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IU Maurer School of Law alumni magazine, spring 2012
Len Fromm announcement: Will retire July 31, teach Law Firm Challenge: Winning firms get first look at top students alumni news + spring 2012 + a publication of Indiana Law Sharing our stock in trade Indiana Law alumni reach out and give back CON T E N T S 1 2 8 14 15 16 20 21 22 25 26 28 29 30 31 32 35 36 37 38 50 52 53 54 A message from the Law Alumni Board President Alumni spotlight: volunteerism Indiana Law volunteers ASEAN ambassador addresses Maurer graduating class Fromm announces retirement 2012 Academy of Law Alumni Fellows inducted New faculty join Indiana Law BLSA receives McKaig award Stewart Fellows program expands Henderson wins journalism award 2012 Fall IP series Teaching awards presented Turk receives historian award Brown twice honored for leadership efforts Castanias receives IUAA President's award In the media Upcoming events Strategic initiatives: Building on Success Law firm challenge provides friendly competition Class notes Indiana Super Lawyers named In memoriam Law School presents musical Ways to give to the Fund for Excellence from the Law Alumni Board President Abraham Lincoln said, "A lawyer's time and advice are his stock in trade." This issue of ergo focuses on our alumni who donate this most precious commodity. Their stories go well beyond the typical pro bono work of all of us as members of the bar. The time and advice they give -- as legal experts and trusted advisors -- have made their communities better places to live. In this issue, we also honor the more than 800 alumni and friends of the Law School who volunteered their time during the past year in support of the school's programs. Whether serving as Moot Court judges, participating in our Career Choices series, or helping students hone their networking skills, their -- your -- efforts are indispensable to our students' success. As spring comes to Bloomington, so does the conclusion of another academic year. On May 5, the school honored 208 JD candidates and 84 students who earned graduate degrees. The Honorable David L. Carden, JD'76, Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, addressed a full house of graduates and their families at the IU Auditorium. Ambassador Carden also spoke at Indiana University's graduate commencement ceremony. Like their fellow graduates before them, our newest alumni will go on to distinguished careers in private practice, business, academia, and public service. They join nearly 10,000 alumni who work and live all over the world. I know you will join with me in congratulating them and wishing them every success in their new careers. The Law School has set a goal of 60 hours of pro bono service for all students during their three years in Bloomington. We are sending this issue of ergo to them as well, both as a welcome from alumni and so that they can see the example that all of you are setting through your service to the community. Please join me in welcoming the Class of 2015. 1 + www.law.indiana.edu Interim Dean and John E. Schiller Chair in Legal Ethics . . . . Hannah L. Buxbaum Interim Executive Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor of Law, and Val Nolan Faculty Fellow . . . . . . . . . . .Julia Lamber, JD'72 Associate Dean for Students and Alumni . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Leonard D. Fromm Assistant Dean for Alumni Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrea Havill Assistant Dean for Advancement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dean Regenovich, JD, LLM Assistant Dean for Communications and Marketing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenneth L. Turchi, JD'83 Director of Annual Giving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephanie Coffey Director of Major Gifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Kearney Director of Stewardship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lisa Hosey Stay in touch with Indiana Law There are many ways to stay connected with the IU Maurer School of Law. Add these networks to your contact lists: law.indiana.edu Indiana University Maurer School of Law Indiana University�Maurer School of Law @IUMaurerLaw IUMaurerLaw ergo is published in print in June and December, and electronically in February, April, August, and October, by the Indiana University Maurer School of Law. Arthur M. Lotz Office of Alumni and Development / Indiana University Maurer School of Law + 211 S. Indiana Ave. + Bloomington, IN 47405-7001 + 812-855-9700 + 877-286-0002 Copyright 2012 The Trustees of Indiana University Joseph D. O'Connor, JD'78 President, IU Maurer School of Law Alumni Board After joining the Los Angeles office of Kirkland & Ellis, Davidson was asked by a client who served on the board of directors of the Western Center on Law and Poverty to become involved with that organization. Founded in 1967, the Western Center is the oldest and largest legal services support center in the state, focusing on housing, health care, and a strong safety net for low-income Californians. It was a fortuitous request. "The exposure to the people at the Western Center and their cause clicked with me right away," Davidson recalled. And the feelings were mutual: After only one year on the board, Davidson was elected president. In that role, he helped the Center's executive director transform the board into an active group of advisors who would move the Center forward. The Western Center turned out to be a perfect pro bono client for a large firm like Davidson's. "Because of its advocacy for low-income clients, the Center has become involved in complex and fast-moving lawsuits," Davidson said. One of them involved the Rancho los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, which was threatened with closure in 60 days, leaving Los Angeles County with no medical facilities for patients with disabilities. "We had to get experts and affidavits, complete research and discovery, and file for an injunction, all on very short notice," he recalled. "We couldn't have done that without the resources of a firm like Kirkland." The firm and its legal services co-counsel secured a preliminary injunction against the closing of the hospital, which the Ninth Circuit affirmed in Rodde v. Bonta, 357 F.3d 988. "The case was a major victory for the Center's clients, and it set an important precedent under the Americans with Disabilities Act," Davidson added. Fundraising has been an important part of Davidson's board leadership. "In 1996, Congress cut off federal financial support for the Center and others like it," he explained. "This actually helped us, because it freed us from a lot of restrictive federal regulations, but we had to raise money to keep going." Davidson has set the example for the board's role as fundraisers. "You can't be shy about using your connections and asking for money," he said. Now on the board of the Center's endowment, Davidson stays involved as a fundraiser and advisor. Davidson has been recognized extensively for his pro bono work, including an article in the Los Angeles Daily Journal titled "Pro Bono Has `Benefits beyond the Heart.'" He was also profiled in an article titled "Modest Man of Steel" in Verdicts and Settlements. He was the leader of the trial and appellate team that won the 2005 President's Award for Pro Bono Service from the California State Bar Association. In March 2012, the Maurer School of Law presented Davidson with its Distinguished Service Award. Davidson's advice to lawyers choosing pro bono work is simple: Find a cause that personally clicks for you. "There's never been a greater need for pro bono services than now, even within the middle class," he pointed out. "Further budget cuts will make the gap in providing legal services even larger, so this is a great time to get involved." 3 + www.law.indiana.edu COMMITTED TO FILLING A GROWING GAP LIKE MANY LAWYERS, JEFFREY S. DAVIDSON, JD'73, GOT INVOLVED WITH PRO BONO WORK FOR ONE REASON: HE HAD TO. BUT HIS INITIAL 2 + ergo + spring 2012 OBLIGATION QUICKLY TURNED INTO A PASSIONATE COMMITMENT THAT'S KEPT HIM ENGAGED FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS. Buroker credits his grandfather, Clarence Slusser, for his interest in community service. "My grandfather owned Grant Memorial Cemetery in Marion, Indiana," Buroker explained. "In a small community, that's an important and visible role. And he was a joiner -- everything from the Chamber of Commerce to community theatre. I grew up watching him volunteer his time." Buroker began following his grandfather's example while still in high school, serving on the Mayor's Youth Commission in his hometown, Fort Wayne. He learned early that the key to successful volunteering is to want to do it. "If you're interested in the work, want to help, and do a good job, the opportunities will snowball. If you're just doing it to pad your resume, you won't enjoy it -- and people will see through it." In 1990, Buroker joined Krieg DeVault LLP in Indianapolis, where the firm encouraged him to continue his interest in civic affairs. "In October of that year, I was asked to volunteer for the Indiana chapter of the American Heart Association. Twenty-two years later, I'm still doing it," he said. In 2006�2007, he was the organization's national chairman. He remains involved locally, volunteering for the Association's Heart Walk, the Heart of Gold Ball, and the Go Red for Women luncheon events. In Buroker's view, the Heart Association is an ideal organization for volunteers. "They have a mission and vision, a plan for carrying them out, and meaningful, measurable goals," he said. "This makes the board much more effective." The organization also resonates with him personally. "Both of my grandfathers died of heart attacks while still in their early sixties," he recalled. "The Heart Association has made a real difference in helping people change their habits and live longer." The association recognized Buroker's commitment in June 2011, awarding him the Gold Heart Award, its highest honor for volunteers who have supported its mission at the national level. Buroker's latest engagement is with the YMCA of Greater Indianapolis, which recently elected him to its board of directors. "Indianapolis is ranked the 43rd healthiest city in the U.S.," he said. "Our goal is to move the city into the top 10." He added that the YMCA, like the Heart Association, is well-run, with a clear mission and meaningful goals. "Attorneys have a special advantage as community volunteers," Buroker observed. "You're perceived as having a different skill set, which is a powerful tool for young lawyers -- people look up to you, and you can leverage this perception for the good of the community." Buroker's resume lists some 30 volunteer activities, including his church, the Indianapolis Opera, and the Law BUROKER'S VOLUNTEER ETHIC -- A LESSON FROM HIS GRANDFATHER ANDREW B. BUROKER, JD'89, HAS BUILT A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS LAW PRACTICE AS A 4 + ergo + spring 2012 School's Alumni Board. These wide-ranging interests have one thing in common: passion and commitment, traits which he says are essential to successful volunteering. "If you get involved in something and you're not passionate, times over." 5 + www.law.indiana.edu PASSIONATE ADVOCATE FOR HIS CLIENTS' INTERESTS. BUT HE HAS ANOTHER PASSION: COMMUNITY SERVICE. get out and get involved in something else," he said. "But once you find your passion, you'll be rewarded many "The sermon pointed out the need for a legal clinic to serve the church neighborhood, which had become distressed," Kuzma recalled. "There were six attorneys in the congregation who heard the call that day, and we decided to figure out what it would take to form a clinic." Just 18 months later, in January 1994, the Mapleton-Fall Creek Christian Legal Clinic opened. Kuzma took a leadership role in this new, all-volunteer venture, serving as its unpaid executive director for six years, then as a salaried employee for nine years, thanks to generous grants from the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust and Trinity Episcopal Church. "Our growth has been completely driven by felt needs in the community," Kuzma explained. "We found that low-income families needed help with their taxes, so we became certified by the IRS as a low-income taxpayer clinic. Our clients needed help with foreclosure long before the current housing crisis, so we became a HUD-certified housing counseling agency. Indianapolis experienced a rapid growth of new immigrants in 2000�2001, and we developed an immigration program." The scope of the Clinic's services -- and its geographic reach -- grew quickly, and the organization was soon renamed the Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic. It now serves more than 10,000 clients per year through a network of more than 150 volunteer attorneys and a paid staff of 35 under the direction of Josh Abel, JD'05, its newly appointed director. In 2009, Kuzma joined the Office of the Indiana Attorney General as the director and chief counsel of the Consumer Protection Division. She continues to serve on the board of the Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic, while applying her community-service expertise to several of the attorney general's initiatives, including human trafficking. Attorney General Greg Zoeller, JD'82, is co-chair of the Indiana Protection of Abused and Trafficked Humans (IPATH) task force, which seeks to stop this abusive global practice through awareness and legislation. "The 2012 Super Bowl in Indianapolis gave us an excellent opportunity to put our IPATH efforts to use," Kuzma said. "Unfortunately, major sporting events bring with them human trafficking, both in terms of prostitution and illegal labor. We trained 3,400 people, mainly first responders, how to recognize trafficking cases during Super Bowl week and beyond." Kuzma is now consulted regularly as an expert on human trafficking and speaks nationally before others who are seeking to stop this $32 billion industry. In 2011, she was named an international fellow to the National Attorneys General Training and Research Institute, where she attended a forum with sixteen other fellows from nine countries to discuss and analyze human trafficking from a global perspective. Kuzma suggests that lawyers choose pro bono work that they're passionate about. "Some lawyers want to do something different from their typical area of practice; others want to apply existing expertise," she noted. "Whatever path you choose, make sure you have a clear concept of what you're taking on. If you choose something different, it helps if training and mentorship are available -- and they usually are." She concluded that lawyers are often surprised by the impact their efforts have -- on themselves. "It's easy for pro bono lawyers to see how their work benefits their clients," she said. "What many lawyers don't realize is how rewarding it is for them. I've never met a volunteer lawyer who hasn't found the work enormously rewarding." 7 + www.law.indiana.edu FROM PALM SUNDAY TO PRO BONO TWENTY YEARS AGO, ABBY KUZMA, JD'81, WAS ATTENDING PALM SUNDAY SERVICES AT TABERNACLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN 6 + ergo + spring 2012 INDIANAPOLIS' MAPLETON-FALL CREEK NEIGHBORHOOD. THE SERMON SHE HEARD THAT DAY TRIGGERED A CHAIN OF EVENTS THAT REDEFINED HER CAREER. INDIANA LAW VOLUNTEERS + IN 2011, MORE THAN 800 ALUMNI AND FRIENDS DONATED THEIR TIME IN SUPPORT OF THE LAW SCHOOL'S INITIATIVES. WE ARE HONORED TO RECOGNIZE THEM. Arend J. Abel, '86 Joshua W. Abel, '05 Marc O. Abplanalp, '03 Hon. Shirley (Schlanger) Abrahamson, '56 Magdalena A. (Przytulska) Acevedo, '00 Kathryn J. Ahlgren, '08 Anne E. Aikman-Scalese, '78 Nathan D. Alder, '95 Yvette M. Alex-Assensoh, '06 D. Michael Allen, '00 David E. Amaya, '08 Erica Andersen Jamie Andree Robert G. Andree, '82 Jeffrey S. Ankrom, '04 Benjamin D. Arden, '05 Samuel R. Ardery, '83 Phyllis Armstrong Ian D. Arnold, '01 David A. Arthur, '75 Bruce J. Artim, '82 Stephanie A. Artnak, '07 Kathleen A. (Buchler) Austin, '88 Bryan H. Babb, '99 Lowell E. Baier, '64 Brian E. Bailey, '00 Nathaniel E. Bailey, '08 J. Adam Bain, '86 Michael S. Baker, '01 Elizabeth Lewis Baney, '07 Nathan D. Baney, '07 Michael H. Baniak, '80 Holly Banta 8 + ergo + spring 2012 Kellie M. Johnson Barr, '06 Matthew B. Barr, '06 Jessica P. Barth, '00 Juan C. Basombrio, '89 M. Scott Bassett, '86 Bradford W. Bayliff, '99 Blakeley L. Beals, '08 Stephen W. Beard Jr.,'98 Frederick A. Beckman, '49 Matthew W. Bedan, '07 James K. Bemis, '85 Gabriel Bender, '00 Maria E. Bennett, '08 Anne A. Bennett, '91 Spiro Bereveskos, '81 Adam J. Berlin, '99 Stephen D. Berman, '91 Tracy N. Betz-Sandifur, '04 Krista (Duncan) Black, '96 Paul E. Black, '70 Brian Blaine K. Steven Blake, '90 James F. Bleeke, '85 Nicholas R. Blesch, '09 Jeffrey A. Block, '84 Christopher A. Bloom, '75 Jack A. Bobo, '96 Timothy J. Boeglin, '84 Mindy L. Boehr, '08 Elizabeth McCraw Bonney, '10 Samuel R. Born II, '70 Hannah R. Bornstein,'07 Emmanuel V. R. Boulukos, '08 F. Wesley Bowers, '51 Eric E. Boyd, '86 Geoffrey J. Bradley, '94 Carly A. Brandenburg, '07 Stephen M. Brandenburg, '07 Derek Y. Brandt, '95 Cherri L. Branson, '85 Martha M. Braswell, '98 John P. Breen, '93 Ronald B. Brodey, '70 Mary Beth (Kleiser) Brody, '76 William J. Brody, '76 Hon. Mitchell G. Brogdon Sr., '86 Marques C. Brooks, '07 James R. Brotherson, '78 Patrick K. Brown Keirian A. Brown, '09 Joseph L. Brownlee, '72 Steven C. Bruess, '89 Matthew D. Bruno, '07 George E. Buckingham, '63 Gregory A. Bullman, '02 Jerry J. Burgdoerfer, '83 Robert E. Burkett Jr., '80 Jonathan Burns Stephen F. Burns, '68 Andrew B. Buroker, '89 Heather N. Burton, '09 John P. Bushemi, '73 Matthew G. Butcher, '08 Carl W. Butler, '04 Jonathan Byrer Eleanor P. Cabrere, '93 John S. Callahan, '88 David T. Callan, '07 Nicole F. Cammarota, '04 Jason Campbell Thomas F. Capshew, '86 David L. 