March 2008
Stories About UDM
n/a, Macomb Daily, 03-02-2008
Article summarizing UDM accomplishments and statistical information
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Kirvan, Tom, Detroit Legal News, 03-03-2008
Legislator pulled double duty while in state office
Read moreKirvan, Tom, Flint Legal News, 03-05-2008
Overcoming age obstacles has always been a life-long challenge for Matt Switalski, UDM grad
Read moreMarkowski, Tom, The Detroit News, 03-05-2008
Perry Watson resigns as UDM basketball coach
Read moren/a, WXYZ-TV, 03-05-2008
Perry Watson to retire after 15 years coaching UDM basketball
Read moreEllis, Vince, Detroit Free Press, 03-06-2008
Perry Watson announces retirement after 15 seasons and 30-year career in Detroit
Read moreLast, First, Freep.com, 03-06-2008
Retirement announcement from Perry Watson
Read moreWojnowski, Bob, The Detroit News, 03-06-2008
Project Salute, a cross-country effort aimed at helping veterans get the benefits they deserve, is headed to South Florida
Read moreThe Associated Press, Times Herald, 03-06-2008
Perry Watson resigned Wednesday as basketball coach at UDM after 15 seasons
Read moreMaveal, Gary M., Macomb County Legal, 03-07-2008
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Read moreMaveal, Gary M., Macomb County Legal, 03-07-2008
Consumer groups are pressing our Legislature to redress the Court's perverse struction of the statute
Read moren/a, Niles Daily Star, 03-08-2008
Berrien County continues to show its commitment to servicing Veterans by providing a full time Veterans office.
Read moren/a, Detroit Legal News, 03-10-2008
The Michigan Chapter of the American Constitution Society will present a panel discussion on "The Impact of the Michigan Law (1999-2007)"
Read moreKirvan, Tom, Detroit Legal News, 03-11-2008
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Read moreKirvan, Tom, Detroit Legal News, 03-11-2008
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Read moreKirvan, Tom, Detroit Legal News, 03-11-2008
GM counsel helps school land 'law on wheels' van
Read morePope, Justin, Roanoke Times, 03-11-2008
Washington and Lee plans to have third-year students focus on real-world lawyering.
Read moren/a, News4Jax.com, 03-12-2008
Project Salute is bringing its mobile law office to Jacksonville next week to help low-income veterans with benefit claims and to train lawyers to help vets continue to fight for the benefits they were promised.
Read moreGaither, Keri, Detroit Free Press, 03-13-2008
UDM athletic director writes a letter defending Coach Watson's commitment to academics and athletics.
Read moreKirvan, Tom, Oakland County Legal, 03-14-2008
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Read moreKirvan, Tom, Oakland County Legal, 03-14-2008
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Read moreKirvan, Tom, Oakland County Legal, 03-14-2008
General Motors is donating a specially designed, custom built, state-of-the-art RV for the program
Read moren/a, Oakland County Legal, 03-14-2008
The Michigan Chapter of the American Constitution Society will present a panel discussion on "The Impact of the Michigan Supreme Court on the State of Michigan Law (1999-2007)"
Read moreGordon, Mark C., Oakland County Legal, 03-14-2008
p. 2 of Article "UDM law students: Sucesses on the road"
Read moreGordon, Mark C., Oakland County Legal, 03-14-2008
Recently, UDM School of Law students have been traveling around the country for two different reasons. Some students have been on different teams competing in national moot court competitions;others have been on the road with our national tour to assist veterans.
Read moreKupelian, Vartan, The Detroit News, 03-14-2008
Former University of Detroit men's basketball coach (1973-77) and ESPN analyst Dick Vitale advises UDM's athletic director to choose someone with personality who can excite the community.
Read moreWhitall,Susan, The Detroit News, 03-14-2008
Actress Elaine Stritch recounts her childhood experiences in Detroit during the 1930's and '40's.
Read moreTwentyman, Tim, The Detroit News, 03-14-2008
UDM hosts Midwest Regional Games March 28-30. 49,000 tickets have already been sold.
