Fall 2022

Chris and Lisa Jeffries standing in front of Jeffries Hall

Briefs

A Ribbon Cutting for Jeffries Hall

In April, the Law School welcomed Lisa and Chris Jeffries, ’74, to officially celebrate the dedication and naming of Jeffries Hall. The building opened as South Hall in 2012 and was renamed following the Jeffries’s $33 million dollar gift—the largest gift in Law School history. The entirety of the gift is dedicated to student support, including scholarships and other forms of financial aid, such as summer funding programs and debt management.

“We are celebrating the dedication of Jeffries Hall, and especially the generosity of Chris and Lisa Jeffries,” said Mark West, the David A. Breach Dean of Law and Nippon Life Professor of Law at the ceremony. “Thank you for all you’ve done for Michigan Law, and thank you for being with us today.” 

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Fall 2022 Cover Story

The Evolution of the General Counsel

Traditionally, general counsels were relegated to a niche role that addressed the specific legal needs of an organization—such as overseeing litigation, executing contracts, or advising on legal risk. But the role has transformed during the past few decades, and has evolved from a narrow legal resource to the center of an organization’s creative problem solving.
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Fall 2022 In Memoriam

Rep. John E. Porter, ’61

Rep. John E. Porter, ’61, a Republican who served for more than two decades in the US House of Representatives as the representative for Illinois’s 10th congressional district, died on June 3, 2022. He was 87. 
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Fall 2022 Features

In-house on Campus

As the University of Michigan’s vice president and general counsel, Tim Lynch has seen it all in his nine-plus years on the job—well, except for admiralty law cases.

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Steven Hanton, ’12

Fall 2022 Class Note

Steven Hanton, ’12: Using a Big Law Platform to Give Back

Marathon runner by morning, structured finance attorney by day, and community organizer by night, Steven Hanton, ’12, has time for it all—and then some. 
Dana Schmitt

Fall 2022 Class Note

Dana Schmitt, ’95: Building a League of Her Own

Dana Schmitt, ’95, has had a passion for baseball ever since she and her father were invited to a Detroit Tigers game by a family friend. Thirty years later, she’s still wearing her baseball cap—but now she wears it as the president of the United Shore Professional Baseball League, the first professional developmental baseball league in Metro Detroit.
Khalilah Spencer, ’01, speaks with reporters.

Fall 2022 Class Note

Khalilah Spencer, ’01: Fighting for Voting Rights

As president of Promote the Vote 2022, Khalilah Spencer, ’01, is leading the campaign for an amendment to Michigan’s state constitution that would expand voting rights.