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May 2023
- Tonya D. McClary, J.D. ’94, has been hired as the first police oversight monitor for the city of Dallas, TX.
- Holly Musselman, J.D. ’96, became a partner at Albers & Associates.
- Jennifer R. Busse, J.D. ’98, joined Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP as a partner in the firm’s land use and zoning practice.
- Melodie C. Hengerer, J.D. ’02, became a shareholder at Baker Donelson.
- Eric C. Coyne, J.D. ’06, was named chancellor of Ivy Tech Community College in Bloomington, IN.
- Kerry K. Neal, J.D. ’06, has won the 2023 Newton Award from the National Grants Management Association; he was selected for his longtime commitment to the grants profession and his willingness to assist others in the field.
- Jai V. Kulkarni, LL.M. ’07, has joined Stein Sperling as a paralegal in the estate planning department, in Rockville, MD.
- Tanyka M. Barber, J.D. ’08, was named the inaugural vice president for institutional equity and chief diversity officer at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
- Joshua R. Perry, J.D. ’20, was named the Calvert School’s 2023 Distinguished Alumnus.
- Scudder A. Sodergreen, J.D. ’20, joined McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC. In the firm’s Maryland office.
- George F. Obrecht III, J.D. ’79, passed away on March 26, 2023.
- Ian C. DeWolf, M.A. ’94, J.D. ’97, passed away on April 9, 2023.
- Howard B. Gersh, LL. B. ’64, passed away on May 15, 2023.
April 2023
- Eric J. Benzer, J.D. ’86, MBA ’86, was appointed director of business development for Trius Lending Partners.
- William J. McCarthy, J.D. ’87, LL. M. ’92, has been named the 2023 Business Leader of the Year for Loyola University of Maryland’s Sellinger School of Business.
- Robyn Scates, J.D. ’97, has become a representative for the Howard County school board.
- Geneau M. Thames, J.D. ’03, was promoted to vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary at Harford Mutual Insurance Group.
- Kerry K. Neal, J.D. ’06, was named deputy assistant secretary for acquisition, grants and risk management for the U.S. Department of Education.
- Lauren B. Ziegler, J.D. ’11, has been promoted to member at Nemphos Braue LLC.
- Rachel N. Good, J.D. ’13, joined Epstein Becker Green as strategic counsel in the firm’s healthcare and life sciences practice.
- Kaitlin D. Corey J.D. ’15, has been appointed to the Intelligent Transportation Society of Maryland as a special advisor.
- Lauren Graziano, J.D. ’16, joined the Maryland Multi-Housing Association as senior government affairs manager.
- Sumbul Alam, J.D. ’20, started as an associate at O’Donoghue & O’Donoghue.
- Brianna N. Thomas, J.D. ’22, started a clerkship under The Hon. Judge McCormack, J.D. ’96, at the Circuit Court of Anne Arundel County.
- Michael J. Sherbin, J.D. ’65, passed away on Feb. 17, 2023.
- Robert A. Breschi, J.D. ’72, passed away on Feb. 24, 2023.
- Vaughn C. Brennan, J.D. ’72, passed away on Mar. 28, 2023.
- Steven T. Blackwell, ’80, passed away on Mar. 6, 2023.
- Bayly K. Leighton, J.D. ’05, passed away on Mar. 14, 2023.
March 2023
- Todd J. Suddleson, J.D. ’89 , became a partner at MG+M The Law Firm in its Dallas office.
- Heidi C. Salow, J.D. ’95 , was made partner at Potomac Law Group, in the firm’s privacy and cybersecurity practice.
- David Weiskopf, J.D. ’96 , has been appointed to serve as the county administrator of St. Mary’s County, MD.
- Robyn C. Scates, J.D. ’97 , has been appointed to the Howard County Board of Education.
- Michael P. Coe, J.D. ’06 , was named vice president for security, resilience and energy solutions at American Public Power Association.
- Kelly A. Powers, J.D. ’06 , was elected to the board of directors at Miles & Stockbridge.
- Kendall A. Camuti Jr., J.D. ’08 , has joined McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC as a member of the real estate and construction group, in its Frederick, MD office.
- Abigail Bertumen, J.D. ’08, has joined Sullivan & Worcester LLP as counsel in its Washington, D.C., office.
- Paul Lamari, J.D. ’10 , has become a shareholder at WMS Partners.
- Jordan Savitz, J.D. ’14 , has joined Baker Donelson as a shareholder in its Baltimore and Washington, D.C. offices.
- Alex R. Housley, J.D. ’16 , has joined Stouffer Legal as a partner in its new Annapolis office.
- Kimberly E. Andrews, J.D. ’20 , was named regional director of Philadelphia’s fourth region for the National Labor Relations Board.