Read moren/a, Muskegon Chronicle, 03-15-2008
Fremont's Erik Westbrook, a three-time cross country all-state runner, signed a letter of intent earlier this week to compete for UDM
Read moreEllis, Vince, The Detroit Free Press, 03-16-2008
The UDM men's basketball season was plagued by a variety of issues.
Read moreN/A, bocanews.com, 03-17-2008
Robert Zeff, a graduate of the University of Detroit Law School and managing partner of Zeff and Zeff, P.C. has been appointed to the Board of Trustees for the Donna Klein Jewish Academy.
Read moren/a, Boccanews.com, 03-17-2008
Donna Klein Jewish Academy President Michael Lewitt has announced the appointment of two new members to the school’s Board of Trustees: Shelley Wolgin Blick and A. Robert Zeff.
Read moren/a, News4Jax.com, 03-17-2008
Project Salute's mobile law office rolled to Jacksonville on Monday to help low-income veterans with benefit claims and to train lawyers to help vets continue to fight for the benefits they were promised.
Read moreNeddenriep, Kyle, news-leader.com, 03-17-2008
Mark Montgomery, an assistant coach at Michigan State could be a candidate for the men's basketball head coach position open at UDM
Read moreGray, Kathleen, Detroit Free Press, 03-18-2008
Democratic college chief reaches out
Read moreEllis, Vince, The Detroit Free Press, 03-18-2008
Over 240 people gathered at the Detroit Golf Club to honor recently retired Coach Perry Watson.
Read moreJohnson, Tiffany, The Detroit News, 03-18-2008
UDM selects Kelly Brown to receive the American College of Health Care Executives Award.
Read moreMarkowski, Tom, The Detroit News, 03-18-2008
Retirement relieves stress for former UDM men's basketball coach Perry Watson.
Read moreN/A, thetimesherald.com, 03-18-2008
UDM School of Law and the State of Michigan Pro Bono Initiative sponsored a law clinic to train lawyers interested with helping veterans.
Read moren/a, The Times Union, 03-19-2008
Due to overwhelming response, a program to help disabled veterans obtain benefits will extend its stay in Jacksonville through today.
Read moreKerr, Jessie-Lynne, The Times Union, 03-19-2008
The program assists them in dealing with federal benefits issues
Read moreKoelsch, David C., Detroit Legal News, 03-20-2008
Students and their interaction with illegal immigrants in the Immigration Law Clinic
Read moreWeeder, Roger, First Coast News, 03-20-2008
Veterans from across the First Coast are turning to a volunteer legal team working for vets to get them answers about benefits.
Read moreKirvan, Tom, Detroit Legal News, 03-24-2008
Five judges from Russia will visit the Motor City as part of the Open World "Specialized Rule of Law' program
Read moreDubin, Larry, The Detroit News, 03-25-2008
Larry Dubin, professor of law at UDM, believes now that the law process is open to the public, the system of justice will work properly
Read moreGordon, Mark C., Detroit Legal News, 03-26-2008
Word from UDM School of Law Dean Mark C. Gordon
Read moreCleaver, Samantha, The Metro Times, 03-26-2008
After your first career ends, how about teaching?
Read morePatton, Naomi R., Detroit Free Press, 03-27-2008
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Read morePatton, Naomi R., Detroit Free Press, 03-27-2008
All will begin arriving in Detroit today for this weekend's NCAA Midwest Regional men's' basktball games at Ford Field
Read moreRosster, Joe, Detroit Free Press, 03-27-2008
Granholm joins celebration of Detroit nonprofit
Read moreChomin, Linda Ann, Westland Observer, 03-27-2008
Men's conference sponsored by the Archdiocese of Detroit, held at UDM
Read moreChan Ding, Erin, Detroit Free Press, 03-28-2008
UDM's Keri Gaither welcomes hoops fans to the first NCAA men's regionals in Detroit
Read moreChan Ding, Erin, Detroit Free Press, 03-28-2008
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Read moreKirvan, Tom, Macomb County Legal, 03-28-2008
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Read moreKirvan, Tom, Macomb County Legal, 03-28-2008
Gm funds cost of $120,000 vehicle for UDM School of Law veteran tour
Read moren/a, Detroit Legal News, 03-31-2008
Robin E. Dillard, UDM School of Law Alum, will join Potestivo and Associates P.C. as a new associate Attorney
Read moreAst III., William F., Herald-Palladium, 03-31-2008
UDM School of Law students offer legal help to veterans in Berrien County
Read moreMinnis, John, Jackson City Legal News, 03-31-2008
Ten attorneys and law professors cited some 200 court cases and laws and the Michigan Constitution in their stinging indictment of the "Majority of Four" on the Michigan Supremem Court.
