Alumni in the News
This page offers links to or announcements of news coverage of Vanderbilt Law alumni. You're welcome to submit links to grace.renshaw@vanderbilt.edu.
David Caywood '62 reflects on 50 years in law - Daily News - Memphis Law Talk - January 26, 2012 - David Caywood, who owns his own law practice in Memphis, was profiled in the Memphis Daily News. Caywood established his own legal practice focusing on divorce cases in 1970.
Wendy Hilderbrand '04 honored with TBA's Pro Bono Volunteer of the Year Award
Release Date: Jan 25, 2012
Hilderbrand honored for her work on behalf of death row inmate Edward Jerome Hardison.
William Ozier '69 elected chair of Tennessee Chamber of Commerce
Release Date: Jan 25, 2012
Ozier will serve during 2012.
Academy Sports Outdoors general counsel Wade Turner '97 profiled in Texas Lawyer
Release Date: Jan 25, 2012
Turner heads Academy's legal department.
U.S. News and World Report: Five unique career paths for law school grads - January 23, 2012 - Curtis Welling '75, who is currently president and chief executive officer of the AmeriCares Foundation, is quoted in an article about law school grads in diverse careers outside of the law, including journalism and nonprofit management.
Amy Sanders, Class of 2013, presents at 2012 AALS conference
Release Date: Jan 18, 2012
Sanders’ presentation was part of a panel discussion on “Balance in Legal Education” moderated by Julie Sandine, Vanderbilt Law School’s assistant dean of student affairs.
Jason Hall '02 named director of Missouri Department of Economic Development
Release Date: Jan 02, 2012
Hall's appointment was announced by Missouri Governor Jay Nixon.
Derek Smith '92 appointed to Tennessee's 21st Judicial District Circuit Court
Release Date: Dec 16, 2011
Smith was previously deputy district attorney for the 21st Judicial District.
G. Daniel Shealer Jr. '84 appointed general counsel of Johns Hopkins
Release Date: Dec 15, 2011
Shealer will serve as vice president and general counsel of the Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation and the Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Anne Davis '81 to head new office of the Southern Environmental Law Center
Release Date: Nov 24, 2011
Davis previously headed Nashville task force on environmental sustainability.
Doug Henry '51 honored with MTSU's Joe Nunley Award
Release Date: Nov 22, 2011
Henry honored for service during World War II and in Tennessee state government.
Darlene Marsh '88 elected president of American College of Mortgage Attorneys
Release Date: Oct 14, 2011
Lawrence R. Ahern III '72 named ACMA Fellow.
Jim Redwine '81 receives ABA Section on Environment, Energy and Resources Stewardship Award
Release Date: Sep 12, 2011
Redwine honored for achieving a settlement to support environmental remediation of former GM plant sites.
Lucian Pera '85 begins three-year term as ABA treasurer
Release Date: Aug 30, 2011
Pera is a former chair of the ABA Board's Finance Committee and has represented the Tennessee Bar Association in the ABA's House of Delegates since 1991.
Henry Callaway III '83 receives the prestigious American Bar Association Pro Bono Publico Award
Release Date: Jul 19, 2011
Callaway is honored for his work with the Mobile Bar Association's Volunteer Lawyers Association and on a state level to increase free or low-cost access to legal services.
Danny Van Horn '97 sworn in as president of the Tennessee Bar Association
Release Date: Jul 15, 2011
Van Horn, the youngest TBA president to date, was sworn in by Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Cornelia Clark '79.
David Gerregano '95 named Deputy Commissioner of Tennessee Department of Revenue
Release Date: Jul 06, 2011
Gerregano is responsible for legal services, tax policy and administrative hearings.
William H. Roach Jr. ’72 named chairman of American Heart Association
Release Date: Jul 06, 2011
Roach is a retired partner of McDermott Will & Emery.
Pat Mulloy '77: Lessons in Leadership - Feature in June 2011 Vanderbilt Lawyer
Carlton Tarkington '63: 2011 Distinguished Alumnus - Profile in June 2011 Vanderbilt Lawyer
Welling '75: 2011 Distinguished Service Award - Profile in June 2011 Vanderbilt Lawyer
Darby Dickerson '88 accepts deanship of Texas Tech University School of Law
Release Date: May 27, 2011
Dickerson is currently dean of Stetson University College of Law.
19 members of the Class of 2011 honored for scholastic and civic achievements
Release Date: May 16, 2011
David Barnes wins 2011 Founders Medal; other award winners announced.
First Amendment scholar David Hudson '94 hosts DVD series
Release Date: May 03, 2011
Professor Hudson hosts education series focusing on landmark Supreme Court First Amendment cases.
Kevin Sharp '93 confirmed to seat on U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Release Date: May 03, 2011
Sharp to fill vacant seat on U.S.District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.
