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5Julia and Steve CallaghanAlumni ProfileLife-Changing MomentLife-Changing MomemntJulia and Steve Callaghan (Williams Class, 1994) thought law schoolwas the toughest thing they would ever have to go through — untilthey took their infant son Brooks to the doctor one day with a mildcomplaint about a slightly “wandering,” or “lazy”eye.However, the doctor visit that the Callaghans expectedwould be a brief interruption away from their busy lawpractice in Summersville, W.V., quickly turned into adramatic, life-changing moment: Their son had cancer.More specifically, Brooks was diagnosed with bilateralretinoblastoma, a rare type of childhood eye cancer.In the small town of Summersville (pop. 5,000) Julia andSteve are partners in the family law firm that Steve’sgrandfather, Brooks B. Callaghan, started in 1933. Steve’sfather, Dan O. Callaghan, is Of Counsel with the firm,practicing solely in the area of mediation. Steve and Juliashare the caseload for the general practice, which offersservices to individuals and businesses. The firm offersassistance in a wide variety of areas including autoaccidents, contracts, death claims, deeds and wills,divorce, domestic law, estate planning, litigation, realestate services, and workers’ compensation.Steve, coming from West Virginia University and a familytradition of lawyers, and Julia, coming from Tri-StateUniversity in Indiana, met at Cooley in a class calledLawyering Before Trial. They married in 1996 and, onAug. 7, 2003, their son Brooks was born. Life was prettyclose to perfect.In movies, frightening life-changing events are often foretoldwith scary music. For Julia and Steve, there would beno such soundtrack: only a baby’s eye that often didn’tstay where one thought it should, and family snapshotsthat showed an odd shimmer on one eye that most wouldput down to camera glare.Like most babies, Brooks had received the standard roundof baby exams. But there is an easy exam he didn’t getthat Julia Callaghan would like to see be a routine part ofevery baby and toddler exam.“We have two main points,” Julia explained. “First, atevery ‘well baby’ check-up, parents should insist that thepediatrician examine the child’s eyes under dimmed lightwith an ophthalmoscope. This takes only seconds andcould catch the cancer very early.“Second, be aware of abnormalities in children’s eyes inphotos taken with a flash. A red-eye reflection is normal.A white, or off-color, reflection indicates an urgent needfor an examination by an ophthalmologist.”If they’d known about the white-eye reflection with flashpictures, Julia said, they could have caught Brooks’ cancerat least three months earlier. Photographs taken of BrooksBENCHMARK

7In August 2004, doctors found a recurrence of the cancerin the left eye. A third chemotherapy drug was added totry and combat the cancer. In September, the right eye wasclear, but the left eye tumor was still present, so Brooksunderwent chemotherapy again.Steve and Julia said their son’s health crisis was very difficultto talk about at first. When not in the hospital, theyfocused on their law practice and on making Brooks’ life asnormal as possible. The Callaghans worked, Brooks thrivedat home and in day care, and the family made a point offocusing on “regular” life.An interesting thing happened along the way, however,and soon Steve and Julia weren’t trying to keep their lawpractice in one compartment and their son’s health issuesin another. Instead, realizing that all these elements were apart of their very fabric, they incorporated the RB saga intotheir work life. The Callaghans created brochures on thedisease and keep them at the office, they counsel anyonewho will take a moment to listen on the easy detectionmethods, and anyone logging on to their Web site atwww.callaghanlawyers.com will quickly see they’ve addeda “Brooks” page.Steve noted that it’s easiest to talk about Brooks’ challengeswhen he is in remission, and most difficult when they’renearing one of their frequent visits to Philadelphia. They nolonger have to make the trip on a monthly basis, but it’sstill scary when they do. Recent experience has taught themthat they can’t count on what they will hear each timeBrooks is examined.In October 2004, doctors discovered that therecurrence in Brooks’ left eye not only was notshrinking, it was growing. Chemotherapy wasstopped immediately; it was time for “Plan B.”On the case was Dr. Anna Meadows who,with Dr. Carol Shields, the Callaghans creditwith saving their son’s life. With the tumor resistantto chemo and inaccessible to cryo-therapybecause of scar tissue, the medical team went with somethingcalled a “radiation plaque implant.” In this procedure,a “map” of the tumor and the eye are sent to anuclear physicist who makes the device. The plaque has a14 carat gold backing to keep radiation from going anyplace other than the eye. It’s a very concentrated dose ofradiation and Brooks had to wear a lead patch to protectthe people around him while it was implanted. Doctorsstitched the plaque onto the back of the eye where thetumor was located. It covered the entire area of the tumor.For the four days he had the plaque, Brooks could notleave his hospital room because he was radioactive!At check ups (EUAs) in December 2004 and February2005, there was no cancer and the Callaghans were elated.But the roller-coaster of emotions they were on was notdone. In May 2005 a recurrence surfaced in Brooks’“good” eye and the Callaghans were devastated. “Thiswas a major setback,” they reported. Cryo-surgery wasdone on the eye, and a month later, in June 2005, therewas no recurrence or cancer. An Aug. 17, 2005 examrevealed the same happy news.Like most attorneys when faced with a mystery, theCallaghans headed for the research field when Brooks’cancer surfaced. No where, however, could they determinehow their son was affected. There is only a 1 in 20,000chance of an infant getting this cancer, less for theCallaghans because neither Steve nor Julia carries thegenetic markers for RB. About 45 percent of the RB casesare inherited, with 55 percent simply occurring spontaneously.The chances of a recurrence remain active untilthe child is about four years old.At this point, other than an abject rejection of doctors’offices, Brooks shows no outward signs of the trauma he’sbeen through. He’s a happy, sociable little boy who says“Hi!” to everyone he meets. That’s pretty much what hisparents want out of life at this point, that — and to alertevery other parent out there to be checking photographsand insisting on a proper eye exam.BENCHMARK

Feature8 Trinity Term 20052005Alumni MemorialSeventy-eight golfersplayed in the 2005 AlumniMemorial Scholarship Golf Outing onSaturday, July 16. This was the sixth outing held atWheatfield Valley Golf Course, near Williamston,Michigan. The annual gathering raises funds for the scholarshipgranted to current Cooley students each Hilary Term.The Alumni Memorial Scholarship is awarded based uponfinancial need, academic achievement, extracurricularactivities, and other considerations. This year, $10,345.49will be added to the scholarship fund. The generosity of thegolfers and hole sponsors is greatly appreciated by theAlumni Association and Cooley’s students.The golfers enjoyed an overcast day, as the cloud-coverkept the temperature comfortable. A downpour at the endchased a few golfers into the clubhouse for the awards ceremonyand lunch. The winning foursome was comprised ofcurrent students Kevin Habberfield and Bret Hurst, andKeith Habberfield and Joe Kozlowski.Michael O’Malley (Wilson Class, 2001), Michael Murphy,Larry Kish (Marston Class, 1978), and Bill Bailey came insecond.Professors Ernie Phillips and Pete Jason, Fred Blackmond(Butzel Class, 1979) and Todd Robinson (Bacon Class,1990) were the third place finishers.The team with the lowest score in which all four golferswere Cooley alums consisted of Thomas A. Halm (CarrClass, 1984), Vincent Welicka (Pratt Class, 1988), David E.Prine (Sherwood Class, 1986), and Charles Justian(Chandler Class, 1983).The group with the highest score was Rebecca Walsh(Lawrence Class, 1991), Ronn Walsh, Arnold Eaton, andLeonard Eaton. The team with the highest number of cumulativeyears since graduation was comprised of LarryNolan, Gary Tyler, Richard O’Neill, and Jerry Sutton, allgrads of the January 1976 Cooley Class (the first class ofthe law school). Their foursome is the perennial winner ofthis contest.In the category of individual awards, Bradley Butcher(Iredell Class, 2001) sank the longest putt. J. V. Anderton’sshot made him the person who was closest to the pin. JoeKozlowski made the longest drive on the fairway. Theshortest drive was made by Tom Garikes. Unfortunately,ScholarshipGolfOutingno one won the hole-in-one contest prize, a two-year leaseof a 2006 Cadillac CTS, although J. V. Anderton camethe closest.This year’s outing also determined the winners of the SixthAnnual Cooley Cup. This is a traveling trophy that recognizesthe team with the lowest score that has at least threemembers from the same law firm or legal employmentassociation (such as a prosecuting attorney’s office). In2000, Robin Omer (Ransom Class, 1978), Diane Bernick(Kelly Class, 1978), Dustin Foster (Fellows Class, 1997),and Dennis Bernick won the first Cooley Cup for the firm ofBernick, Omer & Radner, P.C. In 2001, the Hubbard Foxlaw firm won the prize, thanks to the golfing skills of JimMauro (Champlin Class, 1987), Johanna Carey, (KuhnClass, 1995), Brian Surgener (McGrath Class, 1992), andJohn Caudell.The cup returned to the firm of Bernick, Omer & Radner in2002, and in 2003 and 2004 the cup stayed there. Inwhat seems to be an unbreakable pattern, 2005 continuedthe winning streak of the stalwarts at Bernick, Omer,Radner & Ouellette , due to the prowess of Pat Ouellette(Steere Class, 1995), Diane L. Bernick (Kelly Class, 1978),Robin Omer (Ransom Class, 1978), and Dustin Foster(Fellows Class, 1997).Beyond celebrating the athletic abilities of the golfers, thecontributions of hole sponsors and other donors to theevent must be recognized. The hole sponsors for the 2005Alumni Memorial Golf Outing were as follows: AlumniAssociation Executive Committee members Charles R. Toy,Diane Britt, Hank Legere, Jr., Julie Clement, Maria Templo-Capule, Larry Betz, Diane M. Smith, M. Carol Bambery,Jeff Haarer, Mike Pelot, and Virginia P. Allen, AFLAC,Virginia P. Allen, Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, Bernick,Omer, Radner, Ouellette, P.C., Canteen Services, MikeBENCHMARK

9Carr/Lee Wayne Corporation, Clara’s Lansing StationRestaurant, Rush Clement, Thomas M. Cooley Law School,Cooley Law School Associate Deans’ Group/Ann Millerand Paul Zelenski, Cooley Law School Associate DeansCharles Mickens and Helen Mickens, Cooley Law SchoolAssociate Dean Jim Robb, Cooley Law School Bookstore,Cooley Law School Director of Alumni Relations DarrylParsell, Cooley Law School faculty members TerryCavanaugh, Gary Bauer, Mike Cox, Ron Bretz, Mary D’Isa,Judy Frank, Keith Hey, Michael Molitor, Dan McNeal,Kathy Swedlow, and Joan Vestrand, Cooley Law School inGrand Rapids faculty and staff members Lynn Branham,Paul Carrier, David Dee, Danielle Hall, Marion Hilligan,Colleen Klesmith, CJ Kruska, Nelson Miller, KathrynPostema, and Joan Rosema-David, Cooley Law School LawLibrary in Grand Rapids/Aletha Honsowitz, Cooley LawSchool Law Library in Lansing staff members Eric Kennedy,Leah Fitch, Rita Marsala, Erica McKessy, Clare Membiela,Duane Strojny, Marie Templo, and Ardena Walsh, CooleyLaw School LL.M. Program/Associate Dean Bill Weiner,Cooley Law School at Oakland University faculty and staffmembers Karen Chadwick, Gerald Fisher, Lisa Halushka,Stuart Lazar, Martha Moore, Monica Nuckolls, JohnNussbaumer, Lauren Rousseau, John Taylor, Gina Torielli,Gerald Tschura, and Joan Vestrand, Cooley Law SchoolPractice, Advocacy and Litigation SkillsDepartment/Professor Marj Russell, Cooley Law SchoolPresident and Dean Don LeDuc, Cooley Law SchoolResearch & Writing Department faculty members JulieClement, Eileen Kavanagh, Joe Kimble, Norm Plate, andAnn Wing, Cooley Law School staff members TonyAlvarado, Marylynn Bain, Cherie Beck, Gus Breymann,Terry Carella, Margie Doyle, Audra Foster, StephanieGregg, Pat Martin, Valerie McArdle, Kathy Neros, LaurieTaylor, and Sherida Wysocki, Cooley Law School StudentBar Association, The Daily Bagel, The Detroit Tigers, Farhat& Story, P.C., First National Bank of America, GrandRapids Building Services, Inc., Greater Lansing SymphonyOrchestra, GW Company/Phyllis Groenewoud, JeffJablonski and Brenda Popplewell, Kositchek’s, Henry J.Legere, Jr., Loomis, Ewert, Parsley, Davis & Gotting, P.C.,MayotteJacob Architects, Plante & Moran, Ryan, Podein,Joyce and Postema, P.C., Sheikh & Associates, P.C., SuttonAdvisors, PLC, James Vlasic, Westlaw, Wheatfield ValleyGolf Course, and White, Schneider, Young & Chiodini, P.C.In addition to the aforementioned hole sponsors, the followingindividuals and firms gave contributions of goods andservices which made the outing a success, KleinbrookFinancial, Inc./Chip Kleinbrook, First National Bank ofAmerica, and the Lansing Lugnuts.Following the completion of 18 holes of golf, the participantsgathered at the Wheatfield Valley clubhouse for asteak lunch and the awards ceremony. Cooley Law School’sAlumni Association thanks all of the golfers and donorswho made the event so successful and invites everyone toattend the July 2006 Alumni Memorial Scholarship GolfOuting.Please help us to increase the number of scholarshipsgranted next year. There are few need-based scholarshipsavailable at Cooley, and our Alumni Memorial Scholarshipis the most important one. To build the fund, play golf atthe 2006 outing, sponsor a hole, or make a direct contributionto the Alumni Memorial Scholarship Fund. ContactAlumni Relations Director Darryl Parsell at (800) 243-ALUM, in Lansing call 371-5140, ext. 2038, or e-mail for more information. He will returna donation receipt for tax purposes to you along with theappreciation of the Alumni Association.

