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March 2024
- Kevin B. Collins, J.D. ’92, was named a fellow of The American College of Trial Lawyers.
- Brad Bloodworth, J.D. ’00, has been named chief prosecutor of Summit County, UT.
- Brian C. Cunningham, J.D. ’06, joined the Baltimore office of Semmes, Bowen & Semmes as counsel in the firm’s workers compensation and employer liability practice group.
- Wendi Redfern-Curtis, J.D. ’07, has become chief strategy and implementation officer for Baltimore nonprofit Park Heights Renaissance.
- Ryan A. Mitchell, J.D. ’08, joined Nexion Health Management as vice president and general counsel.
- Levi Zaslow, J.D. ’08, was appointed by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore to the Baltimore City Circuit Court.
- Matthew Jacobson, J.D. ’09, rejoined Reed Smith as a partner in the firm’s life sciences industry group, and is based in Washington, D.C., and Miami, FL.
- Paul J. Adams, J.D. ’12, became an attorney advisor at the U.S. Department of Justice in the public safety officers’ benefits program.
- Amanda Reinken, J.D. ’14, was promoted to litigation support specialist at the U.S. Department of Justice.
- Charles Lane, J.D. ’20, joined McNamee Hosea in the firm’s Greenbelt and Annapolis, MD offices.
- Andrew Loewen, J.D. ’22, became an assistant attorney general at the Maryland Office of the Attorney General.
- Max Posner, J.D. ’23, started as a judicial law clerk in the Baltimore County Circuit Court.
- Robert Smigal, LL.B. ’64, passed away on Feb. 3, 2024.
- Col. Thomas E. Hickman, J.D. ’72, passed away on Jan. 27, 2024.
- William “Bill” R. Evans, J.D. ’73, passed away on Jan. 9, 2024.
- John J. Shorb, J.D. ’73, passed away on Feb. 16, 2024.
- Isabel Crystal Reamer Rappaport, J.D. ’88, passed away on Feb. 8, 2024.
- Matthew Timothy Simpson, J.D. ’09, passed away on Feb. 29, 2024.
February 2024
- H. Gregory Nelch, J.D. ’83, joined Hinshaw as senior counsel in the firm’s new San Francisco office.
- Patricia McMullen, J.D. ’86, won the inaugural Interprofessional Humanism in Healthcare Award, given by The Arnold P. Gold Foundation and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.
- Hon. Julia Minner, J.D. ’90, and Hon. Joanie Raymond Brubaker, J.D. ’95, were appointed by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore to the Frederick County Circuit Court.
- Catherine “Katie” O’Malley, J.D. ’91, became the executive director for The Women’s Law Center of Maryland.
- Craig D. Roswell, J.D. ’91, has been named to the 2024 Maryland Super Lawyers Top 100 List.
- Jeffrey Jubera, J.D. ’94, was named head of surety claims at Berkshire Hathaway.
- John W. Sippel Jr., J.D. ’97, has been appointed coordinator of the Organized Crime Drug Task Force’s Mid-Atlantic region, in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Maryland.
- Jen Coyne, J.D. ’98, was elected principal at Miles & Stockbridge.
- Brent Bolea, J.D. ’00, has joined the board of directors at Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service.
- Joyette M. Holmes, J.D. ’01, was appointed by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp to the serve on the State Board of Pardons and Paroles.
- Sarah K. Duran, J.D. ’05, was promoted to partner at Davis Wright Tremaine, in the firm’s Seattle office.
- Ryan T. Kennedy, J.D. ’09, has been promoted to partner at Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig, in the firm’s Vienna, VA office.
- Kumudha N. Kumarachandran, J.D. ’12, joined Wasserman Family Law as a senior associate.
- Zachary Schlein, J.D. ’12, was named principal at Semmes, Bowen & Semmes, in the firm’s Baltimore office.
- Ebony Thompson, J.D. ’13, has been named City Solicitor of the City of Baltimore.
- Gauri Bayoumi, J.D. ’15, joined Oliver Leffler Law, in Columbia, MD, as of counsel.
- Jennifer L. Harris, J.D. ’15, became partner at Pecker & Abramson, in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office.
- Pokuaa “PK” Owusu-Acheaw, J.D. ’15, was named deputy chief of staff for Maryland Gov. Wes Moore.
- Tiffany Boykin, J.D. ’15, has become general counsel at Anne Arundel Community College in Maryland.
- Caitlin Corey, J.D. ’15, joined the board of The Discovery Center at Water’s Edge, a Maryland-based STEM education nonprofit organization.
- Jermaine D. Haughton, J.D. ’15, was promoted to partner at Wais, Vogelstein, Forman, Koch & Norman, in the firm’s Baltimore office.
- Meredith Boram, J.D. ’16, was promoted to counsel at Venable, in the firm’s Baltimore office.
