October, he Criminal Court in February inquisitorial written structure. leading treatise eMPloYMent appeared before the Council at Loyola University Chicago The Chicago-Kent faculty discriMinAtion lAW, which was of the American Law Institute School of Law. His topic are teaching their Mexican published in January. In March, in New York to explain the was “Guantánamo and the colleagues the necessary oral they conducted a Web-based proposed statutory amendments International Criminal Court.” advocacy skills to implement national seminar discussing to UCC Article 9. Professor Knowles’ article these changes. As reforms the new publication and 2009’s As commercial law Bagram, Boumediene, and the progress, Chicago-Kent will most significant developments in coordinator for the United Limited-Government Theory (with also help establish a clinic. In employment law. States UNIDROIT delegation Marc D. Falkoff) is forthcoming in January, Professor Godfrey with respect to the Cape Town 59 dePAul lAW revieW. and Judge Erickson returned Convention on International to Mexico to teach at Tec de PHILIP N. HABLUTZEL is Interests in Mobile Equipment, Monterrey. now in his fifth year as a public Professor Harris attended a EDWARD KRAUS In September, Professor member of the Business Conduct meeting of a subcommittee on presented “Fighting for Fairness: Godfrey spoke at the Committee of the Chicago the international registration Ending Discrimination Against Southeastern Legal Writing Board Options Exchange. The system for the proposed Protocol Workers and Students with Conference, hosted by Stetson committee processes cases of on Space Assets in October in Diabetes” in October at a CLE University College of Law, about rule violations and discipline at Rome. program in Atlanta sponsored why the traditional office memo the exchange. In June 2009, Professor Harris’ chapter by the American Diabetes will soon be obsolete. He gave he began a one-year term The Convention on International Association. At the program, a presentation in October at the as chair of the Illinois State Interests in Mobile Equipment Professor Kraus was responsible Central Region Legal Writing Bar Association’s Section of (Cape Town Convention) was for presenting an overview of Conference at Marquette Law Corporation, Securities and published in 10A hAWklAnd’s federal anti-discrimination law School about how to teach Business Law. uniForM coMMerciAl code series and education laws and for students to give effective In mid-September, Professor (West, Supp. 2009). discussing hot legal issues presentations. In December, Hablutzel chaired the 21st involving schools and students Professor Godfrey gave a talk annual business corporation with diabetes. In November, at the Colonial Frontier Legal seminar at the Chicago Bar Professor Kraus was quoted Writing Conference at Duquesne Association, “How to Form extensively in a usA todAY University School of Law an Illinois Business Entity: article about school children about how to evaluate student Corporation and its Alternatives.” with diabetes. presentations. He founded this annual seminar In June, Professor Godfrey 22 years ago. will be part of a panel at the Legal Writing Institute Biennial Conference debating whether the traditional office memo is still an effective teaching device for first-year law students.

SUMMER 2010 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE 25 HAROLD J. KRENT spoke NANCY S. MARDER was In October, Professor Marder MARTIN H. MALIN was about “Models of Administrative reappointed as a member of the presented a paper as part of the appointed by President Justice” before the bar American Judicature Society’s UIC/Chicago-Kent Colloquium, Obama to serve on the Federal associations in Hangzhou, Carpenter Jury Center Advisory held at the University of Illinois Service Impasses Panel, which Shanghai and Beijing, China. Committee and as the professor/ at Chicago. Other presenters intervenes when an agency of In October, he addressed the reporter of the Illinois Supreme included Professor Mark Rosen the federal government and a topic of “Limited Decisional Court Committee on Jury (Chicago-Kent), Professor union representing that agency’s Independence of ALJs” at Instructions in Civil Cases. Stephen Englemann (UIC) and employees are unable to reach the national conference of the Professor Marder served as Dean Bette Bottoms (UIC). agreement on the terms of their Association of Administrative a peer reviewer for the journal Professor Marder chaired a new collective bargaining agree- Law Judges in Buffalo. lAW, culture & the huMAnities in panel on “Television Judges and ment under the Federal Service In January, Dean Krent June 2009. In July, Professor Judging” and presented her Labor-Management Relations spoke about new trends in the Marder presented her paper paper titled “Judging TV Reality Statute and the Federal Employ- Obama administration at “What “Judging Judge Judy” as part Judges” in March at the annual ees Flexible and Compressed Change Will Come? The Obama of a panel at the annual meeting meeting of the Association for Work Schedules Act. Administration and the Future of the American Bar Association the Study of Law, Culture and the In October, Professor Malin of the Administrative State,” a in Chicago. The paper was Humanities at Brown University spoke about “The Evolving symposium at the University of published as a chapter in in Providence, R.I. Later that Schizophrenic Nature of Labor Miami School of Law. lAWYers in Your living rooM! lAW month, she presented her paper Arbitration” at the symposium Dean Krent published The on television (M. Asimow ed., “The Conundrum of Cameras in “Creeping Legalism in Labor Sometimes Unitary Executive: American Bar Association 2009). the Courtroom” at a conference Arbitration” at the University of Presidential Practice Throughout A court rule change that titled “Justice, Media and Public: FACULTY NOTES FACULTY Missouri-Columbia Law School. History, 25 constitutionAl Professor Marder initiated took Changing Public Perceptions in An article by the same title will coMMentArY 489 (2009) effect in Illinois on September the New Media Landscape” at be published next year in the (reviewing s. cAlABresi & c. Yoo, 1. Illinois trial court judges are the Research Institute for Law, universitY oF Missouri JournAl the unitArY executive: PresidentiAl now required to give every juror Politics and Justice at Keele oF disPute resolution. PoWer FroM WAshington to Bush in civil trials an individual written University in England. Professor Malin’s article The (2008)). copy of the jury instructions Professor Marder wrote a Paradox of Public Sector Labor so that jurors can read the paper titled “In the Absence Law was published in 84 indiAnA instructions as they are being of Law and Justice,” which lAW JournAl 1369 (2009). LAURIE E. LEADER and read aloud by the judge. Jurors she presented in April as part Professor Richard Gonzalez can then take their copy of the of a panel on “Black Women served as executive editors of instructions into the jury room Writing Justice” at the annual the second supplement of BNA’s so that they can consult the convention of the Northeast leading treatise eMPloYMent written instructions during their Modern Language Association discriMinAtion lAW, which was deliberations. Other states that in Montreal. The paper examines published in January. have adopted this practice the role of law in three novels by of providing individual written three African-American writers. copies of jury instructions Professor Marder recently have found that it helps jurors published From “Practical to understand and follow the Obscurity” to Web Disclosure: instructions. A New Understanding of Public

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The C-K Faculty Blog, launched last fall, provides a forum that brings together the rich intellectual contributions of the Chicago-Kent faculty and encourages respectful and scholarly dialogue within the extended Chicago-Kent community, including faculty, students, alumni and colleagues at other law schools and universities. Recent entries include: • Professor William Birdthistle on • Professor Steven Heyman on • Professor Carolyn Shapiro on “The Dissent in SEC v. Goldman” “The Public vs. the Supreme “Knowing Ideology in Judging Court: A Comment on the When We See It” • Professors Christopher Citizens United Case” Buccafusco and David Schwartz • Professor Richard Warner on on “Challenging IP’s Fundamental • Professor César Rosado Marzán “Privacy and Information Norms” Assumptions” (writing from Chile) on “Shock Therapy No More: Disasters, Workers’ Rights and Democracy”

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26 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE SUMMER 2010 Information, 59 sYrAcuse lAW update to his treatise civil rights CÉSAR F. ROSADO CHRISTOPHER W. revieW 441 (2009) (symposium), And civil liBerties litigAtion: MARZÁN and several SCHMIDT was appointed an and Jury Reform: The Impossible the lAW oF section 1983 (West other international labor law associate editor of lAW & sociAl Dream?, 5 tennessee JournAl Group 4th ed. 1997 & Supp. scholars as a team obtained a inQuirY and was reappointed as oF lAW And PolicY 149 (2009) 1998–2009). Professor Nahmod research grant from the Swedish a visiting scholar at the American (symposium). Professor Marder’s recently published Constitutional Council for Working Life and Bar Foundation for 2009–10. article, The Myth of the Nullifying Torts, Over-Deterrence and Social Research to create the Jury, which was originally Supervisory Liability After Iqbal, Regulating Labour and Markets published in 93 northWestern 14 leWis & clArk lAW revieW 279 Programme (ReMarkLab), which DAVID L. SCHWARTZ universitY lAW revieW 877 (1999), (2010) (symposium). The article will be based at Stockholm served on a panel on “Patent was reprinted in the right to A is also available on Professor University. The group will focus Reform Act of 2009: A Fresh FAir triAl (T. Brooks ed., Ashgate Nahmod’s blog. on European, comparative and Look?” in July 2009 at the ABA 2009), a new volume in the international labor law research. annual meeting. In August, he International Library of Essays In January, Professor Rosado spoke on “Markman: The Lost on Rights series. HENRY H. PERRITT, JR. ’s Marzán was invited to speak Opportunity” at the Intellectual Professor Marder completed rock opera “You Took Away My on labor law enforcement at a Property Scholars Conference at her chapter Instructing the Jury Flag: A Musical About Kosovo” conference on “Transformation the Benjamin N. Cardozo School for the oxFord hAndBook oF played four sold-out shows at of Labour Law in Europe 1945– of Law. In October, he presented lAnguAge And lAW (L. Solan & P. Strawdog Theatre in June 2009. 2004” at Uppsala University Law his paper “Pre-Markman Tiersma eds., Oxford University In October, Professor Perritt, the School in Sweden. Reversal Rates” at “The Federal Press, forthcoming 2010). director and the music director In September, Professor Circuit as an Institution,” a Her article Answering Jurors’ auditioned more than 50 talented Rosado Marzán gave a presenta- symposium sponsored by Loyola Questions: Next Steps in Illinois actors for a new cast. The play tion titled “Of Absent Guardians Law School Los Angeles. Also will be published as part of the reopened for an eight-week run and Imperfect Markets: How in October, he gave a talk on Illinois Judicial Symposium in 41 in April at the Theatre Building Chile’s ‘Guardianship’ Labor “Patent Law Developments” loYolA universitY chicAgo lAW Chicago. In addition to the Law Model Protects Workers at the 25th annual Institute JournAl. Her review of William new cast, the April production Less Than the American ‘Market on Intellectual Property Law, Domnarski’s book FederAl Judges included significant revisions Failure’ Model” at the 4th annual a conference sponsored and reveAled (Oxford University to the music and a compelling Colloquium: Current Scholarship organized by the Houston Press 2009) will appear in visual design on a larger stage. in Labor & Employment Law at Intellectual Property Law the AMericAn JournAl oF legAl An independent film company is Seton Hall Law School in New- Association and the University historY (forthcoming 2010). Later working on a movie of the story ark, NJ. This spring, Professor of Houston Law Center. this year, voir dire will reprint underlying the musical. Rosado Marzán performed field Professor Schwartz presented Professor Marder’s article The Professor Perritt was research in Chile for an ethno- his paper “Doctrinal Displace- Right to Submit Questions to interviewed on Vocalo radio graphic, sociolegal study on ment at the Federal Circuit” in Witnesses (with Bruce R. Pfaff in October about the musical labor law enforcement. September at the Patent Scholar- and John M. Stalmack), originally and about his work in Bosnia Professor Rosado Marzán’s ship Colloquium at Santa Clara published in the cBA record in and Kosovo. He spoke at two article Derecho laboral y University School of Law. He May 2009. large dinners celebrating the organización sindical en Puerto presented the paper again in second anniversary of Kosovo’s Rico, 68 revistA del colegio de October at the 2009 Midwestern independence. An interview with ABogAdos de Puerto rico 125 Law and Economics Association SHELDON H. NAHMOD Professor Perritt was published (2007), was cited in a recent annual meeting, hosted by Notre started blogging weekly at the in one of the leading newspapers Puerto Rico Supreme Court Dame Law School, and in beginning of the academic year in Iraqi Kurdistan. dissenting opinion, Gonzalez November at the Empirical Stud- on Section 1983, constitutional Professor Perritt published Sotomayor v. Mayaguez Resort ies of Patent Litigation Roundta- law, the First Amendment, teach- his second book on Kosovo, & Casino, No. CC-2007-723, ble, sponsored by Northwestern ing and other law-related topics. the roAd to indePendence For 2009WL 2982680, at *15 n. University School of Law’s Searle Visit his blog, nAhMod lAW, at kosovo: chronicle oF the AhtisAAri 25 (TSPR Sept. 10, 2009). Center on Law, Regulation and www.nahmodlaw.com. PlAn (Cambridge University Professor Rosado Marzán has Economic Growth. In January, he In December, Professor Press 2009). The book received been appointed to the Law and presented the paper at a work- Nahmod spoke about “Recent a short, favorable review in Society Association’s Graduate shop at the University of Illinois Supreme Court Decisions on Foreign AFFAirs, the journal of the Student Workshop Committee College of Law. Section 1983” at a meeting of the Council on Foreign Relations. for 2010. New Mexico Defense Lawyers Association in Albuquerque. Also in December, he gave talk at a DAVID S. RUDSTEIN ’s meeting of the Wisconsin Bar 2010 update to his three-volume

Association in Milwaukee, where treatise, criMinAl constitutionAl his topic was “A Section 1983 lAW (with C. Peter Erlinder ’79 Update.” & D. Thomas), was published in The third edition of December by LexisNexis. The Professor Nahmod’s casebook update incorporates decisions constitutionAl torts: cAses, from the Supreme Court’s 2008– coMMents And Questions (2010) 09 term as well as state and (with M. Wells & T. Eaton) was lower federal court decisions. published by LexisNexis in January. He finished the 2009

SUMMER 2010 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE 27 CHRISTOPHER B. RONALD W. STAUDT was JOAN E. STEINMAN KEITH ANN STIVERSON SEAMAN was invited to named as one of 50 ABA “Legal revised volumes 14B and 14C is the 2009–10 chair of the Legal present a paper in March on the Rebels” last fall for his innovative of the Wright and Miller treatise, Information Preservation Alliance future of Section 5 of the Voting work in using technology to FederAl PrActice And Procedure (LIPA), an organization of more Rights Act at a symposium provide greater access to justice (West Group 4th ed. 2009). than 100 academic and state law hosted by the sAint louis for low-income people. She has completed work on the libraries and other organizations universitY PuBlic lAW revieW. Professor Staudt is the forthcoming 2010 Pocket Parts concerned with the preservation The title of his paper was “An 2009–10 chair of the Legal for revised volumes 14B and 14C of born-digital and print legal Uncertain Future for Section 5: Aid Committee of the Board of the treatise and is currently information. The Need for a Revised Bailout of Trustees of the College of working on the 2011 Pocket Ms. Stiverson was appointed System.” Law Practice Management. Parts. She also co-authored the to serve as the American He was reappointed for a five- 2009 supplement to APPellAte Association of Law Libraries year term, beginning in 2010, courts: structures, Functions, (AALL) observer to the Drafting CAROLYN SHAPIRO was to the editorial board of the Processes, And Personnel Committee on Authentication and named to a two-year term (2009– internAtionAl JournAl oF lAW And (LexisNexis 2d ed., 2006 & Preservation of State Electronic 11) on the board of advisers of inForMAtion technologY, published Supp. 2009) (with D. Meador & Legal Materials of the National the Chicago Lawyer Chapter of by Oxford University Press, and T. Baker), which was published Conference of Commissioners on the American Constitution Society to the advisory council of the last summer. Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL). for Law and Policy. ABA Standing Committee on the In November, Professor At last July’s meeting, NCCUSL Delivery of Legal Services. Steinman made a presentation accepted the recommendation In June, Professor Staudt on Iqbal, Twombly and their of its study committee to move JEFFREY G. SHERMAN presented a workshop effects on patent litigation to the forward on drafting an act that FACULTY NOTES FACULTY will retire from the Chicago- on “Technology for Self- Chicago law firm of McAndrews, will provide guidance to states Kent faculty in August. In Represented Parties: Bridging Held & Malloy. This summer, on authenticating and preserving connection with his retirement, the Digital Divide Facing she will speak on a panel that electronic legal materials. the chicAgo-kent lAW revieW Self-Represented Customers” addresses “New Ideas about the Ms. Stiverson attended the recently published a symposium at the Canadian Council of Design of Appellate Courts” at annual meeting of the AALL titled The Evolution of Academic Administrative Tribunals annual the Southeastern Association of in Washington, D.C., where Discourse on Sexual Orientation meeting in Halifax, Nova Law Schools conference in Palm she was a speaker on the and the Law: A Festschrift in Scotia. Also in June, Professor Beach, Fla. introductory panel at a workshop Honor of Jeffrey Sherman. Staudt gave an invited keynote on “The Academic Law Library presentation at the biannual of 2015: Predicting the Future Artificial Intelligence and Law STEPHANIE M. STERN and Making It Happen.” Ms. Conference in Barcelona, Spain, was named a Norman and Stiverson also was a speaker where his topic was “Access to Edna Freehling Scholar in at a program with Ric Davis, Justice and Technology: Law 2009. The Freehling Faculty the acting superintendent Students, Legal Aid and Courts.” Research Scholarships, funded of documents at the U.S. In October, he served as by an endowed gift made Government Printing Office, that conference chairperson for in 1989 by the Norman and examined the pros and cons “Knowledge Management for the Edna Freehling Foundation, of being a federal depository Legal Profession: Creating Value recognize extraordinary scholarly library as the Federal Depository for Your Firm by Integrating, achievement by members of the Library Program changes from Optimizing and Leveraging Your Chicago-Kent faculty. print to electronic materials. She Knowledge Assets, Tools and also spoke as outgoing chair of Techniques in Support of Explicit the AALL Copyright Committee Business Goals” in New York. at the Annual Legislative and In January, Professor Staudt Regulatory Update to report on presented “Emerging Trends in the committee’s activities during Technology” and “Knowledge the past year. Management: What It Is, Why It Ms. Stiverson revised Chapter Matters, and (Google) Options 13, Administrative Law, for for Making What You Know the 9th edition of Roy Mersky Findable” at the Legal Services and Don Dunn’s FundAMentAls Corporation’s Technology oF legAl reseArch (S. Barkan Initiative Grants Conference in et al. eds., Thomson Reuters/ Austin, Texas. Foundation Press 2009). The Professor Staudt published All chapter will also be published as the Wild Possibilities: Technology an appendix to Wright & Miller’s That Attacks Barriers to Access FederAl PrActice And Procedure to Justice, 42 loYolA oF los and to Koch’s AdMinistrAtive lAW Angeles lAW revieW 1117 (2009) And PrActice. She also reviewed and Transforming Legal Aid, lAW coPYright lAW deskBook by PrActice, Apr.-May 2009, at 44. Robert W. Clarida (BNA Books 2009) for the AALL Spectrum Blog.

28 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE SUMMER 2010 A. DAN TARLOCK has Indirectly Extending the Reach of RICHARD W. WRIGHT been appointed to the National the Boundary Waters Treaty, 54 was appointed by the IIT Research Council Standing WAYne lAW revieW 1661 (2009); Board of Trustees this spring Committee to Advise the U.S. Fat and Fried: Linking Land Use as a Distinguished Professor, Army Corps of Engineers on Law, the Risks of Obesity and the highest faculty rank at Strategic Planning. Climate Change, 3 PittsBurgh the university. A member In June 2009, Professor JournAl oF environMentAl And of the faculty since 1985, Tarlock gave a talk on “Legal PuBlic heAlth lAW 31 (2009); and Professor Wright’s teaching Issues of Water” as a luncheon Water Security, Fear Mitigation and research focus on speaker at “Water Rights and and International Water Law, 31 domestic and comparative tort the Future of Agriculture,” a hAMline lAW revieW 703 (2008) law, jurisprudence, law and Farm Foundation Roundtable, [published 2009] (symposium). economics, and law and artificial in Sacramento. In July, intelligence. he taught a block on the In June 2009, Professor Wright relationship between domestic RICHARD WARNER is delivered four lectures at the and international water law the director of the School of Department of Private Law at the for master’s degree and PhD American Law at the Polytechnic University of Palermo in Sicily: students at the University of University of Łód´z, Poland. He “An Overview of Tort Law and Dundee Centre for Water Law, co-founded the new program, Practice in the United States,” Policy and Science, in Scotland. which will begin in 2010, with “The Functions of Tort Law,” “The Also in July, Professor Tarlock Anna Fornalczyk and Agnieszka Principles of Product Liability” was the lead speaker at the Cenzartowicz, LLM ’02. This and “Causation, Statistics and Seminar on Land Use Law and joint effort with Chicago-Kent is Burdens of Proof.” Revised ver- Climate Change at the Technion, fully self-funding and combines sions of the first and third lec- Israel Institute of Technology, in law, economics and business tures will be translated into Italian Haifa, Israel. in a program geared toward and published in a collection of In September, Professor practicing lawyers and business lectures on private law. Tarlock delivered a paper people. Also in June, Professor titled “Energy Efficiency and Professor Warner’s book Wright presented papers titled Renewable Energies” at unAuthorized Access: the crisis “The NESS Account of Natural a conference at Technical in online PrivAcY And inForMAtion Causation: A Response to University in Berlin, organized securitY (co-written with Criticisms” and “Statistical by the Platform of Experts in Professor Robert Sloan, head Probability, Individual Causation Planning Law of the Dutch of the Department of Computer and Burdens of Persuasion” at Institute of Building Law. The Science at the University of an international conference on paper will be published in a book Illinois at Chicago) is forthcoming “Perspectives on Causation” at of conference proceedings. in 2010 from Chapman and Hall/ the University of Aberdeen in In October, Professor Tarlock CRC. The authors plan to explain Scotland. The first paper will be delivered his paper “Tribal law to computer scientists and published by Hart Publishing Justice and Property Rights: The computer science to lawyers. along with other papers from the Evolution of Winters v. United Professor Warner’s article conference. States” at “As If Equity Mattered: Austin, J.L. will be published in Professor Wright has agreed Land and Water Rights,” a WileY-BlAckWell’s internAtionAl to participate as a leading conference at the University of encYcloPediA oF ethics (H. speaker at the International California, Berkeley. The paper LaFollette ed.) in 2011. Obligations V Conference at the will be published in the nAturAl University of Oxford in July 2010. resources JournAl. The conference theme is “Rights Professor Tarlock published and Private Law.” WAter resource MAnAgeMent Professor Wright’s article (West 6th ed. 2009) with Proving Facts: Belief versus Professors David Getches, Probability, which discusses James Corbridge and Reed burdens of persuasion in civil Benson. He also wrote the cases in the civil law and the introduction to the 2009–10 lAnd common law, was published use And environMentAl lAW revieW in euroPeAn tort lAW 2008 (H. (Thomson/West), an annual Koziol & B.C. Steininger eds., anthology of the best law review Springer 2009). He has agreed articles in that subject area. to write reviews of Professor Also, the 2009 release for lAW Michael Moore’s book cAusAtion oF WAter rights And resources And resPonsiBilitY: An essAY in (Clark Boardman Callaghan 1988 lAW, MorAls, And MetAPhYsics & Supp. 1989–2009) has been (Oxford University Press 2009) published. for the texAs lAW revieW and the Professor Tarlock’s recent JournAl oF lAW And societY. law review articles include The International Joint Commission and Great Lakes Diversions:

SUMMER 2010 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE 29 SUPPORTING CHICAGO-KENT News from the Office of Institutional Advancement

Chicago-Kent welcomes 2010 Ralph Brill Visiting Professor Legal writing expert Terri LeClercq, the 2010 Ralph Brill Visiting Professor, spent a week in February with students, faculty and alumni at Chicago-Kent. Professor LeClercq, a prolific scholar and nationally recognized authority on legal writing, recently retired after more than 20 years on the faculty of the University of Texas at Austin School of Law, where she was the Fellow, Norman Black Professorship in Ethical Communications in Law, and served as a senior lecturer in legal writing. “Like Ralph Brill, Professor LeClercq has been instrumental in revolutionizing the field of legal writing,” said Dean Harold Krent. “It is fitting to honor Professor LeClercq as the first Ralph Brill Visiting Professor in recognition of her lifelong efforts.” Tom Demetrio ’73, chair of the Brill Campaign Committee, welcomed The Ralph Brill Visiting Professorship is a component of the Professor LeClercq at a reception attended by many alumni, faculty and Ralph Brill Faculty Chair Program, established in 2008 with friends to commemorate Professor Ralph Brill’s 50th year of teaching. more than $1.5 million in cash and pledges contributed by (L–R) Dean Harold Krent, Professor Ralph Brill, Ralph Brill Visiting Professor Terri LeClercq and Tom Demetrio ’73. more than 400 Chicago-Kent alumni and friends. Chicago-Kent hopes to welcome the first permanent chair holder this fall.

Brandel legacy continues through memorial gift Bernice Brandel, widow of alumnus Paul Brandel ’33 and a longtime benefactor of Chicago-Kent, died in July 2009. Mrs. Brandel espoused the belief that “of those to whom much is given, much is required,” and Chicago-Kent was the beneficiary of her philosophy and philanthropy over many years. She established the Bernice and Paul Brandel Scholarship in 1989 in memory of Paul to support Chicago-Kent students demonstrating academic merit and financial need. The 21st Brandel Scholarship was awarded during the 2009–10 school year. Upon Mrs. Brandel’s death, Chicago-Kent received additional funding for the Brandel Scholarship and support of the law school building fund. Paul Brandel served on the IIT Board of Trustees from 1971 to 1986. At the time of his death in 1986, he was a senior partner with the Chicago law firm of Brandel and Johnson. Bernice Brandel

30 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE SUMMER 2010 ’09 grads designate “green” class gift Each year, members of the graduating ting the lights in the reading room will Chicago-Kent is grateful to members class make a gift to the law school to contribute substantially toward the of the Class of 2009 for their enthusi- celebrate the completion of their law law school’s ongoing effort to become asm and generosity on behalf of this school days and to mark the begin- “LEED certified,” which demonstrates effort. Fully 40 percent of the JD class ning of their new status as Chicago- commitment to environmental stew- contributed to the class gift project — Kent alumni. ardship and social responsibility. The an unprecedented participation rate at renovation will also directly benefit Chicago-Kent — in an effort to meet a Last year, the Class of 2009 Commit- students by providing higher-quality challenge made by the Reunion Class tee sought a special way to benefit light for studying. The project is slated of 1983 to secure 75 donors from the Chicago-Kent and future classes for completion this summer. class. In all, 118 JD grads and 15 LLM with the first class gift “green proj- grads rose to meet the challenge. ect,” namely, supporting renovation Thanks to all! of the lighting for the study tables on the 10th floor of the library to utilize state-of-the-art LED lights. Retrofit-

Law firm supports successful Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition team

This spring, four Chicago-Kent students advanced to the finals of the National Black Law Students Association’s (NBLSA) Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition. After finishing as one of the top two teams in the Midwest regional tournament in Minneapolis, the Chicago- Kent team competed in the national tournament in Boston, ultimately making it to the quarterfinal round for the best showing yet of a Chicago-Kent team in the Thurgood Marshall Competition. The team’s participation in the competition was supported by a generous gift to the law school from the Chicago law firm of SmithAmundsen LLC.