FeatureRaceFor10 Trinity Term 2005EducationCooley 5K Race For Education Raises Over$9,000 For Area Educational InstitutionsLansing, Michigan — Over $9,000 was donated to areaeducational institutions in summer 2005 following the sixthannual Cooley 5K Race for Education. The sunny weatherbrought out a record number of people with hundreds ofrunners, walkers, family, friends, and race volunteersenjoying the festivities, which included the music ofthe Uptown Band, face painting, kids activities andchildren’s races.The Cooley 5K race, which is part of thePlaymakers Series, each year attracts more walkersand runners to Lansing, for a scenic racethrough the downtown area. This year there were469 registered entrants. Each registered participantdesignates an area educational institution to receive ashare of the race proceeds in the event that his or her nameis drawn.The top 2005 dollar winner was Lansing Catholic Central,which was nominated by Peggy Rademacher of Lansing.Lansing Catholic will receive a check for $4,545.16. Thisamount beats 2004’s 50 percent winner by nearly$1,400.00, a 44 percent increase over last year. LansingCatholic Central’s Development Director Mary Frank wasthrilled and very thankful.The top2005 dollarwinner wasLansing CatholicCentralBENCHMARK“I just want to thank everyone from the race whonominated Lansing Catholic Central,” said Frank. “We areso excited and thankful. We certainly can use it for tuitionassistance because there is always a need there, but weare also starting a major renovation project redoing theclassrooms and we can put the money to good use forthis as well.”The 25 percent proceeds winner for the race wasCooley Law School nominated by Kammy Curtiss ofDeWitt, Mich., and Cooley will receive a check for$2,272.58. Cooley was also the 5 percent proceedswinner nominated by Corinne Michaud,and will receive another check for $454.51.President and Dean Don LeDuc heard the newsfirst-hand at the Cooley 5K Race award ceremony.“This is great,” said LeDuc. “I’d like this money to go tochildren’s education in the area, and Cooley sponsors aCooley for Kids Day every summer at the Lugnuts stadium.We’ll earmark the money from our Cooley proceedswinnings to go to this yearly event.”The 10 percent winners were Grand Ledge High School,nominated by James Carlton of White Lake, Mich., andMarble Elementary, nominated by Anette Puleo of EastLansing. Each institution will receive a check for $909.03.Grand Ledge High School’s principal Rich Pochert was

11thrilled about winning and happy that the school wasnominated.“Thanks so much - that’s great news,” expressed Pochert.“We’re constantly trying to upgrade our computertechnology in our curriculum, and would be proud to beusing the proceeds winnings to accomplish this. We’relooking to purchase a data projector, laptops for a wirelessenvironment, and other items to help improve ourcurriculum delivery message.”Marble Elementary principal Joanne Preston’s first responsewas “Holy Smokes.”“We are so pleased and excited,” exclaimed Preston.“Anette is a para-professional here and she is so teamoriented,and we’re thankful she entered the race on ourschool’s behalf. It's wonderful, and we will certainly brainstormwith her on where she might like to see the moneygo. I’m sure, with all the budget cuts, it will be used to helpwith students’ education and put back into the class.”This year’s Cooley winner was St. Johns Public Schoolsnominated by Mindy Keck from Bannister, Mich. St. JohnsPublic Schools will receive $1,000. Roy Piggott, BusinessManager for St. Johns, was delighted and very appreciative.“Thank you very much. With having to cut 3 million fromthe budget in the last three years, every little bit helps out.I’m sure we will be using itfor supplies in the classrooms.We really have adesperate need and we’re tryingto make ends meet,” saidPiggott.In the sixyears that Cooleyhas operated the5K Race, nearly$40,000 has beenawarded to areaeducationalinstitutions.In the six years that Cooley has operated the 5K Race,nearly $40,000 has been awarded to area educationalinstitutions.For the race itself, the overall male winner was Eric Stuberof Lansing, with a time of 16:43, and the overall femalewinner was Anna Vanderstelt of Charlotte, Mich., with atime of 19:13. The Cooley race had its first wheelchair participantand winner of that division was Bill Hattan ofPortand, Mich., with a time of 31:12.The overall male master’s winner was Daniel Dixon ofJackson, Mich., with a time of 16:55, and ChristineVincent, also of Jackson, Mich., was the winner of theoverall female master’s division with a time of 19:58.The overall winners and master’s winners each won aRomantic Adventure package from the Radisson Hotel,which included a one-night stay in a whirlpool suite,complimentary champagne and truffles, a rose uponarrival, breakfast for two, and full use of the indoor pool,whirlpool, sauna, and exercise room.BENCHMARK

12 Trinity Term 2005Scribes Comesto CooleyTwo veteran professors at Cooley Law School have beennamed to lead Scribes, the prestigious organization devotedto promoting excellence in legal writing. Headquarters forthe organization will now be at Cooley.In August 2005, Emeritus Professor Otto Stockmeyer wasnamed president and Professor Joseph Kimble was namedexecutive director. In these posts, the two will lead Scribes,a national organization of published lawyers, judges, lawprofessors, and legal editors. Kimble also serves as editorin chief of The Scribes Journal of Legal Writing, the mainpublication of the organization. Another Cooley facultymember, Assistant Professor Jane Siegel, edits TheScrivener, which is Scribes’ quarterly newsletter.Membership in Scribes is open to any member of the legalprofession who has:a) published a book on a legal subject;b) published two or more articles on legal subjects;c) edited a legal publication; ord) published two or more decisions as a judge oradministrative-hearing officerStockmeyer, a member since 1981, will serve a two-yearterm as president of Scribes. He is the 41st person and onlythe second Michigander to serve as president since theorganization was founded in 1953. The first and only otherMichigan president was Judge Charles W. Joiner (1963-64), then a University of Michigan law professor.Stockmeyer is proud of the healthy growth in Scribes membershipin Michigan. In fact, Michigan is now the top contributorin membership (224), ahead of second-place Texas(216) and third-place California (192).Kimble is enthusiastic about Scribes’ preeminent place inthe legal field and its potential. “Scribes is the oldest, mostprestigious organization devoted to honoring legal writers,”Kimble said. “We plan to put some energy into this andmove Scribes forward.”One of Kimble’s plans for advancement includes expandinginstitutional membership. “We’ve added the category ofinstitutional membership for appellate courts. Four havejoined already. The Michigan Court of Appeals was the firstinstitutional member,” he noted. “It’s an exciting development.”The four appellate courts join the 23 law schoolsthat are also institutional members.Cooley has long been a supporter of Scribes. When theorganization first offered institutional memberships in1990, Cooley’s response was swift: Scribes had Cooley’smembership check in hand by return mail!In fact, Stockmeyer said, the honor of bringing Scribes toCooley would not have been possible without the supportof the law school and its president, Don LeDuc.“Doubtless one of the reasons for Scribes’ locating here is aclimate that fosters respect for legal writing, which the lawschool has maintained for many years,” Stockmeyer said.Under LeDuc’s leadership, Cooley was a leader among lawschools in granting tenure status to legal-writing instructors.LeDuc’s support was recognized when he was presentedwith the prestigious Golden Pen Award from the LegalWriting Institute, the group of law-school legal-writingteachers.All Cooley professors involved in Scribes teach or havetaught Research & Writing at Cooley. Their work with theorganization and its Journal can be time-intensive, but theyare given the room to do it.“I think one reason we’ve risen to leadership roles inScribes,” Stockmeyer said, “is Don’s encouragement andsupport along the way.”The goal is to increase the organization’s visibility and getits publications in the hands of as many readers as possible.The message: Good legal writing is important.Most legal literature is written by volunteers, legal profes-BENCHMARK

Joseph KimbleProfessor Kimble joined the full-time Cooleyfaculty in 1984. He is the executive director ofScribes (the American Society of Writers onLegal Subjects), editor in chief of The ScribesJournal of Legal Writing, and editor of the"Plain Language" column in the Michigan BarJournal. He has published many articles onlegal writing and research, has written a manualcalled Drafting Documents in PlainLanguage, and has lectured on writing to legal organizations inthe United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, andSouth Africa.He served as a drafting consultant to the Sixth Circuit Committeeon Pattern Jury Instructions and the Michigan Committee onStandard Criminal Jury Instructions. He now serves as the draftingconsultant to the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure ofthe Judicial Conference of the United States, and he recently completedthe work of redrafting the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.In addition, he has book coming out this fall entitled Lifting theFog of Legalese, a collection of his essays from the past 15 years.Otto StockmeyerProfessor Stockmeyer joined the faculty in1977 following 12 years as a commissionerand director of research for the MichiganCourt of Appeals. He has also taught as avisiting professor at California WesternSchool of Law and Mercer University LawSchool.Professor Stockmeyer is a three-time recipientof the Stanley E. Beattie Teaching Award, was named nationalOutstanding Professor in 1985 by Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity,recipient of the Socrates Award from the Hellenic Bar Association,and winner of the Student Bar Association's first Barrister Award.Professor Stockmeyer edited and co-authored the book MichiganLaw of Damages (1989) and has authored articles in a wide varietyof professional journals and newsletters. He has served on theboard of Scribes, the American Society of Writers on LegalSubjects, since 1994 and is currently its president.A past president of the Michigan State Bar Foundation, ProfessorStockmeyer has also served on the State Bar Board ofCommissioners and in the ABA House of Delegates.sionals whose focus is the law, not the written word. “Thereare not many full-time, professional legal writers,” Stockmeyersaid. “Without law professors, judges, and lawyers who writeas a sideline, where would our legal literature come from?”Wordsmiths like Kimble, Stockmeyer, Siegel,and others involved with the publications worryabout the details of writing so that others don’thave to. The finer points of writing may seemlike nitpicking to some, but often it is the detailsthat lead to clearer prose.“We worry about things like em dashes, endashes, where the hyphens fall, and whether acomma should be roman or italic,” Kimblesaid. He noted that his long-suffering assistant,Cindy Hurst, does all the formatting of theJournal. “She loves it,” Kimble said, “when Ibreak out the ruler to check indents or verticalspacing.”“We worryabout things likeem dashes,where thehyphens fall,and whether acomma shouldbe Roman oritalic.”Of course, formatting is just one part of the editing process, inaddition to the myriad edits for style and clarity. “It will soundextravagant,” said Kimble, “but I think you would have tolook hard to find a law journal that’s better edited.”Kimble works with three other editors (all of whom are inTexas). When they get the Journal “perfect,” they send it totheir copy editor in Oregon — and prepare themselves foreven more corrections.Scribes puts on three awards ceremonies each year:1. the Scribes Book Award, for the best work of legalscholarship;2. the Scribes Law-Review Award, for the best studentwriting in a law review; and3. the Scribes Brief-Writing Award, for the best student briefentered in a national moot-court competition.BENCHMARKThe Book Award and the Brief-Writing Award are presentedat the American Bar Association’s annual meeting, whilethe Law Review award is presented at the annual meetingof the National Conference of Law Reviews.Scribes is at a key point in its growth, and Cooley,Stockmeyer, and Kimble are all ready, willing, andable to take on the task of nurturing it. Cooley hasagreed to house its operations and underwrite publishingthe Journal.Stockmeyer has a long history of organizationalmanagement, from service as chapter president ofhis law fraternity, to chairing the State Bar ofMichigan’s Young Lawyers Section, to serving aspresident of the Michigan State Bar Foundation.Kimble, assuming the twin tasks of executive directorand editor in chief, is well aware of the tremendoustime commitment. The transition work will befront-loaded as he and assistant Becky McAlpine setup the operations at Cooley. As for the Journal, it is currentlypublished every two years, but Kimble would like tosee it come out annually.Kimble also has to balance his work with Scribes and theJournal with other writing-related work. He recently completedwork on redrafting the Federal Rules of CivilProcedure with an eye toward improving their clarity. Andspeaking of “clarity,” Kimble is president of an internationalorganization by the same name — Clarity — devoted topromoting plain language in legal writing. This organizationalso has extra Cooley connections: its journal is editedby Cooley Assistant Professor Julie Clement, and CindyHurst maintains the membership list of almost 1,000 internationalmembers.Kimble also has a book coming out in fall 2005 entitled,Lifting the Fog of Legalese, a collection of his essays fromthe past 15 years.

THE THOMAS M. COOLEY LAW SCHOOLT H E N E WTHOMAS M. COOLEYL A W S C H O O LA L U M N IASSOCIATIONThe new Thomas M. Cooley Law SchoolAlumni Association keeps its membersinvolved in the life of the law schoolthrough stronger connections, increasedparticipation in activities and programs,and improved service to alumni, students,and the school.The Cooley AlumniAssociation supportsthe networking ofgraduates, fosteringcooperativecommunicationamong alumni andthe law school.By becoming a member, you can:Network with Cooley alumni Refer business to fellow alumniStrengthen Cooley's outreach Increase alumni servicesRecruit new studentsObtain valuable benefitsHelp students find jobsVolunteer to serve CooleyGuide and mentor students Attend regional eventsBuild fund-raising supportImprove alumni fellowshipBenefits of Membership:Networking opportunities Career and library servicesMentoring opportunities State and regional club membershipAlumni database accessGovernance of the associationInvitation to regional and local Supplemental bar review programs such asalumni events across the nation BarStart and the Practice Multistate ExamInvitation to special annual Alumni portal accessalumni events

15Participate in the alumniassociation by joining acommitteeNo matter where you live, youmay serve on one of severalimportant committees:Special Events – plan memberalumni eventsStudent Recruitment – help Cooleyattract studentsFundraising – help obtain financialsupport for the association and CooleyMembership and Outreach –increase membership and promotebenefits to membersStudent Service – help students andgraduates with jobs and mentorshipsConstituent Alumni Club – improveconnections between the associationand clubs across the nationDues-paying members will receive valuable discounts from:DisneyCorel (for WordPerfect)UniversalCedar PointCompUSALansing RadissonHewlett PackardLansing Holiday InnState Employees Credit UnionCooley Bookstoreaccount for members living in(20% on all merchandise)Ingham, Eaton, or Clinton County Many more to come…The alumni association will continue to develop and promotethe activities of state and regional clubs so that, wherever youmay be, you are not far from a Cooley event.We want to connect with you nomatter where you may be. In recentyears, Cooley has held events in:AtlantaBuffaloChicagoClevelandDallasDetroitFt. LauderdaleGrand RapidsHoustonIndianapolisLansingMadisonMilwaukeeMinneapolisNaplesNewarkNew York CityOrlandoPhiladelphiaPhoenixPompano BeachRochesterSan FranciscoSeattleTampaTorontoWashington D.C.J O I N N O W ! ! !Support Cooley’s alumni and student outreachefforts by enrolling in your Alumni AssociationContact us now at alumni@cooley.edu

16 Trinity Term 2005Damages Book Goes OnlineMichigan’s Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE)has announced plans to launch online versions of its popularpractice-oriented books. One of the first to go online isCooley Law School Professor Otto Stockmeyer’s MichiganLaw of Damages and Other Remedies.The recovery (or avoidance) of damages is an importantaspect of almost every civil lawsuit. Savvy lawyers knowthat while damages come at the end of a trial, they shouldbe a consideration from the moment a client walks in thedoor. Yet the most recent national treatise on the subject isMcCormick on Damages, published in 1935. That mayexplain why ICLE’s Michigan Law of Damages has beenpopular with the state’s lawyers and judges since itsbeginning.The first edition, which came out in 1979, “was essentiallya collection of speakers’ notes and outlines from an ICLEprogram,” according to Professor Stockmeyer. He becameinvolved with the project 20 years ago when, while on asabbatical leave in 1985, he was asked to prepare a supplementto update the book. “I had volunteered to write achapter on restitution,” he said, “but ICLE wasn’t interestedin that at the time.” He wrote the supplement instead, andthat later resulted in an invitation to be the editor of a secondedition.With the help of four Cooley Law School student researchassistants, Professor Stockmeyer was able to expand thebook to two volumes. He fleshed-out and updated existingchapters and added many new ones, including chapters onwhat he calls “damages maximers,” statutory multipliers,pre- and post-complaint interest, and actual attorney fees.Cooley professor Nelson Miller, then in private practice,was one of 29 contributors.Reviews of the second edition, which came out in 1989,were uniformly laudatory, and the book became an ICLEbestseller.For the third edition, which came out in 2002, ProfessorStockmeyer and three co-editors added the much-needednew chapter on restitution, authored by Professor NoraPasman-Green, and increased coverage of the remedies ofinjunctions and reformation. Among the 31 contributingauthors of the expanded and re-titled Michigan Law ofDamages and Other Remedies is Cooley Law School alumnusM. Jean Ligon. She was one of Professor Stockmeyer’sstudent research assistants on the earlier edition. So strongis the Cooley influence that the new edition’s cover is“Cooley blue and white.”A major advantage of the new online version is direct linksto all cited primary authority. Users can click on a citationand pull up the full text of the case, statute, or court rule.The online book is also key-word searchable and continuallyupdated. The new Michigan Civil Jury Instructions oncontract damages, for example, published in the May2004 Michigan Bar Journal,were incorporated in theonline version by mid-June.Access to the online versionis by annual subscription ata cost of $145 for small law firms (1-4 lawyers) and $215for large firms (5 or more lawyers). The print editionremains available for $185. For additional information,visit www.icle.org.According to Rita Marsala, public service librarian atCooley’s Brennan Law Library, Professor Stockmeyer’s ICLEdamages book “is one of the more popular and well-usedsets in the library.” Online availability anywhere and anytime that an attorney has Internet access will furtherenhance the usefulness of this important resource.BOOK WIDELY PRAISEDExcerpts of published book reviews praising MichiganLaw of Damages, Second Edition:•“I recommend this book as the first place a lawyershould turn to on damages issues.” — Irwin Alterman;writing in the Michigan Bar Journal•“A valuable reference for any attorney who brings ordefends claims for money damages in Michigan. It isa necessary addition to every law library.” — GeorgeGoogasian, writing in Laches•“This two-volume set is an excellent treatise on the lawof damages in Michigan.” — Eric Guerin, writing inthe Detroit College of Law Review•“Law librarians across the country should considerordering this set for use as a general damages treatise.Several of the existing damages treatises arebadly out of date and these volumes can fill that void,despite their Michigan focus. For a Michigan practitioner,the volumes must be indispensable.”— MichaelRustad, writing in Bimonthly Review of Law Books•A“handy, detailed, and sophisticated work for thebusy trial lawyer.” — Michigan Trial LawyersAssociation Newsletter•“The most comprehensive and best known Michiganresource.” — Michigan Defense Quarterly

