Commencement
After a long hiatus due to the pandemic, the Law School community returned to the Detroit Opera House to celebrate graduates and their numerous accomplishments: collectively donating nearly 2,400 hours of pro bono service, competing in moot court and mock trial teams that placed in the top tiers of national and international competitions, publishing notable legal scholarship on issues surrounding COVID-19, and driving conversations about diversity and inclusion in the legal profession.

Fadwa Hammoud ’10, Michigan solicitor general and the first Arab American Muslim woman to argue before the United States Supreme Court, delivered the keynote address. Read more about Hammoud on Page 8.

Congratulations class of 2022!
Recipients of degrees in law

December 2021

Juris doctor

Matthew J. Antoniou
Alvin Smith Bates III
Melissa Chapman
Rodney Kenneth Dean
Thomas Bains Dircks
Matthew Enright

Master of laws in corporate and finance law

Jennifer Lynn Domingue

Jalen R. Farmer
Grace Anne Frazee
Ramy Youssef Karnib
Hamad Baig Mirza
Aubrey Marie Ritz
Ian Thomas Striz Jr.
Maria Tarasevich
Gregory Edward Tchorz
Brittany C. White
Michael A. Yarandi
Basem Younis
Candidates for degrees in law

May 2022

Juris doctor

Morgan Elizabeth Ameel
Kassem Amine
Mikaela Amira Armstead
Daniel David Ayyash
Nicholas T. Badalamenti
Henry Ballout
Miranda M. Boulahanis
Lauren F. Bowen
Rachel Grace Caloia
Marie Louise Carp
Cloie Yola Chidiac
Kevin Michael Chrustowski
Kaitlyn M. Clements
Jessica Flory Davidova
Joseph Richard DeFever
John Anthony Degnore
Erin Brewster Deschamps
Emma Dietz-Jacob
Sean M. Farrell
Parker Jacob Feldman
Matthew Robert Fleming
Nicholas Philip Goodenow
Devon Elizabeth Graham-Aiyash
Tess Elizabeth Haadsma
Andre M. Hage
Lauren A. Hall
Martha Lee Hannah
Paige Alexandra Henry
Abigail R. Hester
Kiya Renea Hickman
Michael J. Hudson
Lily A. Indenbaum
Andrew Lee Johnson VI
Charles C. Kadado
Yasmeen A. Kaddouh
Andrew Michael Kas-Marogi
Trevor James Katona
Thomas Andrew Keating
Sathe Sami Ali Hiram Khaldi
Danielle M. Kus
Lindsey M. LaForest
Tyler Joseph Langley
Sarah Ann LaSata
Davi Lev Lebow
Madison J. Light
Shelby Gale Lubienski
Scott A. S. MacKenzie
Katelyn Michele Maddock
Elle Madsen
James Martines
Michelle Leigh Mayfield
Kevin Michael Mazure
Chris Mene
Alexa Danielle Methner
Sara Mickovic
Aaron Mitchell Miller
Abram G. Miller
Daniel P. Mixer
Ashley Dominique Moton
Lydia Ellise Munn
Anuja A. Nandi
Amber Rachel Neely
Steven Allan Nelson
Natalie C. Pate
Rachel Catherine Grace Patterson
Chrisoula J. Pitses
Daniel Joseph Porcerelli
Piero G. Postigo-Beltran
Danielle N. Romano
Charles Safilian
Hassan Ali Saleh
Alia Sareini
Sarah Anna Schade
Hailey Kathleen Schimmel
David M. Schulte
Alyssa Marie Segura
Sean Michael Serafini
Sydney Jane Sexton
Alec Jay Shapiro
Aleanna Terese Siacon
Katherine Ann Smigelski
Brandon Spalding
Elizabeth M. Stapleton
Jacob Patrick Stropes
McKenna L. Thayer
Yvonne Estelle Tirakian
Allison C. Tuohy
Zachary M. Ulewicz
Nichole Grace Van Blaricum
Joel VanderMale
Muthu Subbu Veerappan
Marissa Jeanette Voiles
David B. Wakefield
Nathan Ryan Walker
Mickenzie S. Wheeler
Emily Tyanna Williams
Brandon Joseph Wright
Loren T. Yaldo
Scott L. Yono
Sierra Rae Yslas