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Covert, '10 Greta (Gerberding) Cowart, '85 Kathryn E. Cox 9 + www.law.indiana.edu Edward Courtney Denise Y. Barkdull, '97 Hon. Sarah Evans Barker Ryan Barker Mark P. Barnes Frank A. Barnhart, '57 Reid A. Cox, '00 Aaron T. Craft, '10 Darren A. Craig, '04 Patrick S. Cross, '93 Gillian S. Crowl, '10 Patricia D. Cummings, '02 Hon. Elizabeth Cure James W. Curtis Jr., '71 Warren W. Cutshall, '05 Patricia A. Daly, '77 Richard J. Darko, '68 Sonia C. Das, '00 Gary L. Davis, '82 Amy E. Dawson, '92 Carina M. de la Torre, '04 Erica L. De Santis, '96 Paul A. Dean, '98 Richard A. Dean, '73 Shane D. Deaton, '04 Alecia A. DeCoudreaux, '78 Daniel J. Deeb, '96 Thomas E. Deer, '94 Maria G. DeFord, '03 Brian R. DeHem, '09 Ann M. DeLaney, '77 Kathleen A. DeLaney, '95 Rhett R. Dennerline, '89 Cary A. Depel, '89 Anne (Nading) DePrez, '81 Chris M. Devlin, '10 Daniel K. DeWitt, '94 Robert P. DeWitte, '07 William S. Dickenson, '90 Hon. Mary Ellen Diekhoff, '86 Sarah M. DiLorenzo, '94 David J. 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Finnigan, '02 John P. Fischer, '97 Larry R. Fisher, '68 Hon. Thomas G. Fisher, '65 Thomas M. Fisher, '94 Kelly P. Fitzgerald Emily L. Fitzgerald, '01 John M. Fitzgerald, '77 James F. Fitzpatrick, '59 Scott Flaherty Scott N. Flanders, '82 Michael E. Flannery, '83 Hector L. Flores, '83 Marisa J. Ford, '85 Steven D. Forry, '02 Phil Fowler Kristen H. Fowler, '07 Dorothy J. Frapwell, '73 Angela L. Freel, '98 Mary M. Freeman, '01 Michael H. Freese, '83 Christian M. Freitag '97 Eric A. Frey, '67 Joshua Frick Thomas M. Frohman, '83 Randy Frykberg Matthew T. Furton, '95 Stephanie E. Gabay-Smith, '87 Nicholas K. Gahl, '08 Nicole A. Gaines, '96 Rose E. Gallagher, '99 Kenneth A. Gandy Robert A. Garelick, '66 Laura M. Gaskill, '06 Chris Gaspar Ben Gates Jennifer E. Gauger, '02 Joseph D. Gaunt, '01 Gordon I. Gendler, '84 Philip C. Genetos, '77 Gerald F. George, '69 Samuel C. Giesting, '10 Laura M. Ginn, '07 Kendra Gowdy Gjerdingen Daniel W. Glavin, '80 Mary K. Glazner M. 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Leeman, '09 Mark K. Leeman, '07 Kevin Leffel Kurt M. Leinenbach, '02 Debbie Lemon Millard D. Lesch, '67 Alan A. Levin, '82 Branch R. Lew, '82 Megan B. Lewis, '07 Bruce Yuan-hao Liao, '03 Troy D. Liggett, '09 Raymond A. Limon, '95 Jeff Lind Laura A. Linneball, '91 Thomas M. Lofton, '54 Robert A. Long, '71 Arthur A. Lopez, '83 Alexander Lopez, '88 Hon. Basil H. Lorch III, '74 Teri M. Lorenz, '79 Alan R. Loudermilk, '85 Angelo J. Loumbas, '93 J. Andrew Lowes, '94 Dwight D. Lueck Daniel J. Lueders, '86 Donald R. Lundberg, '76 Thomas C. Lunsford, '02 Dallin D. Lykins, '10 Susan C. Lynch, '93 Byung-Woon Lyou, '03 Kelli A. M. O'Neil, '10 Duncan A. MacDonald, '69 John W. Madison, '02 Lindsey L.G. Magaro, '09 Sean D. Major, '89 David J. Mallon Jr., '75 Chris Malloy Sean T. Maloney, '86 Marc F. Malooley, '01 Thomas Y. Man, '97 Michael G. Mangarelli, '00 Hon. Elizabeth (Noyes) Mann, '76 Alphonso Manns, '72 Scott A. Marks Derrick A. Mason, '05 Janie K. Maurer Michael S. Maurer, '67 Jordan D. Mazur, '07 Jane E. McBath, '98 Peter C. McCabe III, '85 Andrew McCoy Jeremy P. McCrary, '08 Thomas R. McCully, '66 Renee (Mawhinney) McDermott, '78 Eugene J. McGarvey Jr., '61 Patrick J. McGowan, '04 Laurence A. McHugh, '73 William A. McKenna, '05 Lisa C. McKinney, '92 R. Bruce McLean, '71 William F. McNagny, '47 Thomas P. McNulty, '83 Colleen R. McPhearson, '89 Joseph M. Meadows, '02 Daniel A. Medrea, '69 Hannah L. Meils, '03 Robert S. Meitus, '00 Diana L. Mercer, '88 Charles J. Meyer, '95 W. Anthony Miani Jr., '00 Suzanne Michel Clayton C. Miller, '93 Jonathan S. Miller, '01 Julie D. Miller, '08 Sonia L. Miller-Van Oort, '97 Lloyd H. Milliken Jr., '60 Matthew B. Millis, '06 David C. Milne, '94 11 + www.law.indiana.edu Robert A. Dubault, '95 Shakeba DuBose, '04 Lucelly Duenas, '05 Laura J. Durfee, '09 David P. Durm, '98 Todd C. Dvorak, '10 Robert T. Miller, '80 Katherine A. Miltner, '05 Kathleen A. Moccio, '87 Derek R. Molter, '07 Katie K. Molter, '07 Martin Montes, '95 Burke J. Montgomery, '99 Raeanna S. Moore, '97 Ronald J. Moore, '95 Mariah E. Moran, '00 Michael M. Morris, '11 James K. Morse, '82 Sarah Moshe Jerry Moss, '62 John M. Mueller, '97 Megan A. Mullet, '11 Edward B. Ned Mulligan, '10 Erin M. Mundy, '01 Tiffany Munsell Hon. Edward W. Najam Jr. Armeen Najjar Angela Karras Neboyskey, '00 David A. Neboyskey, '00 Mark E. Need, '92 Nelson A. Nettles, '92 Thomas R. Newby, '87 Tim Niednagel Henry S. Noyes, '94 Bob Null Rory O'Bryan, '72 Anna K. Obergfell, '09 Edward F. O'Connor, '69 Joseph D. O'Connor, '78 William L. O'Connor, '89 Marc Odier, '86 M. Dave O'Guinn Manuel R. Ojeda II, '80 James R. Oliver, '92 Jordan Olivetti Shiv O'Neill, '01 John C. Onoda, '76 Kathy L. Osborn, '99 Shawn P. O'Shaughnessy, '97 Suzanne M. O'Shea, '78 Brandy A. Osimokun, '03 12 + ergo + spring 2012 Roger L. Pardieck, '63 Angela (Foster) Parker, '94 Justin C. Parker, '10 Kenneth L. Parker, '97 Rahul Monish Patel, '00 Sara E. Patrick, '95 George T. Patton Jr., '87 Martha Paul Stephen H. Paul, '72 Timothy B. Paul, '04 Jeffrey M. Peabody, '08 Nora E. Peoples, '82 Louis Perry Charles M. Persons Jr., '07 Jeffrey P. Petrich, '84 Mark J. Phillipoff, '80 Suzanne J. Phillips, '98 Jeanne M. Picht, '94 Noah B. Pinegar, '10 Kirk A. Pinkerton, '75 Michael R. Pinkston, '08 Casey J. Plant, '10 Dustin L. Plummer, '06 John L. Pogue, '69 Todd Ponder Joseph J. Pophal, '92 Steven M. Post, '77 Lisa A. Powell, '84 Jill T. Powlick, '95 Stacy Prall R. Anthony Prather, '83 Elissa J. Preheim, '96 Jamison S. Prime, '96 Amy E. Price, '11 Jennifer Prusak Doris L. Pryor, '03 Johnny D. Pryor, '02 Philip M. Purcell, '85 Shaun M. Raad, '07 Peter M. Racher, '86 Aaron R. Raff, '02 David A. Rammelt, '90 William A. Ramsey, '06 Matthew R. Raper, '09 Angela L. Rapp Weber, '06 Patrick W. Rasche, '93 Michael N. Red, '04 Nithin B. Reddy, '07 James L. Reed Jr., '92 Tasha S. Reed, '02 Jason R. Reese, '97 Deanna Reichel Rodney S. Retzner R. Christopher Reynolds, '96 Stephen E. Reynolds, '08 Katrina Reynolds, '96 Richard S. Rhodes, '53 Gustavo F. Ribeiro, '06 John F. "Jeff" Richardson, '77 Kimberly Richardson, '06 James G. Richmond, '69 Adam J. Richter, '05 Clarine Nardi Riddle, '74 Jeffrey K. Riffer, '78 Timothy J. Riffle, '83 Robert S. Rifkin, '72 Randall R. Riggs, '77 William R. Riggs, '63 Jonathan E. Rinehart, '10 Sarah S. Riordan, '93 David B. Rivera, '03 Laurie N. Robinson, '98 Richard D. Robinson, '71 Kevin R. Robling, '98 Laura E. Rogers, '09 Michael A. Rogers, '08 Susan (Eads) Role, '87 J.P. Roman-Lagunas Hon. Flerida P. Romero, '55 Anthony J. Rose, '90 David A. Rose, '70 Gavin M. Rose, '06 Joel Rosenbloom, '54 Robert Roth, '77 Peter Rouker Michael M. Rouker, '07 Lucas M. Rudisill, '08 Marissa Van Saanen Michael Sachs Munjot Sahu, '09 Marisol Sanchez, '02 Rafael A. Sanchez, '02 Steve Sanders Elizabeth R. Sanders, '09 Christopher Saporita, '03 Christopher G. Scanlon, '80 Devin K. Schaffer, '08 William J. Schenck, '94 John T. Schlafer, '09 Charles Schmal Jason T. Schnellenberger, '07 Thomas F. Schnellenberger Jr., '79 Dennis L. Schoff, '86 Ann K. Schooley, '98 Greg Schrage Matthew T. Schulz, '10 Jennifer L. Schuster, '08 Glenn Scolnik, '78 Laura A. Scott, '95 John T. Scott, '61 Zaldwaynaka L. Scott, '83 Frank Seales Jr., '74 John E. Seddelmeyer, '74 John M. Segal, '71 Randolph L. Seger, '72 Taylor C. Segue, '83 Daniel B. Seitz, '68 Andrea Sellers Hon. Bruce M. Selya Daniel E. Serban, '82 Todd M. Sermersheim, '04 Steven J. Sersic, '94 Sue A. Shadley, '77 Peter J. Shakula II, '89 Howard Shapiro Jennifer L. Shea, '03 John Shean Todd S. Shellenbarger, '90 Hon. Randall T. Shepard Julian L. Shepard, '83 Hon. V. Sue Shields, '61 Lon D. Showley, '69 Marguerite Shreve Thomas L. Shriner Jr., '72 Michael D. Shumate Elizabeth A. Shuster, '03 Darin A. Siders, '01 Elaine K. B. Siegel, '82 Aaron M. Silver, '02 Matthew Silverman, '03 Jacqueline A. Simmons, '79 Jeffrey L. Simnick, '81 Hon. Philip P. Simon, '87 Philip T. Simpson, '77 Alexander Simpson, '11 Ritu Singh George Sistevaris, '87 Allan T. Slagel, '88 Geoffrey G. Slaughter, '89 Sara (Rollins) Slaughter, '88 Candi N. Smiley, '04 George P. Smith, II, '64 Joseph L. Smith Jr., '95 Steven P. Smith, '00 Paul L. Smith, '69 John D. Snethen, '01 Marc D. Sokol, '01 Sean D. Solberg Tammy Somers Hugo Chad Songer, '60 Tiffany L. Sorge Smith, '07 Mary E. Spears, '07 Steven Spence Michael J. Spencer, '73 Myra (Podvoll) Spicker, '73 Emily A. Springston, '01 Kathleen (O'Connor) St. Louis, '84 Matthew R. St. Louis, '04 Richard E. Stahl, '71 Brian G. Stallworth, '10 Theodore C. Stamatakos, '90 Andrew J. Stamm, '07 Amber L. Stefankiewicz, '06 Karl S. Steinmanis, '73 Roger T. Stelle, '70 Jeffrey D. Stemerick, '10 Judi Stewart Milton R. Stewart, '71 Megan H. Stifel, '04 Justin D. Stimson, '09 Gregg E. Strellis, '88 Daniel B. Strunk, '04 Natalie J. Stucky, '89 Shana C. Stump, '06 Hon. Frank E. Sullivan Jr., '82 David W. Sullivan, '73 Ernest Summers III, '80 Janis L. Summers, '78 Andrew W. Swain, '88 Kathleen M. Sweeney, '84 Andrew A. Szakaly Jr., '75 Hon. Viola J. Taliaferro, '77 Emily L. Tamlyn, '07 Ashley E. Tatman, '04 Christian C. Taylor, '94 Jeremy M. Teipen, '03 Peter P. Ten Eyck, '02 Kevin Tessier, '96 Beth A. Tevlin, '85 Terrance T. Tharpe, '03 David J. Theising, '80 Jeffrey A. Thinnes, '84 Hon. Ellen K. Thomas, '73 Milton O. Thompson, '79 TaKeena M. Thompson, '09 Scott Timmerman Hon. John D. Tinder, '75 David O. Tittle, '67 Courtney R. Tobin, '92 Eric A. Todd, '93 Frank E. Tolbert, '55 Angelina A. Torain, '97 Hugh Totten Daniel J. Tounsel, '06 Stephen M. Trattner, '70 Arthur R. Traynor, '07 Patrisha S. Troy, '07 Malcolm J. Tuesley, '99 Frederick A. Turner, '93 Mary E. Tuuk, '90 Dan Tychonievich Adam S. Tyler, '09 Lynn Tyler Michael F. Ullom, '09 Michael E. Uslan, '76 Hon. Nancy Vaidik Jose G. Valtierra, '82 Inge M. Van der Cruysse, '04 John W. Van Laere, '82 Jessica L. Van Dalen, '10 James L. Vana, '93 Donald VanDerMoere Lawrence A. Vanore, '86 Ann C. Varnon, '86 Hon. Salvador Vasquez, '91 Kirsten Vasquez Juile A. Veach, '97 Hon. Albert J. Velasquez, '73 Hon. Jesse M. Villalpando, '84 Peter D.P. Vint, '74 Donald J. Vogel, '85 Ted A. Waggoner, '78 Denise A. Walker, '06 Michael S. Wallack, '91 Joseph B. Walterman, '03 Judith A. Waltz, '81 Jonathan B. Warner, '06 Elizabeth M. Warren, '83 Mark R. Waterfill, '86 Jennifer L. Weber, '03 Zeff A. Weiss, '83 Martin A. Weissert, '59 Danielle Rifkin Weksler, '97 Kirmille D. Welbon, '09 Destiny L. Wenning, '08 Martha B. Wentworth, '90 Marcy Wenzel Charlotte F. Westerhaus, '92 Nancy E. Wever, '81 Bethann Whelchel, '08 David D. White, '09 John W. Whiteleather Jr., '65 James L. Whitlatch, '84 Lora M. Whitticker, '02 Dawn A. Wilderick-Cole, '98 Amanda C. Wiley, '05 B. Curtis Wilkinson Jr., '72 Kirk Wilkinson, '84 Barbara J. Williams Brian P. Williams, '81 Brian S. Williams, '89 Maryann (O'Leary) Williams, '88 Maurice L. Williams, '06 Gerry L. Williams, '95 Jeremiah I. Williamson, '10 David A. Willis, '60 J. Stephen Wills, '06 Heather L. Wilson, '97 Julie P. Wilson, '99 Darcie L. (Fawcett) Winkle, '04 Robert M. Winteringham, '94 Gordon D. Wishard, '69 Alan C. Witte, '70 Richard C. Witte, '56 Mark S. Wojciechowski, '81 Benjamin A. Wolowski, '10 Jennifer M. Wolsing, '07 Brad E. Wolven, '98 Hon. Diane P. Wood Donald Woodard, '95 Jamhal L. Woolridge, '04 Mark E. Wright, '89 Robert S. Wynne, '85 Elizabeth J. Wysong, '05 C. Daniel Yates, '73 Ryan J. Yates, '10 Joseph H. Yeager Jr., '83 Brian Yeley, '99 Holly L. Yoakum, '06 Andrew J. Yoder, '04 Pete R. Yonkman, '98 Hongsun Yoon, '02 Hon. Richard L. Young Richard W. Young, '81 Daniel A. Zeft, '93 Gerald Jay Zelenock, '98 Mark J. Ziegelbein Hon. Patrick J. Zika, '73 ++ Andrew D. Otis, '90 Michael W. Ott, '07 Andrea M. Ott, '07 Carl D. Overman, '52 Marianne M. Owen,'91 F. Anthony Paganelli, '95 3 On Saturday, May 5, 208 JD students and 84 graduate students Leonard D. Fromm, Associate Dean for Students and Alumni, has ASEAN AMBASSADOR ADDRESSES MAURER GRADUATING CLASS were recognized in a ceremony in the IU Auditorium before a capacity crowd that included faculty and staff, family, and friends. Dean Buxbaum reminded the graduates that "the education in which you have invested has value that transcends your professional lives. We are privileged to live in a country whose democratic political order is anchored in the rule of law. As lawyers . . . , you can now stand up for those who are unable to articulate and defend their rights; you can now guide others in identifying and pursuing morally and legally good courses of action. You can now participate fully as citizens in the communities in which you live, which brings personal as well as professional fulfillment." 3 LONGTIME ASSOCIATE DEAN FROMM ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT announced his retirement, effective July 31. Fromm joined the Law School in 1979 and has been a counselor and adviser to thousands of students, maintaining contact with many of them throughout their professional lives. His modesty, warmth, wisdom, and humor have won him accolades from students, faculty, and alumni, including the receipt of the school's Gavel Award five times throughout his career. "It's impossible to imagine the Law School without Len Fromm," said Dean Buxbaum, echoing the sentiments of the Indiana Law community. "But we're not letting him get away completely. He'll be teaching for us and keeping an office at the Law School." A fitting tribute to Fromm will be announced later, and a feature article will appear in the December issue of ergo. Catherine L. Matthews, JD'06, will assume Fromm's student affairs duties. Matthews joined the Office of Student Affairs in 2007 and is currently assistant dean. Andrea C. Havill will continue as Assistant Dean for Alumni Relations. ++ The Honorable David L. Carden, JD'76, United States Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, was the keynote speaker. Carden has more than 30 years' experience in the global legal profession, having lived for sustained periods in nine countries. His career has given him a unique vantage point as an ambassador, one that has convinced him that we need to "change the world and the way we live in it." He cited more than fifteen opportunities and problems facing the world, including "managing the transition to an equitable and rules-based global economy; preparing and responding to global pandemics and natural disasters. . . ; and saying no to the heartbreak of human and wildlife trafficking." 3 Carden urged his audience to embrace these challenges, noting that lawyers are supremely qualified to make a difference. "The most rewarding Interim Dean Hannah L. Buxbaum and Ambassador David L. Carden, JD'76 work we can do will be to use the law to help solve the global challenges facing all of us, to find and prosper communities and places that need us to do what we have been trained to do. That surely is the real work of the world." 