26 Michaelmas Term 2005Christian T. Novay(Fellows Class, 1997)Brandon Piasecki(<strong>Law</strong>rence Class, 1991)Lorne M. Reiter (Kuhn Class 1995)Doug Stiller(<strong>Law</strong>rence Class, 1991)Louis P. Violante(Weadock Class, 1999)James E. Walsh(Stone Class, 1996)Todd J.W. Wisner(Durand Class, 1992)North CarolinaHal Berger (Voelker Class, 1997)Gregory Booker(Steere Class, 1995)Angela Brown (Bird Class, 1995)Paul Mediratta (Jay Class, 2000)Robert G. Scott(Flannigan Class, 1999)OhioPatrick Baker(Rutledge Class, 2000)Robin Bohnert (Morse Class, 1987)David Carter(McDonald Class, 1998)James Garvin (Steere Class, 1995)Judge William Harsha(Wing Class, 1982)John Kahler II (Stone Class, 1996)Andrea J. Kochensparger(Moore Class, 1993)Ryan W. Lynch(Cushing Class, 2000)John Martin Murphy(Stone Class, 1996)<strong>Thomas</strong> Perotti (Steere Class, 1995)Jeannine Notaro Pratt(Carpenter Class, 1993)Scott Singer (Stone Class, 1996)OregonRonald Guerra(<strong>Law</strong>rence Class, 1991)David Weiss (Wilson Class, 1990)PennsylvaniaGail Abrams-Gornstein(Person Class, 1994)Brad Allen (North Class, 1980)Barry Bohmueller(Steere Class, 1995)William Braslawsce(Montgomery Class, 1992)Heather Camp-Burns(Flannigan Class, 1999)Dean E. Collins(Moody Class, 1996)Diane L. Dagger(Swainson Class, 2003)Angela Dobrinoff(<strong>Law</strong>rence Class, 1991)Andrew Edelberg(Person Class, 1994)Warren Hampton(Johnson Class, 1989)Loretta Kendall(Swainson Class, 2003)Billy Love (Morse Class, 1987)Irene Lubin (Moore Class, 1993)Frank Martocci(Krinock Class, 1991)Joseph McIntosh(Adams Class, 1997)Kristen Morris(Carpenter Class, 1993)Stephen P. Moschetta(McDonald Class, 1998)Ryan Mulderig(Flannigan Class, 1999)Christina T. Novajosky(Stone Class, 1996)Russell J. Ressler(Stone Class, 1996)Michael S. Travis(Stone Class, 1996)Joseph Vaccaro(Flannigan Class, 1999)Gladys Wiles(McDonald Class, 1998)Jeff Wood (O’Hara Class, 1983)Anthony W. Ziccardi(Stone Class, 1996)Puerto RicoMicheal Hasse(<strong>Law</strong>rence Class, 1991)Hector L. Ramos(Paterson Class, 2002)Rhode IslandJames Devine, Jr.(Moore Class, 1993)Steven Hartford(Witherell Class, 1990)Robyn Sisti (Moore Class, 1993)South CarolinaTrent Chambers (Black Class, 1996)Rose M. DeVries(Weadock Class, 1999)Tammie Hoffman(Flannigan Class, 1999)Memminger E. Wiggins(Kuhn Class, 1995)TennesseeKevin James Havens(Wilson Class, 2001)Hershel Koger(Montgomery Class, 1992)Aimee Tenaglia(Black Class, 1996)TexasChad Berry (Voelker Class, 1997)Catharine (Caeli) Blount(Bacon Class, 1990)R. Nathan Brin(Graves Class, 1977)Jeff Garcia (Smith Class, 2003)Diane M. Hamelin Given(Brooke Class, 1982)David G. Karlen(Krinock Class, 1991)Stephen P. Krupp(Steere Class, 1995)BENCHMARKN. Jude Menes(Fellows Class, 1997)Randall Reynolds(<strong>Law</strong>rence Class, 1991)Patrick Thornton(Green Class, 1988)Briar Wilcox(Needham Class, 2004)UtahScott Charlier(<strong>Law</strong>rence Class, 1991)Jessica McAuliffe(Cross Class, 2004)VermontJeffery Tobin (Morse Class, 1987)VirginiaStephen P. Cook(Paterson Class, 2002)Steven Frank(Witherell Class, 1990)John Paul Gregorio(Kuhn Class, 1996)Manolita Marmol Holadia(McGrath Class, 1992)Stephen Julias (Sharpe Class, 1998)Anetra King(Swainson Class, 2003)Steven Y. Lee (Moody Class, 1996)Neil Motter (Turner Class, 1991)Michael J. Seck (Blair Class, 2001)Nicole Michelle Spicer(Person Class, 1994)Philip Carter Strother(Fellows Class, 1997)H. Evans <strong>Thomas</strong>(Black Class, 1996)John Wheelock(Williams Class, 1994)Daniel Zavadil(Montgomery Class, 1992)WashingtonDavid S. Engle(Montgomery Class, 1992)Megan Goodrick(Montgomery Class, 1992)Jason M. Hanson(Fead Class, 1999)John Kapuza (Kuhn Class, 1995)Mark D. Walters(Steere Class, 1995)Richard Seward(Bushnell Class, 1980)Asia Vue (Needham Class, 2004)Washington, D.C.