Issue: Summer 2026
85 results
Graduated in 2020s
2020
Summer 2026 Class Note
Elizabeth Morales, ’20: Humanizing the Law through Clinical Work
In 2023, as one of the few associates licensed to practice in both Michigan and Ohio in the Detroit office of Dykema Gossett PLLC, Elizabeth Morales, ’20, was uniquely positioned to work on a significant human trafficking case as a junior lawyer. She also had relevant experience from her time as a student-attorney in Michigan Law’s Human Trafficking and Immigration Clinic (HTC).
2021
Guus Duindam joined Wilkinson Stekloff LLP as an associate in the firm’s Washington, DC, office after serving as a clerk for US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor; the Hon. Raymond Kethledge, ’93, on the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit; and the Hon. Judith E. Levy, ’96, on the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
2022
Christiana Johnson and Stephen Andersen were married in September 2025 by fellow 2022 alumnus Andrew Parks. Johnson and Andersen met when they were both placed in Section K during their 1L year. A number of 2022 graduates attended the wedding, including Aaron Gurley, Hye-Jin Kim, Warsame Elmi, Tyler VanderMolen, Aliya Crochetiere, T.J. Butler, Parks, and Peter Harding (pictured, left to right, with the bride and groom).
Joseph Kemp competed on 60 Day Hustle, a television series in which entrepreneurs compete in a business accelerator challenge. Kemp founded Games that Matter LLC and also is the founder and CEO of JMKemp & Co. LLC, a consultancy for graduate school applicants and startups.
Nicholas Stamates co-authored “The Legacy of the Ken Penders Legal Cases and Possible Copyright Infringement Lingering Over Sega’s Sonic the Hedgehog Series” with Ken Penders, a comic book writer and artist. It was published in the Berkeley Journal of Entertainment and Sports Law in May.
2024
Summer 2026 Class Note
Jessica Jiwon Choe, ’24: Connected by the ZEC
Food has always been a source of joy for Jessica Jiwon Choe, ’24, especially traditional Korean dishes. The main character of her debut children’s book couldn’t agree more. Choe served as a student attorney in the Zell Entrepreneurship Clinic, where A Colorful Collection (ACC) was a client and earned its publisher status. Later, Choe became a client of ACC, ultimately sharing Yuna Choe and the Perfect Bowl of Rice with young readers.
2025
Scott Bays joined Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP as an associate in the firm’s Denver-based intellectual property practice group.
Vanessa Wilson joined the Fort Wayne, Indiana, office of Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP as an associate in the product liability and mass torts practice group.
Graduated in 2010s
2010
Daniel A. Grossman joined Clark Hill PLC’s Detroit office. Grossman regularly represents clients in federal and state courts in complex litigation matters, including intellectual property litigation, contract disputes, and disputes between shareholders and other business owners.
Zachary LeVasseur joined Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP in Atlanta as franchise litigation counsel and member of the firm’s litigation practice group and franchise and distribution team. His practice focuses on franchise compliance, disclosure, and litigation work.
2011
Jesse Kirchner was appointed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to the Michigan Tax Tribunal. At the time of his appointment, Kirchner was a senior tax counsel and tribal liaison at the Michigan Department of Treasury’s Bureau of Tax Policy. Before that, he clerked at the Michigan Supreme Court for Justices Stephen Markman, Joan Larsen, and Elizabeth Clement.
Rajeev Raghavan joined Crowell & Moring LLP in its privacy and cybersecurity group. He is a former special counsel to the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), advising on high-profile cyber initiatives, AI strategy and risk, and internal security modernization. Before that, he was an assistant US attorney for the District of Maryland.
2012
Justin Benson was elected partner at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP. He practices complex litigation and specializes in representing clients in government contracts litigation, including bid protests, False Claims Act investigations, and regulatory disputes. He has successfully argued dispositive motions in venues across the country and has contributed to wins in high-profile product liability cases.