3 Kelsey Hanlon, JD'12, was selected by her classmates to deliver the student address. "I won't tell you to go out and change the world with your law degree," she said. "Quite frankly, I know that most of you will do Indiana Law faculty and deans stand in recognition as the Class of 2012 enters the IU Auditorium. just that in the quiet, principled, unflashy ways that only good lawyers can. What I will do is make a few simple requests: Be kind. Work hard. And wake had, and gratitude for all the experiences that await you." ++ 15 + www.law.indiana.edu 14 + ergo + spring 2012 up each day full of gratitude. Gratitude for all of the opportunities you've Leonard D. Fromm A lawyer turned corporate executive, Stephen F. Burns has built a company from a small van line to a household name. Burns graduated from Indiana Law in 1968, where he was elected to Order of the Coif. He initially went to work for his father's law firm, where he began working with Earnest S. Wheaton, who founded a small van line in 1945. Wheaton took Burns under his wing and coaxed him into taking the helm of the company in 1987. Burns and his management team developed a five-year plan for Wheaton to reach $95 million in revenue by 2007. That goal was reached two years early in 2005. Wheaton's recent purchase of Bekins Van Lines makes the company the fourth-largest moving and storage company in the U.S. STEPHEN F. BURNS, JD'68 ACADEMY OF LAW ALUMNI FELLOWS INDUCTED ++ Burns has received numerous honors for his industry achievements, including Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2006 (Indiana, Midwest and U.S. finalist); 2008 Lifetime Achievement award from the American Moving and Storage Association (the industry's highest award); and Wheaton's highest honor, the Extra Mile award, in 2010. He has also been an active volunteer, with a special emphasis on Give Kids the World, which helps children with life-threatening illnesses realize their dreams of visiting Disney World. Burns stepped down as Wheaton's CEO in September 2008, but he remains the company's chairman, focusing on acquisitions and diversification. ++ Dorothy J. Frapwell has dedicated her professional life to her alma mater, building a reputation as a strategic thinker, an expert in higher education practice and a collaborative colleague. She joined Indiana University in 1975 and was the IU Medical Center attorney until 1990, where she advised doctors and administrators on challenging matters of patient care, ethics, hospital law and medical education. In 1990, Frapwell was named special counsel to the president. She was appointed general counsel to Indiana University in 1994 and was named a vice president in 2006. Known for her poise, equanimity and common sense, Frapwell has embraced the many challenges of being the lead counsel of a complex, vibrant multi-campus research university. Throughout the course On March 23, four distinguished alumni were inducted into the School's Academy of Law Alumni Fellows during a ceremony at the Indiana Memorial Union. Induction into the academy is the highest honor the Law School can bestow on its graduates. The Academy consists of an elite group that includes U.S. senators, federal judges, successful business leaders, and distinguished practitioners. Each brings honor to the legal profession and enhances the Maurer School of Law's national and global reputation. The 2012 inductees include an accomplished entrepreneur, a longtime IU general counsel, a distinguished tax attorney, and a widely acclaimed litigator. "Our newest additions to the Academy of Law Alumni Fellows have achieved 16 + ergo + spring 2012 DOROTHY J. FRAPWELL, JD'73 success in a wide array of fields," said Dean Buxbaum. "They represent the values that the Law School holds in highest esteem: intellectual rigor, continuous achievement, and a commitment to the highest standards of the profession. We are honored to call them alumni of our school." 17 + www.law.indiana.edu of her distinguished career, she has advised the trustees of Indiana University and four of its presidents. She attests that this position is incredibly fascinating and never, never boring. Frapwell also served on the Maurer School of Law Board of Visitors for 16 years and as a member of the Law Alumni Board, culminating in a term as president in 1993. While the Medical Center attorney, she was a member of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. She has also served on the Indiana Supreme Court committee on character and fitness. ++ Stephen H. Paul is recognized nationally as a leading expert on property tax law and locally as a civic leader. His recent election as president of American Property Tax Counsel, the pre-eminent property tax lawyers' association in North America, is testimony to his standing in the tax bar. Throughout his career, Paul has argued numerous cases before the Indiana Tax Court and Indiana Supreme Court that have shaped the current state of Indiana property tax law. An Order of the Coif and magna cum laude graduate of the Maurer School of Law, Paul served as editor-in-chief of the Indiana Law Journal from 1971 to 1972. His volume remains the most cited in the publication's history. After graduating in 1972, Paul joined Baker & Daniels, now Faegre Baker Daniels, in Indianapolis, where he has practiced tax law for 40 years. A leader within the firm, he has previously served as chairman of the firm's management, finance and compensation committees. Among the highlights of his diverse career was serving as general counsel to the Seattle Mariners Baseball Club from 1989 to 1991. Other notable clients include Eli Lilly and Co., Duke Realty Corp., Simon Property Group, General Electric Co., PepsiCo, Nordstrom, Target Corp. and JPMorgan Chase. 18 + ergo + spring 2012 For the past half century, Richard S. Rhodes has brought distinction to the profession as a litigator, arbitrator, and mediator. Rhodes graduated with distinction from the Law School in 1953, where he was elected to Order of the Coif and served as note editor of the Indiana Law Journal. Soon after his release from the Army in 1956, Rhodes was appointed to a clerkship for Justice Sherman Minton, LLB'15, at the United States Supreme Court. When Justice Minton retired, Rhodes was one of the first law clerks for newly appointed Justice William J. Brennan. When his clerkship ended, Rhodes became associated with Chadwell, Kayser, a leading Chicago antitrust firm. He soon became a partner and specialized in antitrust law, enjoying a long and distinguished career for more than 30 years. During that time he spent a year as chairman of the Chicago Bar Association's antitrust law committee and a year as president of the IU Alumni Club of Chicago. After 40 years of private practice in litigation, Rhodes turned to alternative dispute resolution: arbitration under the auspices of the American Arbitration Association and mediation for the Center for Conflict Resolution. Fifteen years later, he continues to enjoy this practice. Rhodes has been a dedicated and tireless civic volunteer. For many years, he and his wife, Judy, organized meetings for high school students to learn about IU. He has served as president of two synagogues and was one of the founders and the first president of the Chicago Foundation for Jewish Education. He has been an active member of the Law School Board of Visitors for over 30 years. ++ RICHARD S. RHODES, LLB'53 STEPHEN H. PAUL, JD'72 CALL FOR NOMINATIONS Nominations are now open for the 2013 Academy of Law Alumni Fellows. To be considered, nominees must have earned respect in their career or area of service; be perceived as an expert by their peers; hold a responsible position in a highly reputable organization; agree to be present when the award is given; and be an alumnus of the Maurer School of Law. Nominations are due on or before November 16, 2012. To submit your nomination and for more information, go to law.indiana.edu/alumni/awards/fellows. 19 + www.law.indiana.edu In the community, Paul has served as president of Congregation Beth-El Zedeck and its foundation in Indianapolis. He is a member of the IU Maurer School of Law's Board of Visitors and an adjunct professor of state and local taxation. FOUR NEW FACULTY TO JOIN INDIANA LAW Four accomplished legal scholars will join the Indiana Law faculty during the 2012-2013 academic year. "Our newest faculty members bring a wide array of talents to the school, filling gaps in some areas of the curriculum and complementing existing strengths in others," said Dean Buxbaum. The new faculty members are: Tim Lovelace. Lovelace comes to the Law School from the University of Virginia, where he was assistant director of the University of Virginia School of Law Center for the Study of Race and the Law. He earned a JD and a Ph.D. in history from Virginia and will teach advanced constitutional law and race, American society, and the law. Tim Lovelace BLACK LAW STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION RECEIVES McKAIG AWARD The Maurer School of Law's Black Law Students' Association was presented with the McKaig Legacy Award at the university's 2012 Student Organization Celebration Dinner on April 26. The McKaig Legacy Award is given annually to an established student organization which, through its vision, vitality, and diligence, has had a significant impact on the IU Bloomington campus in areas of student leadership development, community service, and collaboration to such an extent that its work will be remembered for years to come. The award honors former IU Dean of Students Dick McKaig. It is the highest honor an IU student organization can receive. ++ Michael Mattioli joins the faculty from the University of California � Berkeley (Boalt Law School), where he is a Microsoft research fellow. During the 2010-2011 academic year, he was a Microsoft postdoctoral fellow in law, economics, and technology at the University of Michigan Law School. Mattioli is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School and will teach contracts and intellectual property courses. Michael Mattioli Victor Quintanilla. A graduate of Georgetown University Law Center, Quintanilla has extensive experience in the federal court system, having worked for the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department of Justice and as a clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He was an associate at Sidley Austin in Chicago for three years. Quintanilla will teach civil procedure and advanced civil procedure. Victor Quintanilla Steve Sanders was an associate at Mayer Brown in Chicago before embarkand then as a visiting assistant professor at the University of Michigan Law School. He holds a JD from the University of Michigan. He joins the faculty in January 2013 and will teach constitutional law. From left to right: Harold "Pete" Goldsmith, IU dean of students; Christopher W. Kimbrough, BLSA secretary; Ashley A. Rozier, programming manager; Sad� Stephanie Oshinubi, president; Mahja Zeon, president-elect; and Steve Veldkamp, IU assistant dean of students and director of student life and learning. Steve Sanders 21 + www.law.indiana.edu ing on an academic career, serving as a lecturer at the University of Chicago 20 + ergo + spring 2012 As globalization continues to pervade the market for legal services -- both at home and abroad -- Indiana Law continues to expand the opportunities for students to prepare for careers in this new environment. This summer, fourteen students will be participating as interns in Brazil, India, and South Korea through the Law School's Center on the Global Legal Profession. The students have been named Milton Stewart Fellows in honor of Milton Stewart, JD'71, of Portland, Ore., who is providing funding for the program. Inaugurated in 2010, the unique program offers students experiences in a variety of settings, including corporations, highly reputed law firms, and rights-based, non-govern mental organizations (NGOs). Milton Stewart, JD'71, and his wife, Judi, are pictured here with the 2012 Stewart Fellows (from left): Adesuwa Ighile, Amanda Craig, Chanelle Wactor, Elyssa Campodonico, Mahja Zeon, Milton Stewart, Jihye Bae, Judi Stewart, Rebeca Nu�ez, Justin Schwemmer, Amanda Stephens, Ian Doig, and Samantha Wuletich. Not pictured: Kyle Doherty-Peters, Michelle Jones, and Collin Walsh. The internships at Indian NGOs have also been made possible through a strong partnership with the Unitarian Universalist Holdeen India Program and its director, Kathy Sreedhar. Partial support for the South Korean fellows has also been provided by the Law School's Elmore Entrepreneurship Law Clinic, established and funded in part by David Elmore, JD'58, and his son D.G. Elmore, JD/MBA'84. "The Stewart Fellows internships are in keeping with the Center's mission of developing our students' ability to practice in the globalized legal STEWART FELLOWS PROGRAM EXPANDS TO 14 STUDENTS IN 3 COUNTRIES 22 + ergo + spring 2012 environment as business lawyers, public sector lawyers, and social justice advocates," said Professor Jayanth K. Krishnan, the Charles L. Whistler Faculty Fellow and head of the India Initiative at the Center on the Global Legal Profession. "Thanks to the generosity of alumni and our other supporters of the program in the U.S., Brazil, India, and Korea, we are able to send 14 fellows this summer, up from 11 in 2011 and six in 2010." This year's Stewart Fellows and the countries and organizations where they 23 + www.law.indiana.edu will be completing their internships are: + Rebeca Nu�ez (Demarest & Almeida Advogados, a S�o Paulo law firm, and Votorantim Group, a diversified industrial conglomerate with interests in finance, energy, steel, and paper) + Elyssa Campodonico (Novus Law LLC and Koura & Co., a law firm in Delhi) + Amanda Craig (Jagori, an NGO advocating for women's rights) + Ian Doig (the law firm of S&R Associates -- Delhi office) + Adesuwa Ighile (Self-Employed Women's Association) + Michelle Jones (the law firm of Trilegal -- Delhi office) + Justin Schwemmer (Council for Social Development, an NGO in Hyderabad) + Amanda Stephens (Council for Social Development) + Collin Walsh (the law firm of Nishith Desai Associates -- Delhi office) + Samantha Wuletich (the law firm of Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co. -- Delhi office) + Mahja Zeon (Novus Law LLC and Koura & Co.) As NGO interns, Craig, Ighile, Schwemmer, and Stephens have also been named Holdeen Scholars. + Jihye Bae (Yoon & Yang, a law firm in Seoul) + Kyle Doherty-Peters (Barun Law, a law firm in Seoul) + Chanelle Wactor (KyoboAxa, a joint venture between Kyobo Life Insurance and AXA S.A., a French global insurance group) All of the fellows will be second-year students at the IU Maurer School of Law next fall, except Doherty-Peters, Jones, and Walsh, who will be thirdyear students. An article co-written by Professor William Henderson in the June 2011 HENDERSON ARTICLE WINS JOURNALISM AWARD ABA Journal has won a prestigious Lisagor Award from the Chicago Headline Club. The article, titled "Law Job Stagnation May Have Started Before the Recession -- And It May Be a Sign of Lasting Change," argues that the profession is undergoing a massive structural shift, and that the current recession provides a good opportunity to re-examine longstanding assumptions about lawyers and their clients. Henderson and co-author Rachel Zahorsky, a legal affairs writer at the Journal, won the award in the category of in-depth reporting, non-daily publication, for a business magazine or newspaper with circulation of more than 20,000. The awards were presented before an audience of 350 at the Union League Club of Chicago on Friday, May 4. "The pool of entries for these awards is extraordinary, and the competition is taken seriously by news organizations like Bloomberg, the Associated Press, and even Playboy," said Allen Pusey, editor and publisher of ABA Journal. He added that Henderson and Zahorsky beat finalists from Bloomberg News and Crain's Chicago Business. The award honors Peter Lisagor, the Washington bureau chief of the Chicago Daily News from 1959�1976. Lisagor was one of the nation's most respected and well known journalists. Henderson is director of Indiana Law's Center on the Global Legal Profession. 