- Robert L. “Rob” Zouck Jr., J.D. ’74 , passed away Jan. 22, 2023.
- James W. Woodward Jr., J.D. ’76 , passed away Feb. 2, 2023.
- Roger L. Fink, J.D. ’83 , passed away Jan. 12, 2023.
February 2023
- Kevin F. Bress, J.D. ’84, and Ashley N. Nelson-Raut, J.D. ’17, launched Bress Raut Law, LLC in Bel Air, MD.
- Michael J. Fellerman, J.D. ’00, became a shareholder at Minnesota-based firm Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.
- Becky K. Kling Feldman, J.D. ’02, became Second Look Network director at The Sentencing Project.
- Nancy B. Grimm, J.D. ’02, was named by MVLS as its first family law attorney.
- Teresa D. Teare, J.D. ’05, was promoted to co-managing partner at Shawe Rosenthal.
- Shannon E. Beamer, J.D. ’08, was promoted to partner at Venable in their Los Angeles office.
- Leigh E. Dalton, J.D. ’08, was made partner at Stock and Leader in York, PA.
- Elisabeth K. Hall, J.D. ’12, has been elected partner at Miles & Stockbridge, in their Baltimore office.
- Kayleigh T. Keilty, J.D. ’13, has been promoted to partner at Saul Ewing, in their Baltimore office.
- Kimberly Turco, J.D. ’14, joined the Quinn Law Group as an associate. The Quinn Law Group has offices in Maryland and Washington, D.C.
- Kaitlin D. Motley, J.D. ’15, and Adam A. Scharff, J.D. ’15, have been promoted to partner at Nelson Mullins in their Baltimore office.
- Kaitlan M. Skrainar, J.D. ’15, was promoted to partner at Williams, Moore, Shockley & Harrison, in Ocean City, MD.
- Peter S. Buas, J.D. ’16, became partner at Williams, Moore, Shockley & Harrison, in Ocean City, MD.
- Jacob S. Kiessling, J.D. ’16, joined the Pennsylvania-based firm, Barley Snyder, in their Harrisburg office.
- Richard L. Adams, III, J.D. ’17, has been named senior vice president, senior wealth fiduciary advisor, with Wilmington Trust/M&T Bank in Baltimore.
- Kristin Tracy, J.D. ’17, was appointed division chief for the post-conviction and motions unit of the Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office.
- June J. Chung, J.D. ’18, was announced as a deputy legislative officer in the office of Gov. Wes Moore.
- Taylor Deer, J.D. ’20, joined the trial team at Waranch & Brown LLC in Baltimore County.
- John W. Shanley, J.D. ’80, passed away January 20, 2023.
January 2023
- Marianne Schmitt Hellauer, J.D. ’80, joined Venable LLP as a partner in its Private Wealth Planning Group.
- Oren D. Saltzman, J.D. ’85, started the Law Offices of Oren D. Saltzman in Columbia, after the Dec. 31, 2022 dissolution of Adelberg Rudow Dorf & Hendler.
- Tracey J. Delp, J.D. ’98, was appointed judge in the Harford County District Court in Maryland.
- Alex M. Allman, J.D. ’00, was appointed judge in the Harford County Circuit Court in Maryland.
- Tom M. Donnelly, J.D. ’00, was named deputy state’s attorney for Baltimore City.
- Kathryn C. Buettner, J.D. ’01, became attorney advisor for the Federal Maritime Commission.
- Silvia Kinch, J.D. ’02, became chief of the Division of Labor Relations and Public Safety for the Montgomery County Attorney’s Office.
- Michael L. Masterson, J.D. ’02, founded Masterson Investment Counsel, a financial advisory firm in Loveland, Ohio.
- Taren N. Butcher, J.D. ’07, was promoted to deputy general counsel at Allegis Group, Inc. in Hunt Valley, Md.
- Brian R. Shepter, J.D. ’08, was named deputy chief of staff for the county executive of Howard County, Md.
- Ashley E. Bashur, J.D. ’09, has been promoted to partner at WilmerHale in Washington, D.C.
- James R. Jeffcoat, J.D. ’12, Kaitlin R. Zarro, J.D. ’12, and Aaron A. Nichols, J.D. ’14, have been named partners at Whiteford Taylor & Preston in Baltimore.
- James P. Robinson, J.D. ’13, and Justin E. Tepe, J.D. ’15, have been elected partners at Goodell DeVries.
- Julia Pitcher, J.D. ’14, became director of state government relations at The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.
- Maya Zegarra, J.D. ’15, has become an administrative law judge at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
- Julian R. Gabbard, J.D. ’17, became senior director of legal operations for clinical-stage biotech company Arcellx.
