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DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS: ALUMNI HONORED CREATIVE LEGACIES THROUGH REAL ESTATE GIFTS

IU MAURER SCHOOL OF LAW ALUMNI NEWS — DECEMBER 2019

ANOTHER INDIANA LAW FIRST New family office practice is first in US

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Austen L. Parrish Dean and James H. Rudy Professor of Law

From the dean

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Family practice program: another Indiana Law first

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Rural Justice Initiative

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Christiana Ochoa Executive Associate Dean, Professor of Law, and Herman B Wells Class of 1950 Endowed Professor

Distinguished service awards presented

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Andrea C. Havill Assistant Dean for External Affairs and Alumni Relations

Faculty honored nationally, locally

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Kenneth L. Turchi, ’83 Assistant Dean for Communications and Administration

Marker commemorates Hess v. Indiana 18

Lisa Hosey Executive Director of Development

Library director honored

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Susan Yoon, ’96 Director of Development, Major Gifts

Buckley retires after 40 years

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Kate Zearing Director of Development, Major Gifts

Law School book available

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Stephanie Coffey Director of Annual Giving

Zearing new director of major gifts

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STAY IN TOUCH WITH INDIANA LAW

Moot court competition

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Students recognized for pro bono

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Brick campaign update

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Class reunions

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Annual BLSA/LLSA/APALSA reception

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Class notes

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Jen Weber gives back

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In memoriam

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Ways to give

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DEAR FRIENDS

and 3.79. For the second year in a row, the

satisfaction with the Career Services Office. The percentage of 1Ls reporting high

year is in full swing, and the Maurer

majority of the class (57%) are women,

levels of satisfaction with job search assistance increased to 85%; for 2L students,

School of Law is joining the celebration.

and 56% of the class came from outside

the number grew to 67%. These increases are significant, and they are consistent

In this issue of ergo, you will read about

Indiana. Twenty-two percent of the class

with positive anecdotal feedback. Under Assistant Dean Anne McFadden’s leadership,

several recent accomplishments that are

are members of a minority group. As in

the office has seen a surge of energy and student success.

particularly noteworthy as the universi-

past years, we have chosen to enroll a

ty celebrates its 200th year.

slightly smaller class size to maintain

$55 million, just short of our $60 million goal. The last few million dollars are often the

academic quality.

hardest to raise in a major campaign. I encourage you to make your gift to support our

important event in our history with the

school and our students if you have not done so. If you become a Partner in Excellence

installation of a Bicentennial historical

students from 16 countries. Thirty-three

(or renew your partnership) with a pledge of $2,500 annually for five years, we will rec-

marker. Alumni from the 1970s and ’80s

of these students are LLM candidates;

ognize you with a brick bearing your name on the south patio of Baier Hall. The article

will recall Professors Tom Schornhorst

the remainder are seeking MCL, SJD,

on page 27 has more information.

and Pat Baude’s stories about Hess v.

and PhD degrees.

Indiana, in which they successfully de-

napolis, Chicago, Evansville, and New Delhi. Your level of commitment to our school

fended an IU student’s First Amendment

are continuing to improve following the

remains inspiring, and your feedback is always welcome.

rights during a campus demonstration

rebuilding of our Career Services Office

in the wake of the Kent State tragedy.

last year. The percentage of students

The marker honors these legendary

employed in long-term, full-time JD

professors and the important First

required or JD advantage positions at

Amendment decision that began right

graduation reached a record level of 62%

here in Bloomington.

in 2019, and the percentage of the class

of 2018 employed in full-time, long-term

Austen L. Parrish

only for the events we have held. We

JD required or JD advantage jobs as of

Dean and James H. Rudy Professor of Law

recruited another highly credentialed

March 15, 2019 reached 84.5%, compared

first-year class to help us usher in the

with 79.7% for the class of 2017.

Bicentennial. The class of 2022 consists

of 169 students with a median LSAT

Law School Survey of Student Engage-

score and UGPA of 162 (83rd percentile)

ment reflected a dramatic increase in

Indiana University’s Bicentennial

In November, we commemorated an

But this year has been special not

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We also welcomed 52 graduate

Career outcomes for our students

As of November 15, the school’s Bicentennial campaign stands at approximately

This fall I enjoyed visiting with alumni and friends in Washington, DC, India-

Best wishes for a happy holiday season and a prosperous new year.

Sincerely,

In addition, the national annual

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INDIANA LAW LAUNCHES FIRST FAMILY OFFICE PRACTICE IN US

The Law School has launched a program that trains students interested in

working for family offices and firms with family office practices. The school is the first in the United States with a program focused specifically on this growing area.

“The number of family offices in the US is increasing at a dramatic rate,” said

Dean Parrish. “They are capable of conducting sophisticated transactions that were traditionally the province of big companies or private-equity firms. They also provide a complete range of traditional estate-planning, real estate, tax-planning, and wealth-advising services and are looking for talented young lawyers.” A significant number of the most prestigious law firms have established family office practices, he added.

Indiana Law’s highly regarded JD/MBA program, extensive business and corporate

law curriculum, and top-20 tax law program make the school well-positioned to host this type of program. Students admitted to the program will benefit from a range of opportunities, including taking courses at the Kelley School of Business and participating in the school’s Business Law Society, Tax Law Society, and transaction drafting competitions.

The Law School plans to select about five highly credentialed students to the new

program beginning in the fall of 2020. Qualified candidates will have experience in the TOP TO BOTTOM: MICHAEL FLANNERY, ’83, BRIAN BROUGHMAN, AND MARK NEED, ’92.

business or investment field or an interest in earning a JD/MBA. Students selected for the program will have been admitted to the Law School with a substantial scholarship.

They will also receive:

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A mentor from the program’s advisory council

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A second-year research assistantship with the school’s business or tax law faculty

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A third-year clinical position with one of the school’s business-related clinics.

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A HISTORY OF FIRSTS

The school expects to be able to offer students in the

program summer placements and other positions with family offices, law firms and other organizations with family-office

Indiana Law’s new family office program is just the latest in a long line of firsts for the Law School.

service practices. The school also plans to develop a one-week

Here are a few recent examples:

intensive course during fall break in Chicago focused on family

— JD/MS in Cybersecurity Risk Management (with Kelley School of Business and Luddy School of Informatics,

office practice and services.

Computing, and Engineering)

— Undergraduate BA degree in international law and institutions (with Hamilton Lugar School of Global and

Michael Flannery, ’83, a member of the law school’s board

of visitors and CEO of Duchossois Capital Management, a family

International Studies)

— Undergraduate BS degree in law and public policy (with O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs)

investment firm in Chicago, will serve as a member of the

— Innovative course in the legal profession that combines ethics, self-assessment, and career planning program’s advisory council.

— Rural Justice Initiative, offering summer internships with trial court judges in smaller towns (see article in this issue)

“There is enormous demand for sophisticated legal talent

— Federal Habeas Project, which offers hands-on experience to students with habeas corpus petitions in state

in family offices and firms serving those offices,” Flannery

and federal courts

said. “This innovative program should be ideal for talented

— Expungement desk in partnership with Indiana Legal Services, Inc. to enable Hoosiers to get a fresh start by

and ambitious students who are applying to law school from

accounting firms, investment banks or financial institutions,

— Partnership with Fulbright UK and Fulbright Hungary for graduate study

and who understand how working with family offices can be

— Partnership with Institute for the Future of Law Practice (one of three founding schools)

an attractive and intellectually challenging career path.”

— Back Home Again program: in-state tuition for students who have lived in Indiana at any time

Professor Brian Broughman, an expert on corporate law,

— Law Scholars Partnership program, guaranteeing incoming students a paid summer job at the time of admission

corporate finance, and mergers and acquisitions, will serve as

erasing low-level crimes from their record

(six firms, corporations, and nonprofits participating)

— Academic Partnership program, offering at least 50% tuition, upper-division mentors, and often a research

director of the program. He will be supported by Professor Mark

Need, ’92, who oversees the Elmore Entrepreneurship Clinic

assistantship to students from 25 women’s colleges, liberal arts colleges, and engineering schools

— US Army Partnership program, with a $75,000 scholarship and upper-division mentor during time of service

and the school’s JD/MBA program. The school is in the process of naming affiliated faculty to design and teach family officerelated courses. An advisory council will also be appointed to support the school and serve as mentors to students.

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Students find Rural Justice Initiative a “special and unique experience”

Summer internships are nothing new for law students; they’ve existed for

decades. But five rising 2Ls had the opportunity to participate in an all-new pilot program last summer while providing much-needed support to trial court judges in the state’s smaller communities.

The Rural Justice Initiative is the brainchild of Indiana Chief Justice Loretta

H. Rush, ’83, and Judge Edward J. Najam, Jr. of the Indiana Court of Appeals. It is part of Supporting Rural Justice, a Law School initiative that seeks to improve access to the courts, expand legal services, and introduce students to rural practice and smaller legal communities. Associate Dean of Students Aviva Orenstein prepared students for the experience with an intensive boot camp at the beginning of the summer (see ergo, Summer 2019).

Students selected for this year’s program worked in a variety of projects, includ-

ing observing courtroom proceedings, drafting orders, editing and updating local rules, and honing their research and writing skills. They quickly found that the state’s trial courts are generally short-handed, and their skills and work ethic were welcomed with enthusiasm.

