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M I C H I G A N
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U N I V E R S I T Y
C O L L E G E
At the Forefront of
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L A W
SPRING 2013
Family Law
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Professor Jeremy Harrison Retires
Outstanding Advocates
Spartan Leaders in West Michigan
MANAGING EDITOR
Erika Marzorati
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DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
Kent Love-Ramirez
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Tina Kashat Casoli
Devon Glass, ’04
April Jones
Kent Love-Ramirez
Erika Marzorati
Linda Oswald
Sheila Pursglove
Ann Scholten
Alexa Stanard
PHOTOGRAPHY
Rachel Beyer
Devon Glass, ’04
Julie Krueger
MSU University Relations
Ann Scholten
Kimberly Wilkes
Jeffrey Zenner
In This Issue
DESIGN
Julie Krueger
Terry Sieting
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Lou Anna K. Simon, President
Clif Haley, ’61, Chair
Linda M. Orlans, ’87, Vice Chair
Raymond R. Behan, ’60
Hon. M. Scott Bowen
Frederick D. Dilley, ’75
Elaine Fieldman, ’76
Charles A. Janssen
Maurice G. Jenkins, ’81
Charles E. Langton, ’87
Douglas Laycock
Hon. David W. McKeague
Colleen M. McNamara
Michael G. Morris, ’81
James M. Nicholson
Stacy L. Erwin Oakes, ’01
David L. Porteous
G. Scott Romney
Joan W. Howarth, Dean
Dr. June Pierce Youatt, Acting Provost
A Message from the Office of Advancement.......................................38
Welcome to MSU Law.................................................................................3
»» James Chen Named the Justin Smith Morrill Chair in Law
»» MSU Law Welcomes Visiting Professors
Spartan Leaders in West Michigan........................................................39
'76 Alum Gifts $200,000 for Spartan Hockey Player
Scholarship........................................................................................... 41
In & Around the Law College....................................................................5
»» Food for Thought
»» Interwoven Pieces
In His Element: Chemistry Expertise Shapes Graduate’s
Patent Work........................................................................................ 42
& Humanities Corner..........................................................................6
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
Time Out
Artist, Elder, and Activist
Ranking News............................................................................................. 10
Students Assist with SCOTUS Argument............................................... 11
Student Earns Skadden Fellowship........................................................ 11
IPIC News.................................................................................................... 12
»» Intellectual Property Start-Up Project
»» Intellectual Property for Creative Upstarts
Indigenous Law & Policy Center News................................................. 14
»» Indian Tribes and Human Rights Accountability
»» Off-Reservation Gaming in Michigan: A New Gamble
»» ILPC 2013 Spring Speaker Series
Talsky Center News................................................................................... 16
»» Dr. Karen Mock
»» Jordan J. Paust
»» Debate on Corporations and International Human Rights
»» Talsky Center Awards Funded Externships
At the Forefront of Family Law
Law Firm Challenge................................................................................. 40
Professor Jeremy Harrison Retires..........................................................4
Outstanding Advocates.............................................................................8
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A Message from the Dean.........................................................................2
Arts
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TRUSTEES EMERITI
Hon. Marianne O. Battani, ’72
Joseph J. Buttigieg III, ’75
Richard W. Heiss, ’63, President Emeritus
Edwin W. Jakeway, ’61
Hon. Norman L. Lippitt, ’60
John D. O’Hair, ’54
Peter J. Palmer, ’68
Kenneth J. Robinson
John F. Schaefer, ’69
David J. Sparrow, ’51 (posthumous)
Hon. Richard F. Suhrheinrich, ’63,
President Emeritus
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Daniel Bliss, ’87, President
Brian Hall, ’07, President-Elect
James Geroux, ’70, Vice President
Howard Victor, ’77, Treasurer
Karolyn Bignotti, ’09, Secretary
Anthony Beckneck, ’11
Ugo Buzzi, ’08
Sherri Marie Carr, ’07
Mario Cascante, ’10
Kevin Clinesmith, ’07
Octavio Duran Jr., ’11
Ronald Estes, ’05
Colleen Kelly Gomos, ’07
Aaron Lloyd, ’10
Brian Lynch, ’05
Bryan Melvin III, ’77
Matthew Rettig, ’04
Jeffery Sattler, ’08
Eric Swanson, ’99
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ReInvent Law Laboratory News............................................................. 18
»» ReInvent Law Start-Up Competition
»» ReInvent Law Hosts Innovative Events
At the Forefront of Family Law............................................................. 20
Scholarly Events........................................................................................28
»» Battle for the North: Is All Quiet on the Artic Front?
»» The Criminalization of Mental Illness: Turning Patients into Inmates
»» Off Wall Street: Pre-IPO Investing and the Future of Private
Placement Trading
»» Student Populations: Diversity Matters
»» Midwest Securities Law Institute
Faculty Notes.............................................................................................32
Homecoming Reunion and Tailgate...................................................... 43
Barrister's Inaugural Ball Raises $5,000............................................. 44
Honoring the Law College's Longest-Serving
Adjunct Professor................................................................................ 45
Help Preserve the Legacy through the
DCL Commemorative Plaza.............................................................. 46
3L Campaign............................................................................................. 46
Pitch, Putt, and Drive...............................................................................47
Giving Back................................................................................................ 48
In the Public Interest............................................................................... 49
»» Firms Fund Public Interest Fellowships
»» “Bid for Justice” Auction Raises Nearly $9,000 for Scholarships
Alumni Connect, Contribute to Tri-State Scholarship...................... 49
Happy Hour from Coast to Coast.......................................................... 50
On the Road with Dean Howarth.......................................................... 50
MSU Law Swears in New Grads............................................................. 50
Alumni Notes.............................................................................................. 51
»» In Memoriam
Circle of Friends........................................................................................ 54
Fall 2012 Commencement....................................................................... 60
Mark Your Calendar................................................................. Back Cover
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A MESSAGE from the Dea n
WELCOME to MSU L a w
JAMES CHEN Named the Justin Smith Morrill Chair in Law
James Chen
FAMILY L AW has a
uniquely deep impact
on our personal lives.
Laws governing family
life control the creation
and conclusion of our
most i nt i m ate le ga l
re lat ionsh ips. They
define who and how we
are allowed to marry,
and how our property
is distributed when we
divorce. They determine who may—and who must—be named
a child’s legal parent, including in complicated cases involving
assisted reproductive technologies.
Family law also has generated intense public attention and
debate in recent months. Just this term, the U.S. Supreme
Court heard two cases on same-sex marriage, and a third
involving parental rights over Native American children. In
February, it decided a case involving international custody
under the Hague Convention.
While the nation’s eyes were fixed on the Supreme Court
this spring, Michigan State Law hosted an all-star group of
experts to discuss the ongoing struggle toward equality in
family law. This issue of Amicus shines a light on this and
other thought-provoking programs and projects that put MSU
Law at the forefront of family law.
We also are proud to share the recent success stories of
our Law College community members. Our students won
national and regional competitions and awards, earned
prestigious fellowships, contributed to a U.S. Supreme
Court oral argument, and developed innovative legal service
delivery models.
Our professors published works and spoke on a broad
range of topics across the nation and abroad. They and
students drew hundreds of scholars, practitioners, and
others to Law College events focused on diverse themes
such as legal entrepreneurship, U.S. interests in the Arctic,
international human rights, off-reservation gaming, mental
illness in the justice system, and more.
And our graduates were just as busy. In addition to
maintaining impressive practices and successful careers—
some of which you’ll read about in these pages—many made
time to stay connected to MSU Law. We were so pleased
to catch up with those of you who joined us at events
throughout the year.
As always, we are grateful to the many alumni and friends
who support our efforts—both financially and with gifts
of time. Your generosity inspires us all, and sustains the
continued success of Michigan State Law, our faculty, and
our current and future students.
Warm regards,
Justin Smith Morrill Chair in Law
J.D., magna cum laude, Harvard Law School
M.A., Emory University
B.A., summa cum laude, Emory University
The Michigan State Law faculty is
proud to welcome James Chen to its
ranks in July. Chen will serve as the
Justin Smith Morrill Chair in Law—a
title that honors his enthusiasm for
developing interdisciplinary research
furthering MSU’s land-grant mission
with scholars across the University.
Professor Chen is a prolific scholar
and respected educator who most recently served as dean
of the University of Louisville’s Louis D. Brandeis School of
Law. In November 2012, National Jurist named Chen one of the
25 most influential people in legal education.
“Jim is a bold thinker with remarkable scholarly depth
and range, and a leader in legal education,” said Dean Joan
MSU Law Welcomes
VISITING PROFESSORS
Brian Kaser
Visiting Professor
J.D., with honors, Boston University School of Law
B.A., Western Michigan University
Joan W. Howarth
Dean, Michigan State University College of Law
Brian Kaser has practiced health care
and nonprofit law since 1980. He is a
principal of Brian Kaser PLC in Lansing,
where his practice focuses on the
needs of elder service organizations,
health care providers of all types, and
nonprofit corporations and trusts.
He has served on state and national
professional committees on health care and elder services,
and is a frequent speaker on nursing home payment, resident
rights, and legal ethics issues. Professor Kaser has taught
health care law–related courses as an adjunct faculty member
at MSU Law since 2002. He joins us in July as a professor from
practice for two years, and will work to develop additional
health law courses in his new role.
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Howarth. “MSU Law is an ambitious, forward-thinking law
school. Our ambitions and Professor Chen’s align perfectly.”
Chen’s works span topics such as administrative law,
agricultural law, constitutional law, economic regulation,
environmental law, industrial policy, legislation, and natural
resources law. He is the coauthor of Disaster Law and Policy,
Second Edition (Aspen Publishers, 2009).
Chen received B.A. and M.A. degrees from Emory
University before studying as a Fulbright Scholar at the
University of Iceland. He earned his J.D. at Harvard Law
School, where he graduated magna cum laude and was executive
editor of the Harvard Law Review. Chen clerked for Judge J.
Michael Luttig of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth
Circuit and Justice Clarence Thomas of the Supreme Court
of the United States. He was a member of the University of
Minnesota Law School faculty from 1993 to 2007, and served
as associate dean for his final three years at the school.
Chen will teach Constitutional Law and Regulatory State
in the first-year curriculum, as well as various upper-level
electives.
Beverly Moran
Visiting Professor
LL.M., New York University School of Law
J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School
A.B., Vassar College
Beverly Moran is a leading tax scholar
with international expertise. She is
visiting from Vanderbilt Law School,
where she has taught since 2001 as
a professor of law and sociology.
Moran’s research interests include law
and development, interdisciplinary
scholarship, and comparative law.
She has won a number of teaching awards and grants,
including a Fulbright award and grants from the Annie E.
Casey Foundation and the Ford Foundation. Moran has
served on the executive committee of the Association of
American Law Schools and the board of governors of the
Society of American Law Teachers. She was the first director
of Vanderbilt University’s Center for the Americas, and she
directed the University of Wisconsin Law School’s Center
on Law and Africa.
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IN & AROUND the L a w College
PROFESSOR
JEREMY
HARRISON
Retires
Professor Jeremy Harrison became interested in the legal
profession at an early age. “My mother told me I should be
a lawyer because I had a big mouth,” he remembers. “And
she was right.”
It wasn’t until he attended the University of San Francisco
(USF) School of Law that Harrison found his specific calling.
“Law school was great fun,” he says. “I enjoyed it so much
that I decided to pursue a career teaching law.”
After earning his J.D., Harrison practiced law for two years
before returning to school for a Master of Laws degree. He
earned his LL.M. from Harvard Law School in 1962 and then
became a clerk for Judge James Durfee of the United States
Court of Claims.
While clerking, he found a position teaching Evidence
and Real Property at Catholic University of America in
Washington, DC. Harrison soon discovered that he enjoyed
teaching law as much as being a student. “As a teacher, you
have to be a good comedian and even a dancer,” he says.
Professor Harrison married his first wife, Roseanne, after
his initial year of teaching. Together they traveled the globe
and had seven children. Harrison—who always had a desire
to see exotic places—taught for one year at the University
of Ghana and then for two in Nigeria. Upon returning to
the United States, he took a tenured position at the USF
School of Law.
But Africa soon was calling again, and Harrison and his
family set off for Ethiopia, where they lived from 1970 to 1973.
Professor Harrison taught at the Haile Sellassie I University
School of Law, where he began a lifelong friendship with
Cliff Thompson, the school’s dean.
“Cliff was my mentor, and his wife was a wonderful
mentor to Roseanne,” Harrison recalls. Revolution in
Ethiopia made it necessary for the family to leave, and “we
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Food for Thought
literally got the last boat out,” he says.
Harrison was welcomed back to the USF law faculty,
where he taught for several more years. He then joined
his mentor as a visiting professor for three years at the
University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law,
where Thompson was serving as dean.
Soon after Roseanne passed away in 1984, Professor
Harrison was appointed dean at the University of Hawaii
Law School. He served in that capacity for a decade.
It was in Hawaii that Harrison met his second wife, Laura.
The couple married in 1990 and had five children of their
own. It wasn’t long before the Harrisons were on the move
again.
After a year teaching at Universitas Gadjah Mada in
Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Harrison finally found his way to
Michigan. He joined Michigan State Law—then known as
Detroit College of Law and in the midst of its transition to
East Lansing—in 1996.
Upon completing two years as dean of the Law College,
Harrison returned to full-time teaching in 1998. His course
roster included Conflicts of Law, Torts, Remedies, and
Decedents’ Estates and Trusts. Laura is an adjunct professor
of Admiralty Law.
In July 2012, Professor Harrison added “emeritus” to his
title and began a well-earned retirement. When he and Laura
aren’t off visiting the older children around the world, he
continues his involvement with the Inns of Court chapter
he helped found at MSU Law.
The Harrisons’ children—who now range in age from 49
to 13—have given them 21 grandchildren. They all gather
in East Lansing each Christmas. “I had 42 of my closest
relatives at my house for Christmas last year,” he laughs.
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Michigan State Law drew an overflow crowd to an
innovative event focused on depression and other common
mental health issues among law students and lawyers. “Food
for Thought: A Conversation about Health and Wellness in
the Legal Profession” was co-hosted by the Office of Student
Engagement (OSE) and the Law College’s new Wellness in
Practice student group.
According to the Dave Nee Foundation, 40 percent of
students report experiencing symptoms of depression in
their third year of law school. Presenters Katherine Bender
of the Dave Nee Foundation, Tish Vincent of the State Bar
of Michigan Lawyers and Judge Assistance Program, and
Dr. John Taylor of the MSU Counseling Center provided
tips for effectively managing stress and depression at the
January 28 panel discussion. Information on area health care
providers also was made available to help connect MSU Law
students with local services.
“By openly discussing the issues of depression and mental
health of law students, we were able to break down negative
stigma and create a lasting dialogue,” said Associate Director
for Student Engagement Caroline Kingston. “Since the event,
we’ve had an influx in students coming forward to request
assistance and talking with other students about their
own wellness needs. Student health is a serious concern,
and bringing the issue out into the open makes it safer for
students to get the help they need.”
The OSE plans to expand its wellness programming
for 2013–14, based on students’ overwhelmingly positive
response to the event and the office’s commitment to
supporting the whole student. Part of this effort will include
soliciting greater involvement from the local legal and
greater MSU communities.
A video of the event is available at www.law.msu.edu/
engagement/wellness.html.
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Interwoven Pieces
Diversity Week 2013 featured a wide-ranging series of talks
on topics including law and religion, 21st-century families,
the Emancipation Proclamation, and law firm diversity.
More than a dozen student
groups sponsored and hosted
the daily events, which took
place during the last week of
February.
This year’s theme,
“Interwoven Pieces,” kicked
off with a celebration
featuring international foods,
professional massages, and
music. A Michigan Youth Opportunities Initiative sock drive
for foster-care youth and young adults was held throughout
the week.
Speakers included MSU Law professors Hannah Brenner
and Frank Ravitch, Varnum attorney Elizabeth Fossel,
Dickinson Wright attorney D. Lee Khachaturian, MSU
professor Mohammad Khalil, and Jackson Community
College professor Thomas McMillen-Oakley.
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ARTS & HUMANITIES Corn e r
In 2002, MSU College of Law began showcasing the work of visual artists who raise important questions and issues confronting society.
These exhibitions, organized by University-wide Professor Nicholas Mercuro, enhance the facility as a welcoming space for students,
faculty, staff, and the community.
After 10 years—and some 20 exhibitions—MSU Law has become a well-established venue for displaying a wide range of art. Artists
and those in the art community now request to have their work displayed at the Law College. This was the first academic year in which
MSU Law hosted three art exhibitions.
VOLUNTEER LAWYERS for the Arts
MSU Law’s first exhibition of the year included a series
of four panels describing the mission and history of the
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLA). The VLA, based in
New York City, offers legal aid and educational programs
about legal and business issues affecting artists and arts
organizations. According to Professor Mercuro, the VLA
exhibition is a “clear manifestation of the link between the
law and the art community.”
The Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts exhibit also featured
the works of VLA Art & Law Residency artist Molly
Dilworth. The Dilworth exhibit, titled 36°30', was comprised
of eight banner compositions constructed from visual
references to global trade and labor. The exhibit takes its
name from the latitudinal circle that divides the United
States into north and south. Inspired by quilt design, the
banner patterns are populated by a hybrid iconography
drawn from state flags and emblems, as well as the logos of
companies with a relationship to the 36°30' parallel. A meetand-greet with Dilworth was held at the show’s opening on
January 16.
TIME OUT
by Trisha R. Wilcox
MSU Law will display the photographs of Trisha Wilcox
through late May. Wilcox’s work inspires viewers to linger
in a state of transition between thought and emotion—a
“Time Out for Solitude.”
Wilcox’s incredible photographs of northern Michigan
marked two new developments in MSU Law’s decadelong history of promoting the arts. First, it was the first
exhibition to be co-sponsored by a Law College student
organization. The MSU Law Journal of Medicine and Law
teamed up with the Michigan State University College
of Osteopathic Medicine Emergency Medicine Club and
James Madison College to sponsor the event.
“Time Out” also was the first exhibition to include a
fundraiser. A March 12 meet-and-greet raised money
for organizations dedicated to finding a cure for type 1
diabetes. The disease has dramatically and permanently
altered the lives of Wilcox and her 12-year-old daughter
Mackenzie, who was diagnosed with it two years
ago. Troppo donated food for the event as part of the
restaurant’s support for the cause.
Artist Molly Dilworth and her parents
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ARTIST,
ELDER, and
ACTIVIST
by Nora Chapa Mendoza
MSU Law’s third floor
this winter featured the
work of Nora Chapa
Mendoza. The artist—
who has dedicated
her life to art, Detroit
community elders, and
social activism—often
confronts themes such as conditions facing poor
people in Latin America, the plight of American
Indians and migrant workers, and women’s affairs.
The exhibition included Mendoza’s work with
figures, landscapes, abstracts, and a collection of
miscellaneous paintings. “Mendoza expresses all
facets of her life in this wonderful exhibition,” said
Mercuro.
The Mendoza exhibit was co-sponsored by MSU
Law, Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives, The Julian
Samora Research Institute, and the MSU Chicano/
Latino Studies Program. MSU Law hosted a meetand-greet with Mendoza on January 29.
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OUTSTANDING Ad vocates
National ABA Negotiation
Competition Champions
Michigan State Law took second place in the American
Bar Association Law Student Division’s 2012–13 National
Negotiation Competition. A total of 24 teams competed in
the event, which was held in Dallas in February. Anthony
Chester, 3L, and Lauren Prew, 2L, advanced to the national
competition after winning first place in their regional event
in November. Professor Brian Pappas, associate director
of MSU Law’s Alternative Dispute Resolution program,
coached the team.
Each competition round consisted of two halves, with
two teams negotiating during each half; judges then ranked
the teams one through four. Throughout seven regional and
national rounds, Chester and Prew never lost to any team
they directly faced. Because the final round was recorded,
law students across the country will learn from Chester and
Prew’s performance for years to come.
(from left) James DeMates, Molly Etkind, and Ariel Lett (not pictured:
Carmen Dorris)
First Place and Best Closing at
Criminal Trial Competition
MSU Law won first place in the first annual GGU Bernie
L. Segal Criminal Mock Trial Competition: In Vino Veritas,
which was held at Golden Gate University School of Law in
November. MSU Law was one of 12 law schools from across
the country that competed in 21 trials held in five different
Bay Area courthouses.
The team of third-year students James Vicchairelli,
Carmen Dorris, Nick Standiford, and Ali Rosloff beat
Stetson University College of Law in the final round.
Vicchairelli was awarded the “Best Closing Argument”
award. Adjunct Professor Steven Cabadas coached
the team.
(from left) Lauren Prew and Anthony Chester
Winners of Regional ABA
Arbitration Competition
MSU Law finished first in the American Bar Association
Law Student Division’s 2012–13 Arbitration Competition
regional event for the third year in a row. The winning
team comprised of 3Ls Carmen Dorris and Molly Etkind
and 2Ls Ariel Lett and James DeMates advanced to the
final championship round with a perfect ballot score and a
perfect round score for Dorris.
The Law College’s second team—which included 2L
Samantha Schnoerr and 3Ls Vincent Rizzo, Lydia
Karjaka, and Analise Martinez—placed third in the
competition. Both teams were coached by Professor Mary
Bedikian, who directs MSU Law’s ADR program, and
assisted by team alternate Mary DeLucas, 2L.
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James DeMates, Stephanie Williams, and Jalisa Foster
competed against 13 other schools. DeMates was named Best
Overall Advocate at the event after earning a perfect score of
50 out of 50 points.
In early March, the team advanced to the national
competition in Atlanta, where they won first place. The
national championship team included Lett, Williams,
Foster, and 2L Tracy Gragston. The team was undefeated
at both the regional and national levels en route to its
championship title.