Standing, L–R: SmithAmundsen attorneys Margaret Firnstein ’99, Larry Schechtman ’83 (managing partner) and Marcie Thorp ’92; Cook County Circuit Court judges and team coaches Donald Havis, Israel Desierto ’90, Sybil Thomas ’91 and Maxwell Griffin Jr.; and SmithAmundsen attorneys Glen Amundsen ’80 (chairman and CEO) and Ryan Jacobson ’99. Seated, L–R: Chicago-Kent’s NBLSA competition teammates Janelle Fairchild ’11, Clyde Guilamo ’11, Katrice Hall ’10 and Adella Deacon ’11.

SUMMER 2010 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE 31 SUPPORTING CHICAGO-KENT News from the Office of Institutional Advancement

Celebrating the 20th year of the Freehling Research Scholarships In November, Dean Harold Krent welcomed Paul and Sue Freehling and the Chicago-Kent faculty to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Freehling Research Scholarship Endowment, Associate Professor Sungjoon Cho, which recognizes extraordinary scholarly achievement by members of the Chicago-Kent www.kentlaw.edu/faculty/scho faculty and supports additional research. Professors Sungjoon Cho and Stephanie Stern are the 2009–10 Freehling Scholars. The Freehling Faculty Research Scholarships are funded through an endowed gift made in 1989 by the Norman and Edna Freehling Foundation. Norman Freehling graduated from Chicago-Kent in 1932. He began his career as a stockbroker and became chairman of Norman Freehling & Company in 1937. Norm was a member of the Chicago Stock Exchange from 1927 to 1949 and a member of the Midwest Stock Exchange from 1949 to 1993. When the stock exchange returned to calling itself the Chicago Stock Exchange in 1993, Norm was its oldest living member. Paul Freehling, one of Norm’s two sons, is an attorney with Seyfarth Shaw LLP. As trustee of the Norman and Edna Freehling Foundation, he has been a longtime supporter of Associate Professor Stephanie Stern, Chicago-Kent. www.kentlaw.edu/faculty/sstern

Norman and Edna Freehling Scholars

1989–90 1992–93 1996–97 2001–02 2004–05 Prof. Randy Barnett Prof. Randy Barnett Prof. Lori Andrews Prof. Graeme Dinwoodie Prof. Evelyn Brody Prof. David Gerber Prof. James Lindgren Prof. Anita Bernstein Prof. Nancy Marder Prof. Bartram Brown Prof. Linda Hirshman Prof. Martin Malin Prof. Steven Heyman Prof. Claire Hill Prof. Jeffrey Sherman Prof. Dale Nance Prof. Harold Krent 2002–03 Prof. Sarah Harding Prof. Joan Steinman Prof. Joan Steinman Prof. Evelyn Brody Prof. Mark Rosen Prof. Richard Wright 1997–98 Prof. Bartram Brown Prof. Richard Warner 1990–91 Prof. Anita Bernstein Prof. Graeme Dinwoodie Prof. David Gerber 1993–94 Prof. Steven Heyman Prof. Nancy Marder 2005–06 Prof. Linda Hirshman Prof. Fred Abbott Prof. Harold Krent Prof. Richard Warner Prof. Claire Hill Prof. Martin Malin Prof. James Lindgren Prof. Sarah Harding Prof. Jeffrey Sherman Prof. Dale Nance 1998–99 2003–04 Prof. Christopher Leslie Prof. Joan Steinman Prof. Richard Wright Prof. Katharine Baker Prof. Evelyn Brody Prof. Mark Rosen Prof. Steven Harris Prof. Bartram Brown 1991–92 1994–95 Prof. Graeme Dinwoodie 2006–07 Prof. Randy Barnett Prof. Fred Abbott 1999–2000 Prof. Sarah Harding Prof. Christopher Leslie Prof. David Gerber Prof. Lori Andrews Prof. Katharine Baker Prof. Claire Hill Prof. Mark Rosen Prof. Linda Hirshman Prof. James Lindgren Prof. Steven Harris Prof. Nancy Marder Prof. Martin Malin Prof. Dale Nance Prof. Richard Warner 2007–08 Prof. Jeffrey Sherman Prof. Richard Wright 2000–01 Prof. Christopher Leslie Prof. Joan Steinman Prof. Katharine Baker Prof. Mark Rosen 1995–96 Prof. Steven Harris Prof. Fred Abbott 2008–09 Prof. Lori Andrews Prof. Mark Rosen Prof. Anita Bernstein Prof. Steven Heyman 2009–10 Prof. Harold Krent Prof. Sungjoon Cho Prof. James Lindgren Prof. Stephanie Stern

32 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE SUMMER 2010 New Scholarships & Prizes

Matt Lash ’07 Gregory A. Thorpe Sandra P. Zemm Scholarship Scholarship Labor Law Prize Matt Lash ’07 suffered from More than 40 classmates, Colleagues and friends Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare type colleagues, friends and of the late Sandra Zemm, Founders of bone cancer that took his family members have a prominent labor and life in 2008. A world traveler established the Gregory A. employment attorney in Society update and graduate of Michigan Thorpe Scholarship. Greg Chicago, established the State University, Matt was Thorpe ’78 was a partner Zemm Labor Law Prize to Members of the Founders involved in numerous with Kubasiak, Fylstra, recognize an outstanding Society have made lifetime activities at Chicago-Kent Thorpe & Rotunno PC when third-year student in the commitments to Chicago- as a class representative for he died in July 2009. The Program in Labor and Kent (or, in the case of alumni, the Student Bar Association, scholarship will be awarded Employment Law who a correspondent for the annually to a student who demonstrates the qualities to Chicago-Kent or IIT) of student newspaper, and a demonstrates academic that made Sandy so special: $100,000 or more. Chicago-Kent participant in many other merit and a commitment to a commitment to pursuing welcomed several new members student organizations. community service. Greg a career in labor and is survived by his wife, employment law, a pioneer in 2009 and 2010, including In 2008, Matt’s family and Lynn Urkov Thorpe, also spirit and willingness to alumni Peter Birnbaum ’83, a group of his classmates, Class of 1978, a partner take the initiative whenever colleagues and friends Vincent DiTommaso ’82, with the Chicago law firm possible, and a gracious and initiated an effort to David Hansen ’84, (Estate of) of Gonzalez Saggio & generous attitude toward establish a scholarship in Harlan LLP. Instrumental helping those in need. Sol Hoffman ’24, Anita Nagler his memory to be awarded in the fundraising for the Ms. Zemm, a partner with ’80 and Robert J. Washlow to Chicago-Kent students scholarship were Mark Seyfarth Shaw LLP, died ’70; Chicago-Kent friends facing health challenges. Pearlstein of Levenfeld in 2008. More information To date, more than $23,000 Penny Newberg and Clinton Pearlstein LLC, David is available online at www. has been raised to support Krislov; as well as Attorneys’ Winston, and Jerry Kubasiak kentlaw.edu/depts/dev/ the scholarship; almost 100 of Kubasiak, Fylstra, Thorpe zemm. Title Guaranty Fund Inc. and people and organizations & Rotunno PC. Krislov & Associates Ltd. have contributed. Visit www.kentlaw.edu/depts/ dev/lash to view photos Ron and Geri Yonover from Lash Bash 2009 and Scholarship 2010, the fundraising events Alumna Geri Yonover ’83 celebrating Matt’s life and and her husband, Ron, have legacy. established the Ron and Geri Yonover Scholarship to benefit a first-year law student who is raising a family while studying law. Geri recently retired from the faculty of Valparaiso University School of Law and has taught on the adjunct faculty at Chicago-Kent in recent years. The Yonover Scholar will be selected from the first-year class and will have a child or children under the age of 16.

SUMMER 2010 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE 33 ALUMNI AWARDS CHICAGO-KENT SALUTES ITS ALUMNI

More than 300 alumni and friends of the law school attended the 2009 Alumni Awards & Recognition Luncheon on December 10, 2009, at the Standard Club. The event, emceed by Professor Richard S. Kling and hosted by the Chicago-Kent Alumni Board of Directors, honored the 2009 Alumni Award recipients and recognized those individuals who volunteered for the law school last year. The Alumni Board wishes to thank all the generous sponsors of the event, including Platinum Sponsor O’Keefe Lyons & Hynes, LLC, and Diamond Sponsor McAndrews Held & Malloy Ltd. Extended biographies of the award recipients and photos of the event are available online at www.kentlaw.edu/allalumlunch. For a list of 2009 volunteers, visit www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/volunteer.

Distinguished Service Award Professional Kevin M. O’Keefe ’73 Partner, O’Keefe Lyons & Hynes, LLC Robert J. Washlow ’70 Achievement Awards Following graduation, Kevin M. Bay West Management LLC The Honorable Dorothy A. Brown ’96 O’Keefe joined the firm O’Keefe, Robert J. Washlow established Bay Clerk, Circuit Court of Cook County Ashenden, O’Brien, Hanson and West Management LLC in 2007 after Dorothy A. Brown is currently serving Lyons, where he devoted 20 years spending several years practicing her third term as clerk of the Circuit to the practice of state and local in the fields of corporate and real Court of Cook County. Prior to her taxation law. Mr. O’Keefe served estate law, first with a small firm and first election as clerk in 2000, Ms. as the Illinois chairman of the 1992 then merging his practice into Vedder Brown was the general auditor for presidential campaign of William J. Price, where he served on the firm’s the Chicago Transit Authority for 10 Clinton and spent four years in the management committee and chaired years. She holds a CPA and MBA White House as special assistant its real estate practice. He also spent and commits her time and energy to the president for presidential eight years serving as CEO and to public service, including serving personnel, overseeing the nomination chairman of Lawson Products Inc. as founder and executive director of and confirmation of all U.S. attorneys Mr. Washlow has been a member of the Dorothy Brown Scholarship and and marshals and all presidential the Chicago-Kent Board of Overseers Community Development Fund, an regional appointments. In 1997, he since 2004. In 2001, he established organization developed to secure returned to O’Keefe Lyons & Hynes, a fellowship endowment to provide funding for college-bound students. LLC, where he has continued his scholarships to students based on career in property tax law, trying merit and financial need. cases in numerous states.

34 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE SUMMER 2010 (L–R) Kevin M. O’Keefe ’73, Robert A. Surrette ’97 representing McAndrews Held & Malloy Ltd., Dean Harold Krent, Sean G. Wieber ’07, the Honorable Dorothy A. Brown ’96, Robert J. Washlow ’70 and Ryan B. Jacobson ’99

Young Alumni Awards Sean G. Wieber ’07 Institutional Partner Award Associate, Winston & Strawn LLP Ryan B. Jacobson ’99 McAndrews Held & Malloy Ltd. Sean G. Wieber is a litigation Partner, SmithAmundsen LLC McAndrews Held & Malloy, located associate in the Chicago office Ryan B. Jacobson is currently a in Chicago with 90 attorneys, is one of Winston & Strawn. While a law partner at SmithAmundsen, where of the most successful intellectual student, Mr. Wieber drafted what he began as an associate in 2000. property boutiques of its kind—a became Illinois House Bill 1279, He serves as co-chair of the firm’s firm offering full-service intellectual the “R.A.W. Initiative,” during a entertainment, media and privacy property and technology services. Legislative Advocacy class. The group, and dedicates a large part McAndrews has a long-standing bill was signed into law in spring of his practice to matters governed commitment to Chicago-Kent, 2008. Created in honor of Mr. by the First Amendment. He providing numerous full- and part- Wieber’s Northwestern University also counsels seasoned actors, time employment opportunities teammate Rashidi A. Wheeler, who musicians, professional athletes and to Chicago-Kent students and collapsed and died during a football emerging talent on a wide variety graduates. Eighteen of McAndrews’ practice, the law mandates that all of contractual issues. In 2007, Mr. attorneys—20 percent—are alumni outdoor physical fitness facilities Jacobson was named as one of the of Chicago-Kent, and many of in Illinois have automated external “40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty those attorneys worked part-time defibrillators and trained users to Watch” by the chicAgo dAilY lAW at McAndrews while enrolled in law present during activities. Mr. Wieber Bulletin. He is a dedicated volunteer school. Chicago-Kent alumni at was named “Young Lawyer of the for Chicago-Kent, serving as a coach McAndrews are also actively involved Year 2008–2009” by the Illinois State in the appellate advocacy programs. as members of the Alumni Board of Bar Association, becoming the first Directors, as active participants in the associate with less than two years of Program in Intellectual Property Law, experience to receive the award. and as adjunct professors.

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2010 Public Interest Awards Night The third annual Public Interest Awards Night was held Thursday, April 22, at the law school to honor the 2010 recipients of the Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Public Interest Law Award. The night also honored students in the public interest program and featured special presentations by Cameron Davis ’92, senior adviser to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, and the Environmental Law Society.

Daniel X. Belko ’99 Mariangela F. Monteiro ’04 Office of the Cook County Equip for Equality Public Guardian Mariangela Monteiro is a staff attor- Daniel Belko is currently a supervis- ney and manager of the Traumatic ing attorney in the Adult Guardianship Brain Injury Project at Equip for Division of the Cook County Public Equality, a nonprofit agency that Guardian’s Office, where he began provides free legal services to in 1997 as a law clerk in the Juvenile people with disabilities in Illinois. Division. In this capacity, he oversees Ms. Monteiro advocates for clients and coordinates MCLE programming, with disabilities in areas such as trains new attorneys and works with employment discrimination, access attorneys on complex cases. Before to transportation, fundamental serving as a supervising attorney, he rights, community integration, and spent 10 years as an attorney in the prevention of abuse and neglect. Adult Guardianship Division, where She also oversees the implementa- his practice centered on administer- tion of the Traumatic Brain Injury ing the estates of disabled persons Project, which, under her leader- in probate court, trying numerous ship, has developed and expanded contested adult guardianship cases to address the evolving needs of involving issues of incapacity, undue individuals with traumatic brain influence, and the financial exploita- injuries in Illinois, including veter- tion or neglect of the elderly. While ans who sustained head trauma a student, Mr. Belko was president in the current conflicts in Iraq and of the Kent Justice Foundation and Afghanistan. Prior to law school, Mariangela Monteiro ’04 and Daniel Belko ’99 co-chaired the annual KJF Auction. Ms. Monteiro worked for two years received the 2010 Honorable Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Public Interest Law Awards as an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer at Chicago-Kent’s third annual Public Interest Awards in Chicago. Night in April.

Extended biographies of the award recipients and photos from the event are available at www.kentlaw.edu/alumni/publicinterest.

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LETTER FROM THE ALUMNI BOARD PRESIDENT

Dear Fellow Alumni: Get Connected… Get Involved… As one of nearly 12,000 Chicago- Kent alumni worldwide, you’re likely to find a fellow Chicago-Kent graduate “right next door.” It is you, the alumni of Chicago-Kent, who have the potential to shape Chicago-Kent’s future and invest in your own degree by increasing the excellence of the school today. Over the past year while serving C-K ALUMNI BOARD as president of the Chicago-Kent Alumni Board of Directors, I’ve 2009–10 Chicago-Kent Alumni had the privilege to be a part of Board of Directors the growing excitement within the alumni ranks as we build a stronger Daniel S. Kirschner ’98, President community with a common bond. Our alumni have a vast array of experiences and John G. Locallo ’86, career paths, all enabled by their Chicago-Kent education and their ability to serve Immediate Past President and succeed. Tarek A. Fadel ’03, President-Elect Get Connected… I encourage you to seek out relationships with fellow alumni and to join together in an effort to promote the law school within the legal The Honorable community and beyond. It is through this connection and commitment of Elizabeth M. Budzinski ’88 its alumni body that Chicago-Kent gains its strength. Visit the Alumni Online John G. Fogarty ’99 Community at www.alumni.kentlaw.edu to get the latest Chicago-Kent news. Be sure to “Become a Fan” of the Alumni Association on Facebook, follow us on The Honorable Susan Fox Gillis ’88 Twitter @ChicagoKentAlum or join us on LinkedIn. Jessica Kimbrough ’04 Get Involved… As a long-time volunteer at the law school, I have observed first- Barbara D. Klein ’78 hand the important role alumni play in mentoring current students, reaching out to fellow alumni and providing much-appreciated feedback to the school. Go to Bruce M. Kohen ’79 www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/volunteer or refer to your Alumni Guide to learn about Paul A. Miller ’00 the many fulfilling opportunities alumni have to get involved and to help elevate both themselves and the law school to new levels of excellence. Kevin E. O’Reilly ’92

Lastly, please consider attending some of the wonderful upcoming alumni events. Kerry R. Peck ’78 There are many great opportunities to network, become reacquainted with the Scott T. Schutte ’95 law school and old friends, mentor and lend advice to current students, or simply give back to your law school. A calendar of upcoming events can be found on the Denise Y. Staniec ’84 alumni website. The Alumni Association is here to serve you because, after all, it is your association. Your questions or comments are always appreciated and can be Robert A. Surrette ’97 directed to [email protected] or 312.906.5240. Carolyn L. Thomas ’96

Kirk A. Vander Leest ’94 Fondly, Daniel S. Kirschner ’98 Vanessa J. Weathersby ’90 President, Alumni Board of Directors David G. Wix ’94

Andrew Heap ’10, SBA Representative

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“ Thank you” to the alumni who attended the many Alumni Association events over the past year!

Here is a sampling of the events we hosted… 2009

Trial Ad Alumni Dinner June 18 Alumni Gatherings in California July Senior Partner Council Appreciation Dinner July 23 2009 Post-Bar Party July 29 Young Alumni Social August 13 Alumni Night @ Wrigley Field August 26 Alumni Gathering in Denver September 3 Alumni Gatherings in China September IP Alumni Reception in Washington, D.C. October 15 Public Interest Reception in Washington, D.C. October 23 Nearly 200 alumni and friends attended the annual Alumni Night @ Wrigley Field on August 26. Guests enjoyed a pre-game dinner at the Cubby Bear Alumni Gathering in NYC December 5 before watching the Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 9-4. (L–R) David Erickson, director of the Trial Advocacy Program; Dean Harold Krent; 2010 Kathleen Robson ’10; and Nick Caputo ’01 Young Alumni Council Kick-Off February 18 VIRTUAL REUNIONS: Alumni Gatherings in Florida March Class Years Alumni Reception in San Francisco March 24 ending in “5” Diversity Networking Reception April 13 Chicago-Kent Connection: Speed-Networking April 29 and “0” Alumni Gathering in Springfield April 30 The Chicago-Kent Alumni Association introduces Virtual Visit www.alumni.kentlaw.edu to view the event photo Reunions for class years ending in “5” and “0” between galleries! 1960 and 2005. Connect with your law school classmates now through the end of 2010 via the Chicago-Kent Alumni Online Community. • View your classmates’ profiles • Read and upload class notes • Comment on the White Board • Share video, photos and links • Chat with friends in real time • Plan an in-person gathering Get connected at www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/reunion! Before accessing your Virtual Reunion, you will be prompted to log in to the Alumni Online Community. Instructions are available on the reunion home page.

Chicago-Kent hosted the fourth annual Diversity Networking Event on April 13, bringing together more than 60 alumni, students and friends to network, socialize and discuss the law school’s diversity initiatives. (L–R) Brandon Calvert ’06, 1L student Candace Hansford, 2L student Adella Deacon, Michael Wilder ’06 and Michelle Vodenik, director of career services and public interest/diversity adviser

38 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE SUMMER 2010 Young Alumni Council

In the fall of 2009, an enthusiastic group of young alumni came together to form the Young Alumni Council of IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. The Council was created to better serve the needs and wants of the law school’s young alumni population and is committed to the idea that it is important for young professionals to remain connected and involved with their law school as well as the broader legal community. To that end, the Council’s goal is to foster strong relationships and support between young alumni and Chicago-Kent through events, communications and fundraising.

If you are interested in joining the Council, membership is open to alumni who graduated within the last 10 years. Please contact [email protected] for more information.

YAC Leadership “ Creation of the Young Co-Chairs Alumni Council is vital Matthew Jenkins ’07 to connecting and Jason Sposeep ’03 reconnecting our young More than 100 alumni attended the Young Alumni Council’s official Vice-Chair for Communications alumni to each other “Kick-Off Event” on February 18 at Midtown Kitchen & Bar. & PR (L–R) Jennifer Tier ’07, Prashanthi Rao ’07 and Sandra Kopchok ’07 and to our institution. Michael Aschenbrener ’07 Alumni can be some of Young Alumni Council Members Vice-Chair for Events our greatest resources. Sarah Abrams ’06 Kristin Prinz ’07 Prashanthi Rao ’07 To strengthen and enliven Susan Anton ’07 Dawn Rose ’07 Vice-Chair for Philanthropy & those resources is a Fundraising Daniel Bacon ’08 Sara Samuels ’05 testament to my sincere Timothy Ritchey ’05 Mindy Chudoba ’07 Kevin Saunders ’09 belief that ‘the whole is Vice-Chair for Student greater than the sum of Ashley Evans ’09 George Schoenbeck ’07 Relations Allison Gans ’08 Anthony Senagore ’08 Angela Zeman ’03 its parts.’” —Jason Sposeep ’03 Gregg Garofalo ’99 Jacob Shorr ’09 Alumni Board Representative Betsy Gates ’09 Sara Siegall ’08 Tarek Fadel ’03 Natalie Neczwid Megan Marzec Gottschalk ’07 Slowikowski ’04 Nicholas Holland ’09 Jaclyn Smith ’04 Sandra Kopchok ’07 Patrick Spangler ’06 Ted Koshiol ’09 Melissa Sobota ’07 Julie Lissner ’07 Anne Szkatulski ’09 Brad Loberg ’06 Matthew Tolman ’03 Jenny McGovern ’06 Grant Villanueva ’08 Jeff Miller ’99, LLM ’00 Paula Villela ’08 Allan Niemerg ’09 Mitzi Wilson ’08 Adam Novak ’07 Jessica Winkler ’07

Young Alumni Council Executive Committee: (front, L–R) Angela Zeman ’03, Jason Novak ’06 Carrie Zalewski ’04 Prashanthi Rao ’07; (back, L–R) Timothy Ritchey ’05, Matthew Jenkins ’07, Michael Aschenbrener ’07, Jason Sposeep ’03 Luke Novak ’06

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Volunteering at Chicago-Kent

Alumni Ambassador Program Thank you to our numerous volunteers who reached out to admitted students this spring to encourage them to attend Chicago-Kent in the fall. Your efforts are much appreciated! Alumni-Student ConneKtions ASCK Week was created in the fall of 2009 2010 JD Alumni Jon Lahn ’07 2010 LLM Alumni to build a stronger community and better Ambassadors Ambassadors Arthur Liberty ’87 connections between alumni and students at George Argionis ’96 Ruth Lopez ’09 CandyChicago-Kent. Cao ’07 From October 5 to 8, alumni Ann Marie Barry ’96 Nicole Maggio ’02 Gregoryvolunteers Cheikhameguyaz gave a small’04 portion of their time to David Bell ’87 Steven Manley ’97 Akomeet Eluma with ’06 students one-on-one in informational interviews, mock interviews or resume review Terry Campo ’83 Katherine Mason ’99 Holger Gaidosch ’03 sessions. The week was a great opportunity Michael Catania ’93 Kristen McAhren ’01 Junfor “Heather” alumni Han to connect’07 with, give advice to and Rebecca Chao ’02 Camille Miller ’91 Juntrain “Clare” current Hu ’09 students to become leaders in Susan Chomicz ’90 Daniel Norr ’95 Xiangyuanthe legal Jiang profession. ’91 Amy Curran ’01 Sheilah O’Grady ’06 Xin Thank“Lisa” Li you’07 to our 2009 ASCK Week Scott Curran ’01 Ward Parkinson ’97 Xiaoyivolunteers! Liang ’08 A list of volunteers can be Matt Daniels ’07 Hiren Patel ’95 Xiaomingfound “Sharon” at www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/volunteer. Shi ’04 Jo-Ann Della Giustina ’87 Carlos Poza ’98 LieyiASCK Wu ’09 Week is a collaboration between the Lubna El-Gendi ’08 Michael Pullano ’96 DongmeiAlumni Yang Association ’08 and the Career Services Jesse Fender ’08 Paul Revere III ’88 KaiboOffice. Yang ’07We hope this program can continue to grow and connect alumni and students in a Nathan Ferguson ’00 Gabriela Reyes-Noyola ’07 Pei Yu ’07 positive, productive way. Jonathan Feuchtwang ’96 Jill Roberts ’08 Benliang Zhang ’08 Courtney Fong ’07 Stephanie Roodman ’95 Save the date: ASCK Week 2010 is scheduled for September 20–24. Watch for Heather Freeman ’04 Cary Russ ’73 announcements this summer to volunteer Bill Gallagher ’87 Mike Sawyer ’01 and participate in this new Chicago-Kent Veronica Garcia ’06 Kim Schmett ’79 tradition, or contact the Alumni Association Jeff Gardner ’02 Larry Steingold ’02 at [email protected] or 312.906.5240 for Colin Gilbert ’05 Steven Stender ’80 more information. Gabby Green ’07 Bret Stone ’97 Megan Greenberg ’04 Cathy Traugott ’97 Mike Hallock ’08 Joel Ward ’62 2010 LLM Alumni Xin “Lisa” Li ’07 Jennifer Hayward ’99 Jeff Weiner ’74 Ambassadors Xiaoyi Liang ’08 Emil Hunter ’76 Jonah Wolfson ’01 Candy Cao ’07 Xiaoming “Sharon” Shi ’04 Clayton Hutchinson ’06 Gregory Cheikhameguyaz ’04 Lieyi Wu ’09 Laura Jelinek ’95 Ako Eluma ’06 Dongmei Yang ’08 Matt Jenkins ’07 Holger Gaidosch ’03 Kaibo Yang ’07 Sandy Kopchok ’07 Jun “Heather” Han ’07 Pei Yu ’07 Ted Koshiol ’09 Jun “Clare” Hu ’09 Benliang Zhang ’08 Richard Kruger ’97 Xiangyuan Jiang ’91

40 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE SUMMER 2010 2010–11 ALUMNI EVENTS

Thursday, June 10, 2010 Trial Ad Alumni Dinner

Saturday, June 12, 2010 Class of 2000 10-Year Reunion

Thursday, June 17, 2010 Alumni Gathering in Washington, D.C.

