1970
J. Randolph Smith, Jr. retired from the Henry County (Virginia) Commonwealth Attorney’s Office as assistant commonwealth attorney on January 31 of this year.
1971
Edwin M. Baranowski died on July 23 in West Palm Beach, Fla. He practiced law for more than 40 years and focused his practice on intellectual property law.
Baranowski began his career at Kenyon & Kenyon in New York City and later joined Porter, Wright, Morris, & Arthur in Columbus, Ohio, where he became a partner. For a number of years he was listed among the top 100 lawyers in the U.S. in his field. He excelled in his profession despite suffering from a disabling spinal cord injury in 1976, which left him with chronic pain and other health problems.
Kirk C. Shaw is listed in Best Lawyers 2016 in employment law-management, labor law-management, and litigation-labor and employment. He is a partner with Armbrecht Jackson in Mobile, Ala.
1972
George House is listed in Chambers USA 2015 in environmental law and Best Lawyers 2016 in environmental law, litigation-environmental, mining law, natural resources law, and water law. He is a partner with Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard in Greensboro, N.C.
1973
Paul C. Hurdle has been elected chair of the D.C. Bar’s legal ethics committee, where he will serve a two-year term. He is senior counsel in Denton’s real estate practice.
Fredrick R. Tulley is listed in Best Lawyers 2016 in litigation-banking and finance, and litigation-bankruptcy. He is a partner with Taylor Porter in Baton Rouge, La.
1974
Julia Taylor Cannon died on October 16, 2014. Cannon dedicated her career to her community in Loudoun County, Va., where she served as a lawyer, a prosecutor, and a judge. She was a role model to many people, particularly young women lawyers.
Cannon began her career in private practice before becoming Loudoun County Attorney. In 1992 she was appointed to the general district court and stepped down from the court as chief justice in 2011. She continued to sit on the general district court as a substitute judge after retirement.
Cannon was deeply committed to civil rights. In one of the first cases she won, she successfully argued that an anti-loitering ordinance was unconstitutional on behalf of a court-appointed client.
In a Loudoun Times-Mirror tribute, a young judge recalled taking a recess to consider a decision in a criminal case. Cannon saw him pacing back and forth in chambers and asked him what was going on. When he said he was having trouble deciding whether to convict or find the defendant not guilty, Cannon remarked, without hesitation, “Sounds like reasonable doubt to me.” Her colleague realized then and there she was right.
"Judge Cannon was a wonderful person and a great judge," Attorney General of Virginia Mark Herring said. "Loudoun was fortunate to have her. She was well-respected by those who entered her courtroom and well-liked by those who knew her outside of it.”
John A.C. Keith is listed in Virginia Super Lawyers 2015 in business litigation. He also earned the distinction of being included among the top 100 Virginia Super Lawyers for 2015. He is a principal with Blankingship & Keith in Fairfax, where he concentrates his practice on business litigation.
1976
Bill Cary is listed in Best Lawyers 2016 in employment law-management, labor law-management, and litigation-labor and employment. He practices with Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard in Greensboro, N.C.
Priscilla Lundin has been appointed to the Lasell College Board of Overseers, an advisory group to the school’s board of trustees and senior management. The coeducational campus school, founded in 1851, is located in Newton, Mass., near downtown Boston. With an emphasis on integrating professional and liberal arts courses with work experience in the private and public sectors, Lasell is on the U.S. News short list of the top ten colleges with the highest rates of undergraduate internship participation.
J. Keith Morgan has been named executive vice president and chief legal officer of TIAA-CREF. Based in New York, Morgan will lead TIAA-CREF’s legal and compliance, government relations, and corporate secretary functions. He was most recently the founder and CEO of Morris Lane Capital.
W. Joseph Owen III is listed in Virginia Super Lawyers 2015 in general litigation and Best Lawyers 2016 in litigation-health care and litigation-insurance. His practice includes civil and commercial litigation, criminal defense, personal injury, real estate, estate planning, corporate, and construction law. He is a founding partner of Owen & Owens in Midlothian.
Ann Margaret Pointer is listed in Best Lawyers 2016 in labor and employment. She is a partner with Fisher & Phillips in Atlanta, Ga., where she represents management in labor and employment matters. Pointer is an adjunct professor at Emory University Law School in Atlanta, where she teaches pretrial litigation.
Donald J. Shuller is listed in Best Lawyers 2016 in real estate law. He is a partner and member of the finance, energy, and real estate group with Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease in Cincinnati, Ohio.
1977
Julian D. Bobbitt, Jr. is listed in Best Lawyers 2016 in health care law. He is a partner with Smith Anderson in Raleigh, N.C., where he provides strategic general counsel and regulatory guidance for health care organizations.
Barry R. Kogut has been recognized in Upstate New York Super Lawyers 2015 and Best Lawyers 2016 in environmental law. He is a member with Bond, Schoeneck & King in Syracuse, where he focuses his environmental practice on federal and state regulatory compliance and enforcement matters.
Channing D. Strother, Jr. has been appointed an administrative law judge for the Social Security Administration in Johnstown, Pa.
1978
Mark N. Duvall has been recognized in Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers 2015 in environmental law. He is a principal with Beveridge & Diamond, where he co-chairs the chemicals, products, and nanotechnology practice group. “Life is good,” he writes. “My younger son was married in May, my daughter is getting married in October, and my older son is getting married next year. We all should have such happiness.”
Michael P. Haggerty is listed in Best Lawyers 2016 in banking and finance law and real estate law. He is a partner and co-head of the finance practice group with Jackson Walker in Dallas, Tex.
Richard D. Kirk is listed in Chambers USA 2015 in intellectual property law and in Delaware Super Lawyers 2015 in business litigation and administrative law. He is a director at Bayard in Wilmington, where he focuses his practice on general business litigation, intellectual property litigation, administrative law, and alternative dispute resolution.
1979
Peter S. Everett was selected as Best Lawyers 2016 personal injury litigation-plaintiffs lawyer of the year for Washington, D.C. Washingtonian magazine listed him in the top one percent of personal injury lawyers in Washington. He represents clients seriously injured in motor vehicle collisions, especially individuals who have suffered traumatic brain injuries. He also represents victims of violent crimes, including sexual assault. He is a principal with Blankingship & Keith in Fairfax, Va.
Anne L. Kleindienst is listed in Chambers USA 2015 in health care. She is a shareholder with Polsinelli in Phoenix, Ariz., where she focuses her practice on health care, franchise, and corporate and transactional law.
Michael K. Kuhn is listed in Best Lawyers 2016 in real estate law. He is a partner with Jackson Walker in Houston, Tex., where he focuses his practice on commercial real estate.
John W. Sinders, Jr. has returned to Houston, Tex., from Dubai, UAE, and has joined Frank’s International, a company known for tubular and oil and gas services worldwide. He is executive vice president for administration and is in charge of corporate development, strategy, and communications.
Randall A. Underwood is listed in Best Lawyers 2016 in financial services regulation law and real estate law. He is with Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard in Greensboro, N.C.