Jonathan Fombonne was appointed Harris County (Texas) attorney. In the role, Fombonne will serve as the chief civil lawyer for the third-largest county in the country, with more than 5 million residents, and will represent the county in litigation, manage contract work, and support child protective services. He previously was the deputy county attorney and first assistant in the Harris County Attorney’s Office. Before that, Fombonne was a partner at Kirkland and Ellis LLP, where he specialized in complex commercial litigation.
Joseph Michaels, a partner in the Chicago office of Sidley Austin LLP, has been named to the 40 Under 40 Class of 2025 by Crain’s Chicago Business. Michaels represents public and private companies, as well as private capital investors, in a wide variety of merger and acquisition transactions and corporate governance matters.
2013
Zachary Ciullo co-founded Hayden Ryan & Ciullo LLP, a boutique litigation firm based in Chicago that focuses on commercial disputes. Prior to founding the firm, Ciullo was a litigation partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Lara Finkbeiner joined Democracy Forward as a deputy managing attorney. Previously, she served in several positions at the International Refugee Assistance Project, including as deputy legal director and director of global pro bono.
Jennifer Robins joined Saul Ewing LLP as a counsel in the firm's Washington, DC, office, where she will focus on disputes and compliance issues involving disabilities laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Fair Housing Act. She is a former trial attorney for the Disability Rights Section of the US Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division.
Whitney Schneider-White has been promoted to partner at BakerHostetler LLP in the firm’s Washington, DC, office. She focuses her practice on evolving US state and federal privacy legislation, cross-border data protection, emerging technology regulation and compliance, and the intersection of technology and financial services.
2015
Jake Burne was elected partner at Morrison & Foerster LLP in Denver. He is a member of the finance group in the transactions department and represents private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies in a broad range of domestic and cross-border transactions, including acquisition financings and leveraged buyouts, senior syndicated facilities, asset-based lending, and other secured and unsecured financings.
Michael Fialkoff was elected partner at Day Pitney LLP in the firm’s Parsippany, New Jersey, office. He represents clients in commercial litigation, including consumer class actions, contractual disputes, intellectual property disputes, and disputes under the New Jersey Franchise Practices Act. He also has an active fiduciary and probate litigation practice and represents both fiduciaries and beneficiaries in complex estate matters.
Sean Killeen has been elevated to partner at BakerHostetler LLP in the firm’s San Francisco office. He defends major technology companies, retailers, credit unions, law firms, health care providers, insurance companies, private universities, and others in privacy litigation. Prior to joining BakerHostetler, Killeen was a litigation associate at Fenwick & West LLP.
Justin Montis was promoted to partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP in the firm’s Santa Monica, California, office. He is a member of Orrick's mergers and acquisitions and private equity group and its corporate business unit. Montis advises private equity funds and their portfolio companies, as well as other public and private companies, on a broad range of strategic transactions.
Karima Tawfik Thompson was named partner at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC. Thompson is based in Buchanan's Washington, DC, office and handles commercial and white collar litigation in the Eastern District of Virginia and the District of Columbia. Her focus is on litigating cross-border disputes, including for foreign corporate clients.
2016
Adrienne Boyd was elected partner at Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, where she is a member of the product liability litigation practice in the firm’s Denver office. Boyd represents pharmaceutical, medical device, and consumer products companies in mass tort and other complex litigation.
Avi Emanuel was promoted to partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. He is part of the firm’s corporate practice and advises start-up companies in a variety of matters, including entity formation, venture financing, corporate governance, employment matters, and securities law compliance.
Mohsen Ghazi joined Perkins Coie LLP as a partner in the firm’s private client services practice in Chicago. Ghazi previously was a partner in the tax practice of an international firm and was a deputy general counsel at a multifamily office and private capital platform for ultra-high-net-worth individuals.
Timothy Smith was named partner at Warner Norcross + Judd LLP in Detroit. He is a litigator representing clients in both state and federal courts, and his practice focuses on appeals, supply chain conflicts, contractual disputes, complex commercial litigation, and constitutional litigation.
Elena Vespoli was elected partner at Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian LLP. She practices in the public companies group in the firm’s New York City office.
