Spring 2011 LAW NOTES A Publication of the Clev eland-Marshall Law Alumni Association

INSIDE

US Supreme Court Justice Visits

Alumni of the Year

New Dean Craig Boise on the future of C|M|LAW

Much Anticipated Trial Courtroom unveiled

C|M|LAW Prepares to Lead in Health Care Law

Social Networking for Lawyers

“Lion Nebula,” watercolor by Lera Baker Smith IN MEMOrIAM

rofessor emeritus David Goshien passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on May 29, 2010. He was regarded as a demanding professor, and stu- dents would not dare enter his classroom un- prepared. He required precision both in asking and in answering questions, and thus prepared his students well for the demands of law prac- tice. At the same time, he was approachable, always remaining available long after each class. He was happy to debate students on his view of a particular case or to help them reconcile diverse court opinions. His good humor and generosity extended to the entire C|M|LAW community, as he served first as a mentor and then as a friend to many junior faculty members. He will be greatly missed.

ews of the passing, on July 27, 2010 of Professor Janice Aitken, was sud- den and unexpected. Janice exuded a cheerful energy in her commitment to aca- demic excellence among students. She was generous with her time, and her availability to evening students was always exemplary. Students respected Professor Aitken and held her in highest esteem. She was not only a Professor of Legal Writing but also a commit- ted and successful coach of our moot court teams. Janice was a longtime member of the Cleveland State family. In addition to her years of teaching, Janice was a graduate of Cleveland-Marshall and received her BA and MA in Philosophy from Cleveland State. The C|M|LAW community was stunned by this loss, and we all miss Janice. Contents

COVER ARTIST Lera Baker Smith is a clay and bronze sculptor and watercol- orist whose primary works are figural. Her pieces have been in a number of juried exhibits in California, and reside in private and public collections in the U.S. and England. She is Kentucky- born and has lived in Detroit, Cleveland, Louisville, and San Diego. She holds degrees from University of Louisville and Uni- versity of Iowa, and taught pub- lic school in the Louisville area before becoming a sculptor and painter. She lives and works at home in San Diego with the support of her husband, former 2 2011 Alumni Honorees: David Paris C|M|LAW Dean Steve Smith, and the Hon. Melody Stewart and her faithful dog Puck. 6 Interim Dean Phyllis L. Crocker

Volume 20 Spring 2011 7 C|M|LAW Welcomes U.S. Supreme Court Executive Editor: Justice Sonia Sotomayor Mary McKenna Editor: 8 Meet the New Dean, Craig M. Boise Elaine Terman Graphic Design: 12 Poised for Leadership: The Center Szilagyi Communication Design Printer: for Health Law and Policy Northern Ohio Printing 16 Life Members Photo Credits: Flourish, Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, Bill Reiter, Mary McKenna, 20 Trial Courtroom Grand Opening Elaine Terman 24 Alumni Trend Report: Social Networking We hope you enjoy this new issue of Law Notes and ask that you continue for Lawyers to contribute and respond to infor- mation in this and future issues of 27 Alumni Happenings Law Notes. Special thanks to Leon M. Plevin ’57, Donald F. Traci ’55, Susan L. Gragel ‘80, Daniel R. McCarthy ‘54 34 Faculty and Staff in the News and Sheldon Sager for their commit- ment in support of this publication. The C|M|LAW Alumni Association Board of Trustees is dedicated to serving the alumni, students, faculty and staff of the College of Law. For comments and suggestions, please contact the Law Alumni Asso- ciation Office at 216-687-2368 or by email at [email protected]. edu Law Notes, issued by the Cleveland- Marshall Law Alumni Association 2121 Euclid Avenue, LB 121 Cleveland, Ohio 44115 www.cmlaa.org

Spring 2011 1 Trial attorney David Paris stands as an example of what graduates can attain when they are equipped with a solid foundation from Cleve- land-Marshall, a keen sense for experiential learn- ing, and in David’s case, an extraordinary ability to capture the core of significance in each person and event that life brings his way.

He didn’t consider a career in law until he assist- ed a criminology professor in a work-study pro- gram as an undergraduate, and it was criminal law that piqued his interest. When he spent a few quarters helping state prison inmates with their parole plans, something struck David that put his sense of justice in motion. “It wasn’t hard to see that disparities in wealth, education and legal rep- resentation played a critical role in the outcome of many people’s problems,” he said.

David chose to come to law school at Cleveland- Marshall partly for its growing reputation, but pri- marily because its flexible, student-friendly part-time program would allow him to work while he pursued his degree, which he needed to do. In 1976, he land- ed a day job that enhanced his studies with real-life exposure to legal work and in the process, set him on course to become the successful trial attorney he is today. It was clerking at the law firm where he is now managing partner, at the time called Komito, Nurenberg, Plevin, Jacobson, Heller & McCarthy. He

cont. on page 4 2 Law Notes The Honorable Melody Stewart still has a way of lighting up the halls at C|M|LAW. Some know her from her time as a student, some as a teacher and mentor, while some know her as a co-worker. Most think of her as a friend, and look forward to her uplifting good humor and common sense perspectives. Today, she is still a part of the Cleveland-Marshall fam- ily as a well-respected and active advisor to the school, serving on the Visiting Committee and the recent Dean Search Committee. All of us know her as extraordinarily talented, passion- ate about law, and dedicated to her community.

Judge Stewart earned her undergraduate degree in music. She was working full-time as an admin- istrative officer for a health care management company and teaching piano and music theory privately when she decided “on a whim” to study law, a field she found intellectually stimulating. She initially applied to Cleveland-Marshall because the part-time program would allow her to work while she studied. Later, she was offered a Patri- cia Roberts Harris fellowship which enabled her to complete her studies as a full-time student.

She took an early interest in appellate advo- cacy and became a moot court star at Cleveland– Marshall. She and two classmates were the initial experiment of having first year students compete

cont. on page 5 Spring 2011 3 David Paris

immediately fell in love with the meant, ‘assume this case is go- whine. Be humble in victory; place, and remains grateful both ing to trial and, while you’re at it, shake hands when you lose; to Cleveland-Marshall’s flexibil- assume you’re going to try it.’” and learn from your mistakes.” ity in allowing him to schedule There were usually two trials set classes around his job, and for the for every Monday, and David re- And the Cleveland-Marshall calls some years where he took graduate did keep learning, and “I was assigned to as many as 250 depositions. “If winning. He became a principal Plevin, and it was by Leon saw you leaving the office at the firm in 1988 and was made before 6:00 p.m., he’d ask why managing partner in 2002. He carrying his brief- you were only working half a day.” is consistently recognized by case for many years his peers as one of the top trial that I learned how But it was conversations with lawyers around, being named Jack McCarthy that helped Da- an Ohio Super Lawyer, and one to be a lawyer.” vid understand that law could of the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers” play a role in the greater good. in Ohio by the American Trial lessons he learned from the sea- “Jack often spoke of the great Lawyers Association. He is also a soned trial attorneys at the firm; disparities in wealth and educa- fellow in the International Acad- each of the partners brought a tion between our clients and the emy of Trial Lawyers (IATL), unique style and personality to insurance companies and corpo- an exclusive group limited to the table. rations who sat on the other side only 500 American lawyers. of the table. He articulated best “Marshall Nurenberg was a the notion that we could affect David is a life member of the lawyer’s lawyer, a student of the social change, modify unsafe be- Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni law, an eloquent speaker with havior and redistribute some of Association and has been an a near photographic memory,” the wealth to those whose lives active supporter of the school. said David. “He was the consum- had become broken. That theme He met his wife Michelle, also a mate gentleman and a great role continues to resonate with me.” Cleveland-Marshall alum, while in model.” law school. Together, they have The student lawyer also a longstanding tradition that He remembers Leon Plevin as enjoyed the similarities he saw they are afraid to break. When “a hard charging, cigar-chomp- between competitive sports he starts a trial, he sends her a ing negotiator without equal.” and trial work, and the game dozen red roses; she in turn sits sense David had as an athlete through all or part of the trial. “I was assigned to Plevin, and translated to the courtroom. A it was by carrying his briefcase trial for him was “like the ‘big “More often than not, that tra- for many years that I learned game’, only with suits and ties.” dition has worked out well for how to be a lawyer. He enjoyed He found the rules similar, too. my clients.” keeping the pressure on the in- “Prepare hard. Play hard, but surance companies and that fair. Make good calls. Don’t

4 Law Notes Melody Stewart

in moot court competitions as as a civil defense litigator, serv- Her success is fueled in part second year students. The event ing as assistant law director by her acute sense of focus, still stands out to Judge Stewart. for the city of Cleveland, and which she looks at lightheartedly. “In our very first competition, the later for the city of East Cleve- “When you’re on the campaign Jerome Prince Evidence Com- land, and as an administra- trail, you have so much run- petition in New York, we won tor at Case Western Reserve ning around to do. I remember everything – first place team, University School of Law. “I believe that the essence best respondent’s brief, best overall brief, best oralist – we She earned a Ph.D. at Case of who you are as a per- won in every possible category.” Western Reserve University, son is the same in both Mandel School of Applied Social your professional life Later she would serve as Sciences where she was also and your personal life.” coach and mentor to the a Mandel Leadership Fellow. moot court teams, and also Her doctorate has been a good speaking at an event and when served as a judge. In 2001 and complement to her law degree. I introduced myself and gave 2009, the Moot Court stu- “It has helped me to ask the right my background I also stated – dents gave her the Moot Court questions,” said Judge Stewart. “I have no spouse, no children, Alumna of the Year award. no pets, no plants – nothing With an already-impressive I can be accused of neglect- She has worn many hats at record of career and personal ing. Well, I have plants now and Cleveland-Marshall and worn accomplishments, Melody Stew- I do have to make a concerted each of them well. She was a art continued to gain momen- effort not to neglect them.” legal writing department lecturer, tum, and was soon on to her adjunct faculty member, Assis- next challenge. In 2006 she Judge Stewart’s philosophy tant Dean for Student Affairs, was elected to the Ohio 8th of service to her community and Assistant Dean for Admis- District Court of Appeals, and exemplifies C|M|LAW’s motto, sions, a role that was expanded re-elected in 2010. “I was very “Learn Law. Live Justice.” to include Financial Aid. Her interested in doing appellate warm personality and willing- work and running for the court “I sincerely believe in individu- ness to walk students through of appeals seemed to be a logi- als utilizing their skills and talents each process step-by-step made cal step from having been in to make the world a better place her a favorite at the college. She law academe and completing and I believe that the essence also initiated pipeline programs my Ph.D. studies,” she said. of who you are as a person is that expanded Cleveland-Mar- the same in both your profes- shall’s commitment to diversity. In April, Judge Stewart had sional life and your personal life. the honor of serving as a visit- For those of us who learn law, it Judge Stewart attained suc- ing judge on the Supreme Court seems only natural to me that we cess outside the walls of Cleve- of Ohio and heard oral argu- have a greater sense of living jus- land-Marshall as well, working ments in a disciplinary case. tice - however it is manifested.”

Spring 2011 5 Interim Dean Phyllis L. Crocker It has been a privilege for me to serve as the Interim Dean of C|M|LAW this year.

have thoroughly enjoyed meeting so many of our graduates across the country—from those who graduated 50 years ago to recent graduates. While each of you followed your own career paths, you share a deep appreciation for the education that you received at C|M|LAW. Time and again I heard how C|M|LAW changed your life, gave you the skills to be a successful attorney, and made a differ- ence in your clients’ lives and in your communities.

I have come to know and appreciate how committed you are to C|M|LAW. Many of you take time from your busy lives to come to early morning breakfast meetings—like the Visiting Committee and the Health Law Advisory Council. These meetings are so valuable to those of us within the law school—members of these groups engage in serious, thoughtful conversations (at 7:30 in the morning!) that help us ensure that we are providing the best legal education for our students. Graduates and friends participate in the life of the law school in other key ways—as adjuncts, mentors, coaches for our moot court teams, supervisors for our externships, speakers to classes, student groups and career planning events. Your advice, your teaching, your service is an indispensable part of what makes C|M|LAW thrive.

