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About 30 alumni and guests attended a Jan. 28 reception for the CUA Law community atThe Hilton New York. The event was held in conjunction with the New York State Bar Association Annual Meeting.

 

1969
James E. McDonald
, general counsel to International Biofuels Commission and a member of the law school's Board of Visitors, was profiled in a story titled "Working at the Energy Crossroads," posted on August 5, 2009 to www.law.com, the web site of the National Law Journal. The article traced McDonald's career path and discussed his current position with the commission, a not-for-profit trade and advocacy organization that supports greater production and use of biofuels, including ethanol.

1971
Col. Dayton M. Cramer is vice chair of the military affairs committee for the Florida Bar Association. He has previously served as chair of the bar association's education law committee. Cramer is deputy general counsel at The Florida State University in Tallahassee. He is married to Lennard Smith Cramer and the father of two adult daughters.

1972
Hon. Alice B. Gibney has been nominated as presiding justice of the Rhode Island Superior Court by Gov. Governor Carcieri. If confirmed by the Senate, Gibney will be responsible for establishing calendars, assigning judges, appointing staff and creating rules and guidelines for the court to follow. She worked as a law clerk for Superior Court Judge Florence K. Murray and later practiced as an associate with Anderson, Henning & Anderson, a Providence law firm. In 1978, she became assistant U.S. Attorney, but moved back to private practice after a year in the post. She served as a Workers’ Compensation Court Commissioner for two years before being named to the Superior Court bench in 1984. 
 

1973
Roland E. Olivier
joined Pennichuck Corporation, a publicly traded water utility holding company, in Aug. 2008, as general counsel and corporate secretary. He is also president of The Southwood Corporation, the corporation's real estate subsidiary. Prior to joining Pennichuck, Olivier worked for more than 30 years for international manufacturing, computer and software companies. He also spent eight years in private practice at two of New Hampshire's largest law firms.
  

Samantha Sanchez was appointed by Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer to fill a vacancy on the State Tax Appeal Board. The board hears appeals over real and personal property, income, corporate, natural resources, centrally assessed property and new industry taxes. Sanchez was a faculty member and associate dean at the Columbus School of Law from 1977 to 1990, where she taught several tax courses. She also served as tax counsel for the U.S. Senate Finance Committee from 1975 to 1977 after working as a staff attorney for the Tax Reform Research Group.
 

1974
Peter Connolly has joined joins Hostmark Hospitality Group Hostmark as executive vice president of operations and development, it was announced in December. The company is one of the nation’s largest third-party hotel management companies. Connolly was of counsel to Jeffer, Mangels Butler & Marmaro in its global hospitality practice, where he designed and documented hotel financial structures, including hotel condominium and traditional hotel structures, and negotiated management agreements, hotel purchase and hotel finance agreements on behalf of various developer and management company clients.

Leon E. Redman has accepted a position as senior attorney with the Brooks Kushman law firm of Southfield, Mich. He will practice in the firm’s intellectual property and trademark department. In his new role, Redman will be responsible for counseling clients on trademark issues, managing large portfolios and supporting the enforcement needs of Brooks Kushman's trademark clients. With more than 35 years of IP legal experience, Redman most recently served as IP counsel for Masco Corp. of Taylor, Mich., where he managed IP assets on a worldwide basis for the organization's multiple, large domestic and international subsidiaries.


1977

Barbara B. Franklin was nominated by the Obama Administration to serves as a member of the Federal Service Impasses Panel, a part of the Federal Labor Relations Authority. Franklin is an arbitrator and mediator in Washington, D.C. She serves on arbitration rosters administered by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, the American Arbitration Association and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. She is a mediator for the U.S. Court of Appeals and District Court for the District of Columbia.

Mary S. Head has been appointed deputy director of investor education for the Office of Investor Education and Advocacy of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. She was previously the acting director of the office. The OIEA serves the commission as the "investors' office" and provides educational resources to help individual investors make informed financial decisions. Head has worked at the SEC since 2000. She began her legal career in the Office of General Counsel at the National Association of Securities Dealers (now FINRA).

 

1978
Phyllis Borzi was unanimously confirmed as assistant secretary of labor for the Employee Benefits Security Administration by the U. S. Senate on July 10, 2009. She brings to her new job extensive employee benefit experience including governmental and private practice experience as well as employee benefit leadership in the American Bar Association and numerous other professional organizations. Among other positions, Borzi served as pension and employee benefit counsel for the U.S. House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations of the Committee on Education and Labor. She was on the Committee staff for 16 years.

