Issue: Fall 2023
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Class Note Fall 2023
Alexandra MacKay was recognized by Managing IP magazine on the 2023 IP Stars list as a Copyright Star and Trademark Star in Tennessee. She is a member of the Nashville office of Stites & Harbison PLLC.
Class Note Fall 2023
Heather Trew is the American Bankers Association’s new senior vice president for Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering. Previously, she was at the US Department of Treasury, where she most recently served as the counselor to the general counsel on virtual assets.
Class Note Fall 2023
Hun Ohm joined the board of trustees for the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Massachusetts. He is a senior member and partner at the boutique law firm Fierst Bloomberg Ohm LLP, based in Northampton, Massachusetts. A senior member of the firm’s entertainment and intellectual property practice, he is actively involved in the development, management, and implementation of global brand protection programs for his clients, including children’s book authors and video game companies.
Class Note Fall 2023
Laura Ricketts has been appointed by President Biden to serve on the 27-member President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition, a federal advisory committee that promotes physical activity and healthy, accessible eating for all Americans, regardless of ability or background. As a co-owner of the Chicago Cubs, she is the first openly LGBTQ+ owner of a Major League Baseball franchise. She also is the co-founder and director of Beyond Barriers, a career fitness platform designed to guide women to become leaders and to help companies improve performance.
Class Note Fall 2023
Matthew Carlin is now deputy general counsel to the Office of the New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams.
Class Note Fall 2023
Joseph Kimble is the 2023 recipient of the State Bar of Michigan’s Roberts P. Hudson Award, recognizing his dedication to the legal profession and outstanding service to and on behalf of the State Bar of Michigan. He has been the editor of the “Plain Language” column in the Michigan Bar Journal for 36 years. He served as the drafting consultant for the redrafting of the Michigan Rules of Evidence to conform to the restyled Federal Rules of Evidence; he also led the redrafting work on those federal evidence rules as well as for the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. He is a distinguished professor emeritus at the Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School and the senior director of the school's Kimble Center for Legal Drafting.
Class Note Fall 2023
John B. Pinney was honored by Pro Seniors, an anti-ageism nonprofit organization, as one of three 2024 Seniors Who Rock for his work as a mentor, litigator, and adviser in the Cincinnati area. He serves on the board of the Ohio Access to Justice Foundation and is the secretary and treasurer of Ohio Legal Help, both of which are legal aid organizations. He was recently appointed vice chair for training for the North American Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and teaches international commercial arbitration at the University of Cincinnati College of Law.
Class Note Fall 2023
Clark A. Andrews was recently selected by his peers as one of Michigan’s Go To Lawyers in Real Estate Law, published in Michigan Lawyers Weekly. He has been an attorney for O’Reilly Rancilio PC and its predecessor firm for nearly 50 years and works in its business and real estate practice group. He also is a member of the firm’s governmental law and estate planning and probate law practice groups. He has worked as an assistant city attorney for the cities of Sterling Heights, Fraser, and Utica and as an assistant township attorney for the townships of Shelby and Macomb.
Class Note Fall 2023
Jim Spaanstra recently joined the environmental practice of Holland & Hart LLP’s Denver office. Previously, he was with Faegre Drinker Biddle and Reath LLP. His expertise includes counseling clients on permitting, compliance, and environmental enforcement matters in the energy and natural resource industries. He also assists traditional energy companies with clean energy opportunities and compliance with environmental, social, and corporate governance requirements.