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November 2021

John F. Bianchi '59 passed away on November 9, 2021 Read More>>
Patricia Janet Hackett '62 passed away on November 4, 2021 Read More>>
Gov. Larry Hogan appointed Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais '83 to the Circuit Court for Montgomery County Read More>>
Liff, Walsh & Simmons welcomed Melissa Menkel McGuire '94 as a partner Read More>>
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake ’95, Kimberly Robinson ‘98, Cheryl Washington ’94, and Alicia Wilson ’07 participated in Goldman Sachs first One Million Black Women listening session in Baltimore
Paul Scott Intlekofer '96 passed away on November 12, 2021 Read More>>
The Hon. Karen C. “Chaya” Friedman '97 has been appointed by President Biden to serve as director of criminal justice innovation, development and engagement at the Department of Justice Read More>>
President Biden nominated The Hon. Julie R. Rubin '98 for the United States District Court for the District of Maryland Read More>>
Tracee Orlove Fruman '03 was promoted to Senior Assistant Attorney General for Abuse/Neglect at the Office of the Attorney General, Medicaid Fraud Control Unit
Tiffany Harvey '06 appointed to Comcast Government and Regulatory Affairs for Maryland and Delaware Read More>>
Jason Downs '07 will be joining Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck as a shareholder in the Litigation Department Read More>>
Alicia Wilson '07 was featured in Baltimore Style's Women of Strength Read More>>
Jonathan Kucskar '08 was promoted to Special Assistant to the President and Assistant Vice President for Enterprise Risk Management at University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB)
Maryland Legal Services Corporation is pleased to introduce Dave Pantzer '11 as MLSC’s new deputy director Read More>>

October 2021

David Rubow '60 passed away on October 4, 2021 Read More>>
Robin Lawrence Brodinsky '62 passed away on October 16, 2021 Read More>>
Bowling J. Howard '62 passed away on October 21, 2021 Read More>>
Robert Werntz Baker '63 passed away on October 27, 2021 Read More>>
Graydon S. McKee, III '67 passed away on October 11, 2021 Read More>>
Clarence Dickinson Long '71 passed away on October 28, 2021 Read More>>
John Carlin Beers '72 passed away on October 29, 2021 Read More>>
Dennis Hoover '79 passed away on October 22, 2021 Read More>>
Gregg L. Bernstein ’81 and Ward B. Coe III ’73 were chosen as 2021 Icon Honors Award winners by The Daily Record Read More>>
Boston Trust Walden announced Louis G. Hutt, Jr. '82 as an Independent Trustee to the Boston Trust Walden Funds Board of Trustees Read More>>
Mike Karas '83 was elected to the board of directors at the National Public Radio station WYPR-FM (88.1) Read More>>
Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service (MVLS) announced Lawrence J. (Larry) Macklin '88 and Danielle M. Mikoy '10 recipients of 2021 Celebrate Pro Bono Awards Read More>>
Jerry Cutler '91 became lead author of "Legal Guide to Human Resources," a multi-volume treatise published by Thomson Reuters providing guidance on workplace legal issues
Angela D. Alsobrooks ’96 and Tamika Tremaglio ’95 were named to Washingtonian's 2021 list of Washington’s Most Powerful Women Read More>>
Douglas Conrad Meister '96 passed away on October 17, 2021 Read More>>
The Harford County Public Library Foundation elected Bradley R. Stover '00 to its board Read More>>
Amy M. McClain '02 is the new chair of Ballard Spahr's Real Estate Department Read More>>
Caroline L. Hecker '05 named first woman and non-founder to serve as managing partner of Rosenberg Martin Greenberg, LLP Read More>>
Jennifer Curry ’06 and Lauren McLarney ’18 were named to the Daily Record's list of Leading Women Read More>>
Ellen Dew ’08, and Taylor Lilley ’18 were named to the Baltimore Business Journal's 2021 Class of 40 Under 40 list of honorees Read More>>
Timothy Costello '09 joined Tonkon Torp LLP Read More>>
Gov. Larry Hogan appointed Cara Lewis '10 to the Carroll County District Court Read More>>
Kramon & Graham announced B. Summer Hughes Niazy '12 and Justin A. Redd '12 have become principals of the firm Read More>>
Samuel K. Weisbaum '14 joined Kramon & Graham as an associate Read More>>

