Remembering those in our Law School community who have recently passed.

1955

WALLACE STENHOUSE JR.
August 17, 2025
Stenhouse served in the US Navy before completing his undergraduate degree at Yale University and enrolling in the Law School. He practiced law for seven years before joining American Reserve Corporation, where he became chief executive officer and was elected international president of the Chief Executives Organization. An expert sailor, Stenhouse was a world ocean-racing champion and served on the boards of the US Naval Academy Sailing Foundation, the Chicago International Film Festival, and Special Children’s Charities of Chicago.

1961

LARRY SCRIGGINS
March 31, 2025
Scriggins was a graduate of Middlebury College. A longtime partner at Piper & Marbury, he specialized in corporate business law and chaired the American Bar Association’s Corporate, Banking, and Business Law Section and its Committee on Corporate Law. He served on the boards of the Baltimore Symphony, the National Aquarium, and Center Stage, and was twice president of the Center Club. In retirement, Scriggins joined the boards of Four Seasons Hotels and The Chronicle of Higher Education. A resident of Winchester, Virginia, and Great Cacapon, West Virginia, he enjoyed travel, tennis, and gardening.

1949

ROBERT CROWE
September 23, 2025
Crowe earned a bachelor’s degree from the College. He enlisted in the US Army Air Forces during World War II and flew thirty-five missions over occupied Europe as a bombardier. He practiced law privately before serving as vice president and chief legal counsel of R. R. Donnelley. A pioneer in mediation, he also established one of the first mediation firms in Illinois. Crowe was active with Winnetka Presbyterian Church and Good News Partners. He lived in Northfield, Illinois, and enjoyed piano and tennis.

JOHN KURTOCK JR.
July 31, 2025
Kurtock earned a bachelor’s degree from Illinois College. He had a long career with State Farm, rising to assistant vice president and serving as chair of multiple insurance industry arbitration committees. He also published articles in a number of professional journals, was a frequent speaker at legal and insurance forums, and was active in the Young Men’s Club of Bloomington, Illinois.

1954

LEE VICKMAN
October 18, 2025
A graduate of the College, Vickman had a career in law and real estate brokerage. He loved cooking and singing and was a member of several choirs. He lived in Sarasota, Florida.

1958

DONALD GREEN
August 4, 2025
Green was an alumnus of the College. He served with the US Army Counterintelligence Corps in Vienna, Austria, and later practiced corporate law in Chicago and elsewhere. He lived in Coral Gables, Florida.

1959

DAVID T. FRIED
September 19, 2025
Fried earned two undergraduate degrees at the College and graduated from the Law School at age 21. He began his career at the American Bar Association, where his leadership and advocacy helped create and establish the paralegal profession. Fried then served as general counsel of the Illinois Housing Development Authority, advancing integrated housing, and held leadership roles with Mortgage Guarantee Insurance Corp and Macan Engineering. A lifelong Hyde Park resident, he supervised the planting of 14,500 trees near the Midway Plaisance and enjoyed mornings at the Medici with friends.

1960

JAMES WELCH
July 23, 2025

1962

ROBERT DON
October 20, 2025
Don served in the US Army after earning his undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado–Boulder. He practiced law briefly and then joined his family’s food service supply business, Edward Don & Company, where he became CEO and chair. He served on the board of Jewish Children and Family Services and led the Chicago chapter of the American Institute of Wine & Food. An avid sailor and adventurer, Don lived in Wilmette, Illinois.

1963

DENNIS TUCHLER
November 30, 2025
Tuchler earned his undergraduate degree at Reed College. He practiced law briefly in Washington, DC, before joining the faculty at St. Louis University School of Law, where he taught for more than forty years and was honored with the Thompson & Mitchell Award for Outstanding Faculty Scholarship. He was an avid supporter of arts organizations, including the St. Louis Symphony and the Opera Theatre of St. Louis, and also enjoyed hiking and bicycling.

