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Senior Day 2018
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SENIOR DAY 2018 MAY 4 • HILL AUDITORIUM
1 Salute to the Class of 2018
2 Order of Exercises
4 Student Speaker
5 Senior Day Speaker
6 Awards Presented
7 Lyrics
8 Degrees Presented Dear Members of the
Class of 2018,
12 Awards
23 Acknowledgements
24 Profile of the 2018 Graduating Class
25 Academic Regalia
26 A Brief History of the University of Michigan Law School
30 Commitment to Integrity
31 Leadership TODAY IS AN EXCITING DAY for you, for the family
32 Crossword and friends who have supported and cheered for you,
and for all of us at the Law School. As you head off to
whatever lies ahead, please know that you always have
a home here at Michigan Law. Alumni are an integral part
of what makes our Law School so special, and we hope
to count you among those who stay actively connected
to Michigan for a lifetime.
Congratulations, and all our best wishes.
Mark D. West
Dean
Nippon Life Professor of Law
ORDER OF EXERCISES
PRELUDE AND PROCESSIONAL PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES OF MEMBERSHIP IN THE LAWYERS CLUB
Today’s Brass with Tympani Bayrex Martí, ‘06
Assistant Dean for Student Life
WELCOME
Viviana Hernández
PRESENTATION OF AWARDS
Associate Director of Student Services
Mark D. West
Dean RECESSIONAL
Nippon Life Professor of Law Today’s Brass with Tympani
STUDENT SPEAKER RECEPTION
Johannah Walker Immediately following in the Law Quadrangle
Member, JD Class of 2018
ADDRESS
Glynn Washington, ‘96
MEDLEY
Law School Headnotes
*Please stand during the alma mater.
INTRODUCTION AND HOODING OF GRADUATES
BY FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATORS
Daniel Crane Nancy E. Vettorello, ‘97
Margaret C. Hannon, ‘05 Beth H. Wilensky
Theresa Kaiser-Jarvis Sarah C. Zearfoss, ‘92
Gil Seinfeld
4 STUDENT SPEAKER SENIOR DAY SPEAKER 5
Johannah Walker Glynn Washington, ‘96
Member, JD Class of 2018
Before creating the Snap Judgment
Johannah Walker was born in Fort Smith, storytelling show, Glynn worked as an
Arkansas, to Gwen and Eddie Walker. She educator, diplomat, community activist,
attended the University of Oklahoma, where actor, political strategist, fist-shaker,
she graduated summa cum laude with a mountain-hollerer, and foot stomper.
bachelor’s degree in psychology. In law
school, Johannah was a notes editor for the Glynn composed music for the Kunst Stoff
Michigan Journal of Law Reform. She also dance performances in San Francisco,
served on the executive boards of the Black rocked live spoken word poetry in Detroit,
Law Students Association and the 1L Oral joined a band in Indonesia, wrote several
Advocacy Competition. As a 3L, Johannah screenplays, painted a daring series of self
won the 93rd Annual Henry H. Campbell portraits, released a blues album, and thinks
Moot Court Competition. his stories are best served with cocktails.
Johannah spent her 1L and 2L summers
working in Washington, D.C. After her
1L year, she worked at the Lawyers’
Committee for Civil Rights Under Law in
the Educational Opportunities Project. And
after her 2L year, she worked as a summer
associate at Hogan Lovells LLP. Following
graduation, Johannah will be clerking for
The Hon. John Mendez in the U.S. District
Court for the Eastern District of California.
6 AWARDS PRESENTED LYRICS 7
AWARDS PRESENTATION
HENRY M. BATES MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
The Victors
An award presented annually to outstanding seniors in the Law School, with account (Chorus)
taken of scholarship in legal studies, personality, character, extracurricular interests, and (L.Elbel)/Regents of the University of Michigan
promise of a distinguished career. The award was established through the generosity of
alumni and friends of the Law School in memory of the late Dean Henry M. Bates. Hail! to the victors valiant
Hail! to the conqu’ring heroes
Damayanti Desai
Hail! Hail! to Michigan
John He
the leaders and best
John Ramer
Hail! to the victors valiant
Hail! to the conqu’ring heroes
JANE L. MIXER MEMORIAL AWARD Hail! Hail! to Michigan,
the champions of the West!
An annual award presented to the students who have made the greatest contribution
to activities designed to advance the cause of social justice. Students, faculty, and staff
provide nominations for the award.
Samantha Jaffe The Yellow and Blue (alma mater)
Madeleine McKay Jennings
*Please stand during the alma mater.
Änna Jones
(C. M. Gayley, M. W. Balfe)/Regents of the University of Michigan
Lyrics as sung by The Headnotes
IRVING STENN JR. AWARD
Sing to the colors that float in the light;
An annual award presented to students who have demonstrated leadership and Hurrah for the Yellow and Blue!
contributed, through extracurricular activities, to the well-being and strength of the Yellow the stars as they ride through the night
Law School or University. The award is made possible through the generosity And reel in a rollicking crew;
of Irving Stenn Jr., ’55, and his father, Irving Stenn Sr., both of Chicago. Yellow the field where ripens the grain
Selena Alonzo And yellow the moon on the harvest wain;
Hannah Rubashkin -Hail!
