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Capt. Kelly Repair ’06L
joined the Marine Corps with a single purpose in mind—to became a judge advocate so she could work as an attorney while serving her country. “As a lawyer, I have a desire to uphold individual rights and ensure that the system works fairly for its citizens,” said Repair. “It is an honor for me to be able to do that for the people who are serving our country. The most rewarding part of my job is the privilege of having the opportunity to ensure that they get the best defense that they can.” So far, she’s doing an admirable job. Repair received the Defense Counsel of the Year Award (DECOY) for the Eastern Region of the Marine Corps, given annually to recognize the judge advocate who provided the biggest impact to the defense bar. Repair was selected from more than 25 eligible counselors for her work ethic, litigation skills and mentorship abilities. Repair earned more acquittals over the past year for her clients than any other defense counsel in the region.
1983 Linda A. Klein , a manag-
ing shareholder with Baker Donelson, was nominated as the 2010 chair of the American Bar Association’s House of Delegates. She will assume her post for a two-year term in August. She lives in Atlanta.
1986 Margaret Ann Bollmeier
was named executive director of the Curry School of Education Foundation at the University of Virginia. Margaret Ann and her husband, Kyle, have two daughters, Greta, 11, and Elsa, 9.
1988 Mark S. Yacano was named
the executive vice president of Hudson Legal. Hudson provides temporary staffing, 24
managed review and consulting services and is part of the North American Division of Hudson Highland Group. He is based out of New York.
1989 Donald C. Schultz was
among Virginia Business Magazine’s Legal Elite for 2009 for his work in bankruptcy law. He works for Crenshaw, Ware & Martin P.L.C. and lives in Virginia Beach.
1990 Andrew R. Lee was named to
New Orleans City Business’ Leadership in Law class of 2010. This marks the second time he was honored with this distinction. He practices with Jones Walker L.L.P.
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Although Repair’s cumulative work throughout 2009 attributed to the DECOY award, her service as the assistant defense counsel in a capital retrial, United States v. Walker, highlighted her legal skills. In 1993, Lance Cpl. Wade Walker received the death sentence on a conviction of two premeditated murders, as well as several other offenses. In the resentencing, which addressed both murders again, the jury had the option of giving Walker a minimum of a life sentence and the maximum of a death sentence. After 18 months of work, Repair and her team were able to convince the jury—in a unanimous decision—to reverse the original death sentence. Repair and her team relied on W&L’s Virginia Capital Case Clearinghouse (VC3), the capital defense clinic directed by Professor David Bruck. “The VC3 brought a level of eager and competent help to the team,” said Repair. “We certainly credit a lot of our success to Professor Bruck and the law students. They helped us tremendously, sometimes sending us motions and research literally in the middle of the night. I enjoyed returning to the Law School to work on this case. This was a huge success for our team, and truly the most rewarding and educating experience I have had as a judge advocate so far.” In the aftermath of United States v. Walker, Repair is preparing for a slight career change. In the Marine Corps, judge advocates do not stay in one area of law for their entire time of service. This summer, she will move to the Pentagon for a three-year stint as an assistant counsel in the Office of the Counsel for the Commandant of the Marine Corps.
1991 Wood W. Lay has joined
Winston & Strawn L.L.P. in its Chartlotte, N.C., office. Lay focuses on labor and employment issues, with an emphasis on employment, ERISA, non-competition and trade secret litigation.
1994 Kevin D. Pomfret joined the
Richmond office of LeClair Ryan as a partner in the intellectual property, corporate service and venture capital practices to help develop the firm’s spatial law capabilities. Todd A. Rodriguez is a contributing author to Representing Physicians Handbook, 2nd ed., a publication of the American Health Lawyers Association. He is a partner in the Exton, Pa., office of Fox Rothschild W & L
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L.L.P., where he co-chairs the health law practice.
1995 Andrea K. Wahlquist was
named a Leader in the Field in employee benefits and executive compensation in the 2010 Chambers USA— America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. She works for Simpson, Thatcher & Bartlett in New York.
1998 Mary Beth Long was
named senior vice president at NeuralIQ Government Services Inc., a cyber-intelligence company. Previously, she was assistant secretary for International Security Affairs at the U.S. Department of Defense, where she advised the Secretary of Defense on strategy for the Middle East, M a g a z i n e
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