The interns met recently over lunch with ergo editor Ken Turchi, ’83, to share

their experiences. Although each student reported differences, several themes emerged from their summer in the Hoosier heartland:

CARE AND CONCERN

“I was surprised how much work it is to be a trial court judge,” said Molly Madden,

who clerked for Hon. Matthew L. Headley, Putnam Circuit Court. “Judge Headley had trials all day, then he had to research issues and write orders after that. Although the atmosphere in the court was less formal, there was still a huge amount of work.”

Despite their demanding workload, the judges’ care and concern for the parties

before them showed through very clearly. Brian Hudson worked for Hon. Larry Medlock, Washington Circuit Court, and Hon. Frank Newkirk, Jr., ’81, Washington Superior Court. “My first day on the job, Judge Medlock mentioned a new rule of judicial conduct that enables them to guide pro se litigants in the right direction,” Hudson said. “He took that rule to heart, and it helped them a lot.”

“Judge Medlock and I were eager to participate in a program that not only gave us

input from a bright young observer and researcher,” said Judge Newkirk, “but also gave our intern Brian an immersive, hands-on experience, where he could apply, in a practical way, what he is learning.”

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John Pope agreed. Working with Hon. Lakshmi Reddy, Vigo Superior Court, he cited

recover from challenges related to their service. “This court is starkly different

the great care she exercised to try to do the right thing, especially when children were

from criminal court,” he said. “The atmosphere is one of encouragement and close

involved. “The judge stayed up late to draft detailed orders to make clear her decision

involvement by the judges in the parties’ recovery.” He noted that the sessions open

in a case. It was clear she was giving a lot of thought to what she was doing, and that got

with the Pledge of Allegiance and often feature inspiring stories.

me thinking about the cases, too.”

MAKING A DIFFERENCE

“I’m from rural Indiana [Monticello], and I wanted to go back there and try to make

a difference,” said Kaitlin Willbanks. She had that opportunity, returning to her hometown and clerking for Hon. Robert B. Mrzlack, White Superior Court, and Hon. Jason Thompson, White Circuit Court. “It meant a lot to other people that I had come home to work in my courthouse—the hometown kid coming back.”

“The experience gave me a renewed sense of obligation to my hometown,” Madden,

a native of Shelbyville, Ind., observed. “I learned last summer that as lawyers, we can contribute to our communities in ways that no one else can.”

SAMANTHA FEISTRITZER WITH HON. STEVEN L. OWEN IN FRONT OF THE HISTORIC ORANGE COUNTY COURTHOUSE.

THE 2019 RURAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE FELLOWS: KAITLIN WILLBANKS, MOLLY MADDEN, BRIAN HUDSON, JOHN POPE, AND SAMANTHA FEISTRITZER.

COLLEGIALITY

our rural communities,” Madden said. “But that wasn’t the case at all. I was inspired by

“In your first year of law school, you’re led to believe that you don’t know very

“I was concerned that my internship would make me callous about the state of

much about the law,” Hudson observed. “It was a real shock to have the judge ask you

the opportunity to help solve problems and by the local lawyers’ level of preparation

for your opinion about a case he’s read or what went on in that day’s trial.” Samantha

and desire to be involved. As a result, being a small-town lawyer is much more in the

: Feistritzer, who clerked for Hon. Steven L. Owen, Orange Circuit Court, agreed. “I not , ,

forefront of my mind.”

only observed courtroom proceedings, but also did research and writing. Then the .

Both Justice Rush and Judge Najam were impressed with this year’s interns and

judge would hand me a motion or a case and say, ‘Read this, and tell me what you think.’

the program in general. “We are a state of rural communities, and public service in

It was pretty flattering to be treated as an intellectual equal after that first year.”

these outlying areas is extremely important,” Justice Rush said. “Given the tremen-

“Judge Owen used to be a prosecutor,” Feistritzer added, “and from him I began

dous potential and need in these communities, I am pleased we are playing a role in

to get some insights into what it takes to be an effective attorney in the courtroom.

encouraging young people to consider legal careers in rural areas. I have confidence

The experience ramped up my interest in government and legislation.”

that aspiring lawyers will benefit from this initiative.”

Collegiality also came through in the relationships between all of the judges and

Judge Najam agreed: “We have found that both the students and the judges were

their reporters, bailiffs, and clerks. “The judges depend so heavily on their staff,”

enthusiastic about the program,” he said. “Much of Indiana justice is administered

Willbanks noted, “and they’re almost like family.” Hudson and Feistritzer agreed,

by trial courts sitting in smaller, rural counties, where judges have limited staff and

adding that their court staffs never missed a chance to celebrate a birthday or other

lawyers usually practice in solo and small firms. This program enables students

special occasion, and they treated them to a surprise lunch on their last day. “There’s

to observe county-seat practice and may well encourage some students to consider

a lot to be said for smaller-town values,” Madden said. “And I even learned how to

opportunities to practice in our smaller communities upon graduation.”

agree to disagree with the ones that don’t align with mine.”

Nineteen judges expressed interest in this year’s pilot program, and there’s no

doubt that it will become a permanent part of Indiana Law’s summer offerings next

INSPIRATION

year, with a larger number of students participating. “Being a county judge’s first

clerk was a special and unique experience,” said Feistritzer. “It was an incredibly

As a larger community, Terre Haute experiences more complex problems. Pope

described the Vigo County Veterans Treatment Court, which helps military veterans

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valuable internship.”

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the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She also volunteers as an EMT at her local fire station in Maryland.

James G. Parker, ’12, is the recipient of the school’s Young Alumni Distinguished

Service Award. He is a partner at Davis Wright Tremaine in Portland, Ore., where he maintains a general litigation, counseling, and transactional practice, with a focus on insurance-related matters. He represents clients in cases involving professional negligence, class action defense, breach of contract, and post-employment

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS PRESENTED Four Indiana Law alumni were honored on Friday, October 25 with the school’s Distinguished Service Award, presented for the first time in front of the entire 1L class.

Donald R. Lundberg, ’76, is the principal of Lundberg Legal in Indianapolis. He

concentrates his practice on representing legal professionals in a diverse range of matters involving legal ethics, professional responsibility, and the law of lawyering.

From 2010–2016, he was a litigation partner and deputy general counsel of Barnes & Thornburg LLP in Indianapolis.

Before joining Barnes & Thornburg, Lundberg was the longtime chief legal counsel

and executive director of the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission, a post he occupied beginning in 1991. Prior to his Disciplinary Commission work, he served for 15 years in a number of positions for Indiana Legal Services, Inc., ultimately as director of litigation.

Lundberg graduated summa cum laude from Indiana Law, where he was elected

to the Order of the Coif and the three-time recipient of the West Hornbook Award for

restrictive covenants. He counsels self-insurance trust/pools, captive managers, insurers, and intermediaries on corporate governance, insurance regulatory matters, and program management. He also represents insurance intermediaries in mergers and acquisitions.

A leader in alumni affairs at the Law School, Parker is a founding member of the

Young Alumni Steering Committee and serves on the Law Alumni Board.

Marisol Sanchez, ’02, is based in Greenwood, Ind., as vice president and general

counsel (North America) for Endress+Hauser, Inc., a Swiss industrial process engineering firm. She is responsible for the company’s legal policies and procedures and for a variety of risk-management and compliance functions. She also manages three business units: quality, safety, and compliance; procurement; and commercial contract management.

Before joining Endress+Hauser, Sanchez was a partner in the litigation, appellate,

and white-collar crime practice group at Bose McKinney & Evans in Indianapolis, which she joined in 2003. From 2002–2003, she served as a clerk to Hon. Chief Justice Randall Shepard of the Indiana Supreme Court.

Sanchez is active in numerous civic affairs, including the Law School’s Alumni

Board and Latino Alumni Advisory Board (past president), and is a trustee and secretary of the Indianapolis Zoo, where she serves on its diversity committee.

top GPA. For many years, he served as an adjunct faculty member at his alma mater, teaching a course in legal ethics.

Susan C. Lynch, ’93, is senior trial counsel for elder justice at the Department of

Justice in Washington, DC, where she has been prosecuting health care fraud cases for over 20 years. She is the Department of Justice expert on failure-of-care long-term care fraud cases and is the national lead for the Department’s 10 elder justice strike forces across the nation.

Lynch has taught as an adjunct professor at George Washington University Law

The Distinguished Service Award was established in 1997 to recognize graduates

of the Indiana University Maurer School of Law who have distinguished themselves in service to their communities and the school in ways far exceeding traditional business, professional, and civic duties. Through their hard work, passion, and accomplishments, these alumni define Indiana Law’s ideals for community service and serve as accomplished role models for our Law School and the greater community.

