Alumni Notes
1937
Thomas B. Stoel has been awarded the “Thomas Lamb Eliot Award for Service to Philanthropy,” given by the Oregon chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
1945
Elwood M. Rich was honored with his portrait being hung in the Riverside County, CA courthouse in ceremonies celebrating its centennial in March. Although he retired in 1980 after 27 years as a superior court judge, Rich continues to spend two days a week presiding over settlement conferences and also works as a private mediator and arbitrator.
1957
Robert C. Wagner has published a book entitled Peace in the Mekong Delta–A Photographic Essay–The Vietnam Our Veterans Never Saw. Wagner enlisted in the Army during the Korean War and taught English and did construction work in the Delta with a volunteer group. He is retired and lives with his wife in Bedminster, NJ.
1958
Robert L. Burrus, Jr. was recognized as a Virginia Bar Association life member during a banquet in July 2004.
1959
Alvin B. Fox was recognized as a Virginia Bar Association life member during a banquet in July 2004.
1965
Thomas A. Edmonds is currently president-elect of the National Association of Bar Executives (NABE) and will take office as president of that organization in August 2005 during the annual meeting of the American Bar Association. He served 21 years as a teacher at several law schools and dean at the University of Richmond and the University of Mississippi, and has served as executive director and COO of the Virginia State Bar since 1989. He served as NABE’s representative in the ABA House of Delegates from 1996 to 2002 and is one of Virginia’s appointees to the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.
1968
Michael Angelini, a partner in the business formation practice area at Bowditch & Dewey in Worcester, MA, has been named to the list of Massachusetts Super Lawyers. Only five percent of attorneys in Massachusetts are selected by their peers for this honor.
Paul B. Ford has been named to the Guide to the World’s Leading Capital Markets Lawyers by Euromoney Legal Media Group. He is a partner in the New York office of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett.
Lawrence M. Kimbrough and his wife, Letitia, announce the birth of their first grandchild, Mary Ardey Kimbrough.
1970
George R. Krouse, Jr., a senior partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in New York, NY, was presented the 2004 Corporate Citizenship Award by the Henry H. Kessler Foundation.
1971
Michael W. Conlon, a partner in the Houston, TX, office of Fulbright & Jaworski, has been included in Best Lawyers in America.
James R. Fox has been selected for inclusion in the 2005—2006 edition of Best Lawyers in America in the area of business litigation. He is a partner in the Winston-Salem firm, Bell Davis & Pitt.
1972
John R. Wester has been appointed the North Carolina Chairman by the American College of Trial Lawyers. He was inducted as a Fellow in the College in 1994.
1973
Jim Zimpritch, a partner at Portland, ME-based Pierce Atwood law firm and the chair of the Corporate Law Revision Committee, authored Maine Corporation Law & Practice, 2nd Edition, a comprehensive legal text that addresses the 2003 corporation law revisions in Maine.
1976
Kenneth C. Hunt, a partner with Godfrey & Kahn in Milwaukee, was selected by his peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America 2005—2006.
James H. Kizziar, Jr. served as the chairman of the board of the American Heart Association, San Antonio Division, for 2003—2004. He received the Paul Apgar Leadership Award from the American Heart Association for his efforts as chairman. In 2003 and 2004, he was selected as a “Texas Super Lawyer” and for Best Lawyers in America–Labor Law. He is a partner in the San Antonio office of Bracewell & Patterson, where he practices labor and employment law.
Art Minds, in conjunction with calendar and poster publisher, Trends International, participated in the making of episode 6 of the new Bravo reality television show “Manhunt, the search for America’s most gorgeous male model.”
1977
Timothy E. Meredith, formerly a partner in the Severna Park, MD law firm Warfield, Meredith & Darrah, has been named to the Maryland Court of Special Appeals.
1978
Jonathan E. Buchan, Jr., a member of the law firm Helms Mulliss & Wicker, became president of the Mecklenburg [NC] County Bar on July 1, 2004.
1979
D. Rhett Brandon has been named to the Guide to the World’s Leading Capital Markets Lawyers by Euromoney Legal Media Group. He is a partner in the New York office of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett.
