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September 2025
Craig Heron, J.D. ’12, has joined the Public Finance Practice at Saul Ewing, in its Baltimore office.
Zachary Phillips, J.D. ’19, started a new position as executive senior associate athletic director for NIL strategy
and development atTexas A&M Athletics, in College Station, TX.
Hannah Zarzecki, J.D. ’20, was named vice president of the board of directors at Neighbor Ride, Inc., in Howard
County, MD.
Scudder Sodergreen, J.D. ’20, is an associate with Weinberg & Schwartz in Columbia, MD.
Annemarie Duerr, J.D. ’22, became litigation manager at Cordell & Cordell.
Erin Carrington Smith, J.D. ’23, has joined the Maryland Office of the Public Defender as an assistant public defender
in its Post Conviction Defenders Division.
Kristine K. Martinez, J.D. ’24, is an associate with Bradley in Washington, D.C.
Kenjeray Bennett, J.D. ’24, has joined the Law Offices of Baldwin & Briscoe as a family law associate.
Erin Esterson, J.D. ’24, is an attorney fellow with Equal Justice Works working in landlord-tenant issues
at Disability Rights Maryland,
Dominique Choe, J.D. ’24, has joined the Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office as a law clerk.
Madeline Grigoryev, J.D. ’24, started a new position as a Law Clerk with the Maryland State Board of Contract
Appeals.
August 2025
Alan Foreman, J.D. ’75, has received the Dr. J. David Richardson Industry Service Award from the Thoroughbred
Owners and Breeders Association.
Gregory Lawrence, J.D. ’98, joined the board of directors at the West Liberty University Foundation in West Virginia.
Donald F. Walter Jr., J.D. ’07, was appointed to the Harford County District Court by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore.
Kathleen McGinley, J.D. ’09, has been named managing principal at the Baltimore office of Jackson Lewis.
Nick Kosmas, J.D. ’13, was appointed vice chair of the Association for Consumer Debt Relief, the national
leader in promoting ethical, consumer‑focused debt relief practices.
Naseam Jabberi, J.D. ’21, started a new position as an associate at Slater Slater Schulman LLP, in New York,
advocating for survivors of child sex abuse.
Austin Scott, J.D. ’22, returned to Franklin & Prokopik’s liability practice in Baltimore.
Arriana Sajjad, J.D. ’22, is an associate at Morgan Lewis & Bockius in Washington, D.C.
Tanner Myers, J.D. ’23, started a new position as senior compliance officer at Brown Advisory in Baltimore.
Ashley Hass, J.D. ’23, was promoted to supervising attorney at Sanabria and Associates in Silver Spring,
MD.
Steven A. Allen, J.D. ’75, passed away on July 18, 2025, in Baltimore.
July 2025
The Hon. Bryon Bereano, J.D. ’99, will receive the 2025 Judicial Education Award from the American Bar Association on
Aug. 8 at its annual meeting in Toronto. The award recognizes outstanding commitment
to delivering high-quality education and training to members of the judiciary.
Christopher W. Adams, J.D. ’06, a partner at Squire Patton Boggs in Washington, D.C., was named to the inaugural
Forbes magazine list of Best In-State Lawyers.
Bob Yeager, J.D. ’11, became director of the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation after serving
as deputy director for a year.
Lisa Cunningham, J.D. ’12, has launched her own VA disability law practice, LCD Law, in Austin, TX.
Gary Damico, J.D. ’13, has joined Nguyen Roche Sutton in Baltimore as a partner in the firm’s real estate
practice.
Phoebe Neseth, J.D. ’16, was promoted to vice president of Government Relations, Public Affairs and Legal
at the Community Associations Institute in Falls Church, VA.
Jessica Duvall, J.D. ’18, started a new position as an associate with Levin Gann in Towson, MD.
Capt. Christopher Numer, J.D. ’18, was named the U.S. Army Reserve 2025 Judge Advocate of the Year. He received the
LTC Arch McKeever Award during a ceremony at Fort Bragg, N.C.
Beatrice C. Thomas, J.D. ’19, was installed as president of the Alliance of Black Women Attorneys of Maryland
for the 2025-2026 year.
Jillian Horaneck, J.D. ’23, started a new position as an associate at Capehart Scatchard in Mount Laurel, N.J.
