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Life beyond the law: Indiana Law alumni pursue varied careers Academy of Law Alumni Fellows inducted A summer in India alumni news + spring 2010 + a publication of Indiana Law

Sidney Eskenazi rolls the dice in more ways than one.

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from the Law Alumni Board President by James Boyd At our Alumni Board meeting earlier this year, Dean

Lauren Robel listed the two top priorities for the months ahead: placement and funding. I am happy to report that with the assistance of many of our alumni and alumni board members, nearly

I am excited about ergo, the Indiana University Maurer School

97 percent of the Class of 2009 had secured employment as of Feb.

Sidney Eskenazi rolls the dice in more ways than one.

rowing up in Indianapolis,

own typing, took my own calls.” After the

first names of his two daughters, Sandy and

Sidney Eskenazi’s favorite

lawyer he shared space with got into some

Dori—employs more than 50 people,

game was Monopoly.

trouble with the Teamsters, Eskenazi found

including his son David, president of

As an adult, he’s played

himself again on his own. “I opened a

the company’s Indianapolis office, and

of Law’s new magazine for alumni and friends. Like previous

15, 2010. However, the percentage of employed alumni who are

the real-life version of the game, learning

two-room office. I had an 8-by-12 foot

his nephew, Jay D. Stein, president of

publications, ergo is intended to bring you up-to-date on upcoming

still looking for permanent, full-time work is larger than in past

the risks and rewards of real estate

room, and an 8-by-10 room. That first year

the Scottsdale, Ariz. office. For many

events and the activities of the Law School’s alumni. There are

years, so the Class of 2009 still needs assistance. And the job market

development from his first client: the late

I took in $2,000 in gross revenue. The most

years, Eskenazi also ran a successful law

new features, as well as a spotlight on activities of the School’s

continues to be very challenging for the Class of 2010.

shopping-center magnate

I ever made was $8,000.”

practice in Indianapolis.

students—the alumni of tomorrow—and in-depth coverage

Melvin Simon.

of important events affecting all of us. I look forward to your

providing leads, networking, and other advice. As always, your

Eskenazi was struggling to

said. Now, even at 80 years old, he remains

comments on ergo.

contribution of time and talent is most welcome and appreciated.

company now dominates

make ends meet as a solo

active in the everyday operations of the

Please contact me at bwilliams@kddk.com or our outstanding

the large upscale mall

practitioner, a childhood

business he founded. His accomplishments

corned beef don’t seem to have much to do with each other. But

Assistant Dean for Career and Professional Development Michael

market—owning the

friend from Indianapolis’

would not have been possible without

in this issue, you’ll meet four alumni who have built successful

Keller at mikeller@indiana.edu if you can provide assistance

likes of Park Place or

south side was off falling

ambition, hard work, and yes, a bit of

careers in these very different disciplines, where lawyers aren’t

identifying career openings for the Class of 2010 or if you know

Boardwalk—Eskenazi

in love with a young Army

luck, but Eskenazi is also grateful for the

quite so common. Despite their varied paths, all of these alumni say

someone who can.

has cornered the

soldier named Mel Simon.

education he was able to receive.

that their Indiana Law degree has been indispensable every day of

When the couple returned,

their lives. Their achievements prove that a law degree truly can

financial commitment is more important than ever. The Indiana

Eskenazi’s friend introduced

able to say I’m a lawyer has helped

lead you anywhere.

General Assembly now provides less than 27 percent of our funding,

compared with 55 percent in the early 1980s. It is up to us to help

The Prince of Wales, conservation, higher education, and

You will also read about six students who have been selected

As an Indiana Law alum, you can be a valuable resource by

Finally, with dwindling state support of public education, your

While Simon’s

market on less glitzy but highly profitable

Sidney Eskenazi, JD’53

At the same time

“We’ve been very fortunate,” Eskenazi

“More than anything, simply being

strip mall shopping centers, the kind

him and Simon.

me tremendously,” he said. “Students

you’d find on Mediterranean and Baltic

graduating today are bright, but the times

“Mel walked up to me and said he

Avenues. Spanning 23 states and some

needed a lawyer. I was desperate for

are tough. Open a small office. Work out of

as Milton Stewart (JD’71) Fellows to participate this summer in

close the gap. Please make your contribution by June 30, 2010, and

7.5 million square feet of retail space,

money at the time, even working in a

an apartment or your house. There’s room

internships in a variety of settings in India. This program is a key

bring us up-to-date at the same time by completing the self-mailer

Eskenazi’s Sandor Development Company

jewelry story part time. Anything to make

in the world for the old-fashioned way of

initiative of the School’s Center on the Global Legal Profession,

included in this issue. We truly value receiving communication

has become one of the country’s largest

a dollar. I became Mel’s lawyer, and this

practicing law. You’ll be good at it.”

