Wayne Law News

Wayne Law will honor six individuals at the 2016 Treasure of Detroit on Thursday, April 21. RSVP by Friday, April 8, for the free event.

More than 500 people attended Wayne Law’s event, An Evening with Dan Gilbert, on Wednesday, March 30. Gilbert graduated from Wayne Law in 1987.

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.

The Journal of Law in Society at Wayne Law presented its 2016 symposium, “A Tribute to Professor Emeritus Edward J. Littlejohn and His Work with Race, Racism, and the Law,” on Friday, March 11.

Criminal defense attorney Neil Rockind, '93, has found his calling standing up for the underdog.

The Levin Center at Wayne Law presented “Mindful Lawyering: The Ethics of Knowing When to Say No” on Monday, April 4.

Wayne Law recently honored G. Christopher Bernard, ’00, and Solomon Radner, ’10, for their pro-bono work with the Law School’s Advocates for Warriors project, which provides support to military service members, veterans and the family members of both.

Jeffrey Aronoff, '04, a local lawyer who specializes in public finance work and has led organizations helping businesses, has been appointed the new director of the Program for Entrepreneurship and Business Law at Wayne Law.

A Wayne Law transactional law team, for the fourth year in a row, won first place in drafting at a regional competition of the National Transactional LawMeet competition.

Students admitted to Wayne Law for fall 2016 participated in a Law Firm Crawl on Friday, April 1.

Five attorneys spoke about family law Thursday, March 31, as part of Wayne Law’s Alumni Speakers Series.

Macomb County Circuit Court Judge Kathryn Viviano, '99, spoke Thursday, March 3, as part of Wayne Law’s Alumni Speaker Series.

Wayne Law Associate Professor Noah Hall, an expert in environmental and water law, has been appointed special assistant attorney general for Michigan, joining the special counsel team for the Flint water investigation.

Kristina Daugirdas, an assistant professor at the University of Michigan Law School, presented “How and Why International Law Binds International Organizations” on Thursday, March 10, at Wayne Law.

Wayne Law's clinical education program hosted an open house Tuesday, March 8, to showcase its new workspace on the second floor of the Law School.

Judge Bernard Friedman of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan heard motion arguments Monday, March 7, at Wayne Law.

Wayne Law Associate Professor Christopher Lund has co-authored a casebook, "Religion and the Constitution," which examines the relationship between government and religion within the framework of the U.S. Constitution.

Wayne Law Distinguished Professor Robert Sedler gave a presentation to a group of international leaders visiting Detroit through the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program.

Students admitted to Wayne Law for fall 2016 attended an Admitted Student Open House on Saturday, April 2.

Upcoming Events

April 7 - Wayne Law Honors Convocation

April 7 - Detroiters Speak: Where Do We Go From Here?

April 9 - Harriet Tubman Social Justice Forum

April 16 - Free Legal Aid Clinic Annual Spring Fundraiser

April 21 - Treasure of Detroit

June 6 - Wayne Law 2016 Golf Outing

More Events

Alumni Accomplishments

Jeffrey Aronoff, '04, was elected a principal at Miller Canfield in Detroit.

Vanessa Bailey, '14, joined Southfield law firm Maddin Hauser Roth & Heller PC as an associate.

Scott Baker, '05, has opened Baker & Elowsky PLLC, a law firm in Novi that specializes in municipal law.

Paul Beardslee, '88, of Beardslee Law was appointed Calhoun County district judge.

Darren Burmania, '04, joined Miller Canfield as a senior attorney in the firm's Grand Rapids office.

Ronald Chapman, '84, was named one of 30 Leaders in the Law for 2016 by Michigan Lawyers Weekly. He is the founder of Chapman Law Group.

James Crowley, '84, was elected a principal at Miller Canfield in Detroit.

Benjamin Glazebrook, '06, was selected to participate in the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association Inn of Court program. He is an attorney with Plunkett Cooney.

Sandra Glazier, '82, will be the featured speaker at the Kansas City Estate Planning Symposium in April. She is a shareholder at Lipson Neilson Cole Seltzer Garin PC.

Paul Isso, '11, became a registered sports agent with Arizona State University. He owns The Isso Law Firm in Phoenix.

Richard Kitch, '54, of Kitch Drutchas Wagner Valitutti & Sherbrook, was named one of 30 Leaders in the Law for 2016 by Michigan Lawyers Weekly.