Timothy W. Mountz has been elected president of the Dallas Bar Association for 2005. He is a partner at Baker Botts, specializing in securities and shareholder litigation in the state and federal courts, as well as commercial arbitration.
1980
Shirley L. Fulton, a member of the law firm Helms Mulliss & Wicker, is serving as the president-elect of the Mecklenburg [NC] County Bar.
John H. (Jack) Hickey spoke to the Coral Gables Bar Associa-tion about maritime law and claims of passengers against cruise ships on July 21, 2004. He continues to practice maritime and personal injury law throughout South Florida. He was also recently recognized by the Florida Counsel of Bar Association Presidents at its annual meeting with a certificate in recognition of his dedicated leadership to the members of his legal community during his service as president.
Douglas Lambert, formerly of Brown, Salzman, Weiss & Garganese, has joined the GrayRobinson law firm as of-counsel for the firm’s Orlando office.
Mark J. Prak has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2005—2006. He practices with the Raleigh, NC firm of Brooks, Pierce, McClendon, Humphrey & Leonard.
1981
Steven R. Klein was selected by his peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America, 2005—2006, for his skills as a business litigator. He serves as the administrative head of the litigation department of Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard in Hackensack, NJ, and specializes in complex commercial and corporate litigation in the state and federal trial and appellate courts.
Don Rendall and his wife, Sandy, recently had the opportunity to visit Ed Tiryakian L’81 and his wife, Jackie, in Hong Kong after returning from a 10-day trip to Vietnam where their son spent six months teaching English in Ho Chi Minh City.
Michael Young, a partner with Willkie, Farr & Gallagher in New York, has been ranked for excellence in securities litigation in the 2004 edition of Chambers USA–America’s Leading Business Lawyers.
1982
Mark D. Shepard, litigation shareholder at Pittsburgh law firm Babst, Calland, Clements and Zomnir, was recently appointed as a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association Judicial Evaluation Commission. He was also appointed to the board of directors of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pittsburgh.
1983
Michael L. Spafford has joined the Wash-ington, D.C. office of McKee Nelson as a part-ner to help estabish the firm’s white collar/investigations and enforcement practice.
1984
Michael Harvey was nominated for a National Emmy in the category of Best Original Series (non-fiction) for the series “Cold Case Files.” He is the creator and executive producer of “Cold Case Files,” which airs on the A&E network. He is a multiple local Emmy and Cable ACE award winner, and, in 2000, shared an Academy Award nomination in the short feature documentary category.
Audrey McKibbin Moran has been appointed one of seven trustees for the Jessie Dupont Fund, which was established in 1970 and has made grants totaling $217 million since 1977. Audrey continues as president of Moran Mediation and Litigation Group in Jacksonville, FL. Prior to that, she left the practice of law for three years to serve as the chief of staff for the mayor of Jacksonville.
Pat Rosenow recently retired from the Air Force in a ceremony presided over by Professor Robinson Everett. He retired after 20 years as a JAG, including eight years on the criminal trial bench, during which time he presided over a number of cases of national and international note, including Air Force Academy sexual misconduct cases and “friendly fire” prosecution of two U.S. fighter pilots charged with the accidental deaths of Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan. He has been sworn in and is currently serving as administrative law judge for the U.S. Department of Labor.
Peter Verniero, former New Jersey Supreme Court justice, has joined the Newark, NJ firm Sills Cummis Epstein & Gross as of counsel. He will co-chair the corporate internal investigations and business crimes practice group. He will also chair the firm’s appellate practice group.
1985
Dana Whitehead McKee is a partner in the law firm of Brown, Goldstein & Levy in Baltimore, MD, where she divides her practice between complex civil litigation and family law. Dana also serves as the president of her community association
and is active in political campaigns and land redevelopment initiatives in Baltimore City.
1986
Brent Clinkscale has been named Greenville Magazine’s Business Person of the Year. He is a partner with Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice in Greenville, SC.
Lisa D. Taylor, a partner with St. John & Wayne, was named one of ten 2004 Outstanding Physician Practice Lawyers by Nightingale’s Healthcare News. She currently serves as chair of the New Jersey State Bar Association Health and Hospital Section.