This has been a remarkable year at C|M|LAW. We began the fall semester hosting U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. We received national recognition for our demonstrated commitment to increasing diversity in the legal profession when the Law School Admission Council awarded us the inaugural Diversity Matters award. We were recognized as one of the best public interest schools in the country by The National Jurist.

Our students had terrific individual and collective successes, which you will read more about in the “points of pride” features that run throughout the issue. Our faculty has thrived as well, representing C|M|LAW through publications and presentations highlighted in the faculty news section.

In the midst of all of this, we engaged in a search for a new dean! Throughout the year I assured everyone I spoke to that I was confident we would find a new Dean who would embrace our vision of excel- lence. I am delighted to say that we have done exactly that. Craig Boise understands who we are and will work with all of us, as one of us, to continue moving us forward. Please join me in welcoming him to our community.

Businesses talk about how their core values are part of their DNA. Throughout my time as Interim Dean, with each new person I have met, I have seen how our motto, Learn Law. Live Justice., is truly part of our DNA.

I have been proud to serve as the Interim Dean of a law school where everyone—faculty, students, graduates—is committed to excellence, be it in their scholarship, their studies, or their service to the school.

Thank you. 6 Law Notes A Visit from U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor his fall we were honored to understood that our time together was host a student forum with U.S. extraordinary.” After brief opening remarks, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Justice Sotomayor answered students’ Sotomayor questions for over an hour. She was gra- During the summer, the Legal cious, genuine, and inspiring. Her advice Aid Society of Cleveland asked and perspectives were meaningful for all of TC|M|LAW to join it and the Hispanic Round- our students, as well as our faculty and staff. table in inviting Justice Sotomayor to P oo oreyof courtesy hotos Cleveland. We were delighted to do so, and thrilled when she accepted. On September 10, Justice Sotomayor spoke to more than

400 students, faculty and staff in the Moot t he

Court Room. L egaL a id

“When Justice Sotomayor walked into s the Moot Court Room, the room went silent of ociety – even Justice Sotomayor paused,” said c

Interim Dean Phyllis L. Crocker. “Everyone LeveLand

Spring 2011 7 C|M|LAW welcomes our new dean, Craig M. Boise

A familiar face to many in the Cleveland commu- nity, Craig Boise is happy to be back in the city, and is looking forward to lead- ing a law school whose mis- sion strikes close to home.

he former Kansas City police offi- cer, who remem- bers studying for Tthe LSAT by flashlight in an unmarked police car, will now lead an institution that is well-known for being a school of opportunity, and as he is quick to point out, also has a growing nation- al reputation for excellence that he intends to amplify.

“I’m proud that I can be part of an institution making an impact through its graduates—in Cleveland, in Ohio, and across the country,” Boise said. “In many cases, these are people who have overcome significant obstacles

8 Law Notes ““I’m proud that I can be part of an institution making an impact through its graduates—in Cleveland, in Ohio, and across to obtain their legal education and they are an inspiration.” the country,” Boise said. In many

While Boise gives credit to the cases, these are people who have opportunities in his life, includ- ing learning law as a nontradi- overcome significant obstacles to tional student, he is driven by academic rigor, and he has a obtain their legal education and strong belief that in order for a they are an inspiration.” school to truly be a school of ” opportunity, it has to first be a school of excellence. Before coming to academia, he be honest?” he remembers his worked in private practice for mother asking him, with a totally And Boise is well prepared seven years, including as a senior straight face, when he told her to lead the way. An outstand- tax associate in the Cleveland he was going to law school. ing legal scholar and acade- office of Thompson Hine from mician, he comes to C|M|LAW 1999 to 2003. On July 1, 2011, He initially studied to be a con- from DePaul University College he will become the 14th dean of cert pianist, and while talented, of Law, where he directed the Cleveland-Marshall, and the law a prospective life as a starving Graduate Tax Law program and school’s first African-American artist held little appeal for him. served as director of the Insti- dean. When the Kansas City police tute for Offshore Financial Cen- department announced it was ter Studies. Prior to joining the Becoming a lawyer was far hiring, he jumped at the oppor- DePaul faculty, he was assistant, down the list of popular career tunity for a good job with ben- then associate professor of Law choices in the small farming efits. He worked for the depart- at Case Western Reserve Univer- community near Kansas City, ment for five years, including a sity School of Law from 2003 to Missouri, where Boise grew up. stint with the SWAT team. The 2009, where he was also asso- “People were generally suspi- 4th, 5th and 6th Amendment ciate director of the Center for cious of lawyers,” Boise said. constitutional law cases that he Business Law and Regulation. “Can you be a lawyer and still learned in the police academy

Spring 2011 9 Spring 2011 9 sparked an interest in law, which led him to go back to college and finish his BA in Political Sci- ence at the University of Missouri, and from there, to obtain his JD at the University of Chicago Law School. He later earned his LLM in Taxation from New York University School of Law.

A prolific author in the field of tax law, Boise can see enormous strength in C|M|LAW’s fac- ulty of engaged scholars. When the scholarly work is combined with the school’s commit- ment to teaching community service and practi- cal skills, Boise finds “C|M|LAW well-positioned to produce world-class thought leaders who are the best litigators and transactional law- yers in their fields. We will continue to forge a link between scholar- ship and practice, and I believe we will have a powerful influence in the legal world.”

He is also im- pressed with the C|M|LAW alumni who form the foun- dation of a thriving legal network. “Our alumni play major roles as employers, mentors, judges on moot court, adjunct faculty, and advi- sors on issues like curricu- lum reform. We value their contributions and will contin- ue to develop ways in which our alums can be involved in the school and help shape new generations of lawyers.”

10 Law Notes ““Our alumni play major roles as employers, mentors, judges on moot court, adjunct faculty, and advisors on issues like curriculum reform. We value their contributions and will continue to develop ways in which our alums can be involved in the school and help shape new generations of lawyers.””

Boise feels C|M|LAW gradu- tice-ready students; he sees no C|M|LAW Point of Pride ates have many reasons to be tension between the twin goals proud. “They are part of an insti- of being a school of opportu- Kevin Preslan ’11 won the 2010 Inter- tution that has planted so many nity and a school of excellence. national Fiscal Association (IFA), USA law grads back into the commu- “We’re going to get better at Branch, Student Writing Competition nity, in places of prominence— what we already do and let peo- for his paper, “Turnabout is Fair Play: mayors, legislators, police chiefs, ple know about it. We are at the The U.S. Response to Mexico’s Request judges at the state and fed- front end of the journey but we for Bank Account Information.” eral level, business leaders—ev- are aimed in the right direction— erywhere you turn a C|M|LAW in keeping with its tradition, graduate is doing something Cleveland-Marshall will continue amazing.” to provide an opportunity for remarkable students to become If an early theme has devel- outstanding lawyers. ” oped in his vision for the school to be a leader in 21st century “People wrongly assume that legal education, it seems to be those who need opportunity are one of breaking down limita- less talented than those who tions, evolving with lines that don’t—life simply gives some have already been blurred this people more difficult circum- century by a vastly changed stances to deal with in the pro- legal, economic and societal cess of achieving their goals. landscape. Boise’s early vision Our graduates demonstrate that is clear, and in it no dichotomy opportunity can result in lives of exists between producing both excellence.” influential scholarship and prac-

Spring 2011 11 Positioned to Lead in Healthcare Law: The Center for Health La and Policy at C|M|LA By Professor Browne Lewis Director of the Center for Health Law and Policy at C|M|LAW

everal years ago, there was fall 2008, then C|M|LAW Dean Geoffrey an initiative to make Ohio’s S. Mearns put together an ad hoc commit- state universities “academic tee of law faculty to formulate a proposal for centers of excellence” by how the law school could participate more diversifying the missions of fully in the University’s initiative to develop the institutions and thereby health-related programs across the colleges strengthening whatever area and throughout the university. After much theS university chose as a focus. Given the discussion, the committee recommended that fact that Cleveland is arguably the “medi- the College of Law should move forward cal capitol” of the Midwest, Cleveland State with the creation of the Center for Health made the decision to focus on health. In Law & Policy.

12 Law Notes or Health Law t C|M|LAW

The time was right to create the Cen- the supervision of Professor Pam Daiker-Middaugh, the students work with doctors, ter. Not only was it was the law school’s nurses, social workers and Legal Aid attorneys to address the legal issues of people contribution to the University’s health seeking medical treatment. Currently, CHALC is one of only 11 medical-legal partner- care focus, but equally as compelling is ship programs in the country that include a law school. the law school’s location in Cleveland—a city with a vibrant health care industry— Students who enroll in the Center’s program will be guided by a dedicated group which makes us uniquely suited to train of law professionals and faculty. Upon enrollment in the program, each student is future health care attorneys. Moreover, assigned a health law mentor who is a local practicing attorney. The Center’s found- given the increasing interest in health care ing faculty members were Professors April Cherry, Dena Davis, Sheldon Gelman, law and policy among students, creation and myself; our newest member of the faculty team is Gwendolyn Roberts Majette, of the Center will assist the law school in and our adjunct faculty member is David Schweighoefer. recruiting higher caliber students.

Under the tenure of Interim Dean In the future, we plan to focus the Center’s cur- Phyllis L. Crocker, the Center has con- tinued to grow. With the assistance of riculum on health care compliance and create its advisory board, made up of leading practitioners in private, non-profit, and innovative courses that give students the oppor- government organizations, the Center has created an innovative curriculum focused tunity to develop practical skills. As a result of on health care policy and advocacy. The Center issues a general health law certifi- the passage of the Patient Protection and Afford- cate to students who complete the pro- able Care Act, health care providers are focusing gram. Students can concentrate in health law regulation, health law policy and eth- more on health care compliance, and we would ics, or health law business and litigation, or take courses across all three areas. like to prepare our students to be able to fill In addition, the students must meet an experiential learning requirement through those types of positions. clinical enrollment or in externships with health care organizations, including the During the 2011-2012 academic year, the Center will offer two new courses—one Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals, on Fraud and Abuse and one on HIPPA. The following year, we plan to add an intro- MetroHealth, and Medical Mutual. ductory health care compliance course, a health care transactions course, and a public health course. During the summer of 2011, with the assistance of attorneys from Rem- The Community Health Advoca- inger Co., we will be offering a two-week innovative medical malpractice course. We cy Clinic (CHALC) offers students the are also looking into creating a hospital externship program and expanding our health opportunity to provide representation to law clinic. real clients who are patients at one of four MetroHealth outpatient hospitals. Under

Spring 2011 13 The Center had an exciting and busy Local attorney and C|M|LAW alum David year. In the fall of 2010, we held our first Schweighoefer ‘03 has a lengthy list of mentor reception. In the spring of 2011, we held a Public Health Law Summit. experience in health law—knowledge he The Summit brought together persons delights in sharing with law students as from the law school, the school of public a much-respected adjunct professor and health, legal services, local non-profits as one of our valued advisors on health and local government departments to dis- law curriculum. For his service to the field, cuss the public health issues impacting the people living in northeast Ohio. We David is the first-ever recipient of the “Pio- also sponsored a Health Care Compliance neer in Health Law” award given by the new Health Law CLE, where a panel of experts discussed Society at C|M|LAW. Now in private practice, David’s career the impact the new health care law will has spanned the healthcare industry, including serving as have on health care compliance. This aca- Regional Director of Behavioral Medicine Services for the demic year we had seven students enrolled in the program, and this spring, our first Cleveland Clinic Health System, as partner with care practice student will graduate with the certificate groups in private law firms, and as CEO at several hospitals. in Health Law. He is also outside general counsel of Mental Health Services, Inc., and is on the Board of Directors of the Free Medical The most rewarding aspect of being the director of the Center is having the Clinic of Cleveland. David’s experience is invaluable to our opportunity to talk to students about their new program and as an educator, he is clear, caring and dedi- career goals and in a fast-growing area of cated to helping law students become the best they can be. the profession. I am also excited about the challenge of establishing the Center

May 2011 grad Marilyn Robertson is the first student to earn the Health Law Certificate at C|M|LAW, and she represents us well. The native of Austin, Texas, did her externship as a law clerk in the Law Department at the Cleveland Clinic where she worked on a multitude of projects, including cloud computing, privacy protections, health care reform and fraud and abuse.

