CLASS NOTES …
on time, at projected cost,
MAC WARNER LL.M. works for
SEAN PATRICK MALONEY was
and meet all performance
an INL State Department
elected to the U.S. House
GEORGE COLLINS ’92 and
requirements. DCMA
contractor and is the
of Representatives for New
his wife, Marketa,
directly contributes to the
justice sector support
York’s 18th Congressional
welcomed a daughter
military readiness of the
program team leader for
District, defeating
and first child, Julie
United States and its allies
the province of Bamyan in
incumbent Republican
Marie, on August 1.
and helps preserve the
Afghanistan. He has been
Rep. Nan Hayworth.
They reside in Prague,
nation’s freedom.
doing rule of law work
Czech Republic.
for the past two years.
AMY ELIZABETH STEWART has
Bamyan is known for the
published Texas Insurance
2001 Taliban destruction
Coverage Litigation: The
of the world’s largest
Litigator’s Practice Guide, a
in 2012 to update video
Museum of Natural
standing Buddha statues,
desk reference published
privacy laws.
History, and enjoys vol-
leaving two large empty
by Texas Lawyer (see In
niches in the mountainside
Print). She is shareholder of
adjacent to the Silk Road
Amy Stewart Law in Dallas,
of Afghanistan. He and his
where she represents
Maxim, are proud of their
team of Afghan attorneys,
policyholders in commer-
young UVA fans, Hampton (12) and Sophia (9).
unteering at his children’s
1994
schools. He and his wife, Adrienne McCullough
translators, and adminis-
cial insurance coverage
ALEXANDER M. MACAULAY is
trators have taught more
disputes, including insur-
listed in Best Lawyers 2013
than 300 judges, pros-
ance coverage litigation
JOHN B. NALBANDIAN is
in government relations
ecutors, defense counsel,
and arbitration, bad-faith
listed as a leading lawyer
law. He is a founding
police, and Department
litigation, pre-suit advice
in civil litigation, business,
partner of Macaulay &
of Women’s Affairs
and negotiations, and
Burtch in Richmond, Va.
personnel topics, including
other complex litigation
BRIAN R. BOOKER is listed in
magazine and in Best
constitutional law, penal
matters.
Best Lawyers 2013 in
Lawyers 2012 in appellate
and general law in Cincy
KEN PAXTON was elected
code, criminal procedure,
commercial litigation. He
practice. He is a partner
to the Texas Senate in
elimination of violence
ILIR ZHERKA is executive
is a partner with Quarles &
in the litigation depart-
November after serving
against women, gender
director of the National
Brady in Phoenix, Ariz.,
ment of Taft Stettinius &
five terms in the Texas
justice, juvenile justice,
Conference on Citizenship,
where he focuses his
Hollister, where he focuses
House of Representatives.
money laundering, trial
a congressionally chartered
practice on commercial
on appellate law.
He was recently ap-
advocacy, interrogation,
organization dedicated to
and professional liability,
pointed vice-chair of the
legal writing, and ethics.
increasing civic engage-
real estate, securities fraud,
Senate Committee on
ment throughout the U.S.
and products liability.
Transportation. Paxton
He previously led D.C. Vote,
also serves on the Senate
1992
Education Committee,
1995
an organization working to
KEVIN MAXIM has been
ROB BELL, Delegate to
gain full voting repre-
named in Georgia Super
the Virginia House of
the Senate Committee on
BERT GOOLSBY LL.M.
sentation in Congress for
Lawyers in business litiga-
Representatives, is running
Government Organization,
recently published The
Washington, D.C. residents.
tion each year since 2010,
for the office of Attorney
the Senate Committee
Locusts of Padgett County,
and as one of the Top 100
General. This spring he’s
on Intergovernmental
a story inspired by a 1909
Georgia Super Lawyers in
travelling across the state
Relations, and the Senate
South Carolina Supreme
2012 and 2013. He also
in the weeks leading up
Jurisprudence Committee.
Court case in a time when
was recognized as one of
to the Republican primary
He and his wife, Angela,
racial prejudice shaped
As part of his work at
Georgia Trend’s 2012 Legal
nominating convention
reside in McKinney with
laws and the administra-
Monument Policy Group,
Elite. His Atlanta-based
in May.
their three teenage
tion of justice (see In
STEWART VERDERY worked
Maxim Law Firm marked
daughters. His son is a
Print). He is a former chief
closely with David
its fourth anniversary at
KIRBY GRIFFIS has started
sophomore at Baylor
deputy attorney general of
Hyman, general counsel
the beginning of 2013.
the blog, BriefRight, (www.
University.
South Carolina and former
at Netflix, on legislation
Kevin serves on the board
briefright.com), which
criminal prosecutor.
enacted by Congress late
of trustees of the Fernbank
focuses on how to write
1993
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