Robert L. Watson died Saturday, January 11, 2025, surrounded by his family at the age of 87.
Author: Chris Davies
Susana Lum ’21
Boston law firm Sherin and Lodgen LLP announced the addition of Susana J. Lum as an associate in the firm’s distinguished Real Estate Department in February 2025.
Michael Babbit ’08
Mike Babbitt passed away on February 3, 2025, at the age of 42.
Allen E. Jacobs ’68
After 55 years as a practicing attorney, Allen Jacobs has retired as of January 31, 2023.
Michael Kreloff ’71
Michael Kreloff announced his retirement from the practice of law as of December 31, 2024. Known as “one of the top ten Illinois Election Lawyers (because there are only seven),” he will continue to advise local and national candidates of the Democratic Party.
Richard Starnes ’96
This past October, Richard Starnes retired from the State of Missouri after serving as an Assistant Attorney General for 23 years. A member of the Attorney General’s Office’s Criminal Appeals Unit, Richard represented the state in hundreds of cases before the Missouri Court of Appeals, Missouri Supreme Court, and U.S. Supreme Court. Richard now serves […]
William Ahlenius ’61
William “Bill” Matheson Ahlenius passed away on December 18, 2024. Bill was a double Illini and a proud veteran of the U.S. Navy. He served as an instructor at the U.S. Naval Academy and ultimately achieved the rank of Commander. Bill spent the majority of his career at the Peoria, Illinois, firm of Swain, Johnson, […]
David Murray ’60
David Murray, retired partner of Ward Murray Pace and Johnson of Sterling, Illinois, was awarded the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award by the FAA for 50 years of safe flying without an accident or violation of an FAA regulation.
Tom Stipanowich ’80
Tom Stipanowich, William H. Webster Chair in Dispute Resolution and Professor at Pepperdine’s Caruso School of Law, recently received Pepperdine’s Howard A White Award for Excellence in Teaching. Stipanowich, a nationally known scholar on arbitration and mediation law and practice, was also named to the California Dispute Resolution Hall of Fame by the California Lawyers […]
American College of Bankruptcy names Joshua Livingston ’25 a Distinguished Bankruptcy Student
The American College of Bankruptcy has selected Joshua Livingston ’25 as the Seventh Circuit Distinguished Bankruptcy Law Student for 2025. Distinguished Bankruptcy Law Students are selected annually for each Circuit based on their academic excellence, professional accomplishments in bankruptcy or restructuring-related courses, passion for restructuring and insolvency, and commitment to public service and pro bono […]