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In This Issue 2 BRIEFS The School of Law welcomes a new dean.

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WITH YOUR GIRLFRIEND Scholarships pave the way for student success.

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Columbus, Ohio, Mayor Michael Coleman ’80 looks ahead.

19 ROUNDTABLE Lots and lots of notes — send yours to lawyer@udayton.edu.

The Dayton Lawyer is published by the University of Dayton School of Law in cooperation with the office of University communications. Send comments, letters to the editor and class notes to: Dayton Lawyer University of Dayton 300 College Park Dayton, OH 45469-1303 Email: lawyer@udayton.edu Editors: Thomas M. Columbus, Shannon Shelton Miller Graphic designer: Tricia Barger Photographer: Larry Burgess School of Law communications specialist: Denise Baker Cover: Keller Hall atrium, from below, by Larry Burgess

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BRIEFS News from Keller Hall

International law expert becomes Dayton dean

Andrew Strauss is the new dean of the School of Law with a term beginning July 1. Strauss comes from Widener University School of Law in Wilmington, Delaware, where he served as professor of law and associate dean for faculty research and strategic initiatives. At Widener, he led the reorganization and growth of international and graduate programs as well as curricular reforms placing increased emphasis on legal writing skills and technology. “Andy’s significant scholarship on global democracy fits closely with our globalization initiatives and the development of our Human Rights Center. His scholarship in the area of climate change aligns well with the mission of our Hanley Sustainability Institute,” said Interim Provost Paul Benson. “Andy’s teaching and scholarship reflect a commitment to social justice and global peace-building that resonates with our Catholic and Marianist educational mission.” Strauss has consulted with numerous international groups and, while at Widener, was a visiting lecturer at the European Peace University in Austria and served as director of the Geneva/Lausanne International Law Institute and of the Nairobi International Law Institute. His law degree is from New York University; his bachelor’s, from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. The School of Law Board of Advisors has recognized outgoing Dean Paul McGreal, who has been named law school dean at Creighton University, by funding the position of McGreal Fellow (see Page 24).

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Ride into the sunset

The School of Law celebrated the careers of Professors Thomas Hagel and Maria Crist in a somewhat unorthodox fashion April 15 — both professors were sued. The honorees, who retired in May, were the subjects of a “trial” in which they were informed they were being sued by faculty, staff, students and alumni for the tort of intentional infliction of emotional distress. Professor Blake Watson represented the “plantiffs,” and claimed that their impending retirements would “cause severe emotional distress.” Professor Victoria VanZandt served as counsel for the “defendants,” saying that the plaintiffs “had good cause to be upset about the defendants’ actions but argued their decisions to retire were justified.” Professor emeritus Cooley Howarth acted as judge and ruled in favor of the defendants, acknowledging their departure would cause “great distress” to the community but holding that their retirements were “well deserved.” After court was adjourned, Associate Dean Thaddeus Hoffmeister presented the honorees with plaques and gifts in acknowledgment of their contributions to the law school. Crist said, “Blake established a solid claim against Tom and me, but thank goodness we had Vicki defending us and Cooley’s wisdom to decide the case. I feel very fortunate to have spent a career with all of you.” Hagel also expressed thanks. “I would like to join Ma-

ria in expressing my appreciation, especially to Blake, Vicki, Cooley and everyone else who helped put this together. I certainly did not expect it, but I will always remember it as one of the finest moments in my life. Thank you all.” The Honorable Diana S. Dickinson ’89 of the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, located outside of Washington, D.C., sent a letter to Hagel, presented by Deborah Adler Codeluppi ’78, ’81. It recalled how Hagel inspired her hard work as a student in law school, first in torts and then in mock trial, and how that helped her accomplish her goal of being able to try cases. It eventually led her to her profession. In honor of Hagel’s retirement, Dickinson is establishing an endowed scholarship at the School of Law in Hagel’s name for students interested in trial work. —Blake Watson and Denise Baker Reprints of the drawing by artist Michael Hagel are available for $50, and all proceeds benefit School of Law students. Contact Deborah Adler at dcodeluppi1@udayton.edu.

New directions for PILT Professor Tracy Reilly took over as director of the Program in Law and Technology in December 2014. Reilly has taught real property, intellectual property, copyright and trademark law at UD since 2006. The program also celebrated its 25th annual seminar June 5, with the topic “Exploring the Future of Cyber, Technology and Intellectual Property Innovation.” Keynote speaker professor Susan Brenner presented, “Cybersecurity: Threat Morphing in Cyberspace.”

THREE YEARS, TWO DEGREES

In conjunction with the Department of Political Science, the School of Law plans to offer a joint degree program in which students can earn both their Juris Doctorate and Master of Public Administration in three years, along with summer course enrollment. Students who are interested in both degree programs must first apply and be accepted to the School of Law. In the spring semester of their first year of law school, students interested in the joint degree would then apply to the MPA program. The MPA admissions committee will review the applications and make recommendations regarding admission. If accepted, students would begin their MPA coursework the following fall semester — start of their second year of law school — and be officially classified as joint degree students at that time. Students enrolling in the accelerated two-year program would also be eligible to apply, but participation in the joint degree would follow a slightly different schedule and would require those students to extend their time for both degrees to three years. SUMMER 2015

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Holding court

The Honorable Frank Geraci ’73, ’77, Federal District Court Judge for the Western District of New York, spent late February in Dayton as the School of Law’s jurist-in-residence. During his week on campus, Geraci met with students and members of the Dayton legal community, sharing stories about his career and advice on legal writing. The highlight of his visit was an afternoon lecture to a packed Heck Courtroom audience on “The Road to Judgeship,” in which he described the lengthy process of becoming a federal district court judge. “Judge Geraci agreed to come and said he hoped I would keep him busy and ‘work him hard,’” wrote professor emeritus and program facilitator Dennis Turner. “Consequently, I am suffering no pangs of guilt for scheduling him for four dinners, five lunches and as a guest speaker in 10 different law school classes. “And, just to make sure Judge Geraci suffered no spells of boredom, I ‘volunteered’ him to be part of Dayton Bar Association Inn of Court panel discussing the art of good legal writing.” Geraci was the School’s first jurist-in-residence in 10 years. The next jurist-in-residence program will take place in 2016.

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MAKING MOVES Professor Thaddeus Hoffmeister took over as associate dean for academic affairs in January, and Professor Maria Crist, who previously held the position, returned to full-time teaching before her retirement in May.

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Rule of law

In celebration of the and literary works celebrat800th anniversary of Magna ing this anniversary by area Carta, the School of Law students were displayed and the Zimmerman Law throughout the exhibit, with Library sponsored its inauwinners announced June 15. gural exhibit, May 6 through The Dayton Legal June 15, that included an Heritage Foundation and 1816 edition of the landmark the Puffin Foundation West, document and a first edition with additional support by Federalist Papers. the Dayton Bar AssociaThe anniversary celebration and Merle Wilberding, tion marks the deliverance helped sponsor the exhibiof the “great charter” by tion. England’s King John on June 15, 1215, at Runnymede, as a response to the demands of barons rebelling against the king. Mark Kitrick ’81 loaned the 1816 John Whittaker Magna Carta, the first book printed in gold in England, to the law library. The first edition Federalist Papers came from the collection of Stuart Rose, the local rare book collector who loaned work to UD last fall during the “Imprints and Impressions” exhibit at Roesch Library. Art See more images at bit.ly/UDSL_MagnaCarta.

Alumni award winners 2015

Distinguished Alumni Award Honorable Anthony Capizzi ’79 Judge, Montgomery County (Ohio) Juvenile Court

Honorable Walter H. Rice Honorary Alumni Award Merle F. Wilberding ’75 Lawyer (Coolidge Wall, Dayton), author, volunteer (including School of Law advisory council)

Steven E. Yuhas Special Service Award

Dean Francis J. Conte Special Service Award

Robert E. DeRose ’91 Senior partner, Barkan Meizlish, Columbus, Ohio

Professor Maureen Anderson Associate professor and assistant director for public services, School of Law

ABA awards ’84 grad wins for pro bono The American Bar Association gave Kermit Lowery ’84 one of its five 2014 Pro Bono Publico Awards. The award honors legal professionals and organizations that enhance the human dignity of others or deliver volunteer services to the poor. Lowery, a past president and member of the board of the Dayton Volunteer Lawyers Project, handles up to 20 volunteer cases a year. Montgomery County Judge Mary Kay Huffman ’90, who is also the law school’s alumni president, said, “Kermit helps his underserved clients in so many ways by listening to them and giving them voice.” Lowery, vice president and assistant general manager at LexisNexis, recently retired from the U.S. Army after 39 years of active and reserve duty. Class honored before Lowery is the second member of his law school class to receive the ABA Pro Bono Publico Award; Arvin Miller III ’84 did so in 1991. And – also from 1984 Ronald Richman ’84 received the 2014 Andrew C. Hecker Award for his contributions to the ABA’s Tort Trial and Insurance

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Practice Section. He was cited for his 20 years of service to the section, including the training of leaders and his own leadership in membership and diversity efforts. At the San Francisco firm Bullivant Houser Bailey PC, Richman is a shareholder and serves on the board of directors.