Read moreShea, Bill, Crain's Detroit Business, 20-08-3-3-
Private sector money could cut years from process
Read moreSchultz, Marisa, The Detroit News, 20-08-3-3-
After a funding dry spell, the state is geraing up for the largest higher education building boom ever in an effort to kick-start the economy and replace some deteriorating campus buildings.
Read moren/a, The Detroit News, 20-08-3-3-
Gov. Jennifer Granholm has recommended nearly $1 billion in construction projects at 10 universities. Some universities' requests wre not approved due to funding limitations
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Ankeny, Robert, Crain's Detroit Business, 03-03-2008
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Read moreAnkeny, Robert, Crain's Detroit Business, 03-03-2008
City, others review lawsuit, settlement
Read moreAnkeny, Robert, Crain's Detroit Business, 03-03-2008
City, others review lawsuit settlement
Read moreAnstett, Patricia, Freep.com, 03-03-2008
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has spent $1.1 million since Jan. 1 on TV ads in seven major Michigan cities to promote a legislative agenda that would allow the nonprofit to set its own rates for individuals buying health insurance policies.
Read moren/a, Freep.com, 03-06-2008
Legal experts Michael Alan Schwartz, John Brennan, and Larry Dubin give their assessment of the conduct of attorneys in the Detroit police whistle-blower cases
Read moreGranaas, Irena, Detroit Auto Science, 03-10-2008
The Redford Theatre in Redford is honoring the 40th anniversary of the film "Bullitt" by scheduleing several showings of the film.
Read moreMorath, Eric, The Detroit News, 03-10-2008
Auto supplier disagrees with disparaging remarks from key customers Chrysler and Johnson Controls.
Read moreJosar, David and Christime MacDonald, The Detroit News, 03-11-2008
New lead attorney, PR expert have experience in public corruption cases.
Read moreSwickard, Joe and Ben Schmitt, Freep.com, 03-12-2008
Now some legal experts, Detroit City Council members and others say he and his law firm, Morganroth & Morganroth, have overreached by representing Christine Beatty against potential criminal charges in the text message scandal while also defending her and other officials, including Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, in a lawsuit stemming from the 2003 slaying of stripper Tamara Greene.
Read moreRubin, Neal, The Detroit News, 03-12-2008
he Danny Boy Marathon is wearing AJ O'Neil out, and it doesn't even start until Saturday. He's lining up acts: 1,000 vocalists, flutists, harmonica players and even a 20-piece family kazoo band from Port Huron to come sing, pipe, blow and hum "Danny Boy" for 50 solid hours.
Read moreCatallo, Heather, wxyz.com, 03-13-2008
UDM Law legal ethics professor Larry Dubin provides expertise on the investigation into Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's rumored party at the Manoogian Mansion.
Read moreCatallo, Heather, WXYZ.com, 03-13-2008
Attorney General Mike Cox is reopening his investigation into the rumored party at the Manoogian mansion where Tamara Greene is said to have danced.
Read moren/a, Detroit News, 03-17-2008
Investigators looking into the Tamara Greene murder case and the pending civil lawsuit are examining hundreds of thousands city officials' text messages, which could lead to more investigations.
Read moreHicks, Mark, The Detroit News, 03-17-2008
University of Detroit Mercy Law School professor Larry Dubin gives insight into the text message case and scandal.
Read moreSmith, Paul, The Detroit News, 03-17-2008
UDM Marketing Professor Mike Bernacchi provides interesting factoids about St. Patrick's Day.
Read moreSnell, Robert and Christine MacDonald, Detroit News, 03-21-2008
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Read moreSnell, Robert and Christine MacDonald, Detroit News, 03-21-2008
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy will announce MOnday whether Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his former chief of staff will face criminal charges over the text-message scandal and handlig of the $8.4 milliom whistleblower settlement.