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 Post-Bar Party for the Class of 2010

August 2010 Alumni Gatherings in California

Tuesday, September 7, 2010 Alumni Night @ Wrigley Field

Saturday, September 18, 2010 Class of 1990 Reunion

September 20–24, 2010 ASCK Week 2010

Friday, November 19, 2010 Alumni Awards & Recognition Luncheon at the Standard Club

March 2011 Alumni Gatherings in Florida

Sunday, May 15, 2011 2011 Commencement Ceremony

Sunday, May 22, 2011 Alumni Gathering in Washington, D.C.

Monday, May 23, 2011 U.S. Supreme Court Group Swearing-In

Visit Chicago-Kent’s Alumni Online Community at www.alumni.kentlaw.edu for more information about upcoming alumni events.

SUMMER 2010 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE 41 law in order to spend more time with 1941 her aging parents and later moved 1966 www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/1941 to Leisureville, FL. A member of www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/1966 Ascension Lutheran Church, Georgia Class Correspondent: Position Available* Class Correspondent: Jean Grommes- sang with the Ascension Choir for Irwin S. Marks passed away on many years, volunteered with the Feehan September 16 in Chicago. As a law Home Delivered Meals Project, was a Ron Hankin wrote, “I retired from student, Irwin attended Chicago-Kent member of the church council, and was the law in 2005 and, as a hobby, opened in the evenings and worked all day in president and leader in the WELCA a private detective agency. My extensive a munitions plant. After graduation, Evening Group. Georgia is survived by a government time in the Marines and he joined the JAG Corps and served in sister-in-law and nieces and nephews, FBI provide a nice background for the World War II. Irwin is survived by three whom she loved very dearly. agency. I spend summers in Lakewood, of his four children; nine grandchildren, IL, and winters at my second home in including David G. Westerlund ’96; Florida. I’m into large airplanes when 12 great-grandchildren; and even five north, and boats and golf when south. great-great-grandchildren. For the past year, my book, Navigating 1963 the Legal Minefield of Private www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/1963 Investigations, has been an Amazon Class Correspondent: Position Available* .com bestseller in its genre. I’m married 1955 Peter C. Rolewicz passed away on to Camille; have a son, Craig, an

CLASS NOTES American Family Insurance agent, and www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/1955 September 6 at his home in Montague, MI. Please read his obituary on page 72. three grandchildren.” Class Correspondent: Position Available* Charles Kindregan relays, “I am Gunter “John” Sedlmayer passed distinguished professor of law at Suffolk away on December 8, 2008, in Quincy, University Law School in Boston. I IL, at the age of 84. He was born May 18, teach family law, financial issues in 1924, in Germany and lived for many 1965 family cases and assisted reproduction years in Inverness, IL. John previously www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/1965 law. I co-authored the ABA book on worked for the Massachusetts Class Correspondent: Position Available* assisted reproduction, the two-volume Department of Commerce. He is Gerald L. “Jerry” Bepko received Alabama Family Law (West), the survived by his wife, Portia; two an honorary Doctor of Laws degree four-volume Massachusetts Family children; and four grandchildren. from Purdue University in May 2009. Law (West), and dozens of law review He has served two Indiana institutions articles. I have four adult children of higher learning—Indiana University (three lawyers, one artist). I love and Purdue University—for 37 years as teaching, writing, lecturing and travel.” an instructor and administrator. Jerry Jerome Levenstein writes, “Those 1956 of us (alumni) who live in south Florida www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/1956 is one of the few individuals who have honorary degrees from both Indiana had a very pleasant get-together in Class Correspondent: Position Available* University and Purdue. Coconut Grove with Dean Krent in Roy Peregrine recently celebrated Jim Droege passed away from March. He was down here to touch the 50th anniversary of the firm he cancer on July 29 at the age of 75. After base with as many graduates of the founded in Wheaton, IL, in 1959, now high school, he spent two years of school as possible and to bring us up known as Peregrine, Stime, Newman, active duty in the U.S. Army in Germany to date on everything new at Chicago- Ritzman & Brookner Ltd. Roy and his and was honorably discharged as a first Kent. Mark Scott ’97 was the host, and firm were profiled in the November 25 lieutenant in 1958. Jim continued his it was a wonderful night. As for me, I issue of the (DuPage County) Daily education at the College of William am now retired from the practice. Most Herald. and Mary, graduating magna cum of my work over the years involved laude in economics before going to representing defendants in negligence Chicago-Kent. He practiced law for litigation. I have one son, age 19, and nearly 30 years in Chicago, then retired he is currently a freshman at Penn, in 2003 and moved to Arizona with his in Philadelphia. It is his goal to also 1959 wife. There, he fulfilled his passions to become an attorney.” www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/1959 travel internationally, golf as much as Class Correspondent: Position Available* humanly possible, win at his favorite Georgia Lee Lipke passed away card games (bridge and poker), and on April 25, 2009, at age 83. Born May be active in the Democratic Party. To 1968 6, 1925, in Chicago, she attended his delight, he was elected Democratic www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/1968 Lawrence University in Appleton, WI, legislative chair for his residential Class Correspondent: Position Available* before receiving her JD from Chicago- district in Arizona. Throughout his life, Kent. She then worked as an assistant Jim volunteered and contributed to Howard M. Hoffmann, partner with Cook County state’s attorney and later countless charity organizations. He is Duane Morris LLP, argued before the practiced solo. Georgia was president survived by his wife, Kathy Ricciardi. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh of the Women’s Bar Association of Circuit. The case was profiled in the Illinois, an elected delegate to the June 15, 2009, issue of Insurance Law General Assembly of the Illinois State & Litigation Week. Bar Association, and a member of several committees of the Illinois and American Bar Associations and the Chicago Bar Association, including its judicial selection committee. In 1977, she decided to leave the practice of

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42 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE SUMMER 2010 and entertainment law. He represents Jerry L. Lambert writes, “I am now 1969 journalists at stations and publications semi-retired and my wife, Connie J. www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/1969 around the country and has lectured Lambert ’90, and I spend our winters extensively on legal and journalism in Indio, CA. We have been coming Class Correspondent: Position Available* issues. to Southern California (Palm Springs Frank J. Doti celebrated 27 years of area) for many years. I still work and teaching law in Southern California. have of counsel relationship with two He is professor of law and holds the firms: Hilfman, Martin and Barr PC and William P. Foley II Chair in Corporate John Pleta PC. I work when I have to or Law & Taxation at Chapman University 1971 when I want to (mostly). Connie and www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/1971 School of Law. At Chapman, Frank I still reside in Flossmoor, IL, as I have founded and directs the JD Tax Law Class Correspondent: Position Available* for over 35 years. I spent over 20 years Emphasis Program, which is ranked on commissions or the Village Board. 17th in the nation by U.S. News & The Honorable Clarence I was a village trustee for 16 years World Report. Thomson West has A. Darrow has been named but left in 2005 so I could enjoy our published the second edition of Frank’s to a bipartisan screening winter location without interruption… book Contract Law Flowcharts Never been sorry about reaching semi- and Cases. He teaches contract law committee to assist in the retirement status. My practice and and writes that he “has never forgotten selection of federal judges many former clients are still alive, and our contract law professor Ted Bayer. for the Central District of I get many calls from former clients in Do you recall the brilliant model Illinois.… need of legal advice. I sold my office student who Professor Bayer planted building in 2004 to Harris Bank, and in our very first class? He scared us … Clarence has his own law practice in I am happy to say they still occupy all about what to expect.” Frank adds Rock Island, IL. He previously served the building in downtown Flossmoor. that he “would like to have our class as a circuit court judge for the state Connie and I have seven grandchildren meet for a reunion to celebrate our 40 of Illinois in the 14th Judicial Circuit between us, ranging from age 12 to age years after graduating from Chi-Kent.” and was chief judge of the domestic 8 months…Lots of fun indeed.” He lives in Anaheim Hills, CA, with relations division. Prior to his judicial Dave Lee writes, “Law school seems his wife, Margaret. They have three service, he was elected to the Illinois like a blur, but I miss the guys in our children: Matthew, Emily and Jillian. State Senate and Illinois House of freshman class. I have been out [in Bernard Z. Paul relays, “Retirement Representatives. Albuquerque] since 1972 and now is among my frequent thoughts, but I After seven years at the helm of the practice with my son and two other continue to procrastinate. Profession- Illinois Department of Healthcare and guys doing injury law. My daughter lives ally, I have spent 40 years representing Family Services, Barry Maram has near Wrigley [Field], teaches school and municipalities. Today, I represent three. rejoined the private sector as a partner is getting married this summer.” Since 1973, I have continued to author with Shefsky & Froelich in Chicago. Carl Piazza relays, “Our daughter, chapters on local government topics Lester McKeever received the 2009 Taylor, who carries a 4.7 GPA has been published by IICLE. I have also chaired award from the President’s Executive awarded a scholarship and will attend the Illinois Municipal League’s Home Council of Chicago State University on Arizona University in the fall. Her Rule Attorneys Committee. I have lived November 19. brother, Nikolas, who has a 4.3 GPA, in DeKalb, IL, for the past 40 years. I am Ned S. Robertson has been is no. 1 in a class of over 770! To add married and have four children, three recommended by his peers as one of to our excitement, I am running for a in college plus another who is a gradu- the top lawyers licensed in Illinois, district court seat in the Family Court ate of Kent (Jessica A. Paul ’05). I favor following the latest survey by the Law Division. I hope to report a successful a 40-year reunion. There will be more Bulletin Publishing Company. Ned has campaign in November. If anyone of us to meet, our faculties will be stron- been named a Leading Lawyer every has friends or relatives living in Clark ger than in our later reunions, and it year since 2004. He is a partner with County, NV, please spread the word. will be an aid for us to remember each Aronberg Goldgehn Davis & Garmisa Hope all is well with everyone.” other during those ensuing reunions. I in Chicago. The Reverend Barry A. (Goldstein) would volunteer to help plan it.” Zavah writes, “Transition is the order John J. Pikarski Jr. was presented of the day. Busy as I was…enough with a lifetime achievement award became enough and I stepped down from the consul general of the Republic from the [Unitarian Universalist] of Poland for his decades of effort on 1972 church board and editor of the church behalf of the National Polish-American www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/1972 newsletter in May 2009. However, I still Jewish-American Council. John is Class Correspondent: Scott W. Petersen went to the denomination’s General a principal in his firm, Gordon and A very sincere thank you to all who Assembly in June 2009 in Salt Lake Pikarski, in Chicago, and practices real responded to my recent letter! It is really City. I’ve journeyed in that direction estate, zoning and land use law. great to hear from so many friends from during a wonderful RV trip in 2007 and law school days. Hard to believe 41 know there are places to enjoy on the Joel Weisman was inducted years have gone by since we started at return trip, such as Moab, Utah and into the International Press Kent. Many of us have traveled far—and Canyonlands National Park. I’m taking Club of Chicago’s Journalism moved far—in our lives. Here is the latest my RV to and fro. Budget concerns from some of our friends. dictate deferring an Eastern Canadian Hall of Fame on June 17, RV trip once again; although I intend 2009.… Susan Horn has been nominated to make my way back to Buffalo and for president of the Decalogue Society Western NY between mid-August/ … Joel is the host and senior editor of of Lawyers, the country’s oldest Jewish mid-October.” the WTTW-11 TV (PBS) show “Chicago bar association. If elected, her term Tonight: The Week in Review.” He has would start July 1. She invites all alumni been with Channel 11 since 1973. Joel to contact her at 773-871-5425 for is also an attorney, focusing on media membership information.

SUMMER 2010 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE 43 As for me, Scott W. Petersen, Jeff Weiner won the seventh annual I continue practicing at Holland 1974 United Pipe Clubs of America (UPCA) & Knight, working in the area of www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/1974 contest. The UPCA is an organization international intellectual property for pipe smoking and pipe collecting. Class Correspondent: Position Available* (mainly trademarks, copyrights and Each year, they hold a contest in which domain name issues). I love golf and Jon Knudson and his wife, Korina, the person who keeps his or her pipe lit continue to play as often as possible recently celebrated the third birthday the longest wins. Jeff became the 2009 (which is not all that often). I have of their son Jon Kenneth Knudson, U.S. national champion with a time of been tutoring in the Chicago Lights named for cousin Ken Knudson, who 1:39:15. For information on the UPCA, Program at Fourth Presbyterian died in plane tragedy near Palwaukee in visit http://unitedpipeclubs.org. Church. A thousand students receive January 2006. Jon is still practicing law tutoring from hundreds of volunteers on Vashon Island (Washington state) each week. It’s a wonderful program. and racing sailboats. My daughter got married last May to a Jim E. Lavine was sworn in as wonderful man. So the Petersens are all president-elect of the National 1975 www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/1975 very happy. Association of Criminal Defense It’s hard to believe that I have been Lawyers (NACDL) on August 11, Class Correspondent: Position Available* your class correspondent for 25 years. 2009. Jim is a partner with the firm of Frank Murphy was named among I look back with fondness on our days Zimmerman, Lavine, Zimmerman & the 2010 Illinois Super Lawyers. at Chicago-Kent in the old building Sampson PC in Houston, TX. In 2007, The Honorable Ruth Pickholz was

CLASS NOTES on Franklin Street. Do me a favor—if Jim received the Robert C. Heeney reappointed to the New York Criminal you have never written a blurb for this Memorial Award, NACDL’s most Court in February 2009. Ruth is an column, send me one or post on our prestigious honor, given annually to acting supreme court justice who class page at www.alumni.kentlaw. the criminal defense lawyer who best was first appointed to the Criminal edu/1972. Send me your e-mail address exemplifies the goals and values of the Court in December 1990. She lives in and keep me posted on your activities. association and the legal profession. Manhattan. My e-mail address is scott.petersen@ Howard S. Primer writes, “I have The Honorable John J. Scotillo was hklaw.com. I hope to hear from you! not lived in the Chicago area since profiled in the October 28 issue of the 1978, so I have lost touch with all of Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. John you. I became a ‘Reformed Lawyer’ very is an associate judge in the Rolling early on in behalf of becoming a ‘Serial Meadows Branch of the Cook County Entrepreneur.’ My last indulgence is the Circuit Court. He is married to Nancy 1973 one that I am still with, RenaissancePG www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/1973 S. Scotillo, a former prosecutor who LLC, the owner and operator of large has twice been the president of the Class Correspondent: Ernie Blomquist multi-family communities that is based Northwest Suburban Bar Association. Thomas A. Demetrio was named out of Knoxville, TN. Not having a Their daughter, Mary, attends among the 2010 Illinois Super Lawyers. lawyer focus has meant that I have not Monmouth College, where John is James J. Gatziolis was elected first participated in the CLE and bar-related on the board of trustees. vice president of the board of directors activities. Consequently, I have not had of the Union League Club of Chicago on the privilege of bumping into any of my June 30, 2009. A partner in the law firm classmates along the way. I certainly of Quarles & Brady LLP, James is active engage or employ a great number of in civic affairs. He was vice chairman of lawyers, however! I hope that there 1976 www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/1976 the Non-Profit Financial Center, served is a physical reunion so that I may as the past president of the Hellenic reconnect with you.” Class Correspondent: Greg Slovacek, Foundation, and was member of the Leslie P. Recht has been elected JD, PhD vice president of the Midwest Chapter board of Christopher House. He was While my mailbox has not exactly of the Energy Bar Association. Leslie also named among the 2010 Illinois been bulging, the responses that we did is a partner at Howard & Howard Super Lawyers. James and his wife, receive from our classmates are pretty PLLC in Chicago, concentrating her Shelley R. Smith, also an attorney, have impressive: two sons, William and Peter. practice in energy and real estate law Steven O. Kramer joined the Los and representing energy companies Our classmates who serve on the bench Angeles office of Sheppard, Mullin, with gas, electric and water issues continue to add to their laurels of Richter & Hampton as a partner. throughout Illinois and the Midwest. service both to our profession as well as Steven, who was previously with Mayer It is with sadness that we report to our class. Brown, focuses his practice on civil that Frederick A. Wein passed away The Honorable Margaret “Peggy” litigation, SEC enforcement actions and on November 6 at the age of 72 in (O’Mara) Frossard, who is no stranger white-collar criminal defense. Plainsboro, NJ. Born in New York to these Class Notes, recently was J. Powers “Kid” McGuire writes, City, he graduated from college with elected to the board of managers of the “Well, the art show in Mexico fell an engineering degree and earned Chicago Bar Association for 2009–10. through. I had hoped to reprise a his JD from Chicago-Kent in 1974. Peggy sits on the Illinois Appellate painting show I did some 15 years ago. Frederick worked for many years as a Court, First District. As a CBA member, But, no go. Did compete, though, in patent attorney with the Navy, General I am glad that the management of our the ‘World Pizza Championships’ in Electric, and Thompson Electronics. association is in such capable hands! Italy in April 2009. Finished toward Since retirement, he volunteered the bottom in one category; just below regularly as a crisis counselor, the midpoint in the other. The whole distributed food to the elderly, and did experience was terrific, including the environmental work. He is survived by brawl in the karaoke bar at 1 a.m.” two sons, Michael A. Wein of Greenbelt, MD, and Dr. Steven C. Wein of Las Vegas, NV.

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44 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE SUMMER 2010 John P. Ley Jr. has been the Chicago Fire Department. He is promoted to clerk of court survived by his wife of 43 years, Donna, 1977 for the U.S. Court of Appeals and their children. www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/1977 To Larry’s and Billy Joe’s respective Class Correspondent: James R. Singer for the 11th Circuit, in Fulton families, please accept our most sincere County, GA. He had served (albeit belated) condolences on their Dear Classmates: as chief deputy clerk since passing and on your loss. Our class is Thank you to everyone who submitted diminished by their absence. March 2008.… news for inclusion in this issue. I George M. On a happier note, hope you enjoy reading about your … John lives in Smyrna, GA, with his Ristau received the Davenport Award classmates in these pages. Please keep wife, a native of Limerick, Ireland, from his high school alma mater, Chicago-Kent in mind for next year as whom he met while overseas with the Guerin College Prep (previously known your former classmates always want to Army. They have three grown children; as “Holy Cross High School”), on May hear what you’re doing in your current his daughters live in Charlottesville, VA, 28, 2009. The award recognizes George’s professional or personal life. You can and Waycross, GA, and his son is outstanding contributions to the also post updates on the Alumni Online a University of Georgia graduate and Elmwood Park, IL, community and Holy Community on our class page at a JAG currently serving in Iraq. Cross/Guerin College Prep. Since 2000, www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/1977. The Honorable Bill Pileggi has George has been the broker/owner been appointed supervising judge of Realty World All Pro Inc., with 70 Stay tuned for exciting alum events of the Cook Circuit Court’s Housing top-producing agents with expertise in planned in the near future, such as the Section. The section hears matters residential, commercial and investment Annual Alumni Awards Luncheon on pertaining to building code violations and retail leasing. Congratulations, November 19 and the Alumni Night and compliance brought by the city of George, on this well-deserved honor! at Wrigley Field on September 7. I always meet old friends and new people Chicago and Cook County that impact Last, but certainly not least, Richard when attending these get-togethers. the health and safety of occupants and Flood wrote a book in 2009 titled Information about these events will the community. An 11-year veteran of You’ve Been Elected! Now What be forthcoming, so please mark your the bench, Bill was first appointed an Do You Do? A Practical Guide to calendars, save the dates and plan associate judge in May 1998. Consider- Local Government. The book is on attending. ing the challenges that the economy is published and being distributed by the having on housing-related issues, I am Illinois Municipal League, www.iml. If you have any questions about again glad that such an important and org, to newly elected municipal officials Chicago-Kent Magazine or any other vital a role has been passed on to one in Illinois. It is meant to orient local alumni or event, please contact the of our most capable classmates! elected officials upon assuming office Alumni Association at 312-906-5240. Congratulations to Peggy, John and as to the practical and legal aspects I am a sole practitioner in Palatine, and Bill, on behalf of all of your classmates! of local government. In addition to I serve as president of my condominium While time unavoidably and providing basic information about board, chairman of the North Cook municipal powers and duties, the book unalterably marches on, and this is a County Soil and Water Conservation also provides practical advice on such natural consequence of that process, it District, and chairman of Land Use topics as strategic planning, conducting never becomes any easier to note the Council 16 of the Association of Illinois hearings and meetings, and building passing of members of our class. We Soil & Water Conservation Districts. are sorry to have to report that Larry consensus within governmental My son Chris recently obtained his real Frankle passed away on April 18, 2009. organizations. estate broker’s license and manages real You may recall that Larry was Rich is managing partner of property, and my daughter Caroline among the first lawyers to advertise Zukowski, Rogers, Flood & McArdle, serves as a cultural ambassador in after the 1997 Supreme Court ruling a 20-lawyer firm in McHenry County, Ibiza, in the Balearic islands off the that allowed attorneys to do so. His IL. Rich resides in Lakewood, IL, with coast of Spain, teaching elementary and “Busted? Legal Hassles?” ad ran only his wife, Janice. They have three adult high school students English and about once in the Chicago Reader, but children, Megan, Maura and Katie. American culture. appeared in the national media and Congratulations, Richard! You have several textbooks on advertising. After actually done what many of us say that As always, thanks again for your serving as an assistant public defender we would like to do but don’t seem participation. I look forward to hearing in Champaign County, IL, Larry moved to get around to it. However, for any from you again. to New Buffalo, MI, and practiced solo. budding authors out there, you do not Sincerely, One of his proudest contributions to have to start with a full book! Ease your James R. Singer, Class of 1977 his community was the creation of toe in the water by submitting your the Pokagon Fund, an agreement to class note for our next column later Steve Barkin writes, “I have opened use a portion of the profits of the Four this year. It’s a great way to get those up my own office at 24410 Victory Winds Casino to enhance the lives writing skills going and flowing besides Blvd., Unit 3, Woodland Hills, CA 91367 of the people of the local area. Larry on pleadings, motions, contracts, etc. (San Fernando Valley), with second also served as a trustee of New Buffalo We will look forward to hearing from location at 3700 Wilshire Blvd., #1070, Township, as a member of the town’s more of you next time! Los Angeles, CA 90010. My practice Fire Administrative Board, and as a is limited to civil litigation with an trustee of La Lumiere School. He is Best regards, emphasis in plaintiff personal injury survived by his wife, Ellen, and their Greg Slovacek ’76 litigation. Family-wise, my wife Caryn daughters, Jaime and Stephanie. (cousin of Robert Vihon) and I are Additionally, we are sad to report proud of our daughter-in-law Sara that another one of our unique Mason-Barkin (wife of son Josh) as she classmates has left us. William J. “Billy will receive her rabbinic ordination Joe” Wilkinson passed away on July from Hebrew Union College in Los 27, 2008, at the age of 66. In addition Angeles on May 16, 2010. Josh received to being a practicing attorney, Billy his master’s in Jewish education and Joe was a retired battalion chief of Jewish communal service from Hebrew

SUMMER 2010 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE 45 Union College in 2007. Our daughter Fran Meehan joined Much Shelist Abby is a pastry chef, having trained at in June 2009 as special counsel in the 1978 the CIA (Culinary Institute of America) firm’s business and finance practice www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/1978 in St. Helena, CA (Napa Valley). Our group and health care practice group. Class Correspondent: Danny Kalin son Daniel is a proud Trojan, studying Fran focuses her practice on legal and psychology at the University of regulatory issues affecting nursing Whew. Glad to be in 2010! Southern California.” homes, assisted-living facilities, Let us know what you have done since Marty Glink has been thriving supportive-living facilities, hospices, law school, how you are doing now in his successful practice located in home health agencies and other and current professional or personal Arlington Heights. His new office will providers. She has represented more achievements you care to share. No accommodate his newest venture— than 100 nursing facilities in licensing, matter what you’ve been up to, we’d love mediation. Marty has recovered certification, operational and patient- to hear about it! millions of dollars for his clients. care matters. Fran was previously with Marty’s areas of concentration remain Reed Smith in Chicago. Earlier in her In the meantime, did anybody feel that significant personal injury, automobile, career, she served as chief counsel our class was making history? Did it premises, product liability, workers’ for the Illinois Department of Public seem unusual to anybody else that our compensation, municipal tort, and Health. class was almost half female? How nursing home negligence. Marty is Dan O’Sullivan serves as chief of did this work out for everybody? Is involved in the Leading Lawyers staff for the sergeant-at-arms of the U.S. anybody considering a second career? Network and serves as ISBA Torts Senate. His duties include supervising Let us know by contacting me directly or share your comments with the

CLASS NOTES Section Council secretary, president more than 450 employees, who work of the Suburban Bar Coalition, and in a variety of jobs. Dan and his wife, Class of 1978 on the alumni group chair of NWSBA’s Judges’ Night. Marty Diane, and their dogs live in Virginia, page of the Chicago-Kent website, has been married for 32 years to Gail, just outside of DC, and also have a new at www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/1978, or his office manager. Their daughter, condominium in Chicago near Lake with all alumni in the LinkedIn group Marissa, has her first exhibit showing Michigan. Their youngest son, Damian, discussion at www.kentlaw.edu/linkedin. at the David Weinberg Galleries in a Chicago policeman, recently married, Note that future responses for Class Chicago in June. and he and his wife are expecting their Notes may be edited down to 100 words Michael Markovitz lives with his first child. or less; however, comments to the wife, Rhoda (Elvove) Markovitz, just George Pietrzyk is a sole websites above are unlimited. north of Chicago and concentrates his practitioner in Park Ridge, IL. He practice in criminal law, traffic matters is married to Sandy, and their son Until 2011, your class correspondent… and general civil litigation. He is also a Ben was married last October in [email protected] budding inventor. Rhoda’s practice is Memphis, TN. Sandy retired from Dave Brezina joined Ladas and concentrated in civil litigation. teaching elementary school, and in her Perry’s IP practice as of counsel in Joe Martan relays, “I just finished retirement she is a full-time teacher in April 2009. He joins other Chicago- co-presenting two courses at the 2010 elementary school. Kent alumni at the firm: Burt Ehrlich Property Loss Research Bureau Claims Mike Skalka, president and ’78, Zareefa Burki Flener ’03, and Conference in San Antonio, TX, March chairman of Stewart Title Guaranty Keith S. Van Duyne ’00. Dave spoke at 20–24. The courses were Construction Company, was elected to serve a the 54th annual Intellectual Property Defect Claims and the CGL Policy and three-year term as an officer of the Law Conference at the John Marshall a 2009 Case Update of CGL Decisions. Title Insurance Underwriters Executive Center for Intellectual Property Law. In a totally non-law-related activity, on Committee of the American Land Title Dave’s presentation on “The Law of May 29–30 I will be a guest conductor Association. Web Marketing—Not Just for Geeks at the 45th annual band festival held by Bob Szczecinski heads up Union Anymore” focused on dynamic factual the Koleta Band in the Czech Republic. Pacific’s Litigated Claims in their and legal developments regarding The band is the country’s oldest law department in Chicago. Bob trademarks and trade identity on the municipal band, founded in 1864.” manages other attorneys and assists Internet. Dave also had an article titled The Honorable Kathleen McGury in settlement negotiations of multi- Looking With An Equitable Lens at Hold- is a sitting judge in the Probate Division million dollar claims. ups of Standard Setting: Qualcomm in the Richard J. Daley center in Cook Robert Vihon is a partner with v. Broadcom’s Remedy for Misuse, County, IL. Kathy handles minors’ Worsek and Vihon in Chicago. Rob published in Vol. 2, No. 4, Landslide, estates. concentrates his practice in real estate a publication of the ABA Section Sybil Malinowski Melody, as vice tax appeals. of Intellectual Property Law, in the president and assistant general counsel Mike Wallace wrote in to say, “Jim, March/April 2010 issue. of the Federal Home Loan Bank of you are a model of longevity, serving as Pat Burns was named 2009–10 Chicago, continues to commute one our class correspondent all these years. president of the Intellectual Property week a month to Chicago and the rest of Thanks for taking on such a task.” Mike Law Association of Chicago at the the time works from her home in Jerome, is a chief administrative law judge for organization’s annual meeting on May AZ. In April, she and husband Henry the Illinois Commerce Commission. 5, 2009. On March 25, 2009, Pat received Melody vacationed for 10 days in Bali. Keith Young maintains his practice the Distinguished Alumni Award from in Chicago. Keith focuses on plaintiffs’ the Chicago-Kent Intellectual Property medical litigation and personal injury. Law Society (IPLS). Pat continues to serve as an adjunct professor at Chicago-Kent.

