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Duke Law Half Century Club
Bachman Brown '50 has been awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, the highest civilian award the state of North Carolina extends to its citizens. Bachman worked on the task force to incorporate Kannapolis, N.C., and served as the city's mayor from 1985 to 1993. He is the past president of the Cabarrus County Bar Association and the 19-A Judicial District Bar and currently serves as president of Alexander, Brown & Dameron, P.A.
Carlyle C. Ring Jr. '56, of counsel with Ober Kaler in Washington, D.C., has been named to the 2009 edition of Best Lawyers in America in information technology law.
John Lowndes, founding partner at Lowndes, Drosdick, Kantor & Reed in Orlando, Fla., has been named to the 2009 edition of Best Lawyers in America in the area of real estate law. John has been included in the list for each of the past 25 years.
Robert C. Wagner '57 has published his second book, Vietnam Revisited. Bob and his wife, Betty, live in Bedminster, N.J.
Class of '60
Herbert O. Davis, an attorney with Smith Moore Leatherwood, in Greensboro, N.C., has been named to the 2009 edition of Best Lawyers in America for banking law, and corporate law
Class of '61
L. Neil Williams, Trustee Emeriti for Duke University, has been named to the board of Piedmont Hospital Foundation. Neil is the former managing partner of Alston & Bird in Atlanta, and after retirement from the firm, served as general counsel and global partner at AMVESCAP PLC.
Class of '62
Charles E. Burgin of Dameron Burgin Law Firm in Marion, N.C., has been inducted into The General Practice Hall of Fame of the North Carolina Bar Association To be eligible, lawyers must have practiced law for at least 25 years, a significant portion of that time having been devoted to the general practice of law, and be members in good standing of the N.C. State Bar.
Class of '63
Michael R. Walsh has been named Orlando's 2009 Family Law Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers in America. Michael has practiced and maintained a law office in Orlando for more than 45 years handling marital and family law.
Class of '64
Richard Rogers has sold his entrepreneurial/international law practice and moved from Dayton, Ohio, to Santa Fe, N.M., where he is the publisher and executive editor of Santa Fe Sun Monthly, an award-winning literary monthly magazine focused on the Southwest U.S.
Class of '65
Class of '66
Class of '67
James Adams has published the fourth edition of Pretrial Motions in Criminal Prosecutions; the 2008 update of Iowa Rules of Evidence; and the 2008 supplement to Prosecutor's Manual for Arrest, Search and Seizure. James is the Ellis and Nelle Levitt Distinguished Professor of Law at Drake University Law School in Des Moines, Iowa.
W. Christopher Barrier, a member with Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard in Little Rock, has been recognized as a leader in the area of real estate by the 2008 Chambers USA Guide. Chris recently authored the article "Flag on the Play" about penalties in real estates transactions and litigation in the Arkansas Bar Association Quarterly journal.
Carl E. Bolch Jr. has been named to the Convenience Industry Hall of Fame. Carl is chairman and CEO of RaceTrac Petroleum in Atlanta. He is the past-president of the Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America (SIGMA) and a past-chairman of the board for NACS, where he currently serves on the executive committee.
Robert G.M. Keating has been named vice president for strategic initiatives at Pace University. Robert previously was the dean of the New York State Judicial Institute.
Class of '68
P. Thomas Boroughs has been appointed to the Century Commission for a Sustainable Florida by the Florida Speaker of the House. Tommy is a partner in Holland & Knight's Orlando office where he focuses his practice on zoning and land-use regulatory matters as well as real estate development, acquisition, and sales.
Lon Bouknight has rejoined Steptoe & Johnson, as partner in the Washington, D.C. office. Lon recently retired from Edison International, where he was executive vice president.
Robert Fox has retired from Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, Minn. Bob was a founding faculty member at Metropolitan State and has been designated professor emeritus at the University. See Fox profile.
Robert W. Maxwell II, a partner with Keating Muething & Klekamp in Cincinnati, Ohio, was named to the 2009 edition of Best Lawyers in America in labor and employment law. He also has been named a 2009 Ohio "Super Lawyer."
Gordon Rather has been honored with the American Board of Trial Advocates' (ABOTA) first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award. Gordon is a longtime ABOTA member from Little Rock, Ark. He has served as the organization's national president (1996) and as president of the Arkansas chapter (1987-1988). He has been a member of the national board of directors since 1989, chaired multiple committees, and received the Foundation's Masters in Trial Award in 1994.
O. Randolph Rollins, of Richmond, has established a non-profit called Drive-To-Work to assist low-income persons in restoring their driving privileges so they can drive to work and keep a job. The Virginia DMV Commissioner and others are on the Board, and the project is assisted by Randy's former firm, McGuireWoods.
Ernest Torres has retired after 21 years on the federal bench. Ernest was nominated to the federal district court by President Ronald Reagan in 1987, and he served as chief judge from 1999 to 2006. He was the first chief judge of the U.S. District Court in Rhode Island of Portuguese descent.
Class of '69
John A. Canning Jr., chairman and co-founder of Madison Dearborn Partners and chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, has been appointed to the board of directors of Exelon Corporation, one of the nation's largest electric utilities.
Norman E. "Ned" Donoghue retired from Dechert in 2003 and worked as the director of planned giving for the Philadelphia Orchestra for five years. In 2008, he began consulting to charities and continued serving families as a trustee under the byline of Enhanced Philanthropic & Fiduciary Solutions. Ned is married to Peggy O'Donnell; the couple has two daughters, Maya and Maggie.
Robert Pringle has become a partner at Winston & Strawn in San Francisco, Calif.
Class of '70
Kenton Kuehnle, a partner with Allen, Kuehnle & Stovall in Columbus, Ohio, was awarded the Robert L. Hausser Memorial Award by the Real Property Section of the Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA). Named for a well-respected attorney and author who was a founding member of the Ohio Bar, the award recognizes outstanding achievement, contribution, and leadership in the practice of real property law. Ken, is co-author Ohio Real Estate Law, a three-volume treatise, and Ohio Condominium Law, a one-volume handbook both published by Thompson-West.
George R. Krouse Jr. has joined the SBA Communications board of directors following his retirement from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, where he practiced for 33 years in the corporate, capital markets and merger and acquisition areas.
Class of '71
Mary Joyce Carlson joined Motley Rice in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Mary Joyce is the former general counsel to the health care division of the Service Employees International Union, the largest health care industry union in the U.S.
James R. Fox has been named among the "Legal Elite" in the January 2009 issue of Business North Carolina.
Bob Gerkens is working as general counsel with Taylor-Wharton International and continues to operate a charter fishing business that runs out of New Jersey in the summer months and North Carolina in the winter months.
Douglas B. Morton has taken senior status as judge of the Fulton (Indiana) Circuit Court where he has been on the bench for 30 years. Doug is looking forward to spending time with his family.
Class of '72
C. Marcus Harris, an attorney with Poyner & Spruill in Charlotte, N.C., has been elected to a two-year term as a vice president of the North Carolina Bar Association. He will also serve as a member of the board of directors of the NCBA Foundation.
Samuel Johnson, a partner at Poyner & Spruill in Rocky Mount, N.C., along with his wife Velma Johnson WC'69, has received the Boy Scouts Distinguished Citizens Award. The award was given to recognize their many years of outstanding dedication and leadership that has improved the quality of life for the people in their community.
Cym Lowell has published a new international thriller, Riddle of Berlin (iUniverse). Cym, an avid reader, tri-athlete and philosopher lives and works in Dallas. For additional information visit: http://www.cymlowell.com.
Ronald Reisner has been assigned to the criminal trial division of the Superior Court of New Jersey where he will serve as an instructor at the annual judicial conference of all New Jersey judges. Ronald was nominated by Gov. Jon Corzine for tenure in the Superior Court in Oct. 2008 and later confirmed by the New Jersey Senate.
John Robbins Wester has been installed as president of the North Carolina Bar Association for the 2009-10 term. He succeeds Charles L. Becton '69 as president. John is a partner at Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson in Charlotte where he concentrates in complex civil litigation.
Class of '73
Mike Ciccarone joined Fowler White Boggs Banker in Fort Myers, Fla. Mike practices in the areas of real estate, land development, and eminent domain. Mike is the former chairman of the Florida Bar grievance committee for the 20th Judicial Circuit.
Pamela Brooks Gann, president of Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, Calif., has been elected to the Southwestern Law School's Board of Trustees.
Charles R. Holton has been elected to the board of directors of Legal Aid of North Carolina (LANC). Charles is a partner at Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice in Research Triangle Park, where he handles health care litigation.
Mike Weddington, a partner with Smith Anderson in Raleigh, began a term as the chair of the North Carolina Bar Association's Administration of Justice Committee. Mike also serves as vice-chair of the NCBA Board of Legal Specialization. Mike's practice focuses on commercial litigation, representation of licensed professionals in disciplinary and licensing matters, ADR and appellate advocacy.
Class of '74
Candace Carrollhas been appointed chair of Sen. Barbara Boxer's judicial appointments committee for the Southern District of California.
Roger K. Ferland has been elected chairman of the Board of Audubon Arizona and will continue to serve as co-chair of the science and policy committee. Roger is chair of Quarles & Brady's Clean Energy, Climate Change & Sustainability practice.
Fred W. Fulton a partner with Thompson & Knight in Dallas, has been recognized by The Legal 500 US for expertise in tax law.
Donna Coleman Gregg joined the faculty at Catholic University of America's Columbus School of Law in Washington, D.C., as a scholar-in-residence in the fall of 2008 and as visiting associate professor in the spring of 2009. Donna previously was senior policy adviser with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Ira Sandron has been elected secretary of the American Bar Association's National Conference of the Administrative Law Judiciary. Ira is an administrative law judge with the National Labor Relations Board in Miami.
Mary Ann Tally of Fayetteville, N.C., has been elected to a three-year term on the board of directors of Legal Aid of North Carolina. She will represent the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers. Mary Ann is an attorney with the Center for Death Penalty Litigation.
Peter Webster has been elected to a four-year term as a trustee of the American Inns of Court Foundation. Peter is a judge in Florida's First District Court of Appeals and serves as secretary of the American Judicature Society.
Class of '75
James H. Carll, a partner and chairman of the board of Archer & Greiner in Haddonfield, N.J., has been named a "Top Attorney" in SJ Magazine in the area of securities law. James has decades of experience in securities law, financing and corporate law, with special emphasis on complex business transactions, mergers and acquisitions, tax exempt organizations and health care law .
