Classes 2000-2009
James W. Murray, ’04 J.D
p(image-right). !/assets/153297/75x/jamesmurray_125x125.jpg(jamesmurray)! James Murray is the Director of the John Gardner postgraduate program at Stanford University’s Haas Center for Public Service. Murray was recently selected to be a part of...
John H.T. Bales, ’09 J.D.
John Bales joined Kutak Rock, LLP as an associate in the public finance group. He serves as bond counsel, disclosure counsel and underwriter’s counsel on transactions in the firm’s charter...
Arthur O’Reilly, ’02 J.D., Saving the Cultural Soul of a City
p(image-right). !/assets/151844/75x/o_reilly_art1.jpg(o_reilly_art1)! If you were to ask Arthur O’Reilly what his favorite piece of art is in the Detroit Institute of Arts, he would tell you that Diego Rivera’s murals...
Cynthia Phillips-Cordes, ’04 J.D., Honored as a Top Female Litigator and Pro Bono Attorney in Missouri
Cynthia Phillips-Cordes, a partner with Husch Blackwell, has been named to _Benchmark Litigation’s Top 250 Women in Litigation._ Cordes is one of only five women in the state of Missouri...
Matthew M. Killen, ’04 BA, ’07 J.D.
Matthew Killen has joined Nicoladies LLP as an associate in the firm’s Chicago office. Killen’s practice focuses on providing advice to insurance clients on complex coverage issues in a variety...
Krishna Thomas Walker, ’08 J.D.
p(image-right). !/assets/146740/75x/krishnawalker1.jpg(krishnawalker1)! Krishna Walker, an attorney at Bryan Cave, LLP, has been selected as one of _Missouri Lawyers Weekly’s_ “Up & Coming” lawyers for 2014. Walker focuses her practice on...
Larry A. Ward, ’98 BA, ’00 MEDUC, ’03 J.D.
Larry Ward, a partner at Dorsey & Whitney, LLP in Seattle, specializing in U.S. National Security Law, has been appointed to a two-year term on the Defense Trade Advisory Group...
Brad A. Sobolewski, ’00 J.D.
p(image-right). !/assets/146748/75x/sobolewski_039c3402_background_cmyk.jpg(sobolewski_039c3402_background_cmyk)! Brad Sobolewski, a litigator at Ulmer & Berne LLP in Cleveland, has been promoted to counsel and has been named to the list of Ohio _Super Lawyers Rising...
Arthur T. O’Reilly, ’02 J.D.
p(image-right). !/assets/146734/75x/aoreilly.jpg(aoreilly)! Arthur O’Reilly, an attorney with Honigman in Detroit has been named in the top 100 of the 2014 _Michigan Super Lawyer_ listing and as a “Rising Star” in...
Brian Skaret, ’02 J.D., Awarded Attorney General’s Distinguished Service Award
p(image-right). !/assets/142716/100x/skaret_gurule.jpg(skaret_gurule)! Brian Skaret, ’02 J.D., has been awarded the Attorney General’s Distinguished Service Award for the successful investigation and prosecution of the Barrio Azteca criminal organization earlier this year....
Johnathan Bridges, ’00 J.D.
p(image-right). !/assets/142614/75x100/jbridges.jpg(jbridges)! A brief written by Johnathan Bridges, a partner with Susman Godfrey, has been praised as among the “best ever” in the newly released edition of a highly regarded...
Francisco J. Valenzuela, ’03 J.D.
Francisco Valenzuela, of Fanning Harper Martinson Brandt & Kutchin, P.C., has been selected to the _Texas Rising Stars_ list for the 5th consecutive year. The Texas Rising Stars recognizes the...
Cynthia Phillips-Cordes, ’04 J.D.
Cynthia Cordes recently received a 2014 Distinguished Alumni Award from her alma mater Boston University’s College of Communications. The award was presented to Cordes for career achievements at a ceremony...
David Guevara, ’06 J.D.
David Guevara, a partner with Taft Stettinius & Hollister, L.L.P., has been recognized as a leader in the area of “Environmental Law” by _Chambers USA_ for 2014.
Ryan Blaney, ’99 BA, ’01 MEDUC, ’04 J.D.
Ryan Blaney recently joined the firm of Cozen O’Connor in its Washington, D.C. office. Blaney joins the firm in its Health Care Practice Group.
George Mugwanya '00 J.S.D.
Dr. George Mugwanya (J.S.D. ’00), Senior Appeals Counsel for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), Addresses NDLS Students and Faculty
