2010s Class Notes
2010
Members of the Class of 2010 at the beach last year (left to right): Jordan McKay, Crystal Shin, Jessica Childress, Kyle Brinkman, Anna Ruth Myers, and Adam Jantzi.
Andy Howlett practices tax law with Miller & Chevalier in Washington, D.C. He and Jessica Brown were married on January 4, 2014, and he reports that he continues to improve at softball.
Serge Martyn joined Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank as director of legal debt capital markets in London. He was previously an associate at Ropes & Gray in London.
Nick Timmons and his wife welcomed a son, Bobby (Robert R. Timmons III), in January 2014. Nick is corporate counsel at H&R Block in Kansas City, Mo.
2011
Johnathan S. Perkins was recognized by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Delaware Valley Chapter as one of “Philadelphia’s Finest Young Professionals.” As associate with Montgomery McCracken, Perkins concentrates his practice on commercial litigation and higher education. He has experience representing various universities and corporations on a wide range of matters including employment decisions, contract disputes and product liability. Perkins serves as a mentor with Minds Matter Philadelphia, is involved as a volunteer reading coach with Philadelphia Reads, and serves as a pro bono attorney volunteer with the Homeless Advocacy Project.
2012
Kate Gilman is founder and CEO of a Petal by Pedal, a floral delivery service that brings environmentally friendly bouquets to customers via bicycle messenger (www.petalbypedal.com) throughout New York City. While most flowers sold in the U.S. come from Holland or South America; many of the flowers sold by Gilman’s company are grown on Brooklyn rooftops.
Emily Renzelli is included on the Forbes 30 under 30 list for 2015 in law and policy. She is an HIV/AIDS activist who worked on legal protection and privacy rights in South Africa and has taught criminal law at West Virginia University, her alma mater. She is a law clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit in Richmond, Va.
2013
Michael Cirino joined Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton in Atlanta, Ga., as an associate on the medical and mechanical devices team in the intellectual property department. Following graduation Cirino received a Robert F. Kennedy ’51 Public Service Fellowship to work as a patent attorney at UVA Innovation, working directly with inventors and reviewing invention disclosures and patent applications.
Mary Frances Ritten joined Winstead as an associate in the real estate finance practice group in Charlotte, N.C. She represents financial, investment, and other lending institutions in a range of commercial real estate and finance transactions.
Sally J. Sullivan joined Caplin & Drysdale in Washington, D.C., as an associate in the complex litigation and creditors’ rights practice groups.
2014
Logan B. Christenson joined Workman Nydegger as an associate in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he focuses his practice on U.S. and international patents. His work emphasizes preparing and prosecuting patent applications related to life sciences, chemical, and mechanical arts.
James Wesley Fischer has joined Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs in Louisville, Ky., as a member of the corporate & securities team.
Abby Kobrovsky is clerking for the Honorable David C. Norton and Richard M. Gergel of the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina from September 2014 to December 2015, and plans to join K&L Gates as an associate in January 2016.
Kayla Marshall joined Smith Anderson as an associate in Raleigh, N.C., where she focuses her practice on general, commercial, and employment litigation. Prior to joining Smith Anderson, she completed an internship with Judge James Jones ’65 of the Western District of Virginia.
Brian Mink joined McKenna Long & Aldridge as an associate in Atlanta, Ga., where he is a member of the real estate practice.
Elysse Stolpe joined McKenna Long & Aldridge as an associate in Washington, D.C. She is a member of the litigation practice.
Sarah A. Vonderbrink joined Keating Muething & Klekamp as an associate in the litigation group in Cincinnati, Ohio. Previously, she was a co-mediator for the Family Alternative Dispute Clinic at the Mediation Center of Charlottesville.