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March 2025
Susan Farag, J.D. ’98, was promoted to senior budget and policy analyst for the Montgomery County Council
in Maryland.
Taren Butcher, J.D. ’07,has been promoted to group general counsel at MarketSource.
Jessica Gorsky, J.D. ’15, has joined Gordon Feinblatt as a member in its Trusts and Estates practice.
Brett Baldino, J.D. ’15, LL.M. ’16, has joined Gordon Feinblatt as a member in its Trusts and Estates practice.
Kati Brady, J.D. ’15, was promoted to vice president and managing general counsel at Radiology Partners.
Maame Nyamekye, J.D. ’16,has been named associate general counsel at the Maryland Office of the Attorney General.
Michael Pollock, J.D. ’17, has been named a partner at Shapiro, Sher, Guinot & Sandler in Baltimore.
Joshua Perry, J.D. ’20, has been named to the Afro News’ list of Who’s Who in Black Baltimore for 2025.
Camille Pappy, J.D. ’22, became an attorney support FAST supervisor at Latham & Watkins in Washington, D.C.
Caterina Sorrento, J.D. ’22, is an associate with Evans Law in Annapolis.
Garrick Ross, J.D. ’23,is an associate at Ogletree Deakins in Atlanta.
Dean LaPonzina, J.D. ’24, is a judicial law clerk at the Florida Second District Court of Appeal in Tampa,
Fla.
Haley Wittstadt, J.D. ’24,has been promoted to staff attorney at Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland.
Richard E. Lattanzi, J.D. ’67, of Baltimore, passed away on Feb. 27, 2025.
John “Jack” Connolly, J.D. ’74, of Centerville, MA, passed away on Mar. 5, 2025.
Joseph Addison Vansant, J.D. ’88, of Rehoboth Beach, DE, passed away on Feb. 14, 2025.
Bonnie Ardinger Winders, J.D. ’96, of Hagerstown, MD, passed away on Feb. 8, 2025.
Dennis P. O’Brien, J.D. ’96, of Washington. D.C., passed away on Feb. 11, 2025.
February 2025
Stephanie Monaco, J.D. ’82, joined Sullivan & Worcester in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner in
the investment management practice.
Tatia Gordon-Troy, J.D. ’95, was named chief publishing officer for the National Consumer Law Center.
John C. McMeekin II, J.D. ’97, has been appointed to the Delaware County, PA, Board of Elections.
Jennifer S. Jackman, J.D. ’98, was appointed office managing partner at Ice Miller in the firm’s Washington, D.C.
office.
Gregory T. Lawrence, J.D. ’98, joined Womble Bond Dickinson as a partner in the firm’s business litigation group.
Tara Pehush, J.D. ’06, joined Venable as a partner in the firm’s liability and mass torts group in the
firm’s New York office.
Elena Aceves Fowlkes, J.D. ’10, has become the director of the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate for the Comptroller
of Maryland.
Bradley Wasser, J.D. ’10, has been promoted to partner at Duane Morris in the firm’s Philadelphia office.
Robert Kline, J.D. ’14, was promoted to counsel at White and Williams in the firm’s Towson, MD, office.
Christopher Merrill, J.D. ’14, joined WPM Real Estate Management as in-house senior legal counsel.
LieAnn Van-Tull, J.D. ’14, has been promoted to counsel at Keller and Heckman in Washington, D.C.
Kimberly Mann, J.D. ’16, became an associate at Nathan & Kamionski in Baltimore.
Andrew T. Mazan, J.D. ’18, has been named partner at Warnken, LLC.
Matthew L. Allison, J.D. ’19, was named to the board of directors of the Harford County Public Library Foundation.
Jennifer Mahan, J.D. ’19, joined the National Institute for Reproductive Health/NIRH Action Fund as policy
counsel.
Sophia Murray (Franzak), J.D. ’19, was promoted to corporate counsel, ethics and compliance officer at Keller, a global
geotechnical contractor.
Eroncia Berry Nelson, J.D. ’19, joined AARP as an attorney in transactions.