Yuan Xia was elected partner at Morrison & Foerster LLP. She is a member of the executive compensation and benefits group in the firm’s Palo Alto, California, transactions department. Xia’s practice focuses on the transactional aspects of a variety of executive compensation matters. She advises emerging companies, venture capital-backed clients, and publicly traded companies.
2017
Rasmeet K. Chahil has been elevated to partner at Lowenstein Sandler LLP, where she represents clients in commercial litigation, internal investigations, and white collar defense matters. Chahil also has a robust pro bono practice that includes domestic violence and asylum cases.
Jacob Rambeau joined the intellectual property litigation practice group at Honigman LLP in the firm’s Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, office. Rambeau guides clients through complex intellectual property and commercial litigation, with a focus on patent infringement, the misappropriation of trade secrets, and contract disputes.
Sachi Schuricht was promoted to partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP in the firm’s San Francisco office. She is a litigator who represents cryptotechnology and financial technology clients in commercial disputes.
Deeva Shah was elevated to partner at Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP. She represents technology companies and professionals in commercial disputes, with a focus on intellectual property, complex contract litigation, and professional liability defense. She also represents artificial intelligence companies in copyright litigation.
Tyler Vivian was named partner at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP in the firm’s corporate practice group in Minneapolis. He represents issuers and investment banks in initial public offerings, secondary offerings, registered direct offerings, and high-yield and investment-grade debt offerings. Vivian also represents emerging companies and venture capital funds in private placements of equity and debt securities and governance matters.
2018
Caitlin Dean was promoted to principal at Fish & Richardson PC. Her practice focuses on complex intellectual property disputes, with an emphasis on the life sciences and pharmaceutical fields.
Adam N. Rosenberg joined Clark Hill PLC as a senior attorney. He provides legal counsel to a wide range of clients, including entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and large global companies. Rosenberg represents clients in federal and state courts in complex litigation matters and advises on compliance, antitrust investigations, and other critical issues. Prior to joining the firm, Rosenberg was a senior associate at ZVMLaw.
2019
Trevor Parkes and Elizabeth Greiter, ’20, celebrated the birth of their daughter in August 2025. Parkes is the counsel and project director of the First Step Act Resource Center for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Greiter is the lead counsel of health and regulatory research at Abbott (formerly Exact Sciences).
Graduated in 2000s
2001
Jay Harrington has joined Latitude Legal, a legal talent company, as the leader and founding partner of a new regional corporate office in Detroit. In this role, Harrington will connect former Big Law attorneys and experienced in-house counsel to corporate legal departments and law firms for contract and interim engagements.
Michael Serafini was promoted to partner at Mayer Brown. He represents clients in a variety of industries in complex corporate transactions, with a focus on mergers, equity and asset acquisitions, and divestitures and equity investments. Serafini also has experience structuring joint ventures, including for private equity real estate clients.
2002
Andrea P. Clark recently joined River Partners, a nonprofit restoring riverways and floodplains, as its senior director of strategy and risk management. Previously, Clark was a partner in the water practice group at Downey Brand LLP in Sacramento, California, where she served as general counsel to a variety of public agencies and advised clients on water rights, floodplain management, and public agency law.
Ryan Danks, former director of civil enforcement for the US Department of Justice Antitrust Division, has joined Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP as a partner in its antitrust and competition group. Based in the Washington, DC, office, he also works in the firm’s government and regulatory litigation practice.
2003
Neil H. Dishman was named one of Lawdragon’s 500 Leading US Corporate Employment Lawyers for 2026. He is a principal in the Chicago office of Jackson Lewis PC, where his practice focuses on helping employers prevent and resolve employee-related disputes.
Christina Dixon, founder of Aecus Law, a third-party neutral employment investigation firm, received the Sacramento Business Journal’s 2025 Fastest Growing Company award and received recognition in the Journal’s Women Who Mean Business category. In addition, she was included in the $1-2 million revenue category for Enterprising Women’s 2025 Enterprising Women of the Year event.
Jennifer Scheller Neumann joined Holland & Hart LLP as counsel in the firm’s energy, environment, and natural resources group. She previously served in the US Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division for 20 years. Read more about Neumann’s practice.