School every semester for the past 20 years. She is a barrister member of the Edward Bennett Williams Inn of Court. While in law school, she was editor-in-chief of the Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies. She served as president of the Law School’s Alumni Board from 2018–2019. Lynch earned an LLM in litigation and the judicial process from Georgetown University Law Center and a doctor of public health from

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FACULTY HONORED WITH NATIONAL, LOCAL RECOGNITION

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William D. Popkin, and Jacqueline A. Simmons (adjunct

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Jeannine Bell, Richard S. Melvin Professor of Law, Leandra

Deborah Widiss, professor and associate dean for research

and faculty affairs, has received a 2019 Dukeminier award,

Lederman, William W. Oliver Professor of Tax Law, and

which recognizes the best legal scholarship on sexual orienta-

Austen L. Parrish, dean and James H. Rudy Professor of Law,

tion and gender identity issues, from the Williams Institute at

were elected to the American Law Institute, the leading inde-

the UCLA School of Law.

pendent organization in the United States producing scholarly

work to clarify, modernize, and otherwise improve the law.

the American Bar Association’s Raeder-Taslitz Award, which

recognizes law professors who demonstrate excellence in

A nationally recognized scholar in policing, hate crime, and

Joseph Hoffmann, Harry Pratter Professor of Law, received

criminal justice, Bell has written extensively on these issues.

scholarship, teaching, or community service and have made

She is the 2018 recipient of the Leon H. Wallace Teaching Award,

a significant contribution to promoting public understanding

the highest teaching award bestowed upon a faculty member.

of criminal justice and justice and fairness in the criminal

justice system. Hoffmann is a highly regarded expert on the

Lederman is director of the Law School’s tax program. She

teaches income tax, corporate tax, tax policy colloquium, and a

death penalty and has also written extensively on the law of

seminar in tax procedure. Her research interests include policy

habeas corpus. He is co-author of a groundbreaking book on that

issues in the areas of federal income tax law (individual

subject, Habeas for the 21st Century: Uses, Abuses and the Future

and corporate), tax controversies, and tax administration. She

of the Great Writ (University of Chicago Press, 2011) (with Nancy

is also a recipient of the Leon H. Wallace Teaching Award.

J. King). He served as a clerk to Hon. William H. Rehnquist of the

US Supreme Court.

Parrish’s research focuses on transnational law, transna-

Susan Williams, Walter W. Foskett Professor of Law, won

tional litigation, and the role that national courts and domestic

institutions play in solving global challenges. He has particular

the 2019 Zines Prize for Excellence in Legal Research, awarded

expertise in legal and policy issues related to the extraterritori-

by Federal Law Review, the flagship journal of the Australian

al application of domestic law.

National University College of Law.

Bell, Lederman, and Parrish join 13 other Indiana Law fac-

Pamela Foohey has been honored by the American

ulty members in ALI membership: Alfred C. Aman, Jr., John S.

Bankruptcy Institute’s “40 under 40” initiative, which honors

Applegate, Hannah L. Buxbaum, Fred H. Cate, Yvonne Cripps,

emerging leaders in insolvency practice. The award recognizes

Mark D. Janis, Kenneth G. Dau-Schmidt, Charles Gardner

insolvency professionals “who are committed to the highest

Geyh, Sarah Jane Hughes, Donna M. Nagy, Aviva A. Orenstein,

standards at work and in their communities.” Foohey was

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chosen from more than 350 nominees who were evaluated by a panel of 12 judges; she was one of two professors selected for the award.

Norman J. Hedges, ’98, was honored by The Indiana Lawyer with its Distinguished

Barrister Award in 2019. He was cited for his directorship of the Law School’s IP Clinic, M PA

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Three faculty have completed or are completing visiting engagements. Alfred C.

Aman, Jr. held the Chair of Excellence at Universidad Carlos III in Madrid during the fall semester of 2019. Brian Broughman spent the 2018–19 academic year as a visiting professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. H. Timothy Lovelace visited at Duke University Law School in the spring of 2019 and is spending the fall of 2019 as a visiting professor at the University of Virginia School of Law. Gina-Gail Fletcher is visiting at Duke University Law School in the fall of 2019.

Faculty were also selected for university-wide recognition. Leandra Lederman

will be presented with the Tracy M. Sonneborn Award and will deliver the Sonneborn

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And Luis Fuentes-Rohwer was appointed Herman B Wells Class of 1950 Endowed

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A landmark US Supreme Court case that began near Baier

Modeled after the state of Indiana’s historical marker

Hall was commemorated with the installation of a historical

program and many similar municipal programs, the Indiana

marker in the Jerome Hall Law Library on November 8.

University Historical Marker Program honors significant peo-

ple, places, events and organizations that have had an impact

Hess v. Indiana stemmed from an anti-war protest on cam-

on the university, state, nation, and world.

pus in May 1970. A Monroe County sheriff arrested IU student Gregory Hess in front of Bryan Hall for shouting a statement

Portions of this article were written by Marah Yankey, IU Studios.

containing an obscene word urging a crowd of 150 demonstrators to retake a street that police had just cleared. Hess was charged with disorderly conduct and convicted in city court.

The Indiana Supreme Court upheld the lower court’s ruling, claiming that Hess’s words were intended to incite and likely to produce additional lawless action from the crowd.

Believing that First Amendment issues were at stake,

Maurer School of Law Professors Patrick Baude and F. Thomas Schornhorst appealed to the US Supreme Court. In 1973 the Court overturned Hess’s conviction, finding the arrest to have been an unconstitutional infringement on his First Amendment rights. The Court’s decision continues to stand for the principle that speech that does not incite immediate unlawful action is protected under the Constitution.

“The installation of the Hess marker is significant not

only for its substance, but also because it is the first Bicentennial marker that commemorates an event, rather than an individual or group,” said Dean Parrish. “We are grateful to the

MARKER COMMEMORATES LANDMARK FIRST AMENDMENT CASE

commission for recognizing the importance of the Hess case in the university’s history and to our late colleagues for their diligent representation.”

Lauren Robel, ’83, IU Bloomington provost and executive

vice president, presided at the ceremony. Also present were Baude’s widow, Professor Emerita Julia Lamber, ’72;

TOP: DESPITE A CAMPUS-WIDE POWER OUTAGE, A CAPACITY CROWD ASSEMBLED IN THE JEROME HALL LAW LIBRARY FOR THE DEDICATION OF THE HESS V. INDIANA BICENTENNIAL HISTORICAL MARKER.

Baude’s children and grandchildren; Linda Fariss, ’88,

BOTTOM: DEAN PARRISH, IU BLOOMINGTON PROVOST AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT LAUREN ROBEL, AND KELLYE TESTY, ’91, PRESIDENT AND CEO, LAW SCHOOL ADMISSION COUNCIL AND MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF VISITORS.

director of the Jerome Hall Law Library Emerita; and the school’s board of visitors.

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ity that remains a focal point of the Bloomington campus more than 30 years later. Her leadership led to national recognition: In 2004 the library

SMITH SCHOLARSHIP HONORS LONGTIME LIBRARY DIRECTOR

tied with the University of Iowa as the best law library in the country, according to National Jurist magazine. At the time of her retirement in 2011, she was the longest-serving director in the law library’s history. She died in 2013 at the age of 67.

“A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit.” John

COLLEEN KRISTL PAUWELS

But for Smith, it was all about patron service. A longtime professor

of law at the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law in

Milton’s words, inscribed above the entrance of the old Main Library,

Washington, DC, he often spent the summers in Bloomington. “When I was

captured the imagination of George P. Smith II, ’64, as an IU fresh-

on campus, Colleen was always there to help me with whatever I needed at

man. More than 50 years later, he is paying tribute to the world of

the library,” he recalled.

books and the life of the mind with a generous scholarship honoring

the late Colleen Kristl Pauwels, ’86, the longtime director of the Law

and learning reinforced the values and interests of the young man

School’s Jerome Hall Law Library. The endowed fund is intended

from Wabash, Indiana whose lifelong love of IU began many years ago.

to support a first-year law student, with a preference for a student

Smith’s generous gift to the Law School in her honor is a fitting and most

interested in law library management, intellectual property, cybersecurity, or informatics.

Pauwels’s level of service and her lifetime commitment to knowledge

generous tribute.

GEORGE P. SMITH II

“My inspiration for naming a scholarship in Colleen’s honor was

to recognize her sustained work ethic and her total commitment to professional excellence and patron service,” Smith said. “She was a superb administrator who seemed to know every nook and cranny in the whole law school building. She was a planner who always wanted state-of-the-art tools for students, staff, and visitors. And she had a cheerful disposition — always willing to help in any way she could.”

Smith said that Pauwels gave full support to the people she

worked with. When she retired, he asked her what she was most proud of. “My staff!” she replied, without hesitation. He added that Pauwels was a leader in building relationships with students. “Every year at graduation, she used to post photos of students from the past three years in the glass display case in the lobby. It was a lot of work, but it showed her belief that strong alumni relations start while students are still actually students.”

Pauwels served as director of the library for 33 years. After a five-

year term as interim director, she was named permanent director and associate professor of law in 1983, just as plans for expansion and renovation of the library were taking shape. Pauwels oversaw this massive project, which resulted in the beautiful and spacious facil-

For more information about Colleen Kristl Pauwels and the Jerome Hall Law Library, see Indiana University Maurer School of Law: The First 175 Years (Indiana University Press 2019): 104-121.

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BUCKLEY RETIRES AFTER NEARLY 40 YEARS’ SERVICE

NEW DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT JOINS LAW SCHOOL

The publication of the Law School’s history capped off a long career for Keith

major gifts. She comes to the Law School from the IU Luddy School of Informatics,

Buckley holds three degrees from IU: a BS (1977), an MLS (1980), and a JD (1989).

