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1960-1969
The Honorable George A. Greig, ’63, retired after 24 years as the Allegan County probate juvenile judge. Previous to this, he was in private practice and became the first full-time prosecuting attorney for Allegan County before his service on the bench.
Thomas B. Wells, ’65, moved his practice to Traverse City, Michigan. His firm handles general practice with an emphasis in alternative dispute resolution.
Stanley Kurzman, ’66, was re-elected to a four-year term as a trustee on the Waterford (Michigan) Schools Board of Education. He has been a member of the board since 1970.
David W. Sommerfeld, ’67, was listed in Best Lawyers in America 2001-02, Who’s Who in America 2001 and Who’s Who in American Law 2001-02.
1970-1979
Senator H. Truman Chafin, ’72, was elected for a sixth consecutive term as majority leader in the West Virginia Senate.
The Honorable Patrick C. Bowler, ’75, was elected president of the Grand Rapids (Michigan) Bar Association.
Stanley V. Roose, ’75, retired from active practice in Garden City, Michigan.
The Honorable Stephen M. Rubin, ’75, was installed as secretary of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) in Reno, Nevada. The nation’s oldest and largest judicial membership organization, NCJFCJ addresses issues pertaining to juvenile and family law and is a leader in policy development and continuing education opportunities.
James A. Shalvoy, ’79, continues to specialize in security-related matters and to represent clients in front of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the National Association of Securities Dealers, the New York Stock Exchange and federal and state courts throughout the country.
1980-1989
Lambro Niforos, ’80, was elected to represent the Third Judicial Circuit on the State Bar of Michigan Board of Commissioners. She is a supervisory attorney and corporation counsel with Wayne County.
Herbert J. Gilles
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Herbert J. Gilles, ’81, joined the national law firm of Arter and Hadden, L.L.P., in Dallas. He practices in the firm’s Bankruptcy Group and concentrates his practice on bankruptcy, reorganization, commercial collection, creditors’ rights litigation and loan workouts.
Steven A. Kohler, ’81, joined the law firm of Kopka, Landau and Pinkus as an associate defense attorney.
Steven L. Oberholtzer, ’81, was promoted to managing shareholder in the Ann Arbor, Michigan, office of Brinks, Hofer, Gilson and Lione, a Chicago-based intellectual property law firm.
Kenneth T. Brooks, ’82, was appointed an adjunct faculty member for the MSU-DCL Geoffrey Fieger Trial Practice Program. He is a shareholder with Foster, Swift, Collins and Smith, P.C., in Lansing, Michigan.
Brian D. Miller, ’82, was promoted to associate director of admissions at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington.
Joan A. Bacon, ’83, became a partner in Secrest, Wardle, Lynch, Hampton, Truex and Morley, P.C. She is a member of the firm’s Municipal Law Group and focuses her practice on district court prosecution of ordinance violations.
William Lansat, ’83, was re-appointed by Governor John Engler to the Governor’s Task Force on Children’s Justice, created to enhance child abuse prevention efforts. He is an attorney with Schnelz, Wells, Monaghan and Wells in Birmingham, Michigan.
Laural Stuart-Fink, ’84, co-authored an article, “Legal and Accounting Considerations of Antenuptial Agreements,” published in the June 2002 CPA Journal. Her private practice concentrates on matrimonial and family law.
Michele T. LaFlora, ’84, is assistant prosecutor in the Wayne County (Michigan) juvenile division.
Dorothy M. Basmaji, ’86, joined the firm of Vercruysse Metz and Murray as a shareholder. She specializes in business and family immigration law.
Susan L. Winters, ’87, is a shareholder and principal member of Leikin, Ingber and Winters, P.C., in Southfield, Michigan. The firm specializes in retail and medical collections.
Thomas P. Branigan
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Thomas P. Branigan, ’88, was recognized as one of the most successful young litigators in America by The National Law Journal. Branigan is a partner at Bowman and Brooke in Detroit.
Laura M. Hallahan, ’88, became a principal member of Beier Howlett Professional Corporation in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. She represents private- and public-sector clients in real estate transactions, environmental matters and tax issues.
Helen P. Moore, ’88, was the lead plaintiff in the school takeover case, a voting rights case heard on May 3, 2002, in the Sixth Circuit Court. She researched for head attorneys Sharon McPhail and George Washington.
David Nickola, ’89, will defend Gabriel Ferris, convicted 17 years after a 1974 killing in Saginaw County. Nickola was not Ferris’s attorney at the time of his conviction.
1990-1999
Mark M. Talbot, ’90, accepted a position with Allstate Insurance Company as Corporate Counsel in McAllen, Texas. He formerly was a senior prosecutor with the District Attorney’s Office in Hidalgo County, Texas.
Margaret Bezerko, ’92, and husband Richard Bezerko formed SensComp, Inc., in February 2002. SensComp, Inc., which purchased the Ultrasonic Transducer Division of the Massachusetts-based Polaroid Corporation, is now the manufacturer of Polaroid’s various transducers and components and the sole worldwide manufacturer of electrostatic transducers.
Patricia E. Kefalas Duke, ’92, joined Beier Howlett Professional Corporation in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. She concentrates her practice on estate planning for the elderly, individuals with disabilities, and their families.
