Issue: Summer 2026
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In Practice
Jennifer Scheller Neumann, ’03: The Ever-Changing Climate of Environmental Law
Jennifer Scheller Neumann, ’03, spent two decades with the Environment and Natural Resources Division at the US Department of Justice before entering private practice in 2024.
@UMICHLAW Summer 2026
Ruben Piñuelas, ’26: Exoneree Helps Free Wrongly Convicted Client
Ruben Piñuelas, ’26, knows firsthand how the legal system can wrongfully convict someone of a crime they didn’t commit—and how that same system can sometimes be used to right the wrong.
@UMICHLAW Summer 2026
New Michigan Law Workshop Explores American Indian Law
A new American Indian Law Workshop led by Matthew Fletcher, ’97, the Harry Burns Hutchins Collegiate Professor of Law, provides students with the opportunity to engage with a wide range of scholars and examine more granular, niche issues relating to American Indian law.
Class Note Summer 2026
Timothy Smith was named partner at Warner Norcross + Judd LLP in Detroit. He is a litigator representing clients in both state and federal courts, and his practice focuses on appeals, supply chain conflicts, contractual disputes, complex commercial litigation, and constitutional litigation.
Class Note Summer 2026
Daniel A. Grossman joined Clark Hill PLC’s Detroit office. Grossman regularly represents clients in federal and state courts in complex litigation matters, including intellectual property litigation, contract disputes, and disputes between shareholders and other business owners.
Class Note Summer 2026
Joseph Kemp competed on 60 Day Hustle, a television series in which entrepreneurs compete in a business accelerator challenge. Kemp founded Games that Matter LLC and also is the founder and CEO of JMKemp & Co. LLC, a consultancy for graduate school applicants and startups.
Class Note Summer 2026
Sean Killeen has been elevated to partner at BakerHostetler LLP in the firm’s San Francisco office. He defends major technology companies, retailers, credit unions, law firms, health care providers, insurance companies, private universities, and others in privacy litigation. Prior to joining BakerHostetler, Killeen was a litigation associate at Fenwick & West LLP.
Class Note Summer 2026
Tyler Vivian was named partner at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP in the firm’s corporate practice group in Minneapolis. He represents issuers and investment banks in initial public offerings, secondary offerings, registered direct offerings, and high-yield and investment-grade debt offerings. Vivian also represents emerging companies and venture capital funds in private placements of equity and debt securities and governance matters.
Class Note Summer 2026
Zachary Ciullo co-founded Hayden Ryan & Ciullo LLP, a boutique litigation firm based in Chicago that focuses on commercial disputes. Prior to founding the firm, Ciullo was a litigation partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.