PAUL WISNER
November 17, 2025
Wisner practiced law in Chicago, specializing in fire loss litigation, and spent four years as director of the Illinois Department of Human Resources. Travel, reading, theater, art, and the Chicago Symphony were among his many interests. He was also a lifelong fan of the Chicago White Sox.

1965

RONALD BOYER
September 19, 2025
Boyer earned a bachelor’s degree at the University of Illinois. He served in the US Army and then practiced law in eastern Illinois; he was the state’s attorney in Iroquois County for eight years. He loved the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago Bears, and the University of Illinois Fighting Illini; he also enjoyed traveling. Boyer lived in Watseka, Illinois.

PHILIP HABLUTZEL
January 6, 2026
Hablutzel was a graduate of Louisiana State University and held a master’s degree from the University. During a long career at Chicago-Kent College of Law, he taught a wide range of classes and founded the college’s graduate program in financial services law. He also served as director of the Institute of Illinois Business Law, was a member of many statewide legislative task forces, and coauthored a number of publications and model national and state laws, including the code that became the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act of 1972. Hablutzel lived in Durham, North Carolina.

L. JORN DAKIN
September 24, 2025
Dakin was a lifelong scholar who completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan, received an MBA and pursued doctoral work in economics at the University, and earned an LLM at George Mason University. He taught at the University of Kansas and the University of North Florida before becoming an attorney with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Washington, DC. A devoted volunteer, he was active in the Universalist National Memorial Church and community activities. In retirement, he traveled widely and enjoyed reading and fitness.

WILLIAM HANLEY
December 8, 2025
Hanley was a graduate of the University of Notre Dame. He began his legal career at Kahn, Adsit and Arnstein in Chicago and later worked in Springfield, Illinois, serving as legislative counsel to Governor Richard B. Ogilvie, a Ford Foundation fellow, and a member of the Institute of Government and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois. Hanley also chaired the Illinois Secretary of State’s advisory council on public records and privacy, and was general counsel to the Illinois Community College Board. He practiced law in Springfield until opening his own practice in Maine, where he was deeply involved in civic activities. He lived in Brooklin, Maine.

HUDSON JANISCH
July 27, 2025
Janisch studied at Rhodes University in his home country of South Africa, then graduated from Cambridge University and earned three degrees from the Law School: an MCL, an LLM, and a JSD. A longtime professor of administrative, tort, and telecommunications law, he spent most of his career at the University of Toronto and coauthored a widely used textbook. Janisch continued to teach after retiring and served as the inaugural TransCanada Chair in Administrative and Regulatory Law at the University of Alberta. In 2005, he was inducted into Canada's Telecommunications Hall of Fame. He lived in Victoria, British Columbia.

A. LARKIN KIRKMAN
October 27, 2025
A University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill graduate, Kirkman went on to earn a PhD in history at Stanford University after completing his JD. He taught history at California State University, Hayward, and Virginia Tech and then returned to North Carolina to practice law. Kirkman was an avid hiker and helped build the Mountains-to-Sea Trail that spans North Carolina; he also loved to travel, bicycle, and read.

1967

RICHARD GRAND-JEAN
January 16, 2026
Grand-Jean was an alumnus of Princeton University. He helped open the London office of Salomon Brothers, Inc., where he later became a partner, and went on to establish and run other financial firms. A founder of Democrats Abroad in London, he worked on Eugene McCarthy’s 1968 presidential campaign and remained a lifelong political activist. Grand-Jean helped launch the Santa Barbara Independent and served on nonprofit boards that included those of the Film Society of Lincoln Center and the Museum of the Moving Image. He was a passionate tennis player, Chelsea Football Club supporter, and reader.

CAROLE ANNE HUGHES
July 26, 2025
Hughes was a graduate of the College and earned a master’s degree in social work at the University before enrolling in the Law School. She lived in San Francisco, California.

FRANK E. “BO” WOOD
July 29, 2025
After undergraduate study at Harvard and earning his JD, Wood joined his father to found WEBN radio in Cincinnati, Ohio. He later became president of Jacor Communications and owned a number of radio stations before shifting his focus to venture capital. Wood helped create the Cincinnati celebration now known as Riverfest and was named the city’s first (and only) Commissioner of Fun.

