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Class Note Fall 2023

Calyssa (Lawyer) Zellars, with Kya Henley, ’16, has formed Saint Park LLP, a boutique firm with offices in Detroit and Washington, DC, that specializes in investigations, strategic counsel, and crisis management services. Before co-founding Saint Park, Zellars crafted strategy and managed crisis communications for municipalities, businesses, law firms, and nonprofit organizations facing high-stakes publicity and reputational issues at a top-ranked, New York-based public relations and communications firm.

Class Note Fall 2023

Kya Henley, with Calyssa (Lawyer) Zellars, ’17, has formed Saint Park LLP, a boutique firm with offices in Detroit and Washington, DC, that specializes in investigations, strategic counsel, and crisis management services. Before co-founding Saint Park, Henley regularly represented clients in white-collar criminal and civil enforcement matters before the US Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, other federal agencies, and state attorney general offices.

Class Note Fall 2023

Danielle Bass rejoined Honingman LLP’s Detroit office this spring as a partner in the corporate department with a focus on transactional matters. In September, she was elected president of ACG Detroit, a 400-member nonprofit of middle-market mergers and acquisition professionals. She is the first female leader in the organization’s 40-year history. She also is a lecturer at Michigan Law.

Class Note Fall 2023

James Walker, a partner at Miller Nash LLP, has been elected to serve on the board of directors for Greater Portland Inc., a regional public-private partnership dedicated to creating and expanding Northwest Oregon’s employment and economic outlooks. At Miller Nash, he advises clients, both public and private, on real estate, construction, public contracting, and governance and procurement matters.

Class Note Fall 2023

Mary Street, a partner at Foley & Mansfield, was appointed co-chair of the firm’s appellate practice group in Miami. She focuses her practice on medical malpractice defense and civil appeals. 

Class Note Fall 2023

Faizah Malik, senior supervising staff attorney in the Community Development Project at Public Counsel, received the 2023 Public Interest Award from the South Asian Bar Association of Southern California. She helped win the largest expansion of tenant protections in Los Angeles in 40 years, which will keep tens of thousands of people housed and prevent families from falling into homelessness. She has been counsel on several impact litigation cases to keep communities from being evicted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Recently, she represented and supported the Bruce family in the historic return of Bruce’s Beach.

Class Note Fall 2023

Matt Nolan joined Honeywell in Charlotte, North Carolina, in July, serving as assistant general counsel in support of its sensing and safety technologies business. He spent the last few years building a legal department for Safeguard Medical. Earlier this year, he was elected to the board of Carolina Crown Inc.

Class Note Fall 2023

Kevin Bettsteller joined Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in June as a member of the investment funds practice group in the firm’s Los Angeles office. His experience includes the structuring, formation, and operation of private investment funds and mergers and acquisition transactions. He also advises on regulatory, compliance, governance, and operational matters.

Class Note Fall 2023

Daniel C. Scripps was reappointed chair of the Michigan Public Service Commission by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, with responsibility for oversight of electric and gas utilities, oil pipelines, and telecommunications. He represents the commission on the Michigan Council on Climate Solutions, Michigan Dam Safety Task Force, and Upper Peninsula Energy Task Force. He will continue serving as chair until 2029. He lives in Northern Michigan.

Class Note Fall 2023

Jennifer DeCasper made history as the first woman of color to run a Republican presidential campaign by serving in that role for South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott. In 2022, she started her own firm after serving as Scott’s chief of staff—also making her the first woman of color to hold that position in the Senate.