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John Tepedino John Tepedino

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. 

Stuart Feldstein Stuart Feldstein

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.

A portrait of Michelle Gluck, ’83. A portrait of Michelle Gluck, ’83.

Impact Summer 2024

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. 

 A portrait of Alan Alexander, ’11.  A portrait of Alan Alexander, ’11.

In Practice Summer 2024

Alan Alexander, ’11: Building a Lower-Carbon Energy Sector

Alan Alexander’s work on energy transition projects—including those focused on producing more-sustainable fuel for airplanes—involves collaborating with investors and clients in the energy sector to upgrade existing plants and invest in the research and development of renewable fuels and other low-carbon energy sources.

A portrait of John Hoyns, ’79. A portrait of John Hoyns, ’79.

Impact

John Hoyns, ’79: Helping Airlines Survive COVID

After decades of serving aviation clients, John Hoyns thought he had seen the worst of the airline industry’s ups and downs. That was until the coronavirus pandemic upended the industry and presented a slew of unexpected challenges.

A portrait of Eric R. Lamison, ’95. A portrait of Eric R. Lamison, ’95.

Impact

Eric R. Lamison, ’95: Alumnus Establishes Fund for Law Quad Preservation

Eric Lamison describes his experience at Michigan Law as nothing short of an awakening. “Being in the Law Quad, the classrooms, Hutchins Hall, the Lawyers Club, the Reading Room, and the library below truly impacted me,” he says. “I always felt grateful to be there.” 

A portrait of The Hon. William “Bill” A. Clark, ’52 at a Michigan Football game. A portrait of The Hon. William “Bill” A. Clark, ’52 at a Michigan Football game.

Impact

Hon. William “Bill” A. Clark, ’52: A Michigan Man in Ohio

The Hon. William “Bill” A. Clark, ’52, was a double Wolverine whose maize-and-blue pride stood firm throughout his 54-year legal career in Dayton, Ohio. His wife of 69 years, Cathy C. Clark, BA ’52, recently established a scholarship fund at Michigan Law in honor of her late husband.

Jodi Lopez, ’03 and Ben Friedman, ’13 Jodi Lopez, ’03 and Ben Friedman, ’13

In Practice Fall 2022

Litigating Death Row: A Long Road of Loss

For 16 years, Jodi Lopez, ’03, fought to save Matthew Reeves’s life—and twice his life was spared. But the hard-fought victories that Lopez, Ben Friedman, ’13, and others won on Reeves’s behalf were reversed by the US Supreme Court. For Lopez and Friedman, the case raises salient due process questions that warrant examination of and discussion about the American justice system.

An iPhone shows the Disney Plus app in front of the Marvel logo. An iPhone shows the Disney Plus app in front of the Marvel logo.

In Practice

A Red-Letter Day for Black Widow

When Disney released the much-anticipated film Black Widow in July 2021, people didn’t need to head to their local theater to see Scarlett Johansson star as the Avengers heroine. They just needed to find their remotes.

From left to right: Sophia Hudson, ’06,Joe Morrison, ’13, Alicia Davis, and Michael Vukich, ’09. From left to right: Sophia Hudson, ’06,Joe Morrison, ’13, Alicia Davis, and Michael Vukich, ’09.

Features

Three Former Students Become Their Law Professor’s Lawyers

There is an old adage about doctors being the worst patients. So does that mean law professors are the worst clients? Absolutely not, say three former students of one Michigan Law professor, who now serve as her lawyers in various capacities.