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VIETNAM WAR + 40

Law professor John Terzano earned an award for peace that started with war. Terzano, a U.S. Navy veteran who served two tours in the Vietnam War, spent the 40th anniversary of the end of the war, April 30, 1975, in the country where he fought — and that he continues to fight for. Terzano, associate professor of academic success and director of academic success and bar passage, first returned to Vietnam in 1981. He saw the physical and environmental destruction left by the war, including the lingering impact of landmines and Agent Orange. “It changed our lives,” he said of four service members who made the trip. “We think of Vietnam as a war; Vietnam is a country. Its people have hopes and dreams. Since that first trip, Terzano and his colleagues successfully petitioned for the lifting of the U.S. trade embargo on Vietnam. That allowed them to offer a clinic to help landmine victims receive care and prosthetics. They worked with the U.S. government on a moratorium on the use of landmines, and the push grew into an international campaign. In 1997, 122 nations signed an international treaty banning landmines. The organization he helped co-found, Veterans for America (formerly known as Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation), shared in the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize for the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. —Michelle Tedford

Dean’s Fellows become more competitive When Assistant Dean for Student Affairs Staci Rucker was recruiting the inaugural group of Dean’s Fellows [featured in the Dayton Lawyer, Spring 2014] “I was almost begging people to meet with me about it,” she said. What a difference a year makes. Forty-four students applied “If you cannot for the highly competitive 17 positions for the 2014-15 academic explain year. something “I thought the program would be successful, but I never simply then anticipated that level of success that quickly,” Rucker said. “But you don’t students recognize the program’s value.” Starting in the fall 2013, all first-year law students were asunderstand it signed during orientation to a learning community to support the well enough.” development of PRACTICE — Practice-Ready Attorneys Committed To Inclusive Community and Excellence. Dean’s Fellows — high-performing, upper-level law students with high potential for leadership and academic achievement — help the learning-community students navigate the first year of law school. Kate Bosomworth was a part of the 2013 first-year class that worked with the inaugural Dean’s Fellows. She recently completed her term as a Dean’s Fellow and has reapplied to the program for the 2015-16 school year.“I decided to reapply to this program because it has been personally and academically fulfilling,” Bosomworth said. “Personally, I have always been interested in helping to facilitate the success of others and the Dean’s Fellows program allowed me to do just that. From an academic standpoint, I know that if you cannot explain something simply then you don’t understand it well enough. This year of working with my learning community, I learned so much about my own study habits and have consequently been able to improve skills that have helped me with my studies and leadership capabilities.” The program has 26 Dean’s Fellows, with 12 positions available for the 2015-16 school year. The school is piloting a program under the leadership of Denise Platfoot Lacey, associate professor of externships, to expand the existing learning community program by creating learning communities for upper-level students with a focus on professional skill building. Kate Bosomworth ’16

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Know the law As a police officer and School of Law student, Mark Albrechtsen ’15 recognized the knowledge gaps officers had regarding case law and its practical application on the beat. “There’s a huge disconnect between civil rights and law enforcement,” he says. His smartphone app, U.S. Cop, helps to lessen that disconnect, offering more than 1,200 pages of information of cases on record across the country to help officers avoid liability and protect individuals’ civil rights. It’s now the No. 1-selling law enforcement app on Apple and Google Play. While working as a cop, Albrechtsen noticed that officers weren’t adequately trained on many civil rights court decisions and unknowingly violated individuals’ civil rights, creating liability issues. He said he believed these incidents could be avoided if officers were properly trained and had quick access to legal information. He sent a survey to subscribers of his online newsletter, cop-apps. net, to determine the scope of the issue. Nearly 1,400 law enforcement officials responded, and just 1.875 percent of the participants said they received weekly training on legal issues. The majority said they “rarely ever” received any legal training. Albrechtsen has since sold the app, but at the time of the sale in late 2014, he says at least 100,000 officers had downloaded U.S. Cop. The Ohio Attorney General’s Office even referenced the app during presentations to law enforcement officials. He said he hopes to use his law degree in an administrative role for a police department and create a written guide to assist law enforcement officers. —Ryan Wilker ’16

BY THE NUMBERS Grads on LinkedIn

2,929 Total number of grads on LinkedIn 719 In the Dayton area 62 Working for LexisNexis 8 For the Ohio Attorney General’s Office 7 For GE Aviation 229 Number whose occupation is entrepreneurship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Externships 2010-14

608 Total number 493 In Ohio 325 In the city of Dayton 26 States represented 1 In China A new look The University has moved the School of Law website (udayton.edu/law) into a new, responsive design that makes it easier for mobile users to navigate and use the site. Take a look around, try out the new menu functions and simplified page structure. To offer feedback, email lawcomm@udayton. edu with thoughts or questions.

Learn more about the School at bit.ly/UDSL_LinkedIn.

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An odd beginning to the road to law school, but help along the way

A BET WITH YOUR GIRLFRIEND By DEBBIE JUNIEWICZ ’90

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rom long days of strenuous physical work to even longer days studying and, now, researching — Ehren Lohse can hardly believe it himself. “I never would have thought this is where I would be right now,” Lohse said. “The whole progression — from law school and graduating at the top of my class to clerking at the Alaska Supreme Court — it’s a bit overwhelming. But I am so proud and happy.” The 2014 University of Dayton School of Law graduate was a concrete worker, pouring sidewalks, walkways and garages in Fairbanks, Alaska, when his then girlfriend unknowingly issued a challenge. “She wanted to go to law school, and she jokingly bet me that I couldn’t get in,” he said. Lohse’s LSAT score said otherwise, and it wasn’t long before the University

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of Chicago graduate was enrolled in the University of Dayton School of Law. But beyond the rigors of the classroom, there was another challenge for the concrete worker — finances. Law school is far from an inexpensive endeavor. The University of Dayton law school charges tuition per credit hour rather than per academic year — $1,137 per hour for the 2015–16 academic year — which would amount to close to $36,000 for tuition alone for two semesters, without books or living expenses. And, in order to encourage students to devote their full attention to the rigors of the first year of law school, the School’s policy prohibits employment during the first year, with the exception of holiday and summer breaks. That’s where scholarships come in. For many students, scholarships can make the dream of law school a reality. The University of Dayton School of Law awards scholarships to more than half of each entering class. Many of those scholarships are made possible through the generosity of donors. According to Claire Schrader, the School’s assistant dean and executive director of enrollment management and marketing, those numbers have increased in recent years. For the 2014-15 academic year, approximately 70 percent of the law students received some scholarship assistance — ranging from $1,500 to close to full tuition. A majority of the recipients receive less than half the amount of tuition. “Everyone knows the concerns about the cost of higher education today. Many of our students come to Dayton Law with significant undergraduate loans and then have to take much more to finish law school,” Schrader said. “Cost is a major roadblock for students coming to Dayton, and it also seriously impacts our ability to keep students, which hurts our retention rate. Scholarships are crucial to the success of the School, not only in attracting good students to enroll here, but also to stay here.”

ALL THE DIFFERENCE

Nine assignments, three deployments, a Legion of Merit, Defense Superior

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SCHOOL OF LAW DONOR-FUNDED SCHOLARSHIPS BY THE NUMBERS

Total scholarships

Students awarded scholarships during the 2014-15 academic year

718,600 Scholarship dollars awarded this year

Service and Bronze Star medal — Lloyd Blackmon is not one to shy away from a challenge. But even the decorated retired United States Air Force colonel wasn’t quite prepared for the rigors of law school. “I was honestly caught off guard a little by the breadth and depth of information as well as the workload,” Blackmon said. “I knew, if I was going to succeed, I’d need to treat it like a job and pull all the tricks out of my playbook and really apply myself.” Blackmon, who will graduate in 2016, is one of the many current students receiving a donor-funded scholarship. He is a recipient of the Gregory G. and Denise Eder Palmer Endowed Scholarship. “I feel very blessed these days. UDSL was the perfect transition for me as I retired from the Air Force in the fall of 2013 from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,” Blackmon said. “As I told the Palmers when I met them in the fall, their scholarship money supplemented the Post-911 GI Bill funds I had available for law

school, and their generosity will enable me to finish UDSL nearly debt-free — something almost unheard of these days.” While the now 48-year-old father of one was prepared to enroll in law school with or without scholarship assistance, the award will enable Blackmon to make post-graduation career decisions guided by priorities, not just a paycheck. “I feel very ‘provided for’ and blessed to have resources to take care of my family, and I feel empowered to go out and do something good for my community, church and country,” Blackmon said. “And the Palmers’ generosity will allow me, almost right away, to start ‘paying it forward’ in my own way. I feel obligated to do something special as a commitment to them. They really impressed me; they are just so selfless. I want people to think of me that way.” Lohse — who received assistance from the L.M. Berry Law Fund — feels similarly about paying it forward. “I had a small savings, so I definitely felt better about my decision after receiving a scholarship,” he said. “I feel very fortunate, and it makes me want to give back when I am able.”

