CLASS NOTES …
1974 MARY ALEXANDER SEDDON LEE STAPP LL.M. ’73 passed away on October 27, 2013, at the
DOUGLAS M. BRANSON LL.M.
age of 86. She was a longtime resident of
notes that the fourth
Montgomery, Ala. Throughout her life she
edition of Understanding
fulfilled a commitment to study, teach, and
Corporate Law was
practice law. As an assistant attorney gen-
published in 2013, and his
eral and chief legal counsel for the Alabama
newest book, Greatness in
NATHALIE GILFOYLE has been
Department of Human Resources she argued
the Shadows: Larry Doby
elected to the board of
cases at all levels, including before the Supreme
and the Integration of the
directors of the National
JAY T. WALDRON has been
Court of the United States.
American League, will be
Veterans Legal Services
elected chair of the board
After receiving her law degree at the Univer-
published later this year.
Program, which is
of directors of Oregon
sity of Alabama School of Law, she received her
Branson is the W. Edward
dedicated to ensuring that
Health & Science
master’s in law at Virginia. She went on to study
Sell Chair in Law at the
veterans and active-duty
University, which provides
international law at Georgetown University,
University of Pittsburgh.
military personnel receive
health care throughout
the governmental benefits
the state and is Portland’s
dispute resolution at Emory University School of Law, and English legal history at the London
C. WILSON DUBOSE was
to which they are entitled
largest employer. He has
School of Economics.
listed in Georgia Legal
under the law. She is
served on the board for six
Leaders and Georgia Super
general counsel to the
years. Waldron is a
presented Stapp with the Alabama Women
Lawyers 2013 in business
American Psychological
shareholder with Schwabe,
Achievers’ Award in recognition of her contribu-
litigation, construction
Association in Washington,
Williamson & Wyatt in
tion toward elevating the status of Alabama
litigation, and alternative
D.C., and also serves as a
Portland, where he
women. In 2013 the women’s section of the
dispute resolution. He was
commissioner on the D.C.
practices environmental
Alabama State Bar presented her with the
also elected to the board
Access to Justice
and energy law and
Maud McLure Kelly Award for “being a pioneer
of directors of Common
Commission by appoint-
represents clients in trial
for the rights of children and the elderly and a
Cause Georgia. He
ment of the District of
and appellate courts.
tireless leader in mentoring young women in
practices with DuBose Law
Columbia Court of Appeals.
the legal profession.”
Group LLC of Madison and
JOHN F. WYMER III opened
Atlanta, Ga.
the Atlanta, Ga., office of
In 1981 the Southern Women’s Archives
Denver-based Sherman
HOWARD L. MEYERS received
CLAIRE G. GASTANAGA
& Howard in February
the Dennis H. Replansky
received the 2013 Bernard
2013. He is a fellow in
Memorial Award for
D. Mayes Award given by
the College of Labor and
his contributions to
the Serpentine Society in
Employment Lawyers and
legal, civic, religious, and
honor of her work on LGBT
has been listed in Best
other charitable causes
rights. Gastanaga is the
Lawyers since 1994.
at the Philadelphia Bar
ROBERT S. MUELLER III has
executive director of the
FRANK E. RIGGS, JR. has
Association business law
joined Wilmer Cutler
American Civil Liberties
been named a fellow in
section annual dinner in
Pickering Hale & Dorr as
Union of Virginia and has
the American College of
February. He is a senior
partner in Washington,
more than 30 years of
Construction Lawyers. He
partner in the business
D.C. He was previously
experience in legal and
is a partner with Troutman
and finance practice
director of the Federal
government relations at
Sanders in Atlanta, Ga.,
of Morgan Lewis in
Bureau of Investigation, a
the federal, state, and local
where he focuses his
Philadelphia, Pa.
job he began one week
levels. The award is named
practice exclusively on
before the attacks on
for the former assistant
construction law. He is
September 11. His practice
dean of the College of
listed in Best Lawyers 2014
at WilmerHale is focused
Arts and Sciences for his
in construction law,
W. STUART DORNETTE is
on investigations, crisis
lifetime support of LGBT
litigation-construction and
listed in Ohio Super
management, privacy, and
students at the University
in Super Lawyers 2014 in
Lawyers 2014 in business
cybersecurity.
of Virginia.
construction/surety.
litigation and was named a
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