Meet Some of Our Alumni
Nicole Young-Kuykendall, JD'06
A blend of discipline and resilience built Nicole Young-Kuykendall's adaptable personality. Now preparing for the Illinois bar exam, the recent graduate and mother of 2-year-old twins emerges from a transformative decade with a great job and the eagerness to conquer more of life's adventures. more »
Brian Edge, JD'98
Brian Edge sought a legal education because he believes a career should be hewed from passion.
As an attorney with Morrison & Foerster in Washington D.C., a global firm of 1,000 attorneys, Edge used his experience as a former IBM systems analyst and a patent examiner for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to handle trademark prosecution and opposition proceedings, patent prosecution, and technology transactional matters. He often advised entertainment law clients on production, syndication, and artist agreements. more »
Amanda Schneider, JD'06
Amanda Schneider let her heart guide her through law school. Now—with a helpful little nudge from the Kathleen A. Buck Loan Repayment Assistance Program—she's knee-deep in education law, advocating for children with disabilities as the first-ever William Guerri Chair attorney for the Children's Legal Alliance at Legal Services of Eastern Missouri. more »
Jack Bobo, JD'96
While other kids dreamed of firefighters and cowboys, Jack Bobo set his sights on becoming a diplomat. Now fulfilling a childhood dream, Bobo travels the world on a State Department delegate's passport. The policies and agreements he negotiates affect international technology, trade regulation, and the lives of millions of people.
"I am doing exactly what I'd always hoped to do, and that is entirely based on the education I received from Indiana," he says. more »
Angela Karras Neboyskey, JD'00
Angela Karras Neboyskey likes to talk. And she's good at it, too. That may be one reason this 2000 Indiana Law graduate is now a serious, bustling trial lawyer specializing in products liability, professional malpractice, and commercial litigation at Swanson Martin & Bell LLP, a growing, nationally recognized litigation firm. more »
Rapheal M. Prevot Jr., JD'84
Rapheal Prevot Jr.'s job is the stuff of locker room dreams: from his New York City office on Park Avenue, the 1984 graduate serves as labor relations counsel for the National Football League's management council. The job includes defending the NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement and representing teams in disputes with players. The cases he works on make headlines. more »
Lisa McKinney Goldner, JD'92
Goldner, who recently took over as president of the School's Alumni Board,specializes in environmental law, alcohol and tobacco law and equine law at Bose McKinney & Evans LLP. Her advice for today's students: "Apply yourself, get involved in the university and associations, and plan for your future by setting goals." more »
Greg Castanias, JD'90
So far, snapshots of Greg Castanias's young career form an impressive scrapbook.
Last year, the 1990 Indiana Law graduate argued two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. As a partner with Jones Day in Washington, D.C., his counsel has played significant roles in matters such as class action suits, NAFTA investor-state arbitrations, and in intellectual property and technology matters. His client roster, pro bono work, and professional affiliations add to the laundry list of accomplishments. more »
Diana Mercer, JD'88
"Sometimes you find the best things in life in the most unlikely of places," said Diana Mercer, JD'88. For the Indianapolis native, opportunity knocked in the guise of a millennial resolution. On Jan. 1, 2000, Mercer founded Peace Talks Mediation Services, Inc. and opened the door to a new career.
Peace Talks "teams lawyers and therapists as mediators to help couples resolve divorce and custody issues in a sane, sensible, and fair way at a reasonable cost." The former divorce lawyer brought her impressive skill set and sense of purpose to Indiana Law students as a fall 2006 practitioner in residence. more »
Bob and Sylvia Jefferies
When Bob and Sylvia Jefferies first moved to Bloomington in 1963 so that Bob, JD'66, could attend Indiana Law, the two were quite poor—so poor, in fact, they didn't own a telephone or a car. When Bob had his eye on a $150 engagement ring for Sylvia, he needed to borrow the money from his wife-to-be. "I think he borrowed $125 of it," Sylvia muses. more »
Jacqueline A. Simmons, JD'79
Jackie Simmons' expertise began at Indiana Law. Now her storied career finds her an expert on environmental, construction, and real property law, a source on the global marketplace, and an involved, distinguished alumna. more »
Don Dorfman, JD'57
Don Dorfman grew up in Evansville, Ind., but didn't visit Bloomington until high school, when his winning basketball team came to IU's picturesque campus for a semifinals game.
"I never knew such a beautiful campus existed in Southern Indiana. I just fell in love with the School and decided that I would go to Bloomington," he says. more »
Gary Crist, JD'73
Gary Crist established a private sports and entertainment law practice in Jupiter, Fla. In addition to practicing law, he is a freelance author for several golf magazines and a frequent lecturer on sports law and related topics.
He is currently of counsel to a number of golf industry organizations, including the National Golf Foundation, the PGA TOUR Tournaments Association, the International Golf Association and Bear Lakes Country Club in West Palm Beach. more »
Kathleen DeLaney, JD'95
Although she graduated more than 10 years ago, Kathleen DeLaney is still tied to her law school professors.
"[The School of Law] is like a small community. You know the professors, they know you by name. To this day, when I'm stuck on where to go with a problem, I call some of my former professors and bounce ideas around," she said. "They're generous with their time, even though it's been a long time since I was a student." more »
John F. "Jack" Kimberling, JD'50
To call Rushville, Ind., native Jack Kimberling a "distinguished alumnus" doesn't quite cut it.
The now-retired attorney was once referred to in The American Lawyer as one of the top trial lawyers in the country. He is a leading U.S. litigation specialist, widely known as a charter member of the ABA section on litigation, a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, and a veteran of two wars. more »
Bob Lattas, JD'01
When looking at law schools, Robert D. Lattas wanted a "college campus feel" in a town not too far away. He also wanted to study at a top-tier law school in the Big Ten. "Indiana was the perfect choice," he said. more »