INSIDE News and Notes class Class Notes Academy of Law Alumni Fellows Distinguished Service Awards ALUMNI NEWS In Memoriam A publication of Indiana Law Spring 2009 A Transformational Gift to Support Students

(Left to right) Indiana University President Michael McRobbie, Michael S. Maurer, JD’67, Janie Maurer, and Dean Lauren Robel by James Boyd

n December 2008, Indiana Law capped its Admissions Frank Motley said. “And it could “While many gifts are for Imost successful fundraising campaign in history not come at a better time or be more bricks and mortar, this gift with the largest gift ever from an individual donor. appreciated. As a practical matter, we will be The $35 million gift from Michael S. Maurer, better able to continue to attract the very best is to students, and it could JD’67, will be entirely devoted to student students to our law school and to compete more not come at a better time scholarships. effectively with our peer institutions.” or be more appreciated.” The transformative gift was announced The Maurers’ generous gift will be matched Dec. 4 by Indiana University President by funds from the university, essentially — Frank Motley Michael A. McRobbie and Indiana Law doubling its impact over time. Assistant Dean for Admissions Dean Lauren Robel. Maurer said the gift was a way of saying At a time when many students are “thank you” to the School that played such a and as president of the Indiana Economic concerned about the ability to obtain fi nancing large role in his professional accomplishments. Development Corporation. Many of the for higher education, the gift from Maurer and A successful attorney and businessman, Maurer tools Maurer used to succeed were honed at his wife, Janie, will help Indiana Law continue built a thriving career as an entrepreneur Indiana Law, he said. to attract the best and brightest students from including ventures in cable television, fi lm “At the IU School of Law, I learned how to around the world. production, radio broadcasting, newspaper think,” Maurer said. “That helped me as a “While many gifts are for bricks and mortar, publishing, real estate, and banking. He has lawyer and as a business person. Whatever this gift is to students,” Assistant Dean for served as Indiana’s secretary of commerce Continued on page 22 www.law.indiana.edu NEWS & not es

Women’s History Initiative From the Arthur M. Lot z Offi ce of Alumni and Development On Oct. 21 and 22, alumnae in the Washington, D.C. area participated in the initial session of Greetings, fellow alumni: the Indiana Law Women’s History Initiative. The Welcome to the fi rst edition of Alumni News project, which has been in the works for two from the Indiana University Maurer School years, resulted in a videotaped session of Dean Lauren Robel and recent graduates interviewing of Law. On behalf of our alumni, we thank Indiana Law graduates from the 1970s. The Mickey and Janie Maurer for this generous sessions focused on their experiences during a and transformative gift. time when less than 12 percent of the Law School “Transformative” gifts aren’t daily events was made up of women who forged pathways anywhere, but we’ve been blessed with two into the legal profession. in relatively short order. The $25 million gift The video sessions will be premiered soon. Interviewees included Penny Farthing, JD’70, from the Lilly Foundation, with an annual Ellen Thomas, JD’73, Clarine Nardi Riddle, Gregory A. Castanias income match from the university, was the fi rst. JD’74, Sue Edlavitch, JD’76, Linda Lanam, Coupled with the unprecedented quality of the JD’75, and Barbara Woodall, JD’76. Interviewers were Elizabeth Baney, fi rst-year class we were able to recruit (with much alumni involvement in JD’07, T.K. Floyd, JD’02, Joy Hanson, JD’02, and Megan Stifel, JD’04. that process, I’m proud to add), these gifts have served notice that Indiana Upcoming Events Law is a 21st century force. The word is out. Make plans to join us for our annual Welcome to the City events in D.C. on In keeping with your Alumni Board’s mission to be a board of action, June 3, Indianapolis on June 16, and New York on June 18. Our second annual we restructured Alumni Weekend this past fall, inviting nearly 100 of Alumni Summit — an all-day, advisory board meeting — will be held on Friday, the Law School’s most active and involved alumni, including members Sept 25. At 5 p.m., the Law School will hold its renaming ceremony in honor of the various Alumni Advisory Boards, to spend an October weekend of Michael S. Maurer, JD’67. Stay tuned as more in beautiful Bloomington. Dean Lauren Robel kicked off the “Alumni information becomes available. For additional details visit us at Summit” with a State of the School address, followed by individual board www.law.indiana.edu/alumni/index.shtml. meetings (see http://law.indiana.edu/alumni/boards/index.shtml), and culminated with an alumni/student reception. Thanks to all who attended Alumni Reunions the Summit, and mark your calendars for the next one on Sept. 25. The class of 1958 will hold their 50-year reunion Our four-committee structure refl ects the Board’s principal missions — in conjunction with the Academy of Law Alumni career services, admissions, alumni relations, and development. We like Fellows dinner on Friday, April 17. to think of alumni as the School’s Special Forces, and we’re recruiting Mark your calendar for the class of 1959, 1984, a few good women and men. If you’ve got a gift of time or talent to 1989, and 1999 reunions that will be taking place in Bloomington during the weekend of Sept 25. share with Indiana Law, or know someone who does, send me an e-mail For more information or to help coordinate a ([email protected]). Along with Dean Robel, as well as the rest of reunion for your class, please contact Chrissy Brown our talented faculty and administration, we’re poised to deploy our legions at [email protected] or (812) 855-9700. of alumni volunteers to continue to lift Indiana Law’s profi le across the Stay Connected nation and the world. I’d like to close with my profound thanks to my two predecessors in this Are you on LinkedIn or Facebook? If so, stay connected to classmates and alumni position, John Kyle, JD’79, and Lisa McKinney Goldner, JD’92. It in our designated Law School groups — the “Indiana University Maurer School of Law Alumni” group on LinkedIn and the “Indiana University Maurer School was principally their vision to transform the Indiana Law Alumni Board of Law - Alumni” group on Facebook. into the active group that it is now, and we are really beginning to see the fruits of those labors.

Alumni News is a semiannual publication of the Indiana University Maurer School of Law to encourage alumni interest and support. The newsletter is paid for in part by dues-paying members of the IU Alumni Association.

Dean...... Lauren Robel, JD’83 Gregory A. Castanias, JD’90 Associate Dean for Student and Alumni Affairs...... Leonard Fromm Law Alumni Board President Assistant Dean for Alumni Relations...... Andrea Havill Assistant Dean for Communications and Marketing...... Robyn Schuster, JD’01 Law Alumni Board Offi cers Director of Communications and Marketing...... Debbie O’Leary Writer/Editor...... James Boyd President-Elect ...... Brian Williams, JD’81 Design by...... Mediaworks Vice President ...... Thomas McNulty, JD’83 Treasurer ...... Angela Karras Neboyskey, JD’00 Please direct letters and class notes to [email protected] or to Indiana University Secretary ...... Joseph O’Connor Jr., JD’78 Maurer School of Law, Arthur M. Lotz Offi ce of Alumni and Development, Bloomington, IN 47405. Past President ...... John Kyle III, JD’79

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Charles E. Bruess, JD’63, a Stephen C. Moberly, LLB’66, former courtroom deputy for the recently began a one-year term as United States District Court for the the National Chair of the Indiana Southern District of Indiana, recently University Alumni Association. published a book, What You Didn’t Moberly practiced law in Shelbyville, Learn in Law School About Trial Ind., for 30 years before retiring in Practice. Bruess served as a Navy JAG May 1997. He then started a new lawyer for three years, a practicing career as the CEO of the Indiana trial lawyer for 30 years, and a Retired Teachers Association, a non- federal courtroom deputy for almost profi t corporation headquartered in 10 years. In his role as a courtroom downtown Indianapolis and retired deputy, he was able to observe more from that position in December than 80 trials and talk with jurors 2006. Moberly also served 18 years at the conclusion of trials to learn as a member of the Indiana House of what they considered effective and Representatives from 1972-1990. He ineffective trial techniques. is also a past member of the Indiana Your fellow Indiana Law alumni have been very busy this year. The Lake County Bar Association University Maurer School of Law They have received prestigious awards, were elected to regional presented the Honorable James T. Alumni Board, a past president of and national leadership positions, have written articles published Moody, LLB’63, with a longevity the Shelby County Bar Association, award at the Annual Installation and a past chair of the Law and by law reviews, and have affected national and international Dinner in January. Judge Moody, a Justice Committee of the National policy. Enjoy reading about their accomplishments and life senior judge for the US District Court Conference of State Legislatures. events, and continue sending us your news — online or by mail. Northern District of Indiana, was Moberly and his wife, Sandy, BS’63, recognized for his 45 years of service moved to Bloomington in 2004 and of Directors and Chairman of the to the community. they are now both retired. Board of Equity Bank, Zoning Raymond W. Gliva, JD’64, George R. Rehnquist, JD’67, 1950s Board and Borough Solicitor, and works part-time as an attorney in is president of the Gibson County In April, the Vincennes University Commissioner of the Borough of Paducah, Ky., having retired as a Tourism and Visitors Bureau in Alumni Association selected Haddonfi eld. In addition to serving federal administrative law judge with Princeton, Ind. In July 2007, he was Rabb E. Emison Jr., LLB’50, as as a member and offi cer of the Social Security Administration. one of four people appointed to the recipient of the 2008 Walter numerous local organizations, He is undefeated as an attorney the Indiana Commission for Higher A. Davis Memorial Citation, he was recently honored with representing disabled clients Education by Gov. Mitch Daniels. given annually in honor of the the Lifetime Achievement Award requesting social security disability Donald E. Scholl, JD’67, former president of the university. from the Haddonfi eld Memorial benefi ts. Gliva is also undefeated retired from his private practice in Emison was chosen for his many High School. in representing widows’ claims for September 2006. He lives in Ridgway, contributions to the community, his compensation after their husbands Colo., where he spends the summers outstanding professional career, and died from cancer developed while and most of the skiing season. He his knowledge and willingness to processing uranium at the Paducah and his wife enjoy hiking, camping, share local history with the public. 1960s Gaseous Diffusion Plant. snowshoeing, skiing, biking, fi shing, His family’s law fi rm, Emison Doolittle H. Theodore Noell, LLB’61, is J. Lee McNeely, JD’65, of and running. Kolb & Roellgen, is the oldest law a retired attorney. He continues McNeely Stephenson Thopy & Thomas A. Jenkins, JD’68, of fi rm in Indiana, founded in 1819. to volunteer as an adult youth Harrold in Shelbyville, Ind., was Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman Emison currently resides in Vincennes. leader for the Order of DeMolay named a Diplomat of the Indiana PC in Indianapolis, was named a Ray G. Miller, JD’54, and International, the International Order Defense Trial Counsel. McNeely member of the Indianapolis Bar his wife, Martha, BS’52, recently of the Rainbow for Girls, and the was recognized for his outstanding Foundation Board of Directors. relocated to Olathe, Kan., from Boy Scouts of America. Noell and his contributions to the representation Jenkins maintains a practice in estate Scottsdale, Ariz., to be near their wife, Annette, have also contributed of clients in the defense of litigation planning and business transactions family members, who reside in to several continuing scholarship matters throughout his career. He and services, and advises clients on Overland Park, Kan. In October, programs at IU Bloomington and concentrates his practice on business fi duciary matters including trusts, Miller celebrated his 80th birthday. IU South Bend. The couple lives in and employment law, personal injury, estates, guardianships, and similar Martha is a retired elementary South Bend, Ind. administrative law, and business fi duciary relationships. school teacher. Carl E. Ver Beek, JD’62, is of formation and transactions. Robert A. Smith, JD’69, of William E. Reifsteck, LLB’58, counsel for the law fi rm Varnum Robert A. Garelick, JD’66, Smith & Wade in Carmel, Ind., was recently retired after 43 years in Riddering Schmidt & Howlett in senior partner at Cohen Garelick & named a Diplomat of the Indiana private practice with Capehart & Grand Rapids, Mich. In June 2007, Glazier in Indianapolis, was elected Defense Trial Counsel. Smith was Scatchard, PA, in Mt. Laurel, N.J. he received the Special Recognition secretary of the board of directors for recognized for his outstanding Over the years, Reifsteck has served Award at the Michigan Health and the American Red Cross of Greater contributions to the representation as member and chairman of several Hospital Association annual meeting. Indianapolis. A longtime volunteer of clients in the defense of litigation Supreme Court Committees, Court In 2005, Ver Beek received the for the organization, Garelick has matters throughout his career. Over Appointed Provisional Director State Bar of Michigan Labor and been honored by the American Red the years, Smith has been lead of both non-profi t and profi t Employment Law Section’s Disguised Cross of Greater Indianapolis for his counsel in more than 75 jury trials corporations, Member of Boards Service Award. 25 years of service. and has acted as counsel and