1980
Carol Clifford has been appointed senior advisor for labor affairs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The announcement came in May 2009 from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Clifford has spent her career as a specialist in labor and employment law and policy. A member of the Obama-Biden Presidential Transition Team, she has most recently served as a consultant and independent contractor specializing on labor and immigration matters. Clifford will focus on the agriculture department's relations with Congress.

Thomas J. Kidera has been appointed to lead the public defender’s office of Ontario County, N.Y. The office he oversees represents about 2,500 indigent defendants a year. Kidera’s appointment was effective in October, 2009.

1981
Paul Maloney is a partner with Carr Maloney in Washington, D.C. The firm, which specializes in complex tort and commercial litigation, professional liability representation, employment law and a range of business-related legal services, celebrated the 25th anniversary of its founding in Nov. 2009.

1982
Eric P. Bernard
spoke about workers’ compensation at the New Hampshire Adjusters Association’s fall conference at the Mount Washington Resort Hotel in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire on Nov. 6, 2009. He also competed in the Granite State Senior Games, track and field competition, winning the silver medal in the shot in the 55 to 59 age group. Bernard resides in Manchester, N.H. 

1983

Jay Gould, a partner in the San Francisco office of Pillsbury, leads the firm’s investment funds and investment management team. The team’s efforts were recently acknowledged by HFM Week, a hedge fund publication, which named Pillsbury "Best Onshore Law Firm—Client Service" as part of its 2009 U.S. Service Provider Awards, which honor the top U.S. hedge fund service providers in disciplines including legal, accounting, fund administration and prime brokerage.

 
R. Todd Luoma was named among the 2009 Northern California Super Lawyers. Published by Law & Politics, the Super Lawyers list is compiled through peer nomination and research. Approximately five percent of the Northern California Bar received the distinction. Luoma is of counsel in the business services practice group of Sacramento - based McDonough Holland & Allen PC. He has also served with the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Army and Navy Reserves. Currently, Luoma is serving as an intelligence officer for the Office for Administrative Review for Detained Enemy Combatants in Washington. D.C. 
 

1984
Kevin Murphy is a partner with Carr Maloney in Washington, D.C. The firm, which specializes in complex tort and commercial litigation, professional liability representation, employment law and a range of business-related legal services, celebrated the 25th anniversary of its founding in Nov. 2009.

Nancy M. Taylor has been appointed as Tredegar's president and chief executive officer. She had previously served as executive vice president of Tredegar and as president of its largest operating division, Tredegar Film Products. Ms. Taylor joined Tredegar in 1991 as assistant general counsel and was named general counsel in 1997 and appointed vice president, law in 1998. Based in Richmond, Va., Tredegar Corporation is a global manufacturer of plastic films and aluminum extrusions. 

Robert B. Judd has been listed in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America for Trusts & Estates. Judd is a shareholder with Gunster, Attorneys at Law in Fort Lauderdale. He practices in the area of private wealth services.

Robert ‘Bob’ Stoll was sworn in as commissioner for patents for the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Oct. 5, 2009. Prior to that, he was dean of training and education. In that capacity Stoll directed efforts to train foreign officials and the public on all aspects of intellectual property. Before his appointment as dean in 2007, Stoll served as director of the office of enforcement for the USPTO for five years beginning in 2002. He joined the USPTO in 1982 as a patent examiner, reviewing patents for metal containing complexes and compounds.   

1986
John D. Humphreville
was named a 2009 Florida Super Lawyer by Law & Politics Media. Humphreville is a partner in the real estate practice of Quarles & Brady in Naples, FL. Each year Law & Politics compiles surveys from attorneys across Florida asking them to vote for the best lawyers they have personally observed in action. The selection process includes peer nominations, review by a blue ribbon panel, research and then a final selection process.

Bart G. Van de Weghe has joined the litigation group at Otterbourg, Steindler, Houston & Rosen, P.C., as of counsel. He was formerly a partner at Hogan & Hartson in New York where he was a member of the litigation group. While at Hogan & Hartson, Van de Weghe’s practice areas of focus included government and internal corporate investigations and commercial litigation. Previously, he served for 15 years as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York.