555 Whether working on a complex, multi-national transaction or sampling local cultures and traditions, the Stewart Fellows have found their experiences truly life-changing. Find out more about their experiences by watching a video on our YouTube page under iumaurerlaw. Contributions to fund future Stewart Fellows can be made online via the "support Indiana Law" tab on 24 + ergo + spring 2012 the Law School's home page (law.indiana.edu), or by mail to: Arthur M. Lotz Office of Alumni and Development Indiana University Maurer School of Law 211 S. Indiana Avenue / Bloomington, IN 47405 William Henderson 25 + www.law.indiana.edu CENTER FOR IP RESEARCH ANNOUNCES 2012 FALL IP EVENTS SERIES ++ Indiana Law's Center for Intellectual Property Research has announced its 2012 Fall IP Events series, featuring many of the world's thought leaders in intellectual property law. This year's series covers three important topics -- and two continents, culminating in an international design protection law conference at Oxford University in November. ++ Randall R. Rader and S. Jay Plager Circuit Judge (and former Indiana Law Dean) S. Jay Plager of the Federal Circuit, and many others. The program will include a series of panel discussions by leading jurists, academics, and practitioners, and a luncheon address by Judge Rader. The event will occur in Bloomington. The Federal Circuit Bar Association is helping coordinate the event, which is co-sponsored by Cook Group. ++ NOVEMBER 2-3: "The Future of Design Protection Law," to be held at Oxford University in coordination with Oxford's Intellectual Property Research Centre and co-sponsored by Microsoft Corporation. The conference brings together the world's leading scholars, practitioners, industry representatives, and government officials involved in all aspects of design protection law, including scholars from the U.S., Europe and China. This conference is co-sponsored by McAndrews Held & Malloy Ltd. ++ "We are delighted that the Center is hosting these world-class events," said Mark D. Janis, JD'89, Robert A. Lucas Chair of Law and the director of the Center. "The Fall 2012 IP Events series demonstrates what our Center is all about. We are going abroad to build on our international reputation in intellectual property law, and we are also Mark D. Janis, JD'89 MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW FOR THIS YEAR'S SERIES: SEPTEMBER 13-14: "The America Invents Act -- After Year One," featuring many leading patent law academics, practitioners, and others, including two keynote speakers: David Kappos, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and Robert A. Armitage, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Eli Lilly and Company. This major symposium will explore the impact of the patent reform legislation -- what it accomplished, what it omitted, and what the future holds. Sessions will be held on the IU�Bloomington campus. The event is co-sponsored by Cook Group. David Kappos and Robert A. Armitage bringing the best in the world to Indiana because we're committed to enhancing the intellectual property law infrastructure in the state." Indiana continuing legal education credit for the stateside events will be applied for. For more information, visit the Center's website: ip.law.indiana.edu. ++ 27 + www.law.indiana.edu ++ 26 + ergo + spring 2012 SEPTEMBER 24: "The State of Patent Litigation: A Conversation with the Federal Circuit," featuring the Honorable Randall R. Rader, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; LAW SCHOOL TEACHING AWARDS PRESENTED Four Indiana University Maurer School of Law faculty members and one adjunct professor were honored April 9 with prestigious teaching awards from the Law School. They are: 3 Amy G. Applegate, clinical professor of law and director, Viola J. Taliaferro Family and Children Mediation Clinic 3 Jayanth K. Krishnan, professor of law 3 Jeffrey Evans Stake, Robert A. Lucas Chair of Law 3 Leandra Lederman, William W. Oliver Professor of Tax Law 3 Judge Marc R. Kellams, adjunct professor of law "Excellent teaching is a core commitment of our educational mission, and our faculty takes that commitment very seriously. There are many wonderful teachers at the Maurer School of Law, and it is an honor to celebrate their achievements," said Interim Dean Hannah L. Buxbaum, who presented the awards. Trustees' Teaching Awards were presented to Amy G. Applegate, Jayanth K. Krishnan and Jeffrey Evans Stake. Applegate, who teaches a course in domestic relations mediation, was described as knowledgeable and passionate about the material she teaches and deeply connected with her students. Krishnan teaches property law, immigration law and comparative legal systems and was cited for his enthusiasm in the classroom, as well as for his efforts to expand the law school's global presence. Stake was praised for being an outstanding lecturer who is well-organized and detailed and who sets high standards for himself and his students. He teaches property law, and wills and trusts. Lederman was presented with the Leon H. Wallace Teaching Award. Named for the school's former dean, it is the highest teaching honor given to IU Maurer School of Law faculty. She was praised for her patience and diligence in the classroom and described as approachable and kind to her students, creating a welcoming and effective learning environment while emphasizing both the practical and theoretical aspects of tax law. Kellams, JD'78, was recognized for his work as an adjunct professor teaching trial advocacy. Students cited not only his wisdom and experience, but also his ability to translate those attributes into successful instruction. This year marks his 30th as an adjunct at the law school. 28 + ergo + spring 2012 JEROME HALL RESEARCH FELLOW RECEIVES AWARD FROM ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN HISTORIANS Katherine Turk, the Jerome Hall postdoctoral fellow at the IU Maurer School of Law, was selected by the Organization of American Historians (OAH) to receive the 2012 Lerner-Scott Prize, which is given annually for the best doctoral dissertation in U.S. women's history. Turk's dissertation is titled "Equality on Trial: Women and Work in the Age of Title VII" and Katherine Turk described by the Prize Committee as "a thoughtfully conceived and deeply researched dissertation and a major contribution to U.S. women's history as well as to the histories of law, labor, and business." During the 2011�2012 academic year, Turk has been serving as a Jerome Hall postdoctoral fellow at the Law School's Center for Law, Society, and Culture. She received her undergraduate degree from Northwestern University with honors in history and political science in 2004. She earned a master's degree in history in 2007 and a doctorate in history in 2011, both from the University of Chicago. In 2011, Turk was appointed Assistant Professor of History at the University of Texas at Dallas and has been on leave from that position during her fellowship. Turk's fellowship is named for Jerome Hall, a member of the Indiana Law faculty from 1939�1970. He was a pioneer in interdisciplinary analysis of legal problems and earned international recognition for his seven books and numerous articles on criminal law and jurisprudence. Founded in 1907, the OAH is the largest learned society and professional organization dedicated to the teaching and study of the American past. The OAH promotes excellence in the scholarship, teaching, and presentation of American history, and encourages wide discussion of historical in the United States and abroad include college and university professors; students; precollegiate teachers; archivists, museum curators, and other public historians employed in government and the private sector. 29 + www.law.indiana.edu questions and equitable treatment of all practitioners of history. Members The teaching award recipients were chosen by the Dean after considering recommendations of a special committee of students. Watch a video of the awards presentation on the Indiana Law YouTube page: IUMaurerLaw ++ ++ BROWN HONORED FOR LEADERSHIP EFFORTS... TWICE Kevin Brown "SUPER COMMUTER" CASTANIAS RECEIVES IUAA'S PRESIDENT'S AWARD Gregory A. Castanias, JD'90, has been selected to receive the Indiana University Alumni Association's 2012 President's Award. This award honors the IUAA's most dedicated volunteers, those who lead the way in providing opportunities for their fellow alumni and friends to stay connected with their alma mater. Gregory A. Castanias, JD'90 Richard S. Melvin Professor of Law Kevin Brown was honored twice for his efforts in sponsorship of student organizations at the Law School. On April 25, he received the Black Faculty Student Choice Award. Several members of the school's Black Law Students' Association nominated Brown for his efforts to encourage BLSA to become more of a presence at the Law School and around the Bloomington campus. Brown also received Honorable Mention as Student Organization Advisor of the Year. ++ Castanias is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Jones Day, where he heads the firm's Federal Circuit practice. He regularly argues in front of the U.S. Supreme Court and the Federal Circuit on behalf of Fortune 500 companies, including Abbott Laboratories, Pfizer, Procter & Gamble, and IBM. The Legal 500 calls him a "sharp and effective advocate who picks up the details of the matter quickly." "Greg devotes countless hours of time to the Law School," said Dean Buxbaum. "As a member of the Alumni Board's Admissions Committee, he has made it a personal mission to encourage top-notch prospective students to apply to Indiana Law." She added that Castanias volunteers additional time as an adjunct instructor. In the spring of 2012, he taught a course on Federal Circuit advocacy, and he has also taught appellate practice and procedure. Each week, Castanias travels from Washington to Bloomington and back in one day so that he can teach at the Law School. In its April 11 issue, Indiana Lawyer featured his unusual travel schedule in a front-page article on super-commuter lawyers. One of five award recipients, Castanias will be honored at the IUAA's Alumni Leaders Conference Celebration on Friday, June 15 at the IU 31 + www.law.indiana.edu ALUMNI BOARD NOMINATIONS DUE AUGUST 1 The Nominating Committee of the Law School Alumni Board is soliciting names of alumni to be considered for membership. The Alumni Board is the board of directors of the Indiana University Maurer School of Law Alumni Association and consists of active members who support the dean, the administration, and the faculty. The board directs the work and activities of the Law Alumni Association, and interacts with all aspects of the Law School's operations. To be slated as a nominee, candidates should have a proven interest and enthusiasm in the continued success of the Law School. Specific activities demonstrating this include: 3 Interviewing prospective students 3 Participating in resume reviews through the Office of Career and Professional Development 30 + ergo + spring 2012 3 Participating in Career Choices workshops and panels 3 Working with graduates to find employment 3 Hosting an alumni reception at your firm or organization 3 Donating financially to the Law School For more information, and for a nomination form, visit law.indiana.edu/alumni/involved, and click on "join the alumni board." Memorial Union's Alumni Hall. ++ INDIANA LAW IN THE MEDIA Journalists and commentators regularly seek the Maurer School of Law faculty expertise on a wide variety of local, national and global topics. Here is a listing of faculty and staff in the media -- quoted, interviewed, or referred to -- in recent months. +++ DATE 5/3/2012 5/2/2012 5/2/2012 5/2/2012 5/2/2012 5/2/2012 5/2/2012 5/2/2012 4/30/2012 FACULTY William Henderson Caroline Dowd-Higgins Jody Madeira William Henderson Sarah Jane Hughes Jeannine Bell Fred H. Cate Jeannine Bell Carole Silver ARTICLE Dewey & LeBoeuf near collapse: are other white-shoe law firms in peril? A career letter to the class of 2012 No medium, no message, no closure? Dewey & LeBoeuf and the woes of the legal industry How safe are mobile payments? New Jersey v. Ravi Wanted by police, found by I-Team 8 DOJ downplays expectation for hate crime law Justice Charles Breyer to speak at TAGLaw international conference in San Francisco Changing world inspires law school program Walmart bribery allegations: what legal problems, penalties could it face? In Walmart probe, a black box of possible fines Former teacher sues diocese, claiming pregnancy discrimination Powerful but obscure Tax Court lags on access Why you're mad to use the cloud! Walmart investigated over Mexican bribe Western Union should at least send scammers a message Dean's desk: Effective legal education depends on strong partnerships Lawyers part of "super-commuter" trend Flipping out for Comedy Central may have got Roncalli students in parkour trouble Suppose Justice settles with Apple and Publishers. Then what? FBI documents reveal profiling of North Carolina Muslims Bigger than agency, bigger than e-books: the case against Apple and publishers Health-care law's centerpiece to be defended before Supreme Court IU law scholars say politics, activism factors in Supreme Court's historic week Why marriage isn't an equal partnership Health care and constitutional Armageddon Dual role of Marion County small claims court judges raises flags 1994 shooting set up hazardous waste case now before justices OUTLET The Daily Beast Huffington Post Huffington Post On Point (WBUR, Boston/NPR) US News Money WFHB Radio (Bloomington) WISH TV (Indianapolis) Morning Edition (NPR) San Francisco Chronicle Indiana Lawyer PBS News Hour Reuters Channel 55 (Fort Wayne) Chicago Tribune Business Cloud 9 Toronto Star Los Angeles Times Indiana Lawyer Indiana Lawyer Indianapolis Star Wired Los Angeles Times Wired The Washington Post Times-Mail (Bedford, Ind.) Huffington Post Politico Indianapolis Star Greenwire DATE 3/14/2012 3/14/2012 3/12/2012 3/7/2012 3/7/2012 3/6/2012 3/1/2012 FACULTY Ryan W. Scott Donald Gjerdingen William Henderson Fred H. Cate Charles Geyh Lauren Robel Fred H. Cate ARTICLE Law students write, perform musical Tort law case tests boundaries of duty Do elite law grads disdain longtime BigLaw work? Curtain of mystery partially pulled back on computer hacker groups Hearing called for federal judge who sent anti-Obama e-mail Bloomington Faculty Council discusses IU's international presence New Google policy opens brave new world of data collection, IU experts say Law students undeterred by job prospects Where American criminal justice went wrong Profile Gender could factor into Indiana Supreme Court nomination Bill would trample on students' rights Flu meeting opts for openness Is the outlook for law faculty employment more fickle than most juries? Hacking into infrastructure systems to prove a point Jindal, Indiana University to offer combined LLB with JD in 6 or 4 years The STOCK Act: A response to Professor Bainbridge Professor in UTEP inquiry hired judge The unplugged life: Meet the neo-Luddites among us Auf dem Radar der US-Justiz Bank of America responds to breach Prop 8 ruling may not influence Indiana's same-sex marriage amendment Law schools sued by alumni who can't find work Right-to-work laws in an election year Gen Y behavior creates new work culture Panelists say law schools have problems, but no crisis Robel settles into interim provostship Electing judges still works for N.C. IU expert: Right-to-work law not the best catalyst for economic growth Maurer School of Law professor helps Libyans with constitution elections High Court may be ready to reconsider privacy doctrine Super Bowl internet fraud and ticket scams Indiana businesses could benefit most from right to work More to be worried about in Zappos hacking OUTLET Indiana Lawyer Indiana Lawyer ABA Journal Chicago Tribune USA Today Indiana Daily Student The Herald-Times (Bloomington, Ind.) Indiana Daily Student Boston Globe WFIU -- Indiana Public Media WFIU -- Indiana Public Media The Star Press (Muncie, Ind.) Nature higheredjobs.com Marketplace (American Public Media) Bar & Bench openmarket.org El Paso (Tex.) Times The Kansas City Star Handelszeitung (Swiss business newspaper) Bank Info Security Indiana Daily Student Marketplace (American Public Media) To the Point (KCRW, Santa Monica, Cal.) Huffington Post Harvard Crimson Indiana Daily Student News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) Fox 59 (Indianapolis) Indiana Public Media Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journals WIBC (Indianapolis) Indiana Public Media WIBC (Indianapolis) 33 + www.law.indiana.edu 2/27/2012 Frank Motley 2/26/2012 Joseph Hoffmann 2/24/2012 Feisal Amin Rasoul Istrabadi 2/23/2012 Charles Geyh 2/22/2012 Fred H. Cate 2/21/2012 David Fidler 2/20/2012 Lauren Robel 2/20/2012 David Fidler 2/20/2012 2/19/2012 2/15/2012 2/11/2012 2/9/2012 2/9/2012 2/7/2012 2/2/2012 2/2/2012 2/2/2012 2/2/2012 2/1/2012 2/1/2012 1/31/2012 1/31/2012 Jayanth K. Krishnan Donna Nagy Charles Geyh Fred H. Cate Hannah Buxbaum Fred H. Cate Daniel Conkle William Henderson Kenneth Dau-Schmidt Caroline Dowd-Higgins Alfred C. Aman, Jr. Lauren Robel Charles Geyh Kenneth Dau-Schmidt David Williams 4/27/2012 Carole Silver 4/25/2012 Joseph Hoffmann 4/25/2012 Joseph Hoffmann 4/25/2012 Daniel Conkle 4/25/2012 4/25/2012 4/23/2012 4/17/2012 4/11/2012 4/11/2012 Leandra Lederman Fred H. Cate Joseph Hoffmann Fred H. Cate Hannah Buxbaum Gregory A. Castanias and John Steele 4/10/2012 Daniel Conkle 4/5/2012 Donald E. Knebel 3/28/2012 Fred H. Cate 3/28/2012 Donald E. Knebel 3/27/2012 Daniel Conkle 3/27/2012 Charles Geyh 32 + ergo + spring 2012 3/26/2012 Deborah Widiss 