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Judiciary Committee supports Professor Amy Barrett, ’97 J.D., for federal judgeship
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee voted on Thursday in support of Notre Dame Law Professor Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit....
Kate O’Scannlain, ’99, ’05 J.D., picked to be Labor Department’s top lawyer
Kate O’Scannlain, ’99, ’05 J.D., will be the president’s nominee for solicitor at the U.S. Department of Labor.
Catholic Lawyers Guild of Chicago honors Patrick A. Salvi, ’78 J.D.
The Catholic Lawyers Guild of Chicago honored Patrick A. Salvi, ’78 J.D., this week with its Lifetime Achievement Award. The award is presented annually to an individual who has demonstrated...
Join us Sept. 29 and 30 for NDLS Homecoming Weekend
*NDLS alumni:* you don’t want to miss our first NDLS Homecoming Weekend, featuring an old-fashioned tailgate on the DeBartolo Quad from 1 to 4 p.m. prior to the kick off...
Notre Dame Law helped Elizabeth Adams, ’08, ’11 J.D., find her niche
“Other than my family and my faith,” she said, “I can’t think of anything that has had a bigger influence on my life than Notre Dame.”
Alumnus and adjunct professor opens new South Bend firm
Rodolfo “Rudy” Monterrosa, ’01 J.D. and adjunct professor at Notre Dame Law School, celebrated the grand opening of Monterrosa Law Group, LLC, on March 9, in conjunction with the initiation...
Notre Dame Lawyers Gather in Chicago
More than 200 Notre Dame Lawyers welcomed Jack Swarbrick, Jr., '76, vice president and James E. Rohr Director of Athletics at Notre Dame, to Chicago Aug. 11. The group included...
Brian Murray, ’11 J.D., Named Quattrone Center Research Fellow
When Brian Murray, ’11 J.D., worked as a staff attorney in the employment unit at Community Legal Services in Philadelphia, he saw first hand the long-term challenges low-income citizens face...
Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard Achieves $1 Billion in Verdicts and Settlements
The Chicago firm of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard PC recently achieved more than $1 billion in verdicts and settlements on behalf of injured clients they have represented. The law firm...
Two NDLA Board Members, Brian Bates, ’79 BA, ’86 J.D. and Maureen Reidy Witt, ’80 J.D. Receive Awards Presented by the Catholic Lawyers Guild of Colorado
p(image-right). !/assets/192364/bates_witt.jpg(bates_witt)! On February, 25th, 2016, the Catholic Lawyers Guild of Colorado presented Brian Bates, ’79 BA, ’86 JD with the St. Thomas More Award and Maureen Reidy Witt, ’80...
Two NDLA Board Members, Brian Bates, ’79 BA, ’86 J.D. and Maureen Reidy Witt, ’80 J.D. Receive Awards Presented by the Catholic Lawyers Guild of Colorado
p(image-right). !/assets/192364/bates_witt.jpg(bates_witt)! On February, 25th, 2016, the Catholic Lawyers Guild of Colorado presented Brian Bates, ’79 BA, ’86 JD with the St. Thomas More Award and Maureen Reidy Witt, ’80...
Notre Dame Alumni Reconnect at San Diego Sports and Business Panel
The Notre Dame Lawyers Club of San Diego hosted a sports and business panel discussion at PETCO Park earlier this month that proved to be a great success.“It was fitting...
Thomas Olohan, ’01 J.D. Receives Highest Honor from FBI
p(image-right). !/assets/183577/75x/olohan_thomas_award.png(olohan_thomas_award)! FBI Supervisory Special Agent, Thomas Olohan, received the FBI’s highest honor of the Director’s Award for Excellence in 2015 due to his work in a sensitive human source...
Thomas Olohan, ’01 J.D. Receives Highest Honor from FBI
p(image-right). !/assets/183577/75x/olohan_thomas_award.png(olohan_thomas_award)! FBI Supervisory Special Agent, Thomas Olohan, received the FBI’s highest honor of the Director’s Award for Excellence in 2015 due to his work in a sensitive human source...
Thomas Ahearne, ’81 Finds Meaning in a Fight for Education Funding in the State of Washington
Thomas Ahearne, a graduate of Notre Dame and University of Chicago Law School, had risen at a powerful Seattle firm by working for business clients who took on insurance companies,...
Thomas Ahearne, ’81 Finds Meaning in a Fight for Education Funding in the State of Washington
Thomas Ahearne, a graduate of Notre Dame and University of Chicago Law School, had risen at a powerful Seattle firm by working for business clients who took on insurance companies,...