Arianne Sandhu, J.D. ’24, started a new position as an associate with Milstein Siegel in Ellicott City, MD.
David S. Harvis, J.D. ’75, passed away on May 16, 2025 in Columbia, MD.
Gary Elliott Dumer Jr., J.D. ’94, passed away on July 8, 2025 in Bel Air, MD.
June 2025
At its annual meeting in June, the Maryland Bar Foundation inducted these alumni into
the 2025 Fellows Class: Richard L. Adams III, J.D. ’17; Benjamin A. Chasen, J.D. ’14; Gwen-Marie A. Davis Hicks, J.D. ’06; Jeremy M. Eldridge, J.D. ’06; Jasmine R. England-Caesar, J.D. ’19; Valerie Grove, J.D. ’99; Hon. Ginina Jackson-Stevenson, J.D. ’01; Nicole Love-Kelley, J.D. ’95; Kerri L. Smith, J.D. ’12; Brian C. Thompson, J.D. ’17; and Zachary W. Worshtil, J.D. ’07.
Marisa DeMato, J.D. ’04, has joined DiCello Levitt’s securities practice group in New York as a partner.
Laura Wakefield, J.D. ’04, has joined Westcor Land Title Insurance as an underwriting counsel and agency representative
on its Virginia team.
Gregory E. Walker, J.D. ’06, started a new position as an associate with The Texas Criminal Defense Group.
Nasim Deylami Fussell, J.D. ’09, was named vice president of trade and international policy at the Business Roundtable,
an advocacy association of more than 200 chief executive officers of American companies.
Heather Arbogast, J.D. ’10, was recognized in the 2025 Chambers and Partners USA Guide. She is a partner at
McGuireWoods in Baltimore, MD.
Andrew Moss, J.D. ’10, was named deputy comptroller for community and industry relations in the Office
of the Comptroller of the Currency in Washington, D.C.
Courtney Colonese, J.D. ’13, started a new position as Cite Checker for the Massachusetts Law Review, at the
Massachusetts Bar Association.
Ben Middleton, J.D. ’15, started a new position as attorney at Humphreys, McLaughlin & McAleer in Baltimore,
MD.
Jessica Duvall, J.D. ’18, started a new position as an associate at Levin Gann in Towson, MD.
Genna J. Hoy, J.D. ’18, has joined the board of Empower4Life, a nonprofit serving homeless youth in Baltimore
and Harford County, MD.
Becca Odelius, J.D.’23, started a new position as volunteer manager at Pro Bono Resource Center in Baltimore,
MD.
Niels Drury, J.D. ’24, has joined the Maryland Office of the Public Defender as an assistant public defender.
Marcella Labellarte, J.D. ’24, became a staff attorney at Maryland Legal Aid in Baltimore, MD.
Lawrence Mark Vincent, J.D. ’77, passed away on May 23, 2025, in Baltimore, MD.
Denise Charlotte Barrett, J.D. ’89, passed away May 24, 2025 in Baltimore, MD.
May 2025
Carl A. Maio, J.D. ’73, retired on April 1, 2025 as senior partner with Fox Rothschild LLP in Pennsylvania.
Jill Joline Myers, J.D. ’81, has retired after 20 years at Western Illinois University, most recently as director
of the School of Law Enforcement and Justice Administration.
Robert Anbinder, J.D. ’92, received the Charles H. Dorsey Jr. Mentor Award from the Bar Association of Baltimore
City.
Lauren Frick, J.D. ’03, was promoted to president at Steinman Communications and the Steinman Foundation,
in Lancaster, PA.
Pooja Shivangi Amin, J.D. ’07, has joined the board of The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts in Houston.
Matthew Reinhart, J.D. ’10, joined Saul Ewing as Counsel in March 2025.
Jake Tyner, J.D. ’15, started a new position as deputy solicitor, Energy and Mineral Resources, at the
U.S. Department of the Interior.
Herman Brown, J.D. ’19, has joined Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld in Dallas as Counsel.
Emily Borkowski, J.D. ’20, was promoted to associate general counsel and deputy compliance officer at Amergis
Healthcare Staffingin Columbia, MD.
Eleanor Clerc, J.D. ’23, has joined the medical malpractice team at Goodell DeVries.
Eyphra Ransom, J.D. ’24, is clerking for Magistrate Jennifer K. Williams, in the Circuit Court for Baltimore
City.
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.
