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December 2024
- Hon. Danielle Gibbs, J.D. ’96, has been named magistrate for the Delaware Court of Chancery.
- Hon. Joseph M. Stanalonis, J.D. ’96, has been named administrative judge for St. Mary’s County Circuit Court.Andrea Solan, J.D. ’97, became a writer and editor for the U.S. Department of Justice.
- Tiffany P. Robinson, J.D. ’01, has been appointed as director of the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation.
- Brandy Gray, J.D. ’03, joined Semmes, Bowen & Semmes as counsel in the firm’s workers’ compensation and employers’ liability practice group.
- Samantha Rodier, J.D. ’05; Erin K. Voss, J.D. ’05; Kimberly H. Neal, J.D. ’07; and Jeremy B. Brooks, J.D. ’18, were appointed by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore to the Judicial Nominating Commission for Harford County.
- Hon. Heather C. Guarch, J.D. ’09, was appointed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to the Orange County Court.
- Gary Damico, J.D. ’13, was appointed chair of the marketing committee at Wright, Constable & Skeen.
- Jeffrey Bernstein, J.D. ’14, became chief of district court in the St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney Office.
- Adrián Martínez, J.D. ’20, has become a staff attorney at Maryland Center for Legal Assistance.
- Katherine Burgess-Cruz, J.D. ’21, joined The Deuterman Law Group in Winston-Salem, NC.
- Kelsey Diamond, J.D. ’22, started as an associate at Ruben Law Firm in Glen Burnie, MD.
- Alexa N. Mellis, J.D. ’22, joined Goldberg Segalla in the firm’s workers’ compensation practice group in Baltimore.
- Brice L. Baker, J.D. ’23, became an assistant state’s attorney for Baltimore County.
- Juliana Kuryla, J.D. ’23, started as a law clerk at The Law Office of Richard Klein in the firm’s Baltimore County office.
- Bryce Gartner, J.D. ’24, started as a law clerk at The Office of Mitchell A. Greenberg.
- Robert K. Nead, LL.B. ’56, passed away on Nov. 6, 2024.
- Gordon Miller, J.D. ’64, passed away on Oct. 18, 2024.
- Louis William Steinwedel, J.D. ’64, passed away on Nov. 1, 2024.
- Leslie Mark Berman, J.D. ’66, passed away on Nov. 5, 2024.
- Richard Pecora, J.D. ’82, passed away on Sept. 18, 2024.
- Matthew Ruble, J.D. ’82, passed away on Nov. 19, 2024.
November 2024
- Hon. Thomas R. Tompsett, Jr., J.D. ’05, was appointed by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore to the Baltimore County Circuit Court.
- April M. Urban, J.D. ’06, became senior litigation counsel at Baltimore-based firm Blades & Rosenfeld.
- Tiffany Mazzulli Akers, J.D. ’07, has become director of contracts and risk management at Loyola University Maryland.
- Hon. Laura J. Novello Fuggitti, J.D. ’07, was appointed by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore to the Prince George’s County Circuit Court.
- Kimberly McLean, J.D. ’07, has joined Fishman Stewart in Troy, MI, as a patent attorney.
- Leigh Dillon, J.D. ’09, Pamela Duke, J.D. ’10, Andrew Adkins, J.D. ’15, and Kaya Abukassis, J.D. ’21, were appointed by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore to the Judicial Nominating Commission for Cecil, Kent and Queen Anne’s counties.
- Osasu Dorsey, J.D. ’09, became the chief compliance officer and senior associate general counsel at Johns Hopkins University.
- Aimee A. Joshua, J.D. ’10, joined PBS Distribution as the director of technology administration.
- Maria D. Prieshoff, J.D. ’12, was awarded the community service award at the 2024 Hispanic Heritage Gala, hosted by the Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus.
- Alex Zarzecki, J.D. ’12, has joined Davis, Agnor, Rapaport & Skalny as a leader of the firm’s estate and trust administration practice group.