He was appointed reference librarian in 1980 and set the standard for excellence in

Computing, and Engineering, where she has worked in the development office since

the library’s public services department. Throughout the years, whether the request

2015, most recently as director of development, major gifts. Zearing is a magna cum

related to current legal precedent or obscure Latin legal phrases, students and faculty

laude graduate of Hofstra University, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa,

came to rely on his expertise. In 1999, he was named collection development librarian,

and of the IU O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, where she earned

and in 2012 he was appointed assistant director for public services. He was appointed

a master of public affairs in nonprofit management and policy analysis.

interim director in January 2017 upon the retirement of Linda Fariss and named

director and senior lecturer effective January 2018. A nationwide search is under way

who was named last summer as director of development, international advancement,

for Buckley’s successor.

for the IU Office of the Vice President for Internal Affairs.

LAW SCHOOL HISTORY BOOK NOW AVAILABLE

WABASH ALWAYS FIGHTS

LINDA FARISS AND KEITH BUCKLEY AUTOGRAPH THEIR BOOK DURING ALUMNI WEEKEND. THESE DIRECTORS EMERITI COLLECTIVELY HOLD 79 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH THE JEROME HALL LAW LIBRARY

Kate Zearing joined Indiana Law on December 2 as director of development,

Buckley, who retired as director of the Jerome Hall Law Library in October 2019.

Indiana University Maurer School of Law: The First 175 Years is now available for

Zearing joins Susan Yoon, ’96, as a major gifts officer. She replaces Maarten Bout,

The Maurer School of Law was well represented at Wabash College’s recent

moot court competition. Three of the four justices have close ties to the Law School:

holiday giving or as a memento of your own law school years. It tells the fascinating

Hon Geoffrey G. Slaughter, ’89, Indiana Supreme Court; Hon. Edward W. Najam, Jr.,

story of the individuals who built, strengthened, and sustained the Law School from

Indiana Court of Appeals, and Gregory A. Castanias, ’90, Partner, Jones Day,

its modest beginnings to its present-day role as a leading nationally recognized law

PHOTO COURTESY OF WABASH COLLEGE

Washington, DC. All three are members of the Law School’s board of visitors. The

school. Its authors, Linda Fariss and Keith Buckley, the director emerita and director

fourth judge was Wabash economics professor Joyce Burnette. Freshman Cooper

emeritus, respectively, of Indiana Law’s Jerome Hall Law Library, have painted a

Smith won the competition.

fascinating picture of the school’s growth and development complemented with historical photos and engaging sidebars.

The book was published by Well House Books, an imprint of Indiana University

Press and is available at iupress.com, at bookstores, and online outlets.

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MAKE A PLEDGE — GET A BRICK

The Law School recently launched a campaign to attract additional pledges to its Partners in Excellence

STUDENTS RECOGNIZED FOR PRO BONO ACHIEVEMENTS

program in conjunction with the final months of the Bicentennial Campaign.

on the south patio of Baier Hall. The Partners in Excellence fund is especially important because it gives the

Eight high-achieving Indiana Law students were saluted this October for their pro

bono work. The volunteers who contributed the largest number of hours were:

Partners in Excellence — donors who pledge or renew their pledges of at least $2,500 per year for five years

to the Law School’s Dean’s Incentive Fund or Fund for Excellence — will be honored with a commemorative brick dean flexibility to support the school’s key initiatives and unexpected needs that arise throughout the year.

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Glenda Garcia, JD class of 2019

The following alumni and friends have made pledges:

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Liying Xu, LLM class of 2019

Matthew and Kellie Barr

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Allison Hilmer (3L, 2018-19)

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Celia Meredith (2L, 2018-19)

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Heather Van Ness (3L, summer 2019)

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Joshua Winograd (2L, summer 2019)

Greene & Schultz

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Asa Gelber, (1L, fall 2019)

Neil and Michele Irwin

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Yinhao Chen, (1L, fall 2019)

Bob Kassing

Thomas J. Breed Richard W. Davis and Mary E. Davis Alecia Ann DeCoudreaux Stephen Ferguson

Jason Kennedy

Pro bono service has long been a core value of the Law School. Most students

commit to contributing 60 hours of service during their three years, through a combination of clinics, externships, and non-credit projects in the community. In 2018-19, Indiana Law students volunteered a total of 64,488 hours. The Law School is among

Scott MacTaggart Lisa McKinney and Alex Intermill David, Meagan, William, and Catherine Milne Stephen H. Paul William D. Powell and Lisa A. Powell

the largest providers of pro bono services to South Central Indiana.

James Richmond

Hon. Clarine Nardi Riddle

For more information about the school’s pro bono projects, visit the website for

their umbrella organization Access to Justice, at law.indiana.edu/student-life/pro-bono.

Timothy J. Riffle and Sarah McConnell Kathleen O’Connor St. Louis Rafael and Marisol Sanchez Erin R. Schrantz Terrance Stroud Kenneth L. Turchi David A. Meek II and Laura M. Walda Alan C. Witte and Susan F. Witte Mark Wojciechowski Frank E. Wrenick and Elaine V. Walworth To commemorate your commitment with a brick, contact Stephanie Coffey, director of annual giving, at stcoffey@indiana.edu.

FRONT ROW: PRO BONO FELLOW NELL COLLINS, CELIA MEREDITH, HEATHER VAN NESS, ALLISON HILMER, LIYING XU, YINHAO CHEN. BACK ROW: DEAN PARRISH, ASA GELBER, ACLU OF INDIANA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JANE HENEGAR, ’88, JOSHUA WINOGRAD, PRO BONO FELLOW LUIS TORRES.

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STAYING CONNECTED: IU MAURER SCHOOL OF LAW REUNIONS AND RECEPTIONS

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1970s The board of overseers of Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology, St. Meinrad, Ind., has named John Chappell, ’72, an emeritus member. The board advises President-Rector Fr. Denis Robinson, OSB, on matters related to the school’s programs and performance and addresses strategic questions related to the future of the school. Chappell joined the board of overseers in 1988. He served 18 years and is a former board chairman. Chappell is an attorney with the Jasper office of Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP. Richard A. Dean, ’73, has been selected by his peers at Tucker Ellis LLP for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America for 2020. For more than three decades, Best Lawyers lists have earned the respect of the profession, the media, and the public as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals anywhere. Best Lawyers lists of outstanding attorneys are compiled by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers.

Robert F. Hunt, ’73, has recently joined the Law Office of Robert J. Hunt, LLC and begun participating with his son in the firm’s active practice. In 1973 Hunt joined the Terre Haute firm which became most recently known as Hunt, Hassler, Kondras & Miller LLP (and which is now called Hassler Kondras Miller LLP), as an associate lawyer. He thereafter joined in the partnership and remained with that firm for over 46 years, serving as its senior partner for more than 20 years. Hunt has also been active in the Terre Haute Bar Association and was elected by his peers as both president and secretary for several terms.

Riddle named Government Affairs Trailblazer Clarine Nardi Riddle, ’74, was named the The National Law Journal’s 2019 Government Affairs Trailblazer. Riddle leads Kasowitz Benson Torres’s Washington, DC, office, one of very few women leading a national law firm’s DC office and government affairs practice. As chair of Kasowitz’s Government Affairs and Strategic Counsel group, she represents a range of clients, including defense contractors, telecommunications, technology, medical device, and other companies, with trade, judiciary committee, transportation, environmental, and health issues before Congress, the White House, and Executive Branch agencies. Riddle is a member of the Law School’s Academy of Law Alumni Fellows and a board member of the school’s Center for Constitutional Democracy.

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C. Daniel Yates, ’73, was admitted to the US Supreme Court bar and attended the

Rodriguez recognized for integrity, fairness, and professionalism

swearing in ceremony in Washington, DC. He is a recipient of the Law School’s Distin-

Hon. Jose M. Rodriguez, Jr., ’80, received the 2019 Judge Steve Levine Award from

guished Service Award.

the Miami-Dade Trial Lawyers Association for integrity, fairness, and professionalism.

Judge Rodriguez is a member of the Law School’s Alumni Board and teaches in its

John D. Walda, ’75, was inducted into IU Bloomington’s most prestigious donor recogni-

Intersession program.

tion society, the President’s Circle. The President’s Circle recognizes individuals whose lifetime giving has reached $100,000. Walda is a member of the Law School’s Academy

Rynthia M. Rost, ’80, GEICO’s vice president of public affairs, accepted the Charles

of Law Alumni Fellows.

B. Collins Distinguished Trustee Award at the recent 2019 National Urban League Conference in Indianapolis. The annual honor goes to a notable Urban League advocate

The board of overseers of Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology, St. Meinrad, Ind., has named Marc Kellams, ’78, to its advisory board. The board advises President-Rector Fr. Denis Robinson, OSB, on matters related to the school’s programs

who embodies the ideals of the organization and the esteemed Charles B. Collins, who helped usher in great growth and improvements during his long affiliation with the National Urban League.

and performance and addresses strategic questions related to the future of the school. Deacon Kellams retired from the Monroe Circuit Court bench in December

Spiro Bereveskos, ’81, has been included in The Best Lawyers in America 2020.