<strong>Dennis</strong> Cuevos(Ostrander Class, 1994)John Dodds (Sharpe Class, 1998)John J. Karasek(<strong>Law</strong>rence Class, 1991)Murat Ozgu (Kuhn Class, 1995)Jeffrey R. Sural(Williams Class, 1994)West VirginiaJeffrey Barton (Stone Class, 1996)William Valentino(Ostrander Class, 1994)WisconsinRobert Dorf (Moody Class, 1996)Mary Ellen Doucette-Lunstrum(Bacon Class, 1990)Michael Fitzpatrick(Ostrander Class, 1994)Peter A. Flessas(Krinock Class, 1991)Dawn Klocklow(Chase Class, 2002)David Knaapen(Manning Class, 1984)Ron Niesen (Witherell Class, 1990)Mark G. Pierquet(Iredell Class, 2001)Martin Stein(E. Wilson Class, 1990)Rick Steinberg (Adams Class, 1997)Bradley Stern(Rutledge Class, 2000)InternationalJim Koumarelas(Iredell Class, 2001)George O. White(Blair Class, 2001)Janelle Benjamin(Starr Class, 2005)Vincenzo Pirazza(Wilson Class, 2001)Stephanie Guerrero Flores(Snow Class, 1998)thank you|
The Admissions Office would like tothank the members of the Alumni StudentRecruitment Committee for their help incontacting alumni to recruit qualified applicantsto the <strong>Thomas</strong> M. <strong>Cooley</strong> <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong>.The following alumni contributed their time at events during thefall recruitment schedule in 2005:Ian S. Meyeroff, LSAC <strong>Law</strong> Forum in Washington, D.C.; KimWinokur, Kaplan Panel Discussion, "The <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong> Edge," atthe University of Michigan <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong>; Bethany Pierpont,University of Michigan Graduate and Professional <strong>School</strong> Day;Joseph A. Collins, Greater Western New York <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong> Fair,Buffalo, NY; Ray Lail, Vaughn Fisher, Gregory Clifton, andRobert DiVito, LSAC <strong>Law</strong> Forum, Atlanta, GA.; Scott Sachs,LSAC <strong>Law</strong> Forum, Los Angeles, CA.; Amy Timmer, JamesMadison College at Michigan State University.Assistant Dean of Admissions Stephanie Gregg expressed hergratitude to the alumni listed who took the time to speak withprospective students around the country about their law schoolexperiences and the education they obtained at <strong>Cooley</strong> <strong>Law</strong><strong>School</strong>. “Prospective students appreciate hearing directly fromour alumni all about what makes <strong>Cooley</strong> an excellent choiceamong law schools. We value the experiences and the expertiseTHANKS27of our alumni especially when they can tell incoming studentshow their education prepared them for law practice.”<strong>Cooley</strong>'s Admissions Office has two alumni on staff, AllenChung and Bethany Pierpont, both Assistant Directors ofAdmission. Dean Gregg said that “Their recent law school experiencesare important on the recruitment trail. It was not thatlong ago that they were the applicants hoping to be admitted tolaw school. Allen and Bethany help the candidates navigate thelaw school application process and they give good advice onhow to succeed in law school.”The following alumni worked at the <strong>Cooley</strong> Open Houses inOctober: Jim Siver and Maureen Burns Van Hoven at the GrandRapids Open House; <strong>Law</strong>rence Filiberto, Ron Grimm, HarrisSorovigas, and Darryl Parsell at the Lansing Open House;and Ron Grimm, Harris Sorovigas, Michelle R. Esperance,Aaron Kendal, and Tammy Asher at the Oakland UniversityOpen House.The members