- Kimberly Kipnis, J.D. ’13, joined York, PA-based firm Barley Snyder as counsel in the firm’s litigation practice group.
- Bryan Mull, J.D. ’13, became associate general counsel/AVP for Mariner Finance.
- Megan Ferris, J.D. ’14, joined McCormick & Co. as associate general counsel, Americas employment.
- Nora Nichols, J.D. ’15, has joined the Maryland Office of the Attorney General as assistant attorney general in the Consumer Protection Division.
- Momen Abukkdeir, J.D. ’16, became deputy director, Office of Information Technology, for Baltimore County government.
- Emily Greene, J.D. ’16, was named to the board of directors at Disability Rights Maryland.
- Jasmine England-Caesar, J.D. ’19, became assistant counsel at Baltimore City Public Schools.
- Lauren Mullin, J.D. ’19, was named to the board of directors of HealthCare Access Maryland.
- Alana R. Hamm, J.D. ’20, joined the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory as deputy EEO and accommodations officer.
- Cassandra Brumback, J.D. ’21, returned to Venable as an associate in the firm’s labor and employment group.
- Daniel Santos, J.D. ’23, became an associate at Regan Zambri Long in Washington, D.C.
- Leah Rowell, J.D. ’23, joined Gallagher Evelius & Jones as an associate in the firm’s litigation practice group.
- Yasmeen Ali, J.D. ’24, was promoted to associate at Sheri Hoidra Law Office.
- Qiara Butler, J.D. ’24, started as an associate at Saul Ewing.
- Rachel Durant, J.D. ’24, started a judicial clerkship in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City.
- Ryan Ricketts, J.D. ’24, started at Ballard Spahr as an associate in the firm’s labor and employment group.
- Haley Wittstadt, J.D. ’24, started as a law clerk at the Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland.
October 2024
- Janet A. Forero, J.D. ’88, has been selected as a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America.
- Yvonne Briley-Wilson, J.D. ’92, has been appointed by Gov. Wes Moore as acting correctional ombudsman of the newly established Office of Correctional Ombudsman for the state of Maryland.
- Hon. Kimberly C. McBride, J.D. ’95, was appointed by Gov. Wes Moore as a U.S. Immigration Judge.
- Tamara Goorevitz, J.D. ’98, has joined the International Association of Defense Counsel.
- Edward Haenftling Jr., J.D. ’99, became executive director of the Montgomery County Merit System Protection Board.
- Jacob A. Matlin, J.D. ’03, joined Robert H. Montgomery, III, Esq., as senior attorney in the firm’s Philadelphia, PA office.
- Todd W. McGibney, J.D. ’06, was recognized by Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service for 10 years of service.
- Kurt Natchman, J.D. ’06, has been named a partner at Silverman Thompson in Baltimore.
- Cory Myers, J.D.’07, became associate general counsel at KPMG.
- Alicia D. Lewis, J.D. ’08, has been named 2024 Volunteer of the Year by Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service.
- Lindsay R. DeMoss D’Andrea, J.D. ’11, joined Atapco Financial Services as the director of planning and senior counsel.
- Zainab Alkebsi, J.D. ’12, started as chief policy officer at Deaf Equality.
- Courtney Colonese, J.D. ’13, became an associate at Burns & Farrey in the firm’s Boston, MA, office.
- Tawny Holmes Hlibok, J.D. ’13, has been named a 2024-25 White House fellow.
- Clarence Snodgrass, J.D. ’13, joined the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as a senior attorney.
- Michael March, J.D. ’16, has been named partner at Whiteford, Taylor, Preston in the firm’s Baltimore office.
- Paul Rodriguez, J.D. ’17, became an assistant city solicitor in the Baltimore City Department of Law.
- Brandon R. Cahee, J.D. ’19, was named the 2024 National Black Law Students Association Alumni of the Year.
- Yitzchak L. Besser, J.D. ’20, became a litigation associate at Stevens & Lee, practicing in the firm’s Wilmington, DE, and Philadelphia offices.