INDIANA LAW ALUMNI NEWS 3 advisor to numerous national Lawyer’s Distinguished Barrister Prior to joining the fi rm, he served civil legal representation for low- insurance corporations. Award, which honors several Indiana as in-house counsel for Eli Lilly and income persons. Cooper has served David O. Tittle, JD’67, a lawyers for their exemplary leadership Company for 30 years. His roles on the Board of Directors of four partner at Bingham McHale LLP in both in the legal profession and in at the company included general legal services programs and was Indianapolis, was recently listed in the community. counsel of IVAC Corporation (a president of the Legal Aid Society the 2008 edition of The Best Lawyers James R. Fisher, JD’72, an medical device subsidiary of Lilly), of Minneapolis. in America (Business Litigation) attorney for the law fi rm Miller & general counsel of Lilly International Michael R. Conner, JD’75, a as well as among the “Top 10 Fisher in Indianapolis, published Corporation, and general counsel of partner at Barnes & Thornburg LLP Commercial Litigation Lawyers in two books, Personal Injury Law Lilly’s U.S. pharmaceutical affi liate. in Indianapolis and chair of the fi rm’s Indiana” in Chambers USA Leading and Practices and Big Firm, a comic C. Daniel Yates, JD’73, a partner Litigation Department, was named to Lawyers. Tittle serves on the Indiana parody of large law fi rms, in 2007. at Bose McKinney & Evans LLP in the fi rm’s Management Committee. Law Alumni Board and is married to Randolph L. Seger, JD’72, Indianapolis, was elected trustee Although he has experience in most Susie (Deems) Tittle, BA’66., MA’71. a partner at Bingham McHale in of the Indianapolis Zoo. Yates is areas of litigation, he currently They have two children, Maggie Tittle Indianapolis, was recently named admitted to practice in all Indiana devotes his practice primarily to the Bowden, MA/MPA’03, and Scott B. an Indiana Super Lawyer for 2008 courts, U.S. Federal District Court defense of products liability and Tittle, JD’01, and one grandchild, by Law & Politics Magazine and Southern Division, 7th Circuit Court other personal injury actions. He Jackson David Bowden (age 2). Indianapolis Monthly. Seger practices of Appeals, and the U.S. Tax Court. serves as national defense counsel for Michael S. Kanne, JD’68, is a in the areas of public utility law, Additionally, he is a member of the a major Indiana manufacturer and, judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals agribusiness, administrative law, American Bar Association, Indiana as such, has primary responsibility for Seventh Circuit. His wife, Judith and fi nance. State Bar Association and the cases throughout the United States. (Stevens), BS’63, MS’72, is retired, Ben F. Small III, JD’72, is the Indianapolis Bar Association. He also In that capacity he has litigated having taught in the Education author of The Olive Horseshoe, a received a certifi cation as an Indiana products cases in state and federal Department of St. Joseph’s College novel that was published in February Estate Planning and Administration courts in more than 40 states. of Indiana for 23 years. The Kannes 2008 by Night Shadows Press. Specialist by the Estate Planning and James P. Perin, JD/MBA’75, live in Rensselaer, Ind. His fi rst novel, Alibi On Ice, was Administration Specialty Certifi cation senior vice president and chief published in 2005 by Durban House. Board of Indiana. fi nancial offi cer of the Indiana Small currently resides in Tucson, In May, Laura J. Cooper, JD’74, University Foundation, received Ariz., where he is researching and a professor at the University of the 2007 IUF George F. “Dixie” 1970s writing a third novel. Minnesota Law School, was honored Heighway Award for Leadership. He In April, Samuel “Chic” R. Born II, Thomas L. Pytynia, JD’73, at the Law Day Dinner of the Fund is also a member of the University JD’70, of the Mediation Group LLC joined Baker & Daniels LLP as counsel for the Legal Aid Society for career and Foundation Financial Offi cers in Indianapolis, received the Indiana at the fi rm’s Indianapolis offi ce. contributions promoting access to group, an organization that develops Lawyer’s Distinguished Barrister Award. The award honors several Indiana lawyers for their exemplary leadership both in the legal profession and in the community. Carlyle “Cy” Gerde, JD’70, and Family and Children Mediation Clinic his wife, Priscilla M. Gerde, were Dedicated to Taliaferro awarded the Distinguished Pinnacle Award for their lifetime of services to On Oct. 3, Indiana Law honored Judge Viola J. Taliaferro, Purdue University. The award, which JD’77, by dedicating the Viola J. Taliaferro Family and Children is presented by the Purdue University president, is a recognition given to Mediation Clinic. the university’s top donors. Gerde, of The clinic continues Taliaferro’s vital work on behalf Hanna Gerde & Russell in Lafayette, of children and families, and provides a critical service to also served as an adjunct professor the community by working with low-income families to of Industrial Engineering at Purdue resolve paternity, child custody, and other issues in the from 1972-1996 and was frequently recognized for teaching excellence. best interests of children. In addition, by training and In May, the Honorable Linda certifying law students as family mediators, the clinic L. Chezem, JD’71, was honored will help address a pressing need in our society for with the “Richard M. Fairbanks legal professionals who are trained to deal with issues Circle of Hope” award. The award specifi c to children. recognizes outstanding contributions related to research, education, or Taliaferro has spent her entire career in the service treatment of drug and alcohol abuse of children and families. She worked as an educator and addiction. With more than 30 and social worker for many years, but found her true years of service in the Indiana justice calling upon graduation from Indiana Law, when she began system, Chezem has advocated Viola J. Taliaferro, JD’77 a private practice specializing in family law. In 1995, she was for policy changes within the local and national governments and law appointed to the Monroe County Circuit Court, where she served enforcement in regards to substance as a juvenile judge. abuse and addiction. In April, Chezem also received the Indiana

4 www.law.indiana.edu Byron Honored with Indiana Broadcasters of the Indianapolis, American, and Indiana Bar Associations. Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award Fred J. Logan Jr., JD’77, a partner at Logan Logan & Watson in The Indiana Broadcasters Association has named Dan Byron, JD’62, as the Leawood, Kan., was recently named recipient of the 2008 Lifetime Achievement in Broadcasting Award. Byron by the Johnson County Community received the award at the IBA/Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of College Foundation as the 2008 “Johnson Countian of the Year.” Fame presentation on Oct. 2. Byron, a partner at Bingham McHale Logan serves as vice chairman and LLP in Indianapolis, is the fi rst non-broadcaster to receive this member of the Board of Directors honor. He has served as general counsel to the IBA since 2002. for the Greater Kansas City Chamber The award recognizes individuals for especially meritorious of Commerce and is a member of service, contributions to, or achievements in the fi eld of the University of Kansas Edwards Campus advisory board. From 1998- broadcasting in Indiana over the course of a career. This is the 2006, he served as an executive IBA’s highest honor and is presented to an Indiana broadcaster committee member of the Greater whose work is unusually benefi cial and of superior value to their Kansas City Sports Commission community and to the Association. and Foundation. Among Byron’s career highlights, he was selected by the James R. Brotherson, JD’78, a partner at Baker & Daniels in South International Senior Lawyers Project (ISLP) to lead a team of West Bend, Ind., was elected president African attorneys in their attempt to end violence against journalists, of the Elkhart City Bar Association. Dan Byron, JD’62 publishers, and broadcasters and to combat laws that limit freedom of Brotherson, an active participant expression. He worked with the Media Law Foundation for West Africa based in the Elkhart community for many in Accra, Ghana, during October and November 2007, and he continues to help on this important years, currently serves on the executive committee of the Economic work. ISLP provides volunteer legal services by experienced attorneys to advance democracy and protect Development Corporation of Elkhart human rights worldwide. He was named an “Indiana Super Lawyer” for 2008 by Law & Politics Magazine County. He is a past president of the and Indianapolis Monthly. Board of Directors for the Elkhart County YMCA and Samaritan Center. At Baker & Daniels, Brotherson represents closely held businesses fi nancial policies for institutes of Research Institute. Pennell has also been active for several years with and counsels management on issues higher education. been recognized as among “The the IBF and formerly served on the relating to business formation and In April, the Honorable John Best of the U.S.” and as an “Indiana IBF fi nance, grants, and Fellows growth, shareholder relationships, D. Tinder, JD’75, judge at the 7th Super Lawyer.” committees. At his fi rm, Genetos employment matters, fi nancing Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago, V. James Dickson, JD’77, was provides counsel representing clients issues, transactions between received the Indiana Lawyer’s elected managing partner at Ruden on single and multi-family housing, businesses, and the purchase and Distinguished Barrister Award. McClosky Smith Schuster & Russell in airports, industrial development, sale of businesses and their assets. The award honors several Indiana the fi rm’s St. Petersburg, Fla., offi ce. municipal gas utility, ports, and In September, Joseph D. lawyers for their exemplary leadership As head of the fi rm’s construction 501(c)(3) bonds. O’Connor III, JD’78, Chairman both in the legal profession and in group, he focuses his practice on Stephen W. Lee, JD’77, a of the American Bar Association the community. construction law, environmental law, partner at Barnes & Thornburg LLP Commission on Law and Aging, James Koday, JD’76, a partner and commercial litigation. Dickson is in Indianapolis, was named to the testifi ed before the U.S. Senate at Bewley & Koday in Fort Wayne, also an adjunct professor at Stetson fi rm’s Management Committee. Special Committee on Aging in Ind. was elected to the Board of University School of Law, where He is chair of the fi rm’s Real Estate Washington, D.C. O’Connor was Governors of the Indiana State Bar he teaches Environmental Hazards Department and a member of invited by the Special Committee to Association. Koday will represent of Real Property. He is AV rated by the fi rm’s Entrepreneurial Services present the position and viewpoint of District 4, and his term will expire in Martindale Hubbell and has been Group. He is also the managing the American Bar Association and the 2009. He concentrates his practice in selected as a Florida Super Lawyer general partner of the fi rm’s separate commission he chairs at the hearing estate planning and administration since 2005. An active member of partnership, BT Building Company titled “Honoring Final Wishes: How and corporate law. the bar and the community, Dickson LLP, which owns and operates the To Respect Americans’ Choices At Stephen R. Pennell, JD’76, has been a recipient of The Florida 220,000 square feet of offi ce/retail The End Of Life.” O’Connor is a a partner at Stuart & Branigin in Bar Pro Bono Service Award, the space housing the fi rm’s partner with the Bloomington, Ind., Lafayette, Ind., was elected to a St. Petersburg Bar Pro Bono Indianapolis offi ce. law fi rm of Bunger & Robertson, and three-year term on the executive Award, the National Association Sue A. Shadley, JD’77, a has served as the chair of the ABA council of the Association of Defense for Community Leadership, founding partner of Plews Shadley Commission on Law and Aging for Trial Attorneys, a professional Distinguished Leadership Award, Racher & Braun in Indianapolis, three years. organization of approximately 600 and the St. Petersburg Alumni was selected as one of “The Best Kam C. Wong, JD’78, associate defense attorneys in the United Association Leadership Award. Lawyers in America 2009.” professor at Xavier University in States. He is a former litigation chair Philip C. Genetos, JD’77, The fi rm was ranked No. 1 in Cincinnati, recently published a book of the Indiana State Bar Association, a partner at Ice Miller LLP in environmental law and No. 1 in titled Police Reform in China. Wong past president of the Defense Trial Indianapolis, was named president insurance law in both Indianapolis is a legal consultant to Canadian Counsel of Indiana, and a former of the Indianapolis Bar Foundation and in Indiana, according to Best government on China policing and Indiana representative of the Defense Board of Directors. Genetos has Lawyers. Shadley is an active member criminal process issues and was

INDIANA LAW ALUMNI NEWS 5 2008 Academy of Law Alumni Fellows

On April 11, fi ve outstanding alumni were honored with the highest award presented by Indiana Law. For their exceptional personal achievement and dedication to the highest standards of the legal profession, these outstanding alumni were inducted into the Academy. (Frank McCloskey, JD’71, was honored posthumously.)

Hon. William C. Lawrence, JD’79, is owner to work to bring peace and stability to Bosnia and the Balkans. In and CEO of B Lawrence Consulting, LLC, a 2002, he was named director of Kosovo programs for the National dispute resolution fi rm, and former three- Democratic Institute for International Affairs, where he taught leaders term mayor of Highland Village, Texas. He how to govern democratically. serves on the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct, responsible for investigating Maryann Mukete, JD’74, served in the allegations of judicial misconduct or judicial Cameroon Public Service and as a labour disability, and for disciplining judges. administrator charged with applying Lawrence is a board member of the Medical administrative law principles within the Center of Lewisville and the Denton County 911 Board of Managers. context of the Cameroon Labour Laws. The former IRS attorney and Air Force colonel has served 20 years as a She was the fi rst permanent Director of the corporate manager within the telecommunications industry. He is also Women’s Empowerment Centre Kumba, the a member of the Texas Bar Association’s Dispute Resolution Section, fi rst Divisional Delegate of Women’s Affairs Global Mediation Association, and Rotary International. for Meme Division. Some of the programs she conceived and developed have been incorporated within the Highly A partner in the law fi rm of Rubin & Levin, Indebted Poor Countries Initiative Program for Cameroon and are Elliott Levin, JD’66, heads the task force for now being carried out in Women’s Centers throughout Cameroon. the Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights Section She served for 20 years as a member of the Management Board of of the Indiana State Bar Association that the Ephphatha Institute for the Deaf and is currently serving a second recommended amendments to the Indiana mandate as Chairman of the Management Board. exemption statute which recently became law. Mukete currently works with women’s development programs/ He serves as chair of the Board of Association projects and community/civic activities centered around family and Editors of the Commercial Law Journal and is a children’s rights. past president of the Commercial Law League of America. He is a panel member of the Sigmund J. Beck Bankruptcy Roger Pardieck, LLB’63, has tried hundreds Roundtable and serves on the panel of U.S. Trustees in Chapter 7 of jury trials in the fi elds of products liability proceedings. A member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, he and toxic torts resulting in changes to the is the fi rst person from Indiana elected from the 7th Circuit to be a manufacture and marketing of products such distinguished Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. as commercial vehicles, all-terrain vehicles, pharmaceutical products, and even bicycle Francis X. McCloskey, JD’71, who passed refl ectors. His work affected the EPA’s decision away Nov. 2, 2003, was a distinguished lawyer, to remove certain types of pesticides from the inspirational leader, and tireless defender of the market for residential use. rights of ordinary people. Pardieck is the fi rst and only Indiana member of the Inner Circle A veteran and former reporter, McCloskey of Advocates, an organization limited to 100 U.S. plaintiff’s lawyers ran for Indiana state representative during law who have won million-dollar verdicts. He is also a member of the school and, following graduation, successfully International Academy of Trial Lawyers, an organization of trial ran for Bloomington mayor, serving for 11 lawyers from around the world with a U.S. membership limited to years. In the early 1980s, McCloskey ran for 500. Named Indiana Trial Lawyer of the Year, Pardieck also received Congress in the 8th District, a position he held for 12 years. While in the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Congress, he worked for peace and human rights in Ireland, China, and Bosnia. In his post-Congressional years, McCloskey continued