1987
Robert E. Harrington, an attorney and shareholder of Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson in Charlotte, NC, was recognized as a “Diversity Catalyst” at the Diversity in Business Awards Luncheon, sponsored by the Charlotte Business Journal. He was also recently appointed co-chair of the Mecklenburg County Bar’s Special Committee on Diversity.
Veronique Heim and her husband, Dirk Albersmeier, announce the birth of their twin daughters, Julia and Vanessa, on May 17, 2004.
Joseph P. Rosh and his wife, Catherine Rosh, announce the birth of their first child and son, Preston Duke Rosh, on September 20, 2003.
1988
Richard E. Byrne has been appointed as chief of the United States Trustee Program’s Criminal Enforcement Unit. The Criminal Enforcement Unit leads the program’s efforts to identify criminal conduct within the bankruptcy system and assist U.S. attorneys in prosecuting bankruptcy crimes.
Kirk Halpern has been named president at Buckhead Beef Company of Atlanta, a SYSCO subsidiary.
David Schwarz and his wife Julie announce the birth of their son, Max Auden, on October 14, 2004.
1989
Sean Callinicos has accepted the position of director, federal government affairs, for the vaccine company Aventis Pasteur, a unit of the Paris-based Sonofi-Aventis pharmaceutical company. He will continue to be based in Washington, D.C. Sean previously lobbied for the Colorado-based high-tech company, StorageTek.
Allen W. Nelson has been promoted to chief compliance counsel at BellSouth Corpor-ation in Atlanta, GA. He resides in Atlanta with his wife, Amy, and their two children.
1990
Charles C. Lucas III has been elected a trustee of The Duke Enowment at the foundation’s October 4 meeting. He is a partner in The McAulay Firm, a Charlotte-based executive search consultant specializing in searches for middle- and upper-level managers.
Kip I. Plankinton, counsel to Fulbright & Jaworski, was listed by H Texas Magazine as an up-and-coming lawyer in the Houston legal community.
Rhonda Tobin has been named a partner in the Hartford, CT office of Robinson & Cole. Her practice focuses on insurance, professional liability, and commercial litigation.
1991
Gary Brock is a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army’s Judge Advocate General’s Corps, and has assumed duties as the staff judge advocate for Fort Eustis, VA.
Charles S. Detrizio has joined the Morristown, NJ-based law firm Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti as a partner.
Stan Gibson, a partner with the Los Angeles firm of Jeffer Mangel Butler and Marmaro, played a lead role in winning one of the largest jury awards in Tennessee history in a patent infringement case on behalf of his firm’s client, a spinal surgeon and inventor.
Dana Lesemann has been appointed vice president and deputy general counsel for Stroz Friedberg, a consulting and professional services firm in Washington, D.C. that focuses on computer forensics, cybersecurity, and infrastructure protection.
1992
Denise Dosier Gregg and her husband, Keith Gregg, announce the birth of their first child and daughter, Lauren Christine Gregg, on December 29, 2003.
Ann Hubbard has joined Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard in Raleigh as an associate. She had previously served as an associate professor of law at the University of North Carolina School of Law.
David Mandelbrot and his wife, Kina, announce the birth of their daughter, Molly Lauren Mandelbrot, on January 30, 2004. Molly joins her brother, Eli.
Sean Moylan and his wife, Cara Barrett Moylan, announce the birth of their second daughter and fourth child, Maeve Catherine Moylan, on May 27, 2004.
Devy Patterson Russell is an assistant attorney general in the Criminal Appeals Division at the Office of the Attorney General in Maryland. She and her husband, George Russell III, an assistant United States attorney, have two children, Madison and George IV.
James C. Worthington, counsel to the Louisville, KY firm Stites & Harbison in its estate planning service group, has been named to the executive committee of Kentuckiana Works. This 26-member committee helps review and set policy for Kentuckiana Works, which is dedicated to building a regional workforce and infrastructure to meet the complex business demands of the future.
1993
Philip Cooper and his wife, Karen, announce the birth of their son, Dylan Richard Cooper, on December 2, 2004. The family resides in Decatur, GA. Phil is a partner in the Corporate Department of the law firm McKenna Long & Aldridge, and Karen is an Instructor at Emory Law School.
Alexander and Lisa Simpson L’94 announce the birth of their second child, and first son, Austin Grant, on April 24, 2004. He joins his big sister, Shae.
