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Dean Miles (right) at a networking reception for alumni in Alexandria, Va., at Redmon, Peyton & Braswell, LLP. The Aug. 2 event was hosted by Nick Gehrig, Class of 2007, and was attended by roughly 20 alumni.
Class News
January, 2012
1950
Hon. William J. Nealon has been selected to receive the American Inns of Court 2011 Professionalism Award for the Third Circuit. The award will be presented by the Hon. Theodore McKee, on Wednesday, May 4, 2011, in Philadelphia. Judge Nealon sits on the bench of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. The federal building in which the court is housed is named for him. He is one of six federal judges appointed by President John F. Kennedy who remain on the bench. In July of this year, he will become the longest-serving district judge in the history of the Third Circuit.
1967
Hon. Stephen P. Scaring has been named of counsel to the firm Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C. Scaring has served as an assistant district attorney and chief of the homicide bureau in Nassau County, as well as a special prosecutor in Suffolk County, N.Y. He also has served as an associate professor of law and psychiatry at C. W. Post College. Scaring has been selected by the New York Times to its top 100 List of Super Lawyers in the New York metropolitan area for the past four years and was the 2008 selection of the New York State Bar Association for the Charles F. Crimi Memorial Award for Outstanding Defense Practitioner.
1968
James F. Mundy was named to “Pennsylvania Super Lawyers” for 2011, joining the top 5 percent of all trial attorneys in the Commonwealth. The “Super Lawyer” list, which is published annually by Philadelphia Magazine, is based on polling of 36,000 lawyers throughout Pennsylvania, independent research, interviews with law firms and evaluation of nominees by a blue-ribbon panel. Past president of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association and the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, Mundy has been designated a PA Super Lawyer every year since the program began. He is a partner with Powell Law, headquartered in Scranton.
1971
Alan M. Grimaldi has been named a co-leader of Mayer Brown’s global IP practice, based in Washington D.C. Grimaldi is a former co-chair of Howrey’s IP practice. His practice encompasses but is not limited to intellectual property matters. In addition to serving as co-chair of one of the largest intellectual property practices worldwide, he was former co-chair of Howrey’s commercial trial group. Grimaldi has significant experience in patent and other intellectual property litigation and in all aspects of private and government antitrust and other complex commercial litigation including nationwide class action litigation, multi-district litigation in federal and state courts, grand juries, federal and state administrative agency litigation, unfair competition, insurance coverage, products liability and litigation dealing with trade-related matters.

Richard L. Thompson officially assumed the role of chairman of the Syracuse University’s Board of Trustees on May 14, 2011. Thompson, who resides in McLean, Va., joined the board in 2001 and was elected vice-chairman in 2008. In 2010, he was named board chairman-elect. Thompson is senior counsel at the law firm Patton Boggs LLP, concentrating his work on pharmaceuticals and food and drugs, areas in which he has spent the majority of his professional career. Before joining Patton Boggs, Thompson served as senior vice president for policy and government affairs at Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., where he established and led a 45-member global staff and was a member of the company operating committee. Thompson is a member of the Board of Visitors of The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law.
1976
Stephen P. Murphy accepted a pro bono award on behalf of the law firm Reed Smith during the 58th Annual Red Mass and Brunch, celebrated on Oct. 1, 2011 at the Cathedral of St. Matthew in Washington, D.C. Murphy serves as chair of the Washington, D.C. office's pro bono committee.
Christine P. Brown has been selected as a 2011 Oregon Super Lawyer. Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, publishes an annual year-end issue that names the Super Lawyers of Oregon law for the coming year. Based on peer recognition and professional achievement, only five percent of attorneys in Oregon are selected as Super Lawyers. Brown specializes in estate planning and probate for Portland-based Garvey Schubert Barer. Christine Luchok Fallon has been named the new Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States. She is the 16th Reporter of Decisions and the first woman to hold the position. Fallon assumed her new duties on March 3. Fallon has served as Deputy Reporter of Decisions since February 1989, writing syllabuses and editing the opinions of the Court for release and publication in the United States Reports. From 1982-1989, Fallon served as a legal editor at the Research Institute of America in Washington, D.C., where she supervised an editorial staff of seven attorneys, writing, revising, and supplementing loose-leaf employment law publications.
1980
Patrick M. Regan is a lead attorney for the plaintiffs suing the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority in connection with the June 2009 Red Line train collision that killed eight passengers and a train operator. Regan is a name partner with the Washington, D.C. litigation firm Regan, Zambri & Long. Regan is a member of the Board of Visitors of The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law.
Paul J. Maloney has been recognized as a Washington D.C. Super Lawyer 2011 in personal injury defense and products and professional liability. He is member of the mid-Atlantic firm Carr Maloney. Selections are made by the research team at Super Lawyers, which is a service of Thomson Reuters. Each year, the research team undertakes a multi-phase selection process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, independent evaluation of candidates by the attorney-led research staff, a peer review of candidates by practice area, and a good-standing and disciplinary check. Maloney is past president of the Barristers and of the D.C. Defense Lawyers’ Association. Eric Bernard won Silver medals in the shot and javelin (men’s 55-59 age group) at the Granite State Senior Games Track and Field Competition in Manchester, New Hampshire on Aug. 21, 2011.

