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THEN. NOW. NEXT.INDIANA LAW’S IMPACT ON THE STATE

Rose-Hulman partnershipNew IP program, scholarship

Highest honorALAF inducts four alumni

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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 2014 The Trustees of Indiana University

1 A message from the Alumni Board president

2 History made and promised

6 Indiana Law, Rose-Hulman establish IP scholars program

8 Annual graduation party

10 Graduation highlights

12 2014 Stewart Fellows announced

14 Protective Order Project celebrates 25 years

16 Students compete in moot court and trial competitions

18 Faculty news

26 Teaching awards

28 Four inducted into Academy of Law Alumni Fellows

33 Receptions and reunions

34 Class notes

44 In memoriam

46 Lawyers recognized

DEAR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS:

IhavealwaysbeenproudtosayIamanalumnusoftheIUMaurerSchoolofLaw.Mylegaleducationwellpreparedmeforaninterestingandrewardingcareer,andImademanyfriendshipsinlawschoolthatenduretothisday.

Uponpreparingforthisissueofergo,Ihavefoundmysenseofprideinourschoolisgreaterthanever.AlthoughIknewthatIndianaLawhasalwaysbeenaninfluentialschool,Iappreciatemoretodaymanyyearsafterleavingtheimpactofthatinfluenceonmylawdegreeandthedegreesallofouralumnihavereceived.Weshouldallbemindfulofandapprecia-tivethatourlawschool’simpactonthestate,nation,andworldhasbeensofar-reachingandlongstanding.Fornearly175years,ouralumnihavebeenleadersinallwalksoflife,fromthecountycourthousetothehallsofCongressandbeyond.Ihopeyou’llsharemyenthusiasmforthehonortheybringtoourschoolandtoallofusasalumni.

Asalumni,weoweaspecialobligationtoourschooltopromoteandsupportitstraditionofexcellence.Andwecandoitrightnow—inatangible,easy,andmeaningfulway—bypayingoursuccessforwardtocurrentstudentsandrecentgraduatesofIndianaLaw.Theseintelligentandcapableprofessionalstellusthattheyneedexperiencedmentorsmorethananythingelseastheyentertheworkingworld,andDeanParrishandhisstaffarecommittedtomakethishappen.Laterthissummer,you’llbereceivinganinvitationtoparticipatefromtheschool’sOfficeofCareerandProfessionalDevelopment,orifyou’dliketosignupnow,call812-855-0258,oremailatmentor@indiana.edu.Ihopethatyou’llparticipateinthisimportantinitiative.

OurJanuaryAlumniBoardmeetingaffordedusthechancetospendtimewithDeanParrish,andtheBoardagreedthattheexcitementheandthefacultyandstaffaregeneratingispalpable.Atthisyear’sgraduation,DeanParrishsaid“There’ssomethingspecialaboutIU,aboutbeingaHoosier.Don’tforgetit.Ourfuturesaretiedtogether.Astheschool’sstarrises,sodoesyours;andasyourstarrises,sodoesours.We’reamongtheverybestandweshouldn’tbeafraidtosayit.”Lawschoolsmayfacechallengestoday,butIampleasedtoreportthatourschoolisinexcellenthandswithaverybrightfuture.

VERY TRULY YOURS,

ANDREW B. BUROKER, JD’89PRESIDENT, IU MAURER SCHOOL OF LAW ALUMNI BOARD

Dean and James H. Rudy Professor of Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Austen L. Parrish

Executive Associate Dean for Academic Affairsand C. Ben Dutton Professor of Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Donna M. Nagy

Assistant Dean for Advancement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dean Regenovich

Assistant Dean for External Affairs and Alumni Relations. . . . . Andrea Havill

Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration . . . .Kenneth L. Turchi, JD’83

Director of Annual Giving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephanie Coffey

Director of Major Gifts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Kearney

Director of Stewardship and Special Gifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lisa Hosey

Stay in touch with Indiana LawThere 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

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Overthepastdecade,theIUMaurerSchoolofLawhasestablisheda

reputationasthegloballeaderinthestudyofthelegalprofession.

Previousissuesofergohavedescribedtheschool’sfar-reachingimpact

literallyacrosstheglobe—onconstitutionaldemocracyinBurma

andLiberia;oncybersecurityinEuropeandAsia;oninternational

intellectualpropertyissuesinEurope.

AssignificantasIndianaLaw’simpacthasbeenontheworldatlarge—

andithasbeensignificant—so,too,hastheschoolmadeitsmarkrighthere

athome.Intheclassroom,thecourtroomandtheboardroom,ourfaculty,

currentstudentsandalumniaremakingadifference—inIndiana’s92

countiesandbeyond,tothehallsofCongressandtheU.S.SupremeCourt.

It’sbeentruefornearly175years,anditwillcontinuetobetrueinthe

yearstocome.

Asthestate’sflagshiplawschoolandoneoftheoldestlawschoolsin

thenation,theMaurerSchoolofLawhasbeentheplacewherepublic

officials,diplomats,entrepreneursandthetopbusinesspeople—notto

mentionpractitioners—havecuttheirteeth.Ouralumniincludegiants

likeU.S.SupremeCourtJusticeShermanMinton;fourU.S.senators:

Birch Bayh,Vance Hartke,William E. JennerandSherman Minton;

26U.S.representatives,includingWillis Gorman, Charles Halleck,

Lee Hamilton, Elwood H. (Bud) Hillis and Frank McCloskey;andthree

governors:George N. Craig,Frank O’BannonandPaul V. McNutt,who

alsoservedastheyoungestdeaninthelawschool’shistory.Thestate’s

currentattorneygeneral,Greg Zoeller,isalsoanalumnus.Inacademia,

ourgraduatesincludeAlecia DeCoudreaux,presidentofMillsCollege;

IUvicepresidentandgeneralcounselJacqueline Simmons;her

predecessor,Dorothy Frapwell;UniversityofWashingtonLawSchool

deanKellye Testy;andofcourseLauren Robel,ourformerdeanwhois

nowIUexecutivevicepresidentandBloomingtonprovost.Weproudly

claim“StarDust”aspartofourlegacy—thelegendaryHoagy Carmichael

isoneofouralumni—asisthe1940Republicanpresidentialcandidate,

Wendell Willkie.

HISTORY MADE AND PROMISEDThe Law School builds on its longstanding contribution and commitment to Indiana

17 Indiana Supreme Court justices

4 U.S. senators

U.S. representatives 26

and prosecutors 96Current U.S. attorneys, public defenders

33 Indiana Court of Appeals judges

159 State representatives

61 State senators

Sitting county bar association presidents 21

Maurer alumni currently 83in the c-suite

6 Founding partners of major law firms

12 Mayors of the top seven Indiana cities

Governors: George N. Craig, Frank O’Bannonand Paul V. McNutt

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IndianaLaw’simpactonthestateandfederalbenchissubstantial,too.

Thirty-threeofouralumnihavesatontheIndianaCourtofAppeals—

morethantwiceasmanyasanyotherlawschool,and14federaldistrict

courtjudgeshaveoccupiedthefederaldistrictcourtbench—three

timesthenumberofthesecond-highestschool.Wecount17Indiana

SupremeCourtjusticesamongouralumni,includingitsnewestjustice,

Hon.Loretta Rush,whoisthesecondwomantoserveontheCourt.

Indeed,moreofourgraduateshaveservedinthepasthalfcenturyonthe

IndianaSupremeCourtthangraduatesfromanyotherlawschoolinthe

nation.AndHon.V. Sue ShieldsisthefirstwomaninIndianatoserveasa

trialcourtjudge,ontheCourtofAppeals,andasafederalmagistrate.

It’sworthunderscoringthatthislegacyofalumniexcellenceisn’toneofa

distantpast.Ouralumniranksarefilledwithimportantleadersinbusi-

ness,lawandpublicservice—rightnowandrighthereintheHoosierState.

InIndianaalone,theMaurerSchoolofLawcanproudlyclaimmorethan

100federalorstatejudges;morethan80corporateexecutives,including

CEOs,presidents,CFOs,COOsandexecutivedirectors;81general

counsels;88deputyandassistantprosecutors;21countybarassociation

presidents;eightpublicdefenders;andfiveassistantU.S.attorneys.

Ournewestgraduatesarealreadypreparingthemselvesasthenext

generationoflocalleaders.Thirty-sevenpercentofourlastthreegraduat-

ingclasseshavechosentostayandworkinIndiana—astrongresult,given

thatnearlytwo-thirdsofourstudentscomefromoutofstate.Andthenew

initiativesweareintroducingwithsomeofIndiana’smostprestigious

undergraduateinstitutions,suchastheRose-HulmanScholarsprogram,

willencourageevenmoreofourbestandbrightesttomakeanimpacton

thestate.

AllofusattheMaurerSchoolofLaw—faculty,staff,andstudents—salute

you,ouralumni.Pleasecontinuetoshareyourstorieswithusasyouhonor

theschoolwithyourprofessionalandpersonalachievements.

SINCERELY,

AUSTEN L. PARRISH

DEAN AND JAMES H. RUDY PROFESSOR OF LAW

Top row (l–r):

> Birch Bayh

> Alecia DeCoudreaux

> Frank McCloskey

> Elwood Hillis

Second row (l–r):

> Kellye Testy

> Lee Hamilton

> Charles Halleck

> Jacqueline Simmons

Third row (l–r):

> Dorothy Frapwell

> Hoagy Carmichael

> William Jenner

> Greg Zoeller

Fourth row (l–r):

> Sherman Minton

> Loretta Rush

> Vance Hartke

Fifth row (l–r):

> Wendell Willkie

> V. Sue Shields

> Lauren Robel

> Willis Gorman

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“Rose-HulmanInstituteofTechnologyisexcitedtopartnerwiththeIUMaurerSchoolofLaw,”addedRichardE.

Stamper,Rose-Hulmandeanoffacultyandprofessorofengineeringmanagementandmechanicalengineering.

“TheRose-HulmanIntellectualPropertyLawScholarsProgramwillcreateoutstandingopportunitiesforstudents

togainatechnicalandlegaleducationthatwillenablethemtomakesignificantcontributionstoaneconomydriven

bytechnologicalinnovation.”

“MyRose-HulmanandIndianaLawdegreeshavebeenveryhelpfultomeinmycareerasapatentlawyer,”said

Michael M. Morris,JD’11,anassociateattheintellectualpropertylawfirmWoodardEmhardtMoriartyMcNett&

HenryinIndianapolis.“AtRose-Hulman,Ilearnedthetechnicalknowledgeandproblem-solvingskillsnecessary

tobeanengineer.TheMaurerSchoolofLawhelpedmegainastrongfoundationinpatentlawsothatImay

applymyengineeringbackgroundinthepreparationandprosecutionofpatentapplications.Iknowthatfuture

scholarshiprecipientswillexperiencesimilarbenefitsfrombothschools’programs.”

Rose-Hulmanwillnominatecurrentstudentsoralumnifortheprogrambeginningwiththefall2014enteringclass.

TheIUMaurerSchoolofLawandRose-HulmanInstituteofTechnologyhaveenteredintoamemorandumof

understandingestablishingascholarshipprogramforengineeringstudentsinterestedinstudyingintellectual

propertylaw.

TheRose-HulmanIntellectualPropertyLawScholarsProgramwillofferatleasttwoRose-Hulmangraduates

admittedtotheMaurerSchoolofLawascholarshipamountingto50percentofannualtuition,alongwithaccess

toaformalmentoringprogramandaresearchassistantpositioninthelawschool’sCenterforIntellectual

PropertyResearch.Thescholarshipwillreducethecostoflawschooltuitionoverthreeyearsbyapproximately

$45,000to$75,000,dependingonthestudent’sresidencyandotherfactors.

“Intellectualpropertylawisoneofthefastest-growingareasoftheprofession,”Dean Parrishexplained.“We

haveoneofthestrongestintellectualpropertylawprogramsinthenationandaredelightedtojoinforceswith

oneofthecountry’sleadingengineeringschoolsinfindingpathwaysfortalentedstudentstoadvancetheir

professionalinterests.”

INDIANA LAW,ROSE-HULMANESTABLISHIP SCHOLARSPROGRAM

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Julia Lamber

ANNUAL GRADUATION PARTY RECOGNIZES CLASS OF 2014 TheLawSchoollibraryandadjoiningspaceswerefilledtocapacityonthenightofFriday,

May9,asfaculty,familyandfriendscelebratedtheachievementsoftheclassof2014.

Studentswererecognizedfortheircontributionstolawjournals,clinicalprogramsand

otheraspectsofstudentlife.

Duringthefestivities,theclassof2014presentedProfessorHannah Buxbaumwith

theGavelAward,whichisgivenannuallybythegraduatingclasstoafacultymember

forhisorheroutstandingcontributiontotheclass.ThiswasthefifthtimeBuxbaumhasreceivedtheaward.

Sheservedasinterimdeanformostoftheclassof2014’stenure,fromDecember2011untilJanuary2014.

Dean Parrish presents Prof. Hannah Buxbaum with the Gavel Award for her contribution to the class of 2014.

Kendrick Lam (center), winner of the school’s LLM Student Life Award, poses with (from left) Qianru “Helen” Wang, Piyada “Judy” Kittisuwan, Xinyi “Diana” Gong, and Lisha Mu.

Adesuwa Ighile (center) with her sister Omosede (left) and her mother, Mobolanle Okikiolu-Ighile.

Dean of Students Catherine Matthews, JD’06 (left), congratulates Alaina Hobbs, who finished first in her class.

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1. Ali Ahmed Rahman (left), Kanyaw Ali, and their son, Azhi.2. The law school library organizes and sponsors a party for graduates and their friends and families the night before graduation. Heartfelt thanks go to library director Linda Fariss, JD’88 (left), shown here with Prof. Lisa Farnsworth, JD’82.

1. Rajat Khanna and his proud parents.2. Michael Nossett and his wife, Grace, with Prof. Dan Conkle.

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TheIUMaurerSchoolofLawrecognized216JDcandidatesand

50graduatelegalstudiescandidatesinaceremonyonMay10inthe

IUAuditorium.