2004
Douglas Park published Starting Startups: Integrate People, Product, and Position for Success (Advantage Media, 2026). The book provides insight for startup founders related to team performance, market dynamics, and competitive strategy.
Azadeh N. Shahshahani served as a Wasserstein Public Interest Fellow at Harvard Law School in fall 2025. The fellowship program brings outstanding public interest attorneys to Harvard Law School to counsel students about careers in public service.
2005
Abbey True Harris joined Connell Foley LLP as a partner in the firm’s regulatory affairs and compliance group. She will provide counsel on complex litigation and appellate law, as well as direct a firmwide community engagement program. Previously, Harris worked as chief legal officer and senior vice president of external affairs at Reciprocal Management Corporation.
Michael Khalil joined Pierson Ferdinand LLP as a partner in the firm’s Washington, DC, corporate department. Khalil practices at the intersection of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, federal securities laws, and the investment management industry. Previously, he was a senior counsel in the Division of Investment Management at the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
Andrew Lievense, an assistant US attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, was appointed to the Michigan Court of Appeals for the First District by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Earlier in his career, Lievense practiced in the litigation department at Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP in Detroit.
Bryan Yoon is now general counsel and chief administrative officer at Alentis Therapeutics AG, a clinical-stage biotechnology company. He has worked with life sciences companies throughout his legal career, most recently as chief operating officer and general counsel at Terns Pharmaceuticals.
2007
Stephen Kilar is now director of communications for the City of Ann Arbor. Most recently, Kilar was an associate director of news for the Arizona Republic. He also has worked as a reporter for the Baltimore Sun, communications director for the ACLU of Arizona, and director of brand management and communications for Arizona State University’s Morrison Institute for Public Policy.
2008
David Sillers joined the Dallas office of Hilgers PLLC. Sillers represents companies and individuals seeking redress in defamation cases and helps prevent the need for such lawsuits by working with crisis management firms, public relations firms, and counsel for media companies. He joins Hilgers from the Virginia-based Clare Locke LLP.
Justin Winerman joined the Chicago office of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP as a partner in the financial restructuring and insolvency practice. Previously, Winerman practiced at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom for 17 years, where he advised clients on all aspects of complex corporate restructurings.
2009
Jason LaFond was appointed to the Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative Governing Board by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. LaFond is counsel at Scott Douglass & McConnico LLP. Previously, he served as assistant solicitor general and as associate vice president for legal affairs at the University of Texas at Austin.
Graduated in 1990s
1991
Michael B. Stewart received a 2025 Pro Bono Award from the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA). He is a partner and co-founder of Fishman Stewart PLLC. Stewart was instrumental in promoting the inaugural World Intellectual Property Day programs throughout the US, working in tandem with the World Intellectual Property Organization and the US Patent and Trademark Office. He also played a key role in establishing the Public Education Committee within the AIPLA.
1993
Bethany A. Breetz, a member at Stites & Harbison PLLC, was named to Benchmark Litigation’s 2026 list of litigation stars in Kentucky. Her practice focuses on federal and state appellate advocacy as well as complex commercial litigation, including matters involving financial institutions, real estate, and trusts and estate litigation. Breetz is co-chair of the firm’s appellate advocacy group.
Jeffrey Sherman, a corporate partner in the Denver office of Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, was appointed to the firm’s board. He advises clients through mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions, and provides counsel to growing companies related to governance and Securities and Exchange Commission compliance issues. Sherman previously served as a deputy leader of Faegre Drinker’s corporate practice group.
Donica T. Varner stepped down from her position as vice president and general counsel of Cornell University in February. She was the first Black person to serve as the university’s chief legal officer; she also mentored undergraduates in the Meinig Family National Scholars Program and was an executive sponsor of the Women of Color Colleague Network. Varner previously held leadership roles at Oberlin College, the University of Michigan, and Wayne State University.
1994
David Plunkett, a shareholder with business law firm Williams Williams Rattner & Plunkett PC, was included in the commercial dispute category of Legal 500’s Elite City Focus regional list for Detroit. Plunkett is a litigator and business lawyer who handles contract disputes, shareholder disputes, land use and zoning, employment law, and real estate matters. He also is an experienced probate litigator, including will and trust disputes.
