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A group of people from the Michigan Law School Tax Clinic smiling and standing together feeling proud of the work they are accomplishing.  A group of people from the Michigan Law School Tax Clinic smiling and standing together feeling proud of the work they are accomplishing.

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Tax Day, Every Day

On the last Thursday in July, members of Michigan Law’s Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) arrived early at Legal Services of South Central Michigan in Ypsilanti to set up for their walk-in tax event. By 9:30 a.m., a half hour before the doors opened, four people were already waiting in line.

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Cover Story Winter 2020

A Seat at the Table: Legal Careers in the Food Industry

From Texas Roadhouse to Massachusetts dairy, we profile alumni working across the food industry's varied legal landscape. This includes a food lawyer who, “has participated in the development of virtually every law and regulation affecting the food industry in the last four decades,” an environmental lawyer advocating for sustainable meat production, a food writer, and a fast-food franchise owner.

 Two people standing in-front of a sign in Ethiopia. Left to right 2Ls Millan Bederu and Robert Shoemaker.  Two people standing in-front of a sign in Ethiopia. Left to right 2Ls Millan Bederu and Robert Shoemaker.

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Real-life Lawyering in Ethiopia

Millan Bederu and Robert Shoemaker, student-attorneys in the ITC, visited Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital, on behalf of a U.S.-based client of Ethiopian origin who is interested in organizing a fund to invest in Ethiopian small- to medium-sized enterprises. “We could research statutes and regulations on our end, but figuring out how the fund was going to work on the ground was something we didn’t have a direct line of sight on.”

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Cover Story Winter 2020

Paul Nightingale, ’86: Dairy Innovator

In his 16 years as senior vice president and general counsel of the Massachusetts-based dairy company HP Hood LLC, Paul Nightingale, ’86, has witnessed many changes in the industry. “With a company like this, we have to look elsewhere to make up for conventional dairy’s declining market share.” 

First Class of MACL Graduates. Throwing up their hats with excitement. First Class of MACL Graduates. Throwing up their hats with excitement.

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Michigan Law Celebrates First Class of MACL Graduates

Nine students who completed Michigan Law’s inaugural Master of Advanced Corporation Law (MACL) program celebrated their graduation last August. “This first graduating class is a testament to the dedicated work of so many faculty and staff within the institution. It is also a testament to our extraordinary students.”

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Cover Story

Emily Paster, ’99: From Legal Appeals to Appealing Recipes

Take a peek at Emily Paster’s West of the Loop blog, and you’ll find recipes for braised beef brisket, potato latkes, and kreplach. Hungry yet? Paster has more recipes to share, including beginner peach jam, apple and honey cupcakes for Rosh Hashanah, and parmesan green bean fries made in an air fryer.

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Law School Welcomes New Faculty

Six faculty members with expertise ranging from corporate law and criminal justice to constitutional law and civil liberties have joined Michigan Law. Five fellows have also joined the Law School

Kevin Scott and family Kevin Scott and family

Cover Story Winter 2020

Kevin Scott, ’83: Franchise Owner

It was a busy Friday night, and Kevin Scott, ’83, was learning how to work the fryers. It was his first day in the kitchen of a Culver’s fast-food restaurant, and Scott—unaccustomed to the cacophony of buzzers going off—was doing his best to keep up with the orders.

James Blakemore, ’13 (left), and Josh Garcia, ’13 (right), with their business partner, Zachary Fallon. James Blakemore, ’13 (left), and Josh Garcia, ’13 (right), with their business partner, Zachary Fallon.

In Practice Winter 2020

James Blakemore, ’13, and Josh Garcia, ’13: Blockchain Made Them a Team

Blockchain has come into focus in the last several years. James Blakemore, ’13, and Josh Garcia, ’13, have expertise in the technology, which, as Blakemore explains, “allows people to verify transactions and come to consensus regarding the current distribution of an asset, like bitcoin, without relying on third parties like banks.”

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In Practice Winter 2019

Tim Kochis, ’73: A Pioneer in Personal Financial Planning

Any success in life is a combination of three things: talent, hard work, and luck, says Tim Kochis, ’73. While Kochis admits he’s had a few lucky breaks in his 45-year career as a personal finance and investment manager, he also attributes his success in large measure to his Michigan Law degree, which has proven to be a “valuable calling card.”