Stacey Volodin, J.D. ’20, joined the Humane Society of the United States as the State of Maryland director.
Christiana Ampofo, J.D. ’23, started as an assistant public defender with the Maryland Office of the Public Defender.
Kaitlin O’Dowd, J.D. ’23, was named to the board of directors at the Complete Player Charity, based in Anne
Arundel County, MD.
Anastacia E. Topaltzas, J.D. ’24, started as an associate at Pessin Katz Law in the firm’s corporate and real estate
group in Towson, MD.
Nicholas John Kollman, LL.B. ’66, passed away on January 11, 2025.
Joseph Cassilly, J.D. ’77, passed away on January 17, 2025.
January 2025
Jill Carter, J.D. ’92, was appointed by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore to serve on the Maryland State Board of
Contract Appeals. She resigned from the state Senate.
Tatia L. Gordon-Troy, J.D. ’95, became chief publishing officer for the National Consumer Law Center.
Robert Scott, J.D. ’95, joined the Maryland Office of the Attorney General as chief of litigation.
Tessa Laspia Frederick, J.D. ’97, was promoted to principal at Miles & Stockbridge.
Claude de Vastey Jones, J.D. ’98, was appointed by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore to the Howard County District Court.
Michelle Wirzberger, J.D. ’00, became deputy executive secretary for the Baltimore City Board of Liquor and License
Commissioners.
Philip Thomas Cronan, J.D. ’01, was appointed by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore to the Talbot County Circuit Court.
Kevin Allis, J.D. ’03, founded the Native American Aviation Association.
Michelle McGeogh, J.D. ’07, became senior counsel for litigation in the higher education division for the Maryland
Office of the Attorney General.
Henry Greenidge, J.D. ’10, was named to the board of directors of Transportation Resources Access Group, Inc.
Adam Abramowitz, J.D. ’11, joined the private client services practice at FisherBroyles in the firm’s Washington,
D.C., office.
Kerri L. Smith, J.D. ’12, and Ethan Nochumowitz, J.D. ’14, have been named partners at Silverman Thompson in Baltimore.
James Hetzel, J.D. ’15, was promoted to principal at Franklin & Prokopik in Baltimore.
Matthew LaFontaine, J.D. ’15, was promoted to counsel at Franklin & Prokopik in Baltimore.
Paul Burgin, J.D. ’16, has been made a shareholder at Ogletree Deakins in the firm’s new Baltimore office.
Emily R. Greene, J.D. ’16, has been promoted to principal at Kramon & Graham in Baltimore.
Alexandra L. Neifert, J.D. ’16, has been named partner at Whiteford, Taylor & Preston in the firm’s Baltimore, MD
office.
Lelia Parker, J.D. ’17, joined Covington & Burling as a litigation associate in the firm’s Washington, D.C.,
office.
Ilona Shparaga, J.D. ’17, was promoted to member at Silverman Thompson in Baltimore.
Rachele Norfolk Sokolis, J.D. ’17, has been promoted to counsel at Venable, in the firm’s product liability and mass
torts practice.
Christopher DeCarlo, J.D. ’18, joined Rosenberg Martin Greenberg as an associate in the firm’s litigation and land
use & zoning practice groups.
Elizabeth Fitch, J.D. ’18, has been elected principal at Semmes, Bowen & Semmes.
James S. Beslity, J.D. ’19, became corporate counsel at HomeServices of America.
Zachary Phillips, J.D. ’19, was promoted to senior counsel at Playfly Sports.
Naseam Jabberi, J.D. ’21, joined Rosenberg Martin Greenberg as an associate in the firm’s litigation practice
group.
Daniel R. Grossman, J.D. ’22, joined Rosenberg Martin Greenberg as an associate in the firm’s real estate practice
group.
Emily Jenkins, J.D. ’23, joined the Law Offices of Stevens Palmer in Centerville, MD.
Angelea Dwyer, J.D. ’24, started as a staff attorney at the Public Justice Center.
