Issue: Summer 2024
159 results
Class Note Summer 2024
William “Bill” R. Bay is president-elect of the American Bar Association (ABA). He will assume the position in August. He is a partner with the St. Louis office of Thompson Coburn LLP and is a longtime leader in the ABA, having served as chair or co-chair of several committees and as a fellow in the American Bar Foundation. He also is a past president of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis and a Missouri Bar Board of Governors member.
Class Note Summer 2024
Timothy J. Lane, a staff attorney, legislative liaison, and policy analyst at the Colorado District Attorney’s Council, was appointed to the Gilpin County Court in the First Judicial District by Gov. Jared Polis. Previously, he was deputy district attorney in the same district.
Class Note Summer 2024
Jennifer Fischell has been named partner at MoloLamken LLP. She is based in Washington, DC, and focuses her practice on appeals and complex civil litigation, particularly administrative law, energy, and intellectual property. She joined the firm after clerking for the Hon. Raymond M. Kethledge, ’93, on the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the Hon. Ronnie Abrams on the US District Court for the Southern District of New York. In 2021, she left MoloLamken to clerk for Associate Justice Elena Kagan on the US Supreme Court and returned to the firm in December 2022.
Class Note Summer 2024
Amy Lishinski joined the Michigan State Budget Office’s legal team as deputy legal counsel, appointed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Previously, she worked as counsel at WilmerHale. She also has clerked for the Hon. David Tatel on the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and for the Hon. Bridget Mary McCormack on the Michigan Supreme Court.
Class Note Summer 2024
Rita Feikema, an attorney at Honigman LLP, was recently elected partner in the firm’s Chicago office. She is a member of Honigman’s real estate department, where she focuses on commercial transactions and represents landlords, tenants, buyers, and sellers. She also has cross-disciplinary experience in mergers and acquisitions, private equity, debt finance, statutory risk and compliance, and cross-border transactions.
Class Note Summer 2024
Angelina Delmastro was elected as a member attorney at Dickinson Wright PLLC, based in Detroit. She focuses her practice on labor and employment litigation, advising clients on employment matters and regulatory compliance. She also has experience negotiating complex severance and settlement agreements.
Class Note Summer 2024
Brandon Debus was elected as a member attorney at Dickinson Wright PLLC, based in Troy, Michigan. He advises clients on matters related to commercial litigation, live music and entertainment, complex insurance coverage, and bad faith actions.
Class Note Summer 2024
Lauren Dayton has been named partner at MoloLamken LLP. She is now based in Chicago after four years in the firm’s New York office. She focuses her practice on complex disputes and appeals, primarily in business and antitrust matters, and has litigated on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants from trial courts to the US Supreme Court. She joined the firm after clerking for the Hon. Steven M. Colloton on the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and the Hon. Brian M. Cogan on the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Class Note Summer 2024
Emily Cross was admitted as a member of Bodman PLC. She practices in the firm’s Troy, Michigan, office as part of the litigation and alternative dispute resolution and the automotive and industrial practice groups. Her practice spans securities litigation, contract disputes, constitutional litigation, and administrative law matters. She also is active in pro bono matters, such as immigration appeals to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and representing asylum and U-visa applicants in immigration applications and proceedings.
Class Note Summer 2024
Sarah Johnson joined the Washington Innocence Project, formerly Innocence Project Northwest, as a staff attorney. The volunteer organization works to free innocent prisoners in Washington State. Previously, she worked for seven years as a public defender.