Regional Mock Trial Finalists
MSU Law third-year students David Armistead, Quinten
Wise, Kyle Dysarz, and Mary Rachel Forshee competed
in the final rounds of the Texas Young Lawyers Association
National Trial Competition regional competition, which was
held in Akron, Ohio, in February.
Armistead and Wise advanced to the final round with a
first place seed out of 22 teams after the preliminary rounds.
Dysarz and Forshee entered the finals with a third place
seed. MSU Law students Luis Baez and Adam Dreher
assisted both teams.
(from left) Tracy Gragston, Jalisa Foster, Stephanie Williams, and Ariel Lett
Top Team and Best Oralists
National Civil Rights Event
The MSU Law Moot Court & Trial Advocacy Board team
of 3Ls Molly Etkind, Monique Patton, and Jessica Walker
was the best of 35 teams that competed in the 28th Annual
William E. McGee National Civil Rights Moot Court
Competition. The event was held February 21 through 23 at
the University of Minnesota.
The team brought home the first-place award after
going undefeated through seven rounds. Etkind earned the
individual recognition as the top oralist in the preliminary
rounds, while Patton won the award for top oralist overall.
The team was assisted by 3L Atea Duso and 2L Scott Milligan.
(from left) Ali Rosloff, Carmen Dorris, Nick Standiford, James Vicchairelli,
(from left) Kyle Dysarz and Mary Rachel Forshee
Trial Advocacy Team Advances
to Semi-Finals
Michigan State Law 3Ls Dorian George and Lauren Scalzo
and 2Ls James DeMates and Caitie Higgins advanced to
the semi-final round of the American Association for Justice
(AAJ) Student Trial Advocacy Competition. The team
competed at the regional rounds in Cleveland, Ohio, in March.
Third-year students Eric Berlin, Sana Abid, and Rachel
Peyton, and second-year student Daniel Berkowitz, also
competed at Regional AAJ Competition and experienced
great success in the preliminary rounds.
Both teams were assisted by 2Ls Andrea Mannino,
Colleen Garlick, and Beverly Newey.
National Champions and Top
Advocate at Regional Competition
MSU Law took first place in the 2013 National Black Law
Students Association (NBLSA) Thurgood Marshall Mock
Trial Midwest Regional Competition. The event was held in
February at the organization’s Midwest regional convention
in St. Louis, Missouri. The team comprised of 2Ls Ariel Lett,
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(from left) Monique Patton, Molly Etkind, Jessica Walker, and Scott Milligan
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(from left) Dorian George, Loren Scalzo, Sana Abid, Rachel Peyton, Daniel
Berkowitz, Eric Berlin, Beverly Newey, Colleen Garlick, Andrea Mannino,
and Caitie Higgins (not pictured: James DeMates)
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International Moot Court
Competition Quarterfinalists
MSU Law 3L Kaela Munster and 2Ls Jason Bart, Dustin
Kamerman, and Chelsey Winchell advanced to the
quarterfinals and placed sixth overall in this year’s Niagara
International Moot Court Competition, which was held in
Toronto, Canada. Kamerman also received the 2nd Place
Advocate Award, and Kamerman and Winchell received the
runner-up Respondent Team Argument Award.
The Canada–United States Law Institute administers the
international law moot competition, which this year drew
10 teams from law schools from both sides of the border.
The MSU Law team was coached by Professor John
Reifenberg and Reference Librarian Janet Ann Hedin.
MSU Law Professors Bruce Bean, Jennifer Carter-Johnson,
Jennifer Copland, Michele Halloran, Kevin Kennedy, Sammy
Mansour, and Jane Meland assisted with team practices, as
did members of the MSU Law Jessup Team, Michigan State
International Law Review, and Michigan State Law Review.
LAW REVIEW
BREAKS INTO
TOP 50
The Michigan State Law Review now ranks among the
top 50 legal journals. The Law Review has climbed
in the annual rankings by Washington & Lee
University School of Law for nine straight years. It
is the first time the journal appeared in the top 50
among all flagship and specialty journals combined
since its founding in 1931.
“The remarkable success of the Law Review has
generated increased attention from legal scholars, to
the point that the journal now receives more than
1,600 independent article submissions each year,”
said Professor Daniel Barnhizer, the Law Review
faculty advisor. “I appreciate the opportunity to
work with these extraordinarily dedicated and
talented students.”
The Law Review climbed 12 spots to place 44th out of
675 student-edited journals in 2012. It also advanced
six spots to rank 42nd out of 237 flagship journals.
(from left) Kaela Munster, Dustin Kamerman, Janet Ann Hedin, Chelsey
Winchell, Jason Bart, and John Reifenberg
Michigan State Law Review 2012–13 senior editorial board
Students Assist
with SCOTUS
ARGUMENT
(from left) Brooke Worcester
and Erika Marzorati
MSU Law 3Ls Erika Marzorati and Brooke Worcester
capped off their law school careers by helping prepare a U.S.
Supreme Court oral argument.
Michigan Solicitor General John Bursch argued the case,
McQuiggin v. Perkins, on February 25. The case involves a state
prisoner’s untimely habeas petition under the Antiterrorism
and Effective Death Penalty Act.
Marzorati worked for Bursch in her spring 2012
externship at the Department of Attorney General Solicitor
General Bureau, and continues to volunteer at the office.
Worcester joined the bureau as an intern last fall.
After helping research and formulate potential arguments
at the briefing stage, the students joined the state’s litigation
team in DC. The group spent the day before the argument
finessing Bursch’s opening remarks, brainstorming answers
to possible questions from the Justices, and doing practice
rounds.
“It was a great privilege to have Erika and Brooke join our
team for final argument preparations in Washington, DC,”
Bursch said. “In fact, both of them made suggestions that we
used in the actual argument. The Law College can be very
proud of the high quality advocates it is producing.”
“It was incredibly exciting to see the Justices’ reactions
to points Brooke and I had suggested just one day earlier,”
Marzorati said. “We are so fortunate to have had this
amazing opportunity.”
“Attending the oral argument was a great opportunity to
gain insight into the ways in which top litigators prepare
for arguments,” Worcester added. “I am grateful for such a
memorable learning experience.”
After the argument, the team treated Marzorati and
Worcester to a behind-the-scenes tour of the Court’s
impressive library and invited them to an informal
debriefing with Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette.
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Student Earns
SKADDEN
FELLOWSHIP
Michigan State Law 3L Sarah
Warpinski was awarded a twoyear fellowship by the Skadden
Foundation. She is the first student
in Law College history to be selected
as a Skadden Fellow.
Warpinski, a founder of MSU
Law’s Modern Abolitionist Legal
Society, has been very active on
human trafficking issues. She is one of 29 graduating law
students and judicial clerks nationwide who will receive
support to devote the next two years to public interest work.
Warpinski will work with Legal Aid of Western Ohio
and the Family Justice Center of Northwest Ohio during her
fellowship. She will provide both direct representation of
victims of human trafficking and community education and
training on human trafficking.
“The Skadden Foundation has a remarkable track record
of launching new attorneys into meaningful public interest
careers,” said Professor David Thronson, a 1995 Skadden
Fellow who taught Warpinski at MSU Law’s Immigration
Law Clinic. “Sarah is a great selection and will be a strong
addition to this legacy.”
“With thousands enslaved each year in the United States,
human trafficking is the greatest injustice our nation’s
lawyers face,” said Warpinski. “Each of us has a role to
play in protecting victims of slavery, and I am grateful
to the Skadden Foundation for giving me a tremendous
opportunity to do my part.”
The Skadden Fellowship Program, described by the Los
Angeles Times as “a legal Peace Corps,” was established in 1988
to recognize the dire need for greater funding for graduating
law students who wish to devote their professional lives to
providing legal services to those who are poor (including
working poor), elderly, homeless, and disabled, as well as
those deprived of their civil or human rights.
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“The IP for Creative Upstarts conference
pulled together a diverse set of actors from
academia, industry, and government for
two days of no-holds-barred debate,” said
Professor Sean Pager, who coordinated the
event. “The collective energy and enthusiasm
we generated will be invaluable as we pursue
our ambitious agenda of follow-up initiatives.”
IPIC Ne ws
Intellectual Property
START-UP PROJECT
Michigan State Law is leading an initiative to help West
Michigan and mid-Michigan entrepreneurs and small
businesses with their intellectual property (IP) questions.
The Intellectual Property Start-Up Project—MSU Law’s
newest Legal Clinic practice area—will offer assistance with
patents, copyrights, and trade secrets.
“Often a new company’s or an entrepreneur’s most valuable
asset is simply the idea for a new technology,” said Professor
Adam Candeub, director of the Intellectual Property,
Information & Communications Law Program (IPIC). “There
are laws to protect the economic value that those ideas
represent, and we want to help Michigan’s emerging high-tech
company leaders understand their options.”
MSU Law experts initially will work at the MSU
Bioeconomy Institute in Holland, Michigan, with the
“i6 Green Proof of Concept Center” consortium—MSU,
Lakeshore Advantage, NewNorth Center, and The Prima
Civitas Foundation—to identify entrepreneurs and small
companies that could benefit from IP consultations. The
i6 Green project provides business services to support
innovative “green” technologies centered on bio-based
materials, specialty chemicals, and fuels.
The project goes beyond “green tech” innovators and is
open to all qualified Michigan entrepreneurs and small
companies. Under the coordination of the Prima Civitas
Foundation, the Intellectual Property Start-Up Project
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also will offer help to entrepreneurs and small businesses
in Greater Lansing and along the I–69 International Trade
Corridor, which covers Genesee, Lapeer, Shiawassee, and St.
Clair Counties.
Candeub and his colleagues will match interested Michigan
companies and entrepreneurs with volunteer attorneys, who
will mentor MSU Law student clinicians. The companies and
law students, with guidance from their mentors, will explore
the companies’ opportunities for patenting or otherwise
protecting new technologies. MSU Law students will
conduct any needed legal research and draft an advisory letter
under the supervision of the veteran attorneys.
“MSU is committed to promoting economic
diversification and providing assistance to Michigan
entrepreneurs statewide, through a variety of programs,”
said Paul Hunt, MSU senior associate vice president of
Research and Graduate Studies. “In this instance, MSU
Law also is providing hands-on experience to students who
will become the state’s next generation of patent lawyers.
Everyone benefits from these collaborations.”
Small companies and individuals interested in discussing
the protection of their patent idea, copyright issue, potential
trade secret, or related questions with representatives
of the MSU Law Intellectual Property Start-Up Project
may request an appointment by calling The Prima Civitas
Foundation at 517-999-3382. Appointment slots are limited.
MSU Law’s nationally recognized Intellectual Property, Information & Communications Law Program (IPIC) offers one of the most extensive intellectual
property and communications law curriculums in the country. IPIC provides students with a solid foundation in cutting-edge legal issues and promotes a global
understanding of the fastest-growing legal specialty.
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Intellectual Property for CREATIVE UPSTARTS
IPIC hosted more than 30 speakers from around the world at its “IP for Creative Upstarts”
conference in November. Creative upstarts encompass a range of commercial enterprises,
from independent filmmakers and musicians in developing countries to emerging
content industries overseas. They typically have more nuanced views on copyright than
the big media conglomerates that tend to dominate debates. This event was a first step
toward giving greater attention to creative upstarts’ distinctive views and interests.
The Michigan State International Law Review will publish a selection of conference papers. A Creative Industry Upstarts
Research Network, created as a follow-up to the conference, will develop online resources and instructional materials
tailored specifically to the needs of creative upstarts.
Presenters
Sandra Aistars, Copyright Alliance
J. Joel Baloyi, University of South Africa School of Law
Jonathan Band, Policy Bandwidth
Todd Brabec, Author, Former ASCAP Executive Vice President
Susan Cleary, Independent Film & Television Alliance
Kate Darling, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab
Jeremy de Beer, University of Ottawa Faculty of Law
Michael M. Epstein, Biederman Entertainment and Media Law Institute,
Southwestern Law School
Nnamdi Ezera, Commercial Law Development Program,
U.S. Department of Commerce
Jonathan M. Garon, Law + Informatics Institute,
Northern Kentucky University Chase College of Law
Dennis Greene, University of Dayton School of Law
Ye Jiang, MSU College of Law
Kalyan Kankanala, Brain League IP Services (India)
Nishant Kewalramani, Brain League IP Services (India)
Ahmed Abdel Latif, International Centre for Trade and
Sustainable Development
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Philippa Loengard, Kernochan Center, Columbia Law School
David Lowery, Terry College of Business, University of Georgia
David Morrison, The Indie Film Clinic, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Sean O’Connor, University of Washington School of Law
Gregory O. Olaniran, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp
Sean Pager, MSU College of Law
Guy Pessach, Hebrew University Faculty of Law (Israel)
Eric Priest, University of Oregon School of Law
Heritiana Ranaivoson, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Studies on Media,
Information and Telecommunication (Belgium)
Iván Reidel, Universidad de San Andrés Faculty of Law (Argentina)
Franco Sacchi, Independent Filmmaker
Ana E. Santos, Duke University School of Law
Dan Satorius, Satorius Law Firm
Arul George Scaria, Centre for the Philosophy of Law,
Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgium)
Mark F. Schultz, Southern Illinois University School of Law
David Trust, Professional Photographers of America
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Indige nous L a w & Polic y Ce nte r Ne ws
Indian Tribes and
ILPC 2013
Spring Speaker Series
HUMAN RIGHTS ACCOUNTABILITY
January 15
The MSU Law Indigenous Law & Policy Center (ILPC)
teamed up with the Michigan State Law Review to present
“Indian Tribes and Human Rights Accountability” on
October 4 and 5. The symposium expanded upon Professor
and ILPC Associate Director Wenona Singel’s paper by the
same name that appeared in the August 2012 issue of the
San Diego Law Review.
“In the last few decades, we have witnessed tribal
governments and their legal systems grow and develop
in exciting new ways,” said Professor Singel. “Congress’
recent re-authorization of the Violence Against Women Act,
including provisions that recognize expanded tribal criminal
jurisdiction over non-Indians, is just the latest example.
“Our symposium allowed tribal scholars and advocates
to engage in an important but new conversation about a
corollary to this growth: tribal accountability for human
rights,” Singel added. “The symposium highlighted that
tribal communities have important insights and perspectives
on human rights, and there is a continuing need for greater
tribal engagement on human rights responsibilities.”
Author
Charles E. Cleland, Michigan State University
Faith in Paper: The Ethnohistory and Litigation of
Upper Great Lakes Indian Treaties
Off-Reservation
Gaming in Michigan:
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A NEW GAMBLE
2
Michigan State Law welcomed Indian Law experts from
across the country for the Indigenous Law & Policy Center
(ILPC) 9th Annual Indigenous Law Conference on October
19. The event draws distinguished scholars, policymakers,
and practitioners to the Law College each year to discuss
issues of indigenous justice systems, tribal sovereignty, and
tribal constitutions. This year’s symposium, “Off-Reservation
Gaming in Michigan: A New Gamble,” examined the interplay
of tribal, state, and federal statutes and compacts in gaming
projects—a hot topic currently in Michigan.
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Presenters
John Borrows, University of Minnesota Law School
Kirsten Carlson, Wayne State University Law School
Kristen A. Carpenter, University of Colorado Law School
Trent Crable, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
John E. Echohawk, Native American Rights Fund
Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Michigan State University College of Law
Joseph Thomas Flies-Away, Independent Consultant
Carrie Garrow, Syracuse University College of Law
Joseph P. Gone, University of Michigan
Carole E. Goldberg, UCLA School of Law
Lani Guinier, Harvard Law School
Stacy Leeds, University of Arkansas School of Law
Eva Petoskey, Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan
Frank Pommersheim, University of South Dakota School of Law
Angela R. Riley, UCLA School of Law
Wenona Singel, Michigan State University College of Law
Joseph William Singer, Harvard Law School
Heidi K. Stark, University of Victoria
Gerald Torres, University of Texas School of Law
Rebecca Tsosie, Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor
College of Law
Gwen Westerman, Minnesota State University, Mankato
February 26
Author
Blake A. Watson, University of Dayton School of Law
Buying America from the Indians: Johnson V. McIntosh
and the History of Native Land Rights
Commentators
Patricia Seed, University of California, Irvine
M. Alexander Pearl, Florida International University
College of Law
April 4
Panel
Careers in Indian Law
Panelists
Erin Lane, U.S. Department of State
Karrie S. Wichtman, Rosette, LLP
Sharon Avery, Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe
Kanji & Katzen Keynote Speaker
Philip N. Hogen, Jacobson, Buffalo, Magnuson, Anderson & Hogen
Presenters
4
1. Professors Kirsten Carlson, Kristen Carpenter, Wenona Singel, Angela Riley,
and Carole Goldberg
2. Professor Matthew Fletcher
3. Professor Gerald Torres
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Andrew Adams III, Jacobson, Buffalo, Magnuson, Anderson & Hogen
William J. Brooks, Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi and
FireKeepers Development Authority
Lael Echo-Hawk, Crowell Law Office
Elizabeth Lohah Homer, Homer Law, Chartered
Steven Andrew Light, University of North Dakota
Bryan Newland, United States Department of the Interior
John F. Petoskey, Fredericks Peebles & Morgan
Kathryn R.L. Rand, University of North Dakota School of Law
G. William Rice, University of Tulsa College of Law
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Author
Robert A. Williams Jr., University of Arizona
James E. Rogers College of Law
Savage Anxieties: The Invention of Western Civilization
This event was held in conjunction with the MSU Law and
Harvard Law Alumni Reception at the Federal Bar Association
Indian Law Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Co-sponsors
included Greenberg Traurig LLP and Fletcher Law PLLC.
The Indigenous Law & Policy Center is the heart of the Indigenous Law Program at MSU Law. The Center has two goals: to train law students to work in Indian
Country, and to provide services to institutional clients such as Indian tribes, tribal courts, and other tribal organizations on a wide variety of legal and policy
questions. The Center’s Turtle Talk blog is a popular and influential source for up-to-the-minute updates and analysis on Indian law and politics.
4. Professors Gerald Torres, Lani Guinier, and Joseph P. Gone
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Commentators
Bruce Greene, Law Offices of Bruce R. Greene
Kathryn L. Tierney, Tribal Counsel,
Bay Mills Indian Community
Marc Slonim, Ziontz, Chestnut, Varnell, Berley & Slonim
Francis McGovern, Duke Law School
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Talsk y Ce nte r Ne ws
Debate on Corporations and
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS
In the Next Issue
April 5
.S. Should
Whether the U
Symposium on
nvention
y to the U.N. Co
Become a Part
of the Child
on the Rights
The Talsky Center and MSU Law chapter of The Federalist
Society teamed up to present a November 7 debate on
whether transnational corporations should be (or already
are) subject to international human rights law.
Dr. Karen Mock
Jordan J. Paust
The Lori E. Talsky Center for Human Rights of Women
and Children kicked off another busy year of events on
October 3 with a talk by Canadian psychologist and
human rights activist Dr. Karen Mock. The talk, which was
titled “Multiculturalism and Human Rights: The Increasing
Challenge of Competing Rights Domestically and
Abroad,” was based on the premise that our increasingly
diverse society brings increasing challenges when rights
and freedoms compete or collide. Dr. Mock considered
how far we should go to “accommodate” differences,
while at the same time staying committed to human
rights, fairness, and equality.
Dr. Mock is a certified teacher and educational
psychologist specializing in human rights, hate crime,
and diversity issues. She earned her Ph.D. in applied
psychology from the University of Toronto, and is
widely acknowledged as one of the foremost Canadian
authorities on multicultural/anti-racist education. She has
been qualified by the Canadian courts and human rights
tribunals as an expert on hate/bias crime, and serves as
special advisor and trainer for several police services as
well as various legal and judicial organizations.
The Talsky Center’s spring lecture featured Professor
Jordan J. Paust, one of the most-cited legal scholars in
the United States. Paust’s presentation, titled “Some
Seventy Years after Nuremberg: Laws of War and
Human Rights Violations during the Bush–Cheney Era,”
highlighted the Nuremberg Tribunal’s contribution to
the laws of war and international human rights law,
and addressed the applicability of that contribution to
particular Bush–Cheney administration activities. The
event was held on March 13.
Paust is the Mike and Teresa Baker Law Center
Professor of International Law at the University of
Houston Law Center. Professor Paust has authored
numerous books and published more than 185 pieces
in prominent law journals. He is one of the leading
experts on international human rights and international
humanitarian law, including the judgment of the
Nuremberg Tribunal.
Multiculturalism
and Human Rights
Some Seventy Years
After Nuremberg
The mission of the Talsky Center is to educate MSU Law students, as well as the broader community, about international human rights law and international
humanitarian law. The Center promotes human rights for all people, with a primary focus on women and children—generally the most vulnerable and, therefore,
most easily victimized members of society.
Jernej Letnar Cernic, professor of human rights law
from the European University Institute Faculty of Law
in Slovenia, argued in the affirmative. Cernic’s current
research includes studies on corporate obligations deriving
from economic, social, and cultural rights; how Slovenia
deals with the memory of crimes committed by totalitarian
regimes in the country; human rights protection in the
Basque country; the application of the European Convention
of Human Rights in Central Europe; and regulation of
money laundering and tax havens.
James P. Kelly III, the Federalist Society’s expert jurist on
international affairs, argued in the negative. Kelly serves as
the director of international affairs for the Federalist Society
for Law and Public Policy Studies, based in Washington, DC.
He is responsible for monitoring the work of international
organizations in the areas of education, bioethics, and
human rights and for developing Federalist Society chapters
in London, Brussels, Paris, and Geneva.
James P. Kelly III
Talsky Center Awards
FUNDED EXTERNSHIPS
DeLuca
Casperson
The Talsky Center funded spring 2013 semester externships for the following students:
Mary M. DeLuca, 2L, International Bar Association Human Rights Institute (London, England)
Alexandria Casperson, 2L, International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (The Hague, the Netherlands)
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ReInve nt L a w L aborator y Ne ws
ReInvent Law DUBAI
Keynote Speaker
Hala Fadel, MIT Enterprise Forum of the Pan-Arab Region
Presenters
And the
WINNERS ARE . . .