which seeks to develop our students’ ability to excel in today’s

from you!

developers of strip malls.

was before he had any sort of organization

globalized legal environment.

together. As a consequence, I had to

students face, Eskenazi has donated money

including Eskenazi himself—would have

learn how to do everything. He let me do

that goes strictly to students like him:

predicted his future success.

everything but discuss rent with tenants.

average. “I’ve been so grateful for what I’ve

I got leases done, helped supervise

been able to achieve, I figure others like me

On April 16, six distinguished alumni were inducted as

Academy of Law Alumni Fellows, the highest honor the School can

As an Indiana Law student, few—

“I was a C-student,” he said recently.

To help limit the financial debt some

bestow. Please join me in celebrating their longstanding commitment

Brian P. Williams, JD ’81

to our School as you read about their accomplishments.

Law Alumni Board President

“I’d never get into the Law School today.

construction. I thought to myself, ‘What’s

out there deserve a chance, too,” he said.

I’d never even get into IU.”

hard about this? I can do this!’”

extraordinarily successful in his own real

Though academics weren’t his strong

Eskenazi decided to stake out on his

Though he’s gone on to become

Dean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lauren Robel

Law Alumni Board Officers

Associate Dean for Student and Alumni Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . Leonard Fromm

President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian P. Williams, JD’81

suit, persistence and sheer determination

own again, this time forming an Indianapolis

life game of Monopoly, Eskenazi knows

Assistant Dean for Alumni Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrea Havill

President-Elect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas McNulty, JD’83

were. After earning his JD in 1953, Eskenazi

partnership with two colleagues. In the

what any good lawyer should: even in

Assistant Dean for Communications and Marketing . . . . . . . Kenneth Turchi

Vice President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Angela Karras Neboyskey, JD’00

opened his own practice. Things didn’t go

early 1960s, Eskenazi began snapping

a board game, you need someone who

Writer/Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Boyd

Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joseph O’Connor, JD’78

nearly as well as he’d envisioned.

up properties that would eventually

knows the rules.

Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greg Jordan, JD’84

become anchored by major retailers

Past President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greg Castanias, JD’90

law,” he said. “I found a lawyer who let me

like K-Mart, Wal-Mart, and Kohl’s. Today

use a table in his reception room. I did my

Sandor—the name is a combination of the

Ergo is a semi-annual publication of the Indiana University Maurer School of Law to inform alumni and encourage their interest and support.

“I was starving to death practicing

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A law degree truly can take you anywhere. In this special report, ergo profiles four Maurer School of Law alumni whose career choices have taken them outside traditional practice settings.

Most recent law graduates spend anxious months

awaiting their bar exam results. Jose Guadalupe Valtierra,

held numerous positions at Indiana University, Purdue

JD’82, waited four years. Even after passing the bar in

University, and Ivy Tech Community College. He was

1986, Valtierra didn’t go into practice; he was already well

named chancellor of Ivy Tech Northwest—where he

on his way toward a successful career in higher education.

oversees the Gary, East Chicago, Michigan City, and

Valparaiso campuses—in 2002. Despite having never

Now the chancellor of Ivy Tech Community College

Northwest, Valtierra began thinking about law school

practiced law, Valtierra credits his legal training with

while an undergraduate at Purdue University. “I was part

much of his success.

of that generation in the 1970’s that wanted to change the

world, and there were so many avenues available to do

something else entirely, I have the perspective to look at all

that,” Valtierra recalled. “Law school was one of them, but

the different possible outcomes,” he said. “Because we’re

my counselor kept asking ‘What if you don’t get in?’”

such a litigious society, it helps to have that background.

I’m not afraid to ask questions or say I don’t know the

Valtierra was accepted into Indiana Law, where he

found a mentor in Professor Edwin Greenebaum.

“As I sat in class, I often wondered what I was

doing there,” Valtierra said. “The Law School had such wonderful instructors who kept my interest. Professor Greenebaum was my instructor for a class on social issues in the law. Taking that class with him gave me the

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stand in front of a judge all day.”

“Whether it’s a student issue, a faculty issue, or

answer right now.

opportunity to start thinking that maybe I don’t have to

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Since earning his master’s degree, Valtierra has

Law school doesn’t mean you have to go into practice. You can go into industry, education, social sciences, and anything else.