Michael Johnson '11 wins 2011 Ladas Memorial Award for intellectual property law scholarship
Release Date: Apr 21, 2011
Johnson's paper will be published in "The Trademark Reporter," the law journal of the International Trademark Association.
Keith Loveless '83 (AS'79) named Corporate Counsel of the Year
Release Date: Apr 19, 2011
Loveless profiled in the National Law Journal and honored by Puget Sound Business Journal.
Law Review note on Alford pleas by Anne Gooch, Class of 2011, cited in 4th Circuit Court opinion
Release Date: Apr 15, 2011
Eve Biskind Klothen '75 receives Outstanding Service Award from Philadephia VIP
Release Date: Mar 07, 2011
Klothen is assistant dean for pro bono and public interest programs at Rutgers School of Law.
Seven alumni appellate judges among those presiding over final rounds of the First Amendment Moot Court Competition
Release Date: Feb 18, 2011
Annual competition is sponsored by Vanderbilt Law School and the Freedom Forum First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt
Jenna Farleigh and Anne Greengard win 2011 Bass Berry & Sims Moot Court competition
Release Date: Feb 11, 2011
Teams argued First Amendment problem regarding when a school official may regulate student speech on the Internet.
U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson '71 rules Obama administration's health care overhaul unconstitutional
Release Date: Feb 1, 2011 - Associated Press
Senior Judge Roger Vinson of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida questioned whether the government reached beyond its power by requiring citizens to buy health insurance.
Carlton Tarkington ‘63 named 2011 Distinguished Alumnus; Curt Welling ‘75 to receive 2011 Distinguished Service Award
Release Date: Jan 12, 2011
2011 Alumni Awards announced by Dean Chris Guthrie
Kyle McEntee '11 and Patrick Lynch '10 are named "2010 Lawyers of the Year" in "Above the Law" blog poll
Release Date: Jan 12, 2011
McEntee and Lynch were joint winners of annual online poll conducted by "Above the Law" blog
Class of 2012 boosts AmeriCares' Haitian relief efforts
Release Date: Jan 12, 2011
Professors Tracey George and Michael Vandenbergh drew their students’ attention to the work of AmeriCares, an international disaster relief and aid organization headed by Curtis R. Welling, Class of 1975.
Law school mourns the loss of Chris Lantz, 3L and VBA President
Release Date: Dec 30, 2010
Chris Lantz, a third-year law student and the President of the Vanderbilt Bar Association, died last night in a snowmobile accident. Chris was a central figure in the life of the Law School. We are deeply saddened by the news of his death, and our hearts go out to Chris’s family, friends, classmates, and teachers during this very difficult time.
Kevin Sharp '93 nominated to seat on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Release Date: Nov 18, 2010
Sharp is a founding partner of Drescher & Sharp in Nashville.
Leonard Lance '77 retains New Jersey congressional seat; Ben Quayle '02 wins Arizona House seat
Release Date: Nov 05, 2010
Lance represents New Jersey's 7th District, Quayle to represent Arizona's 3rd District
Name change to "Board of Advisors" from "National Council" underscores Board's crucial role
Release Date: Oct 27, 2010
Vanderbilt Law School's Board of Advisors voted to give itself a new name on October 22
High-profile trial lawyer James F. Neal dies
Release Date: Oct 23, 2010
Neal had been recognized as one of the country's top trial lawyers for four decades
Frederick Work, Class of 1959, dies at age 75
Release Date: Sep 16, 2010
One of Vanderbilt's first African American graduates, Work was a respected defense lawyer
Jane Stranch '78 to take seat on U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Release Date: Sep 13, 2010
Stranch is an ERISA expert and managing member of Branstetter Stranch & Jennings in Nashville
Cornelia Clark '79 sworn in as Chief Justice of Tennessee Supreme Court
Release Date: Sep 02, 2010
Justice Clark was appointed to the five-judge panel by Governor Phil Bredesen in 2005 and elected to a full 8-year term in 2006.
2010 Order of the Coif graduates announced
Release Date: Sep 01, 2010
20 members of the Class of 2010 join the Order of the Coif
44 Vanderbilt Graduates Secure Judicial Clerkships
Release Date: Jul 13, 2010
2010 Judicial Clerkship Announcement
Four Presidential Management Fellows accept federal agency positions
Release Date: Jul 12, 2010
Eight 2010 Vanderbilt Law graduates were Presidential Management Fellow finalists
Samar Ali, Class of 2006, appointed White House Fellow
Release Date: Jun 23, 2010
Ali is one of 13 men and women selected for the Class of 2010-11.