Aftersalutingthegraduates’familiesandotherlovedonesfortheir

support,Dean Parrishofferedtheclassof2014foursuggestions:

Rememberthatyourachievements,howeverimpressive,arenotyour

own;stayfocusedonyourlong-termgoals;stayintouch;andmake

animpact.Finally,heaskedthegraduatesto“alwaysbleedcrimson.

There’ssomethingspecialaboutIU,aboutbeingaHoosier.Don’t

forgetit.Ourfuturesaretiedtogether.Astheschool’sstarrises,

sodoesyours;andasyourstarrises,sodoesours.We’reamongthe

verybestandweshouldn’tbeafraidtosayit.”

ParrishalsorecognizedHannah Buxbaum,whoservedasinterim

deanfromDecember2011untilJanuary2014.ShejoinedParrish

incongratulatingeachgraduatewhoproceededacrosstheaudito-

riumstage.

GRADUATION HIGHLIGHTS:

CLASS OF 2014 REMINDED TO “MAKE AN IMPACT”

Theassemblyalsoheardfromtwoguestspeakers:Hon.Gonzalo Curiel,JD’79,districtjudge,U.S.DistrictCourt,

SouthernDistrictofCalifornia;andstudentspeakerFrancisco Guzmán.Curielspokeofthetremendous

opportunitiesthatlawschoolaffordedhimasheandhisbrotherrosefromimmigrantstolawyersinonegeneration.

“Inmylegalcareerof35years,”hesaid,“Ihavecometorealizeonefundamentalandoverarchingtruth,

thatis,selflessserviceisthemeanstorealizehappiness,fulfillmentandjoy.Whereveryourjourneystakeyou,

neverforgethowmuchwehavetobegratefulforandalwaysaimtoserveyourfamily,yourcommunityandthis

greatnation.Ifyoudothis,Icanguaranteethatsuccesswillfollow.”

Guzmántracedhisownpath,arrivingintheU.S.fromtheDominicanRepublicasachildandwatchinghisparents

struggleasimmigrantsinthefearsomeworldofNewYorkCityinthe1990s.Hepaintedacompellingpictureof

thefutureforhisclassmates:“Weareleavingherewithpower—thepowerofthepenandthepowerofthemind,

tohelpthosethatneeditmost.SoIaskhowwillyouuseyourpower,howwillyouconnectwiththatmission

youwroteaboutinyourentranceessays?AreyougoingofftoDetroittoadvocateforbetterpublichousing?Areyou

headeddowntoTexastojoinyourfatherinacriminaldefensepractice?Ormaybeyou’llstayhereinIndiana

andclerkforsomegoodjudges?Whatever,whereveryouendup,don’tletthatpowergotowaste—youearnedit.”

Julie Laemmlepresentedtheclassof2014gifttotheschool.Asin2013,thisyear’spledgecampaignwasdedicated

totheLeonardD.FrommMemorialFundinhonoroftheschool’slongtimedeanofstudentswhodiedin2013.Forty-

sevenpercentoftheclassparticipated,withtotalcontributionsof$19,420.

Theschoolintroducedanewtraditionthisyear:familymembersofgraduateswereinvitedtothestage

toassistwithhooding.D.G. Elmore,JD’84,hoodedhisdaughter,Lauren;Joanna Salzarulo Hanley,JD’78,

recognizedherdaughter,Michaelene;andMatt Millis,JD’06,hoodedhissister,Elizabeth Bolka.

Members of the class of 2014 pledged more than $19,000 in honor of the late Leonard Fromm, former dean of students.

The campaign committee consisted of (standing) Jacob German, Charles Shaw, Jennifer Rulon, Michael Novak, Anita Foss, John Giacomantonio (seated), Leah Seigel, Julie Laemmle, and David Frazee. The class contribution is being matched again this year by a generous donation from Scott N. Flanders, JD’82.

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IndianaLawiscontinuingtoprovideunparalleledlearningopportunitiestoitsstudents.Fourteenstudents

havebeennamedMiltonStewartFellowsandwillparticipateassummerinternsinArgentina,Brazil,China,India,

Japan,SouthKoreaandThailandthroughthelawschool’sCenterontheGlobalLegalProfession.

Thecenter’suniqueprogramoffersstudentsexperiencesinavarietyofsettings,includingcorporations,highly

reputedlawfirmsandrights-basednon-governmentalorganizations.ThestudentshavebeennamedMiltonStewart

Fellowsinhonorofagenerousalumnus,Milton Stewart,JD’71,ofPortland,Ore.

“TheStewartFellowsprogramisinkeepingwiththecenter’smissionofdevelopingourstudents’abilitiestopractice

intheglobalizedlegalenvironmentasbusinesslawyers,public-sectorlawyersandsocialjusticeadvocates,”said

professorJayanth K. Krishnan,directoroftheIUMaurerSchoolofLaw’sCenterontheGlobalLegalProfession.

“WearegratefultoMiltandJudiStewartandtothemanyindividualsandorganizationsparticipatinginthisprogram

throughouttheworld.Withouttheirsupport,thisprogramwouldnotbepossible.”

Krishnanaddedthatnearly60studentshavebeennamedasStewartFellowssincelaunchedin2010.

“Wearesopleasedthattheprogramisgrowing,”saidprofessorChristiana Ochoa,anexpertongovernance

andhumanrightsinLatinAmerica.“Notonlyhaveweincreasedthenumberofstudentsparticipatingin

theStewartFellowsProgram,butwehavealsoexpandedthepresenceoftheprogramintoareasoftheworld

thatareimportanttoourstudents.WeareespeciallypleasedtoaddArgentinaandThailandtoourlistof

participatingcountriesthisyear.”

Thisyear’sStewartFellowsandthecountriesandorganizationswheretheywillbecompletingtheir

internshipsare:

Argentina: > PatrickGreenandPabloPuente—MarvalO’Farrell&Mairal,BuenosAires

Brazil: > JoelBonillaBlondetandBrianaYuh—thelawfirmofDemarestAdvogadosandVotorantim

Group,aSãoPaulo-baseddiversifiedindustrialconglomeratewithinterestsinfinance,energy,

steelandpaper.

China: > MengyingGuan—ZhongLunLawFirm,Beijing

India: > AlexanderAvtgis—Jagori,anNGOadvocatingwomen’srights

> RachelDockeryandEmilySwartz—NovusLawLLCandKoura&Co.,alawfirminDelhi

> EricJones—thelawfirmofNishithDesaiAssociates,Delhioffice

> WilliamMcCarthy—thelawfirmofAmarchand&Mangaldas&SureshA.Shroff&Co.

> RyanO’Laughlin—thelawfirmofS&RAssociates,Delhioffice

> DonovanWood—CommonwealthHumanRightsInitiative,anNGOsupportinghumanrights

basedinNewDelhi

Japan: > MonicaSeunghyunLee—L&JLawOffice,LPC,Tokyo

SouthKorea: > EunChanDanielKim—KyoboAxa,theinvestmentaffiliateofKyoboLifeInsuranceand

AxaIM,Seoul

Thailand: > JacksonBeach—thelawfirmofTilleke&Gibbins,Bangkokoffice

TheCenterontheGlobalLegalProfessionwasestablishedin2009.ItsfirstdirectorwasWilliam Henderson,

whoserveduntil2014,anditisnowbeingledbyKrishnan.Thecenterhasathree-partfocus:advancing

academicresearchandpracticalknowledgeaboutthegloballegalprofession;providingstudentswithopportunities

forhands-onlearningaboutthelawinothercountries;andbuildingglobalpartnershipswithotherlawschools

toenhanceeducationalopportunities.

2014 STEWART FELLOWSINTERN IN SEVEN COUNTRIES

The 2014 Milton Stewart Fellows with their sponsors: (back row): Prof. Jayanth Krishnan, Patrick Green, Joel Bonilla Blondet, Emily Swartz, Alexander Avtgis, and Eric Jones; (front row): Prof. Christiana Ochoa, Pablo Puente, Briana Yuh, Mengying Guan, Judi Stewart, William McCarthy, Milton Stewart, Rachel Dockery, Monica Seunghyun Lee, Ryan O’Laughlin, Eun Chan Daniel Kim, Donovan Wood, and Jackson Beach.

LAW SCHOOL’SPROTECTIVE ORDER

PROJECTCELEBRATES

YEARS OF SERVICE

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OneofIndianaLaw’smostdistinguishedstudentvolunteerorganizations

reachedanimportantmilestoneinApril.TheIUMaurerSchoolof

Law’sProtectiveOrderProjectcelebrated25yearsofservingclients

seekingrelieffromfamilyviolenceandsexualassault.Students,alumni

andcommunityvolunteersgatheredintheMootCourtRoomonApril25

tocommemoratePOP’simpactontheBloomingtoncommunity.

POPwasfoundedin1989bythen-Professor Lauren Robel,alongwith

herstudentJennifer Payne,JD’90.Sinceitsfounding,morethan600law

studentshavevolunteeredforPOP,providingservicestomorethan700

peopleinMonroeandsurroundingcounties.Volunteersareexposedto

avarietyoflegalexperiences,includingintakeinterviews,draftinglegal

documents,preparingforhearingsandappearingincourtonbehalfof

clients.POPhascontinuedtogrow:Inthe2013-14academicyear,about

85studentsvolunteeredand70newcaseswereopened.

Marc Abplanalp,JD’03,aPOPvolunteerwhileinlawschool,recalled

thedifficultenvironmentforprotectiveordersintheearly2000s:“The

protectiveorderstatutewassignificantlyrevisedin2002,”herecalled.

“Thelegislaturemadeitmuchhardertogetaprotectiveorder.Oneofthe

firstcases[wehad]thatsummerinvolvedawifeseekingaprotective

orderagainstherhusband.Werepresentedthewife.Herhusbandhad

thrownaheavytelephoneatherhead,smashingitonthewallafewinches

fromherhead.Afterourclienttoldherstorythejudgesaid,‘That’snot

domesticviolence—thephonedidn’thither.’Fortunately,aftermuch

discussionwepersuadedthejudgetoenteraprotectiveorder,butthe

messagewasclear:timeshadchanged.”

TheeventalsoincludedaCLEseminar,“IndianaLawRespondsto

RelationshipViolenceandSexualAssault:ThePast,Present,andFuture,”

featuringClinicalProfessorAmyApplegate.Sheandothercolleagues

recentlyreceiveda$764,000grantfromtheU.S.NationalInstituteof

Justicetostudywhetherandhowmediationisappropriateincases

ofrelationshipviolence.Herworkisthefirsttimethatsoundempirical

researchhasexaminedthisquestion.

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MAURER STUDENTS EXCEL IN MOOT COURTAND TRIAL COMPETITIONSSeveralteamsofMaurerstudentshaveexcelledinrecentcompetitionsandpractice-relatedprojectsthroughout

thecountryinavarietyoffields.(Unlessnotedotherwise,allstudentsaremembersoftheclassof2014.)

David Frazee,Alaina HobbsandJonathon HitzplacedamongthetopfourintheAmericanBarAssociation

MootCourtCompetitionandparticipatedinthefinalsinChicagoinApril.

Brandon Callahan,Josh Kurtzmanand2LMichael Deschenesmadethesemi-finalsandwerenamedbest

oralistsinthePaceMootCourtCompetition,theprestigiousenvironmentallawtournamentheldinWhitePlains,

NYinFebruary(thesecondtimeinfouryearsforsemi-finalhonors).

Roy Braatz,John Paul CoonrodandAdam Doerrtooktheawardforbestbriefandwonsecondplaceinthe

finalroundoftheNaturalCulturalHeritageLawMootCourtCompetitioninChicagoinFebruary.

Mahja ZeonwasrecognizedasbestoraladvocateattheThurgoodMarshallMockTrialCompetitionatthe

UniversityofBaltimoreSchoolofLaw.

Second-yearstudentsSteve Briles,Brandon King,Miranda PattonandMatt Showalterparticipatedinthe

WilliamsInstituteMootCourtCompetitionatUCLA,thepremiernationalmootcourtcompetitiononsexual

orientationandgenderidentity.Thecompetitionisdesignedtopromoteandrecognizethefinestoraland

writtenadvocacyonasignificantprobleminsexualorientationandgenderidentitylaw.

Parag BhayaniandChris Fyalland2LsAlyssa Degner-Lopez,Margot NewmanandChas Traylor(working

aspartoftheschool’sfederalappellateandpost-convictionreliefproject),helpedMichael Ausbrook,JD’93,

obtainawritofhabeascorpusvacatingthe2002murderconvictionofhisclientTorrayStitts.Inthefaceofthe

countyprosecutor’sclaimherethattheoriginalfilehadbeen“destroyed,”thestudentshelpedtrackdown

decade-oldpolice,cellphoneandforensictestingrecords;locatedmissingwitnesses;servedsubpoenas;and

otherwisehelpedAusbrookestablishthattrialcounselinadequatelyinvestigatedthealibi,andthatinfactStitts

couldnothavebeenatthesceneofthecrime.

Backoncampus,apanelofdistinguishedjuristsvisitedthelawschoolonMarch7tohearargumentsinacase

involvingNazi-lootedartworkandsocialmediainthecourtroom.

Theargumentsbyfourlawstudentsmarkedthefinalroundofthelawschool’sannualShermanMintonMoot

CourtCompetition,inwhichstudentsactasappellatelawyersrepresentingclientsinarealisticsetting.Thisyear,

149students—nearly75percentofthesecond-yearclass—tookpartinthetournament-stylecompetition,which

beganinSeptember.

JudgingthefinalroundwereJudgeAdalberto Jordan,U.S.CourtofAppeals,11thCircuit;JudgeRobyn L.

Moberly,U.S.BankruptcyCourt,SouthernDistrictofIndiana;Dean Parrish;SeniorCircuitJudgeS. Jay Plager,

U.S.CourtofAppeals,FederalCircuitandformerdeanofthelawschool;andJusticeLoretta H. Rush,JD’83,

IndianaSupremeCourtjusticeanda1982ShermanMintonchampion.

