Bodman LLP endows Rohr Scholarship
Detroit-based Bodman LLP has established a new scholarship honoring the memory of its former chairman, Richard D. Rohr, ’53. The firm’s gift of $100,000 was matched by $50,000 from President Mary Sue Coleman’s scholarship challenge program.
The Richard D. Rohr Scholarship benefits students who plan to practice law in southeast Michigan.
“Under Richard Rohr’s leadership, Bodman grew into one of the largest and most successful firms in southeast Michigan,” said Bodman’s chairman, Larry R. Shulman, ’78. “He had close ties with the University of Michigan Law School as an alumnus, donor, and adjunct faculty member. It is fitting that we help foster the future leaders of Detroit’s legal community at his alma mater.”
Rohr, who chaired Bodman for 25 years, died in 2008 at age 81. He joined Bodman after graduating from Law School and spent his entire legal career with the firm. His expertise was in corporate, banking, and securities law. Rohr was also an adjunct faculty member at Michigan Law.