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August 2021

David S. Cordish '63 was named CEO of the Year by the Baltimore Business Journal Read More>>
Brian Gibbons '87 was named as a Power 10 honoree by the Baltimore Business Journal Read More>>
Henry Talavera '89 has been named the Best Lawyers 2022 Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law "Lawyer of the Year" in Dallas/Fort Worth Read More>>
Barry L. Gogel '97, Jamie Eisenberg Katz '94, Alan M. Rifkin '82, Brad I. Rifkin '13, and Arnold M. Weiner '57 have been recognized by Best Lawyers for 2022 Read More>>
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. announced the appointment of William Bell '14 as Head of Distribution and Network Relations Read More>>
Heather Shek '17 has been appointed Director of the Office of Governmental Affairs at the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) Read More>>

July 2021

The Hon. Julian L. "Jack" Lapides '61 passed away on July 14, 2021 Read More>>
Philip Edward Epstein '65 passed away on July 13, 2021 Read More>>
Christopher Dean Olander '73 passed away on July 4, 2021 Read More>>
The Hon. William E. Baldwin '75 reflects on years on bench Read More>>
Thora Johnson '96 joined Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe as a member in its Washington, D.C., office Read More>>
Raymond O. Griffith '97 explains President Biden's changes to the immigration system Read More>>
Goodell DeVries announced Derek M. Stikeleather '04 has been named Chair of the firm's Appellate Practice Group Read More>>
Brandon Draper '09 was named one of the top 40 lawyers under 40 in the US by the American Bar Association Read More>>
Sameer Ghaznavi '10 has been named a 2021 Energy and Environmental Trailblazer by the National Law Journal Read More>>
GenapSys has added Dana Moss '10 as general counsel and corporate secretary Read More>>
Brent Ceryes ’11, Eduardo S. Garcia ’14, Neal Karkhanis ’16, Cara Y. Lewis ’10, Bradley Rifkin ’13, and Alyssa Navarrete Thorn ’14 were named to the Daily Record's 2021 VIP List Read More>>
Zachary Miller '16 joined Pessin Katz Law P.A. as an associate Read More>>

June 2021

2021 Leadership in Law honors go to several Maryland Carey Law alums Read More>>
Stuart Arthur Goldstein '65 and Barry D. Schreiber '67 were honored by the Florida Bar for being in good standing as members for 50 years
The Bar Association of Baltimore City recognized William C. Sammons '70 for 50 years of practicing law and serving both the Baltimore legal profession and the community at large Read More>>
M. Natalie McSherry '74 was sworn in as the 125th MSBA President Read More>>
Andrew D. Levy '81 was recognized by Chambers USA for his work in Litigation: General Commercial in Maryland Read More>>
Dr. Arthur E. Appleton '84 was interviewed by BBC Radio Read More>>
Brian Gibbons ’87 was named to The Daily Record's 2021 Influential Marylanders list Read More>>
Nancy Greene '97 was included on the Baltimore Business Journal's first Enterprising Women of Excellence list Read More>>
Kraig B. Long '98 joined Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP as a partner Read More>>
CPS Energy announced the appointment of Shanna Ramirez '99 as Interim Chief Legal & Ethics Officer (CLEO), General Counsel, & Board Secretary Read More>>
Scarinci Hollenbeck’s New York City office recently welcomed the addition of Thomas H. Herndon, Jr. '02 as Partner Read More>>
Governor Larry Hogan announced the appointment of Krystin Jane Richardson '07 to the Baltimore County District Court Read More>>
Sally Robb '11 to serve as chief of staff to Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson '10 Read More>>
Anya Anton Marino '12 was named Harvard Law School's LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinical Instructor
Letam Duson ’13 was sworn in as 37th President of the Alliance of Black Women Attorneys of Maryland, Inc.