Donald W. Ward, ’54 J.D. Receives the 2015 Legendary Lawyer Award
p(image-right). !/assets/183682/75x/donald_ward.jpg(donald_ward)! Donald Ward, partner at Ward & Ward in Indianapolis was named the 2015 Legendary Lawyer by the Indiana Bar Foundation. The annual Legendary Lawyer Award recognizes an attorney...
Donald W. Ward, ’54 J.D. Receives the 2015 Legendary Lawyer Award
p(image-right). !/assets/183682/75x/donald_ward.jpg(donald_ward)! Donald Ward, partner at Ward & Ward in Indianapolis was named the 2015 Legendary Lawyer by the Indiana Bar Foundation. The annual Legendary Lawyer Award recognizes an attorney...
The NDLS Community Remembers NDLA Board President James Gillece, ’69 J.D.
Former Notre Dame Law Association Board President James Gillece Jr. ’69 J.D., died on Sept. 26, 2015. He was 71 years old.
Memorial Service in Houston for NDLA Board Member Anne Marie Finch, ‘86 B.A., ‘89 J.D.
Notre Dame Law Association board member, Anne Marie Finch, ’86 B.A., ’89 J.D., died in a tragic accident on Aug. 28, 2015. She was 51 years old.
The Honorable Michael Gotsch, Sr., '79, '87 JD Receives ISBA Outstanding Judge Award
p(image-right). !/assets/180960/gotsch_isba_award.jpg(gotsch_isba_award)! Judge Michael G. Gotsch Sr. (right) Judge Michael G. Gotsch Sr., who has served on the bench in the St. Joseph Circuit Court since 2004, was recently honored...
The Honorable Michael Gotsch, Sr., '79, '87 JD Receives ISBA Outstanding Judge Award
p(image-right). !/assets/180960/gotsch_isba_award.jpg(gotsch_isba_award)! Judge Michael G. Gotsch Sr. (right) Judge Michael G. Gotsch Sr., who has served on the bench in the St. Joseph Circuit Court since 2004, was recently honored...
Nancy Gargula, '81 JD Receives the 2015 Woman for All Seasons Award from the St. Thomas More Society of Indianapolis
Gargula, U.S. Trustee for Region 10, has been the cantor as well as the planning chair for the the annual Red Mass for 34 years. |!/assets/178519/300x/nancy_gargula.jpg(nancy_gargula)!Nancy Gargula, '81 JD |...
Nancy Gargula, '81 JD Receives the 2015 Woman for All Seasons Award from the St. Thomas More Society of Indianapolis
Gargula, U.S. Trustee for Region 10, has been the cantor as well as the planning chair for the the annual Red Mass for 34 years. |!/assets/178519/300x/nancy_gargula.jpg(nancy_gargula)!Nancy Gargula, '81 JD |...
The NDLS Community Remembers Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Patrick Crooks, ’63 J.D.
p(image-right). !/assets/176984/100x/crookslg.jpg(crookslg)! Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice N. Patrick Crooks, ’63 J.D., passed away on Monday, Sept. 21, 2015. He was 77 years old. Justice Crooks served in the Wisconsin judiciary...
The NDLS Community Remembers Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Patrick Crooks, ’63 J.D.
p(image-right). !/assets/176984/100x/crookslg.jpg(crookslg)! Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice N. Patrick Crooks, ’63 J.D., passed away on Monday, Sept. 21, 2015. He was 77 years old. Justice Crooks served in the Wisconsin judiciary...
In Memoriam: John H. Leahy, ’59 BA, ’64 J.D.
Double domer, John Leahy passed away on August 19, 2015 after losing a fast-paced battle with cancer. While at Notre Dame, John was the senior football manager and lived in...
In Memoriam: John H. Leahy, ’59 BA, ’64 J.D.
Double domer, John Leahy passed away on August 19, 2015 after losing a fast-paced battle with cancer. While at Notre Dame, John was the senior football manager and lived in...
Leading Scholar of International Art Law, John H. Merryman, ’44 M.S, ’47 J.D. Passes Away
p(image-right). !/assets/172192/100x/merryman_in_front_of_rivers_of_jewels_2003_smaller_300x260.jpg(merryman_in_front_of_rivers_of_jewels_2003_smaller_300x260)! 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...
Leading Scholar of International Art Law, John H. Merryman, ’44 M.S, ’47 J.D. Passes Away
p(image-right). !/assets/172192/100x/merryman_in_front_of_rivers_of_jewels_2003_smaller_300x260.jpg(merryman_in_front_of_rivers_of_jewels_2003_smaller_300x260)! 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...