Prior to pursuing her law degree, Marilyn worked as a corpo- rate paralegal and as a Marketing Manager at Dell Computers. She also served in the Army as an Arabic linguist and inter- rogator.

Marilyn has volunteered for the Cleveland Metro- politan Bar Association’s 3Rs program, the Legal Aid Society re-entry clinics and as a tax preparer with the Cuyahoga EITC Coalition. At C|M|LAW, she is the president and founder of the Health Law Society. We are proud of Marilyn’s achievement as C|M|LAW’s first distinctively prepared health law professional.

14 Law Notes as one of the premier health law programs C|M|LAW Point of Pride in the country. Given all of the cutting-edge health related activities that are happening in C|M|LAW Students Caryn Gross ’11 and Cleveland, I am confident that we will be able to achieve our goal of educating top health Michael Tangry ’11 took away second place care attorneys. honors in the 10th Annual Law Student Tax Challenge, sponsored by the Young I recently attended a conference and Lawyers Forum of the American Bar Asso- mentioned our new health law program. In ciation’s Taxation section. C|M|LAW’s team response, several attendees told me that “it was about time” that the law school that shares was among only six semi-finalists invited a city with the Cleveland Clinic and other to the prestigious national competition, well-known health care providers concentrated held in Boca Raton, Fla. A record number on health care law. Northeast Ohio continues of 95 teams from 55 law schools entered to thrive as a major medical community, and the competition this year. the Center for Health Law and Policy will be a proud part of it.

Special thanks go to our Health Law Advisory Council, many of whom are C|M|LAW alumni. The input from this accomplished group of professionals is critical to The Center for our ongoing success. Health Law and Policy

Rick Chiricosta CEO and President Janet L. Miller Medical Mutual of Ohio Senior Vice President and General Counsel University Hospitals Health System, Inc. Michael Collyer Assistant U.S. Attorney Jan E. Murray U.S. Attorneys Office Deputy General Counsel The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Marilena DiSilvio ‘95 Partner Thomas J. Onusko Reminger Co., L.P.A. Senior Vice President and General Counsel The MetroHealth System John D. Goodman ‘99 Vice President General David E. Schweighoefer ‘03 Altercare of Ohio, Inc. Principal Schweighoefer Law, LLC Michelle L. Heyer Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen G. Sozio ‘83 U.S. Attorneys Office Partner Jones Day Shannon Fogarty Jerse ‘88 Deputy General Counsel Megan L. Sprecher St. Vincent Charity Hospital Community Advocacy Program Leader Legal Aid Society of Cleveland Dennis R. Landsdowne ‘81 Partner Carl H. Unterweiser Spangenberg, Shibley & Liber, LLP Private Practice

Mark D. McGinley ‘82 Cheryl Fino Wahl Senior Vice President Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer Steris Corporation University Hospitals Health System, Inc.

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1949 Mr. Richard J. Moriarty Mr. Stanley Morganstern Mr.Thomas E. Downey 1950 Mr. Charles Ipavec Mr. Lawrence J. Rich Mr. Michael C. Hennenberg Mr. Bernard Mosesson Mr. Norman D. Tripp Mr.Timothy G. Kasparek 1951 Hon. Lillian W. Burke Mr.William M. Wohl Mr. David R. Knowles Hon. Salvatore R. Calandra 1968 Mr. Gerald F.Broski Mr. J. Michael Monteleone Hon. Eugene M. Fellmeth Hon. John E. Corrigan Ms. Barbara Stern Gold Dr. Bernice G. Miller Hon. Bohdan Futey Mr. Stephen O. Walker 1952 Mr. Philip R. Brodsky Mr. James R. Kellam Hon. Lesley Wells Hon. Thomas Lambros Mr. Bernard Mandel Mr. Leonard D. Young 1953 Mrs. Walter L. Greene Mr. Richard Moroscak 1975 Mr. James S. Aussem Mr.William T. Monroe Mr.William E. Powers, Jr. Mr. Steven M. Barkan Ms. Olga Tsiliacos Ms. Nancy C. Schuster Mr.William L. Bransford 1954 Mr. George J. Frantz 1969 Mr. Marc J. Bloch Mr. Michael M. Courtney Mr. Daniel R. McCarthy Hon. John J. Donnelly Mr. Jose C. Feliciano 1955 Mr.William D. Carle, III Mr.William W. Owens Mr. John B. Gibbons Ms. Carol Emerling Mr. James E. Spitz Ms. Deborah Lewis Hiller Hon. Robert E. Feighan Mr.William L. Summers Mr.William C. Hofstetter Mr. Charles J. Gallo, Sr. Mr.Wendel E. Willmann Mr. Joseph B. Jerome Mr. Glenn J. Seeley 1970 Mr. Glenn E. Billington Mr. Richard S. Koblentz Hon. George W.White Mr. Kenneth A. Bossin Dr. Gregory J. Lake 1956 Mr. Joseph C. Domiano Mr. Stephen J. Brown Mr. Dale H. Markowitz 1957 Mr.Thomas J. Brady Ms. Annette G. Butler Mr. Michael E. Murman Mr. Richard T. Reminger Hon. C. Ellen Connally Mr. L. Richard Musat 1958 Mr. Charles R. Emrick, Jr. Mr.William T. Doyle, Jr. Mr. Jeffrey H. Olson Mr. George M. Maloof Mr. Blaise C. Giusto Mr. John M. Richilano 1959 Mr. Julian Kahan Mr. Harry W. Greenfield Mr.Alan J. Ross 1960 Mr. Donald M. Colasurd Mr. John C. Kikol Mr. David J. Skrabec Mr. Donald L. Guarnieri Hon. Ted R. Klammer Mr. Gerald L. Steinberg Mr. Don C. Iler Mr. Michael T. Murray Mr. James F.Szaller Mr. Norman T. Musial Mr. Robert M. Phillips Mr. Christopher W.Vasil Mr. Rodion J. Russin Mr. Lucian Rego Mr. B. Casey Yim Hon. James D. Sweeney Mr.Walter A. Rodgers Mr.Alan L. Zmija Hon. Hans R. Veit Mr. Richard W. Sander 1976 Ms. Deborah Akers-Parry 1961 Mr. Richard J. Bogomolny Mr.Timothy W. Sauvain Mr. Patrick J. Alcox Mr. Stephen J. Cahn Mr. Michael I. Shapero Mr. Keith E. Belkin Hon. Anthony O. Calabrese, Jr Mr. Robert J. Sindyla Mr. Patrick R. Bianconi Ms. Winifred A. Dunton Mr. Emil F.Sos Mr. Charles G. Deeb Mr. Kevin B. Fergus Mr. Joseph A. Valore Ms. Teresa Demchak Mr. Harold D. Graves Mr. Joseph H. Weiss, Jr. Mr. Harold W. Fuson, Jr. Mr. Fred Lick, Jr. Mr.William A. Wortzman Mr. Michael H. Gruhin Mr. Leon G. Nagler 1971 Mr.Thomas L. Aries Mr. Michael J. Nath Mr. Paul S. Sanislo Ms. Joyce E. Barrett Mr. David Ross Mr. Robert R. Wantz Mr.Timothy M. Bittel Mr. Steven H. Slive 1962 Mr. Sheldon E. Baskin Mr. M. Lee Graft Mr. Michael A. Sweeney Mr.Arthur R. Fitzgerald Mr.Thomas P.Hayes 1977 Mr. Harvey W. Berman Mr. Clarence L. James, Jr. Mr. Dharminder L. Kampani Mr. Jack W. Bradley Mr. Lucien B. Karlovec Mr. James J. Komorowski Ms. Kathleen M. Carrick Mr. Sheldon E. Rabb Mr. James E. Melle Mr. Lawrence J. Cook Mr. Stanley E. Stein Mr.William T. Plesec Ms. Rita S. Fuchsman 1963 Mr.Anthony J. Asher Mr. Bert R. Tomon Mr. Kevin E. Irwin Mr.Thomas W. Gray Hon. William H. Wiest Mr. Sumner E. Nichols II Mr. Robert W. Haskins 1972 Mr. Robert I. Chernett Mr. F.Ronald O’Keefe Mr. Robert H. Moore, Jr. Mr. Michael L. Climaco Mr. David A. Peyton Mr.Thomas J. Scanlon Mr.William P.Farrall Ms. Linda M. Rich Mr. James A. Thomas Mr.William P.Gibbons Mr. Charles T. Simon Mr. Lester T.Tolt Hon. Joseph Gibson Mr. Roger M. Synenberg 1964 Mr. James J. Brown Mr. Gary N. Holthus Mr. John D. Wheeler Mr. Henry B. Fischer Mr. John V. Jackson, II Mr. Robert M. Wilson Mr. Donald Pokorny Mr. James A. Lowe 1978 Mr. Mark W. Baserman Mr. Raymond J. Schmidlin Mr. Ronald H. Mills Mr.Thomas L. Colaluca Mr. Joseph T. Svete 1973 Mr. David A. Fegen Ms. Mary Llamas Courtney 1965 Mr. David S. Lake Mr.W. Frederick Fifner Mr. Dale E. Creech, Jr. Ms. June W.Wiener Mr.Terry H. Gilbert Mr. Emerson S. Davis 1966 Mr. Edward T. Haggins Mr.Thomas O. Gorman Ms. Elisabeth T. Dreyfuss Mr. Carl L. Stern Mr.Timothy W. Hughes Ms. Sally M. Edwards 1967 Mr. Charles B. Donahue II Ms. Mary A. Lentz Mr.Angelo F.Lonardo Mr. Michael R. Gareau Mr. Francis R. Osborne Ms. Stephanie H. Malbasa Mr.Theodore R. Kowalski Mr. Jack A. Staph Mr. David M. Paris Mr. Kenneth R. Montlack 1974 Mr. Oliver H. Claypool, Jr. Mr. Robert A. Poklar

