Alumni Notes

Laura Wolk, a member of Notre Dame Law School’s Class of 2016, will serve as a clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas during the 2019 term.

Allyson Spacht has joined the Chicago law office of BatesCarey as an associate. Spacht advises the firm’s foreign and domestic insurance carriers on a variety of complex disputes involving commercial...

Tucker Ellis, LLP is proud to announce that Zachary Adams has been selected by Crain’s Cleveland Business as part of its 2018 class of “Twenty in their 20s.” Out of...

Kevin Barton ’02 J.D. was elected district attorney for Washington County, Oregon, in May. Barton won in a landslide, despite facing a challenge from an opponent whose campaign spent almost...

Patrick Salvi, Jr. was recently presented with the American Association for Justice’s Above and Beyond Award at the 2018 AAJ Seminar in Denver. Mr. Salvi was also recognized for his...

Cristal Brisco has been appointed as a Magistrate for the St. Joseph Circuit Court in South Bend, Indiana. Most recently, Brisco was general counsel for Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame....

Governor Eric Holcomb appointed Judge Elizabeth Tavitas to the Indiana Court of Appeals. Previously Tavitas served as a Lake Superior Court judge where she had primarily presided over domestic relations...

Catherine “Casey” Ryan, a partner in Reed Smith LLP’s Pittsburgh office, has been elected as a Fellow in The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. According to The College, election...

Rev Group Inc. has named Stephen Boettinger, as its general counsel at its corporate headquarters in Milwaukee. Boettinger joins Rev Group from Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson Inc. where he most recently served...

Before he started law school at Notre Dame, Matt Feeney ’79, ’83 J.D., spent a year teaching in a Catholic elementary school in Phoenix as part of the Holy Cross...

Maureen Hurley, retired Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Rich Products has been chosen to serve on Catholic Health’s Board of Directors in Buffalo, New York.

Robert Allen, the senior partner at Robert Allen Law in Miami, recently gave a presentation at the International Yacht Brokers Association’s East Coast Yacht Sales Summit in Fort Lauderdale. It...

Nevada Business Magazine featured Ann Silver '76 J.D. in its August 2018 issue. She is the chief executive officer for the Reno + Sparks Chamber of Commerce. Read the Movers...

It is with a heavy heart that the law school announces the passing of John Vincent on March 30, 2018 in Sacramento, California. Following his graduation from law school, Vincent...

It is with sadness that the law school announces the passing of John Grant Zajas on January 30, 2018 in Angola, New York. Zajas practiced for many years at Zajas...

On June, 21, 2018, Thomas Curtin was honored with a “Lifetime Achievement Award” given by the New Jersey Law Journal. Curtin helped found the litigation firm of Graham Curtin three...

Robert Greene, a retired partner of Phillips Lytle LLP, has been named Chairman of Catholic Health’s Board of Directors in Buffalo, New York. Specializing in health law and not-for-profit corporate...

Paul Titus, of Counsel at Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP, received the “Drum Major for Justice Award” on January 15 at the 19th Annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King...

It is with a heavy heart that the law school announces the passing of Joseph Gargan on December 12, 2017 in Lansdowne, Virginia. Gargan was formerly of Hyannis Port, Massachusetts....

The law school sadly announces the passing of Charles “Chuck” Roemer who died on August 14, 2017 in South Bend. Upon graduation from Notre Dame Law School, Chuck practiced with...

It is with sadness that the law school announces the passing of Justice Toby Barry, who passed away peacefully at the age of 92. After beginning his career practicing law,...

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 career working in the law...

It is with a heavy heart that the Law School announces the passing of Lawrence Carr, Jr. on November 21, 2015 in Alexandria, Virginia. Carr practiced law in Washington, DC...

Photo by Steve Gladfelter. John Merryman was a world renowned expert in art law, cultural property law, and comparative law. John studied and taught in these areas at Stanford Law...