Michael J. Bittman has been named to the Best Lawyers’ 2012 Lawyers of the Year list. This distinction honors attorneys who have earned a high level of respect among peers for their abilities, professionalism and integrity. Best Lawyers compiles its lists by conducting extensive peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. The current edition of the list was compiled by 3.9 million detailed peer evaluations. Bittman is a health care law practitioner with GrayRobinson, P.A. in Orlando, FL.
Terence P. McCourt has joined the law firm of Foley Hoag LLP as a partner in the Boston office and a member of the firm’s labor and employment practice. The practice group specializes representing employers in labor relations and employment-litigation related to defense matters.

Kathleen Q. Abernathy has been honored by Legal Momentum with its 2011 Aiming High Award. She was one of six women honored on May 4, 2011 in New York City before 700 attendees. The award recognizes remarkable women whose personal leadership has broken new ground for women in business. Legal Momentum is the nation's oldest legal defense and education fund dedicated to advancing women's economic and personal security. The Aiming High Awards highlight the accomplishments of women and their contributions to some of the nation's most successful companies. Abernathy is executive vice president and chief legal officer of Frontier Communications. She served as a commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission from 2001 to 2005 and is an adjunct instructor in communications law at The Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law.
Michael A. Curto was appointed to serve on the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Board of Directors by Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley. The board consists of 13 members, two appointed by the governor. Curto is the deputy chair of the business department of Patton Boggs LLP, in Washington, D.C. He is also a member of the firm's management committee and head of the firm's ERISA and employee benefits practice. Outside of the firm, Curto has served as vice chairman of the board of directors for the National Family Caregivers Association.
Edward (Ed) V. Gregorowicz has joined Avison Young's brokerage operations as a principal in the Washington, DC office. Gregorowicz focuses his efforts on federal government leasing activities and plays a key role in guiding the expansion of the firm’s services in the national capital region and other U.S. and Canadian markets. For the past 17 years, Gregorowicz operated his own firm, focusing on General Services Administration and federal government real estate transactions around the U.S. John Polanin Jr. has been appointed executive director and head of compliance for the Americas at Macquarie Group based in New York City. Before joining Macquarie, Polanin was global head of legal and compliance policy for UBS AG. Previously, he worked as head of compliance for UBS Wealth Management Americas, head of compliance for the Americas at UBS Investment Bank, managing attorney for equities at UBS Warburg, and deputy general counsel for equity capital markets, transaction services and research at PaineWebber Incorporated.
Jeffrey McFadden has been named to the 2012 list of The Best Lawyers in America, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. McFadden is an intellectual property attorney in the Winston-Salem office of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC.