Bruce A. Christensen has been named to the 2010 edition of Best Lawyers in America. Bruce is a shareholder with the Miami office of Richman Greer. He concentrates his practice on family law, divorce, and domestic relations.
William Johnson has been promoted to senior general attorney with Norfolk Southern Corporation in Norfolk, Va. William specializes in bankruptcy, intellectual property, and litigation.
Gary Lynch has joined Morgan Stanley's London office where he will have an expanded role as vice chairman focusing on legal issues and helping clients on complicated transactions. Gary is a former Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement chief who joined Morgan Stanley in 2005 and assisted with the firm's conversion to a bank-holding company.
Class of '76
David B. Adcock joined Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart in Raleigh. David is the former general counsel of Duke University and Duke University Health System (1982-2006) and former director of Hospital Partners of America.
Barbara Arnwine, executive director of the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law since 1989, participated in the panel discussion "Informed and Engaged: Civil Rights, Social Justice and the 2008 Elections" at The University of St. Thomas School of Law in Minneapolis.
Ralph Everett served on President Obama's transition team in the areas of science, technology, space and the arts. Ralph is the president and chief executive officer of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, the nation's premier African-American think tank.
Jack Griffeth has been selected for inclusion in the 2009 edition of South Carolina's Super Lawyers magazine for alternative dispute resolution. Jack is of counsel to Collins & Lacy.
Class of '77
Lea Courington has been named a 2009 "Texas Super Lawyer" in the area of business litigation. Lea also has assumed the chairmanship of the advisory board of Southern Methodist University's Archives of the Women of the Southwest, part of SMU's DeGolyer Library. Lea is a partner with Curran Tomko Tarski in Dallas.
Michael Eckerle has been named an Indiana "Super Lawyer" for 2009 by Law & Politics magazine and Indianapolis Monthly. Michael practices business and corporate law at Bingham McHale.
Michael Ellis has been elected to the national board of directors of Friends of AKIM USA. AKIM is the largest organization of its kind in Israel providing habilitation services to the mentally challenged. Michael is a corporate and securities attorney with the firm of Porter Wright Morris & Arthur in Cleveland.
Steven R. Gilford has joined the newly opened Chicago office of Proskauer Rose as partner. His practice focuses on the representation of major corporations in commercial disputes, with an emphasis on insurance litigation for policy holders.
Paul Lisankie has been appointed as regulatory commissioner in Alaska. Paul was admitted to the practice of law in Alaska in 1985 and has more than 20 years of state service.
David Morrison has been named a 2009 Texas Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly magazine. David is a partner in the Dallas office of Fulbright & Jaworski where he practices securities law and corporate finance.
David Pishko has been elected president of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice, the state's trial lawyer association. David is a partner with Elliot Pishko Morgan in Winston-Salem, and primarily handles professional negligence, nursing home neglect and personal injury cases. He is listed in Best Lawyers in America and North Carolina Super Lawyers.
Class of '78
Jaime Aleman has been appointed as Panama's ambassador to the United States, effective July 1, 2009.
Robert Blum has joined Nixon Peabody's San Francisco office as a partner in the business litigation group.
Deborah Charnoff is working on a doctoral degree in history at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY), where her major is early modern Europe and her minor is modern Europe. Debbie previously owned her own consulting business, where she served as an owner's rep and managed the construction of commercial buildings for nonprofits.
Reginald J. Clark, partner with Sutherland Asbill & Brennan in Atlanta, Ga., has been named president of the Board of Trustees of the Southern Federal Tax Institute.
J. Andrew Goddard, a partner at Bass, Berry & Sims in Nashville, Tenn., has been inducted as a fellow of the American College of Environmental Lawyers. Drew is the first attorney in Tennessee to be invited to join the organization and one of only 50 attorneys nationwide to be honored this year.
Christopher B. Kehoe has been named to the Maryland Court of Special Appeals by Gov. Martin O'Malley. Christopher has been a partner at Ewing, Dietz, Fountain & Kehoe in Easton, Md., since 1983.
Linda Malone, an honorary life member of the Duke Law Board of Visitors, has received a distinguished Fulbright Chair in international environmental law at William & Mary Law School for the 2009-2010 academic year. Linda is the Marshall-Wythe Foundation Professor of Law. She currently teaches criminal law and environmental law as well as the seminar on special problems in international law.
Class of '79
John Higgins, senior counsel with Holland & Knight in Tampa, Fla., and senior vice president and general counsel for the Tampa Bay Rays, threw out the ceremonial first pitch before Game 1 of the American League Division Series at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. John was the first employee hired by the Rays in 1995, three years before the team's inaugural game. See full story.
Michael Pearce has been elected a Los Angeles Superior Court commissioner.
Ellen Yates and her husband, John '81, have been named the 2009 volunteers of the year by the Decatur-DeKalb Family YMCA. Ellen serves as a board member, is active on the membership committee, and raises funds for the Partner With Youth annual campaign. John volunteers with Partner With Youth and assists with Happy Club events for young adults with developmental disabilities.
Jon C. Yergler has been named to the 2009 edition of Best Lawyers in America in the area of real estate law. Jon has been included in the list for the past 10 years. He is a partner specializing in hotel and restaurant development and real estate transactions, development and finance at Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed in Orlando, Fla.
Class of '80
Daniel S. Bowling III has published the article "Living in Interesting Times: President Obama and the Rebirth of the Labor Movement" in the June 2009 edition of the Journal of Politics and Law. Daniel is managing principal of Cardinal Consulting, a human resources and legal consulting firm, and serves as a senior lecturing fellow at Duke Law School.
Larry Crocker is a senior lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at Dartmouth University. Larry's courses include Philosophy of Law and Crime and Punishment.
David Dreifus has been selected for inclusion in Law & Politics' ranking of North Carolina "Super Lawyers" for business litigation. David is a partner at Poyner Spruill in Raleigh.
Shirley Fulton has been named as a recipient of the North Carolina Bar Association's Citizen Lawyer Award, which recognizes lawyers who provide exemplary public service to their communities. Shirley chairs the Charlotte School of Law's board of trustees and is a co-chair of the United Agenda for Children in Mecklenburg County. She served for 26 years as a Superior Court and District Court judge in Mecklenburg County and is a member at Tin Fulton Walker & Owen.
John H. Hickey was sworn into the Florida Bar board of governors for the second consecutive year during the Florida Bar Convention on June 26, 2009. Jack is a personal injury attorney at Hickey Law Firm in Miami and has been included in the Florida edition of Super Lawyers magazine for the past four years.
Eric Holshouser has been elected chair of the labor and employment law section of the Florida Bar Association for a one-year term effective July 1, 2009. Eric is a shareholder with Fowler White Boggs.
Gordon R. Kanofsky has been promoted to chief executive officer and vice chairman of the board for Ameristar Casinos, Inc. Gordon, who previously served as co-chairman and executive vice president, joined the company in 1999.
Jeff King has joined the legal department of Sentara Healthcare in Norfolk, Va., as vice president and general counsel.
Justin G. Klimko will be honored by the State Bar of Michigan's business law section with the Stephen H. Schulman Outstanding Business Lawyer award during the section's annual meeting on Sept. 24, 2009. Justin is an attorney and shareholder with Butzel Long in Detroit.
Elizabeth Kuniholm has been inducted into the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Liz is the founder of the Kuniholm Group in Raleigh and is a senior lecturing fellow at Duke Law School.
Kathy Lies announces the birth of her two grandchildren: Noah Stephen Lampson, born Jan. 12, 2009, to Windy Lies Lampson and her husband, Jeff; and Hayley Noelle Messer, born Aug. 14, 2009, to Hillary Lies Messer and her husband, John. Kathy is an independent human resources professional in Goldsboro, N.C. and serves on the board of directors of 3HC, a community based nonprofit organization for home health and hospice patients.
Kimberly Till has been appointed as president, CEO, and a director of Harris Interactive Inc. Prior to her appointment, Kimberly served as CEO of TNS North America, the largest custom market research firm in the United States.
Class of '81
John Coleman has been named by Lawdragon as one of its national "Top 100 Most Powerful Employment Attorneys." He is the only Alabama attorney on the list. John is a partner with Burr & Forman, where he is a member of the firm's labor & employment law section. He has been named by every Super Lawyers edition in Alabama to its top 50 attorneys, has been listed in every edition of Chambers USA Leading Business Lawyers, and has been peer selected as a fellow in the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, as a member of the Management Labor and Employment Roundtable, and to every Best Lawyers in America edition since 1983. He lives in Birmingham with his wife, Liz, and son, Jack.
Marianne Corr has been elected vice president and general counsel at the University of Notre Dame. Marianne, previously vice president and deputy general counsel for Textron Inc., in Providence, R.I., will oversee all University legal matters.
Michael Flynn has been named acting general counsel at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, where he previously served as general deputy general counsel. As acting general counsel, Michael serves as the chief legal adviser to the secretary, deputy secretary, and other principal staff, providing advice on federal laws, regulations, and policies that affect HUD programs and families served by the department.
Cecily Hines has been named president of The Foundation for Minneapolis Parks in Minneapolis, Minn. Cecily previously served as vice president and general counsel, legal advisor/ consultant with ev3, Inc., Plymouth, Minn., a provider of technologies and therapies for peripheral vascular and neurovascular markets.
James V. Maniace has been elected to the management team at Chester, Willcox & Saxbe in Columbus, Ohio. James concentrates his practice in all aspects of business, commercial real estate and information technology law and co-chairs the firm’s default restructuring and recovery practice group.
David Nash has been selected as a winner of the Green Lantern Award by Crain's Cleveland Business Emerald Awards, which recognize champions of sustainable business strategies in Northeast Ohio. David is a partner at McMahon DeGulis where his practice emphasizes traditional areas of environmental legal experience as well as advanced and renewable energy, corporate sustainability, climate change, and emerging environmental and energy technologies.
Pamela Silverman has opened up her own firm as a solo practitioner in Charlotte. Pamela's practice focuses on trusts and estates and equine law. She previously worked in the Charlotte office of Katten Muchin Rosenman.
John Yates and his wife, Ellen '79, have been named the 2009 volunteers of the year by the Decatur-DeKalb Family YMCA. Ellen serves as a board member, is active on the membership committee, and raises funds for the Partner With Youth annual campaign. John volunteers with Partner With Youth and assists with Happy Club events for young adults with developmental disabilities.
Class of '82
Terry Collingsworth has been named managing partner of Conrad & Scherer's new Washington, D.C., office. Terry previously served as general counsel of the International Labor Rights Fund (ILRF), which in April 2007 became the International Rights Advocates, and served as the organization's executive director.