Best Overall Pitch
($2,500 prize):
ReInvent Law
START-UP COMPETITION
The ReInvent Law Laboratory held
an innovative event this spring to
encourage students to help bridge
the justice gap in the American legal
system. The ReInvent Law Start-Up
Competition challenged student
entrepreneurs to explore new business
plans and create better delivery models
that match appropriately qualified
lawyers with the clients who need them.
Students applied to compete
by submitting 150- to 300-word
descriptions of their business models.
Preliminary selections were made in
mid-February, and finalists each had
six minutes to pitch their ideas at
the February 25 competition. Judges
included Dean Joan Howarth; Shelley
Davis Mielock, a local entrepreneur and
radio host; and Josh Kubicki, founder of
Chase Hertel and Sam
Hensley, LoquiTab (legal
language translator for
immigration forms)
the Legal Transformation Institute and
a self-proclaimed “garage guy” for new
legal models.
The inaugural ReInvent Law Start-Up
Competition was sponsored by MSU
Law; the ReInvent Law Laboratory; the
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation;
and MSU Federal Credit Union, which
provided $2,500 for the winners to use
as seed money to develop and launch
their ideas.
“We take great pride in our
association with Michigan State
University and its world-class academic
programs,” said April Clobes, MSUFCU
executive vice president and chief
operating officer. “We are thrilled to
have had the opportunity to contribute
toward this project.”
Hennessy
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ReInvent Law SILICON VALLEY
Presenters
Nick Podlaski, Kinetic
Analytics Group (datadriven legal analysis)
Ninh
“The ReInvent Law Start-Up Competition taught me that law schools,
law students, and lawyers have to work together, roll up their sleeves,
take charge of the future, and create it. Without the direction, guidance,
and encouragement of Professors Katz and Knake, LoquiTab would
be just an idea. Instead, it’s becoming more than that.”
— Professor Renee Newman Knake
Best Presentation Style:
Most Creative:
Podlaski
Runner-Up,
Best Overall Pitch:
Kat Hennessy, Risk
AD*Vantage (risk analysis
software for collaboration
between creative and
legal departments in
advertising)
Andy Ninh, p(AR)adigm
Law (legal services via
augmented reality)
Hertel and Hensley
“We have a delivery-of-services challenge.
ReInvent Law is the garage for the new
models. We’re the R&D department.”
Podlaski’s Kinetic
Analytics Group also was
selected from a statewide
applicant pool as one of
25 to compete in Spartan
Innovation’s GreenLight
Competition at the Henry
Center in March. Spartan
Innovations, launched by
MSU in 2012, has partnered
with MSU Law’s ReInvent
Law Laboratory on its
Entrepreneurial Lawyering
course and other work.
— Chase Hertel, LoquiTab
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Osama Abu-Dehays, Bird & Bird
Michael Bommarito, Quantitative Legal Solutions
Seth Chandler, University of Houston Law Center
Omar Christidis, ArabNet
Cara Dwyer, Eversheds
Christopher Grout, Qatar International Court
Hussain Hadi, LexisNexis
Silvia Hodges, TyMetrix
Daniel Martin Katz, MSU College of Law
Renee Newman Knake, MSU College of Law
Richard Newton, Business Integrity
James Peters, LegalZoom
Rany Sader, Sader & Associates
Lisa Webley, University of Westminster
Geoff Wild, Kent County Council
Musthafa Zafeer, Musthafa & Almana
ReInvent Law Hosts
INNOVATIVE EVENTS
Michigan State Law’s ReInvent Law Laboratory hosted international legal
professionals, students, entrepreneurs, scholars, and technology experts at
two innovative events on opposite sides of the globe. The academic year’s
first ReInvent Law conference was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates,
in December; the second was held in Silicon Valley in March.
ReInvent Law Co-Directors Daniel Martin Katz and Renee Newman
Knake coordinated both events, which focused on finding new ways to
deliver legal services. The conferences built on the success of a similar
event held in June 2012 in London, England.
The Dubai conference also was a byproduct of MSU Law’s LL.M.
and M.J. degree programs in Dubai, which include a new Law Practice
Innovation and Entrepreneurship course. The Musthafa & Almana law
firm provided support for the Dubai Conference and Professor Sammy
Mansour also helped organize the event.
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Raj Abhyanker, LegalForce
Ajaz Ahmed, Legal365
Ann Aiken, U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
Nicole Auerbach, Valorem Law Group
Josh Becker, Lex Machina
Josh Blackman, Harlan Institute & South Texas College of Law
Michael Bommarito, Quantitative Legal Solutions
Kevin Colangelo, Yuson & Irvine
Andy Daws, Riverview Law
Deven Desai, Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Ron Dolin, Stanford Law School
David Estrada, Google X Labs
Richard Granat, DirectLaw
Marci Harris, PopVox
William Henderson, Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Silvia Hodges, TyMetrix
Sol Irvine, Yuson & Irvine
Henry Jones, Axiom Law
Daniel Martin Katz, MSU College of Law
Joe Kelly, MSU College of Law
Karnig Kerkonian, Velawsity
Stephanie Kimbro, Burton Law
Renee Newman Knake, MSU College of Law
Tony Lai, LawGives
Kingsley Martin, KM Standards
Sean McGrath, Propylon
Jason Mendelson, Foundry Group
Rudy Minasian, Velawsity
Charley Moore, RocketLawyer
John Murdock III, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings
Andy Ninh, MSU College of Law
Michael Poulshock, Hammura.bi
Chas Rampenthal, LegalZoom
Colin Rule, Modria
Sam Rysdyk, MSU College of Law
Mark Sherman, Federal Judicial Center
Dane Stangler, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Tim Stanley, Justia
Ed Walters, Fastcase
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SCHOLARSHIP COMES TO LIFE
AT THE FOREFRONT OF
FAMILY LAW
It’s hard to read the news without
seeing family law in the headlines.
From same-sex marriage to surrogacy
parenting to high-profile divorces,
the laws governing family life pervade
our society—and are changing fast.
Michigan State University College of
Law is at the forefront of helping others
understand and navigate those changes.
“This is an interesting moment in
America for family law,” says Michigan
State Law Professor Melanie Jacobs.
“We are witnessing significant changes
in our society, and we’re seeing the law
potentially catch up.”
With two full-time professors
devoted to family law—Jacobs and
Cynthia Lee Starnes—MSU Law is
well situated to lead the way in the
fast-moving field.
This spring, as the U.S. Supreme
Court—and the nation—focused its
attention on two marriage equality
cases and another involving parental
rights under the Indian Child Welfare
Act, MSU Law hosted a timely
symposium featuring more than 20 of
the nation’s leading family law scholars.
Jacobs and Starnes teamed up with
the Michigan State Law Review to present
“In Search of Equality in Family Law,”
an event highlighting the continuing
struggle to reform family law to ensure
equality. Presenters discussed a broad
range of issues, paying specific attention
to the ways in which race, class,
and gender affect family formation,
relationships, and dynamics.
“The symposium was a huge success,
with a rich exchange of ideas and a
healthy difference of opinion without
animus,” Starnes said. “Top names in
family law from around the country
were there—it was indeed a group of
superstars.”
The symposium’s opening reception
was held at MSU’s new Eli and Edythe
Broad Art Museum. As Professor
Jacobs notes, “The juxtaposition of the
modern art museum situated within
the historic, stately MSU campus
symbolizes the current tension in
family law—that is, trying to fuse
modern understandings of the meaning
of family, spouse, and parent with
longstanding doctrines, presumptions,
and traditions.”
“We’re at a tipping point of
more children being born out of
wedlock than in nuclear families,” Jacobs
says. “There are international issues,
like cross-border fertility tourism. And
children who are conceived after one
biological parent is dead. It is a dynamic
time in family law.”
Jacobs’ own research focuses on
issues of parentage establishment,
parental rights, and reproductive
technologies. A recently published
article examines the possibility of
legally recognizing three parents—in
cases involving a sperm donor and
lesbian couple, for example.
“Reproductive technologies are a
huge force to changing family law,”
Jacobs says. “The beauty of federalism is
each state gets to make its own family
law. But the variety makes it quite
complicated. Reproductive technology
has created great challenges in family
law and the ways in which a parentchild relationship can be established.”
The California legislature last
year passed a bill to recognize three
legal parents. Although the governor
vetoed the bill, Jacobs expects it to be
reintroduced. And a judge in Florida
recently put three parents on a child’s
birth certificate.
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“It’s really exciting when the things
you write about come to fruition,” she
notes.
Jacobs’ work also encourages a
move toward wider use of intentional
parenthood doctrine, which she notes
has significant class implications.
“We have family law for people of
means and family law for people near
the poverty line,” Jacobs says. “With
poorer people, the state is highly
involved in establishing and managing
relationships.”
Professor Jacobs explains that men
who have sex that results in pregnancy
are required by the state to establish
paternity if the child’s mother receives
government assistance, but that single
women who become pregnant from
a known or anonymous donor often
remain the sole legal parent. She adds,
“Wider use of intentional parenthood
can lead to greater parity in parentage
establishment and reduce the financial
and class bias in the current system.”
When Jacobs arrived at MSU Law in
2002, she and Starnes worked closely
to ensure their classes would provide
both breadth and depth in the field.
Starnes’ scholarship on commercial
transactions informs her family law
research, and provides a different
perspective for students in her courses.
When MSU conducted a national
search for the John E. Schaefer
Chair in Family Law—the first
fully endowed chair in Law College
history—Starnes made a presentation
to the faculty and landed the post.
“It’s an honor, a validation, and an
inspiration,” she says.
Starnes has devoted the two
years since her appointment to the
production of a book, due out next
spring from New York University
Press, on partnership marriage and
its economic implications. The book
tracks the transition from the older,
patriarchal model of marriage and
divorce to the more-egalitarian model
of today.
“Marriage is the starting point, but I
hope the theories will apply to couples
who make any intimate commitment to
each other,” Starnes says.
Starnes says she is happy with the
momentum Michigan State Law’s
program has gained recently. “We’ve
got a great family law program,” she
explains. “Dean Howarth is really
supportive. We drew the top names in
family law for our symposium. I think
we’re going in a really good direction.”
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CHALLENGING BOUNDARIES
As Jacobs notes, state control of
marriage and divorce laws makes
for considerable variation in the field.
Most obvious is the willingness of a
growing number of states to allow
same-sex marriage, even as others
have passed state constitutional
amendments forbidding its recognition.
That variation means that people
must either travel to states where
the law aligns with their relationship
and expectations of it, or accept the
limitations of their home state.
But there also is a third option.
Professors Mae Kuykendall and Adam
Candeub are working to promote
e-marriage—a concept that would
allow residents of one state to marry
under the laws of another, without
leaving their home state. Typically,
a minister or justice of the peace in
the desired state would perform the
ceremony via electronic connection.
Alternately, two people could marry
without having to be physically present
in the same state—or even country.
“Key to the original concept of
e-marriage was to challenge the
primacy of geography,” Kuykendall says.
“Not allowing people to marry doesn’t
just deprive couples financially; it also
has a huge expressive effect. I consider
e-marriage to be a good theoretical
opening for reconsideration of settled
assumptions of how states manage
marriage. It serves as an opening
into more innovative thinking about
marriage as a legally defined entity.”
Historically, military members
have been permitted remote marriage
ceremonies—by proxy (depending on
the state), by phone, and now online.
Delaware also allows such ceremonies
for individuals on the verge of death.
According to Kuykendall, such statutes
could be subject to attack under equal
protection principles for limiting their
benefits to selected categories of need.
If a state had a process in place for
distance or remote marriage, a couple
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“You’re there,
surrounded by
friends, and the
screen takes the
place of the minister.”
could have a legal marriage ceremony,
with the same legal effectiveness as if
they had traveled to marry in the place.
“What we’re saying is, whatever legal
effect it has when you travel out of your
state to get married, it has the same legal
effect if you do it remotely,” Kuykendall
says. “Someone in another state presides
by Skype as officiant. You’re there,
surrounded by friends, and the screen
takes the place of the minister.”
In fact, Skype marriages already are
happening, even though no U.S. state
authorizes them. Kuykendall expects
them to become more common and
says “states need to get up to speed
with what people are beginning to do,
and give them a road map for how to do
it properly under the laws of the state
they’re trying to use.”
Because divorcing couples
traditionally are subject to the laws in
their state of residence, e-marriage could
spark innovation by allowing couples
to pre-agree to marriage dissolution
by the same state that formalized
their marriage. Such a system provides
predictable access to dissolution laws
that the couple agrees on.
“Really marriage law is divorce
law,” Kuykendall notes. “Very few
people litigate over obligations during
marriage, but they are going to litigate
over the exit. E-marriage has the
real potential to be a more workable
approach.”
From the states’ perspective,
e-marriage could provide increased
fees and a reputational benefit for
being innovative. States could compete
through variations in their licensing
process, including offering additional
help to engaged couples.
“Competition could free up
innovative thinking about the entry
point to marriage,” Kuykendall says.
“What we’re trying to do is provide
access, fairness, for all kinds of people.
We’re advocating to give people easier
access to marriage. I see no reason why
government shouldn’t have a solution
that’s transparent, widely known, and
available.”
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CREATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR CLIENTS
The work of MSU’s Immigration
Law Clinic also is rooted in
family connections, and in finding
creative solutions for clients who often
are at life-altering crossroads.
“Immigration law impacts
everything—it’s about where you have
permission to live,” says Professor
David Thronson. “We go where our
clients need to go. That doesn’t just
mean immigration court. It could
be probate court. Family plays
into immigration and immigration
plays into family. We have to cross
boundaries, think creatively, and—in
terms of training attorneys—not silo
them in ways that prevent them from
getting relief for their clients.”
Established in 2010, MSU Law’s
Immigration Law Clinic represents
indigent immigrants and refugees. Its
current caseload includes 90 clients
from 54 countries. About one-third of
the clinic’s cases deal with domestic
violence, and another third involve
unaccompanied minors.
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David Thronson and Assistant
Clinical Professor Veronica Thronson—
who directs the clinic—focus their
own research on the intersection of
family and immigration law. They
note that immigration issues often are
raised inappropriately in family court
in custody disputes. Such issues also
appear in domestic violence cases, with
victims often too frightened to go to
court for fear of deportation.
“They’ve been told they’ll get
deported and will never see their kids
again,” Veronica Thronson says. “That’s
not what the law is, but it sounds
totally believable. And many come
from countries where the police aren’t
necessarily helpful. We try to educate
people on ways to move through the
system as victims of crime.”
Each student clinician is assigned
four to six clients, including at least
one crime victim and one minor
apprehended at the border. The
government doesn’t provide lawyers
to the 80,000 unaccompanied minors
who arrive each year. Some are victims
of trafficking or other crimes, and
some are government-dependent—the
government can’t find anyone with
whom to place them. Most of the
clinic’s minor clients come through
Michigan agencies such as Lutheran
Social Services and Bethany Christian
Services, where they’ve been placed by
the government as it moves forward
with deportation procedures.
“Our students aren’t necessarily
going to practice immigration law
or family law,” David Thronson says.
“But they get an excellent, really broad
experience at the clinic. If they can
represent an unaccompanied kid who
doesn’t speak their language in family
court and immigration court, they can
do anything.
“Many law schools are very
specialized in their immigration work,”
he adds. “Our clientele is based more
on the particular needs of our clients.
We take each case, think creatively
about how to best help the client, and
follow it wherever it needs to go.”
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DRIVING CHANGE FOR CHILDREN
The Chance at Childhood Clinic,
a joint venture with the MSU
School of Social Work, provides
law and social work students with
in-depth experience in the child welfare
system. Approximately 20 law and
social work students work at the clinic
at any one time, tackling about 50 cases.
“What really underlies our program
is trying to expose both groups of
students to the other area,” says
Professor Joseph Kozakiewicz,
the clinic’s director. “We focus on
advocating for the best interests of
children, which requires knowledge
and skills from both professions.”
Local courts hire the clinic to
advocate for the best interests of
the children who come before them.
Children are supposed to have an
advocate but often don’t, Kozakiewicz
says, and the clinic’s services are high
in demand. The clinic mainly deals
with child abuse and neglect, but will
handle any matter that directly involves
children’s interests before the court.
In abuse cases, students must make
an independent investigation and
advocate for what they believe is the
child’s best interest—which doesn’t
always align with the child’s wishes.
(It’s not atypical for abused kids to
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want to stay with their parents.) The
students also conduct investigations
during custody disputes and make
recommendations to the court. The
clinic even occasionally represents
adults seeking help navigating the
court system in order to protect a child.
The high-stakes work is often
emotional, and the clinic works hard to
prepare students for its impact.
“They’re making recommendations
that the court follows nine times out
of 10 about where the child should be,”
Kozakiewicz says. “They really need
to understand what’s at stake. The flip
side is helping them understand what
the boundaries are. Everything we’re
doing is a moving target.
“The recommendations you make
today that are sound and appropriate
may not be in three months,” he adds.
“You have to get comfortable doing
what you can do. We want students
to take the work seriously, but we also
don’t want them to lose sleep over it.”
The clinic recently began staffing
a defunct self-help legal center in the
downtown Lansing courthouse one day
a week. The center is limited to family
and child law issues and maintains a
form library for common family court
matters, like modifying child support.
A BEST-PRACTICES MODEL
The center’s users typically are
unrepresented and referred by a judge
or clerk because they had no idea how
to proceed.
“Our students help them articulate
what they’re trying to do and help
them do it. It’s been phenomenal,”
Kozakiewicz says. “First of all, it’s a
tremendous service. But what’s really
surprised me is how much the students
like it. They go in there very anxious,
but it really gives them a sense of
satisfaction to listen to someone who
needs help, and to help them.”
Another clinic project utilizes a
federal grant to partner with Ingham
County to operate a safe visitation and
exchange center. The center, completed
in December, is relied upon by parents
between whom there has been violence
and who need to exchange custody.
The Chance at Childhood Clinic
contributed to the center’s planning
and development, and the center
recently hired a clinic graduate as its
full-time director.
Finally, Kozakiewicz and his
colleagues are involved in advocacy
work. Kozakiewicz serves on the
Michigan Task Force for Parental
Visitation, which is conducting
a literature review on family
reunification when a child has been
removed from the home, along with a
cost-benefit analysis of current policy
and new recommendations.
“The goal is policy change at the
Department of Human Services,”
Kozakiewicz says. “Michigan is about
the worst state in working toward
family reunification. It’s amazing to
me how many judges order one hour
of visitation a week. We want to think
much more creatively about increasing
that contact, and in more family-based
settings—rather than a one-hour visit
in a YMCA room with no windows.”
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“. . . the tribes are there to help their children, protect
their children, and provide services to those children.”
Nearly two dozen Native
American tribes call Michigan
home, and MSU’s Indigenous Law
and Policy Center helps them
navigate federal law and the overlap
between tribal and state law. The
center educates native and non-native
students interested in studying
American Indian law and provides legal
services to tribal organizations.
The center offers a 13-credit
certificate program—one of a small
handful of such programs around
the country. Its graduates have a
high job placement rate, with jobs at
federal, state, and tribal governments;
universities; lobbying organizations;
and private firms.
It also offers a course on the
Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA),
which Congress passed in 1978 in
response to the wholesale removal of
Indian children from their families
and placement in boarding schools
designed to remove the children’s
native language and religion. ICWA
was passed to counter those policies
and to establish and reinforce tribes’
jurisdiction over Indian children.
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Native children living off tribal land
fall under concurrent jurisdiction with
the state, but upon the tribe’s request,
a matter involving such a child must be
transferred to tribal court. Otherwise,
the state must meet a high burden of
evidence to remove the child and then
make an “active effort” to place the
child with an Indian family.
“I’m interested in having more
studies done to show whether ICWA
is working or not,” says Adjunct
Professor Kathryn Fort, the center’s
staff attorney and interim co-director.
“ICWA is more or less effective
depending on where you are,” Fort
notes. “In Michigan counties near
Indian tribes, where there are good
relationships between tribes and
courts, it absolutely works. But in
other areas—especially downstate—
some courts follow it and some don’t,
for a variety of reasons.
“It’s been 30 years since ICWA was
passed,” Fort adds. “What else can we
do to ensure courts enforce this law?”
In Minneapolis, cases involving
Indian children are monitored using a
two-page checklist that helps reveal
how well individual judges uphold the
law, the areas of biggest violation and
success, and change over time. The
QUICWA Compliance Collaborative,
which MSU Law became part of in
2012, builds on the model. The Law
College hires law students to monitor
cases in Oakland and Ingham counties.
The Indigenous Law & Policy
Center works to gain support and
buy-in of judges and courts through
the QUICWA project. Once enough
data is in hand, Fort says, “hopefully
we can talk about areas where
they’re successful, look at areas for
improvement, and then obtain funding
to provide continued training and
assistance.”
“QUICWA is a best-practices
model in many ways,” Fort says.
“One concern raised over and over is
cooperation between state courts and
tribes, or social workers and tribes.
We’re working to remind state courts
that the tribes are there to help their
children, protect their children, and
provide services to those children.
Tribes have different ways of managing
relationships.”
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SCHOLARLY Eve nts
Adam Goldenberg
Danielle Sibener Pensley
Tony Penikett
“The Arctic poses crucial international law issues
involving the rights of indigenous peoples, natural
resource exploration, climate change, and more—while
also reviving possible Cold War–era conflicts between
the United States and Soviet Union. The symposium
offered the views of leading experts from seven
nations who provided an in-depth look at all nations’
responsibilities in the region. I look forward to reading
Md. Waliul Hasanat
Ingvild Ulrikke Jakobsen
Rear Admiral Frederick J. Kenney Jr.
BATTLE FOR THE NORTH:
Is All Quiet on the Arctic Front?