May 2021

Robert Lodge Simmons '61 passed away on May 2, 2021 Read More>>
The Hon. Allen Louis Schwait '63 passed away on May 27, 2021 Read More>>
Richard Goldberg '64 passed away on May 9, 2021 Read More>>
Thomas N. Biddison Jr. '65 passed away on May 9, 2021 Read More>>
Anthony Joseph Sacco '65 passed away on May 4, 2021 Read More>>
Paul D. Bekman '71 is recognized by Continental Who's Who Read More>>
Who's Who in Law 2021: Judge Richard D. Bennett '73, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland Read More>>
Caroline Harris ’79 recognized by Chambers USA as a leader in Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use Read More>>
Bill Shaughnessy '81 will serve as in-house counsel at SunMed Growers Read More>>
The Hon. Mary Ellen Barbera '84 was named the Maryland Bar Foundation's 2021 H. Vernon Eney Endowment Award recipient Read More>>
Maryland’s Deputy Comptroller Sharonne Bonardi '92 has been named the 2021 recipient of the Federation of Tax Administrators’ (FTA) Harley T. Duncan Award for Leadership and Service Read More>>
Brett Ingerman '94 has been named to the Baltimore Business Journal’s 2021 Who’s Who in Law list Read More>>
George Arnott Aitken '95 passed away on May 31, 2021 Read More>>
Kraig B. Long '98 will be honored by the Baltimore Business Journal as a winner of the 2021 Leaders Diversity Awards Read More>>
Lou Patalano '00 is now Senior Corporate Vice President and Chief Legal Officer at Sentara Healthcare
Sessa & Dorsey LLC added Christopher Steer '01 as a partner Read More>>
Anirban Basu '03 named chief economist of Maryland Bankers Association Read More>>
Jason Morrissey '03 has been appointed as the new legal counsel for Southwestern Vermont Health Care Read More>>
Aveanna elects former Deputy Surgeon General Erica Schwartz '05, MD, JD, MPH to Board of Directors Read More>>
Governor Hogan announced Jaymi Sterling '06 and Marcus L. Wang '08 as members of the Asian American Hate Crimes Workgroup Read More>>
Alicia Wilson '07 named to 'Black Enterprise' 40 Under 40 list Read More>>
Kali E. Book '10, Ryan M. Cullen '17, and Ericka L. Downie '98 join Nelson Mullins Read More>>
How Danielle Torain '10, director of Baltimore’s Open Society Institute, fights disparities in COVID vaccine distribution Read More>>
Aaron B. DeGraffenreidt '12 was named the 2021 Maryland Bar Foundation's Edward F. Shea Jr. Professionalism Award recipient Read More>>

April 2021

Bernard C. Trueschler '52 passed away on April 7, 2021 Read More>>
Ronald M. Smullian '57 passed away on April 1, 2021 Read More>>
Edward Lee Blanton, Jr. '60 passed away on April 4, 2021 Read More>>
Julian Rudolph Manelli '60 passed away on April 15, 2021 Read More>>
Robert S. Crum '70 passed away on April 2, 2021 Read More>>
Robert B. Curran ‘74 and Gardner M. Duvall ‘86 were listed in Chambers USA Read More>>
Prof. Jane F. Barrett '76 passed away on April 7, 2021 Read More>>
Mark Treanor '76 wins Colby award for book about service in Vietnam War and its aftermath Read More>>
Arcangelo M. Tuminelli '79 passed away on April 27, 2021 Read More>>
Kathleen A. Birrane '86 named in The Daily Record Power 30 Health Care list Read More>>
Henry Talavera '89 was named to D Magazine’s 2021 Best Lawyers in Dallas List Read More>>
County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks '96 and Joy Arnold Russell '96 featured in "The county where Black women hold power — a few miles from the White House" Read More>>
Dr. Joseph Mua Kum '96 passed away on April 5, 2021 Read More>>
Gilda Claudine "Dini" McCullough '98 has joined Maryland Legal Aid (MLA) as the new Chief Attorney of its Montgomery County office Read More>>
Associated Capital Group (NYSE:AC) appointed David M. Goldman '00 as General Counsel and Director of Corporate Development of Associated Capital Group Read More>>
J. Manuel "Manny" Ocasio '02 is the new Luminis Health Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) Read More>>
Venable elects Laura S. Bouyea '03 and John V. Sunder '09 to firm partnership Read More>>
Rosenberg Martin Greenberg, LLP welcomes Christina Bolmarcich '03, Jeffrey S. Greenberg '08, Gabrielle D. Shirley '05, and Robert M. Berman '19 Read More>>
The Orphans’ Court for Baltimore County announced the appointment of Alexis Burrell Rohde '04 as register of wills for the county Read More>>
Dover Motorsports, Inc. announces appointment of Anastasia Thomas Nardangeli '06 to its Board of Directors Read More>>
Meaghan McDermott '08 is the new chief attorney of Maryland Legal Aid’s Community Lawyering Initiative (CLI) Read More>>
Eric Lee '11 hired as athletic director of Greens Farms Academy Read More>>
Louis P. Malick '11 was elected principal at Kramon & Graham Read More>>