Ian Williams Hail to the colors that float in the light
Hurrah for the Yellow and Blue!
Hurrah for the Yellow and Blue!
8 DEGREES PRESENTED
Juris Doctor Victoria L. Harp
Joseph Hartunian
Brian Thomas Koziara
Lukas Kutilek
Margaret Ellen Abernethy Andrew Blaine Dickson Brendan J. D. Harvey Thalia Lamping
Harris Ahmad Zoe Maija Dixon George Hatzigeorgiou Raven Nicole Lanier
Andrew Jay Allen Brian Dollhopf John He Emma Lanzon
Melody Alvarado Latino Matthew Dolloff Shavon Henry Matthew Lapata
Morgan Sharp Aveni Kristin D’Souza Allison M. Hight Dillon Joseph Lappe
Marcus Dominic Baldori Wesley Oldham Dutton Hannah Kathleen Hoffman Jordan M. Latta
Jaymon Ballew Omar Mahmoud El-Halwagi Jesse J. Hogin Lauren Latterell Powell
Rachel E. Barr Jennifer Elkin Mitchell W. Hoke Spencer Layson
Helen Marie Sevier Berg Vianey Arianna Escudero Meridith Shook Hoover Abbey Katherine Lent
Tony Black Jr. Jeffrey Mark Frazier Evans Seth M. Horras Victoria Leung
Amanda M. Blau Zahrah Ali Fadel Paul Hoversten Baihan Li
Alexandra Boyd Alexandra M. Fedorak Amelia Kearns Huckins Lucy Yilan Liu
Kimberly Bozzo Bethany Felder Rebecca Hughes Arielle Mack
Katherine C. Brausch Alicia J. Ferrara Asma Fatima Husain Shirin Mahkamova
Caroline F. Brown Katrina Lee Fetsch Jordanna Ishmael Katherine Marie Mangapora
Christopher Britten Bruno Lauren Kay Flamang Samantha Rose Jackson David Marino
Emerson M. Bursis Eric Fleddermann Brian Jacobsmeyer Reed McCalib
Jeremy Burstein Margaret Rose Fleming Madeleine McKay Jennings Conor P. McNamara
Russell Busch Andrew R. Fletcher Michael L. Jespersen Catherine Jo Merdinger
Jonathan Bye Matt Finan Änna Jones Iris Renèe Micklavzina
Kamela A. Caschette Aimee E. Ford Rachel A. June-Graber Matthew G. Miller
Melissa Cassel Darrian Jean-Allard Fortier Emily En-Mei Kan Patrick Miller
Soojin Cha Gary M. Fox Robert J. Kendall III Joseph Michael Moeller
Alexa Kaitlin Chally Nathan T. Frost Caleb A. Kennedy Nathan James Montalto
Ching-Yin Chen Daniel Fryer Seema Kassab Barbara Ann Moore
Thomas Joseph Chmielnik Scott Gallagher Monika Khaltsev Ava Jill Morgenstern
Michael A. Chryssos Dorian C. Geisler Craig Kiernan Hannah Rose Muller
Adam Church Jeffrey Giancana Szymon Adam Kietlinski Shelby Nace
Laura Beth Cohen Regina Margaret Gilmour Jessica (Tae Yean) Kim Claire Nagel
Claire Vetter Collins Lakshmi Gopal Lauren Hillary Kimmel Caleb Lynn Nagel
John Conlin Christopher L. Gordon Charles King III Jesus J. Narvaez
Cody T. Conwell Amy Gore Matthew A. King Omotunde Okesanya
Kathleen V. Craddock Anna Greve Adam Ryan Kleven Kyle Olsen
Dmetri Culkar Amanda M. Griggs Kathleen Kelli Knight Jessica Lynn Opila
Ashley Elizabeth Davis Sally Z. Gu Albi Kocibelli Myles Parker Osborne
Jasmine E. Davis Syeda Haider Eric Huang Koenigsberg Adam F. Osielski
Caitlin Marie Dean Philip W. Hammersley Anastassia Kolosova Laura S. Page
10 DEGREES PRESENTED
Erin Melis Pamukcu
Wesley Papiernik
Davin Skalinder
Alexandros Souris
Master of Laws
Liliya S. Paraketsova Nicole Spiteri Nicasio Araujo Viana Alexander Lotz
David Park Kaylie Lynne Springer Tihana Balagovic Ciaron Patrick Whitty Murnane
Rosa Parmose Christopher Stackhouse Sri Mustiko Bawono Zhu Ni
Tara Patel Jordan Starks Dionisis Diamantatos Mine Orer
Austin Blake Perry Charlie Stewart Irene Cristina Escriba Sakoda Nausica Palazzo
Elizabeth G. Peterkort Jacqueline Michelle Stolzenberg Sara Hayat Min Joon Park
Kate Peterson Lauren Stotts Jingchun Huang Djohar Sidhoum-Rahal
Mads Peder Broechner Jespersen Sarvjeet Singh
Melissa Pettit Craig Streit
Ajitesh Kir Robert Paul Elliott Sroka
Taylor Pfeifer Ira Brian Stup
Eunbyeol Ko Kentaro Tanaka
Andrew Podrygula Benjamin Tigay
Gabor Koekenyesi Mythili Vijay Kumar Thallam
Laura A. Portis Dylan R. Towns Marcos D. Kotlik María Elisa Vera Madrigal
Bradley Mintz Presant John Treat Satoru Kudo Yifei Xiong
Bradley Puffenbarger Rachel Marie Trouba Joanna Kuzdra Yuki Yamaguchi
Priya Milind Purohit Phillip K. Turner Yi Li Masashi Yoshino
Victoria Cristina Ramirez Cardenas John Turquet Bravard Zhenzhen Li Fengzhen Yu
Edwin Ramírez Homs Maggie Van Dop Rafael Lomenso Lingjun Zhang
Eric Reitz Samantha Voutyras
Maria N. Ricaurte Adeel Wahid
Shajee Taiyab Rizvi Johannah Walker
Christian H. Robertson II Nicholas Warman Master of Laws, International Tax
Ryan D. Rones Michael Watts
Shlomo Avizohar Ya-Wen Liu
Jeff Rooke Kevin Brett Weehunt Jr.
