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About 65 alumni, faculty and students attended a reception for our 1st year evening students held at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on March 9, 2010. The event honors evening law students for the completion of their first year of law school. It was hosted by David A. Donohoe, Class of 1962 and Member of the Board of Visitors and Charles W. Johnson, IV, Class of 1994.
Class News
1970
Jeffrey R. Moreland has been nominated to Amtrak’s Board of Directors by President Barack Obama. Moreland currently serves as chair of the Board of Visitors for the Columbus School of Law. Much of his legal career has been devoted to the railroad industry, including positions as vice president, law and general counsel, of Santa Fe Railway and the Santa Fe Pacific Corporation.
Hon. Joseph M. Quirk was appointed by Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley to serve on Montgomery County Circuit Court to fill a judgeship newly created by the General Assembly. Quirk has practiced civil and criminal law in Rockville for over 35 years. He has litigated approximately 400 jury trials, mainly in Montgomery County courts. Since 1994, Quirk has specialized in family law. In 2005, he received the Pro Bono Legal Service Award from the John Carroll Society for outstanding contribution to the Archdiocesan Legal Network of Catholic Charities.
Peter Enrique Quijano is currently lead counsel for Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani in U.S. v. Ghailani. Thedefendant is charged with participating in the U.S. Embassy bombings in East Africa in 1998 and is the first alleged al-Qaeda terrorist brought to the U.S. from Guantanamo Bay for trial. The trial is scheduled for September.
1975
Ernest DuBester was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Aug. 7, 2009, to be a member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term ending in July 2012. He was nominated to the position by President Barack Obama. DuBester previously served as chairman and member of the National Mediation Board from 1993-2001.
Hon. Ronald H. Jarashow was appointed by Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley to serve on the Anne Arundel County Circuit Court fill a judgeship newly created by the General Assembly. Jarashow practices civil and criminal law with the firm of Franch, Jarashow & Smith, P.A. He has a diverse trial and business law practice, handling corporate, employment, personal injury, family law, and administrative law matters. He is a volunteer mediator in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, and he also serves on the character committee of the Maryland State Board of Law Examiners.
Christopher G. FitzPatrick has joined the New York City office of Smith Gambrell & Russell as counsel. He was formerly a partner with Kelly Drye. FitzPatrick has experience in contract, class action and products liability litigation, Lanham Act false advertising cases and other business litigation, and has led licensing and acquisition efforts for medical device, pharmaceutical, food and consumer goods companies. He held positions with Novartis Consumer Health Division as senior vice president and general counsel; CIBA Vision Corporation as global vice president and general counsel; and the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs as deputy commissioner and general counsel.
Kathy Schroeher recently retired from Johnson & Johnson after 23 years in its law department, where she headed the regulatory practice group for fourteen years. Schroeher also managed the company’s law department in Europe for a few years, and most recently served as its chief compliance officer. Today, she has literally "bought the farm," and is raising vegetables for local food pantries. “Retirement, I can report, is better for your health than manning a desk,” she says.
Daniel J. Donohue has joined Husch Blackwell Sanders as a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Donohue represents clients with federal and state government contracts and commercial contracts for services, supplies and construction. He advises clients on contract compliance issues and litigates claims and disputes. He represents clients in contract negotiations, bid protests, contract performance disputes and payment issues concerning government and commercial contracts.
Hon. Joseph D. Marino has been reappointed to the State Advisory Council on Children and Families by Connecticut’s Gov. M. Jodi Rell. The council makes recommendations to the state regarding programs, legislation or other matters aimed at improving services for children and youth. Marino has served as judge of probate for the District of Middletown since 1986, representing over 70,000 residents of Middletown, Cromwell, Durham and Middlefield.
