Law Alumni Weekend 2023

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During the awards ceremony on Saturday, Dean Melanie Wilson announced the recipients of the Outstanding Alumnus/a Award, Volunteer of the Year Award and Young Volunteer of the Year Award.

The Outstanding Alumus/a Award was given to David “Freedi” Friedfeld ’83L. Friedfeld is president of ClearVision Optical, one of the largest familyowned eyewear distributors in North America. Based in Hauppauge, New York, ClearVision designs and distributes eyewear and sunwear for 12 distinctive designer brands. ClearVision Optical has been named one of the Best Companies to Work for in New York State for eight years, most recently in 2023.

The Volunteer of the Year Award was presented to two recipients this year, Nan Hannah and Tom Mitchell, both of the Law Class of 1993 celebrating their

30th reunion. Hannah is partner at Hannah Sheridan & Cochran in Raleigh, North Carolina, whose practice focuses on construction law. Mitchell serves as the managing partner and chair of the Management Committee of Moore & Van Allen in Charlotte, North Carolina. Prior to taking on the role as managing partner in 2018, he served as head of the Financial Services group.

The Young Volunteer of the Year Award was presented to Kit Thomas ’18L After law school, Thomas clerked in the U.S. Court of Appeals and U.S. District Court of Western Kentucky, and is now an assistant federal public defender in the Capital Habeas Unit of the Federal Public Defender of the Middle District of Tennessee.