Eran Levy Do-Hoon Woo
Adam Nathaniel Rosenberg Rebecca L. Weiant
Matthew Rowley Nancy H. Welsh
Jennifer Rozelle Carolyn Jordan Weltman
Aurora Mayté Salazar Ordoñez Rachel Wexler Doctor of the Science of Law
Ignacio Saldana Jenny A. Whalen-Ball
Ivana Tullett
Alejandra Salmeron Alfaro Ian Williams
Dissertation: “Liability for Breakdown of Contractual Negotiations”
David Saraceno II Cameron Wilson
Luke Schubert Ritchie A. Wilson
Haiyan Xu
Jason Searle Andrea J. Xu Dissertation: “Evaluating BEPS: A Reconsideration of the Benefits Principle
Nikhil Shah Stephanie Zable and Proposal for UN Oversight”
Troy D. Shephard Z. Zheng
Alisa V. Sherbow Yi Zhou
Emma Frances Elizabeth Shoucair Joshua Daniel Zimberg
Matthew Sierawski Nicholas Zlevor
12 AWARDS
13
LEE C. BOLLINGER PRIZE CLASS OF 1908 MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
An award presented to a student who has
achieved excellence in the study of the First An annual award given to the student who has
Amendment. This award was established by attained the highest scholastic average at the
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS graduates of the Law School in honor of Lee beginning of his or her senior year. The award
is presented through the generosity of The
C. Bollinger, dean of the Law School from
1987 to 1994 and president of the University Hon. Guy B. Findley, 1908.
of Michigan from 1996 to 2001. John Ramer
ABA-BNA HEALTH LAW AWARD CLARA BELFIELD & HENRY M. BATES Philip W. Hammersley
An award presented to a student who has OVERSEAS FELLOWSHIP EMMETT E. EAGAN AWARD
excelled in the study of health law. The award A fellowship that enables students who have An award given to a student who has excelled
is sponsored jointly by the American Bar completed two or more years of law study HENRY M. CAMPBELL MEMORIAL PRIZE in courses in the field of corporate law. The
Association Health Law Section and the Bureau to pursue academic or professional projects & CAMPBELL COMPETITION award was established by the Detroit firm
of National Affairs. abroad. These fellowships are made possible An internal competition that is the oldest of Miller Canfield to honor its senior partner,
Anastassia Kolosova through the generosity of Helen Bates Van of the various competitions at the Law Emmett E. Eagan, ’34.
Tyne. School. The Campbell Competition involves Adam Gregory
Nessma Bashi Liliya S. Paraketsova many hours of intense preparation by both
ABA-BNA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY its participants and the student board,
LAW AWARD Nathan Hembree Meridith Roy
Jesse Hogin Jason Schau which plans and implements the event. The ROBERT S. FELDMAN LABOR LAW AWARD
An award presented to a student who Victoria Ellen Horne Jessica Stone competition is sponsored by the Dickinson An annual award given to the senior student
has excelled in the study of intellectual prop- Wright law firm of Detroit. who has done the most outstanding work in
erty law. The award is sponsored jointly by the First Place the field of labor law, with account taken of
S. ANTHONY BENTON MEMORIAL AWARD
American Bar Association Intellectual Property Johannah Walker performance in courses, seminars, independent
Law Section and the Bureau of National Affairs. An annual award presented for scholastic research, and on journals. The award was
excellence in the fields of international and/or Second Place
Michael L. Jespersen John He established through the generosity of the
constitutional law and for participation and lead- late Robert S. Feldman, ’38, a leading
ership in activities related to the Law School’s labor-relations attorney in Michigan.
ABA-BNA LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT educational program. The fund for this award ALDEN J. “BUTCH” CARPENTER
LAW AWARD was established by friends and associates of the Omar Mahmoud El-Halwagi
MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
An award presented to a student who late S. Anthony Benton, ’63, an excellent student
and a participant and leader in extracurricular An award given to students who have
has excelled in the study of labor and evidenced an intent to apply their legal FISKE AWARD
employment law. The award is sponsored activities at the Law School.
training in a manner that will assist the A fellowship for exceptional graduates
jointly by the American Bar Association Lakshmi Gopal development of an economically depressed serving as government employees at the
Labor and Employment Law Section and and traditionally disadvantaged community. federal, state, or (in exceptional cases)
the Bureau of National Affairs. The fund for this award was established local level. Applicants must demonstrate
WILLIAM W. BISHOP JR. AWARD
Sara Posner by the Black Law Students Association a commitment to public service values.
