http://www.law.illinois.edu/rss/class-notes Stay updated on your fellow alums' activities. 60 http://www.law.illinois.edu/rss/class-notes 1999 Class Notes Aalok Virmani, '99, was promoted to senior vice president at Equity International, a Chicago based private equity firm. 683 Sun, 13 May 2012 12:32:42 GMT http://www.law.illinois.edu/rss/class-notes 1953 Class Notes Carl H. Stowe, ’53, of Greenville, Illinois, passed away on September 15, 2009 at the age of 89. After graduation, Mr. Stowe served as Bond County States Attorney from 1956 to 1960, conducted a simultaneous private practice, and thereafter taught in business and public schools, and beginning in 1981, engaged in private practice with his son, Charles K. Stowe. He was an Honorary Member of the Illinois State Bar Association and in 2003 he celebrated his 50th year as an attorney. He served in England and France with the Army–Air Force during World War II. 682 Fri, 11 May 2012 00:37:44 GMT http://www.law.illinois.edu/rss/class-notes 1967 Class Notes Peter R. Sonderby, JD '67, has been chosen to receive an Award for Excellence in Pro Bono Service by the United States District Court of the Northern District of Illinois, in conjunction with the Chicago Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. 681 Fri, 11 May 2012 00:35:07 GMT http://www.law.illinois.edu/rss/class-notes 1973 Class Notes Thompson Coburn partner Mike Lause, JD '73, was named the 2012 St. Louis Corporate Lawyer of the Year by The Best Lawyers in America. Lause is chair of the firm’s Corporate Department and a member of its executive Committee. He also serves as chair of the firm's Public Finance and Public Law group. 680 Tue, 08 May 2012 03:52:33 GMT http://www.law.illinois.edu/rss/class-notes 1970 Class Notes George Ripplinger, principal of the law firm Ripplinger and Zimmer, LLC, of Belleville, Illinois and St. Louis, Missouri, has been appointed Secretary of the Standing Committee on Legal Education, Admission and Competence. He has also been re-appointed to the Illinois State Bar Association Standing Committee on Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Action. 679 Tue, 08 May 2012 00:01:15 GMT http://www.law.illinois.edu/rss/class-notes 2006 Class Notes Ryan Gammelgard, JD '06 received the 2012 Young Lawyer of the Year Award from the McLean County Bar Association. Evaluation criteria for the award include employment history, individual achievements in the practice of law, service to the bar, and community/pro bono service. 678 Sun, 06 May 2012 12:33:01 GMT http://www.law.illinois.edu/rss/class-notes 1990 Class Notes Robert C. Feldmeier, a partner in Schiff Hardin’s Litigation Group, passed away after a long illness on April 29, 2012, at age 46. In a firm-wide communication, Robert H. Riley, Chairman of Schiff Hardin, saluted Mr. Feldmeier, “He will be remembered at the firm as an outstanding lawyer and an even better person.” Mr. Feldmeier represented a variety of clients in connection with complex breach of contract, business tort and related proceedings. He litigated bench and jury trials in state and federal courts, as well as in extensive arbitration hearings in complex reinsurance and other matters. Mr. Feldmeier is survived by his wife Kathleen and children Kelsey, Meghan, Danny, and Patrick. 677 Wed, 02 May 2012 00:15:21 GMT http://www.law.illinois.edu/rss/class-notes 1996 Class Notes After spending over the last 8 years in-house at Alliance HealthCare Services and, for several years before that, working at healthcare law firms and clerking for a federal judge, Robert Polisky '96 has opened his own law practice in Los Angeles, Law Offices of Robert A. Polisky. Robert's practice specializes in healthcare transactions and regulatory compliance and focuses on the representation of healthcare providers. 676 Tue, 01 May 2012 02:54:50 GMT http://www.law.illinois.edu/rss/class-notes 1992 Class Notes Steven L. Snyder, JD '92, former in-house counsel at GE Aviation in Cincinnati, has joined Dinsmore. Snyder will be based in Dinsmore’s Charleston office, where he will continue to practice labor and employment and privacy law, as well as general civil litigation. 675 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:26:10 GMT