daughter, Aubrey Ann Nichols, into the world in March 2007. She joins brother Nathan (3). Scott Swift, L’99, and wife Marcie, Prairie Village, are pleased to announce the birth of their third daughter, Caroline, in December 2006. Caroline joins sisters Kate and Lauren. Jeremy S. Weis, L’99, has joined Berkowitz, Oliver, Williams, Shaw & Eisenbrandt. He practices in the areas of civil and criminal litigation.
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Jeff P. Bennett , L’2000, has been named a partner at Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin in Kansas City, Mo. Bennett’s practice focuses on securities laws and commercial transactions. Amy Fellows Cline, L’2000, has been elected to serve as president of the 200708 Kansas Bar Association Young Lawyers Section. Kristen Mark Dekker, L’2000, successfully completed the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association’s Fourth Annual Bar Leadership Academy. The Academy is designed to facilitate the development of emerging leaders of the legal profession in the Kansas City area. Dekker is with Lewis, Rice & Fingersh LC. Brandon Jones and Heather Landon Jones, both L’2000, are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Landon Lance Jones, in June 2007. Brandon is Osage County Attorney in Lyndon, Kan. Heather is Franklin County Attorney in Ottawa, Kan. Erin Anderson Pittenger, L’2000, and Brandon T. Pittenger, L’2001, are pleased to announce the birth of identical twin boys, Luke David and Samuel Douglas Pittenger, in May 2006. Erin is with Stinson Morrison Hecker in Kansas City, Mo. Jacqueline M. Sexton, L’2000, successfully completed the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association’s Fourth
Annual Bar Leadership Academy. The Academy is designed to facilitate the development of emerging leaders of the legal profession in the Kansas City area. Sexton is with Foland, Wickens, Eisfelder, Roper & Hofer PC. Bhavi Shah, L’2000, has accepted a position to work in-house at Cold Stone Creamery in Scottsdale, Ariz. Shah previously practiced with Snell & Wilmer LLP in Phoenix. Robert Vaught, L’2000, is an associate with the Phoenix, Ariz., office of Steptoe & Johnson LLP. His practice focuses on ERISA, labor and employment law. Edward V. Wilson, L’2000, has been named a partner at Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin in Kansas City, Mo. Wilson’s practice focuses in the areas of mergers and acquisitions and commercial transactions. Corey Babington, L’2001, is in-house counsel for Caremark in Scottsdale, Ariz. Aaron Breitenbach, L’2001, an assistant district attorney for the 18th Judicial District of Kansas, has been named to the board of directors for a newly-formed region of seven Midwestern chapters of the Arthritis Foundation. Chris Howard, L’2001, has accepted a position with the University of Kansas Athletics Department as Associate Athletics Director, Alumni Relations and External Operations. Chris and Krista Howard, L’2002, previously made their home in Baton Rouge, La. Tyler Hudson, L’2001, is a staff attorney in the Financial Fraud Task Force Division of Enforcement at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. Wendy Rohleder-Sook, L’2001, and Christopher W. Sook, L’2002, are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Marshall Kenneth Rohleder Sook, in February 2007. Wendy is the Associate Dean for Student Affairs at KU Law. Christopher is practicing with the Sloan Law Firm in Topeka.
was copresented by former Dean and current Professor Mike Davis and David Davenport, L’77; a football watch party for the KU/K-State game; and other activities. Capping off the weekend, current students and the Board of Governors joined all three reunion classes for a Saturday evening dinner at historic Liberty Hall. The dinner provided an engaging atmosphere for reminiscing and conversation. Based upon the enthusiastic response among those who attended we hope to make the reunion weekend an annual event. Dean Agrawal and I have spent the last year traveling with other KU Law staff to visit alumni in Dallas, Houston, Phoenix, the District of Columbia, Chicago, Denver and Manhattan, Kan. We extend our sincere thanks to those alumni who have attended these receptions and to those alumni who generously served as our on-site hosts, offering their homes and offices as venues and helping to plan the receptions. In cooperation with the KU Alumni Association we have launched an effort to gather and maintain a more comprehensive email database. Email communication allows us to readily update you on the latest news and inform you about upcoming KU Law events. If you have not recently done so, please provide us with your current email address by returning the enclosed address change card or contacting me at kulawoutreach@ku.edu. cont. p.43
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