Washington and Lee University School of Law has appointed Michelle T. Cosby, ’05,
The Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana (DTCI) named Lauren E. Dimmitt, ’11, as part
as assistant dean of legal information services and professor of practice.
of its 2022 officers and directors at its Twenty-Eighth Annual Conference and Annual Meeting. The DTCI is the professional organization of civil defense attorneys in Indiana
William A. McKenna, ’05, was named to the 2022 Indiana Super Lawyers List in the
promoting excellence in civil litigation and supporting the administration of justice
area of Intellectual Property Litigation. The 2022 Indiana Super Lawyers List recogniz-
in the courts and mediation.
es outstanding attorneys based on a process that considers factors such as peer recognition, professional achievement and high ethical standards. No more than
After serving as a special victims prosecutor for eight years, Jessica Meredith
5 percent of the attorneys in Indiana receive the Super Lawyers honor each year.
Caldera, ’11, joined Harper, Evans, Wade & Netemeyer as a partner practicing criminal defense. Caldera now applies her trial advocacy skills to represent clients
Threenuch Bunruangthaworn, ’06, of Zico Law was selected as one of Thailand's Top
throughout Missouri.
100 Lawyers on the 2021 A List by Asia Business Law Journal. Dr. Macey Levan, ’11, joined the faculty at NYU Grossman School of Medicine to create The Commission for the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs announced the
and direct a new research institute.
selection of Michelle Gough Fry, ’06, as state director of the Department of Disabilities Abbey R. Stemler, ’11, was awarded tenure at the Kelley School of Business. She is
and Special Needs.
now an associate professor of business law and ethics and Weimer Faculty Fellow and Taft hired Sarah C. Jenkins, ’06, as a partner in the firm’s Litigation Practice Group.
a faculty associate at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society. Stemler
Jenkins previously served as a partner at Faegre Drinker in Indianapolis.
was also awarded the Outstanding Junior Faculty Award (the most prestigious honor at Indiana University for pre-tenured faculty), Indiana University; the Academy of Legal
Christina I. Ryan, ’06, has joined Stites & Harbison, PLLC in Louisville, Kentucky. Ryan
Studies in Business Early Career Achievement Award (the most prestigious honor
joins the Intellectual Property & Technology Service Group as counsel to the firm.
given by the Academy to members who have been teaching and researching for fewer than nine years); the Jerry S. Cohen Award for Antitrust Scholarship in the category
Lucas N. White, ’06, president of The Fountain Trust Company, has been nominated
of Best Antitrust Article of 2019 on Privacy; and was named a Top 50 Undergraduate
to serve as the 2022-23 vice chairman of the Independent Community Bankers
Business Professor by Poets & Quants.
of America. Andrew T. Thomas, ’11, was promoted to interim director of the Housing Law Center at Cindy J. Cho, ’08, was featured in The Indiana Lawyer article “Indiana Southern
Indiana Legal Services, Inc. In addition,the Indiana Lawyer named Thomas to its Class
District Criminal Chief Recognized for Legal Achievements, Proven Character.” Cho
of 2022 for Distinguished Lawyers.
is one of five attorneys to receive the Federal Bar Association’s 2021 Younger Federal Lawyer Award, which recognizes outstanding government and military attorneys
Seth L. Williams, ’11, was promoted to partner at Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth in
across the United States.
Arlington, VA.
Douglas A. Hass, ’08, succeeded John Kahle, ’83, who retired, as chief legal and
Daniel Buigas, ’12, has been re-elected to the board of directors for the Cuban Ameri-
compliance officer and secretary at Kimball Electronics. Kahle served the company
can Bar Association.
for nearly 35 years as its general counsel. Joshua T. Busch, ’12, was promoted to partner at Faegre Drinker. Busch works in prodKatz Korin Cunningham has hired Michael J. Blinn, ’09, as of counsel. Blinn previous-
uct liability and mass torts in the Chicago office.
ly served as an Indiana deputy attorney general. Lucas M. Fields, ’12, was promoted from senior associate to counsel at King and Spalding.
2010s Onika K. Williams, ’10, was named one of the National Black Lawyers’ Top 40 Under 40 in D.C. for the fourth year in a row.
Bose McKinney & Evans LLP elected Alexandra N. Gortchilova, ’12 as partner of the firm. Gortchilova is an attorney in the Business Services Group. Previously she was an associate attorney at Roberge Law in Carmel. Blake R. Hartz, ’12, was named to the 2022 Indiana Rising Stars List in the area of Intellectual Property Litigation. The 2022 Rising Stars List recognizes outstanding
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