- Ana-Maria Bruneteau, J.D. ’20, joined Kutak Rock as an associate in the firm’s Omaha office.
- Brittany Feinberg, J.D. ’20, started as a financial services litigation and compliance group associate with Baker Donelson, in the firm’s Baltimore office.
- Caitlin Phillips, J.D. ’21, became an associate at Miller, Miller & Canby in the firm’s Estates & Trusts practice group.
- Kelly R. Arnold, J.D. ’22, joined KMA Law Office as an associate in Severna Park, MD.
- Eliza McDermott, J.D. ’22, started as an associate at Santoni, Vocci & Ortega in Towson, MD.
- Alexus Viegas, J.D. ’22, joined Smithey Law Group as an associate in Annapolis, MD.
- May Bennett, J.D. ’23, became an assistant state’s attorney for Baltimore City.
- Mitch Dolman, J.D. ’23, joined Miles & Stockbridge as a government contracts associate in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.
- Leah Dotter, J.D. ’23, became a liability associate at Franklin & Prokopik in the firm’s Baltimore office.
- Faith Zellman Khan, J.D. ’23, became an associate at Turnbull, Nicholson & Sanders in Towson.
- Alicia Pitts, J.D. ’23, has been appointed to the board of directors for the Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland.
- Fateh Tarar, J.D. ’23, joined Plaxen Adler Muncy as an associate.
- Ernesto Villaseñor, J.D. ’23, has been named senior manager for nationwide policy at the American Lung Association.
- Andrew Wick, J.D. ’23, became a liability associate at Franklin & Prokopik in the firm’s Baltimore office.
- Alfe Azad, J.D. ’24, started a judicial clerkship for the Hon. Yolanda L. Curtin in Harford County, MD.
- Rachel Fluriach, J.D. ’24, started a judicial clerkship for the Hon. Robert E. Cahill, J.D. ’82, in Baltimore County, MD.
- Devyn King, J.D. ’24, joined Miles & Stockbridge as a real estate transactional finance group associate in the firm’s Baltimore office.
- Max Posner, J.D. ’24, started a judicial clerkship for the Hon. ShaRon M. Grayson Kelsey in Prince George’s County, MD.
- Melina Quiroz, J.D. ’24, started a judicial clerkship for the Hon. Keith R. Truffer, J.D. ’82, in Baltimore County, MD.
- Garrick Ross, J.D. ’23, started as an attorney in the IRS Office of Chief Counsel.
- Kenneth Wyatt II, J.D. ’24, started a judicial clerkship in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.
- John “Jack” Tjaden, LL.B. ’69, passed away on August 21, 2024.
- Charles Marshall Davison III, J.D. ’75, passed away on August 22, 2024.
- Thomas McCarthy, Sr., J.D. ’97, LL.M. ’99, passed away on August 30, 2024.
- Olivia Harrison Phillips, J.D. ’96, passed away on August 31, 2024.
- Hon. Michael John Stamm, J.D. ’90, passed away on October 2, 2024.
September 2024
- Hon. Daniel Clifford, J.D. ’83, was elected an officer of the Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges.
- Jacqueline Barclay-Sonne, J.D. ’94, has been promoted to senior project manager at Venable in Towson, MD.
- Sharon Rice-Hicks, J.D. ’96, was promoted to supervisory general attorney for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
- Hon. Charles T. Merryman Steuart, J.D. ’97, was appointed a magistrate for the Circuit Court of Prince George’s County by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore.
- Luisella Perri Wilke, J.D. ’03, joined Hawkins Delafield & Wood as a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office.
- Crystal A. Brady, J.D. ’10, started Mountainside Legal located in Garrett County, MD.
- Megan Ford, J.D. ’10, was promoted to vice president, special accounts consultant manager, at Computershare Corporate Trust in Columbia, MD.
- Rebecca Sheppard, J.D. ’11, was elected to the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service board of directors.
- Bob Yeager, J.D. ’11, has been named deputy director for the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation.
- Colin Gaynor, J.D. ’13, has been named partner at Ballard Spahr in the firm’s Baltimore office.