1987
Eric W. Cowan has joined Winston & Strawn LLP as a partner and global chair of the firm’s Technology, Media and Telecommunications practice. He will be resident in the firm's London and New York offices. Cowan was previously a partner at Dewey & LeBoeuf, where he chaired its media and telecommunications practice. He focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, cross-border transactions, complicated financial arrangements and sourcing transactions.

Jennifer Garrison has entered the race for secretary of state in Ohio, it was announced in August. Elected to the state legislature in 2005, the Cincinnati native is serving her third term in the 93rd District. Garrison serves on several committees of the state legislature. In 2008, she received the Ohio Economic Development Association's Distinguished Legislator Award, and this year won the Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities' Award for Legislative Excellence.

Richard J. Grossi has been named to head the compliance department of Unity Bank in New Jersey, where he will oversee the bank's internal and external regulatory and compliance responsibilities. Prior to this appointment, Grossi served as vice president in charge of compliance management and as senior legal counsel for Banco Popular. Working out of its New York City headquarters, Grossi had direct oversight of all regulatory issues impacting the bank and its mortgage subsidiary, including the coordination of investigations of identity theft and data breaches.

1988
Capt. Robert A. Sanders, USN, was presented with the 2009 Roy Wilkins Award at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) centennial celebration held at the New York Hilton July 11-16. The NAACP established the Roy Wilkins award to recognize measures service members take to procure civil and human rights of African Americans serving in the military.

1989
Malcolm MacGregor
was named to the list of Pennsylvania Super Lawyers for 2009 by Philadelphia Magazine. He also received the honor in 2005 and 2008. MacGregor is an attorney with Foley Law Firm of Scranton, Pa, where he specializes in
trial and settlement complex personal injury cases.

1990
Sandra M. Rohrstaff was elected president of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association for 2009-2010 at the Association's annual meeting. Rohrstaff is a partner in Weiner, Rohrstaff & Spivey, PLC in Fairfax, Va. She has been active at VTLA in numerous committee activities, including legislative, continuing legal education and fundraising. She is also active in many local organizations and has served as president of the Alexandria Bar Foundation and the Northern Virginia Women Attorneys Association.

1991
Charley Carpenter is leaving the law firm Pepper Hamilton after 18 years, and residence in Washington, D.C. after 21 years, to start his own litigation form in Missoula Montana. 

James J. Tenn, Jr. is serving as the president of the New Hampshire Bar Association for 2009-2010. He assumed leadership on June 27 at the state bar's annual meeting at the Mount Washington Hotel. Tenn is a partner with Tenn and Tenn, P.A., of Manchester, NH, where he practices in the areas of personal injury, medical negligence, criminal defense, family law, and divorce and child custody. He has coached entrants in the NHBA Mock Trial competition and served as host and volunteer for LawLine.


1992
Kristen E. Rodgers was nominated to serve on the Rhode Island Superior Court by Gov. Donald Carcieri on June 17, 2009. The nomination requires the consent of the Rhode Island State Senate. Rodgers is a partner with Providence-based Blish & Cavanagh, LLP, where she handles complex commercial and business disputes, media law, municipal law, contract negotiations and litigation, tort actions, construction litigation, zoning and various land use matters, and employment law. At CUA law, Rodgers was lead articles editor and contributing student author for Vol. 8, The Journal of Contemporary Health Law & Policy. 
 

 
Jim Steele is a partner with Carr Maloney in Washington, D.C. The firm, which specializes in complex tort and commercial litigation, professional liability representation, employment law and a range of business-related legal services, celebrated the 25th anniversary of its founding in Nov. 2009.
 
1993
Christopher Campbell joins Cooley Godward Kronish as a partner in Reston, Va. Campbell focuses on patent infringement litigation, including interferences, reissues, ex parte and inter partes re-examinations and appeals.
 
John Mahoney has joined Tully Rinckey PLLC, of Albany, N.Y., as a partner in its Washington, D.C., law office. Mahoney will focus his practice on federal sector labor and employment law. Mahoney has extensive experience in federal and private sector employment law, representing federal employees, contractors, unions, employee associations, agencies, and private businesses. He is an award-winning former two-term co-chair of the D.C. Bar's Labor & Employment Law Section and previously chaired its Public Sector Committee. Mahoney authored the 2002 Federal Equal Employment Office’s Handbook and co-authored the book titled The Federal Employees Legal Survival Guide.

