Joshua E. Liebman (JD ’04)
has
been elevated to partner at Novack
and Macey LLP, a business and
commercial litigation firm based in
Chicago. Liebman joined the firm in
2007. His practice is concentrated in
the areas of commercial litigation,
intellectual property, and professional
negligence defense.
Andrew F. O’Neill (JD ’05)
has
been promoted to partner in the
corporate reorganization and
bankruptcy group in the Chicago
office of Sidley Austin LLP.
Norah L. Jones (JD ’06)
was
selected one of the 2014 Illinois
Rising Stars in the area of nonprofit
organizations by Super Lawyers
.
Gregory J. Leighton (JD ’06)
was promoted to partner and member
of the intellectual property and
technology transactions practice
group of Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP.
Givonna L. Long (JD ’06),
an
associate at Ulmer & Berne LLP, has
been selected one of the 2014 Illinois
Rising Stars by Super Lawyers.
Jan C. Stewart (JD ’06),
a finance
and securities attorney, has been
promoted to partnership at Mayer
Brown LLP.
Ryan A. Walsh (JD ’06)
has been
promoted to partner at Hamilton
Thies & Lorch LLP.
Rebecca Barnett (JD ’08)
is now
counsel with Stites & Harbison PLLC,
serving in both the Memphis and
Nashville, Tennessee, offices.
Kathryn L. Kammer (JD ’08)
was
recently elected to the board of
directors for the North West Equal
Employment Opportunity/Affirmative
Action Association (NWEEO). She
specializes in employment and
educational law at Miller Nash LLP in
Portland, Oregon.
2010s
Heather R. Liberman (JD ’10)
was
chosen a 2014 Illinois Rising Star in
the area of intellectual property and
entertainment law by Super Lawyers.
She also worked on a book recently
published by the American Bar
Association,
Music Law for the
General Practitioner
.
Remi Alli (MJ ’11)
was awarded the
top prize in the American Judges
Association’s 25th Annual Law
Contest Award for her essay “The
Psychology Behind International
Trafficking Law,”which will be
considered for publication in
Court
Review: The Journal of the American
Judges Association.
Carter Grant (JD ’11)
has joined the
law firm Segal McCambridge Singer
& Mahoney Ltd. as an associate. He
focuses his practice on the defense of
toxic tort matters.
IN MEMORIAM
Adam Bourgeois (JD ’51)
Patrick J. Molohon (JD ’58)
Thomas P. Smith (JD ’58)
John M. Sullivan (JD ’58)
Daniel L. Houlihan (BS ’60, JD ’61)
Philip J. McGuire (BA ’56, JD ’62)
Roger L. Galassini (BBA ’63, JD ’64)
Hon. William R. Quinlan (BSC ’61,
JD ’64)
Charles E. Waggner (JD ’65)
Richard P. Byrne (JD ’69)
Fenton James Foley Jr. (JD ’69)
RichardW. Gillis (BS ’63, JD ’73)
Scott C. Colky (JD ’77)
John Westley (BA ’73, JD ’78)
Gary M. Griffin (JD ’84)
Kevin Michael Cleary (JD ’88)
Lesley R. Weber (JD ’00)
1960s
Thomas A. McClow (JD ’69)
is
the author of a series of articles,
“The Traveling Lawyer,” published
in the Kane County
Bar Briefs
monthly
publication. He and his wife have
traveled to more than 70 countries
on six continents and have enjoyed
35 cruises.
1970s
Keith E. Emmons (JD ’74),
a
principal at the law firm Meyer
Capel in Champaign, Illinois, has
been appointed to the board
of directors of the Illinois Bar
Foundation, the charitable arm of
the Illinois State Bar Association.
1980s
Linda S. Kagan (BA ’75, JD ’80
)
was named one of the 2014 Top 50
women attorneys in Illinois by
Super Lawyers.
Paul L. Langer (JD ’85)
has joined
the law firm Quarles & Brady LLP as a
partner in the commercial litigation
practice group and on the insurance
coverage litigation team.
1990s
Gary A. Newland (JD ’93)
is a partner
in the law firm Newland & Newland
LLP. The firm has recently expanded
to include an immigration division
with offices in Chicago, Arlington
Heights, Waukegan, Libertyville,
Itasca, and Crystal Lake, Illinois.
Stanley F. Orszula (JD ’98),
a partner
at Quarles & Brady LLP, was selected
one of the 2014 Illinois Super Lawyers
in the area of banking.
2000s
JanetWagner (BA ’93, JD ’00, LLM
’13)
has established the Children’s
Center for Law and Advocacy, a not-
for-profit legal services organization, in
Glen Ellyn, Illinois. The center provides
legal representation to DuPage County
families in education law, school
discipline, truancy, juvenile justice
matters, adoptions, and guardianships.
Elizabeth A. Yablonicky (JD ’00)
has been named a partner at Baker
& McKenzie LLP.
Courtney E. Mayster (JD ’01)
was
promoted to cochair of the real estate
group at the Chicago-based law firm
Much Shelist.
ColleenM. Boraca (JD ’02)
has
been named a clinical assistant
professor at Northern Illinois University
College of Law, where she will
supervise and teach the law school’s
new health advocacy clinic course. She
served as a member of Loyola’s adjunct
law faculty and taught a Health Justice
Project course during the 2012-13
academic year.
Winnalynn Nacu Kantaris (JD ’02,
LLM ’09)
joined the law firm Anderson,
McCoy & Orta as a senior associate.
L
oyola’s law alumni are leaders in local and national firms, courtrooms,
public interest organizations, classrooms, and other venues. Here’s
an update of what your classmates have been doing. Share your own
news by contacting Ann Fritzsche at LawAlumni@luc.edu, or Loyola University
Chicago School of Law, Philip H. Corboy Law Center, 25 East Pearson Street,
Chicago, IL 60611. Be sure to include your full name, class year, and contact
information. We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
HEARSAY
Celebrating scholarships
Flo (left) and Francis Wolfe (JD ’98), benefactors to the Richard A. Michael Scholarship Fund, with Mary Michael (JD ’81) and Richard Michael (BA ’55,
JD ’58), attended the law school’s annual Scholarship Dinner this spring in Kasbeer Hall.
Young Alumni Luncheon
Timothy Zehnder (JD ’09, LLM ’10, left), Kevin Kearney (JD ’13), and Kimberly Kocek (JD ’10) were among the recent graduates who gathered in
February for the Young Alumni Networking Lunch at Fulton’s on the River.
SPRING 2014
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