Robert L. and Suzanne M. Stoll were featured in an article published in The Washington Post on April 3, 2011, “City Stickers: In Kalorama, an urban roost with room for all.” The story discussed their move back into Washington, D.C., after many years in the suburbs and the renovation of their Kalorama neighborhood condo.
Gregory Ugalde is the father of two current students at The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law: Kathleen, Class of 2012, and Andrew, Class of 2014. Ugalde is president and chief legal officer of T&M Building Co., Inc., based in Torrington, CT.
1986
John A. Bauer has joined Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. as a member in the firm's intellectual property practice in New York. Prior to joining Mintz Levin, Bauer was a partner in an international law firm, where he focused on patent litigation, due diligence, and client counseling. He has represented clients in a variety of biotechnology and high technology patent infringement cases, as well as in interferences.
Brian D. O’Keefe announced the formation of Lippitt O’Keefe, PLLC, which began operating on July 1, 2011, in Birmingham, MI.

Paul H. Schieber presented at the Mortgage Bankers Association Regulatory Compliance Conference September 25-27, 2011 in Washington, D.C., where he outlined the necessary tools to sharpen a company’s regulatory compliance. Schieber is immediate past chair of the business law section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.

Andrew F. Palmieri has been elected to a one-year term as chair of the ABA section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law. His election was announced in August, 2011. Palmieri is a partner in the project and resource development department in the Washington, D.C. office of Saul Ewing.
1988

Carl R. Ficks, Jr. has been appointed as chairman of the Board of Directors for the Hospital for Special Care in New Britain, Conn. The Hospital for Special Care is a private, not-for-profit long term acute and chronic care hospital, known for its expertise in neuromuscular care, physical rehabilitation, respiratory and pulmonary care, and medically complex pediatrics. Ficks is a partner with the Hartford office of Halloran & Sage, LLP, where he is co-chair of the firm’s trucking and transportation practice.
1989
Nanci E. Nishimura has been appointed by California Gov. Jerry Brown to the Commission on Judicial Performance. The commission consists of eleven members who are appointed to four-year terms. Nishimura is a partner with the law firm of Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP. Earlier in her career, Nishimura clerked at the U. S. Overseas Private Investment Corporation, the International Trade Commission, and served as a legislative aide to U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye. She has appeared before the United States Supreme Court in a precedent-setting privacy case and was named one of 2010's Top 100 Women Litigators by the Daily Journal in California.
Keith Pagnani was named among the 2011 “Dealmakers of the Year” by The American Lawyer. He was recognized for his role representing Alcon, Inc.’s independent directors committee in Alcon’s acquisition by the Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis AG. Pagnani is a partner in the New York City office of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, where he co-leads the firm’s healthcare and life sciences practice.
Michael J. Bidwill spoke at The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law on Sept. 15, 2011. His remarks to students were titled “Courtroom to Cleats: A Lawyer’s Journey through the NFL.” Bidwill is president of the Arizona Cardinals football team.
Mark J. Powell served as an instructor for the Advanced Trial Skills seminar sponsored by the National Institute for Trial Advocacy at the U.S. District Courthouse in Washington, D.C. Powell, a partner in the Scranton-based Powell Law firm, has served as an instructor at NITA seminars in Washington, D.C., each year since 2004.

Patrick T. Clendenen was selected by the American Diabetes Association to receive a Father of the Year Award, to be presented on June 14, 2011 at the Seaport World Trade in Boston. The award is intended to identify and honor fathers who have demonstrated the ability to balance their personal lives, to serve as role models for their children, and to help make a positive difference in their community. Clendenen is a partner with Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP and a member of the Board of Visitors for The Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law.
Michael J. Ryan, Jr. is the senior vice president and managing director, Board Services for Corporate Board Member, an NYSE Euronext Company. He is responsible for heading the NYSE Board education program and other board service offerings. Ryan formerly served as president and chief operating officer of PROXY Governance, Inc.