An award given to a student who has in cooperation with the Black Alumni These fellowships were established in
performed with distinction in the field of Association to motivate law students toward November 2001 through the generosity
APALSA 1L PUBLIC INTEREST FELLOWSHIP international law and in related Law School the social commitment demonstrated by of Robert B. Fiske Jr., ’55.
A fellowship presented by the Asian Pacific activities. The award was established by friends, Butch Carpenter before his death in 1978.
colleagues, and students of the late Professor David Hamstra, ‘15
American Law Students Association to students Jennifer Hill Jessica Kraft, ‘15
who have evidenced an intent to contribute to William W. Bishop in appreciation for
his long and distinguished service as Runners Up Andrew Podrygula, ‘18
the Asian Pacific Islander American community David Saraceno, ‘18
and the public interest. teacher, scholar, and editor-in-chief of the McKenzie Southworth
American Journal of International Law. Kara Crutcher
Jasmine Wang
Allison M. Hight
14 15
RALPH M. FREEMAN FOUNDATION AWARD FOR EXCEPTIONAL Michigan Telecommunications Runner-up
SCHOLARSHIP JOURNAL SERVICE and Technology Law Review Beiming Liu
The Freeman prize is awarded to the second- An award presented to a student from Deeva V. Shah “Towards a More Coherent EU Human Rights
or third-year student who has demonstrated each journal for outstanding all-around “The Oversimplification of Deregulation: Protection Regime: Divergences and Conver-
true excellence in the fields of criminal law contributions to that journal. A Case Study on Clinical Decision Support gences of Human Rights Protection Approach-
and procedure. Software” es by the CJEU and the ECTHR in the Mass
Michigan Law Review Data Surveillance Era”
Scott Gallagher Z. Zheng Michigan Journal of Race & Law
Tara Patel International Peace and Security
University of Michigan Journal of Law “Distant Voices Then and Now: The Impact Francis Tom Temprosa
DANIEL H. GRADY PRIZE Reform of Isolation on the Courtroom Narratives of “Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement:
Liliya S. Paraketsova Slave Ship Captives and Asylum Seekers” Expression of Lex Lata or De Lega Ferenda?
An annual award presented to the student
who has graduated with the highest standing Michigan Journal of International Law Michigan Journal of Environmental Status in International Law and Implications
in his or her Law School class. Alejandra Salmeron Alfaro & Administrative Law on the Law on International Peace and
Michigan Journal of Gender & Law Andrea J. Xu Security”
Katherine M. Hurrelbrink
Meridith Shook Hoover “Brexit and the WTO: What Happens Next” Runner-up
Michigan Telecommunications Michigan Business & Entrepreneurial Bridget Carr
CARL GUSSIN MEMORIAL PRIZE “Refugees Without Borders: Legal Implica-
and Technology Law Review Law Review
An annual award given to one or more Kevin Brett Weehunt Jr. Christian H. Robertson II tions of the Refugee Crisis in the Schengen
students who have excelled in the area of “Defective Construction CGL Coverage: Zone”
trial work. The prize was established by Michigan Journal of Race & Law
Madeleine McKay Jennings The Subcontractor Exception D”
friends of Carl Gussin, ’31, a well-known
Detroit trial lawyer and co-founder of the Michigan Journal of Environmental JEFFREY S. LEHMAN LEGAL PRACTICE
Negligence Committee of the State Bar & Administrative Law AWARD
RICHARD KATCHER SENIOR TAX PRIZE
of Michigan. Kate Peterson An annual award presented to a senior An award presented by the faculty to a
Andrea Frailey Michigan Business & Entrepreneurial student who has excelled in courses and student deemed the best Legal Practice
Änna Jones Law Review seminars in taxation and related areas. student from the previous year. This award
Arielle Mack The award is sponsored by Richard Katcher, is in honor of Jeffrey S. Lehman, ’81, dean of
’43, of Cleveland. the Law School from 1994 to 2003. The
ROCKWELL T. GUST ADVOCACY AWARD award is made possible through the
AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING SCHOLARLY Elizabeth G. Peterkort generosity of The Homeland Foundation.
An award presented to the student who has CONTRIBUTION TO A JOURNAL
demonstrated the greatest potential as a trial Jonathan Tietz
lawyer and advocate. The award was estab- An award presented to the author who wrote THE JON HENRY KOUBA PRIZE
lished by the Detroit law firm of Butzel Long the best note published by each journal.
This prize recognizes the best student DORES MCCREE AWARD
to honor its senior partner, Rockwell T. Gust, Michigan Law Review papers on (1) the European Union and (2)
1914, for more than 60 years of distinguished Adam Ryan Kleven international peace and security. The prize An award presented to a student who has
practice as a trial advocate and counselor. “Minimum Virtual Contacts: A Framework for is made possible by the generosity of Jon consistently demonstrated the personal
Damayanti Desai Specific Jurisdiction in Cyberspace” Henry Kouba, Esq., ’65. These prizes qualities that Dores McCree exemplified
James Mestichelli University of Michigan Journal were awarded for the 2017 calendar year. during her work at the Law School from 1988
of Law Reform to 1996: extraordinary devotion to the well-
European Union being of students, commitment to a widely
Joshua Rothenberg Varun K. Aery
INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY
“Criminal Certification: Restoring Comity in inclusive and unified vision of the Law School
OF TRIAL LAWYERS AWARD “European Law and General Principles: community, grace, wisdom, compassion, and
the Categorical Approach” Recognizing a Fundamental Right to
An annual award presented to a senior modesty.
