Some Outstanding J.D. IP Alumn Stories: The Pierce Advantage
Other pages in this area are designed to provide you with subjective information on the value added of a Pierce Law IP education. This page is designed to provide stories and profiles of outstanding Pierce Law Alums as published in Pierce Law Magazine and other newsletters.
Distinguished IP Alums
Scott Asmus ’97 and Andrew Cernota ’02

Susan H. Bodine ’81:
Making a Difference: A Lawyer for New York City’s Independent Film Industry

Richard P. Burgoon, Jr. ’87
Making a Difference: Biopharmaceutical Entrepreneur

Daniel R. Cahoy ’98, Susan Colman ’81, Cynthia Noyes ’84, Kent J. Rissmiller ’80, and Anne E. Yaters ’03
Pierce Law Alumni at the Head of the Classroom
Julie Cheng JD ‘89
Caring Counsel: A Health Care Veteran Finds a Home at the World’s Only
Non-profit Pharmaceutical Company

Nina Ebkar JD ’02
Corporate Counsel, Legal Affairs, IP, Husqvarna AB Huskvarna, Sweden

Steven Grossman JD ’90,
Founding Partner, Grossman, Tucker, Perreault and Pfleger, Manchester, NH

William O. Hennessey JD ’86
Making a Difference: Forging a Path in Cross-Cultural Education

Bridging Cultures and Continents
Peter Lando ’91, Keith F. Noe ’91, Nicole Palmer ’05, Sandra Szela Congdon ’06, and Thomas J.McGinnis ’06
A Brand New Way of Doing Business

Steven McCann JD ‘91
Portrait: Steven McCann (JD’91)

Rajiv Patel JD/MIP ’95
Partner, Fenwick & West LLP, Mountain View, CA
Terry L. (Weil) Solomon JD ’83
Making a Difference: University Counsel Rockefeller University

Jennifer A.Tegfeldt JD ’85,
Director, Business Initiatives and Strategy, Genzyme Corporation Cambridge, MA
Thomas Q. T. Tsai MIP ‘89/JD ‘91
Portrait: Founding Father of Taiwanese Pierce Law Alumni Association

Mary Lou Wakimura JD ’86
Principal, Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, Concord, MA

Richard Wilder JD ‘84
Portrait: Richard Wilder JD ’84