Tanya Lundberg, '07, will receive the 2016 Regional Leadership Award by the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan. Lungberg is an attorney with Collins Einhorn Farrell PC.

Mitchell McIntyre, '12, was selected to participate in the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association Inn of Court program. He is an attorney with Plunkett Cooney.

Robert Raitt, '93, was named one of 30 Leaders in the Law for 2016 by Michigan Lawyers Weekly. He is a Michigan Auto Law partner.

Linda Ross, '88, was named one of 30 Leaders in the Law for 2016 by Michigan Lawyers Weekly. She is a partner with Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP.

Tad Roumayah, '10, was promoted to shareholder at Sommers Schwartz PC.

Jim Roush, '09, was promoted from attorney II to attorney III with Consumers Energy Co.

Kimberly Seibert, '11, was selected to participate in the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association Inn of Court program. She is an attorney with Plunkett Cooney.

Douglas Toering, '82, a partner with Mantese Honigman, was named one of 30 Leaders in the Law for 2016 by Michigan Lawyers Weekly.

Andrey Tomkiw, '92, of Tomkiw Mackewich PLC in Royal Oak was elected to serve on the Executive Council of the State Bar of Michigan Labor and Employment Law Section.

Bruce Vandegrift, '76, has been named personal trust business development officer for Chemical Bank Wealth Management's west Michigan region.

Serene Zeni, '05, joined Dickinson Wright's Troy office as of counsel.


More Alumni Accomplishments

Faculty Accomplishments

Blanche Cook presented "The Racialization of the Justice System" at an event sponsored by The Detroit Women's Forum.    

Paul Dubinsky presented at a faculty workshop at Hebrew University Law School in Jerusalem, where he is a visiting scholar.

Peter Hammer presented "150 Years Later: The 13th Amendment - Freedom Comes to Michigan?" as part of the 2016 Winter Speaker Series sponsored by the Escalating Inequality Task Force in Bloomfield Hills.

D'lorah Hughes presented at the Externships 8 Conference in Cleveland. She spoke on two panels: "To Site Visit or Not to Site Visit, That is the Question" and "Seminar Design Panel for Externship 8's New Clinicians Series."

The Honorable Marilyn Kelly, '71, presented "Has America Fulfilled Its Promise of Equal Justice for All?" at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Petoskey.

Carl Levin received the 2016 Wade H. McCree Jr. Award for the Advancement of Social Justice from the Federal Bar Association Eastern District of Michigan Chapter. Levin received the award at a luncheon where he also was keynote speaker.  

Ashley Lowe presented at the Externships 8 Conference in Cleveland. She was part of a panel discussion, "To Site Visit or Not to Site Visit, That is the Question."

Carl Levin presented the luncheon keynote address at the Historical Society of Michigan's annual local history conference. His talk was titled "Reflections on Representing Michigan," and he spoke about his 36 years in the U.S. Senate.


More Faculty Accomplishments

Professors in the News

Jocelyn Benson was mentioned in a Crain's Detroit Business report, Lansing exhibit features notable Michigan women.

Noah Hall appeared on Michigan Radio for its report, Law professor: Flint needs victim compensation fund.

Peter Henning was quoted by Automotive News for its report, U.S. issues subpoena to VW as emissions probe expands, report says.

Carl Levin was quoted by The Detroit News for its report, Levin: Michigan's primary influence a stroke of luck.

John Mogk was quoted by the Detroit Free Press for its report, Wayne County still leads neighbors in CEO appointees.

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

Robert Sedler was a guest on Paul W. Smith's morning radio program on WJR. He spoke about President Barack Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Noah Hall was featured in several media outlets after being appointed as a special assistant attorney general in Michigan for the Flint water crisis investigation. Reports of Hall joining the team were published at MLive.com and in Crain's Detroit Business and broadcast on WDET-FM and WJRT-TV (ABC Flint).

Peter Henning was quoted by Bloomberg BNA for its report, Lawyers: Flint Criminal Probe Likely Excludes Water Charges.

Carl Levin was quoted by the Miami Herald for its report, Panama Papers: Secret offshores trace back to Brickell condo featured on 'Miami Vice.'

John Mogk was quoted by The Macomb Daily for its report, Eastpointe leads effort to gain greater share of revenue sharing funds.


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