Issue: Winter 2022
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Class Note Winter 2022
Bushra Malik, outgoing Michigan Chapter Chair of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, celebrated the chapter receiving the AILA Platinum Level Award under her leadership. It is the highest award given to a chapter by the professional organization. She is a shareholder at Butzel Long in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
Class Note Winter 2022
Kurtis T. Wilder was elected chair of the board of trustees at Interlochen Center for the Arts in Northern Michigan. Previously, he served as first vice-chair and chair-elect. He is a shareholder at Butzel Long in Detroit.
Class Note Winter 2022
Shawn A. Strand joined Varnum LLP as a partner in Ann Arbor. An experienced tax attorney with a focus on corporate and partnership taxation issues, he previously served at Honigman LLP.
Class Note Winter 2022
Donica Varner was named vice president and general counsel at Cornell University. Previously, she served as vice president, general counsel, and secretary at Oberlin College in Ohio.
Class Note Winter 2022
Dmetri Culkar joined the Greenspun Corp. as an associate general counsel in Henderson, Nevada. Previously, he served as an associate at Holland & Hart LLP in Las Vegas.
Class Note Winter 2022
Laura Varela-Addeo became the head of the newly formed Immigrant Affairs Commission in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, in 2020. Prior to the commission, she worked as a civil rights attorney for 14 years, specializing in immigrant services in the Washington, D.C., area.
Class Note Winter 2022
Jaye Quadrozzi was elected as the chair of the Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority’s board of commissioners in Southeast Michigan. She is the second woman to serve as chair in the park system’s 81-year history.
Class Note Winter 2022
Jonathan Fombonne was appointed first assistant county attorney in Harris County (Houston), Texas, where he oversees all litigation, enforcement, and regulatory work. Previously, he was a partner at Kirkland & Ellis.
Class Note Winter 2022
Nada Llewellyn joined Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP as chief diversity and inclusion officer, based in New York. Previously she served as chief diversity officer, associate vice president for human resources, and deputy general counsel for St. John’s University.
Class Note Winter 2022
Donald Shelton was appointed by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to the Michigan Task Force on Forensic Science. He also was elected chair of the jurisprudence section of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and is the current director of the Criminology and Criminal Justice Program at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. Previously, he was a circuit court judge in Washtenaw County for 25 years.