Thisyear’scaseproblem,acivilforfeitureactionstyledasU.S.v.OnePaintingEntitledGuardedSecrets,

addressedtwoissues:WhethertheU.S.Constitution’sExcessiveFinesClausepermitsthegovernmentto

seizealltheassetsofthefictionalGemCityArtMuseumasapenaltyfortraffickinginNazi-lootedartwork;

andwhetherreporters’useofTwitterduringthetrialviolatedthemuseum’sdueprocessrights.

ThefourfinalistswereJoseph Dugan,Gretchen Parrish,Joseph StephensandTrevor Waliszewski.Dugan

andParrishtooktophonors.

TheannualcompetitionisnamedafterIndiananativeandU.S.SupremeCourtAssociateJusticeSherman

M. Minton.A1915graduateoftheMaurerSchoolofLaw,Mintonservedonthecourtfrom1949to1956andtook

partinanumberofhistoricdecisions,includingBrown v. Board of Education.

The 2013-14 Sherman Minton Moot Court Competition Executive Board: Charles Shaw, Rajat Khanna, Zachary Heck, Katlyn VanDriessche, Jonathan Turpin, Kathleen Rowe, Jennifer Rulon, Samantha Wuletich and David Frazee. VanDriessche painted the landscape shown in the photo, which was the subject of this year’s competition problem. She donated it to the school at the conclusion of the competition.

John Paul Coonrod, Adam Doerr, and Roy Braatz won second place and the award for best brief in the final round of the Natural Cultural Heritage Law Moot Court Competition.

Moot Court finalists pose with the judges: Trevor Waliszewski, Gretchen Parrish, Dean Austen Parrish, Hon S. Jay Plager, Hon. Loretta Rush, JD’83, Hon. Adalberto Jordan, Hon. Robyn Moberly, Joseph Stephens and Joseph Dugan. Dugan and Parrish took top honors in the competition.

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CATE, BELL FEATURED IN IU RESEARCH REPORT

ProfessorsFred CateandJeannine Bellwereselectedforprofilesin

In Focus,the2013annualreportoftheIUvicepresidentforresearch.

Catewasdescribedas“oneoftheleadingandbest-knowncybersecurity

advocatesandresearchersinthecountry,”hailedforhiseffortsonthe

humanelementofthecybersecurityquestion.Hisworkfocuseson

bringingarisk-managementapproachtoonlinesecurityandprivacy;

onexploringtheimpactofgovernmentsurveillanceanddatacollectionon

securityandprivacy;andonhelpingsecurethevastdatainfrastructure

thatpervadestoday’ssociety.

CateisfrequentlycalledtotestifybeforeCongressandotherpolicymaking

agencies,andheissoughtoutbyreportersfromallovertheworldforhis

commentaryoncybersecuritytrends.HeisaDistinguishedProfessorand

C.BenDuttonProfessorofLaw;directoroftheLawSchool’sCenter

forAppliedCybersecurityResearch;anddirectoroftheCenterforLaw,

Ethics,andAppliedResearchinHealthInformation.

Bellwascitedforherrecentbook,Hate Thy Neighbor: Move-in Violence

and the Persistence of Racial Segregation in American Housing(NewYork

UniversityPress,2013).Althoughit’sbeen45yearssinceCongresspassed

theFairHousingAct,Bellwritesthatneighborhoodsegregationremains

averyreal,andoftenviolentprobleminAmerica.“I’veintegratedneigh-

borhoodsallmylife,andI’veintegratedthempeacefully,”shesaid.“When

Ilearnedthiskindofviolencewashappeninginthe1990sandintothe

21stcentury,Iwasshocked,andIhadtowriteaboutit.”

Bellsaidthattheaimofherresearchistoshedlightonhowtobreakthe

cycleinwhichAfricanAmericans,particularly,arerepeatedlysegregated

intoneighborhoodswithhighcrimeratesandlow-qualityschools.She

advocatesanapproachof“completeintegration”:long-range,multigen-

erationaleffortsaimedatcreating“meaningfulinteractionacrossracial

lines”inavarietyofcommunityspaces,fromclassroomstoplayingfields

tochurches.

BellisaprofessoroflawandLouisF.NiezerFacultyFellowatIndianaLaw.

In Focuscanbefoundonlineatiu.edu/~vpr.

AMAN PURSUES RESEARCH, WRITING IN ENGLAND

Alfred C. Aman, Jr.,RoscoeC.O’ByrneProfessorofLaw,spentthespring

semesteronsabbaticalasavisitingscholarattachedtotheLawFaculty

andSt.John’sCollegeattheUniversityofOxford,England.Whileonleave,

hecompletedthethirdeditionofhiscasebook,Administrative Law and

Process,forthcominglaterthissummerfromLexisNexis;andisworking

onthethirdeditionofhistreatise,Administrative Law(withWilliamT.

Mayton),alsoforthcomingthisyearfromWestGroup.Heisalsoworking

onanewbook,The Domestic Faces of Globalization.

Amanhasalsobeenactiveonthespeakingcircuitthisterm.Heservedas

acommentatorinanOxfordLawconferencetitled“ExpertiseinPublic

Administration”onMay9thattheRothmereInstituteanddelivereda

setoflecturesonthehistoryofU.S.regulationandadministrativelawin

Madrid,Spain,attheJuanCarlosIIIUniversityinMadridinJune.Aman

willbeavisitingfellowatWolfsonCollege,Cambridge,inJuly.Heserved

asdeanofIndianaLawfrom1991-2002andwasdeanofSuffolkUniversity

LawSchoolfrom2007-2009beforereturningtoIU.

GROSSBERG RECEIVES HONORARY DEGREE

Michael Grossberg,SallyM.ReahardProfessorofHistoryandprofessor

oflaw,receivedanhonorarydoctoratefromtheUniversityofLinköping,

Sweden,atceremonyonFriday,May9.Thedegreeistheresultofa

collaborationGrossbergestablishedwithmembersoftheChildStudies

Departmentattheuniversity.Hewasrecognizedforhisresearchand

writingonchildrenandthelawandhisincreasinginterestinaddinga

comparativeperspectivetoit.Grossberghasvisitedthedepartmenta

numberoftimes,workingwithfacultyandgraduatestudentsonavariety

ofprojects,includingacomparativestudyofchildren’srightsinSweden

andtheUnitedStates.

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IP CENTER ESTABLISHES CLINIC

TheCenterforIntellectualPropertyResearchhasrecentlyreceived

fundingfromIU’sOfficeoftheViceProvostforResearchtohelpestablish

anIPlawclinic.ThefundswillenabletheCentertohireafull-time

clinicalprofessorandtoexpandthecollaborationbetweentheIPclinic

andtheLawSchool’sElmoreEntrepreneurshipLawClinic.Meanwhile,

theIPclinichascompleteditsfirstyear,withtheparticipationofseveral

studentsandtheguidanceofthreealumnifromtheIndianapolisoffice

ofFaegreBakerDaniels:Norm Hedges,JD’98;Brad Maurer,JD’99,and

Jessica Van Dalen,JD’10.

“TheclinicisagreatopportunityforIPstudentstoputtheiracademic

knowledgeintopracticaluse,”saidVanDalen.“Duringthisinaugural

semester,theywereeagerandexcitedtoengagewiththeclinicclients,and

wereanxioustostartthevariousprojectsthattheIPclinicreceivedthis

semester.Itwasagreatwayforthestudentstoreceiveearlyconstructive

feedbackinamorerelaxedclinicalenvironment,ratherthanina

moredauntinglawfirmsetting.Webelievetheseexperienceshelpedthe

studentstogainabetterunderstandingofpracticingIPlaw,whichwill

givethemaprofessionalheadstart.”

VanDalenaddedthattheclinicalsoprovidedavaluableservicetothe

community.Notonlydidthestudentsreceiveactualclientworkand

practicalexperience,shesaid,buttheyalsoassistedclientswhootherwise

couldnotaffordtoprotectearly-stageintellectualpropertyduetofunding

constraints.“Additionally,ourworkprovidedusarareopportunitytodo

probonoserviceinourpracticearea,”sheconcluded.

Theclinic’sclientsreportagreatexperience.“TheIPclinicwroteaprovi-

sionalpatentapplicationformeandmycompanyAtlasEnergySystems,

LLC,”saidIanHamilton.“Theclinicexceededourexpectationsandthe

finalproductisgreat.Theprovisionalpatentapplicationissuperb.The

teamIworkedwithdidagreatjobinterpretingmyinventioneventhough

theyhadseennothinglikeitbefore.Overall,agreatexperienceforastart-

upcompanysuchasmine,especiallywiththeextremelylowpricetag.”

TheclinicisawaitingcertificationbytheU.S.PatentandTrademark

Office.Mark D. Janis,IPCenterdirectorandRobertA.LucasChairofLaw,

expectsthattheclinicwillsupporttheIUResearchandTechnology

Corporation’seffortstosupplyIPservicestoIUfaculty.“Theclinicwill

LANDMARK BLOOMINGTON FREE-SPEECH CASE MARKS 40th ANNIVERSARY

Portions of this article are adapted from “Hessv.Indiana: 40th Anniversary of Landmark

Free Speech Case — And It Happened in Bloomington,” by Janet Mandelstam, Bloom magazine,

February-March 2014. Reprinted with the generous permission of the author.

It’sbeen40yearssincetheU.S.SupremeCourtissuedarulinginHess v. Indiana,acasethatmarked

aturningpointintheprotectionoffreespeech.Butthememoryofthecaseisstillfreshinthe

mindsofGregoryHess,theIndianaUniversitystudentwhowasarrestedatananti-warprotest,

andThomasSchornhorst,thelawyerandIUMaurerSchoolofLawprofessorwhorepresented

Hessincourt.

TheincidentinquestionoccurredonaspringdayinMay,whenprotestingstudentsblockeda

publicstreetoncampusanddidn’theedinstructionsfromthesherifftostepaside.AsHessrecalls,

“Thesheriff’sdepartmentformedalineattheendofthestreetandmarcheddownIndianaAvenue

toclearit.Iwalkedinfrontofthem.”Asprotestersmovedontothecurb,thesheriffheardHess

yell“f***”(althoughexactlywhatelsehesaidwouldlaterbeclarifiedincourt).“Thesheriffimme-

diatelygrabbedmeinabearhugandsaidIwasunderarrest,”Hessrecalled.

Meanwhile,atthelawschool,Schornhorst,nowaprofessoremeritus,remembers,“Astudentran

intomyofficeandsaidstudentswerebeingarrested.”Whileothersindeedwerearrested,“theonly

casethatwenttocourtwasGreg’s.Hefelthisfreespeechrightswerebeingviolated.”

ThefirsttrialtookplacebeforeajudgeinBloomingtonCityCourt.“Itdidn’tmakesensetotrythis

case;wewerehopingtogetitthrownout,”Schornhorstsays.HeevencalledanEnglishprofessor

asawitnessontheuseofthewordthatsooffendedthesheriff.OtherwitnessestestifiedthatHess,

whowasfacingthecrowdwithhisbacktothesheriff,hadsaid,“We’lltakethef***ingstreetlater”

or“We’lltakethef***ingstreetagain.”ButthejudgeruledthatHess’statementwas“intended

toincitefurtherlawlessaction...andwaslikelytoproducesuchaction.”HefoundHessguiltyof

violatingIndiana’sdisorderlyconductstatuteandfinedhim$25.

alsobeusefultostart-upsthatoriginatewiththePurdueFoundry,the

PurdueResearchParksandwithclientsofRose-Hulmanventures,among

manyothers”saidJanis.

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The partnership with China University of Political Science and Law is one

of several between Maurer and international partners, including:

> Bucerius Law School in Hamburg

> Escuela Superior de Administración y Derecho de Empresa in Barcelona

> Fundação Getúlio Vargas (Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo) in Brazil

> Jagellonian University and University of Warsaw in Poland

> O.P. Jindal Global Law School in New Delhi

> Peking University of Transnational Law in China

> Trinity College Dublin School of Law in Ireland

> University of Auckland in New Zealand

> University of Hong Kong in China

> Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II) in Paris

Hess,now65andstilllivinginBloomington,sayshehad“nodirectinvolvementafterthatfirst

trialincitycourt,”buthefollowedhiscaseavidlyasSchornhorsttookitfirsttotheappealscourt—

“Theyreducedthefineto$1,butweweredealingwithaprinciplehere”—andthentotheIndiana

SupremeCourt.BothcourtsupheldtheguiltyverdictagainstHess.

Sayingthathebelievedthestatecourts“overreachedintoprotectedspeech,”Schornhorstdecided

toappealtotheU.S.SupremeCourtandenlistedthehelpofthelatePatrickBaude,hislawschool

colleague.Togethertheypreparedthebriefforthenation’shighestcourt.“Weframeditasacase

thatdidn’tinciteanyonetoimminentaction”anddidnotconstitute“aclearandpresentdanger.”

Thecasewasneverarguedbeforethejustices.“Wewonthatcasesolelyonthebasisofthebrief,”

Schornhorstsays.“Thestatecourtswerejustwrong.”

InitsNovember19,1973,decision,thecourtdistinguishedbetweenspeechthatincites“imminent

disorder”andspeechthatcallsforunlawfulactionatsomeunspecifiedtimeinthefuture,which

wouldbeprotectedundertheFirstAmendment.Inthiscase,thecourtsaid,“Indiana’sdisorderly

conductstatutewasapplied…topunishonlyspokenwords…Atbest,[Hess’]statementcouldbe

takenascounselforpresentmoderation;atworst,itamountedtonothingmorethanadvocacy

ofillegalactionatsomeindefinitefuturetime.ThisisnotsufficienttopermittheStatetopunish

Hess’sspeech.”