Sharon Fountain, a partner with Thompson & Knight in Dallas, has been named to the 2009 edition of Best Lawyers in America for employee benefits law. Sharon also was recognized by The Legal 500 US for expertise in tax law. Sharon is listed in Who's Who Legal: Texas 2008, published by Law Business Research Limited.
Richard Horwitz has been awarded DuPont's Legal Leaders' Circle Award for his work in intellectual property, breach of contract, insurance coverage, and other commercial litigation on the company's behalf, as well as for his work to support the goals of DuPont's Legal Model. Rich is a partner at Potter Anderson & Corroon in Wilmington, Del., where his practice includes commercial litigation, primarily focusing on intellectual property, contract and business tort matters.
Donald Lampe has received the Chair's Award from the business section of the American Bar Association. Donald is a partner at Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice in Charlotte, where he leads the firm's regulatory compliance and consumer credit practice team.
Mark D. Shepard has been named to the 2010 edition of Best Lawyers in America for commercial litigation. Mark is a shareholder at Babst, Calland, Clements and Zomnir in Pittsburgh.
James Wyatt, a partner with Wyatt & Blake in Charlotte, has been inducted as a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.
Class of '83
Richard Baer, executive vice president, general counsel, secretary, and chief administrative officer of Qwest Communications, has been named top general counsel by the Ethisphere Institute. Richard leads Qwest's law department and oversees risk management and compliance efforts, public policy, federal relations, human resources, labor relations, corporate communications, the Qwest Foundation, corporate social responsibility and sponsorships and events. See Baer profile.
Kathryn M. Battuello has been elected vice president of the King County Bar Foundation in Seattle. Kathryn works in the torts division of the Office of Washington State Attorney General. She previously was a professor of law at the University of Washington Law School.
David Chaffin has joined White and Williams in Boston.
Deborah J. Hylton has been elected chair of the board of directors at Wells Dairy, makers of Blue Bunny® ice cream and novelties. Since 2006, Deborah has been offering strategic management and consulting services through Hylton Consulting Services in Chapel Hill. In the spring of 2008 she completed her role as restructuring officer of KMC Telecom, and taught Mergers & Acquisitions at Duke Law.
John R. Knight joined The Rohatyn Group, in Singapore, an emerging markets investment firm based in New York. John previously was with J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, also in Singapore.
Karl Leo and his wife, Fay, announce the birth their son, Landon Hart Lewis Leo on Dec. 31, 2008. Karl is a named member at Leo & Brooks in Huntsville, Ala., where he practices business law, construction law, finance, mergers and acquisitions, and real estate law.
Marianne Philip has joined the Danish Committee on Corporate Governance as vice chairman. Marianne is a partner at Kromann Reumert in Denmark where she is primarily engaged in advising businesses on mergers and acquisitions, stock exchange law, and general commercial and company law.
Bruce J. Ruzinsky has been has been named to the 2010 edition of Best Lawyers in America for bankruptcy and creditor-debtor rights law. He also was named a "2009 Texas Super Lawyer" by Texas Monthly magazine. Bruce is a partner at Jackson Walker Houston where he focuses his practice primarily on representing financial institutions, corporations, and other business entities in workout/restructure efforts as well as chapter bankruptcy proceedings.
Serena G. Simons has joined The Segal Company as senior vice president and national compliance retirement practice leader. Serena works in Segal's Washington, D.C., office and chairs the Employee Benefits Committee of the D.C. Bar Section of Taxation. She also is a member of the section's steering committee.
Class of '84
David Eggert retired from Arnold & Porter after 24 years with the firm. He and his family will move to Asia in early 2009, where he will begin teaching antitrust law, litigation, and appellate advocacy at Handong International Law School in Pohang, South Korea. Handong is an English language law school that teaches U.S. and international law from a Christian perspective to students from Asia and throughout the world.
Mary J. Hildebrand has been named to the 2009 edition of Chambers USA for intellectual property. Mary is the senior member of Lowenstein Sandler's Tech Group and focuses her practice on strategic planning, commercialization, protection, and management of intellectual property.
David Lips has published Healthcare Capital Finance: In Good and Challenging Times, which examines the impact of the credit crisis on the health care industry, particularly on nonprofit hospitals. David is a tax and transactions attorney at Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman in Indianapolis. In 2008, he co-produced the CD About Now released by Roger Schmelzer on Original Cast Records. He wrote five of the sixteen songs on the CD and played piano or synthesizer on all five songs. See: http://www.rogerschmelzer.com/cd.htm
Mark H. Mirkin has joined Carlton Fields in the firm's corporate, securities, and tax practice group. Mark focuses his practice on corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on entrepreneurship and emerging growth companies. Prior to joining Carlton Fields in West Palm Beach, Fla., Mark was a partner with Williams Mullen in North Carolina.
John F. "Sandy" Smith, has joined Womble Carlyle's Atlanta office as a member in the firm's corporate and securities practice group. Sandy originates, negotiates, completes and manages major corporate and financial transactions of all types. He is listed in Chambers USA as a top lawyer in Corporate M&A for 2009.
Lori Smith has joined Sedgwick Detert Moran & Arnold's corporate practice in New York. Lori previously worked at Goodwin Procter and has experience in all aspects of corporate and commercial law including mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, finance, venture capital, business transactions, and commercial contracts.
Patricia Anne Speth has been appointed as a municipal judge in Marion, S.C. Patricia has practiced law for more than 20 years and formed her own practice in 1990. She handles real estate, probate and wills, small corporate, and family law.
Donald Strickland, a partner at Twiggs, Beskind, Strickland & Rabenau in Raleigh, has been inducted into the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. In his litigation practice, Don specializes in serious personal injury, wrongful death, business torts, professional negligence, and premises liability cases.
Class of '85
Gill P. Beck has been promoted to brigadier general and assigned as chief judge (IMA) of the U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals. The IMA distinction, which stands for individual mobilization augmentee, stipulates that Gill will assume the duties of the chief judge when the individual serving in that capacity is deployed.
Brenda Hofman Feis has been named an Illinois "Leading Lawyer" in the field of employment law: management as part of the Law Bulletin Publishing Group's survey of the top lawyers in the state. Brenda is a partner in Seyfarth Shaw's labor and employment group in Chicago. She and her husband, Lance, in Winnetka, Ill., with their sons, Ben and Andy.
Lou Michels has joined Baker & McKenzie in Chicago as partner. Lou previously was with McGuireWoods.
David S. Liebschutz has been named director of the Albany, N.Y., office of the Center for Governmental Research, a 93-year-old non-profit think tank and consulting firm. David previously was the assistant dean for career and alumni programs at the University of Albany's Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy.
Janet Ward Black has received awards from the American Bar Association and the North Carolina Bar Association recognizing her work with the 4ALL program, which promotes free legal services to the poor. Janet created the program in 2008 during her tenure as NCBA president. She is the principal of Ward Black Law in Greensboro.
William W. Horton has been elected to a three-year term on the health law section of the Council of the American Bar Association. He previously served for three years as chair of the section's programs executive committee and for two years as chair of its business and transactions interest group. Bill chairs Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker's transactional practice group.
Class of '86
Xi-Qing Gao, president and chief investment officer of China Investment Corp., has been elected to a five-year term on the Duke University Board of Trustees.
Class of '87
Suk-Ho Bang has been named president of the Korean Information Society Development Institute (KISDI), a policy think tank for the Korean Communications Commission.
ToNola Brown-Bland has been appointed to the North Carolina Utilities Commission by Gov. Beverly Perdue. ToNola was administered the commissioner's oath of office in a ceremony at the State Capitol on July 1, 2009.
James Felman served as a panelist at the Capitol Hill Crime Summit "Smart on Crime Policies: Increase Public Safety, Reduce Costs, and Improve Lives" on March 3, 2009. Jim is the co-chair of the sentencing committee of the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section and a member of the Constitution Project's Sentencing Committee. He is a partner at Kynes, Markman and Felman in Tampa, Fla.
John F. Guyot has been promoted to senior vice president - general counsel and secretary of Security Benefit Corporation in Topeka, Kan. John joined the company in December 2003.
Robert E. Harrington has been named as a 2009 recipient of the North Carolina Bar Association's Citizen Lawyer Award, recognizing lawyers who provide exemplary public service to their communities. Robert serves as board chair for the Levine Museum of the New South and is a member of the Equity Committee of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. He practices with Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson in Charlotte.
Marc Israel has joined Vanguard Title Agency in New York as executive vice president. Marc previously was with American Land Services.
Brent Clinkscale has been awarded the Thurgood Marshall College Fund's Founder's Award. Brent is a partner in Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice's Atlanta office where he focuses on complex business disputes and class actions. He is the chair of Womble Carlyle's diversity committee and has served as general counsel for the Thurgood Marshall College Fund for more than a decade.
Harlan I. Prater IV, a partner with Lightfoot Franklin & White in Birmingham, has been selected as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Prater also has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America, America's Premier Lawyers, and Alabama Super Lawyers.
Brian Rubin presented at The Knowledge Congress webinar "Rule 3110: Opening Gates for Optimal Corporate Performance" on Jan. 6, 2009. The National Association of Securities Dealers' Rule 3110 provides specific requirements for how NASD members capture and store customer information. Brian is a partner at Sutherland in Washington, D.C.
Jonathan Shapiro has been named to the 2010 edition of Best Lawyers in America magazine. He also was recognized in the 2009 edition of Chambers USA as a leader in his field and in New England's 2009 edition of Super Lawyer magazine for labor and employment law. Jonathan is the regional managing partner of Fisher & Phillips, where he practices employment, labor, and employee benefits law and litigation on behalf of management in the Portland, Maine office.
Yan Xuan has joined Scientific Games as president, Greater China, and senior vice president, Scientific Games International. Yan will be responsible for the execution of the company's strategy and growth in a new market that includes mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. He previously was with the Oracle Corporation.
Class of '88
Kodwo Ghartey-Tagoe has gained membership into the Executive Leadership Council, one of the nation's premier leadership organizations for African-Americans at Fortune 500 companies. Kodwo is vice president and general counsel of commercial businesses for Duke Energy. He lives in Charlotte with his wife Phyllis and their three daughters.
Lori E. H. Killinger, senior attorney at Lewis, Longman & Walker, presented a 2010 Legislative Forecast to the St. Johns County Economic Development Council in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., on Sept. 10, 2009. Lori also moderated a "2009-2010 Legislative Review" panel for the Urban Land Institute of North Florida on Sept. 30, 2009. Lori's practice focuses on legislative, administrative, and governmental representation.