FAMILY DECISION

If parenting four children isn’t enough of a challenge, throw in the rigors of law school. That’s exactly what Marcie Hunnicutt did. “It was definitely a family decision,” Hunnicutt said. “But the kids were getting older and more independent, and it seemed like a good time to plan for my future.” The sacrifices in the Hunnicutt household include family time as well as finances. When the Do Not Disturb sign is on the door, the kids know that mom is off limits. And there are no expensive vacations for the family of six as expenses, including a mortgage and groceries — no small budget item with two teenage boys in the house — take priority over travel. “You don’t want to waste the investment you are making,” she said. “If I’m going to take time away from my family, I’m going to make the most of it and do the best I can.” Being awarded the Carl Kessler Me-

morial Scholarship made the life-changing decision easier and more feasible for Hunnicutt and her family. It also served as motivation for the 44-year-old mother of four. “One way to say thank you for their generosity is to work as hard as I can to honor their gift,” she said. “They have given me and others a great opportunity, for that I am very appreciative.”

PAYING TRIBUTE

While donor-funded scholarship awards helped close to 100 students make law school financially feasible this year alone, the students aren’t the only ones reaping benefits. Making a difference is also rewarding for the donors. Lynn Reynolds made an immediate connection with attorney Melanie Mackin when Reynolds joined the Dayton firm of Chernesky, Heyman & Kress in 1997. “Melanie quickly became a mentor to me, as well as other young lawyers, and she became my close friend,” Reynolds said. “Mentoring is critical in any type of business but even more so in the legal profession. It’s how lawyers learn — talking to other lawyers.” When Mackin died after an extended battle with cancer in 2005, colleagues established the Melanie Mackin Stump Memorial Scholarship. But with two young children and still establishing her career, Reynolds wasn’t in a position to contribute when the scholarship was established almost a decade ago. But the now vice president and head of legal, North America for LexisNexis Legal & Professional, recently made a long-term commitment to honor her friend. “It was always, always something I wanted to do — to help continue Melanie’s legacy in mentoring young lawyers,” Reynolds said. “I’ve written checks to my undergrad and to my high school, but this is so much more meaningful, personally.” Reynolds, herself, was a scholarship recipient when she attended the University of Dayton School of Law. The 1995 graduate only finished paying off her student loans in 2011.

IN THEIR WORDS “I am the first person in my family to attend college, let-alone law school. I am from Danville, Kentucky, a small, country town with approximately 20,000 people. Attending law school had always been a dream of mine, but financial concerns have always been in the back of my mind. Overcoming these concerns has allowed me to focus on excelling in the classroom; which has, in turn, allowed me to change my family tree and, one day, my hometown. — Chad Cole, Class of 2016, L.M. Berry Law Fund “Although I fell in love with UD from the beginning, I knew that it would be difficult to afford due to the high tuition rate. Coupled with the tuition expense, I was also diagnosed with thyroid cancer, just months after I accepted my offer of admission, and had to undergo very expensive treatments. I was apprehensive about beginning law school because I thought there would be no way I could afford both tuition and all of my medical expenses. I was offered a scholarship by UD to make law school more affordable. I am now in my third and final year of law school. It has definitely been a long ride. There have been many times when I felt overwhelmed and ready to throw in the towel. However, I’ve had many moments of clarity in which I was reassured this is exactly what I want to do. I could not be more thankful for

“I’d still be paying them off if I didn’t receive scholarships,” she said. “Law school is a big financial investment.” Edna Scheuer ’80 was a driving force behind establishing the Melanie Mackin Stump Memorial Scholarship. Mackin served as a mentor for many young lawyers; Scheuer was one of Mackin’s mentors. It wasn’t long, however, before the professional relationship developed

Scholarships do more than make a difference — sometimes they are the difference. this scholarship that has enabled me to pursue a career I am so passionate about.” — Erin Craven, Class of 2015, Gene and Annette Casella Endowed Scholarship “While writing several screenplays, novels, short stories and poems, I decided to head to law school. I want to be able to help people for a living and law seemed like the best way I could do that. Ultimately, I would like to help artists of all kinds and scientists through intellectual property law. Helping them protect their amazing ideas and achieve their own hopes and dreams is how I want to make a difference while practicing law.” — Jessica Brewer, Class of 2015, Joseph E. and Mary E. Keller Endowed Law Scholarship

into friendship. “Melanie was just a wonderful person, and she loved the practice of law and loved working with clients,” Scheuer said. “When she was sick and kind of knew she wasn’t going to get better, I asked, ‘What can I do?’ And she said she wanted someone else to ‘get the shot I got.’ I knew it was important to her, so it was important to me.”

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With the support of Melanie’s husband, Randy, as well as the firm of Scheuer Mackin & Breslin, Scheuer established the fund in 2006. “I can’t bring her back. But I can help someone coming up the ranks to achieve their goals and follow their passion,” Scheuer said. “I hope it not only makes her happy but is a source of pride to her husband, son and dad.”

BELIEF IN EDUCATION

Anne Fehrman knew that a scholarship was also the most meaningful way to honor her father, longtime Dayton business attorney Nicholas Hollenkamp, when he passed away in 2013. “My dad was a staunch believer in education, and he despised debt,” Fehrman said. “He supported the UD law school for many years and wanted to help it prosper and produce high-quality lawyers.” Hollenkamp, in fact, helped establish the Wellmore “Baldy” Turner Memorial Scholarship Fund in 1980 to honor the founder of the law firm where he got his start. The recipient of the law school’s Honorable Walter H. Rice Honorary Alumni Award in 2001, Hollenkamp worked the majority of his career at Turner, Granzow & Hollenkamp, the firm he later merged with Dinsmore & Shohl. “He set up the Baldy Turner scholarship and was very proud of that,” Fehrman said. “Establishing a scholarship in my father’s name was the most on-point, direct way my family and I felt we could honor him and the values he instilled in us.” Education was a priority for Hollenkamp, and he made sure it was a priority for his five children — four of whom earned advanced degrees in the fields of medicine, architecture, law, business and environmental science. Fehrman, the oldest, earned both her law degree and MBA at UD. “A message we heard our entire childhood was ‘education is your job,’” Fehrman said. “He believed in education, honesty, and hard work — you had to do the work and bring in the grades so you would have opportunities and choices in life.” In establishing the Nicholas C. Hol-

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lenkamp Scholarship, Hollenkamp’s family and friends are accomplishing the dual goals of supporting a university they value and honoring a man they loved and respected. “It will help a deserving law student be able to graduate with a quality education without being saddled with debt, a scenario my father would appreciate,” Fehrman said. “And it establishes his legacy; there’s a permanency to a scholarship. It’s something that says he was here, he was important and he cared.”

GIVING BACK

While many scholarships were created to memorialize friends, family or colleagues, there are almost as many reasons donors create or contribute to a scholarship as there are funds themselves. Mark Kitrick’s test scores were impressive and his grades exemplary but, after he graduated cum laude with a degree in psychology from the University of Cincinnati, law school was out of the question. “I was broke,” Kitrick said. “There was no way I could afford law school.” So, Kitrick entered management training at the Cincinnati Arby’s franchise — at the time, ranked as the best franchise nationally — and quickly became their top manager, all the while saving every penny he could for law school. While he was admitted to several law schools, Dayton had made a lasting impression when the administration let him know that his spot in the class would be there whenever he was able to attend. “UD law school really came through for me,” Kitrick said. “It was very powerful and a life changer.” Kitrick’s financial struggles continued through law school. “I was really, really poor,” he said. “I remember it was a treat to get a turkey sub, Fritos and a Mountain Dew from Milano’s. The rest of the week, it was soup.” But that was then. The 1981 graduate is now the president and founder of Kitrick, Lewis & Harris, a U.S. News & World Report Tier 1 Best Law Firm in Columbus. “My goal now is to give back; it’s very important to help those around you who

need assistance, to elevate others in a positive way is a prime directive,” Kitrick said. The Mark Kitrick Law Scholarship, established in 2014, is designated for a minority student with significant financial need. And while he was financially struggling at the time, Kitrick’s experience at the University of Dayton law school left him with a wealth of knowledge. “It offered phenomenal training and education,” he said. “And I view that training as being instrumental to getting where I am today.”