March 2021

Alumni are well represented in the 2021 Maryland Super Lawyers publication, with 49 populating the Top Lists—Top 10: 2021 Maryland Super Lawyers, Top 50: 2021 Women Maryland Super Lawyers, and Top 100: 2021 Maryland Super Lawyers Read More>>
The following alumnae were chosen for The Daily Record’s 2021 Maryland’s Top 100 Women list: Angela D. Alsobrooks ’96; Mojdeh Bahar ’00; Stephanie Kaye Baron ’03; The Hon. Daneeka L. Cotton ’91; The Hon. Elizabeth S. Morris ’02; Reena K. Shah ’07; Indira K. Sharma ’06; Jaymi E. Sterling ’06; and Danielle N. Torain ’10 Read More>>
James O’Conor Gentry Sr. '53 passed away on March 3, 2021 Read More>>
David S. Cordish '63 and The Hon. Karen “Chaya” Friedman '97 honored at 2021 Baltimore Jewish Hall of Fame Read More>>
Jay E. Levy '70 passed away on March 12, 2021 Read More>>
Pamela Bresnahan '80 passed away on March 31, 2021 Read More>>
Rabbi Marc Howard Messing '82 passed away on March 23, 2021 Read More>>
University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center welcomed Ava Lias-Booker '86 to its operating board Read More>>
Don Hubbard '89 joined Excelerate Energy’s development team as Vice President of Gas and Power Read More>>
Sisters, The Hon. Daneeka Varner Cotton '91 and The Hon. Donnaka Varner Lewis '02, make history as the first sisters to serve on the state bench simultaneously Read More>>
David B. Fischer '91 joined Keller & Heckman LLP Read More>>
Caroline Ciraolo '93 named President of the American College Of Tax Counsel Read More>>
Jonathan M. Herbst '03 joins Steinberg Sports & Entertainment
Amanda Costley '05 and Shante Willis '05 released a children’s book, Oakley and Ivan and the All-Nighter
Thaila Sundaresan '08 has joined Davis Wright Tremaine's San Francisco office as a partner in the technology and communications practice Read More>>
Hillary Scholten '11 joins Miller Johnson as Senior Counsel Read More>>
Akeel St. Jean '14 was elected to lead St. Croix Chamber of Commerce Read More>>
Michael Vinluan '16 was elected to a three-year term as one of the Governors for the American College of Legal Medicine (ACLM)

February 2021

Joseph J. O'Keefe Jr '57 passed away on February 10, 2021 Read More>>
John T. Bunyan, Jr. '66 passed away on February 6, 2021 Read More>>
J. Michael McWilliams '67 passed away on February 23, 2021 Read More>>
Gerald R. Tarutis '70 passed away on February 28, 2021 Read More>>
Maureen Mullen Dove '79 passed away on February 9, 2021 Read More>>
Tydings names Diane V. D'Aiutolo '83 as Managing Partner Read More>>
A. Tonya Odom '87 featured in article entitled Moving the Diversity Needle Read More>>
Jacqueline Marie (Mellott) Melonas '89 passed away on February 7, 2021 Read More>>
Brett Ingerman '94 named to the Daily Record's inaugural Power 100 list Read More>>
Nancy Greene '97 adds CEO to her title at Miles & Stockbridge, becoming first woman in the role Read More>>
Brian Bregman '05 passed away on February 3, 2021 Read More>>
Cozen O’Connor announced that Lynnette Espy-Williams '06 has been named a 2021 Diversity in Business Honoree Read More>>
Alicia Wilson '07 featured in Baltimore Magazine's "She's Got Next" Read More>>
Schochor, Federico and Staton, P.A. announced Brent Ceryes '11 has been made a Partner in the firm Read More>>
Hannah C. Bondurant '18 joins Tydings as an associate Read More>>
Suhani Chitalia '19 joined Public Policy Partners Read More>>

