Alumni News

E-mail to Alumni (June 13, 2020)

June 13, 2020 Dear Alumni and Friends – The past two weeks have represented a call to action and have caused us to reconsider how to help our community and our country in light of the longstanding issues of racial injustice and all of the larger problems giving rise to the Black Lives Matter...

Statement from the Iowa Law School Foundation

To the Students, Alumni, Faculty and Friends of Iowa Law: As alumni of the University of Iowa College of Law, we join Dean Kevin Washburn in recognizing the painful and unjust history of systemic racism in our country and his call for Iowa Law to be part of the solution. We stand with the Dean, the...

Grad Profile: Zac McFarland (Class of 2020)

Zac McFarland originally wanted to play professional football, but picked Esq. over ESPN. The University of Iowa College of Law student will join the Minneapolis law firm Frederickson & Byron after graduation. Barack Obama changed the course of Zac McFarland’s life. Then a 12-year-old growing...

Congratulations to Iowa Law's Class of 2020

The Class of 2020 celebrated with a virtual commencement on Friday, May 15, 2020 at 2:00pm. UI President Bruce Harreld, Executive Vice President and Provost Montse Fuentes, Iowa Board of Regents President Michael Richards, and Dean Kevin Washburn delivered a welcome message to students. Graduate...

“Our Commitment to Respond”: Iowa Law Alum Talks Labor and Employment Law in the Wake of COVID-19

COVID-19 has brought with it a host of labor and employment issues for both employers and employees. By: Molly Hill | May 7, 2020 Now more than ever, businesses are asking: How do we keep our employees safe? How do we keep our business viable? And, employees want to know their rights in this...

Nicholas Stephens (Class of 2012)

Nicholas Stephens, Minneapolis, Minnesota, was elevated to principal at Fish & Richardson effective January 1, 2020. His practices focus on post-grant proceedings, patent prosecution, and client counseling. Read the fulll article at: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fish--richardson-...

Flora Bai ( Class of 2015)

Hometown: Changchun, China Undergraduate school and major: The University of Hong Kong, Economics and Finance (major) Extra-curricular or co-curricular activities in which you were involved during law school: A contributing member of the Journal of Corporation Law; a student advocate of Moot Court...

Abhay Nadipuram (Class of 2013)

Abhay Nadipuram, Des Moines, has begun a new role with the Iowa Hospital Association as Vice President, Government Relations and Legal Counsel. Nadipuram previously practiced law with The Davis Brown Law Firm as a civil litigator, primarily practicing in the areas of commercial litigation,...

Farid Khosravi (Class of 2006)

Farid Khosravi , Atlanta, Georgia, has been named as a senior associate at Chamberlain Hrdlicka to the firm’s Tax Controversy and Litigation Section. Khosravi formerly worked in-house focusing on international taxation with the Tax Planning Group at a diversified, Fortune 500 manufacturing and...

Sara Sidwell (Class of 2003)

Sara G. Sidwell, Iowa City, has joined the law firm of Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, P.L.C. with a primary focus on employment and labor law. Most recently, she was Assistant City Attorney for the City of Iowa City.

Laura Parrish (Class of 2004)

Laura Parrish, Decorah, has been appointed as a district court judge in Judaical Election District 1A by Gov. Kim Reynolds. Parrish previously practiced with Miller, Pearson, Gloe, Burns Beatty & Parrish in Decorah. The full article can be found here: https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/govt-and-...

Jeffrey Bert (Class of 1992)

Jeffrey D. Bert, Bettendorf, Iowa, was appointed as a district court judge in the Seventh Judicial District by Governor Kim Reynolds. Prior to the appointment, he practiced law with the Brooks Law Firm, P.C., in Davenport and Rock Island. Complete article at: https://governor.iowa.gov/2019/12/gov-...

Tiffany Gooden (Class of 2002)

Tiffany Gooden, Fishers, Indiana, will be inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame with the 2020 class. She focuses her practice on sports and entertainment law and labor and employment law. Read the full article at: https://www.journalgazette.net/sports/high-schools/20191217/indiana-hall...

Olayinka Ope (Class of 2019)

Olayinka Ope, Grand Rapids, Michigan, has joined Varnum LLP as an associate attorney. Ope focuses on litigation issues related to property disputes and toxic tort claims. Read the complete article at: https://www.grbj.com/articles/95170-law-firm-adds-five-associates

Ernest Rose (Class of 2012)

Ernest Rose, Arlington Heights, Illinois, has been named partner at Drost Kivlahan McMahon & O'Connor LLC. Rose specializes in residential real estate transactions and manages the Real Estate Department. Complete article found at: https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20200115/dkmo-names-jensen-...

Ryan Wilson (Class of 2007)

Ryan Wilson, New York, New York, has been named a partner at Morrison Cohen LLP in the firm’s business litigation department and its white collar and regulatory enforcement practice group. Wilson's practice focuses on complex commercial and financial litigation. He previously was a partner at...

Paul Ahlers (Class of 1994)

Paul Ahlers, Fort Dodge, Iowa, has been appointed as a judge of the Iowa Court of Appeals by Gov. Kim Reynolds. Judge Ahlers previously served as a district associate judge in the Judicial Election District 2B.

Cheryl Yakey ('90)

Cheryl Yakey, San Francisco, California, has joined InsurTech Express' board of directors. She is senior counsel with Clyde & Co US LLP. Complete article at: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/insurtech-express-forms-board-o...

Vanessa Benavides (Class of 2000)

Vanessa Benavides, San Francisco, California, has joined the CDC Foundation Board of Directors. She is the senior vice president and chief compliance and privacy officer for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals. She also serves on the national board of directors of...

Drew Powell (Class of 2018)

Drew Powell, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has joined Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman PLC as an associate attorney. He is a litigation attorney with a general practice including business and commercial litigation and bankruptcy law. Prior to joining the firm, he served as Judicial Law Clerk for Thad Collins,...

Annaí Escobedo (Class of 2014)

Annaí Escobedo, El Paso, Texas, has joined the Lone Star Title Company. Prior to that, she practiced commercial real estate law, business entities, complex commercial litigation, and probate matters at Blanco Ordoñez Mata & Wechsler, P.C. Complete Article at: https://elpasoheraldpost.com/lone-...

Melissa Stull (Class of 2006)

Melissa Stull, Minneapolis, Minnesota, was recently appointed by the Minnesota Supreme Court to the Minnesota Commission on Judicial Selection. Stull is a founding partner of the litigation firm Soule & Stull.

Jeremy Glenn (Class of 1997)

Jeremy Glenn, Chicago, Illinois, is a member of Cozen O’Connor’s national Labor and Employment Practice and the Chicago Office Managing Partner. He has been elected a Fellow in The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. This distinguished honor recognizes attorneys from the U.S. and Canada who...

Kara Hartzler (Class of 2004)

Kara Hartzler, San Diego, California, was quoted extensively in http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/drug-crimes-prosecutions-doj.

Quentin Wittrock (Class of 1986)

Quentin Wittrock, Minneapolis, Minnesota, was featured in "Legal Eagle Talks Disputes, ‘Demise’ of Mom-and-Pop Operator" in The Franchise Times (July 23, 2019). Read the article at: https://www.franchisetimes.com/news/July-2019/Legal-Eagle-Talks-Disputes...