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Mr. Patrick R. Roche Hon. Ralph J. Perk Mr. David M. Lockman Mr. Steven L. Wasserman Ms. Irene A. Holyk Rennillo Mr.Anthony A. Logue Mr. Ronald F.Wayne Mr. Kevin J.M. Senich Ms. Sheila McCarthy 1979 Ms. Sheryl King Benford Ms. Donna J. Taylor-Kolis Ms. Kathleen M. Newton Mr. Peter J. Brodhead Ms. Marilyn Tobocman Mr. Scott A. Spero Ms. Janet E. Burney Mr. Stephen E. Walters Ms. Barbara J. Tyler Mr.William J. Day 1984 Dr. Carl F.Asseff 1990 Mr. Henry W. Chamberlain Mr. David A. Forrest Mr. Frank D. Aveni Mr. J. Michael Goldberg Mr.W.Andrew Hoffman, III Ms. Susan J. Becker Mr. Patrick Leddy Mr. Steven B. Lesser Mr. Edward A. Doles Ms. Robin J. Levine Mr. Joel H. Rathbone Mr. Joseph R. Gioffre Mr. Francis P.Manning Ms. Anne L. Rosenbach Mr. Patrick F.Haggerty Ms. Ellen M. McCarthy Ms. LaVerne Nichols Boyd Ms. Carol Rogers Hilliard Ms. Karin Mika Ms. Maria E. Quinn Mr. Christopher M. Mellino Mr. David E. Nager Mr. Joel H. Rathbone Ms. M. Elizabeth Monihan Ms. Edele Passalacqua Mr. H. Jeffrey Schwartz Ms. Michelle L. Paris Ms. Carol A. Roe 1980 Mr. Richard C. Alkire Mr. Joseph G. Stafford Mr. J. Charles Ruiz-Bueno Mr. Kemper D. Arnold Mr. Carter E. Strang Mr. Brian G. Ruschel Mr. Richard J. Berris Mr. Mark M. Termini Ms. Sonia M. Winner Mr. David P.Burke Mr. Gary R. Williams 1991 Mr. Gary I. Birnbaum Mr. Gregory F.Clifford 1985 Ms. Beverly Blair Ms. Perdexter Hogue Williams Mr. Jeffrey Endress Mr.Tim L. Collins 1992 Mr. John F.Burke, III Mr. Culver F.Eyman, III Mr. Daniel S. Kalka Ms. Meena Morey Chandra Ms. Susan L. Gragel Mr. Jeffrey A. Leikin Hon. Michael P.Donnelly Mr.William Hawal Ms. Margaret A. McDevitt Ms. Lillian B. Earl Mr. James H. Hewitt, III Ms. Laurie F.Starr Mr. Kevin P.Foley Mr. David W. Kaman Ms. Tina E. Wecksler Mr. Jack Landskroner Hon. Diane J. Karpinski 1986 Ms. Jane Barrow Ms. Diane S. Leung Ms. Lynn Arko Kelley Ms. Greta E. Fifner 1993 Mrs. Gretchen Y. Cohen Mr. John C. Meros Ms. Laura J. Gentilcore Ms. Elaine Eisner Mr. Floyd James Miller, Jr. Mr. Niles P.Rogers Ms. Gloria S. Gruhin Mr. Howard D. Mishkind Ms. Bernadette F.Salada Mr. Christopher B. Janezic Mr.Timothy P.Misny Mr. James E. Tavens Mr. Frank E. Piscitelli, Jr. Mr. Richard Scott Pietch 1987 Hon. Richard J. Ambrose Mr. Oscar E. Romero Mr. Kenneth R. Roll Mr. Sam R. Bradley Mr. Peter A. Russell Mr. Gerald R. Walton Mr. Bruce Committe Ms. Michelle Joseph Sheehan Mr. Robert G. Walton Mr. Schuyler M. Cook 1994 Ms. Megan Hensley Bhatia 1981 Mr. Richard M. Arceci Mr.Anthony J. Coyne Mr. Matthew V. Crawford Ms. Louise P.Dempsey Mr.Thomas L. Feher Ms. Lisa Gold-Scott Ms. Hermine G. Eisen Mr. Scott C. Finerman Mr. David H. Gunning, II Mr. Michael E. Gibbons Ms. Jayne Geneva Ms. Jean Marie Hillman Mr. Joseph J. Jerse Mr. Michael P.Harvey Mr. Richard W. Jablonski Ms. Sandra J. Kerber Mr. John T. Hawkins Mr. Shawn P.Martin Mr. Peter W. Klein Mr. John M. “Jack” Jones Mr.Tyler L. Mathews Mr. Dennis R. Lansdowne Hon. Joan Synenberg Ms. Lisa Ann Meyer Mr.Vincent T. Lombardo Mr. Gary Lichtenstein Mr. Dennis P.Mulvihill Mr. Peter A. Sackett Ms. Mary D. Maloney Mr. Melvin F.O’Brien Ms. Mercedes H. Spotts Mr. Brian M. O’Neill Mr. Michael W. O’Neil Mr. P.Kelly Tompkins Mr. E. Tasso Paris Ms. Darnella T. Roberston Mr. Mark D. Weller Mr. Laurence J. Powers Mr. Marc D. Rossen Mr. Frederick N. Widen Ms. Barbara Silver Rosenthal Mr. James P.Sammon Hon. Joseph J. Zone Mr.Thomas M. Wilson Mr. Brian D. Sullivan 1982 Mr. Jamie R. Lebovitz Mr. Mitchell J. Yelsky 1995 Ms. Patricia A. Ambrose Mr. James L. Reed 1988 Mr. Matthew F.Browarek Mr. Matthew J. Baumgartner Ms. Kathleen J. St. John Ms. Pamela Daiker Middaugh Ms. Amy Posner Brooks Mr. Keith D. Weiner Hon. Nancy A. Fuerst Mr. Rodney G. Davis Ms. Laura A. Williams Ms. Joyce Hribar Fiebig Ms. Deborah S. Ferenczy-Furry Mr. Richard G. Zeiger Mr.Wayne Kriynovich Ms. Cheryl A. Green 1983 Mr. Gary S. Adams Mr. John P.Luskin Ms. Karen E. Hamilton Mr. K. Ronald Bailey Mr. Christopher R. Malumphy Ms. Maureen Redlin Swain Hon. Paul Brickner Mr. Gary Maxwell Ms. Nancy Q. Walker Mr. Michael P.Cassidy Mr. Royce R. Remington 1996 Ms. Donna M. Andrew Mr.William J. Ciszczon Hon. Melody J. Stewart Hon. Peter J. Corrigan Mr.Anthony P.Dapore 1989 Ms. Sheila Brennan Mr.Anthony Gallucci Mr.William B. Davies Ms. Judith Arcoria DeLeonibus Ms. Linda L. Johnson Mr. John L. Habat Hon. Sean C. Gallagher Mr.Thomas R. O’Donnell Ms. Elizabeth Haque Mr. Raymond L. Gurnick Ms. Colleen M. O’Neil Mr. Peter Marmaros Ms. Diane Homolak Mr. Michael S. Owendoff Mr.Thomas P.O’Donnell Ms. Lori White Laisure Mr. Daniel A. Romaine

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Ms. Rachel D. Lerner Mr.Weldon H. Rice Mr. Ernest P.Mansour Mr. Gregory S. Scott Mr. Donald P.Scott Ms. Ellen L. Mastrangelo Ms. Robin M. Wilson Mr. Michael J. Sourek Ms. Mary McKenna 1997 Ms. Michelle M. DeBaltzo Mr. Rick Strawser Mr. Geoffrey S. Mearns Ms. Maureen M. DeVito Mr. Louis A. Vitantonio, Jr. Ms. Louise F.Mooney Mr. Ian N. Friedman Ms. Monica L. Wharton Ms. Sandra Natran Mr.William E. Gareau Jr. 2003 Ms. Sandra L. English Mr. Marshall Nurenberg Mr.Andrew S. Goldwasser Ms. Manju Gupta Hon. Solomon Oliver Ms. Leslye M. Huff Ms. Madeline J. Lepidi-Carino Mr. Kevin F.O’Neill Mr. Joseph R. Klammer Mr. James P.Mramor Mr. James H. Peak Ms. Darya P.Klammer Ms. Rhonda J. Porter Ms. Victoria Plata Ms. Cheryl L. Kravetz Ms. Kimberly Ann Thomas Mr. John T. Plecnik Ms. Stacey L. McKinley Ms. Hallie Ilene Yavitch Ms. Nicolette I. Plottner Mr.Anthony T. Nici Mr. John A. Yirga Mr. James D. Proud Mr. Matthew A. Palnik 2004 Mr.Todd A. Atkinson Mr. Fred P.Ramos Ms. Susan E. Petersen Mr. Jonathan L. Cudnik Ms. Tina Rhodes Mr.Anthony R. Petruzzi Ms. Dayna M. DePerro Milligan Ms. Heidi Gorovitz Robertson Ms. Kate E. Ryan Mr. Erik S. Dunbar Ms. Yolanda Salviejo Mr. Sam Thomas III Mr. Ronald L. Frey Mr. Steven Smith Mr.Adam J. Thurman Mr. Siegmund F.Fuchs Mr. Lloyd B. Snyder Ms. Wendy Weiss Asher Mr. Kevin J. Kelley Mr. Steven Steinglass 1998 Mr.Thomas W. Baker Mr. Patrick J. Milligan Mr.William Suter Ms. Geraldine J. Butler Mr. Nathan J. Wills Mr.Alan C. Weinstein Ms. Laura Courry-Zhao Mr. George J. Zilich Mr. Norman H. Weinstein Ms. Tonya L. Eippert 2005 Ms. Melanie Bordelois Mr. Stephen J. Werber Ms. Abigail J. Gardner Mr. Nicholas C. DeSantis Mr. Frederic White Mr. David C. Genzen Mr. Scot J. Haislip Mr. James G. Wilson Mr. Richard Koloda Ms. Inga N. Laurent Ms. Margaret W.Wong Ms. Jill S. Patterson Ms. Monique A. McCarthy Mr. Edward P.Simms Mr. Dean C. Williams 1999 Ms. Tammy L. Bogdanski 2006 Mr. Keller J. Blackburn Ms. Patricia McGinty Aston Mr. Paul D. Castillo Mr. M. Terrell Menefee Ms. Maggie Fishell Mr. Mark A. Miller Mr. David A. Herman Ms. Lillian Ortiz Ms. Amy L. Scheurman Welcome New Life Members Mr. Nicholas G. Rennillo Ms. Kristina W. Supler Ms. Heather J. Ross 2007 Ms. Erin M. Kriynovich Mr. Joseph M. Saponaro 2008 Mr. Chan B.Carlson Hon. James D. Sweeney ’60 Ms. Emily Smayda Kelly Mr. Gregory A. Gentile Ms. Elizabeth F.Wilber Mr. Nicholas Hanna David A. Fegen ’73 2000 Ms. Jennifer B. Lyons Mr. Eric C. Nemecek Steven B. Lesser ’79 Mr.Todd A. Broski Mr. Shawn A. Romer Mr. Frank L. Gallucci Mr. Keith D. Scheurman, Jr. Stephen E. Walters ’83 Ms. Theresa M. Kulp Mr. Benjamin P.Wiborg Mr. James A. Marniella 2009 Ms. Lei Jiang Edward A. Doles ’84 Ms. Jennifer Mingus Mountcastle Ms. Allison E. Taller Mr. Mark S. O’Brien 2010 Ms. Anne B. Walton Mitchell J. Yelsky ’87 Ms. Eileen M. Sutker, Ph D. N/A Ms. Linda Ammons Ms. Darlene E. White Mr. David Barnhizer Hon. Michael P. Donnelly ’92 2001 Ms. Kelly Burgan Ms. Carol Barresi Mr. Kevin M. Butler Mr. Paul Carrington Diane S. Leung ’92 Ms. Roklyn DePerro Turner Ms. Laverne Carter Mr. Joseph DiBaggio Ms. Anne-Marie Connors Darnella T. Roberston ’94 Ms. Lynda L. Kovach Ms. Patricia J. Falk Colleen M. O’Neil ’96 Ms. Sonja Lechowick Siebert Mr. Joel J. Finer Mr. Brett A. Miller Mr. David Forte Kelly S. Lawrence ’02 Mr. Bryan L. Penvose Mr. John Gabel Mr. John A. Powers Mr. Sheldon Gelman David A. Herman ’06 Ms. Elizabeth Z. Golish Mr. Louis Geneva 2002 Mr. Roger M. Bundy Ms. Holli Goodman Benjamin P. Wiborg ‘08 Ms. Colleen Barth DelBalso Mr. Jack Guttenberg Ms. Amy E. Gerbick Mr. Patrick Harrington Allison E. Taller ’09 Mr. Chance N. Gerfen Mr. Maurice L. Heller Mr. Michael V. Heffernan Mr. Edward J. Hyland Anne B. Walton ’10 Ms. Christina M. Hronek Mr. Edward G. Kramer Prof. John T. Plecnik Ms. Kelly S. Lawrence Mr. Stephen R. Lazarus Ms. Caitlin Magner Mr. John Makdisi, Dean Prof. Alan C. Weinstein Mr.Troy Prince Mr. Deane Malaker