- Drew Chlan, J.D. ’17, joined CleanChoice Energy as associate general counsel.
- Krystle Sanders, J.D. ’17, became attorney advisor at the U.S. Department of Justice.
- Bryan P. Cleary, J.D. ’21, joined Goodell DeVries as an associate, in the firm’s medical malpractice group.
- Laura Grant, J.D. ’23, started as an associate at Venable.
- Julia Rowland, J.D. ’23, started as an associate at Stouffer Legal, in the firm’s trusts and estates practice.
- Samantha Stephey, J.D. ’23, started as an associate at Gallagher Evelius & Jones.
- Russell D. Coogan, LL.B. ’63, passed away on December 28, 2023.
- Lewis B. Steingold, LL.B. ’65, passed away on December 31, 2023.
- Stephen P. Bourexis, LL.B. ’66, passed away on December 27, 2023.
- Rudolph “Randy” Blair, Sr., LL.B ’67, passed away on December 1, 2023.
- Stuart Harrison, LL.B. ’67, passed away on January 14, 2024.
- James H. Knebel, J.D. ’72, passed away on December 31, 2023.
- Albert “Al” P. German III, J.D. ’74, passed away on January 2, 2024.
January 2024
- Kevin K. Shea, J.D. ’91 , has been named senior advisor in the Office of the Deputy Secretary for the USDA.
- Gloria A. Worch, J.D. ’93 , joined Schochor, Stanton, Goldberg and Cardea as of counsel in the firm’s medical malpractice and wrongful death practice areas.
- Ernest M. Reitz, J.D. ’99 , has become assistant county attorney in the Baltimore County Office of Law.
- April R. Randall, J.D. ’06 , started as the legislative director for the Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection in Washington, D.C.
- Erika Garrott Johnson, J.D. ’08 , was appointed by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore to the Washington County Judicial Nominating Commission.
- Alan C. Lazerow, J.D. ’10 , was appointed by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore to the Baltimore City Circuit Court.
- Amanda Paige, J.D. ’13 , joined Gordon Feinblatt in the firm’s litigation practice group.
- Kira E. Zuber, J.D. ’14 , was promoted to partner at Goodell DeVries in Baltimore.
- Jessica M. Gorsky, J.D. ’15 , was promoted to partner at Whiteford, Taylor & Preston in Baltimore.
- Adrianne Blake, J.D. ’19 , joined the Federal Aviation Administration as a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) branch manager.
- Robert S. Merrifield IV, J.D. ’21 , started as an associate at Niles, Barton & Wilmer in Baltimore.
- Kristin McManus, J.D. ’22 , joined the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency focusing on banking regulation.
- Regina R. Verzino, J.D. ’22 , joined the Baltimore office of Goldberg Segalla as an associate in the firm’s workers’ compensation practice.
- Anthony Benito Blanchfield-Felice, J.D. ’23 , joined Semmes, Bowen & Semmes as an associate in the firm’s litigation practice group.
- Tanner Myers, J.D. ’23 , became a senior legal consultant for T. Rowe Price.
- Chelsea Roberts, J.D. ’23 , started as an assistant state’s attorney for Baltimore City.
- Wayne Richard Gioioso, J.D. ’66 , passed away on December 7, 2023.
- Hon. Arrie Wilson Davis, LL.B. ’69 , passed away on November 27, 2023.
December 2023
- Katherine “Katie” Hearn, J.D. ’92, has been named to the board of directors for Sweet Briar College, where she holds a B.A. in anthropology
- Kim Neal, J.D. ’97, was elected to the National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement (NACOLE) board of directors.
- Magistrate Ginina A. Jackson-Stevenson, J.D. ’01, was appointed by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore to the Anne Arundel County Circuit Court.
- Melodie C. Hengerer, J.D. ’02, was named to the advisory board of the Association for Multicultural Affairs in Transplantation (AMAT).
- Kerri Smith, J.D. ’12, was recognized by the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division in its 2023 On the Rise, Top 40 Young Lawyers Awards.
- Matthew Bohle, J.D. ’16, was named a co-chair of the government relations division at Rifkin Weiner Livingston.
- Yaakov “Jake” Weissmann, J.D. ’16, became assistant vice president for government relations and community affairs for the University of Maryland Baltimore County.
- Valerie Taylor, J.D. ’19, joined the Baltimore office of Jackson Lewis as an associate in the firm’s employment litigation, restrictive covenant, and wage and hour practice.
- Arriana Sajjad, J.D. ’22, has joined the Baltimore office of McDonald Hopkins in the firm’s data privacy and cybersecurity practice group.
- Alina Pargamanik, J.D. ’23, started as an associate at Batoff Associates.
- Laura Stack Fallon, LL.B. ’43, passed away on October 20, 2023.
- Gordon Joseph Kelly Sr., LL.B. ’55, passed away on November 14, 2023.