Mario Ponce, a member of Duke Law's Board of Visitors, headed the Simpson Thacher team representing Xerox in its $6.4 billion acquisition of Affiliated Computer Services. Mario is a partner in the corporate department of Simpson Thacher's New York office. His practice focuses on negotiated and hostile merger and acquisition transactions, proxy contests, restructurings, joint ventures, corporate governance and securities laws.
Michael P. Scharf has been named the John Deaver Drinko - Baker & Hostetler Professor of Law at Case Western Reserve University School of Law. His recent book Enemy of the State (St. Martin's Press, 2008) won the International Association of Penal Law's 2009 Book of the Year award. His upcoming book Shaping Foreign Policy in Times of Crisis will be published in January 2010 by Cambridge University Press.
David A. Schwarz is serving as a member of the Milton Marks Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy, an independent state oversight agency created in 1962. David is a partner at Irell & Manella where he specializes in the areas of securities litigation and complex commercial litigation and chairs the pro bono committee. He has two children, Max Auden and Simone Alexandra.
Jo Ellen Whitney has been recognized for 20 years of service with Davis Brown. Jo is a senior shareholder at the Iowa firm. She is listed in Super Lawyers Iowa for Employment and Labor and Health Care.
Class of '89
Paul Jolas has been elected executive vice president, chief legal officer, and secretary of Regency Energy Partners in Dallas. Paul previously served in various legal roles at Dallas-based Trinity Industries, most recently as vice president, deputy general counsel, and corporate secretary.
Kimberly Brown has been elected president of the Allegheny County Bar Association for the year beginning July 1, 2009. Kimberly is a partner at Thorp Reed & Armstrong in Pittsburgh where she is a member of the commercial and corporate litigation practice group and coordinates the firm's pro bono program.
Dominick C. Colangelo has been appointed CEO of Promedior, a product-focused biopharmaceutical company in Malvern, Pa., that focuses on treatment of fibrotic diseases and disorders. Dominick previously was executive vice president for corporate development and operations at Oscient Pharmaceuticals in Waltham, Mass.
Eric Hiser married Anne Stone, an anthropology professor at Arizona State University, on March 15, 2008. The couple announces the birth of their daughter, Eleanor, on Dec. 26, 2008. Eric practices environmental, natural resources, and administrative law at Jorden Bischoff & Hiser in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Paul Jolas has been promoted to vice president, deputy general counsel, and corporate secretary at Trinity Industries in Dallas. Paul joined Trinity in 2006 as deputy general counsel - corporate and transactions and was named corporate secretary in 2007.
Bill Mureiko, a partner with Thompson & Knight in Dallas, has been named to the 2009 edition of Best Lawyers in America for trusts and estates law.
Mark Rosenberg served as a panelist at Search Engine Strategies 2008 Conference and Expo in December 2008. Mark is an intellectual property attorney who is of counsel to Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.'s Intellectual Property Practice Group in New York City.
Michael Ross has moved from New Orleans to Washington, D.C., and is now an associate professor of history at the University of Maryland at College Park. Michael teaches courses on Constitutional and Legal History, the Civil War and Reconstruction Eras, and the Age of Jackson.
Paul K. Sun, Jr. has been elected to membership in the American Law Institute, whose members are selected on the basis of professional achievement and demonstrated interest in improving the law. Paul also was recently elected to the American College of Trial Lawyers. His law practice at Ellis & Winters in Raleigh focuses primarily on business litigation and appeals.
Michael Tkacik is the director of the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Honors in Nacogdoches, Texas. He continues to teach classes in American government and foreign policy, international terrorism, international law and organization, war, politics, and strategy in the University's College of Liberal and Applied Arts.
Class of '90
Bernard Chao had his article, "Rethinking Enablement in the Predictable Arts: Fully Scoping the New Rule" published in The Stanford Technology Law Review's Spring 2009 issue. Bernard is a partner working in Chao Hadidi Stark & Barker's Silicon Valley office.
Nadine Faruque has joined UniCredit Group as senior executive vice president and head of compliance and corporate affairs. Nadine previously was with Merrill Lynch International.
Terrill Johnson Harris, an attorney with Smith Moore Leatherwood in Greensboro, N.C., has been named to the 2009 edition of Best Lawyers in America for health care law.
James Hoctor has been named to the 2009 edition of Best Lawyers in America in the area of corporate law. Jim is a partner specializing in corporate and securities, mergers and acquisitions, federal tax, and state tax at Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed in Orlando, Fla.
Scott Kaufman has joined the business practice department at Wiggin and Dana in New York City. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and strategic transactions, including venture capital financings, and public and private securities offerings. Scott previously was a partner at Cooley Godward Kronish.
Sally McDonald is serving as president of the Chicago Bar Foundation. Sally is of counsel at DLA Piper in Chicago, where she is a member of the labor and employment group and represents management in all areas of labor and employment law.
Donald M. Nielsen has been named to serve a three-year term on the administrative section council of the North Carolina Bar Association. Donald is an attorney at Bell, Davis & Pitt in Winston-Salem where his practice areas are administrative and municipal law, local government law, civil litigation, environmental litigation, environmental historic resources, and zoning and land use.
Tom Perrault has joined Glu Mobile, a leading global publisher of mobile games, as vice president of global human resources and facilities. Tom previously was vice president of human resources for ZipReality. He lives in San Francisco with his husband, Sal Giambanco.
W. Scott Creasman has received a professionalism award from the Atlanta Bar Association. Scott serves on the board of directors for the intellectual property section of the Atlanta Bar and is a partner at Taylor English Duma, where he handles intellectual property and technology litigation, and business matters involving patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade dress, trade secrets, and false advertising.
Lawrence Silverman has joined the new Miami office of Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman as managing partner. Lawrence formerly was a partner at Akerman Senterfitt where he oversaw a 70-lawyer litigation department and the firm's antitrust practice group.
Elizabeth Waetzig has launched Change Matrix, a consulting business that works with clients primarily in the health care and mental health sectors to motivate, manage, and measure change.
Class of '91
Colm F. Connolly has joined Morgan Lewis & Bockius as a partner in the litigation department of the firm's Philadelphia office. Colm previously served as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware.
Kari Lynn Decker joined APX, Inc., in Santa Clara, Calif., as managing director. Kari will focus on the company's regulatory and government affairs program, including the Western Climate Initiative and California's implementation of AB32, its landmark greenhouse gas legislation.
Maurice O. Green, deputy superintendent and chief operating officer of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District, has been named superintendent of schools for the Guilford County School District. Guilford County Schools is the third-largest school district in North Carolina serving more than 71,000 students at 120 schools with approximately 10,000 employees.
Caryn McNeill, a partner with Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, in Raleigh, has received recognition from the North Carolina Bar Association and Business Leader Media for her pro bono contributions. Caryn co-chaired the 4ALL Task Force, a NCBA initiative that works to address systemic problems relating to legal services to poor North Carolinians.
Douglas Nazarian has been appointed to the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners' board of directors. Doug is one of four state commissioners who were recently appointed to the board. He is the chairman of the Maryland Public Service Commission. See profile.
Class of '92
Robert S. Chang has joined the faculty at Seattle University School of Law and is the founding director of the school's Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality. Robert previously was a professor of law and the J. Rex Dibble Fellow at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. Most recently, he served as the Sturm Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law.
Jennifer Knapek has been elected an equity shareholder at Winstead PC in Dallas.
Robert E. Kohn has joined the editorial board of The Federal Lawyer, the Federal Bar Association's official publication, for a three-year term. Robert is a litigation partner at Hill, Farrer & Burrill in Los Angeles where he represents businesspeople and their companies.
Omar McNeill has joined Freeh Group International in Wilmington, Del., as general counsel. Omar previously was chief counsel of Bank America Card Services.
Karl Metzner and his wife, Caroline Lisa Werner, announce the birth of Gavin Metzner on Jan. 5, 2009.
Michael Sherman has been promoted to senior vice president - general counsel at Genesis Healthcare in Kennett Square, Pa. Mike currently resides in Horsham, Pa., with his wife, Wendy, and sons, Zachary and Adam.
Don Willett and his wife, Tiffany, announce the birth of their daughter, Genevieve Elizabeth, on April 13. Genevieve joins brothers Jacob and Shane-David. Don continues to serve on the Texas Supreme Court.
Class of '93
Jim Adams has been named regional executive director of the National Wildlife Federation's Pacific Region, encompassing California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii. Jim will be based in the Federation's Anchorage and Seattle offices.
Jeffrey A. Benson has been named to the 2009 edition of Chambers USA in the area of real estate law. Jeffrey is a partner with Kilpatrick Stockton in Raleigh.
Bruce Elvin has been elected treasurer of the National Association for Law Placement for a term that runs from 2009 to 2011. Bruce is the associate dean and director of the Career and Professional Development Center at Duke Law and co-teaches Business & Economics of Law Firm Practice.
Craig Factor has joined Innovative Silicon, Inc., as vice president of legal affairs and general counsel. The company is the inventor and licensor of the Z-Ram® ultra-dense memory technology for stand-alone DRAM and embedded memory applications.
Alan M. Gallatin has been promoted to partner in the tax services division of Grant Thornton in Edison, N.J.
Robin Harris has been named executive director of the Council of Ivy Group Presidents, effective July 1, 2009. In her position, Robin will serve as the chief executive officer of the Ivy League athletics conference. She previously served as senior counsel and co-chair in the collegiate sports practice at Ice Miller in Indianapolis, Ind.
Rob Marcushas been recognized by Business Leader magazine among its "Movers & Shakers" who are making a positive impact on their business and their community. Rob is the managing partner of Smith Moore Leatherwood's Charlotte office and is a member of the firm's litigation practice.
David Ross and his wife, Samantha Evans Ross '92, announce the birth of their daughter, Julia Evans Ross, on June 30, 2008. Julia joins her older sister Annalise.
Derrick Williamson has joined Spilman Thomas & Battle as a member in the firm's Mechanicsburg, Pa., office. Derrick's practice focuses primarily on energy and public utility law.
Class of '94
Mark R. Brown, counsel with Kaye Scholer in West Palm Beach, Fla., has been board certified by the Florida Board of Legal Specialization and Education as a Wills, Trusts and Estates specialist. Mark is already board certified as a Tax specialist. According to the Florida Bar, only about 40 lawyers in the State of Florida have both certifications.