 
1994
Linda M. Estrada was recognized by the American Intellectual Property Law Association as a USPTO Trademark Examining Attorney of the Year during its 2009 annual meeting in Washington, D.C. AIPLA presents the award annually to recognize outstanding contributions to the integrity of intellectual property law while in distinguished service at the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
 
Joseph A. Guay was the recipient of the Lawyers Alliance for New York’s 2009 Cornerstone Award honoring outstanding pro bono legal services to nonprofits. The award was presented on Oct. 27, 2009. Guay was recognized for his work on multiple matters for Bridge Street Development Corporation (Bridge Street), whose mission is to help residents of the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn acquire appreciating assets.
 
Christine A. Lambert was married to Marc D. Pentino on Oct. 2, 2009, in Nantucket, Mass. Christine is a senior gift planning adviser with The Johns Hopkins University and Marc is an equity specialist in the Office of the Secretary for the U.S. Department of Transportation. They reside in Baltimore.



1995
Sallye Clark
has joined the Washington, D.C. office of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. as a member practicing in the communications section. Previously, Clark was a partner with Arent Fox. Her communications practice includes advising satellite operators and integrators on various government-related issues including international market access, landing rights, orbital-slot acquisition and spectrum issues. Clark has served as chair of the Satellite Industry Association's Trade Working Group and currently serves as an industry representative on the president's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) where she focuses on emergency communications and interoperability issues.

Joseph A. Hennessey has established Beins, Goldberg & Hennessey, LLP in Chevy Chase, MD. Hennessey finished a busy first year representing a large Afghan construction company in litigation against DynCorp International, LLC in a breach of contract/assault action. The action originated in Jalalabad, Afghanistan but was brought in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.  

John Socknat and Michael Waldron were hired away from Weiner Brodsky Sidman Kider to help Patton Boggs LLP expand its presence in the mortgage banking arena. They will be based in the firm's Washington, D.C. office. Socknat's practice focuses on state and regulatory compliance matters related to the financial services industry. Waldron represents and advises mortgage companies, consumer finance companies, financial institutions and secondary market investors on the complexities of the current marketplace and structuring innovative and compliant lending programs.


1996
Paul W. Kenefick was named as Alcatel-Lucent's vice president of public affairs for its Americas region. In his new role, Kenefick will lead Alcatel-Lucent's office in Washington, D.C. in its representation before government policy-makers throughout the Americas, including Congress and the FCC. Alcatel-Lucent's Washington presence focuses on a wide variety of technology issues, such as broadband access, spectrum allocation and economic stimulus initiatives. Prior to this position, Kenefick was the vice president for law and public policy at EarthLink, an independent internet service provider, from 2007 to 2009.  


1997
David Shapiro
was recently elevated to partner at Paley Rothman in Bethesda, MD. Shapiro is a member of the firm's Business/Commercial Transactions, Mergers/Acquisitions, Health Law and Employment Law practice groups.


1998
Alexandra C. Gaugler participated as a panelist for "TARP Enforcement: What the Legal and Financial Sectors Can Expect," on June 18, 2009.The CLE program was co-sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Young Lawyers subcommittee of the ABA Criminal Justice Section's White Collar Crime Committee, and was held at Morgan Lewis & Bockius, LLP in Washington, D.C. Gaugler is a senior associate in the Philadelphia law firm of Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick and Raspanti, LLP.

Lisa A. Kilday owns an intellectual property law and consulting firm in Washington, D.C. that specializes in the preparation and prosecution of patent applications and registration of trademarks and copyrights. In her free time, she is active in multisport and triathlon. In 2009, she went the distance at Quelle Challenge Roth, her Ironman debut in Bavaria, Germany.

1999
Thomas F. Gonzalez
has been chosen by Florida Trend Magazine as one of Florida's Legal Elite "Up and Comers, Lawyers on the Way Up" 2009. Gonzalez, a former Navy helicopter pilot, is a partner at Beggs & Lane’s Pensacola office. Gonzalez continues his military affiliation as judge advocate to the Pensacola Council of the U.S. Navy League.


Genevievette Walker-Lightfoot married Johnathan Lightfoot on Feb. 14, 2009, at St. William's Chapel at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. The couple's reception was held at the National Press Club. Walker-Lightfoot is employed with the Federal Reserve Board.

2000
Joseph L. Felber has accepted a position as patent attorney for Naomi Assia and Co. Law Offices, in Tel Aviv, Israel.

David Whalen is president of La Mancha Media of San Diego, CA. The 501(c) (3) film production company creates free promotional web videos for Third World charities.
 

