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 Dean's Notes
The fall semester has begun and I am energized from meeting alumni all over the Midwest. I have received a warm welcome and I look forward to traveling to meet more alumni at gatherings in Fort Wayne, Phoenix and Washington D.C. in October.
If we haven’t had the chance to meet, I encourage you to come back to Valparaiso Law at Homecoming or meet me at one of our alumni events near you. I want to meet the Law School alumni as they have left a rich legacy for this Law School. For now, I am enjoying spending time getting acquainted with our students as they get back into the full swing of classes.
Valparaiso Law is operating in change mode. The Law School has revamped its curriculum to integrate doctrinal and clinical skills into the curriculum – and I am excited to move this initiative forward. Legal education is moving in this direction because employees are demanding a hybrid of skills and I am proud to say that Valparaiso Law is at the cutting edge of this movement.
I’ve shared this information with several alumni groups I met with over the summer, but for those of you who don’t know, we received a preliminary report from the American Bar Association concerning our ABA site visit from this past spring. The report was full of compliments but what stood out the most were their remarks concerning our new curriculum. The report stated that if our curriculum works – and we think that it is – other law schools will be looking to Valparaiso University Law School as an example on how to teach, manage and conduct the business of legal education. All of us will reap the benefits of such an achievement.
My first introduction to the Law School student body as the Dean was at the Law School’s annual picnic in mid-August. It felt good to stand in the same room with some of the brightest and most interesting students I have met. I am looking forward to working with the faculty to sharpen and develop these students into the BEST legal minds entering the market upon their graduation.
I am happy to be here, and to lead the charge. After meeting so many wonderful Valpo law alumni and students, I am more excited than ever to work WITH the alumni, faculty and staff to continue moving things in the right direction. I hope you are looking forward to jumping in when I need alumni assistance or willing to answer my calls when I reach out – and I will personally reach out. Trust me.
Sincerely,
Andrea D. Lyon
Dean, Valparaiso University Law School
Feature Story
Valparaiso University Law School graduates from classes 2003, 2004 and 2005 are coming together to reunite, reconnect and to celebrate the lives of their former classmates and colleagues from law school. The Cluster Reunion weekend is scheduled for October 3- 5, 2014. All events will take place in Valparaiso, IN. Special hotel rates are available for the weekend.
Please review the Cluster Reunion weekend schedule and hotel information here. All events are complimentary except where cost is indicated.
We welcome your feedback! If you have suggestions of what you would like to see, what services you would like provided from your Office of Alumni Relations, please send a note to law.alumni@valpo.edu. In the meantime, be sure to keep your eyes open for this e-newsletter, join/like the Valparaiso Law Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter pages and please join us at an alumni event in the coming year.
CLASS NOTES
CLASS OF 1970
 Stephen K. Todd ‘70, was appointed as the Vice-Chair of the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. read more
CLASS OF 1976
Thomas Kautz ’76, was recognized on the 2015 Best Lawyers in America List. read more
CLASS OF 1983
Leane English Cerven ’83, EVP, General Counsel for Peoples Bank SB, graduated from the ABA Stonier Graduate School of Banking On June 12, 2014... read more
CLASS OF 1985
 Jeff Ramsey ’85, was invited to speak at the St. James Missionary Baptist Church following their mortgage burning ceremony. read more
CLASS OF 2008
 Dominic J. Buttitta, Jr. ’08, was selected as a 2014 Top 100 Trial Layer in the State of Illinois in the area of Criminal Defense Law by The National Trial Lawyers organization. read more
CLASS OF 1988
 Perry J. Browder ’88, has recently been elected as the third vice president of the Illinois Bar Foundation, the charitable arm of the Illinois State Bar Association.read more
CLASS OF 1989
 Honorable Tim A. Baker ’89, was appointed by Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. to a three-year term as Chair of the Federal Judicial Center’s Magistrate Judge Education Committee. read more
CLASS OF 2006
 Kevin W. Vanderground ’06, has joined the firm of Church Church Hittle & Antrim as partner, based in their Merrillville office. read more
CLASS OF 2008
 Zach Hesselbaum ’08, recently received the Board of Directors Award for his distinguished service on the DuPage County Bar Association Elder Law Committee. read more
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EVENTS
October 3-5, 2014
Cluster Reunion 2014 – Classes 2003, 2004 & 2005
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October 9, 2014
5:00 p.m. -6:00 p.m.
ISBA Annual Business Meeting - Valparaiso University Law Reception
Sheraton Hotel at Keystone Crossing - 8787 Keystone Crossing, Indianapolis, IN 46240
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October 10, 2014
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Valparaiso University Homecoming Meet The Dean of the Law School Reception
Harre Union- Brown & Gold Room
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October 15, 2014
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Meet The Dean – Ft. Wayne, IN
Club Soda
235 E Superior St, Fort Wayne, IN 46802
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October 17, 2014
11:30 a.m. -1:00 p.m.
Chicago Quarterly Alumni Luncheon
Pazzo’s
311 S Wacker Dr. Chicago, IL 60606
Lunch Speaker: Judge Kimberly Lewis '99 _____________________________
October 22, 2014
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Meet The Dean – Phoenix, AZ
District American Kitchen & Wine Bar
320 N 3rd St. Phoenix, AZ 85004
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October 30, 2014
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Meet The Dean – Washington, DC
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SAVE THE DATE
November 14, 2014
4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
NWI Volunteer Lawyers, INC.- Civil/Criminal Bench/Bar CLE Reception- Harre Union
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CONTACT
For further information, please contact:
Vanessa Verner
Office of Law Alumni Relations
Valparaiso University Law School
656 S. Greenwich St.
Valparaiso, Indiana 46383-4945
USA
Tel: 219.465.7802
E-mail: Vanessa.Verner@valpo.edu
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