Hess v. Indianaisstudiedinconstitutionallawcasebookstothisday.Hess,semi-retiredandowner

ofalocallawn-carebusiness,sayshewas“veryhappyabouttheultimateresult.”Andeven40years

aftertheSupremeCourtdecision,hesaysheoccasionallymeets“peoplewhoask,‘Youaren’tthe

GregHess,areyou?’andIsay,‘YesIam.’”

INDIANA LAW, CHINESE UNIVERSITY JOIN FORCES

TheIndianaUniversityMaurerSchoolofLawandChinaUniversity

ofPoliticalScienceandLawhavesignedacooperationagreement

establishinganewAcademyfortheStudyofChineseLawand

ComparativeJudicialSystems.TheacademywillbeaffiliatedwithChina

UniversityofPoliticalScienceandLaw’sCollaborativeInnovation

CenterofJudicialCivilization.

IndianaUniversityPresidentMichaelA.McRobbieandChinaUniversity

ofPoliticalScienceandLawVicePresidentBaoshengZhangexecutedthe

agreementonMay22inBeijing,aspartofalargervisittoChina.

“Thisagreementisexcitingandimportantbecauseitdemonstratesthe

MaurerSchoolofLaw’songoingcommitmenttogloballegalstudiesand

thecomplementaryinterestsofourtwouniversities,”McRobbiesaid.He

notedthatChinaUniversityofPoliticalScienceandLawiswidelyknown

astheleadinglawschoolinChina,withmorethan200,000graduates.

Formorethan60years,ithasplayedakeypartintheformationofthe

Chineselegalsystem.

“Thenewacademywillfosterlectureandresearchexchangesamonglead-

ingfacultyatbothIndianaUniversityandChinaUniversityofPolitical

ScienceandLaw,”saidJoseph L. Hoffmann,HarryPratterProfessorofLaw

andDirectorforSpecialProjects,whowasinstrumentalinassembling

theagreement.“Regardlessofwheretheypractice,today’slawyersneedto

understandtheimpactofglobalizationonourprofession,particularlywith

respecttoChinaanditsgrowinganddynamiceconomy.Theacademywill

beatremendousasset,andweareproudtobepartneringwithoneofthe

finestlawschoolsinChina.”

TheagreementdeepensChinaUniversityofPoliticalScienceandLaw’s

longstandingrelationshipwiththeMaurerSchoolofLaw,arelationship

thatbeganinthemid-1990s.Inadditiontothenewacademy,CUPLoffers

aone-semesterexchangeprogramtoMaurerstudentsateitherofitstwo

Beijingcampuses.Theacademywillbeofficiallyunveiledinaceremony

inBloomingtoninOctober2014.

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CGLP ANNOUNCES NEW LEADERSHIP

InadditiontotheStewartFellowsProgram,theCenterontheGlobalLegal

Professionhasrecentlyundergonealeadershipchange.ProfessorWilliam

Henderson,thefoundingdirector,recentlysteppeddownandProfessor

Jayanth Krishnanhasbeennameddirector.Hendersonwillstillbeclosely

affiliatedwiththeCenter.

Amongtheinitiativesthatwillbeoffocusinthecomingmonthswillbeto

furtherenhancefundingforstudentinternshipsabroad,strengtheningour

partnershipswithprominentlawschoolsinkeyemergingmarketsaround

theglobe,andcontinuingtheresearchthathasmadeourlegalprofessions

facultyamongthebestintheworld.

Forfurtherinformationonallthreeoftheseareas,pleaseseetheCenter’s

newwebsite,globalprofession.law.indiana.edu.

WILLIAMS TO RECEIVE SONNEBORN AWARD

WalterW.FoskettProfessorofLawSusan H. Williamswillreceivethe

2014TracyM.SonnebornAward,whichhonorsanIndianaUniversity

facultymemberforoutstandingresearchandteaching.

AsrecipientoftheSonnebornAward,Williamswillgivetheannual

SonnebornLectureduringthefall2014semesteratatimeandlocationto

beannounced.TheawardandlecturearenamedforthelateIUbiologist

TracyM.Sonneborn,arenownedgeneticistwhowasalsohighly

regardedforhisteaching.

“SusanWilliamsistrulydeservingoftheSonnebornAward,”saidProvost

andExecutiveVicePresidentLauren Robel.“Sheiswidelyrecognized

forherpath-breakingscholarshiponconstitutionaltheory,andsheisan

inspiringteacherwhobringsoutthebestinherstudents.Herfearlesswork

inconstitutionaldesignhashelpedempowermarginalizedpopulations

insomeoftheworld’smosttroubledregions.”

Asdirectorofthelawschool’sCenterforConstitutionalDemocracy,

sheadvisesgroupsthatpromotedemocracyinareasmarkedbysocial

divisions,suchasethnicity,religionandlanguage.Shehasworkedwith

ethnicminoritygroupsinBurma,thegovernmentsofLiberiaandSouth

Sudan,andcivilsocietygroupsinNorthernAfricaandVietnamto

educatereformersaboutconstitutionalismandtodesignconstitutions

thatfittheneedsofeachcountryandpromotedemocracy.

Hermostrecentbook,Social Difference and Constitutionalism in

Pan Asia,(CambridgeUniversityPress2013)bringstogetherdistinguished

scholarstoaddressthechallengesofdifferenceandconstitutionalism

fromarangeofdisciplines;herowncontributionoffersatheoretical

frameworkforconstitutionaldesign.

PARRISH NAMED OUTSTANDING FRIEND OF SOUTHWESTERN

DeanandJamesH.RudyProfessorofLawAusten L. Parrishwasnamed

anOutstandingFriendbytheAlumniBoardofhisformeremployer,

SouthwesternLawSchool,atitsannualawardsrecognitionreceptionin

April.Hewasalsoselectedbythegraduatingclasstoreturntotheschool

toserveasitsgrandmarshal,wherehepresentedtheclassof2014atits

commencementexercisesinMay.

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FourIndianaUniversityMaurerSchoolofLawfacultymembersandone

adjunctprofessorwerehonoredApril14withprestigiousteachingawards

fromthelawschool.Theyare:

> Dawn Johnsen,WalterW.FoskettProfessorofLaw

> Brian J. Broughman,associateprofessoroflaw

> Lisa Farnsworth,JD’82,seniorlecturerinlaw

> Julie Head,adjunctprofessoroflaw

> Ryan W. Scott,associateprofessoroflaw

“Excellentteachingisacorecommitmentofoureducationalmission,

andourfacultytakesthatcommitmentveryseriously.Therearemany

wonderfulteachersattheMaurerSchoolofLaw,anditisanhonor

tocelebratetheirachievements,”saidDean Parrish,whopresented

theawards.

Trustees’TeachingAwardswerepresentedtoBroughman,Farnsworth

andScott.

Broughmanteachescoursesincorporations,corporatefinanceand

corporatelaw.Studentssaidthat“hetalksaboutthecasesinawaythat

bringsthemalive,sothatcontroversyandhistoricalcontextcometo

lightinanewandentertainingway.”

Farnsworthisdirectorofthelawschool’sgraduatelegalstudiesprogram

andteacheslegalwritingandresearchmethodsforgraduatestudents.

Herstudentssaidsheis“professionalanddiligent,withpersistencethat

drivesstudentstodotheirbest.”

Scottteachescoursesincriminallaw,criminalprocedureandfederal

jurisdiction.Hisstudentssayheis“anincredible,enthusiastic,thorough

andbrilliantprofessorwhoisenergeticandexcellentatkeepingthe

classfocusedonthetopicathand.”

HeadwaspresentedwiththeAdjunctFacultyTeachingAward.Asenior

lecturerofaccountingandDowChemicalCompanyDistinguished

LecturerattheIUKelleySchoolofBusiness,sheteachesaccountingfor

lawyers.Maurerstudentssaidsheisanexcellenteducatorbecauseshe

“makescomplicatedinformationeasilyanddigestibleandmakesdry

informationfunandinteresting.”

JohnsenwaspresentedtheLeonH.WallaceTeachingAward.Named

fortheschool’sformerdean,itisthehighestteachinghonorgiventoIU

MaurerSchoolofLawfaculty.

Anexpertinconstitutionallaw,particularlycivilrightsandtheseparation

ofpowers,JohnsenservedasactingassistantattorneygeneralintheOffice

ofLegalCounselunderPresidentBillClinton.Sheteachesvariouscourses

andseminarsinconstitutionallaw.Johnsenwascitedforateaching

processthatusescasesasavehicleforleadingwide-rangingdiscussions

intodoctrine,publicpolicyandthereal-worldramificationsoftheoretical

arguments.Shewasalsopraisedforoffering“substantive,credibleand

timelyfeedbackonstudents’writingandanalysis.”

Aspecialcommitteeofstudentspresentedteachingawardrecommenda-

tionstoParrish,whomadethefinalselections.

STUDENTS RECOGNIZE TEACHING AWARD RECIPIENTS AS INSPIRING, ENGAGING AND ENTERTAINING

Brian J. Broughman

Lisa Farnsworth, JD’82

Julie Head

Ryan W. Scott

Dawn Johnsen

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Lowell E. Baier,classof1964,hashadacareerthathastakenhimfrom

practicingattorneytoentrepreneur,tirelessadvocatefornaturalresources

andwildlifeconservation,andnowauthor.

BaierreceivedhisB.A.ineconomicsandpoliticalsciencefromValparaiso

Universityin1961andhislawdegreein1964.Aftergraduationhe

practicedlawinWashington,D.C.,acityhehadgrowntolovewhen,

in1956,hiscongressman,Charles A. Halleck(R-Ind.),LLB’24,called

himtobeapageintheUnitedStatesHouseofRepresentatives.In1967

heformedBaierProperties,Inc.,aBethesda,Md.-baseddeveloperof

warehouses,residentialproperties,andaward-winningofficebuildings

andshoppingcenters.

Intheearly1970s,Baierwasoneof14foundersoftheWildSheepFounda-

tion,whichhascontributedmorethan$1millionannuallytore-establish

thehabitatofthefourspeciesofwildsheepinNorthAmerica.Hehas

establishedsimilarprogramsinRussiaandMongolia.Since1975,Baierhas

beenactiveintheBooneandCrockettClub,America’soldestwildlife

conservationorganization.HetooktheleadindraftingPresidentGeorge

H.W.Bush’swildlifeconservationagendain1979andhasledinthe

formationofPh.D.programsinnaturalresourcesandwildlifeconserva-

tionmanagementatfiveuniversities.From2004-2007,heledanational

campaigntoraise$6.5milliontopurchaseforthefederalgovernment

thelastandlargestremainingpieceofprivateland(24,550acres)thatwas

initiallyRoosevelt’sElkhornRanch.

InsupportoftwobillspendinginCongresswhichheauthored,Baier

recentlycompletedabook,America’s Crippling Battle for its Lands,

Endangered Species, and their Critical Habitat: Inside the Equal Access to

Justice Act.Hisnextbook,Voices from the Wilderness: A Biography,which

celebratesthe50thanniversaryoftheWildernessAct,isexpectedsoon.

Baierhasbeenrecognizedmanytimesforhisextraordinarypublic

serviceatthelocallevelandforhisconservationworknationally.Hewas

Rockville,Maryland’sCitizenoftheYearin1988.In2008,hewasnamed

ConservationistoftheYearbytheNationalFishandWildlifeFounda-

tion.In2010Outdoor LifemagazineselectedBaierastheConservationist

oftheYear,andtheAssociationofFishandWildlifeAgenciessimilarly

recognizedhimin2013.HeisarecipientoftheLawSchool’sDistinguished

ServiceAward.

ENTREPRENEUR, INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE, CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY, AND JUDGE INDUCTED INTO ACADEMY OF LAW ALUMNI FELLOWS

FourIndianaUniversityMaurerSchoolofLawalumniwereinducted

onApril11intotheschool’sAcademyofLawAlumniFellows.

Inductionintotheacademyisthehighesthonorthelawschoolcan

bestowonitsgraduates.

Establishedin1985,theacademyconsistsofanelitegroupthatincludes

U.S.senators,federaljudges,successfulbusinessleadersand

distinguishedpractitioners.Eachbringshonortothelegalprofession

andenhancestheMaurerSchoolofLaw’snationalandglobalreputation.

The2014inducteesincludeanaccomplishedentrepreneur,aninterna-

tionallawyerandbusinessexecutive,adistinguishedcriminaldefense

attorney,andalongtimeIndianapractitionerandjudge.

THE 2014 ACADEMY OF LAW ALUMNI FELLOWS ARE:

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Sara Yang Bosco,classof1983,isthedaughterofChineseparentswho

cametotheUnitedStatesinthelate1940sandearly‘50s.Shewasborn

andraisedinSouthBend,Ind.,andgraduatedfromtheUniversityof

NotreDamebeforeenrollingintheMaurerSchoolofLawin1980.Shehas

beenresidentinHongKongsince1991.

Apartfromafive-yearperiodasalawyerinNewYorkCityinthelate‘80s,

BoscohasspentallofhercareerinAsia.ShewasanattorneyinaTaipei

lawfirmandapartnerintheHongKongofficeofBaker&McKenziebefore

joiningtheHongKongofficeofPerkinsCoieLLP,aSeattle-basedfirmwith

morethan900lawyers.ShebuiltherreputationasanoutstandingChina

practicelawyerduringtherapidgrowthinthatcountry’seconomy,and

wasnamedoneofAsiaLaw’sLeadingLawyersforChinaandM&Ain2001

to2004consecutively.

In2005,Boscowasnamedgeneralcounsel,AsiaPacific,ofEmerson,a$25

billion,132,000-employeecompany.EmersonisaFortune 500diversified

globalmanufacturingandtechnologycompany,specializinginnetwork

power,processmanagement,industrialautomation,climatetechnologies,

andcommercialandresidentialsolutions.Emersonisfrequentlyrankedas

oneofFortune’sMostAdmiredCompanies.AclientofBoscosincethe

1990s,Emersonofferedherthepositionofgeneralcounselthreetimes

beforesheultimatelyagreedtoaccept.In2008,shewaspromotedto

presidentofEmersonAsiaPacific,whichincludes37,000employeesin

morethan40manufacturingfacilitiesand29engineeringanddevelop-

mentcenters.BoscoisthefirstwomanpresidentofEmerson’sAsiaPacific

operations,andsheisalsochairmanofEmersonElectric(China)Holdings

Co.,Ltd.ShecurrentlyservesontheBoardofGovernorsoftheAmerican

ChamberofCommerceinHongKong.