Michael Taten, a partner in the business transactions section of the Dallas office of Jackson Walker, was honored by Texas Monthly magazine in its July 2004 issue as a “Texas Rising Star Super Lawyer.”
Jeremy Weiss and his wife, Deana, announce the birth of their second son, Noah Francis Weiss, on November 1, 2004.
1994
Megan Whitten Donovan and her husband, Kyle, announce the birth of their first children, triplets, daughters Finlay Paige and Kimberly Claire, and son Aidan Whitten, on April 2, 2004. Megan continues to work as corporate counsel responsible for employment and employee benefits matters for Alcatel USA in Plano, TX.
Paul Genender and his wife, Anice, announce the birth of their son, George Rollins Genender, on August 25, 2004.
Douglas Neu jointed Cendant Corporation’s legal department as counsel in the employ-ment law group in July 2004. Cendant is a travel and real estate business. He and his wife, Julie, have moved to Chatham, NJ.
Lisa and Alexander Simpson L’93 announce the birth of their second child, and first son, Austin Grant, on April 24, 2004. He joins his big sister, Shae.
Stacie I. Strong was recently named counsel in the Chicago office of Baker & McKenzie, where she will continue her practice in international litigation and arbitration. Her most recent article on enforcement of foreign arbitral awards appears in the December 2004 edition of the Journal of International Arbitration.
1995
Wiley Boston has joined Holland & Knight’s Orlando, FL office as an associate in the firm’s real estate section. He previously was right of way acquisition counsel for the Orlando/Orange County Expressway Authority. He also served as counsel to the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority’s Con-struction Committee, including review and revision of contract documents and oversight of the award process for major contracts.
Gregory Brown and his wife, Leah, announce the birth of their son, Wesley Vann Brown, on September 10, 2004.
Marc Eumann has ended his two-year assignment to the legislation division of the State Justice Department of Northrhine-Westphalia. He has returned to the bench at the Landgericht (District Court) in Bonn, Germany. There he became a member of a chamber of three judges hearing cases on claims for damages against local, state, and federal government.
Erika King married Karl Lietzan on April 16, 2004. The couple has residences in Alexandria, VA and Chapel Hill, NC.
Anita Terry has moved to Switzerland, where her husband was transferred. She will be doing part-time contract work with a law firm in Minneapolis.
Jacinda Townsend and her husband, David Gides, announce the birth of their daughter, Rhianna Folasade Gides, on August 29, 2004. Townsend was one of three emerging writers to win Wisconsin Institute of Creative Writing Fellowships for 2003—04, and spent last year at the University of Wisconsin working on a second novel.
1996
Lutz Becker left White & Case, after nearly four years in the antitrust and mergers and acquisitions field, to join the law firm of Hilbrandt Rueckert Ebbinghaus in Hamburg, Germany.
Edward J. Bennett has been elected partner in the Washington, D.C. firm Williams & Connolly. His practice includes representing individuals and companies in government investigations, conducting internal corporate investigations, and
representing individuals and entities in professional liability, securities, and other complex civil litigation.
Kenneth Bullock was recently selected by the Air Force for a fully-funded LL.M. program in labor law, starting in 2005 at a law school in the Washington, D.C. area.
Kathryn K. Conde was elected partner of the Boston law firm of Nutter McClennen & Fish. She practices general commercial litigation, concentrating in antitrust, trade regulation, trademark, and copyright law.
Anne Harrison has founded her own business immigration firm in the San Francisco Bay area, Harrison De la Cruz. Prior to forging her new practice, Anne had practiced business immigration law with firms such as Baker & McKenzie and Paul, Hastings for more than six years.
Randall Lehner has been elected a partner at the law firm of Sachnoff & Weaver in Chicago, IL. His practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, including securities litigation and regulation, class actions, director and officer liability, and licensing and distribution disputes.
Jennifer L. Slone, a partner the Orlando, FL office of Shutts & Bowen, has become president of the Downtown Orlando Partnership, which is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life and economic development of downtown Orlando.
