Chicago Law Class of '95

Quick update...

...from Steve Newman: "All is good in Los Angeles.  I ran into Aparna Sule; our kids attend the same school!"

Davies/Laser update

Mark Davies writes: "So, for the first (maybe second) time in sixteen years, here is a short update from me – Biggest news at our end includes Nicole’s bat mitzvah, adoption of a puppy (goldendoodle), Rachel’s start of a new job (Senior VP at Hattaway Communications), Emily surviving the entry to private high school, and Xander (age 10) starting a C++ course.  Not necessarily in that order, but not necessarily not in that order either.  All the best to everyone."

Eastman Update

John Eastman writes (in the third person): "John Eastman was named Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Organization for Marriage in September.  He continues to direct the Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, which has been active in a number of high profile cases this year.  Their briefing on the issue of legal standing of initiative proponents to defend their initiatives when elected officials refuse to do so was dispositive in the California Supreme Court’s Proposition 8 ruling, and appears headed to a similar successful fate in the Ninth Circuit.  Their request (in support of 26 states) that the Supreme Court take up the Spending Clause issue in the health care litigation was accepted in November.  Their request (in support of Arizona, and on behalf of several members of Congress) that the Supreme Court take up the Arizona immigration law was accepted in December.  And their petition for cert in a major Second Amendment case is currently pending, with the high Court already having shown strong signs of interest by calling for a reply from the California governmental respondents."

Pre-holiday Updates

The updates are starting to come in...don't forget to send yours!

Susan Epstein writes: "I was elected school board president (again).  In July Rob Mahnke (and his family), and I visited Tiffanie DeLiberty in Santa Rosa.  We all had a great time. I also enjoyed catching up with Aparna Sule at the Chicago Law alumi lecture in downtown L.A. in November."

Kathleen McCarthy sent an update: "Aloha and greetings from Hawaii, where I am relaxing after leaving my job at Citigroup Global Markets after almost 11 years. I am headed to RBS later this month where I will be head of litigation for RBS Americas. Other than that, things are good. I was able to visit Paco (Cestero) and his family in Italy before he relocated to Brazil   Also saw Chris Burt and family in LA in the spring and spend a fair bit of time with Meg Keeley."

And it's been a while since I've heard from Jon Savar, so it's lovely to get this update, even with the sad parts...:

Plus side:  three healthy kids
Minus side:  twelve-year-old dog died of a stroke a couple of weeks ago
Plus side:  still have another healthy ten-year-old dog
Minus side:  she's as sad about the other dog's death as I am
Plus side:  both of us have been taking long walks as a way to cope; I've lost over 20 lbs.
Minus side:  don't have much time for long walks anymore now that I have a new job
Plus side:  I have a great new job at a fantastic firm
Minus side:  I have a job

(Photos of the dog and the kids below)