1982
Michael J. Missal, a K&L Gates’ policy-regulatory practice co-chair, was quoted in the Jan. 7, 2010 edition of the online newsletter Legal Bisnow about his firm’s new Global Government Solutions initiative, an effort across dozens of practice groups in 33 offices worldwide that they’re leading to spotlight their readiness to help companies benefit from (or at least survive) dramatic increases in government regulation, stimulus, and enforcement.
Hung T. Nguyen was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve as a member of the National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations. The council advises the President on labor-management relations in the executive branch.
Hon. Milton C. Lee Jr. has been nominated by the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission to be an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. The nomination was sent to the U.S. Senate on January 20. Lee will fill the seat vacated by retired Associate Judge Jerry S. Byrd. Since his appointment in 1997, Lee has served as a magistrate judge in the criminal and civil divisions of the Superior Court. He is currently assigned to the family court, and he also presides over the Fathering Court Initiative, a treatment-oriented approach to reuniting children with their noncustodial parents recently released from prison.
Gregory Walsh left the practice of law after a career a civil litigation attorney and has been a social studies teacher in Falls Church High School since 2003. He was the subject of a story posted to the Department of Education’s Web site, “Attorney Lays Down the Law to Teach.”
1987
Hon. J. Christopher Kervick was elected Judge of Probate, district of Windsor Locks, CT., on Dec. 9, 2009. He has been engaged in the general practice of law in Windsor Locks, Connecticut since 1987.
1988
Bonnie L. Booden announces the addition of mediation services to her family law practice. Booden is principal of Bonnie L. Booden, Attorney at Law, P.C., located in Phoenix, AZ.
1989
Hilary Cairnie has joined Baker Hostetler as a partner in Washington, D.C. He focuses on government contracts law, including contract formation, performance, administration and enforcement. Previously, he was of counsel to Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease.
Hon. Laura S. Kaufman Kiessling was appointed by Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley to serve on the circuit court of Anne Arundel County. She fills a vacancy created by the retirement of the Hon. Michael E. Loney.
John McCarthy Jr. has been promoted to partner in the government contracts practice within the Washington, D.C. office of Crowell & Moring.
1990
Bonnie M. Ryan was recognized with the 2007 James B. Hunter Human Rights Award, from the Arlington, Va. Human Rights Commission
Charles "Chuck" J. Asmar and John McKenna are partners at Asmar, Schor & McKenna. Launched in early 2010, the new firm’s practice areas include construction, litigation, government contracts, homebuilding, commercial leasing and real estate.
James M. Eisenmann was appointed general counsel to the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board effective Jan. 4, 2010.
James J. Tenn, Jr. presided over the New Hampshire Bar Association's annual midyear membership meeting in mid-February. Tenn is president of the state’s bar association. Retired United States Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter was the keynote speaker on Feb. 12.
1992
Sarah Robichaud
was appointed as a special assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan. Her article, “Considering Innovative Alternatives to Handling Cases of Adults with Special Conditions under the Social Security Act,” was published in the fall, 2009 issue of the Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary. While in law school, Robichaud was the editor-in-chief and contributing student author for Vol. 41 of the Catholic University Law Review.
Nancy Andrade was profiled in the legal blog Above the Law on Jan. 6, 2010 in the story “Career Alternatives for Attorneys: Tamale Maker.” The article traced Andrade’s career evolution from derivatives attorney to starting a family tamale-making business called Mexifeast. The tamales are sold at Wal-Mart, Whole Foods and Jewel.
1994
Annick Lenoir-Peek is an assistant appellate defender who represents indigent parents before the N.C. appellate courts. She and her husband, William, are the parents of two sons, Kyle, 14, and Bryce, 12.
Edward O’Connell III has been promoted to equity partner in Whiteford, Taylor and Preston’s Falls Church, Va. office. O’Connell chairs the community association practice group. He focuses on the formation and creation of such associations and related issues.
Patricia M. Chuh has been promoted to partner at the Washington. D.C., office of Wilkinson Barker Knauer. Chuh has extensive experience in all aspects of broadcast regulation and policy matters.