6 www.law.indiana.eduwww.law.indiana.edu an expert observer at the United The Bolton Award, NABE’s highest in Indianapolis, was named a 2007 Kurt D. Nondorf, JD’83, a Nations Congress on the Prevention of accolade, is presented annually to Indianapolis Bar Foundation Class managing partner at Jackson Walker Crime and the Treatment of Offenders. a bar executive who epitomizes the of Distinguished Fellow member. LLP in Houston, was selected as a He is a foreign expert to the Ministry highest standard of professional He concentrates his practice on 2008 “Texas Super Lawyer” by Texas of Public Security for the People’s excellence. Pyrz, the executive director environmental law and complex Monthly Magazine and as one of the Republic of China and has provided of the Indiana State Bar Association, business litigation, including civil 2009 “Best Lawyers in America.” consultation to the Hong Kong Police. is also a member of the ABA, the cost recovery and environmental Nondorf concentrates his practice on John M. Kyle III, JD’79, a American Society of Association coverage litigation. offi ce building acquisitions, sales, and partner at Barnes & Thornburg LLP Executives, and the Indiana Society Scott N. Flanders, JD’82, fi nancings for another investment in Indianapolis, was named a “2008 of Association Executives. president and CEO of Freedom client that is active across the country. Indiana Super Lawyer,” a recognition In April, Kenneth J. Allen, Communications, Inc., was appointed He also acts as primary real estate that appears in the March issue of JD’81, a plaintiff lawyer in personal as an independent director to counsel to the Texas Medical Center, Indiana Super Lawyers magazine. injury and wrongful-death cases in eHealth’s Board of Directors. He providing guidance on issues that Kyle has practiced law since the Valparaiso, Ind., received the Indiana will also serve on the Compensation affect the non-profi t corporation late 1970s and is a member of Lawyer’s Distinguished Barrister Committee of the Board. eHealth, which enforces restrictions applicable Barnes & Thornburg’s Environmental Award. The award honors several Inc., is the parent company of eHealth to Houston’s expansive medical center. Department. He became a partner Indiana lawyers for their exemplary Insurance, the nation’s leading In October, R. Anthony Prather, in the fi rm in 1987 and chaired the leadership both in the legal profession online source of health insurance JD’83, a partner in the Labor & department from 1994 until 2006. and in the community. for individuals, families, and Employment Practice Group at Barnes In December, former three-term R. William Jonas Jr., JD’81, a small businesses. & Thornburg LLP in Indianapolis, Highland Village, Texas, mayor partner at Hammerschmidt Amaral & Jay Jaffe, JD’82, a partner at joined the Board of Visitors as William C. Lawrence, JD’79, formed Jonas in South Bend, Ind., assumed Baker & Daniels LLP in Indianapolis, a member. an exploratory campaign committee the offi ce of president of the Indiana was named a member of the Julian L. Shepard, JD’83, as the fi rst formal step toward a State Bar Association (ISBA) for Indianapolis Bar Foundation Board partner at Williams Mullen in possible run for governor or United 2008-09. Jonas is a member of the of Directors. Jaffe is a general Washington, D.C., recently received States senator. Lawrence is owner St. Joseph County, Indiana State and business lawyer who concentrates the “Extraordinary Service Award” and CEO of B Lawrence Consulting, American Bar Associations. He is also his practice in fi nancial distress from the Minority Media and LLC, a dispute mediation fi rm. His Fellow of the Indiana Bar Foundation situations, which involves Telecommunications Council. professional background includes and has been an active member in the creditors’ rights, loan workout Shepard serves as chair of the fi rm’s former corporate management ISBA for several years. and restructuring, and business Communications Practice Group and positions with Verizon Corporation and Abigail L. Kuzma, JD’81, reorganization and restructuring. concentrates his practice on business Cummins Engine Company. His elected executive director of the Neighbor- Alan A. Levin, JD’82, was transactions and regulatory matters. offi cial experience includes one term hood Christian Legal Clinic in named fi rm managing partner Zeff A. Weiss, JD’83, a partner on the Highland Village City Council Indianapolis, was recently featured of Barnes & Thornburg LLP in at Ice Miller LLP in Indianapolis, and three consecutive terms as mayor. in the Indianapolis Bar Association Indianapolis. He concentrates his was named a 2007 Indianapolis Bar newsletter as the recipient of the practice on the many legal issues Foundation Class of Distinguished 2008 Antoinette Dakin Leach Award. surrounding employee benefi ts, Fellow member. He concentrates his Kuzma was honored with the award, including drafting and design of practice on real estate development, 1980s which recognizes a female attorney both qualifi ed and non-qualifi ed fi nance, and taxation. In April, former Indiana Superior Court for her professional and personal retirement plans, consulting, and Kenneth J. Yerkes, JD’83, a Judge Susan L. Macey, JD’80, joined accomplishments, as a result of her an extensive administrative practice partner in Barnes & Thornburg’s the professional staff of arbiters at dedication to helping central Indiana’s with governmental agencies. In Indianapolis offi ce and chairman of Judicial Arbiter Group, Inc., in Denver. low-income citizens gain access to addition, he has been involved in the fi rm’s Labor and Employment Law As a Superior Court Judge in the legal assistance. Kuzma represents all phases of the establishment Department, was named to the fi rm’s Marion County Superior Court, Macey clients in a variety of civil actions, and operation of ESOPs and has Management Committee. His 25 presided over an average of 1,400 including tax issues, immigration, been involved in implementing years of experience includes collective cases per year. She was also active in landlord-tenant issues, housing, public retirement plans in foreign countries. bargaining, contract administration developing and implementing many benefi ts, family law, and contracts. As part of his administrative and representation in arbitration policies and court rules that were J. Scott Troeger, JD’81, was practice, he is closely involved with proceedings, federal and state court widely adopted in Marion County. named a managing partner of Barnes governmental agencies, including litigation involving discrimination After serving seven years in that & Thornburg LLP in the fi rm’s Elkhart, the Department of Labor and the and wrongful discharge claims, judicial capacity, Macey practiced Ind., offi ce. He is a partner in the Internal Revenue Service. representation in alternative dispute as a mediator and arbitrator in the business department with 25 years of Jeffrey M. Teske, JD’82, a resolution proceedings, supervisor fi rm of Van Winkle Baten Rimstidt in experience in counseling and advising partner at Hogan Marren Ltd. in training, union avoidance planning, Indianapolis. In March of 2005, she businesses. Troeger’s practice includes Chicago, was elected secretary for appearing before federal and state was appointed by Indiana Governor assisting clients with acquisitions and Community Health Charities of agencies, drafting and enforcing Mitch Daniels as the state’s Utility dispositions of businesses, corporate Illinois. Formerly in-house counsel for non-competition agreements and Consumer Counselor where she served governance, strategic planning, the American Hospital Association, employment contracts, and day-to- until her affi liation with Judicial Arbiter restructurings, joint ventures, Teske has more than 15 years of day counseling. Group, Inc. commercial contracts, licensing experience representing hospitals, In 2007, Phil L. Isenbarger, Thomas A. Pyrz, JD’80, was agreements, private placements of physicians, physician groups, physician JD’84, a partner at Bingham McHale recognized at the American Bar securities, real estate transactions, management companies, and in Indianapolis, was elected to the Association’s annual meeting, where and other business needs. multi-provider networks in general Board of Directors for the USLAW he received the National Association of Thomas A. Barnard, JD’82, a corporate matters and with respect Network, a national organization Bar Executive’s (NABE) Bolton Award. partner at Sommer & Barnard PC to healthcare-specifi c issues. made up of more than 3,500

INDIANA LAW ALUMNI NEWS 7 attorneys. Isenbarger is a past in trade value. He has represented down to the top two percent of v. Simplicity, Inc., which resulted in president of the Indianapolis Bar many large foreign corporations in lawyers voted as the best in the the largest infant crib recall in history Association and has also served their acquisition strategies throughout Houston area. Powell also recently in September 2007. The case was as chairman of Bingham McHale’s the United States, including joined the Law Alumni Board as covered by the Chicago Tribune, Los litigation department. corporations based in Austria, a member. Angeles Times, and Washington Post. Tracy T. Larsen, JD’84, vice Canada, China, Germany, France, In October, Kathleen O. St. Louis, Kelly and his clients also appeared on chair of the Business Department at and the United Kingdom. JD’84, director of tax at Eli Lilly & the CBS Morning Show with Connie Barnes & Thornburg LLP, was recently Lisa A. Powell, JD’84, a partner in Company in Indianapolis, joined the Chung. Kelly currently resides in San named managing partner in the fi rm’s the litigation, insurance, international, Board of Visitors as a member. Francisco with his wife Lenore, a Grand Rapids, Mich., offi ce. He is a toxic tort, construction, and fi nancial In April, the Honorable Jesse M. defense attorney, and his stepsons, corporate and securities lawyer and services practice areas of Jackson Villalpando, JD’84, judge at the Jordan and Dominic. regularly represents clients in mergers Walker LLP in Houston, was named a Lake Superior Court in Hammond, Karen A. Rolcik, JD’86, joined and acquisitions, joint ventures, “Top Lawyer” in the city by H Texas Ind., received the Indiana Lawyer’s Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP in West corporate fi nance transactions and magazine. Over the years, Powell Distinguished Barrister Award. The Chester, Ohio, as a member of the restructurings, takeover defense, has represented clients in complex award honors several Indiana lawyers fi rm’s Personal Planning Industry corporate governance, and federal business and international disputes, for their exemplary leadership both Group. Rolcik has more than 22 securities law matters. Larsen has facilitated bankruptcy proceedings, in the legal profession and in years of experience in the areas of handled a wide variety of acquisitions handled multi-party insurance claims, the community. estate planning, probate, business, and divestitures, nationally and and defended product liability, Charles “Chip” Kelly II, JD’85, and tax law. In her new position, internationally, for both publicly personal injury, and mass tort cases. a partner at the trial fi rm of Hersh & she counsels individuals in the traded and privately held companies. “Top Lawyers” are selected from peer Hersh in San Francisco, was recently a management and distribution of In recent years, he has been votes and reader nominations. The fi nalist for the “Consumer Attorneys their property during their lifetime, lead corporate counsel in deals votes are tabulated, backgrounds of California’s Trial Lawyer of the at death, and after death. Rolcik aggregating more than $10 billion are checked, and the list is narrowed Year” award for his work on Johns also counsels business owners in the formation and operation of their businesses including the creation and implementation of succession plans Bayh, JD’60, Speaks at Indiana Law to preserve the value of the business after death. On Sept. 25, former U.S. Senator Birch Bayh, JD’60, presented Michael K. Davis, JD’87, is the city administrator of Middleton, Wis., “Separation of Church and State: As Important Today as in the which was named in 2007 by Money 18th Century.” Magazine as America’s best place to While Bayh’s main lecture focused on church and state issues, live for cities with populations less he stayed well beyond his allotted time to address a variety of than 50,000. He has served in his questions from the crowd. Some asked about his thoughts on current capacity for the past nine years and oversees 130 employees, Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, lowering 13 department heads, and a $17 the legal drinking age to 18, and Roe v. Wade. million budget. Davis also handles the Bayh is a partner in the Washington, D.C., offi ce of personnel, public information, and Venable LLP, representing individuals, businesses, and economic functions of the city. public entities. Working with the fi rm’s Legislative and George T. Patton Jr., JD’87, a partner at Bose McKinney & Evans Regulatory practice, he counsels corporate interests with LLP, was named a “Washington, business before all three branches of government helping to D.C., Super Lawyer” by Law & ensure that their voices are heard in the public dialogue. Politics magazine. A practicing Serving Indiana as a member of the U.S. Senate from attorney since October 1987 and a 1963 to 1981, Bayh was part of historic legislation affecting member of the fi rm since August 1989, Patton practices primarily the American presidency and individual rights of women, in appellate litigation, election Birch Bayh, JD’60 minorities and youth, including Title IX to the Higher Education law, and constitutional issues. He Act, the Equal Rights Amendment, the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and the has also served as the fi rst chair 1965 Voting Rights Act. of the American Bar Association’s He has been a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, chairman of the Senate Select Committee Council of Appellate Lawyers, the on Intelligence and authored the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980, which is recognized for its role in promoting the fi rst national appellate bench-bar group, and the fi rst chair of the biotechnology revolution. He also authored initial emergency relief legislation, which provided a framework for Indiana State Bar Association’s the establishment of FEMA. Appellate Practice Section as well as Bayh has spent several years working to secure compensation for Philippine citizens denied their human rights the former treasurer for the Edward by the Marcos regime and has recently been involved in efforts to secure a national popular vote for president. Coke Appellate Inn of Court in On July 18, Bayh was honored as a 2008 Indiana Living Legend by the Indiana Historical Society. Each year, Washington, D.C., the only appellate inn of court in the country. the society honors extraordinary Hoosiers for their statewide and national accomplishments in a variety of areas David A. Reidy, JD’87, Lindsay and disciplines. Young Professor of Philosophy at the University of Tennessee, was

8 www.law.indiana.edu 2008 Distinguished Service Awards

Founded in 1997, the Distinguished Service Award recognizes graduates of Indiana Law who are distinguished in service to their communities and the Law School in ways far exceeding traditional business, professional, and civic duties. Through their hard work, their passion, and their accomplishments, these alumni defi ne Indiana Law’s ideals for community service.