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46 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE SUMMER 2010 Fay Clayton has been named to the bipartisan federal court screening committee for the Northern District of Illinois. The committee will assist in selecting federal judges, U.S. attorneys and U.S. marshals for the district. In addition, on June 26, 2009, Fay was honored at the Chicago Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society (ACS) at the organization’s fourth annual Legal Legends Luncheon. She received the 2009 Ruth Goldman Award, which honors a woman who has made significant contributions to advance the state of women in the legal profession and the goals of ACS.…

… Fay is a founding partner at the law Frank T. Lockwood writes, “After firm of Robinson Curley & Clayton. 30 years of law practice, I sold my law 1979 She has represented the American firm to my younger partners. I now play www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/1979 Civil Liberties Union and the National golf 2–3 times/week and am currently Class Correspondent: Jim Morici Organization for Women in several president of the board of directors of high-profile cases, including arguing Mid-Pacific Country Club, in Kailua, Well, classmates, I can hardly believe that National Organization for Women v. HI. I was privileged to host President we are in our 30th year of practice. I have Scheidler before the U.S. Supreme Barack Obama and friends to a round really enjoyed working as your class cor- Court. She is the past president of of golf on December 31, 2009. I chatted respondent and hope that you find the the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for briefly with the president about being communications from our classmates Civil Rights Under Law and served from Chicago and that I am a Cub interesting. Perhaps this encourages you on the executive committee of the fan, knowing that he is a Sox fan. (He to make contact with one of them or national Lawyers’ Committee for admitted that Michelle was a Cub a classmate you haven’t talked to in a Civil Rights Under Law. She argued fan.) Each of us alluded to, but did not while. In addition, you can post further and won a unanimous ruling at the divulge, our respective golf handicaps.” notes online at www.alumni.kentlaw. U.S. Supreme Court in a RICO case, The Honorable Susan Takata edu/1979. and she was named one of “Chicago’s O’Leary relays, “I am the presiding I have spent the years working as a trial Thirty Toughest Lawyers” by Chicago judge of the Civil Division in Will lawyer and am currently the managing Magazine. County (12th Judicial Circuit Court). partner of Morici, Figlioli & Associates, a Scott F. Cooper relays, “I am a I was elected circuit judge in 2002.” six-attorney, personal injury and workers’ partner and the managing attorney Carol A. Richards writes, “I’m still compensation firm in Chicago. We of the Michigan offices of Fragomen, in a solo practice, in a little town in East primarily represent injured construction Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy PLLC. My Texas. My two-story office and home workers, and I have written a good bit on practice involves helping businesses are in a large RV park, and a majority that subject. I welcome inquiries from my manage their movement of personnel of my clients are full time RVers… classmates. I have had the privilege of and immigration compliance on a that means they live full-time in their being active in the bar and am currently global basis. My position as an adjunct RVs. That’s a slightly different type of a member of the board of governors of professor of law at the University of clientele from the folks who live in a the ISBA. I have also served as president Detroit Mercy School of Law and as house with a picket fence around the of the Justinian Society of Lawyers and a faculty member for the Michigan corner. I handle mostly probate, wills, am on the board of managers of the Institute of Continuing Legal Education trusts, etc. I give seminars in the park Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. permits me to teach other attorneys at least monthly and will be presenting I have been equally blessed in my and law students on immigration law. I two seminars in September in Goshen, personal life and am the father of three am currently listed in the “International IN. I taught business law for many years school-aged children in Park Ridge. I Who’s Who of Corporate Immigration in Illinois and in California. Now, at have coached Little League with the Park Lawyers,” Super Lawyers, and Best least one day a week, I teach Hebrew.” Ridge baseball program and serve as Lawyers in America and am admitted The Honorable Jeffrey L. Warnick the Cubmaster of Pack No. 1. I hope to to the Michigan, Illinois and New York has been selected for an associate continue on as class correspondent and bars as well as to the United States judgeship on the Cook County Circuit encourage you and others to contact me District Court and the United States Court. He was sworn in on October 30 and let me know what is going on in your Supreme Court. My wife, Jumana, and and will be up for reappointment in life, both personal and professional. You can I reside in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. June 2011. Jeffrey was previously with reach me at [email protected]. She is an IIT graduate with a master’s Prusik, Selby, Daley & Kezelis PC in Best wishes to all. Jim Morici in architecture and has been teaching Chicago. in the area. My daughter Anne is Ana de la Torre passed away on attending Lake Forest College back in August 9, 2009, of multiple sclerosis in Chicago, majoring in communications Satellite Beach, FL, where she had lived and Middle Eastern studies. When I since 1999. Ana was born in Havana, am not practicing law or serving on Cuba, and grew up in Hollywood, organizational boards, I play bass guitar FL. She received a master’s degree in in a rhythm and blues band with other special education from the University attorneys and executives for charity of West Virginia in 1975 and taught in and other functions.” the field for a year before going to law school. After getting her JD, Ana moved to Washington, DC, and worked for the Federal Labor Relations Authority, first in the advice section and then in the Washington regional office. From 1994 to 1999, she also maintained a private law practice, focusing on criminal and immigration law. She is survived by two daughters, her mother, and a brother.

SUMMER 2010 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE 47 Michael K. Demetrio was named Abe Stern joined Much Shelist in among the 2010 Illinois Super Lawyers. June 2009 as special counsel in the 1981 Jim Farina has concentrated in firm’s business and finance practice www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/1981 F.E.L.A. work for years and just got a group and health care practice group. Class Correspondent: Damon Dunn record-setting $33 million verdict in Abe is a business attorney with nearly Rock Island. The previous record in Rock three decades of experience advising Your correspondent attended the Island for a personal injury case was less clients on legal and business matters February reception honoring Professor than $2 million. Jim’s client was a young in a broad range of commercial and Brill (and well deserved it was) at the law man who suffered the amputation of regulatory matters, with an emphasis school and was interviewed in March both legs in a railroad incident. on health care issues. He was previously by Entrepreneur.com on potential Jill Glaser Maltezos was a law with Reed Smith in Chicago. liability for Web postings. The IICLE clerk for the Honorable Howard C. Robert E. Strunck, assistant cook Labor Law Handbook for 2010 is out, Ryan of the Illinois Supreme Court, county public defender, murder task including my updated chapter on Strikes. a commercial litigator for Much Shelist force, won an acquittal for his client in Be sure to read the surprise ending. et al., and in-house counsel for ITW. People of the State of Illinois v. Antonio Jim Schoenberger writes that he She has kept her law license current Gibson on April 29, 2009. Mr. Gibson has been “practicing criminal defense but has become a state-certified free- was charged with the first-degree in Washington since 2003. [I] just took lance media makeup artist in Chicago, murder of three individuals and the on a case of conspiracy to commit as well as in New York City. In 2006, she attempted murder of another. The murder one with 36 co-defendants— founded Make Up First School of Make- case was heard by the Honorable Jorge all ‘Hilltop Crips.’ Total chaos.”

CLASS NOTES up Artistry, located at 100 N. LaSalle St. Alonso in a bench trial that lasted over Ken Solomon, member at Gallop, Check out the student portfolio page the course of six months. Robert, along Johnson & Neuman in St. Louis, MO, at www.makeupfirstschool.com! The with Chicago-Kent alumna Monica has been approved by the U.S. District school will be providing its first-ever Johnson ’88, previously won a triple Court, Eastern District of Missouri, camp session this summer for students murder acquittal in a jury trial in People as a “certified neutral” in the court’s 10 to 17 years old. of the State of Illinois v. Larry Johnson alternative dispute resolution (ADR) Divorced, she has three daughters, before the Honorable Daniel J. Kelley program. His name is included on an ages 26, 22 and 20, all of whom are in too many years ago to remember. exclusive roster of neutrals from which the arts: TV and film production, music parties before the U.S. District Court and fashion design. may choose when a lawsuit is referred Starting in October 2009, Jeffery to alternative dispute resolution by M. Leving has worked with the U.S. judicial order. Ken serves as chair of his State Department on strategies for 1980 www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/1980 firm’s intellectual property practice. enforcement of The Hague Convention on International Child Abduction in Class Correspondent: Position Available* noncompliant countries. Tim Kosnoff negotiated a Steve Marsh has been a partner settlement nearing $1 million for the in the Law Firm of Ruud, Scovil & plaintiff in a priest sexual abuse case 1982 Marsh in Rock Island for 20 years. against the Seattle Roman Catholic www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/1982 He and his wife reside in Bettendorf, Archdiocese in Washington state in Class Correspondent: Position Available* IA. Their oldest son, Stephan, is a 2L May 2009. Tim is a partner with Pfau Krista R. Johns was appointed vice at Creighton Law School, and their Cochran Vertetis Kosnoff PLLC in president of instruction at Berkeley City younger son, Andrew, is a sophomore Seattle. College, Berkeley, CA, in August 2009. at Iowa State University, majoring in C. Christopher Muth was selected She most recently served as dean of business. for inclusion in “Cincy Leading Lawyers English and business at Pleasant Hill’s Jim Passe is living in Raleigh and 2010.” Chris is a managing partner with Diablo Valley College. Krista resides has been there for about 15 years. Greenebaum, Doll & McDonald PLLC with her family in Pleasanton, CA. She He opened up a patent law firm five in Cincinnati, OH. serves on the Pleasant Hill Chamber of years ago and has been growing it ever Bob Schillerstrom was inducted as Commerce board of directors and is the since. He is well, married with two fellow of the DuPage Academy of Bar group’s secretary. She also is a member kids, Kristin and Jimmy. The patent Leaders (ABL) on May 8, 2009. In order of the small business loan committee law firm focuses on serving individuals to be inducted as a fellow, an attorney of Contra Costa County’s Community and small start-ups in the life science, must participate in a leadership train- Development Block Grant Program. computer, IT and mechanical areas ing session given by the DuPage County Maryann Jones has retired as of technology. His firm has clients in (IL) Bar Association and North Central dean and president of Western State 20 states, including Illinois and three College Leadership, Ethics and Values University (WSU) College of Law in foreign countries. Department. Bob lives in Naperville Fullerton, CA. Over 19 years with Edward F. “Forrest” Slyfield passed with his wife, Mary Beth, and their three WSU, Maryann served as a full-time away at the age of 69 on March 2, 2009, children, Connor, Curtis and Katie. faculty member, acting dean, associate in Lombard, IL. He was previously a dean and dean of WSU’s former Irvine management consultant with Abrix campus. Her tenure as dean and Healthcare in Northbrook, IL. Forrest is president of the WSU College of Law survived by his wife, Donna; daughter, began in 2004. Diana; son, Forrest Jr.; and their Michael O’Donnell was inducted families. as fellow of the DuPage Academy of Bar Leaders (ABL) on May 8, 2009. In order to be inducted as a fellow, an attorney must participate in a leadership training session given by the DuPage County (IL) Bar Association and North Central College Leadership,

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48 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE SUMMER 2010 Ethics and Values Department. Michael Todd Blakely, a shareholder with some brief remarks. I consider myself is a partner with his firm, Novelle & Sheridan Ross PC in Denver, CO, a very fortunate lawyer to have been O’Donnell Ltd., in Westchester, IL. was elected president of the board appointed to this position and I give of directors of the Legal Center for great credit to the education that I Persons with Disabilities and Older received at Chicago-Kent and also to People. The Legal Center is Colorado’s the meaningful connection that I’ve federally mandated protection and maintained with the institution in the 1983 advocacy system helping persons with 27 years since I graduated. I learned a www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/1983 disabilities and older people maintain lot from [Professors] Conviser, Spak, Class Correspondent: Mark Ferrante their health, housing and access to Sodaro, Rudstein and the rest, and I’m Today, as I compose my thoughts on this education and employment. very proud to call Dean Krent a good April Fools’ Day, I am celebrating the Tom Greeson was awarded the 2009 friend.” 19th anniversary of the opening of my Calhoun Award by the Radiology Busi- The Honorable Jeffrey F. Mahl was law office, and I would like to thank my ness Management Association (RBMA). appointed to the 18th judicial circuit fellow classmates for helping me along The Calhoun Award is given to an indi- judgeship in Florida in December 2009. the way with referrals and other support. vidual who has made outstanding con- Joseph R. Lopez joined the Drew www.FerranteLaw.com. tributions to radiology business man- Peterson defense team in April and agement and has provided dedicated will deliver the closing argument. Joe I am happy to report that the list of service to the association. In addition, writes, “The press continues to call me classmates with “Honorable” in front Tom was listed as one of the top 10 ‘The Shark’ as reported by CNN. My of their names continues to grow. The “Outstanding Physician Practice Law- wife, Lisa, passed the Illinois bar and Honorable Terrence Lavin joins the yers” in the United States in 2004 and I am moving offices to make room for list of other talented and just plain nice 2009 by Nightingale’s Healthcare News. her and associate. My 2-year-old son people: the Honorable Anne Burke, Tom is a partner in the life sciences continues to be a challenge at my age— the Honorable Peter Birnbaum health industry practice group at Reed it’s not the energy, it’s the patience and the Honorable Nancy Katz in Smith LLP’s Falls Church, VA, office. which is the problem. (I have a lot of our local judiciary. Congratulations Joshua D. Holleb writes that he energy.) Time for another party for to Terry; we are lucky to have these is “still practicing management-side Class of ’83! Congrats to Terry Lavin for talented/hard-working classmates as labor and employment law at the labor his huge accomplishment. I would not public servants. boutique firm of Klein Dub & Holleb like to be a judge—I want to be 90 years The Class Notes participation has Ltd. The firm is about to celebrate its old driving my black Mercedes AMG been as lackluster as our economy. If 14th anniversary. I was named to the coupe….” you missed submitting information for Labor Relations Institute’s List of ‘Top The Honorable John A. this round of Class Notes, I encourage 100 Labor Attorneys for 2008 & 2009.’ Neuenschwander is the municipal you to visit the Class of 1983 page The new administration’s (Obama’s) judge for the city of Kenosha. He was at www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/1983 to labor agenda is keeping us very busy.” first elected to the position in 1986. post your notes directly, and like the Scott M. Levin was named to the Until his retirement last year, he also Chicago Cubs, there is always next year. March/April 2010 issue of Super served as a professor of history at Carthage College. This fall, Oxford University Press published a book that The Honorable Peter J. Birnbaum was elected to the 2009–10 he authored that draws upon both board of governors of the American Land Title Association (ALTA) his legal and historical backgrounds. at the association’s annual convention in October. ALTA is the A Guide to Oral History and the official trade group of the title industry. Peter is only the second Law was written to be resource for all bar-related title company executive to serve on ALTA’s board practitioners of oral history. Written during its 85-year history.… primarily for a lay audience, the central focus of the book is on prevention rather than litigation. The book … Peter will also serve as ALTA’s Lawyers – Corporate Counsel also places strong emphasis on the Underwriters Section representative. Edition in the area of business importance of professional ethics as the Peter is the president and CEO of litigation. Scott is a partner with foundation for legally sound policies Attorneys’ Title Guaranty Fund in Howard & Howard PLLC in Chicago. and procedures. All of the important Chicago. In this capacity, he was legal issues that are relevant to the interviewed for an article about practice of oral history, such as drafting battling sheriffs for foreclosure sales The Honorable Terry Lavin legal releases, access restrictions, in the March 22 issue of Crain’s was recently appointed to copyright, defamation, privacy and Chicago Business. the Illinois Appellate Court, the role of Institutional Review Boards, having been nominated are covered. by fellow classmate the Gayle Simmons writes, “Since Honorable Anne Burke, leaving Chicago-Kent, I have enjoyed a tumultuous legal journey…[I] have justice of the Illinois Supreme worked for small and large law firms, as Court.… well as being a solo practitioner. Have had to negotiate and hear arbitrations … Terry writes, “The Honorable Chief for 27 unions in one location as a Justice Thomas Fitzgerald, my Trial management attorney—now that was Advocacy professor at Chicago-Kent, an experience. [Designed] personnel was also involved in the swearing-in manuals and health care coverage— ceremony, along with Justice Charles then shifted to real estate during Freeman. Just to make sure that the boom years. Now I [am] an asset there wasn’t too much pomp and manager for 30 properties with 9,000 circumstance, Peter Birnbaum made units all built with low-income housing,

SUMMER 2010 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE 49 new market and historic tax credits. is a claims analyst for Zurich NA. Our Another world, but one which I am 1984 middle son is graduating from Iowa this enjoying immensely. Personally, had www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/1984 year, and our youngest is graduating 27 wonderful years of marriage before from high school and has been Class Correspondent: Tamara Hannah my husband died, four children (now accepted as a vocal performance major all grown?) and four grandchildren. Thank you to all of you who responded at an eastern music conservatory.” Lots of community volunteer[ing]… this year! It has been a difficult year from Kenneth Kristl reports, “I was with programs that feed and house the an economic perspective for many. awarded tenure by the Widener homeless…I can truthfully say that the I continue to practice transactional University Board of Trustees in March, legal education I got a Chicago-Kent law, specializing in small business, so I’ll be doing the law professor gig for was really worthwhile…My writing entertainment and real estate matters. a while longer. Still teaching property skills have carried the day in more than Recently I have taken a position as and next year environmental law, as one court case, contract negotiations vice president of sales for a real estate well as running the Environmental and conflict resolution. I have been company called Kopley Partners LLC. and Natural Resources Law Clinic, told over and over that the writing I do They have a very stylish development now expanded to both Widener Law is great. I learned this at Chicago-Kent at 1800 Grace in Chicago. Come see it! School’s Delaware and Harrisburg and hope that the emphasis on writing We can assist you with any of your real campuses. You can learn more about the has not diminished. Now, if I can just estate needs. clinic by going to www.widenerELC.org. find a way to bring the voice of reason Dealing with students takes me back to to Congress, my education will be Last winter, I was lucky to race a 100- the days at 77 South Wacker!” foot Swan in St. Barths and do a delivery

CLASS NOTES complete.” Vicki Noonan relates that Evette J. Zells passed away at from Antigua to Newport, Rhode Island, “professionally, I am still not practicing the age of 71 on July 12, 2009, at on an 80-foot Little Harbor sailboat. law in a traditional sense. I am a Northwestern Hospital in Chicago. She When not working, I head south or spend commercial real estate broker for is survived by her brother, Martin Zells; time with my nieces and nephew and my Tishman Speyer. I have been in this sister, Roberta Randall; nephew Steve dogs or check out the amazing culinary capacity for 26 years, the last 10 of Samuels ’86; niece, Heidi S. Zells ’94; cuisine in Chicago. which have been as the head of the and many other family members. Evette The Honorable Demetrios leasing department. Personally, my was a lifelong learner who, in addition Kottaras, Cook County Circuit Judge husband, Bob, and I will be celebrating to her JD, received her undergraduate in the Child Protection Division, was our 30th wedding anniversary this degree from Roosevelt University and a profiled in the March 4, 2009, edition of May. Our oldest son, Dan, has just master’s degree from Duke University. the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. graduated with a sociology degree from Throughout her life, she continued Jim Clarke writes, “I haven’t the University of Illinois–Champaign to study contemporary world affairs, practiced law in a zillion years, and I and, believe it or not, has applied to history, genealogy and Hebrew, among don’t miss it. I have been doing aviation law school. Son Matthew is currently a other subjects. Evette spent her career banking, consulting and principal work junior in hospitality management at the as an Illinois court child advocate since I graduated from the University University of IL–Champaign. I haven’t and hearing officer for Cook County of Chicago GSB in 1988. I met my wife, kept up with people, but my goal for Juvenile Court. She was an avid traveler Sara, there. We currently live in New the year is to reach out to former and visited many countries around the Canaan. Our daughter Gusty is a senior classmates to reconnect.” world. Her favorite destination was at Deerfield, and we think we know David G. Rosenbaum relays, “Last New Zealand. Evette also loved dogs, where she’s going to college. Our son year we changed the name of our firm especially her last dog, Tikki. Henry is in seventh grade and attends to Rosenbaum & Silvert PC, and last the Hopkins School in New Haven. month we relocated to 1480 Techny Both kids are accomplished water polo Road, Northbrook, IL 60062. The firm players, and we don’t know where that continues to practice exclusively in comes from.” the field of intellectual property law, Pauline G. Dembicki writes, “I focusing in life sciences technologies have published my book, Wills and and working with start-ups, early- Powers and Trusts, Oh My! It is stage and emerging companies, and a book about wills for people and academic and research institutions dogs. This year I participated in the domestically and internationally in Chicago-Kent Society of Women in patenting activity, patent counseling Law alumnae mentor program, where and technology transfer. Hope all is I mentored a current Chicago-Kent well with all of our classmates!” student. It’s very interesting.” Steve Ross writes, “I’m a bar The Honorable Kathy Bradshaw- attorney in the CBA’s Juvenile Elliot was voted in as chief judge of the Law program. I can have a regular 21st Judicial Circuit (IL) in December. mini-reunion with the Honorable Thomas Koch writes that he is Demetrios Kottaras, the Honorable “a partner at Pugh, Jones, Johnson & Joan Kubalanza, fellow bar attorneys Quant PC, located at 180 N. LaSalle St., Marv Raidbard and Paul Karoll, Ste. 3400, Chicago 60601. My practices and public defender George Dykes.” include representing hospitals, Steve also relayed that he has moved physicians, colleges and universities, his practice, Law Office of Steven O. corporations and municipalities in Ross, to 1235 S. Prairie Ave., Suite 1109, serious injury and products liability Chicago, IL 60605. His new phone cases. My wife, Delrose, is a partner at number is 312.561.4170. Steve focuses Clingen, Callow & McLean in Wheaton, on juvenile law, appeals, and per diem and she specializes in estate planning work for other lawyers. and probate law. Our oldest son, born two days before our bar exam,

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50 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE SUMMER 2010 Patricia M. Shymanski writes, “In Lisa H. Liewald was recognized by three words…I’m now retired!” 1986 “Cambridge Who’s Who” in July 2009 for Michael R. Szanyi was profiled in www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/1986 demonstrating “dedication, leadership the September 30 issue of the Chicago and excellence in legal services.” Lisa Class Correspondent: Position Available* Daily Law Bulletin. Michael is a is a sole practitioner in Riverside, IL, hearings officer with the U.S. Railroad practicing intellectual property, child Retirement Board. Anita M. Alvarez was elected custody and contested divorce law. She Bill Winter reports that he is is a former president of the Bohemian having fun working in Santa Fe, NM, president of the Chicago Bar Association. in a general civil practice. Bar Association (CBA) for 2009–10 at the organization’s annual meeting on June 18, 2009. Anita is the first Cook 1987 1985 County state’s attorney to www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/1987 www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/1985 simultaneously serve as Class Correspondent: Karen McArdle Class Correspondent: Bill Howard president of the Chicago Thank you to our classmates that reveal On November 16, Beverly Bar Association. She also is compass points that show the way and Berneman was admitted to practice the sixth female and second benefit so many people. We thank you for before the U.S. Supreme Court in Hispanic president in the your inspiration and dedication. Washington, DC. Beverly is the chair CBA’s 136-year history.… Lee Augsburger is a SVP, Chief of Querrey & Harrow’s intellectual Ethics and Compliance Officer, for property practice group in their Prudential Financial Inc. in Newark, Chicago office. She also practices … On November 6, Anita was honored NJ, supervising a staff of 300 in 14 bankruptcy law. by the March of Dimes at their annual countries. He serves in various industry Bill Howard is a partner with Faces of Our Success Awards for and not-for-profit board positions. Lee Freeborn & Peters LLP in Chicago. her contributions to multicultural also teaches compliance for financial In February 2009, he was elected awareness. Anita was also the recipient services in New York Law School’s LLM chairman of the firm’s executive of the 2009 Freedom Award from the program. He is trying to find time to committee. Bill practices commercial, John Marshall Law School. sing and support his choral-conducting corporate, trademark and product Christopher Graul writes, “I finally wife and to stay connected with their liability litigation. graduated from North Park Seminary in daughter in college. Hugh F. Smart has been named May 2009. I hope to start a new church David Bell is an attorney for the assistant vice president and director with emphasis on dispelling the view California Labor Commissioner of the advanced markets group at of Christianity as ‘us versus them’ and heading up the Statewide Retaliation Columbus Life Insurance Company, ‘God hates … (fill in any group here),’ Unit and the Southern California based in Cincinnati, OH. Hugh was and teach the inclusive love of God of enforcement of public works wage and previously with AXA Equitable Life all persons.” hour law. In March, David married Insurance, where he worked with Gregory G. Gustin wrote, “With Los Angeles artist Jennifer Moran. independent and bank producers great sadness I share the news of Joe He is involved in local politics as supporting the sales of variable Rago’s passing.” Joe passed away on the president of the East Hollywood annuities. November 13 from pancreatic cancer in Neighborhood Council. Dan Voelker co-authored an his Geneva, IL, home. The son of Italian Doug Brown Jr. passed away on article in the September 2009 issue of immigrants, he was born and raised March 7, 2009, in Canton, CT. Before Chicago Lawyer about the problems on Chicago’s Northwest side. After he retired, Doug worked as an attorney with the case against disgraced law school, Joe worked as an assistant and acquisition editor for the legal baseball player “Shoeless” Joe Jackson. state’s attorney for Kane County and later was a first assistant state’s publishing firm Clark Boardman attorney for DeKalb County. In 2001, Callaghan in Deerfield, IL; as a training he opened his own practice in Geneva, representative and technical writer where he took on criminal defense at Pratt & Whitney; and as a realtor and personal injury cases. In 1996, for William Raveis Real Estate in Joe founded the Kane County chapter Simsbury, CT. Doug volunteered as of the Justinian Society of Lawyers, announcer, producer and engineer for a national organization for Italian- Connecticut Radio Information System, American attorneys. He also was a reading newspaper articles to the Geneva Township Republican precinct hearing impaired. He was founder and committeeman for many years. He is president of the Connecticut Golden survived by his wife, Nanci; his son, Retriever Rescue organization. Doug’s Joseph Jr.; and two daughters, Abigail passion for music got him involved in and Rachel. the Chicago music scene during the 1970s, performing as a DJ in local clubs and managing several record stores. He sought out unique new musical talents, many of whom became famous groups in later years (the Ramones, Genesis, Little Feat and many more). He is survived by his wife, Marilynne.