The Michigan State International Law Review drew an impressive
roster of experts from around the world to its annual
symposium on February 21 and 22. The event­—titled “Battle
for the North: Is All Quiet on the Arctic Front?”—highlighted
current concerns and questions surrounding the Arctic.
Rear Admiral Frederick Kenney—who earned his
undergraduate degree at MSU—kicked off day two of the
symposium with an announcement about the U.S. Coast
Guard’s official approach to the Arctic. His talk marked the
first public statement of the Coast Guard’s newly revised
strategy. As the nation’s lead agency for ensuring maritime
safety, security, and stewardship, the Coast Guard leads
maritime engagement in the Arctic, and serves as a leader
in the advancement of U.S. national interests in the Arctic
maritime domain. The strategic plan addresses the nation’s
interests and responsibilities in the Polar Regions—and the
Arctic in particular—which encompass national security, law
enforcement, marine safety and environmental protection,
humanitarian assistance, scientific research, and diplomacy.
Other symposium topics included international security
concerns; indigenous people in the Arctic region;
environmental law; regulation, governance, and management
of Arctic lands and resources; exploration, exploitation, and
transportation of oil, gas, and minerals; and the law of the sea.
Keynote Speakers
Lawson W. Brigham, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Institute of the North
(Alaska)
Rear Admiral Frederick J. Kenney Jr., U.S. Coast Guard
Timo Koivurova, Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland; University of
Eastern Finland Faculty of Law, Economics and Business
Administration; University of Turku Faculty of Law (Finland)
Presenters
Sumudu Atapattu, University of Wisconsin Law School, Supreme Court
of Sri Lanka (attorney)
Betsy Baker, Vermont Law School, U.S. Department of State Extended
Continental Shelf Task Force (Visiting Scholar)
Avi Brisman, Eastern Kentucky University School of Justice Studies
Adele Buckley, Canadian Pugwash, International Pugwash Council
Dorothée Cambou, Vrije Universiteit Brussel Faculty of Law and
Criminology (Belgium)
Erik Franckx, Vrije Universiteit Brussel Department of International and
European Law (Belgium)
Vladimir Gladyshev, Gladyshev & Partners (England)
these experts’ papers in our International Law Review.”
— Professor Bruce Bean
Adam Goldenberg, Walter & Duncan Gordon Foundation
Md. Waliul Hasanat, University of Rajshahi (Bangladesh), Arctic Centre
at the University of Lapland (Finland)
Timothy Heleniak, American Geographical Society
Zhixiong Huang, Wuhan University School of Law (China)
Rutherford Hubbard, Document Center Cambodia (Cambodia)
Ingvild Ulrikke Jakobsen, University of Tromso Faculty of Law (Norway)
Tanja Joona, Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland (Finland)
Natalia Loukacheva, University of Aukeryi (Iceland), University of
Toronto Munk School of Global Affairs, Osgoode Hall Law School of
York University (Canada)
Tony Penikett, Simon Fraser University School of Public Policy, Queen’s
University School of Policy Studies, Former Premier of Canada’s Yukon
Territory
Danielle Sibener Pensley, Nordhaus Law Firm
Donald R. Rothwell, Australian National University College of Law
Nikolas Sellheim, Legal Cultures in Transnational World Faculty of Law
(student), University of Lapland (Finland)
Susann Funderud Skogvang, University of Tromso Faculty of Law
Andrew J. Van Wagner, Morris and Clemm
Student Populations: DIVERSITY MATTERS
The Legal Writing Institute and the MSU Law Research,
Writing, and Advocacy (RWA) program co-sponsored
“Student Populations: Diversity Matters” on December 7. The
workshop focused on diversity in the law school classroom.
Topics included teaching to students with varying cultural
and ethnic backgrounds, foreign students, lower- and higherperforming students in the same classroom, and students
with emotional disabilities.
Presenters
The Criminalization of Mental Illness:
TURNING PATIENTS
INTO INMATES
The MSU College of Law Journal of Medicine and Law presented
its 2013 symposium titled “The Criminalization of Mental
Illness: Turning Patients into Inmates” on February 8. The
event highlighted issues associated with the way mental
illness is treated and discussed within the criminal justice
system. Panelists spoke from diverse perspectives on mental
illness in the criminal justice system and various problems,
conflicts, and considerations related to that subject.
Presenters
Lois Demott, Citizens for Prison Reform
Mark J. Heyrman, University of Chicago Law School
Virginia Aldigé Hiday, North Carolina State University
Rick Kaledas, Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office
Jeanette Kinard, Travis County (Texas) Mental Health Public
Defender Office
Sheryl Pimlott Kubiak, Michigan State University School of Social Work
Christine E. Negendank, Washtenaw County Jails
Michael L. Perlin, New York Law School
Nancy Wolff, Rutgers University’s Edward J. Bloustein School of
Planning and Public Policy
OFF WALL STREET
Pre-IPO Investing and the Future of Private Placement Trading
The Journal of Business & Securities Law presented “Off Wall Street: Pre-IPO Investing and the
Future of Private Placement Trading” on February 15. The event marked the journal’s first
symposium since achieving official status at the Law College in 2009. Participants raised
awareness of topics such as the private placement market, Regulation D, the JOBS Act, and
drafting and litigating private placement offerings.
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Presenters
Matthew P. Allen, Miller Canfield
E. Michael Ciesla, Ciesla & Ciesla
Alicia J. Davis, University of
Michigan Law School
Todd A. Holleman, Miller Canfield
Jeremy A. Smith, SecondMarket
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Ted Becker, University of Michigan Law School
Bruce Ching, Michigan State University College of Law
Jan Collins-Eaglin, Michigan State University
Renee Craig, Michigan State University
Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Michigan State University College of Law
Christopher Evers, Qatar University College of Law
Jeremy Francis, Michigan State University College of Law
Diane B. Kraft, University of Kentucky College of Law
Stephanie LaRose, Michigan State University College of Law
Jessica Levesque, MacCormac College
Pamela Morgan, MacCormac College
Marilyn Preston, University of Toledo College of Law
Karen Shaw, Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Pam Wilkins, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
MIDWEST SECURITIES
LAW INSTITUTE
Michigan State Law hosted the annual Midwest Securities
Law Institute on October 12. Sponsored by the State Bar of
Michigan’s Business Law Section, the event brought together
attorneys and industry professionals to discuss current issues
in securities regulation and receive updates from the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Financial
Industry Regulatory Authority, and experts in securities
law and litigation. Elliot Spoon, assistant dean for career
development and professor of law in residence at MSU Law,
and Ann Arbor attorney Joseph Spiegel co-chair the Institute.
Luncheon Speaker
Diane Bissell, Securities Division, State of Michigan
Presenters
William C. Alsover, Alsover Business Consulting
John Birkenheier, SEC, Chicago Regional Office
Jennifer Consiglio, Butzel Long
Patrick Daugherty, Foley & Lardner
Paula Drake, SEC, Office of Compliance Investigations and Examinations
Martin Dunn, O’Melveny & Myers
Felicia Fox, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
Raymond W. Henney, Honigman, Miller, Schwartz & Cohn
John A. Hubbard, Hubbard Snitchler & Parzianello
Nils Kessler, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Michigan
Mark L. Kowalsky, Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer & Weiss
Hugh H. Makens, Warner, Norcross & Judd
Mark A. Metz, Dykema Gossett
Clarence L. Pozza Jr., Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone
Joseph H. Spiegel, Joseph H. Spiegel PC
Anthony V. Trogan, Anthony V. Trogan PLLC
David J. Van Havermaat, SEC, Los Angeles Regional Office
Richard E. Zuckerman, Honigman, Miller, Schwartz & Cohn
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In the Next Issue
April 4
Journal of Animal and Natural Resources Law Symposium,
“Chicken Farming in the 21st Century:
A Look at the Legal, Ethical, & Environmental
Concerns Associated with Poultry Confinement”
April 12
Michigan State Law Review Symposium,
“In Search of Equality in Family Law”
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Copland
Halloran
Bitensky
Edwards
Howarth
Bowman
Favre
Jacobs
Brenner
Fletcher
Kalt
Candeub
Fort
Katz
Carter-Johnson
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Knake
FA C U LT Y N o t e s
Lawrence
Kuykendall
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O'Brien
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Pager
Starnes
» Professor BRUCE W.
BEAN chaired the “Bribery
Prosecutions for Profit? Policy
and Practical Implications”
panel at the American Branch
of the International Law
Association’s International
Law Weekend, which was held
at Fordham University School
of Law in New York City in
October. The panel discussed
current U.S. Department
of Justice policy regarding
enforcement of the Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act.
Professor Bean’s article
titled “Further to Professor
Alldridge’s ‘Caffeinated’
Article: What ‘Stuff’ Did the
Professor Have in Mind?”
was published in Volume 73
of the Ohio State Law Journal
Furthermore.
In February, Professor Bean
presented “Two Problems in
the Fight Against Corruption:
Pushing on a Rope and
the Golden Bathtub” at
an American University
Washington College of
Law symposium titled
“Bribes without Borders:
The Challenges of Fighting
Corruption in the Global
Context.”
Bean also accompanied
the Jessup International
Moot Court Team to the
Denver regional competition
in February. This year’s
competition was based upon
the international legal issues
raised when global warming
causes an island nation to
become uninhabitable. The
team received awards for its
memorials (briefs) and a top
oralist award.
» SUSAN H. BITENSKY, the
Alan S. Zekelman Professor
Staszewski
D. Thronson
V. Thronson
Totten
of International Human
Rights Law and director of
the Lori E. Talsky Center for
Human Rights of Women
and Children, hosted a talk
by Canadian psychologist
and human rights activist
Dr. Karen Mock in early
October. Just two days later,
she moderated the “Tribal
Rights and Human Rights”
panel at the Michigan State Law
Review symposium on “Indian
Tribes and Human Rights
Accountability.”
In November, Professor
Bitensky moderated a debate,
put on by the Talsky Center, on
whether corporations should
be subject to international
human rights law.
She also accepted an
invitation in November to
join the editorial board of the
International Organization for
Legal Research’s Juridical Science
and Education journal. The
human rights organization is
based in Azerbaijan.
Professor Bitensky’s letter to
the editor on how the United
States’ failure to ratify the
Convention on the Rights
of the Child contributed to
the massacre of children in
Connecticut was published
in the New York Times on
December 25.
In February, Professor
Bitensky was invited by
JURIST Academic Commentary,
the University of Pittsburgh
School of Law’s online legal
news service, to submit an
article on Michigan’s newly
enacted “right to work”
laws. Her article, “‘Right to
Work’ in Michigan: Depleting
Unions, Dashing Dreams,” was
published at JURIST’s online
forum. The article has since
been featured on the United
Steelworkers blog, and it was
reprinted in the March 8 issue
of the Michigan Building and
Construction Trades Council’s
Building Tradesman newspaper.
» Professor KRISTI L.
BOWMAN presented “State
Takeovers of School Districts
and Related Litigation:
Michigan as a Case Study” at
the American Bar Association
(ABA) Section on State and
Local Government Law
meeting in Kansas City,
Missouri, in October.
Professor Bowman
presented “The Government
Speech Doctrine and Speech
in Schools” at the Wake Forest
Law Review symposium on
“Privatizing the Public Good:
Emerging Trends in K–16
Education” in October.
In November, she
participated in the Second
World Conference on the
Right to Education in Brussels,
Belgium.
In February, Bowman
became affiliated faculty with
the Global Urban Studies
Program in MSU’s College of
Social Science. She also was
asked to be an outside reviewer
for the International Journal of
Educational Administration and
Policy Studies.
» Lecturer in Law HANNAH
BRENNER, who co-directs
the Frank J. Kelley Institute of
Ethics & the Legal Profession,
was re-elected in February for
a second term on the advisory
board of MSU’s Center for
Gender in Global Context.
Professor Brenner’s article
titled “Transcending the
Criminal Law’s Once Size
Fits All Response to Domestic
Violence” was published in
Volume 19 of the William
& Mary Journal of Women
and the Law.
» Assistant Professor
JENNIFER CARTERJOHNSON presented a talk
titled “Intellectual Property
Management” at the MSU
Women in STEM Conference
in October, along with Adjunct
Professor KAREN KIMBLE.
» Assistant Clinical
Professor of Law JENNIFER
L. COPLAND presented
at a two-day workshop at
Symbiosis University in Noida,
India, in January. The first
day’s presentation topic was
“Oral Advocacy Techniques:
American Perspective,” and
the second day was “Writing a
Winning Brief.” More than 200
students from Symbiosis and
other Delhi-area law schools
attended each day.
Professor Copland also
judged the preliminary rounds
for the North India regional
Jessup International Moot
Court Competition in January.
» Professor DAVID S.
FAVRE presented “The Legal
Consideration of Pain and
Suffering of Wild Animals
in Their Interactions with
Humans” at an international
symposium on “Animal
Suffering: From Science to
the Right,” which was held in
Paris, France, in October.
» Professor MATTHEW L.M.
FLETCHER and the Indigenous
Law & Policy Center (ILPC),
which he directs, teamed up
with the Michigan State Law
Review to present the “Indian
Tribes and Human Rights
Accountability” symposium
at MSU Law in October.
Wittner
www.law.msu.edu
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The ILPC hosted its annual
conference later the same
month; this year’s topic was
“Off-Reservation Gaming in
Michigan: A New Gamble.”
(See page 15.)
In November, Professor
Fletcher published “The Past
and Future of American
Indian Legal Scholarship: An
Introductory Essay for the
American Indian Law Journal.”
The article introduced the
inaugural issue of the journal,
which is published by Seattle
University School of Law. He
also gave two presentations
in November: “Indian Courts
and Fundamental Fairness” at
Harvard Law School, and “The
Utility of Amicus Briefs in the
Supreme Court’s Indian Cases”
at Stanford Law School.
In January, Fletcher
published “Indian Courts
and Fundamental Fairness:
Indian Courts and the Future
Revisited” in a University of
Colorado Law Review symposium
issue honoring the late Dean
David H. Getches. He also
presented “American Indian
Tribal Courts: A Primer for
Canadians” at the University
of Toronto Faculty of Law.
During the same month, he
moderated two panels and
facilitated a breakout session
on administrative support
for minority faculty at the
American Association of
Law Schools (AALS) Annual
Meeting, which was held in
New Orleans in January.
Fletcher and Associate
Professor WENONA T.
SINGEL presented the first
preliminary draft of the
Restatement Third, The Law
of American Indians, to the
restatement’s board of advisors
in Philadelphia in February.
Finally, Fletcher
published “Indian Courts
and Fundamental Fairness:
Indian Courts and the Future
Revisited” in Volume 84 of the
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University of Colorado Law Review,
and “A Perfect Copy: Indian
Culture and Tribal Law” in
Centering Anishinaabeg Studies:
Understanding the World through
Stories (MSU Press 2013).
» Associate Professor
CATHERINE M. GROSSO
presented “Proportionality
Review and the Military Death
Penalty” at the 2012 Judicial
Conference and Continuing
Legal Education Program of
the U.S. Court of Appeals for
the Armed Forces.
Professor Grosso presented
“Race and the Death Penalty:
A Tribute to the Live and
Work of David C. Baldus”
at an April 2012 event
celebrating the opening of her
late mentor’s archive at the
University at Albany.
The article titled
“Statistical Proof of Racial
Discrimination in the Use
of Peremptory Challenges:
The Impact and Promise of
the Miller-El Line of Cases, As
Reflected in the Experience
of One Philadelphia Capital
Case”—which Grosso cowrote with Baldus, Robert
Dunham, George Woodworth,
and Richard Newell—was
published in Volume 97 of the
Iowa Law Review.
The volume also includes
an article by Grosso and
Associate Professor BARBARA
O’BRIEN. The piece is titled
“A Stubborn Legacy: The
Overwhelming Importance of
Race in Jury Selection in 173
Post-Batson North Carolina
Capital Trials.”
Grosso and O’Brien
presented “Information
Seeking in Voir Dire: Could
Limiting or Modifying Juror
Questioning Reduce the Racial
Disparities Observed in Jury
Selection?” at the Midwest
Law and Society Retreat at
the University of Wisconsin in
September.
In November, the two gave
a talk titled “Unconvincing
Protestations: The Persistent
Role of Race in Capital
Charging and Sentencing in
North Carolina, 1990–2009” at
the Conference on Empirical
Legal Studies at Stanford
University.
Finally, Grosso and O’Brien
presented “Beyond Batson’s
Scrutiny: A Preliminary
Look at Racial Disparities
in Prosecutorial Preemptory
Strikes Following the Passage
of the North Carolina Racial
Justice Act” at the AALS
Annual Meeting, which
was held in New Orleans in
January.
» Clinical Professor MICHELE
L. HALLORAN, who runs
the Tax Law Clinic and
serves as overall director of
clinical programs at the Law
College, received an MSU
Curricular Service-Learning
and Civic Engagement
Award in November. The
awards recognize MSU
administrators, faculty, staff,
and students who demonstrate
the knowledge, energy, and
enthusiasm to create positive
changes in society.
In December, Professor
Halloran attended the Internal
Revenue Service’s Low Income
Taxpayer Clinic Conference
and the ABA Section of
Taxation Low Income
Taxpayer Representation
Workshop. Both events were
held in Washington, DC.
She also served as a judge for
the 2012 Super Lawyers Pro Bono
Awards, which recognize pro
bono work by attorneys, law
firms, law students, and law
schools across the country.
Finally, Professor Halloran
was reappointed for a twoyear term to the State Bar
of Michigan’s Character
and Fitness Committee for
District E.
» Dean JOAN W. HOWARTH
spoke about “Deans’
A m i c u s
Perspectives on Student Debt”
at the Society of American
Law Teachers (SALT) Teaching
Conference, along with the
deans of the University of
Maryland, Massachusetts, and
Washington & Lee University
schools of law. The conference
was held at the University of
Maryland in October.
Dean Howarth was the
keynote speaker at the Triangle
Bar Association’s National
Coming Out Day event at MSU
Law in October. She accepted
a three-year appointment to
the AALS Membership Review
Committee during the same
month.
In November, Howarth was
a panelist at the Access Group
Graduate and Professional
Financial Aid Conference
titled “View from the Top:
Addressing the Issue of High
Education Debt and the
Value of Financial Literacy
Programs.” The event was held
in New Orleans.
Her essay titled
“Introduction: Lawyers as
Conservators?” was published
in the Michigan State Law Review
in February.
» Professor MELANIE B.
JACOBS was appointed in
September to a three-year
term on the MSU Faculty
and Organizational Advisory
Board. In January, she was
elected as the secretary/
treasurer of the AALS Family
Law Section for 2013.
Professor Jacobs’ article
titled “Overcoming the Marital
Presumption” was published in
the April 2012 issue of Family
Court Review.
Her article titled
“Intentional Parenthood’s
Influence: If Procreative
Autonomy Includes the
Right not to Parent, Then
Should Federal Paternity
Establishment Policy Be
Changed?” was published in
Volume 20 of the American
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University Journal of Gender, Social
Policy & the Law.
» Professor BRIAN C. KALT’s
piece, “Now He Belongs to the
Ages: Why Lincoln was Made
by His Martyrdom,” appeared
in the National Post (Toronto)
on October 24. The article was
part of a series on Abraham
Lincoln that was published
prior to the release of the
Steven Spielberg movie about
the late President.
Professor Kalt presented
“The Ninth Amendment in
Congress” at Pepperdine
Law School in November.
The event was sponsored by
the Federalist Society and
Pepperdine Law Review, which
published Kalt’s article by the
same name in January.
Kalt taught a two-credit
seminar on his book titled
Constitutional Cliffhangers as
a visiting professor at the
University of Alabama School
of Law this semester.
» Assistant Professor
DANIEL MARTIN KATZ
made numerous presentations
throughout the United States
and abroad in 2012. He spoke
at the Legal Futures (UK)
conference on “The Cutting
Edge of Law”; faculty lectures
at the University of Illinois
College of Law and CodeX:
The Stanford University
Center for Legal Informatics;
the Randolph W. Thrower
Symposium, sponsored by the
Emory Law Journal at Emory
University School of Law;
a LegalTech trade show in
New York City; Georgetown
University Law School’s Law
and Economics Workshop;
Stanford Law School’s 7th
Annual Conference on
Empirical Legal Studies; the
International Legal Ethics
Conference V in Banff, Alberta;
and, finally, the 13th Annual
Society for Evolutionary
Analysis in Law (SEAL)
conference, which was held
www.law.msu.edu
at Emory University School of
Law in Atlanta.
Professor Katz and ReInvent
Law Laboratory Co-Director
RENEE NEWMAN KNAKE—
who also co-directs the Frank
J. Kelley Institute of Ethics
& the Legal Profession—
organized and spoke at
ReInvent Law conferences
in Dubai in December, and
in Silicon Valley in March.
The conferences drew legal
professionals, students,
entrepreneurs, scholars, and
technology experts from across
the globe. (See page 19.)
In February, Katz and Knake
held the inaugural ReInvent
Law Start-Up Competition.
The event challenged student
entrepreneurs to create better
legal delivery models and
explore new business plans.
(See page 18.)
Professor Knake discussed
ReInvent Law’s work and the
importance of building on
Michigan’s legacy of innovation
and entrepreneurship to tap
into new legal markets on
the Michigan Business Network
in October. During the same
month, she delivered a talk
on her “Democratizing the
Delivery of Legal Services”
article at the inauguration of
Vermont Law School Dean
Marc Mihaly, and gave a
plenary presentation at the
Inaugural National Symposium
on Experiential Education
in Law at Northeastern
University School of Law,
where she spoke about
ReInvent Law’s latest projects.
In November, she discussed
her forthcoming article,
“Democratizing Legal
Education,” at the Connecticut
Law Review Symposium on the
Future of Legal Education.
Knake also presented
“Reinvent Law: Why a Law
Lab and What We Do” at
the MSU Global Learning
Solutions FoxFire Conference
in November, where she and
other MSU professors shared
Ignite-style talks about their
work on innovation and
entrepreneurship.