As president and CEO of The New York Robert Long, JD’71, retired from Junior Tennis League (NYJTL), Gary Davis, Latham & Watkins LLP in Los Angeles JD’82, works to unite the public and in 2005. A business litigator and trial private sectors behind a common agenda lawyer, his practice over the past of making the dream of learning tennis 15 years consisted primarily of the and receiving a higher education a reality representation of other major law for many economically disadvantaged fi rms, in both professional liability youth. Under his leadership, NYJTL, the and partnership matters. In 1999, he largest free scholastic tennis program in was elected to the American College the United States, instills and reinforces of Trial Lawyers. Most recently, he the importance of excelling in tennis and represented Mario Rocha in his habeas academics. A former executive with the corpus petition. An award-winning Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Davis was instrumental documentary, Mario’s Story, details the seven-year fi ght to win a in creating and managing the Family Assistance Center in New Jersey, retrial. All pending charges against Rocha were recently dropped which offered 24-hour aid to families of victims of the tragic events of (see page 10). Long is currently a member of the California Sept. 11. He previously practiced law in Indianapolis. The fi rst chair of Commission on Access to Justice, a collaborative effort involving the Black American Law Student Advisory Board, Davis also serves on all three branches of government, as well as judges, lawyers, the School’s Alumni Board. professors and business and labor leaders, dedicated to fi nding long-term solutions to the lack of legal assistance for low-income, For 55 years, Fred H. Gregory, LLB’53, vulnerable Californians. has been an exemplary public servant and lawyer in Bloomington and Monroe County. Sarah Singleton, JD’74, is a tireless From 1959-62, he served as Monroe advocate for access to justice for County prosecuting attorney before joining low-income people. A shareholder at Rogers & Rogers. He later became a trust Montgomery & Andrews, P.A., Singleton offi cer of Monroe County Bank. A member serves as the co-chair of the New Mexico of the John Ashton Committee, which Commission on Access to Justice. In initiated changes in the management of 2008, the American Bar Association Bloomington Hospital and the construction presented her with its prestigious Pro of a new modern facility, Gregory also Bono Publico Award. As president of chaired a committee studying the need the New Mexico Bar, Singleton helped for a mental health facility in Monroe County, later serving as the fi rst create “Lawyers Care” to refer legal president and member of the Board of Directors of the South Central aid cases to the private bar. She helped Indiana Mental Health Foundation. He has served as Judge Pro Tem form the Task Force on Legal Services to the Poor and co-chaired and special judge in various Monroe County courts. He currently has a the Task Force on Indigent Defense. She has served as co-chair of solo practice in Elder Law. In 2007, he received the Randall T. Shepard the State Bar’s Legal Services and Programs Committee and as chair Excellence in Pro Bono Publico Award. of the Civil Legal Services Commission. Singleton has served on the ABA Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants, and currently serves as a board member of the Legal Services Corporation. INDIANA LAW ALUMNI NEWNEWSS 9 awarded the Berger Prize by the Long Helps Give Mario’s Story a Happy Ending American Philosophical Association for his essay “The Structural In April 2008, Robert A. Long, JD’71, a retired partner at Variety of Historical Injustices,” Latham & Watkins in Los Angeles, presented Mario’s Story at co-written with graduate student Jeppe von Platz. The prize is given the School of Law. The documentary details the struggle for the best essay published over to secure a retrial for Mario Rocha, who spent 10 years a two-year period in law and in California prisons after weak legal representation philosophy. Reidy previously won caused him to be convicted of murder for an incident the award in 2005 for an essay that took place when he was 16. Long, who served on hate crime laws and is the only person to have received the award as lead counsel on appeal, said that his fi rm signed twice. He is one of eight Lindsay on after Rocha passed a polygraph and a review of Young distinguished professors in the case record showed his original attorney failed the College of Arts and Sciences, to pursue evidence that his client was innocent. In where he also holds appointments Mario Rocha, Sister Janet Harris, and December 2005, a California appeals court overturned Bob Long, JD’71, are honored at the in political science and legal Rocha’s conviction on the grounds that he did not receive a Los Angeles Criminal Courts Bar studies. He currently resides in Association dinner. Knoxville, Tenn., with his wife fair trial because of fl awed legal representation. The case was and two children. the last that Long argued before retiring from active practice. Kevin W. Betz, JD’88, of Betz Update: On Oct. 28, Los Angeles prosecutors announced they would not retry the murder case because & Associates in Indianapolis, was they were unable to locate witnesses who had originally testifi ed against Rocha. “We are very gratifi ed that named a 2007 Indianapolis Bar Foundation Class of Distinguished the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Offi ce elected to dismiss all charges against Mario,” Long said. “The Fellow member. The fi rm focuses dismissal at long last allows Mario to get on with the rest of his life.” on employment law, business and Long said Rocha is currently considering scholarship offers from George Washington and Southern commercial law, civil rights and California. “He has aspirations to one day attend law school. I told him to aim high and shoot for Indiana constitutional law, professional Law. And I am confi dent that 10 years from now, the media will again be doing stories about Mario and the licensing and discipline, appellate work he is doing as a community organizer, a peace facilitator, or the like.” law, and environmental law. Sherry A. Fabina-Abney, JD’88, a partner at Ice Miller LLP in Indianapolis, was named a 2007 Indianapolis Bar Foundation approximately 200 people from the largest corporations in the country Class of Distinguished Fellow Indianapolis community. against antitrust challenges. member. At her fi rm, she provides 1990s Jennifer A. Bauer, JD’91, a staff Charlotte F. Westerhaus, JD’91, litigation and risk management West Publishing Company recently attorney for the Indiana Supreme vice president for diversity and services to health care entities published Federal Appellate Practice Court’s Judicial Center since 1999, inclusion at the National Collegiate and professionals. and Procedure, written by Gregory received the Court’s “Pride of the Athletic Association in Indianapolis, In 2007, Maryann O. A. Castanias, JD‘90 (with Robert H. Miami” award for her selfl ess help was awarded the “First Decade” Williams, JD’88, joined the Klonoff, dean of the Lewis & Clark with her mother’s organ transplant. Award. The award, presented by the Indiana State Bar Association School of Law). In addition, an article The award was created by court National Association of College and as Director of Section Services. written by Castanias titled “Survey staff to recognize outstanding service University Attorneys, recognizes a She oversees all 25 sections of of the Federal Circuit’s Patent Law by a member of the Supreme Court’s member representative who has made the organization and assists Decisions in 2006: A New Chapter staff and has only been given out a signifi cantly innovative contribution section offi cers and council in the Ongoing Dialogue with once before. to NACUA or provided outstanding members in developing special the Supreme Court” was recently An article written by John D. service to the Association and to the projects, meetings, seminars, and published in the American University Bessler, JD’91, titled “In the Spirit practice of higher education law, and publications. Previously, Williams Law Review. Castanias is a partner in of Ubuntu: Enforcing the Rights of who has been a member of NACUA was a partner for the law fi rm Jones Day’s Washington, D.C., offi ce Orphans and Vulnerable Children for 10 or fewer years. Hickam & Lorenz in Spencer, Ind. and an adjunct professor of law at Affected by HIV/AIDS in South Carol M. Adinamis, JD’92, of She also serves as an adjunct Indiana Law. Africa,” was recently published Adinamis Michael & Saunders PC professor at Ivy Tech Community In April, Mark B. Gramelspacher, in the Hastings International and in Indianapolis, was named a 2007 College in Bloomington, Ind. JD’90, president & CEO of CMW Comparative Law Review. Bessler is Indianapolis Bar Foundation Class of Andrew B. Buroker, JD’89, Inc. in Indianapolis, hosted former a visiting associate professor of Law Distinguished Fellow member. She a partner at Krieg DeVault LLP in U.S. Senator and then-2008 at the George Washington University concentrates her practice on business Carmel, Ind., was named a 2007 Democratic Presidential Nominee Law School in Washington, D.C. formation and planning, estate Indianapolis Bar Foundation Class Barack Obama during a tour of Jeffrey A. Leon, JD’91, joined planning, and taxation. of Distinguished Fellow member. the company’s operations. As part Freed & Weiss LLC in Chicago as a Steven M. Badger, JD’92, He concentrates his practice of the tour, Obama met many partner. In his new position, Leon will joined Bose McKinney & Evans on commercial and real estate employees, listened and responded represent parties in antitrust class- LLP as an associate in the fi rm’s fi nance, real estate transactions, to questions about American action litigation and head the fi rm’s Indianapolis offi ce. As a member of fi nancial institutions, and manufacturing and his proposed antitrust practice. He has 18 years of the fi rm’s litigation group, Badger environmental law. policies, and conducted a nationally experience practicing antitrust law represents clients in commercial and televised Town Hall meeting with and has represented some of the complex business litigation matters

10 www.law.indiana.edu and appeals. His broad litigation her law practice to obtain a master’s Indianapolis offi ce. She previously as a faculty member of the Indiana experience includes business torts, degree in Industrial and Labor served as Indianapolis Works Continuing Legal Education Forum’s fraud, and malfeasance in corporate Relations at Cornell University. Transition director and chief deputy (ICLEF) “Election Law 2008” and consumer transactions, as well as Steven D. Hardin, JD’92, a corporation counsel for the city conference in March. In 2006, defense of accountants and attorneys partner at Baker & Daniels LLP in of Indianapolis. A member of Riordan was appointed by Governor against claims of professional Indianapolis, was elected chairman the fi rm’s Labor and Employment Mitch Daniels to serve on the Indiana negligence and misconduct. of the Indiana State Bar Association’s Group, Wilson Overholt’s experience Election Commission. As a partner Juliet M. Casper, JD’92, of Land Use and Zoning Section for includes negotiating labor contracts, in Bose McKinney & Evans’ Litigation Newby Sartip Masel & Casper in a two-year term. He served as representing management in labor Group, she has represented clients Myrtle Beach, S.C., received the secretary-treasurer and chair-elect arbitrations, and advising clients in a wide range of civil and white “Impeccable Customer Experience for the state bar’s Land Use Section regarding all aspects of employment collar criminal matters in the state (I.C.E.)” award for the Individual prior to being elected chairman. As practices, policies, and procedures. and federal courts for more than Professional Category. The award, a member of the fi rm’s real estate Andrew S. Potts, JD’92, a 14 years. which was presented by the Myrtle and land use group, Hardin focuses partner at Nixon Peabody LLP in Henry S. Noyes, JD’94, was Beach Area Chamber of Commerce his practice on the acquisition, Washington, D.C., received the recently promoted to professor of law in February, recognizes 10 businesses zoning, development, leasing John H. Chafee Trustees Award at Chapman University School of Law that have raised the bar of hospitality and disposition of, and economic for Outstanding Achievement in in Orange, Calif. An article written by and 10 individuals who have excelled incentives for offi ce, retail, industrial, Public Policy from the National Noyes, “Good Cause Is Bad Medicine in customer service. Prior to Casper’s and residential properties. Trust for Historic Preservation. for the New E-Discovery Rules,” was recognition, no attorney or law fi rm James A. Klimek, JD’92, In the past decade, Potts has also recently published by Thomson/ had ever won the award. recently opened his own securities made signifi cant contributions on West. The article explores the recent Madhulika Jain, JD’92, accepted and corporate law practice in both a national and local level in and historical amendments to FRCP a position as HRIS Project Manager Indianapolis. shaping policy that supports and 26(b)(2), focusing on the e-discovery in the International Human Relations Suzannah Wilson Overholt, encourages preservation. He focuses amendments that provide that Division of General Mills, Inc., in JD’92, joined Locke Reynolds LLP his practice on the fi nancing of electronically stored information that Minneapolis. In 2003, Jain ended as senior counsel in the fi rm’s community revitalization projects, is “not reasonably accessible” shall especially those that emphasize be discoverable only if the requesting historic preservation. Also, as chair party can establish good cause. of the D.C. Preservation League’s Since 2006, George R. Rogers, Government Affairs Committee, Potts JD’94, has been serving as a Seales Named Interim DDOT Director has led the organization in successful policy advisor and counsel to the efforts to develop local incentives minority leader of the U.S. House Frank Seales Jr., JD’74, was named interim director for the preservation of historic of Representatives. His portfolio for of the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) homes, ensure strict enforcement Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) in Washington, D.C., in July. He has served as DDOT’s of preservation laws, and fi ght for includes issues such as intellectual general counsel since 2001. “Serving as interim endangered Washington landmarks. property, technology, crime, director is a great opportunity to serve our city and Carl A. Greci, JD’93, a partner terrorism, oversight, immigration, mayor in a different capacity,” said Seales. “I have at Baker & Daniels LLP in South and constitutional law. spent most of my career working behind the scenes Bend, Ind., was elected president David O. Barrett, JD’95, was on the legal and policy side of government. Now I of the St. Joseph County Bar promoted to president and CEO am out front representing DDOT and the tremendous Association. At Baker & Daniels, of the Gene B. Glick Company, a Frank Seales Jr., JD’74 work our 900 employees are doing to improve Greci concentrates his practice in multi-family real estate development civil litigation with an emphasis in and management fi rm based in transportation in the nation’s capital.” business and commercial disputes, Indianapolis. The company, founded Seales is a transportation law and policy expert with 30 years of experience creditor rights, and tort litigation. in 1947, manages more than 17,000 leading federal, state, and local legal departments. Since 2001, he has served He represents banks, corporations, apartment units in 11 states. Barrett as the general counsel for DDOT and handled all transactional and policy matters and insurance companies in the and his wife, Jackie, live in Carmel, including legislation, regulations, rate control matters, interagency and federal resolution of various disputes in Ind., with their three children and are agreements and contracts. federal and state courts. members of the Indiana University Seales previously served as the chief counsel for the National Highway Traffi c Michael J. Lotus, JD’93, joined Alumni Association and the Indiana Safety Administration (NHTSA). A presidential appointee, he served as the top Freed & Weiss LLC as a partner in University Varsity Club. legal counsel for the NHTSA Administrator. In this capacity, Seales oversaw the the fi rm’s Chicago offi ce. Formerly a In September, John P. Curp, Firestone tire investigation, which led to the largest recall in the history of NHTSA partner at Winston & Strawn LLP and JD’95, accepted a position as the and supervised the settlement of NHTSA’s two largest civil penalties imposed on counsel with Schiff Hardin LLP, Lotus new city solicitor, the highest-ranking represents plaintiffs in complex and lawyer for the city of Cincinnati. major automobile manufacturers for failure to implement timely recalls. class-action litigation and arbitration. As the director of the city’s law An antitrust expert, Seales served from 1989 to 1998 as the chief and senior He is also a member of the Illinois department, Curp will manage a staff assistant attorney general for antitrust and consumer litigation in the Virginia bar and is admitted to practice in the of more than 60 people and direct Attorney General’s Offi ce where he recovered $11 million in civil penalties and United States District Court for the the general legal advice, counsel, $6.8 million in costs and expenses for the Commonwealth. Seales started Northern District of Illinois and the services, and representation of the his antitrust work as a senior trial attorney in the Antitrust Division of the United States Court of Appeals for mayor, members of city council, city U.S. Department of Justice where he investigated some of the nation’s largest the Seventh Circuit. manager, city offi cials, and all city mergers at that time. Sarah Steele Riordan, JD’93, a departments, boards, commissions, Seales is currently the treasurer of the National Bar Institute. In 2006, he partner at Bose McKinney & Evans agencies, and oversee criminal was inducted into the Academy of Law Alumni Fellows. LLP in Indianapolis, was selected prosecution and civil litigation.