SUMMER 2010 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE 51 Tim Cavanagh, founder and partner defense in both state and federal of Cavanagh Law Group, focuses on courts. Still enjoy waking up and Barbara Spudis de Marigny plaintiffs’ personal injury, wrongful going off to court most every morning. received the 2009 Larry M. death and medical malpractice. Dave Cincinnati is not Chicago, but it has Katz Distinguished Service O’Connor is of counsel with the firm. been home for 15 years.” Award from the American The Law Bulletin has named Tim The Honorable Art Liberty writes, Bar Association Section of a Leading Lawyer and Super Lawyer “My youngest daughter, Rachael, just Taxation.… every year since the Law Bulletin presented me with my first grandchild. program’s inceptions of 2003 and 2005, Cadence Anne Liberty was born respectively. Lawdragon named Tim on February 20, and all are doing … Barbara was recognized for her one of the top 500 personal injury amazingly well. On a professional note, many years of service in partnership lawyers in the nation. Of recent note, I am finishing my three-year quest and LLC taxation. Amongst her many Tim obtained a $13.7 million wrongful for a graduate degree in May. I have contributions, she formed the ABA death verdict late in Czapski v. Maher been hired to develop the introductory Task Force on LLCs, which she chaired in the Circuit Court of Cook County. course in a newly accredited from 1990 to 1999, and she also has Judge John Grogan recently denied the Emergency Management graduate served as chair of the Partnership Tax defendant’s post trial motion. Tim is degree program, and as an associate Committee from 2000 to 2002 and married to Stacey Feeley Cavanagh professor in the graduate Homeland council director of the committee from ’95. They have two sets of triplets: Security Management program for 2005 to 2008. Barbara is a partner in Charlie, Ryan and Jack (age 3 years) and the University of Maryland University Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP’s Houston, TX, office. CLASS NOTES T.J., Kiley and Kate (age 2 years). College. Life is good!” Scott J. Cipinko lives in Georgia Karen McArdle, compliance counsel and has written a book titled How to for LYNX Services, enjoys working Get and Keep Your First Job (Hint: remotely, which allows her to log in You Can Start in High School). while traveling with Alton (McArdle) 1988 The book is designed for students and for his Corvette races. Trip highlights www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/1988 parents who face seemingly unbearable include the view from the top of Pikes pressures to make decisions from the Peak and the Arch in St. Louis to a Class Correspondent: Position Available* moment students enter high school serene river behind a plantation in Dr. Bruce Bloom, president and until they graduate from college or South Carolina and, of course, several chief science officer for Goldman graduate school. You may visit trips to New Orleans. Karen serves Philanthropic Partnerships, was quoted Scott and learn more on his blog at as consultant member for the SALS in a June 15, 2009, Newsweek article http://getyourfirstjob.wordpress.com. Steering Committee, the SILA Adjuster titled From Bench to Bedside. The article Bill Gallagher, partner with Licensing subgroup that she helped discusses the preference in medical Arenstein and Gallagher, has practiced create and chaired. SALS, made up of academia for scientific breakthroughs criminal law for the past 15 years in insurance industry volunteers, is now instead of cures. state and federal courts in Cincinnati. considered the premier resource for Thomas J. Carroll was one of 17 Bill volunteers as an adviser to the adjuster licensing solutions. Democratic finalist nominees for Ohio Innocence Project, which he The Honorable John A. Noverini lieutenant governor of Illinois. helped start in 2002. It has secured has a new job as presiding circuit court Joe Dooley III was co-counsel the freedom of four innocent people judge, Family Division, at the Kane for the plaintiff in a Cook County and successfully advocated reforms County Judicial Center in St. Charles, IL. medical malpractice case resulting in in evidence preservation, eyewitness Brian Selby relays, “In the 2009, a $6.5 million settlement. Joe is a sole identification procedures and DNA my company RubberNetwork merged practitioner in personal injury law. evidence in the state legislature. Bill with a similar-sized supply chain William J. Griffin was named was recently appointed commissioner management company focused on the Midwest public affairs practice leader on the Hamilton County Public global chemical and plastics industry. for Hill & Knowlton, an international Defender Commission, which oversees The resulting new company, Elemica public relations and public affairs policy and operations of the Hamilton Inc., has twice the revenue and a consultancy. County Public Defender. He has made a complete end-to-end SCM product four-year commitment to head the CLE line covering customers in tire, rubber, Mathy Stanislaus was Institute for the National Association plastics, agro, pharma and chemical appointed by President of Criminal Defense Lawyers, a group industries. I was promoted to senior Obama to serve as assistant comprising more than 11,000 defense vice president, Asia, and remain lawyers worldwide. He also serves as in Singapore running the merged administrator for the Office of the Criminal Justice Act representative company’s Asia operations.” Solid Waste and Emergency for the Southern District of Ohio, Response, U.S. Environmental representing attorneys who represent Protection Agency.… criminal defendants in the federal courts located in Dayton, Cincinnati … Mathy is an environmental lawyer and Columbus and teaches trial and chemical engineer with more than practice at the University of Cincinnati 20 years of experience in the environ- Law School. Bill says having three mental field, primarily in the areas healthy kids (14,12 and 10) plus a of brownfields, Superfund and solid great partner (Beth Conkin ’86) make waste. He co-founded and currently not living in Chicago a lot easier. Bill co-directs New Partners for Commu- adds, “Glad to see what is going on for nity Revitalization Inc. (NPCR), a New others. Brian, very cool sounding. Art… York not-for-profit organization whose Grandpa. Just needed to say that. Three mission is to advance the renewal of school-aged kids, lots of sports, hanging New York’s low- and moderate-income with them. Beth and I work a block neighborhoods through the redevelop- from each other. Practice criminal ment of brownfield sites. Mathy has

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52 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE SUMMER 2010 been an adviser to the U.S. EPA, other looking forward to the photographic federal government agencies, Congress 1990 opportunities the safari should present.” and the United Nations on a variety www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/1990 Leo Dombrowski is a partner at of environmental issues. He served as the firm of Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Class Correspondent: Kulmeet S. assistant regional counsel for the U.S. Dixon, concentrating in environmental, EPA in its New York Region II Offices. Galhotra toxic tort and litigation matters. For He was responsible for all aspects of Hello, classmates. As you know, 2010 the last 10 years, he’s also represented enforcement cases brought under will mark the 20th anniversary of our several military veterans pro bono in CERCLA (Superfund) and Emergency graduation from Chicago-Kent, and the their efforts to obtain benefits from Planning & Community Right to Know school is already gearing up for a big the Department of Veterans Affairs. In Act. Mathy is a current board member celebration this coming September. So March 2009, he and other alumni spoke of the New York City Environmental please keep an eye out in the mailbox for to the Chicago-Kent Environmental Justice Alliance Inc. more details or just go to the alumni web- Law Society on opportunities and site at www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/1990, careers in the environmental/energy where you can not only connect with field. other alumni but also post your own Greg Harris writes, “I have had my update if you were too busy to do so for own personal injury firm since 1995. I 1989 this issue. am semi-retired as I only handle select www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/1989 Some things don’t change much and large cases. In April 2010, I settled Class Correspondent: Cheryl that’s the case with me. Professionally, an injury case for $11 million for a Chamberlain I still represent the indigent accused passenger in a car that was hit when Craig S. Donohue has received of homicide in Cook County in my making a left turn in front of a CTA bus. the 2009 International Executive of role as an assistant public defender. I worked the file with Leonard Becker the Year award from the Executives’ In addition, in 2009, I was elected to ’82. Additionally, I run the Doug Davis Club of Chicago for his “outstanding another two-year term as president Foundation. Doug is a friend who contributions to the global business of the Cook County Public Defender’s pitches for the Milwaukee Brewers. We community.” Craig is the CEO of CME Association, AFSCME Local 3315. hold a golf outing and other events with Group. He also serves as the Executives’ Personally, I am dealing with the ballplayers in attendance and donate Club’s second vice chairman. Craig will challenge that confronts all parents to various children’s related charities. be the keynote speaker at the Chicago- with children who are learning to Through the foundation, I have made Kent Commencement Ceremony on drive—paying the increased insurance many contacts in the baseball world Sunday, May 16. premium. and want to work in this field when I Ken Goetz is now the managing David C. Ansani has joined O’Hagan grow up. www.DougDavisFoundation. partner of the Prairie Legal Group Ltd. Spencer in Chicago as of counsel. He org. I’ve been married 19 years to Julie in Springfield, IL. practices commercial litigation. and have three children, ages 15, 13 Donald “D.J.” Tegeler Jr. is a sole Mark C. Curran Jr. writes, “I am and 12. Julie and I recently took a trip practitioner in Geneva, IL. His primary currently running for re-election as to Hawaii and have a second home in concentration is criminal defense Lake County sheriff, a position I have Arizona, where we travel often.” litigation. held for the last four years. My wife, Charles F. MacKelvie joined the In sad news, we report the passing of Irene, is an assistant state’s attorney in Chicago office of McDonald Hopkins two members of the class. Mike Rogers charge of the Child Support Division LLC as a member in the firm’s passed away on January 27. Please see for the Lake County State’s Attorneys national health care and health care his obituary on page 72. Office. We have three boys: Mark III, restructuring practice groups. Charles Ellen Holden Clark passed away on George and Peter. I look forward to was previously with Miller, Canfield. November 21 at age 82 in Evanston, IL. seeing everyone at the 20-year reunion.” Karl Schwappach has joined the She graduated from law school in 1989 Kevin A. Deane relays, “I’m not technology and intellectual property when she was 62 years old. Ellen then practicing but continue to handle group at StoelRives LLP in Minneapolis, worked as an attorney for the State special projects and communications MN. of Illinois’ Guardianship & Advocacy matters relating to the service’s Equity, Judith A. Villarreal has returned to Commission, protecting the rights of Diversity and Inclusion programs and Hawaii, where she serves as senior vice individuals with disabilities. Ellen is efforts, as well as serve as a liaison with president and compliance counsel at survived by her husband, Arthur John the various employee organizations at Central Pacific Bank. Bilek Jr.; her children; stepchildren; and the IRS. I recently served as a member 13 grandchildren. of the IRS’s Workforce of Tomorrow Taskforce, [which seeks to] improve the effectiveness and quality of life of IRS employees and enhance the service’s position as an employer of choice capable of successfully competing in the global marketplace. My wife, Tamara Kling, is a regional attorney with CT Corporation in Chicago. She presents CLE classes and other seminars concerning corporate law issues and provides in-house guidance and support concerning CT’s various legal services and publications. We have a daughter, Julia, who will turn 9 in May. The three of us are going on safari in Tanzania this June, continuing our adventure travel tradition. I’m an avid photographer and certainly am

SUMMER 2010 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE 53 After 17 years of service, Scott A. Jordan Cramer has left life at a big 1991 Wineberg has parted company with firm and opened his own law firm in www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/1991 the Lake County Public Defender’s 2007 in Skokie. Jordan shares space Office. With a new office in Waukegan, with his wife, Beth Wilner, who has a Class Correspondent: Patti Kocour he continues to concentrate on juvenile psychology and mediation practice. Jim Boyne has moved from (delinquency, abuse/neglect and all Jordan is still focused primarily on VP, general counsel and secretary matters DCFS-related) and criminal representing condo associations and to president of distribution and cases, including traffic and DUI. handling real estate/construction operations for Calamos Asset disputes. Being on his own and working Management. closer to home has allowed Jordan to focus on his two kids (now 9 and 11). In addition to coaching soccer, 1993 Jordan spends time on his beloved www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/1993 photography practice. Make sure 1992 Class Correspondent: Gawain Charlton- you check out his photography at www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/1992 Perrin jcramerphotography.com. Class Correspondent: Position Available* Hello again to the Class of 1993. As I Don Doll currently works as a client Rebecca (Hildebrandt) Almon has mentioned in my e-mail to all of you, information administrator at Mayer joined the firm of Ireland Stapleton Kwame Raoul has “retired” as class Brown LLP. He recently got married in Pryor & Pascoe PC in Denver, CO, as a correspondent. We all thank him for June 2009. Congrats to Don.

CLASS NOTES director. She will lead the firm’s newly all of his work the past 16 years. As I Sherry Fox was with the Cook formed environmental practice group, mentioned, I now work as director of risk County Public Guardian from 1994 which will also handle energy and control at CNA Insurance Companies, until 2005, when she decided to go into natural resources matters. Previously, providing attorneys nationwide risk private practice. Since January 1, 2006, Rebecca was a partner in the Denver management advice. In receiving she has been a sole practitioner and office of Kamlet Shepherd & Reichert. responses from many of you, I was struck owner of the Law Office of Sherry A. by how varied and successful our class Fox, located at 100 West Monroe St., has been. I was really impressed hearing Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60603. Sherry Environmental activist Cameron Davis has from classmates who work in politics does a lot of guardianship and elder been named by President Obama to oversee or the judicial sphere, those who have law work and acts as a court-appointed the administration’s initiative to restore and made a success running their own law guardian ad litem in adult disabled firms, and even those who have their own guardianships and minors’ estates protect the Great Lakes. As senior adviser to sailboats. Truly amazing! Here are the quite often. the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency current ’93 Class Notes: Tom Hester is currently associate Administrator, Cameron will oversee the counsel to the inspector general of the Boniface “Bonzie” Allocco and Legal Services Corporation (LSC). Tom clean-up efforts of about a dozen federal Todd Miller are both still running their is married to Kim, and they have two agencies dealing with Great Lakes issues successful law practice, Allocco and lovely daughters, Emily and Caroline, ranging from degraded wildlife habitat and Miller, on the north side of Chicago. I who are 9 and 6. Before coming to LSC, enjoyed watching the Super Bowl at invasive species to polluted harbors and which is a federally funded nonprofit Bonzie’s house with his family. sewage overflows.… corporation, Tom worked in all three Mark A. Brown recently obtained branches of the federal government a $1.2 million verdict from a Cook (the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. … Cameron previously was president County, IL, jury in a medical Circuit, the Department of Justice’s of the Great Lakes Alliance, a Chicago- malpractice case involving the “lost Office of Information and Privacy, and based environmentalist group that chance” to provide life-saving medical the U.S. Senate Labor Committee). he led for 11 years. He has played a treatment to a 44-year-old woman who Penny Lechtenberg is a partner significant role in shaping legislative died from a subarachnoid hemorrhage. at Hinshaw & Culbertson in their efforts to boost funding for Great Lakes Kim D. (Perry) Campbell returned Rockford office. programs, and he has been involved to her hometown of Bloomington and Anne L. (Zenk) Marovich is in several environmental lawsuits in- has been the first assistant state’s attor- the associate director of career tended to force cities and companies ney for McLean County since 2002. Kim services at Cumberland School of to reduce pollution dumped into lakes. is married to Michael, a local realtor, Law in Birmingham, AL. She has two Cameron was the keynote speaker at and has two children, ages 10 and 11. daughters, ages 14 and 11. Anne would the 2010 Chicago-Kent Public Interest Kim Coogan is a partner at Bellock like to have an 18-year reunion and is Awards this April. & Coogan Ltd., a boutique estate willing to help organize it. Montel M. Gayles joined the planning firm in Oak Brook, started in Carlos Olarte is still in Bogotá, Chicago office of Hinshaw & Culbertson January 2004. With both kids in college, Colombia. He left Baker & McKenzie as a partner in the firm’s litigation Kim has plenty of time to work and play. in 2003 and started his own firm, practice in October 2009. Montel Her practice includes sophisticated OlarteRaisbeck, where his practice previously served as chief procurement estate and gift tax planning, as well as focuses on patent law and the officer for the City of Chicago. estate and trust administration. Kim pharmaceutical industry (which Thomas Herr joined Dunn, Willard, sees a few fellow alumni from time to provides for lots of travel opportunities Arkell, Bugg, Patterson & Herr in time. If she can ever get out of the office, to the United States). He just celebrated Bloomington, IL, as a partner. His areas she enjoys time with her husband at his 15th anniversary with Adriana and of interest include estate planning her lake house, playing tennis, golf and has two kids (Carlos and Martin, 12 and and trust administration, banking, traveling. bankruptcy, commercial law and real 10). He’s hoping 2010 will be better than estate. 2009. If you’re ever in Bogotá please drop him a line. He has had visits from David ’94 and Sue Blasi ’96, Ken Flaxman, and Jennifer Sumner.

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54 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE SUMMER 2010 Kathryn “K.C.” (Doyle) Poulos has State Sen. Arthur J. “A.J.” Wilhelmi was appointed to a four- been named the first sustainability director at the University of Texas, year term on the Uniform Law Commission in December 2009. The Arlington. She began her new post on national organization, which has its headquarters in Chicago, aims August 1, 2009. Kathryn was previously to draft and promote enactment of uniform laws designed to solve a commissioner for the Environmental problems common to all the states.… and Energy Advisory Commission in Oak Park, IL. … A.J. serves as an Illinois state senator Tim Howe is still enjoying his Karen Pinkert-Lieb is married to (D) for the 43rd District. On May 9, work at Klevatt & Associates with Steven Lieb ’92 and has two children 2009, he gave the commencement classmate Laura Parry and two other (Jessica, 9, and Danielle, 7). Karen is an address at the University of St. Francis wonderful partners. He is currently the equity partner at Schiller DuCanto & in Joliet, IL. Democratic nominee for judge in Lake Fleck LLP, where she concentrates in County’s 5th Subcircuit. Tim says it’s family law. In 2000, Karen was named Keep sending in your reports. Love to going to be a lot of work, but he also one of the “40 Illinois Attorneys Under hear from you. expects it to be a fun and rewarding Forty to Watch” by the Chicago Daily Gawain Charlton-Perrin experience, made easier due to the help Law Bulletin. Karen was named as Class Correspondent ’93 and support of his wife, Beth, and his one of the top 50 female attorneys in terrific and understanding colleagues. Illinois by both the Leading Lawyers Anyone who wants to help can contact Network and Super Lawyers. She has Laura at his office. also served as chair of the Family Law Heather L. Jablonski is a senior Section Council of the Illinois State Bar 1994 attorney in the real estate legal Association. www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/1994 department at Bridgestone Retail On November 6, 2009, State Sen. Class Correspondent: Ben Neiburger Operations LLC. Bridgestone Retail Kwame Raoul was honored by the Dear classmates: Yet another year has Operations LLC oversees the selling of March of Dimes at their annual Faces slipped by us. Here’s the update: both Firestone and Bridgestone brand of Our Success Awards for his contri- tires and automotive service work in butions to multicultural awareness. In Rafi Arbel received his MBA from 2,500 locations in the United States. April, he joined Miller, Canfield’s the University of Chicago, Booth School Heather lives in Wheaton with her Chicago office as senior counsel. of Business, in March 2009. Soon after, husband and two children. Scott Rogoff is still running his he started a business helping small Scott A. Kearns writes, “My family successful law firm and focusing on law firms with their websites, online and I relocated to Austin, TX, in the family law issues. marketing content, blogs, videos beginning of 2007 to allow me to work Chris Tracy and Michelle Tombro and search engine optimization. Rafi as an in-house counsel at Dell. While Tracy are married. They both resides in Deerfield, IL, with his wife the summers down here are hot, there practice in Kalamazoo, MI. Michelle and three boys. has been a total of two inches of snow is the assistant corporate counsel Major Nora Anniece Barber passed the past three years. As a result, my golf for Kalamazoo County, and Chris away on April 24, 2009, in Escatawpa, game and general outlook on winter is a partner with Honigman Miller. MS, at the age of 41. Please read her has improved significantly.” They have two boys: Michael (11) and obituary on page 71. Meghan Kieffer is general counsel Nicholas (7), who are busy with soccer, Shulammite “Shu” Kim Bartley’s for Provena Health (a six-hospital golf, tennis and many other activities. business, Shustir, was profiled in an system) and is an adjunct professor at Michelle is on the board of the article titled Life after Wall Street in the Chicago-Kent this semester teaching Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, and Chris May 2009 issue of Forbes magazine. health law. is on the board of Ducks Unlimited and Shustir is an online marketplace for Michele (Therrien) Krause left the Kalamazoo Nature Center. consumers to discover and purchase Levenfeld, Pearlstein LLC to join the Peter Thieman has joined from a variety of small businesses. Visit newly formed firm of Ginsberg, Jacobs Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal’s www.shustir.com for more information LLC in June 2009 as a partner. Michele Washington, DC, office as counsel to on Shu’s business. practices commercial real estate the energy and regulated industries Matthew Gabe had a son on May law, with a particular focus on retail practice. Peter was previously with 1, 2009. His name is Aaron Theodore and office leasing on behalf of both White & Case. Gabe. Congratulations! landlords and tenants. The Honorable Ursula Walowski is Ron Hatcher Jr. has joined the Linda Mastandrea was inducted not only a judge, but recently had a son. Tucson, AZ, office of Snell & Wilmer into the National Italian American Congrats, Ursula, on both counts. LLP as of counsel. Ron will focus his Sports Hall of Fame in February, the practice on complex real estate and first female Paralympian to be so business transactions as a member of honored. She also received an honor the firm’s real estate, environmental, from the National Spinal Cord Injury energy and finance practice group. Ron Association last fall as well as from was previously a partner with Hatcher the Huntington’s Disease Society & Oden PLC, where he successfully of America. Along with President represented Tucson landlords in and Mrs. Obama, Mayor Daley, and commercial lease transactions with Olympian Bryan Clay, Linda was one of national and regional retailers, includ- the presenters who hoped to convince ing several Fortune 500 companies. the IOC to award the 2016 Olympic Brian Hoffman says that he doesn’t and Paralympic Games to Chicago have much to report other than juggling last October in Copenhagen. She is work, family and ultimate Frisbee. now back to practicing law, speaking, doing freelance writing and working on some international sport development initiatives.

