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Class Note Winter 2025

Johanna R. Ginsberg joined Sussan Greenwald & Wesler as an associate attorney after a 30-year hiatus from the practice of law. Her practice focuses exclusively on parent-side special education law. Previously, she worked briefly in criminal law and public relations before settling into a career as a journalist. Ginsberg’s articles have been published in outlets including Haaretz, the Jerusalem Post, the Forward, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, New York Jewish Week, New Jersey Jewish News, and others.

Class Note Winter 2025

Enoh T. Ebong is the new president of the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ global development department. From 2022 to earlier in 2025, she was the director of the US Trade and Development Agency. There, she led the agency’s global infrastructure development efforts in the energy, transportation, digital, and health care sectors and represented the US in high-level engagements with foreign governments, multilateral institutions, and the private sector.

Class Note Winter 2025

Samir Parikh published an essay, “Crossing the Rubicon: Assembling a Litigation Colossus in Mass Torts,” in the Michigan Law Review. He also published two articles in the Cornell Law Review, “The Alchemist’s Inversion” and “Mass-Tort Trusts and the Faustian Bargain.” Additionally, the New York University Law Review recently selected Parikh as the lead faculty organizer for its 2026 litigation finance and aggregate litigation symposium and will be publishing his new article, "Mass-Tort Voting Takes Center Stage."

Class Note Winter 2025

Robert S. Bick, a shareholder with Williams Williams Rattner & Plunkett (WWRP) in Birmingham, Michigan, has been named to the Crain’s Detroit Business 2025 list of Notable Leaders in Mergers & Acquisitions. Bick’s practice of nearly 40 years focuses on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, and business transactions. He serves as co-chair of WWRP’s corporate practice group and has previously served as co-counsel to the owners of the Detroit Pistons.

Class Note Winter 2025

Mitzi Hill joined Buchalter as special counsel in the firm’s Atlanta office. For more than thirty years, she has worked with businesses across a wide range of industries on issues related to the use and development of technology solutions, including AI and privacy. In addition, she is an adjunct professor at Emory University School of Law.

Class Note Winter 2025

Myint Zan, LLM, published “Reminiscences about Michigan Law School Classes of 1981–82” in the Seoul Times. The article highlights how lessons from Zan’s time in Ann Arbor have remained salient throughout his legal career. He is a retired professor of law who taught at universities in Malaysia, Australia, the South Pacific, and the US.

Class Note Winter 2025

William Young was reappointed to the Michigan Employment Relations Commission by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for a three-year term. Young is a retired attorney and has served as a Michigan employment relations commissioner since 2021. He previously was a shareholder at White, Schneider, Young & Chiodini PC and spent nearly 28 years with the firm, where he represented unions and teachers, among other clients. In retirement, Young volunteers with Ingham County Meals on Wheels, is a member of the Spring Lake Village Historical Commission, and serves as a fellow with the Michigan State Bar Foundation.

Class Note Winter 2025

Thomas Linn received the 2025 Pro Bono Service Award from the Legal Services Corporation in recognition of his commitment to expanding access to justice for underserved Michiganders. Linn serves as of counsel and chairman emeritus to Miller Canfield PLC, following nearly eight years as the chief executive officer and 20 years as a managing director. He was nominated for the award by Lakeshore Legal Aid, where he currently serves as chair of the board of directors. 

Class Note Winter 2025

Ross Petty recently published From Marking Products to Marketing Brands: A Legal Perspective on the History of Brand Marketing (Springer Nature, 2025). The book examines the historical evolution from marking or branding products for ownership purposes to branding products in order to promote the brand itself. He is the author of two other books on the law, advertising, and marketing. Petty is an emeritus professor of marketing law at Babson College, where he served on the faculty for 31 years.

Class Note Winter 2025

Duncan McMillan was reappointed to the Workers’ Disability Compensation Appeals Commission for a four-year term by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. McMillan also served on the board’s predecessor body, the Michigan Compensation Appellate Commission. Previously, he worked at Kluczynski, Girtz & Vogelzang for more than 30 years, where he represented clients in workers’ disability and civil rights cases.