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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.
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.