INDIANA LAW ALUMNI NEWS 11 Deanna Walton Harris, JD’95, co-chair of the fi rm’s antitrust team. and contracts. He and his wife, Associations and is admitted to was recently named a partner in Gallagher is a member of the fi rm’s Adrianne, have three children and practice before the Indiana Supreme the Corporate Group of KPMG’s Corporate and Commercial Practice have resided in Florida since 2000. Court and the U.S. District Courts for Washington National Tax practice, Group and is active in the Kentucky, In November, John P. Twohy, the Northern and Southern Districts serving as the fi rm’s primary Louisville, Michigan, and American JD’96, of Eichhorn & Eichhorn in of Indiana. partnership tax technical resource Bar Associations. Hammond, Ind., was named to the James K. Cleland, JD’97, a for the Southeastern U.S. She In January, Angela M. King, board of directors for the Defense Trial shareholder at Brinks Hofer Gilson joined KPMG in 1999 and currently JD’96, Dallas County Criminal Counsel of Indiana. Twohy practices & Lione in Ann Arbor, Mich., was concentrates on the federal taxation Court Judge in Dallas, joined the in the areas of business litigation, named a “Michigan Rising Star” of corporations, partnerships, S Law Alumni Board as a member. trial tactics, product liability, medical by Law & Politics magazine. The corporations, and the issues arising Judge King is a former Dallas malpractice, drug, and medical device. award recognizes the top up-and- from mergers and acquisitions and Ellis County assistant district Carrie Wagner Bootcheck, coming attorneys in the state who involving those entities. attorney and a former Dallas County JD’97, of Bose McKinney & Evans in are 40 years old or younger, or Melina Kennedy, JD’95, a assistant public defender. She has Indianapolis, was elected president have been practicing for 10 years or partner at Baker & Daniels LLP in also served as special prosecutor to of the Board of Directors for the less. Cleland specializes in patent, Indianapolis, was named to the list other counties. Indiana Leadership Forum. The trademark, copyright, trade secret, of “Infl uential Women” as chosen by E. Zachary Rans, JD’96, is a Indiana Leadership Forum encourages and unfair competition litigation the Indianapolis Business Journal to partner at Shutts and Bowen, LLP in emerging civic, business, and in a broad range of technologies recognize women who wield power Tampa. For more than 10 years, Rans cultural leaders to increase their including the chemical, materials and infl uence in their organizations, has been representing individual and involvement in the Republican science, mechanical, and medical industries, and community. The IBJ institutional clients in commercial and Party and their communities. As device arts, as well as in client described Kennedy’s “sphere of residential real estate transactions. an attorney in the fi rm’s litigation counseling, opinion, and licensing infl uence” as spending years in public He handles matters involving sales, group, she concentrates her practice work in those same areas. service, serving as deputy mayor for acquisitions and development, title in the areas of construction, mold, Roger P. Colinvaux, JD’97, Mayor Bart Peterson, and running for insurance, real estate fi nancing, ERISA, trial advocacy and general recently accepted a tenure-track Marion County prosecutor. At Baker construction contracts and fi nancing, business litigation. Additionally, position at Catholic University & Daniels, Kennedy is the group commercial real estate leasing, she is a member of the American, of America Columbus School of leader for the energy, environment, business/commercial transactions, Indiana State, and Indianapolis Bar Law in Washington, D.C. Prior to and climate change practice. She also counsels clients in public fi nance and economic development matters. David J. Lazerwitz, JD’95, was promoted to partner at First SJD Graduate Serves as Spokesperson Farella Braun & Martel LLP in San Francisco. A member of the fi rm’s for Taiwan President environmental law department, Lazerwitz concentrates his practice The fi rst graduate of Indiana Law’s highly successful SJD program on defending regulatory enforcement was named spokesperson for Ying-jeou Ma, Taiwan’s newly actions, advising clients in obtaining inaugurated president. permits and approvals under Yu-Chi “Tony” Wang, SJD’97, was invited to join federal and state water quality and hazardous materials laws, and Ma’s campaign team during the summer of 2007, helping conducting compliance audits and coordinate the former KMT chairman’s white papers. product review analysis. “That seemed like a reasonable fi t for a law professor like An article written by Jack A. me,” said Wang, who previously taught technology law Bobo, JD’96, titled “The Role and communication law at Shih-Hsin University in Taipei, of International Agreements in Achieving Food Security: How Taiwan. He also helped draft two policies on human rights Many Lawyers Does it Take to and youth issues. Feed a Village?” was recently After becoming spokesperson for the campaign, Wang published in the Vanderbilt Journal was asked to serve as coordinator of the presidential debate. of Transnational Law. Bobo is a Following the hard-fought national election in March, Wang was trade policy advisor at the United Yu-Chi “Tony” Wang, SJD’97 States Department of State in asked to stay on as spokesperson for the president. “I considered it Washington, D.C. an interesting challenge for the next stage of my life and career,” he said. Krista L. Duncan, JD’96, joined Professor Dan Conkle, who served on Wang’s dissertation committee, recalled the West Virginia Department of a student who inspired confi dence and trust in those around him. “He was a terrifi c student — very thoughtful Transportation as an attorney in and articulate,” he said. the Division of Highways. Prior to her new position, Duncan was an Conkle’s trust was put to the test when he agreed to serve as Wang’s fi rst passenger after earning his pilot’s associate at Dinsmore & Shohl LLP license. “My wife and some others wondered about my judgment, but I trusted Tony completely,” he said, in Charleston, W.Va. smiling. “I not only survived the fl ight, but enjoyed it enormously.” Sean P. Gallagher, JD’96, of Wang said he appreciates the education he received at Indiana Law. “The Law School treated me very Greenebaum Doll & McDonald well personally, but also gave me a great challenge intellectually. I really miss my days in Bloomington as a PLLC in Louisville, was named graduate student.”

12 www.law.indiana.edu accepting this position, Colinvaux served as legislation counsel to the ABA Honors Singleton with Pro Bono Publico Award Congressional Joint Committee In August 2008, Sarah M. Singleton, JD’74, received the Pro Bono Publico on Taxation, where he helped shepherd key legislation for Award from the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Pro nonprofi t groups, including the Bono and Public Service. Each year the Standing Committee presents Individual Retirement Account (IRA) fi ve awards to individual lawyers and legal institutions that have provision in the Pension Protection demonstrated outstanding commitment to volunteer legal services Act of 2006. At Catholic University, for the poor and disadvantaged. he will continue his focus on public policy. The ABA honored Singleton for her contributions to improving Donna (Unangst) Fesel, JD’97, the system of providing legal services to low-income people in was promoted as associate attorney New Mexico. She serves as co-chair of the New Mexico Commission for the New York State Higher on Access to Justice, which has developed a comprehensive plan for Education Services Corporation. the delivery of effi cient and effective legal services in New Mexico Fesel, her husband, and her son utilizing a broad-based approach that includes staff legal aid programs, currently reside in Albany, N.Y. Andrew U. Straw, JD’97, a Sarah M. Singleton, JD’74 contributions from volunteer lawyers, and assistance to self-represented research assistant at the University litigants. Singleton frequently travels around New Mexico to speak to bar of Otago in New Zealand, started associations to convince them of the value of doing pro bono work in their local communities. Singleton a lobbying group called Disabled and other members of the Commission have been instrumental in obtaining signifi cant state funding for Alumni of America. The group’s legal aid programs in New Mexico. She also served as the fi rst chair of the New Mexico Civil Legal Services goal is to improve laws, public policies, and public attitudes for Commission, which distributes state funds to organizations providing legal services to people living in poverty. the benefi t of disabled university The Commission was created after years of bipartisan efforts by many New Mexicans, including Singleton, to alumni across America. obtain legislative approval for a fi ling fee surcharge devoted to legal services. She also chaired the meetings that D. Michael Anderson, JD’98, resulted in the creation of New Mexico Legal Aid, a statewide legal services program. was named a hiring partner in Singleton attributed her concern for equal justice to many factors — including the ethics and sense of Barnes & Thornburg’s South Bend, Ind., offi ce. As the hiring partner, professionalism instilled by Indiana Law. When asked why she devotes so much time to these efforts, Anderson is responsible for the Singleton said, “For me, only when we lawyers do good do we do well.” recruitment of law school summer Singleton is a shareholder in Montgomery & Andrews, P.A., in Santa Fe, N.M. She is recognized by program candidates and legal numerous peer ratings as one of the top natural resources litigators in New Mexico. personnel for the South Bend offi ce. Anderson is a member of the fi rm’s Intellectual Property and Litigation Departments, where he focuses his practice on intellectual LLP in Indianapolis, was elected Indianapolis. She has been practicing was elected Partner at Stinson property litigation, international chairman of the Hancock County law for nearly 10 years and is Morrison Hecker LLP in Phoenix. and domestic trademark and Republican Party. Griffi n is a veteran actively involved in March of Dimes, Beams concentrates his practice on copyright prosecution, and of Operation Iraqi Freedom, serving the Community Development Law commercial and bankruptcy litigation trademark and copyright policing in 2004 with the Third United Center, and IndyCREW (Commercial and has represented clients in a large and enforcement. He is also a States Army as Operational Law Real Estate Women). variety of commercial areas, including member of the Indiana Bar and is Attorney at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, In 2007, Christine Mason shareholder disputes, breach of admitted to practice in the state and as Command Judge Advocate Soneral, JD’98, was appointed vice contract, common law and securities courts of Indiana, the U.S. District at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar. He president and general counsel of fraud, tax appeals, wrongful Court for the Northern District of holds the rank of captain in the utility operations for ITC Holdings termination and other employment Indiana, and 7th Circuit Court U.S. Army Reserve. In July 2008, he Corp. in Novi, Mich. Previously, she issues, products liability, collections, of Appeals. was selected for early promotion to worked for the law fi rm Dykema and judgment enforcement actions. In May, former president the rank of major. At Krieg DeVault in Detroit. Soneral has represented John H. Kedeshian, JD’99, George W. Bush nominated LLP, Griffi n has a multi-dimensional clients before various courts, the recently joined Yahoo! Incorporated Cynthia L. Bauerly, JD’98, practice with a focus on taxation, Michigan Public Service Commission, in Burbank, Calif., as a corporate to serve as a member of the including tax aspects of buying and and the Michigan Tax Tribunal. transactional attorney. Prior Federal Election Commission. Her selling businesses, S corporation Bryan H. Babb, JD’99, a partner to accepting his new position, appointment was approved by the conversions, employee stock at Bose McKinney & Evans LLP in Kedeshian worked at NBC Universal Senate in June, and her term will ownership plans, obtaining private Indianapolis, was named co-chair for fi ve years. expire in April 2011. Prior to her letter rulings, and tax examinations of the fi rm’s Appellate Group. Heather J. Kidwell, JD’99, appointment, Bauerly served as and appeals. Previously vice chair of the Appellate has rejoined Baker & Daniels LLP in legislative director for Sen. April R. Schilling, JD’98, joined Group, Babb is also a member of the Indianapolis as a partner in the fi rm’s Charles E. Schumer of New York, Baker & Daniels LLP as a partner in Litigation Group at Bose McKinney corporate fi nance practice group. as an attorney in Minneapolis, and the fi rm’s real estate practice group. & Evans. He joined the fi rm in 2000 She returns to Baker & Daniels after as policy director for Sen. Amy Before joining Baker & Daniels, after completing a clerkship with practicing for three years in-house Klobuchar of Minnesota. Schilling was a partner in the Justice Frank Sullivan Jr., JD’82, of at Zimmer Holdings, Inc. Kidwell will Michael L. Griffi n, JD’98, construction and real estate practice the Indiana Supreme Court. focus her practice on securities law an associate at Krieg DeVault group at Locke Reynolds LLP in Christian C.M. Beams, JD’99, and general corporate matters. Her

INDIANA LAW ALUMNI NEWS 13 Adjunct Faculty Enhance Classroom Experience matters including criminal and civil appeals. Das is also a member Once a week, Matthew Gutwein makes the 45-minute commute from Indianapolis to Bloomington to spend of the Connecticut Law Tribune Advisory Board and the Connecticut a few hours facing of one of his toughest audiences: students at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law. Bar Association. Gutwein, JD’88, president and chief executive offi cer of the Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion Darrick J. Hooker, JD’00, a County, is one of more than 40 adjunct faculty members who volunteer their time at Indiana Law, giving partner at Jenner & Block in Chicago, students a “real world” perspective on their subjects. was named a 2009 Fellow of Indiana Law’s adjunct faculty members were honored at a luncheon Jan. 16 in Indianapolis. Dean Lauren Leadership Greater Chicago (LGC). LGC is a nonprofi t organization Robel praised the practitioners for their commitment of time and talent. “I look at the courses we’re able to dedicated to helping Chicago’s provide as a result of your generosity, and I think you’ll see that you are what make our third-year students have most promising leaders develop such wonderful opportunities,” Robel said. “You are what make us excellent.” community awareness in the Chicago For Gutwein, teaching constitutional litigation is a chance to think outside the confi nes of his professional metropolitan area. As a fellow, work. “The material in the course I teach is fascinating. It’s extremely complex, and when I have the opportunity Hooker will join other corporate and civic leaders in an intensive, to teach it, it gives me the ability to think more deeply about ideas than the ordinary day-to-day practice of law,” 10-month program to study key Gutwein said. challenges facing the Chicago Adjunct faculty members teach a wide array of courses, from accounting for lawyers to entertainment law. region. A member of Jenner & Robert Meitus, JD’00, a partner at Meitus Gelbert Rose LLP, merges his passions for music and the law to Block’s intellectual property practice offer students an in-depth look at the entertainment industry. “Foremost, I’m offering students a glimpse into an group, Hooker practices primarily in the areas of patent litigation and area of law and business — namely the entertainment business — which otherwise they might not have access counseling relating to litigation, as to,” Meitus said. Students get the basics of entertainment law during the fall semester, then have the opportunity well as trademark prosecution. to take a more focused music course during the spring. Meitus has taught several courses since 2002, including Martha L. Hylton, JD’00, internet law and legal aspects of the music industry. was named a partner at Gallagher Though they teach in different areas, all adjunct faculty members have at least one common thread. They Evelius & Jones in Baltimore. As a member of the fi rm’s real estate love what they do. and business transactions group, Hylton assists clients in real estate deals including acquisitions and dispositions, equity and debt experience includes representing Weekly. Ramsey has worked on In July, James M. Snyder, JD’99, transactions, tax increment fi nancing, clients in public offerings and cases involving intellectual property was selected as a “2008 Rising residential and commercial projects, private placements of debt and infringement, business defamation, Star” by Virginia Super Lawyers urban redevelopment projects, and equity securities and counseling false advertising, trade secret theft, Magazine. While up to fi ve percent formation of business entities. clients in securities law compliance unfair competition, and breach of the lawyers in the state are named Eric B. Johnson, JD’00, was and in periodic reporting and other of contract. She is also a member to Super Lawyers, no more than 2.5 named a partner at Quarles & disclosure matters. of the American Bar Association, percent are named to the Rising Stars Brady LLP in the fi rm’s Phoenix Jeffrey W. Luenz, JD’99, was Federal Bar Association, State Bar of list. Snyder’s practice focuses on trying offi ce. He practices in the area of promoted to corporate counsel at Michigan, State Bar of Indiana, and cases, whether it is an automobile labor and employment law, with Caterpillar, Inc., in Peoria, Ill. Luenz Grand Rapids Bar Association. accident, a premises liability case, emphasis on employment law is a commercial section attorney Daniel R. Roy, JD’99, has toxic exposure or product liability counseling and litigation in Arizona, handling mergers, acquisitions, rejoined Baker & Daniels LLP as an matter. He is a member of Macaulay Nevada, and New Mexico State and divestments and joint ventures, and associate after serving as charter & Burtch, PC, in Richmond, Va. Federal Courts. serves as lead counsel for several schools director for the city of Jeffrey D. Mills, JD’00, business units. He is also currently Indianapolis. Roy concentrates his joined Bose McKinney & Evans enrolled in the Weekend MBA practice on business litigation and LLP in Indianapolis as of counsel Program at the University of Chicago is experienced in serving clients in 2000s in the fi rm’s creditors’ rights and and is scheduled to graduate in the mediation and arbitration, at trial, Magdalena (Przytulska) Acevedo, fi nancial institutions groups. summer of 2010. and before state and federal courts JD’00, accepted a position as assistant Mills has experience representing Kostas A. Poulakidas, JD’99, of appeal. United States attorney for the District fi nancial institutions, borrowers an attorney at Krieg DeVault LLP in In August, Damon R. Sims, of Columbia. Prior to this position, she and their subsidiaries and affi liates Indianapolis, and wife, Madeline JD’99, joined Penn State University served for seven years as an offi cer in in complex fi nancial transactions, (Hirakis) Poulakidas, had a daughter, as vice president for student affairs. the Army Judge Advocate General’s including secured and unsecured Maria Isabelle, on April 25, 2008. Prior to assuming his new post, Sims Corps, where she practiced appellate commercial and consumer loans, Poulakidas concentrates his practice served in various administrative and litigation before the Army Court loan participations and syndications, in the area of public fi nance, teaching roles at Indiana University, of Criminal Appeals and the Court asset-based loans, letters of credit, government affairs, municipal holding titles such as associate vice of Appeals of the Armed Forces in bankruptcies, and loan workouts law, and property tax. provost for student affairs, associate Washington, D.C. and restructurings. Janet L. Ramsey, JD’99, a vice president for student affairs, Proloy K. Das, JD’00, was D. Cameron Prell, JD’00, is a partner at Warner Norcross & Judd and associate dean of students. He elected partner at Rome McGuigan, senior associate at Williams Mullen in LLP in Grand Rapids, Mich., was currently holds associate professor PC, in the fi rm’s Hartford, Conn., the fi rm’s Washington, D.C., offi ce. named as an “Up and Coming” titles in the Penn State College of offi ce. Das will continue to represent He concentrates his practice on energy attorney by Michigan Lawyers Education and its College of Law. clients on a wide range of litigation and environmental markets, carbon