Valtierra served as a resident assistant in Ashton

Residence Center during his final year at Indiana Law, and realized that a career in higher education would allow him to live close to a college campus. He applied to the IU School of Education and was accepted into the master’s program—thus the delay in sitting for the Indiana bar. “I met with the applications committee, and they seemed excited at the prospect of having someone from law cross over into education,” Valtierra said.

”

“Law school doesn’t mean you have to go into practice.

You can go into industry, education, social sciences,

and anything else once you’ve learned how to analyze situations and think critically. I put my skills to use now working with students to help change their lives through education. You can’t beat that.”

”

Robin Boles JD/MBA’79

“The Prince of Wales is the world’s most successful

doors. They help millions of people in need every year

social entrepreneur.” Robin (Kramer) Boles, JD/MBA’79,

sourcing the goods more than 7,000 charities have needed,

makes that statement with first-hand knowledge. As CEO

from toiletries, tools, and appliances, to toys, clothing,

of In Kind Direct, one of 20 Prince’s Charities, Boles has

and cleaning supplies. Since start up, 800 companies have

earned her place in what she calls “the outside of the inner

donated £100 million (US $151 million) in goods. “And this

circle” of the prince’s trusted advisers.

is all new resource into the sector, not recycled money,”

Boles emphasized. “Without us, much of these goods would

The road from Bloomington to the prince presented

many interesting detours to Boles. A native of Pittsburgh,

have gone to waste.”

she finished her JD/MBA in three years and joined the

Arthur Young accounting firm, where she specialized in

Boles says his ideas are invaluable. “He founded In Kind

taxation of Americans living abroad. While visiting clients

Direct because there was unmet need, and no organization

in England and Scotland early in her career, she met her

coordinating the logistical and administrative complexities

future husband, a native of Glasgow. “When we decided to

of distributing surplus products to UK organizations

get married, we compromised on London,” she recalled.

working at home and abroad,” she said. “That’s been the

“After my second maternity leave, I left Arthur Young to

case with all 20 charities he’s started.” She added that the

become finance director for an asset management company.

Prince’s Charities generate annual revenue of more than

When that company was sold, I had the chance to move

£100 million (US $151 million).

back to the US, but wanted to stay in England.”

and over again,” and believes she wouldn’t be where she is

Boles’s decision not to leave London led her to the

As for the Prince of Wales’s role at In Kind Direct,

Boles says she uses her law and business training “over

public sector, where she was named deputy CEO and head

today without her law and MBA degrees and her experience

of operations at the Financial Services Compensation

in business. “Unfortunately, many people still think

Scheme, the UK fund of last resort for people who have

charities are run by hairy-legged do-gooders,” she said.

lost their investments due to fraud or negligence. While

“But that isn’t true. Along with many thousands of others,

reading the Sunday Times (London) one weekend in 1996,

I am running a multimillion pound business.”

Boles noticed an ad for a CEO to form the charity In Kind

Direct. She jumped at the opportunity. “I was eager to start

the world for her advice on the formation and operation

an organization and set the culture, as well as explore my

of charities and social businesses. “It’s all been quite an

curiosity about working for the prince,” she said.

experience for a girl from Pittsburgh,” she said. “And my

years in Bloomington have made a huge difference.”

Under Boles’s leadership, In Kind Direct has become

a successful social enterprise and charity distributing donated new consumer products directly to charities’

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Jose Guadalupe Valtierra JD’82

I use my law and business training over and over again while working for the Prince of Wales.

“

My JD gives me the intellectual and technical background I need to understand environmental issues.

”

Peter Dykstra JD/MPA’97 Peter Dykstra, JD/MPA’97, knew from his first day of law

Brian Shapiro JD’84

through the Law School, and the MPA program at IU was

school that he wanted to be an environmentalist. But the

more holistic and not limited to environmental subjects.”

line at Shapiro’s Delicatessen in Indianapolis. Among them:

school degrees every day. “Both schools teach abstract

path he took to get there turned out to be very different from

In-person visits with Dean Fred Aman and Professors Sarah

a who’s who of downtown business leaders, politicians—

thinking,” he said, “but you learn different skills. Business

what he had planned.

