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1967 D. Culver Smith III (’64A)
joined the firm of Fox Rothchild L.L.P. as a partner in the litigation department of the firm’s West Palm Beach, Fla., office. He is a fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers and serves on its legal ethics and professional‑ ism committee. Ronald J. Bacigal received
the 2008 Harry L. Carrico Professionalism Award, rec‑ ognizing his contributions to improving the criminal justice system in Virginia. Bacigal is a professor of law at the University of Richmond School of Law.
1968 Larry E. Hepler is a fellow
of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in America. His induction cer‑ emony took place before an audience of approximately 730 during the 2007 annual meeting in Denver. He was recognized as one of 10 lead‑ ing lawyers in downstate Illinois by Leading Lawyers Network Magazine. He is a partner in the firm of Hepler, Broom, MacDonald, Hebrank, True & Noce L.L.C. and has been practicing for more than 30 years. He lives in Edwardsville, Ill.
1969 Peter M. Van Dine (’71A)
marked his 30th year with PNC Wealth Management as a senior trust advisor in Doylestown, Pa., where he also operates a choose-and-cut Christmas tree farm. His wife, Becky, serves as development director for Vita Education Services, a non-profit agency in Bucks County that teaches literacy and decision-making skills. They welcomed their first grandchild, Addison Jette Pollard, daughter of Ami Van Dine and her husband, Christopher Pollard, born on Aug. 2, 2007. Ami is earning her graduate degree in speech
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pathology, and Van Dine’s son, Jonathan, is a graphic designer for Abercrombie & Fitch in Columbus, Ohio.
1972 John A. Wolf (’69A) was selected for the Maryland Super Lawyers 2008 issue. He focuses on construction surety for Ober/Kaler in its Baltimore office.
1973 J. Jeffries Miles was named a
Best of the Best USA Lawyer by Expert Guides to the Leading U.S. Lawyers 2007. He works in the healthcare section for Ober/Kaler and lives in Alexandria.
N o t e s The Hon. John P. Miller
was named judge in charge of the criminal division for Baltimore’s circuit court. For the past five years, he served as the judge in charge of the misdemeanor jury trial docket and as a member of the courts management committee.
1974 James M. Costan joined the
public law and policy strate‑ gies practice of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal L.L.P. The group focuses on energy-related regulation, litigation, transactions and public policy. He lives in Washington.
Law and Literature Weekend October 17-18, 2008 In its 16th year, the Law and Literature Seminar will turn to another American classic, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Perhaps the most lyrical and elo‑ quent of all the great American novels, The Great Gatsby focuses on the powerful tension between limitless desire and inherently limited human beings. At its heart is the mysterious, charismatic fig‑ ure of Jay Gatsby, who seems to reach the pin‑ nacle of American success but at a tremendous cost. Fitzgerald’s great novel of the Jazz Age delves into the difference between the ethical and the unethical, the legal and the criminal, the accepted social world and the rejected criminal underworld. Ultimately, this deeply moral novel seeks to explore the ele‑ ments in our nature that lead us to cross the line of what society can allow and what it must curtail— that is, the very essence of law. Fitzgerald asks us to ponder the hazards of misbegotten dreams, the corrupting influence of wealth and social standing pursued at whatever cost, and the tragic inevitability of a collision between illusion and reality. As a bonus to practicing attorneys, the program will again seek approval for two hours of Continuing Legal Education ethics credit. The program is open to anyone interested in law and literature. For more information, please call the Office of Special programs at spclprog@wlu.edu or (540) 458-8723.
1975 David S. De Jong was named
to CPA Magazine’s Top 50 IRS representation practitioners, as featured in the April/May 2008 issue. He is a partner at Stein Sperling and lives in Rockville, Md. W. Henry Jernigan Jr. (’72A) was included in The
Best Lawyers in America 2008. He works in the Charleston, W.Va., office of Dinsmore & Shohl L.L.P. M. Pierce Rucker II was
elected to a one-year term as president of the law firm of Sands Anderson Marks & Miller. He lives in Richmond.
1977 Theodore D. Grosser was
included in The Best Lawyers in America 2008 in the areas of corporate and mergers and acquisitions law, to and Ohio Super Lawyers 2008. He works for Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur in its Cincinnati office. Jeffrey W. Morris was
included in Ohio Super Lawyers 2008. He is an attorney in the Dayton office of Porter Wright Morris & Arthur, where his focus includes bankruptcy and commercial law.
1979 Samuel A. Nolen was elect‑
ed chair of Lex Mundi by the organization’s board of direc‑ tors. Lex Mundi is an associa‑ tion of independent law firms, representing 20,000 attorneys worldwide. He is a director of Richards, Layton & Finger and lives in Wilmington, Del. Stuart B. Nibley (’75A)
changed firms and joined Dickstein Shapiro L.L.P in Washington. He works in the firm’s government contracts practice and will focus on both counseling and dispute resolution on behalf of gov‑ ernment contractors. Nibley lives in Chevy Chase, Md.
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