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Class Note Summer 2024

Joe Rockwell joined Warner Norcross+Judd LLP as an associate in the firm’s Grand Rapids, Michigan, office. He is concentrating his practice on commercial, environmental, and labor and employment disputes. He also counsels organizations navigating the complexities of political lobbying and campaign-related legalities.  

Class Note Summer 2024

Sam Poortenga joined Warner Norcross+Judd LLP as an associate in the firm’s Grand Rapids, Michigan, office. He focuses his practice on cybersecurity, privacy, and general corporate law and advises clients ranging from startups to established corporations on a wide range of legal matters. 

Class Note Summer 2024

Spencer Darling joined the Ann Arbor office of Bodman PLC as an attorney in the firm’s intellectual property practice. He represents clients in transactions, dispute resolution processes, trademark registrations, and brand protection. 

Class Note Summer 2024

Daniel Cowan received the second-highest score among his peers who took the July 2023 Texas Bar Exam. He served as a judicial intern for the Michigan Supreme Court and now works as an associate in the corporate practice of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC in Austin.

Class Note Summer 2024

Elizabeth Blondin joined Bodman PLC as an attorney in the firm’s banking practice group. She is based in the Troy, Michigan, office and focuses on representing financial institutions in commercial loan organizations and transactional matters.  

Class Note Summer 2024

Latazia Carter joined Bass, Berry & Sims PLC in Nashville, Tennessee, as an associate in the litigation and dispute resolution practice group. She represents clients in complex business litigation and government investigations. Before joining the firm, she clerked for the Hon. Susan M. Carney on the Alaska Supreme Court. 

Class Note Summer 2024

D. Colby Orton joined Ogletree Deakins as an associate in the firm’s Detroit office. His practice focuses on employment litigation in all areas of labor and employment law. Before joining Ogletree, he worked as an associate attorney on data privacy incident response, litigation matters, and labor and employment matters. 

Class Note Summer 2024

Hailey Cherepon joined the Michigan State Budget Office’s legal team as associate legal counsel, appointed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Previously, Cherepon worked as an associate at WilmerHale. She also has clerked for the Hon. Arianna Freeman on the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Class Note Summer 2024

Ellen Aldin is now an attorney adviser in the Office of the Chief Counsel for International Commerce in the US Department of Commerce. She joins fellow Michigan Law alumni John Cobau, ’93, (chief counsel), Glenn Kaminsky, ’00, (assistant chief counsel), and Stephanie Zable, ’18, (senior attorney) in providing legal advice to the department’s International Trade Administration.

Class Note Summer 2024

Danielle Maldonado joined Benesch’s Chicago office as an associate in the firm’s litigation and labor and employment practice groups. Her experience includes defending and counseling employers in labor and employment matters, such as individual plaintiff and representative action litigation, wage and hour litigation, and compliance and workforce-related matters. Previously, Maldonado worked as a labor and employment associate at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP for four years.