Samira Ehsan, J.D. ’24, was promoted to associate at Berman, Sobin, Gross.
Alexander Frisbie, J.D. ’24, started as an assistant state’s attorney for Baltimore City.
Dean LaPonzina, J.D. ’24, was promoted to associate at Eccleston and Wolf.
Kaitlyn N. Lyons, J.D. ’24, has been promoted to associate at the Stephenson Law Firm in Glen Burnie, MD.
Yakira Price, J.D. ’24, started as a litigation associate at Niles, Barton & Wilmer.
Sara von Stein Echeverria, J.D. ’24, started as an associate at Elville and Associates in Columbia, MD.
Charles Philip Winder, LL.B. ’55, passed away on November 22, 2024.
John Stephen Heyman, J.D. ’64, passed away on December 16, 2024.
Bruce A. Norton, J.D. ’70, passed away on November 26, 2024.
Melville Graham Merlin Walwyn, J.D. ’73, passed away on January 1, 2025.
Melvin G. Sachs, J.D. ’74, passed away on December 20, 2024.
Kim D. Neal, J.D. ’97, passed away on December 13, 2024.
Olufadeke Iluyomade, LL.M. ’10, passed away on November 8, 2024.
December 2024
Hon. Danielle Gibbs, J.D. ’96, has been named magistrate for the Delaware Court of Chancery.
Hon. Joseph M. Stanalonis, J.D. ’96, has been named administrative judge for St. Mary’s County Circuit Court.Andrea Solan, J.D. ’97, became a writer and editor for the U.S. Department of Justice.
Tiffany P. Robinson, J.D. ’01, has been appointed as director of the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation.
Brandy Gray, J.D. ’03, joined Semmes, Bowen & Semmes as counsel in the firm’s workers’ compensation and
employers’ liability practice group.
Samantha Rodier, J.D. ’05;Erin K. Voss, J.D. ’05;Kimberly H. Neal, J.D. ’07; and Jeremy B. Brooks, J.D. ’18, were appointed by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore to the Judicial Nominating Commission
for Harford County.
Hon. Heather C. Guarch, J.D. ’09, was appointed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to the Orange County Court.
Gary Damico, J.D. ’13, was appointed chair of the marketing committee at Wright, Constable & Skeen.
Jeffrey Bernstein, J.D. ’14, became chief of district court in the St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney Office.
Adrián Martínez, J.D. ’20, has become a staff attorney at Maryland Center for Legal Assistance.
Katherine Burgess-Cruz, J.D. ’21, joined The Deuterman Law Group in Winston-Salem, NC.
Kelsey Diamond, J.D. ’22, started as an associate at Ruben Law Firm in Glen Burnie, MD.
Alexa N. Mellis, J.D. ’22, joined Goldberg Segalla in the firm’s workers’ compensation practice group in Baltimore.
Brice L. Baker, J.D. ’23, became an assistant state’s attorney for Baltimore County.
Juliana Kuryla, J.D. ’23, started as a law clerk at The Law Office of Richard Klein in the firm’s Baltimore
County office.
Bryce Gartner, J.D. ’24, started as a law clerk at The Office of Mitchell A. Greenberg.
Robert K. Nead, LL.B. ’56, passed away on Nov. 6, 2024.
Gordon Miller, J.D. ’64, passed away on Oct. 18, 2024.
Louis William Steinwedel, J.D. ’64, passed away on Nov. 1, 2024.
Leslie Mark Berman, J.D. ’66, passed away on Nov. 5, 2024.
Richard Pecora, J.D. ’82, passed away on Sept. 18, 2024.
Matthew Ruble, J.D. ’82, passed away on Nov. 19, 2024.
November 2024
Hon. Thomas R. Tompsett, Jr., J.D. ’05, was appointed by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore to the Baltimore County Circuit Court.
April M. Urban, J.D. ’06, became senior litigation counsel at Baltimore-based firm Blades & Rosenfeld.
Tiffany Mazzulli Akers, J.D. ’07, has become director of contracts and risk management at Loyola University Maryland.