GREAT INTEGRITY

Lee Falke gave him a chance so, now, Larry Lasky is working to make sure other aspiring attorneys get the same. “Lee gave me an opportunity, a vista to do good public work,” Lasky said. “I came to Dayton, Ohio, without any knowledge of what being a lawyer was all about, and Lee gave this kid from New York a chance.” To recognize the impact that Falke — who served for decades as an assistant prosecuting attorney and, later, as the Montgomery County, Ohio, prosecutor — has had on the Dayton legal community, Lasky, a 1977 graduate, spearheaded the effort to establish the Lee Falke Law Scholarship. “Lee set forth a hallmark of integrity,” Lasky said. “He made me a better lawyer.” Lasky — who proudly explained that Falke fired him twice but hired him three times — worked with the scholarship’s namesake for 26 years. But he was just one of many respected figures in the Dayton legal community who got their start working with Falke including 15 judges. “Lee was a man of great integrity who opened doors for me and so many others,” Lasky said. “Hopefully, this scholarship will do the same.” For information on contributing to or establishing a scholarship, contact Deborah Adler at dcodeluppi1@udayton.edu.

Michael B. Coleman ’80 is the longestserving mayor in the history of Columbus, Ohio. As he prepares to step down from his position at the end of the year, he looks forward to reaching back to the place he credits for his successful career in public service — the University of Dayton School of Law. B y S H A N N O N S H E LT O N M I L L E R

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n 1979, a University of Dayton School of Law student sent a letter to the White House asking the president of the United States for a summer job.

President Jimmy Carter, or, more likely, an assistant in charge of opening his mail, wrote the young man back. If he could get to Washington, D.C., for an in-person interview, the note said, that request would be considered Michael B. Coleman ’80 was thrilled, but two obstacles stood in his way. He had limited funds to support himself as a student living and working in Dayton, and didn’t know if he could afford the gas to get to D.C. and back. Then there was the car itself, a green Ford Pinto — “you know, the kind that blows up” — that had to transport him 7 to 8 hours to the nation’s capital and get him back in one piece. Coleman says some professors and friends loaned him the Coleman, the intern, meets President Carter. money for the trip, and “I filled up the gas tank in a car that explodes upon impact, and I drove my little green Pinto to interview at the White House.” The Pinto did its job. Coleman secured a position as a summer law clerk in the Carter White House, an experience that cemented his desire to use his legal education to pursue a career in public service. Twenty years later, that career reached a pinnacle when he was elected mayor of Columbus, Ohio, in 1999. After serving four terms, the longest tenure in city history, Coleman, 60, announced in late 2014 that he would not seek a fifth term as mayor, making this year his last at the helm of Ohio’s capital city. Observers have asked Coleman about his interest in a higher office, such as governor or senator, but he says he’s not considering another political position.

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He doesn’t, however, plan to retreat from community service, a decision that could have him spending more time in the place that began preparing him for civic life. “The School of Law gave a good foundation for me to do what I’m doing now and getting me the skills I needed to have as I moved on in life,” Coleman says. “I’d love to see the University of Dayton and Mike Coleman have a strong connection.” A NEW LANGUAGE Coleman, an Indianapolis native who grew up in Toledo, graduated with his bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Cincinnati in 1977, and decided he wanted to stay in Ohio for his legal studies. Uninterested in returning to Toledo or going to Cleveland, two of the regions where he had applied to law school, he set his sights on Dayton. On his first day of class, he wondered if he’d made a mistake. “My first class was civil procedure — it was scary,” Coleman says. “I had very little exposure to the language of the law, the language of courts, those Latin words. It was like going to a foreign country without having any exposure to that country and language and being required to speak the language on that first day. The teacher started asking questions immediately of the class members, and I was hoping and praying he wouldn’t call on me because I didn’t know anything about anything. It was pretty nerve-wracking.” Dennis Turner, now professor emeritus, taught that course and remembers starting the class by introducing Pennoyer v. Neff, a case considered seminal in civil procedure courses. “I walk into the class, with no ‘who’s whos,’ no introductions and just start asking, ‘Who’s Pennoyer? Who’s Neff?’” Turner said. “I definitely used the Socratic method — I guess that can be intimidating.”

Coleman attends a groundbreaking in Columbus.

Coleman survived civil procedure in fall 1977 and the great blizzard of January 1978, which trapped him in his small off-campus apartment for days. “There was just a TV, a little desk and a couch that pulled out from the wall to become a bed,” he says. “And there was a kitchenette — not a kitchen, but a kitchenette. And a little shower in the corner.”

He laughs when he talks about that living space, a small studio about half the size of his second-floor office at Columbus City Hall. In that office, complete with plush couches where he completes interviews, meets with visitors and holds informal conferences, Coleman displays reminders of his journey to City Hall, from an image of him meeting with President Carter to a photo of Margaret Dean, the great-grandmother he never met.

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Dean holds a place of honor in Coleman’s office, as her picture Yates, who’d also written to Washington, D.C., in search of a sumon the wall overlooks the city seal embedded in the floor, and faces mer job. a collage of some of Coleman’s key moments as mayor — an elecBoth were hired and spent the summer of 1979 in the nation’s tion night celebration, a commencement speech at The Ohio State capital. Coleman stayed with family friends near Rock Creek Park University. The photo placement is deliberate, Coleman says. Born in the city’s northwest quadrant, but sometimes he failed to return a slave in Virginia in 1839, Dean lived to experience emancipaat the end of the day. A couch in the Executive Office Building tion and decades of life as a free woman in Kentucky. She died in became his favorite place to rest his head. 1941 at 103, 13 years before “I brought my toothColeman was born. brush, washcloth … I just “She was uneducated soaked it up,” Coleman and never voted in an says. “I got a lot of wonderelection,” Coleman says. ful experiences, although “To have her see her brief, but they lasted a long great-grandson become the time, even until this day. mayor of a major city … it’s I was exposed to national symbolic.” leaders, to great men and Coleman didn’t enviwomen, jurists, judges, sion himself as a politician politicians, senators, when he attended UD, Cabinet members, even the although he knew public president himself. It was a service was in his future. marvelous experience, and While in school, he worked I didn’t want to leave.” in a law firm with attorYates, now a Hamilton ney Richard Austin, then County (Ohio) Municipal president of the Dayton Court judge, says they Unit NAACP, and for Alice often saw President Carter O. McCollum, the first four to five times a day in woman to serve as a judge passing, an experience that of the Dayton Municipal thrilled the two legal inCourt and an assistant terns. The connections they professor at UDSL, to learn made left lasting impresmore about the judicial sions and created bonds system. Civil procedure, that remain strong today. the course that haunted his “We consider ourselves first semester at the School like brothers,” Yates says. of Law, came in handy, he “I knew Michael would be says, as he was able to apoutstanding at whatever he ply what he learned in the did. He’s a natural leader, classroom to real life. and he gets along with As much as he enjoyed everyone. He’s a consensus Coleman’s work with the people of Columbus will be part of his legacy. learning about the judibuilder.” cial process and meeting The exposure both had members of the legal community in Dayton, Coleman says he to movers and shakers in the Washington political scene provided didn’t see practicing law as a long-term plan. A law degree would the final piece to the puzzle Coleman was solving in his own mind be crucial to his goal of becoming a public servant, but he didn’t — how one could use a law degree to become a public servant. know exactly how that degree would get him there. “Almost everyone I met in Washington was a lawyer, and I reA few years later, his little green Pinto helped steer him in the ally had the opportunity to get a better understanding that earning right direction. a law degree isn’t just about practicing the law in the corporate arena,” Coleman says. “Your knowledge and skill development in law school can be applied on a much grander stage. I came out of CHANGE AGENT that experience in the White House saying that I really wanted to Coleman knew the White House job would be a “longshot go into some level of public service where I could impact more gamble,” he says, but he was inspired by a college friend, Tyrone

