notes Heidi Kenny-Berman, J.D. ’01, of the Kenny Law Group in Cockeysville, was named one of The Daily Record’s Top 100 Women of 2016. Tiffany P. Robinson, J.D. ’01, was named deputy chief of staff by Gov. Larry Hogan. She was previously an assistant secretary in the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development and the director of the Community Development Administration. Paul D. Rose Jr., J.D. ’01, was one of three attorneys elected partner at Miles & Stockbridge in January 2016. Hendrick “Briggs” Bedigian, J.D. ’02, was inducted in August 2015 into the Inner Circle of Advocates, an invitation-only group of U.S. plaintiff trial lawyers. Bedigian, a founding partner of Gilman & Bedigian in Timonium, reports that he is the first graduate of a Maryland law school to be inducted into the group.
Michelle A. Brady, J.D. ’04, joined the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights as deputy chief of the Rule of Law Unit in September 2015. She is based in Warsaw. Taylor Gray, J.D. ’04, vice president of development for The Cordish Cos., was named to the Baltimore Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 list in 2015. Natalie L. Grossman, J.D. ’04, director of senior legal services at the Bar Association of Baltimore City, was among The Daily Record’s 2015 Leading Women. Gretchen A. Rogers, MBA ’04, J.D. ’04, has been named a partner at Berman, Sobin, Gross, Feldman & Darby. She is based in the firm’s Gaithersburg office. Laurie M. Wasserman, J.D. ’04, has joined Offit Kurman as a principal in the Family Law practice area in the firm’s Baltimore office. Wasserman was also among The Daily Record’s 2015 Leading Women. Brett S. Lininger, J.D. ’05, a principal at Semmes, Bowen & Semmes in Baltimore, was appointed to the University of Baltimore Foundation board in July 2015.
Geoffrey “Geoff” Hengerer, J.D. ’02, deputy legal counsel in the Office of the Governor of Maryland, was named to The Daily Record’s 2016 VIP List.
Julia S. Oaten, J.D. ’05, returned to Annapolis in December 2015 after practicing consumer bankruptcy in Honolulu for seven years.
Dennis M. Robinson Jr., J.D. ’02, a partner at Whiteford Taylor Preston in Baltimore, received The Daily Record’s 2015 Leadership in Law award.
André Walters, J.D. ’05, launched Yuno, an e-commerce website, in August 2015.
Anirban Basu, J.D. ’03, chairman and CEO of the Sage Policy Group, a Baltimore-based economic and policy consulting firm, was named to The Daily Record’s 2016 list of Influential Marylanders. Gregory J. Faherty, J.D. ’03, joined BankUnited as director of operations in June 2016 and is responsible for managing and expanding the company’s infrastructure. Cylia E. Lowe-Smith, J.D. ’03, president of the Junior League of Baltimore, was named one of The Daily Record’s Top 100 Women of 2016.
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Sheena Gill, J.D. ’06, vice president and general counsel for C2 Technologies in Vienna, Va., was named to the Washington Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 list of business leaders in 2016. Barrett R. King, J.D. ’06, was named president of the board of directors of the Women’s Law Center of Maryland in July 2016. He succeeds Kelly Powers, J.D. ’06. King, who practices with King Hall in Ellicott City, is the first man to serve as president of the board in the center’s 45-year history. Christopher W. Roberts, J.D. ’06, was named a principal at Lerch, Early & Brewer in Bethesda in January 2016.
Taren Stanton Butcher, J.D. ’07, associate general counsel at Allegis Group in Baltimore, was among The Daily Record’s 2015 Leading Women.
David E. Bauer, J.D. ’10, joined Hyundai Motor Co. as manager of government affairs in the Washington, D.C., office in September 2015.
Maureen Lanigan Howarth, J.D. ’07, was hired as the Worcester County attorney in September 2015.
Rebecca J. Coleman, J.D. ’10, joined the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in Washington, D.C., as an enforcement attorney in May 2016.
Kathleen McClernan-Walz, J.D. ’07, president of the St. Mary’s County Bar Association, received The Daily Record’s 2016 Generation J.D. Award, which honors up-and-coming attorneys.
Stephen M. Cornelius, J.D. ’10, was promoted from associate to supervising attorney at Eccleston & Wolf in Hanover in January 2016.
Christine B. Conyers, J.D. ’08, joined the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in September 2014 as an attorney advisor and a deputy ethics official.
Melissa E. Goldmeier, J.D. ’10, assistant county solicitor (litigation) at the Howard County Office of Law, was named to The Daily Record’s 2016 VIP List.
Kemp W. Hammond, J.D. ’08, was hired in August 2015 as an assistant county attorney with the Anne Arundel County Office of Law.
Brian W. Hammock, J.D. ’10, resident vice president at CSX Transportation, was named to The Daily Record’s 2015 List of Maryland’s Most Admired CEOs.
Ryan A. Mitchell, J.D. ’08, an associate at Kramon & Graham in Baltimore, was listed in Maryland Super Lawyers 2016. Katherine M. “Katie” Simpson, J.D. ’08, is the author of Financial Inclusion & Consumer Empowerment: US and EU Legislation & International Soft Law (2015). Joanna L. Diamond, J.D. ’09, vice president of external relations at Planned Parenthood of Maryland, was named to The Daily Record’s 2016 VIP List. Alexandra Hughes, J.D. ’09, of the Office of Maryland House Speaker Michael Busch, was named to The Daily Record’s 2016 VIP List. Wendy Parcells Marshall, J.D. ’09, was hired in November 2015 as an attorney advisor for the U.S. Access Board in Washington, D.C. The agency promotes equality for people with disabilities. Matthew J. Youssef, J.D. ’09, an associate with Niles, Barton & Wilmer in Baltimore, was named to The Daily Record’s 2016 VIP List.
2010s Heather Welch Arbogast, J.D. ’10, an associate with McGuireWoods in Baltimore, was named to The Daily Record’s 2016 VIP List.
Benjamin Meredith, J.D. ’10, an associate with Iliff, Meredith, Wildberger & Brennan in Pasadena, received The Daily Record’s 2016 Generation J.D. Award, which honors up-andcoming attorneys. Myshala E. Middleton, J.D. ’10, an assistant attorney general in the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, was among The Daily Record’s 2015 Leading Women. James R. Osborne III, J.D. ’10, in June 2015 was named general counsel at Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, an architectural and engineering firm based in Sparks. Jessica E. Zadjura, J.D. ’10, accepted a position in February 2016 as an associate in Cordell & Cordell’s Baltimore office. Courtney K. Brust, J.D. ’11, joined Ober|Kaler in May 2016 as an associate in the Estates and Trusts Group. Kimberly Owusukoko, J.D. ’11, associate director in the Office of Federal and Regional Affairs at the Executive Office of (Washington, D.C.) Mayor Muriel Bowser, married Eric Afoakwah in August 2015. Matthew M. “Matt” White, J.D. ’11, was elected in December 2015 as the Northern Virginia region’s representative with the Real Property Section of the Virginia State Bar.