- Mary R. Howard (née Gil), LL.B. ’56, passed away on October 26, 2023.
- Joseph L. Ruppert, J.D. ’69, passed away on November 11, 2023.
- James L. Pritchard, J.D. ’74, passes away on October 26, 2023.
- Nathaniel “Niel” Fick, J.D. ’75, passed away on November 14, 2023.
November 2023
- Peter S. O’Neill, J.D. ’84; Leslie Florestano Peek, J.D. ’91; Nicole Love-Kelly, J.D. ’95; and Liset Collazo-Dingle, J.D. ’03, were appointed by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore to the statewide Appellate Courts Judicial Nominating Commission.
- April R. Randall, J.D. ’06, was named a 2023 Leader of Impact by the American Heart Association.
- Mindy Saler, J.D. ’08, has been promoted to assistant vice president of legal at Baltimore-based commercial real estate development and management company St. John Properties, Inc.
- Nicholas E. Kosmas, J.D. ’13, was promoted to chief legal officer at ClearOne Advantage.
- Ebony Thompson, J.D. ’13, was inducted into the Baltimore City College Alumni Association Hall of Fame.
- Annice P. Brown, J.D. ’16, joined the Law Offices of Todd K. Mohink as an associate in the firm’s family law practice.
- Herman Brown, J.D. ’19, has become attorney adviser at U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
- Timothy Tenne, J.D. ’19, was named CEO of American Robotics.
- Khadyne Augustine, J.D. ’20, joined the Maryland Cannabis Administration as a senior policy analyst.
- Ryan Frace, J.D. ’20, became assistant chief counsel at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in New York.
- Scudder Sodergreen, J.D. ’20, started as an associate at The Law Office of James Crawford.
- Spencer P. Yaffe, J.D. ’21, became an assistant state’s attorney for Anne Arundel County.
- Brendan Duff, J.D. ’22, started as an associate at Ellison Sadri, in Annapolis.
- Katelyn Keegan, J.D. ’22, was promoted to senior program manager at Acquisition Human Capital Initiatives OUSD, in the Department of Defense, in Fort Belvoir, VA.
- Arriana M. Sajjad, J.D. ’22, joined McDonald Hopkins as an associate in the firm’s Baltimore office.
- Brandon M. Stouffer, J.D. ’22, started at the Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School in Charlottesville, VA.
- Eric Suris, J.D. ’22, has become a personal injury attorney at Slocumb Law Firm in Baltimore.
- Madison Bennett, J.D. ’23, joined New Jersey-based firm Winegar, Wilhelm, Glynn & Roemersma as a law clerk.
- Logan Clark, J.D. ’23, started as an attorney at Disability Rights Maryland on the children’s education and mental health team.
- Alexandria M. Hodge, J.D. ’23, joined Philadelphia-based firm Stock and Leader as an associate in their school law group.
- Emily Jenkins, J.D. ’23, became a law clerk at Strategic Tax Planning.
- Jim Lantz, J.D. ’23, started as a law clerk with the Hon. Stacy A. Mayer in Baltimore County Circuit Court.
- Sarah Steinberg, J.D. ’23, started as an associate at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough in the firm’s Baltimore office.
- Samantha Stephey, J.D. ’23, has become a law clerk at Gallagher, Evelius and Jones.
- Gilbert D. Marsiglia Sr., LL.B. ’65, passed away on October 2, 2023.
- Stephen C. Mackie, J.D. ’73, passed away on September 24, 2023.
- Richard Carl Goldman, J.D. ’74, passed away on September 23, 2023.
- James M. Poling, J.D. ’93, passed away on October 5, 2023.
October 2023
- Jennifer Sue Hollander Fairfax, J.D. ’97, was appointed by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore to the Montgomery County Circuit Court.
- Divya Potdar, J.D. ’11, was appointed chair of the Baltimore City Trial Court Judicial Nominating Commission by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore.
- Tracy C. Miller, J.D. ’12, was appointed to the Howard County Trial Court Judicial Nominating Committee by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore.
- Richard L. Adams, III, J.D. ’17, has joined the board of directors of Maryland Legal Aid.
- Adrian Martinez, J.D. ’20, is an associate at Oliver Leffler Law in Columbia, Md.
- Zachary Babo, J.D. ’22, became a legal fellow for the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press in Washington, D.C.
- Alexa Mellis, J.D. ’22, is an associate at Semmes, Bowen & Semmes in Baltimore.
- Gina Gharbawi, J.D. ’23, is a law clerk in the Major Investigations Unit at the Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City.
- Peri Schuster, J.D. ’23, is a staff attorney at Maryland Legal Aid.
- Richard C. Goldman, J.D. ’74, passed away on September 23, 2023.
- William R. Wheatly, J.D. ’74, passed away on September 17, 2023.
- Michael F. Anthony, J.D. ’78, passed away on September 7, 2023.