SUMMER 2010 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE 55 Lonnie Nasatir is the regional Karen Ruzic-Klein was profiled director of the Anti-Defamation 1995 in the March 2009 issue of Inside League, where he oversees a six-state www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/1995 Counsel. Karen is general counsel region. Lonnie lives in Chicago with his for Kayak.com, a travel search engine. Class Correspondent: Joel Sternstein wife and two kids. Kayak allows consumers to conduct Ben Neiburger has been able to Hello, Class of 1995. The count is now 15 one search for the best fares and rates put his Labrador retriever, Fido, on years since graduation, and we have a for their trip, consolidating information a successful diet (105 pounds to 85 wide range of updates for this issue of from hundreds of airline, hotel, rental pounds). Fido is so hungry now that Class Notes. Everything from a budding car and travel agency websites. Karen she regularly “counter surfs” in the politician to a reality TV star. (Shawne, and her husband, Adam, live in the kitchen. Other than protecting his tell us, where do we sign up?!) western suburbs of Chicago with their food from the dog, Ben is still trying to Andrea E. Bertone has been named daughters, Lara, 9, and Lexi, 6. save the world one family at a time in president of Duke Energy International David Slutzky is the incumbent his elder law practice (now with three (DEI), one of the largest electric power running for chairman of the Albemarle attorneys and four other staff). He was holding companies in the United States County (VA) Board of Supervisors. admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court Bar and Latin America. She previously David and his wife, Melissa, founded in 2009 and recently received the 2010 served as DEI’s general counsel and as the environmental and economic Volunteer of the Year Award from the legal director for DEI Paranapanema policy firm, E2Inc., that has grown to Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal in Brazil. Early in her career, Andrea employ more than 40 professionals in Education. established her own practice in Brazil. Charlottesville, VA. As a recognized

CLASS NOTES After enjoying a successful career After moving to Chicago, getting her expert on environmental policy issues, as a prosecutor in the Cook County LLM from Chicago-Kent, and working David served in the White House as State’s Attorney’s Office, Jacob M. for Baker & McKenzie, she returned a senior policy adviser, where he led Rubinstein is now a partner in the to South America when the financial the international task force of the labor and employment practice group markets were being established and President’s Council on Sustainable at the Chicago-based firm Meckler companies were being privatized. Development. Additionally, he is a Bulger Tilson Marick & Pearson, where Andrea was the lead lawyer for pioneer part-time urban and environmental he represents employers in all types projects such as the first bilateral sale planning professor at the University of of traditional labor and employment of power in Brazil and the first pre- Virginia. David and Melissa have three matters. You can contact him at payment of gas in Argentina. children, Briana, Rebecca and Isaac. [email protected]. Christine Boardman was appointed They recently became grandparents, Patricia K. Rummer was admitted a trustee of the Illinois State University welcoming Briana’s son, Phinneas. to practice before the U.S. Supreme Retirement System board by Governor Court on March 8. Pat Quinn in July 2009. The State Andrew Slobodien is thoroughly Shawne Steele Morgan University Retirement System provides competed in the “Amazing enjoying being a partner in the labor retirement pensions and other benefits and employment group at Wildman for staff members and employees of Race 16” on CBS in winter 2010. Harrold. state universities, community colleges Shawne and her teammate, Theodore L. Stacy hiked down and some state agencies. Christine is Monique Moore Pryor, called Wendelstein in Bavaria in sandals last president of the Service Employees themselves “Mompreneurs.” August—not recommended! His male International Union Local 73. Black Russian terrier, Sputnik, just won They beat out more than 30,000 Stacey Feeley-Cavanagh joined teams to make it on the show.… a 5-point major at the International the Cavanagh Law Group as a partner Kennel Club in Chicago. Theodore is in December. Stacey concentrates her now rebuilding his burned barn, cabin practice in personal injury, medical … Shawne is committed to helping her and garage in Valparaiso. Shipping malpractice and wrongful death cases. family and others (particularly moms) containers come to mind and design as The Cavanagh Law Group was founded create multiple streams of income and, well as timber framing and the Amish. by her husband, Tim Cavanagh ’87. ultimately, generational wealth. Nine He says, “Don’t let anyone tell you Stacey was previously a partner with years ago, she created her first business, hand-hewing timbers is easy work.” Ungaretti & Harris in Chicago. “It’s Yours! Inc.,” which supplies hair After 15 years of big-firm life, David to salons and individuals around the Wix left Baker & McKenzie’s Chicago world. Shawne and her husband, Clif, office in May 2009 to start his own Greg Kirsch was named by have also partnered with a wellness litigation firm, the Wix Law Group Crain’s Chicago Business to company, where they assist others to LLC, based in Deerfield, IL, where he their 2009 “40 Under 40” list.… earn additional income from home. Still continues to handle a wide array of practicing law part-time, Shawne says commercial and tort litigation matters. … Greg is a principal with the real owning her own businesses has given He also routinely advises corporations estate advisory firm Newmark Knight her and her husband the freedom and confronting product recalls and assists Frank in Chicago. flexibility to set their own schedules, clients in reducing potential product while spending more time with and liability and product recall exposure traveling with their two children. by, among other things, developing Elizabeth M. Wells continues to appropriate product recall plans and serve on the board of managers of the protocols and reviewing the adequacy Chicago Bar Association for 2009–10. of product warnings and labels. Elizabeth is a partner with Schiller But enough of the boring stuff…he DuCanto & Fleck LLP in Chicago, would love to reconnect with former where she concentrates her practice on classmates so look him up at retirement benefits related to domestic www.wixlaw.com and drop him a line! relations matters.

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56 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE SUMMER 2010 So we’ve covered new kids and Shannon (Simmons) Hassler 1996 new jobs, we’ll use John Heil for my apparently didn’t have enough “work” www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/1996 transition from those two topics to talk in her work-life balance, because after about our fellow classmates working taking two years off to be with her Class Correspondent: Michael La Porte on balancing family and work. John little ones, she’s back at work—now Jonathan Sweet writes in from has a relatively new family addition— as a senior associate with Heidrick Boston that “40 is the new 20” and you’d Trevor John is now 22 months as of & Struggles’ Leadership Consulting have reason to believe that as several this writing—and also a relatively practice. “It’s fascinating work and the of our classmates (myself included) are new job, having left the Cook County kids (and Jason) have all adjusted well.” adding little bambinos to the family. State’s Attorney’s Office after 11 years. Good thing she’s back at work because As you read in my letter soliciting He’s now balancing the family life (the her 7-year-old (Maya) apparently news, my wife Laura and I now have aforementioned Trevor, along with wife recently explained to Shannon in great Margot Fiona La Porte with us. Patti Melissa and Audrey Belle) with his new detail how she’d have to pay for young (O’Brien) Sheahan dropped a note to gig at Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen in Maya’s wedding one day. Shannon is let us know that Ann (Perry) Mayo Peoria. While John’s current practice still in Atlanta and welcomes visitors! recently had a beautiful baby girl. centers primarily on the defense While many of our classmates are Chris (Scott) Miles is celebrating of federal civil rights cases and on trying to work out a balance between 12 years as a research and writing commercial litigation he reported that work and family, several have given attorney (thanks to Chicago-Kent for he couldn’t pass up the opportunity to up trying, like Lara Pennington and the intensive writing program) with re-join some of his State’s Attorney’s Amanda Howland. They both have the Federal Public Defender’s Office Office friends in Washington, DC, last just decided to do everything! in San Francisco. Chris is now up to fall to watch oral arguments before the On the professional front, Lara three girls—a 9-year-old and twin Supreme Court in a case challenging left private practice in 2004 to teach 2-year-olds. Likewise, Julie (Gerber) Illinois’ asset forfeiture statute. John Appellate Advocacy at Seton Hall Sollinger matches her steady work says it “was a religious experience, and University School of Law in Newark, for the government (the Office of the one every lawyer should experience at NJ. She has taught either one or two Cook County Public Guardian, in Julie’s least once.” sections of Appellate Advocacy since case) for years on end. She and her the fall of 2004. “I absolutely love husband welcomed Jack last June. She teaching and mentoring the students. I followed up that with the Chicago Bar Gail (Golub) O’Conner has only wish I had more law school friends Foundation’s Richard J. Phelan Public been named as one of the in my neck of the woods because every Service Award. Among the Chicago- 2009 “40 Illinois Attorneys semester I need to put together two Kent ’96ers in attendance was Joanna Under Forty to Watch” by panels of attorneys to act as judges for Horsnail (more on Jo below). the Law Bulletin Publishing the oral argument component of the Also on the family front, Lisa course.” Lara has also done some legal Wortman Gaspero reports that Company.… writing consulting for a couple of area she and Carmen Gaspero ’97 are law firms. As if that weren’t enough, she welcoming their fourth daughter this … “Balance” might not be the most also has conducted seminars on style July, joining sisters Evangelina, Isabella apt description of the work and life and document organization in legal and Gabriella. according to Gail, who now has three writing. Change is occurring in all facets children at home, the oldest entering On the homefront, Lara’s oldest of our classmates’ lives. Jonathan kindergarten soon. Her two others are is nearly 12 and just started middle Feuchtwang relocated to California twins Sadie and Tess. They’ll be 3 on school this year. “The middle one is 8 four years ago (old news) to spin the Tax Day. Gail is working four days a and in second grade. And the ‘baby’ is wheel of fortune and work in medical week in her growing practice. She may nearly 4 and in preschool. They keep device start-ups. Jonathan reveals that have started out hanging the shingle me incredibly busy,” acting as their “amazingly enough it worked out.” His as a “solo” but she’s now added an softball coach, and acting as a full-time former company was recently acquired associate and has two staff. Between fan of Major League Baseball. As for the by Abbott Vascular, a division of Abbott the work and the home, she describes latter, Lara reports that she “married Labs. Now (new news) he is part of her life as “insane” and “chaos.” This is, into Mets fandom.” Last summer Lara Abbott’s legal team and writes that he I’m sure, hyperbole, as she managed to and the family took a baseball trip, is “enjoying the challenge.” Jonathan be recognized as one of the “40 Under stopping in Pittsburgh, Cleveland and is living in the San Francisco Bay Area Forty” this year at the same time. Chicago, for a Cubs game! It wasn’t all with his wife and two kids and “loving Congrats, Gail. baseball, though. Lara saw Sue Walter it,” but noted that “contrary to what I Joanna Horsnail is also keeping Glover from our class for lunch one was told—you can indeed lose money things in balance. She just celebrated day. “It was great to catch up with an on California real estate.” Ouch. her 12th anniversary at Mayer old law school buddy.” Also leaving Chicago for a new job Brown, where she is now an equity As for Amanda, she’s been traveling and warmer climes, Dierdre White partner, focusing on construction a lot both in and out of the country for told me that last December she left the and development, renewable energy work and for fun. She is an elected col- legal department of the Alzheimer’s projects, and project and public lege trustee and travels to Washington Association and moved to Tampa, FL, finance. On the home front, she says and Springfield to lobby for education to be the senior vice president and that her “two little boys, Owen and on a regular basis. She’s also working on general counsel for Grow Financial William, are great!” international educational liaisons for Federal Credit Union. She just took the higher education. Catching us up, she Florida bar exam this past February, reports that she ran for state represen- and the MPRE (again) in March. Things tative and almost beat an entrenched she’ll miss: Chicago’s summer festivals incumbent in 2006. This past year or so, and activities. Things she won’t miss: she’s worked on some major political Chicago snow or winter. campaigns.

SUMMER 2010 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE 57 In her day job, she has her own law I’m quite pleased to report that more practice focused on child advocacy. than one of our classmates simply 1997 Amanda just completed six weeks of wrote in to congratulate yours truly www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/1997 training and was sworn in as a Court on the arrival of the aforementioned Class Correspondent: Karen Lynch Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Margot Fiona. Beth Indelicato, and is also a certified guardian ad litem. who is at Wiedel, Hudzik, Russ & Calton On the fun travel side of things, since Philipp, in Downers Grove writes, graduation, she reports that “Philip “Congratulations on your beautiful new Pablo J. Almaguer was and I have traveled most of the world daughter! I love the name.” Thanks, elected to serve as chair of the (some places more than once). This Beth. And as proof that I know no board of directors of the State past year, we visited Brazil, Argentina, shame, I happily pass along to you news Bar of Texas in April. His term Costa Rica, Panama, South Africa, and from Seema Khan who (accurately) will run through June 2011. are leaving April 9 for Budapest, Vienna observes “you are hilarious.” Seema and Prague.” cannot believe that I’m still doing this. Pablo is the first legal services Finally, some of my favorite tidbits to In professional news, Mark R. attorney to serve on the board share are just that—small tidbits that O’Meara was elevated to partner with of directors of the State Bar of our classmates share with us. Some Chapman and Cutler’s Chicago office Texas.… are fun and funny. All are interesting, in June 2009, and Matt O’Hara was and all are printed per my promise. So named winner of Reed Smith’s 2009 … In addition, Pablo was recently in this “odds and ends” section of our Sean Halpin award for his pro bono named Texas RioGrande Legal Aid’s

CLASS NOTES notes, Phil Edison told me that Cisco representation. private attorney involvement group Villalta “continues to labor in obscurity And last but certainly not least coordinator. He will oversee the as a tiny cog in the operation of some with news of odds-and-ends sort, private bar recruitment efforts in all 68 faceless corporation, in an unending Alex Tsesis passed along his litany of counties covered by the organization. struggle to feed his small tribe. On the scholarly achievements. He notes that Texas RioGrande Legal Aid is the third- 14th anniversary of his graduation from Yale University Press published his third largest federally funded legal services Kent, Cisco dreams of an office with a book, We Shall Overcome: A History provider in the nation and has been window and hitting it big on a scratch- of Civil Rights and the Law, in 2008 Pablo’s employer since graduation. off lottery ticket.” Good stuff, Phil. (paperback in 2009). During the same Martha Jean Baker lives and works Paula Gates says that “I’m taking period, various journals published his in London, UK. She completed an LLM oboe lessons. I stink at it.” No, Paula, articles on subjects as diverse as hate in public international law and human you rock! As noted above, Jonathan speech, the principles of governance, rights at University College London. Sweet (who can now be found at www. the Enforcement Clause of the Currently, she is an international vice attorneysweet.com) has revealed Thirteenth Amendment, and domestic president of the Women’s International (much to the appreciation of many of violence. He has presented on these League for Peace and Freedom and us, I’m sure) that “40 is the new 20.” subjects throughout the country, most a board member of the European recently at Fordham, Yale, Wake Forest, Women’s Lobby. She works primarily and the University of Chicago law on women’s rights issues and speaks schools. Alex’s resume is now almost as often on the subject of Security Council long as several of those articles! Resolution 1325, Women Peace and It is my continued pleasure to Security, and the resolutions that humbly serve as your Reporting followed it, 1820, 1888 and 1889. Secretary. Other than the news I’ve She is active in the Coalition for the already shared, there isn’t much of note. International Criminal Court and the I have become partner at Flachsbart Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice. and Greenspoon LLC. We moved from She has attended the ICC Assembly up to 333 North Michigan Ave., but not of States Parties. She also is active in much else has changed. meeting with and lobbying government Thanks for sharing all of your news. officials on a number of issues. Martha If you haven’t shared in the past, please also acts as a community mediator. feel free to do so. As always, you tell Robert Castle married Shannon it, and I’ll print it. Your classmates Heard in Roland, AR, in May 2009. He deserve to know! Please enjoy the rest continues to work at BNY Mellon. of your day. Michael Deer has continued on his traditional IT career path for several years, eventually finding a sweet spot between IT and legal, focusing on information security, e-discovery and privacy. In May of last year (2009), he transitioned into to a purely legal role, accepting an attorney position with Sears Holdings as the company’s first director of privacy. He reports that he is loving his new role, working with a great bunch of very talented attorneys, and working on issues at the very leading edge of privacy and technology.

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58 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE SUMMER 2010 Jeanne Cullen and Jeff Ramsey Charles Siedlecki continues to married in 2000. They live in the represent employees in federal court Peter M. Spingola has been named as one Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago actions in the Northern District of of the 2009 “40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty and have two children, Ava (4) and Illinois, although he has expanded to Watch” by the Law Bulletin Publishing Gigi (1). Jeff joined Geneva Trading, a into the Northern District of Indiana Company.… proprietary trading firm with offices in as well. He has offices in Chicago and Chicago and Dublin, as general counsel Hinsdale, IL. He and his wife, Maureen, … Peter is a partner with Chapman & in January of this year. Previously he have been married 22 years now! Their Spingola LLP, concentrating on complex was general counsel for Bell Trading oldest son, Charlie, is finishing his commercial and intellectual property in Chicago. Jeanne is a partner in the second year at Michigan in Ann Arbor. matters. Among his courtroom suc- litigation department of Perkins Coie. He will be studying at Trinity College, cesses is a $22 million judgment for Scott F. Gautier has been elected to Dublin, this summer. Their middle son, Swift Engineering from two Fortune the board of directors of the American Tom, is completing his first year at 500 defense contractors for technology Bankruptcy Institute. Scott is a partner West Virginia University–Morgantown. that launched the next generation of with Peitzman, Weg & Kempinsky LLP, Their youngest, Theresa, is getting her unmanned air vehicles. in Los Angeles, CA. college applications together as she In August 2009, Brian Ugai was Josh Gubkin got married over completes her third year of high school. promoted to vice president, tax and the past year, took a trip to Asia, and Charles will have a busy summer doing customs, at Starbucks Coffee Company started a new job as senior counsel for college tours! They have recently moved in Seattle, WA. He joined Starbucks in environmental and security at Flint from Chicago to a new home in the May 2003. Hills Resources. On top of all that, he country—La Porte County, IN, where Scott Wissel is a partner at Lewis, moved to Kansas! they love the peace and space. Charlie Rice & Fingersh in Kansas City. In Christine Heinloth graduated with is traveling more now as Maureen September, he will celebrate his 11th an LLM in International and Compara- retired last year, most recently to year as member of LRF’s litigation tive Law. At that time she lived with Mexico, Paris, France and Alaska. “Life department. Scott and his wife, Tessie, her husband in Wilmette, IL. After is good, kids are well!” have three children: Piercyn (13), Josie Jude Soundar graduation she worked for the company just accepted a (6) and Charlotte (2). Scott gets back DQS (German American Registrar), now position in Washington, DC, working to Chicago regularly for work and play. called DQS-UL. In 1999, they adopted a for the CIO of the Social Security This year, he and his whole family were 4-year-old boy named Robert. In 2000, Administration in cyber-security policy fortunate enough to be able to spend she and her family moved back to and Inter-Agency Collaboration. He is the New Year’s holiday in Chicago Germany, and in 2001 and 2002, she had also a captain in the Army JAG Corps with Bob Surrette; his wife, Melissa two more sons, Phillipp and Justin. She Reserve and was recently mobilized Masters-Surrette ’99; and their family. is busy at home taking care of the boys for a year to Arlington, VA, as the first Mark Yonan is a partner in the and volunteering as head of the parents’ knowledge-management officer for the law firm of Wright & Yonan PLLC in board in school. She also teaches the Army JAG Corps. Tucson, AZ. Mark’s practice is focused recorder and violin. on corporate, banking, real estate and Staci Ketay Rotman joined Franczek settlement service matters, and he is Radelet, a labor and employment law a former president of the State Bar of firm in Chicago, in December 2005. As Arizona’s Real Property Section. Mark a partner, her practice encompasses is married to Nansi Naranjo, who is an employment counseling and litigation, administrative law judge for the state including matters on the Fair Labor of Arizona. Mark and Nansi have two Standards Act, discrimination, sexual energetic boys who need to make their harassment, wrongful discharge, Family first trip to Chicago very soon. and Medical Leave Act, restrictive covenants, employment-related torts, employment policies and agreements, reductions in force, and other workplace issues. Staci is married and lives in Lakeview with her husband, Marc, and their two kids, Jackson (3) and Sydney (11 months). Dan Klapman is a partner at Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella PC in Chicago. Steven Manley continues to work as senior research attorney for the Michigan Court of Appeals and reports that he spends his spare time “playing piano and harpsichord, and enjoying my wife’s gourmet cooking.”

SUMMER 2010 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE 59 Jenni (Henley) Allen writes, “After In May 2009, Christine Brown 1998 law school, I decided to come home became a director at Mindcrest, a www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/1998 to Pennsylvania, and I married my legal process outsourcing company beau that same year. I began my legal headquartered in Chicago. Although Class Correspondent: Karen Coffey career in 2000 working as a deputy too busy to travel much recently, she After coming to the realization that I was district attorney for Dauphin County, is going to Antarctica in November to not going to save the world by teaching where my hometown of Harrisburg is visit her seventh and last continent. fifth grade in CPS (Hey, can I help it if located. I tried my hand at civil law a Mike Burns relays that he is I’m an optimist?), I started rebuilding my few years ago, working for a local firm “recently ‘displaced’ after seven years as practice in the areas of estate planning, that handled insurance defense cases. in-house counsel with Wells Fargo after real estate closings, and small business I absolutely hated it and ran back to its acquisition of Wachovia. Looking law. My office is on Michigan Ave. right my old job. I am glad and thankful to for another in-house position in the across from Millennium Park. be back. I realized that if I was going Chicago area and welcoming leads and I am now a self-proclaimed “hybrid” to continue working as a lawyer, I networking opportunities.” attorney. What is a “hybrid” attorney you only want to be a prosecutor. I am an Kevin M. Collopy is a partner in ask? We are regular attorneys who have adjunct professor for the Criminal Drake & Collopy PC, a law firm located partnered with Pre-Paid Legal Services Justice Department of Messiah College, in downtown Chicago representing Inc. and GoSmallBiz so we can offer our and I am an instructor at the police plaintiffs in personal injury, wrongful clients traditional services OR set them academy. My husband and I have two death, and workers’ compensation up with a membership alternative for beautiful little girls, Jaela (7) and Tai (2).” claims. He adds, “as for me personally,

CLASS NOTES between $.43 and $7.40 a day. While Harry “IV” Ashton has three I am single and live in the East Village there are many plans offered through kids and lives in Oak Park. In 2001, area of Chicago. I visit my family in the half-billion dollar, New York Stock he founded PS Technologies, a Hawaii as often as my schedule permits Exchange company, I have two favorites. company that builds a product called and hope to open a Hawaii office in the LegalServer, a database system for future.” The Life Events Plan provides members legal aid agencies. IV has spent his Mark Cumba joined Pettit Kohn with access to top-rated attorneys career working both domestically Ingrassia & Lutz PC in August nationwide for unlimited legal and internationally with courts and 2009, where he defends the design, consultations (plus much more!). www. nonprofit organizations to promote the manufacture, performance and prepaidlegal.com/INFO/FairJustLLC. The rule of law and to ensure all individuals warnings of a wide array of products. Small Business Plan (companies with less have equal access to justice. In addition In January 2010, Mark was elected as than 100 employees) provides business to working with hundreds of legal an officer of the Filipino American owners with access to top-rated attorneys nationwide for unlimited business legal service agencies, IV founded Illinois Lawyers of San Diego and will serve as questions AND unlimited e-mail access Legal Aid Online (www.illinoislegalaid. its treasurer for 2010. In March, Mark’s to consultants, accountants, etc., for all of org), designed a database and GIS wife, Deborah Cumba of Wilson Elser their business questions. system to gather war crimes evidence in San Diego, gave birth to their second in Kosovo, and helped design Albania’s daughter, Liliana “Lily” Grace Cumba. On a more personal note, I am still living legal information infrastructure for the Lily was welcomed home with open in the Uptown neighborhood with my dog, World Bank. arms by her big sister, 19-month-old Mystic, and my cat, Puddles. Please feel Dave Ben-Dov is a partner focusing Isabella “Bella” Laurén. free to reach out and say hello. One thing on commercial litigation at Deutsch, Chris DeLise has joined Husch that hasn’t changed over the years is my Levy & Engel Chartered in Chicago. Blackwell Sanders LLP in Chicago as love for networking and connecting with He writes, “I have two daughters, Talia partner. He chairs the firm’s private people! I can be reached at 773.316.7619 (7) and Rachel (5); I’m married to Dr. investment funds group. or [email protected]. Dana Ben-Dov, a physician specializing Michael C. Diedrich is a senior Jim Abbott joined Litchfield Cavo’s in internal medicine with Park Avenue counsel in Neal Gerber Eisenberg’s Chicago office as a partner in June Associates in Internal Medicine, private wealth services practice group. 2009. Jim practices in a wide variety of Highland Park & Grayslake; and I’m the When he’s not advising clients on general commercial litigation and trial owner of a wily black Labrador retriever managing their assets through the settings, including products liability, pup named Henry that is badly in need 2010 “estate tax gap” or satisfying their toxic torts, medical malpractice, of obedience training.” charitable objectives without running professional and executive liability, Kelly Q. Bennett writes, “In May of afoul of the increasing IRS oversight construction, labor and employment, 2004, I left the Chicago litigation firm of charities, Michael enjoys spending and municipal law. He was previously of Ciardelli and Cummings, where I time with his wife, Catherine, and with Bollinger, Ruberry & Garvey. had been since shortly after law school, introducing his two young daughters, and opened my own law office in the Kira (3 years) and Tessa (6 months), to western suburbs—Bennett Law Offices. the joys of being a kid at heart. My practice focuses primarily on Kathleen Devine McKay is an personal injury, workers compensation assistant general counsel for Duke and defense of criminal charges. Of Energy in Charlotte, NC. Her work more interest, my wife gave birth to our e-mail address is Kathleen.McKay@ fourth son in November of last year. I duke-energy.com. am delighted to say that all the boys are doing well.”