January 2021

James F. Garrity '60 passed away on January 3, 2021 Read More>>
The Hon. Thomas V. Miller, Jr. '67 passed away on January 15, 2021 Read More>>
Thomas J. O'Connell '68 passed away on January 29, 2021 Read More>>
John Joseph Woloszyn '69 passed away on January 7, 2021 Read More>>
Ann Hoffman '72 was elected to the Executive Board of the Metropolitan DC AFL-CIO and was sworn in as the Labor-designated Commissioner on the Board of the DC Housing Authority
Jeffrey Doran Bresee '73 passed away on January 7, 2021 Read More>>
The Hon. Marion Silva '80 passed away on January 31, 2021 Read More>>
Baxter Baker lawyers Daryl J. Sidle '85 and David McManus '83 were recognized as 2021 Super Lawyers Read More>>
Gov. Hogan elevated District Judge Stacy A. Mayer '97 to the Baltimore County Circuit Court Read More>>
K. Nichole Nesbitt '99 named Managing Partner of Goodell DeVries Read More>>
Joseph Mack '05 receives Florida Bar President’s Pro Bono Service Award Read More>>
James M. Heinen, Jr. '06 was named the Practice Group Leader for the Intellectual Property Practice Group at Armstrong Teasdale Read More>>
Amy Petkovsek '06 has been promoted to the position of Deputy Chief Counsel for Maryland Legal Aid (MLA) Read More>>
David I. Sharfstein '07 was elected Partner at Hogan Lovells Read More>>
Robert C. Maddox '09 was elected counsel at Richards, Layton & Finger Read More>>
Jhanelle A. Graham Caldwell '13 elected Partner at Goodell DeVries Read More>>
Brad Rifkin '13 was elected partner at Rifkin Weiner Livingston LLC Read More>>
Arnold Abraham '16 was named to the 2021 edition of Maryland Super Lawyers Rising Stars Read More>>

December 2020

George L. Huber, Jr. '60 passed away on December 26, 2020 Read More>>
Harry C. Blumenthal '61 passed away on December 22, 2020 Read More>>
Robert Litwin '65 passed away on December 8, 2020 Read More>>
The Hon. Thomas V. "Mike" Miller, Jr. '67 resigns from Maryland Senate after 45 years Read More>>
Robert S. Crum '70 passed away on December 18, 2020 Read More>>
Thomas Clark Swiss '74 passed away on December 18, 2020 Read More>>
James E. Henson, Sr. '79 passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2020 Read More>>
Robert H. McGowan '84 passed away on December 8, 2020 Read More>>
Emily Wein ’03 became Vice President and General Counsel at University of Maryland Medical Center
Fred Smalkin, Jr. ’07 has joined Evisort Read More>>
Steve Gottheim '09 was promoted to General Counsel of the American Land Title Association Read More>>
Natasha Mehu '11 to Serve as Director of Mayor Brandon M. Scott's Office of Government Relations Read More>>
Hannah Levinson Cross '13 made partner at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP Read More>>