Ted Edwards has been recognized by Business Leader magazine among its "Movers & Shakers" who are making a positive impact on their business and their community. Ted is a partner in the construction/real estate/development practice group in Smith Moore Leatherwood's Raleigh office.
John Haney has been promoted to vice president, Knoxville Brokerage, with Trotter and Company, a full-service commercial real estate group headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn. John and his wife, Jennie, also announce the birth of their second daughter, Sarah Elizabeth, born in April.
Russell B. Killen, a partner at Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein in Raleigh, has been elected mayor of Knightdale, N.C.
Bill Kramer has won a second term as 97th District Assembly representative in Waukesha, Wisc.
Kevin Lally has been named prosecutor of the year by the Los Angeles Bar Association. Kevin was cited for his work in the investigation, indictment, and conviction of Anthony Pellicano, a notorious private investigator who illegally wire-tapped many celebrities. He is the deputy chief of the Violent and Organized Crime section of the United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of California.
John Lange, of Port Townsend, Wash., has joined Intell-check Mobilisa as general counsel.
Mary Margaret "Mo" Ogburn, a shareholder at Blanco Tackabery & Matamoros in Winston-Salem, has been elected to the North Carolina Bar Association Business Law Section Council for a three-year term. Mo concentrates her practice in the areas of business law and intellectual property.
Russell A. Miller has joined the faculty at Washington & Lee School of Law in Lexington, Va., as an associate professor. Russell's teaching and scholarly research focuses on comparative constitutional law and public international law. He previously worked at the University of Idaho College of Law.
Adam G. Safwat has been named assistant chief in the fraud section of the criminal division of the U.S. Department of Justice. Adam's responsibilities include supervising securities fraud cases and helping to advise federal prosecutors nationwide on corporate and securities fraud prosecution practices and policies. Adam also continues to be a co-lead prosecutor on several major corporate fraud prosecutions involving allegations of potential violations of the federal securities law and the FCPA, including investigations of major financial services firms.
Stacie Strong has published Research and Practice in International Commercial Arbitration: Sources and Strategies (Oxford University Press). She also has published an article on international class arbitration in the University of Pennsylvania International Law Journal. When not writing or teaching international dispute resolution at the University of Missouri Law School, Stacie performs in the mid-Missouri area with her jazz band, Tappuccino, which features her tap dancing as a core musical element.
Lisa Sumner has been selected for inclusion in Law & Politics' ranking of North Carolina "Super Lawyers" in the bankruptcy and creditor/debtor rights category. Lisa was named among the "North Carolina Rising Stars" for 2009. She is a partner at Poyner Spruill in Raleigh.
Christopher J. Vaughn, an attorney with Carruthers and Roth in Greensboro, N.C., has been recognized in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the area of real estate law. Chris' practice focuses on commercial real estate including real estate development, finance, and title claims.
Class of '95
Robert Lance Boldrey, has been named to the 2010 edition of Best Lawyers in America for gaming law. Lance is a member of the government policy practice group at Dykema in Lansing, Mich., where his practice focuses on Indian law with an emphasis on gaming, economic development, and state-tribal relations.
Gregory V. Brown has joined Jackson Walker as a partner in the firm's Houston office. Greg's practice focuses on litigation and arbitration.
Timothy Dodd has accepted the position of vice president of corporate buisness development and strategy with Warner Brothers Entertainment, Burbank, Calif.
Adrian Dollard, of San Francisco, Calif., has launched a new financial services venture called Qatalyst Group, a technology focused merchant bank.
Jackson Moore and Jeanne Blackstock Moore announce the birth of their fourth child, Anna Lindsay, on Nov. 28, 2008. Anna Lindsay joins siblings Elizabeth, Jack, and Charlotte. The family resides in Raleigh, where Jackson is a partner at the law firm of Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell, and Jernigan.
Askar Moukhitdinov has been named to head up the new Curtis, Mallet-Prevost (Kazakhstan) TOO office in Almaty. Askar's office will concentrate on international transactions and arbitration relating to Kazakhstan and the region in general.
Lawrence "Bo" Somers has been named director, state regulatory affairs, for Duke Energy Carolinas in Raleigh. Bo previously served as associate general counsel for Duke Energy in Charlotte.
Jacinda Townsend and her husband, David Gides, announce the birth of their second child, Fadzai Iman, on Sept. 3, 2009. Fadzai Iman joins her sister, Sade. Jacinda is an assistant professor in the English department at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
Elaina Cohen Werner and her husband, Jeff, announce the birth of their daughter, Danielle Shayna, on Aug. 22, 2008. Danielle joins brother Mitchell.
Class of '96
Gunnar Birgisson is a senior attorney covering energy regulatory issues for NextEra Energy Resources, the largest owner of wind farms in the U.S. Gunnar lives in Arlington, Va., with his wife, Amanpreet, and their two sons.
Thomas L. Harper Jr., has rejoined Buist Moore Smythe McGee as a principal, in Charleston, S.C. Thomas specializes in commercial real estate, acquisitions and development, commercial leasing, banking, and corporate law.
Amy Kunstling Irene married Michael Irene on May 30, 2009. Amy is an assistant attorney general in the appellate section of the North Carolina Department of Justice.
Erik Moses has been selected by the mayor of Washington, D.C., to serve as chief executive officer of the D.C. Sports and Entertainment Commission and Nicole Becton '98 will replace Eric as the interim director of the city's Department of Small and Local Business Development.
Markus Nauheim has been elected partner at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher in the firm's Munich corporate office. Markus is a German and U.S. qualified attorney who concentrates on cross-border and domestic mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments and venture capital deals, and cross-border joint ventures.
Leslie Sherman Nordin ran the Boston Marathon blindfolded on April 20, 2009, to inspire her son, Sawyer, and to raise money for Perkins School for the Blind, where Sawyer attends school. Leslie raised more than $32,000.
Pamela Polacek has been named one of Central Penn Business Journal's 2009 "Forty Under 40" for her commitment to business growth, professional experience, and the community. Pam is a member of McNess Wallace & Nurick in Harrisburg, Pa., where she practices in the areas of electric, natural gas, and other energy product regulation, litigation, negotiation, and business counseling.
Jennifer Slone Tobin has become Florida Bar Certified in the area of real estate law. Jennifer is a partner in the Orlando office of Shutts & Bowen where she is a member of the real estate practice group.
Class of '97
David R. Esquivel, a member with Bass Berry & Sims in Nashville, Tenn., has been elected chair of the board of directors of the Tennessee Justice Center
Denise Gough, lead counsel for Scripps Networks' Great American County cable network, has earned a promotion to vice president, legal affairs. Denise joined Scripps Networks in 2005.
Matthew Gaudet has been recognized by Chambers USA as a top intellectual property attorney. Matthew is a partner at Duane Morris in Atlanta.
Derek Hughey has founded Hughey Business Law, a virtual law practice that utilizes technological tools to reduce overhead. Derek’s firm focuses on the corporate, securities, and general business needs of small to mid-sized companies, venture capital firms, and entrepreneurs. Derek and his wife, Shanna, live in Washington, D.C.
E. Jewelle Johnson has been named one of Atlanta's "Top 100 Black Women of Influence" by the Atlanta Business League for the second time. Jewelle is a partner specializing in employment litigation defense at Fisher & Phillips and co-chairs the diversity committee. She also was named a "Georgia Super Lawyer Rising Star" for 2009.
Faith D. Kasparian has joined Morse Barnes-Brown Pendleton in Waltham, Mass., as a senior attorney. Faith practices intellectual property law, focusing on technology transactions and trademark adversarial proceedings. She formerly worked as assistant college counsel at Emerson College and as an associate at Covington & Burling.
Gerald "Jerry" Meek has joined Poyner & Spruill, as a litigator. Jerry works out of the Raleigh and Charlotte offices. He is currently chairman of the N.C. Democratic Party.
Peter Ocko has authored three articles in the Daily Journal: "Enhancing Your Value"; "Firms, Schools Should Collaborate to Create Engaging Training Models"; and "A Chance to Right the Ship." Peter is a managing director in the Los Angeles office of Major, Lindsey & Africa, the world's largest legal search firm.
Erin L. Roberts has joined the Falls Church, Va., office of Whiteford, Taylor & Preston as counsel. Erin practices in the firm's labor and employment section. She previously was with Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice.
Class of '98
Derek Apanovitch has relocated to Tampa, Fla., and joined Conversion Partners, a private investment firm, as vice president of operations.
Robert Buchholz, chairman of the board and founder of Town Center Bank in Coppell, Texas, has been elected to the board of directors of SWS Group, Inc., a holding company that offers a broad range of investment and financial services through its subsidiaries.
Jin-Gyeong Cheong, presiding judge at the Seoul Northern District Court in South Korea, has received his Ph.D. from Seoul National University. His thesis was titled, "Remedies for Unfair Dismissal."
George B. Donnini has been named an "Up & Coming Lawyer" by Michigan Lawyers Weekly. A profile of George ran in the Dec. 8, 2008, edition of the magazine, which featured 10 rising stars of the Michigan bar. He is a litigator and shareholder in Butzel Long's Detroit office.
Manuel S. Frey has been elected partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison in New York. Manuel works in the corporate department and focuses on broad-based cross border derivatives, structured products, and hedge funds.
Kenichi Inagawa announces the birth of his son, Kazuma Inagawa, on Sept. 30, 2008. Kenichi is a manager with the Toshiba Corporation in Japan.
Seth Hillel Jaffe has started a detail to the White House Counsel's Office as an ethics advisor. Seth is an associate general counsel in the U.S. Office of Government Ethics.
Marianee Fassel-Kahn and William Kahn '00 announce the birth of their twin daughters, Lucile and Pauline, on Dec. 15, 2008.
Thad Jenks has been named a partner at Harrison, Bettis, Staff, McFarland & Weems in Houston. Thad's practice focuses primarily on products liability and other personal injury defense.
Gialisa Whitechurch Gaffaney and her husband Bernard, along with their son Caden, announce the birth of Annika Cartier Gaffaney, on May 29, 2008.
Steven Horowitz has started publishing a cartoon strip about bankruptcy lawyers called "Bankruptcy Bill" (bankruptcybill.wordpress.com) with a friend who is a freelance illustrator.
Peter Lee and his wife, Lauralyn Beattie Lee '98, announce the birth of their second daughter, Annalise Catherine Lee, on Jan. 23, 2009. Annalise joins her sister, Caroline Shaw Lee. Peter is general counsel and vice president at Catalyst IT Services. Lauralynn is associate university counsel at Georgetown University.