of the Alumni Student Recruitment Committee are:Evan Barenbaum, Laurie Berner, Chair Larry Betz, MaureenBurns Van Hoven, William Carmody, Brian Casterline, AllenChung, Joseph Collins, Colleen Davis, Robert DiVito, MichaelEllis, Vaughn Fisher, Demetrius Ford, Tiffany Foske, Ron Grim,Helen Haessly, Elizabeth Lindsay-Ochoa, Dr. Gary Label, HelenMickens, John Nocita, Elizabeth Russell, Jim Siver, HarilaosSorovigas, Diane Britt, Terry Carella, Stephanie Gregg, WilliamArnold, Darryl Parsell, and James Robb.Grand Rapids CampusThe fourth and final phase of construction at <strong>Cooley</strong>’s downtownGrand Rapids campus, located at 111 Commerce Street in theCherry Street Landing district, was announced this term.The project’s final phase will feature two 90-seat classrooms, anumber of smaller classrooms, two state-of-the-art courtrooms –an appellate and a trial courtroom – and faculty and administrativeoffices on the fourth and fifth floors of the building. Theproject is expected to be completed in May 2006.“We’re very excited to be able to make this announcement,”<strong>Cooley</strong> President and Dean Don LeDuc said. “We have createdone of the finest law school facilities in America and we’reproud to have a location in downtown Grand Rapids.”In total, the project included a renovation of one building andan addition, totaling approximately 100,000 square feet.Design Plus of Grand Rapids served as the architect for the fivestoryproject.“It has been a pleasure to work with <strong>Cooley</strong> and to design thisstate-of-the-art building,” said Design Plus partner Jack DeBruin.“The growth of higher education in our community is of greatimportance to our future and <strong>Cooley</strong>’s Grand Rapids location isa shining example of the facilities that are needed for teachingthe top professionals of tomorrow.”Rockford Construction Company, Inc., the construction managerfor the project, began construction on <strong>Cooley</strong>’s Grand Rapidslocation in September 2003 and will manage the final build-out.Earlier phases included the renovation and construction ofoffices for the dean and faculty members, classrooms and anAcademic Resource Center on floors two and three, as well as alaw library with two computer labs on the lower level and firstfloor.“I commend <strong>Cooley</strong> for having the foresight to open its campusin the heart of downtown.” said Rockford Companies CEO JohnWheeler. "<strong>Cooley</strong> is an anchor for the downtown Cherry StreetLanding area. We are thrilled to be a part of this and all theexciting projects that have turned that part of the city into athriving neighborhood.”<strong>Cooley</strong> <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong> is working closely with Grand Rapids-basedCuster Office Environments, Stelter Partners and Irwin Seatingfor office equipment and seating.<strong>Cooley</strong> also will continue to work with Rockford DevelopmentGroup on the development of a parking ramp at the corner ofCommerce and Cherry streets. The ramp will serve <strong>Cooley</strong> <strong>Law</strong><strong>School</strong> students, faculty and staff, and it will help to fulfill thegeneral parking needs of the Heartside neighborhood.“We’re grateful to our partners – Rockford Development andRockford Construction, Design Plus, Western Michigan University,and a large number of Grand Rapids-area businesses that havehelped to make this happen,” said LeDuc. “The Grand Rapidscommunity, including the city, the bar associations, the courts,and the business community have graciously welcomed <strong>Cooley</strong>into its community.”