2018 after 40 years of judicial service. He continues to serve as a senior judge. He

Lawyers named to this publication were recognized by their peers in the legal industry

also is an adjunct professor of law at the IU Maurer School of Law, and he serves as

for their professional excellence in 146 practice areas. For the 2020 edition, 8.3 million

the coordinator of Corrections Ministry for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. He is

votes were analyzed, which resulted in the inclusion of more than 62,000 lawyers,

a member of the board of directors of the Southern Indiana Surgery Center and is

or approximately 5% of lawyers in private practice in the United States.

secretary to the board of the Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program. He is a member of the American Judicature Society, the Indiana Judges Association, and the Monroe County Bar Association.

The Shaman of Turtle Valley, written by Clifford W. Garstang, ’81, made the Small Press Distribution’s Fiction Bestsellers list for May and June 2019. The book has received positive reviews from Virginia Living Magazine, Peace Corps Worldwide,

ALI elects Judge Curiel as member

and Amanda’s Book Reviews.

The American Law Institute has elected Hon. Gonzalo P. Curiel, ’79, as a member of the American Law Institute. Curiel will bring expertise to ALI’s work of clarifying the law through Restatements, Principles, and Model Codes. Judge Curiel is a member of the Law School’s Academy of Law Alumni Fellows and the board of visitors.

Brian P. Williams, ’81, was selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2020. Williams has more than 30 years of legal experience, including serving as lead attorney for significant regional economic development projects, representing clients in commercial real estate litigation, litigating disputes related to contested wills and trusts, representing clients in defense of discrimination claims, and

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representing clients in litigation involving a broad range of matters. Williams has

Deborah Hays, ’80, has been named president of Pilot International. She belongs to the Pilot Club of South Bend, Ind., where she practiced law for 36 years. At the Pilot International level, she served on the foundation board of trustees and has been a Pilot International director, secretary, vice president, and president-elect. Pilot International is a volunteer service organization founded in 1921 in Macon, Ga., on the principles

also been a party to numerous published cases. Williams was also inducted into IU Bloomington’s most prestigious donor recognition society, the President’s Circle.

The President’s Circle recognizes individuals whose lifetime giving has reached $100,000. He is a former president of the Law School’s Alumni Board and a recipient of its Distinguished Service Award.

of friendship and service. The name Pilot was inspired by the mighty riverboat pilots

Beth K. Greene, ’82, received the Howard Twiggs Commitment to Justice Award by

of that day who represented leadership and guidance.

the American Association for Justice (AAJ). The Howard Twiggs Award recognizes an

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AAJ member of at least 10 years standing whose passion, civility, cordiality, and

Daniel J. Lueders, ’86, has been included in The Best Lawyers in America 2020. Lawyers

professionalism reflect the high standards set by Howard Twiggs and whose courtroom

named to The Best Lawyers in America publication were recognized by their peers in

advocacy and distinguished service to AAJ have brought honor to the trial bar and

the legal industry for their professional excellence in 146 practice areas. For the 2020

the legal profession.

edition, 8.3 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in the inclusion of more than 62,000 lawyers, or approximately 5% of lawyers in private practice in the United States.

Susan M. Kornfield, ’82, a member of Bodman PLC in the Ann Arbor, Mich., office, has been listed in Chambers USA 2019 as a Recognized Practitioner for Intellectual

Matthew R. Gutwein, ’88, received the Distinguished Alumni Service Award from

Property Law. Kornfield is Chair of Bodman’s Intellectual Property Practice Group.

Indiana University, which is the university’s highest accolade reserved solely for its alumni. It provides recognition for outstanding achievements by alumni of Indiana

The Indiana Coalition to End Sexual Assault has named Greg Zoeller, ’82, board president.

Michael E. Flannery, ’83, was inducted into IU Bloomington’s most prestigious donor recognition society, the President’s Circle. The President’s Circle recognizes individuals whose lifetime giving has reached $100,000. Flannery is a member of the Law School’s board of visitors.

University. Serving as president and CEO of Health & Hospital Corporation, Gutwein honed his leadership skills through his experience as a partner in the law firm Faegre Baker Daniels, as an adjunct professor at the Maurer School of Law, and as chief counsel for former Indiana Gov. Evan Bayh. He represented the State of Indiana in 1993 in Mike Tyson v. Indiana and, in 1994, argued the landmark case Heck v. Humphrey before the US Supreme Court. Gutwein is a member of the Law School’s board of visitors.

Chief Justice Rush reappointed Indiana’s Judicial Nominating Commission officially reappointed Chief Justice Loretta H. Rush, ’83, for another five years as Chief Justice of Indiana. Rush has been chief justice since 2014.

Pamela D. Stevenson, ’84, was featured in the (Louisville) Courier Journal, part of the USA Today network. Stevenson entered active duty with the United States Air Force after graduating from the Law School and served 27 years as an officer, commander, and attorney. She held the positions of commander, flying squadron adjutant, defense attorney, chief prosecutor, law teacher, appellate court commissioner, staff judge advocate, deployed legal advisor, and JAG Corps technology chief, and founded

1990s Shannon S. Frank, ’90, was selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2020. Frank has more than 25 years’ experience representing closely held companies in a variety of matters, including buy and sell transactions, business organization, contracts, sale and leasing of properties, and employment issues.

Frank also assists many builders, subcontractors, and suppliers in the construction industry and assists clients with their estate and wealth transfer planning and during the probate and trust administration process.

the Stevenson Law Center, a not-for-profit law firm dedicated to serving veterans,

Nicholas P. Scavone, Jr., ’92, a member of Bodman PLC in the Detroit office, has been

the elderly, and working families.

listed in Chambers USA 2019 as a Leading Individual for Real Estate Law. Scavone is

Deanna Swisher, ’85, has been selected by peers from the law firm of Foster Swift Collins & Smith, PC for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2020. Lawyers named

chair of Bodman’s Real Estate Practice Group, chair of the State Bar of Michigan’s Real Property Law Section, and a member of the Michigan Land Title Standards Committee.

to The Best Lawyers in America publication were recognized by their peers in the legal

Kent A. Brasseale II, ’93, was selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in

industry for their professional excellence in 146 practice areas. For the 2020 edition,

America 2020. Brasseale’s chemical engineering degree and decades of legal experience

8.3 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in the inclusion of more than 62,000

equip him to represents clients in matters involving real estate development; brown-

lawyers, or approximately 5% of lawyers in private practice in the United States.

field redevelopment projects; construction contracts; oil, gas, and coal lease transactions; mineral asset sales and acquisitions; mineral project capitalizations; trademark and copyright registrations and infringement claim resolution; and confidentiality

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agreement negotiation and claim prosecution. Licensed to practice in Indiana

Thomas R. TerMaat, ’94, has been selected by peers from the law firm of Foster Swift

and Illinois, he has been a real estate certification program instructor since 1996.

Collins & Smith, PC for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2020. Lawyers named to The Best Lawyers in America publication were recognized by their peers

Ronald P. Hellmich, ’93, has been promoted to division director of nature preserves at the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Hellmich has worked in the DNR Division of Nature Preserves for more than 32 years. He served as coordinator of the Indiana Natural Heritage Data Center of DNR Nature Preserves for the past four years.

in the legal industry for their professional excellence in 146 practice areas. For the 2020 edition, 8.3 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in the inclusion of more than 62,000 lawyers, or approximately 5% of lawyers in private practice in the United States.

Before that, he served as data manager for the center for 20 years.

DeLaney marks 12 years as a Best Lawyers honoree and 2020 Lawyer of the Year Karl W. Butterer, ’94, has been selected by peers from the law firm of Foster Swift Collins & Smith, PC for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2020. Lawyers named to The Best Lawyers in America publication were recognized by their peers in the legal industry for their professional excellence in 146 practice areas. For the 2020 edition, 8.3 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in the inclusion of more than 62,000 lawyers, or approximately 5% of lawyers in private practice in the United States.

Indiana Solicitor General Thomas M. Fisher, ’94, was inducted into the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, an organization that only accepts into its ranks lawyers with a reputation for the highest excellence in appellate work and unblemished integrity. Fisher joined the Office of the Attorney General as Special Counsel in 2001 and became Indiana’s first solicitor general in 2005. In this role, he handles many cases involving constitutional challenges and those with issues of vital interest to state government. In addition, he makes recommendations to the attorney general on the state’s participation in filing amicus curiae briefs and regularly consults with the Appellate Division to determine which civil cases the state should appeal.

The American College of Transportation Attorneys elected Scopelitis, Gavin, Light, Hanson & Feary partner Michael B. Langford, ’94, as chairman effective August 16, 2019.

Kathleen Ann DeLaney, ’95, was honored with the 2020 Lawyer of the Year award by Best Lawyers, one of the oldest and most highly respected peer-review guides to the legal profession worldwide. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and community is awarded this prestigious distinction. This is the third time DeLaney has been selected as a Best Lawyers community Lawyer of the Year. For 12 consecutive years, she has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America for her work in: Commercial Litigation, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Employment Law–Individuals, Litigation–ERISA, and Litigation–Labor and Employment. She is a member of the Law School’s board of visitors.

Columbus-based Cummins Inc. has named Melina M. Kennedy, ’95, vice president of product compliance and regulatory affairs. In the newly created role, Kennedy will manage engine emission certification, product compliance, and regulation of Cummins products. Kennedy is on the Indianapolis Capital Improvement Board and is a former mayoral candidate. She previously led various Cummins business markets. Most recently, Kennedy served as general manager and executive director of the pick-up truck business and the rail and defense business.