Tom Silvia, ’92, joined the musical band “Bare Assets,” along with Richard Victor, ’75 and John Mills, ’77.
Christopher J. Valeriote
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Christopher J. Valeriote, ’92, joined Husch and Eppenberger, L.L.C., in St. Louis, Missouri. He practices in the firm’s General Litigation Group, focusing on environmental law, construction litigation, real estate litigation and commercial litigation.
Jason J. Young, ’92, a registered patent attorney, opened an office in Traverse City, Michigan. He is affiliated with Young and Basile, P.C., in Troy, Michigan, and specializes in intellectual property matters involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, computer law, unfair competition and related subjects.
Julie A. Beck, ’93, joined the Chippewa County Public Defender’s Office in Sault St. Marie, Michigan, with fellow alumna Elizabeth Biolette Church, ’92.
Michelle J. LaBeau, ’94, is a partner with Cattel, Tuyn and Rudzewicz in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. She specializes in employment discrimination defense.
Marc S. Brown
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Marc S. Brown, ’95, joined Hiscock, Barclay, Sapsteron and Day in Rochester, Michigan, as an associate. He focuses on construction law, commercial litigation and intellectual property and technology practice. He was co-founder of the Entertainment and Sports Law Society at MSU-DCL.
Zachary Richard Plymale was born to Heidi Plymale Eichmann, ’96, on September 15, 2001.
John E. Melton, ’96, opened a solo law practice in Center Line, Michigan, specializing in municipal law, civil litigation, collections and criminal defense.
Cylenthia L. Miller, ’96, was named director of employment and training for the city of Detroit.
Joshua Benjamin Rodack was born to Seth E. Rodack, ’96, and Cindy Rodnack on July 10, 2001.
Timothy D. Tomlinson,’96, recently formed York, Dolan and Tomlinson, P.C., in Clinton Township, Michigan.
Susanne E. Dickerson, ’97, is an associate for McDonald, Hopkins, Burke and Haber Co., L.P.A., in Cleveland, Ohio.
Dana Kreis Glencer
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Dana Kreis Glencer, ’98, joined the law firm of Dawda, Mann, Mulcahy and Sadler, P.L.C., in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. She specializes in commercial real estate and commercial lending, assisting clients in transactional real estate matters.
Sarah Hughes O’Brien, ’98, opened an estate planning law practice in Northville, Michigan.
James A. Ulicny, ’98, accepted a position as a criminal tax attorney in the Office of Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service in Detroit.
Kelly T. Braun, ’99, is an attorney with Secrest, Wardle, Lynch, Hampton, Truex and Morley in Farmington Hills, Michigan. She married Werner Richard Braun, ’99, on May 11, 2002.
Henry Salem III, ’99, started his own personal injury law firm in Phoenix, Arizona.
2000-2001
S. Stanley Gilhool
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S. Stanley Gilhool, ’00, joined Dawda, Mann, Mulcahy and Sadler, P.L.C., in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, as an associate. He concentrates his practice in real estate transactions.
Elan A. Stavros, ’00, was promoted to judicial law clerk for Michigan Court of Appeals judge Peter D. O’Connell, ’76.
Shannon Stein,’00, was named the June 2002 Barrister of the Month by the Sacramento County Bar Association. She practices family law as an associate at Hughes Law Group.
Georgi Banna, ’01, became a founding member of Banna and Dunbar, P.L.L.C., a general law firm practicing in mid-Michigan. He specializes in tax law.
Tauny L. Histed
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Bruce G. Davis
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Tauny L. Histed, ’01, and Bruce G. Davis, ’86, of Dykema Gossett, P.L.L.C., in Lansing, Michigan, authored and published an article in Briefs, the Ingham County Bar Association’s monthly publication. The article, titled “Child Labor Laws: Minimum Wage, Hazardous Work, More,” elaborated on the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Michigan Youth Employment Standards Act.
Allen L. Lanstra, ’01, was accepted for admission to Columbia University’s LLM program. He is currently a judicial clerk to Michigan Supreme Court Justice Robert P. Young, Jr.
Cameron R. Monti, ’01, earned an LLM in taxation at the University of Washington School of Law.
Mindy S. Cherny, ’01, and Gary A. Gwynn, ’01, opened a partnership in Williamston, Michigan. The firm handles criminal, family, estate and bankruptcy matters.
John E. Clady, ’02, completed Navy Justice School and is serving as assistant staff judge advocate for the Naval Training Center in Great Lakes, Illinois.
Lisa C. Hagan, ’02, is working toward her LLM in tax law at Georgetown University. She previously was a tax consultant for Price Waterhouse Coopers.
Correction from Summer 2002 issue… J. Dallas Winegarden, ’69, was requested by former President Bill Clinton, rather than by President George W. Bush, to serve at the Gun Summit in an attempt to bring Democratic and Republican leadership together on formulating U.S. safety laws.
In Memoriam
M. Arthur Arduin, Sr., ’31, on July 15, 2002
Donald L. Castle, ’36, on July 18, 2002
Earl Cline, ’56, on August 10, 2002
Frank Fortescue, ’67, on April 20, 2002
Harold F. Schumacher, ’37, on April 13, 2002
William G. Small, ’83, in October 2002
Clement Stone, honorary degree recipient, ’83, on
September 3, 2002
Timothy K. Weaver, ’73, on May 31, 2002
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