Michigan Journal of Gender & Law Water in the European Union”
student who has demonstrated outstanding Katie Reineck Asma Fatima Husain
ability in courtroom advocacy. “Running from the Gender Police:
Margaret Ellen Abernethy Reconceptualizing Gender To Ensure
Protection for Non-Binary People”16 17
MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT HISTORICAL RAKOW SCHOLARSHIP JUAN LUIS TIENDA MEMORIAL WOMEN LAWYERS ASSOCIATION OF
SOCIETY LAW STUDENT PRIZE SCHOLARSHIP MICHIGAN JULIA D. DARLOW AWARD
An award presented each fall to a student
An award presented to a student who has who demonstrates outstanding scholar- An award presented to students from An award presented to a student who
done outstanding work in courses relating to ly achievement in securities law, or if a Spanish-speaking backgrounds who have has demonstrated through Law School
legal history. The award is sponsored by the securities law course was not available, then demonstrated a commitment to working for and community activities the substantial
Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society. to an outstanding student in corporations or the advancement of Spanish-speaking people likelihood that, as a lawyer, he or she
Adam Kennedy business law. This scholarship is sponsored in the United States. The fund for this award will advance the interests of the women
by the Eastern District of Michigan Chapter was established in memory of Juan Luis members of the legal profession; promote
of the Federal Bar Foundation. Tienda, who died following his second year improvements in the administration of justice;
SAUL L. NADLER MEMORIAL AWARD Jessica Lynn Opila in law school. promote equity and social justice for all
An award presented to one or more students Amara Lopez people; and improve relations between the
who have done outstanding work in courses Alessandra Rosales legal profession and the public. The award is
and written projects relating to commercial JENNY RUNKLES MEMORIAL AWARD made possible through the generosity of the
law, corporate law, creditors’ rights, and An annual award presented to second- WLAM Foundation.
WOMEN LAW STUDENTS ASSOCIATION Emma Shoucair
securities regulation. The award is funded by year students who have exhibited a
LEADERSHIP AWARD
a gift from the Nadler Foundation in memory selfless commitment to improving the
of Saul L. Nadler, ’36. Law School community and society as An award that honors a Michigan Law
a whole, through devotion to public interest student whose extracurricular leadership has MYINT ZAN LLM PRIZE
Richard Bullitt substantially contributed to the advancement
Arielle Mack and diversity. Students, faculty, and staff An award presented to an exemplary student
provide nominations for the award. of women at the Law School. who has demonstrated interdisciplinary
Maria N. Ricaurte
Maha Syed Megan Giles Meridith Shook Hoover interests, a commitment to social justice, and
Anna Hall Johannah Walker an understanding of the role law can play in
easing the plight of disadvantaged members
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN of society.
LAWYERS AWARD WOMEN LAWYERS ASSOCIATION OF
CRAIG SPANGENBERG Ciaron Patrick Whitty Murnane
MICHIGAN FOUNDATION AWARDS
ORAL ADVOCACY AWARD
An award presented to a senior student
who has demonstrated achievement and An award that recognizes one or Awards presented to women law students
motivation in academic and community work more students who have demonstrated who have demonstrated leadership HOWARD B. COBLENTZ PRIZE
and has exhibited the potential for future exceptional ability in courtroom oral capabilities, served the community in areas An annual award presented to a member of
contributions to the advancement of women advocacy. The International Society of such as family law, child advocacy, or domestic the Michigan Law Review editorial staff for
in society and in the legal community. Barristers established the award in 1999 violence, or displayed potential for advancing outstanding contributions to the Law Review.
in memory of Craig Spangenberg, ’37, the position of women in society. The awards The award was established in memory of
Aurora Mayté Salazar Ordoñez are made possible through the generosity of
a founder of the Society, its first president, Howard B. Coblentz, 1918, who enlisted
an exemplary trial lawyer, and a superb the WLAM Foundation. while a student and lost his life during WWI.
JACK C. RADCLIFFE JR. AWARD oral advocate. Kimberly M. Cahill Scholar Helen Marie Sevier Berg
An award given annually to one or more Amanda M. Blau Hira Baig
second- or third-year students who have Sarah Harper
served as senior judges in the Legal Practice
Program, with account taken for excellence
1L ORAL ADVOCACY COMPETITION
in mentoring first-year law students. The
award was established by colleagues, clients, An internal competition that serves as an
friends, and family of Jack C. Radcliffe Jr., introduction to moot court.
’70, in remembrance of his commitment to Donya Khadem
supporting and mentoring young lawyers.