Donald P. Dorfman,classof1957,isadedicatedalumnusofIndiana

UniversityandtheMaurerSchoolofLawandadistinguisheddefenseat-

torney,committedtoservicetohisclients,veteransandhisalmamater.

Dorfmanembodiesthevalueofhardwork,integrityandthetransforma-

tivenatureofhighereducation.Hisfamilydidnothavemuchmoneyto

investinacollegeeducation,soDorfmanworkedandsavedmoneysothat

hecouldattendIU,thecollegeofhisdreams.Healsoworkedthrough-

outhisundergraduateandlawschoolcareers—asadishwasher,busboy,

waiterandahumansubjectforthePsychologyDepartment.

Upongraduatingwithhislawdegreein1957,Dorfmanwascommissioned

asafirstlieutenantintheJudgeAdvocateGeneral’sDepartmentofthe

U.S.AirForce.HelaterjoinedtheAirForceReserveandretiredasa

colonel.HeeventuallysettledinSacramento,Calif.,wherehewasadeputy

districtattorneyforSacramentoCountyandasuccessfulcriminal

defenselawyer.Throughouthiscareer,Dorfmanhastakentoheartthe

constitutionalguaranteethatalldefendantsdeserveanallyandadvocate

ofthehighestorder.Hewasthefounderandfirstpresidentofthe

SacramentoCriminalLawyersAssociation,amemberoftheboardof

theIndigentDefensePanelandofthePeerReviewCommitteeofthe

SacramentoCountyBarAssociation.Heisalsoamemberoftheboard

ofJewishFamilyServices.

Dorfman’sserviceandphilanthropytoIndianaUniversityandtheMaurer

SchoolofLawqualifyastrulyextraordinary.Heisthepresidentofthe

SacramentochapteroftheIUAlumniAssociation,wasamemberofthe

IUAlumniAssociationExecutiveCouncil,andhasservedontheLaw

School’sBoardofVisitorssince1997.Duringtheuniversity’sMatchingthe

Promisecapitalcampaign,Dorfmanestablishedaneed-basedscholarship

atthelawschool,sothathecouldassiststudentswholikewiseneededto

worktocompletetheirdegrees.Hehasbeenanactiverecruiterforboth

IUandtheLawSchool,andhehassingle-handedlyplacedmoreMaurer

graduatesinCaliforniathananyotheralumnus.

Dorfmanhasbeenrecognizedforhislegalassistancetomenandwomen

returningfromserviceinthemilitary.HeisamemberoftheCalifornia

StateCommitteeoftheEmployer’sSupportoftheGuardandReserve,

andactsasanombudsmanforemployeeswhoencounteremployment

difficultieswhentheyreturntocivilianlife.Forthiswork,hereceived

theSevenSealsAward,thehighestawardtheorganizationconfers.He

hasalsoservedasthepresidentoftheDepartmentofCaliforniaReserve

OfficersAssociation,andisarecipientofitsJohnC.FrémontAward.

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Patricia A. McNagny,classof1951,hashadadistinguishedrecordofwork

bothinthejudiciaryandasacivicleader.BorninFortWayne,Ind.,

McNagnyisthedaughterofRalphGates,whoservedasgovernorofthe

statefrom1945to1949.SheattendedIndianaUniversityandgraduated

withhonorsin1948withamajorinhistory.Shecompletedherlaw

degreein1951andmarriedPhilM.McNagny,Jr.,duringherthirdyear.

PhilMcNagnywentontoasuccessfulcareeratGatesGates&McNagny

inColumbiaCity,Ind.

Formanyyears,McNagnyprimarilyworkedfromhomedoingwillsand

estateworkwhilesheraisedtheirfourdaughters.In1969shebegan

workingwithherhusband,continuinguntilhisdeathin1981.Thefollow-

ingyear,shesuccessfullyranforjudgeoftheWhitleyCountyCourt.In

1991,sheleftthebenchtojoinherdaughterMarciainthepracticeoflaw.

Duringhertimeonthecourt,McNagnyplayedanactiverolebringing

newinitiativestothecountycourtsystem.Sheintroducedcommunity

serviceintocriminalsentencinginhercounty,anddevelopedcounseling

servicesforviolentoffendersanddrugandalcoholoffenders.She

promotedGEDeducationtojailinmatesandadvocatedawideruseofwork

release.Shewasinstrumentalininstallingcomputersinthecourtsand

countyoffices,andworkedtowardtheestablishmentofaCommunity

CorrectionsDepartment.

Activeinthelocalandstatebarassociations,sheservedassecretaryof

theIndianaStateBarAssociation,andin1994shewasnamedaFellowin

theIndianaBarFoundation.ShewaspresidentofthePeabodyLibrary,

andservedonitsboardformanyyears.Shewasvicechairpersonofthe

WhitleyCountyRepublicanCommitteeandadirectoroftheWhitley

CountyDrugAwarenessProgramandtheOtisR.BowenCenterforHuman

Services.Forhersuccessfulcampaigntopurchasea100-acretractofland

onCrookedLake,andforthepersonaldonationoflanddedicatedas

theCrookedLakeNaturePreserveinhonorofherfather,shewasgiven

theNatureConservancyOakLeafAward.

RECEPTIONS AND REUNIONS

3 Annual Maurer breakfast at the NBA Annual Convention; July 28, 2014; 7:30 am,

Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Atlanta. Hosted by Frank Seales, Jr., ’74 and featuring

Frank Motley, assistant dean, admissions.

3 The classes of 2004, 1989, 1984, 1964, and 1959 will enjoy a shared reception on

Saturday, October 25th from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Law School. Additional activities

will be planned for each class. Details to follow.

MENTORS WANTED

3 Students tell us that they need and want mentors as they enter the professional world.

Volunteering as an alumni mentor is an easy way to help recent graduates that will

have a real impact on their success. Our Office of Career and Professional Development

will match you with a new lawyer in your area who will appreciate your informal advice

on the terms and times that work best for the two of you.

To sign up for the program, send an email to mentor@indiana.edu

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDNOMINATIONS OPEN

3 Nominations are open for the law school’s Distinguished Service Award, which

recognizes graduates who have distinguished themselves in service to their communities

and the school in ways far exceeding traditional business, professional, and civic duties.

Nominations may be submitted through August 15.

For more information, go to law.indiana.edu/alumni/awards/dsa/

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Frank E. Gilkison, Jr.,LLB’50,hasbeennamedalegendarylawyerbytheIndianaBarFoundation.TheannualLegendaryLawyerAwardrecognizesanIndianaBarFoun-dationFellowwhodemonstratesadherencetothehighestprinciplesandtraditionsofthelegalprofessionalongwithcompassionthroughcommunityserviceoveralegalcareerof50yearsormore.GilkisonisofcounselatBeasley&GilkisoninMuncie.5

ESKENAZI HEALTH OPENS IN INDIANAPOLIS

InJune2011,realestatedeveloperSidney D. Eskenazi,LLB’53,andhiswifeLois(Cohen)provideda$40milliongifttotheEskenaziHealthFoundationtobuildnewhospitalfacilitiesindowntownIndianapolis.OnDecember7,theSidneyandLoisEskenaziHospitalandEskenaziHealthcampusopeneditsdoorstopatientsforthefirsttime.TheSidneyandLoisEskenaziHospitalreplacestheformerWishardHospital.5

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Howard&HowardAttorneysPLLChasannouncedthatHenry P. Lee,LLB’65,hasbeennameda2014LeaderintheLawbyMichigan Lawyers Weekly.Hewasoneof30chosenfromdozensofnominations.The2014Leadersareattorneyswhoarechangingthelaw,expandingaccesstojusticeandimprovingtheprofessionandtheircommunities.LeeischairoftheEstatePlanningSectionoftheBusinessandCorporateGroupofHoward&Howard.Hefocuseshispracticeonbusinesslaw,estateplanningandtaxlaw.5

After45yearsasanattorney,Harold E. Brueseke,JD’68,retiredinDecember2013.Duringhislongcareerheservedasalocallegalservicesattorney,adeputyprosecutor,maintainedaprivatepractice,andservedtheSt.JosephCountyProbateCourtinSouthBend,Ind.,asajudicialofficerforfortyyears.BruesekelivesinSouthBend.5

WABASH HONORS FERGUSON

AspartofWabashCollege’s176thcommencementexercisesonSunday,May18,thecollegeawardedStephen L. Ferguson,JD’66,anhonorarydegree.FergusonmajoredinpoliticalscienceandeconomicsatWabash,andwasamemberofKappaSigma.AftergraduatingwithdistinctionfromIndianaLaw,hereturnedtohishometownofBloom-ington,Ind.,wherehehadaprivatelegalpracticeandhelpedmanageandgrowhisfamily’sfarm.HewaselectedtotheIndianaGeneralAssemblywhilestillinlawschool,andservedinthatbodyfrom1967to1974.In1971,hejoinedhisgoodfriend,BillCook,asPresidentofCFC,Inc.,asubsidiaryoftheCookGroup,whereheworkedtirelesslyonmassiverevitalizationprojectsinBlooming-ton,includingtheredevelopmentofFountainSquareintooffices,apartments,andretailspaces.HelaterledtherestorationofthespectacularWestBadenHotelandFrenchLickResort.FergusonservedontheIndianaUniversityboardoftrusteesfor12years,includingastintaschairmanoftheboard.Forthelastdozenyears,hehasservedaschairmanofCookGroupIncorporated,whichhas11,000employees,$2billioninsales,andmakesmorethanonemillionmedicaldeviceseachday.FergusonhasreceivedIndiana’shighesthonor,theSagamoreoftheWabash,fromfourIndianagovernors,andwasnamedthe2013IndianaChamberofCommerce’sBusinessLeaderoftheYear.5

Edward W. Johnson,JD’69,willbeinductedasanIndianaBarFoundationFellowonOctober10,2014.5

FormerHancockSuperiorJudgeRichard T. Payne,JD’69,wasrecentlypresentedwiththeGeorgeB.DavisJr.DistinguishedJuristAwardbytheHancockCountyBarAssociation.TheawardrecognizesexemplaryanddedicatedservicebyIndianajudges.

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andsolid-wastereduction.KniessspokeonbehalfoftheEastVillageBusinessOwners’Association,agroupsheco-foundedandhelpsfacilitate.JoiningheratthemeetingwasMatthew R. Gutwein,JD’88,CEOoftheMarionCountyHealthandHospitalCorporation,whodescribeditsroleinbringingtorealitythenewEskenaziHealthcampusandorganization.5

WILLIAMS TAKES BOY SCOUT POST

Culminatingalifelongcommitmenttoscouting,Brian P. Williams,JD’81,co-managingpartnerintheEvansville,Ind.,lawfirmKahn,Dees,Donovan&Kahn,wasformallyelectedpresidentoftheCentralRegionoftheBoyScoutsofAmericaatthe2014BSAannualmeetinginNashville,Tenn.Williamshaspracticedbusiness,contract,employment,realestate,estateplanning,andtrustlitigationformorethan30years.InadditiontohisextensiveservicetoBoyScoutsofAmerica,WilliamshasheldleadershippositionswiththeIndianaUniversityAlumniAssociation,RotaryClubofEvansville,Inc.,UnitedMethodistSouthIndianaConference,Inc.,DeaconessHospitalFoundation,LegalAidSocietyofEvansville,EvansvillePhilharmonicOrchestra,HistoricNewHarmonyFoundationandothercivicorganizations.HelivesinEvansville.5

Yvette Gaff Kleven,JD’83,andDouglas R. Adelsperger,JD’88,recentlymovedtheofficesoftheirlawfirm,Adelsperger&Kleven,toanewlocationinFortWayne,Ind.Thefirmfocusesitspracticeonbankruptcy,creditors’rights,commercialandsecuredtransactions,commerciallitigationandinsolvencymatters.5

NortonRoseFulbrightlostformerFederalTradeCommis-sionerPamela Jones Harbour,JD’84,toBaker&Hostetler,hernewfirmhasannounced.Harbour,whoservedasanindependentonthecommissionfrom2003to2010,hasjoinedBaker&Hostetlerasapartnerintheantitrustandcompetitionpracticeandaco-leaderoftheprivacyanddataprotectionteam.ShehasofficesinWashingtonandNewYork.5

FLANNERY NAMED PRESIDENT OF DUCHOSSOIS ENTITY

TheDuchossoisGroup,Inc.announcedthecreationofDuchossoisCapitalManagement,representingamoreformalstructureanddedicationtoitsinvestmentstrategy.Michael E. Flannery,JD’83,whocurrentlyservesasChiefFinancialOfficerofTheDuchossoisGroup,willleadDuchossoisCapitalManagementasitspresident.FlanneryhasbeenwiththeDuchossoisfamilyforover25years,wherehepreviouslyservedasAssistantGeneralCounsel,GeneralCounselandChiefAdministrativeOfficer.HeispresidentofIndianaLaw’sBoardofVisitors.5

TaftStettinius&HollisterLLPannouncesthatthirty-eightTaftattorneysarerecognizedas“LeadersintheirField”intherecentlyreleased2014editionofChambers USA.Erick D. Ponader,JD’85,hasbeendesignatedasaleaderintheareaofrealestatelawinthestateofIndiana.Chambersranksbothlawyersandlawfirmsbasedontheresearchofmorethan150full-timeeditorsandresearchers.5

TaftStettinius&HollisterLLPispleasedtoannouncethatMark T. Hayden,JD’86,apartnerinitsCincinnatioffice,hasbeenselectedforinclusioninOhio Super Lawyers2014.5