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Coleman and First Lady Michelle Obama

than just a client, but maybe a neighborhood. A city. A state. A nation. The world. Who knows?” DEFINING HIS LEGACY After graduation, Coleman moved to Columbus and held positions in the state attorney general’s office and as a legislative aide for Columbus City Council member Ben Espy. He also completed a stint in private sector, working for the law firm of Schottenstein Zox & Dunn, LPA, from 1984 to 1997. In 1992, Coleman won a seat on the Columbus City Council and had a two-year juncture as City Council president from 1997-99. When he won his campaign for mayor in 1999, he became the first Democrat elected to the position since 1972 and the first African-American mayor in city

history. He is currently the longest-serving incumbent AfricanAmerican mayor in the United States. Observers have praised the economic and population growth that took place during Coleman’s tenure as mayor, helping Columbus emerge relatively unscathed from the late 2000s recession that rocked other Ohio and Midwestern cities. Columbus frequently appears in newspaper, magazine and other media “best cities” lists as one of the nation’s top places for quality of life, cost of living, education, diversity and business support, among others. He’s enjoyed bipartisan political support for his initiatives throughout the region and the state and has been praised for his emphasis on building coalitions with community leaders, residents and the business sector to strengthen neighborhoods and down-

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Coleman: “The city is a very different city from when I took over in 1999.”

town as desirable places for citizens to live, work and play. “I’ll leave legacies to those around me, and after I leave, they can make those decisions,” Coleman says when asked about the accomplishments of which he’s most proud. “Look at my record, look around and see what changes have taken place. I can’t pick my legacy, but I think there will be plenty to choose from. The city is a very different city from when I took over in 1999. It speaks for itself.” Yates, the Cincinnati judge and Coleman’s longtime friend, is more than willing to speak about Columbus’ success under Coleman’s leadership. “He’s leaving Columbus in its finest position ever as a city,” Yates says. “Columbus is at the height of its population, prosperity and civic life. He’s been the spark plug for that.” Pundits have floated his name as a possible candidate for a higher office, and, although Coleman has hinted in past interviews that he might consider running for another public position once he leaves office, he said in April that was not his current plan. “I have no intention for running for political office. That’s the one thing I’ve ruled out,” Coleman says. “But after 23 years as an elected official, I feel I can make change without being an elected official. I think I’ve grown enough where I can provide the guid-

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ance to other people to make change in that way. … if they want to listen to me.” He’ll be 61 when he leaves office and says he’s got plenty of energy left for his next career move, one in which he “fully intends” to be engaged in the community and “continue to be a change agent.” That could include a greater connection to UD. The School of Law honored him with its Distinguished Alumni Award in 2005, and Coleman says he wants to spend more time working with the University and helping with outreach efforts to the greater Dayton community. “It’s time to reconnect with the law school and see how it’s doing with minority students, international students, to see how UD has shaped leadership characteristics of students and how the University has integrated with the needs of the community,” Coleman says. “I’m sure there are a lot of needs in the Dayton area the University could help. “The School of Law gave me a good foundation to do what I’m doing now and get me the skills I needed to have as I moved on in life, and provide a good, solid education,” he says. “The University of Dayton is who I am. The School of Law is who I am. It’s undeniable.”

ROUNDTABLE 1977 The Honorable FRANK GERACI received the 2014 Special Service Award from the University of Dayton Alumni Association. The Special Service Award is presented to an alumnus who has performed a special service or displayed exceptional diligence on behalf of the University. Read more about Frank on Page 4. The Honorable BARBARA GORMAN was re-elected Montgomery County (Ohio) Common Pleas judge in 2014. A.J. WAGNER was elected to the Ohio State Board of Education in 2014.

1978 DENNIS LIEBERMAN was elected to the city council of Clayton, Ohio, in 2013. ALEX SABO, a partner in Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C., in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., spoke about legal issues facing small and regional securities brokerage firms at the 2014 SIFMA Compliance & Legal Society Conference in Orlando.

1979 The Honorable PATRICK DINKELACKER was re-elected Hamilton County (Ohio) Common Pleas Appellate judge in 2014.

1980 Columbus Mayor MICHAEL COLEMAN was selected as part of Ebony’s Power 100. The Power 100 “recognizes those who lead, inspire and demonstrate through their individual talents, the very best in Black America,” according to Ebony’s website. The list includes Oprah Winfrey, Kanye West, Beyonce, Jesse Jackson, Joy Reid, T.D. Jakes, Michael Sam,

Valerie Montgomery Rice, Derek Jeter and LeBron James. Michael can be found in the Community Crusaders category. Read more about him on Page 13. GARY HRUSKA opened his new law firm, Gary M. Hruska LLC, Attorney At Law, in Dayton, after Hollencamp & Hollencamp law offices closed. JEFF IRELAND was listed as a “Local Litigation Star” by Benchmark Litigation. His firm, Faruki Ireland & Cox P.L.L., has also been named one of the few Highly Recommended Litigation Firms in Ohio. Jeff was also named to the Best Lawyers in America list for 2015. MARGARET “PEG” HAYES QUINN was elected to the position of judge of the Oakwood, Ohio, Municipal Court in 2013. WARD BARRENTINE ’01, CHRIS CONARD ’84, CHRIS EPLEY ’99, SARA HEIN ’95, MIKE HOCHWALT ’84 and BRIAN HUELSMAN ’91 also vied for the position.

1981 WILLIAM BECKER of the Ohio Attorney General’s Office received the Faculty of the Year award from the National Attorneys General Training and Research Institute, a branch of National Association of Attorneys General. This award is given annually to faculty members who have significantly contributed to developing and presenting quality legal training for their counterparts in attorneys general offices. FRANK CAPALDO accepted the position of executive director of the Georgia Dental Association, Inc. He previously served as president/CEO of the Independent Bankers Association of New York State, Inc. MARK KITRICK received a Distinguished Service Award from the Ohio Association for Justice, a statewide organization of plain-

tiff attorneys whose mission is to preserve Constitutional rights and protect access to the civil justice system for all Ohioans through advocacy in the courthouse, Statehouse, and Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. Read more about Mark on Page 12.

1982 DALE FOUSE is a partner in McMillen, Urick, Tocci, Fouse & Jones in Aliquippa, Pa., and practices plaintiff’s personal injury law. Dale was the former district attorney for Beaver County, Pa., from 2000 to 2006. DAVID JOYCE was re-elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for Ohio’s 14th Congressional District in 2014.

1983 CHUCK BALDWIN was re-elected managing director of Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management. Chuck has served as Ogletree Deakins’ managing director since 2014 and has held numerous leadership roles with the firm since he joined in 2000 as one of the founding members of the firm’s Indianapolis office. The Honorable MICHAEL KRAMER was re-elected Noble County (Indiana) Superior Court II judge in 2014. KATHERINE LANDEY PANG lives in Pittsburg, Texas,and is working as a psychologist in Dallas. Katherine earned her doctorate in 2008 and received her provisional license to practice psychology in 2011.

1984 JOYCE DEITERING was re-elected mayor of the city of Clayton, Ohio in 2013.

KERMIT LOWERY was one of the 2014 honorees of the ABA Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service. He also received the John and Ginny Elam Pro Bono Award from Supreme Court of Ohio Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor at the Ohio State Bar Association annual convention that year. He is vice president and assistant general counsel at LexisNexis, and a 2014 School of Law Distinguished Alumni award winner. Read more about Kermit on Page 5. RONALD RICHMAN was awarded the American Bar Association Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section’s Andrew C. Hecker Memorial Award in 2014. He is a partner with Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, in New York.

1985 The Honorable THOMAS O’DIAM was re-elected Greene County (Ohio) Common Pleas Probate judge in 2014. STEVE YUHAS was honored with the 2015 Distinguished Alumni Award from Cardinal Mooney High School in Youngstown, Ohio. The award is given to those who demonstrate the school’s motto of sanctity, scholarship and discipline.

1986 DANIEL UTT and his wife, Nikki, live in Terrace Park, Ohio. Daniel is an attorney at the Cincinnati-based law firm of Keating Muething & Klekamp, where he specializes in real estate and has been designated as a leader in his field in Ohio by Chambers USA 2014.

1987 DAVID LEFTON was appointed to the development committee

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with the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Cincinnati. He was also recognized as a 2015 Ohio Super Lawyer. David is an attorney with Barron Peck Bennie & Schlemmer Co., L.P.A.

1988 JAMES CASEY is pre-award team manager in the office of sponsored programs at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. He also serves as faculty in the master’s in research administration program at Rush University in Chicago, and was elected to the post of president-elect of the Nonresident Lawyers Division for the State Bar of Wisconsin. James’ one-year term, which started July 1, 2014, will be followed by a year as president and a year as past president. The Honorable DICK SKELTON was elected Montgomery County (Ohio) Common Pleas judge in 2014.