- Robert B. Middleton Jr., J.D. ’15, joined Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Dunn in Baltimore as an associate.
- Yaakov “Jake” Weissmann, J.D. ’16, has been promoted to vice president for government relations and community affairs at the University of Maryland Baltimore County.
- Grason Wiggins, J.D. ’16, was named vice president of government affairs for the Maryland Chamber of Commerce.
- Christopher DeCarlo, J.D. ’18, joined Baltimore’s Rosenberg Martin Greenberg as associate.
- Genevieve Hornik, J.D. ’19, became a staff attorney for the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore.
- Naseam Jabberi, J.D. ’21, has joined Baltimore’s Rosenberg Martin Greenberg as a litigation associate.
- Robert Taylor, J.D. ’22, became deputy prosecuting attorney for the Kittitas County Prosecutor’s Office in Kittitas County, WA.
- Erin Carrington Smith, J.D. ’23, started a judicial clerkship for the Hon. Stuart R. Berger, J.D. ’84, at the Appellate Court of Maryland.
- Alexandria Hodge, J.D. ’23, joined Pessin Katz Law as an associate in the Towson, MD, firm’s education, labor and employment group.
- Kaitlin O’Dowd, J.D. ’23, has joined McAllister, DeTar, Showalter & Walker as an associate in the firm’s Annapolis, MD office.
- Peri Schuster, J.D. ’23, started as staff counsel at Midland Credit Management and Encore Capital Group Company.
- Ciara Aguila, J.D. ’24, became a law clerk for the Law Offices of Nicholas A. Parr.
- Colin Brown, J.D. ’24, started a judicial clerkship for the Hon. Michael E. Malone, J.D. ’92, at the Anne Arundel County Circuit Court.
- Joseph Danahy, J.D. ’24, started a new position as associate general counsel at Maryland Auto Insurance.
- Niels Drury, J.D. ’24, started a judicial clerkship for the Hon. Andrew M. Battista, J.D. ’87, at the Baltimore County Circuit Court.
- Alexander Frisbie, J.D. ’24, became a law clerk for the Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City.
- Harrison Holmes, J.D. ’24, joined Baker Donelson in Baltimore as an associate in the firm’s tax practice group.
- Adaku Irondi, J.D. ’24, started a judicial clerkship with the juvenile division in Baltimore City Circuit Court.
- Donald Waldron, J.D. ’24, has joined the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as an assistant chief counsel.
- Sean Woolums, J.D. ’24, was promoted to managing partner at College Living Property Management in College Park, MD.
- Benjamin D. Kuntz, LL.B. ’59, passed away on August 8, 2024.
- Levi B. Miller, J.D. ’77, passed away on July 21, 2024.
- Melvin E. McGee, J.D. ’79, passed away on August 7, 2024.
August 2024
- Hon. John E. Nunn III, J.D. ’83, was named district administrative judge for the District Court of Maryland in for District 3 (Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne’s and Talbot counties).
- Dennis J. Farina, B.S. ’84, J.D. ’85, and Stephanie A. Shipley, J.D. ’95, were appointed by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore to the Trial Courts Judicial Nominating Commission for Caroline and Talbot counties.
- Missy Boyd, J.D. ’99, was named chair of the Family Law Section for the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
- Kimberly McLean, J.D. ’07, joined Michigan-based intellectual property firm Fishman Stewart, as of counsel.
- Lynn Haines, J.D. ’08, has been named chief legal counsel at Meritus Health.
- Alex Rothstein, J.D. ’13, was promoted to senior associate at Nathan & Kaminoski in the firm’s Baltimore office.
- Jeffrey Bernstein, J.D. ’14, started as deputy chief of the district court division in the St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney Office.
- John MacLellan, J.D. ’15, joined Wais, Vogelstein, Forman, Koch, & Norman as an associate in the firm’s Baltimore office.
- Robert “Ben” Middleton Jr., J.D. ’15, started as an associate at Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Dann, in the firm’s Medical Malpractice Practice Group.
