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p(image-right). !/assets/151840/75x/bill_farrell_jr1.jpg(bill_farrell_jr1)! Over the course of his 20 years in commercial litigation, William P. Farrell, Jr. repeatedly heard the same questions from his corporate clients. How much would it cost...

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...

December saw two Notre Dame Law School grads confirmed to the federal bench. Double Domer Jack Blakey, ’88 B.A., ’92 J.D., was confirmed to the U.S. District Court for the...

This spring Ron Dolin, one of the First 100 at Google and the co-founder of Stanford University’s Program for Legal Technology & Design, teamed up with Jason Boehmig, a 2012...

Dear Alumni and Friends of Notre Dame Law School, The Notre Dame Law School has had an exciting year, welcoming new students,…

p(image-right). !/assets/150837/75x/kingma_aug._2013.jpg(kingma_aug)! Todd Kingma, executive vice president and general counsel for Perrigo Company PLC, has been recognized as _Governance Professional_ of the Year by Corporate Secretary Magazine in the area...

p(image-right). !/assets/150838/75x/fletcher_b_w.jpg(fletcher_b_w)! Kristen Fletcher was named a Distinguished Environmental Law Graduate of Lewis & Clark Law School where she received a Masters of Environmental and Natural Resources Law (LL.M.) in...

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...

p(image-right). !/assets/150835/100x/judge_janis_sammartino_2.jpg(judge_janis_sammartino_2)! Judge Sammartino is establishing a learning center for the Southern District of California which will include self-guided tours of the Edward J. Schwarz U.S. Courthouse, a new court...

p(image-right). !/assets/150789/100x/dwight_kmiec_book.jpg(dwight_kmiec_book)! Prof. Kmiec donated a copy of his book, "Lift Up Your Hearts" to the Kresge Law Library. Doug Kmiec was a member of the NDLS faculty from 1980-99.

It is with a heavy heart that the Law School announces the death of Professor Emeritus Robert E. Rodes Jr., who passed away Tuesday morning, November 25, 2014.

p(image-right). !/assets/150098/75x/ripple_mccafferty_award_2014.jpeg(ripple_mccafferty_award_2014)! On Friday, November 14, 2014, the NDLA presented the Fr. Michael McCafferty Award to the Honorable Kenneth Ripple for his thirty-seven years of distinguished service to the University...

p(image-right). !http://news.nd.edu/assets/148479/200x/garnett_smith_300.jpg(Richard Garnett, left, and Stephen Smith)! University of Notre Dame law professors "Stephen Smith":http://law.nd.edu/directory/stephen-smith/ and "Richard Garnett":http://law.nd.edu/directory/richard-garnett/ are encouraged that Supreme Court justices seem to endorse arguments they have...

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...

p(image-right). !/assets/146747/75x/polovoy_kristenrgb.jpg(polovoy_kristenrgb)! Kristen Polovoy, a partner in Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP, has been reappointed Chair of the Class Action Practice Committee of the Camden County Bar Association. Polovoy’s...

p(image-right). !/assets/146738/75x/jennings_tom_1to2meg.jpg(jennings_tom_1to2meg)! Thomas Jennings, a partner in Hill Wallack in the Yardley, Pennsylvania office, has been appointed to the President’s Advisory Council at Delaware Valley College, an independent, interdisciplinary college...

p(image-right). !/assets/146737/75x/jason_yarbrough.jpg(jason_yarbrough)! Jason Yarbrough, a partner in Meyer, Unkovic & Scott, in Pittsburgh, has been named to the Pennsylvania Rising Stars list for 2014. Yarbrough is a member of the...

Jeremy Kemper recently became an Assistant Federal Public Defender in Bismark, North Dakota. In this new position, Kemper will spend a major part of his practice defending Native Americans charged...

p(image-right). !/assets/146743/75x/martin_eileen.jpg(martin_eileen)! Eileen Martin has joined the firm of Hiscock & Barclay as a partner in the Buffalo and Toronto offices. Martin brings much knowledge and experience to the firm’s...

Patrick Scott, a partner with GrayRobinson in Fort Lauderdale, has been named as one of the _Best Lawyers in America_ for 2015 in the areas of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor...

p(image-right). !/assets/146744/75x/meister.julia_hires.jpg(meister)! Julia Meister, a partner with Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, in Cincinnati, has been selected for inclusion in the _Best Lawyers in America_ for 2015 for her work...

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...

p(image-right). !/assets/146741/75x/latchana_beth.jpg(latchana_beth)! Elizabeth Latchana has been named _Best Lawyers_ 2015 Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Lansing, Michigan. Latchana is a partner at Fraser Trebilcock, specializing in...

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...

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...

p(image-right). !/assets/146736/75x/caruso_ralph_hires.jpg(caruso_ralph_hires)! Ralph Caruso, a partner at Taft Stettinius & Hollister, LLP, in Indianapolis, has been selected for inclusion in the _Best Lawyers in America_ for 2015 in the area...

p(image-right). !/assets/146735/75x/butler.david_hires.jpg(butler)! David Butler, a partner at Taft Stettinius & Hollister, LLP, in Cincinnati, has been selected for inclusion in the _Best Lawyers in America_ for 2015 in the area...

p(image-right). !/assets/146742/75x/leader.ed_hires_2014.jpg(leader)! Edward Leader, a partner at Taft Stettinius & Hollister, LLP, in Cleveland, has been selected for inclusion in the _Best Lawyers in America_ for 2015 in the area...

p(image-right). !/assets/146745/75x/molinsky.george_hires.jpg(molinsky)! George Molinsky, a partner at Taft Stettinius & Hollister, LLP, in Cincinnati, has been selected for inclusion in the _Best Lawyers in America_ for 2015 in the area...

p(image-right). !/assets/146739/75x/kirn_kim.jpg(kirn_kim)! Kim Kirn has joined the Senior Arbitrator Panel at United States Arbitration & Mediation (USA&M), the leading provider of mediation and arbitration services. Kirn currently serves on USA&M’s...