14 www.law.indiana.edu policy, and project development/ language, practical guidance to worked for Ford’s IT security, corporate coverage associate with Hinshaw fi nance. He also assists public senior management and staff privacy, and telecommunications & Culbertson, LLP, in the and private developers and public on the often complex legal issues departments as well as the company’s fi rm’s Miami offi ce. Hedlund utilities to plan, procure, develop facing nonprofi ts. offi ce of the general counsel. is admitted to practice in and fi nance carbon reduction, Benjamin T. Caughey, JD’01, Mary M. Freeman, JD’01, California, Alabama, and Florida, renewable energy, and sustainable an associate at Ice Miller LLP, was joined CarisMPI in Phoenix, as is a member of the American Bar development projects. named a member of the Indianapolis division legal counsel & director. Association, and is also admitted Amy E. Romig, JD’00, was Bar Foundation Board of Directors. The company, formerly known as to practice in numerous federal named a partner at Plews Shadley Caughey has been active in the the Molecular Profi ling Institute, is district and appellate courts. Racher & Braun, LLP in Indianapolis. Indianapolis Bar Association’s Young engaged in developing innovative Robert D. Lattas, JD’01, Romig is a member of the Indiana, Lawyers Division and Commercial molecular diagnostic tools to treat, was featured on the cover of Indianapolis, American, and & Bankruptcy Law Section. As a and ultimately cure cancer. Real Estate Executive magazine Kentucky Bar Associations. member of his fi rm’s Bankruptcy In 2007, Jocelyn E. Hedlund, as their Executive of the Year. In January, Eric J. Schue, JD’00, Practice Group, he concentrates JD’01, joined Faulkner University Lattas, an attorney at a private was elected partner at Bingham his practice in the areas of Jones Law School in Montgomery, fi rm in Chicago, is a member McHale in the fi rm’s Jasper, Ind., commercial litigation, bankruptcy, Ala., as an assistant professor of of the State Bar of Illinois offi ce. A member of the fi rm’s and debt workouts. law. Hedlund currently teaches and an adjunct professor of business advisory department, Charles E. Frayer, JD’01, Legal Research and Writing and accountancy and business Schue has experience in the areas information technology and has been appointed as the director law at Nova Southeastern of corporate law, litigation, and telecommunications contracts of academic success. Her research University Furquar Center for transactional issues. manager for Ford Motor Co. in interests include legal pedagogical Undergraduate Studies and Suzanne (Clifford) Taylor, Dearborn, Mich., was elected to issues and commercial insurance Wayne Hizenga Graduate School JD’00, has been a member of the Board of Directors for Ford coverage issues. Prior to joining the of Entrepreneurship. the General Counsel’s Offi ce Communications Inc. Frayer has faculty, she worked as an insurance at Ameriprise Financial, Inc., in Minneapolis for fi ve years, focusing on legislative and regulatory strategy. Christopher D. Atkins, MPA/ Visiting Professor Examines Legal Implications JD’01, joined the Indiana Offi ce of Management and Budget in of Stem Cell Research Indianapolis as a senior fi scal Loane Skene, a professor of law and an adjunct professor in the policy adviser. Previously, he Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Health Services at the served as a staff attorney for the Tax Foundation, a research University of Melbourne, delivered the George P. Smith II organization in Washington, D.C. Lecture Feb. 12, which she titled “Recent Developments in Jean (Walker) Benz, Stem Cell Research: Social, Ethical and Legal Issues for JD’01, joined LIN Television the Future.” Corporation, owner of WISH-TV Skene said that current stem cell research in areas like and nearly 30 other television stations, as senior regulatory human reproductive cloning and human-animal embryo counsel at its Providence, R.I., creation will likely see the most progress in terms of headquarters. Prior to accepting ethical and legal developments. this position, Benz practiced at The goals of this research are to develop stem cells to Leventhal Senter & Lerman PLLC create tissues made to “trick” the human body into healing in Washington, D.C. George P. Smith II, JD’64, and Loane Skene Beth A. Caseman, JD’01, itself, Skene said. Success could lead to cures for diseases like recently accepted a position leukemia and for spinal cord injuries. as deputy general counsel at American federal regulators recently approved the fi rst trial of an experimental therapy derived from Volunteers of America, Inc. in human embryonic stem cells. “If the therapy works and the subject’s spinal cord injuries can be reversed,” Alexandria, Va. Caseman formerly Skene said, “the international community will have large ethical and legal issues on its hands.” “These served as assistant general counsel of the organization, one of the questions raise the most basic ethical dilemmas for us,” she said. “It’s putting one side’s beliefs on moral nation’s 20 largest charities, and grounds weighed against someone’s health outcome.” as an associate at Venable LLP. Skene, who serves as deputy director of the Australian Centre for Law and Human Genetics and as During the more than four years a member of the Ethics Committee of the International Society for Stem Cell Research, was awarded a Caseman served as in-house Centenary Medal by the Commonwealth of Australia in 2003 and was named one of Australia’s most counsel for Volunteers of America, she developed in-depth knowledge powerful cultural fi gures by the Australian Financial Review in 2007. of nonprofi t tax and corporate As the George P. Smith II Distinguished Visiting Professor-Chair, Skene spent two weeks at Indiana Law matters, governance, charitable meeting with faculty, students, and local medical representatives in Bloomington and at the IU School of giving, employment, contract Medicine in Indianapolis. The professorship-chair Skene occupied was established by George P. Smith II, negotiation and review, and liability JD’64, now a professor of law at The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law. issues. She also gained invaluable experience providing plain

INDIANA LAW ALUMNI NEWS 15 Scott B. Tittle, JD’01, former Kelly A. Powis, JD’02, joined of Diversity recognition celebrates Maria DeFord, JD’03, an special counsel and health care policy Barnes & Thornburg LLP in the fi rm’s diversity among corporations, small assistant district attorney at the director to Indiana Governor Mitch Grand Rapids, Mich., offi ce as an businesses, individuals, and non- Cameron County District Attorney’s Daniels, joined the Indianapolis associate in the Labor & Employment profi t organizations across Indiana. offi ce in Brownsville, Texas, was law fi rm of Krieg DeVault LLP as Law Department. Powis focuses her Sanchez is an associate in the fi rm’s promoted to fi rst chair felony a senior attorney practicing in the practice on defending employers litigation, appellate, and white collar prosecutor in the 138th District areas of health care, governmental in litigation initiated by employees crime groups, representing clients Court after second chairing the affairs, and business. Tittle and in federal and state court, and in business and commercial civil and capital murder trial of Melissa Molly Palmatier, BS’95, were recently before administrative agencies. corporate criminal litigation. Elizabeth Lucio, who was accused of married. Palmatier is a certifi ed She also counsels employers on Terrance Stroud, JD’02, accepted murdering her 2-year old daughter, private pilates instructor and owner personnel policies, disciplinary a position at NYC Media Group in Mariah Alvarez. The State secured a of MFitness in Carmel, Ind. issues, and compliance with Title New York City. Prior to accepting death penalty conviction in the case T.K. Floyd, JD’02, joined VII, ADA, ADEA, FLSA, EPA, and this position, Stroud served as the after a six-week trial. Lucio is the fi rst McDermott Will & Emery as an equivalent state statutes prohibiting legislative director for New York woman in Cameron County to be associate in the fi rm’s Washington, discrimination. State Senator Kevin Parker, where he sentenced to death. D.C., offi ce. Prior to joining the Rachel M. Rabideau Lipinski, prepared public policy position papers In May, Yolanda D. Edwards, fi rm, Floyd was a law clerk for the JD’02, is associate counsel at on various regulatory procedures. He JD’03, an associate in the Honorable Rosemary M. Collyer of Assurant Health in Milwaukee. She has also served as the policy advisor Indianapolis offi ce of Barnes the United States District Court for married her husband, Nicholas, on for Council Member Leroy Comrie and & Thornburg LLP, received the the District of Columbia, and for the June 24, 2006, in Milwaukee. as the Campaign Manager for Council 2008 YWCA Salute to Women Honorable Judge C. Arlen Beam of Marisol Sanchez, JD’02, an Member Comrie’s race for speaker. of Achievement Award from the the United States Court of Appeals associate at Bose McKinney & In January, Lora M. Whitticker, YWCA of Indianapolis. An associate for the 8th Circuit in Lincoln, Neb. Evans LLP in Indianapolis, was JD’02, joined the Law Alumni Board as in her fi rm’s telecommunications, Floyd also served as a litigation recognized as a 2008 Champion a member. Formerly, Whitticker served transportation, and utilities associate for a Texas law fi rm. of Diversity by Indiana Minority as an associate at Sonnenschein Nath department, Edwards also serves Business Magazine. The Champion & Rosenthal in Chicago. as president of the Indiana Youth Services Association, vice president of the Indianapolis Chapter of the Association of Blacks in Energy, Indiana Law Alum Named Nebraska Legal Aid Director and is on the Board of the Marion County Bar Association. The Two years after joining Legal Aid of Nebraska, Dave Pantos, JD’96, was named the executive Salute to Women of Achievement Awards shine a spotlight on director for the organization. He will oversee 35 staff attorneys and about 150 other the accomplishments of local attorneys who volunteer across Nebraska, working with the state’s low-income and elderly women and one business, whose residents. Legal Aid of Nebraska provides assistance in civil legal cases and to victims of commitments and contributions domestic violence. Pantos joined the organization in 2006 as its director of litigation support the YWCA’s mission. and advocacy. Shontrai D. Irving, JD’03, an attorney for State Farm Litigation The New Jersey native knew he wanted to be in public service from an early age, Counsel in Crown Point, Ind., but didn’t realize the direction his career would take until he came to Bloomington. was named “Indiana Foster Care “Helping people is something that I always wanted to do when I was growing up,” Pantos and Adoption Association’s Foster said. “I wanted a legal career that could help others, but I didn’t have a concept of what Parent of the Year.” Irving, who has that could mean until I went to Indiana Law.” cared for four foster siblings since Dave Pantos, JD’96 October 2006, was recognized for his While attending law school, Pantos joined the Public Interest Law Foundation and extensive community service including volunteered at Bloomington Legal Services. He credits Indiana Law professors Thomas volunteering for the Boys & Girls Schornhorst, Fred Aman, and Rob Fischman with helping him fi nd his calling in public interest law. Club, feeding the hungry, working In his third year at Indiana Law, Pantos served as president of the Environmental Law Society, an experience with Habitat for Humanity, and that opened his eyes to future career options. “Part of what we were doing was environmental justice and serving as the chairperson of tennis for the Inland Athletic Association. how environmental justice can impact poor people and people of color disproportionately to the general Irving also recently received the “2007 population,” he said. Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana After working in private practice following graduation from Indiana Law, Pantos took a job representing (DTCI) Outstanding Young Lawyer” disabled welfare recipients at Legal Services of New Jersey. The experience reaffi rmed his passion for helping award. The award is presented the less fortunate. Now he tries to ensure that everyone in Nebraska has access to legal representation, regardless to a member of the Defense Trial Counsel, who is less than 35 years of income. And it’s not always easy. “The need for service here greatly outnumbers our ability to meet demand,” old, who has shown leadership he said. “We unfortunately have to say no to some people.” qualities in service to the Indiana For current students considering a career in public interest law, Pantos offered words of encouragement and defense bar, the national defense advice. “On the face of it, it doesn’t seem like you could make a career out of public interest law, but you can,” he bar, or the community. said. “You just have to go that extra step to fi nd out who you need to talk to and how to get those people to help. Matthew R. King, JD’03, an associate at Locke Reynolds LLP in You can make a career out of doing good work and enjoy a balanced life in the process.” Indianapolis, was named the 2008 “Outstanding Young Lawyer of the