2001
Megan Annitto has accepted a position as the director of the Center for Law and Public Service at West Virginia University. While at CUA, Annitto received a certificate in Law and Public Policy and was recognized with the Dulin-Haynes Fellowship. Part of her new position at WVU will involve the oversight of its externship program.

Heather Himes received the Commercial Real Estate Women's 2009 President's Award at the CREW Orlando Celebration of Champions held on November 4th. CREW is an international organization comprised of over 8,000 members which includes key decision makers in virtually every discipline of commercial real estate. Himes was cited for her role in developing the organization’s Web site. She is an associate in Akerman Senterfitt's Orlando office, representing real estate owners and developers in real estate transactions, land use, and sustainable development.

Melissa Pedri Netram and Christopher M. Netram, 2003, welcomed a baby girl on July 26, 2009 named Olivia Parvati Netram. Chris and Melissa also have another daughter, Cassandra, born in May, 2008. The Netram family resides in Silver Spring, MD.



2002
Tracey Jean-Charles founded Johnson Elliott Jean-Charles, LLC in 2007. Co-owned with her husband, the law and research firm specializes in real estate, criminal and juvenile defense, juvenile deprivation proceedings and business litigation. Jean-Charles has served as lead counsel in state, superior and federal courts in Georgia. She is dedicated to pro bono work and was recently acknowledged in the Georgia Bar Journal for her pro bono efforts with the Gwinnett Pro Bono Project. Jean-Charles and her husband Ben have two children and reside in suburban Atlanta.

Philip E. Culpepper was recently hired as assistant county attorney for Anne Arundel County, Maryland. He is married and the father of Macie, born in 2007 and Eli, born in 2009.

Jennifer Rasile Everitt has joined Kilpatrick Stockton LLP as counsel in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. She was previously with Dickstein Shapiro LLP. Everitt focuses primarily on representing corporate policyholders in insurance coverage disputes. She has represented corporate policyholders in connection with civil actions and arbitrations involving a wide range of commercial insurance and reinsurance issues, including bodily injury liabilities, environmental liabilities, and catastrophic property losses. Everitt has been actively involved in District of Columbia Bar’s Landlord Tenant Resource Center and has represented several pro bono clients in housing matters.

Keeshea Turner Roberts and her husband, Frank, had their first child, Joseph Layne Roberts, on June 16, 2009. The family resides in Fairfax, VA.

Mark D. Villanueva, an associate in the Philadelphia office of McCarter and English, has been selected by the editorial staff of Incisive Media's The Legal Intelligencer - the oldest legal daily in the U.S. - and Pennsylvania Law Weekly as a 2009 "Lawyer on the Fast Track." Attorneys selected for this honor are highlighted as the future leaders of Pennsylvania's legal community. Villanueva is an associate in his firm’s insurance coverage and complex commercial litigation group.

 

2003
Aric Anderson married Jennifer Outhouse, 2003, on Nov. 7, 2009, at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C. In attendance were the following members of the class of 2003: Jim Zaleta, John Zadrozny, Todd Tatelman, and Conrad DeWitte.  

Jennifer Cortes and her husband, Alvaro, are the proud parents of a daughter, Isabela Lucia Cortes, born in July 2009.


Brian R. Della Rocca was recently elected to the Estates and Trusts Section Council of the Maryland State Bar Association. Della Rocca was also recently elected to sit on the board of trustees of the BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown, Maryland.

Matt Strawn was named one of 50 "politicos" to watch by Politico, a print and Internet newspaper covering politics and the nation's capital. Strawn was elected chairman of the Republican Party of Iowa in 2008. Politico flagged him as an "under-the-radar" politico who may not be a household name - even in political circles, but who is "sure to make a splash." Strawn grew up in Eastern Iowa and owns the Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League.

2004
Liza Terry Craig
and her husband, Peter, are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Vivienne Ruth Craig, on June 19, 2009. Liza continues to work for the Department of the Navy, Office of the General Counsel as an associate counsel for acquisition.

Derrick G. Hamlin was appointed district counsel for the Mid-Atlantic Association of Alpha Phi Alpha Chapters in the Eastern Region of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. The Law Office of Derrick G. Hamlin, P.C. launched a series video blogs to educate and enlighten the community on relevant legal issues.
 
 
Tracy Hartzler-Toon
has left her position as counsel to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to join the State of New Mexico's Interstate Stream Commission as a senior attorney.