Hon. Laura J. Novello Fuggitti, J.D. ’07, was appointed by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore to the Prince George’s County Circuit Court.
Kimberly McLean, J.D. ’07, has joined Fishman Stewart in Troy, MI, as a patent attorney.
Leigh Dillon, J.D. ’09, Pamela Duke, J.D. ’10, Andrew Adkins, J.D. ’15, and Kaya Abukassis, J.D. ’21, were appointed by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore to the Judicial Nominating Commission
for Cecil, Kent and Queen Anne’s counties.
Osasu Dorsey, J.D. ’09, became the chief compliance officer and senior associate general counsel at Johns
Hopkins University.
Aimee A. Joshua, J.D. ’10, joined PBS Distribution as the director of technology administration.
Maria D. Prieshoff, J.D. ’12, was awarded the community service award at the 2024 Hispanic Heritage Gala, hosted
by the Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus.
Alex Zarzecki, J.D. ’12, has joined Davis, Agnor, Rapaport & Skalny as a leader of the firm’s estate and
trust administration practice group.
Kimberly Kipnis, J.D. ’13, joined York, PA-based firm Barley Snyder as counsel in the firm’s litigation practice
group.
Bryan Mull, J.D. ’13, became associate general counsel/AVP for Mariner Finance.
Megan Ferris, J.D. ’14, joined McCormick & Co. as associate general counsel, Americas employment.
Nora Nichols, J.D. ’15, has joined the Maryland Office of the Attorney General as assistant attorney general
in the Consumer Protection Division.
Momen Abukkdeir, J.D. ’16, became deputy director, Office of Information Technology, for Baltimore County government.
Emily Greene, J.D. ’16, was named to the board of directors at Disability Rights Maryland.
Jasmine England-Caesar, J.D. ’19, became assistant counsel at Baltimore City Public Schools.
Lauren Mullin, J.D. ’19, was named to the board of directors of HealthCare Access Maryland.
Alana R. Hamm, J.D. ’20, joined the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory as deputy EEO and
accommodations officer.
Cassandra Brumback, J.D. ’21, returned to Venable as an associate in the firm’s labor and employment group.
Daniel Santos, J.D. ’23, became an associate at Regan Zambri Long in Washington, D.C.
Leah Rowell, J.D. ’23, joined Gallagher Evelius & Jones as an associate in the firm’s litigation practice
group.
Yasmeen Ali, J.D. ’24, was promoted to associate at Sheri Hoidra Law Office.
Qiara Butler, J.D. ’24, started as an associate at Saul Ewing.
Rachel Durant, J.D. ’24, started a judicial clerkship in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City.
Ryan Ricketts, J.D. ’24, started at Ballard Spahr as an associate in the firm’s labor and employment group.
Haley Wittstadt, J.D. ’24, started as a law clerk at the Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland.
October 2024
Janet A. Forero, J.D. ’88, has been selected as a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America.
Yvonne Briley-Wilson, J.D. ’92, has been appointed by Gov. Wes Moore as acting correctional ombudsman of the newly
established Office of Correctional Ombudsman for the state of Maryland.
Hon. Kimberly C. McBride, J.D. ’95, was appointed by Gov. Wes Moore as a U.S. Immigration Judge.
Tamara Goorevitz, J.D. ’98, has joined the International Association of Defense Counsel.
Edward Haenftling Jr., J.D. ’99, became executive director of the Montgomery County Merit System Protection Board.
Jacob A. Matlin, J.D. ’03, joined Robert H. Montgomery, III, Esq., as senior attorney in the firm’s Philadelphia,
PA office.
Todd W. McGibney, J.D. ’06, was recognized by Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service for 10 years of service.
Kurt Natchman, J.D. ’06, has been named a partner at Silverman Thompson in Baltimore.
Cory Myers, J.D.’07, became associate general counsel at KPMG.
Alicia D. Lewis, J.D. ’08, has been named 2024 Volunteer of the Year by Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service.