In January, Professor
Knake’s article on “Why Law
Students Should Be Thinking
About Entrepreneurship and
Innovation” was published by
Bloomberg Law.
» Professor MAE
KUYKENDALL presented
“Composing Learning
Communities for Diversity:
Can Anyone Do It?” at
Loyola University Chicago
School of Law’s Third
Annual Constitutional Law
Colloquium in November.
Professor Kuykendall and
Professor ADAM CANDEUB’s
“Modernizing Marriage” work
continued to receive press
coverage after it was cited by a
three-judge panel in Maryland
in December.
Kuykendall’s article titled
“Equality Federalism: A
Solution to the Marriage Wars”
was published in Volume 15
of the University of Pennsylvania
Journal of Constitutional Law in
late December.
Professor Kuykendall served
on the “Restatement Frontier”
panel at the “Restatement
Of . . .” symposium at Brooklyn
Law School in January. The
event was cosponsored by
the Brooklyn Law Review and
American Law Institute.
» Associate Dean and
Professor MICHAEL
ANTHONY LAWRENCE
presented his paper titled
“Paine, Religion and
Radicalism: Paine in the
American Radical Lineage” at
the International Conference
of Thomas Paine Studies. The
event was held in October at
Iona College in New Rochelle,
New York.
Constitutional Law: Model
Problems and Outstanding Answers,
a book Professor Lawrence
co-authored with Professor
Kevin Saunders, was published
by Oxford University Press in
spring 2013.
» Assistant Clinical Professor
SAMMY M. MANSOUR
co-organized and delivered
closing remarks at ReInvent
Law Dubai in December.
» Assistant Clinical Professor
DANIEL E. MANVILLE, who
directs the Civil Rights Clinic,
was one of four panelists to
discuss the current conditions
within the Michigan
Department of Corrections at
the MI-Cure annual meeting
in October. He made three
presentations on “Incarcerated
Clients and Department of
Corrections” for the Michigan
Assigned Appellate Counsel
System the same month.
In February, Professor
Manville spoke at the MSU
Law Journal of Medicine and
Law symposium titled “The
Criminalization of Mental
Illness: Turning Patients into
Inmates.” He spoke later the
same day at a Prisons and
Corrections Forum about
representing prisoners in
administrative proceedings
and the courts.
» Professor NICHOLAS
MERCURO helped organize
three art exhibitions at the
Law College this academic
year, including a series of
panels on the Volunteer
Lawyers for the Arts, together
with eight banners by VLA
artist-in-residence Molly
Dilworth; an exhibition of
paintings by Detroit artist
Nora Chapa Medoza; and Time
Out, a photography series by
Trisha R. Wilcox. (See page 6.)
» Professor NOGA MORAGLEVINE published a review
of Duncan Maysilles’ book,
Ducktown Smoke: The Fight over One
of the South’s Greatest Environmental
Disasters, in the Business History
Review in November.
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Professor Morag-Levine’s
article titled “Facts,
Formalism, and the Brandies
Brief: The Origins of a Myth”
was published in the Illinois
Law Review in February.
» SEAN A. PAGER—associate
professor and associate
director of the Intellectual
Property, Information,
& Communications Law
program—hosted MSU Law’s
IP for Creative Upstarts
conference in November. The
conference examined the role
IP law plays in supporting
diverse creative industries from
indie filmmakers in the United
States to emerging content
producers in developing
countries. It explored ways to
encourage such developments
by helping creative artists
to navigate the copyright
system, as well as alternative
paradigms. The Michigan State
International Law Review will
publish a special symposium
issue comprising articles
presented at the conference.
As a follow-up, Professor Pager
launched the Creative Upstarts
Research Network, which will
facilitate further collaboration
on these issues through an
e-mail list-serve and the
development of web-based
resources.
Professor Pager’s article
titled “Accentuating the
Positive: Building Capacity
for Creative Industries into
the Development Agenda” was
published in Volume 28 of the
American University International
Law Review.
In December, Pager
presented “Cultural Patronage
3.0: A Creative Infrastructure
Approach” at the Second
Global Congress on Intellectual
Property and the Public
Interest in Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil. He presented the project
again in February at the Worksin-Progress in IP conference
held at Seton Hall University.
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» Lecturer in Law PHILIP A.
PUCILLO gave a talk titled
“Lafler, Padilla, and Ineffective
Assistance of Counsel at the
Plea Stage” at the Michigan
Prosecuting Attorneys
Coordinating Council’s
2012 Appellate Specialists
Conference, which was held in
Thompsonville in October.
Professor Pucillo also
presented a preview of the
2012 term of the U.S. Supreme
Court at MSU Law in October;
the event was organized by
the Law College’s chapter
of the Federalist Society.
The following month, he
participated in a Federalist
Society–organized debate on
the constitutionality of the
Affordable Care Act, in which
he argued in favor of Chief
Justice Roberts’ determination
that the Act’s individual
mandate is a valid exercise of
Congress’ taxing power.
In November, Pucillo
recorded a broadcast of the
Bormes v. United States decision,
in which the U.S. Supreme
Court addressed the scope of
federal sovereign immunity
in suits brought under the
Fair Credit Reporting Act.
The broadcast was part
of the Federalist Society’s
SCOTUScast series.
» Professor FRANK S.
RAVITCH presented his
forthcoming article titled “The
Shinto Cases: Establishment
of Religion Under the
Japanese Constitution” at the
International Law and Religion
Conference at BYU Law School
in October.
Professor Ravitch spoke
about Brown v. Board of Education
at Reitsumeikan University
in Kyoto in December. In
January, he spoke about free
speech in the school context
at Kanazawa University in
Kanazawa, Japan, and about
the Establishment Clause of
the U.S. Constitution and
Articles 20 and 89 of the
Japanese Constitution at
Doshisha University Center for
American Studies and Faculty
of Law in Kyoto.
Professor Ravitch and
MSU Professor Mohammad
Khalil spoke about religious
freedom issues at MSU Law’s
Diversity Week opening event
in February.
» Assistant Professor
MICHAEL D.
SANT’AMBROGIO presented
“The Agency Class Action”
(co-authored with Adam
Zimmerman) at an author’s
talk at Columbia Law School
in October. The article was
published in Volume 112 of
the Columbia Law Review in
December. His article titled
“Baehr v. Lewin and the Long
Road to Marriage Equality”
(co-authored with Sylvia A.
Law) was published the same
month in Volume 33 of the
University of Hawai‘i Law Review.
Professor Sant’Ambrogio
presented his paper “The
Extra-Legislative Veto,” which
examines how presidents
“veto” statutory mandates
outside the legislative process,
at the MSU Junior Faculty
Workshop in November, at
American University George
Washington College of Law in
January, and at the Lawyering
Scholarship Colloquium at
New York University School of
Law in February.
» Professor KEVIN W.
SAUNDERS spoke on
brain science and juvenile
punishment at Universidad
Carlos III de Madrid in
December.
Constitutional Law: Model
Problems and Outstanding
Answers, a book Professor
Saunders co-authored with
Professor Michael Lawrence,
was published by Oxford
University Press in spring 2013.
» WENONA T. SINGEL,
associate professor and
A m i c u s
associate director of the
Indigenous Law & Policy
Center, gave several
presentations in November:
“From Power Politics to
Legal Duties: The Anatomy
of Tribal-State Relations” at
Harvard Law School, and
“Native Nations as Protectors
of Human Rights” at Stanford
Law School. The latter was at
a program sponsored by the
Stanford Journal of Civil Rights &
Civil Liberties and the Native
American Law Students
Association. She also delivered
a keynote speech titled “From
Power Politics to Legal Duties:
The Anatomy of Tribal-State
Relations” at the San Diego
State University College of
Arts & Letters symposium on
“Contemporary Perspectives on
American Indians and Law”;
the event was sponsored by
the American Indian Studies
Department.
Professor Singel’s article
titled “Indian Tribes and
Human Rights Accountability”
was published in the San Diego
Law Review in November.
The same month, the
Appellate Court of the Little
Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa
Indians issued a decision and
order in Northern Shores Loan
Fund v. Harbor Wear of Boyne.
Singel, who serves as the
court’s Chief Appellate Justice,
authored the opinion.
Professor Singel and
Professor MATTHEW L.M.
FLETCHER presented the
first preliminary draft of
the Restatement Third, The Law
of American Indians, to the
restatement’s board of advisors
in Philadelphia in February.
» Professor CYNTHIA LEE
STARNES’ article “Why
Alimony?” was published in
Volume 1 of the Ukranian Law
Journal: Law of the USA. Starnes
recently was named to the
advisory board of the journal,
which is a supplement to the
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Law of Ukraine, the country’s
oldest and most influential
law review.
Volume 20 (2011–12) of
the Journal of Contemporary
Legal Issues includes an
article devoted exclusively
to reviewing the substance
and significant impact of
Professor Starnes’ 1993
University of Chicago Law Review
article titled “Divorce and
the Displaced Homemaker;
A Discourse on Playing with
Dolls, Partnership Buyouts and
Dissociation under No-Fault.”
Symposium on Children of
Immigrants in Washington,
DC, in January. During the
same month, he presented
“Thinking Globally, Acting
Locally: Immigration Status
and the Globalization of
Family Law” at the Section
on Family and Juvenile Law
session at the AALS Annual
Meeting, which was held in
New Orleans in January. His
was one of two papers selected
by a blind competition among
submissions for this year’s
meeting.
» Associate Dean and
Professor GLEN STASZEWSKI
presented “Contestatory
Democracy and the
Interpretation of Popular
Initiatives” at an October
symposium on “The Changing
Landscape of Election Law” at
Seton Hall University School
of Law.
His article titled “The
Supreme Court’s Regulation of
Civil Procedure: Lessons From
Administrative Law” (with
Lumen M. Mulligan) was
the “featured scholarship” on
SCOTUSblog in October.
Dean Staszewski hosted
the 3rd Annual MSU Junior
Faculty Workshop in
November.
» Assistant Clinical Professor
VERONICA T. THRONSON
gave a plenary address on
“VAWA Reauthorization” at
the Michigan Coalition for
Immigrant and Refugee Rights
Statewide Immigrant Rights
Summit in September. She also
presented on “Immigration
Relief for Victims of Crime”
at the Legal Aid Center of
Southern Nevada in Las Vegas
in October.
Professor Thronson was
appointed to the faculty of
the National Judicial College
and presented two training
sessions for judges this fall.
In October, she spoke at the
National Judicial College
and Texas Judicial Center’s
“Immigration Issues for Texas
State Trial Judges” conference
in San Antonio, Texas. Later
that month, she presented
“Immigration Consequences
in Family Law Cases” in
Reno, Nevada, at the National
Judicial College’s program
on “Managing Challenging
Family Law Cases: A Practical
Approach.”
Thronson moderated a
panel at the “Immigrants and
the Family Court: Policies,
Practice and Systemic Change”
symposium at Hofstra
University Law School in
November. Her article titled
“‘Til Death Do Us Part:
Affidavits of Support and
» Professor DAVID B.
THRONSON was a plenary
speaker at the “Immigrants
and the Family Court:
Policies, Practice and Systemic
Change” symposium at Hofstra
University Law School in
November.
In January, he published
“Immigration Enforcement
and Family Courts” in Children
in Harm’s Way: Criminal Justice,
Immigration Enforcement, and Child
Welfare—a joint publication
of the Sentencing Project and
First Focus.
Professor Thronson also
spoke at the Migration Policy
Institute National Center on
Immigrant Integration Policy’s
www.law.msu.edu
Obligations to Immigrant
Spouses” was published in
Volume 50 of Family Court
Review the same month.
Her article titled
“Immigration Remedies for
Domestic Violence Survivors”
was published in the Michigan
Family Law Journal in March.
» Associate Professor MARK
TOTTEN moderated a panel
discussion on labor trafficking
in Michigan with law
enforcement and members of
the advocacy community at
MSU Law in November.
Professor Totten published
an op-ed piece titled “The
Pursuit of Justice Blocked by
Party Politics” in the Detroit
Free Press on November 17. In
January, he pressented his
forthcoming paper, “Credit
Reform and the States: The
Vital Role of Attorneys General
After Dodd-Frank,” at the
University of Maryland Francis
King Carey School of Law
Junior Faculty Exchange.
Professor Totten argued a
Miranda case before the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the
Sixth Circuit in January. The
following month, he won a
major child exploitation case
before the Sixth Circuit—an
affirmative, interlocutory
appeal seeking reversal of
the district court’s decision
to deny “other acts” evidence
under Federal Rule of
Evidence 403. The majority
opinion clearly defined the
federal law prohibiting
attempted production of child
pornography where the alleged
perpetrator uses a hidden
camera—a development the
statute did not anticipate.
In February, he participated
in the inaugural American
Legal Institute Restatement
Third, The Law of American Indians
board of advisors meeting
in Philadelphia. Professors
Matthew Fletcher and Wenona
Singel—who serve as reporters
for the project—presented the
first draft at the meeting.
ADJUNCT PROFESSORS
& ACADEMIC STAFF
» BENJAMIN EDWARDS,
adjunct professor of law
and director of MSU Law’s
new Investor Advocacy
Clinic, received Sanctuary
for Families’ “Pro Bono
Achievement Award” for going
“Above and Beyond” on behalf
of domestic violence and
sex trafficking victims. The
Center for Battered Women’s
Legal Services gave the award
because of Professor Edwards’
work in an asylum case.
» KATHRYN E. FORT,
interim co-director of the
Indigenous Law & Policy
Center, received an MSU
Curricular Service-Learning
and Civic Engagement
Award in November. The
awards recognize MSU
administrators, faculty, staff,
and students who demonstrate
the knowledge, energy, and
enthusiasm to create positive
changes in society.
Fort’s article titled “The
Vanishing Indian Returns:
Tribes, Popular Originalism,
and the Supreme Court” was
published in Volume 57 of the
Saint Louis University Law Journal.
» Visiting Professor
NICHOLAS J. WITTNER
presented at the Federation
of Defense and Corporate
Counsel’s 9th Annual
Corporate Counsel Symposium
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
last fall.
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ALUMNI Prof ile
A MESSAGE from the Off ice of Ad va nce me nt
The Office of Advancement
is pleased to continue its
outreach efforts again
this year. A variety of
programs throughout
the year provide great
opportunities for alumni
to network and reminisce
with each other while
staying connected to
their law college. Alumni
involvement is critical
to the success of Michigan State Law, as well as that of our
current students and new graduates, who are the future of the
legal profession.
It is our alumni and friends who can provide direction for
emerging programs and changes in the profession. They can
help guide the Law College regarding what new programs
and courses we might offer so that our graduates enter the
workforce with the skills and experience needed to “hit the
ground running.”
We have a full listing of events and activities planned
throughout the year for alumni and friends. I encourage you
to join us and see how you might support our efforts. From
our Alumni Association Golf Outing to our class reunions,
homecoming tailgate, and more, we hope you find a way to
connect and get involved.
We appreciate your continuing support for the DCL
Commemorative Plaza and Legacy Scholarship. (See page 46.)
You, too, can help—just contact the Office of Advancement for
details. We look forward to creating a special place to honor
our heritage and history, symbolize our Law College’s great
beginnings in 1891, and preserve the legacy of Detroit College
of Law. We also are pleased to be able to fund scholarships
for current and future students that carry the DCL name in
perpetuity.
I hope you will join us in support. Thank you.
Warm regards,
Tina Kashat Casoli
Director, Office of Advancement
SPARTAN LEADERS
in West Michigan
John and Monica Inhulsen
John and Monica (Cook) Inhulsen first met at Michigan State
Law while standing in line for coffee between classes. “I knew
I would regret not striking up a conversation with her when I
had the chance, so I went for it,” John recalls. Ten years later,
now married with two young sons, the couple lives in Grand
Rapids, where they each work and are actively engaged in
their community.
The two have a lot in common. They both are MSU
Law graduates, participants in the two-year Trial Practice
Institute, experienced trial attorneys, and Michigan Super
Lawyers “Rising Stars.”
The Inhulsens’ recent $10,000 donation to the Law College
also has made them new members of the MSU Law Presidents
Club. “We’ve wanted to do this for a long time,” John says.
“MSU is the origin of many of our opportunities, and it’s
important to us to give back.”
Monica earned her undergraduate degree in English from
Hillsdale College, and her J.D. in 2003 from MSU Law, where
she was also a King Scholar. She worked as a trial attorney
in Grand Rapids after graduation and was selected as a
Michigan Super Lawyers “Rising Star” in 2010. She currently is
international corporate counsel for Amway.
John, an Adrian native, earned his undergraduate degree in
political science from MSU, and his J.D. in 2005 from MSU
Law, where he worked as a student clinician in the Housing
Law Clinic. Since graduating, he has been a trial attorney
with Foster Swift Collins & Smith in Grand Rapids, where he
recently became a shareholder. “I enjoy litigation. Each client
provides a window into another world, and each case is a
new story,” he says.
The couple agrees that the Trial Practice Institute was
invaluable. “We had federal judges critiquing our oral
arguments, top attorneys instructing us on litigation from
case intake through closing argument, and collaboration
with the University’s theater department to learn the art of
communication in a courtroom,” Monica says. “The two-year
program was incredible, and served as a springboard for both
of us into private practice.”
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John, who took advantage of MSU Law’s clinical
opportunities, says the Housing Law Clinic gave him realworld experience. “That’s where MSU provides a value-added
proposition to students,” he says. “Very few law schools make
a similar commitment to the quality of their clinical programs.
MSU Law has a competitive advantage in this regard.”
John—who was honored in 2008 with the Business Review
of Western Michigan “Emerging Leader” Award and consecutive
selections as a Michigan Super Lawyers “Rising Star” in 2011
and 2012—currently serves as chair of the Grand Rapids
March of Dimes. Last November, he and Monica chaired
the March of Dimes annual gala, raising a record-setting
$285,000 in one evening and placing the event among the
top 10 March of Dimes galas in the United States.
“Our sons, Charlie and Henry, are the source of our
greatest joy and we feel very fortunate that they were born
healthy. That isn’t the case for everyone,” Monica says. “The
programming and services provided by the March of Dimes
are remarkable, and we feel honored to play a minor role in
the continued success of this organization.”
John also serves as vice chair of Broadway Grand Rapids,
on the board of the MSU Alumni Club of West Michigan, on
the executive committee of the Kent County GOP, and on the
finance committees of the Grand Rapids Bar Association and
Kent County GOP.
“Through my work on the MSU Alumni Association Board,
we raise funds annually to benefit MSU, endow scholarships
to benefit MSU students, and provide programming to atrisk Grand Rapids Public School students through in-school
initiatives and an annual trip to MSU to experience the
beauty and opportunities of our university,” he says.
“The practice of law is a profession held in high regard,
and as lawyers we should be leaders in our communities,”
John adds. “Communities don’t just happen—it takes people
and local businesses contributing their time and resources to
create and sustain the opportunities we have in Grand Rapids.
We made a decision early on to take an ownership interest
in the success of our community, and now our university.”
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’76 Alum Gifts $200,000 for
SPARTAN HOCKEY
PLAYER SCHOLARSHIP
Daniel Downey
Law Firm Challenge
Seeks 100% Participation
The fourth annual Law Firm Challenge launched in February, kicking off a unique
opportunity for alumni to support their alma mater. This year’s challenge follows
a successful third year in which 26 firms with an overall participation rate of 55
percent raised more than $1.7 million in cash and pledges.
“MSU College of Law provided me the education and experience to excel in
practice,” said John Inhulsen, ’05, of Foster Swift Collins & Smith. “I’m so proud
to support my alma matter.”
The Law Firm Challenge uses friendly competition among firms to raise
awareness of the value of giving back to the Law College and provides a fun
networking opportunity for graduates. Firms and businesses with three or more
alumni are encouraged to participate. Team captains help support the target of
100 percent participation within each firm. Every law firm that achieves full
participation will be invited to a celebration luncheon in the fall with Dean Joan
Howarth.
Law Firm Challenge participants may designate gifts to support any number
of programs and initiatives. Options include the DCL Plaza, Alumni Association
Scholarship, the Dean’s Fund for Excellence, and scholarship funds for the Black
Law Students Association, clinical programs, the Michigan State Law Review, and
Moot Court and Trial Advocacy Board, among others.
2013 Participating Firms
Berry Moorman
Bliss McGlynn
Bodman
Bowen, Radabaugh & Milton
Butzel Long
Center Management Services
Clark Hill
Dickinson Wright
Foster Swift Collins & Smith*
Harness Dickey
Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn
Howard & Howard
Kitch Drutchas Wagner Valitutti &
Sherbrook
Langton Law
Michigan Auto Law
Miller Canfield
Miller Johnson*
Myers & Myers*
Orlans*
Plunkett Cooney
Quinn Law Group*
Rhoades McKee
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
Varnum
* Congratulations for already achieving
100 percent participation!
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After playing hockey as a kid in Detroit, Daniel Downey
became a defenseman for MSU hockey in the late ’60s. But
dreams of NHL fame melted like ice in a heat wave when he
was cut to make room for more skilled players.
So Downey knows only too well that even the most talented
players need a Plan B in case they lack the chops to turn pro,
have a career-ending injury, or eventually have to hang up
their skates.
To that end, Downey donated $200,000 for Michigan State
Law scholarships for former MSU hockey players. He hopes
this will make a creative recruiting tool—and an incentive for
players and parents to make the Spartan Law College choice.
With his gift, Downey joins a new “team”—the Heritage Club
in MSU Law’s Circle of Friends.
In Downey’s view, litigation is similar to hockey—
without the Zamboni. “There’s a synergy between playing
a competitive game like hockey, and trying a case in a
courtroom,” he says. “Hockey players should make good trial
lawyers—they’re very competitive, and well situated for trial
work. And they understand that when it’s over, it’s over—you
leave hard feelings behind on the ice or in the courtroom.
You can fight in court, but then treat each other with respect
outside of the courtroom. It makes the practice of law much
more enjoyable.”