Karl Dean, Danny Van Horn, Steve Cobb and other VLS alumni recognized by Tennessee Bar Association
Release Date: Jun 23, 2010
Honors conferred at TBA's annual conference in Nashville
Nineteen 2010 graduates recognized with awards
Release Date: May 14, 2010
Ryan Holt wins Founders Medal
Mark Dalton '75 and Jack Moore '73 to assume leadership roles on VU Board of Trustees
Release Date: Apr 23, 2010
Dalton will serve as chair and Moore as vice-chair
Maria Glover, Class of 2007, awarded fellowship at Harvard
Release Date: Apr 20, 2010
Glover will study class action litigation as a Climenko Fellow
Jay Angoff, Class of 1978, named director of new Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight
Release Date: Apr 19, 2010
Noted consumer advocate joins Obama health overhaul team
DHHS Deputy Secretary William Corr, Class of 1973, defends health overhaul in talk at law school
Release Date: Apr 14, 2010
To make medical insurance accessible to everyone, "everyone must participate," Corr says
Chris Bowles '08 to head Metro Nashville's new Office of Environment and Sustainability
Release Date: Apr 02, 2010
New office to oversee implementation of energy efficiency and conservation projects
Shannon Fyfe, Class of 2010, wins Helton Fellowship for work in Tanzania
Release Date: Mar 23, 2010
Fyfe to work with Public International Law and Policy Group to address treatment of albinos
Edward Turner '70 appointed chair of Lawyers Without Borders Executive Board
Release Date: Feb 16, 2010
Retired Shearson & Sterling partner to head LWOB board
Warren Pengilley '64 granted Membership in Order of Australia (AM)
Release Date: Feb 16, 2010
Australian honor recognizes Pengilley's career service
Hyatt Fund enables student organizations to bring high-profile speakers to VLS
Release Date: Feb 15, 2010
Hyatt speakers for 2010-11 include DHHS Deputy Secretary William Corr '73
Lauren Lowe '09 wins Skadden Fellowship
Release Date: Dec 07, 2009
Lowe will work with Chicago-based Equip for Equalility to enforce the ADA employment rights of persons with mental illness
Kate (Komp) Tarbert '05 to clerk for Chief Justice John Roberts
Release Date: Dec 01, 2009
Tarbert will serve during the 2010 term
Paul Atkins '83 appointed to bailout oversight panel
Release Date: Oct 07, 2009
Atkins previously served as an SEC Commissioner from 2002-08
Terry and Robert Banta, Class of 1979, honored as September 2009 Alumni of the Month
Release Date: Sep 21, 2009
The Bantas are cochairing promotion for the Class of 1979's 30th reunion.
2009 Order of the Coif graduates announced
Release Date: Sep 14, 2009
19 members of the Class of 2009 honored
John Conners '48, founding partner of Boult Cummings Conners and Berry, dies
Release Date: Sep 10, 2009
Conners' career as a health care litigator spanned 50 years
Jane Branstetter Stranch '78 nominated for seat on 6th Circuit Court of Appeals
Release Date: Aug 06, 2009
As a partner in Branstetter Stranch & Jennings in Nashville, Stranch is an expert in ERISA law
33 Vanderbilt graduates secure judicial clerkships
Release Date: Jul 02, 2009
VLS alums will serve in the D.C., 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th Circuit Courts of Appeals
Gail Ashworth '83 elected president of Tennessee Bar Association
Release Date: Jun 29, 2009
Danny Van Horn '97 elected vice president, to serve as president in 2011-12
Jan Neuharth '80 honored with 2009 Distinguished Service Award
Release Date: May 07, 2009
Neuharth served as president of the Law School's National Council from 2005-07
Cecil Branstetter '49 named 2009 Distinguished Alumnus
Release Date: May 07, 2009
Branstetter honored for distinguished legal career and support of Vanderbilt Law School
Meredith Brinegar Cross, '82, named new director of SEC Division of Corporation Finance
Release Date: Apr 14, 2009
Cross comes to the SEC from WilmerHale in D.C., where she is a partner in the Corporate Finance Division
Stephen A. Owens, '81, nominated to be Assistant Administrator for EPA's Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
Release Date: Apr 02, 2009
Owens previously directed Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
Justin Wilson, '70, elected Tennessee State Comptroller
Release Date: Jan 16, 2009
Wilson elected by joint assembly of Tennessee House and Senate
William V. Corr, '73, named Deputy Secretary at Department of Health & Human Services by President-elect Obama
Release Date: Jan 13, 2009
Corr currently heads a leading anti-tobacco organization, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
Eve Biskind Kothen, '75, wins 2009 AALS Father Drinan Award
Release Date: Jan 11, 2009
Klothen recognized for work as assistant dean for pro bono and public interest programs at Rutgers
Judge Martha Craig Daughtrey, '68, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, to take senior status in January
Release Date: Nov 26, 2008