Leadership Greater Chicago names Montes to Class of Fellows Leadership Greater Chicago (LGC) has announced Martín Montes, ’95, as part of its

Jim Strenski, ’94, has joined Paganelli Law Group. He brings 25 years of experience to the firm, where he will help clients with insurance bad faith and insurance coverage matters, and third-party defense of insureds. Strenski has spent his legal career focusing on insurance law, served as legal counsel in numerous trials as both first and second chair, and has extensive experience in attending and managing summary judgment hearings, mediations, and arbitrations.

2020 Class of LGC Fellows. Montes joins a select group of accomplished and diverse individuals who share the organization’s mission to effect transformative change in the community, and joins a legacy of building and strengthening the pipeline of civic leaders who will lead the future of Chicago and the region. Over the course of the 10-month program, participants will be immersed in key socioeconomic issues through full-day seminars, community site visits, discussion groups, conversations with subject matter experts, cultural events, and experiential learning opportunities. He is a recipient of the Law School’s Distinguished Service Award.

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Ted Barron II, ’96, was selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America

in their fields and in the community who have achieved levels of success that can be

2020. Barron, who is licensed to practice law in Indiana and Kentucky, regularly assists

earned only through focus, commitment, hard work, and talent. Wilson is a member

hospitals, health systems, and physicians on contractual matters, joint ventures,

of the Law School’s board of visitors.

regulatory and compliance issues related to the Stark Act and anti-kickback statutes, various operational matters, physician practice acquisitions, and employment issues.

David Umpleby, ’98, has joined the Indianapolis office of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP as a partner. With significant experience in structured financings, Umpleby

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb announced the appointment of Lake Circuit Court magis-

represents clients in transactions involving public/private financing of both real estate

trate judge Stephen E. Scheele, ’96, as judge for Lake County Superior Court. Scheele,

developments and operating businesses. He focuses his practice on structured financ-

who held his magistrate position since Dec. 2016, formerly worked in private practice.

ings involving the use of tax incentives including new markets tax credits, low income

He also represented criminal defense cases in federal and Lake Superior courts.

housing tax credits, historic rehabilitation tax credits, opportunity zones, and state tax credits.

Nicole Daniel, ’97, was named to the position of senior vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary at LP Building Solutions.

US Senate confirms Leichty The US Senate has confirmed Barnes & Thornburg partner Damon Leichty, ’99, to

The Governor’s Office of Employee Relations has announced that Donna Fesel, ’97, has been appointed to the new position of director, affirmative action programs.

Commissioner Sarah Freeman, ’97, of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission was appointed as chair of the Subcommittee on Education and Research. Freeman is a member of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners’ Committee on Critical Infrastructure and Committee on Telecommunications, serves as treasurer of the board of directors for the Organization of MISO States, and is a member of the board of directors for the Universal Service Administrative Company and of the advisory board for the Financial Research Institute at the University of Missouri. She previously represented the Commission on the board of directors for the Organization of PJM States, Inc.

serve as a federal judge on the US District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.

Leichty was nominated by President Donald J. Trump in July 2018 to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of the Honorable Robert L. Miller, Jr., for whom Leichty clerked earlier in his legal career. For nearly 20 years, Leichty has represented clients in complex civil litigation in more than 25 federal and state jurisdictions across the United States. He regularly counsels manufacturers on product liability, non-competition and other contracts, warnings, warranties, and various strategies to develop and market good products.

Kostas A. Poulakidas, ’99, is a partner and co-chair of the Public Finance & Economic Development Practice Group of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP. Kostas provides project finance advice on tax-exempt bond structures, real estate private equity financing,

WillScot Corporation has announced that Hezron Timothy Lopez, ’97, is the new company’s vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary. WillScot is the public holding company for the Williams Scotsman family of companies and is the specialty rental services market leader providing innovative modular space and

economic development incentives, and private-public partnerships (P3s). Kostas was recently named a Top 25 Most Influential Opportunity Zone Attorney by Opportunity Zone and is a graduate of the Venture Capital Institute and the Harvard Business School Private Equity & Venture Capital Executive Program.

portable storage solutions across North America. Lopez joins WillScot after having served from 2012 to 2018 as senior vice president, general counsel, and corporate secre-

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tary of Herman Miller, Inc., a Nasdaq-listed manufacturer of home and office furniture.

Indianapolis Business Journal has named Alan Pyrz, ’00, as honoree in its 2019 Tech Heather Wilson, ’97, member-in-charge, Indianapolis of Frost Brown Todd LLC has been

25 CTO of the Year list, which honors technology leaders who excel at using technology

recognized by Indianapolis Business Journal as part of its 2019 Women of Influence.

to help their employers achieve their strategic goals.

IBJ’s Women of Influence recognition program profiles Indiana women who are leaders

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Jennifer S. Brooks, ’01, has been made partner at FisherBroyles, LLP.

past for IPAC’s trial advocacy courses and has presented at training and conferences nationwide throughout the course of her career.

The Skillman Corporation has announced that Dan King, ’01, will serve as senior vice president and general counsel.

Michelle T. Cosby, ’05, has been named director of the law library and an associate professor of law at Temple University’s Beasley School of Law. Cosby provides

Griffin S. Dunham, ’02, was involved in oral argument before the US Supreme Court in Ritzen Group v. Jackson Masonry, a bankruptcy case.

Jesse Perez Mendez, ’02, has been named dean of Texas Tech University’s College of Education. Mendez’s varied professional experience, including serving at urban and rural universities, a land-grant institution, a community college, and a Hispanicserving institution, gives him a distinct perspective on higher education and how to serve different kinds of communities.

Sanchez recognized as an IBJ Woman of Influence Marisol Sanchez, ’02, Vice President and General Counsel (North America) of Endress+Hauser Inc., has been recognized by Indianapolis Business Journal as part of its 2019 Women of Influence. IBJ’s Women of Influence recognition program profiles Indiana women who are leaders in their fields and in the community who have achieved levels of success that can be earned only through focus, commitment, hard work, and talent. Sanchez is a member of the Law School’s Alumni Board and a

support for the research activities of law faculty and students and oversees the daily operations of the library, including teaching, personnel, budget, and administrative activities.

The Washington County (Md.) Judicial Nominating Commission has forwarded Adam D. Greivell, ’05, as one of four names to Gov. Larry Hogan’s office to fill a new sixth seat on the county’s circuit court. Seven attorneys had applied for the new position on the bench.

Matthew R. Lesher, ’05, has joined the Indianapolis-based development company Browning as CFO. Lesher has served as CFO for Indiana firms Standard Locknut; Small Parts, Inc.; Silver Towne, LP; and Tetherball. As an attorney with Faegre Baker Daniels, he led many significant real estate and financing transactions. He received his CPA in 2001 and started his professional career at Ernst & Young. He is active in many civic organizations. Midwest Real Estate News recently named Browning the Midwest’s No. 3 developer and No. 20 construction company.

recipient of the school’s Distinguished Service Award.

The National Bar Association has named Masah Sedia SamForay, ’05, as a 2019 Theodore C. Ziemer, ’02, has joined the law firm of Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC (“SKO”) as a member in the firm’s growing Evansville, Ind., office. Ziemer focuses his practice on business and corporate transactional law, serving the legal needs of business entities, from structuring the initial creation of an entity to negotiation of

recipient of its “40 under 40 Nation’s Best Advocates” awards. The award recognizes the nation’s top 40 lawyers under the age 40 who exemplify a broad range of high achievement in the legal field, including in advocacy, innovation, vision, leadership, and overall legal and community involvement.

corporate transactions. In addition, Ziemer has extensive experience in complex real estate and mineral law matters. He also advises clients on a wide range of estate

Governor Eric Holcomb has named Michelle Gough, ’06, senior vice president of Project

planning and business succession plan strategies.

Lead the Way in the Indiana Charter School Board.

Terrance Stroud, ’03, participated on the NYC Bar panel, JD Advantage Jobs and Alter-

Lucas White, ’06, president of the Fountain Trust Company, Covington, has been

native Careers. In addition, Stroud is a recent graduate of Yale School of Management’s

elected 2020 chairman of the board of directors of the Indiana Bankers Association.

ACCEL Management Excellence Program.

White currently serves the IBA as first vice chairman and will become chairman effective January 1, 2020. White is a director of the Independent Community Bankers

The Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council has selected Courtney Curtis, ’04, as the new assistant executive director. Curtis will take an active role in planning IPAC’s many training sessions and conferences. She been a valuable faculty member in the

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of America and chairman of the ICBA Bank Services Committee. He has served the IBA as past president of the Future Leadership Division (FLD) and on the IBA board in the capacity of FLD president, as well as second vice chairman.

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Douglas S. Berman, ’07, recently moved back to the United States after 10 years

The Indiana Department of Child Services has announced that Erin Lahr, ’08, will

working as an intellectual property lawyer in China and Hong Kong. Since 2016,

serve as deputy general counsel, providing legal advice and making sure the organiza-

Berman has worked with SIPS, an intellectual property firm, as a senior associate.

tion remains in compliance with state and federal laws and regulations. DCS’s

SIPS partners and associates include top-rated IP counselors who have worked in

main mission is working with families, the state, and local community partners to

major international law firms known for their expertise in China and the region.

help provide child support services and protect children from abuse and neglect.