1996
Todd Young is now chief financial officer (CFO) at Acadia Healthcare. He previously was CFO at Elanco Animal Health Inc., which he joined in 2018 as the company separated from Eli Lilly and Company. Before Elanco, Young served as CFO of Acadia Pharmaceuticals, where he worked on the company’s financial processes and commercial pricing strategy.
1997
Brian C. Bernhardt is a member of the 2026 class of Leadership Greensboro, a nine-month program developed by the Chamber of Commerce in Greensboro, North Carolina, that works toward positive change in the region. Bernhardt is a partner in the taxation and wealth planning department of Fox Rothschild LLP.
Richard A. Bierschbach has become the 14th president of Wayne State University after serving as the university’s interim president since September 2025. Prior to his appointment, he was dean of the Wayne State Law School for eight years. Bierschbach is a scholar and educator with expertise in criminal law and procedure, administrative law and regulation, and corporate governance.
William “Bill” Quick opened a boutique practice, Outside Inside Counsel LLC, to serve family offices with growing portfolios. He has nearly 30 years of experience managing the corporate portfolios of family offices and business enterprises that have an array of corporate, finance, transactional, and related legal needs, including corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, asset and equity purchases and sales, security law and corporate transparency act compliance, strategic alliances and joint ventures, and operational exigencies.
1998
Paul Bavier is now chief legal counsel at Sudo Biosciences, a biopharmaceutical company. He previously served as general counsel, secretary, and chief administrative officer at HilleVax Inc., where he was a founding member of the leadership team and helped guide the company through its initial public offering and clinical development milestones. Bavier also previously served as general counsel at VelosBio Inc., Avedro Inc., and Biodel Inc.
Barbara Russell returned to Littler Mendelson PC as a shareholder in its San Francisco office. She most recently served as the global director of employee relations at a global technology company and previously held senior in-house roles in the aviation and environmental services sectors.
Christopher L. Wendt was appointed as inaugural chair of the new Minnesota State Board of Civil Legal Aid by Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Natalie Hudson. Read more about his work.
Graduated in 1980s
1981
Valerie Jarrett is a 2026 recipient of the Order of Lincoln, the State of Illinois’s highest honor for professional achievement and public service. Jarrett is the CEO and a member of the board of directors of the Obama Foundation and oversaw the development of the Obama Presidential Center, which opened in June on Chicago’s South Side.
1982
Michael Levey received the Milwaukee Bar Association 2025 Pro Bono Publico award. Levey is the national pro bono partner at Quarles & Brady LLP. He also is a business law attorney who advises on business and regulatory issues facing entities in the health care industry, particularly the practices of physicians and dentists. Levey has advanced pro bono partnerships with numerous organizations, including the Wisconsin Equal Justice Fund, where he is a board member and past president.
1983
Donald Dripps, the Warren Distinguished Professor at the University of San Diego School of Law, published Sentencing Discretion and the Constitution: Due Process of Time (Oxford University Press, 2026). The book argues that the US Supreme Court’s treatment of prosecutorial sentencing power is inconsistent with due process, as prosecutors effectively set sentences by choosing charges while judges must be neutral arbiters.
Claudio Visco, LLM, assumed the presidency of the International Bar Association (IBA) for the 2026 calendar year. Visco has held multiple senior positions in the IBA and has been a member of the management board since 2015. He is a senior partner in the Rome office of Lipani Legal & Tax.
1985
Arnold “Arnie” Brier recently became the chief operating officer and chief legal officer at Yardi Systems. Yardi, based in Santa Barbara, California, is a property and asset management software company servicing the apartment and office industries. Brier joined Yardi 14 years ago as general counsel and participated in the company’s growth from 2,000 employees to more than 10,000 employees worldwide. He serves on the boards of Yardi and WeWork Inc.
1986
Robert S. Bick was included in the Legal 500 US Elite regional listing in its tier-one category for corporate mergers and acquisitions. He is a shareholder with Williams, Williams, Rattner & Plunkett PC in Birmingham, Michigan. Bick’s practice focuses on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, and business transactions. He also is the co-chair of the firm’s corporate practice group.