Judge Daughtrey has served on the 6th Circuit for 15 years
Jim Martin, '74, appointed judge on the Tennessee Circuit Court, 21st Judicial District, Division II
Release Date: Nov 11, 2008
Gov. Phil Bredesen announces judicial appointment
M. Ann Huckstep, '78, re-elected chair of Adams & Reese's Executive Committee
Release Date: Jan 23, 2008
Huckstep unanimously re-elected chair after serving since November 2006
Chancery Court Chancellor Richard Dinkins, '77, named to Tennessee Court of Appeals
Release Date: Jan 11, 2008
Judge Dinkins' appointment announced by Gov. Phil. Bredesen
Jim Shulman, '85, named Deputy Commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Health
Release Date: Jan 04, 2008
Shulman will supervise Health Department's legislative services, communications, information technology, policy planning and minority health services
Lucy Honey Haynes, '72, named Chief Deputy Attorney General
Release Date: Jan 04, 2008
Haynes replaced Andy Bennett, '82, following his appointment to the state Court of Appeals
Larry Ahern, '72, leads certification effort
Release Date: Dec 03, 2007
Adjunct professor elected president of American Board of Certification
Mayor Karl Dean, '81, recounts rewards of 25-year career in public service
Release Date: Oct 30, 2007
Experience as Metro's legal director prepared Dean to serve as city's mayor
David Hudson, '94, authors "Supreme Court Answer Book"
Release Date: Oct 25, 2007
New book offers comprehensive overview of the Supreme Court for lay people
2007 Order of the Coif members announced
Release Date: Sep 20, 2007
22 members of the Class of 2007 honored
VULS hosts major copyright law conference
Release Date: Sep 20, 2007
Co-sponsored by the World Intellectual Property Organization & CISAC in collaboration with BMI, ASCAP and SESAC
Karl Dean '81 to succeed Bill Purcell '79 as Nashville's mayor
Release Date: Sep 12, 2007
Dean wins Sept. 11 runoff, will take office Sept. 21
Nursing experience informs health lawyer Margie Davino's practice - Profile in The Record, Bergen County, New Jersey - May 6, 2007 - Margie Davino ('83) focuses her practice at Kaufman, Borgeest and Ryan on health care; her clients include hospitals, hospices, home care agencies, doctors and other health care providers.. Davino, who was a nurse before she became a lawyer and worked as an ICU nurse at Vanderbilt Medical Center while attending law school, says, "I'm never sorry I made the change."
Class of 2008 Order of the Coif members announced
Release Date: Sep 29, 2008
22 2008 graduates selected for membership
Bob Tuke, '76, wins Tennessee Democratic Senatorial primary
Release Date: Aug 19, 2008
Tuke challenges Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander this fall
2007 graduate Julia Elam selected as Louis Stokes Urban Health Policy Fellow
Release Date: Jul 18, 2008
Elam to serve fellowship with Congressional Black Caucus in Washington, D.C., in 2008-09
38 VLS graduates secure clerkships
Release Date: Jun 16, 2008
30 2008 grads and 8 alumni secured judicial clerkships this year
Article by Justin Leck, '08, wins writing competition
Release Date: May 23, 2008
Scholarly paper on the Kyoto Protocol wins the TBA's Jon E. Hastings Memorial Award
2008 award winners announced at Commencement
Release Date: May 23, 2008
21 2008 graduates honored for academic and professional achievements
Class of 2008 award winners announced
Release Date: May 08, 2008
22 graduates were honored for scholastic achievement and professional leadership
Brian S. Miller '95 confirmed U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas
Release Date: Apr 10, 2008
Miller previously served as a judge on the Arkansas Court of Appeals
Professor Beverly Moran and 9 Vanderbilt law alumni honored as "Top Ladies of Distinction"
Release Date: Apr 01, 2008
VLS professor and alumni honored by Nashville Capitol City Chapter of national organization
Joe P. Binkley Jr., '69, appointed Davidson County Circuit Court Judge
Release Date: Mar 26, 2008
Binkley to take seat vacated by the retirement of Judge Walter C. Kurtz, '72
Vanderbilt 3L Becky Carson wins Swope Antitrust Writing Award
Release Date: Mar 25, 2008
Carson wins one of two honorable mention awards in the 3rd Annual William E. Swope Antitrust Writing Competition
Thomson West releases 3rd edition of Norton Bankruptcy Law and Practice, edited by Bill Norton, '82
Release Date: Feb 26, 2008
13-volume treatise reflects the bankruptcy expertise of adjunct law professor and practitioner Bill Norton and more than 100 bankruptcy judges and practitioners nationwide
Bob Tuke, '76, to announce Senate candidacy
Release Date: Feb 25, 2008
Former chair of Tennessee Democratic Party will compete with 3 other candidates in Democratic primary
Jay Hardcastle, '87, named managing director of Boult Cummings Connors & Berry
Release Date: Feb 01, 2008
Hardcastle formerly headed firm's healthcare group