Jane Hughes, Rob Fischman, and Lauren Robel clinched the

and lawyers. But most lawyers who enjoy the corned beef,

school analysis is more about the nuts-and-bolts side of the

deal. “I could tell they really cared about me and wanted me

pastrami, and kosher franks probably don’t know that

equation—projections, budgets, and strategy. Law school

Wilderness Society, a not-for-profit organization dedicated

to succeed,” he recalled. “There’s never been a day, minute,

this Hoosier landmark is run by one of their own: Brian J.

analysis teaches you to consider all the angles. And as a 1L,

to conservation of America’s wild spaces, Dykstra is

or second when I’ve regretted the extra year required to earn

Shapiro, JD’84.

you knew all the angles by the time [Professors] Boshkoff

responsible for building consensus around protecting public

a joint degree.”

and Schornhorst got through with you!

lands and keeping local economies viable. He credits both

at the helm, beginning with his great-grandparents, Louis

his JD and MPA degrees from IU with giving him the tools

of luck, hard work, and circumstance, he adds that the

and Rebecca Shapiro, who emigrated from czarist Russia

concluded. “Law school gave me insight into social

he needs to help the organization and its constituencies

reputation and student-focused approach of both the Law

and opened a kosher-style grocery at Meridian and McCarty

policy, and that’s been a big help to me in working with

meet their goals. “My JD gives me the intellectual and

School and the School of Public and Environmental Affairs

Streets in 1903. After Prohibition ended, the Shapiros’

employees and customers. It helped me put myself in other

technical background I need to understand environmental

helped him reach his goal earlier. He concluded, “One of the

sons began selling beer and offering salami and corned beef

people’s shoes.”

issues,” he said. “The MPA makes me a better manager of

great things about IU is that it helps you dream big, and you

sandwiches to go with it. “In those days,” Brian Shapiro

people, policy, and politics in the not-for-profit world.

need to dream big.”

explained, “Jews couldn’t afford the better cuts of meat, so

As Pacific Northwest Regional Director for the

Although Dykstra attributes his success to a combination

“I always had a sense I wouldn’t be a traditional lawyer,”

Every day at noon, hundreds of hungry patrons get in

Shapiro represents the fourth generation of his family

beef, and the deli’s spiced meatballs are three examples

before I moved into hands-on environmental work. I had

of delicious dishes the family created from available

the opportunity and knew that if I didn’t give it a try I

ingredients. “The first dish they served was spaghetti and

years as a practicing lawyer in both the public and private

Distinguished Service Award nominations due June 4

sectors proved to be invaluable training for his transition to

meatballs,” he said. Today, Shapiro’s serves more than 2,000 customers every day at its original downtown location and at a newer store in Carmel.

environmental work in 2002.

exemplifies the ideals of this award, please go to

what he’d planned when majoring in accounting at IU’s

BA in history and environmental studies, Dykstra headed

www.law.indiana.edu/alumni/awards/fellows/DSA.shtml

Kelley School of Business. “After college, I started law

for Colorado, where he looked at law schools in the West

on the Law School’s Web site. This link explains the

school and was taking MBA courses, but Great Uncle Max

that offered specialized environmental programs. But only

nomination process and provides further information

called me and said his health wasn’t very good,” Brian

IU offered a program with degrees from two highly ranked

about the award and selection criteria. Nominations

recalled. “He told me to hurry and finish my law degree and

graduate schools. “I was always told to go to the best

are due Friday, June 4, 2010.

get up to Indianapolis as soon as I could.” Five months later,

After graduating from IU Bloomington in 1992 with a

Shapiro says he uses his both his business and law

“The restaurant business is a people business,” Shapiro

we learned how to work with what we had.” Brisket, corned

he recalled. “But I ended up practicing law for six years

would look back and ask ‘what if?’” Dykstra added that his

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”

If you would like to nominate an alumnus who

Brian Shapiro’s rise to the top of the company was not

school you can get into,” he said. “Plus I liked the variety

the elder Shapiro died with no offspring, leaving Brian in

of environmental law clinics and internships available

charge, where he’s been for a quarter-century.

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Law school helped me put myself in other people’s shoes.

Meeting old and new friends in New York, Chicago, and Washington, DC

Alumni Receptions

Three dozen Indiana Law students visited New York and Washington, DC,

On March 18, the Chicago firm Mayer Brown, with the assistance of Steve

during spring break to learn about careers in the public and private sectors.

Sanders, BA’84, hosted a reception and discussion on print media in the digital

Alumni welcomed students for interviews and information sessions in a variety of

age. Featured were Scott Flanders, JD’82, CEO of Playboy Enterprises, Inc.;

formal and informal settings.

Gerould Kern, BA’71, Editor, Chicago Tribune; and Dean Bradley J. Hamm, IU

With the assistance of Bruce Artim, JD’82, Eli Lilly & Co. welcomed

School of Journalism, moderator. Dean Lauren Robel, the Chicago Chapter of

90 guests to a reception on March 15 hosted by Dean Lauren Robel, featuring

the Indiana University Alumni Association, and the IU School of Journalism

a special presentation by Fred H. Cate, Distinguished Professor and C. Ben Dutton

welcomed more than 100 alumni and friends.