SIPS helps clients manage their IP portfolios, including registration, enforcement and licensing of trademarks, copyrights and patents.

Jill Felkins, ’07, a shareholder at Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, was named one of Chicago Lawyer’s 40 Attorneys under Forty in Illinois. Felkins is an accomplished civil defense litigator known for her successful track record defending clients in areas such as toxic tort, transportation, class action, and premises liability cases in Illinois, Indiana, and beyond.

Joshua K. Richardson, ’07, from the firm of Foster Swift Collins & Smith, PC, has been selected to the 2019 Michigan “Rising Stars” list. The “Rising Stars” list recognizes no more than 2.5 percent of attorneys in each state. Collins works in the civil litigation: defense practice area.

Barnes & Thornburg has named Peter John Wozniak, ’07, as partner. Wozniak’s practice spans the entire spectrum of class and collective actions and single plaintiff employment litigation and arbitration, including pretrial investigation, settlement negotiation, fact and expert discovery, trial, and post-trial appeals. He counsels some of the world’s largest corporations on matters having multi-million dollar and business-essential implications.

Chaudhary to direct Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration announced that Jay Chaudhary, ’09, has been appointed to serve as the next director of the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction.

Fisher Phillips, a national labor and employment law firm representing employers, announced the addition of Nathaniel E. Bailey, ’08, as of counsel. With more than 10 years of experience, Bailey represents employers of all sizes in a wide range of employment matters, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, unfair competition, wage-and-hour, and breach of contract. Bailey also advises clients on matters including employment contracts, employer handbooks and policies, discipline

2010s The National Bar Association has named Onika Khaleedah Williams,’10, as a 2019 recipient of its “40 Under 40 Nation’s Best Advocates” award. The award recognizes the nation’s top 40 lawyers under the age 40 who exemplify a broad range of high achievement in the legal field, including in advocacy, innovation, vision, leadership, and overall legal and community involvement.

Abbey Rae Stemler, ’11, won the Outstanding Refereed Proceedings Paper Award and the Virginia Maurer Award for Best Ethics Paper for “The Code of the Platform” at the Academy of Legal Studies in Business conference.

Gonzaga Law has announced that Drew Simshaw, ’12, will join the law school’s faculty as an assistant professor. In practice, Simshaw was a supervising attorney with the Institute for Public Representation in Washington, DC, where he specialized in communications and technology law and represented public interest organizations in rulemakings and adjudications before federal agencies and in litigation before federal appellate courts. In recognition of his work on behalf of people with disabilities, Simshaw won the 2017 H. Latham Breunig Humanitarian Award, given biennially by Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Inc. Latino Alumni Advisory Board President Mario Treto, Jr., ’12, was recognized in the Hispanic business publication Negocios Now’s Who’s Who in the 2019 Notable LGBTQ Executives list by Crain’s Chicago and as a 2019 LGC Chicago Fellow.

The US Army awarded Albert B. Merkel, ’13, with the General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award at the Pentagon. Merkel was one of only 30 officers recognized from a pool of more than 100,000 eligible company grade officers from the Active Army, Army Reserves, and National Guard. The General Douglas MacArthur Award promotes effective junior officer leadership in the US Army by recognizing company grade com

and discharge and compliance with medical leave, and disability laws.

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missioned officers and warrant officers who demonstrate the ideals for which General

Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs LLP is pleased to welcome Christopher R. Hanewald, ’17,

MacArthur stood — duty, honor, and country.

as an associate to the Firm. Hanewald joined the corporate and securities team in the Memphis office, where he concentrates his practice in the areas of mergers and

Allison M. Collins, ’14, from the firm of Foster Swift Collins & Smith, PC has been

acquisitions, corporate governance, and securities transactions.

selected to the 2019 Michigan “Rising Stars” list. The “Rising Stars” list recognizes no more than 2.5 percent of attorneys in each state. Collins works in the insurance

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton announced the addition of Christian L. Hawthorne,

coverage practice area.

’17, as an associate in the firm’s Seattle office. Hawthorne joins the firm’s rapidly growing internationally recognized trademark and copyright team as it continues

Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) announced the appointment of Scott R. Breen, ’15, to lead the association’s sustainability and recycling efforts. Breen, who comes to CMI from the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation, will represent the can manufacturing industry’s sustainability policy, infrastructure and communications efforts as its vice president of sustainability.

Lawrence County Circuit Court Judge Nathan G. Nikirk announced the appointment of Anah Hewetson Gouty, ’15, as juvenile referee of Lawrence Circuit Court. At Indiana Law, Gouty was the executive editor of the Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies, a member of the Sherman Minton Moot Court Advocacy Board, a peer group advisor, and was named a member of the Order of the Barristers. She currently is an associate attorney at Pittman Law Firm in Bedford.

Cordell & Cordell is pleased to welcome Jacob L. Westerfield, ’15, as a litigation attorney. Before joining Cordell & Cordell, Westerfield practiced family law, housing law, criminal defense, and criminal law.

McGlinchey Stafford has announced that Jeffrey R. Vaisa, ’16, has joined the firm’s commercial litigation practice in the Cleveland, Ohio office. Vaisa primarily represents banks, mortgage servicers, and lenders in a wide variety of litigated matters, including actions for fraud, wrongful foreclosure, breach of fiduciary duty, unfair competition, negligence, and breach of contract.

Bass, Berry & Sims welcomed Nikki Wethington, ’16, to its healthcare practice in Nashville, Tenn. Wethington helps clients in the healthcare industry navigate complex business transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, investments, and divestitures.

to expand in Atlanta, the Bay Area, Los Angeles, and New York. Hawthorne’s practice focuses on trademark and copyright protection and enforcement including intellectual property litigation and TTAB disputes, trademark and design clearance, drafting trademark- and copyright-related demand letters, administrative trademark proceedings, responding to office actions, advertising compliance, and drafting assignment, coexistence, and settlement agreements.

Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP has added Erica M. Knear, ’17, to its growing Indianapolis office. Joining Taft’s Labor and Employment practice group, Knear advises employers on compliance issues, including job descriptions and applications, employment contracts, non-competition agreements, and release and separation agreements and personnel issues.

Densborn Blachly LLP has welcomed Brett C. Wilson, ’17, to the firm. Wilson is an attorney in the firm’s business group and focuses his practice on a variety of business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, real estate, securities, and corporate finance. Wilson also counsels businesses regarding a variety of data privacy and protection issues.

Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP has announced that Mike Etienne, ’18, has joined its Indianapolis office as a member of the firm’s intellectual property practice group.

As a registered patent attorney, Etienne focuses his practice on patent preparation and prosecution. With his undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering and professional experience as a field engineer in the oil and gas industry, he brings a wealth of knowledge to Taft in biomedical, mechanical, and aerospace technologies. He has extensive experience in preparing and prosecuting patents related to orthopedic prosthetics, instruments, and other devices.

The Georgia Hispanic Bar Association has announced that Javier Becerra, ’17, has assumed the presidency.

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Dewey C. Dodson, ’19, was hired as a first-year associate at Sprott, Newsom, Quattlebaum, and Messenger, a Houston-based litigation firm focusing on personal injury and commercial litigation.

Lewis Wagner in Indianapolis has promoted Taylor L. Fontan, ’19, to associate attorney in the firm’s business litigation group. Fontan previously served as a law clerk.

Pooja Sahni, ’19, co-authored the important Centre for Trade & Investment Law report “Contextualizing Development in International Trade.” The report offers an in-depth study of the history of development agenda in multilateral and regional trade, the correlation between international trade and development, and special and differential treatment.

Rothberg Logan & Warsco LLP in Fort Wayne has announced Phillip Smith II, ’19, has been named associate.

Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP has added Ying Zhu, ’19, to its growing Indianapolis office. Zhu is an attorney in Taft’s business and finance practice group. She has experience in legal matters relating to mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and international transactions. Zhu is qualified to practice law in China and the State of Indiana, and is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and conversational in Cantonese.

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‘‘H E OT LP I H TH E NG WA E O RS GI Y NL IS VE TO Y BA CK ’’

For Jen Weber, ’03, who has cheated death multiple times, “helping others is the only way to give back.”

As a child, Jen Weber had a somewhat lofty goal for a person with cystic fibrosis:

She dreamed of reaching the age of 21.

In her mind, that would mean she would have had the chance to go to college

and actually be an adult, even if for a short while. Decades ago, before treatment improved, cystic fibrosis more often than not snuffed out young lives before they reached adulthood.

Weber, who was treated at Riley Hospital for Children, reached her goal and has

pushed well beyond it, thanks to advances in care and to her own motivation. Now 46, she not only went to college, she graduated from Indiana Law and was hired as an attorney for the Indiana Supreme Court.

But there’s so much more to Weber’s story. She’s been a cellist with the Carmel

Symphony Orchestra for 21 years. She recently had a mini jam session with musician Jennie DeVoe to promote a concert. She’s run mini-marathons, traveled and biked in the CF Cycle for Life, and started a foundation to help adult cystic fibrosis patients at IU Health University Hospital.