Travis Miller18 19
EXCELLENCE IN PRO BONO SERVICE EXCELLENCE IN PRO BONO SERVICE
PRO BONO RECOGNITION AWARD, OUTSTANDING 1L STUDENT AWARD, OUTSTANDING 3L STUDENT
An award presented to a 1L student who has An award presented to a 3L student who has
An award presented to senior students who have completed the Pro Bono Pledge of at least demonstrated an outstanding commitment to demonstrated an outstanding commitment to
25 hours (LLM) or 50 hours (JD) of pro bono service while attending law school. pro bono work. pro bono work.
Rachel E. Barr Kyle Olsen Donya Khadem Austin Blake Perry
Chloe Roddy Madeleine McKay Jennings
Richard Bullitt Laura S. Page
Soojin Cha Nausica Palazzo (LLM)
EXCELLENCE IN PRO BONO SERVICE EXCELLENCE IN PRO BONO SERVICE
Kathleen V. Craddock Erin Melis Pamukcu
AWARD, OUTSTANDING 2L STUDENT AWARD, OUTSTANDING PRO BONO
Caitlin Marie Dean Liliya S. Paraketsova PROJECT
An award presented to a 2L student who has
Omar Mahmoud El-Halwagi Austin Blake Perry
demonstrated an outstanding commitment to An award presented to the outstanding
Andrea Frailey Aurora Mayté Salazar Ordoñez
pro bono work. student-run pro bono project.
Lakshmi Gopal Alejandra Alfaro Salmeron
Rana Ayazi LAW Breaks
Amy Gore Jason Searle
John He Djohar Sidhoum (LLM)
Allison M. Hight Carolyn Jordan Weltman
Victoria Horne Ian Williams
Jingchun Huang Yifei Xiong (LLM)
Asma Fatima Husain Masashi Yoshino (LLM) CERTIFICATE OF MERIT AWARDS
Samantha Jaffe
Madeleine McKay Jennings
Caleb A. Kennedy Presented at the end of each term to the Corporate Lawyer: Law & Ethics
Caroline Kotila student who achieved outstanding Adam Church
Joanna Kuzdra (LLM) performance in each Law School course. Criminal Justice: Investigation & Police
Victoria Leung Certificates of Merit were presented to Practices
the following students for work done Katherine Hurrelbrink
Yi Li (LLM)
during the winter, summer, and fall
Reed McCalib 2017 terms. Criminal Law
Virginia Montalvo Christopher Schwartz
Ava Jill Morgenstern Criminal Procedure: Bail to Post
Jesus J. Narvaez WINTER 2017 Conviction Review
Administrative Law Katherine Hurrelbrink
Shannon Niznik
Patrick Miller
Critical Race Theory
Bankruptcy Aurora Mayté Salazar Ordoñez
Erika Giroux
Economic Analysis of Law
Complex Litigation Lukas Kutilek
Adam Ryan Kleven
Enterprise Organization
Constitutionalism in South Africa Christopher Erickson
Scott Gallagher
Environmental Law and Policy
Copyright Adele Daniel
Raven Nicole Lanier20 21
Equal Protection: Race, Rights, Remedies Jurisdiction and Choice of Law FALL 2017 Criminal Justice: Investigation
Spencer Klein Sachiko Schuricht Accounting for Lawyers and Police Practices
David Imhoff Philip W. Hammersley
Evidence Legal Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Russell Bucher Deeva V. Shah Administrative Law Criminal Law
Kristin Froehle Mergers and Acquisitions Michael Abrams Patrick Balke
Family Law Joseph Piligian Advanced Topics in International Tax Tyler Carroll
Kimberly Goldman Modern American Legal History Lukas Kutilek Employment Law
Federal Antitrust Shomik Ghosh Art Law Taimi Jacobson
Ethan Stern Operations for Lawyers Thomas Thurman Harward Enterprise Organization
Federal Courts Cody T. Conwell Bankruptcy Kyle Olsen
Rachel Hampton Kensuke Okuno Jonathan Kama Entertainment Law
First Amendment Persuasion and the Law Min Joon Park Raven Nicole Lanier
John He Nicholas Karp Bloodfeuds Environmental Crimes
Foreign Affairs Property Julie Michalski Blair Hotz II
John Treat Christopher Batdorf-Barnes
Chinese Constitutionalism European Union Law
Formation of the Common Law John Heise
Jason Zhu David Smellie
Amanda Rauh-Bieri Sales and Secured Financing
Civil Procedure Evidence
Habeas Corpus Eric Cole
Joseph Condon Christopher Pollack
Raina Bhatt Securities Regulation Andrew Lanham James Coatsworth
Health Law Jessica Lynn Opila Sean Magill
Federal Antitrust
Jacob Flood Sex Equality Adam Wallstein
Andrea J. Xu
Immigration and Nationality Mercedes Corredor Climate Change Law
Federal Courts
Alexandra Reed Taxation of Individual Income Wesley Oldham Dutton
Jessica Stone
Impact of Human Rights on Lauren Kay Flamang Comparative Human Rights Law
Federal Indian Law
International Law Torts Marcos Kotlik
John Petoskey
Erin Collins Christopher Batdorf-Barnes Casey Thomson
Francis Tom Temprosa International Intellectual Property
Trusts & Estates I Computer Crimes
International Corporate Governance Amy Gore
Samantha Voutyras Matthew Miller
David Park Use of Force in International Law International Refugee Law
Contracts
International Finance John Ramer Jamila Odeh
Thomas Francis Allen
Adam Church Alexandra Genord International Tax
International Investment Law Joshua Raftis Lakshmi Gopal
Hannah Friedman Corporate Lawyer: Law & Ethics International Trade Law
SUMMER 2017
International Law Fundamentals Hunter A. McWinn Joan Campau
Civil Procedure
Han Zhu Corporate Reorganization Introduction to Income Tax of Business
Guus Duindam
Introduction to Constitutional Law Fiona M. Carmody Han Zhu
Torts
Patrick Kennedy Jurisdiction and Choice of Law
Guus Duindam Corporate Taxation
Maria N. Ricaurte Christopher Pollack
Leia Gu Eran Levy
Christopher Schwartz
Baihan Li
Jonathan TietzACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 23
Legal Ethics & Professional Taxation of Individual Income
Responsibility Emily Van Dam
David J. Park
Torts
Legislation and Regulation Dhruti Patel
John Heise Brianna Potter The Headnotes
Public Control of Land Use Trademarks and Unfair Competition The Headnotes perform as an a cappella singing group. The group draws
Eric Koenigsberg Jonathan I. Tietz its membership from the Law School student body and boasts a wide
Race and the Law Transnational Law repertoire of popular and classical arrangements. The Headnotes can be
John Spangler Paul Hoversten heard in concert throughout the school year, both on and off the campus.