Angela M. Espada,JD’87,hasbeenselectedasa2014TorchbearerAwardrecipientfortheStateofIndiana.EachyeartheIndianaCommissiononWomenhonorsbetween10and12womenwho,throughtheirwork,havehelpedimprovetheStateofIndiana.5

Mark E. Holcomb,JD’87,ofMortonMcGoldrick,P.S.,receivedtheStanNaccaratoCommunityServiceAward,presentedbytheBoys&GirlsClubsofSouthPugetSoundtoacrowdofnearly600attheorganization’sLegacyofHopeeventonFebruary20,2014.Holcombwaschosentoreceivethisyear’shonorduetohissuperiorcontributiontothecommunity.HeistheimmediatepastchairmanoftheboardfortheMaryBridgeChildren’sFoundation.OvertheyearshehasservedasboardchairorinanofficercapacityforseverallocalorganizationsincludingtheTacoma-PierceCountyHumaneSociety,AmericanLeader-shipForum,Children’sMuseumofTacomaandJobCarrCabinMuseum.Holcombhasprovidedprobonoservices

1970s5

IndianaGovernorMikePencehasappointedMooresvilleattorneyLinda Chezem,JD’71,totheJuvenileJusticeStateAdvisoryBoard.5

A NIGHT AT THE OPERA

John Seddelmeyer,JD’74,invitedtheIndianaLawcommunitytoaperformanceofVerdi’sLa TraviataattheIUMusicalArtsCenteronApril12.DeanParrishjoinedstudentsfortheevent,whichwasprecededbyaMediterranean-themedsupper.SeddelmeyersponsorsthiseveningeachyearinanefforttoencouragestudentstotakeadvantageofIU’srichculturalofferings.5

CARDEN RECEIVES THOMAS HART BENTON AWARD

IUPresidentMichaelA.McRobbiepresentedDavid L. Carden,JD’76,withtheThomasHartBentonAwardinSingaporeinMay2014.Theawardrecognizescontributionstotheuniversityanddistinguishedpublicservice.AformerU.S.ambassadortoASEAN,CardenrecentlyjoinedJonesDayasapartnerresidentintheSingaporeoffice.5

Indianapolis-basedattorneyKim F. Ebert,JD’76,hasbeenre-electedasthemanagingshareholderofOgletreeDeakinsP.C.,apositionhehasheldsince2010.5

Alan K. Hofer,JD’76,willbeinductedasanIndianaBarFoundationFellowonOctober10,2014.5

Stephen R. Pennell,JD’76,wasoneoffourattorneysfromtheIndianalawfirmStuart&BranigintobenamedbyIndiana Super Lawyersmagazineasamongthetop

attorneysinthestateinthe2014editionofthelisting,whichrecognizeslawyersforachievementsinspecificpracticeareas.Apartnerinthefirm’sLafayette,Ind.,office,PennellhasextensiveexperienceasatrialattorneyinIndianaandcourtsacrossthecountry.PennellalsohasconsiderableexperienceinappellatemattersandhassuccessfullyarguedcasesintheUnitedStatesCourtofAppealsfortheSeventhCircuit,IndianaSupremeCourtandIndianaCourtofAppeals.5

Bruce A. Hugon,JD’79,wasnamedbyIndiana Super Lawyersmagazineasoneofthetopattorneysinthestateinthe2014editionofthelisting.ApartnerintheIndianapolisofficeofthelawfirmStuart&Branigin,HugondefendsClassI,regionalandshortlinerailroadsinpersonalinjurylitigation.Hisjurytrialandappellateworkincludesstateandfederalcourtcasestypicallyinvolvingcatastrophicinjuriesanddeathclaimswithsubstantialexposure.HeisapresenteratmeetingsoftheNationalAssociationofRailroadTrialCounselandservesonitsexecutivecommittee.Inhisfreetime,Hugonhascompletedapproxi-mately50triathlons,25mini-marathons,and25HillyHundredbicyclingevents.HelivesinIndianapolis.

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Harrison&MoberlyLLPpartnerStephen J. Peters,JD’80,hasbeenelectedthe2014sectionchairoftheIndyBarAppellatePracticeSection.5

Edward F. Schrager,JD’80,managingpartnerintheIndianapolislawfirmCohenGarelick&Glazier,hasearnedaSuperLawyerdesignationforthesixthconsecutiveyear.Schragerconcentratesinbusinesslitigation,criminaldefense,familylawandpersonalinjurylitigation.5

IndianaAttorneyGeneralGregory F. Zoeller,JD’82,hasreceiveda2013LeadershipAwardfromtheCenturyCouncil,basedinArlington,Va.,forhiseffortstodeterunderagedrinkingandraiseawarenessoftheIndianaLifelineLaw.5

October (Tobie) (Buchanan) Smith Kniess,JD’82,spokeattheMay19meetingofmembersofMcANA,theMarionCountyAllianceofNeighborhoodAssociations,aboutthebenefitsofdeconstructionoverdemolition.Shedescribedhowthisoptionpromotesblightelimination,jobcreation

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insurancepolicyholderrepresentation.Shehassignificantexperienceinhandlingcomplexinsurancecoveragelitigation,othercommerciallitigation,andmediationsandarbitrations,withanemphasisonrepresentingpolicyholdersininsurancecoveragedisputesnationwideinvolvingvirtuallyeverylineofinsurance.5

JudgeNicole A. Gaines,JD’96,receivedtheCharlesA.GoldmarkDistinguishedServiceAwardfromtheLegalFoundationofWashington.TheGoldmarkAwardwascreatedin1987torecognizeexceptionaleffortsinassuringequalaccesstojustice.Inassessingcandidates,theFoundationtrusteeslookforoutstandingworkthathasarecognizable,positiveimpactonlow-incomeresidentsofWashingtonState,andthatfurthersthegoalsandobjectivesoftheLegalFoundationofWashington.5

Jason L. Kennedy,JD’96,ashareholderintheChicagoof-ficeofthelawfirmSegalMcCambridgeSinger&Mahoney,recentlyparticipatedintwomajorcaserulingsinvolvingasbestosexposureclaims.Kennedypracticesintheareaoftortdefenselitigation,involvingbothproductsliabilityandpremisesliabilityclaims.HemanagesasbestoslitigationforthefirmintheStateofIndiana,servingasbothnationalandlocalcounselforanumberofFortune 500companies.KennedylivesinChicago.5

Daniel M. Long,JD’96,isjoiningQuarles&BradyLLPaspartnerinitsnewIndianapolisoffice.Heconcentrateshispracticeondefendingmanufacturers,premisesownersandcontractorsincomplexmultipartytoxicexposure,personalinjuryandwrongfuldeathlitigation.HeisactiveintheDefenseResearchInstitute’sProductLiabilityGroup,servingaschairoftheChemicalandToxicTortSpecialtyLitigationGroup.5

Shelly S. Gibson,JD’97,wasrecentlynamedgeneralcounselandvicepresidentofThorntonsInc.andhasbeenappointedasassistantsecretarytotheboardofdirectors.ShealsoiscurrentlyparticipatingintheLeadershipLouisvilleclassof2014,oneofthetopcommunityleadershipprogramsinthecountry.ThorntonsisoneofthelargestprivatelyheldcorporationsinKentucky,operating174gasolineandconveniencestores,carwashesandtravelplazasinsixstates.ThorntonsalsodistributesitspetroleumproductsthroughawhollyownedsubsidiaryandoperatesariverbulkstorageterminalinLouisville.5

TheABACommissiononDisabilityRightshasrecognizedAndrew U. Straw,JD’97,asitsJanuary2014spotlight

attorney.TheCommissionrecognizesonedisabledAmeri-canattorneyeachmonthwhoisanassettotheprofession.5

FaegreBakerDanielsLLPattorneyDavid A. Suess,JD’97,hasbeenelectedtheHealthFoundationofGreaterIndianapolis’2014chairpersonoftheboardofdirectors.5

Angela L. Freel,JD’98,willbeinductedasanIndianaBarFoundationFellowonOctober10,2014.5

Rebecca W. Geyer,JD’98,founderoftheCarmel-basedlawfirmofRebeccaW.GeyerandAssociates,PC,wasrecentlynamedamemberofthe2014classof40under40.TheIndianapolis Business Journal’s40under40programrecognizescentralIndianaindividualswhohavebecomeleadersintheirfields.Aboard-certifiedIndianatrustandestatespecialist,Geyeristhepresident-electoftheIndianaSectionoftheNationalAcademyofElderLawAttorneys,treasureroftheIndianapolisBarFoundation,secretaryoftheElderLawSectionoftheIndianaStateBarAssociationandboardmemberfortheAbbieHuntBryceHome.5

Jennifer A. Puplava,JD’98,amemberofthelawfirmofMikaMeyersBeckettandJonesPLC,wasrecentlyelectedvicechairoftheCascadeTownshipDowntownDevelopmentAuthorityBoard.Puplavapracticesintheareasoftrademarkandcopyrightlaw,technologyandinternetlawandrelatedcommerciallitigation.5

Christopher J. Worden,JD’98,hasrelocatedtoSacramentoandisnowtheseniorpolicyandAdvocacyManagerfortheDowntownSacramentoPartnership.5

BarnesandThornburgpartnerDamon R. Leichty,JD’99,hasbeennamedtoIndiana Rising Stars 2014.Leichtyfocuseshispracticeonbusinesslitigationandpersonalinjurydefense:products.5

ThenationallawfirmofQuarles&BradyLLPispleasedtoannouncetheadditionofJeffrey M. Monberg,JD’99,aspartnertothefirm’sChicagooffice.MonbergjoinstheCommercialBankruptcy,RestructuringandCreditor’sRightsPracticeGroup.HispracticefocusesonrepresentinglendersandothersecuredandunsecuredcreditorsinChapter7,11and13bankruptcyproceedingsandinstatecourtmatters,suchascommercialforeclosures,collec-tions,receivershipsandlenderliabilitycases.Healsoisex-periencedinrepresentinglendersinout-of-courtworkoutssuchasforbearanceagreements.HecurrentlyservesontheboardofdirectorsforHospiceoftheCalumetArea,Inc.

tomanyothernon-profitorganizationsinthecommunity,includingcountlesshourstotheBoysandGirlsClubsofSouthPugetSound.Currently,heservesasVicePresidentofMortonMcGoldrick,P.S.Heisarecipientofthelawschool’sDistinguishedServiceAward.His26-yearlegalpracticehasbeenfocusedonrealpropertyandbusiness.Holcombalsoprovidescounseltoindividualsandfamiliesonestateplanningissues,andisexperiencedinprobatingofsimpleandcomplexestates,servingastrusteeoffamilytrustsformanyclients.5

Thomas C. Smith,JD’88,isnowapublicfinancepartnerinThompsonCoburnLLP’sChicagooffice.HewaspreviouslywithPeck,ShafferandWilliamsLLP,anationalpublicfinanceboutique.

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TaftStettinius&HollisterLLPispleasedtoannouncethatChristopher M. Fowler,JD’90,hasbeenelectedtothefirm’spartnership.Fowlercounselsemployersonabroadrangeofemployeebenefitandexecutivecompensationmatters,includingthedesign,implementation,administrationandterminationof401(k),pension,profitsharing,healthandwelfare,andfringebenefitplans,aswellasexecutivedeferredcompensationarrangements,equity-basedcompensationplans,andemployment,severanceandchange-in-controlagreements.Healsoprovidesadviceoncompensationandbenefitsissuesinmergersandacquisitionsandfinancingarrangements,andrepresentsclientsinmattersbeforetheInternalRevenueServiceandtheU.S.DepartmentofLabor.5

FaegreBakerDanielspartnerPatrick S. Cross,JD’93,hasbeennamedleaderofthefirm’shealthandlifesciencesindustryteam.5

Heidi B. Adair,JD’94,partnerofBeersMallersBacks&SalinLLPinFortWayne,hasbeenelectedtoserveatwo-yeartermontheIndianaStateBarAssociationProbate,TrustandRealPropertySectionTrustandEstateSpecialtyBoard.5

Jeffrey L. Novak,JD’94,isco-chairingVirginiaAttorneyGeneralMarkHerring’stransitioncommittee.HerringisthefirstDemocrattobeelectedtothepositionin24years.Novakmanageslitigation,complianceandstatepublicpolicyforAmericaOnlineanditssubsidiaries.5

DELANEY NAMED TO AMERICAN LAW INSTITUTE

Kathleen A. DeLaney,JD’95,apartneratDeLaney&DeLaneyLLC,hasbeenelectedasanewmemberoftheAmericanLawInstitute.TheALIistheleadingindependentorganizationintheUnitedStatesproducingscholarlyworktoclarify,modernizeandotherwiseimprovethelaw.MembersoftheInstituteincludeeminentjudges,lawyersandlawprofessorsfromacrossthecountryandtheworldwhowereselectedonthebasisofprofessionalachievementanddemonstratedinterestinimprovingthelaw.Delaneyisamemberofthelawschool’sAlumniBoard.5

Marc P. Sultzer,JD’95,hasjoinedtheIndianapolisHousingAgencyasdeputycounsel.5

Gordon&Rees,LLPpartnerDonald M. Woodard,JD’95,wasnamedamongGeorgiaSuperLawyers.Woodardisamemberofthefirm’sBusinessTransactionsGroupandSports,MediaandEntertainmentGroupandwasrecognizedforhisworkasatransactionallawyerintheentertainmentindustry.Hisinclusiononthelistisatestamenttohisskillsandreputationintheprofession.OnlyfivepercentofthelawyersinthestateareselectedbySuperLawyersandareincludedinSuper Lawyers Magazine,Atlanta Magazine,andGeorgia Super Lawyers Magazine.InadditiontobeingrecognizedbySuper Lawyers Magazine,WoodardwasrecentlyhonoredamongWho’s Who in Black AtlantaandwasalsorecognizedasarisingstarintheAtlanta Business Chronicle’s40under40in2006.HewasthefirstAfricanAmericantoserveasajudicialclerkontheNorthernDistrictofGeorgia’sBankruptcyCourt.5