Downey, who has continued to play recreational hockey and
founded a seniors league in Houston, left for the Lone Star
State after graduating in 1976. He picked Houston as a city
with promise despite not knowing a soul in town.
With 90 days to go before the bar exam, he quickly got
up to speed on Texas laws, procedures, and statutes. “I did
well, thanks to the great education I got from Detroit College
of Law,” he says. “That’s why I’m donating this scholarship
money—to show my thanks and appreciation. DCL’s education
was tough but very structured, and it prepared me to pass any
bar exam in the country that I chose to take.”
Pumping dimes into a public phone as he made his way
through the Yellow Pages, the new law school graduate landed
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interviews, including with an attorney who told him the
firm did not recognize his Detroit College of Law diploma.
Years later, as a state representative in Houston, Downey
was knocking on constituents’ doors when he enjoyed an
unexpected reunion with that same attorney.
“As a judge, I was tempted to frame and hang my DCL
diploma behind me, and to ask lawyers from that firm who
came before me if they recognized my diploma now,” he says
with a grin. “But I was wearing the black dress and they and
their clients may not have appreciated my sense of humor
under those circumstances.”
Downey, who has practiced civil trial law for 34 years, served
as judge of the 295th District Court in Harris County for six
years, but chose not to seek re-election. “I had two daughters
headed for college and, years later, two weddings in eight
months—none of which can be funded on a judge’s salary,” he
says. He returned to law practice in the mid ’90s, specializing
in commercial and business disputes, representing automobile
dealers in disputes with manufacturers, and handling matters
involving governmental regulations.
He has mediated or arbitrated over 1,000 civil cases in the
past 18 years, is a member of a special panel of arbitrators
hearing disputes involving contracts between the City of
Houston and its various contractors, and serves as a “Special
Judge” hearing civil cases pursuant to Chapter 151 of the Texas
Civil Practices and Remedies Code.
Downey has shared his expertise by teaching trial advocacy
and entertainment law for the past 22 years an adjunct
professor at South Texas College of Law, where he has received
a Professor Excellence Award. “I love teaching and mentoring
students,” he says.
When he was on the bench, he enjoyed seeing former
students try a case in his court. “But they had no idea how
nervous I was,” he says. “If they didn’t do well, it would have
been my fault—it would have meant I didn’t teach it well or
get the point across to them.”
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IN HIS ELEMENT:
Chemistry Expertise Shapes
Graduate’s Patent Work
Jonathan P. O'Brien
MSU Law alum Jonathan O’Brien, ’04, wears two hats—
chemist and attorney—and is in his “element” in both fields.
An intellectual property (IP) attorney and partner in the
Kalamazoo office of Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn,
O’Brien chairs the firm’s IP department, which under his
leadership has more than quadrupled in four years. Since
joining Honigman in 2008, he also has helped grow the firm’s
Kalamazoo office from a handful of staff to a full-service
branch with a team of 21 attorneys, two patent agents, 14
paralegals, and 18 support staff.
O’Brien concentrates his practice on life sciences
(pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical
device), industrial chemistry, battery technology, and
nanotechnology. He provides clients with global IP
strategies related to IP procurement and enforcement,
product clearance, and various transactional and regulatory
issues. He has a unique expertise that leverages his technical
and legal training, experiences working in-house at Merck
and Pfizer/Pharmacia, and knowledge of patent and
regulatory systems worldwide.
“People are amazed at the sophistication of the life
sciences work we do in Michigan,” he says. “In the last
couple of years, we’ve helped our clients launch a number of
important new drugs, and we currently are assisting with
almost a dozen more products that are in late-stage clinical
development.”
O’Brien was named among the Best Lawyers in America for
2012–13, a Michigan Super Lawyers “Rising Star” in 2011, and
Business Review “Business Leader Under 40” in 2007. He also is
a member of MichBio, a leading advocate for the biosciences
sector.
His work regularly takes him to the east and west coasts,
and last year led him to Australia, Argentina, Belgium,
England, France, Germany, South Korea, China, and
Singapore. “Learning about different business cultures is fun,
and sometimes challenging,” he says. “Unfortunately, I don’t
get a lot of time to see the sights.”
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Born in Detroit and raised in the metro area, O’Brien
received his undergraduate degree in chemistry, cum laude,
from Hope College. He earned a doctorate degree in the same
subject from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
“I’ve always been fascinated with science and research. In
graduate school, I was interested in the whole spectrum of
science—biology, chemistry, physics—and enjoyed working
on projects that were cutting edge,” O’Brien notes. “I looked
at alternative career options that would allow me to work on
a diverse set of scientific problems.”
O’Brien landed a job as a technology specialist with Fish
& Richardson in Boston, which allowed him to work at the
intersection of science, technology, and law. “It was perfect,”
he says. “I could interact with scientists on their cuttingedge technologies, and help educate my legal colleagues
about the science. In turn, the firm trained me on the legal
side of things.”
His wife’s job brought the couple to Kalamazoo in 2001,
where O’Brien worked as a patent agent with Pfizer/
Pharmacia. He received a full merit scholarship to MSU
College of Law, where he graduated magna cum laude, won
three jurisprudence awards, and placed second in the 1L
Moot Court Competition.
“As a non-traditional student, I was grateful for the
flexible day and evening schedule options at MSU Law,” he
says. “The flexibility was key. The education encouraged me
to look at things differently and to analyze issues as a nonscientist.”
O’Brien’s wife, Amelia Katanski, is a professor of English
and chair of the English Department at Kalamazoo College.
The pair moved into an 1860s farmhouse last fall with their
2-year-old son, Teddy.
The couple’s recent donation to support the MSU Law
Alumni Association Scholarship also made them new
members of the Law College’s President’s Club. “I appreciate
the scholarship I received, and I want to be able to help
another student,” O’Brien notes.
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Homecoming Reunion
and Tailgate
The first MSU Law homecoming reception and five- and 10year reunion took place on October 12 at Beggar’s Banquet
in East Lansing. More than 40 alumni gathered to reminisce
and share fond memories with fellow classmates and faculty
about their time spent at the Law College.
“It was great to see classmates and professors and catch up
on what everyone has been up to since graduation,” said Reid
DeManche, ’07. “It’s amazing how fast five years goes by.”
Many alumni gathered for a homecoming tailgate the next
morning at our new location closer to Spartan Stadium
and near the International Center. The cold and rain did
not dissuade nearly 75 current students and alumni from
stopping by for warm food and drinks.
The 2013 MSU Law homecoming tailgate will take place
the weekend of October 11. Details will be posted at
www.law.msu.edu/advancement as soon as they are available.
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1. Joe Viviano, ’12, Courtney Gabbara, ’12, Bridget Sheehan, ’12, Nicole
Stratton, ’09, and Karolyn Bignotti, ’09, enjoyed an evening of fun at
Beggar’s Banquet in East Lansing.
2. Gera Brown, ’04, and Assistant Dean Elliot Spoon reconnected and
enjoyed the atmosphere of Spartan spirit.
3. Alumni Association board members Colleen Kelly-Gomos, ’07, and
Brian Hall, ’07, braved the weather to enjoy the tailgate reception before
the big game.
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Honoring the
Law College’s
LONGESTSERVING
ADJUNCT
PROFESSOR
BARRISTER'S INAUGURAL
BALL Raises $5,000
The annual MSU College of Law Barrister’s Ball was held
at the Kellogg Center in East Lansing on February 2. The
event raised more than $5,000 to support the Capital
Area Literacy Coalition and a student scholarship. More
than 400 students, faculty, and alumni attended the red,
white, and blue inauguration-themed event featuring
tables named after former presidents and U.S. Supreme
Court justices.
Alumni, students, and friends enjoyed an evening of humor, dancing,
and fun.
George T. Roumell Jr.
Michigan State Law is pleased to announce the creation of
the George Roumell Fund, which honors the longest-serving
professor in Law College history. The fund recognizes
Professor Roumell’s distinguished career teaching labor and
arbitration law as an adjunct at the Law College since 1957.
Professor Roumell has made countless contributions to the
legal community, to legal education, and especially to the more
than 3,500 students who have passed through his classroom.
An institution at MSU Law and a pillar of the Michigan legal
community, Roumell—now in his mid-80s—continues to
practice and teach.
Many alumni fondly recall Professor Roumell as one of their
favorite faculty members, and even still quote him in their
own teaching and daily practice.
“I have long felt the difference between the legal education
I received and that offered by most other law schools was the
presence of faculty members who actually practice law, as
opposed to simply teaching it,” said Leon Bess, ’63. “There is
no better example than that of Professor George Roumell, who
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brought—and continues to bring—his practical experience
into the classroom. Professor Roumell’s students not only
learn the law, they learn how to practice it as well.”
MSU Law welcomes your support for the George Roumell
Fund. Gifts large and small are appreciated. Funds raised will
be used to support students and faculty in the area of labor
law and arbitration. Donors may make a one-time gift of cash
or a pledge payable over up to five years. Planned gifts also
are welcome. All gifts are matched dollar-for-dollar through
a generous contribution by The Ravitz Foundation.
To donate, visit www.law.msu.edu/donate or call the Office
of Advancement at 517-432-6840. George Roumell Fund donors
will be acknowledged on the MSU Law website, as well as
in publications such as the annual dean’s report and Amicus
magazine. The Law College will host a celebratory reception
for all donors to help us pay tribute to Professor Roumell.
For more information, contact Associate Director
of Adva ncement Apr i l Jones at 517-432-6982 or
[email protected].
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Founders
Professor Emeritus Clark Johnson, LL.D., ’02
Peter J. Lucido, ’88, and Anne Marie Lucido
Trustee David Sparrow, ’51†
Ambassadors
Help Preserve the Legacy through the
DCL COMMEMORATIVE PLAZA
Many alumni and friends already have shown their generous support of the DCL
Commemorative Plaza by making a gift to honor Michigan State Law’s history as
Detroit College of Law. Designed as a new entrance to the Law College building,
the DCL Plaza will provide a sense of place for thousands of alumni who attended
the school during its days in Detroit.
Outdoor seating, new landscaping, and a part of the old building will grace the
plaza. The cement friezes of the Greek gods of law will anchor two columns; a bit
of historical information and a donor wall will anchor the other two. There is still
time to add your name on the DCL Plaza donor list. Donations of all levels are
welcome. Names of those who gift or pledge $10,000 or more will appear on the
donor wall in perpetuity.
Special thanks to the following DCL Commemorative Plaza founders and
ambassadors for their support to make this vision a reality.
3L
Contact Tina Kashat Casoli at 517-432-6840 or [email protected] for more
information.
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Tina M. Battle, ’86, and Timothy E. Battle
Leon D. Bess, ’63, and Debby Bess
Donald F. Carney Jr., ’76, and
Jacqueline M. Carney
Robert E. Carr, ’88
The Class of 2013
Timothy J. Conroy, ’58, and Janet P. Conroy
Ronald A. Deneweth, ’77, and
Mary L. Deneweth
Joanne Faycurry, ’87
Morton Freed, ’61
Board Chair Clif Haley, ’61, and
Carolyn A. Haley
Mark F. Hayes, ’81, and
Marie E. Palumbo-Hayes
Todd L. Levitt, ’92, and Mary Levitt
Jeffrey C. Littmann, ’84, and
Cynthia M. Littmann
Mayer Morganroth, ’54, and
Sheila Morganroth
Associate Dean Kathleen E. Payne, ’77, and
Jeffrey B. Goldsmith
Ronald E. Wagner, ’75, and
Kathleen E. Wagner
Russel C. Wells, ’64, and Shirley L. Wells
Richard N. Wiener, ’76, and
Rajkumari M. Wiener
† Deceased
The Class of 2013 joins faculty, staff, alumni,
and friends in giving back to honor MSU Law’s
rich history.
According to 2013 Class President Alyssa Doster, this year’s
graduates will support the planned DCL Commemorative
Plaza with their class gift. Graduating students donated
toward their class gift by purchasing space in the Class of
2013 Gratitude Booklet, Class of 2013 T-shirts, and raffle
tickets for great prizes such as discounted bar review
courses and gift certificates to local merchants.
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PITCH, PUTT, AND DRIVE
Support the Alumni Association Golf Outing
Save the Date: Friday, August 9
It’s time to get your golf game up to par for this year’s MSU
College of Law Alumni Association Golf Outing. This year’s
outing is set for Friday, August 9, at Forest Akers West Golf
Course in Lansing. It will begin with a shotgun start at
10 a.m. Sponsorship opportunities at a variety of levels are
available.
“Alumni sponsorship is vital to supporting current
students and connecting with Law College graduates in
Michigan and across the country,” said Daniel Bliss, ’87,
alumni association president.
Participants and sponsors help support Alumni
Association events, student programs, and scholarships.
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Thanks to alumni and friends, the golf outing has raised
more than $110,000 for the Alumni Association Scholarship.
First-year students David Klevorn and Jeremiah Smith each
received $2,500 scholarships in 2012.
The Alumni Association annually supports many student
and alumni initiatives to promote and support the Law
College, engage students and alumni, and help create a
culture of involvement and philanthropy.
The continuing success of this event and other Alumni
Association–sponsored events is possible only with financial
and in-kind support from our generous sponsors and
participants.
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Giving Back
The following donor-funded scholarships recently were awarded.
Brookens
Ansumana-Jones
Drettman
Patton
In the
PUBLIC
INTEREST
Wolfe
Barrister’s Ball Scholarship
Eve August Memorial Moot Court Scholarship
The Eve August Memorial Moot Court Scholarship is
awarded to the 2L with the highest score overall in the
moot court course and competition. This year’s recipient
was 2L Corinne C. Miller.
East year, the Student Bar Association awards student
scholarships from Barrister’s Ball proceeds to offset the costs
of technology and book expenses. This year’s Barrister’s Ball
scholarships were awarded to 2L Scott Brookens, 3L Deddeh
Ansumana-Jones, 3L Elizabeth Drettmann, 3L Monique
Patton, and 2L Rachel Wolfe.
Robert C. Trojanowicz Memorial
Scholarship
The 2012–13 Robert C. Trojanowicz
Memorial Scholarship was
presented to Jonathan Litt. Visiting
Professor Nicholas Wittner created
the endowed scholarship in
memory of his favorite Michigan
State University professor, Robert
Trojanowicz. The scholarship is
for students who have a criminal justice background and a
grade point average of 3.25 or higher.
Chicago Area Scholarship
Created by our Windy City
alumni, the Chicago Area
Scholarship is awarded to an
upper-level student from the
Chicago area. 3L Andrew McClain
received this year’s award.
(from left) Demaurey Drummond, 2L, Trustee Maurice Jenkins, ’81,
Tracy Gragston, 2L, and Dean Joan Howarth
Jackson Lewis Scholarship
For two straight years, Jackson Lewis law firm has provided
two students with $2,500 each for their law school studies.
Trustee Maurice Jenkins, ’81, a managing partner specializing
in labor and employment law at the firm, presented the
scholarships at the MSU College of Law Board of Trustees
meeting in December. This year’s recipients, 2Ls Demaurey
Drummond and Tracy Gragston, both have an interest in
labor law.
Firms Fund Public Interest
Fellowshsips
Thanks to the philanthropic support of Langton Law and
Miller Johnson, two MSU College of Law students will
receive $2,500 fellowships for work in the public interest
sector. The fellowships will help cover students’ living
expenses during public interest internships or other
experiences serving the community.
Law students who wish to gain public interest experience
generally look to private charities or take out loans to cover
expenses. Many students who wish to enter the public
interest legal field are unable to do so due to financial
constraints.
Langton Law and Miller Johnson became charter
members of the Public Interest Fellowship Program by each
funding a $2,500 scholarship for students who provide
assistance to Michigan legal aid providers. The firms’
support will give two students the financial capability to
help Michigan residents in need of assistance.
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Alumni Connect, Contribute to
TRI-STATE SCHOLARSHIP
Alumni gathered to network with fellow Michigan State
University and MSU Law alumni and friends at Foley
& Lardner in New York City on October 18. More than
$1,500 was raised in support of the Tri-State Scholarship,
which will benefit students from New York, New Jersey,
and Connecticut. Dean Joan Howarth thanked alumni and
donors at the event for helping create opportunities for
future MSU Law students to achieve success and making
their education goals more obtainable.
Thank you to the following host committee members:
Brian J. Catanese, ’04
Katherine R. Catanese, ’04
Jason R. Hees, ’07
Robert J. Shapiro, ’94
“Bid for Justice” Auction Raises
Nearly $9,000 for Scholarships
The Public Interest Law Society (PILS) 3rd Annual Auction
was held at MSU’s Wharton Center for Performing Arts
on February 28. Guests enjoyed an evening full of auction
bidding, fun, and a keynote address by the Honorable Amy
Ronayne Krause of the Michigan Court of Appeals. The
fundraising event helps advance PILS’ twin goals of raising
MSU Law’s public interest efforts while increasing the Law
College’s reputation throughout the legal community. This
year’s “Bid for Justice” auction raised almost $9,000 for the
PILS Scholarship fund.
1. The Honorable Amy Ronayne Krause presented the keynote address
at the 2013 “Bid for Justice” auction.
2. (from left) 3L Zachary Brown and Associate Clinical Professor Brian
Gilmore enjoyed networking and bidding on auction items at the PILS
auction.
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New York alumni reception attendees enjoyed an evening of networking
and reconnecting at the law firm of Foley & Lardner.
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HAPPY HOUR from Coast to Coast
Nearly 50 alumni across the country gathered in Los Angeles, Phoenix, Chicago, Grand Rapids, Lansing,
and Detroit on December 6 for a special nationwide event sponsored by the MSU College of Law Alumni
Association. The “6 on the 6th” event was a fun opportunity for attendees to reminisce about law school
and network with other local alumni.
Louisell
1970s
ON THE ROAD
MSU Law Swears In
with Dean Howarth NEW GRADS
Dean Joan Howarth visited with Michigan State Law alumni
and friends at a February 13 reception in Phoenix. Michael
Bosco Jr. and Aaron Lloyd, ’10, hosted the evening at their
firm, Tiffany & Bosco.
Michigan State Law welcomed 33 recent graduates and their
guests for a State Bar of Michigan swearing-in ceremony on
November 5. Former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Alton
T. Davis, ’74, presided over the ceremony, which took place
in the Law College’s Moot Court Room. MSU Law hosts
two such ceremonies each year for alumni who pass the
Michigan Bar Examination. Congratulations to all!
(from left) Ronald Bahrie, Dean Joan Howarth, Justice Alton Davis, ’74, and
Ronald Bahrie Jr., ’12, celebrate the successful swearing-in ceremony
Phoenix-area alumni enjoyed the opportunity to network, reconnect, and
talk to Dean Joan Howarth about current happenings at MSU Law.
John C. Louisell, ’74, of Howard & Howard,
was selected for a 2013 Client Choice Award by
the International Law Office and Lexology.
Donald J. Gasiorek, ’75, of Gasiorek, Morgan,
Greco & McCauley, was appointed by the
Michigan Supreme Court to a three-year term on
the Committee on Model Civil Jury instructions.
He also was appointed to a three-year term of the
Council of the Alternative Dispute Resolution
Section of the State Bar of Michigan.
1980s
Maurice A. Borden, ’82, was elected president
of the National Cherry Festival. He has served as
a director of the nonprofit organization’s board
of governors since 2009, and has been a volunteer
ambassador since 1995. Borden is a member of
the law firm of Sondee, Racine & Doren in
Traverse City.
Bradley A. Vauter, ’83, was elected chair of the
Elder Law and Disability Rights Section of the
State Bar of Michigan. He will serve as section
chair until October 2013.
J. Michael Huget, ’86, was named presidentelect of the first executive committee of the newly
created Michigan Intellectual Property American
Inn of Court. Huget is Honigman Miller Schwartz
and Cohn LLP’s Litigation Department co-chair
and Intellectual Property Litigation practice chair.
Joanne B. Faycurry, ’87, joined the Ann Arbor
office of Schiff Hardin.
Cary McGehee, ’89, a founding partner of the
Royal Oak law firm Pitt McGehee Palmer Rivers &
Gordon, was named chair of the board of directors
of the Michigan Coalition for Human Rights.
1990s
Robin Luce Herrmann, ’93, was named incoming
co-chair for the American Bar Association’s Women
in Communications Law Committee of the Forum
on Communications Law. Herrmann is a
shareholder with Butzel Long.
Gasiorek
Mark D. Schneider, ’98, was elected vice
president of the Greater Royal Oak Chamber of
Commerce. He began his term on January 1.
2000s
George Mertz, ’01, was appointed to the 46th
Circuit Court in January to fill a vacancy created
by the death of Judge Dennis Murphy. Mertz’s
term will expire January 1, 2015. Mertz, an
adjunct faculty member at North Central
Michigan College, previously served as assistant
general counsel for the Police Officers Association
of Michigan.
Borden
Vauter
Joseph J. Bizon, ’02, was elected to the position
of county prosecutor for Oceana County. He took
office on January 1.
Phyllis Gingrey Collins, ’04, became a partner
in the Marietta, Georgia, law firm of Gentry,
Smith, Dettmering, Morgan, Schnatmeier &
Collins. Collins’ practice is focused on criminal
defense and consumer bankruptcy protection.
Huget
November 2012 swearing-in participants at MSU Law
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Brian Sims, ’04, was sworn in to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on
January 1. Sims, the first openly gay lawmaker to be elected to the Pennsylvania
General Assembly, represents the 182nd District.
McGehee
Sims
John Inhulsen, ’05, was elected shareholder at Foster Swift Collins & Smith in
January. He practices in the firm’s Grand Rapids office. In March, Inhulsen was
appointed chair of the Grand Rapids March of Dimes Board of Directors and
member of the Michigan March of Dimes Board of Directors.
Jennifer L. Remondino, ’05, was named partner at Warner Norcross & Judd.
Remondino’s practice focuses on estate and tax planning, family business succession
planning, and estate administration.