16 www.law.indiana.edu Year” by the Defense Trial Counsel room time in both state and Kassing Awarded “Partner in of Indiana. The “Outstanding federal courts involving all aspects Young Lawyer” award is presented of litigation from arguing motions, Philanthropy” Award to a member of the Defense Trial to trying cases. She has also had Counsel under 35 years old who the opportunity to appear in front of Robert P. Kassing, JD’64, was one of has shown leadership qualities the Indiana Court of Appeals, where seven people recognized Oct. 23 with in service to the Indiana defense she successfully briefed and orally Indiana University Foundation “Partners bar, the national defense bar, or argued an appeal dealing with utility in Philanthropy” awards. the community. King concentrates law and immunity issues. Presented as part of “Celebrate his practice in product liability Ronnie J. Bitman, JD’04, of litigation. He has defended Powell & Pearson, LLC in Winter IU” month by IU President Michael manufacturers of automobiles, Park, Fla., has been involved in A. McRobbie and IU Foundation seat belts, motorcycles, all-terrain prosecuting nine separate class President Gene Tempel, the awards vehicles, personal watercraft, and actions against the nation’s most Robert P. Kassing, JD’64 pay tribute to the vital contribution of other products in state and federal prominent homebuilders and volunteers in the success of philanthropic courts across the country. developers. The allegations of Paul Newman, JD’03, each case are that the builders endeavors for IU, especially at the highest levels of service. distinguished professor emeritus and developers failed to disclose Kassing was honored with the Cornerstone Award, which recognizes of linguistics at Indiana University, to home purchasers that the homes individuals who have been instrumental in the philanthropic success of is the author of A Hausa-English were built atop and immediately a specifi c campaign initiative. Dictionary, published by Yale adjacent to a former World War II “Bob has been an indispensible partner in philanthropy for the University in 2007. bombing range, littered with live, In April, Andrew P. O’Brien, unexploded munitions and other Maurer School of Law,” said Indiana Law Dean Lauren Robel. “We JD’03, joined the enforcement military ordnance. are all indebted to Bob for his tireless work as chair of the Board of division of the United States In April, Steven R. Davis, Visitors Development Committee during this campaign, which has Securities and Exchange JD’04, general counsel for Indiana raised $83 million to date — nearly three times our original goal.” Commission in its Chicago Regional Mills & Manufacturing, Inc. (IMMI) As a business undergraduate during the 1950’s, Kassing developed Offi ce. Prior to joining the SEC, in Westfi eld, Ind., was recognized numerous alumni contacts on behalf of IU. He played an integral O’Brien was an associate in the by the Indiana Lawyer as an “Up Chicago offi ce of Sidley Austin, and Coming Lawyer.” At IMMI, part in the success of the Matching the Promise campaign for IU LLP and served as law clerk to the Davis focuses his practice on Bloomington. He serves as chair of the Board of Visitors development Honorable Virginia M. Kendall on product liability, employment law, committee for the IU Maurer School of Law and acts as its the United States District Court and contracts. representative for the Matching the Promise executive committee. for the Northern District of Illinois In March, Shakeba DuBose, A managing partner at Bose McKinney & Evans, Kassing initiated in 2007. JD’04, joined CareSource An article written by Eric P. Management Group, a Medicaid his fi rm’s sponsorship of the Sherman Moot Court Competition at Voigt, JD’03, of Faruki Ireland & HMO headquartered in Dayton, Indiana Law. Cox in Dayton, Ohio, was published Ohio, as associate general counsel. in the Cleveland State Law Review. DuBose formerly served as assistant The article, titled “Driving through attorney general for the state of Ohio the Dense Fog: Analysis of and in the Health and Human Services women’s issues and raising money benefi ts matters, traditional labor Proposed Changes to Ohio Tortious Section in Columbus. for scholarships. matters, and general human Interference Law,” surveys and Cyril R. Emery, JD’04, accepted Christina M. Mallatt, JD’04, resources strategies. addresses how to improve Ohio’s a position as a reference librarian joined Fisher & Phillips LLP as an Luseni J. Pieh, JD’05, joined law of tortious interference. Since at the United Nations Headquarters associate in the fi rm’s Las Vegas Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP joining the fi rm in 2003, Voigt has in New York City. Prior to accepting offi ce. Prior to joining Fisher & in Milwaukee as an associate worked on securities, antitrust, this position, Emery was awarded a Phillips, Mallatt was an associate in the fi rm’s Environmental false advertising, and trademark Fulbright U.S. Student Scholarship with Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith Law Department. Pieh has infringement cases. to the European Union in Library where she participated in all aspects prior experience in preparing Elizabeth K. Weilhoefer, Science where he studied European of insurance defense litigation with and analyzing for the defense JD’03, joined the Children’s Law documentation centres and legal an emphasis on medical malpractice of environmental litigation Center (CLC) as a staff attorney in transparency. and other professional liability and in chemical risk standards Bronx, N.Y. The CLC is a non-profi t Shellie L. Goetz, JD’04, of defense litigation. promulgated by the Department law fi rm representing children in Baker & Daniels LLP in Fort Wayne, Sylvia A. Bier, JD’05, joined of Homeland Security. custody, visitation, guardianship, Ind., recently received the “Up and Littler Mendelson as an associate In February, Amy L. Strong, and paternity disputes. Coming Lawyer” award, presented in the fi rm’s Indianapolis offi ce. JD’05, an associate at Foley & In April, Tracy N. Betz, JD’04, by the Indiana Lawyer. Goetz Bier advises and represents Lardner LLP in Chicago, argued a an associate at Taft Stettinius & was also named the recipient of employers on a wide range of pro bono case about the use of Hollister LLP, was recognized by a “Future 40” award by Update employment related matters, prior crimes to rebut an insanity the Indiana Lawyer as an “Up Indiana, a quarterly magazine. including employment defense before the U.S. Court of and Coming Lawyer.” She was In addition, Goetz serves on the discrimination, wage payment Appeals for the 7th Circuit. While also named a “Future Star” by board of the Fort Wayne chapter of and compensation issues, in law school, Strong served as an Benchmark Litigation, a national Executive Women’s International, disability and leave matters, editor for the Indiana Law Journal publication. Since joining the fi rm, chairing the program committee that worker classifi cation, non- and received awards for “Best Brief” Betz has enjoyed signifi cant court schedules inspirational speakers on compete agreements, employee and “Best Oralist” in the Sherman

INDIANA LAW ALUMNI NEWS 17 Indiana Law Hosts Inaugural Alumni Summit

by James Boyd

ndiana Law’s inaugural Alumni Summit was a tremendous success, able to interact with each other and being able to attend some of the Idrawing alumni from all over the country to Bloomington exceptional programs we held during the day.” for a day of board meetings, networking, and awards. A packed Moot Court Room, including both law and biology faculty Nearly 100 alumni took part in the Oct. 3 event, which introduced a members, paid tribute to emeritus professor Val Nolan, JD’49, who new structure for the traditional alumni weekend. died last March at the age of 87. “We’ve got a number of advisory boards working on different “I hear his voice in my head every day,” said Bob Kassing, JD’64. aspects of the School who rarely get to see one another,” Dean Lauren “That says so much about how remarkable he was. Many regard him as Robel said. “We thought it would be fun to bring everyone together in one of the best teachers who ever walked these halls. Students revered the same place at the same time.” him as a teacher and professor. He was the most important teacher in Robel kicked off the Summit by delivering her annual State of the my entire life.” School address. She credited the recent $25 million grant from the Lilly Distinguished Service Awards were given to Sarah M. Singleton, Endowment with allowing Indiana Law to retain and attract top faculty JD’74, Fred H. Gregory, LLB’53, Gary L. Davis, JD’82, and Long members, and the gifts from hundreds of alumni with advancing the for their contributions to the legal profession. (For more on the winners, School toward its goal of becoming a top-10 public law school by 2010. see page 6.) Robel said the class of 2011 is the highest academically credentialed Former Monroe County Circuit Court judge and nationally class in Indiana Law history. recognized children rights advocate Viola J. Taliaferro, JD’77, was “On every metric we can control, we are now in the top 10 among honored at the dedication of the Family and Children Mediation Clinic public law schools,” she said. “That’s good news for us, and terrifi c news in her name. Ralph F. Fuchs Professor Emeritus of Law and Public for our students.” Service Pat Baude was on hand for the unveiling of his offi cial portrait, The School’s seven advisory boards met throughout the day, which depicts him in front of a copy of the U.S. Constitution. discussing important issues related to their particular groups. After all the awards had been given and all the memorials and While many enjoyed lunch outside on the terrace, others took dedications concluded, a cocktail reception took place in the main advantage of a timely discussion titled “Church and Politics” featuring lobby, giving alumni the chance to relax and reconnect with Bob Long, JD’71, and Father Bob Keller of the St. Paul Catholic one another. Center in Bloomington. Professor Dan Conkle moderated the “It’s so great to have everyone together here in the same room,” discussion, which focused on the boundaries of religion and politics. Havill said. “The Summit has defi nitely proven to be a success, and “We were thrilled with the turnout and feedback we received we’re already looking forward to next year’s event.” from our wonderful alumni,” said Andrea Havill, assistant dean for The 2009 Alumni Summit will take place on Sept. 25, 2009. alumni relations. “The board members seemed to appreciate being

18 www.law.indiana.edu Minton Moot Court Competition. She was admitted to the Illinois State Bar in November 2005 and was admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in January 2006. Judith E. Golitko, JD’06, an associate at Bolinger Golitko in Kokomo, Ind., was featured in the Kokomo Tribune for pursuing her law degree and passing the Bar Examination at the age of 60. Prior to her new role as an attorney, Golitko spent many years raising her children and working as a paralegal. In September, Arn Jacobsen and Rebecca Bailey Jacobsen, both JD’06, were married in Washington, D.C. Rebecca Bailey Jacobsen also recently joined Halloran & Sage LLP as an associate in the fi rm’s Insurance and Litigation Practice Groups. She focuses her practice on insurance and reinsurance litigation and also does work in the area of government contracts. C. Anthony Piccuta, JD’06, joined Houser & Allison, APC as an attorney in the fi rm’s Irvine, Calif., offi ce. Prior to joining Houser & Allison, Piccuta was a member of a civil litigation fi rm in Chicago. He has handled matters 1 2 in both State and Federal Courts and is a member of the California and Illinois Bars. In June, Kimberly Richardson, JD’06, an associate at Varnum Riddering Schmidt & Howlett in Grand Rapids, Mich., was honored with a “40-Under-Forty” award. The award, which is presented by The Network Journal, honors 40 African-Americans for their outstanding achievement, contribution, leadership, and infl uence in the corporate, non-profi t, health, or entrepreneurial arenas, along with 3 4 their service to the African-American community. A member of Varnum’s Labor and Employment Law Practice Group, Richardson has experience in redesigning pension plans, calculating pension and retiree medical plan liabilities, and drafting annual benefi t and plan termination statements. In July, Gavin M. Rose, JD’06, an attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Indiana, was featured in the Indiana Lawyer for his work representing clients with disabilities. Rose, who says he 5 6 has always had a passion for public interest law, began working with the 1) Professor Jeffrey Stake, Robert Lucas Chair of Law; 2) George Taliaferro (right); 3) Stephen Burns, JD’68, (business law advisory ACLU as part of a one-year disability board member) and Dean Regenovich; 4) Bob Long, JD’71, Dan Conkle, Robert H. McKinney Professor of Law, and Father Bob Keller; 5) Hamish Cohen, JD’01, Krista Duncan, JD’96, and Heidi Goebel, JD’97, members of the Sherman Minton Moot Court Advisory rights project. In August 2007, Board; 6) Tony Prather, JD’83, chair of the BLSA Alumni Advisory Board he was hired as a full-time staff

INDIANA LAW ALUMNI NEWS 19 IN MEMORIAM

his tenure in the profession will likely never Chambers was an entreprenuer responsible be matched. for several local industries. He also raised While his small private practice occupied quarter horses and was a judge of quarter most of Tackitt’s time, he was also a horses throughout the United States and former Monroe County prosecutor and a Canada. In 1989, he rode a horse around government appeal agent for the Selective the world. Service Board. Bloomington Mayor Mark Chambers was a member of Christ United Kruzan, JD’85, proclaimed June 10, 2005, Methodist Church, Moose Lodge, Rotary as “Sylvan Tackitt Day.” Club, and American Legion. “(He) was truly a community institution,” He is survived by sons and daughter- Kruzan said. “It’s amazing to refl ect upon in-law, Grant and Kathy Chamber, Blake the change he must have seen throughout Chambers, and Jeff Chambers, all of the legal and general communities during his Washington; grandchildren, Blake Chambers decades of service.” Jr., Elizabeth Chambers, Clinton Chambers, Emily Chambers, and Ethan Chambers; and Robert B. Wrege, JD’40 great-grandson, Alex May. His wife, Jo Ann (Larrick) Chambers, whom he married June 21, 1947, died July Robert B. Wrege, JD’40, passed away 25, 1981. on Sept. 20, 2008, in Louisville, Ky. Upon Preferred memorials can be made to graduating law school, Wrege became a the National Parkinson’s Foundation or the patent attorney and research metallurgist Sylvan Tackitt, LLB’33 Daviess County YMCA. for Alcoa Aluminum Company in New For the majority of his astounding 75- Kensington, Pa., and Cleveland, Ohio. year legal career, Sylvan W. Tackitt could He then returned to Louisville to operate David L. Morton, JD’66 be found in a small offi ce in downtown the family business, Tobacco Blending Bloomington, poring over cases next to the Corporation. He was a member of the David L. Morton, JD’66, of Naples, Fla., Monroe County Courthouse. Even at the age Junior Chamber of Commerce and a passed away on Dec. 14, 2007, after of 99, Tackitt would regularly put in time in founding member of the Kentucky Tennis declining health over several years. the offi ce, doing what he loved most. His Patrons. Music remained his passion from His career included 16 years in the U.S. death on July 17 brought to close one of the the time his mother gave him a saxophone Air Force, achieving the rank of major in longest legal careers in U.S. history. at age nine to leading a dance band at 90 the Judge Advocate General’s Corps. He Tackitt, LLB’33, was a fi xture of the years old. He played the saxophone his served in Vietnam and received the Air Indiana legal community, earning such entire life and performed in a variety of Force Commendation Medal and Bronze prestigious awards as the Sagamore of the groups including the IU Marching 100, Star for meritorious service. He was briefl y Wabash and the Golden Barrister Award, the Windjammers, Mellowtones, Hot Brats, in the private practice of law in Logansport, which was presented to him this past April. and led the Wednesday Night Big band Ind., and then went on to write for the Tackitt’s passion for the legal profession for 60 years. Conservative Digest. As a disabled veteran, was something he wanted to help instill in he moved to Florida in 1985. Indiana Law students. In 2001, he established Robert Chambers, LLB’49 the Sylvan W. Tackitt Scholarship. “I feel Charles H. Johnson, JD’69 very fortunate to have attended the [Indiana A 1949 graduate of Indiana Law, Robert University Maurer School of Law],” Tackitt Orville Chambers, 83, of Washington, Ind., Charles H. Johnson, JD’69, passed away said then. “I want to provide the same died July 14 at Washington Nursing Center. on Oct. 3, 2008, in Milwaukee, Wis., where opportunity for students in the generations Born May 24, 1925, in Daviess County, he practiced law for more than 25 years. to come.” he was the son of Orville A. and Vivian Johnson was born in California in 1944 and A graduate of Martinsville High School — (Arnold) Chambers. He served in the U.S. grew up in Suring, Wis. He was a graduate where he befriended future college basketball Army Air Force during World War II. He of Carleton College in Northfi eld, Minn. great John Wooden — Tackitt stayed close to was a retired attorney, having practiced in his roots throughout his entire life. His work Washington from 1953 to 1983. Chambers ethic was legendary among colleagues, and and Tom Shirk established Hoosier Magnetics.

