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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.
June 2024
- Hon. Robert Klingebiel, J.D. ’73; Lance Andrews, J.D. ’74; Robert Bankowitz, J.D. ’74; Steven Dolchin, J.D. ’74; Thomas B. Drage, J.D. ’74, were honored by the Florida Bar for practicing for 50 years. This honor recognizes members of the Florida Bar who remained in good standing throughout the duration of their 50 years in practice.
- Robert J. Farley, J.D. ’85, joined Annapolis-based firm Hyatt & Weber as a partner.
- Tonya McClary, J.D. ’94, was confirmed as the executive director for the Citizens Police Oversight Commissioner for the City of Philadelphia, PA.
- Ginger Robinson, J.D. ’06, M.S. ’23, became acting instructional dean of education and social sciences at Montgomery College in Rockville, MD.
- Katheryn Anderson, J.D. ’13, joined the Maryland Office of the Attorney General as the director of professional and organizational development.
- Hon. Michelle Arvin-Greer, J.D. ’14, B.A. ’08, was appointed to the Baltimore County Orphans Court.
- Paul D. Burgin, J.D. ’16, has been named partner at Shawe Rosenthal in Baltimore.
- Adanna Smith, J.D. ’19, started as an associate at Porter Wright in the firm’s Columbus, OH, office.
- Katherine Burgess-Cruz, J.D. ’21, joined Green Mistretta Law, located in Wake Forest, NC.
- Lauren Borchers, J.D. ’22, has become a legal analyst in the office of the general counsel at Offit Kurman.
- Katherine L. Simon, J.D. ’22, started as an associate at Hanley, Grason & Klein in Towson, MD.
- Gina Gharbawi, J.D. ’23, became an assistant state’s attorney for Baltimore City.
- Sarah Krider, J.D. ’23, started as an associate at Franklin & Prokopik in Baltimore.
- Merary Perez, J.D. ’23, started as staff attorney at Capital Area Immigrants' Rights (CAIR) Coalition.
- Julia Rowland, J.D. ’23, started as an associate at Baltimore-based Neuberger, Quinn, Gielen, Rubin & Gibber.
- Ernesto Villaseñor, J.D. ’23, has become director of advocacy and member support for Waterkeepers Chesapeake.
- Joseph Canner, J.D. ’24, began a clerkship at Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service (MVLS).
- Hon. Robert F. “Bob” Fischer, J.D. ’61, passed away on April 16, 2024.
- Hon. Glenn L. Klavans, J.D. ’78, passed away on May 25, 2024.
- Lt. Col. J. Bruce Medaris, Jr., J.D. ’78, passed away on April 21, 2024.
- Robert Wayne “Rob” Bateman Jr., J.D. ’80, passed away on May 18, 2024.
- Barry J. Beran, J.D. ’81, passed away on May 7, 2024.
- Thomas M. McDonough, J.D. ’81, passed away on April 24, 2024.
- Francis Alamia, J.D. ’01, passed away on April 30, 2024.
- Heather N. King, J.D. ’08, passed away on May 21, 2024.
May 2024
- Hon. Pamila J. Brown, J.D. ’79, was named a recipient of the ABA Commission of Women in the Profession’s Margaret Brent Award. Brown and four other recipients will be honored during the ABA annual meeting in August 2024.
- Chester H. Hobbs, IV, J.D. ’87, LL.M. ’03, joined HWK Law Group, managing the firm’s estate planning, estate and trust administration and bankruptcy departments.
- Alexander Giles, J.D. '97, has been named Port Person of the year by the Propeller Club of Baltimore and has been reelected membership secretary for the Maritime Law Association of the United States.
- Farheen Kaleem, J.D. ’09, joined Semmes, Bowen & Semmes as counsel in the firm’s workers’ compensation and employers’ liability practice group.
- Taj Murphy Sr., J.D. ’10, joined Wood, Smith, Henning and Berman as a senior associate in the firm’s Orlando, FL, office.
- Linh H. Ly, J.D. ’13, opened the Law Office of Linh H. Ly in Fairfax, VA.
- Amanda Reiken, J.D. ’14, became a paralegal specialist for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
- Halle P. Gray, J.D. ’17, has been selected to join the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC) Ladder Down Class of 2024.
- James I. Hammond, J.D. ’17, was promoted to assistant U.S. attorney at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland.
- Carolyn Mills, J.D. ’17, joined the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as an assistant chief counsel.
- Sameerah Mickey, J.D. ’19, became a commercial litigation associate at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, in the firm’s Baltimore office.
- Candice Miller, J.D. ’21, B.A. ’19, started as a partner at Azarvand Tax Law based in Silver Spring, MD.
- Jillian Trotter, J.D. ’22, joined Columbia, MD-based firm Davis, Agnor, Rapaport & Skalny, in the family law practice group.
- Talia Martinez, J.D. ’23, MS ’23, became an attorney at Children’s Legal Services of Baltimore.
- Howard Casway, J.D. ’74, passed away on April 9, 2024.
- Michael M. Slingluff, J.D. ’74, passed away on April 25, 2024.
- Peter A. Nelson, J.D. ’75, passed away on March 18, 2024.
April 2024
- Hon. Teresa E. Cummings, J.D. ’02, became an administrative law judge in the Maryland Office of Administrative Hearings.
- Pamela C. Klecan, J.D. ’05, became a staff attorney at Maryland Legal Aid.
- Timothy J. Tinsman, J.D. ’05, joined Fortrea as senior corporate counsel.
- Hon. Erich M. Bean, J.D. ’08, was named administrative judge for District 12 of the District Court of Maryland.
- Zachary J. Kieffer, J.D. ’11, has been appointed county attorney for Washington County, Md.
- María D. Prieshoff, J.D. ’12, was promoted to managing attorney of Tahirih Justice Center in the organization’s Baltimore office.
- Brian C. Thompson, J.D. ’12, has been promoted to assistant general counsel at Dentsu.
- Gary Damico, J.D. ’13, joined Wright, Constable & Skeen as a partner.
- Anthony Fadel, J.D. ’16, became general counsel and corporate secretary at ST Engineering North America.
- Alex Gerback, J.D. ’17, became assistant general counsel at MedeAnalytics.
- Michael L. Brown, J.D. ’18, started as an associate at Gallagher Evelius & Jones, in the Baltimore firm’s litigation practice group.
- Barbara J. Kiedrowska, J.D. ’18, joined Computershare Corporate Trust as an attorney account consultant.
- Amy Valdivia Ross, J.D. ’19, was promoted to district court supervisor at the Maryland Office of the Public Defender.
- Trevor Tomlinson, J.D. ’20, started as an associate at Womble Bond Dickinson, in the firm’s environmental, energy and natural resources team and business litigation practice group.
- Daniel Hodges, J.D. ’21, joined the board of advisors at StationMD, a telemedicine service for people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities and other complex medical conditions.
- Amy Werner, J.D. ’23, started as an assistant public defender at the Maryland Office of the Public Defender, in the post-conviction division.
- Peter Angelos, LL.B. ’61, passed away on March 23, 2024.
- Hon. Harlod Camp “Bucky” Arnold, J.D. ’73, passed away on March 2, 2024.
- Paul R. Shelby J.D.’76, passed away on March 15, 2024.
- Glenn Weinberg, J.D. ’81, passed away on March 7, 2024.
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.