Cory L. Zajdel is pleased to announce the opening of Z Law, LLC. Zajdel accepts cases in the area of consumer protection litigation, with a focus on vehicle repossessions and usury finance charges. Zajdel litigates individual cases in Maryland and class actions around the country.
 

2005
Susan Kim Harris, a corporate lawyer in Washington, D.C., has recently been selected one of 5 individuals for the prestigious ABA Ambassadors Program for the 2009-2011 class. The program, administered by the ABA's section of business law, is committed to increasing the participation of lawyers of color in section activities.

Elizabeth Wroe was profiled in the Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call on July 6, 2009, for an article titled "Hard-Working Staffer Is Steady as She Goes." The story examined Wroe's consistent, straightforward approach to health care reform as health counsel to Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) Wroe began working for Gregg as a law clerk while attending CUA law in 2004.

2006
Brooke Rosen was among eight attorneys from the Roanoke, Va. firm of Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore to be named a 2009 Rising Star by the Super Lawyers, a national rating poll conducted by Law & Politics magazine. The Rising Star award honors young lawyers 40 years of age or younger who have been in practice for 10 or fewer years.

Ronald P. Whitworth has joined Washington, D.C. office of Sullivan & Worcester LLP as an associate in the telecommunications group within the firm’s regulated industries department. Whitworth was previously with Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth and began his legal career at the Federal Communications Commission. Prior to law school, Whitworth spent six years as editor-in-chief of Inside Wisconsin and Badger Nation Magazine and covered University of Wisconsin athletics for the Associated Press.

2007
Dree Collopy was a panelist on the topic "Declaratory Judgments for Business and Family Practitioners," a professional seminar sponsored by the American Immigration Lawyers Association on Aug. 4, 2009. The program was offered for CLE credit. Collopy is an attorney at Maggio & Kattar in Washington, D.C., where she represents clients in deportation and removal proceedings, asylum matters, waivers of inadmissibility, complex adjustment of status and naturalization, and Section 1447B petitions and mandamus claims in federal court.

Melissa Kenney Ngaruri has joined Rockville, Maryland firm of Patrick J. Hoover, at HooverLaw, a boutique practice concentrating on child advocacy. In addition to her experience in the areas of juvenile, education and special education law, Ngaruri will be providing immigration, CINA and family law representation for families and children in need of legal assistance.

Daniel F. Smith has joined the Washington, D.C. office of Adduci, Mastriani & Schaumberg L.L.P., as an associate. He will focus on the firm's Section 337 practice involving imported goods that are alleged to infringe U.S. patents or other intellectual property rights. Smith was previously with a large firm where he focused on patent litigation.

 

2008
Guy Billauer was honored by Polish President Lech Kaczynski with the Commander's Cross of Merit-one of Poland's highest civilian awards- for his contributions to promoting Polish-Jewish relations. The ceremony took place in Lodz, Poland, on Aug. 27, 2009, during the official commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the liquidation of the Litzmannstadt Ghetto. More than 2,000 people attended including Holocaust survivors, rescuers, and official delegations from Israel, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, and the United States.

William P. ‘Bill’ Cannon has accepted a position at Shulman Rogers in Potomac, MD. He is a member of the Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury practice group.

Elizabeth Pugliese is pleased to announce the opening of her solo practice in Montgomery County, Md. She practices in the areas of domestic violence, divorce, consumer protection and general civil litigation.

Erica Meeks White and her husband, Martin, are the proud parents of a baby girl, Allison Nicole, born on July 13, 2009.  
 

2009
Katherine Bezold Bourdon and her husband, Jon, 2009, welcomed a baby boy, Edward Collins "Teddy" Bourdon on July 6, 2009. The family resides in Alexandria, Va. Katherine is a law clerk for the Hon. Charles E. Erdmann, United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, in Washington, D.C. Jon recently accepted the position of assistant public defender with the Office of the Public Defender in Alexandria, Va.

 

Jeremy Prose and his wife, Kimberly, welcomed a son, Lincoln Paul Prose, on Oct. 26, 2009. The family resides in Washington, D.C.  
 
Carl Szabo’s article, “Thwack! Take That, User-Generated Content!: Marvel Enterprises, Inc. v. NCSoft Corp." has been accepted for publication by the Federal Communications Law Journal, June 2010, Volume 62.



