Class notes …
She has been selected as
Super Lawyers 2012. He
partner with Ulmer &
Edition in the areas of
incoming co-chair of the
was also listed in the area
Berne in Cincinnati, Ohio,
business litigation and
corporate counsel com-
of personal injury: medical
where he focuses his
intellectual property
mittee of the American
malpractice. Knopik is with
practice on product
litigation. He is of counsel
College of Mortgage
Knopik Deskins Law Group
liability and mass tort/
with Hill Ward and
Attorneys.
in Tampa, where he
occupational exposure.
Henderson in Tampa.
Harry “Hal” J. Hicks III
focuses his practice on
Neil L. Rose has been
Patrick Gottschalk has
personal injury, wrongful
elected a Fellow of the
Kurt J. Krueger is listed in
been appointed to the
death, medical negligence,
American College of Trust
Virginia Super Lawyers 2012
has been a partner at
executive committee of
and commercial litigation.
and Estate Counsel. He is a
in the area of mergers &
Skadden, Arps, resident
member with Willcox
acquisitions. He is a part-
in the Washington, D.C.,
Chamber of Commerce.
Greg L. Musil has been
Savage in Virginia Beach,
ner with McGuireWoods
office since he left the U.S.
the Greater Richmond He is currently chair of the
named by Best Lawyers
Va., where he focuses his
in Charlottesville, where
Treasury in 2007. He is
economic development
2013 as the land use &
practice on federal and
he focuses his practice
global chair of Skadden’s
team at Williams Mullen,
zoning law Lawyer of
local taxation, estate
on working with public
international tax practice.
and previously served
the Year in Kansas City.
planning and administra-
and private closely held
He has been included
as Virginia’s Secretary of
He is a shareholder with
tion, and real estate and
corporations, as well as
repeatedly as a leading
Commerce and Trade
Polsinelli Shughart, where
corporate law.
partnerships and limited
tax lawyer in Chambers
under Governor Tim Kaine
he focuses his practice
liability companies.
USA, Chambers Global,
from January 2006 to
in construction, energy,
January 2010.
and real estate litigation;
1984
commercial litigation; and
Stan M. Haynes has
zoning and land use.
written a book about the
Best Lawyers, and similar
John Ragosta, currently a resident fellow at the
publications. Hal and his wife, Nancy,
Sam D. Eggleston III was
Virginia Foundation for
of 27 years (“clearly the
appointed general district
the Humanities, will be
woman is a saint”) live
origin and development
John E. Osborn was
court judge of the Twenty
spending the 2012-13
in McLean, Va. Their
of American political
recently appointed senior
Fourth Judicial District
academic year as a visiting
oldest son, Josh, recently
conventions entitled The
vice president, global
and began serving the
assistant professor of his-
graduated from Dickinson
First American Political
corporate affairs at Onyx
City of Lynchburg and
tory at Hamilton College
College and is a teacher
Conventions: Transforming
Pharmaceuticals, a global
Campbell County, Va., in
in Clinton, N.Y. His second
(“much more noble
Presidential Nominations,
company engaged in
that capacity on July 1. He
book, Religious Freedom:
than tax lawyer”). Their
1832–1872. (See his
the development and
previously practiced law in
Jefferson’s Legacy, America’s
middle son, Matthew,
website www.ameri-
commercialization of
Nelson County, Va.
Creed, will be published by
is a sophomore at the
canpoliticalconventions.
innovative therapies for
the University of Virginia
University of Richmond
com and In Print.) He is
improving the lives of
Press early in 2013.
and is on the lacrosse
with Semmes, Bowen &
cancer patients. He is
Semmes in Baltimore,
responsible for public
Md., where he focuses his
and government affairs
practice in litigation.
activities of the company
Their youngest son, Billy, is
as well as maintaining
in 10th grade. “Maybe he
key stakeholder relation-
will decide to go to college
ships. Onyx is based in
at UVA,” says Hal. “Our dog,
San Francisco, Calif. Prior
Maggie, has no plans on
team. They hope he will
1985
school at The University.
attending UVA.”
to joining Onyx, he was executive vice president
K.C. Green is listed in Best
& general counsel with
Lawyers 2013 in mass tort
Dendreon Corporation, a
litigation and class
biotechnology company
actions–defendants and
William C. Guerrant Jr. is
Christopher Knopik has
that developed and com-
mass tort litigation and
listed in Florida Super
been named one of the
mercialized the first cancer
class actions–product
Lawyers 2012 and the 2012
Top 100 Lawyers in Florida
immunotherapy.
liability litigation. He is a
Super Lawyers Business
64 UVA Lawyer / Fall 2012
at least consider graduate