Professor of Law, and Director, Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research. Cate’s presentation, “A Nation Under Siege: Information Security and the Attack on American Interests,” described the risks to national security in today’s digital global economy. On March 16, Dean Robel hosted a breakfast for Washington– area alumnae at the firm of Baker & Daniels, with the assistance of Elizabeth Baney, JD’07.

Dean Lauren Robel and Scott Flanders, JD’82.

Brian Lally, JD’01, Robert Lattas, JD’01, and Joel May, JD’00.

Ryan Finn, Laura Rossi, and Simon Malinowski, all JD’12.

Maggie Racher Snyder, JD’09, Matt Silverman, JD’03, Jessica Jenkins, JD’09, and Andrew Otis, JD/MPA’90.

Tony Kim, JD’98, Michael Elam, JD’80, and Eleanor Oh, BA’91. 9 + www.law.indiana.edu

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Students and alumni enjoyed a reception in New York on March 18. Hosted by the Law School’s Office of Career and Professional Development, the event gave students the opportunity to meet alums who live and work in the New York area.

Maurer School of Law Inducts

Academy of Law Alumni Fellows On April 16, the Maurer School of Law recognized six outstanding alumni by inducting them into the Academy of Law

Academy Fellows are part of an elite group that includes US senators, federal judges, and managing partners

Alumni Fellows, the highest honor the Law School can bestow. The inductees represent the values that the Law School

of national law firms. Each brings honor to the legal profession and enhances the Maurer School of Law’s national

holds in highest esteem: intellectual rigor, continuous achievement, and a commitment to the highest standards of the

and global reputation.

legal profession.

Sidney D. Eskenazi, JD’53, has built a successful career as a commercial real estate developer

Charles Halleck, LLB’24, was a leading voice in national Republican politics for more than

and lawyer, while generously supporting his community in a variety of ways. Sandor

four decades and a strong advocate for civil rights.

Development, which Eskenazi founded in 1963, today owns and manages more than 7 million

1935, when he was elected to the US House of Representatives following the death of

a real estate developer, Eskenazi established and served as managing partner of an 18-member

Representative-elect Frederick Landis. Halleck continued to represent Indiana’s Second

law firm in Indianapolis.

Congressional District for the next 34 years.

Throughout his career, Eskenazi has demonstrated a deep commitment to Indiana

A prominent member of the Conservative Coalition, Halleck served as majority leader in

University. In 1970, he endowed a scholarship fund for students at both the Bloomington

the House of Representatives after the elections of 1946 and 1952 and as minority leader from

and Indianapolis law schools. He and his wife, Lois, have also established scholarships at the Herron School of Art and

1959 to 1964. A staunch Republican and supporter of the Vietnam War, he was one of the strongest advocates in Congress for

Design and the IU Medical School, and have made endowment gifts to the Jewish Community Center–Indianapolis,

the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

the Hooverwood Jewish Home, and the Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation. Eskenazi has twice received the Spirit of

Philanthropy Award from Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis. In 2007, the IUPUI Herron School of Art and

battlefield, he earned an LLB in 1924. He died in 1986.

Design honored the Eskenazis by naming its new building Eskenazi Hall in recognition of their philanthropy.

John C. Onoda, JD’76, has spent most of his career in the public relations profession, counseling Penelope S. Farthing, JD’70, is an outstanding legal practitioner focused on public policy,

the world’s most visible and influential companies during a period of unprecedented change.

with extensive experience on Capitol Hill. As staff attorney for the Federal Trade Commission

After earning his law degree, Onoda earned a master’s degree from the Medill School of

and the Federal Communications Commission, she specialized in legislative and regulatory

Journalism at Northwestern University. He spent the next five years as a newspaper reporter

matters. At the United States Department of Agriculture, she directed congressional affairs

and in 1981 began a distinguished public relations career as a senior communications

for Food Safety and Quality Service, the USDA’s food inspection and grading agency.

executive with several Fortune 500 companies. In 2002 he joined Fleishman-Hillard

She also helped form a coalition of advertisers and led them in successful battles against

International Communications, where he advises companies on reputation management

unconstitutional restrictions. Farthing’s additional accomplishments include leading an

and corporate social responsibility. Onoda has also provided communications counsel and

industry-wide coalition on gender-based insurance rating, serving as Washington counsel for

managerial expertise to several non-profit organizations.

the new Denver airport project, and assisting USAir in its proposed alliance with British Airways.

corporate communications officers, and in 1997 was inducted into the Medill School of Journalism’s Hall of Achievement.