Read moreSnell, Robert and Christine MacDonald, The Detroit News, 03-21-2008
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy will announce Monday whether Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his former chief of staff will face criminal charges over the text-message scandal and handling of the $8.4 million whistle-blower settlement.
Read moreGreen, Jennifer, The Ottowa Citizen, 03-23-2008
Why did the resurrected Christ appear first to Mary Magdalene and why did he admonish her, "don't touch me?" Because she was a mere woman? A sexual being? Could he have been a spirit, not a body -- a problem for what would become Christian theology?
Read moreSchmitt, Ben, Freep.com, 03-25-2008
Will she cut a deal? Will she cooperate? Will she testify against the man with whom she had an affair? Those are the questions swirling around Christine Beatty, the former chief of staff to Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.
Read moreKirvan, Tom, Macomb County Legal, 03-25-2008
Five judges from Russia will visit the Motor City as part of the Open World "Specialized Rule of Law" program.
Read moreTrowbridge, Gordon, The Detroit News, 03-25-2008
Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's supporters are still supporters. His critics remain critics. The city's business elite largely remains on the sidelines. And the city's residents remain worried, and baffled.
Read moreAshenfelter, David and Joe Swickard, Freep.Com, 03-26-2008
The Michigan Attorney Grievance Commission is investigating the conduct of at least 10 lawyers, including Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, involved in last year's $8.4-million police whistle-blower lawsuit settlement that hid damaging text messages between the mayor and his then-chief of staff, Christine Beatty.
Read moreSchmitt, Ben, Zachary Gorchow and Joe Swickard, Freep.Com, 03-27-2008
He advises mayor, drops work for city
Read moreAnstett, Patricia, Freep.com, 20-08-3-3-
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has spent $1.1 million since Jan 1. on TV ads in seven major MIchigan cities to promote a legislative agenda that would allow the nonprofit to set its own rates for individuals buying health insurance policies
Read moreStories about UDM students/alumni
Baran, Denise M., Herald News, 03-03-2008
onjure up in your mind a traditional religious brother. Chances are it will not be lawyer and Lewis University English professor Brother Owen Meegan, a man with a kaleidoscope of interests and a knack for sharing them with other people.
Read moren/a, The Earth Times, 03-03-2008
Joe DiMeglio, appointed Vice President of Engagement Management, graduate of University of Detroit
Read moreKirvan, Tom, Flint Legal News, 03-05-2008
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Read moreKirvan, Tom, Flint Legal News, 03-05-2008
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Read moreZinkisky, Pamela A., MLive.com, 03-06-2008
Profile of Stephanie Bergeron
Read moren/a, Royal Oak Mirroe, 03-09-2008
David D. Sprague of Birmingham has opened the Law Offices of David D. Sprague in Royal Oak
Read moreMullen, Roneisha, The Flint Journal, 03-09-2008
lex Kuch grew up in Grand Blanc and was headed for life as a lawyer when he had a change of heart. Now, he lives in a small village in Romania where the mayor is the only person in town with a car and with Internet access.
Read moreMullen, Roneisha, Flint Journal, 03-10-2008
UDM alumni in rural Romania for Peace Corps
Read moren/a, Reed Business Information, 03-10-2008
Hobbs+Black announcing the addition of 15 individuals to the firm's Ann Arbor staff.
Read moreN/A, Earthtimes.org, 03-12-2008
University of Detroit Mercy Law graduate Susan Ameel is the new General Counsel for ESP Technologies. The company provides broker-neutral global order routing and post-trade management.
Read moren/a, The Earth Times, 03-12-2008
THE Buy-Side Solution, providing broker-neutral global order routing, post-trade management technology and centralized aggregated settlement services, announced today the appointment of Susan Ameel as General Counsel, responsible for the Company's legal and compliance functions.
Read moreBrioso-Branch, Karen, The Tampa Bay Tribune, 03-13-2008
Mobile Law School travels to Tampa to assist veterans with benefit battles.
Read moren/a, CNW Group, 03-14-2008
Primary Energy Recycling Corporation (the "Company") (TSX: PRI.UN) announced today that Mr. Lorie Waisberg has been unanimously appointed to its Board of Directors to fill the vacancy left by Mr. Brian T. Vaasjo, who resigned from the Board effective February 29, 2008.