Jessica Pfeiffer has joined DTE Energy Company's legal department as a senior attorney in the Securities, Finance and Governance Group. DTE is a diversified energy company providing gas and electric utility services to Michigan homes and businesses, and energy-related services to businesses and industries nationwide.
Allison Rosenberg has relocated from Greenberg Traurig in New York to the firm's Tokyo office and become a registered foreign lawyer.
Bobby Sharma has been named one of the "25 Most Influential South Asian Executives in the Media & Entertainment Industry" by Korn/Ferry International and was recently nominated by the Association of Media & Entertainment Counsel for its "2008 Sports Counsel of the Year Award." Bobby is currently the vice president & general counsel of the National Basketball Association's Development League and lives in New York City with his wife, Courtney.
Jill E. Steinberg has joined the United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia as an Assistant U.S. Attorney. Jill works in the national security and violent crime unit of the criminal division.
Carol Von Urff Kelley and her husband, Ed, announce the birth of their son, Jack, on March 17, 2008. Jack joins his sister, Maggie.
Darren C. Wallis has joined Permit Capital, an independent investment firm dedicated to managing the financial assets of its members and other limited partners, as partner and portfolio manager. Darren previously was with Osage Ventures.
Jonathan Walsh has been named partner at Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle in New York. Jon specializes in securities litigation and accounting malpractice matters.
Class of '99
David Bowsher and Elizabeth Holt '00 announce the birth of their daughter, Meriwether Crawford Bowsher, in May 2009.
Christian Broadbent has been selected as senior counsel to SEC Commissioner Elisse B. Walter.
Chad Burkhardt was part of the 76th group in Baker Bott's 168-year history to become partner on New Year's Day, Jan. 1, 2009. Chad has a diverse corporate practice in the firm's Dallas office.
Anne Chapman has been elected to the board of directors of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Anne practices criminal law at Osborn Maledon in Phoenix and regularly teaches courses on conducting international investigations and mitigation in capital cases around the country. She previously was a federal public defender in the Eastern District of Virginia.
Konstantin "Stan" Chelney has been admitted to the partnership at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. Stan is a member of the firm's litigation group and is based in New York. His practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and arbitration, regulatory investigations, and corporate governance.
Pascal Duclos has been awarded the European General Counsel of the Year award by the International Law Office (ILO) in association with the Association of Corporate Counsel Europe (ACC Europe). Pascal is general counsel and secretary to the board of directors at Dufry, a global travel retailer. He is the first Swiss general counsel to have won the award.
Gary Eichelberger has joined Ellis & Winters in Raleigh as an associate. Gary's practice will focus on civil litigation with an emphasis on commercial disputes, employment matters, real estate, and insurance coverage law.
Tara Ertischek, of Nashville, has been named shareholder of Baker Donelson, where she concentrates her practice in securities, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate matters.
Lisa Glover and her husband, Stephen Keith, announce the birth of their second daughter, Grace, on July 3, 2008. Lisa is the assistant town attorney for the Town of Cary, N.C.
Barb Goffman has been promoted to managing director and associate general counsel at Sallie Mae, where she focuses on regulatory compliance. Barb also continues to write short stories, including "The Worst Noel," which appears in The Gift of Murder, an anthology of winter-holiday-related crime stories. More information is available on Barb’s website: www.barbgoffman.com.
Andrew Hutton has been elected a shareholder at Clark, Thomas & Winters in Austin, Texas, where he focuses generally on pharmaceutical products liability, medical device, and mass tort litigation.
Noparat Kaewsringarm has joined Allen & Overy as senior associate in Bangkok, Thailand. Noparat has been practicing as in-house counsel for a securities company also in Bangkok.
Jenni Kinsley has formed a new law firm, Sirkin Kinsley & Nazzarine, in Cincinnati. Jenni continues to focus her practice on First Amendment law, criminal defense, and civil rights.
Amy J. Kolczak and her husband, Mike '99, announce the birth of their son, Maxton Smith, on Dec. 10, 2009. Maxton joins his brother, Alex. Amy, a partner at Owen, Gleaton, Egan, Jones & Sweeney, and Mike, a staff attorney for Judge Susan Edlein of Fulton State Court, live in Atlanta.
Rut Ley and her husband, Marc, announce the birth of their daughter, Frieda, on Sept. 20, 2008. Frieda is the couple's second child. Rut lives in The Hague, where she works as a prosecutor with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
Jeffrey D. Litle has been named to the partnership at Jones Day. Jeff works in the mergers and acquisitions group in the Columbus, Ohio, office. His practice focuses on transactional work, relating primarily to mergers and acquisitions/private equity and intellectual property/technology matters.
Joseph Lombardo and his wife, Allison, announce the birth of their twins, Henry Joseph and Mirela Scarlett, on Jan. 29, 2009. Joseph is a partner at Chapman and Cutler in Chicago, Ill., where he practices corporate and general litigation.
Amy Buckley Monahan and her husband, Liam, announce the birth of their second son, Kieran, in January 2009. Amy, an associate professor at the University of Missouri School of Law, will join the faculty at the University of Minnesota Law School for the fall 2009 semester.
Cynthia A. O'Neal has been named director of external affairs for North Carolina Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton.
Rita Pang and her husband, Edwin, announce the birth of their daughter, Candace, on Oct. 8, 2008.
Kirk Rasmussen has been named a shareholder at Winstead PC in Dallas, Texas.
Kerry Reichs of Washington, D.C., has written her first novel, The Best Day of Someone Else's Life, published by Harper Collins. Information about the book and Kerry's nationwide tour can be found at www.harpercollins.com/kerryreichs.
Kimberly May Rosen is currently staying at home and enjoying time spent with her daughters, Sela and Mimi.
Susan Rozelle and her husband, Paul, announce the birth of their daughter, Sally Pearl Rozelle, on Sept. 18, 2008.
Varun Sahay has joined Sioen Industires N.V., as CEO Asia Pacific.
Carrie Shufflebarger has been elected as a member of the firm at Greenebaum Doll & McDonald. Carrie is part of the regulatory and administrative practice group and specializes in the areas of intellectual property counseling, prosecution, and enforcement, with an emphasis on intellectual property litigation. She is based in the firm's Cincinnati office.
Luis E. Sprovieri has been elected as a member of the American Law Institute and is working with the organization's consultative group on the report "Principles of the Law of Aggregate Litigation." Luis is an attorney at Baker & McKenzie Sociedad Civil in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Jennifer Sullivan has become general counsel and director of government affairs of Entegrity Wind Systems, a manufacturer of commercial-scale wind energy turbines based in Boulder, Colo. Jennifer previously was a partner with Faegre & Benson.
Amy Vieta has been named to the partnership at Jones Day. Amy is in the mergers and acquisitions group in the firm's New York office. Her practice focuses on transactional work, relating primarily to mergers and acquisitions/private equity and intellectual property/technology matters.
Class of '00
Keith Barnett has been elected as a litigation partner at Sutherland Asbill & Brennan in Atlanta.
Crystal Cook has joined Epstein Becker & Green as an associate in the Atlanta office.
Jill Dash has accepted a position at the American Constitution Society for Law & Policy in Washington, D.C., as associate director for lawyer chapters.
Torrey Dixon has been named to Averett University's Alumni Association Executive Board. Torrey is the director of Fair Vote North Carolina.
Scott Dodson has joined the faculty at the William & Mary School of Law as an associate professor. Scott teaches Civil Procedure, Comparative Civil Procedure, and Federal Courts. He previously taught at Duke Law School and the University of Arkansas School of Law.
Julie Domachowski and her husband, Jad, announce the birth of their daughter, Alexandra June, on Sept. 24, 2008. The family recently moved to Norfolk, Va., where Jad has joined the staff of Amphibious Squadron Six.
Rick Fenton has joined Technology Crossover Ventures, a Palo Alto based private equity and venture capital firm, as a principal and associate general counsel.
Jason Wells Goode and his wife, Annie, announce the birth of their son, Clinton Wells, who is named for Annie's father, Clinton D. Richardson '75. Clinton joins sister, Julia.
Kirk Jensen has been elected partner in Buckley Kolar's Washington, D.C., office. Kirk's practice focuses on retail and commercial financial services.
William Kahn and Marianne Faessel-Kahn '98 announce the birth of their twin daughters, Lucile and Pauline, on Dec. 15, 2008.
Melissa Marler Lambros and her husband, John, announce the birth of their daughter, Katherine Anne, on Dec. 14, 2008.
Michael LeVine has taken a new position as Pacific Counsel and Senior Advisor for Oceana, an international nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the world's oceans. He and his fiancée, Aurah Landau, make their home in Juneau, Alaska.
Eric Liang and his wife, Tiffany, announce the birth of their son, Riley Trajan Liang. Eric is the director of business and legal affairs for Paramount Pictures' licensing group.
Brett Lund, previously head of Legal, IP, and Licensing for Syngenta, joined Gevo, Inc., in Englewood, Colo., as vice president and general counsel. Gevo is a biofuels company funded by Vinod Khosla and Richard Branson.
Jason Murphy has been selected as Ingersoll Rand's general counsel for Latin America. He will continue supporting Club Car, Inc., in Augusta, Ga., in his current role of vice president and general counsel.
Jacqueline Goldberg Meyer and her husband, Robert, announce the birth of their daughter, Cate Elizabeth, on May 11, 2009. Cate joins sister Caroline. Jackie is the U.S. professional development manager at Lovells in Chicago.
Ignacio Pallares and his wife, Iratxe, announce the birth of their second daughter, Claudia, on April 1, 2009. Ignacio works as counsel at Latham & Watkins in Barcelona, Spain, and specializes in mergers and acquisitions and private equity.
Pammela Quinn Saunders has joined the Office of the Legal Adviser at the U.S. Department of State. Pammela works on legal issues arising from the Department's New Embassy Compounds program and diplomatic law issues relating to the acquisition, lease, and disposal of real property abroad.
P. Brian See has joined Williams Mullen in Richmond, Va., as a partner and chair of the Electronic Discovery and Litigation Technology practice group. Brian advises attorneys and clients on issues relation to electronic records retention and the identification, preservation, collection, review and production of electronically stored information.
Class of '01
Faye Rodman Barbour and her husband, Chris, announce the birth of their son, Solomon Christopher, on Sept. 11, 2009. Faye is labor and employment counsel at Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. in Atlanta.
Kristi Bowman married Gabriel Wrobel on March 14, 2009, in Antigua, Guatemala. Kristi is an associate professor at Michigan State University College of Law.
