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Brian Kahle has joined the law firm of Tucker Arensberg, P.C. in the estates and trusts investment management and business practice groups. Meghan A. Moran joined Babst Calland as an associate. Smith, Jr. ’01
Kahle ’03
Marla N. Presley has been elevated to litigation manager of Jackson Lewis P.C.’s Pittsburgh office.
2004 Snider ’05
Mantine ’06
Kara S. Eaton is now an attorney at the new Pittsburgh location of Frost Brown Todd, LLC. Michael Flynn has been named a shareholder at Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C. Nikki Velisaris Lykos is pleased to announce that she has formed Johnston Lykos, LLC with fellow Duquesne Law School alumna Colleen Ramage Johnston. The firm is dedicated to the practice of employment law.
Turahn Jenkins has been promoted to Chief Deputy Director of the Public Defender’s Office of Allegheny County.
Shawn P. McClure is now an account executive with The Reschini Group.
2005
Scott K. McKernan was named a shareholder for Babst Calland.
Kaylyn Boca has been named partner of the real estate and corporate practice groups at Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl LLC. Robert Max Junker was named a shareholder for Babst Calland. Warner ’07
Guarascio ‘08
Christopher Smith, Jr. has been elected by Meyer, Unkovic & Scott to serve on the management committee.
2002
Matthew G. Breneman has been elected as shareholder at Zimmer Kunz, PLLC. Hon. Jennifer Staley McCrady has been elected as judge for the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Marcy Smorey-Giger has been elected vice president – advocacy for the Western Pennsylvania Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel.
2003
Kristen Budris has been elected vice president – communications for the Western Pennsylvania Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel. William T. Fahey III has joined Sherrard, German & Kelly, P.C. as a member of the firm’s energy and natural resources and real estate services groups. Robert Fisher, Jr. has been named partner at Edgar Snyder & Associates.
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Jillian Nolan Snider was elected to membership with Tucker Arensberg, P.C. Robert P. O’Neill, Jr. authored a first edition textbook titled Legal Research and Writing: A Practical Approach for Paralegals. It was published by Pearson in January 2016.
2006
Jill E. Beck is now a judicial law clerk for the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Raymond Learn has been named compliance communications manager of Northwest Bank in Warren, Pa. Michelle A. Mantine has been promoted to partner at Reed Smith LLP. Geoffrey W. Melada is now the director of communications for Hillel International in Washington, D.C. Christopher W. Rogers is now an attorney at the new Pittsburgh location of Frost Brown Todd, LLC.
2007
Jeanette A. Bellon is now an attorney at Green & Ackerman, P.A., in Boca Raton, Fla. April Trimble Dugan has joined FedEx Ground as a senior attorney.
Hon. Carl Walker Metzgar and Molly E. (Beahr) Metzgar, L’14, welcomed daughter Helen Pearl on Feb. 18, 2016. Gregory Michaels has been named a shareholder at Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C. Hon. Guy Reschenthaler has been elected to District 37 of the Pennsylvania State Senate. Vaughn Schultz has been named a shareholder at Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C. Thomas C. Warner has been promoted to partner at Sweet, Stevens, Katz & Williams.
2008
Katrina Brantley joined Mylan, Inc., as assistant operations counsel. Bridget Guarascio was named an honoree of the 2015 40 under 40 Award by Pittsburgh Magazine and PUMP. Michael Metcalfe has been named partner in the litigation and taxation practice groups at Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl LLC.