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Allison E. Taller ’09 gradu- Professor John T. Plecnik’s ated from C|M|LAW and was scholarship focuses on the admitted to practice in Ohio intersection of taxation and in November 2009. While at public policy. He currently C|M|LAW, Ms. Taller was a teaches Estates & Trusts, Tax I, member of the Moot Court and Wealth Transfer Tax. team, competing in the 2008 Following his graduation Weschler First Amendment from law school, Professor Competition and the 2009 Plecnik joined the Wall Street Prince Evidence Competition, law firm of Thacher Proffitt & and she continues to volun- Wood LLP as an ERISA associ- teer as a practice judge for the ate. He then served as a law Moot Court Program whenever necessary. Ms. Taller clerk to Judge David Gustafson of the United States was also the Student Bar Association Vice President Tax Court and as an Adjunct Professor of Law at of Programming for the 2008-2009 school year and Georgetown University Law Center, where he taught planned many social, networking, civic and chari- Tax Penalties & Tax Crimes. table events for the C|M|LAW student body and Professor Plecnik earned his BA, summa cum community. laude, in Accounting with a minor in Mythology Ms. Taller worked for C|M|LAW Alumni Associa- from Belmont Abbey College, where he graduated tion past president Joseph B. Jerome ’75 during law co-valedictorian. He earned his JD, cum laude, from school and after graduation. She currently practices Duke University School of Law. While at Duke, he construction law at Benesch Friedlander Coplan & was one of six inaugural executive board members Aronoff LLP in Cleveland, which she joined in Janu- to co-found the duke JournaL of constitutionaL Law ary 2010. &PubLic PoLicy. He also served as an editor on Law Ms. Taller is a member of the National Associa- & contemPorary ProbLems and received the Faculty tion of Women in Construction, the American Bar Award for Outstanding Achievement in Taxation & Association, the Ohio State Bar Association, and the Estate Planning. Professor Plecnik earned his LLM Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (including in Taxation from New York University School of Law. the Women in Law Section), is a 3-Rs volunteer and is While at NYU, he served as Executive Editor of the actively involved in the United Way Generation Next. nyu review of Law & sociaL change and was the first She received a Bachelor of Science in Architecture part-time student to be selected as a member of that from the Ohio State University. review. In addition, Professor Plecnik was awarded the Certificate in Business Excellence and alumni sta- tus by the Columbia University Graduate School of Business for completing a number of Executive Edu- cation programs.

Following a 19-year career with the former Ameritrust Company, David A. Fegen ‘73 (magna cum laude) is in private practice focusing on drafting documents for vari- ous commercial loan transactions, including commercial real estate loans and workout agreements. Prior to attending law school, he served as a Captain in the US Army in the Medical Service Corp and was stationed in South Korea. Mr. Fegen taught courses in secured transactions at the law school for several years. He is active in the commu- nity presently serving as a legal advisor to two charitable tax exempt organizations and a trustee of a third organization. Mr. Fegen is married to Pat Fegen and is the father of Devon Fegen-Herdman who is employed as a social worker and David Andrew Fegen, MD, who is presently obtaining a Ph.D. at UC Berkley in biosciences.

Spring 2011 19 TRIAL COURTROOM G

C|M|LAW ushered in an exciting part of the future of legal education April 21 as the law school unveiled its new Trial Courtroom, and many alumni and friends of the law school were there to celebrate with us. The courtroom—a showcase of state- of-the-art technology—is the most advanced of its kind in any law school in Ohio, and is modeled after the complex communi- cation and information infrastructures used in many modern tri- als. The simulated learning space will be an important asset to the already-strong C|M|LAW curriculum and further enhance the practical skills our students have upon graduation.

Students will be able to apply their solid foundation of class- room knowledge as they immerse themselves in the world of trial lawyers, and learn hands-on the latest technologies being used in litigation. In addition, videotaping capabilities will allow for critiques and the opportunity for students to improve perfor- mance by observing themselves in action.

Attendees at the grand opening got to see it all in action, as students from Professor Kevin O’Neill’s Evidence class demon- strated the courtroom’s features, with Prof. O’Neill on the wit- ness stand while U.S. District Court Judge Polster presided.

The courtroom will be available for use by the legal community for trial preparation, testing out jury arguments, and professional development.

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Spring 2011 21 22 Law Notes The courtroom’s state-of-the-art technology includes: The project was met with enthusiasm by alumni ■ A document camera to display exhibits and friends of the law ■ On-screen annotation of evidence school, whose generosity brought the courtroom to ■ Video displays located at the Judge’s bench, the fruition. courtroom deputy and between each pair of jurors

For more information visit ■ High-definition recording for remote viewing and law.csuohio.edu or scan the live streaming of both the courtroom and the jury QR code with a smartphone: deliberation room ■ 52-inch movable plasma screen in the courtroom ■ Viewing screens in the gallery ■ Court reporting software that allows real time tran- scription and transmission ■ Judge initiated “white noise” to mask sidebar con- versations ■ 12-seat jury box ■ Jury deliberation room with a large plasma screen for viewing evidence

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by Christina M. Bushnell ‘10 Prior to law school Christina worked as a paralegal for a large multi-national law nd the firm. She can be contacted at [email protected]. The Good Social networking can be used effec- t is an interesting modern-day sce- tively as a method of promoting both indi- nario. An attorney details a par- vidual attorneys and larger organizations ticularly wild week of drinking and such as law firms. Tools such as blogs and partying in a series of Facebook® Twitter can be used to highlight areas of posts. She then goes into court, expertise and to reflect and comment on claims that her father died and re- emerging areas of law far more quickly quests a continuance. She forgot, however, than traditional means of communication that one of her “friends” that had seen all of and to a much larger potential audience. A these lurid posts was the judge in the case. legal opinion released in the morning can For attorneys, the use of various forms of be analyzed on an attorney’s blog on her social media has both positive and negative firm’s website in the afternoon and then ramifications related to the practice of law. circulated further by interested readers Used wisely, it can be a portal to client and via “tweets” on Twitter by that evening. career development, indicating that you are Social networks can also be used as an effective tool in the litigation process, par- social networks can also be used ticularly if individuals fail to make their privacy settings private. News stories as an effective tool in the litigation abound of defendants being caught after posting details – and even photos – of their process, particularly if individuals fail crimes, and divorce attorneys have discov- ered treasure troves of useful information to make their privacy settings private. on social network sites. During discovery, public and private profiles of opposing relevant in an increasingly technological parties can be useful in drafting discovery society. Used unwisely, it can be a source requests and for witness impeachment at of embarrassment, discipline or even legal trial. Many attorneys now routinely include liability. Sites such as Facebook, Linke- discovery requests for social network sites. dIn, and Twitter have grown exponentially It is also wise for an attorney to include in the last decade and the legal ramifica- questions about social networking dur- tions of their use are enormous - employ- ing client interviews – it helps to avoid ment, privacy, defamation, and ethics as surprises and assures that any claims or well as other areas of law are all affected. defenses comport with information that is For the attorney practicing in the 21st Cen- being posted. Information about potential tury, it is essential to understand social jurors, including interests, affiliations, and media, because even if attorneys choose biases can be found by conducting basic not to use it, their clients, witnesses, ju- online research. This can be helpful both in ries and opposing counsel probably will. selecting a jury and tailoring arguments.

24 Law Notes e Modern Lawyery The Bad Although there are many beneficial uses of social media sites for today’s attorneys, its use is not without possible pitfalls. The Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct do not specifically address social network- ing, but many of the Rules do apply. Rules affecting communications, solicitations, advertisements, the unauthorized practice of law, confidentiality, and the creation of inadvertent attorney-client relationships would all seem to apply to social network- ing. For example, if clients have access to profiles on social networking sites, the sites can constitute communications between at- torney and client. Because a lawyer’s com- munication must not be “false, misleading, nized that “a social network ‘friend’ may or nonverifiable” lawyers must ensure that or may not be a friend in the traditional what they say on blogs and social network- sense of the word” and being social net- ■ Facebook, founded in 2004, ing sites is true. Also, a lawyer who is not work “friends” is permissible so long as boasts 500 million active admitted to practice in Ohio may not “es- the judge complies with the ethical rules users, 50% of which access tablish an office or other systematic and in the Ohio Code of Judicial Conduct. the site on any given day. continuous presence in this jurisdiction for Although there is some confusing ter- ■ LinkedIn claims 90 million the practice of law.” It is important to be rain for attorneys in the realm of social members, including executives cognizant of jurisdictional issues; although networking, there are a few guiding prin- the internet has no geographical boundaries, ciples to help navigate. First, think before from all Fortune 500 companies. an attorney’s license to practice law does. you type – nothing on the internet is as Over 1 million companies Consequently, an attorney should make private or as anonymous as many would have LinkedIn pages. sure that his postings cannot be perceived like. Before hitting that enter key, make ■ As of June 2009, there were as a continuous presence in a jurisdiction sure you would be comfortable having your 840,000 LinkedIn members where he is not licensed to practice law. boss, the judges you appear before, clients from the legal profession To make things more complicated, the and opposing counsel see it. Second, be and there are hundreds relative newness of this technology’s popu- professional - remember that an attorney of law-related groups. larity means case law and ethics opinions remains an attorney at all times, whether are sparse and often contradictory. For in the courtroom or on Facebook. With ■ In 2007, users posted 5,000 example, in Florida judges may not add these common sense tips in mind, you will tweets a day on Twitter. As of lawyers who may appear before them as be well on your way to using social media September 2010, there were “friends” on social networking sites. Con- to benefit, not harm, your legal career. 95 million tweets a day. versely, a recent Ohio ethics opinion recog-

Spring 2011 25 2011-2012 Scholarship Recipients

The C|M|LAW Alumni Association Life Member Scholarship Program was established in 1990 to aid post- first year law students who have successfully completed a minimum of 29 credit hours. Each year the Association provides $10,000 in scholarships to deserving students based on a number of factors, including participation in law school and community activities and organizations, unique life circumstances which warrant recognition, financial need, employment, and scholastic achievement. We congratulate the following students (pictured) who received their awards at a private ceremony and reception sponsored by the Life Members of the Association on April 20: Sunny Nixon, Justin Zucker, Lon’Cherie Billingsley, Kevin Golden, Nicole Lester, Brandon Cox, Karen Perez, Lauren White, Shannon Brady, and Jason White. For membership information, visit www.cmlaa.org.

A (SURPRISE) JUDGE IN THE CLASSROOM Kevin O’Neill’s Civil Procedure class—and Professor want our students to be disappointed, so she took it O’Neill—had a welcome surprise when Judge Joan upon herself to come and speak to them. Her husband Synenberg ’87 of the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas insists that she is the best he’s ever seen at picking Court came by the classroom to talk about the art of jury a jury. As my students found, she is also a great role selection, an important topic that is largely ignored in model.” law schools. She gave the class detailed information and advice gained from her 16 years as a criminal defense The experience was as part of “Practitioner in the attorney and her six years on the bench. The students Classroom,” a new initiative of the Cleveland-Marshall were riveted and asked many excellent questions. One Law Alumni Association’s Faculty Relations Com- student even told Prof. O’Neill that it was the “best mittee, chaired by Richard Koblentz ’75 and Associ- class session of his entire law school experience.” Judge ate Dean Mark Sundahl. Other alumni participants Synenberg came as a last-minute replacement for hus- include Ian Friedman ’97 and Ronald Frey ’04, who band, Roger Synenberg ’77, who found out he had to be team taught a Criminal Procedure class with Prof. in court the morning he was scheduled to visit the school. Witmer-Rich; Pat Haggerty ’84 who visited Prof. Broering-Jacobs’ Legal Writing class twice; and Fred “It never would have occurred to me to invite a judge!” Widen ’81, who led an enjoyable discussion in Prof. said Professor O’Neill. “But Judge Synenberg didn’t Plecnik’s Tax I class.