Collin Cox and Jacquelyn Cox announce the birth of their son, Clayton Aubrey Cox, on Nov. 29, 2008. Collin is a partner at Yetter, Warden & Coleman, a litigation boutique located in Houston.
D'lorah Hughes is a visiting assistant professor of law, teaching in the Health Law Clinic at Case Western Reserve University School of Law.
Jeff Handlin has joined MDC Holdings in Denver as national vice president of acquisitions. Jeff previously worked as senior vice president of Starwood Land Ventures in Bradenton, Fla.
Rawn James Jr. has been promoted to senior trial counsel in the office of the general counsel for the Department of the Navy. His first book, Root and Branch: Charles Hamilton Houston, Thurgood Marshall and the Struggle to End Segregation, will be published by Bloomsbury Press in February 2010.
Chris Kang has been appointed special assistant to the president for legislative affairs and will specialize in Senate issues for President Obama. Chris previously worked as senior floor counsel for Illinois Sen. Richard Durbin.
Randy Katz has been named 2009 Young Federal Lawyer of the Year by the Federal Bar Association (FBA). He was presented with the award in September at the FBA's annual convention in Oklahoma City. Agency heads and members of defense bar nominated him for the award, and a panel of federal judges selected him as the winner. Randy is a federal criminal prosecutor in the Southern District of Florida and prosecutes white collar fraud.
Erin Lovall has opened Franklin Skierski Lovall Hayward with three other attorneys. The Dallas firm focuses on corporate bankruptcy and litigation.
Michael Oakes has been admitted to the partnership at Hunton & Williams in Washington, D.C. Michael is a member of the firm's global litigation group and handles complex civil disputes, with a focus on patent litigation and other intellectual property and technology-related matters before federal district courts and before the U.S. International Trade Commission.
Mary Richardson joined Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, as associate director of gift planning. Mary previously was the executive director of Maine Initiatives.
Seth Safra has been elected partner at Covington & Burling in Washington, D.C. Seth's practice focuses on employee benefits and executive compensation.
Desiree Sumilang has been named by the 2009 edition of Chambers Asia as an "up-and-coming lawyer" with a rising profile. The publication, which ranks the leading law firms and lawyers across Asia, noted Desiree's work as overseas counsel on Philippine transactions. Desiree lives and works in Hong Kong.
Peter A. Tomasi has been named to the 2010 edition of Best Lawyers in America for environmental law. Peter is an associate at Quarles & Brady in Milwaukee.
Class of '02
Gabriel T. Aguilera has been listed among "40 Hispanic Leaders Under 40" by the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and Univision Radio-Phoenix. Gabriel is a member of Los Abogados Hispanic Bar Association, the business law section of the State Bar of Arizona, and the Young Lawyers Division of the Maricopa County Bar Association. He is an attorney in the Phoenix office of Quarles & Brady.
Heather M. Bell has joined Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyards in Rogers, Ark., as counsel to the firm's business group. Heather previously served as an associate attorney for Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in San Francisco.
Andrea Bradford and her husband, Jeff, announce the birth of their third daughter, Joelle Grace, on Feb. 23, 2009. Joelle is named in loving memory of Andrea's father, Joel Lasker. She joins sisters Zoe and Riley.
Jessica Faye Carter is chief executive officer of WomenSuite, a consulting company for companies and nonprofit organizations.
Aaron Futch has been hired as assistant general counsel at Intelsat General Corporation in Bethesda, Md. Intelsat General Corporation is the government services division of the world's largest satellite communications company.
Robert Hyde has been promoted to principal with Rafel Law Group in Seattle, Wash. Robert is chair of the King County Bar Association YLD Board of Trustees and has been named a "rising star" by Washington Law & Politics magazine in 2007, 2008, and 2009. In 2009, he was one of only 11 Washington lawyers named a "rising star" for his work in the insurance coverage practice area.
Christy E. Kiely has been elected secretary of the State Bar of Virginia, Young Lawyers Conference Board of Governors. Christy is an associate at Hunton & Williams in Richmond where she focuses on employment litigation and a full range of employment issues.
Sarah Berger Laybourn and her husband, Peter '04, announce the birth of their daughter, Kaja Isabella, on March 2, 2009. Kaja joins her brother, Oliver.
Katheryn Lloyd has been named a partner in the law firm of Carpenter Lipps & Leland in Columbus, Ohio. Katheryn's practice focuses on commercial litigation. She also has been selected for inclusion in the 2007 and 2009 Ohio Super Lawyers "Rising Stars" editions in the area of business litigation.
Jessica Richman-Dworkin married Matthew Dworkin on Nov. 15, 2008, at the West Point Academy Jewish Chapel. Alumni in attendance were Marcella Harshbarger '02, Aya Kobori '02, and Lone LÃ̧schenkohl (Duke Law Transnational Institute Geneva Summer 2000). Jessica and Matt live in the Washington, D.C., metro area.
Jennifer Tomsen has joined Greenberg Traurig's Houston office. Jennifer and her husband, Chris Jermaine, also have adopted a son, Luke Hai Jermaine, from Vietnam.
Class of '03
Thomas A. Burns has joined Hill Ward Henderson in Tampa as an associate in the firm's litigation group. Thomas' practice involves complex commercial litigation and professional malpractice defense as well as real property, securities, and appellate litigation. He practiced for five years in Washington, D.C., with the appellate, complex commercial litigation, and securities litigation groups of Sidley Austin and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher before returning to Florida in 2009.
Alex Davie joined Sconyers Warmbrod Capital Management in Franklin, Tenn., as executive vice president and general counsel. Alex previously was with Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll in Philadelphia.
Divesh Gupta has been promoted to senior counsel at Constellation Energy in Baltimore, Md.
Karla McKanders has received a tenure-track appointment at the University of Tennessee Law School. Most recently, Karla was a visiting Reuschlein Teaching Fellow at Villanova University School of Law.
Christopher Perry and his wife, Karen, announce the birth of their first child, Vivian Adele Perry, on July 19, 2009. Christopher is an associate at Jones Day in Washington, D.C.
Eric Spencer has returned from Iraq, having led more than 300 combat missions in Baghdad as an infantry platoon leader. He is an associate with Snell & Wilmer in Phoenix, Ariz.
Allison Stiles and her husband, Josh Hargraves, announce the birth of their daughter, Huntley Taylor Hargraves, on Oct. 10, 2008. Allison is an associate in the litigation department at Goodwin Proctor in Boston. She concentrates her practice on general commercial litigation, intellectual property, and white collar crime.
Christopher Volk has joined Weiss Serota Helfman Pastoriza Cole & Boniske in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He practices in the firm's construction litigation group.
Yair Zorea joined PricewaterhouseCoopers in New York as a tax manager in June 2008.
Class of '04
Saud Alarifi has joined DLA Piper as a legal consultant in the Islamic Finance Department in its Dubai office.
Sarah E. Bell, a litigation associate with Pryor Cashman in New York, was awarded the 2008 President's Pro Bono Service Award in the Young Lawyer category by the New York State Bar Association. The award is rendered for extraordinary pro bono service.
Caroline Cosby and her husband, David Shuford, announce the birth of their daughter, Allison Pearson Shuford, on July 8, 2009. Allison joins brother William.
Donald Earl Childress III ("Trey") and his wife, Lisa, announce the birth of their son, Donald Earl Childress IV, on Nov. 24, 2008. The baby will be known as Jacob. Trey is an associate professor of law at Pepperdine University School of Law after having previously worked in the appellate practice group at Jones Day in Washington, D.C.
Graham "Gray" Chynoweth has been named as one of "25 Leaders for the Future" by Business New Hampshire Magazine. Gray was one of 11 founding members of the Manchester Young Professionals Network in 2004 and is currently on the organization's board of directors. He also co-chairs the governor's Task Force for the Retention and Recruitment of a Young Workforce.
Luciana de Ocariz and Thomas Franca announce the birth of their first daughter, Joana, on July 30, 2008.
Nicolas Diebold and his wife, Valerie, announce the birth of their son, Laurin Fynn, on July 21, 2008.
Kerry Drozdowicz married Dr. Gian Varbaro in Orange, Conn., on Nov. 15, 2008. In attendance were Dana Buschman Ziker '03, Robert Buschman (MPP '02), David Pascoe (MD '04), Miles Taylor (PhD '05), and Carolina Abuelo (MD '04). Kerry will be changing her last name to Varbaro.
Robert Gallagher joined First Reserve Corporation, a private equity firm in Greenwich, Conn., as assistant general counsel.
Scott Goldstein and his wife, Heather, announce the birth of daughters Cara Sydney and Ivy Larissa on Feb. 11. Scott is of counsel with the Flaster Law Group in Florham Park, N.J., where he handles litigation involving family and civil law.
Merrill Hoopengardner and husband, Andrew, announce the birth of Eleanor (Ella) Gayle Hoopengardner, on July 8, 2008.
Sophie-Charlotee Marquet and her husband, Olivier Marquet, together with their first daughter Chloe, welcome the arrival of Victoria Marie Ava on July 24, 2008.
David Koysza has been named one of Greenville's "Best and Brightest 35 and Under" by Greenville Magazine. David is an associate with Wyche Burgess Freeman & Parham in Greenville, S.C., practicing in the areas of business, securities, and bankruptcy litigation.
Neil Gregory McBryde and his wife, Virginia, announce the birth of their second child, Anne Gibson McBryde, on March 19, 2009.
Dawn Murphy-Johnson and her husband, Jim, announce the birth of their daughter, Riley Grace Johnson, in April 2009. Dawn is a senior associate in the litigation practice group at Miller Chevalier in Washington, D.C.
Julie Rogers and her husband Bret, along with their daughters Ainslee and Ellery, welcome the arrival of Kelsey Bryce Rogers, on Aug. 13, 2008.
Sarah Stumpf Schlossberg and her husband, Lewis Schlossberg '03, announce the birth of their daughter, Jessica Leigh, on June 24, 2009. Sarah is an associate at Dechert and Lewis in Philadelphia; Lewis is an associate at Blank Rome.
Brian T. Sumner and his wife, Louise, announce the birth of their son, Henry Rogers, on Jan. 19, 2009. Brian is an associate at Fried Frank in Washington, D.C., where he specializes in securities enforcement and regulation, white-collar criminal defense, internal investigations and monitoring.
Shannon Swallows has joined Kauffman Tire in Atlanta as general counsel. Shannon is the first person to serve as general counsel for Kauffman Tire and is responsible for establishing the legal department and managing all of Kauffman's legal affairs. Shannon previously was an associate in the commercial real estate practice group of Troutman Sanders LLP in Atlanta.