Making a DifferenceMaking a DifferenceOnce in a while a person comes along who touches ourlives in a very special way. Unfortunately, it is not until sheis gone that we realize the impact that she had. Such a personwas Melissa Mitchell. It is with a heavy heart that weannounce the passing of Melissa Mitchell on May 21, 2005.Melissa was a member of the 2003 Swainson Class.Melissa had an effusive smile and demeanor. She walked through life with anair of confidence, but a humbleness that reached out to everyone she met.Her competitive spirit guided her to law, and her love of learning guided herthrough her academic achievements. She embraced life and all those aroundher as her equals and gave of herself effortlessly and graciously.Adored by faculty, admired and loved by friends, Mitchell was the epitome ofdedication, hard work, and fun. Professor Evelyn Tombers said, “Melissa lovedlearning and she loved the law.” Professor Ron Bretz stated,“Despite the fact thatshe was only in active practice for one year, she had already won somebig cases and other attorneys were describing her as brilliant.” Professor WilliamWagner said, “I was especially inspired by Melissa’s enthusiastic servant heart.She regularly reached out and provided wise counsel to youngerstudents.” Professor James Hicks said,“Melissa was truly a special person. She hada heart for people and gave so much of herself in everything she did.”Melissa Mitchell1974-2005To recognize the outstanding individual that Melissa Mitchell was, the Thomas M. Cooley Law School’s students, faculty, and staff, incooperation with the Mitchell family, want to establish a Memorial Scholarship in her memory. Her scholarship will be a testimonialfor what she stood for: criminal defense, moot court, trial practice, and teaching. It is the goal of this memorial fund to be financiallyendowed in the amount of $25,000.The Development Office is in the process of mailing a special appeal to all those people whocame in contact with Melissa including the Chase, Paterson, Smith, Swainson, and Toy classes.As Cooley’s motto states,“In corde hominum est anima legis,” in the heart of man is the spirit of law. Melissa Mitchell was thatspirit, and it will live on.To those readers who wish to make a donation to the Melissa Mitchell Memorial Scholarship, please contact theDevelopment Office at (517) 371-5140, ext. 2830 or e-mail Tom Garikes at garikest@cooley.edu.Your gift is importantbecause it will make a difference in the lives of Cooley students who dream of making a difference. MelissaMitchell made a difference.“She had a heart for people and gave smuch of herself in everything she did.

school newsD.S.A.Distinguished Student AwardAlumni President Toy Grants the DistinguishedStudent Award for the Starr ClassThe faculty, staff, and student body of Thomas M. Cooley Law Schoolgathered in the auditorium on July 22 for the Honors Convocation ofTrinity Term 2005. Alumni Association President Charles R. Toy(Kavanagh Class, 1981) was on hand to grant the DistinguishedStudent Award to Ryan F. Friebele of the graduating Raymond W.Starr Class.The eight students nominated for this term’sDistinguished Student Award furnished a varietyof information, including résumés and letters ofreference that were reviewed by the ExecutiveCommittee. Nominees were also personallyinterviewed as part of the selection process.Members of each graduating class are evaluatedon the criteria of character, academicRyan Friebeleaccomplishment, leadership, and extracurricular activities in thedecision to grant the Distinguished Student Award.Starr Class Distinguished Student Ryan Friebele will sit for theFebruary 2006 New York Bar Examination. Friebele is seeking aposition as a prosecuting attorney in Queen’s County, N.Y. Laterin his career, Friebele would like to work in the area of publicpolicy with a non-profit organization. Eventually, he plans toseek elective office.The Alumni Association is proud and pleased to give recognition tothis outstanding member of the Starr Class and extends its best wishesfor his continuing success.18 Trinity Term 2005DEGREE OF MASTEROF LAWSElie BannaTammy L. Browning-SmithGary SharpJURIS DOCTOR DEGREEZiad Nicholas AbouzeidOla Felix AkinolaCheri Ellen AlbrightAnder N. Al-ShamiJames Warren AmbergGarvin G. AmbroseSteven D. AmentaKimberly R. Angelini,MAGNA CUM LAUDEJack Paul BankaFranco Michael BarileMackline BastienJeremias E. Batista,LEADERSHIPACHIEVEMENT AWARDRobert Clifford Bellenir,MAGNA CUM LAUDEBryan Clayton Benbow,CUM LAUDESamuel Paul BennettYolanda Michelle BennettLaura Bhat, CUM LAUDEReed Gilmor BowmanStacey Ann BradburyDiana BronsteinChristopher Joel BrownMary Lee BrownAileen I. CabralJo Ann Camm, CUM LAUDETiJuana Sineatha CampbellAlan David CarmichaelChad Tracy Carrigan,CUM LAUDEAnnemarie Dorothy CaseJose L. ChaidezSzu-Yu ChangBradley Jean Charles,CUM LAUDEKelli Antoinette CheekArielle Debra ChikovskyMichael James Childers,MAGNA CUM LAUDEJason A. CichowiczTroy David Clarke, CUM LAUDEBrian W. CoffmanAdam Gregory CohenMark David ConzelmannJackie Joy Cook, CUM LAUDEJulie Cooke-HutchinsonBrian Frank CootaucoRodney Mark CoxRichard Eugene DahlenburgNigel Anthony DanielsWarren S. Dank

Bette S. DarbyKristine Marie Dax,MAGNA CUM LAUDECristina Raquel DelgadoJoseph Angelo DessoyeMichael L. DeYoungBianca Ali DickersonNathan A. Dodson,CUM LAUDEBrian Nicholas DonleyPatrick James DownsBenjamin DrakeMatt Dubois, CUM LAUDENaa Dei DzaniTravis J. EarleyJames O. EdokpoloAllison Marissa EdwardsDanielle Jeanne Eliot,CUM LAUDEErin Brett Ellis, CUM LAUDERhonda R. Fasching,CUM LAUDEBrian FenechLawrence Ray Filiberto,CUM LAUDEStacey A. Ford, CUM LAUDEMary Theresa Foster,CUM LAUDEMark Owen GalliverLarkaya Donyiell GantMelba Lisa GarciaRobert Edward GebhardMichael J. GiardineThomas J. GibbonsBenjamin Jeffrey Gielow,CUM LAUDETamar Noam GlazerLeah Catherine Good,MAGNA CUM LAUDEKim Marie GourrierDenise J. GrassCamille Anthea Gray,CUM LAUDEBryant David GreeneJonathan Martin Gregory,CUM LAUDEGarrett Grieser,MAGNA CUM LAUDEGlenda Michele GriffinIan Matthew Guy, CUM LAUDEJohn Thor Haarala,MAGNA CUM LAUDEAnnette Marie Haas,CUM LAUDEAlicia Marie HallRasheedah Denise HamidullahEvan Kent HammondRichard Kirk Hanna, Jr.Sandra Dawn HanshawStacey Elizabeth Harris,CUM LAUDELeola Danielle Hearing,CUM LAUDEGraduatesBoyles Class, May 21, 2005Keeley D. Heath, CUM LAUDEJason Henry, CUM LAUDEJose Antonio HernandezDerek William HilstMichael Barry HoenigCrystal HopkinsDavid Hunter, CUM LAUDEMartyrson C. ImbertAndrew William Janetzke,CUM LAUDEMichelle D. JohnsBrant Alan JohnsonKaren Lynn Hill JohnsonLisa Marie JohnsonJoseph Karl JonesFrancis Edward Judd,CUM LAUDEJoseph E. KeeneyLaurel Ann KendallKevin Kenneth Kilby,CUM LAUDEDaniel Andrew KlemptnerStephen N. Knights, Jr.,LEADERSHIPACHIEVEMENT AWARDMelinda Allyson KnowlesErica Garner Kopec,CUM LAUDECraig Alfred Kreger,CUM LAUDEJulie Elizabeth Kretzschmer,MAGNA CUM LAUDEAaron Alec KurilikAndrew Charles LaPresAndrew Charles LawsonMonique Latrese Lee,CUM LAUDERose Le-LewisAndrew Duane Lendrum, Jr.,MAGNA CUM LAUDEAdam James LicariKirk David LightnerAdrian Durand LindseyDan Henning AndreasLundstedtMary Frances Lundstedt,MAGNA CUM LAUDEWeston Jon MacIntoshOkwuoma Chukwudi MaduforoJennifer MahoneyLorna Elise Maloney,LEADERSHIPACHIEVEMENT AWARDGabriella ManolacheSven Herman Mascarenhas,CUM LAUDEBruce A. Mayrand, Jr.John Lawrence McDonoughJohn Kenneth McIntyreDaniel David Mead,CUM LAUDEDorothy Nena Meath,MAGNA CUM LAUDEPatrick John Melnik, Jr.,CUM LAUDEKasio K. Mida, Jr.Christopher Michael MigliaccioCynthia Ann MiliaAdam D. MittmanMichael Oliver MondyChad Alan Montgomery,CUM LAUDEMark Lawrence NawrockiDipti NayyarRico D. NealTricia Ann NelsonMichael S. Newell,MAGNA CUM LAUDEAlfreda Lynette NewtonChad NivenNenen Mata ObradorGrace Ann Onderlinde,MAGNA CUM LAUDEObioma S. OsimiriMary Ellen O’SullivanLarissa Ann OverleyOrin PaliwodaNatalia PashkowskyNihar Manhar PatelSima Girish Patel, CUM LAUDEJudith B. PaulKevin Scott Peterson,CUM LAUDEBethany Anne PierpontChristine Pierre-LouisTina Marie PinkstonJeffrey David Pintar, SUMMACUM LAUDE; PRESIDENT’SACHIEVEMENT AWARDMichael John PlowmanMichael Clark QuimbyBrian D. RabalMysti Nicolle Ramsey,CUM LAUDEMarietta Espiritu Raqueno,CUM LAUDEKaryn Marie Reid, CUM LAUDESatara Charlene RembertChris RennaCassandra Elizabeth RhodesT’sah Kamila RodriguezAithyni Keir-Heleyne Rucker,CUM LAUDEKaren SchantzJason Schick, CUM LAUDEJames Derek SchlesingerCorrie Sue Schmidt,CUM LAUDEMarius Segal-GebskiAbbi Jo SextonSauda Shakoor-AhmadSteven Edward Shelton,MAGNA CUM LAUDEMatthew Benjamin ShepherdAdil SiddikiShawndrica Nicole SimmonsMwanaisha Atieno SimsTracey Marie Sims,CUM LAUDEChristopher Pascal SirounianJennifer Lynn SlattenNeal Kennedy SmithAnthony Michael SnyderEn-Tie SoonCamilo Antonio Soto,CUM LAUDEImad SoubraChanna Jackson Stacey,CUM LAUDEJames Rocco StellabotteNatalie Shawn StevensMarcella Jo Stewart,CUM LAUDEMatthew James StropesThomas Matthew TarsiaDeidra Denise ThompsonDamian TofteTimothy Nicholas TomasicGeorge Sam TornikA. Beatrice TravisRyan Matthew TuteraFrank Russell Van Cleef,CUM LAUDEJohn Paul VellaMichael D. WagstaffChih-Chin WangMelissa Anne WarringtonJennifer Orena WattsJason M. WeinandyMark L. WilkinsNathan Thomas Williams,CUM LAUDERebekah Lynn WilliamsJessica Elizabeth Williams-BronnerJames Randall WithamElizabeth Janni WuDionnie Suzzette Wynter,LEADERSHIPACHIEVEMENT AWARDLee Cassie YatesAlfred (Wai-Lung) Yeung19

school newsGraduationHIGHLIGHTSEmerson R. Boyles ClassCommencement ceremonies for the Boyles Classwere held May 21, 2005.The invocation was given by Associate Professor LisaHalushka. Senior Stephen Knights was chosen by hisfellow graduates to deliver the valedictory remarks.Jeffrey David Pintar, summa cum laude, was therecipient of both the James E. Burns Memorial Awardand the President’s Achievement Award. The BurnsAward is given to the student who graduates with thehighest grade point average in the class, while thePresident’s Achievement Award goes to the studentwho had the highest percentage increase betweenincoming index and graduating G.P.A.Professor and Dean Emeritus Michael Cox earned theBeattie Award for Excellence in Teaching, an awardvoted on by members of the graduating class.Jeffrey David Pintar,left, summa cumlaude, was the winnerof the James E. BurnsMemorial Award andthe President’sAchievement Award.A happy graduate liftsher diploma at the conclusionof ceremonies forthe Emerson R. BoylesClass commencement.Graduates (top) listen to speeches, valedictory speakerStephen Knights (center) celebrates getting his diploma.Senior Professor and Dean Emeritus Michael Cox(above) was the recipient of the Stanley E. BeattieTeaching Award.