September 2021

Richard Graham, III '66 passed away on September 22, 2021 Read More>>
David B. Irwin '73 and M. Natalie McSherry '73 were both named "Lawyer of the Year" in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America Read More>>
Jeanne Hitchcock '77 is a 2021 inductee into The Baltimore Sun's Business and Civic Hall of Fame Read More>>
The American Contract Compliance Association has recognized Franklin M. Lee '80 with its 2021 Parren J. Mitchell Crusader Award Read More>>
Andrea E. Chamblee '86 recently retired after 30 years in the food and drug industry and is semi-retired, working for Wilson Sonsini. She also finished her husband's (John McNamara) fourth book, The Capital of Basketball. John McNamara, was murdered in the Annapolis Capital mass shooting July 28, 2018. Andrea established a journalism scholarship in his name at University of Maryland College Park.
Rich Dumais '86 was named interim president at Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School Read More>>
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced that Margaret M. Doane '87, Executive Director for Operations, will leave the agency, effective Oct. 8, 2021, to begin her new role as Deputy Director, General for Management at the International Atomic Energy Agency Read More>>
Caroline D. Ciraolo '93 was selected as “Lawyer of the Year” for Litigation and Controversy – Tax Read More>>
David Ralph '94 has been named BGE's General Counsel Read More>>
Tamika Tremaglio '95, a longtime National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) consultant, has been hired as the new executive director of the NBPA Read More>>
Gov. Larry Hogan appoints The Hon. Joseph Getty '96 chief judge of Maryland’s highest court Read More>>
President Joe Biden nominated Carrie Ricci '96 to serve as General Counsel of the Army, Department of Defense Read More>>
Judie Saunders '98 joins Griesing Law, LLC to Head New Jersey Office Read More>>
Michael J. Stein '99 became Vice President, General Counsel of Gambling.com Group Ltd (Nasdaq: GAMB)
Matthew C. Dow '02 joined Shipman & Goodwin LLP Read More>>
Dr. Erica Schwartz '05 joins Butterfly’s Board of Directors Read More>>
Valerie Clay '06 was appointed district court judge in Judicial District 6 in Iowa Read More>>
Aaron Merki '08 was promoted to the role of chief program officer at the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Read More>>
The Hon. Ché C. Rogers '09 was appointed to the Thirty-First Judicial District of Virginia in Prince William General District Court Read More>>
Rosenberg Martin Greenberg is pleased to announce the addition of Bryan K. Saxton '09, Drew E. Tildon '21, and Thérian (Jung Yong) Lee '21 Read More>>
James Dold '10 wins Paul H. Chapman Award Read More>>
Louis P. Malick '11, Summer Hughes Niazy '12, and Justin A. Redd '12 were named a “Best Lawyer: Ones to Watch” in the 2022 edition of the legal ranking guide The Best Lawyers in America Read More>>
Justin Redd '12 elected to the board of The Fund for Educational Excellence Read More>>
Matthew Sarna '17 receives 20/20 Partners Rising Young Leader Award from the Business Bankruptcy Committee of the ABA Business Law Section Read More>>
Thomas Leone '21 was announced as the next chief of the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) Police Department Read More>>

August 2021

David S. Cordish '63 was named CEO of the Year by the Baltimore Business Journal Read More>>
Michael David Levine '69 passed away on August 13, 2021 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>>
Scott S. Allen, Jr. '10 was promoted to Partner at Lippes Mathias Read More>>
Dondi West '10 has joined TikTok as Information Security Counsel
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>>
Christopher Moylan '94 completed a 30 day pilgrimage of St. Olavsleden, a 360 mile trail that traces the 1030 route of St. Olaf or 'Olav,' Norway’s patron saint, from Sundsvall, Sweden on the Baltic Sea to Trondheim, Norway on the Atlantic Ocean
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>>
Kyle Hildreth '15 started a new in-house Staff Attorney position with Chico's FAS, Inc.
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>>
Superior Court Resident Judge William L. Witham, Jr '73 took Senior status after serving 22 years on the bench and remains as the presiding judge on the Delaware Veterans Treatment Court
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>>
Joseph F. McBride '65 passed away on March 30, 2021 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>>

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