1989 R.J. O’HARA is a partner in the law firm of Flaherty & O’Hara in Pittsburgh, a national practice that specializes in liquor licensing, transactional litigation and related services for the beverage industry. CLIFFORD SIKORA was named to The BTI Client Service All-Star Team for Law Firms. Clifford is co-leader of the Energy Practice Group at Troutman Sanders, where he counsels energy and utility companies on regulatory and transactional matters from its Washington, D.C., office.

1990 The Honorable MARY KATE HUFFMAN, adjunct faculty and president of the UDSL Alumni Association, was re-elected Montgomery County (Ohio) Common Pleas judge in 2014. CURTIS KISSINGER was appointed by Ohio Gov. John Kasich to serve as a Hamilton County Municipal Court judge. Curtis, the county’s juvenile court administrator, began his abbreviated municipalcourt term Feb. 9, 2015. He can run for election in November to retain the seat until the term expires Jan. 2, 2018. Curtis was

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Hail to a chief KATHLEEN DUFFY BRUDER ’93 The path Kathleen Duffy Bruder ’93 took to the Pennsylvania governor’s office started in a one-bedroom apartment in the Bronx. In January, Bruder finished a four-year term as deputy chief of staff for former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett, working primarily as the governor’s liaison with agencies including the Department of Transportation, Department of Community and Economic Development, and the Department of Labor and Industry. During her tenure, she was instrumental in the passing of Act 89, Pennsylvania’s most comprehensive transportation bill that will invest more than $2.3 billion in infrastructure during the plan’s first five years. “It was an amazing opportunity to work as part of a team, toward bipartisanship, to get things accomplished and to help contribute to making good things happen for the state of Pennsylvania,” Bruder said. “To see and be part of something starting from just a concept, and then to see it come to fruition, was an amazing and rewarding opportunity.” Before joining the Corbett team, Bruder worked in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, as inhouse counsel practicing employment law for an insurance company, and as a partner in private practice litigating and specializing in employment and labor relations. Corbett’s campaign contacted her in 2010 to help with research, and her part-time role morphed into a full-time position after he took office. It was a long journey from her first job as a legal secretary in the New York City metro area, a position she obtained through a temp agency in the midst of a recession, but she credits the lessons she learned at UD and from her parents for her career’s upward trajectory. “My overall experience at UD, both in the classroom and out in the community, clerking and working in mediation in the city of Dayton court system, was really beneficial and influential in my career,” Bruder said. “I also give so much credit to my parents for the way they raised me by showing me the value of hard work and giving me the confidence to follow my dreams and seize opportunities. From a one-bedroom apartment in the Bronx, all the way to sitting next to and advising the governor of Pennsylvania, the values they instilled within me guided me every step of the way.” Bruder is now an attorney with McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC, as part of the firm’s government relations and labor and employment practices division. Based in Harrisburg, the firm has offices throughout Pennsylvania, an office in Washington, D.C., and one in Columbus, Ohio. —Tom Corcoran ’13

selected from a list of nine names submitted to Kasich by the Hamilton County Republican Party in December to fill three vacant judgeships in Hamilton County. Curtis will fill the vacancy left by Judge Russell J. Mock, who was elected to the First District Court of Appeals. JEFFREY MULLINS of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP was named to the 2015 Best Lawyers

in America for his work in employment law – management and labor law – management. Jeffrey has been recognized by Best Lawyers since 2009. He was selected for inclusion as an Ohio Super Lawyer 2014.

1991 ANDREW ALTENBURG JR. was appointed judge for the United

States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey, Camden, May 19, 2014. TODD CARVER, vice president and deputy counsel and chief ethics, compliance and privacy officer at Teradata Corp., joined a group of compliance officers for the opening bell of the NYSE in November. ROBERT DEROSE received a President’s Award for 2014 from the Ohio Association for Justice, a

statewide organization of plaintiff attorneys whose mission is to preserve Constitutional rights and protect access to the civil justice system for all Ohioans through advocacy in the courthouse, statehouse and Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. Read more about Robert on Page 5.

the Violent Crimes Bureau of the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office, handling all homicide prosecutions in Montgomery County. She has worked in the child support enforcement, appellate, preliminary hearing, grand jury and criminal docket sections of the office.

D. PATRICK KASSON was named to the 2015 Best Lawyers in America list for employment law - individuals, employment law - management and labor law - management.

ANTHONY ERLAIN is in private practice in Pittsburgh, where he is a plaintiff’s personal injury attorney.

1992 BRIAN BURKE was appointed Chief Judge of the Ak-Chin Indian Community in Maricopa, Ariz. AVA ROTELL DUSTIN was awarded the John Marshall Award given by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. Ava, chief of the U.S. Attorney’s office in Toledo, was recognized for her prosecution of an Indiana man who set fire to the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo, causing $1.4 million in damage to the mosque. DONALD LIGORIO of the law firm of Hourigan Kluger & Quinn was inducted into the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, one of the most prestigious trial lawyer groups in the country. Less than 1 percent of all attorneys nationwide have been inducted. The organization is limited to attorneys who have won million-dollar jury verdicts and settlements.

1994 RICHARD BOYKIN was elected Cook County (Ill.) Commissioner, 1st District, in 2014. Richard, a Barnes & Thornburg LLP partner, was recognized by the Chicago Defender as one of its “Men of Excellence” honorees in January 2015 for his commitment to public service and serving as a role model to African-American men.

1996 MORRIS ANYAH was featured in a January 2015 article in the Chicago Sun Times, “Teen Does More Than Play Basketball at YMCA — He Studies.” The article highlights his work in the Kelly Hall Mentoring Program, which started in January 2009. The program has been successful in helping high-risk kids change their lives for the better. STACY RAGON DELGROS a partner in the Akron, Ohio, office of Roetzel & Andress LPA, has been named a 2015 Ohio Super Lawyer in the field of personal injury medical malpractice: defense. She was also named to the Best Lawyers in America for 2015 in medical malpractice law - defendants.

1997 TOM FERGUSON, formerly of Kelley Drye and Warren in Chicago,

opened his own law practice, Ferguson Corporate Law Ltd., in Libertyville, Ill. JEFF REZABEK was elected as Ohio State Representative, 43rd District, in 2014.

1998 THEODORE WOOD announced that his firm, Parks IP Law, has changed its name to Parks Wood LLC. A retired Air Force lieutenant colonel, Ted leads the firm’s patent practice and manages its growing Washington, D.C., presence. The firm also announced its new offices in the D.C. metropolitan area.

1999 BRENDA COLELLA joined Hiscock & Barclay, LLP, as a partner in the project development, energy and regulatory practice areas. Previously, she was a partner at Gilberti, Stinziano, Heintz & Smith, P.C., where she was chair of the corporate department. Brenda lives in Syracuse, N.Y. CHRISTOPHER EPLEY was appointed by the Oakwood (Ohio) City Council to fill the council seat vacated with the 2014 passing of Councilman Stanley Castleman. Chris, who was selected from a list of 22 residents, will serve until Dec. 31. He will have the option of seeking a full term on the November 2015 ballot.

In memoriam 1979 KATHY ELLISON — Jan. 4, 2014

1980 ARTHUR “ART” HOLLENCAMP — March 16, 2015

1981 KEITH “YOGI” BROWN — June 3, 2014

1992 OLGA MOSER —May 10, 2014

2002 SHANDA SPURLOCK — Feb. 24, 2014

2005 BRETT RINEHART — Feb. 6, 2015

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NICHOLAS GOUNARIS was named Barrister of the Month by the Dayton Bar Association in December 2014.

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1983 LOUIE KINDELL — March 3, 2014 MARTIN DANIEL “DAN” HENRY — Jan. 16, 2014 TERESA JONES — May 29, 2014

ANDREW ARNETT — June 1, 2014 GLENN SHINABERRY — May 25, 2014

2012 ETHAN MILLER — Sept. 20, 2014

Friends JAMES E. SWAIM — Feb. 7, 2014

PAUL ULRICH was promoted to partner in Ulmer & Berne LLP’s Intellectual Property and Technology practice. Paul joins the firm’s Cincinnati office from Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, where he was a partner.

2000 JAMES HOUSTON was named partner at Ulmer & Berne LLP in Cincinnati. James focuses his practice on construction law as well as labor and employment. MICHAEL KENDALL lives in Jacksonville, Fla. Michael was named a 2014 Florida Rising Star by Florida Super Lawyers magazine. Michael is an insurance and workers’ compensation attorney with Marks Gray P.A.