school newsFaculty BriefsDavid C. Berry,Associate ProfessorPublished, an article, “ToWhat Extent ShouldResearch That Is PerformedTo Identify New Drugs BeExempt From PatentInfringement?,” in the ABASupreme Court Preview(April 2005). The article describes the Merck v.Integra Lifesciences case.Published, an article on Trade SecretProtection, in the Grand Rapids Business Press.Alan F. Blakley,Associate ProfessorParticipated, in a seminaron Electronic RecordsManagement and DigitalDiscovery May 12-13, 2005.Published, an article,“Rules of Procedure: AlwaysWorth Reviewing,” in TheFederal Lawyer, May 2005, Vol. 52, No. 4, p.16-17.Published, an article, “Privacy in a PublicPlace,” in The Federal Lawyer, June 2005, Vol.52, No. 5, p. 14. The article focuses on accessto information that is disclosed in litigation.Published, an article, “Conference CreatesGuidelines Balancing Privacy, Openness,” inFederal Discovery News, June 2005, Vol. 11,No 7, p. 3.Published, an article, “If I Could Choose,”The Federal Lawyer, Vol. 52, No. 6, p. 4. Thearticle discusses the attributes Professor Blakleythinks are most important in a judge.Accepted, for publication, an article, “TheLegal Status of Spyware,” that he wrote withDaniel Garrie and Matthew Armstrong fromRutgers (Camden), in Vol. 55, Issue 2 (latewinter 2005-06) Catholic Univ. L. Rev. Thearticle analyzes, explains, and discusses computerspyware in both legal and technologicalnarratives.Spoke, on Aug. 11, 2005, at the 20th annualFederal Dispute Resolution (FDR) Conference atthe Marriott Marquis in New York City, on “TheImpact of Electronic Information and itsDiscovery on Dispute Resolution.” He focusedon the law surrounding electronic discoveryand how the proliferation of electronic informationhas impacted settlements in litigationand in administrative proceedings.Published, “Making the Most of Technology,”in 52 The Federal Lawyer, Vol. 52, No. 7,beginning at page 14 (August 2005). The articlediscusses the effective use of technology.Co-authored, with Daniel B. Garrie andMatthew J. Armstrong of Rutgers, “Voice OverInternet Protocol: Reality Versus Legal Fiction,”published in The Federal Lawyer Vol. 52, No.7, p. 34. The article discusses the difficulty ofdealing with Internet-based telephone systemswith respect to intercepting messages.Published, an article, “Consistency &Protecting Sources,” in Vol. 52, No. 8 (Sept.2005), The Federal Lawyer, page 12. The articleconcerns the potentially inconsistent argumentsof government and media with respectto private information.Lynn Branham,ProfessorPublished, a book,The Law and Policy ofSentencing and Corrections(7th ed. 2005; publisherThompson/West).Published, a book, TheLaw and Policy ofSentencing and Corrections in a Nutshell (7thed. 2005; publisher Thompson/West).Spoke, on the Prison Litigation Reform Actand § 1983 for a workshop on § 1983 forDistrict and Magistrate Judges, July 29, 2005,in Boston, Mass.Appointed, chairperson of the PrisonLitigation Reform Act Task Force by theAmerican Bar Association.John Brennan,ProfessorDirected, Cooley’s ForeignStudies Program in Toronto,Ontario in May and June2005. He also taught aclass for the program calledTorts & Terrorism. Theprogram is located on thecampus of The University of St. Michael’sCollege at the University of Toronto.Ronald Bretz,ProfessorAppointed, by MichiganGov. Jennifer Granholm tothe Michigan Commissionon Law EnforcementStandards. He was appointedto represent the criminaldefense attorneys ofMichigan.Spoke, on June 16, 2005, to state trial andappellate judges at the Supreme Court’sAnnual Judicial Conference in Lansing. Thetopic was Criminal Law & Procedure Update.BENCHMARKSpoke, on Aug. 15, 2005, at the MichiganJudges Association annual meeting onMackinac Island. The topic was “Scientific andOther Expert Testimony in Michigan.”Spoke, on Sept. 15, 2005, at BeaumontHospital’s Clinical Pathology Conference. Thetopic of the conference was DNA in theClinical Laboratory. Professor Bretz’ topic was“Forensic Evidence and the ‘CSI Effect.’”Performed, on Sept 17, 2005, with hisband Third Degree on the main stage ofthe Old Town Blues Festival as a result ofwinning the Capital Area Blues Society’sAnnual Blues Brawl.Spoke, on Sept. 23, at the Wayne CountyCriminal Advocacy Program in Detroit. Topic:“DNA Typing and other Forensic EvidenceIssues.”Julie Clement,Assistant ProfessorNamed, the new editor inchief of the journal Clarity,published by theInternational organizationClarity, which promotesplain legal and official language.Served, on the State Bar’s Board of Tellersrecently, for the various Bar elections.Attended, the Legal Writing InstituteConference in July 2004 in Seattle, Wash.Spoke, on “Using the Flowers Paradigm inthe Classroom,” at the Rocky MountainRegional Legal Writing Conference in Phoenix,Ariz., in March 2005.Mark Cooney,Assistant ProfessorPublished, “Stay Active!(Part 1),” in Vol. 84, No. 5Mich. B.J. 48 (May 2005).Published, “Stay Active!(Part 2),” in Vol. 84, No. 6Mich. B.J. 38 (June 2005).Published, “The DatingGame,” Vol. 41, in No. 8 TRIAL 60(August 2005).Published, “A Verb’s Lament,” in TheScrivener (Winter 2005).Patrick Corbett,Associate ProfessorSpoke, on Aug. 25,2005, on “Legal Issues inResponse to ElectronicCrime,” at the Center forRegional and NationalSecurity, Eastern MichiganUniversity, Ypsilanti, Mich.

Spoke, on Aug. 17, 2005, on “Cyberstalking:Do the Michigan Laws Provide Any Help?,” atthe Prosecuting Attorney’s Association of Mich.Regional Stalking Conference, Midland, Mich.Spoke, on July 27, 2005, on “ComputerCrimes Involving Children - The Law,” at theProsecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan,Victim Rights Unit, All About “Kidz”Conference, in Midland, Mich.Spoke, on July 13, 2005, on “Cyberstalking:Do the Michigan Laws Provide Any Help?,” atthe Prosecuting Attorney’s Association ofMichigan, Regional Stalking Conference, inGrand Rapids, Mich.Spoke, on June 22, 2005, on “Cyberstalking:Do the Michigan Laws Provide Any Help?,” atthe Prosecuting Attorney’s Association ofMichigan, Regional Stalking Conference, inLivonia, Mich.Spoke, on June 1, 2005, on “State CyberCrime Laws: ‘Old Laws’ and New Laws,” at theUniversity of Michigan Security Roundtable, inAnn Arbor, Mich.Spoke, on June 1, 2005, on “The USA PatriotAct: Revised Electronic Evidence GatheringTechniques” and “The Federal Computer Fraudand Abuse Act,” at Washtenaw CommunityCollege, in Ann Arbor, Mich.Spoke, on May 25, 2005, on “Cyberstalking:Do the Michigan Laws Provide Any Help?,” atthe Prosecuting Attorney’s Association ofMichigan, Regional Stalking Conference, inGaylord, Mich.Spoke, on May 18, 2005, on “State CyberCrime Laws: ‘Old Laws’ and New Laws,”Washtenaw Community College, in Ann Arbor,Mich.Spoke, on May 11, 2005, on “Searchingand Seizing Computers - the FourthAmendment in Cyberspace,” at WashtenawCommunity College, in Ann Arbor, Mich.Attended, a conference, on Aug. 24, 2005,“Privacy, Policy and Protection,” at WalshCollege in Troy, Mich.Mary D’Isa, ProfessorPublished, an article,“When is the Citizenship ofUnnamed Affiliates Relevantto Diversity JurisdictionAnalysis?,” in Preview of U.S.Supreme Court Cases, 2005-2006 Term, Issue No. 1.Published, an article,“When Does a Case ‘Arise Under’ FederalLaw for the Purposes of Establishing OriginalJurisdiction?,” in Preview of U.S. SupremeCourt Cases, 2005-2006 Term, Issue No. 7, inApril 2005.Judy Frank, ProfessorAppointed, a member ofthe Cooley AlumniAssociation FundraisingCommittee. She was nominatedfor a director position forthe Alumni Association Boardof Directors.Elected, Vice President for the Board ofDirectors for The Greens at Walnut HillsAssociation.Elliot B. Glicksman,ProfessorAuthored, an article entitled,“The Restoration of theConfrontation Clause/Crawford v. Washington,”published in the InghamCounty Bar AssociationBriefs, September 2005.Spoke, on Sept. 28, 2005, before theWyoming Annual Public Defenders Seminar onthe Crawford case and its ramifications.Lectured, to the Michigan Circuit CourtJudges at their annual seminar held onMackinac Island, Aug. 15, 2005. The topicwas the recent Supreme Court decision ofCrawford v. Washington. This important opinioneffectively restored the ConfrontationClause Rights to criminal defendants. In sodoing, the Crawford court overruled Ohio v.Roberts, which forged a judicial marriagebetween the hearsay rule and theConfrontation Clause.Richard Henke,Professor,Elected, to the AmericanLaw Institute (ALI), aprestigious association oflaw practitioners, judges,and academics. Membersare selected on the basis ofprofessional achievementand demonstrated interest in the improvementof the law.Joseph Kimble,ProfessorPublished, a book calledLifting the Fog of Legalese:Essays on Plain Language. Itcollects many of the articleshe has written over theyears. The publisher isCarolina Academic Press.(www.cap-press.com)Published, two articles in the Michigan BarJournal called “Guiding Principles for Restylingthe Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.” The articlesreprint a memorandum he wrote toaccompany the revised federal rules. ProfessorKimble led the drafting work on that project.Delivered, a keynote speech at the conference“Clarity and Obscurity in LegalLanguage,” in Boulogne, France. The conferencewas sponsored by the internationalorganization Clarity. Clarity’s administrativeoffice is at Thomas Cooley.Spoke, at a seminar on legal writing at theannual meeting of the American BarAssociation. The seminar was sponsored byScribes (The American Society of Writers onLegal Subjects) and the ABA’s Section ofBusiness Law.BENCHMARKAccepted, an invitation to speak at the conference“Plain Language — Adding Up theBenefits,” in Washington, D.C. The conferenceis sponsored by the Plain LanguageAssociation International and the Center forPlain Language. Professor Kimble is a foundingdirector of the center.Accepted, the job of executive director ofScribes. Thomas Cooley is now the homeschool for Scribes. Professor Kimble is also theeditor-in-chief of The Scribes Journal of LegalWriting.Dorean Koenig,ProfessorReappointed, as co-chairof the Individual Rights andResponsibilities SectionCommittee on the DeathPenalty for the 2005-2006year.Coordinated, and servedon a panel at the August 2005 ABA annualmeeting in Chicago, “Community andConscience: Executing Juveniles and theMentally Impaired.” The program was sponsoredby the IRR Section, the Commission onMental and Physical Disability Law, and theDeath Penalty Representation Project.Continues, her work with the Task Force onMental Disability and the Death Penalty whichwas established in 2003 by the Section onIndividual Rights and Responsibilities of theABA. The Recommendations and Report of theTask Force, substantially completed in 2005,were presented and discussed at the annualmeeting program and will be presented to theABA for adoption.Continues, on the 2005-2006 ExecutiveBoard of the American National Section of theInternational Association of Penal Law. She isthe secretary of the organization.Nelson Miller, AssistantDean/AssociateProfessorPublished, an article, “TheAttributes of Care andCarelessness: A ProposedNegligence Jury Instruction,”in The New England LawReview (39 N.Eng.L.Rev. 79-2005). The article argues that tort law doctrinesreflect the attributes of care and that negligencejury instructions should be clarified toencourage juries to consider those attributes.Michael Molitor,Assistant ProfessorAccepted, for publication,“Will More Sunlight Fadethe Pink Sheets? IncreasingPublic Information AboutNon-Reporting Issuers WithQuoted Securities,” Vol. 39,issue 2, Indiana Law Review.

Spoke, at a public meeting of the Securitiesand Exchange Commission AdvisoryCommittee on Smaller Public Companies, Aug.9, 2005, at The John Marshall Law School, inChicago, Ill. He was invited to speak at the sessionby the SEC about the law review article,“Will More Sunlight Fade the Pink Sheets?Increasing Public Information About Non-Reporting Issuers With Quoted Securities.”Interviewed, by both the Corporate LegalTimes and the Auditing News regarding theSEC Advisory Committee on Smaller PublicCompanies. Both reporters asked for ProfessorMolitor’s thoughts on whether the SEC wouldact on some of the committee’s recommendationsrelating to relief from the provisions ofSection 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act forsmall public companies.Marjorie Russell,ProfessorServed, and taught as aTeam Leader in the WidenerUniversity School of Law'sIntensive Trial AdvocacyProgram, May 18-25,2005.Presented, a lecture and demonstration onOpening Statements, and served as a smallgroup instructor, at the second annual CriminalDefense Trial College Aug. 11-17. The college isco-sponsored by the Criminal Defense Attorneysof Michigan and Cooley Law School, and heldin Cooley’s high-tech courtroom facilities.Taught, advanced trial skills and the use ofaction methods in trial at the Graduate Courseof the Trial Lawyers College in DuBois, Wyo.,Aug. 22-29, 2005.Continues, to serve as a volunteer judge,once or twice a month, for the Lansing TeenCourt diversion program for first-time juvenileoffenders in Ingham County. Cooley provides ahome for Teen Court offices and hearings.Chris Shafer, ProfessorPublished, an article, “TheMichigan Supreme CourtDeclares that the Public Hasa Right to Walk AlongGreat Lakes Beaches,” inPlanning & Zoning News,Vol. 23, No. 11 (September2005).Attended, the Environmental Law SectionWater Law Symposium, at the Michigan StateBar Association’s annual meeting, Sept. 22,2005, in East Lansing, Mich.Delivered, a paper on “Legal FrameworkPertaining to Lakebed Alterations,” at theGreat Lakes Fisheries Commission RenewableEnergy Workshop, Sept. 20, 2005, in AnnArbor, Mich.Spoke, on “Water Law in a Nutshell:Riparian Rights & Navigation,” for the MSUExtension Water Leadership Institute July 21,2005, at the MSU Kellogg Biological Station,in Hickory Corners, Mich.Otto Stockmeyer,Emeritus ProfessorElected, President ofScribes, the AmericanSociety of Writers On LegalSubjects, at the society’sannual meeting in Chicago,Ill., in August 2005. Scribesis a national association oflawyers, judges, law professors, and legal editorsinterested in promoting good legal writing.The Hon. Richard F.Suhrheinrich,DistinguishedVisiting JuristReappointed, to servea second term on the Stateof Michigan AttorneyDiscipline Board.Kathy Swedlow,Assistant ProfessorSpoke, at the HarvardSchool of Government, aspart of a private workshoporganized by the AmericanSociety of Law, Medicine &Ethics. Professor Swedlow’stalk was entitled, “Post-convictionDNA Laws: Federaland State Experiences,” and focused on thedifficulties associated with litigating claims ofDNA-based factual innocence.Published, “Pleading Guilty v. Being Guilty:A Case For Broader Access To Post-ConvictionDNA Testing,” as the lead article in theCriminal Law Bulletin, Vol. 41, No. 6.Spoke, at the ABA Annual Meeting inChicago, Ill. The program, entitled “On theDocket 2005: The Death Penalty in theSupreme Court,” featured discussion from severalattorneys with extensive experience incapital litigation, including Professor Swedlow,and was moderated by Pulitzer-Prize winningjournalist Linda Greenhouse.Amy Timmer,Professor andAssociate DeanAppointed, as a Fellow ofthe Michigan State BarFoundation by the MichiganState Bar Foundation.Evelyn Tombers,Associate ProfessorAttended, a conferencesponsored by the NationalAssociation of Counsel forChildren, Aug. 24-28,2005, in Los Angeles, Calif.Attended, the Council ofAppellate Lawyers andJudges Summit Sept. 28-Oct. 2, 2005, in San Francisco, Calif.BENCHMARKAppointed, by the National Association ofCounsel for Children, to the AdvisoryCommittee that is implementing certification forChild Welfare Specialist Attorneys in Michigan.Michigan is one of three pilot states for the certificationas a specialist in representing children,the state, child welfare agencies, andparents in child abuse and neglect cases.Named, to the editorial board of theMichigan Child Welfare Law Journal.Gina Torielli,Associate Professorand Director, GraduateTax ProgramPublished, an article,“Don’t Relegate the New IRSStandards Amendments tothe Circular [230] File,” inMichigan Tax Lawyer.Spoke, on Partnership CompensationAgreements: Dividing Profits With Your Partner,at an ICLE presentation Oct. 21, 2005, at theSmall and Solo Law Firm Institute in Dearborn,Mich.Spoke, on Shareholder Buy/Sell Agreements:Tax Aspects,” for the ICLE Business BootcampsSept. 14 in Grand Rapids, Mich., and Sept. 26in Birmingham, Mich.William Wagner,Associate Professorand Director of theCenter for Ethics andResponsibilityServed, as master of ceremoniesat the Cooley LawSchool national symposiumon the Ten Commandments,faith-based initiatives, and the U.S. Constitutionon Sept. 13, 2005.Served, as a member of the StudentStatesmanship Institute’s Statewide Board ofAdvisers, and developed the appellate advocacyportion of the institute’s character-basedcivic education program for high school studentsin July 2005.Sponsored, a mini-symposium on Integrity,Ethics, and Leadership, featuring Michigan’s“First Gentleman” Dan Granholm Mulhern inMay 2005.Sponsored, a public service project culminatingin the presentation of law books to theformer president of the Liberian National BarAssociation and dean of Louis Arthur GrimesSchool of Law at the University of Liberia inJuly 2005.Served, as a member of the Lansing AreaHospice Executive Board of Directors in 2005.Chaired, the Lansing Area Hospice EthicsCommittee in 2005.Served, as a member of the Ingham RegionMedical Center Ethics Committee in 2005.Served, as a member of the Christian HomeEducators Support System Leadership Board in2005.