Her record of outstanding public service has been recognized by the Federal Bar Association, which has twice awarded

her its Distinguished Service Award. Currently she is senior counsel at Patton Boggs LLP in Washington, specializing in

He served for many years on the board of trustees of the Arthur Page Society, the country’s leading organization for

public policy and lobbying, appropriations, and municipal representation.

John F. (Jeff) Richardson, JD’77, has devoted his career to providing access to health

care and social services for Indiana families, people with HIV/AIDS, and citizens of The Honorable Thomas G. Fisher, LLB’65, is a highly respected and widely published jurist

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Halleck was born in Demotte, Ind. and served as a US Army infantryman during World War I. Upon returning from the

developing countries.

and scholar with a long-standing record of community service. A graduate of Earlham

Richardson began his career with Eli Lilly & Co. before moving into the public sector.

College and the Maurer School of Law, Judge Fisher was admitted to practice in Indiana in

Under Governor Evan Bayh, he served as secretary of the Indiana Family and Social

1965 and was named to the Indiana Tax Court in 1986. Previously, Judge Fisher served as the

Services Administration and commissioner of the Indiana Department of Human Services.

Jasper County prosecuting attorney and maintained a private practice in Jasper County for

In 1993, Richardson became executive director of GMHC, the largest AIDS service

21 years. Judge Fisher has written numerous articles for state and local publications.

organization in the United States. Currently he is vice president of the Abbott Fund, the

He is a member of many professional and civic organizations, including state and local

not-for-profit philanthropic arm of Abbott, the health care company, overseeing its efforts to help children and families

bar associations, the National Conference of State Tax Judges, and the American Judicature

affected by HIV and AIDS, malnutrition, and other health challenges in the developing world.

Society. He currently serves on the board of directors of the Conner Prairie Foundation and was

previously a member of the board of trustees of Earlham College and a district governor of Rotary International.

Richardson’s advocacy began during his college years. He was elected president and vice president of the Indiana

University Student Government and served four years on the Bloomington City Council.

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Halleck’s relatively brief legal career as a prosecuting attorney was interrupted in

square feet of retail space comprising 70 developments in 23 states. In addition to his role as

his contribution to pro bono

He also advises companies in a wide

to serve on the board of directors

representation and assistance in

variety of business and legal matters

of the Legal Services Corporation.

his community.

including real estate, environmental,

LSC is the leading provider of civil

and labor and employment law.

legal aid for the poor in the United

Dale E. Hunt, JD’73, retired as an

States. She is one of 11 members

attorney in October 2007. He served

Maryann M. Mukete, JD’74, is

on the bipartisan board. Singleton

as a judge for the Jay County (Ind.)

coordinating a project providing

previously worked at the law firm of

Circuit Court from 1977 to 1988 and

psycho-socio support to caregivers

Montgomery & Andrews in Santa Fe,

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was then appointed a Sagamore of the

Hoagland “Hoagy” Carmichael,

as senior legal research associate

of HIV/AIDS-infected orphans in

where she has been since 1985.

Wabash, the highest honor Indiana

LLB’26, and George Gershwin’s

for LexisNexis in Dayton, Ohio,

Cameroon. The project is sponsored

Terry G. Fewell, JD’65, served as an

can bestow on a citizen.

“Summertime.” An attorney and

from 1999 to 2007. He and his wife,

by the United Nations Development

Thomas L. Davis, JD’75, a senior

attorney for PepsiCo Inc. from 1965 to

Indianapolis civic and business

Ruth Ann, have three sons and

Fund for Women. She is also

partner at Frost Brown Todd LLC

1976 and then became vice president

Indiana University trustee Stephen L.

leader, Maurer has enjoyed a long and

eight grandchildren.

teaching part-time at the University

in Indianapolis, received the

and general counsel for Allied Van

Ferguson, JD’66, was named chairman

successful career in cable television,

of Buea in its Department of Women

Honorable Paul H. Buchanan, Jr.