Read moreBoss, Charlie, The Columbus Dispatch, 03-14-2008
Brian P. Nedwek will become the 14th president of Ohio Dominican University. He has years of experience in Catholic higher education including a stint at UDM.
Read moreGenoff, Emily Prawdzik, Oakland Press, 03-15-2008
Lauren Wolfe, second-year las student at UDM, is also one of Michigan's 28 superdelegates
Read moren/a, BoccaNews.com, 03-17-2008
Donna Klein Jewish Academy President Michael Lewitt has announced the appointment of two new members to the school’s Board of Trustees: Shelley Wolgin Blick and A. Robert Zeff.
Read moreN/A, CNW Group, 03-17-2008
Rodney Boulanger, MBA from University of Detroit has been appointed to the Board of Directors at Primary Energy Recycling Corporation in Oakbrook, IL.
Read moreGenoff, Emily Prawdzik, Daily Tribune, 03-17-2008
Article on UDM law student Lauren Wolfe
Read moreLangley, Stacy, Huron Daily Tribune, 03-17-2008
The Huron County Prosecutor's office recently hired Port Hope grad Jessica L. Testolin
Read moreBrandert, Melanie, argusleader.com, 03-18-2008
Barabara Schirmer, special assistant to the president at UDM is among the top 4 finalists up for the position of provost at University of South Dakota.
Read moren/a, Detroit News, 03-18-2008
Kelly Brown to receive the American College of Health Care Executives Award
Read moreN/A, hollandsentinel.com, 03-18-2008
UDM Law School graduate and Ottawa County Circuit Court Chief Judge Ed Post will share photos at program.
Read moren/a, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 03-18-2008
Among the 28 Democratic superdelegates from Michigan who are still hoping to be counted at the party’s national convention this summer is Lauren Wolfe, a law-school student who is president of the College Democrats of America.
Read moreGray, Kathleen, The Detroit Free Press, 03-18-2008
Lauren Wolfe, a 2nd year law student at UDM Law School is one of the 38 the Democratic superdelegates from Michigan.
Read moren/a, Bay Voice, 03-19-2008
announcement: Christina Johnson has completed her master's degree in clinical psychology from UDM in Dec. 2007.
Read moreGohs, Benjamin, Charlevoix Courier, 03-19-2008
Local dentist heads for Tenessee, sells practice
Read moreGray, Kathleen, Freep.com, 03-19-2008
Sen. Hillary Clinton challenged her Democratic opponent Sen. Barack Obama to support a primary election that will allow Michigan voters to have a voice in the selection of the next president.
Read moreKerr, Paul W., Huron Beach Times, 03-19-2008
Jessica Testolin new Huron County assistant prosecutor
Read moreKerr, Paul W., Newsweekly, 03-19-2008
Jessica Testolin, UDM law alum, hired as assistant prosecutor
Read moren/a, Romeo Observer, 03-19-2008
The Mount Clemens Regional Healthcare Foundation has named Terri LeClair as its new director
Read moreLechel, Amanda, Citizen, 03-22-2008
UDM standout Kristin Martin to coach BHS varsity softball
Read moren/a, freep.com, 03-25-2008
The prosecution team assembled to build the case against Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and Christine Beatty honed their courtroom moves and legal skills in some of Detroit highest profile -- and sometimes racially-tense -- trials.
Read moreRossiter, Joe, Freep.Com, 03-27-2008
Detroit nonprofit has been around 40 years
Read moreLim, Louisa, The Star Online, 03-29-2008
Akhbar Satar has turned humanity’s quest for truth and justice into a million-ringgit business. P.S. He’s a private investigator.
Read moreGallagher, Hugh, Plymouth Observer, 03-30-2008
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Read moreGallagher, Hugh, Plymouth Observer, 03-30-2008
For William Motts II, being a child on Detroit's west side was a life of constand chaos.
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Maletsky, Christof, The Free Press of Namibia, 03-26-2008
A STALWART in the struggle for Independence, who also went on to become Namibia's first Minister of Tourism, Niko Bessinger (59), has passed away.
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