Michelle Valteau has joined Thompson Hine in Atlanta, as an associate in the real estate practice group. Prior to joining Thompson Hine, Michelle was an associate with Stites & Harbison. Michelle focuses her practice on commercial real estate law, including commercial dispositions and acquisitions, development projects, leasing matters, and commercial mortgage loan transactions.
Lisa Vatch married Jonathan Wilner on Aug. 16, 2009. Lisa practices commercial and intellectual property law at Fraser Milner Casgrain in Montreal, Quebec.
Erinn Anderson White and her husband, Michael '04, announce the birth of Delaney Elisabeth on Aug. 14, 2009. Laney joins her brothers, Ian and Will.
Class of '05
Nora Adkins and her husband, David, announce the birth of their daughter, Taylor Elyse Adkins, on Dec. 19, 2008.
Chris Baird and his wife, Heather, announce the birth of their daughter, Violet May, on Nov. 21, 2008. Violet joins her brother, Henry.
Zachary Klughaupt is working in San Paolo, Brazil as a managing director of operations for Fidelity National Financial, the world's largest title company.
Tom McCudden has joined the Federal Defender's Office in Hartford, Conn., as a research and writing attorney.
Lei Mei has opened his own firm, Mei & Mark, in Washington, D.C. Lei, who previously worked at Finnegan, will continue his IP and litigation practice.
David Moncure has joined Shell Oil Company in Houston, Texas, as an electronic discovery legal counsel. David previously was with Fulbright & Jaworski.
Pietro Pouche has been named a partner at Carnelutti Studio Legale Associato in Milan, Italy. Pietro and his wife, Alice, have a daughter, Irene.
Keri A. Richardson has joined the corporate division of Lehman Brothers Inc. as an attorney and vice president. Keri previously was with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett.
Nicolas Robeson and his wife, Malu, announce the birth of their daughter, Olivia, on Jan. 10, 2009. The couple lives in Chile.
Bastiaan Ryckaert has joined Goodyear Dunlop Tires Europe B.V. as Attorney EMEA in the company's regional executive offices in Brussels, Belgium.
Robert Stevenson has joined General Atomics, maker of the Predator drone, as corporate counsel in the company's San Diego headquarters. Robert previously was an associate in the Orange County office of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker.
Ashley White and her husband, Joshua, announce the birth of their daughter, Olivia Kathryn, on Sept. 6, 2008. Ashley is an associate in Bradley Arant Boult Cummings' Huntsville, Ala., office, where she practices corporate transactions, state and local taxation, and trusts and estates.
Class of '06
Kristi Ahlstrom has joined the office of Erie County District Attornery Frank J. Sedita III as an assistant district attorney. Kristi is currently assigned to the City Court Bureau in Buffalo.
Wells Bennett has coauthored the paper "Better Rules for Terrorism Trials" with Robert Litt. The paper is part of the Series on Counterterrorism and American Statutory Law, a joint project of the Brookings Institution, the Georgetown University Law Center, and the Hoover Institution. Wells is an associate at Arnold & Porter in Washington, D.C.
John R. Collins and his wife, Laura, announce the birth of their son, John Henry Collins, on Oct. 11, 2009. John is an associate in the corporate department at Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker in Atlanta where he specializes in securities and corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance.
Oleg Cross has launched Cross Law Group, a San Diego-based litigation boutique with practice areas in business litigation, appeals, and serious personal injury.
Luciano Cruz Morande has returned to Chile and joined Arteaga Gorziglia & Cia. Previously, Luciano was an international lawyer at the New York office of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton.
Alyssa Greenwald married Ted Wittenstein on Oct. 18, 2008, in New York City. Chief Judge James P. Jones, for whom Alyssa was a law clerk in 2006-2007, was a co-officiant. Cari Stern '06 and Alexia DePottere-Smith '06 were in the bridal party as was Sarah Trent, M.A. '06. Alyssa is a white-collar criminal defense associate in Kirkland & Ellis Washington, D.C., office.
Chris R. Johnson has joined Fish & Richardson as an associate in Austin, Texas. Prior to joining the firm, Chris was a law clerk to the Honorable Alvin A. Schall of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Takashi Kokubo has joined Integral Corporation as an attorney/investment professional. Takashi, who had been studying business in Europe while working with his previous law firm, hopes to proactively support Japanese companies during the financial crisis.
Scott D. Mikkelsen has been recognized for providing more than 100 hours of service to the Polk County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project in 2008. Scott is an associate in the business division at Davis Brown in Des Moines.
Julia Ann Noone married William Ross Miller Jr. '06 on Aug. 8, 2009. Julia is an associate at Simpson Thacher in New York where she focuses on real estate law. William is an associate in the litigation group at Davis Polk in New York.
John Plecnik has been appointed an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center. John serves as an attorney adviser to Judge David Gustafson of the United States Tax Court in Washington, D.C.
Natalie Prescott, an associate with Latham & Watkins in San Diego, Calif., received the California Bar's 2008 Jack Berman Award of Achievement for Distinguished Service to the Profession and the Public. Natalie and husband, Oleg Cross, of Cooley Godward Kronish, also received the San Diego Top "Young Attorneys" award from the San Diego Daily Transcript. See full story.
Teresa Sakash has taken a position with the William J. Clinton Foundation in Boston, where she coordinates the Foundation's risk management. Teresa previously was an associate at Bingham McCutchen.
Ricardo Reveco has been honored as the best professor of Civil Law for 2008 at the University of Chile. Ricardo is a member of Carey y Cía.'s litigation group in Chile. He practices in the areas of civil and commercial law.
Teddy Schwarzman has joined the financing division of Cinetic Media in New York City. Teddy previously worked as an attorney at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, where he specialized in corporate restructuring and real estate.
Eriko Taoka has been working as a full-time lecturer at Kokushikan University in Tokyo since April 2009.
Howard Wachtel married Jaime Teitelman on Dec. 31, 2008, at Temple Beth Ahm Yisrael in Springfield, N.J. Rabbi Aaron D. Benson performed the ceremony. Howie is a litigation associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in Manhattan.
Amy Yeung has been elected to a two-year term in the American Bar Association's House of Delegates, where she will occupy the seat reserved for delegates younger than 35. Amy is an associate in the securities department of WilmerHale's Washington, D.C., office and is a member of the firm's investment management practice group.
Class of '07
Sebastian Diaz married Leanne Reagan '08 on May 22, 2009. Sebastian is a senior associate with PricewaterhouseCoopers in New York.
Nicholas DiMascio has been awarded the 2009 Francis Deák Prize for meritorious scholarship by the American Society of International Law for a co-authored article he wrote as a Duke Law student, "Non-Discrimination in Trade and Investment Treaties: Worlds Apart or Two Sides of the Same Coin." He is clerking for Judge Neil V. Wake on the U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. After the completion of his two-year clerkship he will clerk for Judge Berry Silverman on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Kelcey Patrick-Ferree and her husband, Shannon Patrick, announce the birth of their second child, Alexandra Patrick- Ferree, in May 2009. Kelcey is an associate in the trademark, copyright and brand management group at Dorsey & Whitney in Minneapolis.
Ryan McLeod completed his clerkship for the Honorable William B. Chandler III of the Delaware Court of Chancery, and has joined Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz in New York City.
Segev Phillips and his wife, Courtney, announce the birth of their son, Ezra Bethem Phillips, on Aug. 15, 2008. The family moved to Boston in mid-September and Segev began working at Goodwin Procter in October.
Ben Mitchell and his wife, Amanda, announce the birth of their son, Quinn Saunders, on Aug. 28, 2008.
Leah Nicholls has been selected for the Civil Rights/Public Interest Clinical Fellowship at Georgetown University. Leah previously was the 2008-2009 recipient of the Supreme Court Assistance Project Fellowship with the Public Citizen Litigation Group in Washington, D.C.
Joe Ope has transferred from the Houston office of Fulbright & Jaworski to the firm's Dubai office.
Elizabeth Richardson-Royer finished a one-year clerkship with Chief Judge William T. Moore, Jr. in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. She has joined Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, in Los Angeles.
Jessica Bodger Rydstrom and her husband, Justin, announce the birth of their son Nathaniel, on Sept. 3, 2008.
Jared Slade has joined Gunster as an associate in the business litigation practice of the firm's Jacksonville office.
Kimberly Beattie Saunders married Doug Saunders on April 25, 2009. Kimberly is an associate at WilmerHale in Washington, D.C., where she focuses on investment management regulatory and enforcement issues.
Greg Sergi is clerking for The Honorable Pamela Ann Rymer of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Pasadena, Calif.
Erin B. Shively married Blake E. Sheppard on March 21, 2009. Erin is a government contracts associate with McKenna Long & Aldridge in Washington, D.C.
Class of '08
Jonas Anderson and his wife, Rachel announce the birth of their son, Ramsey Joseph Anderson, on Sept. 19, 2008.
Jennifer M. Avery joined Thompson & Knight in Dallas, Texas, in the firm's corporate and securities practice group.
Emilia Beskind has been selected as a Prettyman Fellow. This Georgetown Law fellowship provides for tuition, fees and stipend over two years as the fellow works toward her LLM in advocacy. Emilia will study and practice criminal law in the D.C. courts the first year, and in the second year reduce her caseload and supervise Georgetown Law students in their criminal clinics. Duke Law has had at least one previous Prettyman Fellow, Tom Meehan '65
Javier Carrizo is working as a lawyer in the International Department of Panama's largest law firm.
Sara E. DeWolf has joined Pratt-Thomas Walker in Charleston, S.C., as an associate.
Aryeh Hersher has passed the bar and is working in San Francisco for Seyfarth Shaw.
Adam B. Hill joined Thompson & Knight in Dallas in the firm's real estate and banking practice.
Justin N. Outling is clerking for The Honorable William Osteen Jr. of the United States District Court Middle District of North Carolina in Greensboro.
John Saragas has been awarded and accepted a J. William Fulbright Grant for study in Cyprus. John's proposal centers on the role of NGOs in relation to the ethnic conflict the island has experienced since 1963. John received a master's degree from the University of Athens in 2005.
Patrick C. Wooten has joined the Charleston, S.C., office of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough. Patrick will practice in the areas of business litigation, class-action defense, pharmaceutical and medical device litigation, premises liability and products liability.
Class of '09
Rodrigo Ferrario is working for a Centurion Air Cargo, a Miami-based cargo airline, as a contracts and projects controller.