3/21/2012 Daniel Conkle 3/19/2012 Charles Geyh 3/14/2012 Ryan W. Scott 1/26/2012 Fred H. Cate 1/23/2012 Sarah Jane Hughes 1/21/2012 Kenneth Dau-Schmidt 1/20/2012 Fred H. Cate DATE 1/19/2012 1/18/2012 1/18/2012 1/17/2012 1/16/2012 1/16/2012 1/16/2012 1/16/2012 1/12/2012 1/10/2012 1/9/2012 1/6/2012 1/6/2012 1/5/2012 1/5/2012 1/4/2012 1/2/2012 FACULTY David Fidler Kenneth Dau-Schmidt Mark Janis Kenneth Dau-Schmidt Craig Bradley Charles Geyh Fred H. Cate William Henderson Carole Silver David Williams David Fidler Fred H. Cate Carole Silver Dawn Johnsen Fred H. Cate David Fidler Fred H. Cate ARTICLE Risky research and human health: the influenza H5N1 research controversy and international law Council continues bill protest SOPA, so what? Labor's second front "Lauren's Law" activist petitions for mandatory polygraph tests Braun: Menendez judge flap brings to light intriguing legal question You shopped at Zappos. Now what? What is law school for, anyway? Students happy with law school experience, with caveats A decommissioned inquiry on Myanmar The 2012 Republican primaries, American conservatism, and global health Bloomington maintains favor by extending occupy deadline Transfer students have lower credentials, but boast more prep and competitive grades: study White House mum over possible appointment legal advice Cyberattack on Nick's illustrates vulnerability of the digital world WHO speaks out on bird flu flap Unwelcome expansion by the TSA Feisal Istrabadi on Iraq Insider trading on Capitol Hill Battle in different church may be guide to judge in St. Stanislaus case TSA screenings aren't just for airports anymore Does Maliki want to become unchallenged ruler of Iraq? More graduates of elite law schools finding work outside law firms Justice Gableman not charged legal fees in ethics case Iraq: After American soldiers are gone Indiana University expert asked to help Congress police itself Let Tripoli try Saif al-Islam Indiana dean will balance provost duties with leadership of law school association Congress takes on insider trading...by Congress Burma learns to play geopolitics A win on Keystone could easily turn into a loss for environmentalists OUTLET ASIL Insights Indiana Daily Student Indiana Daily Student The American Prospect Indiana Daily Student Newark Star-Ledger msn money The National Law Journal The National Law Journal Asia Times Global Health Governance Indiana Public Media ABA Journal Chicago Tribune The Herald-Times (Bloomington, Ind.) Chemical & Engineering News The Times-News (Burlington, NC) CBC The Diane Rehm Show (NPR) Post-Dispatch (St. Louis) Los Angeles Times PBS News Hour Chicago Tribune Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel To the Point (KCRW Santa Monica, Cal.) Louisville Courier-Journal Foreign Affairs National Law Journal CNN The Epoch Times (China) The Plain Dealer (Cleveland) UPCOMING EVENTS Check the website (law.indiana.edu) and our Facebook page for updates and additional events. WELCOME TO CHICAGO RECEPTION Wednesday, June 6, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Market / 113 West Randolph / marketbarchicago.com WELCOME TO D.C. RECEPTION Thursday, June 14, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Aria Pizzeria & Bar / Piazza Room / Ronald Reagan and International Trade Center 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW / ariapizzeria.com RSVP by June 7 to firstname.lastname@example.com or (812) 855-9700. 12/22/2011 Feisal Amin Rasoul Istrabadi 12/21/2011 Donna Nagy 12/20/2011 Daniel Conkle 12/20/2011 Fred H. Cate 12/20/2011 Feisal Amin Rasoul Istrabadi 12/16/2011 William Henderson 12/15/2011 Charles Geyh 12/13/2011 Feisal Amin Rasoul Istrabadi 12/9/2011 Donna Nagy 12/9/2011 12/8/2011 12/7/2011 12/5/2011 12/4/2011 Timothy Waters Lauren Robel Donna Nagy David Williams Robert Fischman NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION 87TH ANNUAL CONVENTION ALUMNI BREAKFAST Wednesday, July 18, 7:00 - 9:00 a.m. Caesar's Palace / Las Vegas Additional details to follow. Special thanks to Frank Seales, Jr., `74 for his assistance! MINNEAPOLIS ALUMNI RECEPTION Thursday, July 19, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. / Location to be announced on website and Facebook. AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING, CHICAGO Friday, August 3 / Location and time to be announced on the website and Facebook. BLSA AND LATINO ALUMNI 30-YEAR REUNION / CLASS OF 1982 With a special invitation to the classes of 1980-1984. 3 Friday, Sept 7 3 Saturday, Sept 8 3 Sunday, Sept 9 Reunion dinner Tour of the Law School and session with current students Gathering in conjunction with Prof. Kevin Brown's first-year orientation and reception Coffee with the Dean +++ Additional details will be posted to our website at www.indiana.law.edu. All further communication will be through e-mail. Please make sure we have your updated contact information by contacting Jennifer Allen at (812) 855-9700 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Special thanks to Gary Davis, '82, Arthur Lopez, '83, and Nora Peoples, '82, for organizing! 35 + www.law.indiana.edu 34 + ergo + spring 2012 FACULTY APPROVES 2012�2015 INITIATIVES: BUILDING ON SUCCESS On April 27, the Law School's faculty adopted a set of initiatives to guide the school during the next three academic years. Titled Building on Success: A Roadmap for the Future, the initiatives build on the school's 2005 Strategic Plan, which calls for the school to be "a highly visible and influential law school whose faculty and students promote knowledge, justice, and the public good around the state, the nation, and the world." The initiatives concentrate on three areas: a recommitment to the 2005 Strategic Plan; additional initiatives that will enable the school to build on past success while moving forward; and a roadmap for achieving those initiatives. Collaborative and interdisciplinary research and teaching emerged as the two unifying themes of the initiatives. "The future of American higher education . . . will increasingly challenge the single unit of analysis, whether as an individual working alone on research, a single discipline as a scholarly framework, or a single nation, as the sole perspective," according to the initiatives document. The faculty adopted three initiatives: TAKE THE LAW FIRM CHALLENGE; WIN THE FIRST LOOK As a lawyer, you know how important it is to develop highly competent and prepared associates as part of your firm's growth strategy. Your firm's support of the Maurer School of Law provides the financial resources for scholarships, faculty development, and programs that help students develop their professional competencies. The Law Firm Challenge is a way for your Indiana Law alumni to highlight your firm's role in supporting the Law School and strengthen the alumni networks among participating firms. Last year, alumni in 45 firms contributed $178,000 to the Fund for Excellence, the Law School's annual giving campaign. Five firms achieved 100% alumni participation: Bose McKinney & Evans LLP; Cohen Garelick & Glazier; Hackman Hulett & Cracraft LLP; Krieg DeVault LLP; and Stuart & Branigin LLP. Because the Firm Challenge has been so successful, it is being expanded for 2012�2013 -- providing some friendly competition among firms. Lisa McKinney 1. EFFECTIVELY EDUCATE TOMORROW'S LAWYERS 2. ENHANCE SCHOLARLY AND SOCIETAL IMPACT OF OUR INTELLECTUAL ACTIVITIES 3. DEVELOP AND MAKE A DIFFERENTIAL INVESTMENT IN RESOURCES. "We believe that the Law School is on a positive trajectory, as shown by our ability to attract and retain outstanding faculty, the growth in interdisciplinary research centers, and the recruitment of highly credentialed students from across the nation," said Julia C. Lamber, JD'72, Interim Executive Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor of Law, and Val Nolan Faculty Fellow, who chaired the committee that developed the initiatives. "These initiatives provide a roadmap for building on success while continuing to move forward." Objectives and action steps in support of these initiatives were also adopted. The initiatives will be "operationalized" during the summer of 2012, with deadlines and measurable indicators of progress. Lamber expressed gratitude to the committee for its work. Members consisted of: Professors Fred Cate, Joe Hoffmann, Jay Krishnan, Julia Lamber, Mark Need, Carole Silver, and Susan Williams. Building on Success can be found on the Law School's website: 36 + ergo + spring 2012 LisaMcKinney, JD'92, a partner at Bose McKinney & Evans in Indianapolis, has agreed to chair the Law Firm Challenge. "The long-term growth and success of our firm depends on hiring competent and prepared associates," she told ergo. "The Law Firm Challenge is a great opportunity to marshal our resources as alumni in support of the Law School's development of tomorrow's lawyers. I am delighted to serve as chair of the Challenge and look forward to working with fellow alumni." WIN THE CHALLENGE; GET A FIRST LOOK Here's how it works: each participating firm will appoint up to three alumni to solicit other Indiana Law alumni at their firms. Firms that raise $5,000 or more will receive special recognition. The top three firms that raise the most money will be invited to host, at no charge, a networking reception at their firms with the school's top students. You'll get a first look at the Law School's best and brightest -- the foundation of your firm's future success. TAKE THE CHALLENGE! To partcipate, please contact StephanieCoffey, Director of Annual Giving, to help you set up the challenge at your firm and to provide you with logistical support. She can be reached at 812.856.2793, or at email@example.com. 37 + www.law.indiana.edu law.indiana.edu/about/strategic-plan. Don't miss this opportunity! SAVE THE DATE! If you are currently a law firm solicitor, you'll be invited to a reception at Bose McKinney & Evans on October3,2012 to kick off the challenge. More details to come! +1960s Henry P. Lee, LLB'65, chair of the Estate Planning Section of the Business and Corporate Group of Howard & Howard in Royal Oak, Mich., was named to The Best Lawyers in America 2012. Lee focuses his practice on business law, estate planning, and tax law. + Robert D. Arnold, LLB'66, is the author of A Team of Destiny: The Unforgettable Story of Indiana's 1967 Big Ten Championship Season and the Rose Bowl of 1968, published in May by AuthorHouse. After a brief stint in private law practice, Arnold began a long career with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Indiana, where he became executive vice president, corporate secretary, and chief legal counsel. He retired in 1988 and fulfilled a lifelong ambition to write, initially chronicling his IU class of 1954 for its 40th reunion. In 1996 he wrote Hoosier Autumn: The Remarkable Story of Indiana University's 1945 Championship Team, a book acclaimed for its depiction of football and race relations following World War II. His next book, The Rivalry: Indiana and Purdue and the History of their Old Oaken Bucket Battles 1925�2002, encompasses the history of the Old Oaken Bucket game. Arnold and his wife, Linda, have lived most of their lives in Indianapolis; they have also lived in St. Petersburg, Fla. + David O. Tittle, JD'67, a litigation partner in Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP in Indianapolis, has been reappointed as the Indiana state chairman of the American College of Trial Lawyers. ACTL is an invitation-only organization of trial lawyers dedicated to maintaining and improving the standards of trial practice, the administration of justice, and the ethics of the profession. Tittle was also selected for inclusion in Indiana Super Lawyers 2012. He lives in Indianapolis. Joseph T. Bumbleburg, JD'61, president, senior member, and shareholder at Ball Eggleston P.C. in Lafayette, Ind., was selected for inclusion in Indiana Super Lawyers 2012. Bumbleburg focuses on real estate development, municipal law, zoning, and subdivision law. He is a registered mediator in Indiana and devotes much of his time mediating disputes involving personal injury, wrongful death, and various other civil matters. Bumbleburg is an Academy of Law Alumni Fellow. + The Indiana Trial Lawyers Association named Roger L. Pardieck, LLB'63, 2011 Indiana Trial Lawyer of the Year. It is the second time in his legal career he has received the award. Pardieck is an attorney and founder of the Pardieck Law Firm in Seymour, Ind. He lives in Columbus, Ind. + Dennis M. Hanaghan, LLB'65, is a trustee and executive director of the Fred and Alice Wallace Foundation, which helps local organizations meet healthcare and educational needs of adults and children in the Miami Valley of Ohio. Hanaghan has practiced law for more than 45 years, and focuses on estate planning and probate. + R. Bruce McLean, JD'71, partner and chairman of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Washington, D.C., was quoted in The Blog of Legal Times on the firm's increase in several financial indicators in 2011. Under McLean's leadership, the firm has grown to rank among the largest in the United States. Prior to becoming chairman of the firm, McLean spent more than 20 years litigating complex business cases in federal court, particularly those involving federal regulatory programs, energy issues, natural resources law, and antitrust matters. He is a frequent speaker on the resolution of complex business disputes. McLean has been listed in every edition of The Best Lawyers in America since its inception in 1983. + +1970s alumni feature James G. Richmond, JD'69, has joined Quality Healthcare Intermediary, LLC of Chicago as the chief legal officer. Prior to joining QHI, Richmond was a shareholder 38 + ergo + spring 2012 at Greenberg Traurig's Chicago office. He focused his practice on a variety of compliance and enforcement issues, including financial fraud, healthcare fraud, the gaming industry, and white�collar criminal matters. He is a former United States attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, and was a special agent for the FBI and for the criminal investigation division of the IRS. He is also a member of the Law School's Board of Visitors. {finis} From FBI, to IRS, to QHI Roger T. Stelle, JD'70, was featured in Leading Lawyers Network Magazine for his contribution to business law. Stelle is a partner of Meltzer Purtill & Stelle of Schaumburg, Ill., and concentrates his practice on business law, with an emphasis on corporations, real estate, and banking. Clients in the Leading Lawyers article praised Stelle for his initiative and commitment to client service, describing him as a "practical, get-it-done lawyer." His firm has grown to 24 lawyers from only seven in 1995, and Stelle tries to generate one new client every week. "I don't always do that, but I come pretty close," he said. {finis} Catherine A. Conway, JD'78, has joined Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher's Los Angeles office as a partner. Before joining Gibson, Dunn, Conway was a partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. She is a member of the Law School's Board of Visitors. + Janis L. Summers, JD'78, recently reached 30 years of service as an attorney with the U.S. International Trade Commission in Washington, D.C. Summers lives in Gaithersburg, Md., and will be attending the 2012 Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly in Pittsburgh. and civil litigation. She has significant experience in environmental law, representing clients in CERCLA, RCRA, and UST litigation, toxic tort litigation, environmental insurance coverage litigation, compliance and permitting issues, remediation projects, and various real estate and corporate transactions. She defends clients in enforcement matters before the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management. She has been appellate counsel before the Indiana Court of Appeals, the Indiana Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. Shelby was chairperson of the Section of Environmental Law of the Indianapolis Bar Association. + Building Indiana, a bimonthly publication that covers economic development news across the Hoosier state, has named Ernest Summers III, JD'80, to its Who's Who in Indiana Class of 2011, in recognition of his professional and civic contributions. Summers is a partner in Faegre Baker Daniels LLP's business litigation practice group, where he focuses on commercial litigation regarding product liability, insurance recovery claims, antitrust, licensing and distribution, securities fraud, and mass toxic tort. A resident of Michigan City, Ind., Summers practices in the firm's Chicago office. + Richard W. Young, JD'81, a partner at Quarles & Brady's Chicago