FaegreBakerDanielspartner,David W. Barrett,JD’96,hasbeenre-electedtothemanagementboard.5

Neal,Gerber&EisenbergLLPispleasedtoannouncethatAngela R. Elbert,JD’96,apartnerintheGeneralandCommercialLitigationSectionandchairoftheInsurancePolicyholderGroup’sD&OPractice,hasbeenrecognizedbyBusiness Insuranceamongthepublication’s2013“WomentoWatch.”Elbertisanationallyrecognizedleaderwhofocusesherpracticeoncommercialandprofessional

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TREUTLER PROMOTES IP — AND RBIs — IN VIETNAM

Thomas J. Treutler,JD’01,ismanagingdirectorandpartneroftheVietnamofficesofTillekeandGibbins,oneofthelargestlawfirmsinSoutheastAsiawith450lawyersandstaff.TreutlerwasrecentlynamedaBand1LeadingLawyerforIntellectualPropertyLawinVietnambyChambersAsiaforthe5thyearinarow.HeisaUSPTOqualifiedat-torneyandmemberoftheStateBarofCalifornia.TreutlerisfounderofVietnamPonyBaseballandbroughthistravelteam,theHanoiCapitals,toChicago,MichiganandFloridatotourlastsummer.HehasjustopenedBaseballWorld,a15,000squarefoottrainingfacilityinHanoidesignedtogenerateinterestinthesport.Hehasappearedoneightepi-sodesofthepopularVietnamese-Americanentertainmentshow,Thuy Nga Paris by NightasaVietnamese-languageMC,andincomedysketchesinshowsrecordedinmajorvenuessuchasPlanetHollywood—LasVegasandinCali-fornia.Jackson Beach,JD’15,andSaengchanh Bounyasane,JD’16,arecurrentlyservingasinternswiththefirm,andWiramrudee Mokkhavesa,LLM’04,isoneofthefirm’stopIPenforcementlawyersbasedinitsBangkokoffice.5

BarnesandThornburgassociateR. Holtzman Hedrick,JD’04,hasbeennamedtoIndiana Rising Stars 2014.Hedrickfocuseshispracticeonlaborandemployment.5

RemingerCo.,LPAispleasedtoannouncetheadditionofattorneyLogan C. Hughes,JD’04tothefirm’sIndianapolisoffice.HugheshasnearlyadecadeofexperienceindefendingmedicalandlegalprofessionalsandinstitutionsincivillitigationandbeforeIndianalicensingagencies.Hehasfirstchairtrialexperienceincasesinvolvingmedicalmalpractice,dentalmalpractice,utilityliabilityandbusinesslitigation.HealsolecturesateducationalseminarsforlawyersonthesubjectsofIndianaRulesofEvidenceandMedicalMalpractice.5

David W. Clark,JD’05,hasbeennamedpartnerintheMilwaukeeofficeofthenationallawfirmFoley&Lardnerandvicechairoftheoffice’sprobonocommittee.Heisamemberofthefirm’sFinanceandFinancialInstitutionsandTransactionalandSecuritiesPracticesandtheEnergyIndustryTeam.Clarkrepresentsbothpublicandprivate

companiesinavarietyofindustrieswithrespecttotrans-actionalandbusinesslawmatters,withanemphasisontheenergyindustry.Heroutinelyadvisesclientsonacquisitionanddivestituretransactions,includingvarioustypesofcross-bordertransactions,commercialtransactions,andgeneralcorporatematters.ClarklivesinMilwaukee.5

Jeremy M. Dunn,JD’05,hasjoinedAutomotiveFinanceCorp.,ascorporatecounsel.5

TaftStettinius&HollisterLLPispleasedtoannouncethatAbram B. Gregory,JD’05,hasbeenelectedtothefirm’spartnership.GregoryrepresentsclientsinawidevarietyoflitigationmattersbeforeIndianastateandfederalcourts,includingsecuritieslitigationandemploymentcases.Beforejoiningthefirm,heservedasalawclerkforUnitedStatesDistrictCourtJudgeJohnD.TinderintheSouthernDistrictofIndiana.5

Belinda R. Johnson-Hurtado,JD’05,hasbecomeapartneratClendeningJohnson&BohrerP.C.inBloomington,Ind.5

Benedict J. Kirchner,JD’05,hasbeenpromotedtoofcoun-selwithSteptoeandJohnsonPLLC.HeisamemberoftheEnergyandNaturalResourcesDepartmentintheMead-ville,Pa.,office.Hefocuseshispracticeondomesticandinternationaloilandgastransactionalissues.InAugust2013theABASectionofInternationalLawappointedhimtobeavice-chairoftheRussia/EurasiaCommitteeandtobeamemberofthesteeringgroupfortheInternationalEnergyandNaturalResourcesCommittee.5

Amber D. Nicely,JD’05,hasbeenpromotedtocounselwithinStitesandHarbison,PLLC.NicelyisalitigatorintheBusinessLitigationServiceGroupbasedintheLouisville,Ky.,office.5

ThelawfirmSegalMcCambridgeSingerandMahoney,Ltd.ispleasedtoannouncethatNancy S. Woodworth,JD’05,hasbeenelectedshareholder.Woodworthconcentratesherpracticeoncomplexmasstortlitigationinvolvingproducts,premisesandcontractorliabilityclaimsinthefirm’sChi-cagooffice.Aslocalasbestoslitigationcounselforseveralcompanies,sheactivelylitigatestoxictortcasesthroughouttheMidwest.5

Ryan R. Wilmering,JD’05,hasbeennamedpartneratWallackSommers&HaasP.C.,effectiveJanuary1,2014.5

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Charles E. Frayer,JD’01,hasbecomethefirstgeneralcounselandchiefprivacyofficeratProtectedTrust,LLCinWinterHaven,Fla.ProtectedTrustservesbusinessclientsinall50statesasanITsolutionsproviderofsimpleemailencryption,hostedMSexchangeemailandcomprehensivedatacenterservices.5

Nadine E. McSpadden,JD’01,hasjoinedtheMarionCountyProsecutor’sOfficeasadeputyprosecutor.5

Stephen L. Due,JD’02,hasbeenpromotedtoassociategeneralcounselatOneAmericaFinancialPartners,Inc.5

Kightlinger&Gray,LLPispleasedtoannouncethatJohn H. Halstead,JD’02,hasbeenelectedtothefirm’spartnership.Halsteadfocuseshispracticeongeneralinsur-ancedefenselitigationandworker’scompensationmatters,aswellasrepresentingtitlecompaniesandtheirinsuredsintitleinsuranceandescrowclaims,andlocalcontractorsinmechanic’slienandconstructionlitigation.5

BarnesandThornburgassociateJason T. Clagg,JD’03,hasbeennamedtoIndiana Rising Stars 2014.Claggfocuseshispracticeonemploymentlitigation:defense,schoolsandeducation,andemploymentandlabor.5

Angela Kelver Hall,JD’03,ofFaegreBakerDanielshasbeennamedtotheMichianaFortyUnder40Classof2014.AninitiativeoftheSt.JosephCountyChamberofCommerce’sYoungProfessionalsNetwork,theFortyUnder40programspotlightsoutstandingyoungprofessionalsfortheircareersuccessandcommunitycontributions.Hallisapartnerandbusinesslitigatorwhorepresentsautomotive,medicaldevice,recreationalvehicle,insuranceandfinan-cialinstitutionclientsincomplexcontractualdisputesandproductliabilitylitigation,aswellasotherbusinesslitiga-tion.ShealsoservesasanadjunctfacultymemberatNotreDameLawSchoolteachingdepositionskills.5

Karen E. Klein,JD’03,hasbeenhiredasanassociateattorneyatMooreandBiserPLLC,SouthCharleston,WestVirginia,wheresheispracticingintheareasofinsurancedefense,insurancecoverage,premisesliabilityandgeneraldefenselitigation.Shealsoservesasthevice-chancellortothebishopoftheEpiscopalDioceseofWestVirginiaandhasbeenelectedregistrarandvestrymemberofSt.Matthew’sEpiscopalChurchinCharleston.5

BOSE APPOINTS PERRY TO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

ThelawfirmofBoseMcKinney&EvansLLPannouncedthatpartnerSandra Perry,JD’00,waselectedtothefirm’sexecutivecommitteeforathree-yearterm.Thepurposeofthenine-memberexecutivecommitteeistoconsiderandapprovesignificantfirmpoliciesofthepartnership,subjecttopartnerinputasappropriate,andgenerallytoconsidersignificantoverallmanagementandadministrativemat-tersofthefirm.PerryisapartnerintheLaborandEmploy-mentGroup,representingnational,regional,andlocalclientsinlaborandemploymentrelatedmattersandlitiga-tion.Possessingextensiveexperiencecounseling,trainingandassistingemployersinallaspectsofcompliancewithfederalandstateemploymentlaws,Perryalsorepresentsmanagementintraditionallaborlawmatters,includingunionavoidance,unfairlaborpracticeinvestigationsandlitigation,andunionrepresentationproceedings.Perryalsoservesasthefirm’sdiversityliaisonandisamemberofthefirm’sDiversityCommittee,RecruitingCommitteeandtheBoseWomen’sConnectionSteeringCommittee.5

Zachary T. Rosenbarger,JD’03,hasjoinedtheMarionCountyProsecutor’sOfficeasadeputyprosecutor.5

TheMarionCountyBarAssociationhaselectedTerrance T. Tharpe,JD’03,asthepresident-electoftheboardofdirectors.5

R. Matthew Van Sickle,JD’03,hasopenedasolopracticeinCary,NorthCarolina.Hispracticefocusesoncivillitigation,primarilyservingtheamusementandconstruc-tionindustries.5

TaftStettinius&HollisterLLPpartnerTracy N. Betz,JD’04,hasbeenappointedtotheboardofdirectorsforChildAdvocates.5

NationallawfirmWilsonElserispleasedtoannouncethepromotionofAllison M. Burns,JD’04,fromattorneytopartner.Burnsconcentratesherpracticeingeneralliabilitymatters,withafocusonconstructionandtruckinglitigationaswellasproductliabilityinIllinoisandIndiana.5

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BarnesandThornburgassociateMatthew B. Barr,JD’06,hasbeennamedtoIndiana Rising Stars 2014.Barrfocuseshispracticeoncivillitigation:defenseandcivillitigation:plaintiff.5

Joshua L. Christie,JD’06,hasbeennamedpartneratIceMillerLLPinIndianapolis.5

E. Timothy DeLaney,JD’06,hasjoinedtheMarionCountyProsecutor’sOfficeasadeputyprosecutor.5

Kimberly Richardson,JD’06,recentlyjoinedDuPontasoccupationalsafetyandhealthandhomelandsecurityseniorcounsel.ShelivesandworksinWilmington,Del.5

Lewis S. Wooton,JD’06hasbeenelectedpartnerinLewisWagnerLLP.5

BANEY FORMS CONSULTING FIRM

InMay2013,Libby (Lewis) Baney,JD’07,startedherownconsultingcompany,FWDStrategiesInternationalinWashington,DC.Baneyadvisesclientsonpublicpolicymattersrelatedtotheinternet,includingonlinesaleofhealthproductsandservices,internetgovernanceandnewtop-leveldomains,andtheprotectionofintellectualprop-ertyrightsonline.Shealsohelpedlaunchanewnonprofitin2013,theAllianceforSafeOnlinePharmaciesandisnowservingasitsexecutivedirector.Onapersonalnote,inOctober2013,BaneyandherhusbandNathan D. Baney,JD’07,celebratedthebirthoftheirfirstchild,Lucas.Baneyisamemberofthelawschool’sAlumniBoard.5

Kightlinger&Gray,LLPispleasedtoannouncethatMatthew D. Bruno,JD’07,hasbeenelectedtothefirm’spartnership.Whilehisprimarypracticeareaisinsurancedefenselitigation,Brunoalsoadvisesandlitigatesonbehalfofhisclientsinseveralotherareas,includingintel-lectualproperty,employmentandaviation.HewasselectedforinclusionintheRisingStarslistpublishedin2010,2011,2012,and2013Indiana Super Lawyersmagazine.5

Laura C. Harbison,JD’07,wonthejudicialprimaryelectioninClarkCounty.Sheunseatedanincumbentjudge,receiving56.4%ofthevotes.5

InternationallawfirmWeil,Gotshal&MangesLLPispleasedtoannouncethatCharles M. Persons,JD’07,hasbeennamedasaTexasRisingStar2014bySuper Lawyers Magazine.Personsisanassociateinthefirm’sDallasofficeandfocuseshispracticeonbusinessfinanceandrestructuring.5

Joshua K. Richardson,JD’07,wasselectedasaMichigan Super Lawyers“RisingStar”for2013.Hewasalsorecentlyelectedshareholderathisfirm,FosterSwiftCollins&Smith,PC.5

Carlota Zimmerman,JD’07,continuestoworkwithalumnioncareerdevelopmentandjobsearches,andsheisaregu-larcontributortoThought CatalogandThe Huffington Post.ShewasrecentlynamedasocialmediaexpertbyU.S. News & World Report.5

Sandra L. Davis,JD’08,hasjoinedWooden&McLaughlinLLPasanassociate.Shefocusesherpracticeintheareasofcommerciallitigation,productsliability,toxictortdefenseandothercivillitigationmatters.5

Adam M. Henry,JD’08,withBeersMallersBacks&SalinLLP,hasbeengivenGreater Fort Wayne Business Weekly’s“FortyUnder40”award.Theawardhonors40individualsunder40yearsofagewhoaremakingadifferenceeitheronthejoborinthecommunity.5

Quarles&BradyLLPispleasedtoannouncethatMichael A. Rogers,JD’08,hasjoinedthefirm’snewIndianapolisofficeasanassociate.Rogersisamemberofthefirm’sCommercialLitigationPracticeGroup.Herepresentsclientsinallaspectsofbusinesslitigation,includingdefendingandprosecutinglawsuitsonbehalfoflargeandsmallcompanies.Hispracticefocusesprimarilyoncompetitionlawandunfairtradepractices.Rogersadvisesbusinessesregardingtheeffectsandenforceabilityofnoncompetitioncovenants,andhelitigatesdisputesoverrestrictivecovenants.Healsorepresentsfinancialinstitu-tionsandhasexperiencelitigatingbothstateandfederalconsumerprotectionstatutes.Rogersalsorepresentsfinancialinstitutionsinlitigatedmattersinbankruptcycourt,includingdischargeinjunctionclaims,lienprioritydisputes,automaticstayclaimsandissuesinvolvingreaf-firmationagreements.5

ThelawfirmThompson&Knight,whichhasofficesaroundtheU.S.andinternationally,haswelcomedKaty A. Mathews,JD’09,asanattorneyinthefirm’semploymentandlaborpracticegroup.Mathews,whohasjoinedthefirm’sDallasoffice,focusesherpracticeonallaspectsofemploymentlaw,includingadvisingclientsonemploymentpolicies,employeeleavelaw,wageandhourlaw,restrictivecovenants,non-discrimination,non-retaliation,disciplineandtermination.Shealsohasexperiencerepresentingclientsinfederalandstatecourtinemployment-relatedlitigationrelatingtonon-compe-tition/unfaircompetitiondisputesandcasesinvolvingstatutessuchasTitleVIIoftheCivilRightsActof1964,theFamilyandMedicalLeaveAct,andtheAmericanswithDisabilitiesAct.ShehasbeenadmittedtopracticeintheDistrictofColumbia,Illinois,andTexas.