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60 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE SUMMER 2010 Maria (Di Stravolo) Elliott became In 2003, Paul started Go Green Judy D. Martinez Faye writes, a partner of the law firm of Barley Wilmette, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit to “I managed to get engaged, married, Snyder LLC as of January 1, 2009. Barley educate people about ways they can have a baby, move and start a new job Snyder has five offices in South Central help the environment on a personal in 2009! I’m surprised I survived. My Pennsylvania, and Maria works out of basis and to inspire them to do their husband, Mike, and I attended the the office in Lancaster, PA. She lives in part. Most recently, he established same high school, although I didn’t Lititz, PA, with her husband, Matthew, EcoSquared in 2008 to assist in the know him then. We ran into each and her three children, Thomas (12), “greening” of Chicago’s real estate other 21 years later at a networking Pietro (9) and Cristina (5). Maria keeps market. As a long-standing member of luncheon. He remembered we sat herself busy by taking her kids to all the city’s green movement, Paul makes next to each other in study hall and their sports and activities and singing accessible his expertise through this approached me to say hello. Shortly as a cantor at St. James Catholic sustainability consulting company. thereafter we got engaged, I moved Church in Lititz, PA. Howard L. “Tad” Huntington was in with him, and we love our new James Fisher writes, “My wife, named income partner at the law firm son, Rigo. Three months before Rigo Gail, and I just returned from a trip of Williams Montgomery & John Ltd. was born, I started a new job as the to Hawaii to visit her son, Eric, and In addition, his article titled Dangerous commissioner of the General Services his wife, Laurie, who live in Honolulu. Territory: How the Indian Arts and Department of the city of Chicago. To We stayed on Waikiki Beach at the Crafts Act Can Ruin Your Business was be brief, we are the facility manager Hilton Hawaiian Village. My son, Greg published in the winter 2010 issue for the city of Chicago. I oversee the Fisher, who was a student at Kent of In-House Defense Quarterly daily operations of approximately 600 with me from 1994–96, was also there and another article, Expanding While employees and a $260 million budget. with his wife, Melissa, and their two Contracting: The Dynamic State of Since we graduated, I’ve practiced as a daughters, Elise (almost 5) and Noelle Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress prosecutor for the Cook County State’s (almost 2). Greg, who graduated from in Indiana, was published in the March Attorney’s Office, was employed in the UC–Davis law school in 1998, is 2010 issue of Res Gestae, the monthly the Office of Mayor Richard M. Daley, currently at the California Department journal of the Indiana State Bar where I lobbied on behalf of the city of of Fair Employment and Housing but Association. Chicago in Springfield, IL, and the local is starting a new job later this month Joanna (Kielczewski) Kellogg Chicago City Council. I also worked for in the Office of the General Counsel joined Teller, Levit & Silvertrust PC in the Chicago Park District and lobbied at CAISO, a private corporation which Chicago as an associate. in Washington, DC. More recently, manages California’s electricity grid. I Dan Kirschner writes, “As the I worked for the City of Chicago’s am clerking for Justice Charles Freeman current president of your Chicago-Kent Procurement Department, overseeing of the Illinois Supreme Court, where I Alumni Board of Directors, I first want the contracts the city enters into. have been for the past three years.” to thank Karen Coffey, as well as the Needless to say, I love working for the Paul Hanna announces the opening Alumni Association, for all of their hard city of Chicago!” of his new office location at 150 N. work in continually improving alumni Jacki Lentini McCullough has Michigan Ave., Suite 2800, in Chicago. relations and networking opportunities opened a solo practice concentrating His firm also has suburban office at Chicago-Kent. The Alumni Board in business employment immigration. locations in Naperville and Bedford has made great strides over the past She is also of counsel with Park. Paul’s practice is focused on decade, building a broad network SmithAmundsen, a Chicago-based law all areas of personal injury, wrongful through which many alumni have firm. Jacki may be reached at jacki@ death, and commercial litigation enjoyed giving back in meaningful and lentinivisas.com or 630.262.1435. matters. He adds, “We have a large tangible ways. Through mentorship David Meek writes, “Early last year, network of experienced attorneys and of students and financial support for I left Foley & Lardner to set up my own professionals who we can refer you scholarships, alumni have been at the firm in Highland Park, concentrating to in other areas, including medical forefront of Chicago-Kent’s ability to in commercial real estate, zoning, land malpractice, workers compensation, matriculate some of the best-prepared use and municipal law. My practice disability law, criminal law, DUI, law students in the city, if not the continues to serve clients throughout family law, real estate, and mortgage country. There is still a lot of work to be the greater metro Chicago area. Now consulting.” For more information visit done, and a lot of ways to reconnect, that I work a mere 10 minute walk www.hannalawnow.com. reinvest and get involved at Kent. If from my home, I have more time to Colleen (Young) Helenhouse left you are interested in upcoming alumni enjoy with my wife and three sons. McGuire Woods in 2006 and is currently events or opportunities to participate, And I am able to be more involved not practicing law but instead is raising please contact Tara Anderson at the in the community, now serving as a her three children (ages 2 to 12). Her Alumni Association at alums@kentlaw. commissioner on the Highland Park passions include buying and selling edu. Thank you.” Housing Commission.” antiques, the Chicago Cubs and her lake Nathan Lollis relays, “I’m working as Jennifer (Foley) Mulcrone has been cabin. She hopes to resume practicing a senior counsel in the City of Chicago working at Walgreen Co., in Deerfield, law when things are less hectic at home, Law Department in the Collections and IL, as a senior attorney in the corporate and in the meantime, leads a vicarious Ownership Litigation Division. Hope and transactional law department, legal life through her husband, Jim, and you’re doing well these days.” real estate law group, for the last seven his law firm, Fletcher & Sippel. years. She lives in Vernon Hills with her Paul Holzman wrote in to share husband, two boys (ages 6 and 9), and a his many business ventures: In 1998 Labradoodle named Coco. he formed Holzman Design LLC, an architectural firm, and Mackintosh International LLC, a construction company. Paul has a 200-acre vacation resort development, La Quinta De La Mancha Spa and Resort. He designed the resort, formed the development team, and is presently seeking investors.

SUMMER 2010 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE 61 Mike Newman writes, “I am an Julie (Lucas) Soderna relays, “I officer of Ameriprise Financial Inc. am still the director of litigation at the Michael T. Wolf was profiled in Minneapolis. In that role, I serve Citizen’s Utility Board (CUB). As for in the June 2009 issue of as chief counsel responsible for what I’m up to…I am pregnant with my Chicago Lawyer magazine. intellectual property, technology third child, due in August. I have two Michael is a partner in the and procurement contracts. I lead boys. Charlie is almost 5, and Harry is corporate department of a group of 11 lawyers, five onshore 2 and a half. The baby is a girl (whew). Jenner & Block’s Chicago and six offshore, one paralegal and a My husband, Andrew, is an attorney for 12-person technology team responsible Motorola. We are planning to move to office. for Ameriprise Financial’s legal and the suburbs this summer.” compliance systems. Before coming Elisa M. Valenzona left Brinks Hofer here, I was a partner in the IP group at Gilson & Lione in 2007 to join Abbott Kirkland & Ellis in Chicago. Married Laboratories as trademark counsel. She 1999 to Pam Newman for nine years, with a adds that she has been “married now www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/1999 6-year-old daughter, 3-year-old boy-girl for almost 20 years with two wonderful Class Correspondent: Mitch Friedman twins, and a 9-year-old yellow Lab.” boys, Alexander (9) and Nicholas (7).” The Honorable Brian E. Barrett Ann Celine O’Hallaren Walsh Li Kan Wang writes, “This is the writes, “I am proud to share with is a DuPage County assistant state’s third year that I am practicing solo alumni my appointment as circuit attorney, first chair, felony courtroom. in the intellectual property area and court judge in Will County, IL. I was She is married to Frank Walsh and is I have been designated as the sole sworn in on May 27, 2009, to fill the

CLASS NOTES the mother of three sons, ages 8, 5 and 3. agent before the USPTO by Acer Corp. newly created 5th Subcircuit, Judgeship Kendra Pohn Fogarty relays, “I’m (computer manufacturer) for patent A. I look forward to continuing on working at the Canadian Consulate on application matters. So, I expect to the bench and hope for your support. everything from energy and climate get busy this year. I travel regularly to Contact me anytime.” change to polar bears and Asian carp. Taiwan and China since 70 percent of Billy Dec III won a Midwest Emmy No two days are alike. Still in Chicago my business comes from there. It takes for his short film, “Journey to Sunda.” and loving it here, but I do travel a me about 22 hours to fly from from The film chronicles the opening of his lot, which is a blessing (Vancouver, Atlanta to Taiwan. I do wish that I have pan-Asian restaurant Sunda, in Chicago. Montreal…) and a curse (Detroit, clients in the Chicago area, so I would Wendy S. Butler was appointed Cleveland…). Took a vacation to Rio for have the excuse to travel there and visit to the board of the State Road and Carnival in February, but what happens friends.” Tollway Authority by the Office of in Rio stays in Rio…” Adam Weiss writes, “I celebrated the Speaker of the Georgia House of Peter Qiu writes, “My own firm my 10th year with Schiff Hardin and Representatives. Wendy is a partner has had a good life of 11 years. Since remain a partner in the intellectual at Coleman Talley LLP in Atlanta, GA, 2006, it has settled into a world of its property group. After moonlighting for where she heads the firm’s land use and own with good amenities. Growing several years as an adjunct professor zoning practice group. with my practice, I also settled myself at Chicago-Kent, I have been lucky to Cathy Higgins-Mora is a partner into a luxury condo at One Museum encounter terrific former students in at Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym Park East, overlooking our great lake practice. As an active participant in the Ltd., where she began practicing U.S. and city. My practice concentrates Chicago angel investment community, immigration and nationality law in on business litigation, corporate I am a member of Hyde Park Angels, 2000. Cathy represents individuals and transactions, business deals, and an organization that provides a forum corporations in all aspects of immigra- immigration, including a great variety for entrepreneurial-minded members tion law. She continues to advocate for of proceedings within the jurisdiction to invest in early-stage businesses. comprehensive immigration reform. of the Department of Justice and My incredible wife, daughter and son Eric J. Nield was appointed senior representation of foreign investors and keep me sane. I remain close with vice president and general counsel for entrepreneurs to do business in the U.S. several classmates (who make the best Chicago Climate Exchange in April with immigration benefits. Since 2007, I clients) and am always interested in 2009. In this capacity, he will have have been also serving a local chamber re-connecting with others.” oversight over all the exchange’s legal of commerce as chairman of the board and regulatory functions. Chicago and a member of the International and Climate Exchange operates North Immigration Law Section Council of America’s only cap and trade system the ISBA.” for all six greenhouse gases, with global affiliates and projects worldwide. Howard Rosenburg was profiled in The National Law Journal, Vol. 31, No. 38, in May 2009 about his work with Chicago Investment Group (CIG). Howard is general counsel and chief regulatory officer of CIG.

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62 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE SUMMER 2010 Julie A. Jacobson of the firm Kovitz Laurie Rompala writes, “For five 2000 Shifrin Nesbit was recently selected years after law school, I litigated www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/2000 by Illinois Super Lawyers as a 2010 professional liability, coverage cases “Rising Star.” Julie works as a litigator, and commercial disputes in mid-sized Class Correspondent: Paul Miller focusing on condominium, townhome Chicago law firms. For the last four and Greetings, everyone! 10 years, hard and homeowners’ associations. She also a half years, I’ve worked at Gensler, a to believe. Since the time we were all handles collection matters, evictions, global architecture and design firm. I together at 565 West Adams, I’ve been landlord/tenant disputes, and breaches was North Central Regional Counsel getting terrific updates from those of you of contract. until being promoted in 2009 to the who have exciting new jobs, promotions Paul D. Jernigan sent the following regional director and counsel for at current jobs, announcements of their update: “After law school, I moved back human relations. In addition, I am new businesses, and wonderful family to Houston, where I took a position at raising my nearly 6-year-old twin boys, news to share. If you haven’t connected a start-up health care company. Things whose negotiating skills could go with the school in a while, a 10-year didn’t work out there, but landed as head to head with many of my former anniversary is the perfect excuse to get in-house counsel to a small managed- adversaries. I teach as often as I can in back in touch. There’s always something care organization, which has grown to a variety of settings, including in-house going on at Kent and ways for you to get a Fortune 500 company (NYSE: UAM) training, industry events, guest lectures involved. Some folks are also putting since my joining. I’m now the corporate for graduate and college students, and together an informal 10-year reunion, counsel to a $3+ billion division. I fun activities with kids. I mostly retired scheduled for Saturday, June 12. Stay married my wife, Julie, in 2003, and we from playing soccer after the Gay tuned for more information. In the honeymooned in Italy. We recently built Games in 2006 (awesome experience!) meanwhile, stay in touch, best of luck a new home and are blessed to have but will always have a game in me. I’ve on all your personal and professional two wonderful boys (Jacob, 4 years, and had many other adventures over the endeavors, and here’s to another terrific Ryan, 4 months).” last decade, but the most important 10 years! Michele Katz Rosenblum writes, “I have been with my family and friends. Sincerely, had a baby boy in September 2009 (now I’m in touch with many people from Paul Miller 6 months old), and my firm merged and law school and look forward to learning what everyone else has been doing.” Jennifer Ferry-Bertoglio founded is now called Husch Blackwell Sanders Rafal Stachowiak updates us that LawyerLink LLC, an industry-leading Welsh & Katz.” Paul Miller he “remarried recently to my beautiful managed discovery company, in 2005. is deputy chief of wife, Sarah Stachowiak (September Run by lawyers as an alternative staff/general counsel to Illinois State 12, 2009), and plugging away at the legal services model linking legal Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias. He and firm www.carotennlaw.com as an acumen with technology and process his wife, Lindsie, live in the South Loop associate attorney. Joined the firm after engineering, LawyerLink helps to and they have an extremely handsome a couple of years as a solo practitioner, bring legal excellence and rigorous (if he does say so) 2-year-old Golden practicing immigration law. Bought a process management to litigation Retriever named Cal. Evelyn R. (Frasure) Nackman 100-year-plus home in Greensboro, NC, discovery. Their team works with was and with my wife’s inspired vision, it is Fortune 500 corporate counsels and promoted to the rank of major in the back to life and previous prominence.” their litigation teams to deliver the U.S. Air Force in January 2008 and is Thomas A. Vaclavek Jr. relays, “I am most accurate document discovery currently serving in Washington, D.C., practicing at Campion, Curran, Dunlop, available, regardless of time constraints. at the U.S. Air Force’s Environmental Lamb & Cunabaugh PC in McHenry In 2010, Jennifer was inducted into the Litigation Center. She will transition County with an emphasis on family UIC Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame and to the Military Commissions in July law. I have two boys, Brody and Cole. also received the 2009 Best of Business to assist processing the Guantánamo I was honored as member of the year Award by the Small Business Commerce detainee cases. Emily J. Nicholson in 2007 by the Crystal Lake Chamber Association. Jennifer is married to Brad writes, “I turned of Commerce and currently sit on Bertoglio, who serves as the CLO and IFBB pro this summer after years of its board of directors. I helped start VP, strategic solutions, for LawyerLink. competing! IFBB is the International and served as chairman of the Young Jennifer can be reached at 312.962.5750 Federation of Body Building.” Therese (King) Nohos Professionals, which is a networking or [email protected]. is a senior group of under-40 individuals working Jason R. Bettendorf is an associate associate in Dewey & LeBoeuf ’s in the area. I also serve on the board at Wesierski & Zurek in Irvine, CA. litigation department. She was named of directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters David R. Brown and Casey a “2010 Outstanding Young Lawyer” by of McHenry County and am actively Smith Brown were married in 2002. Illinois Super Lawyers & Rising Stars involved in the organization.” They have two children, Ian (4) and as seen in Chicago Magazine. She Gwendolyn (2), and live in Wilmette. and her husband, Lou, welcomed their David practices corporate, finance and daughter, Abigail Maria, into the world securities law with Ungaretti & Harris on April 28, 2009. LLP, and Casey is of counsel to Kelly & King PC, a boutique civil litigation firm. Nathan Ferguson writes, “After 20 years as a Chicagoan, I packed up in 2008 and moved to Seattle with my wife and two boys. I’m an IP attorney at Wilson Sonsini, specializing in trademark, copyright, and advertising law. I work with an interesting mix of clients, ranging from early-stage start- ups to industry giants, mostly in the tech, biotech, Web areas.”

SUMMER 2010 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE 63 Ellen M. Girard has made partner 2001 2002 at Quarles & Brady LLP in Chicago. www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/2001 www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/2002 She represents employers in all areas of labor and employment law, with an Class Correspondent: Bryan Sugar Class Correspondent: Charmagne emphasis on employment litigation. Alison P. Buchanan has been el- Topacio In addition, she was selected as a evated to partner with Hoge Fenton Hello, Class of 2002! Looks like we’re “Rising Star” in 2010 Wisconsin Super Jones & Appel in San Jose, CA. Alison heading towards Year 8 since we Lawyers. focuses on all aspects of civil litigation, graduated. Thanks to all of you who Molly Joyce continues to practice with particular expertise in business contributed notes to this issue. I would at Seyfarth Shaw LLP. She is a member litigation, professional liability and pro- love to see some of you at our next group of the firm’s commercial litigation fessional malpractice, and legal ethics. happy hour event. Please contact me if department and focuses on trade secret In July 2009, Stuart M. Dorf was you are interested in joining us. E-mail: disputes and class actions. In early appointed senior vice president of XSite [email protected]. 2010, Molly was elevated to partner. Validation, a company based out of After five years at DLA Piper, and In February, she and her husband Farmington Hills, MI, providing online a short stint at an energy start-up welcomed their first child, Nora Elle. commercial real estate analysis. Stuart that met its end at the hands of the Brant T. Maurer is patent counsel at will be responsible for developing and Lehman Bros. bankruptcy, William S.C. Johnson & Son Inc. He is married managing XSite’s national sales force, Borders is now deputy general counsel to Lori, and they have two children: implementing the company’s strategic with Invenergy LLC, a Chicago-based Elsa (2-and-a-half years) and Owen

CLASS NOTES marketing plan and spearheading company that builds, owns and (10 months). business development activities. Prior operates utility-scale wind farms, solar In early 2009, Jonathan Merel to joining XSite, Stuart was a banking arrays and natural gas-fueled electric opened the Law Offices of Jonathan and finance attorney at Maddin, generating facilities. He and his wife, Merel PC, a firm focused solely on the Hauser, Wartell, Roth & Heller PC. Ann, have two daughters and are practice of family law, with offices in In addition, he previously was the expecting a third child in August 2010. downtown Chicago. National Sales Manager at NRC Realty Damon M. Cheronis established the Chris Montgomery is a firefighter Advisors LLC, one of the nation’s largest Law Offices of Damon Cheronis in 2008 with the city of Joliet. He works as an sealed-bid auction houses. Stuart and focuses his practice in criminal attorney part time out of his home, also co-founded InStadium LLC, the defense. He has been named a “Rising handling mainly Social Security claims nation’s leading provider of restroom Star” in Illinois Super Lawyers three and mechanics’ lien litigation. advertising in more than 240 major years in a row. He and Andrea Weiser Jared Palmer is general counsel league stadiums and premier sports Cheronis have two daughters, Mad- and director of public relations at venues, reaching audiences of 200M+ eleine and Lauren, and live in Oak Park. Advantage Freight Network. Jared people each year. Siddharth S. Chhokar is the serves on the executive committee Tracy (Gregar) Ferak was named managing partner of Chhokar Law for the Transportation & Logistics partner at Reed Smith’s Chicago office, Group PC, which opened its doors in Council and is the chairman of the where she is a member of the Midwest- 2008. Siddharth’s practice is focused on Government Affairs Sub-Committee for ern commercial litigation group. estate planning and asset protection the National Cargo Theft Task Force. because he believes that the best Jared has recently been asked to be on estate plan in the world is useless if the steering committee for Cargo Net, Mitchell B. Gordon was an initiative sponsored by Insurance named as one of the 2009 “40 there is nothing left to pass on to loved ones. Siddharth couples his education Services Office Inc., to create a national Illinois Attorneys Under Forty at Chicago-Kent with his MBA and database and information sharing to Watch” by the Law Bulletin LLM in taxation in order to provide forum to combat cargo crimes. He has Publishing Company.… comprehensive planning for individuals, authored numerous industry articles families and businesses. He lives in San and is a frequent speaker on issues of Diego with his beautiful wife and son. cargo theft, logistics contracts, cargo … Mitchell is a family law attorney at Michael J. Delrahim is a shareholder claims, insurance, carrier compliance Pasulka & White LLC. Committed to of Brown, Udell, Pomerantz & Delrahim and risks affecting the logistics industry. educating the public about legal issues, Ltd. He serves as an adjunct professor Keith Pearson has a 7-and-a-half- he is host of the popular public-access at Chicago-Kent and was named a 2010 month-old son named Graham Thomas television show “Let’s Talk Justice!” on Super Lawyers “Rising Star.” Pearson. Keith has started a new solo Chicago’s CAN-TV Network. Jeffrey D. Gardner was elevated to practice focusing on bankruptcy and James Heath is an assistant attorney partner with Roshka DeWulf & Patten small business. general in the health care fraud division in Phoenix, AZ, in January. Jeffrey After practicing intellectual property of the Michigan Attorney General’s practices in the areas of securities law at Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Eric Office. He is married to Malika litigation, class actions and complex Priest spent three years setting up and Ramsey-Heath ’01. corporate litigation. running an intellectual property-related Dorislee Gilbert and her husband, internet startup company in China. He Steve, had their first baby boy, Samuel is now a professor at the University of Evan Gilbert, on February 10. While Oregon School of Law, where he teaches continuing to serve as assistant com- copyrights, trademarks and property. monwealth’s attorney in Louisville, KY, Dorislee also works part time as the deputy chief in the Appellate Division.

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64 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE SUMMER 2010 Laura Sluis, her husband, Barry, and Kate Woodward is director of global Dr. Christian Mayer writes, big sister Annelise welcomed William business practices and compliance “Greetings from Dusseldorf! After James on July 25, 2009. After a few medi- for Sara Lee Corporation. Prior to working for three and a half years with cal issues and surgery, Will is an active, taking on this role in October 2009, the competition group of international healthy little guy. Laura continues to Kate served as labor and employment law firm Clifford Chance, I turned in- practice elder law part time at Wilson & counsel for Sara Lee. Before joining house and joined the legal department Wilson in LaGrange, Illinois. Sara Lee in 2006, Kate was a labor of METRO AG—a large German Charmagne Topacio is at the and employment lawyer at Greene wholesale and retail corporation where Chicago office of Tressler LLP, where and Letts and at Wildman Harrold I practice antitrust law. On a private she continues to focus her practice in in Chicago. Kate has been actively note, I got married in September 2009, business litigation. In 2010, she was involved with the Illinois State Bar and my daughter Johanna was born on named a “Rising Star” by Illinois Association, the American Bar November 3, 2009.” Super Lawyers in the area of business Association, Coordinated Advice & Jason Sposeep writes, “Together litigation. Charmagne is newly engaged Referral Program for Legal Services with Angela Zeman, Matthew Jenkins to be married to Ross Sutherlin. (“CARPLS”), and Catholic Charities of ’07, Tim Ritchey ’05, Prashanthi Rao Michael Ulleweit lives in Orland Chicago. She lives in Lake Barrington, ’07, Michael Aschenbrener ’07 and Park with his wife, Bernadette, and their IL, with her husband, Marco Nasca. our Chicago-Kent Director of Alumni two boys, Mikey (6) and Ryan (4). He is a Adrianne Zahner lives in Relations Tara L. Anderson, I have tax partner with Deloitte Tax LLP. Portland, ME, with her husband and established the Chicago-Kent Young Colette (Matusinec) Walsh and her daughter, and usually travels to her Alumni Council (YAC). YAC has been husband, Tom, moved from Chicago office on foot or by bike. This year’s created to solidify the connections of to New Jersey. Prior to her move, she adventures include urban chicken- our Chicago-Kent alumni during their was admitted to the bar of the U.S. keeping and travels to Spain and first 10 years following graduation. To Supreme Court along with her fellow Portugal in exchange for dog-sitting get involved, e-mail youngalumni@ Chicago-Kent alumni. In June 2009, she duties. Adrianne is head honcho at alumni.kentlaw.edu. I am also the was admitted to practice in New York. TurtleLoveCo.com, an online retailer proud parent of my little girl, Lila.” Colette is pleased to announce she of eco-conscious jewelry crafted by Jennifer M. Steensland passed recently accepted a position as a labor independent artisans. away on September 5, 2009, of brain and employment law attorney with cancer. Born in Des Moines, IA, Jennifer the U.S. Postal Service, in Manhattan. got her undergraduate degree at the Colette and Tom moved into their new University of Iowa. She joined the home in September 2009 and are glad Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, to welcome visitors. She looks forward 2003 Child Protection Section, immediately www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/2003 to meeting more East Coast alumni. after graduating from law school. Steven M. Weiss is a partner in the Class Correspondent: Tarek Fadel Jennifer was most recently in the corporate practice group of Levenfeld Hello again. It was great to hear your juvenile division and had worked up Pearlstein. He advises a wide range of news. Best wishes for a successful, to first chair in her courtroom. Kathy clients, such as private equity funds, healthy and happy year. Tarek Bankhead ’83, her former supervisor, unfunded sponsors, entrepreneurs, said Jennifer “was an extraordinary sophisticated private investors, closely Jenifer (Hitt) Caracciolo was person and a very good prosecutor.” held businesses and public companies. promoted to partner with Arnstein Survivors include her father, Greg Steven helps negotiate and structure and Lehr in Chicago. Jen focuses her Steensland; her mother, Rebecca strategic alliances, joint ventures, practice in employment, municipal and Monek; and two brothers and a sister. outsourcing and licensing transactions. commercial litigation. Memorials may be made to a charity In April 2003, Carl R. Williams Earl B. Johnston writes, “I am of your choice. Suggestions include moved to St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin federal tax counsel with FMC the Lutheran Church of Atonement, Islands to practice law in paradise and Corporation in Philadelphia. In May Emanuel Lutheran Church, Hospice for the adventure of island living. He 2009, I graduated from Villanova Law of Northeastern Illinois, The C.I.N.N. was also ready to exchange Chicago School with my LLM in taxation. Foundation (Brain Cancer Research), winters for year-round diving, boating My tax-planning article on IRC and Fellowship International Mission, and swimming. He immediately found Section 45O, The Agricultural Chemicals Habitat for Humanity of Council Bluffs, the need for talented, dedicated Security Tax Credit: Tax Planning for and VODEC of Council Bluffs. professionals in the Virgin Islands to be the New Federal Income Tax Credit, was Cheri Stuart has joined Heyl, abundant and a career with the defense published in the Journal of Practical Royster, Voelker & Allen’s Urbana, bar to be promising. Carl practices Tax Strategies and the Journal of IL, office as an associate. Prior to criminal law and acts as a CJA panel Corporate Taxation in the past year. law school, Cheri was a practicing attorney for both the local and federal Svetlana Kelmanson is a staff registered nurse for 15 years, first in courts. In April 2009, Carl sailed across attorney at the Illinois Workers’ a hospital setting in the operating the Atlantic on a 42-foot sailboat, Compensation Commission. room and psychiatric unit, and then making stops in Bermuda, the Azores, as a nurse case manager for insurance Portugal and Morocco. companies. Following her graduation from law school, she practiced medical malpractice defense in Chicago for five years prior to joining the Dobbins Fraker firm. Her practice at Heyl Royster will continue to focus on the defense of physicians and hospitals.

