Class notes …
for governor, Democrat
Jonathan S. Tannen ’09 was a
Eighth Circuit Court of
and then-state CFO Alex
foreign law research assistant to
Appeals and organized
Sink and Republican Rick
Asher Grunis LL.M. ’72 (center) in
the Federalist Society’s
Scott” (now Florida’s 45th
Jerusalem in the summer of 2007.
2011 National Student
governor), as well as other
Grunis was recently named Chief
Symposium with Justice
prominent elected officials
Justice of the Supreme Court of
Clarence Thomas as the
and community leaders.
Israel. His father, Edward
keynote speaker.
The effort yielded more
Tannen ’73, shared at least one
than 125 cost-savings
class with Grunis at the Law
recommendations worth
School— Charlie Whitebread’s criminal procedure class. Edward visited Jonathan
approximately $4 billion,
and Grunis the summer Jonathan was working for the Supreme Court of Israel.
more than one-third of
Jonathan is currently a law clerk to Justice Peggy A. Quince of the Florida
which were implemented
Supreme Court.
by the Florida legislature.
2008
in September, running
of law and policy. She
Erin N. Thompson has
Joe L. Fore, Jr., has joined
101.90 miles in a 24-hour
advocates for low-income,
joined Goldberg Kohn as
Baker Hostetler in Orlando,
James R. Billings-Kang
period. Choi is an attorney
elderly, and disabled
an associate in the com-
Fla., where he focuses his
has joined Blank Rome
with the Bergen County
clients and lobbies state
mercial finance group in
practice on complex
as an associate in the
Mental Health Project and
and federal agencies. She
Chicago, Ill. She represents
business litigation.
corporate litigation group
resides in Leonia, N.J.
is a staff attorney with
financial institutions in
Community Legal Services
documenting, negotiat-
Megan A. Peloquin has
in Philadelphia, Pa.
ing, and performing due
joined Weil, Gotshal and
diligence for asset-based
Manges in Washington,
and cash-flow commercial
D.C., as a litigation
finance transactions.
associate.
in Washington, D.C., where he focuses his practice on complex civil litigation
Elisabeth Falaleev Miranowski writes that
at both state and federal
her daughter, Sasha
levels. As a member of
Helene Miranowski, was
the consumer financial
born on October 29, in the
services team he works
middle of the snowstorm
Michael Menssen
on a variety of consumer
that hit the East Coast.
announces that his
finance litigation matters.
2009
2010
2011
second child, Daniel James
Paul Mysliwiec enjoys
Menssen, was born on
prosecuting misdemean-
July 31.
ors in Brooklyn’s Red Zone, consisting of tough
Natalia Oehninger is
Karin Agness was named
neighborhoods such
an associate with Jones
among Forbes’ 30 Under
as East New York and
Day in Dallas, Tex., where
Karla J. Soloria has joined
30 in the area of law and
Canarsie. He especially
she practices labor and
Kaufman & Canoles in
policy. She founded a
enjoys facing off against
employment law.
group for conservative
fellow UVA grads such as
college women called
Adam Heyman ’03 and
Network of Enlightened Women while at UVA.
Austin A. Averitt has
Norfolk, Va., where she
joined Burr & Forman in
practices in the litigation
Whitney B. Price has
Birmingham, Ala. He
group.
Jessica Goldthwaite ’04
joined Butler Rubin
practices in the commer-
in the Legal Aid Society,
Saltarelli & Boyd in
cial litigation group, where
Caroline W. Stanton is an
and looks forward to
Chicago, Ill., as an as-
he focuses on financial
associate with Williams
Jacqueline Choi came
his time in the felony
sociate. She concentrates
services litigation.
Mullen in Richmond, Va., in
in tenth among female
grand jury.
her practice in complex commercial litigation.
the corporate law section,
Alex Cox was named
where she focuses her
Track and Field 24-Hour
Rebecca Vallas has been
among Forbes’ 30 Under
practice on mergers and
National Championships
named among Forbes’
30 in the area of law and
acquisitions and general
held in Cleveland, Ohio,
30 Under 30 in the area
policy. He clerks in the
business matters. n
runners in the 2011 USA
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