Issue: Spring/Summer 2023
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Features Spring/Summer 2023
Jeff Titus Celebrates Life (on the) Outside
Titus, a Michigan Innocence Clinic client, was exonerated and released from prison in February. He was convicted in 2002 of killing two deer hunters in a state game area in the southeast corner of Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
Features Spring/Summer 2023
Behind the Bench at the Supreme Court
For 20 years, Jeffrey Minear’s dealings at the Supreme Court followed a familiar pattern. As a litigator in the Office of the Solicitor General, he would prepare a brief, present argument, and await the ruling—a process he repeated more than 50 times. That all changed in 2006, when a new mandate became his daily task at the Court: perform such duties as may be assigned by the chief justice.
Class Note Spring/Summer 2023
Alexis (Grant) Guinan was named a partner in the international trade group of the Washington, DC, office of Akin Gump. Her practice centers on sanctions and other international trade laws and corporate and special situations transactions and restructurings.
Class Note Spring/Summer 2023
Drew Clary was promoted to partner at Ropes & Gray in New York. He advises insurance companies, hospitals, health systems, and other providers on a broad range of regulatory, transactional, and compliance issues.
Class Note Spring/Summer 2023
Michelle (Sharpe) Silverthorn was part of the delegation representing the United States at the G20 Summit's Women20 (W20) in India earlier this year. W20 ensures that gender considerations are mainstreamed into G20 discussions. She is the founder of Inclusion Nation, which offers interactive, educational programs to build diverse, inclusive, and equitable cultures in workplaces.
Class Note Spring/Summer 2023
Christal Phillips was appointed as the executive director of the City of Detroit Board of Ethics. She previously served on the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission in Honolulu and the Detroit Public Schools Community District as an assistant director of employee relations.
Class Note Spring/Summer 2023
Michelle Gomez was selected as a co-chair of Littler’s Career Advocacy Program, a firmwide mentoring program that helps diverse associates advance to shareholder. She is a shareholder in Littler’s Denver office and senior director of onboarding and integration.
Class Note Spring/Summer 2023
Aghogho Edevbie became Michigan’s deputy secretary of state in March. For the last three years, he served as the Michigan state director for All Voting is Local, a nonpartisan voting rights organization. As deputy secretary of state, he leads the development and implementation of the state’s election policy, which includes outreach and education through engagement with state and local elected officials.
Class Note Spring/Summer 2023
Mona M. Youssef was appointed as division chief of children and youth services by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Her legal work focuses on child abuse and neglect, as well as overseeing juvenile criminal and civil cases. She is the first Arab American to hold this position.
Class Note Spring/Summer 2023
William Krauss, who practices out of Ann Arbor, joined virtual law firm FisherBroyles LLP in January after practicing at Butzel Long, where he founded the firm's digital asset practice. He focuses his practice on the legal and regulatory issues surrounding digital assets and blockchain.