office, was selected for inclusion in Illinois Super Lawyers 2012. Young practices in the firm's Intellectual Property Group. He litigates patent, trademark, and copyright actions in federal trial and appellate courts around the country. He also counsels clients on the broader implications and opportunities of intellectual property for their business and for Stelle praised for "getting it done" alumni feature Jack L. Walkey, JD'71, shareholder at Ball Eggleston P.C. in Lafayette, Ind., was selected for inclusion in Indiana Super Lawyers 2012. Walkey's practice focuses on individual and family estates and tax planning, estate administration, trust, residential, commercial and agricultural real estate, and tax-deferred exchanges. Walkey was also the recipient of the 2011 Legion of the Bronco Award and was presented with the IHSAA Distinguished Service Award for giving his time and talent to interscholastic athletics in his community. He is a board-certified Indiana estate planning and administration specialist, and is a member of the American Bar Association, the Indiana State Bar Association, and the Tippecanoe County Bar Association. + American Property Tax Counsel has elected Stephen H. Paul, JD'72, a partner at Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, Indianapolis, as president for the 2011�2012 term. Composed of 32 member firms and more than 100 attorneys from across the country, APTC provides major real estate owners advice on the nuances of property taxation systems in numerous states. Paul is a founding member of 40 + ergo + spring 2012 of Revenue, Indiana Department of Local Government Finance, Indiana Board of Review, and numerous local boards and agencies in state and local tax matters. Paul was inducted into the Law School's Academy of Law Alumni Fellows in 2012 and serves on the Board of Visitors. He is also an adjunct professor of law. Paul lives in Carmel, Ind. + Kim F. Ebert, JD'76, was re-elected as managing shareholder of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. in Indianapolis. As the managing shareholder, Ebert will continue to serve as chair of the executive management team and will be responsible for the strategic growth of the firm. For more than thirty years, he has defended the interests of employers in the full range of labor and employment matters. He has played a significant role in working with clients to develop a national strategy for labor and employment, and has regularly assisted in due diligence in acquisitions and divestitures. Ebert is a frequent writer, speaker and seminar chair at regional and national conferences on labor and employment subjects for attorneys and human resource professionals. + Barbara H. Lembo, JD'76, was recognized by the Charlotte Women's Bar at an event honoring women in the legal profession with 25 or more years of dedication, leadership, and outstanding service. Before joining Wishart Norris Henninger and Pittman, Lembo was one of the first licensed and admitted female attorneys in Catawba County, N.C., as well as the first female attorney to serve as the president of the Catawba County Bar Association. + Jeffrey L. Gage, JD'77, a partner at Quarles & Brady's Phoenix office, was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2012. Gage practices in the firm's Real Estate Group in the areas of real estate development, real estate finance, corporate, commercial and county government. + Thomas C. Scherer, JD' 77, a partner in the Indianapolis law firm Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP, was selected for inclusion in Indiana Super Lawyers 2012. Scherer concentrates his practice in bankruptcy, restructuring, and creditors' rights and has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for bankruptcy law since 1995. He has extensive experience representing secured creditors, creditors' committees, and debtors in cases under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. He also devotes significant time to commercial litigation, workouts, and asset sales relating to financially distressed businesses. He serves as chair of the firm's Creditors' Rights Group and is a veteran speaker, having given numerous presentations on bankruptcy, reorganization, and commercial lending. + +1980s Katherine L. Shelby, JD'80, a partner in Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP in Indianapolis, was selected for inclusion in Indiana Super Lawyers 2012. Shelby concentrates her practice in environmental law, insurance law, alumni feature John Seddelmeyer, JD'74, had one regret from his three years on the Bloomington campus: he never took advantage of the array of arts and cultural offerings while at IU. And he wanted to make sure that law students don't graduate with the same regret as he did. Since 2007, Seddelmeyer has been hosting an annual visit to IU's internationally acclaimed opera with two dozen law students as his guests. The evening out includes a reception at the Musical Arts Center and a preview and backstage tour with IU Jacobs School of Music Dean Gwyn Richards. "We are grateful to John for his annual hosting of our evening at the IU opera," said Dean Buxbaum, shown here with Seddelmeyer and his daughter, Clara. "It is so thoughtful of him to make this experience available to our students." Seddelmeyer and his wife, Sarah, began to develop a love for opera when they were living in Houston. A friend gave them tickets to the opera and they were hooked. That love of opera grew deeper as they settled in Dallas. Today they are ardent supporters and trustees of the Dallas Opera. Seddelmeyer is currently Senior Counsel for Legal Policy at Exxon Mobil. He was a lead attorney for the company during the Exxon Valdez oil spill tragedy from 1989�1991 and subsequently managed Exxon's successful appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. {finis} A night at the opera APTC, the official Indiana representative, and only the third president in the twodecade history of the organization. With nearly 40 years of experience in tax law, he represents clients before the Indiana Tax Court, Indiana Department Jacqueline A. Simmons, JD'79, has been named university vice president and general counsel at Indiana University, effective July 1. She succeeds Dorothy Frapwell, JD'73, who retired in May after nearly six years in that role and more than 35 years in the university's legal department. IU's Office of the General Counsel serves the legal needs of all IU campuses out of offices in Bloomington and Indianapolis. Simmons brings vast legal and business experience to her new role. She joined Faegre Baker Daniels in Indianapolis in 2006 and currently serves as co-leader of the firm's international practice area and leads the Indianapolis office. Simmons previously served on the firm's executive committee and chaired the environmental practice. She began her legal career at Ice Miller in Indianapolis and served as general counsel to Reilly Industries in Indianapolis and as vice president and general manager of its Pyridine Chemicals division. Simmons is currently a member of the Law School's Board of Visitors and has been an adjunct faculty member at Indiana Law for the past 20 years, where she has focused on environmental-related courses. Simmons was selected after a national search that began in December 2011. The search committee, chaired by John Applegate, Walter W. Foskett Professor of Law and IU's executive vice president for university regional affairs, planning and policy, received more than 100 applications and nominations for the position. {finis} Department and has been lead counsel for jury trials conducted in courts across Indiana. He has mediated and arbitrated hundreds of cases and serves as counsel, mediator and arbitration panelist. He has overseen litigation in a multitude of settings, including complex business litigation, products liability, professional malpractice, environmental, fire, trucking, antitrust, unfair competition, copyright, trademark, trust, probate, and defamation. Isenbarger is also an active member in the American Bar Association, the Indiana State Bar Association, the Indianapolis Law Club, The International Association of Defense Counsel, Transportation Lawyers' Association, and USLAW. He was chair of the Young Lawyers' Division of the Indianapolis Bar Association before serving on the board as its secretary, vice president and counsel. He continues to serve as a delegate to the Indiana State Bar Association, is the ISBA delegate to the ABA and has been a director of USLAW. + Timothy A. Klinger, JD'85, has joined Rudolph, Fine, Porter & Johnson, Evansville, Ind., as of counsel. He previously served for 11 years as a partner at McCray Lavallo Frank & Klinger in Evansville. Klinger concentrates his practice in the areas of worker's compensation defense, mediation, medical malpractice, and litigation, and is a registered Indiana civil mediator. + Mark T. Hayden, JD'86, managing partner at the Cincinnati office of Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP, has been selected for inclusion in Ohio Super Lawyers 2012 and was appointed to a three-year term on the Ohio State Bar Association's Litigation Section Council. Hayden has served as a business litigation attorney for more than 25 years. He concentrates his trial practice on complex business disputes, product liability, insurance coverage, ERISA litigation, trademark and copyright, and employment litigation. + Samuel E. Eversman, JD'87, was named partner at Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. in St. Louis. Eversman focuses his practice on international transactions, corporate and project finance, joint ventures, intellectual property transfers and Saudi income tax for clients doing business in the Middle East. He also has experience in assisting Middle Eastern clients (both governments and businesses) with transactions and disputes outside the Middle East. Eversman has lived and conducted business throughout the Middle East, including as a resident in Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. He regularly helps businesses explore, structure, establish and conduct operations in the Middle East. Before joining Fulbright, Eversman worked as part of a consortium that served as consultants to the Government of Kuwait. + Brian L. Porto, JD'87, has published his fourth book, The Supreme Court and the NCAA: The Case for Less Commercialism and More Due Process in College Sports (University of Michigan Press, 2012). Porto is an associate professor at Vermont Law School, where he has taught since 2006. He teaches legal writing, appellate advocacy, advanced appellate advocacy, and election law. Simmons to succeed Frapwell as IU General Counsel Steve M. Badger, JD'92, has been named chair-elect of the Professional Legal Education, Admission, and Development (PLEADS) Section of the Indiana State Bar Association. Badger will assume leadership as chairman of the section in the fall of 2012. As chair he will oversee the initiatives of the section, including monitoring rules for admission to the bar and for lawyer conduct, and promoting the educational and professional development of Indiana law students, lawyers and judges. One of the section's major initiatives is the mentor match program for attorneys. Badger is a former chair of the Indiana State Bar Association's Civil +1990s alumni feature strengthening the competitiveness of their brands and products. + Philip C. Eschels, JD'83, a partner in the Louisville office of Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP, has been named co-chair of the firm's Labor and Employment Practice Group, and will share management responsibilities of the firm. Eschels represents employers in employment-related claims in both federal and state courts. He also counsels employers and trains management personnel on a wide range of employment-related topics. + Arthur A. Lopez, JD'83, was the 2011 Golden Goggles Award recipient. Lopez is president and head coach of Nadar por Vida, which means "swim for life." He was selected for his service and innovative leadership through the USA Swimming Foundation's campaign, Make a Splash. The program's initiative focuses on children who are most at risk of drowning. Through his efforts, Lopez has contributed to the national achievement of teaching more than one million children to swim. He is a member of the Law School's Alumni Board. + R. Anthony Prather, JD'83, a partner in the Indianapolis office of Barnes and Thornburg LLP, was selected for inclusion in Indiana Super Lawyers 2012. He has a full-service practice representing management interests exclusively in all aspects of labor and employment law and litigation, including workplace investigations, audits, supervisory training, defense of discrimination and retaliation claims, and preparation of and defense of affirmative action plans. Prather was appointed by the Indiana Supreme Court to a second five-year term as a member of the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission. In June 2011, he was elected its chair. Prather is a member of the Law School's Board of Visitors. + In December 2011, Lauren K. Robel, JD'83, dean and Val Nolan professor of law at the Maurer School of Law, was named interim provost and executive vice president of Indiana University -- Bloomington campus. She succeeded Karen Hanson, who left the university on January 31. Robel has been dean of the Law School since 2003 and a faculty member since 1985. + Phil L. Isenbarger, JD'84, a partner in Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP in Indianapolis, was selected for inclusion in Indiana Super Lawyers 2012. Isenbarger previously chaired the firm's Litigation alumni feature Brian P. Williams, JD'81, was named managing partner of Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn, LLP in Evansville. Williams has practiced for more than 30 years in commercial and business litigation, will contests and trust litigation, real estate litigation, and economic development work, including tax phase-ins and tax�increment financing. Williams joined the firm in 1983 after completing a federal court clerkship. He has also served as a part-time U.S. magistrate. He is a past president of the Law School's Alumni Board. {finis} Past Alumni Board President named managing partner 43 + www.law.indiana.edu Greta E. Cowart, JD'85, partner at Haynes and Boone LLP, Dallas, was selected for a Burton Award for Legal Achievement for her article "Summary of Benefit Coverage Rules -- The Devil is in the Details." She was one of 35 winners chosen from entries submitted by managing partners of the nation's 1,000 largest and most prestigious law firms. The awards program is co-managed by the Library of Congress. Cowart focuses her practice in the areas of employee benefits, health and welfare plans, tax-sheltered annuities, retirement, and health law. She writes and speaks extensively in the areas of employee benefits, healthcare reform, and executive compensation. Cowart is a member of the American Bar Association Taxation Section's Employee Benefits Committee, and served as chair of that committee in 2006�2007. She is also a fellow of the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel and a member of the Bloomberg BNA Pension and Benefits Publications Advisory Board. Cowart is a member of the Law School's Alumni Board. {finis} insurance law. He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, Grand Rapids Bar Association, and State Bar of Michigan Representative Assembly, and is a certified case evaluator for Kent County. + David A. Locke, JD'95, a partner at Stuart & Branigin in Lafayette, Ind., was appointed to serve on the Attorney Grievance Committee for the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana through June 30, 2015. The five-member committee reviews and investigates complaints of attorney misconduct in the federal courts within the district. A litigation defense attorney, Locke is a member of the Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana, the Defense Research Institute, and the National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. He lives in Lafayette. vestigations. He lives in Slidell, La., with his wife, Sherie, and three daughters. + Jason L. Kennedy, JD'96, a partner at Segal McCambridge Singer and Mahoney Ltd. in Chicago, was appointed chairman of the Toxic Tort Practice Group and to the firm's Executive Committee. In his new roles, Kennedy oversees and participates in the management of more than 150 attorneys and seven offices nationwide. His responsibilities include developing and implementing firm-wide strategic plans, management and quality control, professional development, staffing and recruiting, and overall operational planning. Kennedy's