alumni mattersalumninews24 Trinity Term 2005Keep Your Alumni Database Listing CurrentFor More ReferralsIt is always worthwhile to review your information listing on thesearchable alumni database. Make sure it is up to date and thatall of your practice specialty areas are listed. Please list youroffice information to maximize your referrals from other Cooleygraduates.Peter Huber (Williams Class, 1994) reviews the database whenhe has business outside of the St. Louis, Mo., area where hepractices. Sometimes he is able to find current information andmake a case referral to a fellow graduate. Recently he wanted tomake a very lucrative referral for a matter in Oklahoma.Unfortunately, Peter was unable to find current information on agraduate in the right area with the practice specialty he needed,so the referral went to someone else.The Web site of Thomas M. Cooley Law School can be found atwww.cooley.edu. Once you find the school’s Web site, click onthe word “alumni” at the top of the home page. When you reachthe specific alumni section, you will see a listing of options on thetop of the page. Click on directory and services. The next pagewill describe the services available. At the bottom of that page,click on “Alumni Directory Terms of Use.”Agree to the terms and a pop-up security box will then ask foryour username and password. The username will always remainthe word alumni. The password changes each term and is disclosedon the inside front cover of the printed Benchmark. Then,click “search” at the top of the next page. Select your factor(s)and click on the “start search” bar at the left side of the page.Please e-mail swopea@cooley.edu, call the Alumni RelationsOffice at (800) 243-ALUM, or in the Lansing area call 371-5140, ext. 2038, if you have any problems or wish to updateyour file.Buffalo Area Alums and Students Join DeanJim Robb for April ReceptionCooley’s western New York alumni gathered in downtown Buffaloon April 22 for a reception at the Buffalo Chop House withAssociate Dean of Development and General Counsel James D.Robb. Twenty-eight alumni, current students, prospective studentsand friends joined hosts A. Joseph Catalano (Snow Class, 1998)and Melissa LoTempio (Voelker Class, 1997) at the reception.Dean Robb brought the group the latest news from Cooley. Then,the group enjoyed the chance to network and to become betteracquainted. The prospective students particularly enjoyed havingthe opportunity to ask questions about the graduates’ law schoolexperiences.In addition to Catalano and LoTempio, the guests included MarkCarney (Champlin Class, 1987), Joseph Collins (Felch Class,1977), James DeMarco (Douglass Class, 1989), James Dimmer(Durand Class, 1992), John Deutzia (Steere Class, 1995), TimothyFrank (Carr Class, 1984), Tim Gallagher (Paterson Class, 2002),Daniel Glaser (Carr Class, 1984), Tom Kubiniec (Fellows Class,1997), James Mashlonik (Swift Class, 2004), Michael Metzger(Lawrence Class, 1991), Jim Musacchio (Kuhn Class, 1995),Dawn Myszka (Steere Class, 1995), Angela Stamm Phillips(Sharpe Class, 1998), and Louis Violanti (Weadock Class, 1999).Also attending were prospective students Sanaz Esfahani, RyanMcCann, Anthony Pantano, Megan Peterson, and JacobPierkowski.Cooley’s Toronto Summer Program Hosts SixthCanadian Krinock LectureCooley Law School hosted a Krinock lecture and reception at theUniversity Club in Toronto, on June 17. The event was hosted byProfessor John Brennan and James Morton, Cooley Law School’sToronto Program co-directors. The lecture was delivered by Ian Kirby,president of the Ontario Bar Association.Professor Bill Weiner, graduates Jon Epstein (Ostrander Class, 1994)and Frances Jagtoo (Fead Class, 1999) joined numerous currentCooley students and friends of the law school. In all, 35 peopleattended the program.BENCHMARK

alumni mattersalumninews25Cooley Law School Hosts May AlumniReception at Oakland UniversityCooley Law School hosted an alumni reception at OU’sOakland Center on May 12. Twenty-eight guests, includinggraduates from the southeastern Michigan area alumni clubjoined national Alumni President Charles R. Toy (KavanaghClass, 1981), Associate Dean of Cooley at OaklandUniversity John Nussbaumer, and Alumni Relations DirectorDarryl Parsell (Wiest Class, 1979) at the event in Rochester.SE Michigan alumni leaders Michelle Esperance (WeadockClass, 1999) and Bob Alpiner, (Mundy Class, 1986) representedthe officers of the local alumni club.The Cooley contingent included Assistant Director of theIntellectual Property LL.M. Program David Berry; ProfessorKaren Chadwick, Faculty Assistant Valerie Debler, OaklandCampus Director Audra Foster (Fellows Class, 1997),Professor Lisa Halushka, Library Head of Public ServicesHelen Levenson, Professor Dan Matthews, Professor LaurenRosseau, Director of the Tax LL.M. Program Gina Torielli, andAssistant Cooley/OU Dean and Professor Joan Vestrand.The alumni guests included James Carolan (Miles Class,1986), James Duquet (Needham Class, 2004), SandraHanshaw (Boyles Class, 2005), Jason Henry (Boyles Class,2005), Carol Hogan (Manning Class, 1984), AndrewJanetzke (Boyles Class, 2005), and Charles (Chip) Kleinbrook(Grant Class, 1987). Current Cooley students also attendedthe event, including David Campbell, Keela Johnson, DanielSheill, and Marcia Spivey.Central Florida Alumni and Students JoinNew Development Director Tom Garikesfor August ReceptionMany of Cooley’s central Florida alumni congregated at theSeminole Towne Center in Sanford, Fla., on the evening ofAug. 12 with Tom Garikes, Cooley’s Development Director.Eighteen alumni and friends attended. Special thanks go toMarcia Cyrus-Langlois (Black Class, 1996) who volunteeredto share the hosting duties with Tom. Marcia also came upwith the plan for the reception and found the location.The guests shared stories of their days at Cooley and enjoyedhaving a chance to get to know the other Cooley graduatesin the area. They included Christine Aung (Iredell Class,2001), Michael Childers (Boyles Class, 2005), ChristopherConomos (Kuhn Class, 1995), Christine Harter (LawrenceClass, 1991), Russell Hershkowitz (Johnson Class, 1989),Duana Lara (Cross Class, 2004), Tom Nolan (Wilson Class,1990), Dino Papadopoulos (Toy Class, 2003), Scott Sawtelle(Iredell Class, 2001), Lisa Sigman (Durand Class, 1992),Reinhard Stephan (Witherell Class, 1990), Mitchell Thaler(Iredell Class, 2001), and Frank Utset (Witherell Class, 1990).Admission Ceremony for February 2005 BarAdmittees Hosted by CooleySuccessful examinees from the February 2005 Michigan BarExamination were admitted as new attorneys at a ceremony held onFriday, May 20 in the new fifth floor courtroom in the CooleyCenter. Faculty, family, and friends were able to share the momentwhen these candidates became members of the State Bar ofMichigan, and socialized at a reception held by the school after theceremony.The program was provided with the assistance of the Ingham CountyClerk’s Office and the Ingham County Bar Association. CooleyPresident and Dean Don LeDuc welcomed the admittees and theirguests on behalf of the school. Ingham County Bar Past Presidentand Cooley Board Member Lawrence Nolan (Cooley Class, 1976)was responsible for the convening of the court, and the Hon.WilliamE. Collette, Chief Judge of the 30th Circuit Court, granted themotions to admit the new attorneys.Many of the admittees and sponsorswere graduates of Cooley Law School.Seventeen new attorneys entered thelegal profession at the ceremony, with15 of them being Cooley alumni. TheCooley individually sponsored graduatesin the group were Minah Cho(Swift Class, 2004), sponsored byProfessor Terry Cavanaugh; JessicaFrazier (McAllister Class, 2005), sponsoredby Professor Peggy Rostorfer(Hooker Class, 1993); John HyattMany of theadmittees andsponsors weregraduatesof CooleyLaw School.(McAllister Class, 2005), sponsored by Brian Saur; Jason Jones(McAllister Class, 2005), sponsored by Professor Terry Cavanaugh;Douglas Meeks (McAllister Class, 2005), sponsored by StefaniGodsey; Laurie Schmidt (McAllister Class, 2005), sponsored byProfessor Kathy Swedlow; and Bonnie Taylor (Swift Class, 2004)sponsored by Professor Evelyn Tombers (Lawrence Class, 1991).The alumni in the group sponsored by Lawrence Nolan wereMatthew Brinkoetter (McAllister Class, 2005), Gerald Cichocki(Bacon Class, 1990), Matthew Frey (McAllister Class, 2005),Natalie Frieden (Swift Class, 2004), Darling Garcia (SwainsonClass, 2003), Christina Harris (Witherell Class, 1990), AndresOcasio (Swift Class, 2004), and Ammie Rouse (McAllister Class,2005).It was a great honor for the faculty and staff of Cooley Law Schoolto share this joyous event with these new attorneys and their guests.Our congratulations and best wishes go to them!BENCHMARK

alumni matters 26 Trinity Term 2005alumninewsCooley Law School Hosts August Alumni Receptionin Chicago at Annual ABA MeetingCooley Law School hosted an afternoon alumni reception in conjunction withthe ABA EXPO in Chicago on Aug. 4. Forty-three guests attended the event.They were greeted by Alumni Relations Director Darryl Parsell (Wiest Class,1979) at The Berghoff Restaurant in downtown Chicago.The Cooley contingent was led by President and Dean Don LeDuc and includedProfessor Josh Ard (Kuhn Class, 1995), Professor Mary D’Isa, Professor JoeKimble, Professor Dorean Koenig, Associate Dean of Innovation & TechnologyCharles Mickens, Associate Dean of Community Relations Helen Mickens(Bushnell Class, 1980), Associate Dean of the Oakland University CampusJohn Nussbaumer, Cooley Counsel Wallace Riley, Associate Dean forDevelopment Jim Robb, Coordinator of Clinical Programs Alecia Ruswinckel(Swainson Class, 2003), Distinguished Visiting Jurist Richard Suhrheinrich,and Associate Dean of Enrollment & Student Services Paul Zelenski. They werein the city to attend the annual meeting of the American Bar Association, inaddition to joining alumni at the reception.In addition to those graduates already mentioned, the alumni guests includedGarvin Ambrose (Boyles Class, 2005), Kathryn Bielefeldt (Steere Class, 1995),Robert Birch (McAllister Class, 2005), Miranda Byrd (Swainson Class, 2003),Brian Casterline (Wilson Class, 2001), Chris Christenson (Weadock Class,1999), John Ekonomou (Williams Class, 1994), William Fisher (Wilson Class,1990), Steven Heisler (Iredell Class, 2001), Meredith Houston (Wilson Class,2001), Emily Koch (Swift Class, 2004), George Lenard (McAlvay Class,1984), Jennifer MacDougall (Needham Class, 2004), Majdel Musa (ToyClass, 2003), Jeffrey Sakol (Wilson Class, 1990), Carl Lloyd Santos (PatersonClass, 2002), Richard Springer (Needham Class, 2004), Timothy Stratton(Fead Class, 1999), Wendy Taube (McAllister Class, 2005), and ClaudiaZacks (Whipple Class, 1985).Cooley Law School and the Indiana Alumni ClubHost April Indianapolis Alumni LunchCooley Law School and the Indiana Alumni Club hosted an alumni lunch inIndianapolis on April 13. Guests were greeted by Indiana Alumni Club leadersPatrick Baker (Rutledge Class, 2000) and Claudia Zacks (Whipple Class,1985), and national Alumni Association President Charles R. Toy (KavanaghClass, 1981), at the historic Indianapolis Propylaeum. Alumni guests includedFazia Deen-Bacchus (Swainson Class, 2003), William Fisher (WilsonClass, 1990), and Thelma Ogbon Kalu (Iredell Class, 2001).Ms. Deen-Bacchus drove to the meeting from Fort Wayne, in northernIndiana. She was interested in networking with the Indianapolis area gradsin the center of the state. All of the guests stressed the importance of meetingregularly and working together.Everyone had a great time renewing old friendships and making new ones.All alumni interested in joining the Indiana alumni group are encouraged tocontact Darryl Parsell at parselld@cooley.edu.Two new directors join Cooley’s officeof Development and Alumni RelationsCooley’s Office of Development and Alumni Relationsexpanded this summer with the arrival of two new directorsof development, Pamela Heos and Thomas Garikes.Pamela arrives at Cooley after severalyears as a major gifts officer for OlivetCollege. She earned a B.A. in art andarchitectural history from OlivetCollege and has done post-graduatework in art history and interior designat Olivet and Butler University.Pamela’s brother, James Heos, is agraduate of the Thomas M. CooleyClass of 1976. Pam is organizingCooley’s donor recognition program,the Thomas M. Cooley Society; coordinatingthe Dean’s Annual Fund solicitation;and actively raising funds forseveral scholarship and lectureshipcampaigns.Tom comes to Cooley after many yearsas executive director of the Memorial Healthcare CenterFoundation in Owosso, where he raised money fromindividuals, corporations, and foundations. He holds aB.A. in history and political science from AquinasCollege and an M.A. in Latin American affairs from theUniversity of California at Santa Barbara. Tom is the liaisonto the Cooley Alumni Association’s FundraisingCommittee, is managing the 21st Century Campaignsolicitation, and likewise is raising funds for severalimportant scholarship programs.Pam and Tom join Darryl Parsell, Cooley's longtimedirector of alumni relations, whose role with the AlumniAssociation has expanded with the recent introduction ofthe association’s new leadership structure and committeesystem. Darryl, a graduate of the Howard Wiest Class of1979, has run the alumni program at Cooley since 1993.“We are delighted that two such experienced fundraisershave joined our already outstanding advancement team,”said Jim Robb, Cooley’s associate dean for developmentand alumni relations. “We look forward to improvingboth our alumni outreach efforts and our fundraisingcapabilities.”BENCHMARK

alumni mattersalumninews27Cooley Law School and the Pennsylvania AlumniClub Host Spring Lunch in PhiladelphiaCooley Law School Associate Dean of Development and General CounselJames D. Robb hosted an alumni lunch in Philadelphia on April 21. EighteenPennsylvania alumni and friends joined Pennsylvania Alumni Club leaderGeorge Gallenthin (Douglass Class, 1989) at Panorama Ristorante in thePenn’s View Hotel in downtown Philadelphia.The alumni guests included Bradly Allen (Dethmers Class, 1981), EvanBarenbaum (McDonald 1998), Dennis Benner (Potter 1980), ShelleeBuchanan (Smith Class, 1985), Andrew Edelberg (Person Class, 1994),Dermot Kennedy (Wing Class, 1982), Joseph McIntosh (Adams Class,1997), Konstantinos Mikropoulos (Turner Class, 1991), Erin Novak(McAllister Class, 2005), Anthony Pappagallo (Toy Class, 2003), JosephPiperato (McAlvay Class, 1984), Russell Ressler (Stone Class, 1996), EjazSabir (Swainson Class, 2003), Tyonia Solomon (Smith Class, 2003), JosephVaccaro (Flannigan Class, 1999), and Jill Vogenberg-Richter (Moore Class,1993).The group heard about the latest news from Cooley’s three campuses inLansing, Grand Rapids, and Rochester, Mich. The alumni also were advisedof the many ways that they could stay connected to their law school, both inservice and financial support. Then, the graduates enjoyed the opportunity tonetwork and to become better acquainted.Tell us about Cooley Alumni in Elective OfficeOver the years, many Cooley Law School graduates have distinguishedthemselves by their service in elective positions across the country. The lawschool maintains lists of elected officials located in Michigan, elected officialsin other states, and alumni who formerly were elected officials.Since we rely on alumni to let us know about their political success, we needyour help to maintain up-to-date information. You can find the lists wecurrently have on the Cooley Web site athttp://www.cooley.edu/alumni/achievements.htm.Please take a look at our current listings and advise us of your elective office.We are particularly interested in hearing if you were elected to a judicialoffice, a prosecuting attorney or district attorney position, or to a state orfederal, legislative, or executive office.We need to know the graduate’s name, the type and location of the electiveposition, and any contact information you may have. Cooley’s graduates’success in the world of politics is a matter of great pride here at the lawschool and we want to hear of your accomplishments in this area. E-mailparselld@cooley.edu with your information or if you have any questions.Thanks for your help.Grand Rapids Area Alums GetTogether in JuneCooley’s western Michigan alumni gathered on June16 at GP Sports located in the Amway Grand PlazaHotel, in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. Twentyalumni and friends of the law school joined hostsAletha Honsowitz (Witherell Class, 1990) and AlumniRelations Director Darryl Parsell (Wiest Class, 1979)at the event.Lisa Pohl (Kuhn Class, 1995) and Honsowitz organizedthe get-together as a result of their service on anew alumni committee created by the reorganizationof the Alumni Association last October. The SpecialEvents Committee, chaired by Julie Clement(McDonald Class, 1998) has the mission to plan,organize, and conduct alumni events. All alumni areinvited to contact Julie at clementj@cooley.edu orDarryl at parselld@cooley.edu to begin the process oforganizing their own local alumni gatherings.President and Dean Don LeDuc, Alumni AssociationPresident and Cooley Board Member Charles Toy(Kavanagh Class, 1981), Associate Dean of the GrandRapids Campus Marion Hilligan (Johnson Class,1989), and Associate Dean of Development JamesRobb welcomed the guests to the gathering.Additional Cooley staff on hand included ExecutiveAssistant to the President and Assistant Legal CounselCherie Beck (Flannigan Class, 1999), GR CampusCareer Services Coordinator Danielle Hall (Blair Class,2001), GR Assistant Dean Nelson Miller, and GRDeputy Campus Director Joan Rosema-David (JayClass, 2000).In addition to the staff and distinguished guestsalready mentioned, alumni attending includedMaureen Burns Van Hoven (Grant Class, 1987),Barbara Craft (Ransom Class, 1978), Marc Daneman(Bacon Class, 1990), Ronald Foster (Durand Class,1992), Paul Fox (Sherwood Class, 1986), GordonHaan (Swainson Class, 2003), Lynn Perry (Blair Class,1983), James Richards (Brooke Class, 1982),Elizabeth Train Gauthier (Wilson Class, 2001), StacyVan Dyken (Johnson Class, 2002), and Pamela Wynn-Quada (Stone Class, 1996).BENCHMARK

