Topic: Business and Entrepreneurship
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Features Summer 2026
Learning and Serving in Michigan Law’s Clinical Program
The 17 clinics at Michigan Law offer students invaluable practical experience while also providing clients with legal help they might not otherwise receive. At the same time, the strength of the program—and its willingness to change with the times—gives Michigan a competitive edge over its peer schools.
In Practice Summer 2026
Christopher Wendt, ’98: At the Intersection of Immigration and Health Care Workers
Christopher Wendt, ’98, Immigration Counsel and Inaugural Chair of Minnesota's Legal Aid Agency
Impact Winter 2025
Charles Knox, ’73, Honors His Father, the Hon. William W. Knox, ’35, Through a Legacy Gift to Michigan Law
Knox recently gave $200,000 to the Law School in honor of his father, William W. Knox, ’35, using two Charitable Gift Annuities (CGAs), a type of legacy gift. The gift establishes the Honorable William W. Knox Family Endowed Scholarship Fund.
In Practice Summer 2025
Growing a Global Game with D.C. United
Jason Levien, ’97, is co-chairman and CEO of D.C. United, a Major League Soccer team, which he and a group of investors acquired in 2012. He works alongside fellow Michigan Law alumnus Chris Burtley, ’15, who joined the team in 2023 and serves as his chief of staff and the team’s vice president of strategy.
In Practice Winter 2024-2025
John Tepedino, ’04: Restitution for Victims of Madoff’s Fraud
When John Tepedino made a career transition into bankruptcy litigation, one of his clients had a connection to one of the largest financial frauds in history: Bernard Madoff’s investment firm.
Impact Winter 2024-2025
Ambassador W. Robert Kohorst, ’78: Maintaining Michigan Law’s Preeminence through Faculty Support
From a humble $10 donation upon his graduation to a monumental $1 million in cumulative gifts, Ambassador W. Robert Kohorst, ’78, has transformed an initial act of generosity into a legacy of support.
Impact Winter 2024-2025
Stuart Feldstein, ’63: Innovating Communications, Inspiring Generosity
Stuart Feldstein began his career in the telecommunications industry with the Federal Communications Commission and later transitioned to private practice. He credits the Law School with preparing him for a successful career and has long felt impelled to give back.
Impact Winter 2024-2025
R. Charles McLravy II, ’77: From Law to Literature
Navigating the twists and turns of murder trials was a challenge R. Charles McLravy never anticipated. And yet he finds himself surrounded by courtroom intrigue and entangled in case after case—through Burr Lafayette, the fictional protagonist in McLravy’s series of mystery novels.
Impact
Michelle Gluck, ’83: Opening Doors for Future Leaders
For Michelle Gluck, ’83, choosing which academic path she’d follow was better left in the hands of fate. Torn between medicine and law, she decided to let test results determine her next steps.
Impact
Ernest Newborn, ’83: Inspired by the Past, Looking to the Future
Ernest Newborn, ’83, has spent his career building on the legacy of his grandfather, who, against the odds as a Black man, rose from mail clerk to chief legal officer at a steel company in the mid-1900s.