Class Notes

1962
John M. Bray, senior partner of King & Spalding in Washington, D.C., was listed in the Top 100 lawyers in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area in Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers.

1964
Thomas Walsh has been named one of St. Louis Magazine’s “2008 Best Lawyers” in appellate law and bet-the-company litigation.

1967
David J. Hensler, senior partner of Hogan & Hartson, was listed in the Top 100 lawyers in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area in Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers.

1968
Michael Gunn was named to the 10th Annual Women’s Justice Awards selection committee.

1970
Joseph Conran has been named one of St. Louis Magazine’s “2008 Best Lawyers” in commercial litigation.

John Inkley has been named one of St. Louis Magazine’s “2008 Best Lawyers” in
banking law.

1971
Jerome Diekemper has been named one of St. Louis Magazine’s “2008 Best Lawyers” in alternative dispute resolution.

1973
Family Court Commissioner Anne-Marie Clarke has been named a candidate to replace retired St. Louis Circuit Judge Joan Burger, ’76.

George Nostrand was recently appointed chair of the Professional Responsibility Board of the Vermont Supreme Court.

1974
Paul Berens has been named one of St. Louis Magazine’s “2008 Best Lawyers” in bankruptcy and creditor-debtor rights law.

Doreen Davis Dodson was named to the 10th Annual Women’s Justice Awards selection committee.

Robert Wells was again designated as one of two “Super Lawyers” in the field of Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution. He continues to serve on the Illinois State Bar Association Section Council on Alternative Dispute Resolution, which he chaired in 2004-05.

1975
Susan Ehrenwerth Block was named to the 10th Annual Women’s Justice Awards selection committee.

Judson Calkins now manages residential and commercial properties he and his wife
Pilar own.

Gerard Carmody has been named one of St. Louis Magazine’s “2008 Best Lawyers” in commercial litigation.

John Meehan was selected to be recognized for having made Significant Contributions to the Quality of Life in St. Louis and to the Cause of Justice by the St. Louis Argus. He is a member of Mound City Bar Association, Missouri Asian Bar Association and a board member for Better Family Life.

Mary Anne Olwell Sedey, along with Donna Harper, ’79, announced the formation of employment law firm Sedey Harper in St. Louis.

1976
Karen Tokarz has been awarded a professorship at Washington University
School of Law.

Michael Zpevak was recently named partner at Gallop, Johnson & Neuman
in St. Louis, where he specializes in regulatory and administrative law.

1977
Joseph A. McCormick Jr. recently became the 82nd president of the Camden County (Penn.) Bar Association.

1978
Thomas Q. Keefe Jr. has won the Hon. Richard A. Hudlin IV Memorial Award in recognition of his work on behalf of educational and charitable groups in
southern Illinois.

Fredric Knapp was re-elected as a trustee of the Morris County Bar Association in
New Jersey.

Donald R. McGarrah was recently selected to sit on the board of directors for the United Service Organizations of Illinois. He is with the law firm of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard in Chicago.

Thomas Weaver has been named one of St. Louis Magazine’s “2008 Best Lawyers” in appellate law.

1979
Donna Dorey Harper, along with Mary Anne Sedey, ’75, announced the formation of employment law firm Sedey Harper in St. Louis.

Joseph Porter has been named one of St. Louis Magazine’s “2008 Best Lawyers” in
banking law.

Elaine Spearman was the luncheon chair for the St. Louis Argus second annual “Lunch with the Legends” in celebration of Black History Month. The lunch recognizes attorneys and organizations that have made significant contributions to the quality of life in St. Louis and to the cause of justice.

1980
John Boyle has been named one of St. Louis Magazine’s “2008 Best Lawyers” in
banking law.

Edward Sullivan has been promoted to vice president and assistant general counsel for Peabody Energy. Sullivan will provide legal counsel for Peabody’s domestic
commercial transactions and operational matters.

1981
Reuben Shelton has been elected to the Board of Governors of the Missouri Bar for the Eastern District.

Erwin Switzer has been named one of St. Louis Magazine’s “2008 Best Lawyers” in appellate law.

1982
Charles Reis has left Brown & James to become a shareholder in Littler Mendelson’s labor and employment law firm.

1985
Patrick Hagerty was named in the 2008 Best Lawyers in America and a 2007 “Top 50
St. Louis Super Lawyer.”

Mary Elizabeth Ott was appointed an associate circuit judge in St. Louis County.

1986
Caroline Luepke Hermeling was named to the 10th Annual Women’s Justice Awards selection committee.

Jeffrey Jacoby joined The Commerce Trust Company as vice president, wealth management consultant.

Marie Kenyon, managing attorney of the Catholic Legal Assistance Ministry, received the Generosity of Joseph honors from the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet.

Dennis Ruth was reappointed by the governor of Illinois as chairman of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission. The term will run through January 2011. In addition to overseeing the administration of approximately 100,000 workers’ compensation claims, in 2005 he helped negotiate and write workers’ compensation reform legislation.

Stephen Woodley was named in the 2008 Best Lawyers in America and in Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers, 2007.

1988
Stuart Kurlander, (below right) a partner at Latham & Watkins in Washington, D.C., received the American Jewish Committee’s prestigious Judge Learned Hand Award for his outstanding leadership in the legal profession, especially in the field of health care law, and for his extraordinary leadership and devotion to the Jewish community and beyond.

1989
Kathy Wisniewski has rejoined Thompson Coburn LLP as a partner. Her practice has focused on class action and general commercial litigation.

1990
Anne Marie Bruneel was recently named partner at Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP, where she specializes in land use development and financing.