D. Michael Lyles was appointed by Prince George’s County Maryland, County Executive Rushern L. Baker, III to serve as executive director of the Prince George’s County Human Relations Commission. Lyles most recently served as department counsel with the Department of Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals, representing it in industrial security clearance hearings.
Sean D. Kennedy has been named the top lobbyist for the Air Transport Association of America, Inc. He had previously served as a senior White House aide to the Obama Administration.
Michael P. Donahue has been elevated to partnership in CommLaw Group. In recognition of his achievement and contributions, the firm was renamed Marashlian & Donahue, LLC, The CommLaw Group. The firm specializes in serving the legal needs of the communications industry.
Scott N. Flesch was promoted to chief, Bid Protests, U.S. Army Litigation Center, contract and fiscal law division. He is based in Arlington, VA.


Nicole Tzetzo has been has been selected as a "40 under 40" award recipient by Business First of Buffalo. Each year the business journal recognizes forty honorees under the age of forty for their outstanding levels of professional achievement and community involvement. Tzetzo is a partner with Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP of Buffalo, NY, where she is a member of the firm’s executive committee and tax practice group.
Daniel M. Gallagher Jr. was confirmed by the United States Senate on Oct. 2, 2011, 1 to serve as one of the five commissioners of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Nominated by President Obama on May 18, 2011, Gallagher is the first graduate of the Columbus School of Law to serve as commissioner for the government’s primary regulatory agency overseeing the securities industry.
Alison J. Katrivanos (Napolitano) has accepted the position as principle law clerk to New York State Supreme Court Justice Joseph A. Santorelli and will be working in Central Islip, N.Y., handling matrimonial actions.

Doyle Chisholm has been named associate general counsel of Seneca One Finance, Inc., in Bethesda, MD.
2002
Eugene N. Hansen has been promoted from associate to special counsel with Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP. He is resident in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Hansen joined the firm in 2003 and is a litigator whose work includes securities and commercial litigation, international arbitration and white-collar criminal investigations.
Michael S. Heyl was the subject of a story in the online Maryland Bar Bulletin that described his bid to become one of fewer than 100 people worldwide to complete a marathon on every continental mainland. At the time of the story, Heyl had recently completed the 2010 Antarctic Ice Marathon. Heyl is a partner resident in Hogan Lovells Washington, D.C. office, where his practice covers the medical device area with an emphasis on post-market enforcement matters.

Carolyn M. Angelaccio has been recognized as a 2011 Rising Star by Thomson Reuters, published annually in Philadelphia magazine, as 2011 Super Lawyers®. Just 2.5 percent of the state’s up-and-coming lawyers achieve Rising Stars status. Rising Stars are the top up-and-coming lawyers in Pennsylvania who are either 40 years of age or less, or have been practicing law for 10 years or less. Angelaccio concentrates her practice on civil litigation with the Bucks County law firm Curtin & Heefner LLP. 2005
Christopher Armstrong has been selected as a 2012 Washington Fellow of the National Review Institute. The Institute was founded by William F. Buckley Jr. in 1991 to engage in policy development, public education, and advocacy that would advance conservative principles. Armstrong serves as counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways & Means, where he conducts oversight and investigations for Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI).
Patricio Asfura-Heim is the author of a chapter in the book, “Customary Justice and the Rule of Law in War-Torn Societies” (U. S. Institute of Peace Press). Asfura-Heim’s chapter deals with tribal customary law in Al Anbar, Iraq, where he spent several months in 2007 researching the subject as an embedded analyst for Marine General John Allen. Asfura-Heim is a political and military analyst with the Center for Strategic Studies.
Beth Davis-Pratt accepted a position as senior policy analyst for child welfare at the Center for Law and Social Policy, where she to focuses on child welfare issues, including kinship, education, and child welfare financing. She was previously with the Children’s Defense Fund.

