Category: 1980s

Matt Pausch retired in September 2025 after 36 years of service in the Department of Defense, including serving as General Counsel of the Defense Logistics Agency and as a Chief Counsel of two Department of Army Legal Centers. In January 2026, he began employment with The Sander Group, PLLC, which provides legal services and consulting on national security, government contracts, compliance, and litigation-related matters.

Tad Daley was the opening speaker at a conference, sponsored by Birkbeck College of the University of London, called “Does the World Need a Government?” His paper will be published next year as the opening chapter in a compendium volume in Springer Publication’s World Systems Evolution and Global Futures series.

Mark Wanda has been named Senior Vice President, Legal & Chief Compliance Officer at Verastem, Inc.

James Marvin retired from his position as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of JBT Marel Corporation in July 2025. He worked for JBT Marel Corporation and its predecessors for 22 years.

Dave Watson is retiring from Reynolds Consume Products, where he served as General Counsel the past 10 years, including during Reynolds 2020 initial public offering.

Justice Debra B Walker of the Illinois Appellate Court, First District, received the Illinois State Bar Association’s Carole Bellows Woman of Influence Award on May 13th. This was very meaningful to Debra because former Judge Carole Bellows, the first female ISBA President and first female President of any statewide bar association in the nation, served as Debra’s presiding judge when she was on the Cook County Circuit Court.

Karen P. Layng was elected in May 2025 as the Chair of the Board of Directors of the American Arbitration Association in its 100th year.

Paul Lisnek recently received the 2025 Alumni Award for Liberal Arts and Sciences, the 2020 Award for Chicago Alumni of the Year (due to Covid, finally presented this year), and the Krannert Award for Alumni Lifetime of Giving.

Illinois Appellate Court Justice Debra B. Walker will receive the Illinois Judges Foundation Distinguished Service Award at the IJF Annual Reception on October 10, 2024.

Dan Slack retired from his role as Executive Director of the Fire & Police Pension Association of Colorado at the end of 2021. He is enjoying free time trail running and climbing mountains in the United States and in Brazil while continuing to serve on the board of directors of Leave No Trace, Inc.