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Class Note Spring/Summer 2023

Susan Vogel-Vanderson became chief wealth management officer at Macatawa Bank in January. She spent more than 15 years as an estate planning attorney before assuming various leadership roles in the banking sector. Based in Holland, Michigan, Macatawa Bank has branches throughout Kent, Ottawa, and Allegan counties.

Class Note Spring/Summer 2023

John Cahill joined the New York-based law firm of Wilk Auslander LLP in February as an expert in litigating art cases and guiding clients through the whole range of art transactions. Previously, he was a lawyer in private law firms and was the chief operating officer of Sotheby’s when it was a public company, overseeing commercial transactions and financial services.

Class Note Spring/Summer 2023

Reginald “Reggie” Turner is one of four recipients (along with the Hon. Roger Gregory, ’78) of the American Bar Association’s 2023 Spirit of Excellence Award. The award honors the struggle of racially and ethnically diverse lawyers and celebrates those who navigate their own way while paving the way and assisting those who follow. He also received the 18th Annual Dennis W. Archer Public Service Award from the Detroit Bar Association for exemplifying the ideal of the law as public service. He is the immediate past president of the American Bar Association.

Class Note Spring/Summer 2023

Mary Jo Wiggins received the Bernard E. Witkin Award for Excellence in Legal Education from the San Diego Law Library Foundation. The award recognized her contributions as a faculty member and former vice dean of the University of San Diego School of Law. 

Class Note Spring/Summer 2023

John Zavitsanos was named a Titan of the Plaintiff’s Bar by Law360 for winning several recent health care-related jury verdicts. He is a co-founder of the AZA law firm, based in Houston. 

Class Note Spring/Summer 2023

Frank Shaw is now deputy general counsel, Americas, at First Solar Inc., a US-based solar module manufacturer. Previously, he was corporate and energy counsel at Skadden, Arps. 

Class Note Spring/Summer 2023

Jay Soled was promoted to the rank of distinguished professor at Rutgers University. He has directed the school's Master of Taxation Program for more than 25 years.

Class Note Spring/Summer 2023

Nina Srejovic briefly returned to law firm practice through an OnRamp Fellowship after focusing her energies on the unpaid labor of child rearing for 18 years. She is now a visiting professor and acting director of the Intellectual Property and Information Policy Clinic at Georgetown University Law Center.

Class Note Spring/Summer 2023

Michael M. Parham was appointed by President Biden in September to serve as a member of the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts. He is the senior vice president and general counsel of RealNetworks, the company that pioneered streaming media on the internet. He is active on many boards, including leadership roles on the boards of the Seattle Art Museum, the United States-Canada Fulbright Foundation, and the Seattle Public Library. He also co-founded the Black Boardroom Initiative to increase corporate board diversity. 

Class Note Spring/Summer 2023

Andrew Doctoroff was nominated to serve on the Mackinac Straits Corridor Authority, representing Independents. He is an adjunct professor at Michigan Law and operates his own consultancy, Andrew S. Doctoroff Consulting. He is a former senior adviser to then–Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, ’81, and an equity partner with Honigman, Miller, Schwartz, and Cohn. He previously served on the Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority.