Alumni Notes
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Classes 2020-present
Paulina “Polly” N. Tran ‘20 J.D.
Goldberg Segalla is pleased to welcome Polly Tran '20 J.D. to the firm’s transportation group in its Orange County office. Tran worked previously with Bremer Whyte Brown and O’Meara in...
Rachel A. Yaggi ‘21 J.D.
Faegre Drinker is pleased to announce that Rachel Yaggi '21 J.D. has joined the firm as an associate in its Des Moines, Iowa office. Yaggi will join the Business Litigation practice...
Hannah J. McCausland ‘20 J.D.
Faegre Drinker is pleased to announce that Hannah McCausland '20 J.D. has joined the firm as an associate in its Washington, D.C. office. McCausland will join the Business Litigation practice...
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Classes 2010-2019
Robert T. Isham ‘14 J.D.
Croke Fairchild Morgan & Beres is pleased to announce Robert Isham '14 J.D. has joined the firm as a partner. Isham advises clients from various types of credit facilities on a...
Erik-Johan G. Hassell ‘19 J.D.
The law firm of von Briesen & Roper, S.C. is pleased to welcome Erik-Johan Hassell '19 J.D. as an associate in its Milwaukee office. Hassell completed a clerkship for Hon....
Kyle E. Chamberlin ‘06 BBA, ‘10 J.D.
After a decade in-house with a commercial real estate firm and an auto dealership group, Kyle Chamberlin ‘06 BBA, ‘10 J.D. has joined the team of business attorneys at THK Law,...
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Classes 2000-2009
Natalie Wight ’03 J.D. nominated to be Oregon’s next U.S. attorney
On June 6, President Joe Biden nominated Natalie K. Wight, a 2003 graduate of Notre Dame Law School, to serve as U.S. attorney for the District of Oregon. Currently, Wight...
Robert H. Dunikoski ‘05 J.D.
The boutique law firm of Castaneda + Heidelman, LLP, with Notre Dame law school partners Juan Castaneda, ‘05 JD and Josh Heidelman, ‘05 JD, are pleased to announce the addition...
Nicholas Guzman ‘06 BA, ‘09 J.D.
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP is pleased to announce that partner Nicholas Guzman '06 B.A., '09 J.D. has been appointed co-chair of the firm’s national hiring committee. Guzman counsels...
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Classes 1990-1999
Kathleen G. Healy ‘90 BA, ‘97 J.D.
Robinson+Cole is pleased to announce the addition of Kathleen Healy ‘90 BA, ‘97 J.D. as a partner in it Health Law Group and Health Care Industry Team in its Boston office....
Brian P. Butler ‘95 J.D.
Stites & Harbison, PLLC is proud to announce that partner Brian Butler has been named to the Bingham Fellows Class of 2022. The Bingham Fellows program is the most advanced...
In Memoriam: Francisco M. Salazar ‘99 J.D.
It is with deep sadness that the law school announces the passing of Frank Salazar on January 29, 2022, in Tolleson, Arizona. In addition to his classmates, Frank leaves behind...
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Classes 1980-1989
James B. Niehaus ‘83 J.D.
The Cleveland firm of Frantz Ward is pleased to announce that James Niehaus '83 J.D. has been named chair of Frantz Ward’s Litigation Practice Group. Niehaus focuses his practice on competition...
Christopher M. Shaw ‘89 J.D.
Barclay Damon announces that Chris Shaw '89 J.D., partner, has joined Barclay’s rapidly expanding Health Care Controversies Team. He is also a member of the firm’s White Collar & Government...
Heather McManus ’86 J.D. named general counsel at American Kennel Club
The American Kennel Club appointed Heather McManus ’86 J.D. this past fall to serve as the organization’s general counsel. McManus joined the AKC in 1993 and was appointed vice president...
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Classes 1970-1979
Scott C. Sullivan ‘76 BBA, ‘79 J.D.
WilliamsMcCarthy is pleased to announce that Scott Sullivan ‘76 BBA, ‘79 J.D. has been selected to the 2022 Illinois Super Lawyers List. Sullivan practices out of the Rockford office and concentrates...
Patrick A. Salvi ‘78 J.D.
Patrick Salvi was named one of the Top 10 Super Lawyers in Illinois for 2022. Salvi has been named to the Illinois Super Lawyers list since its inception in 2005....
In Memoriam: Arthur F. Starrs, Jr. ‘73 J.D.
It is with a heavy heart that the law school announces the passing of Arthur Starrs, Jr. on December 12, 2021 in Manhattan. He was raised in the Bronx and...
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Classes 1960-1969
In Memoriam: Paul H. Titus ‘60 J.D.
It is with a heavy heart that the law school announces the passing of Paul Titus on February 19, 2022, whose decades-long career as an attorney left a lasting legacy...
Kresge Law Library receives rare, antique English legal documents from alumnus
The Kresge Law Library recently acquired several rare English legal documents from the 15th to 18th centuries through a donation from Notre Dame alumnus Lt. Col. (Ret.) James R. Anthony...
James E. Makin ‘66 B.A., ‘69 J.D.
Bond Schoeneck & King is proud to announce that James Makin was included in the 2022 New York Best Lawyers in America in the area of Trusts and Estates.…
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Classes 1950-1959
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...
In Memoriam: Thomas S. Calder, ‘54 BA, ‘57 J.D.
It is with a heavy heart that the law school announces the passing of Thomas Calder on February 25, 2021 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Calder most recently practiced as a litigation...
In Memoriam: Patrick F. McCartan '56, '59 J.D.
Patrick F. McCartan, chairman emeritus of the University of Notre Dame’s Board of Trustees and a recipient of the University’s highest honors, died Monday (Nov. 30) in Cleveland with members...
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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...