And she accomplished all of this while undergoing not one, but two double lung

transplants at IU Health Methodist Hospital. The first was in January 2010, the second in the fall of 2012. But three years ago, her body began to reject those lungs, so she is hooked up to oxygen day and night, and she undergoes photopheresis treatment once a month at University Hospital, a relatively new therapy designed to quiet the immune system that is attacking the lungs. And she takes “a zillion” pills a day, she said.

It’s her best hope now to prolong her life. A third transplant is not possible.

It’s a lot to absorb, but Weber has been dealing with illness her entire life. What she

doesn’t do is allow it to define her life.

As a CF kid at Riley, Weber said her parents didn’t spoil her or treat her differently,

except maybe on her 10th birthday, which she spent in the hospital. It was scary sometimes, she said, mostly because she lost friends who also had CF or other illnesses. But it gave her perspective.

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“You’d go to camp or go home and someone else wouldn’t because they passed

can recover,” Weber said. “Nobody wants to wear a hospital gown for two weeks.

away,” Weber said. “That leaves an impression. There were times I was frightened, but

I’m lucky,” she said, “if I go in, my neighbor can pick up something and bring it to me.

other times I thought ‘I don’t want that to happen to me,’ so I wanted to set some goals,

But a lot of people don’t have that.”

try to get stuff done in life because I didn’t know how long I was going to be around.”

more than doctors.

She enjoyed playing music because it allowed her to be more than a CF patient.

Weber loves her healthcare team, but she makes room in her life for much

That love for music has filled her up through the years. She started playing piano at age

five, then picked up the violin. When she had to wear a brace for a while that prevented

things besides going in X-ray machines and having photopheresis, as much as I

her from holding the violin, she moved on to the cello in high school.

like those people,” she laughed. “You have to have a good balance of things to keep

you engaged and active. Because when you get the gift of a transplant, you can’t just

“I never really thought that all these years later I would still be playing, but it has

“That can’t be your life because that’s not a life. You have to have enough other

been my balance and my outlet. It was really my first anchor.”

say thank you.”

Her historic Downtown home is filled with musical instruments and music-themed

So she says yes when someone needs help — whether it’s doing legal work for the

art. Besides a piano, cello, violin, and guitar, she also has a ukulele and a banjo that

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation or playing music at a friend’s wedding. “Well of course I’ll do

belonged to her grandfather. Every day is a jam session in her house, even if she’s the

it because it’s the only way I can give back,” she said. “That’s really how it works out,

only one playing.

I think. You just keep putting out that good.”

Weber was born three months premature in 1973 at Methodist Hospital, weighing

For Weber, that attitude was inspired by what she saw around her as a little girl

2.5 pounds. They kept her alive then, “and they’ve given me two sets of lungs to

who spent her 10th birthday in the hospital more than 30 years ago. “My family

stay alive.” She was 36 when she got her first transplant, after being on the wait list

and healthcare team were really good about not making me feel like a patient with

for four years. Even though she ran half-marathons with her new lungs, they failed

a capital P,” she said

her after two years, and she had to requalify for a second transplant, which required

monumental conditioning.

a traveler, a philanthropist, and a friend.

Following her second transplant in 2012, Weber went back to work — and back Adapted from an article by Maureen Gilmer, IU Health senior journalist. Read more at https://iuhealth.org/news-hub/two-time-double-lung-transplant-patient-says-thank-you-is-never-enough

to living.

Because Jen Weber is much more than that. She’s a musician, an attorney,

She joined the board of the Indiana Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and

she founded Comfort Finders, which provides personal care and entertainment items to adult CF patients admitted to University Hospital. She even competed in the 2016 Transplant Games of America, winning a gold medal in mixed doubles bowling.

For Weber, the urge to repay the kindnesses she experienced was the impetus

behind Comfort Finders. It’s a group effort, she said, with a board of five that includes two CF parents. In fact, Weber left her job at the Supreme Court last spring after 15 years to focus on Comfort Finders and her interests in music.

“We make the in-patient environment for CF patients more comfortable so they

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IN MEMORIAM John Leo Carroll, ’48, formerly of Evansville, Ind., died on July 31, 2019, in Sarasota,

Ziemer devoted much of his life to community service and worked tirelessly to better

Fla., at the age of 97. He was born in Chicago and raised in Hammond, Ind. He was in

Evansville and help those in need. He was instrumental in the growth of St. Mary’s Hos-

the Army’s 104th Infantry Division (Timberwolf) during World War II and served in

pital (St. Vincent’s), serving as president of its foundation for over 20 years. Through

combat in the European Theater, receiving a Bronze Star for action on the battlefield.

his efforts, St. Mary’s campus expanded greatly under his leadership. In addition, he

After graduating from the Law School, he moved to Evansville, where he practiced law

oversaw the creation of the Cornette Ball and the Heritage Open, both of which continue

until he moved to Sarasota in 1988. Carroll was a founding partner, along with Edwin

to thrive today.

Johnson, of the firm of Johnson and Carroll (now Johnson, Carroll, Norton & Kent). His son Brian is a senior partner in the firm.

A parishioner of Holy Rosary Catholic Church for 50 years, Ziemer proudly served and graciously gave both his time and treasure to the church. He chaired the campaign to

Carroll was president of the Evansville Bar Association in 1969–1970 and received its

build the current church when he was 40, and some 40 years later, answered the call to

James Bethel Gresham Freedom Award in 1961. He was president of the Indiana State

chair the campaign for a significant church expansion. In 2007, Governor Mitch Daniels

Bar Association in 1983–1984 and is a fellow of the Indiana Bar Foundation. One of the

appointed him as a trustee of the University of Southern Indiana. Again he was key to

highlights of his career was arguing a case before the United States Supreme Court in

major fundraising campaigns and the growth of that campus, eventually serving as its

1981. He was elected to the Law School’s Academy of Law Alumni Fellows in 1996. He

board chairman. Seeing the expansions of both Holy Rosary Parish and the USI campus

was the school’s first practitioner-in-residence and a member of the board of visitors.

was a great source of pride.

Carroll was also a founding member of the Board of Overseers of St. Meinrad Seminary and served on the board for more than 25 years. He was named a Sagamore of the Wa-

Over his many years of philanthropic endeavors, a small sampling of his bounteous

bash by Governor Robert Orr in 1988, and he was a Kentucky Colonel.

work included chairing capital campaigns for the Cancer Society, the American Red Cross, Southern Indiana Public Broadcasting, and the United Way. He served as presi-

John and his wife Patricia Carroll were married for 69 years and had six children:

dent and was a life member of each of these, among many others. He was also active in

Barbara Carroll Rogers (Doug and his son, Adam) of Branford, Conn.; Timothy Carroll

the Republican party and enjoyed his work on the Vanderburgh County Safety Board.

(Jonathan) of Palm Springs, Calif.; John Patrick Carroll (Susan) of Sebring, Fla.; Brian Carroll (Nancy) of Evansville; Cezanne Carroll Allen (Demi) of Bainbridge

Ziemer was preceded in death by his sister and brother-in-law Sharon and Bill Higgins

Island, Wash.; and John L. Carroll, Jr. of Seattle, Wash. He also had six grandchildren.

and his brother-in-law Larry Daves. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Clare Daves

His sister, Therese Carroll Kloak, survives him.

Ziemer; his two daughters and sons-in-law, Ellen and Scott Stratman of Evansville and Kate and Matt Cavallero of Pasadena, Calif.; his son and daughter-in-law Ted IV and Lisa Ziemer of Evansville; and nine grandchildren. He is also survived by his three

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr., ’62, died on April 11 at the age of 84. Ziemer graduated from Evans-

brothers and their wives, Jerry and Patty Ziemer, Ed and Barbara Ziemer, all of Evans-

ville Reitz Memorial High School in 1952 and St. Louis University in 1956. After being

ville, and Pat and Debi Ziemer, of Louisville; as well as his sister-in-law Diane Pettit of

stationed in Germany while serving in the Army for two-and-a-half years, he started

Bellport, New York, and many nieces and nephews.

his law career as an associate in a small firm and was later a founding partner and instrumental in the growth and development of Ziemer, Stayman, Weitzel & Shoulders LLP. He practiced law for over 50 years and especially enjoyed serving as the city

Frederick R. Folz, ’67, Evansville, Ind., passed away August 8 at the age 67. He was an

attorney for the past six years.

attorney in Evansville for many years after clerking for Judge Cale Holder in Indianapolis. He served on many boards, including Evansville Day School, Willard Library, and the University of Evansville Theatre Society. He was an elder at Eastminster

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Retired First Judicial District Court Judge Sarah Michael Singleton, ’74, died of cancer at her home in Santa Fe, New Mex., on July 4, 2019 at the age of 70. Singleton was first appointed to the bench by Gov. Bill Richardson in 2009 and retired in August 2017. She worked in the appellate division of the New Mexico Public Defender’s Office from 1974 to 1976, serving as the acting appellate defender in 1976. Her professional experience also included work as a founding partner of Pickard & Singleton, the owner of the Sin-

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James Edward Mahoney, ’78, Chicago, passed away unexpectedly while vacationing in Malaysia. He was the youngest son of the late Dan and Mary Mahoney. They were

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Khun Tui Ponganun Karoonyavanich, ’85, former executive director of the International Affairs Department of the Office of the Attorney General of Thailand, died August 4. He met his wife Khun Ju Piyanart (MPA’83) on the beautiful Bloomington campus. His Majesty the King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua of

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