2001 ADDIE KING wrote an ebook, The Wonderland Woes, exploring fairy tales and beloved children’s stories in the modern world. The main character is a student at UDSL. The Wonderland Woes follows Addie’s first two books, The Grimm Legacy and The Andersen Ancestry. Five books are planned in the series. Addie lives in Urbana, Ohio. JENNIFER LEIBSON was elected Jefferson County (Ky.) District Court judge in 2014. LAURIE MARSHALL MILLER of Jackson Kelly PLLC has been selected by Defense Research Institute as the recipient of the 2014 Richard H. Krochock Award, which honors an individual who has “provided exemplary leadership to the DRI Young Lawyers Committee through sponsorship or participation in its programs and activities; who has provided guidance, support and service as a mentor to the members of the Young Lawyers Committee; who has promoted those qualities which enhance the public image of the civil defense trial lawyer.” Laurie was also appointed to a position with the DRI Law Institute. ROBIN MILLER was named partner at Ulmer & Berne LLP in Cincinnati. Robin, who focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation, was also named to the Ohio Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” list.

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RYAN WILLIS has joined Porter Wright’s Cincinnati law office as partner in the firm’s intellectual property practice. He is a registered patent attorney with extensive experience in U.S. and foreign patent prosecution, patent litigation and intellectual property transactions. Ryan lives in Deerfield Township, Ohio, with his wife and daughter. LISA WISEMAN-MEYER, an attorney with Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, was listed as an Ohio Rising Star in the 2014 edition of Super Lawyers magazine.

2002 MARTIN HAMLETTE was appointed as the executive director of the National Medical Association. An attorney and public health administrator, Martin has experience in both the public and private sectors, including health law and policy and current health care reform issues and their impact on medically diverse populations and the professionals who treat them. STEPHANIE WINQUIST served a one-year term from 2014-15 as communications vice presidentelect of the Junior League of Dayton, an organization of women committed to voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers.

2004 JENNIFER BRILL was named to the Dayton Business Journal’s 2015 class of Forty Under 40 winners. Jennifer is an attorney with Freund, Freeze & Arnold and an adjunct professor at UDSL. VIRGINIA CREW was appointed by the Mohave County (Ariz.) Board of Supervisors as a Justice of the Peace for the Mohave County Justice Courts. Virginia will continue as an associate attorney with the law offices of Paul Lenkowsky in Bullhead City, Ariz. CORI HAPER was named partner with Thompson Hine LLP. Cori, a member of the corporate transactions and securities practice group in Dayton, advises on mergers and acquisitions, organization and governance of nonprofit and for-profit entities, and contract negotiation.

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ERIN RHINEHART was named partner at Faruki Ireland & Cox in Dayton. Erin joined the firm in 2004 and is experienced in a wide array of litigation, including class action defense, breach of contract and environmental issues. Erin was listed as an Ohio Rising Star in the 2015 edition of Super Lawyers magazine and received the 2013 Forty Under 40 award from the Dayton Business Journal. She was also invited to join the Ohio State Bar Foundation as a fellow.

2005 JON MARSHALL was named supervisor to assistant prosecutors presenting cases to the grand jury and those handling municipal court preliminary hearings in the Montgomery County (Ohio) Prosecutor’s Office. Jon has worked in the appellate division, child protection unit and as a criminal docket attorney. JIM SINGLER became partner in the Cincinnati office of Calfee, Halter & Griswold, LLP. Jim is an estate planning attorney with broad experience in probate and trust administration, taxation, wealth transfers and business succession planning.

2006 ERIK BLAINE was included in the Dayton Business Journal’s 2014 list of winners for the Forty Under 40 awards program. Erik is an attorney with Wright & Schulte LLC in Dayton. SASHA ALEXA VANDEGRIFT BLAINE was included in the Dayton Business Journal ’s 2015 class of Forty Under 40 winners. Sasha was also listed as an Ohio Rising Star in the 2014 edition of Super Lawyers magazine in the area of civil litigation defense. Sasha is conference manager in the mediation center for the 12th District Court of Appeals in Ohio, which encompasses eight counties in southwest Ohio. JUDE BYANSKI joined Eagle & Fein, P.C., in Indianapolis. Jude will concentrate in foundational estate planning, trust and estate administration, taxes and business planning. RICHARD FRESHWATER was named partner to Thompson Hine LLP. He is a member of the busi-

ness litigation practice group in Cleveland and focuses his practice on advising and representing financial institutions on consumer finance-related matters. Richard was listed as an Ohio Rising Star in the 2014 and 2015 editions of Super Lawyers magazine. JON HILTZ was promoted to partner at Keating, Muething and Klekamp in Cincinnati. Jon’s practice centers around corporate and finance areas in the firm’s business and transactional group. LUDGY LAROCHELLE has joined the Cleveland office of Weston Hurd LLP as an associate. Ludgy focuses his practice on counseling entrepreneurs, small businesses, and non-profit organizations in matters involving commercial real estate, e-commerce and Internet law; employment; intellectual property; mergers, acquisitions and divestitures; and regulatory compliance. Prior to joining Weston Hurd, Ludgy was an associate with Licata and Toerek. SUSAN OILER was named partner to Thompson Hine LLP. Susan, a member of the intellectual property practice group in Dayton, focuses her practice on patent preparation and prosecution and opinion work and has experience in joint development and transfer of ownership agreements, as well as trademark clearance, preparation and prosecution.

2007 LINDSEY WATERS COLEY was promoted to partner at Gentry Locke in Virginia. Since joining the firm in 2007, her practice has focused on labor and employment and trust and estate matters. GLEN MCMURRY, an associate attorney at the Troy, Ohio, office of Dungan & LeFevre Co., has been named an Ohio Rising Star in the 2015 edition of Super Lawyers magazine. Glen has been named to the list the past four years and practices in business and commercial litigation. He is a past president of the Dayton Chapter of the Federal Bar Association and also served as the national treasurer and publications editor of the Federal Bar Association’s Younger Lawyers Division. DAVID TOKARSKI was elected first vice president of The National Advocates Society, an organization promoting fellowship

among American judges, attorneys and law students of Polish descent. David practices law in and around Lake County, Ind. BARRETT TULLIS has been elected partner at the Cincinnati law firm Keating Muething & Klekamp and will practice in the real estate group.

2008 KATE BOWLING was included in the Dayton Business Journal’s 2014 list of winners for the Forty Under 40 awards program. She is an attorney with Bowling Law in Dayton. CHRISTOPHER COTTER, an associate in the Akron, Ohio, office of Roetzel & Andress, LPA, was named a 2015 Rising Star in the field of transportation/maritime law by Ohio Super Lawyers magazine. He was also a Rising Star in 2014. Chris’ article, “Recent Developments in Montreal Convention Litigation,” was published in the Spring 2014 Journal of Air Law and Commerce, Vol. 79, No. 2, and he presented it at the Southern Methodist University 2014 Air Law Symposium. MICHAEL ESHLEMAN curated “Pauline Kael & Her Citizen Kane Authorship Controversy,” an exhibit at the Lilly Library at Indiana University, Bloomington. It draws on the papers of Pauline Kael, Orson Welles and Peter Bogdanovich, which are housed at the Lilly Library. Michael was also published in the spring 2014 issue of Law Library Journal, the publication of the American Association of Law Librarians, for his article, “A Preliminary Legal Bibliography of the Pitcairn Islands, South Pacific Ocean.” He lives in Kings Mills, Ohio. LAURIA LYNCH-GERMAN, formerly of Terschan, Steinle, Hodan and Ganzer, Ltd., opened her own firm, Law Office of Lauria LynchGerman, LLC, July 1 in West Bend, Wis. EMILY MEYER has joined the Dayton law firm Dinsmore & Shohl. Emily will practice out of the intellectual property department with a focus on patent litigation and prosecution.

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2011

GEORGE SOUTHER lives in Tunnel Hill, Ga. He writes, “I am employed by the state of Georgia as an assistant district attorney for the Conasauga Circuit, located in Whitfield and Murray counties. Recently, I was named as the reader’s choice for best lawyer in Northwest Georgia by the Dalton Daily Citizen newspaper. My wife, Molly, and I have one son, Finley George (5-26-13).”

WILLIAM HARRELSON of Faust, Harrelson, Fulker, McCarthy & Schlemmer in Troy, Ohio, was featured in the article, “Lehman Planted Seeds of Faith, Service in Harrelson’s Life,” in the February 2015 edition of The Catholic Telegraph. William was also included in the Dayton Business Journal’s 2014 list of winners for the Forty Under 40 Awards program.

