Issue: Winter 2025
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Class Note Winter 2025
Elizabeth (Cuneo) Thomas has been appointed to the Trinity River Authority board of directors by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. Thomas is an attorney and partner at Kelly Hart and Hallman LLP. She has represented companies and individuals in complex commercial matters across industries, including aviation and aerospace, banking, construction, electronic components distribution, energy, food distribution, hospitality, and sports and event production. Thomas also has experience representing families and high-net-worth individuals in breach of fiduciary duty and trust matters.
Class Note Winter 2025
Jessica Bernfeld joined the Korey Wise Innocence Project at the University of Colorado Law School as a staff attorney. Previously, she practiced criminal defense in Colorado, first as a trial attorney in the Arapahoe office of the Colorado State Public Defender and then in solo practice, where she primarily represented youth charged as adults for serious felonies.
Class Note Winter 2025
Matt Nolan was appointed general counsel with a specialized focus on third-party risk management for Honeywell International Inc. Also, Nolan was elected to the global board of directors for the Association of Corporate Counsel.
Class Note Winter 2025
Sarah (Howe) Waidelich, a partner at Honigman LLP, was named one of Michigan Lawyers Weekly's Influential Women of Law honorees. Outside of Waidelich’s intellectual property litigation practice, she takes on pro bono work, has led or been involved in a number of important child welfare cases before the Michigan Court of Appeals and Michigan Supreme Court, and volunteers as the youngest member of the board of trustees at Trine University. She also serves on the board of MothersEsquire, an organization dedicated to increasing the retention and promotion rates of women in the legal profession, particularly mothers.
Class Note Winter 2025
John Bringewatt was appointed as a judge to the New York State Court of Claims by Gov. Kathy Hochul. Previously, he was the Monroe County attorney and oversaw a team of attorneys responsible for the county’s civil legal work. Earlier in his career, Bringewatt maintained a wide-ranging litigation practice at Harter Secrest & Emery LLP and was a law clerk to the Hon. Susan L. Carney of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Class Note Winter 2025
Robert Harmon Jr. joined The Nuclear Company as chief legal officer. His previous legal experience includes leading energy, real estate, and construction initiatives at Amazon and serving as deputy general counsel and director of real estate at Tesla.
Class Note Winter 2025
Michael Waldman was named a Law360 Rising Star. He is a partner at Latham & Watkins LLP, where he represents financial institutions in leveraged finance transactions, including acquisition financings, debt restructurings, cross-border transactions, asset-based financings, recurring revenue-based financings, and margin loan financings.
Class Note Winter 2025
Maria Jhai was appointed to serve as a judge on the Los Angeles Superior Court by California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Most recently, she was an assistant US attorney for the Central District of California.
Class Note Winter 2025
Kristin Klanow was appointed senior vice president and general counsel at Constellation Brands Inc., an international producer and marketer of beer, wine, and spirits. Klanow oversees the company’s beer division, including the Corona Extra and Modelo Especial brands. Before joining Constellation, she was a partner at McDermott Will & Emery LLP.
Class Note Winter 2025
Tracey Thomas-Gronniger, managing director of economic security and housing at Justice in Aging, testified before the US House Committee on Ways and Means in September. Gronniger discussed helping people with disabilities find work if they choose, and the particular challenge of doing so without risking access to benefit programs such as Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income.