Wycliffe “Wyc” Grousbeck was elected to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s board of trustees for a three-year term. He was the owner of the Boston Celtics from 2002 to 2025 and is an experienced investor, CEO, and founder. Grousbeck began his career as a venture capital investor before leading the acquisition of the Boston Celtics. He also serves as a trustee of giving for the Grousbeck Fazzalari charitable foundation that supports initiatives related to health care, education, and justice.
1988
Gabriel J. Chin and three other University of Michigan alumni connected at a recent conference at UC Davis School of Law. Chin, the Edward L. Barrett Jr. Distinguished Professor at UC Davis School of Law, is pictured, left to right, with Christiana Ochoa, BA ’93, dean at Indiana University Maurer School of Law; Angela Onwuachi-Willig, ’97, dean at Boston University School of Law; and Meera E. Deo, ’00, the Honorable Vaino Spencer Chair at Southwestern Law School.
1989
Paul Eugene Escobar recently joined the Rise Group Inc. in Cranston, Rhode Island, as its chief legal officer. The Rise Group is an efficiency and engineering services company. Previously, he was a senior corporate and securities attorney for Hasbro Inc.
James “Jim” Steffen, a partner in the Minneapolis office of Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, was appointed leader of the firm’s technology practice group. Steffen partners with clients to protect and enhance their brand assets through comprehensive trademark, advertising, and marketing law strategies.
Graduated in 1970s
1970
Walter Sutton reassumed the chairmanship of the board of trustees of Wiley University, a historically Black university located in Marshall, Texas. Sutton previously served as chairman from 2010 to 2022.
1972
Michael Cowan, following his retirement as general counsel of TPX, a telecommunications services provider, published his debut novel, John B. Peoples (Köehler Books, 2026). A character study wrapped in a thriller, its subjects include lawyer-client relations and the limits of legal remedies. He surprised himself by being able to build a website (michaelcowan.net) with the assistance of one of his daughters, and he now maintains it by himself—part of an invigorating life, even after retirement.
Richard N.W. Lambert joined Parker & McConkie Personal Injury Lawyers as of counsel in the firm’s personal injury and civil rights practice. Lambert served for more than 30 years as an assistant US attorney for the District of Utah, holding senior leadership roles including criminal chief and senior litigation counsel. He also has served in leadership roles with historical and community organizations, including the Mormon Historic Sites Foundation.
Graduated in 1960s
1963
Thomas Creel retired as a litigator from a large New York City firm and has since embarked on a career as an actor. He is a member of the Screen Actors Guild and has appeared on stage, in movies, on TV, and in commercials, including an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Creel also is an active neutral arbitrator and mediator at JAMS (formerly known as Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services Inc.), specializing in intellectual property matters.
1964
John E. Mogk is the 2025 recipient of the John W. Reed Michigan Lawyer Legacy Award, named in honor of the late Michigan Law professor. Presented periodically by the State Bar of Michigan, the award honors a law school educator in Michigan whose influence has elevated the quality of legal practice in the state. Mogk is a distinguished service professor of law at Wayne State University; he first joined the faculty in 1968. He also serves as chair of the faculty committee at Wayne State’s Levin Center for Legislative Oversight and Democracy.
1969
The Hon. Donald E. Shelton, a former Washtenaw County Circuit Court judge, authored the lead article in the December 2025 Michigan Bar Journal, “New rules for better science in forensic science, and now AI comes along.” Judge Shelton retired in 2024 after 10 years as director of the criminology and criminal justice program at the University of Michigan Dearborn. He continues to teach online at Michigan State University and the University of Arizona. Also, Judge Shelton recently received the Exceptional Achievement Award from the University of Nevada, where he earned his PhD in judicial studies in 2010.
Graduated in 1950s
1957
Thomas Hughes joined Venable LLP as a partner in the firm’s corporate practice group in Chicago. He has spent his legal career advising public and private companies, private equity firms, sovereign funds, family offices, and independent sponsors on complex US and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, and strategic investments.