In Memoriam

  

 

1941
Ruth D. Appleton, a long time resident of Washington, D.C. and career lawyer with the Securities and Exchange Commission, died on Friday, Oct. 30, 2009 at the Pleasant View Center in Concord, NH. She was 93 years old. Born in Jersey City, N.J., Appleton migrated with her family to Washington, D.C. in the early 1930's. Although she would rise to the SEC’s top ranks, in 1941 there were no attorney positions available at the SEC''s headquarters office in Washington. Declining an offer to work as a secretary, Appleton moved to the Baltimore office where she began her career as the first female attorney in the agency. Her supervisors immediately realized her talent and potential. Struggling against a male dominated profession, Appleton was ultimately was put in charge of the Regulation A function. She traveled extensively in retirement and was active as a lawyer ambassador with the People to People organization, reaching many far away countries around the globe. Ultimately, Appleton moved to Concord, NH five years prior to her death to be closer to family. She was the long time companion of the late Edward F. Griffin, who also worked at the SEC and resided in Washington D.C. Appleton is survived by several nieces and nephews and many grand nieces and nephews. 

1947
Arthur Moses Wagman, 91, of Rockville, Maryland, died peacefully in Longmeadow, MA, on Aug. 17, 2009. He practiced law for over 50 years, specializing in family law and common sense. Known for his bow ties, Wagman was an antique car buff, wordsmith, poet, and community volunteer. He served as legal advisor for Peerless Rockville for over 30 years, and the Wagman Award for Historic Preservation was created in his honor. Wagman helped found the F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Conference, wrote for the Piston Poppers Car Club, and was a member of the Sugarloaf Mountain Antique Car Club. He served in WWII as a member of General MacArthur’s press office and independently started a weekly newspaper, “The 5-Star Bulletin,” which ran past the end of wartime. He is survived by his wife, Lynn Leizure, daughters Diana Wagman of Los Angeles, CA, Nicole Hammond of Concord, MA, Alexandra Wagman of Florence, MA, and Alisa Wagman of Florence, MA, as well as five grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister and brother-in-law Dolya and David Quentzel of Englewood, NJ, and nephews Stephen and Josh.


1951
Theodore R. Branthover
passed away on Feb. 16, 2009, at the age of 86. He was a resident of Rockville, Md. He was the beloved husband for 61 years of Donna M. Branthover; the father of six children and brother of Jane Branthover. He is also survived by 15 grandchildren and other loving family and friends.
  

1953
Stanley J. Zlocki passed away on Feb. 1, 2009. He was last known to be living in Kulpmont, PA. After World War II, Zlocki utilized the GI bill to attend Alliance College in Cambridge Springs, PA and completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science at Penn State University in 1950. He entered the Army Air Corps during World War II where he was stationed at Laughlin Air Base as a technical sergeant in the advanced test flight program. He is survived by his wife Norma.

1958
James "Jim" Richard Bucher passed away on Tuesday, May 26, 2009. Born on August 27, 1929, Bucher graduated from Franklin High School in Reisterstown. He received his B.S. in Commerce and Law from the University of Alabama in 1953. Bucher served in the U.S. Army from 1953-1955 when he received his Reserve Commission as a First Lieutenant. Bucher was the husband of the late Eileen Davies Bucher; beloved father of Alexandra D. "Alex" Bucher (Dennis Walker) and Anastasia M. "Stacy" Sampson (Brian); devoted grandfather of Ian James Bucher Maloney; son of the late William "Sug" and Lois "Grammy" Bucher; and brother of the late Jane B. Fanshaw. A memorial service and celebration of his life will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 27 at Marlborough Hunt Club, 5904 Green Landing Road, Upper Marlboro, Md.



1960
Owen Meegan passed away on Jan. 22, 2009 at his home in Salem, MA at the age of 74. Born in New York City, he graduated from high school in 1951 and attended Boston College, receiving his Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry in1955. He is survived by four grown sons, a granddaughter and his wife, Marie.  

1980
Rev. Harold A. Buetow passed away Oct. 17, 2009. He taught at The Catholic University of America for more than 30 years, serving as chairman of the school of education. Rev. Buetow was already the holder of a doctoral degree when he began law school in his 60s. The loving brother of Clare Buetow, Irene Rabbit and Dr. Gerald Buetow, he is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Father Buetow was an ordained priest for 65 years. He was the author of Pastoral Talks for Special Occasions, along with two very highly-acclaimed trilogies of homily reflections. During his long career at CUA, Father Buetow was senior staff editor on The New Catholic Encyclopedia