Alumni Notes
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Classes 2020-present
Alexis N. Flores, ‘22 J.D.
Snell & Wilmer is pleased to announce that attorney Alexis Flores has been appointed to serve on the board of directors for Mariposa Women and Family Center. Since 1977, Mariposa...
Grace M. Nickels, ‘17 BA, ‘20 J.D.
IDEX Corporation is pleased to announce that Grace Nickels joined the company as Labor & Employment Counsel. Nickels will partner with Senior Counsel on all labor and employment matters globally....
Mallory Reader, '20 J.D.
Mallory E. Reader, '20 J.D. has been a named an associate at Foster Swift Collins & Smith's municipal practice group in the firm’s Grand Rapids office. In addition to helping local...
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Classes 2010-2019
Charles C. Davis, III, ‘17 J.D.
Phelps is pleased to announce that Charles Davis has been named to the 2023 Florida Rising Stars list. Davis focuses his practice in the area of Real Estate and works...
Michael A. McGriskin, ‘13 J.D.
Phelps is pleased to announce that Michael McGriskin has been named to the 2023 Florida Rising Stars list. McGriskin focuses his practice in the area of Insurance Coverage and works...
Matthew DiCianni, ‘13 J.D.
Matthew DiCianni, a labor and employment (L&E) associate at Cozen O’Connor, has been honored with a Rising Stars Award from the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC). The award recognizes attorneys...
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Classes 2000-2009
Michael W. Federer, ‘05 J.D.
Michael Federer is a Managing Partner, Sales and Distribution, M&A, at Fusion Specialty Americas and is based out of Dallas. Federer is a seasoned mergers & acquisitions attorney, with his...
George McDonnell, ‘04 BA, ‘08 J.D.
George McDonnell joins iPipeline as the company’s General Counsel. In this role, McDonnell oversees the full spectrum of iPipeline's legal operations, including customer and vendor contracting, intellectual property, employment law,...
Angela Colmenero, ‘04 J.D.
Angela Colmenero has been appointed as the interim Attorney General of Texas by Governor Greg Abbott. Prior to this appointment, Colmenero served as Principal Deputy General Counsel to the Governor...
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Classes 1990-1999
Edward S. Kiel, ‘91 J.D.
President Joe Biden has nominated Judge Edward S. Kiel to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Judge Kiel would be the first Korean American to serve...
Martin T. Schrier, ‘90 BA, ‘95 J.D.
Cozen O’Connor is pleased to announce that Martin Schrier has been named one of the most influential corporate/M&A lawyers in South Florida by Business Today as well as selected to...
Anastasia Tonello, ‘98 J.D.
Ulmer & Berne LLP is pleased to announce that Partner Anastasia Tonello earned a position in Band 1, the highest possible recognition given by Chambers USA for 2023 in the...
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Classes 1980-1989
In Memoriam: Pamela Jean Mills, ‘82 J.D.
It is with great sadness that the law school announces the passing of Pamela Mills on September 8, 2023 in Des Plaines, Illinois. Mills practiced law in Chicago and was...
Susan J. Curry, ‘89 J.D.
Congratulations to Susan Curry who was honored with the Leonard Jay Schrager Award of Excellence by the Chicago Bar Foundation at the annual Pro Bono and Public Service Awards luncheon…
James B. Betterman, ‘83 J.D.
Lathrop GPM is pleased to announce that James Betterman was recognized in Chambers High Net Worth 2023 with regional honors in the directory for Kansas. Betterman is Senior Counsel in...
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Classes 1970-1979
In Memoriam: Joseph “Patrick” McDavitt, ‘70 J.D.
It is with great sadness that the law school announces the passing of Patrick McDavitt on August 11, 2023 in Oregon. McDavitt worked as a corporate litigation attorney for over...
Randy Petrides, ‘77 J.D.
Randy Petrides shares that he has recently written a book titled, How the Saints Shaped History. Petrides describes it as a readable walk through Catholic church history with an emphasis...
Stephen J. Mitchell. ‘73 J.D.
Congratulations to Stephen Mitchell who was recently honored by the Florida Bar at a Recognition Luncheon as a member who has been in good standing and has been a 50-year...
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Classes 1960-1969
In Memoriam: Edmund J. Adams, ‘63 J.D.
It is with a heavy heart that the law school announces the passing of Edmund Adams on September 24, 2023 in Cincinnati, Ohio. After graduation from law school and serving...
In Memoriam: Richard Lee Manning, ‘65 BA, ‘68 J.D.
It is with a heavy heart that the law school announces the passing of Richard Manning on July 15, 2023 in Glenview, Illinois. Manning practiced law in Chicago for many...
In Memoriam: John W. “Jack” Beatty, ‘65 J.D.
It is with a heavy heart that the Law School announces the passing of Jack Beatty in his home in Mariemont, Ohio on January 20, 2023 with his family by...
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Classes 1950-1959
In Memoriam: Mark H. Berens, ‘50 BS, ‘51 J.D.
It is with a heavy heart that the law school announces the passing of Mark Berens on September 21, 2023 in Northbrook, Illinois at the age of 95. After graduation...
In Memoriam: Judge Edward Leavy ’53 J.D.
Judge Edward Leavy ’53 J.D., senior judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, died on March 12 after a remarkable life and legal career. He was...
In Memoriam: William J. Harte, ‘59 J.D.
It is with a heavy heart that the law school announces the passing of William “Bill” Harte in Chicago on November 17, 2021. Harte was known as one of the...
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Classes 1940-1949
In Memoriam: Professor Thomas F. Broden Jr. ’49 LL.B.
Notre Dame Law Professor Emeritus Thomas F. Broden Jr. — a pioneer in clinical legal education and a skilled advocate for civil rights and the indigent — died Friday, November...
In Memoriam: Robert L. Miller Sr. '42, '47 J.D.
Robert L. Miller Sr., a longtime St. Joseph County judge and advocate for veterans, passed away on April 27. He was 98. "Judge Miller represented the best of us," Dean Nell...
In Memoriam: George B. Newitt, ’48 J.D.
p(image-right). !/assets/282061/canva_photo_editor_9_.png(Canva Photo Editor 9)! George Newitt, attorney and longtime Wheaton College trustee, died at the age of 100 in Wheaton, Illinois on April 18, 2018. Newitt began his legal...