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Class of 1951 - 52 Mr. Panza is the Chief Financial Class of 1978 Hon. Lillian W. Burke ’51 and Officer at Wickens Herzer Panza Fred DeGrandis was named Edna C. Shalala ‘52 received Cook & Batista. Chairman of the Cleveland Clinic honorary degrees at C|M|LAW’s Community Physician Partner- commencement ceremony on Class of 1975 ship and Quality Alliance. May 15. C|M|LAW Alumni Association Past President Richard Koblentz, David Paris, Managing Partner of Class of 1958 majority partner of the Cleveland Nurenberg, Paris, Heller & McCa- firm of Koblentz & Penvose, was Jerry Weisz was featured in the rthy, was named a 2011 Distin- honored by California Western September 2010 edition of Atti- guished Alumnus Recipient by School of Law with a room dedi- tude, a publication of Summa the C|M|LAW Alumni Associa- cated in his name. Health System, in the article, tion. In June Mr. Paris was rec- ognized by Cleveland State Uni- “The Unstoppable Jerry Weisz.” Class of 1976 Mr. Weisz is a retired intellectual versity as a 2010 Distinguished Stuart Garson became Chair of property attorney and grandfa- Alumnus for the Cleveland-Mar- the Cuyahoga County Democrat- ther of Emily Honsa ‘10. shall College of Law. Mr. Paris ic Party. and his wife Michelle ’82 are Class of 1963 the parents of two daughters, Class of 1977 Lauren and Dana, a second year Thomas Scanlon is a member of Kevin Irwin, a C|M|LAW student. the Ohio State Bar Foundation’s partner in the Fellows Class of 2011. Cincinnati firm of Class of 1979 Keating Meuthing Spangenberg, Shibley & Liber Class of 1970 & Klekamp, was partner Peter Brodhead was C. Ellen Connally was elected selected for selected for inclusion in the 2011 President of the newly formed inclusion in the Ohio Super Lawyers magazine Cuyahoga County Council. Ms. 2011 edition of Chambers USA: and named as a Leading Law- Connally was elected in Novem- America’s Leading Business yer in the November/December ber to a four year term on the Lawyers, in the area of 2010 issue of Inside Business Council representing District 9. Bankruptcy/Restructuring, and magazine. in The Best Lawyers in America Jeffry Weiler was 2011 in the area of Bankrutpcy Class of 1980 selected for inclu- and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law. Sandra Brantley is an attorney sion in the 2011 Ohio with the Cleveland firm of Man- Super Lawyers mag- F. Ronald O’Keefe sour, Gavin, Gerlack & Manos. Ms. azine, and named to was selected for Brantley, an experienced fidu- the Top 100 Law- inclusion in The Best ciary, trust and estate lawyer, yer List in Ohio by Lawyers in Amer- focuses her practice on advising Thomson Reuters. ica 2009-10. Mr. trustees, executors and invest- O’Keefe is a part- ment managers regarding their Class of 1973 ner in the Cleveland duties and liabilities. Best Lawyers has office of Hahn Loeser & Parks named Porter where he co-chairs the firm’s William Hawal, a partner in the Wright partner corporate and securities section. Cleveland firm of Spangenberg, Thomas Gorman as Shibley & Liber, was selected for the “Washington Rick Petrulis is serving his sec- inclusion in the 2011 Ohio Super D.C. Best Lawyers ond year as Secretary/Treasurer Lawyers magazine in the area of Securities Lawyer of of the board of the Legal Aid Medical Malpractice Law. the Year” for 2011. Mr. Gorman Society of Cleveland. Mr. Petrulis is Chair of the firm’s Securities is an attorney with KeyBank and Robert McClelland was appoint- Litigation practice group. the father of Rebecca Petrulis ‘11. ed a judge on the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Richard Panza is President by Governor John Kasich. Emeritus of the board of the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland.

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Howard Mishkind, Class of 1983 tinguished Honors C|M|LAW Alumni Clifford Masch, an attorney in College Alumni Association Past the Cleveland office of Rem- Award. He was also President and inger Co., was voted among The named Vice Presi- Annual Recognition Best Lawyers in America in the dent of the Cleve- Luncheon co-chair, Appellate Practice area for 2011. land Metropolitan opened Mishkind Bar Association, as Law Firm Co., Irene Rennillo was recognized well as a member L.P.A. in Beachwood, OH. He as a 2010 CSU Distinguished of the Ohio State Bar Founda- is joined in the practice by Alumna and was awarded the tion’s Fellows Class of 2011. Mr. his former associate Ronald George B. Davis Award for Ser- Strang is a partner in the Cleve- Margolis ’82. The firm will vice to the University. Ms. Ren- land office of Tucker Ellis & West continue to concentrate on the nillo is a co-founder of Rennillo where he handles a broad range representation of individuals Deposition and Discovery, now of matters in both state and fed- seriously injured due to known as Rennillo Deposition eral court, with a primary focus medical negligence and other and Discovery, a Veritext Com- on environmental, mass tort, and catastrophic events. pany. product liability litigation.

Class of 1981 Stephen Walters, Class of 1985 C|M|LAW Alumni Association managing partner of Todd Jackson Past President Dennis Lansdowne the Cleveland office rejoined the firm of was selected for inclusion in the of Reminger Co., Weston Hurd as a 2011 Ohio Super Lawyers maga- was invited to join partner and resident zine, was named to the Top 100 the Council on Liti- of the Cleveland Super Lawyers list and named as gation Management, office. Mr. Jackson a Leading Lawyer in the Novem- a nonpartisan alliance compris- focuses his practice ber/December 2010 issue of ing insurance companies, corpo- on providing advice to small and Inside Business magazine. Mr. rations, corporate counsel, litiga- mid-sized, closely-held business- Lansdowne is a partner in the tion and risk managers, claims es and their owners and execu- Cleveland law firm Spangenberg, professionals and attorneys. He tives. Shibley & Liber. was also voted among The Best Lawyers in America in the Medi- Russell Kornblut has joined the Class of 1982 cal Malpractice Law - Defen- Cleveland law firm of Javitch Linda Bluso is the head of Bald- dants area for 2011. Block & Rathbone as Of Coun- win-Wallace College’s division sel. Mr. Kornblut recently pub- of Business Administration. She Class of 1984 lished “My Name is Planky, the was also named a 2011 YWCA Steven Rosso is Deputy Coun- Real Life Story of a True Under- Greater Cleveland Woman of sel for the U.S. Army - Family, dog”, a non-legal work of fiction Achievement, which honors Morale, Welfare and Recreation designed for pet lovers of all women who demonstrate out- Command in San Antonio, TX, ages. The book is available on standing leadership qualities, as and was also recently promoted Amazon, on the Dorrance Pub- well as excellence, accomplish- to Colonel in the Army Reserve. lishing website, or by contacting ments and commitment in their Mr. Kornblut directly. careers and communities. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Jon Karen Rubin was appointed Patrick Perotti was named one Wellinghoff has announced the to the Ohio State Bar Associa- of the top 75 plaintiff trial law- appointment of Judge Steven L. tion’s Legal Ethics and Profes- yers in the country in a sur- Sterner as a FERC Administra- sional Conduct Committee. Ms. vey conducted by defense firm tive Law Judge. Rubin is a Senior Attorney in the Shook, Hardy & Bacon. Mr. Per- Cleveland office of Thompson otti is a partner with Dworken & C|M|LAW Alumni Associa- Hine where she is a member of Bernstein in Painesville. tion Trustee Carter Strang was the firm’s Business Litigation and selected as the recipient of the Product Liability practice groups. 2011 Kent State University Dis-

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Nicholas Satullo, a series of seminars and work- Harmonie Group Transportation a partner in the shops held in the Ukraine. He section, an international network Cleveland office also conducted a day-long ses- of defense firms that serve the of Reminger Co., sion for Bosnia-Herzegovina legal needs of corporations, third authored an article government agencies address- party administrators and the for the Ohio Asso- ing the role of government insurance industry. ciation of Civil Trial agencies in the IPR enforcement Attorneys’ Quar- system, and an assessment of Ann Bergen became Vice Presi- terly Review, “Third Party Claims the overall intellectual property dent of the Board of the Legal by Attorney-Malpractice Defen- system in the Republic of Geor- Aid Society of Cleveland. Ms. dants Against Attorneys: Yes, gia, with the aim of identify- Bergen is a sole practitioner in No and Maybe.” He was also ing future activities to raise IPR Willoughby, OH. voted among The Best Lawyers awareness and efficiency in the in America in the Commercial country. Mr. Trainer also con- Tamara O’Brien was appointed a Litigation and Legal Malpractice ducted a series of intellectual judge in the General Division of Law – Defendants areas for 2011. property education and aware- Summit County’s Court of Com- ness workshops in three cities of mon Pleas by Governor John Class of 1986 Bosnia-Herzegovina for govern- Kasich. Robert Hanna, a ment officials, business repre- partner with Tuck- sentatives and university facul- Class of 1993 er Ellis & West in ties. The U.S. Senate confirmed the Cleveland, was appointment of Arthur Elkins Jr. elected President Class of 1990 as U.S. EPA inspector general. of the Board of Jean Korman was named a part- Directors of the ner in the Cleveland firm Ben- Edward Fitzgerald was elected Women’s Center of esch Friedlander. to a four-year term as Cuyaho- Greater Cleveland, an organiza- ga County Executive, the chief tion which is dedicated to pro- C|M|LAW Legal Writing Profes- executive officer of the newly viding alcohol and drug abuse sor Karin Mika, Jaclyn Butler formed Cuyahoga County Coun- treatment for women and fami- ‘10, Scott R. Ebner ‘10, Kelly J. cil. lies in crisis. Imes ‘10, and Susan M. Vitaz ‘10 were acknowledged for their Brian Goldwasser, managing Class of 1987 research in Baldwin’s Ohio Prac- partner of the Cincinnati office Tony Coyne was appointed Chair tice TORT LAW, Second Edition, of Reminger Co., was voted of the newly created Group Plan- Volume 1 by the author, Christo- among The Best Lawyers in ning Commission by Mayor Frank pher M. Ernst. America in the Medical Malprac- Jackson. Mr. Coyne is President tice Law area for 2011. of Mansour, Gavin, Gerlack & Class of 1991 Manos in Cleveland. Timothy Jarm joined Alliant Jonathan Kunkel was elected to Management Services as execu- serve as Chair of the Administra- David Lewis is a director and tive vice president, where he tive Law Section of the Pennsyl- shareholder of Krugliak, Wilkins, will focus on Alliant’s strategic vania Bar Association. He also Griffiths & Dougherty and prac- growth and be responsible for serves as Secretary of the Board tices in the firm’s Northeast Ohio the company’s overall manage- of Directors for the Dauphin offices. His areas of concentra- ment. County Bar Association and as tion include corporate, individual, Treasurer of the James B. Bow- partnership, and excise tax law. Class of 1992 man American Inn of Court. Mr. Kenneth Abbarno, Kunkel is an attorney with the Timothy Trainer conducted partner and co-chair Governor’s Office of General a series of intellectual prop- of the Transporta- Counsel where he is an employ- erty seminars and workshops in tion Committee of ment litigator for the Pennsylva- Belize and Chile in August and Reminger Co., was nia Department of Corrections. addressed customs intellectual named the 2011 property enforcement issues in Chairman of the