Lines from 1976 to 1989. After 10 years

of the board of directors of the Indiana

film production, radio broadcasting,

Michael E. Armey, JD’74, an attorney

and Gender Studies. Mukete teaches

Award of Excellence. The Buchanan

in his own business, he served as of

Chamber of Commerce. Ferguson,

newspaper publishing, government

at Rothberg Logan & Warsco LLP

field placement, which enables

Award is given to an Indianapolis

counsel for Scopelitis Garvin Light

chairman of Cook Group Inc. in

service, and banking.

in Warsaw, Ind., was recognized

students to learn organizational

Bar Association member whose

& Hanson in Indianapolis from 1998

Bloomington, Ind., has served on the

by the Volunteer Lawyer Network,

structure and development.

attainments as a lawyer have been

to 2000. Since then, he has enjoyed

chamber’s board since 1994. He began

James E. Burke, JD’69, an attorney

Inc. for his contribution to pro bono

notable, whose contributions to

his semi-retirement by studying,

his one-year presidential term in

in Mishawaka, Ind., was recognized

representation and assistance in

Sarah M. Singleton, JD’74, was

the association have been unique,

acquiring, and dealing in antiques.

November. Appointed to the Board of

by the Volunteer Lawyer Network,

his community. Armey practices

selected to replace First Judicial

and whose honorable service to

He also serves as a class agent for the

Trustees of Indiana University in 1998,

Inc. for his contribution to pro

regularly in the areas of banking,

Judge Jim Hall in Santa Fe, N.M.

the profession has extended over

Wabash College class of 1962.

Ferguson served as vice president of

bono representation and assistance

corporation and commercial law,

Singleton was appointed by

a significant period. Davis’ service

the board from 2003 to 2005 and as

in his community.

serving as legal counsel to Lake City

President George W. Bush and

includes the Indianapolis Bar

Charles A. Cohen, JD’66, a managing

its president from 2005 to 2009. He

Bank and other businesses.

confirmed by the Senate in 2006

Foundation Board of Directors and

partner at the law firm of Cohen

also served four terms in the Indiana

Garelick & Glazier in Indianapolis,

House of Representatives and is a past

+1970s

was appointed to the Jewish

chairman of the Indiana Commission

Jay L. Davis, JD’70, is a commissioner

Federations of North America’s

for Higher Education.

for the Superior Court of Arizona,

Budget Committee. Cohen previously

Maricopa County. He lives in

served the organization’s board on

Mickey’s Corner, a television program

Glendale, Ariz.

the executive committee and as

hosted by Michael S. Maurer, JD’67,

a representative for intermediate

was awarded a regional 2009 Emmy

Carl R. Klein, JD’70, is an attorney

cities. Cohen focuses his practice in

Award. The winning program,

at Howard & Howard in Chicago.

business and tax planning, estate

which aired on public television

Klein specializes in corporate and

planning, health care, and employee

station WFYI in Indianapolis,

securities law along with merger and

Lowell E. Baier, LLB’64, a real estate developer at Baier

benefits. Cohen entered the US

was recognized as best interview/

acquisition transactions at the firm,

Properties Inc. in Bethesda, Md., won the Outdoor Life 25 Award

Army upon law school graduation,

discussion program by the Lower

which recently merged with Defrees

as the Readers’ Choice Conservationist of the Year. In 2008,

and was awarded the Bronze Star

Great Lakes Chapter of the National

& Fiske LLC.

Baier received the Budweiser Outdoor Conservationist of the

for his service in a combat zone in

Association of Television Arts &

Year Award. For 24 months, Baier led a battle to facilitate the

Vietnam. In 2004, Cohen earned dual

Sciences. The hour-long program

Joseph L. Amaral, JD’73, an

federal government’s acquisition of the largest remaining piece

community honors: he received the

featured Sylvia A. McNair, MM’83,

attorney in South Bend, Ind.,

of Theodore Roosevelt’s historic Elkhorn Ranch still in private

Jerusalem Medal from the Israel Bond

DM Hon’98, who performed a variety

was recognized by the Volunteer

ownership. Baier returned the $50,000 prize to the Elkhorn

organization for service to Israel and

of songs, including “Stardust” by

Lawyer Network, Inc. for

Ranch for wildlife habitat restoration projects.

alumni feature Preserving our nation’s wildlife habitats

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associations, including the American,

Florida Super Lawyers 2006-2009,

employment matters, financing

was honored at Lambda Legal’s 10th Anniversary Indiana Benefit

Indiana, and Indianapolis Bar

as well as Best Lawyers in America

issues, transactions between

Dinner for her extraordinary work to further equal treatment and

Associations. He is also a fellow of

2009-2010. Dickson is also an

businesses, and the purchase and sale

recognition of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender civil rights,

the Indianapolis and American Bar

active member of the bar and the

of businesses and their assets.

both locally and statewide. Baird has been an active participant in

Foundations and served in recent

community, receiving the Florida

the organization for more than 10 years. A solo practitioner since

years on the board of directors

Bar Pro Bono Service Award, St.

