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Dana Khalife-Marjieh ’07,
founded Black Marjieh & Sanford LLP, a metro New York-based law firm, with her partners and received national certification as a Woman Business Enterprise (WBE) by the National Women Business Owners Corporation, the first national certifier of WBEs. Khalife-Marjieh earned her bachelor’s from the University of Michigan.
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Nicholas Tloczynski (2014)
has taken a position as a law clerk for Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Douglas Shapiro.
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Megan Maher-Brennan (1987)
retired from the Third Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan in Wayne County in April 2018 after serving in all four divisions more than twelve years. She joined Michigan Judicial Alternative Dispute Resolution, PC (MI-JADR, PC) in Livonia in June 2018.
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Kathleen A. Westfall (2014)
discussed the legal implications of the opioid crisis at a St. Mary Mercy Livonia Hospital/St. Joseph Mercy Health System continuing medical education conference on September 15. Westfall is an associate at Kerr Russell. She earned her bachelor’s from Wayne State University.
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John D. Gatti (1991)
has been named to Class XV of the Detroit Regional Chamber’s Leadership Detroit program. Leadership Detroit Class XV showcases 70 leaders across Southeast Michigan representing a cross-section of the community, including business, organized labor, government, education, media, civic groups, health services and community organizations. Gatti is a member of Kerr Russell. He earned his bachelor’s from the University of Michigan.
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Mary DuFour Morrow (1986)
was appointed to be a federal administrative law judge for the Social Security Administration. Morrow earned her bachelor’s from Wayne State University.
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Suzanne K. Sukkar (2004)
has been re-appointed to the State of Michigan’s Middle Eastern American Affairs Commission by the governor. Her term will expire in 2022. Sukkar is a U.S. business immigration attorney at Dickinson Wright PLLC in Ann Arbor. She earned her bachelor’s from the University of Michigan.
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Tamira Chapman (2007)
was named one of Crain’s Detroit Business’
40 Under Forty. Chapman is an attorney at Ford Motor Co. She earned her bachelor’s from Michigan State University.
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Kim Yapchai (1993)
has joined Tenneco as their global chief ethics and compliance officer in Lake Forest, IL. Tenneco is acquiring Southfield-based, Federal Mogul. Compliance Week also named Yapchai a “2018 Top Mind” for her leadership and innovation.
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Angela Mannarino (2008)
became a partner at Gasiorek Morgan Greco McCauley & Kotzian PC. She is the first associate to be promoted to partner at the firm. Mannarino earned her bachelor’s from the University of Michigan.
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David F. DuMouchel (1975)
has been elected to the first Board of Directors of the Federal Community Defender of Eastern District of Michigan. DuMouchel is an attorney and shareholder at Butzel Long.
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James Roush (2009)
was named director of environmental regulation and strategy at Consumers Energy Company. He was previously an attorney in the company’s legal department. Roush earned his bachelor’s from the University of Michigan.
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Brian L. Morrow (1986)
has been selected for a short-term appointment by the Center for International Legal Studies, based in Salzburg, Austria, to be a visiting professor at Kazan Federal University in Kazan, Russia in the fall of 2018. Morrow will be teaching an introductory course on the topics of U.S. Criminal and Juvenile Law. He is currently the deputy chief of the Juvenile Division of the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office.
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Nicholas Schroeck (2007)
was named director of clinical programs and associate professor of law at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. He earned his bachelor’s from Elmhurst College.
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Debra Freid (1981)
was elected president of Michigan Association for Justice (formerly Michigan Trial Lawyers Association). She is president and managing partner at Freid, Gallagher Taylor & Associates PC. She earned her bachelor’s from Wayne State University.
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Elyse Palombit (2017)
joined Rossman Saxe PC in Troy, Michigan as an associate attorney where she will focus her practice on business litigation and transactions. Palombit earned her bachelor’s from Michigan State University.
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Katie Vivian (2018)
joined Rossman Saxe PC in Troy, Michigan as an associate attorney where she will focus her practice on business litigation and transactions. Vivian earned her bachelor’s from Michigan State University.
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Mark Rossman (2001)
presented on the topic of corporate succession planning at the State Bar of Michigan Small Business Section's spring 2018 program in Grand Rapids. Rossman is managing partner at Rossman Saxe PC in Troy, Michigan. He earned his bachelor’s from the University of Michigan.
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Linda Ross (1988)
has been named executive vice president and chief legal officer of Trinity Health. Ross will be responsible for all legal matters across the system’s 22 states and will be counsel to the Trinity Health Board of Directors. She earned her bachelor’s from the University of Michigan and master’s from Boston University.
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Holli Targan (1985)
earned the 2018 Midwest Acquirers Association Industry Achievement Award for her significant contributions to the merchant bankcard and electronic payments industry. Targan is partner at Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss PC. She’s on the firm’s board of directors and is chairperson of Jaffe’s Electronic Payments Group. She earned her bachelor’s from Michigan State University.
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Portia Roberson (1993)
has been named chief executive officer of Focus: HOPE. She earned her bachelor’s from the University of Michigan.
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