UI law graduate finds job in sluggish economy (Wilmington Star News, Nov. 13)
When Kristen Formanek graduated from the UNIVERSITY OF IOWA’S COLLEGE OF LAW in May, she wondered if she would find a job in her field. Formanek started working as a prosecutor in the New Hanover County District Attorney’s Office a month ago handling misdemeanor cases. While Formanek nabbed a job, other aspiring attorneys aren’t as lucky in this sluggish economy. The newspaper is based in North Carolina.
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Stu Webb (’64) Honored by the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals Educational Forum
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Emily Ellingson (’09) and Jordan Schier (’09) Have Joined Lynch Dallas as Associates
Ms. Ellingson received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Iowa in 2006 and her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Iowa College of Law in 2009.
Mr. Schier received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Saint Ambrose University in 2005 and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Iowa College of Law in 2009.
Brett Nitzschke (’88) Has Become a Shareholder with Lynch Dallas
Brett S. Nitschke has become a shareholder with Lynch Dallas in Cedar Rapids. From 1988 to 1989, Mr. Nitzschke served as law clerk to the Honorable Michael J. Streit in the Fifth Judicial District of Iowa and from 1989 to 1991, Mr. Nitzschke served as law clerk to the Honorable John A. Jarvey in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa. Since 1991, he has worked in private practice representing a variety of Iowa school districts and other public employers on a wide range of legal matters, including: employee evaluation, discipline, and termination; discrimination claims; student conduct and discipline; special education issues; building and construction issues; collective bargaining; grievance arbitrations; appeals; and technology issues.
Craig Cannon (’00) to Receive The University of Iowa Alumni Association Young Alumni Award
Craig Cannon (’00) will receive one of The University of Iowa Alumni Association’s Young Alumni Awards on June 12, 2010. He is currently an attorney for one of the country’s largest banks. He is renowned nationally for his devotion to providing pro bono legal services to disaster victims, military veterans, and other people in need. As the national director of the American Bar Association (ABA)’s Disaster legal Services program, he worked with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to improve legal services for thousands of disaster victims, including those affected by Hurricane Katrina. In 2008, he became the youngest lawyer to win the ABA’s Pro Bono Publico Award. Cannon remains active in his state bar association and other charitable organizations, all while pursuing an executive MBA.
Michael S. McCauley (Class of 1977)
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (Oct. 13, 2009) The national law firm of Quarles & Brady is pleased to announce that Michael S. McCauley, an attorney and partner in the firm’s Milwaukee Office, was inducted as a Fellow in the American College of Environmental Lawyers (ACOEL) on Oct. 2, 2009. The induction took place at the annual meeting of the College in Portland, Maine. Read more
David Ricksecker (Class of 2001)
David Ricksecker, 2001, recently made partner at Woodley & McGillivary, a labor and employment law firm, in Washington D.C.