Issue: Winter 2022
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Class Note Winter 2022
Jerry Gidner, who has Tourette syndrome, was elected to the board of directors of the Tourette Association of America, the only national nonprofit in the United States assisting those with Tourette syndrome and other tic disorders. He is the director of the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration at the Department of the Interior, which manages and invests funds generated from lands held in trust from Native American tribes.
Class Note Winter 2022
Michael Farrel joined the Houston office of Chamberlain Hrdlicka as an associate in the firm’s tax planning and business transactions practice, where he advises corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies on the federal income tax aspects of business transactions.
Class Note Winter 2022
Joanna Malaczynski-Moore published Silent Winter: Our Chemical World & Chronic Illness (Algora Publishing, 2021). Using her prior experience as a sustainability entrepreneur, environmental consultant, conservation advocate, and consumer protection and antitrust attorney, she explores the relationship between the use of toxic chemicals in consumer products and our rising rates of chronic illness.
Class Note Winter 2022
Thomas R. Morris, and his son, David (pictured), have established Morris & Morris Attorneys PLLC in Dexter, Michigan. His practice, which was previously located in the Detroit area for 35 years, concentrates on bankruptcy, litigation, insolvency matters, and commercial law.
Class Note Winter 2022
Michael Allers joined Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian as a corporate partner in the firm’s San Francisco office. A transactional lawyer, he was most recently a partner at Kirkland & Ellis.
Class Note Winter 2022
Brad Miller joined Davis Wright Tremaine LLP as a partner in the firm’s media and entertainment practice in Los Angeles. Previously, he served as associate general counsel at Amazon Studios.
Class Note
Herb Kohn, ’63, Receives 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award
Herb Kohn, ’63, a titan of the Missouri legal community for more than half a century, was honored as the 2021 recipient of Michigan Law’s Distinguished Alumni Award at a ceremony in Kansas City.
Class Note Winter 2022
Myint Zan, LLM, edited Legal Education and Legal Traditions (Springer Link Publications, 2020). He also is an active adviser in Myanmar for University of Mandalay teams participating in the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.
Class Note Winter 2022
Mark Jefferson was named the inaugural assistant dean for diversity, equity, and belonging at the University of Virginia School of Law. Previously, he served as assistant dean of community engagement and equity at Harvard Law School
Class Note Winter 2022
Edward Sebold has been appointed as general counsel to Kyndryl, IBM’s managed infrastructure services business. He has more than 25 years of expertise in the legal and regulatory issues facing global enterprises and previously oversaw IBM’s global litigation team and network of outside counsel firms.