- Nathan K. Baccus, J.D. ’19, became attorney advisor for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
- Meredith E. McKinnon, J.D. ’21, started as an associate at Silverman, Thompson, Slutkin & White in Baltimore.
- Alexus N. Viegas, J.D. ’22, has been promoted to partner at Quinn Law Group in Severna Park, MD.
- Marc Weiner, J.D. ’22, started as associate legal counsel for Perseus Management Group.
- Michael E. Catanzaro Jr., J.D. ’62, passed away on Dec. 6, 2022.
- William J. Kunkle, J.D. ’70, passed away on Dec. 13, 2022.
December 2022
- Michael A. Duff, J.D. ’85, has been named vice chair of the Alvernia University board of directors in Reading, PA.
- Robert G. Cassilly, J.D. ’88, was elected Harford County executive. He chose Jefferson L. Blomquist, J.D. ’83, to be director of law and county attorney, and Robert S. McCord, J.D. ’89, to be director of administration.
- Richard Gregson, J.D. ’92, has joined Baker Donelson’s IP practice as of counsel.
- Melissa Heifetz, J.D. ’97, is the new executive director of The Arc of Northern Virginia.
- Jennifer R. Terrasa, J.D. ’97, was re-elected to the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 13 in Howard County.
- Justin S. Dunbar, J.D. ’03, is a partner at Niles, Barton & Wilmer, LLP.
- Abigail L. Baker, J.D. ’05, has joined PilieroMazza as a partner and practice chair of the firm’s Business & Transactions Group.
- Sameer Sidh, J.D. ’07, has been named deputy administrative officer for economic development and infrastructure in Baltimore County government.
- Byron Macfarlane, J.D. ’08, was re-elected as Register of Wills for Howard County, MD.
- Justin A. DeVault, J.D. ’14, was elected a shareholder at Shulam Rogers.
- Nick Hawkins, J.D. ’15, has joined the board of directors of the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation.
- Krystle Sanders, J.D. ’17, has been admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court Bar.
- Kaya C. Abukassis, J.D. ’21, joined MacLeod Law Group as an associate.
- Brendan Duff, J.D. ’22, is an honors attorney at the National Labor Relations Board in Albuquerque, NM.
- Ellen Pruitt, J.D. ’22, was named a Krantz Fellow at DLA Piper, to focus on domestic pro bono cases and work with the firm’s nonprofit affiliate, New Perimeter.
- Wallace Dann, J.D. ’50, passed away on Oct. 18, 2022.
- Michael W. Shea, J.D. ’74, passed away on Nov. 19, 2022.
November 2022
- Anna S. Scholl, J.D. ’14 , has been named executive director of the Maryland State Bar Association.
- Kim Neal, J.D. ’97 , has been hired as the first director of police oversight for the city of Alexandria, VA.
- Thomas J.S. Waxter, J.D. ’91 , received the Most Valuable Partner Award from Maryland Legal Aid’s Equal Justice Council for outstanding leadership and commitment to ensuring access to justice for Marylanders.
- Cathi V. Coates, J.D. ’85 , became the first woman to serve on the Worcester County District Court.
- Liam E. Rhodes, J.D. ’20 , is an associate in the business law department at Shapiro Sher.
- Caylee A. Henderson, J.D. ’21 , joined Tydings & Rosenberg LLP as a litigation associate.
- Alexandra Rickart, J.D. ’16 , has joined Jezic & Moyse as an associate in its criminal defense practice.
- Joanie Raymond, J.D. ’95 , received the Maryland Pro Bono Resource Center’s 2022 Maryland Pro Bono Service Member of the Judiciary Award.
- James C. Pecunes, J.D. ’65 , passed away on Oct. 28, 2022
October 2022
- Charlie Smith, J.D. ’90 , was elected president-elect of the National District Attorneys Association.
- Timothy Maloney, J.D. ’85, received the Pro Bono Legal Service Award from the John Carroll Society for his service to the Catholic Charities Legal Network.
- Osasu Z. Dorsey, J.D. ’09, has joined the Biden-Harris administration as chief counsel for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration in the U.S. Department of Transportation.
- Melissa M. Boyd, J.D. ’99, has formed a family law firm, Boyd & Early Family Law LLC, in Plymouth Meeting and Malvern, PA.
- Brad Clark, J.D. ’20, has joined the Baltimore firm of Baxter Baker Sidle Conn & Jones as a litigation associate.
- Gina Dyson, J.D. ’15, is dean of student affairs at Walden University.
- Joy A. Springfield, J.D. ’06, is statewide director of pro bono services for Kansas Legal Services.
- Paula Jean Heinmiller Cline, J.D. ’98 , passed away on Oct. 13, 2022.