David Russell, ’05, was elected shareholder at Foster Swift Collins & Smith. He
practices in the firm’s Lansing office.
Herrmann
Inhulsen
John W. Farrell, ’06, was hired as an associate attorney with Buist, Byars & Taylor
in South Carolina. He handles litigation and transactional matters related to real
estate and business.
Evan Kaploe, ’06, joined Varnum’s Metro Detroit office, where he will focus his
practice on tax litigation.
Natalie Priest Yaw, ’07, joined RBS Citizens (Charter One Bank) as vice president
of litigation.
Schneider
Remondino
Patrick McAndrews, ’09, of Kansas City–based law firm Walters Bender Strohbehn
& Vaughan, was published in the Spring 2012 issue of the Brigham Young University
Education and Law Journal. His article is on Title IX reform.
2010s
Brian Banks, ’10, was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives. He serves
the 1st District, which covers Northeast Detroit, Grosse Pointe Shores, Grosse Pointe
Woods, and Harper Woods.
Mertz
Russell
Randall J. Peck, ’10, became a shareholder of Howard & Howard. Peck
concentrates his practice in intellectual property law, with a focus on patent
preparation/prosecution and opinion work, primarily in the chemical arts. He
practices out of the firm’s Royal Oak office.
Elinor R. Jordan, ’11, joined Warner Norcross & Judd as an associate attorney.
Stephen Cooley, ’12, joined Foster Swift Collins & Smith’s Lansing office as an
associate and member of the Trusts and Estate practice group.
Nicole Sigurdson, ’12, was hired into the Intellectual Property department at
Dinsmore & Shohl.
Joseph J. Viviano, ’12, joined Foster Swift Collins & Smith’s Lansing office as an
associate and member of the Trusts and Estate practice group.
Kaploe
Solis
Yaw
Jordan
McAndrews
Cooley
Banks
Sigurdson
Peck
Viviano
In Memoriam
Frank A. Boddy, ’77, on July 26, 2012
Bruce W. Boulton, ’79, on January 13, 2012
Clarence M. Burton III, ’80, on November 14, 2012
Joan M. Clarke, ’67, on October 17, 2012
Jack B. Eubank Jr., ’69, on February 14, 2012
Ronald L. Francisco, ’67, on September 27, 2012
John R. Grace, ’91, on June 14, 2012
Judith E. Guertin, ’87, on November 15, 2012
Bert M. Hensick, ’51, on March 4, 2012
Laurence L. Hepp, ’65, on May 10, 2012
George A. Hilborn, ’72, on December 20, 2012
Benjamin J. Hudenko, ’69, on June 13, 2012
Konrad D. Kohl, ’51, on July 18, 2012
Terrance M. Lynch, ’59, on February 14, 2012
Joseph E. Mihelich, ’51, on October 17, 2012
Dennis F. Murphy, ’80, on June 8, 2012
Harry M. Philo, ’59, on May 28, 2012
Guy A. Roy, ’52, on March 23, 2012
Neil E. Sinclair, ’83, on June 14, 2012
Gilbert M. Thurston Jr., ’59, on January 7, 2012
Candace C. Solis, ’10, joined the Community Association legal practice group in
the Miramar, Florida, office of Becker & Poliakoff.
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Mr. John P. Moran
Hon. Richard F. Suhrheinrich and
Mrs. Beverly J. Suhrheinrich
Class of 1928
The Trust of Col. Thomas P. Dickinson II
Class of 1936
The Trust of Mr. Donald L. Castle Sr.
Class of 1950
Mr. Michael Berry and Mrs. Cynthia A. Berry
Ms. Sylvia S. Hart
Mr. Lewis Kent
Mr. Floyd J. Tucker and Mrs. Geraldine M. Tucker
Class of 1951
The Trust of Ms. Laurie Parenti
Trustee David J. Sparrow †
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Class of 1954
Mr. Ray W. McPeters
Mr. Mayer Morganroth and Mrs. Sheila Morganroth
Mr. Salman T. Sesi and Mrs. Betty Sesi
Hon. Joseph L. Chylinkski
Hon. Donald M. Goodwillie Jr.
Mr. Charles R. Hrdlicka and Mrs. Loretta C. Hrdlicka
Mr. Charles E. Lotzar Jr.
Mr. Russel C. Wells and Reverend Shirley L. Wells
Class of 1965
Ms. Delores C. Copas
Mr. Dennis J. Harper
Mr. Charles J. Hurbis and Mrs. Irene M. Hurbis
Mr. Charles E. Nebel
Hon. John A. Ransom
Hon. Wilbur L. Schillinger and
Mrs. Helen A. Schillinger
Mr. Arnold J. Shifman
Class of 1966
Class of 1957
Mr. Jefferson P. Arnold
Hon. James H. Cook and Ms. Nancy A. Cook
Mr. Stephen L. Kinsley
Mr. Frank R. Langton and Mrs. Judith Langton
Mr. Gerald F. Lindeborg and Mrs. Sharon A. Lindeborg
Mr. William R. Listman and Mrs. Arlene M. Listman
Mr. Thomas A. Pepe and Ms. Linda R. Pepe
Hon. Gene Schnelz and Mrs. Betty Schnelz
Hon. John T. Schubel
Class of 1967
Class of 1958
Mr. Dean R. Batchelor and Mrs. Marilyn Batchelor
Mr. Robert J. Stephan and Mrs. Mary A. Stephan
Mr. Timothy J. Conroy and Mrs. Janet P. Conroy
Hon. Peter E. O’Rourke
Class of 1968
Class of 1955
Mr. C. Dale Hubbard and Mrs. Helen Hubbard
Class of 1959
Mr. Ronald D. Libkuman
Ms. Irene M. Piccone
Class of 1960
Mr. Herbert M. August and Mrs. Elsie A. August
Trustee Raymond R. Behan and Mrs. Lorraine Behan
Hon. Herman C. Campbell
Hon. George R. Corsiglia and Mrs. Sandra Corsiglia
Mr. Karl B. Ruttledge
Class of 1961
Mr. Morton Freed
Board Chair Clif Haley and Mrs. Carolyn A. Haley
Trustee Emeritus Edwin W. Jakeway and
Mrs. Suzanne Jakeway
Hon. Joseph P. Swallow
Mr. Rudolph C. Vulpe
Class of 1962
Mr. C. Melvin Burley Jr.
Hon. Charles M. Forster and
Mrs. Dianna Forster
Mr. Joseph A. Murphy and
Mrs. Joanne B. Murphy
Hon. Robert M. Ransom
Class of 1963
Hon. Calvin L. Bosman
Trustee Emeritus Richard W. Heiss and
Mrs. Nancy J. Heiss
Mr. Gary W. Kain
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Class of 1964
Mr. Robert F. Auld
Mr. Lee Deschamps
Mr. Thomas J. Kizer Jr.
Hon. Albert G. Landa
Mr. James N. Martin
Mr. Warner H. McLean and Mrs. Rosalind McLean
Mr. H. William Reising and Mrs. Mary A. Reising
Mr. Henry A. Rogers and Mrs. Veronica G. Rogers
Mr. David P. Stoller
Class of 1969
Hon. Augustus C. Agate and Mrs. Susan Agate
Mr. William R. Cavell
Mr. Dan A. Darnell and Mrs. Beverly J. Darnell
Mr. Lawrence R. Donaldson and
Mrs. Ursula Donaldson
Mr. Charles F. Glass
Mr. Charles A. Le Fevre and Ms. Susan M. Le Fevre
Mr. Joseph G. Lujan
Mr. David W. Martin
Mr. James A. Rowe and Mrs. Jean A. Rowe
Trustee Emeritus John F. Schaefer and
Mrs. Marta Schaefer
Mr. Robert I. Schellig Jr.
Class of 1970
Hon. Peter E. Bec and Mrs. Christine Bec
Mr. Clarence M. Bradfield and Mrs. Linda Bradfield
Mr. Richard C. Eriksen and Mrs. Sharon M. Eriksen
Prof. Robert M. Filiatrault and Mrs. Mary H. Christy
Mr. James R. Geroux and Mrs. Patricia Geroux
Mr. Thomas Guastello and Mrs. Susan M. Luch
Mr. A. James Hallem
Mr. John P. Lange and Mrs. Vivian J. Lange
Prof. Emeritus Edward J. Littlejohn
Hon. James B. Mackie and Ms. Ruth Mackie
Mr. Edward P. Murray and Mrs. Debora M. Murray
Mr. Eugene Terry
Mr. Robert C. Ward Jr. and Mrs. Rebecca I. Ward
Mr. Michael F. Zipser
Ms. Ernestine R. McGlynn
Mr. Michael J. Odette
Mr. Gary D. Rice
Mr. Michael J. Taylor
Mr. Michael C. Walton and Ms. Shari K. Brown
Mr. Richard N. Wiener and Mrs. Rajkumari M. Wiener
Class of 1971
Class of 1977
Hon. Gerald D. Lostracco and Mrs. Kristine M.
Lostracco
Mr. Robert G. Moir
Mr. Thomas F. Neuhard
Mr. Lawrence J. Acker
Hon. Edward Avadenka
Mr. Thomas R. Bowen and Mrs. Kathleen A. Bowen
Mr. Edward C. Dawda
Mr. Ronald A. Deneweth and Mrs. Mary L. Deneweth
Mr. Richard S. Fine and Ms. Linda S. Hurwitz
Mr. Douglas M. Kilbourne and Mrs. Linda K. Kilbourne
Mr. Paul C. Louisell
Mr. John N. Markwick and Mrs. Janet E. Markwick
Mr. Timothy M. McAree
Mr. Bryan Melvin III
Mr. John L. Miles
Mr. John F. Mills and Mrs. Kathleen Mills
Mr. Dennis M. Mitzel
Mr. William F. Molner
Assoc. Dean Kathleen E. Payne and
Mr. Jeffrey B. Goldsmith
Mr. David B. Sachs
Mr. John J. Schrot Jr.
Mr. Howard J. Victor and Mrs. Gail R. Victor
Class of 1972
Hon. Marianne O. Battani
Mr. Stanley M. Bershad and Mrs. Barbara Bershad
Ms. Carole L. Chiamp
Mr. Lawrence Farber and Mrs. Karen F. Farber
Ms. Mary C. Forst
Mr. Michael A. McGrath and Mrs. Carol J. McGrath
Mr. Leonard R. Page
Class of 1973
Mr. Robert J. Atkinson and Mrs. Susan Atkinson
Mr. Stephen J. Hitchcock
Hon. Melvyn B. Kalt and Mrs. Paula Kalt
Mr. Raymond H. Mann
Hon. R. Darryl Mazur and Mrs. Christine Mazur
Mr. Stanley C. Moore III
Mr. John J. Pomann and Mrs. Janet E. Pomann
Prof. John J. Ronayne III
Mr. Thomas W. Schouten
Mr. G. R. Sims and Mrs. Ann M. Sims
Mr. Richard J. Siriani and Mrs. Diane A. Siriani
Hon. Craig S. Strong
Class of 1974
Mr. Clarke F. Baldwin and Mrs. Norma O. Baldwin
Mr. Edward J. Cibor and Ms. Missy Neff
Mr. Donald E. Engel
Mr. George H. Flammer
Mr. Robert Ianni and Mrs. Lynda J. Ianni
Mrs. Kathleen C. King and Mr. James King
Hon. Peter H. Mytnyk Jr. and Ms. Faye Caballero
Mr. David F. Oeming Jr.
Prof. William E. Smith and Dr. Donna A. Smith
Mr. Douglas M. West and Ms. Irene West
Class of 1975
Hon. J. William Callahan
Trustee Frederick D. Dilley and
Mrs. Elizabeth E. Dilley
Mr. William J. Donnelly Jr.
Mr. Paul J. Greenwald and Mrs. Betsy J. Greenwald
Mr. Thomas L. Imbrunone
Mr. Douglas J. Maskin and Mrs. Marie G. Maskin
Ms. Frances B. Rohlman
Mr. James D. White and Mrs. Donna M. White
Mr. Peter J. Zirnhelt
Class of 1976
Mr. Patrick D. Ball and Ms. Bettie K. Ball
Mr. Donald F. Carney Jr. and Mrs. Jacqueline M. Carney
Mr. Stuart B. Cooney and Ms. Janet C. Cooney
Mr. Errol R. Dargin
Hon. Daniel M. Downey and Mrs. Dawana Downey
Mr. Richard A. Dumas
Trustee Elaine Fieldman and Mr. Mark Sims
Mr. Kenneth M. Grifka and Mrs. Ghislaine L. Grifka
Mr. Paul H. Johnson Jr. and Mrs. Nancy C. Johnson
Class of 1978
Ms. Margaret F. Barton
Mr. W. Tynan Brown
Prof. Alice W. Callum
Mr. Gary A. Fadell
Mr. Larry A. Greer
Mr. Michael H. James and Mrs. Lesli James
Mr. James M. Jourdan
Mr. Jules Olsman and Ms. Barbara Olsman
Hon. Steven M. Pestka and
Mrs. Alicia M. Pestka
Mr. Elliot M. Rogers
Hon. Joseph K. Sheeran
Mr. Mark E. Straetmans
Mr. Larry A. Ver Merris and
Mrs. Margaret D. Ver Merris
Class of 1979
Ms. Loretta M. Ames and
Mr. Michael A. Novak
Ms. Alice I. Buckley
Ms. Cynthia N. Davis
Ms. Kathleen M. Goetsch
Mr. Charles P. Hoffman Jr. and
Mrs. Marcia L. Reed
Mr. Paul F. Keppler Jr.
Ms. Meria E. Larson
Ms. Theresa S. Lloyd
Mr. Donald J. Petrillo
Mr. Thomas J. Strobl and
Ms. Kathleen M. Strobl
Mr. Bryan A. Sunisloe and
Mrs. Patricia S. Sunisloe
Mr. Robert C. Walter
Mr. Ralph A. Williams
Mr. Stephen L. Witenoff
Class of 1980
Prof. Mary A. Bedikian and
Mr. Edward Bedikian
Mr. Philip R. Blanchard
Ms. Carolyn M. Breen
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Mrs. Patricia A. Brennan
Mr. Michael D. Gibson
Mrs. Irene B. Hathaway and Mr. Joseph E. Hathaway
Mr. William H. Horton and Mrs. Denise M. Horton
Mr. Gregory R. Lane
Ms. Kathleen M. Oemke
Mr. William G. Pierson and Mrs. Mary G. Pierson
Mr. Robert F. Samoray
Class of 1981
Mr. Charles W. Babcock
Mr. James C. Budny and Ms. Maureen A. Budny
Mr. Kim D. Cooke and Mrs. Kathy Cooke
Mr. Jerome A. Galante and Mrs. Julie A. Galante
Mr. Norman C. Helfer and Mrs. Sandra L. Helfer
Trustee Maurice G. Jenkins and
Mrs. Corlyss Connors-Jenkins
Mr. Thomas M. Keranen and Mrs. Victoria J. Keranen
Mrs. Carol J. Lyshak and Mr. William P. Lyshak
Mr. David J. McCatty
Mrs. Susan A. McCrandall
Trustee Michael G. Morris and Mrs. Linda C. Morris
Mr. C. R. Perry
Mr. Gary M. Sklar
Mr. David M. Thomas
Class of 1982
Ms. Mary E. Barnes
Hon. Margaret E. Baylor
Ms. Lisabeth H. Coakley
Mr. Thomas A. Cover and Mrs. Julianne Cover
Dr. Vivian I. Dicks
Mr. Kenneth R. Frazier
Mr. Steve Milgrom
Mr. R. Owens Richards
Mr. Bruce H. Tobin and Mrs. Kathleen A. Tobin
Mr. Stephen P. Vella and Mrs. Nancy J. Vella
Class of 1983
Mr. Joseph A. Bonventre and Mrs. Joyce A. Bonventre
Mr. Anthony J. Calati Sr.
Ms. Cheryl A. Cardelli
Mr. John L. Chiatalas
Mr. Duane R. Folke
Ms. Janet Ann Hedin
Mr. Thomas H. Hill and Mrs. Sue Hill
Mr. Robert W. Kirk and Mrs. Catherine M. Kirk
Mr. David R. Martin
Ms. Mary F. Meyers-Arman
Ms. Julie A. Smith
Mr. Gregory J. Townsend
Mr. Michael H. Traison
Mr. Bradley A. Vauter
Ms. Donna K. Welch
Mr. Robert P. Young and Mrs. Audrey Young
Class of 1984
Mr. James M. Buckley
Mr. Angus M. Campbell and Mrs. Karen N. Campbell
Mr. Henry N. Carnaby and Ms. Cathleen Carnaby
Mr. Raymond DeBates
Ms. Remona A. Green
Mr. Donn M. Fresard
Mr. Jeffrey C. Littmann and Mrs. Cynthia M. Littmann
Mr. Sam Morgan and Mrs. Hillary Morgan
Mr. William T. Nahikian
Mrs. Kathryn L. Ossian and Mr. James E. Linn
Mr. William C. Reed
Mr. William F. Rivard Sr. and Mrs. Deborah J. Rivard
Mrs. Kandy C. Ronayne
Ms. Kathleen Sakal
Ms. Lori L. Tobis
Class of 1985
Mrs. Elaine M. Ambrosini
Mr. John M. Banas and Mrs. Carol S. Banas
Ms. Patricia J. Battersby
Mr. Roland L. Bessette
Mr. Gilbert A. Borman
Ms. Janice L. Breckenridge and
Mr. David W. Simpson
Hon. Nancy J. Carniak
Mr. Terry L. Cramer and Mrs. Christine W. Cramer
Mr. Reginald G. Dozier
Mr. Robert J. Engle and Ms. Carole M. Hakala Engle
Ms. Linda M. Garbarino
Mr. Kim A. Gasior and Mrs. Diane K. Gasior
Mr. Frederick W. Hoffman IV
Ms. Leslie H. Kamil
Ms. Zaira M. Maio
Ms. Regina L. Meo
Mr. Frank S. Messana
Mr. Douglas J. Messing
Mr. Walter D. Quillico
Ms. Louise J. Williams
Class of 1986
Ms. Christine M. Battle and Mr. Timothy E. Battle
Mrs. Jennifer S. Buckley
Hon. Patricia P. Fresard
Mr. Scott A. Goodwin
Mr. Thomas J. Kramer
Mr. Benny N. Napoleon
Mr. David M. Ottenwess and
Mrs. Stephanie Ottenwess
Ms. Rebecca A. Stahl Roberts
Mr. Jonathan W. Willoughby
Class of 1987
Ms. Christine N. Barnett and Mr. Randy L. Barnett
Mr. Daniel H. Bliss and Mrs. Margaret L. Bliss
Ms. Joanne B. Faycurry
Ms. Terri L. Giampetroni
Ms. Roberta M. Gubbins
Mr. Kevin T. Kennedy
Mr. Kevin G. Koresky
Trustee Charles E. Langton
Mr. Howard N. Luckoff and Mrs. Nancy A. Luckoff
Ms. Valerie L. MacFarlane
Mr. Robert A. MacKenzie
Hon. Beatrice K. Millender
Trustee Linda Waggoner Orlans
Ms. Kathleen Suleiman
Mr. Edward D. Winstead
Mr. Joseph J. Wright
Class of 1988
Mr. Calvert A. Bailey
Mr. Robert E. Carr
Mr. Richard T. Hewlett
Mr. Richard J. Joppich and Mr. Edgar F. Joppich
Mr. John T. Klees and Mrs. Heidi B. Klees
Mrs. Lisa A. Langton
Mr. Peter J. Lucido and Mrs. Ann Marie Lucido
Ms. Helen P. Moore
Mr. George D. Moustakas
Mr. Dominick A. Pilli
Mr. James R. Stokes
Class of 1989
Mr. John J. Bologna
Mr. David M. Foy
Mr. Robert S. Huth Jr.
Ms. Thomasine Jefferson
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Mr. Frank C. Niehaus and Mrs. Mary Niehaus
Mr. Robert J. Rogers
Mr. Scott W. Rooney
Mr. Michael J. Swogger
Mr. J. Todd Trucks
Class of 1990
Assoc. Dean Connell Alsup
Ms. Bettie K. Ball and Mr. Patrick D. Ball
Mr. Joseph D. Buckman and Mrs. Paula A. Buckman
Mr. Mark H. Fink
Ms. Karen R. Hagenlocker and Mr. Henry Whiting, III
Ms. Kim M. Hudson
Mr. Lance W. Mason
Ms. Lauren J. McGill
Mrs. Audrey R. Monaghan
Mr. Eric M. Nemeth and Mrs. Paula Nemeth
Mr. Mark M. Talbot
Mr. Lee N. Willard
Class of 1991
Mrs. Patrice A. Asimakis
Mr. Michael R. Behan and Mrs. Tracy Behan
Mrs. Randi P. Glanz and Mr. Harry Glanz
Ms. Marciann M. Grzadzinski
Ms. Marsha A. Harrison
Mrs. Denise M. Hart and Mr. Marc E. Hart
Mr. Terrence R. Haugabook
Mr. James E. Spivey
Mr. Matthew M. Walton
Class of 1992
Ms. Alexandra C. Alberstadt
Mr. John S. Artz
Ms. Laura M. Bertus
Ms. Margaret M. Bezerko
Mr. Eric J. Guerin
Mr. David J. Simonelli
Mr. Kenneth T. Watkins
Mr. Brian S. Westenberg
Mr. Matthew Wigent and Mrs. Lisa H. Wigent
Class of 1993
Mr. Robin W. Asher and Mrs. Dena Asher
Mr. John M. Chase III and Mrs. Heather A. Chase
Mr. Timothy A. Dinan and Mrs. Julia B. Dinan
Ms. Deborah S. El-Amin and Mr. Stanley B. El-Amin
Mr. Marlon B. Evans and Mrs. Vonda R. Evans
Mr. Robert M. Giroux Jr.
