Wayne Law News

Donald B. Verrilli Jr., the 46th solicitor general of the United States, will receive an honorary degree and serve as keynote speaker Monday, May 16, at Wayne Law's Commencement.

Registration is open and sponsorship opportunities are available for the 2016 Wayne Law Golf Outing, set for Monday, June 6, at the Country Club of Detroit.

Alumni, students, faculty, staff, supporters and community leaders helped to recognize six honorees Thursday, April 21, at Wayne Law's 18th Treasure of Detroit.

Rather than becoming resentful, Marilena David-Martin, '09, has used the challenges in her life to amplify her senses of empathy and compassion.

Wayne Law hosted a Scholarship Dinner on Thursday, April 7, for law school scholarship donors and recipients.

More than 100 Wayne Law students were recognized Thursday, April 7, at an Honors Convocation for achievements, awards and scholarships they earned.

Lee Hornberger, LL.M. '82, uses his decades of experience to serve as a neutral arbitrator, hearing officer and mediator so he can help people resolve disputes with dignity.

Wayne Law's Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights is inviting leaders from local organizations to apply to join its third yearlong cohort group for the Detroit Equity Action Lab.

Jocelyn Benson, dean of Wayne Law, became one of only a handful of women in history to complete the Boston Marathon in her eighth month of pregnancy.

The U.S. Navy formally announced Monday, April 11, that it is naming an Arleigh Burke class destroyer in honor of former Sen. Carl Levin, the Law School's distinguished legislator in residence.

Videos have been posted of The Journal of Law in Society Symposium honoring Professor Emeritus Edward J. Littlejohn and his work with race, racism and the law.

Wayne Law Dean Jocelyn Benson sat down with Judge Charles Joiner shortly after he celebrated his 100th birthday. Joiner served as dean from 1968 to 1972.

Kathy Fox has been appointed assistant dean of admissions at Wayne Law.

Felicia M. Thomas has been appointed assistant dean of student affairs at Wayne Law.

Members of Wayne Law’s Keith Students for Civil Rights were part of the Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion’s 63rd Youth Justice & Leadership Exhibition on Saturday, April 16.

Wayne Law’s Student Bar Association Board of Governors announces its 2016-17 executive board, elected by the entire student body, and representatives elected by each class.

The Wayne Law Review has elected a new editorial board for 2016-17.

Twelve law students have been elected to the 2016-17 Executive Board of The Journal of Law in Society at Wayne Law.

Upcoming Events

May 7 - Small Business Legal Academy

May 16 - Law School Commencement

May 19 - 16th annual Lent Upson Lecture - "Nonpartisanship in the Age of Polarization"

June 16 - Wayne Law Golf Outing

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Alumni Accomplishments

Peggy Aulino, '92, was promoted to managing editor of breaking news for labor and employment law publications at Bloomberg BNA in Washington, D.C.

Kathy Browne, '87, patented inventor, conservation and beautification award winner and National Society Daughters of the American Revolution national conservation medal recipient, has merged her beautification/conservation education work for the Plymouth Downtown Development Authority with Dean Jabara, patented inventor and pioneering conservationist.

Garry Carley, '64, was featured in Boca Beacon, the weekly newspaper for Boca Grande, Fla. Carley and his wife, Nancy, divide their time between Boca Grande and Bloomfield Hills, where he owns The Heathers Club. One highlight of the report is Carley's passion for his hometown of Detroit, where he serves as chairman of Detroit Neighborhood Housing Services Inc. and as vice president of the Coleman A. Young Foundation, which provides college scholarships to urban youth from Detroit. Read the story.

Mort Collins, '58, is celebrating the 45th anniversary of Collins Einhorn Farrell PC, the law firm he founded in Southfield in 1971.

Ryan Dibble, '08, co-founder, chief information officer and general counsel of TherapyCharts, gave a guest lecture in Wayne Law Associate Professor John Rothchild's Trademarks class.

Brian Einhorn, '67, is celebrating the 45th anniversary of Collins Einhorn Farrell PC, the Southfield law firm he joined in 1971.