- Ashley Bond, J.D. ’16, has been promoted to partner at Rollins, Smalkin, Richards & Mackie.
- Scudder Sodergreen, J.D. ’20, started as an attorney at Columbia, MD-based firm Weinberg & Schwartz.
- Jalen Sanders, J.D. ’21, was promoted to director of governmental affairs for the Maryland Transit Authority at the Maryland Department of Transportation.
- Marie-Yves Jean-Baptise, J.D. /LL.M ’22, has been named to the board of directors of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Cecil and Harford Counties.
- Hon. R. Russell “Russ” Sadler, LL.B. ’55, passed away on July 5, 2024.
- Michael J. Cefalo, LL.B. ’65, passed away on July 17, 2024.
- Basil Wadkovsky, LL.B. ’68, passed away on July 7, 2024.
- Eric John Helfrich, J.D. ’90, passed away on July 8, 2024.
- Katherine Jennifer Parks Silva, J.D. ’97, passed away on July 11, 2024.
July 2024
- Pamila J. Brown, J.D. ’79, has retired after serving 22 years on the bench in the District Court in Howard County.
- James W. Motsay, J.D. ’81, completed his term as president of the Bar Association of Baltimore City.
- J. Bradford McCullough ’83; Vicki Schultz, J.D. ’89; Hon. Catherine “Katie” O’Malley, J.D. ’91; Scott Mirsky, J.D. ’97; Andrea Solan, J.D. ’97; Travis Poole, J.D. ’05; Erin August, J.D. ’12; Kyle Kirby, J.D. ’12; Hon. Carin E. Golze, J.D. ’13; Christian Noble, J.D. ’15; Kiernan Waters, J.D. ’15; Lauren Lake, J.D. ’16; and Amanda Odorimah, J.D. ’17, were named 2024 Maryland Bar Foundation Fellows. Fellows are recognized for their outstanding professional achievement, dedication to the legal profession, and commitment to the rule of law.
- Anna Middlebrook, J.D. ’92, has been named assistant director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity Affairs for the FBI.
- Teresa Epps Cummings, J.D. ’81, was installed as president of the Bar Association of Baltimore City.
- Randi Hyatt, J.D. ’94 and Todd M. Brooks, J.D. ’06, have been promoted to co-managing partners of the Baltimore office of Whiteford, Taylor & Preston.
- Adam Morell, J.D. ’95, joined New Jersey-based Majesco as senior absence management and compliance counsel.
- David Weiskopf, J.D. ’96, was named Public Servant of the Year by the St. Mary’s County Chamber of Commerce.
- Kerri Smith, J.D. ’12, received the Maryland Bar Foundation’s Edward F. Shea, Jr. Professionalism Award, which recognizes a young MSBA lawyer who exemplifies professionalism, civility, integrity, compassion and commitment to public service.
- Ni’Jah Richardson, J.D. ’21, started as an attorney at the Baltimore City Department of Social Services.
- Sarah Krider, J.D. ’23, has joined the Baltimore office of Franklin & Prokopik as an associate in the firm’s workers compensation practice.
- Ashley Longo, J.D. ’23, joined Sanabria & Associates as an immigration attorney in the firm’s Baltimore office.
- Ashlyn Z. Woods, J.D. ’23, became an assistant state’s attorney for Baltimore City.
- Owen Thomas, J.D. ’24, started as a staff attorney for Immigration Legal Service at the Esperanza Center.
- Anthony “Tony” Birch, J.D. ’69, passed away on May 23, 2024.
- William “Bill” E. Liebig, J.D. ’70, passed away on June 24, 2024.
- James L. Sherbin, J.D. ’70, passed away on June 19, 2024.
- Richard William “Bill” Maybach, J.D. ’75, passed away on May 17, 2024.
- David G. Whitworth Jr., J.D. ’75, passed away on April 16, 2024.
- Barry H. Friedman, J.D. ’87, MBA ’99, passed away on June 13, 2024.