Kelly M. Marzullo has joined Tydings & Rosenberg LLP as an associate in its litigation department. The Baltimore law firm provides legal services in a variety of areas, including corporate, business and tax, real estate, commercial litigation, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, and estates and trusts.
Michael R. Sachs, an assistant district attorney in Manhattan, is among the prosecutors handling a major case involving charges against 28 people in connection with an organized criminal credit card forgery and larceny operation in New York City. The sting operation involved law enforcement officials from the New York City Police Department, the Secret Service and the FBI.
2007
Ariel A. Gonzalez has joined AARP as director of health and family advocacy. Gonzalez is the lead lobbyist and spokesperson for health and family related matters for AARP and its 40 million members.
Jeremy R. Moss, an associate with MercerTrigiani law firm, was named “Educator of the Year” by the Washington Metropolitan Chapter of the Community Associations Institute (WMCCAI) during its annual awards dinner held on Nov. 12, 2011. Moss was recognized for his leadership in educating the community association industry by speaking at chapter-sponsored programs, writing articles for Quorum - a magazine for community association volunteer leaders, and for his service on the Virginia Legislative Committee.2008
William "Billy" P. Cannon III has joined Offit Kurman in Bethesda, Md. as an associate in its landlord representation group. Cannon's practice is focused on representation of landlords and property managers of residential and commercial real estate. Cannon was recently recognized as a 2012 Maryland Rising Star by Super Lawyers, a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.
2009
Maria L. Lokshin is program coordinator, Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law,
American University Washington College of Law.
Diana E. Cole Surprenant has joined Adams and Reese as a litigation associate in the firm’s New Orleans office. She has experience in litigation matters, including maritime and insurance law. Prior to her current position, Surprenant clerked for Judge Jay C. Zainey, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, where she researched and drafted opinions, prepared jury interrogatories, completed verdict forms and voir dire questions.

Christopher T. Page has joined Williamsburg, Virginia-based Kaufman & Canoles, P.C. as an associate where his practice will focus on litigation matters.
Laura Lynn Thomas has joined the Law Office of Jane Frankel Sims, LLC in Baltimore as a law clerk. During law school, she was the president of the Hughes Senate of Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity International and received the Dean's Award for Leadership.
In Memoriam
1949
Thomas M. Sullivan died on Monday, August 23, 2010, at the age of 88. He had been ill and in a care center for 15 months in Kansas City, MO. Sullivan served with the United States Marine Corp in World War II and Korea, retiring from the Marines as a Lt. Colonel. He practiced law in Kansas City and was a partner in the Downey, Sullivan & FitzGerald law firm. One of his greatest triumphs was the successful argument of Barerra vs. Wheeler in front of the United States Supreme Court. The case advocated that educationally deprived nonpublic school children be provided comparable services to educationally deprived public school children. In 1986 he received the Catholic University Alumni Association Annual Award for outstanding achievement in the field of law. Sullivan is He is survived by his wife, Kay O'Connor Sullivan, and his daughter, Eileen Sullivan Grebowiec.
Stephen Opsasnick died on Sept. 21, 2011.
Harry J. Cappello passed away on April 26, 2011.
Theodore E. Breault passed away on Dec. 18, 2011.
1973

James Arthur McCall, 63, passed away on Nov. 21, 2011, at Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring, MD, with family and friends praying at his side. Jim, as he was called, resided in Chevy Chase, Maryland with his beloved wife, Shirley C. McCall. He is also survived by a loving and devoted son, Marcus M. McCall and his dear mother Maggie McCall of Mount Union, PA. Jim was a member of the District of Columbia Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the United States Supreme Court Bar. He was special counsel to the International Brotherhood of the Teamsters. (photo)
1983
Bernard R. Corbett passed away on Sept. 16, 2011.

