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March 2021

• 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>>
• University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center welcomed Ava Lias-Booker '86 to its operating board 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>>

February 2021

• Joseph J. O'Keefe Jr '57 passed away on February 10, 2021 Read More>>
• J. Michael McWilliams '67 passed away on February 23, 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>>
• 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>>
• 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>>
• 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>>
• 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>>
• 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>>
• 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>>

August 2020

• Rosemary C. Betts '53 passed away on August 4, 2020 Read More>>
• Girl Scouts of Central Maryland honors Natalie McSherry '74 with Distinguished Women's Award Read More>>
• Rodney “Binx” Watts '70 passed away on August 7, 2020 Read More>>
• David B. Irwin '73, M. Natalie McSherry '74, and Brian Southard '03 were named to the “Best Lawyer” list by the legal ranking guide The Best Lawyers in America Read More>>
• Harry Theodore deMoll '74 passed away on August 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>>
• Raymond D. Burke '78 of Baker Donelson has earned certification as a mediator under Title 17 of the Maryland Rules Read More>>
• Carol Tello '81 passed away on August 9, 2020 Read More>>
• Law360 named William W. Carrier, III '83 a "legal lion" in connection to his defense of Best Buy in a suit brought by an employee Read More>>
• Jack Sullivan's '83 comedy heist novel Shark and Octopus has been published by Adelaide Books
• Alphonso Andrews '86 was nominated for a seat on the Virgin Islands Superior Court Read More>>
• Brian A. Balenson '88, William W. Carrier, III '83, Mark D. Dopkin '67, Emerson L. Dorsey '79, Jr., Alan M. Grochal '77, John B. Isbister '77, and William C. Sammons '70 were named to the “Best Lawyer” list by the legal ranking guide The Best Lawyers in America Read More>>
• Baker Donelson has named William T. "Bill" Mathias '96 co-chair of the Baker Ober Health Law Group Read More>>
• James Fisher '97 was appointed Deputy City Attorney of Denver Read More>>
• Melissa Boone '06 is joining the Haymarket Media Inc. Board of Directors Read More>>
• Aaron L. Casagrande '06 and Cara C. Murray '08 have been named to the Benchmark Litigation 40 & Under Hotlist Read More>>
• Joseph M. Selba '09 was elected secretary on the Maryland Bankruptcy Bar Association board of directors Read More>>
• Nicole McConlogue '10 has joined the faculty at the West Virginia University College of Law as an associate professor and clinic director Read More>>
• Will Harrington '13, Louis Malick '11, Summer Hughes Niazy '12, and Justin Redd '12 were named to the “Best Lawyer: Ones to Watch” list by the legal ranking guide The Best Lawyers in America Read More>>
• Timothy R. VanCisin '19 joined Tydings as an associate Read More>>

July 2020

• The Hon. Joseph N. Ingolia '51 passed away on July 26, 2020 Read More>>
• Richard L. Dunn '69 has been appointed to the Government Contracts Advisory Council of the George Washington University Law School Read More>>
• Robert S. Redding '69 passed away on July 19, 2020 Read More>>
• Donald Judges '83 to retire as Vice Provost for Distance Education at the University of Arkansas Read More>>
• Sarah Lenz Lock '91 is Senior Vice President for Policy in AARP’s Policy, Research and International Affairs Read More>>
• Prof. Russell McClain '95 published The Guide to Belonging in Law School by West Academic Press Read More>>
• Army announces Carrie Ricci '96 is a member of a panel for an independent review at Fort Hood Read More>>
• Andréa M. Wilson '00 was named chief legal officer with Amatus Health Read More>>
• Suja Varghese '01 has been appointed as Chief Counsel in the Office of the Superintendent for St. Mary’s County Public Schools Read More>>
• Lee Carpenter '06 joined the law firm of Niles, Barton & Wilmer Read More>>
• Jennifer L. Curry '06 received Baker Donelson's Work-Life Warrior Award Read More>>
• Catherine J. Toppin '06 joined Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery's Chicago office as partner Read More>>
• Knia Tanner '07 was named a "40 under 40" by the National Bar Association
• Chelsea Jones Crawford '13, Derrick Milburn '13, and The Hon. Michael Studdard '94 began their 2020-2021 terms on the Monumental City Bar Association Executive Board Read More>>
• Andrea Marcin '18 is Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service’s (MVLS) new Equal Justice Works Fellow within the Elder Justice Program Read More>>