alumni mattersalumninews28 Trinity Term 2005Cooley’s Grand Rapids Area Alumni andFriends Celebrate Law Day 2005Cooley Law School’s annual Law Day luncheon was held on April30 this year, as the traditional Law Day date of May 1 fell on aSunday. The celebration took place at the University Club locatedin the Fifth Third Building in downtown Grand Rapids, in partnershipwith the Grand Rapids Bar Association. Forty-three guests,including Cooley’s graduates, faculty and staff, and other membersof the Grand Rapids legal community attended the program.Associate Dean Marion Hilligan (Johnson Class, 1989) welcomedthe group and introduced the theme of this Law Day, helpingpeople understand the jury system, and appreciating their role inmaking it effective. Cooley Board Member and Court of AppealsJudge Jane Markey (Dethmers Class, 1981) presented the GrandRapids Bar Association’s 2005 Liberty Bell Award. The LibertyBell Award honors a non-lawyer or a non-profit organizationthat has made an outstanding contribution to the cause of justiceor the advancing public understanding of the Constitution andour legal system. The Hon. David Morren, Chair of the KentCounty Board of Commissioners, presented a proclamation to thegroup recognizing the service of American juries.A lively discussion was held on “Why Juries Matter.” Participantsshared experiences with 2002 Liberty Bell Award winner WayneBentley of City High School, GRBA Jury RepresentationCommittee chair Stephen R. Drew from the firm of Drew, Cooper& Anding; L. Roland Roegge of Smith, Haughey, Rice & Roegge;U.S. District Court-Western District Judge Joseph G. Scoville, AnnM. Cooper of Drew, Cooper & Anding; and T. J. Ackert of Smith,Haughey, Rice & Roegge.Alumni guests included Maureen Burns VanHoven (Grant Class,1987), Jayne Dykema (Mundy Class, 1986), Maureen Magras(Chase Class, 2002), Matthew Smith (Morell Class, 1985),AnnMarie Soules Smith (Cross Class, 2004), Pamela Wynn(Stone Class, 1996), and Lori Zellers (McDonald Class, 1998).These alumni guests were joined by a large number of Cooley’sadministration, faculty, and staff. That group included Cooleyfaculty members Paul Carrier, Mike Molitor, and Curt Benson(Mundy Class, 1986), Cooley Assistant Dean Nelson Miller,Director of Cooley’s Grand Rapids Campus CJ Kruska, DeputyDirector of the Grand Rapids Campus Joan Rosema (Jay Class,2000), Enrollment Coordinator Dave Dee, ARC CoordinatorDavid Tarrien (Chase Class, 2002), Career Services OfficeCoordinator Danielle Hall (Blair, Jr. Class, 2001), Director ofGraduate Programs Deb Hirsch (Sherwood Class, 1986), AlumniRelations Director Darryl Parsell (Wiest Class, 1979), and AlumniRelations Office Executive Assistant Amy Swope. Kim Coleman,the Executive Director of the Grand Rapids Bar Association, cohostedthe event with Cooley.Alumni Association Director NominationsAre SolicitedIn accordance with the new Alumni Association bylaws approvedin October 2004, the Nominating Committee solicits your inputregarding the Cooley Law School alumni suggested for membershipon the association’s governing body, the board of directors.The pertinent paragraph of the bylaws follows:“Nominating Committee — The Nominating Committee has theresponsibility to nominate members of the Board of Directors andto nominate the Officers of the Association. The NominatingCommittee will be selected by the Board not later than April 1 ofeach year. It consists of (a) the President of the Association, (b)the Executive Secretary of the Association, (c) one member of theLaw School Faculty who is also a Regular Member of theAssociation, (d) at least three members of the Board of Directors,and (e) at least one former President of the Association. ThePresident of the Association will designate the Chairperson. Thenames of the Nominating Committee may be published by noticein the Law School’s Web site and other suitable alumni publicationswith a request for the submission of names of suggestednominees to the Board.”Please contactDarryl Parsell atparselld@cooley.eduPlease contact Darryl Parsellat parselld@cooley.edu orcall (800) 243-ALUM if youwish to identify Cooley graduateswho will be good candidatesfor Alumni Director.The Nominating Committee is comprised of the following alumni:Charles R. Toy-Chair (Kavanagh Class, 1981), Virginia P. Allen(Wing Class, 1982), M. Carol Bambery (Morell Class, 1985),Larry R. Betz (Clark Class, 1979), Diane Britt (Chandler Class,1983), Julie Clement (McDonald Class, 1998), Judy Frank(Mundy Class, 1986), Jeff Haarer (Copeland Class, 1989),Henry Legere, Jr. (Carpenter Class, 1993), Darryl J. Parsell(Wiest Class, 1979), Michael J. Pelot (Martin Class, 1988), andMaria Templo (J. Wilson Class, 2001).BENCHMARK

alumni mattersalumninews29Cooley Alumni Association Teams Up WithSBA To Help Lansing Area KidsWhen Cooley’s Student Bar Association asked for help with this year’sCooley for Kids Day, the Alumni Association heeded the call andpitched in. The program began in 2001 when the Student BarAssociation began to raise money each year to provide a day forlocal children at Lansing’s Oldsmobile Park. It’s the home of the ClassA Lansing Lugnuts, a member of the 14-team Midwest League and anaffiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays.Local kids attending the Lansing Parksand Recreation’s summer programenjoyed a day of professional baseball,including food, drinks, and souvenirs.A great time was had by all.The Cooley Alumni Association donated$1,025 this year to help cover theexpenses for 100 children. Additionalchildren were sponsored by Cooley’sfaculty and staff with a $1,872.25donation and the Student BarAssociation donated $728. PresidentDon LeDuc also designated $1,499.75 from Cooley’s 5K raceproceeds winnings to go to Cooley for Kids.Local kidsattending theLansing Parks andRecreation’ssummer programenjoyed a dayof professionalbaseballThanks go to the Cooley alumni, faculty, staff, students, and friendswho bought holiday wreaths from the Alumni Association. Since all ofthe funds raised by the Alumni Memorial Scholarship Golf Outing areearmarked for the Scholarship Fund, the only source of money forother worthy causes, including Cooley for Kids, is the holidaywreath sale.Please order your wreaths now by going to the Cooley Web site atwww.cooley.edu. You will enjoy having one at your home and givingadditional wreaths to your friends and clients. These premium-qualitywreaths, hand crafted in northern Michigan, are made of fresh andfragrant evergreens and the shipping costs are included in the veryreasonable price. Your support of this program really made a differencefor a lot of Lansing area children on Cooley for Kids Day.

LETTER FROM THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTTrinity Term 2005Ever OnwardBy Charles R. Toy, Alumni Association PresidentPresidents are like flowers, here for a while, and then gone. Hopefully, my time aspresident was like a flower, pleasant to see, fragrant aroma, and soothing to the soul.I have been privileged to serve for the last two years as the Thomas M. Cooley LawSchool Alumni Association President. I have had the opportunity to meet and work withthe many dedicated alumni and staff members of Cooley Law School. They all have onegoal: that is, to make Cooley Law School the best law school, and to help its graduatesin any way possible.The principal accomplishment during my presidency was the restructuring of the alumniassociation to meet the needs of the alumni and to be self-sustaining. During my firstyear as president, a dedicated committee reviewed and rewrote numerous drafts of the Alumni AssociationBylaws, adopted at the Oct. 23, 2004 annual meeting. This year, the alumni association has begun toimplement the new bylaws. If you have not already experienced some effect from the new bylaws, you will.The newly adopted bylaws are intended to improve relations between the alumni and between alumni andthe law school. Additionally, the new bylaws are set up to maximize your opportunity to be involved witheither Cooley or the alumni association.Cooley Law School is increasingly committed to alumni involvement. During the last two years, the lawschool has hired three staff members to work with Director of Alumni Relations Darryl Parsell. Last year,James D. Robb was hired as Associate Dean of Development. This year, Cooley hired DevelopmentDirectors Pam Heos and Tom Garikes. The law school will continue to assist alumni through its own effortsand through the efforts of the alumni association.Our country has witnessed massive disruptions by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Cooley Law School, theStudent Bar Association, and the alumni association have all become involved in providing assistance tostudents and graduates in the affected areas. I am proud that the alumni association has the flexibility toshift priorities and funds to assist its own alumni.Lastly, I urge you to become involved with your law school alma mater in any way possible. Moderncommunication media allows you to have important input at both the law school and the alumniassociation. If you do not see a volunteer opportunity, please contact Darryl J. Parsell at (800) 243-ALUM,in Lansing call 371-5140 x 2038, or e-mail parselld@cooley.edu.Although woefully inadequate, it is said with heartfelt gratitude, loving respect, and demonstratedadmiration: thank you for this opportunity to serve.Charles R. ToyBENCHMARKBENCHMARK

class notes31classnotesThe Benchmark encourages all graduates to contribute information to the Class Notes. Please includegraduating class name and year when submitting your information. We encourage information about yourlaw practice and other accomplishments in the legal profession. The Benchmark has a policy of not printingbar passage information.1976 CampbellClassDe Vries, Kenneth J.,has been selected as thenew assistant vice presidentfor UF/IFAS (Instituteof Florida AgricultureSciences) SHAREDevelopment.Jordan, Stephen H.,a partner at RothmanGordon in Pittsburgh,Penn., was named aPennsylvania SuperLawyer in the area ofLabor & Employment in2005. Law and PoliticsMagazine and Philadelphia Magazine mailedmore than 36,000 ballots to attorneys acrossPennsylvania, asking them to vote for the bestlawyers that they had personally observed inaction. The nominees were reviewed andscored, with only the top 5 percent ofPennsylvania lawyers receiving the distinction.Mr. Jordan was also listed on The Top 50Pittsburgh Super Lawyers, which is a list of thelawyers within the Pittsburgh area whoreceived the highest point totals in the ballotingand review process.Randall, Anthony, passed away May 2,2005, after a battle with cancer. He was bornNov. 13, 1947. He served as legal counsel forthe Michigan Senate, as well as ExecutiveDirector for the Association for Deaf, Hearingand Speech, and the Michigan PetroleumAssociation.1978 MarstonClassBrandwine, Jeffrey,counsel for George MasonUniversity, died May 29,2005, from complicationsof pneumonia. He joinedMason in 1989.Brandwine served as assistant vice presidentfor human resources at Mason from 1989-1995. He became assistant vice president forlegal affairs, and in 1998, associate vice presidentfor legal affairs. His primary legal responsibilitiesfor the university were in employmentmatters, student issues, and domestic and internationalcontracts. He was an adjunct associateprofessor and taught both undergraduate andgraduate courses at Mason, as well as atOxford University in England during the summer.Brandwine was also assistant attorney general/specialcounsel for the Commonwealth ofVirginia. Before joining Mason, Brandwine wasdirector of personnel/employee relations for theState University College at Buffalo, N.Y., andemployee relations representative at MichiganState University.1980 Bushnell ClassCagle, Mary, of Miami, Fla., is the ChiefExecutive Officer of C.H.A.R.L.E.E., a non-profitcorporation providing homes for children whoseparents’ rights have been judicially terminated.Phone: (305) 665-7365.1981 Dethmers ClassSulau, William, has joined the law firm ofDrew & Ward in Cincinnati, Ohio as a partner.He practices in commercial and residential realestate, business planning, general corporatelaw, probate and estate planning. Phone: (513)621-8210.Kavanaugh ClassFaust, Owen J., formed a new firm specializingin transactional law and estate planning.The firm, Owen J. Faust, P.L.C., is located at2163 Commons Parkway, Okemos, Mich.48864. Phone: (517) 853-6368; e-mail:ojfaust@ojfaustlaw.com.Long ClassClaggett, Russ, was elected presidentof the Michigan Public Employers LaborRelations Association for 2005.Phone: (269) 466-3394;e-mail: rwclaggett@ci.battle-creek.mi.usJahn, Gregory P., hasbeen elected president of theMichigan Defense TrialCounsel (MDTC) for 2005-2006. He is a partner withMastromarco & Jahn, P.C., inSaginaw, Mich. He practicesthroughout Michigan in theareas of insurance defense litigation,insurance coverage issues,professional negligence, commercial litigation,and family law.1982 Goodwin ClassBrennan Theresa M., was appointed to thedistrict court bench in Brighton, Mich. She formerlyserved in the Brighton City Attorney’s Office.1983 Chandler ClassMcQuillan, Kevin J., isco-founder and general partnerof Focus Ventures. Kevinfocuses on investments in thesoftware and communicationmarkets, and has led thefirm's investments in AgileSoftware, Alteon Websystems(Nortel), Commerce One, Com21, CopperMountain, and Pixelworks, all of which becamepublic companies. Prior to co-founding FocusVentures, Kevin was a Managing Director atComdisco Ventures, where he was responsible forinvestments in companies including ATML, CorsairCommunications (Lightbridge), Diamond Lane(Nokia), Extreme Networks, GetThere.com(Sabre), Integrity Q/A (Pure Atria), Intraware,Netro, Power Integrations, and SalesLogix.Previously he was a General Partner at DominionVentures, a venture capital firm with over $400million under management. His successful informationtechnology investments at Dominion werecompanies such as Capstone, Conductus, EfficientNetworks, MMC Networks (AMCC), Red BrickSystems (Informix), Talarian, Tivoli Systems (IBM),Transwitch, and Xylan (Alcatel). Kevin becameinvolved in the investment industry as a Directorof Investments for Equitec Financial Group andBENCHMARK