20 www.law.indiana.edu attorney and legislative director to including petitions, past orders, and continue the project and also take evidence, and drafting and editing on new cases. orders. Shelby also has experience as a Clayton H. Slaughter, registered domestic relations mediator. JD’06, was named to the Indiana In her time spent as a mediator, she Commission for Higher Education, mediated family law cases involving starting a two-year term that parenting time, custody, child support, will expire on June 30, 2010. A and related disputes. student nominating committee Emily L. Tamlyn, JD’07, accepted recommended Slaughter for the a position at the U.S. Department of appointment. Veterans Affairs in Washington, D.C. Richard B. Sorrell, JD’06, In September, Brittany E. recently started his own practice, Bennett, JD’08, joined First Financial Sorrell Law Firm, focusing on elder Bank Corporation in Terre Haute, law, end-of-life planning, probate, Ind., as a staff attorney in the legal and business/commercial law, in department. Bennett is currently Concord & N.E. suburban working with Krieg DeVault in Charlotte, N.C. Indianapolis to assemble a full Rachel E. Clark, JD’07, accepted legal department with their help in a position as associate general the course of the next fi ve years. counsel with the Illinois Education Christopher S. Koves, JD’08, Association’s offi ce in Chicago. Since joined Williams Mullen as an moving to Chicago in late 2007, associate in the fi rm’s Washington, Clark has been working at the union D.C., offi ce. Koves focuses his practice side labor fi rm of Jacobs, Burns on state and federal communications Orlove Stanton & Hernandez. issues, including broadcast media, Dustin R. DeNeal, JD’07, joined telecommunications, and regulatory Baker & Daniels LLP in Indianapolis as compliance. He also has experience Rapheal M. Prevot Jr., JD’84 a member of the fi rm’s commercial with general regulatory compliance and bankruptcy practice group. before federal agencies. Prior to Rapheal M. Prevot Jr., JD’84, a devoted Indiana Law supporter and 2004 DeNeal was the commencement joining the fi rm, Koves served as recipient of the School’s Distinguished Service Award, died at his home speaker at his undergraduate a legal intern with the Federal June 25, 2008, surrounded by his family and loved ones. He was 49 graduation, the recipient of Communications Commission years old. numerous academic and community in the Offi ce of Commissioner Prevot lived the dream of many young attorneys, serving for more than scholarships, and an Octofi nalist Deborah Taylor Tate, and in the 15 years as Labor Relations Counsel for the National Football League in and top brief writer in the Sherman Wireless Telecommunications New York. Prior to this role, he worked as assistant attorney and division Minton Moot Court Competition. Bureau, Public Safety and Critical chief for Janet Reno in the Dade County, Fla., State Attorney’s Offi ce and Lisa C. Gamble, JD’07, Infrastructure Division. accepted a position as an assistant Russell S. Magaziner, JD’08, an as a litigator for Florida-based Adorno & Zeder. Prevot was a dedicated commonwealth’s attorney at the associate with Foley & Lardner LLP in member of the National Bar Association and was inducted into the Hall of Offi ce of the Commonwealth’s Milwaukee, recently completed his Fame for the group’s Entertainment, Sports, and Art Law section. He was Attorney in Halifax, Va. PhD in mechanical engineering from a regular speaker at universities and legal seminars nationwide. In December, John P. the University of Dayton. Prior to his Despite living on the east coast, Prevot had served faithfully on the MacKenzie, JD’07, was promoted career in law, Magaziner was a U.S. Alumni Board since 1993 and on the Board of Visitors since 1997, where to deputy district attorney, level 2, Air Force captain, serving at Wright- he was elected the youngest president in Board history. Prevot mentored at the Sacramento County California Patterson Air Force Base as a ballistic hundreds of IU students and would regularly attend Law School events District Attorney’s Offi ce. missile intelligence analyst. Prior such as the Barrister’s Ball which was recently renamed in his honor. For Paul C. Rudolph, JD’07, an to joining Foley, he was a summer his incredible and dedicated service to the Law School community, Prevot associate at Rudolph Fine Porter & associate with Merchant & Gould P.C. was honored in 2004 with the Distinguished Service Award. Johnson in Evansville, Ind., recently Liza C. Moore, JD’08, joined passed both the Indiana and Foster Swift Collins & Smith, P.C. as an In coordination and consultation with his beloved wife, Roberta Kentucky bar exams. He concentrates associate in the fi rm’s Lansing, Mich., Gumbel, and best friend and fellow alumnus, Tony Prather, JD’83, the his practice primarily on wills and offi ce. Moore is also a member of the Law School will receive contributions in Prevot’s memory, and will establish trusts, but does a signifi cant amount State Bar of Michigan and the U.S. a fund in his name to continue his legacy at the School. Please send your of work in tax, corporate and other District Court for the Western District memorial gift to the Arthur M. Lotz Offi ce of Alumni & Development, 211 transactional law. of Michigan. S. Indiana Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405. Checks may be made payable Lucille J. Shelby, JD’07, joined Brian M. Pearson, JD’08, joined to the Law School; the memo line should mention the “Rapheal Prevot Barnes & Thornburg in Chicago as Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge as an Memorial Fund.” His family will be notifi ed of your generous contribution. an associate in the fi rm’s Litigation associate in the fi rm’s Grand Rapids, The National Football League is also establishing a college fund for Department. Prior to joining Barnes Mich., offi ce. Pearson practices in the Rapheal Prevot III. & Thornburg, Shelby was a law area of medical malpractice defense, clerk for Judge Francine Hill of construction law, legal malpractice the Monroe County Circuit Court defense, and general civil litigation. in Bloomington, Ind. She was He previously served as an offi cer responsible for reviewing case fi les, in the U.S. Army where he earned

INDIANA LAW ALUMNI NEWS 21 the Bronze Star Medal for his actions as company commander while deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II. Joseph M. Pletcher, JD’08, joined Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione as an associate in the fi rm’s Chicago offi ce. A former summer associate at the fi rm, Pletcher is currently a member of the American Chemical Society, Organic Division, and the American Intellectual Property Law Association. He concentrates his intellectual property practice on patent prosecution and litigation in the areas of chemistry, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology. Nathan W. Steed, JD’08, joined Warner Norcross & Judd LLP as an associate in the fi rm’s Grand Rapids, Mich., offi ce. In law school, [Continued fr om cover story] Steed served as managing editor of the Indiana Law Journal. He also holds a bachelor of arts in English measure of success I’ve been able to achieve, I owe “At the IU School of Law, I from Brigham Young University in that to this wonderful place.” learned how to think. That Provo, Utah. His Indiana Law experience also taught Maurer the importance of giving back. As a second-year helped me as a lawyer and as student, Maurer was surprised to learn that he was a business person. Whatever the recipient of an academic scholarship. Maurer had measure of success I’ve been Indiana Law acknowledges the IU no connection to the organization that offered him a able to achieve, I owe that to Alumni Association for assistance scholarship and was astounded that someone he had in compiling Class Notes. To never met would donate money to help him make it this wonderful place.” submit your news or for IUAA through school. membership, call (800) 824-3044 — Michael Maurer, JD‘67 or visit www.alumni.indiana.edu. “What it taught me was that there were people out there who were philanthropic, people who had graduated from this institution and who thought me away from other options, and now even more enough of it to give something back,” Maurer said. students will be able to one day say the same.” “I said to myself that if I were ever in that position, Len Fromm, associate dean for student and alumni this would be where I give my money back.” affairs, said the Maurers’ gift will allow Indiana Law The Maurers previously endowed the Val Nolan to increase the amount of scholarships available to Chair, which Dean Lauren Robel currently holds. its students going forward. Reducing student debt Robel told hundreds of guests at the Dec. 4 press loads will allow graduates to consider jobs they might conference how much the Maurer family’s support not otherwise. means to the School. “Beyond the obvious effect of making our legal “It takes a bold imagination and a very, very big education more affordable and debt burdens more heart to see what this Law School could be if we could manageable, this most generous and special gift will tell the best students, ‘Indiana is where you will fi nd enable our students to focus more effectively on their the fi nest education in the country, come here,’” studies and be able to consider carefully less well- Robel said. paying legal careers,” Fromm said. Students were thrilled to hear that the gift will In recognition of the Maurer family’s extraordinary support additional scholarships. C.R. Davis, a second- support, the Law School was renamed the Indiana year Indiana Law student from Phoenix, Ariz., said University Maurer School of Law. scholarship offers were a key factor in his decision to The Mauers’ gift follows a $25 million grant from attend Indiana Law, despite offers on the table from the Lilly Endowment for faculty recruitment and several other prestigious schools. retention. The Lilly grant also qualifi es for matching “I’m proud of what the Maurers have done,” Davis funds through Indiana University. said. “This School did a phenomenal job of pulling

22 www.law.indiana.edu David Main, Caroline Dowd-Higgins, and Assistant Dean Michael Keller work to prepare students for their careers after law school.

OCPD Advises Students, Alumni in Tough Job Market

gainst the backdrop of a challenging economy, the Offi ce Alumni who want to get involved with helping students develop of Career and Professional Development — with the help of networks, fi nd jobs, or just meeting with them sometime are encouraged A active alumni — is helping students fi nd opportunities and to contact OCPD at [email protected] or by calling (812) 855-0258. chart their career paths. “These are really rough times,” OCPD Assistant Dean Michael In addition to the standard skills assessment, application Keller said. “With the number of jobs down, I think our alumni could really be our key here.” preparation, interviewing, job search, federal government, and judicial clerkship workshops being offered this Indiana Law is reaching out to alumni across the country, for semester, OCPD is providing the following presentations to career tips, networking strategies, and any other guidance they may have for students. The Law School is hosting a variety of workshops help students prepare for their future careers. and panels for current students about career options after graduation. Alternative Legal Careers in: The Alternative Legal Careers series has brought professionals from • Banking, Finance, Tax, and Corporate the fi nancial, publishing, higher education and government sectors to • Publishing, Marketing, Non-Profi t, Development, Consulting describe opportunities outside of law fi rms. Over spring break, several • Higher Education students will travel to Washington, D.C., and other locations for on-site • Politics and Government recruiting trips. Alumni have played a vital role in those events. Pro Bono Stories: Building Careers, Changing Lives “Our alumni have been an incredible resource,” OCPD Director Caroline Dowd-Higgins said. “They have the depth and breadth of Resume Roundtables experience to say to our students, ‘Your fi rst job isn’t the only thing Lunch with a Lawyer: you’ll ever do.’ They’re reiterating that networking isn’t only important, • Financial Planning Seminar, with Doug Hyman but crucial.” • Choosing a Practice Area and the Realities of Contract Work, Keller is advising students to make every contact they can as soon with Michael Sachs as they can. • A Versatile JD from Law Firms to Corporate to Public Relations and Higher Education, with Beth Wood “Students are not waiting around and seeing what lands in their laps • The Inside Scoop About Job Markets in Chicago and DC, with anymore,” he said. “They’ve got to start networking and get moving.” Frank Kimball Keller said some may think OCPD already knows of every job • Job Search Strategies During a Recession, with Diana Mercer opening out there, but that’s not the case. “Even though we get a lot of Spring Break Trips to Washington, D.C., and New York City listings from a lot of different places, we still get sent things we may not with Student & Alumni Receptions have found. If alumni see an opportunity out there, let us know,” he said. Progressive Day with Indianapolis Law Firms OCPD helps alumni, as well as current students. “We serve our graduates for life,” Dowd-Higgins said. “We’re seeing graduates who Individual Career Coaching Sessions with: have been in the workplace for three to fi ve years, and some who have • Frank Kimball • Michael Sachs been in jobs for 10 to 20 years. We serve them all and help them fi nd • Marc Kadish • Diana Mercer where they want to go.”

INDIANA LAW ALUMNI NEWS 23 Pat Baude Retires after 40 Years

fter four decades of teaching, Pat Baude has today what many might consider the best job in the world. As Dean Lauren Robel Arecently described, “He only does what he wants to do now.” At the unveiling of his offi cial portrait on Oct. 3, Baude, the Ralph F. Fuchs Professor Emeritus of Law and Public Service, was honored by faculty, staff, and former students during Indiana Law’s inaugural Alumni Summit. Despite retiring in 2008, Baude will continue teaching his legendary Constitutional Law class during the spring semesters. Robel said she was thrilled that students will continue to have the opportunity to learn from one of the most revered professors in Indiana Law history. “He is just the consummate teacher,” Robel, one of Baude’s former students, said. “He helps law students understand that complexity isn’t their enemy. He is, quite frankly, the fi nest teacher I ever had.” Baude has been a leading fi gure in the teaching of constitutional law. His vast knowledge of the U.S. Supreme Court has been handed down to generations of students, blending history, philosophy, popular culture, and current events, encouraging them to examine established institutions in light of new ideas. Pat Baude is seen Ever humble, Baude gave a succinct, but heartfelt speech before a throughout his four decades at Indiana Law. gracious crowd. The teaching icon retired “For a teacher, it’s diffi cult,” he said. “At least a lawyer gets to win a in 2008, but will continue case. I look at my students, and I think I had a small part in what they’ve teaching his legendary become. And that’s special.” Constitutional Law course during the spring Baude’s impact extended well beyond his students. His faculty semesters. Baude’s portrait colleagues said they learned from him, too. was unveiled during the “He has the broadest range of knowledge of anyone I’ve ever inaugural Alumni Summit known,” Craig Bradley, Robert A. Lucas Professor of Law, said. “He’s a on Oct. 3. He told a packed font of useful information on topics ranging from aardvarks to zygotes. Moot Court Room that he was most proud of seeing He doesn’t, to my knowledge, know much about zymurgy, however, but his students go on to it’s possible that he does and the subject just hasn’t come up.” have successful, fulfi lling Baude has published extensively on topics ranging from the Indiana careers, knowing that he Constitution to the relationship between the power of constitutional had a “small part” in their review. He also writes a monthly wine column for Bloom magazine. development. While devoting much of his time to teaching and research, Baude has also been an active member of the Indiana legal community. He has served as special counsel to the Offi ce of the Governor of Indiana and occasionally handles test cases in both state and federal courts.

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