Lindsay R. DeMoss D’Andrea, J.D. ’11, joined Atapco Financial Services as the director of planning and senior counsel.
Zainab Alkebsi, J.D. ’12, started as chief policy officer at Deaf Equality.
Courtney Colonese, J.D. ’13, became an associate at Burns & Farrey in the firm’s Boston, MA, office.
Tawny Holmes Hlibok, J.D. ’13, has been named a 2024-25 White House fellow.
Clarence Snodgrass, J.D. ’13, joined the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as a senior attorney.
Michael March, J.D. ’16, has been named partner at Whiteford, Taylor, Preston in the firm’s Baltimore office.
Paul Rodriguez, J.D. ’17, became an assistant city solicitor in the Baltimore City Department of Law.
Brandon R. Cahee, J.D. ’19, was named the 2024 National Black Law Students Association Alumni of the Year.
Yitzchak L. Besser, J.D. ’20, became a litigation associate at Stevens & Lee, practicing in the firm’s Wilmington,
DE, and Philadelphia offices.
Ana-Maria Bruneteau, J.D. ’20, joined Kutak Rock as an associate in the firm’s Omaha office.
Brittany Feinberg, J.D. ’20, started as a financial services litigation and compliance group associate with Baker
Donelson, in the firm’s Baltimore office.
Caitlin Phillips, J.D. ’21,became an associate at Miller, Miller & Canby in the firm’s Estates & Trusts practice
group.
Kelly R. Arnold, J.D. ’22, joined KMA Law Office as an associate in Severna Park, MD.
Eliza McDermott, J.D. ’22, started as an associate at Santoni, Vocci & Ortega in Towson, MD.
Alexus Viegas, J.D. ’22, joined Smithey Law Group as an associate in Annapolis, MD.
May Bennett, J.D. ’23, became an assistant state’s attorney for Baltimore City.
Mitch Dolman, J.D. ’23, joined Miles & Stockbridge as a government contracts associate in the firm’s Washington,
D.C. office.
Leah Dotter, J.D. ’23, became a liability associate at Franklin & Prokopik in the firm’s Baltimore office.
Faith Zellman Khan, J.D. ’23, became an associate at Turnbull, Nicholson & Sanders in Towson.
Alicia Pitts, J.D. ’23, has been appointed to the board of directors for the Pro Bono Resource Center of
Maryland.
Fateh Tarar, J.D. ’23, joined Plaxen Adler Muncy as an associate.
Ernesto Villaseñor, J.D. ’23,has been named senior manager for nationwide policy at the American Lung Association.
Andrew Wick, J.D. ’23, became a liability associate at Franklin & Prokopik in the firm’s Baltimore office.
Alfe Azad, J.D. ’24, started a judicial clerkship for the Hon. Yolanda L. Curtin in Harford County, MD.
Rachel Fluriach, J.D. ’24, started a judicial clerkship for the Hon. Robert E. Cahill, J.D. ’82, in Baltimore County, MD.
Devyn King, J.D. ’24, joined Miles & Stockbridge as a real estate transactional finance group associate
in the firm’s Baltimore office.
Max Posner, J.D. ’24, started a judicial clerkship for the Hon. ShaRon M. Grayson Kelsey in Prince George’s
County, MD.
Melina Quiroz, J.D. ’24, started a judicial clerkship for the Hon. Keith R. Truffer, J.D. ’82, in Baltimore County, MD.
Garrick Ross, J.D. ’23, started as an attorney in the IRS Office of Chief Counsel.
Kenneth Wyatt II, J.D. ’24, started a judicial clerkship in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.
John “Jack” Tjaden, LL.B. ’69, passed away on August 21, 2024.
Charles Marshall Davison III, J.D. ’75, passed away on August 22, 2024.
Thomas McCarthy, Sr., J.D. ’97, LL.M. ’99, passed away on August 30, 2024.
Olivia Harrison Phillips, J.D. ’96, passed away on August 31, 2024.
Hon. Michael John Stamm, J.D. ’90, passed away on October 2, 2024.
