Thomas M. Cooley Law School News

Daniel Quinn keeps a room in his apartment furnished with toys, dolls and dress-up costumes for his 3-year-old daughter.

Daniel Quinn keeps a room in his apartment furnished with toys, dolls and dress-up costumes for his 3-year-old daughter.

Susan J. Sadler, a managing member of the Bloomfield Hills law firm of Dawda, Mann, Mulcahy & Sadler, recently published an article in the Michigan Bar Journal's October 2009 edition on environmental law.

Donald Kleinheksel joined Moore & Bruggink as business manager. Mel Trotter Ministries added Tim Swiney to the donor relations team.

OKEMOS - Dennis A. Swan, president and chief executive officer of Sparrow Hospital & Health System and long-time Okemos resident, has been elected to the Thomas M. Cooley Law School's Board of Directors.

Joins firm Jeanine Campau-Grifka, CPA, has joined Burns & Wilcox as director of Finance effective Oct.

"I was doing mortgage foreclosures," Hazen, 36, said. "I was throwing people out of their houses.

Christina Shuman of Midway graduated Sept. 26 from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Mich.

Auburn Hills -- A rare visit by Michigan's Supreme Court to hear attorneys argue over parental waivers of liability for children drew about 200 curious lawyers and students Wednesday to the Thomas M. Cooley Law School campus.

Listening to state Supreme Court justices pepper lawyers with questions Wednesday, East Kentwood High School senior Heather Anderson wondered how she'd react to the rapid-fire inquiries.

Where did you receive your education? West Texas A&M University; Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Mich.

Ready for robes WILLIAM AMESBURY, a Wilkes-Barre native, would make a fine addition to the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas.

UPDATED 11:55 AM -- For the past few years, the Town Center Building at the corner of Capitol Avenue and Kalamazoo Street in downtown Lansing has been little more than a storage facility.

October 13, 2009 08:04 am Published: October 13, 2009 07:20 am Education Newsmakers: 10/13/2009 -- Angel Kaley-Wolfe of Traverse City made the dean's list and honor roll at Thomas M. Cooley Law School.

Enrollment at Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Grand Rapids hit nearly 700 students this fall, pushing the local campus further toward its capacity target.

Charles R. Toy of Lansing has been sworn in as the 75th president of the State Bar of Michigan.

Whether in the boardroom or the courtroom, E. Christopher Johnson Jr. has navigated his way through many ethical quagmires.

When 'Entrepreneur' magazine named East Lansing last month as one of the nation's best college towns for starting a business, local leaders were ecstatic.

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* The following have been re-elected to the Michigan Chamber of Commerce board of directors: Jon Sorber, executive vice president of Delhi Township-based Two Men and a Truck International Inc.; and Gil White, of Gilbert M. White Realtor Inc. in Haslett. * Gerrad Godley, project manager at Lansing-based engineering firm C2AE, has been named president of the Michigan section of Reston, Va.-based American Society of Civil Engineers. * Lansing resident Charles Toy, associate dean of career and professional development at Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, has been named president of the State Bar of Michigan. * Lansing residents Niya Hardin, education policy adviser to Gov. Jennifer Granholm, and Michael Flanagan, state superintendent of public instruction, have been appointed to the Education Commission of the States. * East Lansing resident Maureen Smyth, vice president of programs with C.S. Mott Foundation in Flint, has been reappointed to the Great Lakes Protection Fund board of directors. * The following have been elected officers and directors of the Kiwanis Club of Haslett: Andy Such, president; Marilyn Parmelee, president-elect; Vic Samuelson, secretary; Bob Scott and Bob Stepanovich, treasurers; and Donald Frank, past president. * The following have been elected officers of the Kiwanis Club of Okemos: Minnie Martinez, president; Edward Soergel, president-elect; James Decker, vice president; Terence Carroll, secretary; Larry Segerlind, treasurer and Paul Marttila, immediate past president. Robert Vandervoort, Arnold Johnson, Larry Bacon, Irma Moss, Robert Munson and Richard Witter have been named directors. * The following have been elected officers of the Kiwanis Club of Williamston: Benjamin Eichler, president; Karla Mangan, president-elect; Teri Montgomery, vice president; Pamela Fraley, secretary; Lindsay Schacher, treasurer; and Jill Cutshaw, past president. Gwen Hulbert, Dan Frank, Jeanne Laimon and Danny Hulbert have been named directors. * Lansing-based Douglas Steel Fabricating Corp. has promoted the following people: James Buzzie, from contract and quality manager, to executive vice president; Michael Harsch, from a checker in the engineering department, to project manager; and Christopher Lowe, from project manager, to quality manager. * The following have been honored for their sales performances in the Excellent Beginnings program of Bensenville, Ill.-based Lia Sophia: Lorrie Tate, of Charlotte; Pam Ebright, of DeWitt; Ann Allison, of Grand Ledge; Amy Giles and Tami Nykamp, both of Lansing; and Jen Fuller, of Potterville. * Marlaine Teahan, Nancy Little, Joe Foster and Micki Pasteur, attorneys with Okemos-based law firm Foster Zack Little Pasteur & Manning PC, have been included in the 2010 edition of 'Best Lawyers in America,' an Aiken, S.C.-based national peer review publication. * Jackson National Life Insurance Co.'s marketing department received 13 awards from various industry and communications organizations, including an APEX 2009 Grand Award and a Best in Show award from Ontario, Canada-based Insurance and Financial Communicators Association. JNL's headquarters is near Okemos Road and Interstate 96 in Alaeidon Township. It is part of the United Kingdom's Prudential PLC. * Kirabo LLC, a fair trade store at 215 Ann Street Plaza in East Lansing, is marking its second anniversary. Business People items must be submitted by 5 p.m. Monday a week before publication. Information must be resubmitted for each week it's to be published. Send to Business Calendar, Lansing State Journal, 120 E. Lenawee St., Lansing, MI 48919; fax 377-1298; e-mail business@lsj.com.