Alumni Notes

Riley Sissung, a 2019 Notre Dame Law School graduate, was recently selected as one of the 2019 Distinguished Law Students for this year’s Midwest Regional Bankruptcy Seminar. The award is...

Audrey Beck ’17 J.D. will clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh during the 2019 term. She will join Laura Wolk ’16 J.D., who will clerk for Justice Clarence...

Brian Salvi, a partner at Salvi Schostok & Pritchard, was recognized as an “Emerging Lawyer” by Law Bulletin Media. Emerging Lawyers honors the top 2% of the lawyers in Illinois...

Monica Patankar '07 J.D. was crowned Miss Illinois for America in June. She will represent Illinois at the Miss for America pageant the week of August 17. Read more and...

Patrick Salvi II, a partner at Salvi Schostok & Pritchard, has been named an Illinois Leading Lawyer for 2019. Each year, Law Bulletin Media selects the top lawyers in Illinois...

Timothy Sendek and Robyn Bowland, intellectual property partners at Akerman LLP, were recognized by the Chicago Chapter of the Federal Bar Association with the 2019 Award of Excellence in Pro...

The Big Ten Conference Council of Presidents and Chancellors announced on June 4 that Kevin Warren '90 J.D. will be the next commissioner of the Big Ten Conference. Warren will...

Charles Rose has been named dean of the Pettit College of Law at Ohio Northern University, effective July 1. Rose is currently professor of law and director of the Center...

Robinson+Cole partner Edward Heath has been elected President and Chair of the Board of Directors of Greater Hartford Legal Aid (GHLA), an organization whose mission is to secure justice for and to...

In June, Michael E. Ridgway '81 J.D. became chief judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota. The Fox affiliate in Minneapolis noted that Ridgway also makes judgments...

Leslie Budewitz '84 J.D. blends her passion for food, great mysteries, and the Pacific Northwest in two light-hearted mystery series: the Spice Shop Mysteries, set in Seattle, and the Food...

Bodman, PLC in Detroit announces that Joseph Shannon has been listed in Chambers USA 2019 as a Leading Individual for Commercial Litigation. Shannon is a member of Bodman’s Executive Committee,...

Patrick Salvi, shareholder of Salvi Schostok & Pritchard, has been named an Illinois Leading Lawyer for 2019. Each year, Law Bulletin Media selects the top lawyers in Illinois to the...

James Mall, a partner at Meyer, Unkovic & Scott, presented at the Construction Financial Management Association’s (CFMA) Greater Pittsburgh Construction Industry Conference at the end of April. Mall serves as...

John Borman '79 J.D. passed away on April 7, 2019. On April 22, the Minneapolis Star Tribune published an article about Borman — "a self-described country lawyer who dreamed big." The article notes that...

On April 8, dozens of friends, colleagues, and former students gathered at Notre Dame Law School to celebrate the life and work of Professor Emeritus and former Dean Thomas L....

It is with deep sorrow that Notre Dame Law School announces the passing of Professor Emeritus and former Dean Thomas L. Shaffer, who died on February 26, 2019, after a long...

In December 2018, Thomas Curtin, '68 J.D., was the recipient of the Donald A. Robinson Meritorious Service Award which was established in 2009 to recognize the contributions of Donald A....

It is with great sadness that the Law School announces the passing of Carl Eiberger on March 6, 2019, in Golden, Colorado. Eiberger practiced law for more than 50 years...

Carl Eiberger was honored by Marquis Who’s Who with a Lifetime Achievement Award for Law. Eiberger celebrates over 50 years of practicing law and has been noted for his achievements,...

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....

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...

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...