Issue: Summer 2026
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Class Note Summer 2026
Paul Eugene Escobar recently joined the Rise Group Inc. in Cranston, Rhode Island, as its chief legal officer. The Rise Group is an efficiency and engineering services company. Previously, he was a senior corporate and securities attorney for Hasbro Inc.
Class Note Summer 2026
James “Jim” Steffen, a partner in the Minneapolis office of Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, was appointed leader of the firm’s technology practice group. Steffen partners with clients to protect and enhance their brand assets through comprehensive trademark, advertising, and marketing law strategies.
Class Note Summer 2026
Michael B. Stewart received a 2025 Pro Bono Award from the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA). He is a partner and co-founder of Fishman Stewart PLLC. Stewart was instrumental in promoting the inaugural World Intellectual Property Day programs throughout the US, working in tandem with the World Intellectual Property Organization and the US Patent and Trademark Office. He also played a key role in establishing the Public Education Committee within the AIPLA.
Class Note Summer 2026
Bethany A. Breetz, a member at Stites & Harbison PLLC, was named to Benchmark Litigation’s 2026 list of litigation stars in Kentucky. Her practice focuses on federal and state appellate advocacy as well as complex commercial litigation, including matters involving financial institutions, real estate, and trusts and estate litigation. Breetz is co-chair of the firm’s appellate advocacy group.
Class Note Summer 2026
Jeffrey Sherman, a corporate partner in the Denver office of Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, was appointed to the firm’s board. He advises clients through mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions, and provides counsel to growing companies related to governance and Securities and Exchange Commission compliance issues. Sherman previously served as a deputy leader of Faegre Drinker’s corporate practice group.
Class Note Summer 2026
Wycliffe “Wyc” Grousbeck was elected to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s board of trustees for a three-year term. He was the owner of the Boston Celtics from 2002 to 2025 and is an experienced investor, CEO, and founder. Grousbeck began his career as a venture capital investor before leading the acquisition of the Boston Celtics. He also serves as a trustee of giving for the Grousbeck Fazzalari charitable foundation that supports initiatives related to health care, education, and justice.
Class Note Summer 2026
Valerie Jarrett is a 2026 recipient of the Order of Lincoln, the State of Illinois’s highest honor for professional achievement and public service. Jarrett is the CEO and a member of the board of directors of the Obama Foundation and oversaw the development of the Obama Presidential Center, which opened in June on Chicago’s South Side.
Class Note Summer 2026
Thomas Creel retired as a litigator from a large New York City firm and has since embarked on a career as an actor. He is a member of the Screen Actors Guild and has appeared on stage, in movies, on TV, and in commercials, including an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Creel also is an active neutral arbitrator and mediator at JAMS (formerly known as Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services Inc.), specializing in intellectual property matters.
Class Note Summer 2026
Michael Levey received the Milwaukee Bar Association 2025 Pro Bono Publico award. Levey is the national pro bono partner at Quarles & Brady LLP. He also is a business law attorney who advises on business and regulatory issues facing entities in the health care industry, particularly the practices of physicians and dentists. Levey has advanced pro bono partnerships with numerous organizations, including the Wisconsin Equal Justice Fund, where he is a board member and past president.
Class Note Summer 2026
Elizabeth Morales, ’20: Humanizing the Law through Clinical Work
In 2023, as one of the few associates licensed to practice in both Michigan and Ohio in the Detroit office of Dykema Gossett PLLC, Elizabeth Morales, ’20, was uniquely positioned to work on a significant human trafficking case as a junior lawyer. She also had relevant experience from her time as a student-attorney in Michigan Law’s Human Trafficking and Immigration Clinic (HTC).