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1999
Genevievette Walker-Lightfoot presented "How to Conduct a Compliance Examination to Unearth Wrongdoing," at the Columbus School of Law on Jan. 11, 2010. As a former investigator for the SEC, she was invited by the Securities Law Program to offer students an insider’s tour of how investigations are structured and carried out by the agency.
Juan R. Gonzalez opened his general practice on Jan. 1, 2010, In San Antonio, TX. He specializes in the areas of immigration, real estate, civil litigation, and probate.
Timothy I. Kelsey and Sarah Kellermann Kelsey, 2001, are the proud parents of Carter Elizabeth Kelsey - born Nov. 8, 2009. The family resides in Charlottesville, Va., where Sarah is employed with Boyle, Bain, Reback & Slayton.
2002
Devin J. Doolan, Jr. has been named among Maryland’s Super Lawyers by Law & Politics magazine. He was also named to the magazine’s “Rising Stars” list. Doolan is an employment and labor attorney in the Baltimore office of Saul Ewing LLP.
2003
Jared N. Leland has been promoted to partner in the Pittsburgh, Pa. office of Keevican Weiss Bauerle & Hirsch LLC. As the founder of the firm's entertainment law practice, Leland manages transactions involving the production, distribution, and financing of motion pictures and television programs as well as the acquisition and disposition of entertainment assets. He also hosts “Jared Leland Live: From the Red Carpet" on Pittsburgh Business Radio. The program is among very few radio programs devoted solely to covering the intersection of business and entertainment.
Gregory M. Murphy and AmyLea K. Murphy recently left Hunton & Williams LLP and are pleased to announce the formation of Landmark Intellectual Property Law, PLLC, currently based outside of Richmond, VA. Landmark IP is a full-service intellectual property law firm that specializes in patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, portfolio management, and licensing programs. Additionally, Greg and Amy are the proud parents of a daughter, Isabelle Virginia Murphy, born March 15, 2007 and a son, Aiden James Murphy, born June 21, 2009.
2004
Maureen Flannery Spang married Nathaniel Spang on Aug. 16, 2009. Both are employed as deputy district attorneys in Buck's County, PA.
Daniel J. Marcinak has joined the legal services division of Caterpillar Inc. He and his family reside in Peoria, Illinois.
In Memoriam
1979
Michael R. Miller passed away on Jan. 30, 2010 after a lengthy illness. Miller received a Bachelor's Degree in psychology from Randolph Macon College in 1969. He served in the U.S. Army from 1969 to 1971. After law school, he spent much of his career as an attorney for Freddie Mac and Sallie Mae. Miller is survived by his mother Betty, brother John, sister Carol, wife Jeannette, and two sons, Matthew Roby and Jeffrey Michael.
Jeffrey Hartigan Arnold passed away on Feb. 7, 2010 in West Hartford, CT. He is survived by his wife, Joyce and sons Ryan Jeffrey and Aidan Edward, his parents and siblings, as well as a large extended family. Upon graduating from CUA Law, Arnold was hired by GEICO Insurance. He began his professional career in Long Island, NY, before moving to the GEICO office in Stamford as staff counsel. In 1996, he was delegated by GEICO to be the managing attorney of Jeffrey H. Arnold & Associates in West Hartford. He was a passionate fan of the Boston Red Sox, the New England Patriots, the Boston Celtics, and the UCONN football and basketball teams. His free time centered on spending cherished moments with his wife and sons, and creating memories for them.
1993
Helen McLean (Hae Kyung) passed away on Jan. 15, 2010. A resident of Washington, DC, McLean is survived by her husband Christopher and daughter Chloe.
DanaAnne Barry passed away on Feb. 16, 2010 at the age of 37. Barry was an attorney with the IRS. She is survived by her parents, Thomas and Anne Barry, her siblings, Thomas, Raymond, Jennifer and Richard. Barry was a cherished aunt of 13 nieces and nephews.
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