Thank You to Alumni Hosts WMU-Cooley hosts roughly 35 alumni networking events nationwide each year. Many alumni have stepped up and answered the call to underwrite and host the events. We thank them for their generous support. Underwriting one of these events is considered a donation to the law school, tax-deductible, and is an important way to give back to WMU-Cooley while improving our alumni networking and support. If you are interested in underwriting an event in your city, please contact Pamela Heos, director of alumni & donor relations at heosp@ cooley.edu or (517) 371-5140 x 2014. The following events have been generously supported by our alumni hosts. • Scott Harcus (Carpenter Class, 1993) Coral Gables, Florida • Jose Torres (Wilkins Class, 2011) Miami, Florida • Jason Guari (Steere Class, 1995) Palm Beach, Florida • George Pressler (Blair Class, 2001) New York City, New York • Darin Portnoy (Witherell Class, 1990) Princeton, New Jersey • Charles Doolittle (Sherwood Class, 1986) Grand Rapids, Michigan • Tony Kalogerakos (Starr Class, 2005) Chicago and Lincolnwood, Illinois • Hon. Patrick McGraw (Goodwin Class,1982) Saginaw, Michigan • Hon. Timothy Kelly (Blair Class, 1983) Saginaw, Michigan • John Heugel (Bushnell Class, 1980) Green Bay, Wisconsin • Sharon Hanlon (Goodwin Class, 1982) Naples, Florida • Patrick Griffin (Riley Class, 2009) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Jeremy Goodman (Fitzgerald Class, 2006) Phoenix, Arizona • Jamie Leavitt Vamvakas (Johnson Class, 2001) Chicago, Illinois • Hon. Joseph Farah (Weist Class,1979) Flint, Michigan • Hon. Michael Hatty (Butzell Class, 1979) Brighton, Michigan • John Nocita (Turner Class, 1991) Chicago, Illinois
2016 admittees pictured left to right: Philip Proctor (Pratt Class, 1988), James Heos (Cooley Class, 1976), Anthony Fatemi (Sharpe Class, 1998), Debra Blews (Durand Class, 1992), Rose Yazdani (Boston Class, 2007), Fener Deonarine (Sharpe Class, 2008), Sarah Pixler (Ellsworth Class, 2012) and Steven Ramey (Green Class, 1988).
WMU-Cooley Group Admission to the United States Supreme Court The annual WMU-Cooley group admission to the United States Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. was held on March 2, 2016, hosted by Pamela Heos, director of alumni & donor relations, and Patrick Griffin (2009 Riley Class), alumni association president.
Our next Supreme Court admission ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday, March 29, 2017. If you are interested in being placed on the waiting list, please contact Pamela Heos at heosp@cooley.edu.
A Washington, D.C.-area alumni networking event was held the previous evening where many admittees also attended. Congratulations to all our newest admittees.
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