Mr. Jeffrey S. Hall
Ms. Robin L. Herrmann
Mr. James S. Hewes
Ms. Amy L. Hosey
Ms. Anthea E. Papista
Mr. Peter C. Rageas
Ms. Teresa M. Sebastian
Mrs. Lori Ann Thornhill-Childress and
Mr. George Z. Childress
Mr. John A. VanOphem
Class of 1994
Mr. William G. Boyer Jr. and Mrs. Jessica A. Boyer
Ms. Krystal A. Crittendon
Mr. Roy R. Jaghab
Mr. David G. Lutz
Ms. Rene S. Roupinian
Mr. Michael D. Russell
Mr. Robert J. Shapiro and Mrs. Elizabeth Shapiro
Mrs. Christine A. Waun
Mr. Brian S. Weinstock and Mrs. Dawn Weinstock
Class of 1995
Mr. Marc S. Brown and Mrs. Jennifer Brown
Mr. Gerald P. Cavellier Jr.
Ms. Karen A. Chopra
Mrs. Kathleen L. Cole and Mr. Duane A. Cole
Ms. Rebecca S. Davies
Dr. Mark P. Douma
Ms. Michelle M. Holwey and Mr. Carl D. Anderson II
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Mrs. Sandra H. User Green and Mr. Jonathan Green
Mrs. Jody L. Sturtz Hall
Ms. Barbara J. Kennedy
Class of 1996
Mr. Jeffrey D. Cohen and Mrs. Juliana R. Cohen
Mr. George M. Grzywacz
Mr. Daniel P. Hilf
Ms. Yuh Suhn Kim
Mrs. Nancy P. Klukowski and Mr. Steven Klukowski
Mr. Aric K. Melder
Mr. Dean D. Meriwether
Mrs. Naomi Gaynor Neilsen and Mr. John L. Neilsen
Ms. Laura C. Ragold
Mr. Dale A. Robinson
Mr. Seth E. Rodack and Mrs. Euhui C. Lee Rodack
Mr. Jonathon L. Ross
Mr. Eric R. Sabree and Mrs. Badriyyah Sabree
Mr. Saun-Roland Scott
Ms. Lori E. Talsky and Mr. Alan S. Zekelman
Class of 1997
Mr. John C. Boufford
Mr. David P. Galison
Mr. Isaiah Lipsey
Mr. Richard M. Lynch and Mrs. Victoria M. Lynch
Mr. Andrew J. Morganti and Ms. Sheryl A. Hesano
Mr. William B. Oberts and Mrs. Michelle M. Oberts
Mrs. Stephanie A. Orrico
Mr. Brian S. Pickell
Mr. Lee A. Sartori
Mr. Kevin H. Seiferheld
Mr. Don F. Taylor and Ms. Louisa Taylor
Class of 1998
Ms. Angela M. Boufford
Mr. Daniel J. Cherrin
Mr. Seth R. Doyle III
Mr. Andrew M. Fortis
Mr. Karim H. Hanafy
Ms. Janie G. Livingston
Ms. Joan M. Altamore Myers
Mrs. Lori L. Paese and Dr. Giuseppe G. Paese
Mr. David J. Poulton
Mr. Stephen C. Rohr
Mr. Michael M. Shoudy and Mr. Ryan Ranzino
Mr. Aaron C. Thomas
Class of 1999
Mr. Bradley S. Bensinger
Ms. Nicole S. Biddle
Mrs. Maria C. Dwyer and Mr. Dean Dwyer
Dr. Michael J. Lang and Mrs. Sarah K. Lang
Mr. Craig V. Mehall
Mrs. Angelique M. Neal
Mr. Robert W. O’Brien and Mrs. Carrie E. O’Brien
Mr. Grant T. Pecor and Ms. Branden M. Golden
Mr. Michael C. Rampe and Mrs. Lilia E. Rampe
Ms. Amy C. Slameka
Mr. Eric R. Swanson
Mrs. Holly O. Swanson
Class of 2000
Ms. Dawn M. Butorac
Mr. David M. Dell
Mr. Matthew S. Fedor
Mrs. Sufen Hilf
Mr. Jonathon D. Koenigsberg
Ms. Shannon E. Stein Nassi and Mr. Shaul Nassi
Ms. Elan A. Stavros Nichols and Dr. David P. Nichols
Mr. Adam B. Norlander and
Mrs. Christa M. Paisley-Norlander
Mr. Donald D. Nystrom and Mrs. Tracy Nystrom
Prof. Daphne E. O’Regan and Dr. Jonathan D. Walton
Mr. Michael E. Streets
Class of 2001
Mr. Ronald A. Berridge
Mr. John E. Clady II and Mrs. Joy P. Clady
Dr. Douglas W. Eyre and Ms. Nicole M. Wright
Mr. Carter G. Hodgson
Mr. Caleb J. Shureb
Ms. Laura Silvestri Del Pup
Ms. Anne L. Tuinstra
Mr. Richard W. Warren and Mrs. Lindsay E. Warren
Mr. Antavius M. Weems
Class of 2002
Ms. Amy S. Brugam
Ms. Mary A. Ferguson
Mr. Neal D. Fortin and Mrs. Katherine H. Fortin
Mrs. Lisa C. Hagan and Mr. Brian A. Hagan
Mr. Tyson F. Howard
Prof. Emeritus Clark C. Johnson
Ms. Jami N. Jones and Mr. Bob Jones
Mr. Jun Kang
Mrs. Kristine N. Kelly and Dr. John W. Kelly
Mr. Abdoul A. Konare
Mr. Roger H. Lee
Mr. Jeffrey S. Lower
Mr. Stephen T. McKenney and
Ms. Lesley E. McIntyre McKenney
Mr. Joel J. Mishler
Mr. Matthew L. Norwood
Mr. Daniel R. Olson
Mr. Christopher A. Staine
Mr. Curtis C. Warner
Class of 2003
Mr. Christian R. Biasell and Ms. Lavinia S. Biasell
Mrs. Stacia J. Buchanan
Ms. Alicia M. Fabiano
Ms. Katie E. Gorrie
Mr. Shaun B. Hawkinson
Mr. James L. Liggins Jr.
Ms. Kelly M. Martorano and Mr. Michael A. Martorano
Mr. Sean P. McNally
Ms. Diana A. Melnyk
Mr. Patrick E. Winters and Mrs. Beth Winters
Mr. Brian R. Wutz
Ms. Lingzhi Zhao
Class of 2004
Dr. Sarah L. Babcock
Mr. Jeremy R. Brooks
Mrs. Rosemary H. Buhl and Mr. Andrew S. Buhl
Mr. Brian J. Catanese
Mrs. Katherine R. Catanese
Mr. Colin T. Darke
Mr. Bradley N. Deacon
Mr. Gregory J. Ekdahl
Mr. Devon R. Glass
Ms. Marie A. Gordon
Mr. Paul R. Hahn
Ms. Lara L. Kapalla
Mrs. Saraphoena B. Koffron and Mr. Mike Koffron
Mr. Kenneth P. Lane
Ms. Gina Vitella Lanzetti
Mr. Charles A. Lawler and Mrs. Karen Lawler
Ms. Carrie A. Linderoth
Mr. Kevin Mackey
Mrs. Veronica V. McNally
Ms. Heidi B. Taylor Murray
Dr. Jonathan P. O’Brien and Ms. Amelia V. Katanski
Mr. Karl T. Ondersma and Mrs. Deborah Ondersma
Ms. Cami M. Pendall
Ms. Jennifer R. Poteat and Mr. Michael Staebler
Mr. Matthew Rettig
Mr. Daniel W. Rucker and Mrs. Kristin L. Rucker
Ms. Kamala W. Sessoms
Ms. Ann M. Sherman
Ms. Meghan K. Short
Ms. Holli J. Wallace
Ms. Jevona C. Watson
Class of 2005
Ms. Heidi C. Aull
Ms. Lori A. Blankenship
Ms. Patricia A. Bolen
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Ms. Gail K. Bourguignon
Mr. Matthew E. Dyson
Mr. Ronald Estes
Mr. David J. Ford
Mrs. Kathryn E. Fort
Mr. Ralph L. Furlo
Mr. Joseph J. Gavin
Mrs. Danielle J. Hessell
Mr. Thomas W. James and Mrs. Angela M. James
Ms. Kelly M. Kammer
Mr. Alexander C. Kanous and Mrs. Megan A. Kanous
Mr. Jeffrey C. Kemperman
Ms. Caroline J. Kingston
Mr. Eric N. Laurenzo
Mr. Jason P. Mahar
Mr. Paul R. McMahon
Mr. Nicholas A. Reister
Mr. Richard I. Williams
Mr. Michael J. Wilson
Class of 2006
Mrs. Maricela Amezola
Mr. Eric C. Bartley and Dr. Jamie M. Bartley
Ms. Lisa M. Bernstein
Mr. Michael S. Burink
Mr. Kyle B. Butler
Mr. Andrew S. Campbell and Mrs. Na-Young Campbell
Ms. Nichole J. Derks and Mr. James M. Derks
Mr. Jeffrey T. Gedeon and Ms. Nina G. Thekdi
Mrs. Barbarose Guastello
Mr. Jeffrey D. Holst
Ms. Kaitlin Amara-Lindfeldt Huber
Mrs. Kendra L. Huff
Ms. Julie A. Jackimowicz
Mr. Scott W. Kraemer
Mr. Christopher R. Martella
Mr. John S. O’Connor
Mr. Mark R. Pasquali
Mr. Jeremy S. Pickens and Mrs. Devon Pickens
Mr. James R. Poll
Mr. Andrew T. Prins
Mr. Benjamin A. Schock and Mrs. Julie M. Schock
Ms. Ann M. Schultz
Mr. Stephen B. Simek
Ms. Anne-Marie V. Welch and Mr. Robert A. Welch
Mrs. Sarah S. Weston
Dr. Trevor J. Weston
Mr. Timothy W. Whelan
Ms. Rosanna J. Willis
Class of 2007
Ms. Kimberly M. Babcock
Mr. John S. Bruzina
Mrs. Kelly M. Burnell and Mr. Thomas L. Burnell
Mr. Ryan D. Byers
Arthur J. Data III
Mr. Reid M. Demanche
Ms. Elizabeth M. Petsche
Mr. Tony M. Dunn and Ms. Anisa M. Dunn
Mr. Lawrence Elassal
Mrs. Carrie R. Feeheley
Mr. Jason A. Gordon
Mr. Michael J. Haley
Mr. Brian A. Hall and Mrs. Katie Hall
Ms. Deborah J. Harper
Mr. Jason R. Hees
Ms. Colleen M. Kelly
Mr. Brian P. Lick and Mrs. Jessica L. Fortier-Lick
Mr. Ian A. Mitchell
Mr. Timothy J. Peterkoski and
Mrs. Katherine Peterkoski
Ms. Emily J. Scholler
Ms. Maria O. Thompson
Ms. Kirsten L. Thomson
Mr. Douglas J. Upton
Mr. Michael J. Winfield
Mr. Robert T. Worthington
Mr. Benjamin F. Wu
Ms. Jie Xu
www.law.msu.edu
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Ms. Linsey A. Aten
Mr. Ryan C. Band
Mr. Colin F. Boes
Mr. Ugo H. Buzzi
Ms. Traci M. Carey
Mr. Vito A. Ciaravino
Mr. Clayton W. Cook-Mowery
Mr. Andre B. Dandridge and Prof. Nicole S. Dandridge
Ms. Sarah A. Daya
Ms. Teresa M. Dickinson
Mr. Clarence R. Dobronski III
Mr. Brent L. Domann and Mrs. Valerie C. Domann
Mr. Brian T. Gallagher
Mr. David A. Grant
Mr. Joshua A. Huber
Ms. Irina N. Kashcheyeva
Mrs. Emma C. MacGuidwin
Mr. Stephen F. MacGuidwin
Mr. Nizam-U-Din S. Qureshi and
Mrs. Jennifer J. Qureshi
Ms. Laura E. Radle
Mr. Matthew T. Rugg
Ms. Kimberly M. Slaven
Ms. Teresa M. Svec
Mr. Kent D. Young
Class of 2009
Mr. Mahfouz H. Ackall
Mr. Linus R. Banghart-Linn
Mrs. Kathryn S. Beard and Mr. Ryan M. Beard
Ms. Karolyn A. Bignotti
Mr. Marco E. Fava
Mr. Reid S. Felsing
Mr. Sean P. Gallagher and Mrs. Kathleen Gallagher
Ms. Ellen E. Hoeppner
Mrs. Laura E. Johnson
Mr. Kellen C. Kiley
Mr. Fedor Kozlov
Mr. Abimbola A. Obisesan
Mr. Martin B. Peters
Mr. Jared S. Rapp
Mr. Justin M. Sheehan
Mr. Daniel M. Sosna and Ms. Kathleen A. Witzke
Mr. Jeremy A. Spoon
Ms. Nicole E. Stratton
Mr. Thomas E. Stratton
Ms. Cherise J. Teasley
Mr. Daniel J. Urban and Mrs. Jessica F. Urban
Mr. Flavio B. Vanboekel
Class of 2010
Mr. Jeffrey E. Ammons
Mr. Jason E. Blevins
Mrs. Alessa J. Boes
Mr. Andrzej T. Brzoznowski
Mr. Andrew S. Bullard
Ms. Brianne E. Burnett
Mr. Patrick K. Burns
Mr. Ryan T. Carlson
Mr. Mario A. Cascante
Ms. Megan K. Cashen
Ms. Aliyya A. Clement
Mr. Christopher T. Coffman
Mr. Gavin Cond
Ms. Bridget M. Curry
Ms. Kathryn A. Dcamp
Ms. Catherine M. Derthick
Ms. Sarah M. Elkins
Ms. Kimberly L. Garno
Mr. Robbie R. Harmer
Ms. Katherine A. Hegg
Ms. Bridget A. Karns
Mr. Brian K. Kasiborski and Mrs. Natalie B. Kasiborski
Ms. Jane L. Kenyon
Mr. Douglas E. Koenig
Mr. Justinian C. Lane
Mr. Brian A. LaVictoire and Mrs. Jennifer J. LaVictoire
Mr. James M. Leiby and Mrs. Karen Leiby
Mr. Erin M. Lillie
Mr. Andrew T. Lloyd
Mr. Jacob A. Mailander
Mr. Samuel H. Mass
Ms. Neda Mirafzali
Mr. Lucas J. Myers and Ms. Sarah E. Cochran
Mr. Collin H. Nyeholt
Mr. Samuel A. Olson
Mr. Edrick J. Overson
Ms. Sheena M. Oxendine
Mr. Joshua S. Patrick
Ms. Kristen M. Polanski
Ms. Michelle L. Quigley and Mr. Nicolas Quigley
Mr. Jeffrey A. Rector
Mr. SamuelDavid R. Reyes
Mr. Peter B. Rogers
Mr. Christopher J. Ryan
Ms. Jessica L. Sanderson
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Mrs. Emily A. Schneider
Mr. Todd J. Skowronski and
Ms. Carolyn E. Skowronski
Mr. Christopher R. Slavin
Mrs. Candace C. Solis
Ms. Sarah S. Stempky
Mr. Paul Z. Stewart
Ms. Emily J. Stockwell
Mr. Mark A. Tarnavsky
Mr. Jesse C. Viau
Mr. Jared M. Warner and Ms. Adrienne R. Shaw
Mr. Jason L. Weiner
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Mr. Zachary E. Backlund
Ms. Elaine M. Barr
Mr. Anthony G. Becknek
Mr. Justin M. Bratt
Mr. Jesse J. Cond
Mr. John A. Conniff
Mr. Matthew R. Daniels
Ms. Staci R. Deregnaucourt
Ms. Angel C. Dotson
Mr. Octavio Duran
Mr. Bobby A. Ficklin Jr.
Ms. Mallory A. Field
Mr. Daniel J. Greenhalgh
Mr. Christopher J. Hoffman
Mr. Scott A. Ibbotson
Mr. Todd M. Jennings
Ms. Laura E. Johnson
Ms. Amanda A. Jones
Mrs. Elinor R. Jordan and Mr. Marty P. Jordan
Mr. Vincent A. Junglas
Ms. Jessica M. Kolongowski
Mr. Brett N. Liefbroer
Mr. Keegan Z. Malone
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Ms. Jeanette L. Pesamoska
Mr. John D. Petkus
Mr. Jonathon F. Polk
Mr. Zachary A. Risk
Mr. David A. Rudoi
Mrs. Abigail A. Rury
Mr. Adam I. Sabree
Mr. Matthew D. Shell
Ms. Stella S. Shimamoto
Mr. Michael A. Siracuse
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Ms. Abigail L. Valovage
Ms. Alissa L. Vanderkooi
Mr. Gerald W. Vander Wal III
Ms. Carrie M. Waggoner
Mr. Sammy H. Wahidy
Ms. Jessica M. Wilde
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Mr. Jack L. Adams
Ms. Yelena E. Archiyan
Mr. Ian W. Argue
Ms. Abby L. Barfelz
Mr. Luke S. Behnke
Mrs. Yeshareg Belay
Ms. Jacqueline Boulin-Romain
Mrs. Randi N. Bowers-Payne
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Mr. Jerome Crawford
Ms. Salam F. Elia
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and Mr. Alvin Storrs II
Student Book Store, Inc.
Ms. Kathleen Suthers
Ms. Kristin L. Sutton
Ms. Amber J. Sylvester
Ms. Glynis L. Talley
Mr. Randall L. Tatem
TCF Foundation
Assoc. Dean Charles J. Ten Brink
Mr. Bruce C. Thelen
Themis Bar Review
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
Mr. Turner Thompson Jr. and
Dr. Marsha Lynn Malone-Thompson
Thomson Reuters
Mrs. Mary C. Thornton
Prof. David B. Thronson and Prof. Veronica T. Thronson
Ms. Marguerite Tolson
Mrs. Patricia M. Tomlinson and
Mr. Clarence H. Tomlinson
Traverse Legal PLC
Mr. Joshua D. Trexler
Trott and Trott PC
Mr. Norman D. Tucker and Ms. Betty J. Tucker
Mr. Leon E. Tupper and Ms. Delphine Straughn Tupper
Rev. Dr. Kevin M. Turman and Mrs. Denise Turman
Ms. Rachel L. Tutak
Mr. Paul F. Umlauf
Unitarian Universalist Church
USAA
Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett LLP
Ms. Melissa A. Vatterott
Mr. Michael P. Vecchioni and Ms. Kimberly A. Vecchioni
Mr. Darryl J. Veld
Ms. Megan E. Verhalen
Mr. Ervin Viegut and Dr. Mary E. Wierenga Viegut
Mr. James S. Vicchairelli
Mr. Keith W. Voorheis
Mr. Frank H. Vroom and Dr. Phyllis I. Vroom
Ms. Paula R. Wardell
Ms. Jessica M. Warren
Mr. Tad Waskiewicz and Mrs. Kathy Waskiewicz
Mr. Dan C. Waslawski and Ms. Keyla L. Waslawski
Mr. Henry E. Watson II
Ms. Elizabeth I. Watts
Mr. Douglas J. Weaver and Mrs. Sharon A. Weaver
Ms. Katherine E. Wendt
Ms. Anne S. Werling
Ms. Amber L. Wetzel
Ms. Beth Wey and Mr. Terry Wey
Ms. Katherine M. Wheat
Mr. Paul J. White
Mr. Jake M. Whiting
Mr. David II, Mrs. Gail, Erika, David III, Samantha,
and Nicholas Williams
Ms. Stephanie N. Williams
Ms. Samoane E. Williams
Ms. Barbara N. Williams
Mr. Pat Williams
Willsie Company
Wilson, Kemp & Associates
Mr. Marvin L. Winans
Ms. Chelsey M. Winchell
Mr. Nicholas J. Wittner and Mrs. Cynthia M. Wittner
Women Lawyers Association of Michigan Foundation
Ms. Amanda Wright
XD Sports LLC
Mrs. Lauren A. Ykimoff
Ms. Ali M. Young
Mr. Ari T. Zartarian
Mr. Randy J. Zoodsma and Mrs. Ruth A. Zoodsma
The MSU College of Law Alumni
Association hosts networking and fun
social events throughout the year to help
you connect with fellow graduates.
Get involved!
www.law.msu.edu/alumni
Because the Law College is a private, nonprofit institution
and separate 501(c)3 from MSU, donations from our
alumni and friends help fund the Law College’s programs
and operations. Please keep MSU Law in mind when
making your charitable gifts, and consider the Law
College in your estate planning. To make a gift, visit
www.law.msu.edu/donate or contact Tina Kashat Casoli
at [email protected] or 517-432-6840 to learn more.
Fall 2012 COMMENCEMENT
“Come, my friends.
’Tis not too late to
seek a newer world.”
— Alfred, Lord Tennyson
(from Ulysses, 1842)
The Honorable David W. McKeague of the
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
presented the commencement address for
summer and fall 2012 graduates and their
guests at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference
Center on December 20.
Dean Joan Howarth presided over the
graduation exercises, at which 31 Juris Doctor
and 25 Master of Laws degrees were conferred.
New graduate Vasilios Santos spoke at the
ceremony, and class member Jack Adams read
an excerpt from Lord Tennyson’s Ulysses. Elliot
Spoon, assistant dean for career development
and professor of law in residence, was the
faculty speaker.
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Mark Your Calendar
Join your fellow alumni and friends for the following events.
Visit www.law.msu.edu/advancement for more information and to make a reservation.
June »
September »
4
Grand Rapids Area Alumni Reception
The Grand Woods Lounge, Grand Rapids
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Alumni Association Golf Outing
Forest Akers West, Lansing
August »
MSU Law and the Great Outdoors
The Huntsman Club, Dryden
Past, Present, and Future Class Reunion
Tiger Club, Detroit
October »
12 Homecoming Reception and Alumni Reunion
East Lansing Marriott at University Place,
East Lansing
13 Homecoming Tailgate
East Lansing