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Judge Bolger

Alaska Supreme Court Justice Joel Bolger stills reflects on lessons from UI College of Law

Friday, April 10, 2020
Iowa Now
Alum Joel Bolger is the only judge to have been appointed to all four levels of the Alaska court system. He reflects on the lessons learned while at Iowa Law.

Recent Updates

Holly Logan (01JD) accepts a new position as Partner at Hanigan & Logan, LLP

Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Dr. Joshua Galgano (14JD) starts new position as IP Counsel, Small Molecules at Biogen

Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Shruti Vaid (20JD) accepts new position of Counsel, Commercial Transactions at Relativity

Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Renee Dotson (06JD) appointed Vice President and General Counsel, Transportation & Electronics Business Group at 3M

Monday, March 7, 2022

VP for University of Iowa's Legal Affairs Carroll Reasoner (76JD)announces retirement

Thursday, March 3, 2022
https://now.uiowa.edu/2022/03/vp-legal-affairs-carroll-reasoner-announces-retirement

Dr. Tess Barker (09JD) will receive the 2022 NASPA Outstanding Contributions as a Scholar Practitioner Award

Thursday, March 3, 2022

National Consumer Law Center features Berneta Haynes (13JD) for their "Voices of NCLC" project

Monday, February 28, 2022
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/national-consumer-law-center_every-member-of-the-consumer-law-community-activity-6915040857469374465-a3Y1?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=member_desktop_web

Beau Brindley (04JD) to argue before The Supreme Court of The United States

Monday, February 28, 2022
https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/21-5261.html

Chris Pierson (02JD), Founder and CEO of BLACKCLOAK announces "Gold" Cybersecurity Excellence Award win

Thursday, February 24, 2022
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/blackcloaks-concierge-cybersecurity--privacy-platform-wins-gold-cybersecurity-excellence-award-301488618.html?tc=eml_cleartime

Eversheds Sutherland Conference on March 1 will feature Michael Hilkin (09JD) during Global Tech Week

Wednesday, February 23, 2022
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6902265351867117569/

Cameron Sabin (02JD) joins Mayer Brown LLP's new Salt Lake City office as partner

Tuesday, February 22, 2022
https://www.law360.com/pulse/articles/1467060/mayer-brown-expands-utah-site-with-2-more-stoel-rives-attys

Lawdragon names Tara Sutton (92JD) to "500 Leading Lawyers in America" list

Monday, February 21, 2022
https://www.robinskaplan.com/resources/news/2021/01/tara-sutton-named-to-lawdragon-500-leading-lawyers-in-america

Dennis Shields (82JD) elected new President-Chancellor of the Southern University System

Friday, February 18, 2022
https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/article_8485993e-90ea-11ec-ad45-2fc992f2495a.html

Tyson & Mendes LLP announces longtime Denver Partner Jacob Felderman (03JD)was promoted to equity partner

Friday, February 18, 2022

Gov. Reynolds appoints David Cox (07JD) as District Court Judge in Judicial District 6

Friday, February 18, 2022
https://governor.iowa.gov/press-release/gov-reynolds-appoints-david-cox-as-district-court-judge#:~:text=Gov.%20Kim%20Reynolds%20today%20announced,Klockau%2C%20P.L.C.%20in%20Iowa%20City.

TechGC chats with Matt Spohn (01JD), General Counsel of Red Canary

Thursday, February 17, 2022
https://blog.techgc.co/post/techgc-chats-with-matt-spohn-general-counsel-of-red-canary

Dan Schoeni's (03JD) book review published in the Air Force JAG School's online magazine, The Reporter

Thursday, February 17, 2022
https://www.jagreporter.af.mil/Post/Article-View-Post/Article/2937772/nothing-everything/fbclid/IwAR3wVR0I7M02S9KPebxR4uNiUp12mDoxrfRR1KXPV9HXpMPAPSulNTQ7q1M/

Akerman LLP's Capital Market's Team led by Mark Y. Liu (05JD) represented clients in a successful public offering for Bowman Consulting

Thursday, February 17, 2022

Sherman Willis (04JD), President of the Board of Directors of the Omaha Children's Museum, announce search for new CEO

Thursday, February 17, 2022

Jeff Courter (87JD) named BTI's 2022 Client Service All-Star

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Tara Sutton (92JD) served as lead negotiator in recent opioid settlement for Robins Kaplan LLP's Tribal Nation clients

Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Hans Becker (14JD) named District Associate Judge in Iowa Judicial District 2B

Tuesday, February 15, 2022
https://www.messengernews.net/news/local-news/2022/02/hans-becker-named-district-associate-judge/

Brenton Teeling (07JD) has received the Under 40 in Wealth Management Award from the American Bankers Association

Monday, February 14, 2022

John C. Pietila (02JD) elected President of Dentons Davis Brown Board of Directors

Monday, February 14, 2022
https://www.dentons.com/en/about-dentons/news-events-and-awards/news/2022/february/dentons-davis-brown-elects-new-board-of-directors-and-shareholders#:~:text=The%20Board%20of%20Directors%20is,Richards%20serves%20as%20Secretary.

UFG announces the promotion of Sarah Madsen (04JD) as Chief Legal Officer

Friday, February 11, 2022
https://www.ufginsurance.com/about-ufg/ufg-news/2022/2022/02/10/united-fire-group-inc.-general-counsel-neal-scharmer-retiring-sarah-madsen-appointed-successor?utm_source=social-media&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_campaign=february-2022

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