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Christine Santoni, a partner in Class of 1995 Class of 1997 the Cleveland office of Reminger Marilena DiSilvio, partner in the Ian Friedman, C|M|LAW Alumni Co., was voted among The Best Cleveland office of Reminger Association Vice President and Lawyers in America in the Medi- Co., was voted among The Best member of the Ohio State Bar cal Malpractice Law area for 2011. Lawyers in America in the Medi- Foundation’s Fellows Class of cal Malpractice Law - Defen- 2011, was recently quoted in a Michelle Sheehan, C|M|LAW dants area for 2011. FoxNews.com article about a Alumni Association trustee and potential investigation regarding partner with Reminger Co., was Benita Pearson was appointed a a new series on MTV. selected as one of ten finalists federal judge for the U.S. District for the 2011 ATHENA® Awards. Court, Northern District of Ohio, Leslye Huff was elected to the Award finalists featured in the in Youngstown. She is the first Executive Committee of the Cleve- March 2011 issue of Inside Busi- African-American woman land NAACP and was elected Trea- ness magazine have achieved federal judge in Ohio. surer of the Board of Directors of professional excellence, given the National Black Justice Coalition. back to their communities and Marc Stolarsky was featured in created leadership opportunities the article “Road to Recovery” Evelyn Moya received the Florida for women in Northeast Ohio. in the April 2010 issue of Ohio Association of Women Lawyers ATHENA International is an Sports and Fitness magazine. Leader in Law Award. The award established international organi- Mr. Stolarsky is a sole practitio- is given to women who have made zation that has recognized thou- ner in Lyndhurst practicing in meaningful contributions in their sands of women and men for the areas of wills, trusts, estates communities through their legal assisting women in realizing their and probate. service or volunteer activities, and full leadership potential. who are positive role models. Class of 1996 Class of 1994 Leslie Jenny joined the Cleve- Susan Petersen was Andrew Dorman, partner in the land office of Sutter, O’Connell & recognized as a 2011 Cleveland office of Reminger Farchione as a shareholder. Ms. Ohio Rising Star by Co., was voted among The Best Jenny focuses her practice on Ohio Super Law- Lawyers in America in the Insur- medical malpractice litigation. yers magazine. Ms. ance Law area for 2011. Petersen, a partner James Lukas was appointed in the Chardon firm Richard Jablonski married Sarah City Manager and Safety Direc- of Petersen & Petersen, focuses McAchran, M.D. and is Senior tor for the City of Brunswick. her practice in the representa- Counsel in the Corporate Law tion of injury victims in the areas Department of Progressive Joseph Simms was appointed to of wrongful death, medical mal- Group of Insurance Companies the Litigation Section Council of practice, personal injury, prod- in Madison, Wisconsin. the Ohio State Bar Association. uct liability, nursing home negli- Mr. Simms is counsel in the Liti- gence and car accident cases. Durin Rogers was elected Presi- gation Practice of Ulmer & Berne dent of the Genesee County Bar in Cleveland where he concen- Class of 1998 Association in New York. Mr. trates his practice on complex Dan Bortnick joined Tarolli, Rogers is an assistant county business and commercial liti- Sundheim, Covell & Tummino in attorney with the Genesee Coun- gation and alternative dispute Cleveland, as an Electrical Engi- ty Attorney’s Office. resolution. neering associate attorney.

Michael Spisak Jennifer Stueber Christopher Caryl joined the Cleveland counsel in the Cleve- is a partner in the office of Weston land office of Tucker Cleveland office of Hurd as a part- Ellis & West, focuses Tucker Ellis & West ner. His practice her practice in the where he practices areas include work- areas of real estate primarily in the area ers’ compensation, lending and business of products liability employment and commercial liti- transactions, rental & leasing ser- and toxic and mass tort. gation. vices, and corporate law.

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Sara Donnersbach, a partner Laurie Cohen-Miller is an admin- with Weltman, Weinberg & Reis istrative law judge for the New C|M|LAW Alumni Associa- in Cleveland, was recognized as York State Workers’ Compensa- tion Trustee Kevin Butler was an Ohio Rising Star by Thomson tion Board. appointed law director for the Reuters. city of Lakewood. Mr. Butler pre- Matthew Cox was named one of viously served as Ward 1 coun- Nicholas Miller was elected part- Crain’s Cleveland Business mag- cilman and owns his own law ner in the Financial Restructuring azine’s “Forty Under 40.” practice. He is also the proud and Bankruptcy group of Chica- father of Agnes Anne, born May go-based Neal Gerber & Eisen- Wendy Gomez is the Managing 25, 2010. berg LLP. In October 2010, he Member at Woodford Consulting accepted the 2010 Turnaround Group in Roswell, GA. Kimberly Hrenko is a partner Management Association’s Mid- in the Cleveland firm Petronzio size Transaction of the Year Kristina King is a shareholder in Schneier where her practice Award in Orlando, FL, for his the Elyria firm of Fauver, Keyse- focuses on business, commercial work on the prepackaged chap- Walker & Donovan. Her areas of and general civil litigation. ter 11 case of Morris Publishing practice focus on estate plan- Group, LLC. ning and probate. Ross Matlack was named Chief Executive Officer at RiverView Dean Van Dress was appointed Brian Riley is an associate attor- Health in Crookston, MN. to serve on the Board of Trust- ney with Woods Oviatt Gilman ees for Southwest General Hos- in Rochester, NY, focusing on James Stephenson is trial coun- pital. employment and business litiga- sel for the U.S. Army in Fort Sam tion. Houston, TX. Class of 1999 Janeane Cappara is an associate David Stadler co-created the Michael Tyminski co-created in the Cleveland office of Ziegler, Cleveland firm Ankuda, Stadler, the Cleveland firm of Ankuda, Metzger & Miller where she Moeller & Tyminski with Stadler, Moeller & Tyminski with focuses her practice on commer- Christopher Ankuda ’01, Colin Colin Moeller ’04, David Stadler cial and business litigation. Moeller ’04 and Michael ’00 and Christopher Ankuda ‘01. Tyminski ’01. Mr. Stadler has His practice primarily focuses on Reminger Co. part- tried over 50 cases through- the defense of serious injury cas- ner Jeanne Mullin out the state of Ohio including es, including wrongful death and was named co-chair those involving claims of wrong- catastrophic injury claims. of the firm’s Medical ful death and other catastrophic Malpractice group. injuries. Class of 2002 Ms. Mullin is in the Nicholas DiCello was named a firm’s Sandusky Matthew Viola joined the Cleve- partner in the Cleveland firm of office where she focuses her land firm of Kohrman Jackson Spangenberg, Shibley & Liber, practice mainly on the defense & Krantz as a partner practicing and was recognized as a 2011 of medical and professional neg- real estate law. Ohio Rising Star by Ohio Super ligence cases. Lawyers magazine. Class of 2001 Elizabeth Thomarios opened her Christopher Ankuda co-created Sarah Flannery was named a own law practice with offices in the Cleveland firm Ankuda, Sta- partner in the Cleveland office Akron and Cleveland. dler, Moeller & Tyminski with of Thompson Hine. Ms. Flan- Colin Moeller ’04, David Stadler nery is a member of the firm’s Class of 2000 ’00 and Michael Tyminski ’01. Labor & Employment group and Matthew Burg, an associate with Mr. Ankuda represents individu- focuses her practice on counsel- Weltman, Weinberg & Reis in als, businesses and insurance ing and representing employers Cleveland, was recognized as a carriers in the defense of cata- in immigration matters and I-9 2011 Ohio Rising Star by Thom- strophic bodily injury and prop- compliance. son Reuters. erty damage claims.

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The Ohio State Bar Cleveland. Mr. Mona- Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Association has chino is a member of Aronoff in the firm’s Health Care certified Thomas the firm’s Intellectual Practice Group. Green, partner in the Property, Technolo- Akron-based firm gy and Media Group Class of 2008 Kastner Westman & and concentrates his Michael Carey joined the Akron Wilkins, as a Labor practice in the areas office of Roetzel & Andress as and Employment Law Specialist. of intellectual property portfolio an associate attorney where his Mr. Green represents and advises management and litigation. practice focuses on bankruptcy both public and private sector and creditors’ rights. employers in all aspects of work Daniel Watson completed his place law. LLM in Government Procurement Brendan and Susan Hughes, an from the George Washington associate in the Cleveland office Angela Kirk is an attorney in the University Law School with high- of Baker Hostetler, are the proud Columbus firm of Manley Deas est honors. parents of Madelyn Mary, born Kochalski. December 4, 2010. Class of 2004 Frank Scialdone was voted a Siegmund Fuchs is a constitu- Judson Stelter is an associate partner in the Cleveland office of tional tort staff member for the in the Labor and Employment Mazanec, Raskin & Ryder Co. Mr. U.S. Department of Justice in practice group of Frantz Ward in Scialdone was also named a Ris- Washington, D.C. Cleveland. His practice focuses ing Star in Appellate Practice by chiefly on employment-related Ohio Super Lawyers magazine Benjamin Hoen, an associate litigation and labor arbitration. for 2011. with Weltman, Weinberg & Reis in Cleveland, was recognized as David Valent, an Jane Warner is a 2011 Ohio Rising Star by Thom- associate in the counsel in the Cleve- son Reuters. Cleveland office of land office of Tucker Reminger Co., was Ellis & West where Colin Moeller co-created the appointed Program she participates in Cleveland firm of Ankuda, Co-Chair of the general litigation, Stadler, Moeller & Tyminski with Cleveland Associa- negotiation, and set- Christopher Ankuda ‘01, David tion of Civil Trial Attorneys, an tlement matters for malpractice Stadler ’00 and Michael organization of attorneys, claims suits. Tyminski ’01. He focuses his representatives, and insurance practice on the defense of per- professionals who devote a sub- Class of 2003 sonal injury and property dam- stantial portion of their time to Ilah Adkins became President of age actions. the defense of civil claims and/ the Board of the Legal Aid Soci- or lawsuits against individuals, ety of Cleveland. Ms. Adkins is Class of 2007 corporations and governmental the Assistant Vice President & Joseph Dunson is an associ- entities. Counsel at Charter One Bank. ate with Seeley, Savidge, Ebert & Gourash in Cleveland where Class of 2009 Charles Harris was named a his practice focuses on product Patrick Charles was quoted by partner in the Chicago office of liability, toxic/mass torts, com- Supreme Court Justice Stephen global law firm Mayer Brown. Mr. mercial and insurance coverage Breyer in his dissent in the most Harris focuses his practice on liti- matters. recent Supreme Court gun con- gation and dispute resolution. trol case, McDonald v. Chicago. Clare Krumlauf is a trial attor- He also drafted the English His- Melissa Horn is Corporate Coun- ney in the Staff Counsel office torians Amicus Curiae Brief that sel for American Greetings Cor- of Nationwide Trial Division in was cited extensively by Justice poration in Cleveland. Columbus. Breyer. The work was based on an article he wrote for the CSU Grant Monachino was elected a Meredith Marcinko is an asso- Law Review entitled “Arms for partner at Baker & Hostetler in ciate in the Cleveland office of Their Defence?”