areas of practice include trial and appellate litigation with a focus on product liability, commercial litigation, complex mass tort litigation, insurance coverage litigation, and municipal/police officer liability. Since 1996, he has lived in Chicago but still calls Bloomington home. + Joshua L. Smith, JD'96, joined Facebook, Inc. as lead counsel in February. Previously, he was the senior legal director at Yahoo. + Michael R. Kohlhaas, JD' 98, a partner in Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP's Private Client Group in Indianapolis, was named a Rising Star 2012 by Indiana Super Lawyers. Within the Private Client Group, Kohlhaas concentrates his practice in a variety of personal representations, including matrimonial law and wealth transfer planning. He also focuses on the drafting of premarital agreements to preserve and optimize the wealth transfer options of his clients and their families. Kohlhaas has also written extensively on and litigated various and complex legal subject matters, including business valuation issues, stock option divisions, beneficiary trust interests, premarital agreements, legal issues incident to the conclusion of same-sex relationships, and other topics at the fore of the modern personal law practice. + Chou-il Lee, JD'98, has joined Taft Stettinius and Hollister LLP's Litigation Practice Group as of counsel in its Indianapolis office. Lee concentrates his practice on all matters involving litigation and municipal representation. Before joining the firm, he practiced at Modesitt Law Firm, P.C., in Terre Haute, Ind. He served as a felony trial deputy for both the Vigo County and Clay County Prosecutor's offices, where he was first chair for the conviction of five Class A felonies over the past five years. Lee has served as Terre Haute city attorney since 2008. + Cowart recognized for legal achievement, wins Library of Congress award alumni feature Rights of Children Committee, and was recently appointed by the Indiana Supreme Court to the Indiana Commission for Continuing Legal Education. + John V. Colvin, JD'92, was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the practice area of product liability litigation. As a civil trial lawyer, Colvin concentrates his work on trial preparation and practice. He is a board-certified civil trial lawyer, a distinction held by fewer than 1% of all Florida lawyers. He is a member of the Florida Justice Association, the Central Florida Trial Lawyers' Association, and the Indiana Trial Lawyers' Association. + John R. Fernandez, JD'92, has joined SNR Denton's Washington, D.C., office to direct innovation initiatives designed to broaden the array of service offered to 44 + ergo + spring 2012 after appointment by President Barack Obama and unanimous confirmation by the U.S. Senate. + John P. Lennon, JD'93, a partner in Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP's Real Estate Department, was recently elected chair of the newly formed Urban Land Institute�Michigan (ULI), Western Region. He was also appointed to the ULI�Michigan Executive Committee, which consists of leaders in the real estate profession throughout the state. Lennon leads Honigman's Western Michigan real estate practice, which was rated the only top-tier real estate practice in the Kalamazoo market by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers. He is a member of the State of Michigan and Florida State Bar Associations. + Rachel J. Smith, JD'93, was promoted to professor of practice at the University of Cincinnati College of Law. She teaches legal research and writing, advocacy, and ethics. + Sean Steele, JD'94, has collaborated on a newly released CD of original songs for children. According to Steele, the songs "have adult musical sensibilities, but [are] geared to teach kids lessons." The songs address challenges of parenthood, such as getting children to brush their teeth, eat dinner, and help out at home. One song about traffic safety, titled "Buzzard Meat," follows many careless animal characters to their demise as they become roadkill. During law school, Steele played in the Lonesome Griddle Boys bluegrass band, which entertained his classmates at Bear's Place. When not writing and performing, Steele teaches social studies at Orleans (Ind.) Junior/ Senior High School. More information about Steele's projects can be found at seanandcecil.com. + Thomas R. TerMaat, JD'94, was elected as a new shareholder at the Michigan firm Foster Swift Collins and Smith, PC. TerMaat practices in firm's Grand Rapids office in the areas of commercial litigation, real estate litigation, general civil litigation, insurance defense, transportation and trucking law, and premises liability. He is recognized as one of the leading experts in Michigan no-fault automobile + In November Thomas E. Deer, JD'94, shareholder, and Mike D. Ray, JD'04, associate, at Ogletree Deakins in Chicago, received a directed verdict on behalf of a plaintiff in a federal jury trial in a civil rights and police brutality case against a Chicago Police Department officer. + Kyle E. Hanrahan, JD'96, was recently selected to serve as general counsel for the New Orleans division of the FBI after 12 years of handling national security in- alumni feature George T. Patton, Jr., JD'87, partner at Bose McKinney & Evans LLP, Washington, D.C., was invited to lead a discussion about the aftermath of Republican Party of Minnesota vs. White, 536 U.S. 765 (2002). Patton practices in the firm's Litigation Group and is former chair of its Appellate Group. He has taught appellate advocacy and procedure at the Law School, written a book on appellate procedure published by West Group, authored a chapter in a book of appellate briefs, and published several articles on Indiana appellate procedure. {finis} clients. Fernandez joins the firm as partner and innovative strategy director, a newly created position. He comes to SNR Denton from the U.S. Commerce Department's Economic Development Administration, where he has served since 2009 Prolific legal writer leads discussion on Republican Party of Minnesota vs. White +2000s ing Committee. As part of her active pro bono practice, she has first chaired a jury trial for a client charged with first degree murder, and argued two direct appeals before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, successfully vacating a sentence of life imprisonment. She has also represented clients in employment discrimination, political asylum, child custody, and First Amendment defamation cases. + Tavonna Harris Askew, JD'01, has been promoted to general counsel for Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County. Askew assumed her new job responsibilities January 1 after serving the past five years as deputy general counsel and director of HIPPAA compliance for the corporation. As general counsel, Askew serves as the corporation's chief legal officer and a member of the executive management team. She is responsible for protecting the corporation's legal interests, maintaining its operations within the scope established by law, and providing risk management services. Before joining Health and Hospital Corporation, Askew worked as special assistant corporation counsel and public access counselor for the city of Indianapolis. She also worked as a deputy prosecutor in the Juvenile and Domestic Violence Divisions of the Marion County Prosecutor's Office. + Marc D. Sokol, JD'01, was named of counsel at Jenner & Block's Chicago office. A member of the firm's Securities Litigation and Enforcement and Class Action Practices, Sokol has also worked on complex commercial cases involving contract disputes, fiduciary responsibilities, and fraud. He maintains an active pro bono practice, including assisting clients in obtaining orders of protection through the Domestic Violence Legal Clinic of Chicago. He served the Chicago Bar Association as chair of the Securities Law Committee and currently serves as a member of the leadership board of the Class Action Committee. + Matthew E. Conrad, JD'02, was named one of the Indianapolis Business Journal's Forty Under 40. As a partner at Krieg DeVault's Indianapolis office, Conrad concentrates his practice in the areas of corporate transactions, economic development, renewable energy, corporate finance, and real estate. He has worked on a variety of corporate and partnership transactions throughout various company stages, including formation, capital raising, contractual negotiations, and mergers and acquisitions. He has also represented numerous companies and municipalities to obtain and structure federal, state and local economic development incentives including new markets tax credits. In addition to practicing law at Krieg DeVault, Conrad serves as the director of the Indiana Automotive Council, which exists to enhance, build, and promote the automotive industry in Indiana, by focusing on strengthening the competitiveness of the state in the global automotive marketplace to stimulate long-term job creation and capital investment. + Carolyn A. Jayne, JD'02, was elected partner at K&L Gates, Chicago office. Jayne belongs to the firm's Investment Management, Hedge Funds and Alternative Investments Group. She advises private investment funds and new investment advisers on corporate, securities, and finance matters. Jayne routinely handles all aspects of forming unregistered investment funds and registering new investment advisers, including establishing compliance policies and procedures. She also has experience performing compliance reviews of investment advisers. + Rafael A. Sanchez, JD'02, a partner at Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP in Indianapolis, was selected as a Rising Star in the Indiana Super Lawyers 2012. Sanchez primarily concentrates his practice in civil and business litigation. In addition, he assists individuals and enterprises with general corporate matters, including entity selection and formation, contract drafting and negotiation, general business advice, and certification. He also is a member of the firm's Diversified Business Solutions Team, which focuses on providing a wide range of legal services to minority- and women-owned businesses, as well as the firm's media law task force. He is fluent in Spanish. + Angela Kelver Hall, JD'03, was named partner at Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, South Bend. Hall is a business litigator specializing in complex contractual disputes and product liability litigation. She has represented automotive, medical device, recreational vehicle, insurance, and financial institution clients in a wide variety of lawsuits and arbitrations, including contract disputes, business and securities fraud, class actions, sales of business disputes, personal injury, and insurance in bad faith claims. In addition to her litigation practice, Hall is an adjunct faculty member at Notre Dame Law School, where she teaches deposition skills. She is also a certified domestic relations mediator and assists victims of domestic abuse in obtaining protective orders against abusers through the Family Justice Center of St. Joseph County. Before joining Faegre Baker Daniels, Hall was a litigation attorney at Hinshaw and Culbertson LLP in Chicago, focusing on business litigation and product liability. + Samuel F. Miller, JD'03, was elected a shareholder of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz in Nashville, Tenn. Miller focuses his practice on trademark, trade dress, right-of-publicity, copyright, patent, and false advertising litigation. He has twice served as chairman of the Intellectual Property Section of the Tennessee Bar Association and previously served on the governing board of the Tennessee Intellectual Property Law Association. In addition to traditional intellectual property matters, Miller has represented music artists in right-ofpublicity cases and royalty disputes, and individuals who have been defamed on websites or postings on the Internet. He was named a Mid-South Rising Star in Intellectual Property in 2008 and Intellectual Property Litigation in 2009 by Super Lawyers magazine. Miller lives in Brentwood, Tenn. + Paul Newman, Ph.D, JD'03, professor emeritus of linguistics at Indiana University--Bloomington, was awarded the 2012 Linguistic Service Awards for the many years of pro bono legal advice he has given in his capacity as special counsel to the Linguistic Society of America. The award honors members who have performed distinguished service to the Society and the discipline. Newman is the vice president for litigation for American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana. + R. Matthew Van Sickle, JD'03, has joined the Raleigh, North Carolina, office of Wall Templeton and Haldrup, P.A., as of counsel. Van Sickle's experience includes counseling businesses and individuals in Proloy K. Das, JD'00, was recently interviewed on WCCT television in Hartford, Conn., on the Supreme Court's consideration of the Affordable Care Act. Das handles special litigation matters, including appeals in criminal, civil, contract, and family law at the Hartford office of Rome McGuigan, P.C. Prior to joining Rome McGuigan, he served as an assistant state's attorney in the Appellate Bureau of the Chief State's Attorney's Office. + Jonathan P. Emenhiser, JD'00, was named partner at Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP in Indianapolis. Emenhiser joined the firm in 2005 as an associate and currently practices in civil and commercial litigation, commercial disputes, product liability, insurance coverage, and environmental litigation. He regularly handles complex litigation matters, as co-counsel and as local counsel, with national counsel across the U.S. He has been recognized by his peers as a leader in insurance coverage and was named a Rising Star by Indiana Super Lawyers for 2009 and 2011 for insurance coverage. + Ryan M. Hurley, JD'00, was named partner at Faegre Baker Daniels LLP in Indianapolis, where he has practiced since 2004. Hurley is a business litigator with significant experience in the areas of antitrust, healthcare, contract disputes and bankruptcy litigation. He has litigated class actions and multi-district litigation proceedings, and has first- and secondchair trial and arbitration experience. Hurley also has appellate experience, including a Seventh Circuit oral argument on behalf of a pro bono criminal client. 