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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.

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.

Sophia Hudson, ’06, and her parents, Joe and Lydie Arthos Hudson, ’86, celebrating her graduation in the Law Quad. Sophia Hudson, ’06, and her parents, Joe and Lydie Arthos Hudson, ’86, celebrating her graduation in the Law Quad.

Impact Winter 2020

Law School Fund Donor Joins Alumna Mother in Cavaedium Society

Twenty years before Sophia Hudson, ’06, received her juris doctorate from Michigan Law, her mother, Lydie Arthos Hudson, ’86, walked across the commencement stage to receive her own. “My mother led a fulfilling career while raising four children and pursuing her many outside interests. She set the example for me, starting with a Michigan Law degree, and is my inspiration.”

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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

Freeing the Wrongfully Convicted: Michigan Innocence Clinic Celebrates 10th Anniversary Freeing the Wrongfully Convicted: Michigan Innocence Clinic Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Features Winter 2020

Freeing the Wrongfully Convicted: Michigan Innocence Clinic Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Twenty-two individuals who were wrongly convicted of crimes and served nearly 290 combined years behind bars have been freed thanks to the work of the Michigan Innocence Clinic (MIC). And for Dave Moran, ’91, and Imran Syed, ’11, each new exoneration is as sweet as the first.

 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.” 

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Impact Winter 2020

Cause and Effect: A Donor and His Scholarship Recipient Reflect on Their Connection to Michigan Law

In 2005, Bob Currie created the Robert J. Currie Scholarship Fund. Today, it prioritizes students who are veterans. Matthew Sierawski, ’18, was the first recipient under this new designation. We speak to Bob and Matthew about the opportunities they found through Michigan Law, the campus today, and the impact of scholarships on students who need them.

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@UMICHLAW: Winter 2020

Chinese scholars visit Michigan Law  |  Michigan Law hosts Transnational Conference  |  Clinical Professor of Law Paul Reingold retires  |  and more...