class notes32 Trinity Term 2005was responsible for several investments includingChips & Technologies and Cirrus Logic. Additionalinvestments have included ONI Systems andRightPoint (E.piphany).1984 McAlvay ClassDannison, Charles (Rusty), 58, passedaway Sept. 6, 2005. He taught at WesternMichigan University for 25 years. In the legal profession,he founded Cascade Family Law P.C.,specializing in the practice of estate planning andelder law. He served in the military in Vietnam,attaining the rank of Major, and earning a SilverStar and two Bronze Stars.Jaworski, The Hon. Thomas M., was electedto a six-year term as county court judge forAlachua County, Fla. on Aug. 31, 2004. Phone:(352) 374-3650; e-mail: tmj@circuit8.org.Pecchio, Robert, is founder and president ofthe Robert A. Pecchio, Co. L.P.A. (1994) with fourlaw offices in northeastern Ohio including,Cleveland, Twinsburg, Conneaut and Youngstown.His firm focuses primarily on plaintiff’s personalinjury litigation including wrongful death, accidentclaims, including auto, truck, motorcycle, boating,and pedestrian, as well as uninsured motoristclaims, medical malpractice, nursing homenegligence, injuries to children, sexual assault andsexual abuse, Worker’s Compensation, and SocialSecurity disability claims. Phone: (330) 963-6600; e-mail: pecchiolaw@yahoo.com.1985 T. Smith ClassCrim, Douglas W. servedas a panel member at theOccupational Safety andHealth Law CommitteeMidwinter Meeting of theAmerican Bar Association(ABA). He discussed“MIOSHA CriminalProsecutions: When Referred, When Not: Why orWhy Not” at the annual event, which took placein Key West, Fla. He is a principal in the Lansingoffice of the law firm of Miller, Canfield, Paddockand Stone, P.L.C. Crim is a frequent lecturer andauthor on workplace safety and has receivedOSHA Training Certification. His practice includesadministrative, civil and criminal litigation relatingto environmental, health and safety law and regulations,as well as proactive counseling of clientson environmental, health and safety compliancematters. He has also provided input on proposednew environmental, health and safety standardsand regulations.Mittleman, David, hasbeen elected an officer of theMichigan Trial LawyersAssociation. He was alsorecently elected treasurer ofthe Michigan DemocraticParty.Moss, Bruce, was honored by the MichiganHigh School Athletic Association with the VernNorris Award, a lifetime achievement honor givento one sports official each year. He officiates athigh school football, girls and boys basketball,baseball, and softball games. He is a member ofthe Heart of Michigan Officials Association and isin charge of assigning officials for two conferencesand an association. He also teaches at officials’clinics and speaks to parents. He is an attorneyin Alma, Mich.Morell ClassDietz, Diane, has beenappointed Senior Director ofPublic Affairs and VicePresident of The ComcastFoundation. She will directthe company’s public affairsactivities, including its nationalcommunity investment andoutreach initiatives. Diane also will oversee TheComcast Foundation, which provides financialsupport for organizations and programs that workto strengthen the communities Comcast serves.Diane joined Comcast in 1996. She has beenresponsible for Comcast’s community investmentand communications initiatives in the Midwest.Prior to joining Comcast, she served as VicePresident of Corporate and Legal Affairs forContinental Cablevision’s Midwest Region and asan attorney at several law firms in Michigan.O’Brien, the Rev. Timothy, of New Hartford,Conn., has assumed duties as president of St.Paul Catholic High School. O’Brien has served atSt. Francis Xavier Parish in New Milford, SacredHeart Parish in Suffield and St. John VianneyParish West Haven, Conn. His most recent assignmentwas at Immaculate Conception Parish inNew Hartford, Conn., serving first as administrator,then as pastor for the past four years. He willcontinue to serve as pastor of ImmaculateConception in addition to his new duties at St.Paul. As president of St. Paul, he will act as externalrepresentative for the school, providing oversightto the Development Department and businessoffice, as well as guiding the capital campaign.Swan, Dennis, has been named President andChief Executive Officer of Sparrow Health Systemin Lansing, Mich., June 11, 2005. He had beenserving as interim president and CEO sinceNovember 2004.Whipple ClassGrelick, Susan J., is the elected town supervisorof Amherst, N.Y. She was town clerk ofAmherst 1992 –1995, when she was electedsupervisor. E-mail: sgrelick@amherst.ny.us.BENCHMARKHilbert, James Russel Jr., of ClearwaterBeach, Fla, passed away suddenly at his home onJune 1, 2005, at the age of 44. While in lawschool he clerked for the Michigan AttorneyGeneral. He graduated third in his class. From1986-1991 he was on active duty with the ArmyJudge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps. Electingto stay in the Army Reserve, he only recentlyretired as a Lieutenant Colonel. From 1991-1994,he was an AUSA Federal Prosecutor in the TampaCivil Division, and in 1993 was co-recipient ofthe Employee of the Year Award. More recently,he headed the Hilbert Law Group in Clearwater,Fla., as a board-certified trial attorney AV-ratedby Martindale Hubbell. Jim was also a past facultymember of the U.S. Department of Justice CivilTrial Advocacy Institute and a frequent lecturer atthe Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers.1986 Mundy ClassDonoghue, Robert L., was appointed byMichigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm to the bench in75th District Court, serving Midland County,Mich. He was previously in private practice inMidland, and owns Donoghue Law Office,P.L.L.C., in Midland.Miles ClassCarolan, James A., hasjoined The Private Bank as aVice President Trust Officer forthe Wealth ManagementGroup. Carolan is primarilyresponsible for providingadvisory services in trust andestate planning and providingmanagement for the trust operations. He hasalmost 20 years experience in trust and estateplanning and he most recently held the position ofVice President Trust Advisor for Bank One/JPMorgan in Flint, Mich.Sherwood ClassBrown, Barbara, of St. Ignace, Mich., wasappointed by Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholmto the Mackinac Bridge Authority. She is a former92nd Circuit Court judge, serving Mackinac andLuce counties. Her term on the authority expiresJune 30, 2010.1987 Champlin ClassRandall, Ken, started his second year aspresident of the Referees Association of Michigan.Phone: (989) 832-6801. E-mail:kdrandall@aol.com.Grant ClassFirestone, Rev. Thomas, has accepted theposition of pastor at St. John Vianney RomanCatholic Church in Flint, Mich. He previouslyserved as pastor of St. Mary Student Parish inAnn Arbor, Mich., associate pastor of HolyRedeemer Parish in Burton, Mich., and sacramentalminister of Christ the King Church, in Flint,Mich.

331988 Green ClassLain, Landis, was promoted to Director ofAdministrative Hearings for the FamilyIndependence Agency in Michigan.Reitmyer, Jeffrey J., was named vice presidentand estate fiduciary officer for the PrivateClient Group in Birmingham, Mich. He managesthe settlement of estate accounts in which the bankis named in a fiduciary capacity. Previously, hewas trust and estate adviser with Comerica Bankin the Wealth Management Division.1989 Douglass ClassBrown-Bodner, Sandra, was recently namedChief of the Tax Division for the U.S. Attorney’sOffice, Central District of California. She supervisesall Assistant U.S. Attorneys and Special AssistantU.S. Attorneys who are assigned to handlefederal tax litigation and investigations in thedistrict, including criminal, civil, and bankruptcytax cases. Phone: (213) 894-5810; e-mail:sandra.brown@usjog.gov.Cianfarano, Michael G., has been workingas an assistant district attorney for OswegoCounty N.Y., since March 2004. Mike also maintainsa general practice.Johnson ClassGrosek, Debra Bolus, ofWilkes-Barre, Penn., hasbeen certified as a memberof The Million DollarAdvocates Forum.Membership in the forum islimited to attorneys whohave won million and multimilliondollar verdicts,awards, and settlements. There are about 3,000members throughout the country. Ms. Grosek specializesin representing plaintiffs in personalinjury, automobile accidents, slip and fall cases,medical malpractice, and tractor/truck cab crushproduct liability cases.Peek, Monique T., has joined the staff ofRevelations Entertainment, a company owned byOscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman. Ms. Peekserves as assistant to company CEO LoriMcCreary. Previously, Ms. Peek worked forCreative Artist Agency, one of Hollywood’s largestagencies. She has also worked as an actress, performedin plays, and developed scripts. She wasalso awarded a Bill Cosby Fellowship and studiedscreenwriting at the University of SouthernCalifornia.1990 Wilson ClassAnderson, Lois, of Cadillac, Mich., passedaway Nov. 11, 2004.Schwarz, Paul, A., with the Princeton office ofDuane Morris LLP, has been named a partner inthe firm. He focuses his practice on patent prosecutionand opinion work with an emphasis insemiconductor, liquid crystal display, digital videoand television technologies, electronic business,opto-electronic, material science, and mechanicalarts. He served as a patent examiner in the U.S.Patent and Trademark Office.Witherell ClassSavickas, Steve, a criminal defense attorneyand free speech advocate in Grand Rapids,Mich., had an article published in the June 2005issue of the Michigan Bar Journal. He was alsorecently selected for membership in The FirstAmendment Lawyers (National) Association, andwas a 2003 recipient of the Media AccessLeadership Award granted by the CommunityMedia Center in Grand Rapids.1991 Turner ClassRyan, Raymond J., 65, died June 17, 2005,at Cartwright Hospice Residence. He was asumma cum laude graduate of Cooley, and wasemployed for 30 years by General Motors, retiringin 1993. Most recently, he was employed atKnight Facilities Management as Chief FinancialOfficer.Lawrence ClassAbood, Jerome F., CCIM, is the SeniorVice President of Signature Associates-ONCORInternational's Lansing operations. The Lansingoffice was formed in September 2003.Phone: (517) 827-3000; E-mail:jabood@signatureassociates.com.Koernig, Charles, was recertified by the NewJersey Supreme Court as a civil trial attorney. Hewas also admitted to practice before the U.S.Supreme Court. Phone: (856) 769-2470; e-mail:mcdonoughkoernig@aol.com.1992 Durand ClassFoster, Ronald L., was elected in April 2005to the State Bar of Michigan RepresentativeAssembly. He is also an adjunct business lawinstructor at Davenport University and atCornerstone University. Phone: (616) 667-2728;e-mail: rfosteresq@aol.com.Wisner, Todd J.W., announces that his father,Donald J. Wisner, has joined Wisner & WisnerL.L.P. as a partner. Donald Wisner is a retiredNew York Supreme Court justice, AppellateDivision, 4th Department. He also announces thatMaria J. Reed has joined the firm as an associate.The law firm represents defendants accused ofalcohol-influenced operating offenses, includingDWI, vehicular crimes, and appellate advocacy.1993 Moore ClassAnderson, Eric D., joined the law firm ofStahl, Cowen & Crowley on May 2, 2005, as apartner. The firm is located at 55 W. MonroeStreet, Suite 500, Chicago, Ill. 60603. Phone:(312) 377-4564; E-mail:eanderson@stahlcowen.com.Kingston, Carol Lawson, and her husband,Paul W. Kingston, II, announce the arrival of theirson, Ethan Paul Kingston, on June 1, 2005.Carpenter ClassEscobar, Cristina, now practices labor andemployment law as staff counsel for the PoliceBenevolent Association in Miami, Fla. Previously,she served 10 years as a prosecutor for MiamiDade County in the State Attorney’s Office.Phone: (305) 593-0044; e-mail:cristina0055@aol.com.1994 Ostrander ClassNachbar, Stuart, was named a partner ofMiddlebrooks, Shapiro, Nachbar & Pflumm, P.C.on Nov. 1, 2004.Smirnow, John, is now an associate in King &Spalding's International Trade Group, inWashington, D.C. E-mail: jsmirnow@kslaw.com.Williams ClassBotwinik, Philip, a captain in JAG, ispracticing law in Iraq. He is Chief of LegalAssistance for a brigade with over 4,000 soldiersand Chief of Administrative Law. Contact information:CPT Philip Botwinik; HHC, 48th BCT; APO,AE 09372, or e-mail: philbotwinik@yahoo.com.Kowal, Adrian, and his wife, of Riverview,Mich., announce the birth of their second child,Nicholas, born on June 20, 2005. Nicholas was8 lbs., 5 oz., at birth, and joins big brother,Jacob.Sanford, Brenda, a Sanilac County, Mich.,Chief Assistant Prosecutor, was named a communitycolumnist for the Sanilac County News.Community columnists sign on for a year, agreeingto contribute four or five articles on topics oftheir choice.Person ClassTucciarone, Eric G., was promoted to a principalof the law firm of Tanoury, Corbet, Shaw,Nauts & Essad, P.L.L.C. His practice emphasizesmedical malpractice, nursing home licensing, andliability and contractual matters. He also hasexperience in worker’s compensation and generalliability.1995 Bird ClassMarchant, James, 39, of Traverse City, Mich.,passed away July 15, 2005. He was a practicingattorney in the Traverse City area.BENCHMARK

class notes34 Trinity Term 2005Steere ClassGuari, Jason J., and his wife, Nicole,announce the birth of their daughter Lily FrancesGuari, born on Nov. 1, 2004. Jason is a partnerwith the law firm of Murray and Guari TrialLawyers PL in West Palm Beach, Fla. The firm specializesin plaintiff personal injury, wrongfuldeath, product liability, and insurance disputes.Phone: (561) 366-9099; e-mail:jguari@m-glaw.com.Walters, Mark, has located his office, WaltersLaw Firm P.L.L.C., at 1505 Skyline Tower, 10900NE 4th Street, Bellevue, WA 98004. Phone: (425)688-7620.Kuhn ClassKapuza, John, was elected to the WashingtonState Trial Lawyers Association Board ofGovernors representing the 4th CongressionalDistrict for the state of Washington. Phone: (509)575-1588; e-mail: jkapuza@hotmail.com.1996 Stone ClassBeatty, Steven G., accepted a position as anAssistant Prosecutor with the Lapeer County(Michigan) Prosecutor’s Office. Previously he hadhis own law firm in Flint, Mich., for nearly 10years.Dunn, Charles, E., was named a shareholderin the Bloomfield Hills, Mich., office of Plunkett &Cooney. He is a member of the EnvironmentalLaw Practice Group. He focuses his practice in theareas of real estate, regulatory law, and condemnations,including eminent domain issues.Levitt, Lena, has accepted a position with theU.S. Department of State as a Foreign ServiceOfficer. Previously, she was Deputy GeneralCounsel with the Child and Family ServicesAgency in Washington, D.C. She also formerlyserved as Section Chief in the Office of theAttorney General, D.C., in the General CrimesSection and in the Child Protection Section.E-mail: lenalevitt68@yahoo.com.Lucido, Sebastian, was appointed byMichigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm as judge, 41-BDistrict Court, serving part of Macomb County,Mich. Lucido was most recently president ofSebastian Lucido & Associates, P.C. law firm.Previously, he served as assistant attorney forHarrison Township and as a clerk for the 16thCircuit Court in Macomb County. Lucido was thefounder and president of the Thomas M. CooleyComputer Law Society. His term will expireJan. 1, 2007.Moody ClassHogan, Elizabeth B., was appointed as anAssociate Circuit Judge, 22nd Circuit Court, in St.Louis, Mo. She was previously a partner with theHogan Law Firm.Black ClassHillary, Nancy (Scott) of Ada, Mich. and herhusband announce the birth of their third child,Clara Ann Hillary, born on May 20, 2005. Clarajoins her big brothers, Mark, age 4, and Jack,age 3. Phone: (616) 464-4088; e-mail: hillarylaw@sbcglobal.net.Nawash, Kamal, president of the FreeMuslims Coalition, an American Muslim organization,was named by U.S. Secretary of StateCondoleezza Rice as part of a U.S. delegation toa conference on combating intolerance againstreligious groups, including Muslims, Jews andminority Christians among others. The conferencewas sponsored by the Organization for Securityand Cooperation in Europe, June 8-9, 2005, inCordoba, Spain.Semerly, Charles G., hasrejoined the law firm ofChurch, Kritselis & Wyble,P.C., as an associate attorney.His focus at the firm is personalinjury and premises liability.Charles was a law clerk atthe firm from 1994 to 1996.Thereafter, he moved toChicago where he practiced law in the areas ofpersonal injury and real estate.1997 Voelker ClassGambrell, Todd, with the law firm of ClineClose Dyer & Gambrell, P.L.C. has successfullycompleted the Probate and Estate Planning certificationprogram offered by the Institute ofContinuing Legal Education. To earn the certificate,he participated in 10 intermediate and advancedleveleducational seminars on various estateplanning, estate and trust administration, andestate tax topics.Mulder, Jill S., was married on Oct. 22, 2004,in Grand Rapids, Mich., to Michael Buys. She alsoearned her LL.M. in health law from ConcordUniversity School of Law in July 2005. She is theNorthern Regional Claims Team Leader forAccident Fund Insurance Company of America.E-mail: jillm@accidentfund.comPetroskey, Ann-Mary, an attorney with thelaw firm Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, hasreceived a Certificate of Completion in the areasof probate and estate planning issued by theInstitute of Continuing Legal Education and theProbate and Estate Planning Section of the StateBar of Michigan. Ann-Mary practices in the areasof business, estate planning, and tax law. She hasan LL.M. in Taxation. She is a member of the StateBar of Michigan Business Law, Taxation, andProbate and Estate Planning sections, theAmerican Bar Association Section of Taxation,and is also admitted to practice in the U.S. TaxCourt.1998 McDonald ClassBarenbaum, Evan, is now with White &Williams, L.L.P., in Philadelphia, Penn., in thefirm’s commercial litigation division. Phone: (215)864-7086; e-mail: barenbaume@whiteandwilliams.com.Gaitens, Richard P., hasjoined Rothman Gordon, P.C.,a downtown Pittsburgh lawfirm, as an associate in theWorkers’ CompensationPractice. Prior to joining thefirm, Mr. Gaitens was doingcontract work in theWashington D.C. area.Fultz, Karen D., has beennamed as a member of theCozen O’Connor law firm inAtlanta, Ga. Fultz concentratesher practice on subrogationand recovery matters.She is president of the GateCity Bar Association, as wellas a member of the National Bar Association, theGeorgia Associations of Black Women Attorneysand Women Lawyers, and the Local Bar ActivitiesCommittee of the State Bar of Georgia. Fultz isalso a board member of the Atlanta LegalDiversity Consortium, the Atlanta Bar Association,and the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation. Inaddition, she has been selected for inclusion inthe eighth edition of Who’s Who in Black Atlanta.Portman, Jackie Marie, was hired asgeneral counsel for the Office of ProfessionalStandards with the Chicago Police Department.Snow ClassSheppard, Elizabeth Ann “Lisa,”of Homewood, Ala., passed away May 22,2005. She was born Oct. 24, 1962.Yancey, Christine Everson, was named presidentof the St. Joseph County (Michigan) BarAssociation for 2005-2006. She is a sole practitionerin St. Joseph County. Phone: (269)496-1200; e-mail: mendonattorney@aol.com.1999 Flannigan ClassDolberry, Christopher, has become a partnerwith the law firm of Nathanson, Cipriano,DeMartino & Dolberry, P.C., in Hamden, Conn. Inaddition, on May 8, 2004, he married StaceyLesogor. Phone: (203) 288-1333, ext. 301,e-mail: chris@nc-lawyers.com.Fead ClassHanson, Jason M., has become a shareholderat RAV P.C., where he concentrates his practice intax advisory and wealth planning for individualsand closely held businesses. Phone: (206)BENCHMARK