November 2020

The Hon. Richard T. Rombro '53 passed away on November 17, 2020 Read More>>
Margaret Wheltle '59 passed away on November 21, 2020 Read More>>
Wayne Crump Hough '60 passed away on November 6, 2020 Read More>>
Michael "Mickey" Doxzen Sr. '63 passed away on November 11, 2020 Read More>>
Senator Thomas V. “Mike” Miller, Jr. '67 was named the J. Joseph Curran Jr. Public Service Award winner by the Maryland Bar Foundation Read More>>
James Ignatius Keenan, Jr. '69 passed away on November 22, 2020 Read More>>
Harold M. “Sonny” Hersch '70 passed away on November 9, 2020 Read More>>
Jeffrey Margolis '81 joined the California Office of Tax Appeals as a Supervising Administrative Law Judge
William “Bill” McCarthy Davis '90 passed away on November 9, 2020 Read More>>
Jere B. Stern '92 passed away on November 7, 2020 Read More>>
The Hon. Sherri D. Koch '93 was named District Administrative Judge for Montgomery County Read More>>
Catherine M. Stavlas '97 will succeed Felicia C. Cannon as Clerk of Court Read More>>
Attorney General Frosh announced the appointment of David S. Lapp '98 as People’s Counsel of Maryland Read More>>
Anne Ward '98 passed away on November 7, 2020 Read More>>
DC Police Chief Peter Newsham '00 was hired by Prince William County Police Read More>>
Robert Bacon '06 is now the Director of Client Experience at Green Arrow Financial
Delora Ifekauche '06 was named a 2020 Top Lobbyist by the National Institute for Lobbying & Ethics (NILE) Read More>>
Global Boatworks Holdings, Inc. announced the appointment of Dorcas R. Gilmore '07 to its board of directors Read More>>
Samantha H. Kravitz '08 was elevated to principals of Markham Law Firm Read More>>
Thaila Sundaresan '08 was selected as a 2020-21 Leadership Advancement Program Fellow by the National Asian Pacific Bar Association (NAPABA)
Radiance W. Harris '09 published Trademark Like a Boss Read More>>
Juan I. Rossi '11 was elected shareholder at Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli for its new 2021 year Read More>>
Polsinelli announced Tony W. Torain, II '11 has been named a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (ABF) Read More>>
Gregory D. Reeves '13 accepted a Principal position in Ernst & Young LLP's National Tax practice
The L.L. Dunn Law Firm and Founding Partner Laura L. Dunn '14 will be expanding the Firm into a second office in Alexandria, Virginia during 2021 Read More>>
Mehreen Imtiaz '15 joined Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC Read More>>
Meredith A. Storm '19 joined Pessin Katz Law, P.A as an Associate Read More>>

October 2020

Jack Furman Billig '58 passed away on October 29, 2020 Read More>>
The Hon. Jay Fred Cohen '59 passed away on October 9, 2020 Read More>>
Sheldon Gerson Dagurt '62 passed away on October 10th, 2020 Read More>>
Chris Agnew Hansen, Sr. '63 passed away on October 29, 2020 Read More>>
M. Natalie McSherry '74 and Lee H. Ogburn '75 named "Highly Recommended" by Benchmark Litigation 2021 Read More>>
Richard B. Schreibstein '74 passed away on October 1, 2020 Read More>>
Dennis R. Robin '75 passed away on October 8, 2020 Read More>>
Harry Johnson ’79 and Aaron Casagrande '06 were recognized as Benchmark Litigation Stars Read More>>
The Hon. Mary Ellen Barbera ’84, Evelyn O. Darden ’76, Stanford G. Gann ’55, and Alan M. Rifkin ’82 were named The Daily Record's Icon Awards 2020 winners Read More>>
J. Paul Bright III '85 passed away on October 19, 2020 Read More>>
P. Matthew Darby '88 is recognvized by Continental Who's Who Read More>>
Meet Brother Frank J. O'Donnell '91 Read More>>
A. Tonya Odom '87 was named the FBI's Assistant Director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity Affairs Read More>>
Kenneth R. Rhoad '91 passed away on October 25, 2020 Read More>>
Nancy Whiteman Greene ’97 was listed on the Baltimore Sun’s 25 Women to Watch 2020 Read More>>
Greenberg Gibbons appoints Eric DeVito '98 to Board of Directors Read More>>
Dondrae Maiden '04 was selected as the new Director, Indian Trust Litigation at the Office of the Solicitor at United States Department of the Interior
David Hodnett '06 was appointed Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Brown Advisory Read More>>
Office of the State’s Attorney for Anne Arundel County welcomes Jaymi Sterling '06 Read More>>
Rita Piel '08 has joined Rifkin Weiner Livingston LLC as a partner Read More>>
Ricardo R. Johnson '10 was named by the Baltimore Business Journal as a Leaders in Health Care Read More>>
Chelsea Ortega ’12 was named a the Daily Record's Leading Women 2020 list Read More>>
Rachel Cooper '17 joined McKesson Corporation as Cyber Security Counsel
Vanessa Destime '17 honored by National Bar Association Read More>>