June 2020

• Donald W. Fulton '58 passed away on June 28, 2020 Read More>>
• L. Stephen Hess '60 passed away on June 13, 2020 Read More>>
• University of Maryland, College Park Main Administration Building named for The Hon. Thomas V. "Mike" Miller, Jr. '67 Read More>>
• Harry Fox '69 passed away on June 19, 2020 Read More>>
• Randall Lutz '70 has joined Pessin Katz Law Read More>>
• Lois E. Berge '73 passed away on June 9, 2020 Read More>>
• Barbara Zentz '77 passed away on June 12, 2020 Read More>>
• Michael L. Marshall '82 passed away on June 4, 2020 Read More>>
• Thomas R. Gira '86 passed away on June 20, 2020 Read More>>
• Federal Judicial Center Director John Cooke announced the appointment of Elizabeth C. (Beth) Wiggins '87 to succeed James Eaglin as Director of the Center’s Research Division Read More>>
• Darren Kadish ’91 began his term as President of the Bar Association of Baltimore City Read More>>
• Laura L. Henninger '92 has been elected chair of the Harford Community College Board of Trustees Read More>>
• The SEC announced Jennifer S. Leete '93 has been named Associate Director in the Division of Enforcement Read More>>
• Shari F. Crittendon '94 appointed as general counsel at Kansas State University Read More>>
• David Robbins '03 has rejoined Jenner & Block as a partner and co-chair of the firm's Government Contracts Practice Read More>>
• An Entrepreneurial Tax Spirit: A Conversation With Beverly Winstead '08 Read More>>
• Anton Marino '12 was promoted to Deputy Legal Director at the ACLU of Florida Read More>>
• Clifford B. Glover III '15 has been named a “Top 40 Under 40” lawyer by The National Black Lawyers Read More>>
• Yvette Pappoe '17 has been named a “Top 40 Under 40” lawyer in Maryland by The National Black Lawyers Read More>>

May 2020

• Joseph Robinson Barry Tubman '56 passed away on May 8, 2020 Read More>>
• David Dougherty '60 passed away on May 19, 2020 Read More>>
• Clyde Raymond Hartz '63 passed away on May 22, 2020 Read More>>
• F. Carvel Payne '70 passed away on May 3, 2020 Read More>>
• M. Natalie McSherry '74 was recognized for legal excellence and client service by the 2020 legal ranking guide, Chambers USA
• Lee H. Ogburn '75 was recognized for legal excellence and client service by the 2020 legal ranking guide, Chambers USA
• Alan L. Anders '79 passed away on May 9, 2020 Read More>>
• Rosetta Kerr Wilson '80 passed away on May 14, 2020 Read More>>
• Kathleen Birrane '86 appointed as Maryland Insurance Commissioner Read More>>
• Jack Condliffe ‘91, Deborah Hunt Devan ‘75, Ellen Dew ’08, and Joy Sakamoto-Wengel ’85 received Pro Bono Service Awards from the Maryland Pro Bono Resource Center Read More>>
• Prof. Kathleen Hoke '92 and Kaitlyn Holzer '20 received inaugural Presidential Core Values Awards at UMB Read More>>
• Steven P. Anderson '95 is a recipient of one of the 2020 American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Hall of Fame awards Read More>>
• Alex Rene '95 has been chosen as a 2020 Rainmaker by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association Read More>>
• Michael Stodghill '97 was promoted to Managing Attorney at GEICO's Claims Legal
• The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced the appointment of Mojdeh Bahar '00 as associate director for innovation and industry services (ADIIS) Read More>>
• Matt Osborne '03 passed away on May 15, 2020 Read More>>
• Scott Lloyd '06 has been promoted from Counsel to Principal at Offit Kurman Read More>>
• Brandon Draper '09 published Zoom Justice: When Constitutional Rights Collide in Cyberspace for the Northwestern University Law Review Read More>>
• Alexandra Stulpin '15 is now an attorney for Comengo Law Group Read More>>

April 2020:

• Lansdale Ghiselin Sasscer, Jr. '52 passed away on April 13, 2020 Read More>>
• Edgar Feingold '58 passed away on April 6, 2020 Read More>>
• Sheldon Harvey Altwarg '65 passed away on April 13, 2020 Read More>>
• Timothy Edward Clarke '71 passed away on April 13, 2020 Read More>>
• Charles R. Moran '71, Jon M. Laria '92, and Lila Shapiro-Cyr '99 have been recognized by Chambers USA in its 2020 rankings Read More>>
• Thomas M. Wilson, III '71 passed away on April 24, 2020 Read More>>
• Robert B. Curran ’74 and Gardner M. Duvall ’86 listed in Chambers and Partners list of leading business lawyers Read More>>
• John London Clark, Jr. '80 passed away on April 3, 2020 Read More>>
• Mitchell Silk '86 confirmed as Treasury assistant secretary Read More>>
• David William Bodley '89 passed away on April 16, 2020 Read More>>
• Rudhir Krishtel ’02 writes article for the ABA’s GP Solo Magazine called “To Young Lawyers on Practicing Mindfulness” Read More>>
• Cara Frieman ‘10, Delora Sanchez Ifekauche ‘06, Cara O’Brien ‘07, Julie Reddig ‘05, and Alyssa Thorn ‘14 were selected by The Daily Record for Women Who Lead Initiative class of 2020 Read More>>
• Joseph F. Ecker '18 joins Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP Read More>>

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