Darrow comes to life

CLASS NOTES

Michael S. (Mickey) Maurer, ’67, has published a new novel, The Methuselah Gene. An Indianapolis native, Maurer received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from University of Colorado. While in law school, he was a writer and an editor of the Indiana Law Journal. He also successfully completed the CPA examination. In 2001, he established Mickey’s Camp, a charitable endeavor that has raised more than $2 million for Central Indiana charities. In 2006 Maurer was named Indiana’s secretary of commerce by Gov. Mitch Daniels, serving in that position until 2008. Maurer is a regularly published contributor to The New York Times crossword puzzle. In 2003 Maurer authored a book of his underwater photography entitled Water Colors. He has published five additional books of nonfiction. The Methuselah Gene is his first novel. To order a copy, visit themethuselahgene.com.

1970s

Peter G. DePrez, ’73, was named the 2022 Shelby County Chamber Awards Gala Community Lifetime Achievement award recipient. Raised in Shelby County, DePrez has practiced law since 1973.

Sullivan Hill Rez & Engel is pleased to announce that Jonathan S. Dabbieri, ’76, has been selected as a 2022 Super Lawyer. Dabbieri has been selected to the Super Lawyers list in the area of Bankruptcy: Business. In addition to insolvency and creditor remedies, Dabbieri practices construction and real property litigation as well as employment law. In his bankruptcy practice, he has represented creditors, debtors, debtors-in-possession, and Chapter 11 trustees. A veteran speaker and author, Dabbieri has lectured on bankruptcy issues at continuing legal education seminars sponsored by the University of San Diego and UCLA Extension and has been published in Turnarounds & Workouts.

Michael E. Uslan, ’76, was producer for the movie The Batman (2022). Uslan was featured in an article by NJ.com titled “Batman’s Batman: Why N.J.’s Michael Uslan is the father of the superhero film craze” where he discussed his new movie, his second memoir, taking his life story to Broadway, and Marvel movies.

DeLaney & DeLaney LLC, founded in 2002 as one of the first mother-daughter law firms in Indiana by Kathleen A. DeLaney, ’95, and Ann M. DeLaney, ’77, celebrated its 20th anniversary. Over the past two decades, attorneys at DeLaney & DeLaney have conducted scores of jury trials, arbitrations and appeals, navigated thousands of workplace disputes, and negotiated and drafted thousands of employment contracts, physician contracts, non-competition agreements, and severance agreements.

Ice Miller LLP partner Philip C. Genetos, ’77, was quoted in the Indiana Lawyer article, “Indy Lawyers Basketball League Brings March Madness to the Law.” The article said, in part, “Ice Miller partner Philip Genetos was among the first group of attorneys to compete in the basketball league more than four decades ago. Genetos recalled that