SUMMER 2010 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE 65 Cindy Stuyvesant and her husband, to school, Clark fears that Daniel is George Paleologos, welcomed the birth gone forever. So when Daniel returns William T. Gibbs has been of their baby girl, Stella Sophia. Cindy home after his first day of school, Clark named as one of the 2009 “40 was also honored to be named an is overcome by excitement and finally Illinois Attorneys Under Forty Illinois Super Lawyers 2010 begins barking. For more information to Watch” by the Law Bulletin “Rising Star” for her commercial about Todd, and to purchase his book, Publishing Company.… litigation practice. visit http://toddzoellick.com. Annemarie Tarara was selected as … An associate with Corboy & a “Rising Star” in the area of family law Demetrio, William focuses on cases (February 2010) by Super Lawyers related to automobile collisions, magazine. medical negligence, railroad negligence, Christel (Walther) Turpeinen 2004 www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/2004 and premises liability. He recently was writes, “In the past years, I continued co-counsel in a case with a record- Class Correspondent: S. Justin Brown working in the investment banking/ breaking $29.6 million verdict for an capital markets team of M.M.Warburg Wanted to thank everyone that had the individual injured in the derailment & Co., a German private bank in opportunity to respond to my e-mail. of a Metra train. Hamburg, Germany, where I have been It is great hearing the interesting and After nearly five years as a litigation particularly focusing on the project exciting events that are going on in your associate in the Chicago office of management of small and midcap lives. If we haven’t heard from you yet, Skadden Arps—primarily focused IPOs, capital increases, and takeovers. we are looking forward to hearing from on the Delphi Corp. bankruptcy case

CLASS NOTES In December 2008, our daughter Marie you shortly. Hope that 2010 brings much for the last four of those years—John Paulina was born, and thus, I took a success and happiness. Guzzardo began work as an associate year off from work. During this time, Sowmya Bharathi and her husband, in the restructuring group at Shaw I also finished my PhD thesis on law Gussis Fishman Glantz Wolfson & firm structures in Germany and the Adam Old, have been living in Miami, FL, for the last four years, where she is Towbin LLC in Chicago in June 2009. U.S. and restarted to study Finnish, my John and his wife, Terri, welcomed a husband’s mother tongue. In 2010, I an assistant federal public defender in the Southern District of Florida. son, Giovanni, in late 2006. hope to pass my PhD exam.” Avi Kamionski is currently Kaitrin (Stumpf) Valencia writes, Ryan Blackney, assistant McHenry County state’s attorney, has been working at Andrew M. Hale & “After graduating and passing the Associates. The firm focuses on bar, I got promoted at my job, where admitted by the Supreme Court of Illinois as a member of the Capital defending municipalities and police I worked through law school, the officers against allegations of police Circuit Court of Cook County Juvenile Litigation Trial Bar. The bar was created in 2001 to ensure that attorneys misconduct. He writes, “You can Probation Department. I am a deputy check out our website and blog chief probation officer, where I act who prosecute or defend death penalty cases have the ability, knowledge and (www.dontblamethecops.com) to as the legal advocate. I got married learn more about the practice and the in July 2004, have a 4-year-old son experience to do so in a competent, ethical and professional manner. interesting cases we are working on.” (Noah), 2-year-old daughter (Kailah) This year, Avi also started teaching a and just found out we are expecting Only 10 attorneys in McHenry County are certified to prosecute or defend law school class at Chicago-Kent titled no. 3! We bought a house just south Police Misconduct Litigation. of McCormick place on the lake. My capital cases. Seth Darmstadter and his wife Jessica Kimbrough was appointed a husband is a pastor at our church, member of the Illinois Labor Relations New Life Covenant, and we mentor welcomed a baby into their family on March 10. Her name is Lexi Board (ILRB) on an interim basis by around 100 inner-city kids, children, Governor Pat Quinn in April 2010. The youth and their families who live in Darmstadter (6 pounds, 1 ounce, and 20 inches long). Seth has been working ILRB is the agency that administers the Chicago projects or have been the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. displaced through the restructuring at Meckler, Bulger, Tilson, Marick & Pearson for several years now. He Her permanent appointment is subject of CHA. We lead outreaches and to confirmation by the State Senate. activities in our community and focuses on complex commercial and insurance coverage counseling and Jessica began her career as an assistant provide individual counseling to youth corporation counsel for the city of and their families struggling with litigation. Dean M. Frieders (dmf@ Chicago in the labor/employment law the challenges faced in the inner city division; for the last year she has been (gangs, drugs, prostitution, criminal/ mickeywilson.com), a partner at the law firm of Mickey, Wilson, Weiler, associate general counsel in the Office delinquent activity, violence, abuse/ of the Governor. Jessica serves as a neglect, economic hardships, etc.). We Renzi & Andersson PC, in Aurora, IL, was recently selected as a Super member of the Chicago-Kent Alumni are currently looking at opportunities Board of Directors. to open a faith-based group home Lawyers “Rising Star” for the second year in a row, in the field of municipal Robyn Sterling moved from DLA where we can provide respite and long- Piper to the corporate health care term residential care for the families we law. He is currently working on a book to be published by the American Bar group at Ropes & Gray. work with.” Brian Toth changed employers in In addition to being founder and Association, describing laws relating to sustainable development, and he chairs 2009 and is now working with U.S. president of Zoellick Enterprises Foodservice Inc. LLC, an education consulting firm, the Sustainable Governance Advisory Todd Zoellick is now a children’s Board for Northern Illinois University. book author. His first book, Daniel In April 2010, he presented at the Harrington Fairbanks the Third National School Board Association/ and the Dog That Wouldn’t Bark, Council of School Attorneys annual is a rhyming tale of two best friends, national conference in Chicago on Daniel and his dog Clark, who spend a regulations applicable to alternative summer having adventures together. revenue streams for public schools. Despite all of their fun, Clark never barks. When Daniel leaves to go back

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66 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE SUMMER 2010 Chris Williams was quoted in Safia (Samee) Ali is now living in a front-page USA Today article on 2006 LaPorte, IN, and works as a law clerk August 18, 2009, titled Bad economy www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/2006 for Judge Thomas J. Alevizos in the sparks more complaints of wage theft. LaPorte County Circuit Court. Class Correspondent: Patrick Spangler Chris was quoted in his capacity as Brian J. Augustine has joined the executive director of Working In the past year, your fellow classmates Roetzel & Andress’ Cincinnati office Hands Legal Clinic (WHLC). WHLC is engaged in a number of exciting career as an associate. Brian’s practice a not-for-profit organization providing changes and life events. Several of your is concentrated on litigation, pro bono legal services in the area classmates became engaged to other including commercial, transportation, of employment law to low-income Chicago-Kent alumni, and there were a construction, products liability, workers in and around Chicago. number of Class of 2006 weddings held toxic tort, insurance, and professional in 2009, which offered the opportunity to negligence. catch up with friends. Several classmates Adam Burns is an associate at returned to Chicago-Kent as adjunct Kirkland & Ellis LLP in Chicago. professors, teaching courses ranging from Adam recently got engaged in 2005 legal writing to immigration law. One of Megan Kamdar ’09. www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/2005 your classmates successfully argued a Andrew Cherkasky has been Class Correspondent: Position Available* case before the Seventh Circuit Court of promoted to senior trial counsel Appeals, and several others published for the Air Force JAG Corps. He will Stephanie Brinson was profiled in articles and obtained positions in bar become one of roughly a dozen senior a September 29 Chicago Sun-Times associations and trade groups. article titled The women of the Chicago trial counsel worldwide and will labor movement. Stephanie is general The Class of 2006 has established class prosecute major Air Force offenses. counsel at Teamsters Local 727. pages on Facebook and LinkedIn as well He currently acts as defense counsel as our official page on the Alumni Online stationed in Italy and will be relocating Shahid Haque-Hausrath Community at www.alumni.kentlaw. to Washington, DC, to start his new edu/2006. Feel free to join the network position in the summer. was awarded the 2009 Neil and catch up with friends. Meghan Dolan moved from Haight Pro Bono Award Kirkland & Ellis to Ropes & Gray Sarah Abrams reports that she from the Montana State Bar as a member of the firm’s securities joined the firm of Tribler Orpett Association for his work in litigation and government enforcement & Meyer PC, where she practices practice groups. providing free legal services to insurance coverage, commercial and Rosemary Frenza lives in Ann low-income Montanans…. tort defense litigation. Her husband, Arbor, MI, and is the sole proprietor Howard Abrams, joined the firm of of Rosemary J. Frenza, Attorney & … Shahid primarily dedicates his Benjamin & Shapiro in Chicago, where Mediator. Last summer, Rosemary practice to helping immigrants obtain he practices plaintiff-side personal completed training to serve as a legal status in the United States. injury and medical malpractice law. domestic relations mediator, in Dennis H. Nunez has joined the law Joseph Ajibesin is an attorney with addition to representing clients in firm of Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP CME Group Inc., the world’s largest divorce and custody matters. She also in their new Nashville, TN, office. Dennis derivatives exchange. At CME Group, represents clients in estate planning practices intellectual property law. Joseph works in the Market Regulation and administration and serves as a Stephen Rice began work as an department as an enforcement guardian ad litem and court-appointed assistant state’s attorney in the Civil attorney. In that role, he enforces counsel for the Washtenaw County Division of the Lake County State’s compliance with exchange rules and Probate Court. Rosemary is co-chair Attorney’s Office on March 15. federal regulations by working with for the family law section of the Julie Trepeck has opened a new investigators to build cases against Washtenaw County Bar Association firm, Trepeck Bane PC (d/b/a Chicago firms and individuals for rule violations and sits on the board of directors Debt Solutions), providing bankruptcy and then litigating those cases before of the Wellness Community of solutions to people in need of financial exchange committees. relief. Southeast Michigan, an organization that provides support to cancer patients and their loved ones. In April, Rosemary will be a panel speaker at an event for the WCBA’s New Lawyers Section, speaking about the wisdom she gained through first years of practice, which she considers an honor and a sign that time goes by fast.

SUMMER 2010 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE 67 Veronica Garcia is director of Robert Milla married Keya Rajput Patrick Spangler continues to legal and policy for the Texas Charter ’07 on July 4, 2009, guaranteeing that work as an associate in the labor/ Schools Association. In this role, the couple will always have fireworks employment and employee benefits Veronica practices school law, acting in on their anniversary. Robert is in his groups at Vedder Price PC. Patrick is a general counsel capacity for members fourth year with Kempster, Keller & currently working as a chapter editor schools of the organization. Veronica Lenz-Calvo in Chicago, focusing on and author for the third edition of the also assists with the organization’s immigration law and developing the leading ERISA treatise, Employee legislative advocacy program and firm’s federal court practice. This year, Benefits Law (BNA). Patrick is also reports that she misses Chicago. Robert returned to Chicago-Kent a member of the National Institute Luke Glisan continues as an as an adjunct professor, teaching a Faculty for ERISA Basics 2010, an associate at Franczek Radelet PC legal writing class he created that annual ABA CLE program held in in Chicago. focuses on writing and researching Chicago and New York. Jason Gordon lectured at the tasks particular to immigration and Christian Stahl is an intellectual University of Iowa in March 2010, naturalization law. property litigation associate at where he presented “Walking the Red Lisa A. Mitchell is the corporate K&L Gates in Chicago. In October Carpet as an Entertainment Lawyer” controller for InfraSource Underground 2009, Christian married Emily Haus. to students and faculty at the College Construction, and sales and use tax Numerous Chicago-Kent graduates of Liberal Arts & Sciences. Jason is an manager for the parent company, were in attendance. associate in the advertising, marketing Quanta Services. She writes, “After Zoran Stanoev continues as an and promotions practice group at being out of the legal area for about associate at Stone & Johnson Chtd.

CLASS NOTES Winston & Strawn in Chicago. a year and a half, I have gotten great Daniel Waitzman is an associate at Michael Gunderson is an attorney at business and accounting experience, Hughes, Socol, Piers, Resnick & Dym Gunderson & Tharp LLC in Chicago, IL. but I am looking to switch back Ltd. in Chicago. Stacy (Manning) Howard [to the law] in the near future.” Michael Wilder continues to continues to work in the litigation Jason Nickla has joined the practice labor and employment law department at Loeb & Loeb LLP, UNeMed, the technology arm of at Littler in Chicago. In October 2009, handling corporate investigations, the University of Nebraska Medical Michael argued Ford v. Minteq Shapes white collar criminal defense and Center (UNMC), as a licensing and Services, Inc., Case No. 07 CV 188, business litigation. specialist. Jason will focus on new before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sean Iske is back in school at the technologies developed at UNMC and Seventh Circuit. The plaintiff in Ford University of Iowa, working on his work with faculty to receive, evaluate, alleged that his employer racially Master’s of Accountancy. protect, market and license their new harassed him, paid him a discriminatory Cherish Keller is an associate in discoveries. Jason resides in Omaha, NE, wage, and retaliated against him, all in Winston & Strawn’s litigation group. with his wife, Mindy. They welcomed violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Meagan LeGear left Seyfarth Shaw their first child on June 8, 2009. Act of 1964. Michael prevailed on in September to work as an associate Benjamin Panter reports that he summary judgment before the district at Baker & McKenzie LLP. Meagan is an associate at Kirkland & Ellis LLP court (N.D. Ind.) and the Seventh continues to practice employment in New York. Circuit affirmed. The decision was law and is a member of Baker’s Colleen Platt continues to work published in the Daily Labor Report. compensation and employment for the Legislative Counsel Bureau Rachel Zahorsky was quoted in group. On June 20, 2009, Meagan for the state of Nevada. She has one a September 2009 Chicago Lawyer married Matt Weidle. child, Jack (age 4), and recently bought article about alternative careers. Rachel Evan Lison is now practicing labor a house in Reno, NV. Colleen enjoys has been a reporter with the ABA and employment law exclusively on the mountains and Lake Tahoe, which Journal since October 2008. behalf of management with Bauch, allows for plenty of skiing and hiking Zucker, Hatfield LLC in New Jersey. opportunities. She also passed the Bauch, Zucker, Hatfield LLC is a start- Nevada bar in July 2009. up labor and employment boutique and Brantley Shumaker is an associate a spin-off of a medium-sized New Jersey at Kolish Hartwell PC in Portland, firm. Evan and his wife, Laura, recently OR, where he practices all types of bought a house in Chatham, NJ. intellectual property law. Brantley Lori Martin continues to work also teaches an intellectual property as an attorney at Hodges, Loizzi, licensing course at the University of Eisenhammer, Rodick & Kohn in Oregon School of Law. Arlington Heights. Her 18-month-old daughter, Rachel, keeps her busy as well.

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68 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE SUMMER 2010 Sean G. Wieber, an associate at Winston and Strawn, was named 2007 Young Lawyer of the Year for 2008–09 by the Illinois State Bar www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/2007 Association (ISBA). This is the first time that the ISBA has ever Class Correspondent: Tim Fiscella chosen a lawyer with less than two years of practice for this Stephanie Caparelli and Zach award.… Jacobs were married on October 24. Stephanie and Zach met in their … Sean was recently the subject of Gina M. Bicknell, an attorney first year at Chicago-Kent in Section media coverage as a result of writing with Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP, A and started dating the night and getting passed into law Illinois has earned the certified licensing Zach won the Rovner Competition. House Bill 1279, also called the R.A.W. professional credential from the Several Chicago-Kent alumni (and Initiative, which requires outdoor Licensing Executives Society. Gina Section A-mates) were in attendance, athletic facilities in Illinois to have concentrates on intellectual property including bridesmaid Sheila Caplis automated external defibrillators transactions for universities, small and dear friends Austin Groothuis, (AEDs) on hand and trained users start-ups and large corporations. Dean Pettinga, Jordan Russell and present. Sean was also appointed as a Avery Elofsson successfully Mateo Goldman. The newlyweds special assistant attorney general by prosecuted a case on “dealing in pirated honeymooned in Buenos Aires, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan. recordings.” This is a felony in Kansas, Argentina, and reside in Chicago. In that role, he, along with former and it made the news because there is Stephanie is a trial attorney in the Illinois governor James R. Thompson, no case law in Kansas and very little Lake County Public Defender’s Office, successfully obtained the dismissal nationally. Avery is an assistant district and Zach is an associate at Edelman, of a federal civil rights action against attorney in Wichita, KS. Combs, Latturner & Goodwin LLC. then-governor Rod Blagojevich on the Since April 2009, Allison Gans has Andy Coyle was elected president grounds of legislative immunity. Most been working as an assistant public of the Lockport Area Chamber of recently, Sean was profiled in the March guardian with the Cook County Public Commerce. He and his wife, Kara, and issue of Chicago Lawyer Magazine Guardian’s Office, representing children their daughter, Abby, live in Lockport, in an article titled The Road to Becoming in abuse/neglect cases. IL, where he owns the Coyle Law Office. an Associate. After graduation, Pengcheng Nate Hinch has joined the “Howard” Gao went back to Chinese firm of Mueller and Reece LLC in University of Political Science and Law, Bloomington, IL. His practice serves Beijing, and finished his master’s degree the legal needs of small and mid-size study there. Currently, he is pursuing businesses, especially those in the 2008 his PhD degree at the City University construction, design and real estate www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/2008 of Hong Kong and conducting development community. Class Correspondent: Margaret research concerning securitization. Bob McKenzie joined Arnstein Battersby He has published widely in English & Lehr as an associate in the and Chinese in the area of antitrust, Chicago office. Bob is a member Brian S. Bailey has joined the corporate, transactional trade and of the bankruptcy and creditors’ intellectual property group at Baker WTO, and IP law. Howard has received rights, business organizations and & Daniels LLP, where he practices in scholarships and awards for his transactions, and litigation practice the law firm’s Fort Wayne, IN, office. achievements in this area. He expects groups and will concentrate his Brian focuses his legal practice on to graduate in 2012. practice on business, creditors’ rights, patents. His technological experience litigation and aviation. He comes to includes medical devices, automation the firm from Lavelle Law Ltd., where equipment and automotive Mike Hallock received a he founded and managed the aviation technologies. Brian has substantial presidential appointment law group. He is an FAA-certified flight experience in mechanical design, as instructor and commercial pilot. well as electrical control panel design to the U.S. Department of Joseph Silvia married Lynn Marie and PLC programming, especially with Transportation. He is special Hlavacek at St. James Chapel in industrial automation machinery. assistant to the general Chicago on July 25, 2009. Joseph is a Margaret Battersby settled multiple counsel, Bob Rivkin. staff lawyer at the Mortgage Bankers catastrophic injury and wrongful death Association in Washington, DC. cases in 2009 and 2010, including a $3.3 million settlement against In February 2010, Micah Hamstra a Champaign hospital for medical started his own law practice, which is malpractice and the wrongful death cleverly named Hamstra Law Group. of a 52-year-old wife and mother, a Hamstra Law Group’s practice consists $500,000 nursing home negligence primarily of civil litigation, but Micah settlement for an 89-year-old woman is ready and willing to handle any case against a Chicago nursing home for that may come his way. If you would like a hip fracture, a $400,000 settlement to reach Micah for any reason, such as against a Chicago area hospital for referring him a huge case, you can reach a hip fracture and pressure sores of him by phone at (312) 224-8299 or by a 65-year-old man, and a $100,000 e-mail at [email protected]. settlement against a hospital for failing to remove a sponge after a cesarean section. Margaret works for Levin & Perconti in Chicago.

SUMMER 2010 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE 69 Dana (Lobelle) Hofferber was Rachel Solomon is an associate married in February 2009 to Sgt. Stanley with McDonald Hopkins, doing 2009 Hofferber of Orange County, CA. Dana corporate and health law. She and www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/2009 continues to live in Columbia, SC, her fiancé, Mark Yaffe, a second- Class Correspondent: Position Available* where she works as a staff attorney for year orthopedic surgery resident at the state Supreme Court. In August, she Northwestern, will be married on May Erica R. Cortez joined Ungaretti will continue at the court as a clerk. 30 in Chicago. & Harris LLP as an associate in the Michael E. Holden has joined Motty Stone is celebrating the one- litigation department in October. the Chicago law firm of Romanucci year anniversary of starting his own law Sarah “Liza” Davenport joined & Blandin LLC as an associate. firm, Schneider & Stone, with partner KamberEdelson LLC as an associate in Previously, he spent two years at Ben Schneider. Since striking out on August 2009. the firm as a law clerk. Michael has his own a year after graduating, Motty Jonathan T. Goodman, PhD, has experience in the litigation of personal has been made president of the Skokie joined Marshall, Gerstein & Borun injury cases, including medical Lawyers Roundtable and has steadily LLP as a patent agent. Jonathan, who malpractice, products liability, nursing- grown his presence in the online legal received his PhD in chemistry from the home negligence, premises liability, community. Check out his website at University of Illinois in 1999, works with construction injury, and auto accident www.windycitylawgroup.com. the chemical/chemical engineering, cases. He is also certified as a mediator Eugene L. Tan II completed a material science and nanotechnology by the Center for Conflict Resolution. one-year internship program at the practice groups. Mark Ishu is an assistant attorney legal department of Kraft Foods at Irina Slavina, LLM ’03, JD ’09, joined CLASS NOTES general at the Illinois Attorney General’s Northfield, IL. He is now working for a KamberEdelson LLC as an associate in Office in the labor and employment family-owned home health company August 2009. unit at the General Law Bureau. in Chicago and is preparing to take the Jessica M. Tyrus has joined Leydig, Hyungsoon “Jack” Jung writes, New York bar exam. Voit & Mayer as an associate. Jessica “Hello, fellow alumni. Since February Sarah (Hensley) Ware moved to practices intellectual property law 2009, I have been working for a company Denver, CO, and works as an attorney with particular emphasis in patent called POSCO. POSCO is engaged in for CoreSite LLC. prosecution and litigation in the the business of steel manufacturing Laura Weiner has been working chemical arts. and ranks fourth-largest in the world since August 2009 as an asylum officer in terms of crude steel production. with the Department of Homeland Currently, the company hires five U.S. Security. Her job entails conducting attorneys, including myself, and five non-adversarial interviews with people Korean attorneys. My work here is from all over the world to determine if focused on international mergers and they are eligible for asylum benefits in acquisitions as well as other greenfield the United States. investment projects. If any of you have a chance to visit Korea, I will be more than willing to show you around.” Bina Palnitkar moved to Dallas recently and joined Greenberg Traurig in September 2009. She handles commercial litigation matters in state and federal court.

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70 CHICAGO-KENT MAGAZINE SUMMER 2010 IN MEMORIAM

The Chicago-Kent community extends its sympathy to the families and friends of the following deceased alumni:

Major Nora Anniece Barber ’94 Major Nora Anniece Barber ’94 Georgia L. Lipke ’59 Major Nora Anniece Barber passed away on April 24, 2009, in Escatawpa, Marc D. Berlin ’91 Irwin S. Marks ’41 Miss., at the age of 41. Born in Moss Point, Miss., Major Ellen Holden Clark ’89 Joseph Rago ’86 Barber served in the U.S. Air Force Sherwood C. Daniels ’94 R. Gale Rhodes Jr. ’60 as a Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps officer for eight years. She Carol A. Davilo ’82 Michael G. Rogers ’89 sustained an injury while serving in Germany, which ultimately caused Ana M. De La Torre ’79 Peter C. Rolewicz ’63 her to leave the military on disability. While serving as a JAG Corps officer, James N. Droege ’65 Ralph M. Schelly ’53 she traveled extensively in Europe Arnold D. Dworkin ’56 Edward F. Slyfield ’79 and Asia, trying cases for the U.S. Air Force. Constantine Farmans ’56 Jennifer M. Steensland ’03 As a Chicago-Kent student, Major Barber was a member of the Moot Lawrence I. Frankle ’76 Frederick A. Wein ’74 Court Honor Society. Her friend and classmate Cheryl Sellers Johnson Robert F. Gudmundsen ’40 Hamilton R. Winton Jr. ’57 ’94 writes that Major Barber “always George M. Hilgendorf ’48 Frank M. Wright Jr. ’48 knew she wanted to be a litigator and a criminal law attorney, and right after Philipp W. Kalchthaler ’66 Evette Joyce Zells ’83 law school, she moved to Texas and became a criminal litigator. During law Melvin James Kaplan ’58 school, she also often spoke of want- ing to join the military as a JAG Corps attorney, and she made that dream come true as well.” Major Barber, who joined the U.S. Air Force JAG Corps in 2001, was stationed at Bolling Air Force Base in Washington, D.C., for several years and at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri. She was admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court in October 2006.

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Michael G. Rogers ’89 Peter C. Rolewicz ’63 Chicago-Kent alumnus and adjunct Peter C. Rolewicz passed away on professor Michael G. Rogers ’89 September 6, 2009, at his home in passed away on January 27, 2010, Montague, Mich. He is survived by at the age of 46. He will be missed his wife of 44 years, Janet (West) by many members of the Chicago- Rolewicz; nine children; and 14 Kent community for his unflagging grandchildren. enthusiasm for preparing students to Mr. Rolewicz was born on August become technology-savvy litigators. 14, 1937, in Chicago and was a long- Mr. Rogers received his BA from time resident of Tinley Park, Ill., and Regis College in 1985 and his JD from Montague, Mich. After overcoming Chicago-Kent in 1989. He worked for polio as a child, Mr. Rolewicz attended many years as a prosecutor in the Brown University, graduating with a Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, bachelor’s degree in economics. He prosecuting defendants charged earned his JD from Chicago-Kent with gang crimes, narcotics offenses in 1963. Mr. Rolewicz practiced law and other felonies, and rising to the independently before becoming CEO position of supervisor of the Auto of Royal Savings Bank and a member Theft/Insurance Fraud Investigations of its board of directors. He was a Unit. He left the state’s attorney’s office member of St. James Catholic Church in 2005 to found Ronin Consulting of Montague and served on the Ltd., a litigation technology company. Kirby District 140 School Board. Mr. Over his 15 years as an adjunct Rolewicz and his wife, Janet, raised professor at Chicago-Kent, Mr. Rogers a large family and served as foster taught Trial Advocacy, Litigation parents to many babies. Technology and E-Discovery, and Mr. Rolewicz was the son of volunteered as a trial team coach. Chicago-Kent alumnus Harry In 2006, he was selected as the Rolewicz, Class of 1929. Adjunct Faculty Member of the Year by Chicago-Kent students. Mr. Rogers lectured widely throughout the country on the use of technology in civil and criminal litigation and other topics, conducted litigation technology CLE programs at Chicago-Kent, and authored a leading textbook on litigation technology in 2006. Mr. Rogers is survived by his wife, Cordelia Coppleson, and his four children.

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