Stefania Gismondi, '10, joined Foster Swift Collins & Smith PC. She is a member of the firm's Litigation Practice Group in the Farmington Hills office.

Anthony Guerriero, '79, has been appointed chief of legislation, grants and community relations for the Wayne County prosecutor.

Adam Kutinsky, '00, of Dawda Mann Mulcahy Sadler in Bloomfield Hills has become a member of The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation. The Fellows is an honorary organization of attorneys, judges, law faculty and legal scholars whose public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the welfare of their communities and to the highest principles of the legal profession. Membership, which is through a peer nomination and election process, is limited to one-third of 1 percent of lawyers licensed to practice in each jurisdiction.

Cora Morgan, '00, has joined Siciliano Mychalowych & Van Dusen PLC in Bloomfield Hills where she is practicing complex commercial litigation.

Alan Taylor, '94, has authored the lead chapter in Aspatore Books' 2016 publication Understanding Landlord-Tenant Lease Agreements. Taylor is a shareholder with Segal McCambridge in Detroit.

Jermaine Wyrick, '96, presented a talk, "Actions have Consequences," to a group of young men ages 10 to 17 at The Young Kings Conference in Detroit.

Michael Yu, '15, has joined Antone Casagrande & Adwers PC in Farmington Hills as an associate immigration attorney.


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Student Accomplishments

Kyle Bruckner was featured in the Macomb County Legal News in Back-to-back: Wayne Law student interns for second summer in D.C.

Michelle Champane was featured in the Detroit Legal News in MSU alumna aims for litigation career.

Justin Hanna was featured in the Flint-Genesee County Legal News in Recent grad co-founded Transactional Law event.

Amy Huang was featured in the Detroit Legal News in Former Teach for America instructor eyes a career as transactional lawyer.

Lauren Potocsky was featured in the Detroit Legal News in Student named to post at Wayne Law Review.

Sean Riddell was featured in the Oakland County Legal News in Law student works to bring about social change.


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Professors in the News

Jocelyn Benson was a guest on Michigan's Big Show starring Michael Patrick Shiels. She talked about her accomplishment of completing the Boston Marathon at 8 months pregnant. She was featured in a number of media outlets, as well, including The Detroit News, Detroit Legal News, WXYZ-TV Detroit, WWJ-AM radio and Local 4 News Today.

Blanche Cook was quoted in a Michigan Radio report, Police training could be key to solving racial violence.

Peter Henning was quoted by The Guardian for its report, Leading businesses take stand against states' new anti-LGBT laws.

Carl Levin was widely quoted in the news about the leaked Panama Papers and the scandal of secret offshore shell companies. Many media outlets quoted Levin in their reports, including Foreign Policy magazine, BBC, Columbus Dispatch, Miami Herald, Voice of America, The Guardian, Turkish Weekly and McClatchy DC, which ran this report, The crux over shell companies: Who are the true owners?

John Mogk was cited in an Oakland Press report, Oakland County communities get creative to offset millions lost in statewide revenue sharing.

Julia Qin was quoted by PolitiFact for its report, Trump miscasts impact on trade of Chinese taxes.

Hon. Gerald Rosen was cited in Crain's Detroit Business for its report, Foundations contribute to WSU scholarship in Rosen's name.

Nick Schroeck was quoted in the Council of State Governments Policy and Research report, Aging infrastructure, lead pipes, nitrate runoff and funding among challenges vexing Midwest's drinking water systems.

Robert Sedler was a guest on Bloomfield-Birmingham Community Cable's program, Patriot Lessons, hosted by Oakland Circuit Judge Michael Warren. Sedler spoke about the 13th Amendment and the Ninth Amendment.

Peter Henning was quoted in an Associated Press report that ran in The New York Times, U.S. News & World Report and other media outlets. The article was President Barack Obama says he believes his former secretary of state did not intentionally endanger national security in her handling of classified information,

Carl Levin was featured in more than 150 local, national and international media outlets, including CNN, after the U.S. Navy announced it will name a destroyer after the former senator. 

Robert Sedler wrote a guest column, North Carolina ‘bathroom law' violates Constitution, for the Detroit Free Press.


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