Class Notes

Alex M. Petrik ’11 recently joined the Plunkett Cooney law firm’s insurance law practice group, where he represents property and casualty insurance providers in coverage litigation involving complex issues such as environmental contamination, construction defect, and high-exposure product liability claims. Alex previously worked as a Michigan Court of Appeals clerk for Judge Christopher M. Murray. He is a member of the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association and is active in The Federalist Society and the State Bar of Michigan.

Damon McCormick ’11 joins the Litigation & Dispute Resolution Service Team of the law firm of Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs LLP in their Louisville, Kentucky, office. Damon concentrates his practice on commercial lending transactions and the sale, acquisition, leasing, and development of commercial property.

Matthew Kochevar ’11, ’14 J.D. was appointed as minority counsel to the Indiana Recount Commission on April 29, 2016.

Priyank Jain ’11 M.S. cofounded a startup company in Bangalore, India, named BlogBeats in 2014 and successfully secured pre-Series A funding for his business. BlogBeats is a blogging platform that allows users to engage in live blogging in any micro-location on past, present, and future.

Robin K. Lehninger ’11, who previously worked as a summer associate at the law firm of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C., joins the firm’s Milwaukee office as a member of the Corporate Transactions, Employee Benefits, and Health Care Law teams. She earned her bachelor of arts, summa cum laude, in political science and history from Valparaiso University.

Rachel Evans ’11 earned her master’s in public administration from Drake University in August 2015.