1997
Canaan Huie served as co-chair of the 2004 AIDSWalk in Raleigh, NC. This year’s AIDSWalk had over 1,300 participants and raised aproximately $50,000 to benefit agencies serving people with HIV/AIDS in Central and Eastern North Carolina. One of the beneficiaries was the Duke AIDS Legal Assistance Project, which is housed at Duke Law School.
Heather Marie Stack married Jeffrey Sahrbeck in Rootstown, OH on June 26, 2004. The couple resides in New York, NY, where Heather is vice president and assistant general counsel at Goldman, Sachs & Co.
1998
Heather Bell Adams has left Hunton & Williams to become general counsel of Sageworks, Inc., in Raleigh.
Caryn Becker has been promoted to partner at Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, in San Francisco, CA, where she represents consumers and others in class action and other complex litigation.
Robert P. Bryan III has joined Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein, as special counsel in the firm’s Charlotte office. As a member of the real estate and commercial development group, he concentrates his practice in the area of commercial real estate, including leasing, acquisitions, development and financing.
Shawn Bryant and Ellen Dunham Bryant announce the birth of their daughter, Madeline Wotherspoon Bryant, on September 27, 2003.
James Gayton and his wife, Erin Smith Gayton, announce the birth of their son, Finnian James, on February 6, 2004.
James Allen Meschewski married Jennifer Amy Young in New York City on August 14, 2004. The couple resides in New York, where James is an associate at Skadden, Arps, Meagher & Flom and Jennifer is an associate at Kirkland & Ellis.
Jessica Pfeiffer has become counsel and assistant secretary of The Boeing Company at its world headquarters in Chicago, IL. She handles mergers and acquisitions, as well as other corporate and finance transactions in addition to company secretary matters.
B.J. Priester and his wife, Rachel, announce the birth of their son, Peter William Priester, on September 3, 2004.
Bobby Sharma has been promoted by the National Basketball Association to general counsel for the NBA Development League.
Jill Steinberg married John Da Grose Smith on October 2, 2004. The couple resides in Atlanta, GA.
Darren Wallis has joined SAP AG in Newtown Square, PA, as director of corporate development, where he focuses on global acquisitions. He has also been named as venture partner at Cross Atlantic Captial Partners in Radnor, PA.
David Weiser is an assistant United States attorney in the Criminal Division of the United States Attorney’s Office in Louisville, KY.
Kevin and Miranda Zolot have moved back to North Carolina where Kevin has accepted a position at the United States Attorney’s Office, WDNC, in Charlotte.
1999
Lori E. Andrus has been named a partner in Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein’s San Francisco office. A litigator, she specializes in consumer protection, defective products, personal injury and mass torts and international and human rights.
Santiago Cornu-Labat married Lucía Braceras on August 21, 2004. He joined the Buenos Aires firm Cibils, Labougle & Ibañez in July 2004 as a senior associate.
Javier Dominguez-Torrado and his wife, Laura, announce the birth of their second daughter, Isabel, on December 14, 2004.
Pascal C. Duclos moved back to Switzerland, where he has been named general counsel of DUFRY, a leading Swiss travel retail group with operations in 29 countries and more than 3,000 employees.
Barbara Goffman has been appointed assistant general counsel for Sallie Mae, Inc.
Jenni Kinsley and her husband, Dirk Commandeur, announce the birth of their first child, Luke Trussell Commandeur, on October 22, 2004. Jenni continues to work as an associate at Sirkin Pinales & Schwartz in Cincinnati, OH, where she focuses her practice on First Amendment law and civil rights.
Stephan Smeets has moved to New York to work for the New York branch of his firm, Stibbe, for two years.
Luis Sprovieri has been named local partner of Baker & McKenzie in the firm’s Buenos Aires office.
Holle Schwartz Temple and her husband, John, announce the birth of their second son, Henry Jacob, on October 17, 2004.
John Tobin and his wife, Mari, announce the birth of their daughter, Katherine Nichole Tobin, in May 2004. In March 2004, John accepted a position as an associate in the Kalamazoo, MI office of Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone.
Xiaolin Wang joined Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft as a partner in its capital markets department, and director of its Asia practice.
2000
Susan Elter and Kevin Gillin were married at the Duke Chapel in October 2003. Susan is currently clerking at the U.S. Tax Court for the Honorable Joseph R. Goeke in Washington, D.C.