Master of laws in corporate and finance law

Vaishnavi Ramesh

Master of laws in taxation

Jared M. Groth

August 2022

Juris doctor

Jeffrey Alexander Garland
Jordan Merrill Goldberg
Matthew Haupt
Lindsey Helen Jemison
Pierce James Polasek
John Charles Reynolds
Shirley Marilyn Rivas
Christopher Ryan
Recipients of degrees in law

December 2021

Juris doctor

Matthew J. Antoniou
Alvin Smith Bates III
Melissa Chapman
Rodney Kenneth Dean
Thomas Bains Dircks
Matthew Enright
Jalen R. Farmer
Grace Anne Frazee
Ramy Youssef Karnib
Hamad Baig Mirza
Aubrey Marie Ritz
Ian Thomas Striz Jr.
Maria Tarasevich
Gregory Edward Tchorz
Brittany C. White
Michael A. Yarandi
Basem Younis

Master of laws in corporate and finance law

Jennifer Lynn Domingue

Candidates for degrees in law

May 2022

Juris doctor

Morgan Elizabeth Ameel
Kassem Amine
Mikaela Amira Armstead
Daniel David Ayyash
Nicholas T. Badalamenti
Henry Ballout
Miranda M. Boulahanis
Lauren F. Bowen
Rachel Grace Caloia
Marie Louise Carp
Cloie Yola Chidiac
Kevin Michael Chrustowski
Kaitlyn M. Clements
Jessica Flory Davidova
Joseph Richard DeFever
John Anthony Degnore
Erin Brewster Deschamps
Emma Dietz-Jacob
Sean M. Farrell
Parker Jacob Feldman
Matthew Robert Fleming
Nicholas Philip Goodenow
Devon Elizabeth Graham-Aiyash
Tess Elizabeth Haadsma
Andre M. Hage
Lauren A. Hall
Martha Lee Hannah
Paige Alexandra Henry
Abigail R. Hester
Kiya Renea Hickman
Michael J. Hudson
Lily A. Indenbaum
Andrew Lee Johnson VI
Charles C. Kadado
Yasmeen A. Kaddouh
Andrew Michael Kas-Marogi
Trevor James Katona
Thomas Andrew Keating
Sathe Sami Ali Hiram Khaldi
Danielle M. Kus
Lindsey M. LaForest
Tyler Joseph Langley
Sarah Ann LaSata
Davi Lev Lebow
Madison J. Light
Shelby Gale Lubienski
Scott A. S. MacKenzie
Katelyn Michele Maddock
Elle Madsen
James Martines
Michelle Leigh Mayfield
Kevin Michael Mazure
Chris Mene
Alexa Danielle Methner
Sara Mickovic
Aaron Mitchell Miller
Abram G. Miller
Daniel P. Mixer
Ashley Dominique Moton
Lydia Ellise Munn
Anuja A. Nandi
Amber Rachel Neely
Steven Allan Nelson
Natalie C. Pate
Rachel Catherine Grace Patterson
Chrisoula J. Pitses
Daniel Joseph Porcerelli
Piero G. Postigo-Beltran
Danielle N. Romano
Charles Safilian
Hassan Ali Saleh
Alia Sareini
Sarah Anna Schade
Hailey Kathleen Schimmel
David M. Schulte
Alyssa Marie Segura
Sean Michael Serafini
Sydney Jane Sexton
Alec Jay Shapiro
Aleanna Terese Siacon
Katherine Ann Smigelski
Brandon Spalding
Elizabeth M. Stapleton
Jacob Patrick Stropes
McKenna L. Thayer
Yvonne Estelle Tirakian
Allison C. Tuohy
Zachary M. Ulewicz
Nichole Grace Van Blaricum
Joel VanderMale
Muthu Subbu Veerappan
Marissa Jeanette Voiles
David B. Wakefield
Nathan Ryan Walker
Mickenzie S. Wheeler
Emily Tyanna Williams
Brandon Joseph Wright
Loren T. Yaldo
Scott L. Yono
Sierra Rae Yslas

Master of laws in corporate and finance law

Vaishnavi Ramesh

Master of laws in taxation

Jared M. Groth

August 2022

Juris doctor

Jeffrey Alexander Garland
Jordan Merrill Goldberg
Matthew Haupt
Lindsey Helen Jemison
Pierce James Polasek
John Charles Reynolds
Shirley Marilyn Rivas
Christopher Ryan

Various pictures of school graduates
4 pictures of school graduates
Scale icon with "In Memory" underneath
Zahraa Alkhafaji, a beloved member of the 2022 graduating class who studied law because she wanted to improve the lives of others, died in November 2020 following a battle with cancer.