Sales and Secured Financing Trusts and Estates I Megan Brown Alto
Jarrod Trombley Maha K. Syed Jacob Cardinal Tenor
Securities Regulation UN & Other International Organizations Kristin D’Souza* Alto
Adam Strayer Max Lubin
Sarah Du Alto
Sports Law Water Wars/Great Lakes
Claire Eaton Soprano
Bradley Presant Sam Han
Jennifer Elkin* Soprano
Jorge Mancillas Bass
Claire Nagel* Alto
Christian Neumeister Bass
SPECIAL RECOGNITION Tara Patel* Soprano
Sara Stearns Soprano
L. HART WRIGHT OUTSTANDING TEACHING AWARD Ian Williams* Tenor
*denotes graduating student
An annual award presented in recognition of excellence in teaching at the University
of Michigan Law School. The recipient is selected by vote of the student body.
Maureen Carroll
Today’s Brass with Tympani
Joseph DeMarsh Tuba
Cary Kocher Percussion
Jean Moorehead Libs Trumpet
Brian Robson Trombone
Bernice Schwartz French Horn
Mitchell Wechsler Trumpet24 CLASS STATS ACADEMIC REGALIA 25
Profile of the Class of 2018
WHAT WILL THEY DO?
JOBS BY SECTOR
JD STUDENTS
224 JUDICIAL CLERKSHIPS
GRADUATE STUDENTS
PUBLIC INTEREST
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AND GOVERMENT
LAW FIRMS BUSINESS
ACADEMIC
WHERE ARE THEY FROM? WHERE WILL THEY GO? ONE OF THE MOST COLORFUL FEATURES of an academic procession is the
MOST POPULAR JOB MARKETS
appearance of the graduates and faculty in full academic attire. These caps, gowns,
and hoods have long histories, and their patterns and colors have special significance.
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The origins of academic dress date back to the 12th and 13th centuries, when universities
NEW YORK were taking form. The ordinary dress of the scholar—student or teacher—was the
dress of a cleric.
STATES and D.C.
In modern universities, the distinctive mark of a degree is the hood, which in its
earliest form was simply an article of clothing; since churches and lecture halls
ILLINOIS of European universities were cold and drafty, scholars wore their hoods as head
coverings. American institutions, unlike those of England and Europe, have adopted a
standard code of academic costume. The design of the gown, the color of the tassel on
the cap, and the pattern, length, and colors of the hood all have special significance.
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COUNTRIES
WA S H I N G T O N , D . C .
Both the associate and bachelor’s gowns are closed at the throat and have long, pointed
sleeves. The master’s gown has oblong sleeves, open at the wrist, tapering at the back
in a square cut, which ends in an arc cutaway. The doctor’s gown is faced with velvet
and has bell-shaped sleeves. Each sleeve carries three bars of velvet or chevrons.
The most colorful part of the costumes is the hood. The color of the velvet trim indicates
the department that granted the degree, and the width of the trim corresponds to the
CALIFORNIA level of degree (two, three, and four inches, respectively). The lining, or area inside the
UNDERGRADUATE velvet, denotes the college or university awarding the degree. Michigan Law juris doctor
SCHOOLS REPRESENTED candidates have purple velvet trim and maize and blue lining.
During the juris doctor degree recognition, recipients receive their hoods from faculty
marshals as they enter the stage. After being draped with the hood, they walk across
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the stage for individual recognition by the dean of the Law School.
MICHIGAN26 A BRIEF HISTORY
A Brief History of the 1877 CLARENCE DARROW STUDIES LAW.
He would go on to be regarded as a
University of Michigan Law School courageous defender of human rights
and perhaps the greatest trial lawyer
in U.S. history.
1859 MICHIGAN LAW DEPARTMENT OPENS with 90 students and three
part-time faculty members: James V. Campbell, Thomas M. Cooley,
and Charles I. Walker.