Jacqueline Goldberg married Robert Meyer in Chicago, IL on July 3, 2004. In attendance were Duke Law alums Julie Ottoboni Veit, Jeremy Veit, Yana (Yanovsky) Matlof, Sarah Schott, Brian King, Neal Wheeler, Brian Harris, Amy (Weghorst) Dodson, Scott Dodson, Jana Scharf, Seth Safra, Cory Skolnick, and Megan (Sullivan) Skolnick.
Christopher Hale has left Washington, D.C. and is now the assistant attorney general for civil litigation and administrative matters for the Republic of Palau.
Michael Heath has joined the trial group at the Seattle, WA, office of Dorsey & Whitney as an associate.
John Inazu married Caroline Young in Durham, NC on June 12, 2004. The couple resides in Sioux Falls, SD.
Kelly Karapetyan has joined the litigation department of Herrick, Feinstein in New York, NY.
Justyn J. Kasierski has joined the Raleigh, NC firm of Hutchison & Mason, a regional law firm known for its expertise in representing technology and life sciences companies.
Dustin Rawlin and Meggan Louden L’01 were married in Parkersburg, WV on September 4, 2004. The couple resides in Cleveland, OH. Dustin is an associate at Jones Day and Meggan is completing a clerkship for the Honorable John R. Adams of the Northern District of Ohio.
2001
Mark Bieter and his wife, Shannon, announce the birth of their daughter, Vivian, on April 14, 2004.
Kristi Bowman, formerly an associate at Franczek Sullivan in Chicago, began as an assistant professor at Drake Law School in January 2005, where she teaches Education Law, Property, and Civil Rights seminars. Kristi will continue her association with Franczek as of counsel.
Amberly (McCoy) Donath and her husband, Robert, announce the birth of their first child, Henry Werner Donath, on June 28, 2004.
Meggan Louden and Dustin Rawlin L’00 were married in Parkersburg, WV on September 4, 2004. The couple resides in Cleveland, OH. Meggan is completing a clerkship for the Honorable John R. Adams of the Northern District of Ohio and Dustin is an associate at Jones Day.
2002
Amy Beth Carper and Emilio Mena, Jr. were married on August 21, 2004 in New York, NY. Amy completed her clerkship with the Honorable Sonia Sotomayor, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in August, and joined Patterson, Belknap, Web & Tyler, the Manhattan law firm, as an associate in October. Emilio is an associate with Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue in New York.
Chris Hayes finished a clerkship on the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals and has started as an associate at Boies, Schiller & Flexner in Washington, D.C.
Eli Mazur is the legal programs coordinator for the Fulbright Economics Teaching Program in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Marjorie J. Menza married Richard A. Murphy in Venice Beach, CA on July 3, 2004. Margie is an associate in the international disputes resolution group at Debevoise & Plimpton in New York, and Rich is a resident in internal medicine at New York Presbyterian (Columbia).
2003
Joel Lawrence Israel and Elizabeth Margaret Kurlander were married on September 5, 2004. The couple resides in Arlington, VA.
Alison Levy and Charles Nightingale were married on September 12, 2004 in San Diego, CA. The couple resides in New York, NY where Alison is an associate with Bryan Cave and Charlie is a clerk to Judge Joseph M. McLaughlin of the United States Court of Appeals.
2004
Scott S. Bell has joined the litigation department of Parsons Behle & Latimer in Salt Lake City.
Seagrumn L. Gilbert has joined Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough in the law firm’s Raleigh, NC office.
Nathan A. Karman has joined the Portland, OR law firm Ater Wynne as an associate.
Stephen M. Pesce has joined the New Orleans office of Liskow & Lewis. He practices in the areas of admiralty, toxic tort, and energy.
Chris Pryor is an assistant district attorney in Dallas County, TX.
Andrew Schrage has joined the St. Louis, MO law firm Thompson Coburn as an associate.
Theodore Sheffield has joined the Seattle, WA office of Lane Powell Spears Lubersky in the class action, security litigation and appellate practice groups.
Brian Taylor Sumner married Louise Tillett Rogers on August 7, 2004 in Shelburne Glebe, VA. He is an associate with Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, in Washington, D.C.