2010

MARK BEATTY lives in St. Louis and joined the law firm of Thompson Coburn LLP there. His practice focuses on business and commercial litigation. Previously, Mark served as a law clerk for U.S. District Judge G. Patrick Murphy. MICHAEL FREEMAN married Rachel Wolery, April 26, 2014, in Columbus, Ohio. The Honorable KEVIN LACEY, a Commonwealth of Virginia magistrate, completed the yearlong Certified Court Manager (CCM) Program at the National Center for State Courts in Williamsburg, Va., on a scholarship from the Supreme Court of Virginia. Kevin’s work as a magistrate was featured on an episode of the MSNBC television series Lockup. JONATHON LEE was named first assistant commonwealth’s attorney for the 26th Judicial Circuit of Kentucky. Jonathon has a wide range of trial experience, and his duties include the supervision and litigation of cases involving capital crimes, violent crimes and sex crimes. He and his wife, Jennifer, welcomed daughter Madelyn Clay in March 2014. Madelyn joined sister, Isabella Grace, born in February 2011, at the family home in Harlan, Ky. APRIL WARD joined the firm of Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP as an associate. April focuses her practice on intellectual property matters, including patent preparation and prosecution of both domestic and foreign applications, and assessment of patentability, patent validity, and patent infringement.

THOMAS WHALEN was named to the Dayton Business Journal’s 2015 class of Forty Under 40 winners. Thomas is an attorney with Sebaly Shillito + Dyer in Dayton. NING YU WU, general counsel at Ageloff & Associates, N.Y., published “Calculating Wagering Gains and Losses: A Statutory Interpretation of I.R.C. § 165(d)” in the New York State Bar Association’s summer 2014 edition of the Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Journal.

2012 CASSANDRA ANDRES and MICHAEL RICE were married Oct. 4, 2014, at Memorial Hall in Dayton, with the Honorable Gregory F. Singer officiating. The couple met at UDSL in the fall of 2009 during law school orientation and have been together ever since. ELIZABETH CHIAVIELLO accepted a position as law clerk for Honorable Robert W. Schroeder of Texarkana, Eastern District of Texas. NANCY DEBIASI GILLEN is now with the Nassau County New York Attorney’s office in the tax certiorari bureau. JONATHAN HALL and BRIAN WIGGINS announce the opening of Wiggins & Hall Law Group, LLC, an estate and business planning law firm serving clients from Dayton to Lexington, Ky. Jonathan and Brian established their firm with the goal of providing efficient and comprehensive representation for their clients’ estate planning issues. The firm will deal with a wide range of matters related to the topic of estate planning, including wills, trusts, probate, probate litigation, elder law,

business succession planning, and veteran benefits. Jonathan married wife, Laura, in October 2013 at Kenwood Country Club in Cincinnati. Among the guests were professor Dennis Turner and his wife, Kathy. LAURA HAVENS married JONATHAN HALL in October 2013 at Kenwood Country Club in Cincinnati. Among the guests were Professor Dennis Turner and his wife, Kathy. BREANNE PARCELS was appointed to her dual position of Champaign County (Ohio) Municipal Prosecutor and City of Urbana Law Director in January 2014. MICHAEL RICE joined Dungan & LeFevre Co., L.P.A., as an associate attorney. He works in the firm’s Piqua, Ohio, office and will concentrate his practice in the areas of general civil litigation, domestic relations and criminal law. Prior to joining Dungan & LeFevre, Michael was staff attorney to Judge Dennis J. Langer at the Montgomery County (Ohio) Common Pleas Court. On Oct. 4, 2014, Michael married CASSANDRA ANDRES at Memorial Hall in Dayton, with the Honorable Gregory F. Singer officiating. The couple met at UDSL in the fall of 2009 during law school orientation and have been together ever since. BRIAN WIGGINS and JONATHAN HALL announce the opening of Wiggins & Hall Law Group, LLC, an estate and business planning law firm serving clients from Dayton to Lexington, Ky. Jonathan and Brian and Jonathan established their firm with the goal of providing efficient and comprehensive representation for their clients’ estate planning issues. The firm will deal with a wide range of matters related to the topic of estate planning, including wills, trusts, probate, probate litigation, elder law, business succession planning, and veteran benefits.

2013 SEAN BRINKMAN and his wife, Christine, announce the birth of Sean “S.J.” James (12-15-12), who joins them at home in West Chester, Ohio.

ANDREW EGGERS has joined Eggers Woods Attorneys at Law. He lives in Franklin, Ind., and was elected to the Franklin City Council representing District 3 in April. WAYNE KALKWARF, who earned his LL.M. in Intellectual Property and Technology Law, was published in the Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal, Vol. 21, No. 3, with his article, “Mode, Method, Madness and Mayhem: Section 15 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act.” BRADLEY KRZYSTON had an article, “Baltimore Ravens, National Football League Score Major Fair Use Victory,” published in the summer 2014 edition of the Ohio State Bar Association’s Intellectual Property News. JOANNA LENEFONTE joined the Dayton office of Young & Alexander Co., L.P.A.

2014 JESSICA BROCKMAN joined Pickrel Schaeffer and Ebeling in Dayton. Jessica started with the firm in 2012 as a law clerk. JACK HEMENWAY joined Frost Brown Todd’s West Chester, Ohio, office, practicing in the area of government services, with a focus on labor and employment matters. Jack advises clients on compliance of federal and state labor laws and represents employers in litigation cases as well as collective bargaining negotiations and labor arbitrations. Prior to joining FBT, Jack was a law clerk at General Electric Aviation. ALLIE LARSEN, a trainee patent attorney at Forresters in Munich, Germany, was featured at forresters.co.uk. “My legal studies centered on intellectual property law, primarily patent prosecution and litigation, and I am registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office in patent cases. My work at Forresters includes drafting and prosecuting UK and European patent applications in various fields of technology,” Allie said. KATIE WRIGHT is assistant prosecuting attorney at the Clinton County (Ohio) prosecutor’s office.

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LISTEN. ACT. “The rare combination of an academician and a person with practical business vision” is how Rich Apostolik ’77, who chairs the University of Dayton School of Law Advisory Council, described the outgoing dean, Paul E. McGreal (pictured above). In recent years, law schools have faced declining enrollments and questions of the content and length of a legal education. “Paul took these challenges head on,” said Apostolik, president and chief executive officer of the Global Association of Risk Professionals. “And over four years, we saw results.” Enrollment has stabilized without a loss

in quality. Organizationally, the school is positioned for the future. And, for the first time, the school is in U.S. News & World Report’s top tier of law schools. During McGreal’s four years as dean, “he kept us involved,” Apostolik said of McGreal’s relationship to the council. “He’d say, ‘Here are the issues. Does taking this action make sense?’ He listened to us. And we became closer to the school.” The council thought McGreal should be recognized for his achievement. So, the members of the council have fully funded the newly established Paul A. McGreal Fellow.

The McGreal Fellow will be a teaching assistant as well as the lead fellow. Dean’s Fellows are upper-class students who support learning communities of first-year students. The communities have been formed to support those students in developing PRACTICE — Practice-Ready Attorneys Committed To Inclusive Community and Excellence. For more on the Dean’s Fellows, see Page 6.

ARE THE NUMBERS RIGHT? Tom Whalen ’11 knew he wanted to go to the University of Dayton. He’s glad he did. “I met my wife there. I was able to take courses that have been of value to me in my transactional work. My wife and I have good jobs, two kids, a house and a dog,” said Whalen, an attorney with Sebaly Shillito + Dyer. For both Breanne ’11 and Tom, deciding to come to Dayton came with a question, “Were the numbers going to be right?” The Albert M. Scharrer Family Scholarship that Tom received sealed his decision to attend Dayton. Breanne, an attorney with Freund Freeze and Arnold, came to UD without a scholarship but, based on her achievement, received one after her first year. “Knowing the availability of aid if I performed well,” she said, “was certainly a motivation.” Having benefited from those who “paid it forward,” the Whalens are trying to do the same. “Even young attorneys,” Tom said, “can set aside at the beginning of the year a certain percentage for donations.” The Whalens also contribute their time, serving on the UD law alumni board of trustees. “It’s the right thing to do,” Tom said. Breanne added, “And we enjoy it.”

To make an annual gift now, go to go.udayton.edu/support_ law. In the drop-down box next to “Fund,” scroll to “Law.” Breanne ’11 and Tom Whalen ’11 with their children, Carly and James.

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THEN & NOW The view from the office of the current dean of the School of Law shows pillars that were not on Roesch Library when Richard Braun, dean of the law school from 1974 to 1980, had his office on Roesch’s ground floor. Where his office’s window once was now are newer windows with a view of a newer building, Keller Hall. The space once occupied by the law dean now is a study area in a corner tucked behind The Blend coffee shop.