1882 William W. Cook receives LLB. COOK GAVE NEARLY HIS ENTIRE
FORTUNE —some $300 million by today’s dollars—to the Law
School, laying the architectural foundation for the Law Quandrangle
1863 FIRST LAW BUILDING COMPLETED. and establishing a rich research endowment.
1883 FIRST FULL-TIME PROFESSOR APPOINTED, and high school
graduation is required for admission.
1868 FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENT ADMITTED. Gabriel Franklin
Hargo became the first African American student to graduate from the
Law School in 1870.
1890 FIRST LLM DEGREES GRANTED.
1870 FIRST FEMALE STUDENT ADMITTED. 1895 COURSE OF LAW STUDY EXTENDED TO THREE YEARS.
Sarah Killgore graduated in 1871, the first
woman with a law degree in the nation to
be admitted to the bar. 1909 JD DEGREE APPROVED; required bachelor’s degree and three years
of law school.28 A BRIEF HISTORY
1915 LAW DEPARTMENT CHANGES TO LAW SCHOOL 1971 CLINICAL LAW PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.
BY REGENTAL ACTION.
1981 THE ALLAN AND ALENE SMITH LAW LIBRARY
1922 LAW QUADRANGLE CONSTRUCTION BEGINS. Consists of: ADDITION OPENS.
The Lawyers Club (1925); the John P. Cook Dormitory (1930);
the Legal Research Library (1931); and Hutchins Hall (1933).
1996 LEGAL PRACTICE PROGRAM BEGINS.
2012 SOUTH HALL ACADEMIC BUILDING AND AIKENS COMMONS OPEN.
1935 513 STUDENTS, 19 FACULTY, 48 COURSES OFFERED.
1944 JANE CLEO MARSHALL LUCAS BECOMES THE FIRST
AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN TO GRADUATE FROM
MICHIGAN LAW. Lucas was admitted to the Michigan bar and
was the first African American woman to pass the Maryland bar.
1946 Publication of the casebook CASES ON REMEDIES II: RESTITUTION
AT LAW AND IN EQUITY , by Professors John P. Dawson and Edgar N.
Durfee, which marked the creation of restitution law. 2015 125 TH ANNIVERSARY
OF LLM PROGRAM.
1969 Publication of the influential casebook BASIC CRIMINAL 2018 912 STUDENTS, 159 FACULTY,
PROCEDURE: CASES, COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS , 227 COURSES AND 18 CLINICS
by Professors Yale Kamisar and Jerold H. Israel (with Wayne R. LaFave). OFFERED, 22,150 ALUMNI.30 COMMITMENT TO INTEGRITY LEADERSHIP 31
“The character of the legal profession depends on the Law School Leadership
character of the law schools. The character of the law
schools forecasts the future of America.” Dean
Nippon Life Professor of Law
—WILLIAM W. COOK MARK D. WEST
Associate Dean for Faculty and Research Senior Assistant Dean
Eric Stein Collegiate Professor of Law SARAH C. ZEARFOSS, ’92
DANIEL HALBERSTAM
Assistant Dean for Career Planning
University of Michigan Law School Associate Dean for Academic Programming
Professor of Law
RAMJI KAUL, ’05
Commitment to Integrity GIL SEINFELD Assistant Dean for Financial Aid
LINDSEY STETSON, ’05
Associate Dean for Experiential Education
Clinical Professor of Law Assistant Dean for Development
Because the strength of the legal profession depends DAVID A. SANTACROCE and Alumni Relations
MICHAEL DUBIN
on the character of its members, during my career Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives
Professor of Law Chief Operating Officer
as a law student and as a professional after law MICHELE FRASIER WING, ’98
ALICIA J. DAVIS
school, I commit to comport myself honorably and Chief Communications Officer
Assistant Dean for International Affairs
with integrity. Specifically, I promise to maintain high THERESA KAISER-JARVIS SHELLEY RODGERS
standards of: Assistant Dean for Student Life Registrar and Director of the
BAYREX MARTÍ, ‘06 Office of Student Records
JANE OZANICH
Academic conduct in all academic relationships Director of the Law Library
BARBARA GARAVAGLIA, ’80
with the Law School and the University; professional
conduct while functioning in a lawyer-like capacity
during my Law School and professional careers; and
personal conduct in all matters that touch or affect
the Law School, the University, and their community
members and guests.ACROSS
2 Renowned Michigan Law student
4 Printed copy
6 Father of Miranda
8 Court proceeding 1 CONGRATULATIONS, GRADUATES!
10 Persistent effort
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13 Command to appear in court
15 Testimony given outside the courtroom
18 Third-hand information
19 Promise
20 MLaw library carpet color
22 Grievance 3
24 List of cases
4 5
25 Concise statement
26 Type of dispute
resolution
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27 Lawsuit
28 i.e. Charge, claim, hold 8
30 To assert one’s right
31 Subject to good behavior
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1 Business deal 14 Answer to a criminal
3 Temporary stop charge
5 Make false statements 16 Person who sues
7 Moral philosophy 17 Confinement
9 Long, loose outer 21 Written request
garments to the court
10 e.g. Loss in value 23 Accuse
Solution found at 11 Decision 26 Person authorized
facebook.com/umichlaw 12 Head juror to hear a case
29 Lawlaw.umich.edu
umichlaw
#mlawgrad
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