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Matt Flaherty,JD’10,finished28thinthe2014BostonMarathon.5

Jonathan Armiger,JD’11,hasopenedArmigerLawtorepre-sentindividualsinmedicalmalpractice,dentalmalpracticeandpersonalinjurycases.5

Sarah E. Caldwell,JD’11,hasjoinedFaegreBakerDanielsasanassociatelawyerinthefirm’sdowntownIndianapolisoffice.Shewillconcentrateherpracticeinlaborandemploymentlaw.5

Allison C. Diercks,JD’11,hasjoinedthelawofficeofBerry&CarronHiltonHeadIsland,S.C.asanassociateattorney.DierckslivesinBluffton,S.C.5

David B. Rosenberg,JD’11,assistantforeconomicdevelop-mentforMayorGregBallard,isleadingMayorBallard’sefforttobuildanewjailandcriminalcourtsforMarionCounty.5

Joshua H. Larman,JD’12,hasbeennamedcorporatecoun-selforOMSNationalInsuranceCompany.LarmanworksintheRiskRetentionGroup.5

Micah J. Nichols,JD’12,hasjoinedBeersMallersBacks&SalinLLPasanassociate,whereheisamemberofthecivillitigationgroup.5

TheMuhammadAliCenterrecentlyappointedStitesandHarbison,PLLCattorneyOzair M. Shariff,JD’12,toitsboard.Hewillserveatermofthreeyears.BasedintheLouisville,Ky.,ShariffisamemberoftheHealthCareServiceGroup.Hispracticefocusesonregulatory,compliance,physiciancontractingandbusinesstransac-tionalmattersforawiderangeofhealthcareclients.5

Jheremy K. Perkins,JD’12,ofSpanglerJennings&DoughertyP.C.inMerrillville,Ind.,hasbeenelectedtreasureroftheJamesC.KimbroughBarAssociationforthe2014-2015term.5

Justin O. Sorrell,JD’12,hasjoinedHillFulwiderP.C.asanassociate.Hisprimaryareasofpracticeincludelitigationandinsurancedefense.5

Robert H. Beatson,JD’13,hasjoinedtheMarionCountyProsecutor’sOfficeasadeputyprosecutor.5

Timothy P. Conroy,JD’13,hasjoinedtheMarionCountyProsecutor’sOfficeasadeputyprosecutor.5

Michael Gaston-Bell,JD’13,hasjoinedKriegDeVaultLLPasanassociateatitsCarmeloffice.HeisamemberoftheLitigationPracticeGroup.5

Kahn,Dees,Donovan,&Kahn,LLPannouncesthatAnthony K. Glenn,JD’13,passedtheCommonwealthofKentuckybarexamination.Glennservesonthefirm’sLaborandEmploymentLawandBankruptcy,CollectionandCreditors’RightsLawpracticeteams.5

Samantha R. Hargitt,JD’13,hasjoinedWooden&McLaughlinLLPasanassociateinIndianapolis.Shewillfocusonbusiness,realestateandbanking.5

Ashley A. Rozier,JD’13,hasjoinedtheMarionCountyProsecutor’sOfficeasadeputyprosecutor.5

Kahn,Dees,Donovan,&Kahn,LLPannouncesthatPatrick C. Thomas,JD’13passedtheStateofIllinoisbarexamination.Thomasservesprimarilyonthefirm’sLitigationandTrialServicespracticeteam.5

Kristen R. Trout,JD’13,hasjoinedKriegDeVaultLLPasanassociateatitsIndianapolisoffice.Sheisamemberofthebusinessandcreditors’rightsandbankruptcypracticegroups.

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totheIndianaLawAcademyofLawAlumniFellows.In2001,hebecame

alifememberoftheFellowsoftheAmericanBarFoundation.

Afterhisretirementin2005,hebecameactiveintheInternationalBar

Association.HealsowasanelectedshareholderoftheLibraryCompanyof

Philadelphia,andamemberoftheAthenaeumofPhiladelphia.Surviving

areMr.Carter’swifeof47years,theformerConstanceCrowder;abrother;

aniece;andtwonephews.

Stephen J. Johnson,JD’73,passedawayathishomeinPlainfield,Ind.,

onMarch2,2014.HewasbornonMay16,1947,inLafayette,Ind.,sonof

HerbertOssianJohnsonandMargaretBlanchard.Hegraduatedfrom

UpperArlingtonH.S.inColumbus,Ohio,in1965.Hethenattended

MichiganStateUniversity,earningabachelor’sdegreeinzoologyin1970.

JohnsonbeganworkingfortheIndianaProsecutingAttorneys’Council

aftergraduationfromIUin1973.Heeventuallybecameitsexecutive

directorin1997,apositionhehelduntilhisretirementin2011.In1998,he

washonoredwiththeEugene“Shine”FellerAward,alifetimeachievement

awardgivenbyIndiana’sprosecutorstothosewithdistinguishedservice

intheirfield.Inadditiontoservingonseverallegislativecommittees,

draftingandproposingbills,educatingandmentoringprosecutorsand

otherlawenforcementofficers(includingtheauthorshipofanethics

manualforprosecutors),andhelpingrewritetheIndianapenalcode,one

ofJohnson’smostsignificantachievementswastoimplementandoversee

astatewidecomputersystemlinkingstateandlocalofficesinthecriminal

justicesystem.Overthecourseofhisnearlyfortyyearsofpublicservice,

hewasalsoahighlysought-outlecturer,frequentlycalledupontoshare

hisexpertknowledgeonavarietyoftopicsinthearenaoflawenforcement

onboththestateandlocallevel.In2011,GovernorMitchDanielsrecog-

nizedJohnsonasaDistinguishedHoosier,adistinctionbestowedupon

thosewhohavemadesignificantcontributionstotheStateofIndianain

theserviceofitscitizens.TheIndianaSupremeCourtalsorecognizedhim

forhisyearsofservice.

Johnsonissurvivedbyhiswife,SusieJohnson;children,Brian(Elizabeth)

Johnson,Glenn(LeighAnne)Johnson(JD’99),Marni(Craig)Steinfort,and

MattJohnson;grandchildren,Elyse,Christopher,Caroline,Rachel,

Luke,Nicholas,Alexander,andKeira;sister,JaniceJohnson;andaunt,

AudreeWentworth.

Philip W. Freiberger,LLB’56,84,borninSyracuse,NewYorkonDecember

17,1928,diedonNovember3,2013.HewasadeaconandelderatTabernacle

PresbyterianChurchandagraduateofTaftSchool,YaleUniversity

andIndianaUniversityMaurerSchoolofLaw.Freibergerpracticedlaw

inIndianapolisformanyyears.Hewasalovingfather,grandfather,

friendandhusband.Heissurvivedbyhiswife,ElizabethWadeandfour

children,CarolineFinley,AnneSibley,PhilipFreiberger,Jr.andJohn

Freiberger.Heisalsosurvivedbyfivegrandchildren.

Richard E. Carter,LLB’61,78,ofPhiladelphia,apioneerandleaderfor

morethan40yearsinthefieldofcontinuingeducationforlawyers,

diedMonday,Jan.27,2014,ofheartfailureathishome.Cartercameto

Philadelphiain1993toserveasexecutivedirectoroftheAmerican

LawInstitute-AmericanBarAssociationCommitteeonContinuing

ProfessionalEducation.ColleagueMichaelGreenwaldsaidMr.Carter

wasacomfortablepersonwithwhomtowork.“Hewasagenialfellow,

butheknewhowtogetresults.”Greenwaldsaid.

In1978,hejoinedtheU.S.DepartmentofJustice,andin1979wasappoint-

edthefirstdirectoroftheAttorneyGeneral’sAdvocacyInstitute,whichhe

reorganizedandexpanded.In1980,theAdvocacyInstitutewascombined

withtheJusticeDepartment’sLegalEducationInstitute,whichprovided

continuingeducationoflawyersandparalegalsforallbranchesofthe

federalgovernment.

Forthenextfiveyears,Mr.Carterservedasdirectorofthenewlydesignat-

edOfficeofLegalEducation.Helefttheposttoassumehispositionwith

theAmericanBarAssociation.

In1970,CarterjoinedthelawfacultyoftheCatholicUniversityofAmerica,

wherehenotonlytaughtconventionallegalcoursesbutalsoestablished

apioneeringclinicallegal-educationprogramservingWashington’sinner

city.Ayearlater,whileatCatholicUniversity,hestartedanationalpro-

gramtoprovidecontinuingeducationfor3,000legal-servicesattorneys

whoseworkwasfundedbythefederalOfficeofEqualOpportunity.

HehelpedorganizethenewLegalServicesCorp.in1975,andspentthe

nexttwoyearsasdirectorofitsOfficeofProgramSupport,whichtrained

thestaffsoflegal-servicesofficesacrossthecountry.Forhisdedication

tothehigheststandardsofhisprofession,Mr.Carterwaselectedin1997

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BARNES AND THORNBURG SALUTES SUPER LAWYERSTheIndianapolis-basedfirmBarnes&ThornburghasannouncedthatthefollowingIndianaLawalumni

havebeennamedby Indiana Super Lawyersfor2014.Thepublicationrecognizeslawyersfortheirachievements

inspecificpracticeareas.

3 Michael R. Fruehwald,JD’73,civillitigationdefense

3 Michael R. Conner,JD’75,personalinjurydefense:productsandcivillitigationdefense

3 Donald R. Lundberg,JD’76,generallitigation

3 Larry A. Mackey,JD’76,criminaldefense:whitecollar

3 John M. Kyle III,JD’79,environmentalandadministrativelaw

3 David B. Millard,JD’79,business/corporate,mergersandacquisitions,andsecuritiesandcorporatefinance

3 Anne N. DePrez,JD’81,securitieslitigation,businesslitigation,andcorporategovernanceandcompliance

3 Kenneth H. Inskeep,JD’82,personalinjurydefense:products,civillitigationdefense,

andprofessionalliability:defense

3 R. Anthony Prather,JD’83,employmentandlaborandbusinesslitigation

3 Kenneth J. Yerkes,JD’83,onemploymentandlaborandemploymentlitigation:defense

3 David R. Warshauer,JD’84,realestate

3 Bart A. Karwath,JD’91,businesslitigationandemployeebenefits/ERISA

3 Kathleen M. Anderson,JD’92,businesslitigationandemploymentlitigation:defense

3 Susan M. Zoeller,JD’95,employmentandlaborandemploymentlitigation:defense

3 Terri L. Bruksch,JD’98,personalinjurydefense:products,generallitigationandcriminaldefense:whitecollar

3 Mark J. Crandley,appellate,government/cities/municipalitiesandbusinesslitigation

INDIANA LAWYER HONORS DISTINGUISHED BARRISTERS, UP-AND-COMING LAWYERSOnMay1,The Indiana LawyerpresenteditsninthannualLeadershipinLawAwards.Theawards

recognized30membersoftheIndianabar,chosenbytheirpeers,whohavedistinguishedthemselves

intheirprofessionandtheircommunity.Tenofthisyear’shonoreeswereIndianaLawgraduates:

DISTINGUISHED BARRISTERS:3 Phillip L. Bayt,JD’80,IceMillerLLP,Indianapolis

3 Joseph Bumbleburg,JD’61,BallEgglestonPC,Lafayette

3 J. Scott Enright,JD’90,EmmisCommunications,Indianapolis

3 Constance Lindman,JD’89,SmithAmundsenLLC,Indianapolis

3 Sue A. Shadley,JD’77,PlewsShadleyRacher&BraunLLP

3 James A. Strain,JD’69,TaftStettinius&HollisterLLP

UP-AND-COMING LAWYERS:3 Carly Brandenburg,JD’07,Eichhorn&Eichhorn,Munster

3 Darren A. Craig,JD’04,FrostBrownToddLLC,Indianapolis

3 Angie G. Garcia,JD’09,CarsonBoxbergerLLP,FortWayne

3 Rubin Pusha III,JD’12,Barnes&ThornburgLLP,Indianapolis

TheLeadershipinLawAwardsweresponsoredbytheIUMaurerSchoolofLaw.

WAYS TO GIVE TO THE FUND FOR EXCELLENCETherearemanywaystosupporttheLawSchool’sannualfund,theFundforExcellence.Forfurtherinformation,pleasecontactStephanieJ.Coffey,AnnualFundDirector,at812-856-2973or877-286-0002.

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