Aladean M. Derose, JD’78, an attorney

2000, Baird focuses her practice on probate, estate planning, and

and as president of the National

Petersburg Bar Pro Bono Award,

in South Bend, Ind., received the

business transactions.

Organization of Bar Counsel.

National Association for Community

Professor Thomas L. Shaffer Award of

Leadership Distinguished Leadership

Exceptional Service Pro Bono Publico

John W. Purcell, JD’76, a partner at

Award, and the Leadership St.

in recognition of her dedication to

Baker & Daniels LLP in Indianapolis,

Petersburg Alumni Association

pro bono work. The award, which

was selected as the Indianapolis

Leadership Award.

is presented by the Volunteer

Employee Benefits Lawyer of the Year

Lawyer Network, Inc., is given to

by Best Lawyers. At Baker & Daniels,

Jeffrey L. Gage, JD’77, a partner at

an attorney who has contributed a

Purcell represents employers and

Quarles & Brady LLP in Phoenix,

significant number of hours to pro

fiduciaries regarding counseling, plan

was selected as a Best Lawyer in

bono cases through legal services

design, regulatory compliance and

America 2010. Gage practices in the

to disadvantaged populations in

litigation with respect to employee

firm’s Real Estate Group in the areas

St. Joseph, Elkhart, Marshall, and

alumni feature

the IBA presidency. During his term

witnesses, and the public. Judge Hoff

the National Academy of Elder Law

benefit plans, including pension and

of real estate development, real estate

Kosciusko Counties in Indiana.

as IBA president, Davis is credited

is a member of the Indiana Judges

Attorneys, the American College of

profit sharing plans, employee stock

finance, corporate, commercial, and

with starting the annual Bench

Association and the Monroe County

Trust and Estates Counsel and the

ownership plans, health and welfare

county government.

Glenn Scolnik, JD’78, President

Bar Conference. He also served as

Domestic Violence Task Force.

Estate Planning and Administration

plans, executive compensation

and CEO of Hammond Kennedy

IBA vice president and counsel

Specialty Certification Board, also

programs, and other benefits practices.

In June, William E. Adams, Jr., JD’78,

Whitney & Co. in Indianapolis, was

to the board, and devoted time to

Kim F. Ebert, JD’76, was elected

serving as co-chair. An active

assumed the position of dean and

recently elected to the Indiana Law

the IBA’s Young Lawyers Division

managing shareholder of Ogletree,

member of the ISBA, Kolb has

In October, Michael E. Uslan, JD’76,

president of the Western State College

Board of Visitors.

and Litigation Section. Davis has

Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC

published more than 100 articles

president of Branded Entertainment in

of Law in Fullerton, Calif. At its July

served on the Indianapolis Legal

in Indianapolis. Ebert was elected to

and books related to estate planning

Cedar Grove, N.J., will be the guest of

meeting, the Council of the Section

Aid Society’s Board of Directors for

his new role during the firm’s annual

and administration.

honor and keynote speaker at the New

of Legal Education and Admissions

over a decade, and is currently its

shareholders’ meeting and is the first

York Comic Con at the Javits Center.

to the Bar of the American Bar

vice president. He is also currently

non-founding shareholder to hold

Donald R. Lundberg, JD’76, longtime

Ranked the second-largest event in

Association granted full ABA

serving his second term on the

the position. In his new role, Ebert

executive secretary of the Indiana

New York City, the New York Comic

approval to the law school.

Indiana Pro Bono Commission.

will serve as chair of the executive

Supreme Court Disciplinary

Con is a popular culture convention

management team and will be

Commission, recently joined Barnes

displaying comics, graphic novels,

James R. Brotherson, JD’78, a

The Honorable E. Michael Hoff,

responsible for the strategic growth

& Thornburg LLP’s Indianapolis office

anime, manga, video games, toys,

partner at Baker & Daniels in South

Please direct letters

JD’75, judge of Monroe Circuit Court,

of the firm and its 37 offices.

as a partner in the firm’s Litigation

movies, and television and is expected

Bend, Ind., was recognized by the

and class notes to

received the 2009 Civility Award at

Department and as the firm’s deputy

to draw over 77,000 attendees.

Volunteer Lawyer Network, Inc.

lawalum@indiana.edu

the Indiana State Bar Association’s

Jeffrey B. Kolb, JD’76, a partner at

general counsel. In his new position,

for his contribution to pro bono

or to Indiana University

annual meeting in November.

Emison Doolittle Kolb & Roellgen in

Lundberg will represent judges,

V. James Dickson, JD’77, was named

representation and assistance in his

Maurer School of Law,