Daniel Bergeson, ’82, and his wife, Diana, made an additional $100,000 gift to the Daniel and Diana Bergeson Family Scholarship. He is a founding partner of Bergeson LLP in California and a member of Michigan Law’s Development and Alumni Relations Committee.
S. Timothy Kochis, ’73, and his wife, Penelope Wong, documented a $150,000 bequest to be added to the Law School Fund in honor of his 45th Reunion. He leads Kochis Global, a consultancy to the registered investment adviser industry around the world. He also is a member of The Asia Foundation’s board of trustees, as well as several other civic and philanthropic organizations, and is former chief executive officer and chairman of Aspiriant.
Bruce Bickner, ’68, made an additional $100,000 gift through his family foundation to the Bruce P. Bickner Endowed Scholarship Fund in honor of his 50th Reunion.
Paul Landen, ’83, made an additional $50,000 gift to the Landen Family Scholarship Fund at the Law School in honor of his 35th Reunion. He is a partner in the Houston office of Baker Botts LLP, where his practice focuses on all aspects of commercial real estate.
Brian Byrne, ’95, made a $100,000 gift to be added to the Professor James J. White Scholarship Fund. He is a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, where he focuses his practice on the antitrust review of mergers and acquisitions, criminal antitrust investigations and other enforcement matters, and civil antitrust litigation.
Quinn Martin, ’73, of Milwaukee, made a $50,000 gift in honor of his 45th Reunion. A portion of his gift will be used to establish the Quinn W. Martin Facilities Fund; the remainder will go to the Law School Fund. He is a retired partner at Quarles & Brady LLP.
Harvey Calcutt, BGS ’72, made a $100,000 gift to establish the Harry Calcutt, ’47, and Roscoe O. Bonisteel, LLB 1912, LLD, ’64, Scholarship Fund in honor of his father and grandfather.
Terrance Carlson, ’78, of St. Pete Beach, Florida, made a $100,000 gift in honor of his 40th Reunion; a quarter of the gift was allocated to the Victors for Michigan Law Scholarship Fund with the remainder documented as a bequest to the Law School Fund. After a career as a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and general counsel of PerkinElmer, Medtronic, Synthes, and Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, he now serves as a legal adviser to several companies in his semi-retirement. He also is a member of Michigan Law’s Development and Alumni Relations Committee.
Michael Mueller, ’85, documented a $150,000 bequest to support students on the Michigan Journal of Law Reform, as well as the Law School Fund. He is a partner in the Washington, D.C., and Miami offices of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP.
Erica Munzel, ’83, of Ann Arbor, documented a $100,000 bequest to establish the Erica A. Munzel Clinical Law and Experiential Learning Fund. Her gift was made in honor of her classmates and their 35th Reunion, and in recognition of Sue Eklund, ’73, and Don Duquette, ’74, for their contributions to student life and experiential learning at Michigan Law. She is the director of leadership gifts and planned giving in the Law School’s Office of Development and Alumni Relations.
Darrell Cochran, ’93, and Michael Pfau, ’91, made a $100,000 gift through their law firm, Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala PLLC, which has offices in the state of Washington, to establish the Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala Law Scholarship Fund. While their firm fights for those who have suffered extraordinary damages as a result of severe injury or the abuse of power, they are focusing on national cases involving the sexual abuse of minors.
Ernest Newborn II, ’83, made a $125,000 gift to establish the Newborn and Johnson Scholarship Fund in honor of his 35th Reunion. He is senior vice president and general counsel at USI Insurance Services LLC in New York.
Kevin Conroy, ’91, and Sheila (Brennan) Conroy, ’91, of Madison, Wisconsin, made a $100,000 gift to be split between the Kevin T. and Sheila M. Conroy Scholarship Fund and the Professor James J. White Scholarship Fund. He is chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Exact Sciences Corp. She is a partner at Lake Effect HR & Law LLC, where she advises clients on human relations and employment law.
Camille Olson, ’83, and her husband, Michael Reed, made an additional $270,000 gift to the Theodore J. St. Antoine Collegiate Professorship Fund in honor of Camille’s 35th Reunion. She is a partner at Seyfarth Shaw LLP, and a member of Michigan Law’s Development and Alumni Relations Committee.
Donald Parshall Jr., ’79, documented a bequest to designate a portion of his estate to establish the Donald R. Parshall Jr. Scholarship Fund in honor of his 40th Reunion. He is senior counsel at Nissan North America. He previously served as senior executive attorney at Delphi Corporation and senior counsel at TRW Inc. and General Motors.
R. Claybourne Petrey Jr., ’83, documented a $100,000 planned gift to support Student Funded Fellowships.
John Finger, ’81, documented a bequest to establish the John W. Finger Fund. He is a partner in the St. Louis office of SmithAmundsen, where his practice focuses on mergers and acquisitionsand private equity and venture capital transactions.
Jeff Friedman, ’88, and his wife, Gisela, made a $50,000 gift in honor of his 30th Reunion. A portion of his gift will be added to the Victors for Michigan Law Scholarship Fund and the remainder will go to the Law School Fund. He is co-founder and principal of Mesa West Capital in Los Angeles.
Edward Heiser Jr., ’68, and his wife, Doris, documented a $50,000 bequest to be added to the Victors for Michigan Law Scholarship Fund in honor of his 50th Reunion. He is senior counsel in the Milwaukee office of Husch Blackwell LLP, where he has been recognized as one of the leading consumer finance lawyers in Wisconsin and nationwide.