46 + ergo + spring 2012 alumni feature Osborn and Jenkins receive 2011 Pro Bono Award + Erin R. Schrantz, JD'00, has been named partner at Jenner & Block in Chicago. A member of the Complex Commercial Litigation, Communications and Class Action Practices, Schrantz is co-chair of the Firm's Women's Forum and its Steer- Kathy L. Osborn, JD'99, and Sarah C. Jenkins, JD'06, were named recipients of the 2011 Pro Bono Award for Attorney Aiding Individuals by the Indianapolis Bar Association. They were recognized for providing access to justice for underserved individuals. Osborn is a partner at Faegre Baker Daniels LLP in Indianapolis, where she concentrates her practice on antitrust, appellate, and business litigation. Jenkins is an associate in the business litigation section of the firm. {finis} complex litigation, including insurance and construction litigation, and commercial collections. + Daniel R. Flynn, JD'04, was named partner at the Chicago office of Leech Tishman. Flynn focuses his practice in environmental, safety and toxic torts, litigation and insurance coverage, and corporate risk mitigation. He has a diverse background in environmental and OSHA litigation and regulatory compliance counseling. During the course of his career, Flynn has counseled a wide range of manufacturing and construction companies on compliance with various state and federal environmental laws and regulations. He also has many years of experience in handling OSHA compliance and litigation issues across a broad spectrum of industries. Prior to joining Leech Tishman, Flynn was an attorney in the Chicago office of Seyfarth Shaw. + Thao Nguyen, JD'04, was named partner at Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP in the firm's South Bend office. Nguyen concentrates her practice in real estate transactions, corporate counseling, insurance coverage, and commercial litigation. Before joining the firm in 2004, Nguyen clerked for the Honorable Carr L. Darden of the Indiana Court of Appeals and the Honorable Terry A. Crone of the St. Joseph County Circuit Court. Indiana Lawyer named Nguyen as a 2009 Up-and-Coming Lawyer. She also was named a Rising Star by Indiana Super Lawyers for 2010 and 2011. + Laura K. Whitmore, JD'04, joined Adams and Reese in Tampa, Fla. Whitmore focuses her practice in litigation and appeals, concentrating in insurance bad 48 + ergo + spring 2012 and Carlton Fields, P.A. She clerked for the Honorable Chris W. Altenbernd of Florida's Second District Court of Appeal and for the Honorable E. Michael Hoff of the Monroe County (Ind.) Circuit Court. + Katherine A. Miltner, JD'05, a clerk for the Honorable Timothy S. Black, U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio, was married to Scott B. Dust in Cincinnati in October. The couple lives in Philadelphia. + Christopher J. Rasmussen, JD'05, is senior counsel in the Business Law Department of Foley & Lardner LLP's Chicago office. He represented Guggenheim Baseball Management in its agreement to acquire the Los Angeles Dodgers, the single largest transaction for a professional sports franchise. Rasmussen was a part of the team that closed the historic agreement between Dodgers' owner Frank McCourt and Major League Baseball that was approved by the Delaware Bankruptcy Court. + Yvette M. Alex-Assensoh, JD'06, a political scientist and attorney who has served on the Indiana University faculty for the past 18 years and as dean for women's affairs since 2008, has been named vice president for equity and inclusion at the University of Oregon. She will begin work at the UO in August. Alex-Assensoh will report to both the UO president and to the university's senior vice president and provost. She will serve on the UO's Executive Leadership Team and on the Leadership Council, providing guidance on campus-wide issues. + Levi S. Harris, JD'06, an assistant appellate defender in the Illinois Office of the State Appellate Defender in Chicago, was joined in a civil union to Jacob Trimble at St. Peter's Episcopal Church. Harris and Trimble were the sixth couple in Cook County, Ill., to receive a civil union license. It was the first civil union performed in the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago. + Margaret M. Christensen, JD'07, an associate in Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP's Indianapolis office, was selected for inclusion in Indiana Super Lawyers Rising Stars 2012. Christensen concentrates her practice in business litigation, attorney discipline defense, property tax appeals, construction law, and media law. In law school, Christensen was an articles editor for the Federal Communications Law Journal and coached the Journal's moot court team at the national competition in Washington, D.C. She is also involved with several community and political organizations and is president of the board of directors of Trusted Mentors, Inc., an organization that provides mentoring to individuals at risk of homelessness. + Alexander J. Barefoot, JD'07, received the Ball Corporation Award of Excellence. Barefoot is a senior business analyst for Ball's metal beverage packing division. He joined Ball in 2008 after receiving an MBA from the IU Kelley School of Business. Ball Corporation established the Award of Excellence program in 1980 to recognize outstanding employee contributions. + Joshua K. Richardson, JD'07, an associate in the General Litigation Practice Group at Foster Swift Collins & Smith P.C. in Lansing, Mich., has recently been recognized as a Top 5 under 35 lawyer by the Ingham County Bar Association. His practice areas include general litigation, commercial litigation, employment litigation, information technology, and insurance defense law. Richardson is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the American Bar Association, and the Ingham County Bar Association. He also serves on the board of directors for the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel and the Boys & Girls Club of Lansing. + Meghan A. Dwyer, JD'08, an investigative reporter for television station WIFR, the CBS affiliate in Rockford, Ill., was recently nominated for a 2011 Chicago/ Midwest Emmy for a documentary she co-produced and filmed while completing her master's degree in journalism at Northwestern University. Previously Dwyer practiced law in Chicago, specializing in commercial litigation and representing large corporations in contractual disputes. She lives in Chicago. + David B. Shafer, JD'08, joined Goldberg Kohn in Chicago as an associate in the Commercial Finance Group. Shafer focuses his practice on the representation of financial institutions in documenting, negotiating and performing due diligence for secured U.S. and cross-border assetbased and cash flow transactions. He also has experience representing debtors and creditors in commercial workouts and bankruptcies, including restructurings, reorganizations, sales, and liquidations. + Mary D. Clerkin, JD'09, is a worldwide certification and functional excellence leader and product environmental manager for Cummins Inc. in Columbus, Ind., where she lives. + Rebecca L. Riall, JD'09, has opened Riall Law offices in Zwolle, La. After working towards her Ph.D. dissertation in anthropology, she embarked on field research with state-recognized Indian tribes in the southeastern United States. Friendships made during the fieldwork led her to relocate to Zwolle. personal and advertising injury claims, consumer protection claims, and property claims, with a special emphasis on claims involving the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. O'Connor has engaged in insurance coverage litigation in state and federal trial and appellate courts. Previously she was a law clerk with the firm from May 2010 to August 2010 and clerked for the Honorable E. Michael Hoff, JD'75, of the Monroe County (Ind.) Circuit Court. In addition, O'Connor served as editor-in-chief of the Federal Communications Law Journal. + Macey Leigh Thompson, JD'11, has been accepted as a Ph.D. student in Health Policy and Management at the Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Public Health. + Evelyn Gentry, JD'11, joined Faegre Baker Daniels LLP as an associate. Gentry focuses on labor and employment law from the firm's downtown Indianapolis office. + Ryann E. Perlinski, JD'11, joined Faegre Baker Daniels LLP as an associate. Perlinski is a member of the firm's State and Local Tax Group in downtown Indianapolis. + Leslie B. Prill, JD'11, joined Faegre Baker Daniels LLP as an associate. Prill works with the Intellectual Property Practice Group in downtown Indianapolis, focusing on patent litigation. + Therese M. Williams, JD'11, joined Faegre Baker Daniels LLP as an associate. Williams focuses on business and corporate finance from the firm's Fort Wayne office. {finis} +2010s Ann E. O'Connor, JD'11, has joined Tressler LLP as an associate in the firm's Chicago office. She focuses her practice on insurance coverage matters, including coverage analysis, counseling, and litigation. She has represented insurers in coverage disputes stemming from has experience in banking and finance law, medical negligence, and products liability. Before joining Adams and Reese, Whitmore served as an associate at two Florida law firms: Gunn Law Group 49 + www.law.indiana.edu faith and insurance coverage. She also INDIANA SUPER LAWYERS NAMED 3 Arend J. Abel Stephen W. Adair Douglas R. Adelsperger Terrill D. Albright Kathleen M. Anderson Knight S. Anderson Samuel R. Ardery Bryan H. Babb Steven M. Badger Thomas A. Barnard Spiro Bereveskos Bart M. Betteau George N. Bewley Barry N. Bitzegaio James F. Bohrer Samuel R. Born II Ellen E. Boshkoff Michael E. Brown Richard L. Brown Terri L. Bruksch Thomas H. Bryan Joseph T. Bumbleburg Andrew B. Buroker David A. Butcher James E. Carlberg James M. Carr John R. Carr III Ben T. Caughey Gary J. Clendening Sherrill W. Colvin Michael R. Conner Jessie A. Cook Mark J. Crandley Thomas L. Davis Nicholas C. Deets Paul T. Deignan Katheeen A. DeLaney Anne N. DePrez Jeffrey S. Dible Francina A. Dlouhy Thomas K. Downs Tamatha Earnhart Greg J. Easter Kim Ebert John L. Egloff Sherry A. Fabina-Abney James P. Fenton Larry R. Fisher Martin T. Fletcher, Sr. David A. Foster Michael R. Fruehwald Philip C. Genetos Caroline K. Gilchrist Scott D. Gilchrist Robert F. Gonderman Carl A. Greci Betsy K. Greene Geoffrey M. Grodner Stephen J. Hackman Lanae M. Harden Steven D. Hardin Charles E. Herriman Max W. Hittle, Jr. Keith P. Huffman Bruce A. Hugon Robert S. Hulett Andrew W. Hall John T. Hume III William W. Hurst Kenneth H. Inskeep Phil L. Isenbarger Steven L. Jackson Jay Jaffe Michael L. James Lonnie D. Johnson R. William Jonas, Jr. Anthony R. Jost Bart A. Karwath David T. Kasper Megan J. Kight Madalyn S. Kinsey James Koday Jeffrey B. Kolb James S. Kowalik John M. Kyle III Mary M. Larimore V. Samuel Laurin III Christopher D. Lee Stephen W. Lee Thomas R. Lemon Elliott D. Levin Branch R. Lew Michael J. Lewinski Edward J. Liptak Mary K. Lisher Daniel M. Long Daniel J. Lueders Stephen W. Lyman Barry A. Macey Nora L. Macey Larry A. Mackey David J. Mallon, Jr. Andrew C. Mallor Thomas A. Manges Donna C. Marron J. Lee McNeely Jeffrey A. Michael David B. Millard Milford M. Miller, Jr. Gloria K. Mitchell Raymond H. Modesitt Alice A. Morical Byron L. Myers Terry R. Noffsinger Peter L. Obremskey Rory O'Bryan Joseph D. O'Connor Kathy L. Osborn Andrew C. Ozete F. Anthony Paganelli Nicholas C. Pappas Roger L. Pardieck Anthony W. Patterson Bruce M. Pennamped Stephen R. Pennell Stephen J. Peters James L. Petersen Erick D. Ponader R. Anthony Prather John W. Purcell Peter M. Racher Jason R. Reese Timothy J. Riffle Randall R. Riggs William N. Riley Sarah S. Riordan Mark J. Roberts Daniel A. Roby Stanley L. Rosenblatt Gus Sacopulos Howard B. Sandler Phillip R. Scaletta Christopher G. Scanlon Thomas C. Scherer Kevin C. Schiferl April R. Schilling Michael J. Schneider Edward F. Schrager Peter A. Schroeder Fred Schultz Joseph M. Scimia Sue A. Shadley Katherine L. Shelby Grant F. Shipley Gayle L. Skolnik George G. Slaughter Terrance L. Smith Robert K. Stanley David W. Stewart James A. Strain James P. Strenski Larry J. Stroble Arthur G. Surguine, Jr. Kathleen M. Sweeney Scott E. Tarter Jennifer Wheeler Terry Robert B. Thornburg Richard J. Thrapp David O. Tittle Larry C. Tomlin Alan S. Townsend John F. Townsend III Daniel D. Trachtman John D. Ulmer Stephen M. Wagner John Leslie Walkey Mark A. Warsco David R. Warshauer Zeff A. Weiss Alan Whaley Thomas E. Wheeler II John W. Whiteleather, Jr. James L. Whitlatch Stephen J. Williams Gordon D. Wishard Bryan B. Woodruff J. Michael Woods C. Daniel Yates Joseph H. Yeager, Jr. Kenneth J. Yerkes Thomas P. Yoder Louis B. Yosha James H. Young James T. Young Susan M. Zoeller ++ 51 + www.law.indiana.edu Nearly 200 Indiana Law alumni have been cited as top-rated lawyers for 2012 by Super Lawyers magazine. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations. 50 + ergo + spring 2012 Listed on the next page are the Maurer School of Law Super Lawyers for 2012. Many of the winners have also provided ergo with detailed information about their firms, practice areas, and significant accomplishments. If you would like to be featured in ergo next year, please submit your entry by going to law.indiana.edu and clicking the "Class Notes" tab under "Alumni." Congratulations to this year's Indiana Super Lawyers! D. Bryce Zoeller JAZZ-HANDS DEPARTMENT: FIRST-EVER LAW SCHOOL MUSICAL A HIT About 35 Indiana Law students participated in the writing, scoring, and staging of Gary Trotter and the Parody Exception: The Law School Musical on March 2 and 3 before a full house in the Moot Court Room. The idea came from Associate Professor Ryan Scott, who was involved in a similar production while attending the University of Minnesota Law School. Scott made the proposal to the student body in April 2011, when the Student Bar Association Ruth E. Maier, LLB'40, died February 29, 2012. Maier was one of the first female clerks of the Court of Appeals, serving under Judge Edgar Blessing from 1940�1943 and for Indiana Supreme Court Justice Frank Richmond in 1944. She was associated in the practice of law with the firm that included Herman McCray, Gaylon Clark, and William Statham. Maier left that firm in 1984 and formed a solo practice. She was still practicing law when she received the Gresham Award in 1994, which is presented by the Evansville Bar Association to persons who have elevated respect for the profession. ++ Colonel Richard A. Crecelius (Ret.), JD'50, died November 21, 2011 following a brief illness. Crecelius was a native of Crawfordsville, Ind., where he was born September 29, 1922. The son of the late Owen and Marguerite Crecelius, he was a veteran of World War II and retired as an Army colonel after 36 years of service. His final assignment was Commander of Fort McCoy army base in Wisconsin. ++ Ralph O. LaFuze, LLB'56, died on February 24, 2012. He was born in 1932 in Richmond, Ind., and graduated in 1950 from Kitchel High School near Liberty. In 1956 he received a combined degree in engineering and law from Purdue University, where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta, and the Maurer School of Law, where he graduated with honors and was elected to Order of the Coif. He also served on the board of the Indiana Law Journal. Following his graduation, he served in the United States Navy as a legal officer with the JAG in Washington, D.C.; Karamursel, Turkey; and Crane, Ind. He practiced law for more than 50 years in Indianapolis and mostly in Wayne County. He retired from active practice in December 2010. ++ Donald M. Mosiman, JD'57, died on October 4, 2011 in Stuart, Fla. Born in Indianapolis, he lived in Spotsylvania, Va., before moving to Stuart 15 years ago. A graduate of Wabash College, he was an environmental lawyer throughout his life. He was the first assistant administrator of the EPA and a member of the Stuart Congregational Church, where had been a deacon. He also volunteered for Treasure Coast Hospice and Martin Memorial Medical Center in Stuart. ++ 52 + ergo + spring 2012 The cast of Gary Trotter and the Parody Exception: The Law School Musical, takes a curtain call. The musical's band members consisted of Justin Macy, JD'13, Blake Hartz, JD'12, and Justin Sorrell, JD'12. Associate Professor Ryan Scott proposed the idea of a law school musical. invited him to deliver the Last Lecture, an often humorous recap of the semester's events. "Students come to law school with all sorts of talents and interesting backgrounds, and they don't always have the opportunities to showcase these talents," Scott said. Giving students the opportunity to write, direct, produce, and perform in the musical helped students find a means of expressing their creativity and finding some balance between their academic and personal lives. "If you can't find balance in your law school career, I think you lose something important," he said. The students who participated in the musical appreciated the camaraderie and fun it provided. Darrian Campbell, JD'13, who was both a writer and director of the show, found value in expressing his creativity through writing. "I'm thankful to have something outside of the rigors of law school to relieve [the] stress," he said. Karen Wrenbeck, JD'12, who was both a producer and an actor in the show, liked how it helped her interact with more of the student body. "I don't know that I would have met all these awesome, hilarious 1Ls" if not for her participation in the musical, she said. Opening night was a success. Parodies of both pop songs and show tunes were performed energetically by the show's cast and musical team, such as "Network 'til the World Ends," a spoof of a Britney Spears song. Jokes comparing law school to high school, and songs about writing briefs and memos and the glamour of living in southern Indiana, had the audience laughing in the courtroom and talking at intermission about how funny the show was. Campbell said that a new production is planned for next spring, with the hope of participation from more students. (Portions of this article are adapted from a March 14 article in Indiana Lawyer.) ++ Brent A. Vander Kolk, JD'00, died on December 23, 2011. He was born in Grandville, Mich., and was a lifelong resident of western Michigan. He graduated from Hope College and was the founder, managing partner, and practicing attorney with the firm Vander Kolk & Vander Kolk PLC. His family and friends will remember him as an avid fisherman and IU basketball fan. He was a devoted husband and loving father and will be deeply missed. 53 + www.law.indiana.edu WAYS TO GIVE TO THE FUND FOR EXCELLENCE There are many ways to support the Law School's annual fund, the Fund for Excellence. For further information, please contact Stephanie J. Coffey, Annual Fund Director, at 812-856-2973 or 877-286-0002. GIFTS BY CHECK .................................................................................................................................... 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