Moritz College of Law - Alumni Relations: This Month @ Moritz (April, 2007)

Issue 54: April, 2007
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Inna Simakovsky ’98 Dedicated to Finding Justice for Immigrant Communities in Central Ohio

“Being part of a person’s naturalization process, especially the swearing-in ceremony, is a powerful and moving experience,” Inna Simakovsky ’98 beamed. “It always brings tears to my eyes and reminds me of my parents’ oath ceremony over twenty-five years ago.” Since June 2004, Inna’s personal experience of immigration has informed her work as the supervising attorney for Community Refugee and Immigration Services (CRIS), a nonprofit organization which offers interpretation, education, employment, and other support services to immigrant and refugee populations in Central Ohio. (Read More)

David Karmol ‘78, on Assignment in Iraq

David Karmol can still remember the day he graduated from the Moritz College of Law. “At the time,” he says, “I had an old ‘67 Chevrolet Impala convertible, bright red, with a red leatherette interior. And the day I graduated in May was warm and sunny and I put the top down, and took a ‘victory spin’ up High Street.” From this sunny beginning it’s been a long road to working for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Iraq, where one receives “stark reminders that we live and work in a war zone.” (Read More)

For Melanye K. Johnson ’96, an Unexpected Path Results in Success

Melanye Johnson ’96 did not anticipate that her career would include an opportunity at science company DuPont. As senior counsel for their Trademark and Copyright Group, she is responsible for managing trademark and copyright litigation, and working with DuPont’s business people and attorneys around the world. She says, “Sometimes the best opportunities are the ones that you never count on—the ones you don’t anticipate. You have to take some risks.” (Read More)

Big Cities Offer New Opportunities for Moritz Students

Moritz students will have five new opportunities this summer to meet private and public sector employers from across the country. The Moritz College of Law has joined with seven other top 20 public law schools to form the National Law School Consortium (NLSC) and present job fairs in New York, Chicago, Washington D.C., San Francisco, and Philadelphia. (Read More)

2007 Barton Memorial Cup Scheduled for June 9 at Golf Club of Dublin

The 2007 Barton Memorial Cup will be held on June 9, 2007 at the Golf Club of Dublin. It will be a modified Ryder Cup match-play format where alumni and faculty will face off against students to determine which side will gain possession of the Barton Memorial Cup. This year’s tournament will feature special guest and legendary two-time Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin. All alumni, students, faculty, and friends of The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law are welcome to participate. Proceeds will benefit the Robert K. Barton Memorial Scholarship Fund. (Read More)

Central Ohio Alumni Invited to Participate in Race Judicata

Join the Moritz Student Bar Association for Race Judicata, a college-wide service event bringing students and alumni together to help student groups raise funds for three charities: Asian American Community Services of Ohio, Save Darfur, and the Capital Area Humane Society. Register online to participate, then join the fun at noon on April 15, 2007 at Beekman Park. Babies in strollers and pets are welcome, too, at this 5K fun walk/run.

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