Ann Callis was reappointed for a second two-year term as the circuit’s chief judge of Madison County, Illinois.
Special education attorney Teri Goldman has joined education attorney Tom Mickes at the firm Mickes established. The firm is now called Mickes Goldman and has 10 attorneys, including the two named partners.
Karen McCarthy was named to the 10th Annual Women’s Justice Awards selection committee.

1991
Mary Frontczak was promoted to vice president and assistant general counsel for Peabody Energy. She will provide legal counsel for Peabody’s southwest and Colorado operations and will serve as litigation counsel for the company.

1992
David Fedder has joined Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP as a partner in its litigation practice group. Fedder was a partner at Bryan Cave LLP.

Tyrus Ulmer was elected 2008 president of the St. Louis chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel.

1993
Anthony DeWitt was recently named partner at Bartimus, Frickleton, Robertson & Gorny.

Joan Galli Lockwood was named in the Top 50 Women in Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers, 2007.

Meg Marshall Thomas has joined Carmody MacDonald P.C. as an associate. She focuses on trust administration, domestic relations and trademark law.

1994
Nannette Baker was named to the 10th Annual Women’s Justice Awards selection committee.

1995
Terri Breneman is the author of murder-mystery thrillers whose heroine, Toni Barston, is a prosecuting attorney.

Julia Pusateri Lasater has been named a candidate to fill the newly created governor seat in the Eastern District of Missouri, reserved for diverse members of the bar.

Jennifer Stockton Griffin has been named partner (member) at Lathrop & Gage L.C., where she specializes in administrative and regulatory law.

1996
Nicole Colbert-Bothway has been named a candidate to fill the newly created governor seat in the Eastern District of Missouri, reserved for diverse members of the bar.

Kevin Gunn has been nominated to the state Public Service Commission by Governor Matt Blunt.

Rebecca Magruder has been named one of St. Louis Magazine’s “2008 Best Lawyers” in family law.

1997
David Jennings has been named one of St. Louis Magazine’s “2008 Best Lawyers” in biotechnology law.

1998
Mitchell Gibson has been named partner at Gallop, Johnson & Neuman in
St. Louis, where he specializes in tax and employee benefits.

Robert Kenney was named partner at Polsinelli Shalton Flanigan Suelthaus PC, where he specializes in commercial litigation.

Barbara Micheels has been named special counsel at Rabbitt, Pitzer & Snodgrass, P.C.

Steven Ritchey was recently named partner at Thompson Coburn LLP, where he specializes in intellectual property.

1999
Michael Barth has been promoted to partner at Williams Venker & Sanders LLC, where he concentrates in defending medical malpractice suits. He also practices in the areas of health and hospital law.

Cherie Stephens Bock was recently named partner at Thompson Coburn LLP, where she specializes in banking and commercial finance.

Kimberly Inman Eilerts was recently named partner at Thompson Coburn LLP, where she specializes in corporate finance and securities.

Michael Kielty defended Michael Devlin, the man who was arrested for the kidnappings of Shawn Hornbeck and William “Ben” Ownby.

Jessica Liss has been named a partner at Rabbitt, Pitzer & Snodgrass, P.C. and specializes in civil defense litigation.
Patrick McLaughlin was recently named partner at Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP, where he specializes in litigation.

Harry Murray was recently named a partner at Armstrong Teasdale LLP, where he specializes in public finance and real estate.

Genevieve Nichols was named to the 10th Annual Women’s Justice Awards selection committee.

William O’Neill was recently named partner at Senniger Powers LLP, where he specializes in intellectual property.

Richard Schuth was recently named partner at Senniger Powers LLP, where he specializes in intellectual property.

Gayle Smith-Jones was recently named partner at Thompson Coburn LLP, where she specializes in real estate.

2000
Sarah Hellmann has been named partner at Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP, concentrating in business litigation.

Bobbie Moon was recently named partner at Sandberg, Phoenix & von Gontard, P.C., where she focuses on health law.
Brandan Mueller has been named a partner at Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP, in
St. Louis, where he concentrates in business litigation.

Nathan Orr was recently named partner at Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP, where he specializes in environmental law and litigation.

2001
Jamie Boock received the St. Louis County Bar Association’s Roy F. Essen Outstanding Young Lawyer Award. The award honors a young lawyer for excellence in the profession, distinguished service to the bar and outstanding service to the community.

Aaron Zigler is an attorney with Korein Tillery and a three-time pick for the National Law Journal ’s Plaintiff’s Hot List Hall of Fame.

2002
Lisa Tapia is currently a judge working for the Illinois Commerce Commission.

2003
Rashonda Moore serves as director of women’s health at the Governor’s Office of Children’s Care Coordination in Tennessee.

2005
Ryan D. McAlvey was named assistant director for athletic compliance for St. John’s University in September 2007.

Ryan E. Mohr has joined the Fox Galvin LLC firm as an associate attorney. Mohr focuses his practice in the area of environmental litigation.

2007
John E. Campbell of Simon Passanante has been appointed the Missouri coordinator of the Public Justice Foundation, which is a network of more than 3,000 attorneys and public advocates dedicated to advancing consumer rights.

Meghan Chesley was named an associate at Carmody MacDonald P.C., where she concentrates in general litigation.

Narcisa Przulj has left Brown & James to become an associate at Littler Mendelson’s labor and employment law firm.

Tricia Workman has joined Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP as an associate in the government solutions group.

2008
Andrew J. Voss has joined Armstrong Teasdale LLP. He will concentrate in the areas of corporate and health care law.