Topic: Private Practice
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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
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 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.


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.


Impact Fall 2023
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.


Impact Fall 2023
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.”


Impact Fall 2023
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.


Impact Fall 2022
In Pursuit of the “Why,” Alumnus Establishes Fund to Support Philosophy of Law
When not flying his airplane, traveling with his grandchildren to Scotland, or taking a biking trip in Florida, Michael Fayhee, JD ’73, LLM ’20, is thinking about the law.


In Practice Winter 2022
Scoring a Win for Student-Athletes
It was something of a full-circle moment for Linda Coberly, ’95, when she set out to coordinate amici filings in the landmark NCAA v. Alston case, in which student-athletes successfully sued the NCAA by arguing that the organization’s compensation practices violated antitrust laws.


Impact Fall 2022
True Partners at Home and in Giving Back
With a shared love for Michigan sports, an appreciation for the power of education, and a philosophy of giving back, Rochelle “Shelley” Alpert, ’75, and Steve Greenwald, ’73, have been thick as thieves since they first met at the University of Michigan.