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Paul Deegan is an associate The Greater Cleveland Partner- Melanie Shwab joined the Cleve- attorney with the Cleveland firm ship named Martin McGann vice land office of Schottenstein Zox of Britton Smith Peters & Kalail. president of state and local gov- & Dunn as an associate in the ernment advocacy. firm’s Business Restructuring Brandon Fairless and Creditors’ Rights Practice joined the Cleveland Chelsea Mikula Group. office of Weston joined Tucker Ellis & Hurd focusing his West as an associ- practice on commer- ate in the Cleveland cial litigation. office. Her practice focuses on business Correction Elias Hazkial opened the general litigation and bank- Michael Hennenberg’s ‘74 Super law practice firm of Hazkial Law ruptcy. Lawyer recognition was for 2010, in Fairlawn. not 2009, as listed in the Spring Drew Odum joined 2010 Law Notes. Jessica Wiedemann is an associ- Tucker Ellis & West ate with Jones Day in Cleveland as an associate in where she practices in the area the Cleveland office of commercial finance. concentrating on OBITUARIES mass tort and prod- Irwin Haiman ‘41 Class of 2010 uct liability. Hon. August Pryatel ‘42 Aja Brooks is a legislative assis- tant for Education & Judiciary Howard Laundy ‘49 issues for Senator Rob Portman Stanley Tolliver ‘51 in the Washington, DC office. C|M|LAW Point of Pride Hon. Joseph Zingales ‘52 Robert Brundrett is the Direc- Hon. Frank D. Celebrezze ‘56 tor of Legislative Affairs for the C|M|LAW’s Moot Court Team had James Conway ‘58 State Auditor of Ohio. an impressive season. Earlier Aaron Jacobson ‘59 C|M|LAW Legal Writing Profes- this year, strong performances Marvin Sorin ‘59 Phillip Taylor ‘60 sor Karin Mika ‘90, Jaclyn Butler, earned C|M|LAW an invitation to Scott R. Ebner, Kelly J. Imes, and Hon. Francis E. Sweeney ‘63 Susan M. Vitaz were acknowl- the Houston Moot Court Na- Dominic Delsander ‘64 edged for their research in Bald- tional Championship, an honor win’s Ohio Practice TORT LAW, George Lutjen ‘64 Second Edition, Volume 1 by the reserved for the top 16 teams in Donald Bolton ‘67 author, Christopher M. Ernst. the country, where students Jack Judd Gross ‘67 , and Joseph Corsaro is a principal in Garswood Matt Hebebrand Robert Zashin ‘68 the Westlake firm of Corsaro & Danielle Doza represented the Stewart Mandel ‘69 Associates and a member of the school. In February, the Nationals Jack Hyland ‘70 firm’s Tax and Business Organi- zations practice group. team of Michael Jagunic, Kevin Roy Kaufman ‘70 Marchaza and Samantha Vajskop Martin Despins ‘72 Emily Honsa is an associate in advanced to the top eight teams John Paleudis ‘73 the Cleveland office of Weltman, Weinberg & Reis. at the New York City Bar Moot Nicholas Valentino ‘77 Court Competition. Betty Klaric ‘84 Julia Leo is an associate in the Frank Aquila ‘89 General Practice Group of Ben- Janice Aitken ‘96 esch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff in Cleveland. Mark Savage ‘98 Blair Richards ‘04

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David Barnhizer ■ was the lead author on an article, Ash- security Incentives at George Mason Professor Emeritus kenazi Jews: Overburdened and Overex- University in June; ■ published Redesigning the American posed? in new geneticS & Society. ■ wrote a chapter in aMeRica voteS, Law School, in the Michigan State Law the ABA anthology on emerging election Review. Rosa DelVecchio law issues. Administrative Secretary ■ Published new novella, Road Rage Lolita Buckner Inniss – A Love Story, through Cyberwit. It is The Joseph C. Hostetler-Baker & available online at www.cyberwit.net/ Hostetler Chair in Law publications/253v ■ will participate in Harvard Law School’s Institute for Global Law and Patricia Falk Policy summer workshop for doctoral The Charles R. Emrick Jr.-Calfee Halter and post-doctoral scholars; & Griswold Professor of Law ■ was quoted in newSweek (April 10, ■ was quoted in Could a pick-up artist 2011) regarding Henry Louis Gates’s be charged with rape? on msnbc.com. views on African American repara- tions. The newSweek article referenced David Forte Lolita’s earlier Letter to the Editor in the Professor new yoRk tiMeS; ■ was reappointed to the Ohio State ■ appeared on 90.3 WCPN’s Around Noon as part of a panel with Profes- Susan Becker Advisory Committee to the U.S. Com- mission on Civil Rights; sor Rhonda Williams of Case Western Professor Reserve University and Laurel School ■ was awarded the 2010 CSU Distin- ■ published The Morality of Positive Head Ann Klotz to discuss a new version guished Faculty Teaching Award. This Law, in F. J. Beckwith, R. P. George, and of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; recognition is awarded annually to a full- Susan McWilliams, a Second Look at ■ presented “The Princeton Fugitive time tenured CSU faculty member whose FiRSt thingS: a caSe FoR conSeRva- Slave Case: Jimmy the College Apple tive poLiticS. teaching has been recognized as excep- Man and Memories of Slavery” at the tionally strong. Emory Conference on Slavery and Uni- Matthew Green Kelly Curtis versities; Assistant Professor ■ presented “Aging as a Feminist Con- Legal Writing Professor ■ published Express Yourself: Strik- cern” at the Feminism and Legal Theory ■ was amicus counsel in State v. Bodyke, ing a Balance Between Silence and Workshop at Emory University. in which the Ohio Supreme Court Active, Purposive Opposition under Title declared portions of Ohio’s sex offend- VII’s Anti-Retaliation Provision in the er registration and notification law as Dennis Keating hoFStRa LaboR and eMpLoyMent Law unconstitutional violation of separation Professor of Urban Affairs and Law JouRnaL. of powers. Professor Curtis also served ■ is one of several co-authors in the fourth edition of the casebook, houSing as lead counsel on a companion case, Donna Helfrich Chojnacki v. Dann. and coMMunity deveLopMent pub- Administrative Secretary lished by Carolina Academic Press; ■ was selected to receive the 2010 CSU Dena Davis ■ co-authored Cleveland’s EcoVillage: Distinguished Service Award for Profes- green and affordable housing through James A. Thomas Distinguished Professor sional/Classified Staff. a network alliance, in houSing poLicy of Law debate; ■ published Contraception, Abor- Candice Hoke ■ co-authored Defending Progressive tion, and Health Care Reform: Finding Associate Professor State Housing and Land Use Reforms, Appropriate Moral Ground in MiSSiSSippi ■ was invited to speak at Department of which was presented in March at the coLLege Law Review; annual conference of the Urban Affairs ■ taught in the MA program in Bioethics Homeland Security events in on regula- Association in New Orleans. as a Fulbright Specialist at the University tory strategies for increasing cyber secu- of Padua; rity in the private sector; ■ will speak at the Workshop on Cyber-

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Browne Lewis ■ Wrote a column, “Law You Can Use” Associate Professor – School Dress Codes, for an online ■ published a casebook, the inheRi- series of legal advisory pieces written for tance RightS oF chiLdRen in the unit- laypersons (sponsored by the Ohio State ed StateS: caSeS and MateRiaLS; Bar Association). The article was reprint- ■ published Three Lies and a Truth: ed in over a dozen local newspapers. Adjudicating Maternity in Surrogacy ■ Published LegaL wRiting with StyLe Disputes in LouiSviLLe Law Review; (5th edition, with Terri LeClercq). ■ published Graveside Birthday Par- ties: The Legal Consequences of Form- Kristina Niedringhaus ing Families Posthumously, in the caSe Director of the Law Library and Associ- weSteRn Law Review. ate Professor ■ published, Teaching Better Research Kermit Lind Skills by Teaching Metacognitive Abil- Clinical Professor and Assistant Direc- ity, in peRSpectiveS: teaching LegaL Christopher Sagers ReSeaRch and wRiting. tor, Community Advocacy Clinic Associate Professor ■ was quoted in Handelsblatt, a German ■ was made a fellow of a new insti- newspaper about a civil lawsuit against Kevin O’Neill tute—Center for Law, Economics and Deutsche Bank by a subsidiary of Neigh- Associate Professor Finance—at George Washington Law borhood Progress, Inc., one of the Clin- ■ signed a contract with Congressional School (C|M|LAW faculty alum Pat ic’s clients. Quarterly Press to contribute articles to a McCoy is also a fellow of the new insti- forthcoming reference work, encycLope- tute.); Claire Robinson May dia oF the FouRth aMendMent, which ■ was appointed to a one-year, renew- Legal Writing Professor will be published in 2012. able leadership post in the ABA Antitrust ■ Wrote a play, Mother/Tongue, that Section; was produced as part of Cleveland Public John Plecnik ■ was named a Senior Fellow of the Theatre’s Big [BOX] series for new play Assistant Professor American Antitrust Institute (AAI). He development. ■ accepted an offer from the quinnipiac was also the lead author on an amicus Law Review to publish his article, Abol- brief for the American Antitrust Institute. ish the Inflation Tax on the Poor & Mid- The case was In re Hawaiian & Guama- dle Class. nian Cabotage Antitrust Litigation, No. 10-36165 (9th Cir 2011). Brian Ray Assistant Professor Lloyd Snyder ■ was a commentator and presented ■ received of the 2011 Stapleton Award Comparative Sources in Constitutional from the C|M|LAW Alumni Association. Interpretation: Lessons from South Africa’s Comparative Experiment at the Junior International Law Scholars/Yale Milena Sterio Journal of International Law conference Assistant Professor at Yale University. ■ published The Gaza Strip: Israel, Its Foreign Policy, and the Goldstone Heidi Gorovitz Robertson Report, will be published in the caSe Professor and Associate Dean for Facul- weSteRn ReSeRve JouRnaL oF inteRna- ty Development and Student Achievement Karin Mika tionaL Law; ■ published Public Access to Private published A Grotian Moment: Changes Legal Writing Professor ■ Land for Walking: Environmental and in the Legal Theory of Statehood in the ■ published Would You Say That to Your Individual Responsibility as Rationale denveR JouRnaL oF inteRnationaL Law Children? Enhancing Learning Through for Limiting the Right to Exclude, in the and poLicy; Improved Communication, duqueSne geoRgetown inteRnationaL enviRon- ■ was named to the Piracy Working Law Review; MentaL Law Review.

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Group by The Public International Law & Policy Group (PILPG); C|M|LAW participated in Katyn: Justice Delayed Point of Pride or Justice Denied?” at Case Western University Law School, where she dis- C|M|LAW students Brandon Cox cussed the topic of genocide and whether the Katyn crime constituted genocide; and Theophilus Hudson placed moderated a panel on Somali piracy among the top four teams in the at the American Society of International country at the National Black Law Law Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. Students Association’s (NBLSA) was invited to join an expert work- Frederick Douglass Moot Court ing group dedicated to studying Somali Championships (FDMCC) held piracy issues; signed a book contract with Routledge in Houston, Texas, in March. In Publishers. February the pair won first place was one of 10 professors in Ohio to in the Midwest FDMCC. Last year Mark Sundahl win the University System of Ohio Fac- C|M|LAW sent a team to the Associate Professor and Associate Dean ulty Innovator Award for using techno- for Academic Affairs logical “innovation to reduce the cost of FDMCC for the first time in ten published A New Working Bibliogra- textbooks to students” by making sup- years, with that team earning a phy of Ancient Greek Law with the Acad- porting course materials available online. emy of Athens Press; third place at regionals and a trip was the co-coordinator of the 53rd to the nationals. C|M|LAW’s Tierra Annual Colloquium on the Law of Outer Ndegwa ’10 won Best Oralist at last Space, in Prague. He also presented a We say fond goodbyes and con- paper at the colloquium, The Expan- years’ national contest. We look gratulations to our faculty mem- sion of Private Activity in Space and its forward to following our FDMCC Impact on the Development of the Inter- bers Gordon Beggs, Kermit Lind national Law of Outer Space; and Lloyd Snyder, who retired this team successes in the future! signed a book contract with the Brill year, and to Dena Davis, who has publishing house in the Netherlands to accepted a position as Presidential write a book about the new Space Assets endowed Chair in Health at Lehigh Protocol to the Convention on Interna- University in Pennsylvania. The tional Interests in Mobile Equipment. service these outstanding professors Alan Weinstein gave to the Law school, the Univer- Associate Professor of Law and Urban sity, the community and the profes- Studies & Director, Law & Public Policy sion is greatly appreciated, and their Program gifts of knowledge will be felt for published (with Brian Blaesser), lifetimes. We wish them the best. FedeRaL Land uSe Law &Litigation (Thomson/West 2010). Jonathan Witmer-Rich Assistant Professor accepted an offer from the FLoRida Law Review to publish Interrogation and the Roberts Court. The article will be published in the September or December 2011 issue of the current volume (63);

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