1968

FRED ALTSHULER
November 20, 2024
Altshuler earned a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University. He clerked for Judge John Godbold of the Fifth US Circuit Court of Appeals and worked for California Rural Legal Assistance before serving on the US House Judiciary Committee’s bipartisan staff during the Richard Nixon impeachment inquiry. He later cofounded the firm of Altshuler Berzon, focusing on labor, environmental, and public interest litigation. He also served on nonprofit and civic boards, including those of Public Advocates Inc. and California Rural Legal Assistance. Altshuler lived in San Francisco and enjoyed classical music, cycling, travel, and history.

CHARLES MARVIN
October 22, 2025
Marvin, a University of Kansas alumnus, was a Fulbright Scholar and earned both his JD and MCL at the Law School. After working for the Canadian government, he taught at Villanova University, Georgia State University, and the Riga Graduate School of Law in Latvia. He returned often to Latvia to teach and vacation. Marvin traveled to more than seventy countries and was well versed in history, politics, art, and culture. He lived in Atlanta, Georgia.

JAN SAGETT
December 23, 2024
Sagett earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He lived in Bonita Springs, Florida.

1969

ROBERT BARNETT
September 26, 2025
Barnett earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin. He clerked for Associate Justice Byron White of the US Supreme Court and first worked in politics as a legislative aide to Senator Walter F. Mondale of Minnesota. A longtime partner at Williams & Connolly, he represented prominent political figures, journalists, and commentators across the ideological spectrum, negotiating major book, television, and speaking deals. Deeply involved in national politics, he worked on ten presidential campaigns and was a frequent debate-preparation surrogate for presidential and vice-presidential candidates. Barnett lived in Washington, DC.

1970

ERICA DOLGIN
December 25, 2025
Dolgin was a University of Michigan graduate and also held a master’s degree in public administration from Harvard University. She spent many years as an environmental attorney and coauthored the foundational textbook Federal Environmental Law.

1972

STANLEY FISCHER
September 20, 2025
Fischer served in the US Army Intelligence Corps after high school and then attended Wilbur Wright College and the University of Illinois. He worked for attorney and political activist Ralph Nader as a consumer protection advocate before joining the Alaska Department of Law, where he helped establish the Consumer Protection Section. Fischer practiced law in Kodiak and was chief of the attorney general’s office in Anchorage; later, he earned a master’s degree in teaching and taught English to high school students and English-language learners. He loved camping, fishing, hiking, and biking.

1981

FRANK PLIMPTON
April 13, 2025
Plimpton was a Harvard University graduate and also earned an MBA at the University. He was a litigation and bankruptcy lawyer at Milbank Tweed, an investment banker at Paine Webber and Salomon Brothers, and a partner at private equity firm MatlinPatterson. He served on a number of corporate boards, including those of RailWorks, NRG, National Holdings Corp, and XLHealth. He spent summers in Maine and loved photography, skiing, bicycling, gardening, and birdwatching.

1984

CARLOTTA RICE
August 22, 2025
Rice graduated from Smith College and worked at House & Garden magazine before entering law school. She focused on commercial real estate law at Piper Marbury Rudnick & Wolfe in Chicago and later worked in Stamford, Connecticut, at the firm now known as Day Pitney. She later became a corporate lawyer at United Distillers (now Diageo) and handled legal affairs for the consulting firm BlessingWhite. Rice was a certified ESL literacy tutor and a certified master gardener, and volunteered for the nonprofit Womanspace. She lived in Princeton, New Jersey.

STAFF

SUSAN STAAB
JANUARY 4, 2026

The Law School is deeply saddened by the passing of our colleague Susan Staab, senior director of judicial clerkships. For more than two decades, Staab was an invaluable member of our community and of the Career Services team. She worked with thousands of students and alumni in their quest for clerkships and was a nationally respected leader in clerkship advising. Donations in Staab’s memory may be made to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation.