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Thomas Lacchia, ’69 Thomas Lacchia, ’69

Impact Fall 2022

Longtime U-M Supporter Endows Law School Professorship

When Thomas Lacchia, ’69, made a gift to establish an endowed professorship at the Law School, it was the culmination of more than 40 years of philanthropy at the University of Michigan. 

Woman wearing a mask being sworn in at a Umich lecturn Woman wearing a mask being sworn in at a Umich lecturn

@UMICHLAW Winter 2022

Pro Bono Program Builds on Best-Ever Year

In a year where virtually everyone needed extra help to get by, Michigan Law students went above and beyond to offer their assistance through the Law School’s Pro Bono Program, which asks students to voluntarily commit to pro bono service outside of the classroom. Despite the constraints of the pandemic, a record-breaking 252 students participated in the program during the 2020–2021 academic year. 

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Impact Fall 2022

Cause and Effect: A Donor and His Scholarship Recipient Reflect on Their Connection to Michigan Law

“This scholarship has provided me the ability to participate in law school more fully as it has alleviated a part of the significant financial burden required to attend. I feel supported in my studies, and I am able to envision a future that isn’t shaped by significant student debt.”

Action shot of an automously driven car passing in front of Michigan Law buildings Action shot of an automously driven car passing in front of Michigan Law buildings

Cover Story Winter 2022

On the Move: Mobility at Michigan Law

In June 2018, a boxy vehicle rolled onto the University of Michigan’s North Campus Research Complex. Although it could have been mistaken for a run-of-the-mill shuttle running a mundane route around the complex, one detail set it apart from the average bus: the lack of a driver. 

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Impact Winter 2022

Recent Gifts: Winter 2022

Giving to Michigan Law is an investment in the future of legal education, and private support ensures that the excellence that has distinguished Michigan-trained lawyers continues for generations to come.

U-M’s Vis Moot team included Matt Azzopardi, Hannah Juge, Jessica Carter, and Steven Tennison (back row, from left), as well as Tyler Loveall and Cheyenne Kleinberg (front row, from left). U-M’s Vis Moot team included Matt Azzopardi, Hannah Juge, Jessica Carter, and Steven Tennison (back row, from left), as well as Tyler Loveall and Cheyenne Kleinberg (front row, from left).

@UMICHLAW Fall 2022

Michigan Law Among Top US Teams at Vis Moot

A team of six Michigan Law students argued their way to the Round of 64 at the 29th Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot earlier this year, the first time a U-M team has made it that far.

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Briefs Fall 2022

Fall Reunion Returns to the Quad

There’s something magical about fall in Ann Arbor, and that’s especially true for Michigan Law alumni celebrating reunion milestones. 

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Impact Fall 2022

Patricia Carnese, ’82: Private Practice in Paris is a Dream Come True

A lover of museums, music, and delicious food, Patricia Carnese, ’82, dreamed of living and working in Europe. She is a loyal donor to the Law School Fund because Michigan Law was her ticket there. 

Julie Metzger and Sam Bufford standing in front of building Julie Metzger and Sam Bufford standing in front of building

Impact Winter 2022

New Fund Will Bolster International Opportunities at Michigan Law

Recently established by the Hon. Samuel Bufford, ’73, and his wife, Julia Metzger, AB ’70, the Bufford-Metzger Fund for International Activities at Michigan Law will support study abroad, international internship or clerkship placements, independent research projects, international moot courts, and the International and Comparative Law Research Scholar program.

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@UMICHLAW Fall 2022

21 New Faculty Members Join Michigan Law

Twenty one full-time professors joined the University of Michigan Law School faculty beginning in the 2022–2023 academic year, with research and teaching interests focused in areas as diverse as economics, energy law, entrepreneurship, international law, intellectual property, philosophy, and race and inequality, among others.