The Hon. John Tinder graduated from the Law School in 1975, with Fred Logan and Jeff Richardson following in 1977. Throughout their long and storied careers, the trio has remained incredibly close, despite living in different parts of the country. In this episode of One More Cold Call, the three alumni talk about their experiences in life and law, and what led them to create a scholarship supporting our students.
Dean Austen Parrish speaks with Gina Brickley Beredo and Cip Beredo, both graduates of the Class of 1999, who now call Cleveland, Ohio home. Gina and Cip have had tremendous careers. Gina is the Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Owens Corning, a Fortune 500 company with more than 19,000 employees. Prior to joining Owens Corning, Gina was General Counsel at Nordson Corporation and before that Chief of Litigation for American Greetings. She began her legal career...
Tony Prather, JD'83, is a senior partner at Barnes & Thornburg, where he has been for more than 20 years. Tony represents management in all aspects of labor and employment law and litigation. Prior to joining Barnes & Thornburg, Tony was in-house counsel for Ameritech Corporation, Firestone Building Products Company, Firestone Industrial Products Company and Firestone Polymers. He twice has served on the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission. On Feb. 4, 2022, Indiana University announced...
Colleen Cotter is a 1990 graduate of the law school and has been the Executive Director of The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland since 2005. Colleen also serves on the Board of Directors of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association and the Saint Luke’s Foundation. She is President of the United Way of Greater Cleveland Council of Agency Executives and has served in many other leadership positions. Last year, she was named by Cleveland-Marshall Law School as one of its 2021 Hall of Fame honorees. S...
Tim is a 1974 graduate of the Law School. He retired from the US Attorney’s Office in Indianapolis in 2011 after 23 years of service. He litigated violent crime, firearms, public corruption, white collar, and national security cases. When he retired he was First Assistant U.S. Attorney, and he had served as interim leader of the office three times during his 23 years--briefly in 1993, from 2000 to 2001, and again for more than three years from 2007 to 2010. Tim started in the office in 1988, aft...
Erin, '00, is an attorney in Chicago with Jenner and Block, where she is the co-chair of the firm's Investigations, Compliance. and Defense Practice, and a member of the firm’s Monitorship Practice. She represents clients across a variety of industries in investigations and complex litigation, including cross-border investigations into financial crimes and corruption. Erin is at the top of her field. Last year, she was named by Crain’s Chicago as one its “Notable Women in Law” in 2020, while in ...
Laurie Robinson Haden is a 1998 graduate of the Law School. During her time in Bloomington, she served as an Associate and then Executive Notes Editor of the Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies. In addition to a spectacular career working at Epstein Becker & Green, Seyfarth Shaw, and at CBS Corporation, Laurie is the founder, president and CEO of Corporate Counsel Women of Color. Corporate Counsel Women of Color is a non-profit professional organization, which Laurie created in 2004 to suppo...
Jamal Sowell, '17, has served most recently as the Florida Secretary of Commerce (the CEO of Enterprise Florida, Inc.), the state's principal economic development organization. He is also a US Marine, a veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Jamal talks about the influence of the law and the military on his career.
Hon. Clarine Nardi Riddle, '74, counsel with Kasowitz, Benson & Torres in Washington, DC, has served as a trial court judge in Connecticut, as chief of staff to Senator Joseph Lieberman, and as the state's only female attorney general. She is also a founder of No Labels, a bi-partisan organization aimed at moving America from old-politics point-scoring to new-politics problem-solving. Clarine shares insights from her wide-ranging career.
Keith, '84, and Joe, '17, Hedinger are president and vice president of Hedinger Beverage Distributing Company and the Dad's Root Beer Company in Jasper, Ind., which also makes Dr. Wells, Bubble-Up, and Suncrest soft drinks. The family has been in the soft-drink business for over 65 years, and this father-son team talk about how the law has helped them build on their company's success.
Kaelyne Yumul Wietelman, an associate at Kelley Drye in Washington, DC, provides advice on how to balance a practice at a highly respected firm with active community and volunteer engagement. In this episode we hear about Kaelyn’s work with the American Bar Foundation and the National Filipino American Lawyers Association.
Heidi Goebel, founder and managing partner of Goebel Anderson PC, describes her path from Indianapolis to Salt Lake City, the importance of mentorship, and how she co-founded what is currently the only certified majority woman-owned and operated law firm in Utah.
Milt Thompson, president and CEO of Grand Slam, talks about turning down a professional baseball career to attend law school, his work with the Pan American Games (including a trip to Cuba where he met with Fidel Castro), and his long-standing leadership of nonprofits and community organizations in Indianapolis.
Scott Breen, the vice president of sustainability at the Can Manufacturers Institute, describes his work and career path and his work with his Sustainability Defined podcast.
