Alumni
Alumni Gift Creates Labor Law Fund in Honor of Professor Raymond Goetz
From the late Professor Raymond Goetz, William Bevan III learned that objectivity and understanding are essential to being a good labor lawyer.“If you’re going to be really successful at it, you have to understand what’s motivating the people on the other side of the bargaining table or the other…
Higher Ed Law Offers ‘A Little Bit of Everything’
Marissa Hotujac, L’20, reflects on her two-year fellowship with KU General CounselAs an attorney for a university, you get to work on a little bit of everything, says Marissa Hotujac, L’20.That includes “litigation, contracts, athletics, labor and employment, policies, First Amendment issues,…
Recent Graduate Spotlight – Nate Crosser
Making connections, seizing opportunities and staying true to his valuesRecent KU Law graduate Nate Crosser, L’19, has a passion for supporting the underdog—whether that be a fresh entrepreneur or a farmed animal. As principal on the investment team at Swiss venture capital firm Blue Horizon, Nate…
Recent Graduate Spotlight – Emma Easom
Reading, thinking, and taking time to appreciate the weight of judicial decisionRecent KU Law graduate Emma Easom recognizes the impact those working for the judiciary possess and does not take the responsibility lightly. Easom, L’21, is clerking for Chief Justice Michael E. Vigil of the New Mexico…
Recent Graduate Spotlight: Claudia Chavarria Gives Hope to Young Immigrants
Immigration has been a pressing issue dating back to childhood for recent graduate Claudia Chavarria, L’21. Becoming an advocate for her community, Chavarria is a staff attorney with the Released Children Unit at the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES).Chavarria…
Recent Graduate Spotlight: Sowensky Lumene Combines Law, Engineering Interests at Microsoft
Sowensky Lumene, L’21, set great expectations for himself as a teenager, envisioning a career in engineering or practicing law.“I always wanted to go to law school ever since I was a teenager,” Sowensky Lumene said. “It was law school or engineering, and in the U.S., you can do both.”Lumene, a…
Recent Graduate Spotlight: Diana Jarek Provides Access to Justice for D.C. Tenants
Diana Jarek has always known her “why” but has struggled to find her “how.”After earning her undergraduate degrees in political science and government, and Middle Eastern studies from the University of Arkansas in 2013, Jarek entered the campaign world, organizing for a U.S. Senate race. She then…
Recent Graduate Wins Business Law Essay Contest
Tara Mollhagen ShepherdA 2020 KU Law graduate’s article was recently featured (There was a link here, but the page no longer exists) in the spring 2021 edition of The Business Lawyer, the flagship journal of the ABA Business Law Section. Tara Mollhagen Shepherd’s piece won her first place in…
Jan Sheldon Retires After 44 Years at KU
Jan SheldonJan Sheldon, L’77, has advocated for people with disabilities and at-risk youth for more than four decades through research, teaching and service. Sheldon retired in December after a 44-year tenure at the University of Kansas.“It’s been a wonderful career,” Sheldon said. “I couldn’t have…
Leading Cities Through Crisis
Alumni mayors apply legal training to public serviceJennifer Ananda, L'10, started her one-year term as mayor of Lawrence in December 2019. Ananda said her legal education and social work training have helped her work through the city's coronavirus response. Photo by Margaret Hair.From the early…