September 2020

Martin Alan Mitnick '48 passed away on September 14, 2020 Read More>>
George Norman '50 passed away on September 18, 2020 Read More>>
A. Douglas Owens '60 passed away on September 17, 2020 Read More>>
Joseph William Mosmiller '64 passed away on September 22, 2020 Read More>>
Herbert Press '64 passed away on September 11, 2020 Read More>>
Frank Louis Dell’Acqua '65 passed away on September 21, 2020 Read More>>
Allen Murray Baumgardner '67 passed away on September 13, 2020 Read More>>
Governor Larry Hogan announced that retired Federal Judge Frederic N. Smalkin '71 has been named to the Maryland Environmental Service (MES) board as board secretary Read More>>
John M. Glynn '74 passed away on September 23, 2020 Read More>>
Randall C. Morgan '74 was named to the “Best Lawyer” list by the legal ranking guide The Best Lawyers in America Read More>>
Phyllis Dobin '76 passed away on September 26, 2020 Read More>>
Franklin J. Eppig Jr. '76 passed away on September 10, 2020 Read More>>
Thomas C. Ries '79 has been honored by being awarded the Maryland State Bar Association, Family & Juvenile Law Section Beverly Ann Groner Award for 2020 Read More>>
The Joint Municipal Court, serving the Borough of Madison, Borough of Chatham, Township of Chatham, Township of Harding and the Township of Morris, has announced the appointment of The Honorable Jonathan H. Rosenbluth '80 Read More>>
The Hon. Robert A. Gordon ’82 joins Lerch Early in new Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Practice Read More>>
Colleen Heitkamp '91 passed away on September 24, 2020 Read More>>
Jeffrey Gordon '94 joins O’Melveny in Washington, DC Read More>>
Anthony Matricciani '00 joined Hartog, Baer & Hand as a Senior Associate Read More>>
Meet Stephanie Baron ‘03 Read More>>
McNamee Hosea promoted Lindsey K. Erdmann '03 to principal of the firm Read More>>
Brandon Maslan '03 joined "Get Yourself the Job" as co-host, kicking off with a special September series on how to rise in your career by getting yourself the big job Read More>>
Ashley Mahan '04 passed away on September 23, 2020 Read More>>
Joseph D. Reid, II '05 passed away on September 4, 2020 Read More>>
Kennedy Krieger Institute appointed Alicia Wilson '07 to its board of directors Read More>>
Michelle N. Mendez '08 was nominated for The Elevate Prize Read More>>
Meet Danielle N. Torain '10, Director at the Open Society Institute - Baltimore Read More>>
Jamar R. Brown '11 was promoted to Partner at Rosenberg Martin Greenberg, LLP and named to the Baltimore Business Journal's 40 Under 40 Class of 2020 list Read More>>
Tony Torain, II '11 joins Polsinelli's Washington, D.C. Office Read More>>
Tattiana Goluskin '12 has joined the Maryland Center for Legal Assistance (MCLA)
Victoria N. Eagles '14 and Alexandria K. Montanio '16 were named to the Baltimore Business Journal's 40 Under 40 Class of 2020 list Read More>>
Gabrielle C. Phillips '18 has joined Blank Rome LLP's Washington, D.C., office as an associate Read More>>
Charles Kassir '19 joined Pessin & Katz Law as an associate Read More>>

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