class notes35357-3033; e-mail: jmhanson@ravpc.com.Weadock ClassCourtright, Paul, announces the opening ofThe Law Office of Paul Courtright, P.A. at 1199N. Orange Avenue, Orlando, Fla 32804. Thefirm is dedicated to the practice of criminaldefense, real estate law, corporation law, entertainmentlaw, and mediation within the state ofFlorida. Phone: (407) 754-5858; e-mail:courtrightlaw@yahoo.com.Esperance, Michelle R., joined the Mt.Clemens, Mich., office of Plunkett & Cooney as amember of the firm’s Title Insurance PracticeGroup. She focuses her practice in the areas ofinsurance and real estate law. Previously, sheworked for six years as a supervising attorney fora Bingham Farms-based law firm.Smithbolden, Marlayne A., graduated witha Master of Public Administration from WesternMichigan in December 2004. In August 2005,she was accepted into the Doctor of BusinessAdministration program at the University ofPhoenix. She also accepted a position as a policyanalyst with the Arizona Department of HealthServices, Division of Behavioral Health Services.Phone: (602) 312-1886; e-mail:msmithbo@aol.com.2000 Jay ClassMilliman, Michael, has opened his own firm,MGM Law Group, PLC, 3135 S. State St., Suite350T, Ann Arbor, Mich. 48108. Phone: (734)662-8000; e-mail: mike@mgmlawgroup.com.Wright, Jenna Paunovich, was promotedfrom associate principal to principal at KitchDrutchas in the law firm’s Detroit office. She has amedical malpractice litigation practice, focusingon birth trauma cases.Cushing ClassFinnessey, Samuel S.J., Jr., spoke June 7,2005, at the 22nd annual New York WelfareFraud Investigators Association Conference inAuburn, N.Y. His topic was Case Preparation andPresentation. Phone: (315) 253-1430; e-mail:sjfinnessey@yahoo.com.Haapala, Karen Marie, married JeffreyRobert Daley on April 23, 2005, in Flint, Mich.She is a litigation/appellate attorney withCummings, McClorey, Davis & Acho, P.L.C. inLivonia. The couple resides in Canton, Mich.E-mail: khaapala@cmda-law.com.2001 Wilson ClassParker, Julie A., continues to practice in thelaw firm she formed in Sarasota, Fla., in 2001.The firm focuses on family law cases and personalinjury matters. The firm has grown to includethree attorneys, three paralegals, a front officemanager, a bookkeeper, and an office manager.Blair ClassRomero, Douglas L., opened his own practice,Colorado Criminal Defense Counsel, inDenver, Colo. He specializes in criminal defense,civil litigation, and bankruptcy. In addition, heand his wife, Lisa, announce the birth of their firstchild, Mikaila. Phone: (303) 825-4700; e-mail:romerod@wayne.edu.Iredell ClassBailey, Gilda M., announces the formation ofThe Law Office of Gilda M. Bailey, P.C., 26 CourtSt., Suite 904, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11242. Phone:(718) 237-6501.Jenkins, Demetria Nicole, of Charleston,S.C., was married to Ernest Wilson III on April 9,2005. She is employed by Motley Rice, L.L.C.Lindsay-Ochoa, Elizabeth, of Denver, Colo.,was awarded a fellowship from the American BarAssociation’s Real Property, Probate, and TrustSection. Phone: (303) 539-2360; e-mail:liz_ochoa02@yahoo.com.Wabeke, Cheryl, recently opened her own lawpractice, in Grand Haven, Mich., specializing inSocial Security and SSI disability appeals.Previously, she served three years as a staffattorney for Western Michigan Legal Services inMuskegon, working in the area of landlord andtenant law, and disability appeals. Before enteringthe legal field, she spent 30 years in publiceducation in the Three Rivers, Mich., area. Phone:(616) 844-1327.Wilcox, Clinton H., of Tacoma, Wash., earnedhis LL.M. in Taxation from the University ofWashington School of Law in June 2005. Phone:(253) 939-4556; e-mail: swigartlaw@hotmail.com.Wilson, Lawrence, F., has accepted a positionas an assistant public defender in AmericanSamoa. He began June 5, 2005. Formerly, hewas a Deputy Public Defender in MendocinoCounty, Calif.2002 Chase ClassKorsal, Charles, taught two sections of businesslaw as adjunct instructor at WashtenawCommunity College, Ann Arbor, Mich., duringsummer 2005. He also contributed in summer2005 as an adjunct instructor for the University ofMichigan English Language Institute in the“English for Legal Studies” program designed toprepare foreign lawyers and judges for LL.M.programs in the United States.Serrano, Cathy, has accepted a position withthe law firm of Skekloff, Adelsperger & Kleven,L.L.P., in Fort Wayne, Ind. She is also an adjunctprofessor for IVY Tech State College, teachingBusiness Law, which is open to several degreeprograms; as well as paralegal studies coursessuch as Family Law, Bankruptcy, and LegalResearch. Phone: (260) 407-7000; e-mail:cts@sak-law.com.2003 Swainson ClassIngram, Lynne T., joined the firm of RyleyCarlock & Applewhite, of Phoenix, Ariz., as anassociate. Ingram practices in the firm’s bankruptcyand litigation group. She formerly was adeputy Maricopa County attorney.Mitchell, Melissa Sue, 30, of Laguna Niguel,Calif., died May 21, 2005. She was an attorneypracticing in the Orange County area. Shereceived an LL.M. degree in trial advocacy fromCalifornia Western School of Law in 2004. Shealso attended the University of Virginia and theUniversity of Toronto. Melissa was named toWho’s Who in American Law Schools in 2003and 2004. Melissa was a member of theCalifornia Bar and practiced in the area of federaldefense law. She was a graduate of MaryBaldwin College (1997) and George WashingtonHigh School (1993). At Cooley, she was a teachingassistant, a research assistant, a member ofthe Moot Court Board, managing editor of theCooley Law Journal, and was a second placewinner for her paper on the “Right to Bear Arms”.Tracy, Aaron J., has joined the firm of Blalock,Walters, Held & Johnson, P.A. in Bradenton, Fla.,as an associate. He advises clients on corporatetax, and partnership-related issues. Tracy, whohas an LL.M. in taxation, formerly worked asan accountant in Tampa, Fla. Phone: (941)748-0100; e-mail: atracy@blalockwalters.com.O. Smith ClassRobledo, Amanda, has joined the office ofGaran Lucow Miller, as an associate in the lawfirm’s Lansing, Mich., office. The firm has officesthroughout Michigan. She will concentrate herpractice on family, no-fault, and premises liabilitylaw. Previously, she was an attorney with theAquilina Law Firm, P.L.C., in Lansing, Mich.Toy ClassDurian, Susan L., has joined Harbaugh LawOffices, P.L.L.C., in Kalamazoo, Mich., as anassociate. She practices family law. Phone:(269) 382-1871.2004 Cross ClassGorman, S. Tutt has beenappointed to the position ofLegal Counsel at the Office ofGeneral Counsel to theSupreme Court Chief Justice,Joseph E. Lambert (KentuckyCourt of Justice) in Frankfort,Kentucky. As Kentucky utilizesa statewide, unified court system, his office overseesall state courts by advising judges, circuitclerks, and the Chief Justice on a variety of issues.Mr. Gorman concentrates primarily in labor andemployment law and provides representation to

class notes36state court judges and officials in personnel andadministrative hearings. Additionally, Mr. Gormanprovides counsel to supervisors and managers ofvarious departments, such as Court Facilities,Pretrial Services, Family Court & Mediation, andJuvenile Services. He provides contract reviewand negotiations, advises in all personnel matters,and summarizes and tracks all legislation whilethe General Assembly is in session. He alsoaddresses all tort liability and claims confrontingthe Kentucky Court of Justice.Needham ClassPerez, Danielle, has joined the BloomfieldHills, Mich., office of Plunkett & Cooney, P.C., asa member of the Insurance Law practice group.Previously, she worked for a Portage, Mich.-basedlaw firm. She focuses her practice exclusively inthe areas of insurance coverage and complexinsurance disputes.Swift ClassCook, Tim, was named administrator of theClair County District Court. He previously oversawpersonal protection orders for the circuit court.The administrator manages the daily operationsof the court. He will also serve as magistrate.Kerrick, Daniel C., of Philadelphia, Penn., hasjoined the law firm of Ciconte, Roseman &Wasserman in Wilmington, Del. He focuses oncivil litigation and corporate bankruptcy. E-mail:kerrickd@crwdelaw.com.Marschke, Lisa A., has joined Greenleaf Trustin Kalamazoo, Mich., as an administrative assistantto the president. She previously served as asummer associate for Miller, Johnson, Snell &Cummiskey, P.L.C.Rumball, Jayson W., joined the law firm ofHicks, Mullett & Gregg, P.L.L.C. in Lansing, Mich.He practices real estate, construction, and businesslaw. Phone: (517) 321-9770; e-mail:jrumball@hmglegal.com.Ryan, Evan Hill, has joined D & TConstruction, in Shelby Twp, Mich., as AssociateGeneral Counsel. Previously, he was corporatecounsel for Briday Inc., an Ontario corporationthat focuses on land development and golf coursedesign.2005 McAllister ClassJohnson, Nicholas, has transfered to theWaukegon, Ill., office of Querrey & Harrow, Ltd.He is an associate, practicing primarily in theareas of litigation and construction lien law. Healso presented at Construction Lien Law seminarson May 13, 2005, in Oak Brook, Ill., and on July28, 2005, in Shaumburg, Ill. Phone: (847) 249-4440; e-mail: njohnson@querrey.com.Olson, Charity A., joined the firm of Plunkett& Cooney as an associate in the CommercialLitigation, and Labor and Employment PracticeGroups. She previously worked as a summerassociate in the firm’s Bloomfield Hills office.Smith, Jennifer L., accepted a position as anassociate attorney with the law firm of Militello,Zanck, & Coen, P.C., in Crystal Lake, Ill. Herpractice areas are litigation, municipal prosecutions,and collections. Phone: (815) 459-8800;e-mail:jsmith@mzc.com.Thompson, Lars, has accepted a position withMoser & Partners, an international law firm basedin Germany, specializing in international civil,criminal, and family law. Lars was also acceptedto an LL.M. and advanced Senior Juris Doctoralprogram for International and Comparative LawStudies at the University of Regensburg inGermany. Additionally, he was asked to teach, asa visiting scholar, several seminars on U.S. lawtopics, such as ConstitutionalLaw, Criminal Procedure,Indian Law, and DeathPenalty.Werder, Trisha M.,has joined the firm of Cox,Hodgman & Giarmarco, P.C.,in Troy, Mich., as an associatein the firm’s business litigationgroup. She concentrates her practice in the areasof contract disputes, commercial transactions andemployment law.Boyles ClassPatel, Sima, has accepted a clerkship withJustice Elizabeth Weaver of the MichiganSupreme Court.classnotesFour 1983 Cooley graduates wereappointed April 17, 2005, asAdministrative Law Judges for the SocialSecurity Administration (SSA), Office ofHearings and Appeals (OHA). TheCooley group represented the largest contingentfrom a single law school appointedby the SSA on that day. From left,Jeffrey A. Hatfield, assigned to theCleveland, Ohio OHA office;M. Kathleen Gavin, assigned to theEvansville, Ind., OHA office, ThereseAnne Hardiman, assigned to theWilkes-Barre, Penn. OHA office; andWilliam G. Reamon, assigned to thePaducah, Ky., OHA Office. Hatfield,Hardiman, and Gavin are members ofthe O’Hara Class, while Reamon is amember of the Chandler Class.

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The 2005 Alumni AssociationHoliday Wreath Program isGetting Underway.It is the time of year to begin thinking of the holidays.Our thanks go to all who participated in last year’s HolidayWreath Program and helped to make it such a greatsuccess. In addition to the pleasure of giving or receivinga wreath, you can take pride in your support of alumniprograms.The holiday wreath is priced the same as last year, $33,and that includes the wreath, tax, handling, shipping, anda contribution to alumni programs. This beautiful 22-inchwreath is made of freshly gathered, fragrant balsamboughs from the Straits of Mackinac region of northernMichigan, and is decorated with natural pine cones and abig velvet bow. Wreaths are individually boxed andshipped directly to the recipient.An alumni association holiday wreath is a simple way tosend a wonderful seasonal gift to friends and family acrossthe country. Also, it is theperfect way to say “HappyHolidays” to family and friends,or “thank you” to your valued clients.There are tax benefits too, as a portion of your purchase is credited asa charitable donation. The profits from the wreath program go to supportalumni programs such as the Distinguished Service Award, theAlumni Memorial Scholarship and Cooley for Kids Day. This year, thealumni association used money raised from the sale of the holidaywreaths to provide emergency financial assistance to Cooley alumniaffected by the hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico.If you have any questions, or need an order form, please contact theAlumni Relations Office at (800) 243-ALUM (2586), or in Lansing call371-5140, ext. 2038, or e-mail parselld@cooley.edu. Thank you forsupporting alumni activities.Non ProfitOrganizationU.S. PostagePAIDLansing, MIPermit No. 241300 South Capitol Ave.P.O. Box 13038Lansing, MI 48901Change Service RequestedBENCHMARK