Class notes …
2013 in the area of
go unfilled for longer
he focuses his practice on
2011 as International
Elections and Referenda”
appellate practice. He is
and longer periods, and
appellate advocacy and
Trade Counsel for ranking
with the German Law
of counsel with Farmer,
the nomination process
insurance coverage. He
member Orrin Hatch
Journal, the other on the
Jaffe, Weissing, Edwards,
is bogged down by
teaches a course on the
and the committee
“Alignment of National
Fistos & Lehrman in Fort
politization, even down to
history of the Supreme
Republicans, after having
Government Liability Law
Lauderdale, Fla., where
the district court level. He
Court at Goucher College.
spent three years setting
in Europe after Francovich”
he provides litigation
proposes one way to give
up a new FedEx office in
with Springer’s ERA Forum.
support and appellate
some practical relief: “Only
representation in both civil and criminal cases. Before joining the firm he served as appellate judge for the
Washington, D.C., working
a large volume of consen-
Monica M. Welt and Babak Djourabchi were
sus nominations, coupled
overjoyed at the birth
commercial advocacy. He
with a more efficient
of their daughter, Leah
handles trade, internation-
process for confirming
Maxine Djourabchi, on
al economic policy, and
Fourth District Court of
consensus nominees,
October 17, 2011. “She is
investment matters for the
Appeal from 1991 to 2010.
can alleviate the crisis of
happy, healthy, and a joy,”
committee. He surprised
judicial vacancies.” He cites
Monica writes. “We could
his wife, Meg, by propos-
Jason Gabbard reor-
one example, in which
not feel more blessed!”
ing on the Speaker’s
ganized his boutique
Fourth Circuit Judge James
balcony in the Capitol
law firm in 2011 and
Wynn’s nomination was
Afi Johnson-Parris has
rebranded it as the
unanimously reported by
2002
on May 20, 2011. They were married on April 14
been named chair of the
Forefront Law Group. The
the Judiciary Committee,
at the Little Sanctuary at
North Carolina Bar
firm employs 12 attorneys
but it took more than six
Carter Burwell has joined
St. Albans School on the
Association law practice
exclusively focused on
months for the Senate to
the national security &
Cathedral grounds. They
management section for
growth stage companies
confirm him by unanimous
international crime unit at
live in Washington, D.C.
2012–13. Last year she
and the institutions and
consent. Wynn’s seat had
the U.S. Attorney’s Office
investors that capitalize
been unfilled for 16 years.
for the Eastern District of
on international trade and
participated in the American Bar Association’s
them, ranging from MBOs
Klepper suggests a
Virginia. He was previously
Bernd J. Hartmann LL.M. just finished his
to venture capital deals to
way to help de-politicize
an assistant U.S. Attorney
second book on public
leadership program.
traditional private equity
the judicial confirmation
in New York.
liability law. Last year he
Johnson-Parris has a solo
plays. Forefront currently
process and clear Senate
was a visiting professor
practice in Greensboro
has offices in New York
schedules for matters of
Drew Cannady joined the
to Heidelberg University
specializing in divorce and
City and Greenwich, Conn.,
real public controversy. He
office of chief counsel,
School of Law. He has
family law.
and is in the process of
proposes the Senate adopt
United States Secret
been teaching classes on
opening a third office
a rule that whenever the
Service, in 2009, where he
German constitutional
In July Ryan M. Malone re-
in San Francisco, where
Judiciary Committee
practices employment,
history and European
ceived a champion award
Gabbard hopes to recruit
reports a nominee without
tort, and constitutional law.
a partner-level attorney
opposition, a voice vote
to build the Bay Area
be taken within 48 hours.
business.
national diversity
Union law at the University
from the National Law
of Muenster School of
Journal. The award honors
Paul DeLaney joined
Law. Two of his recent
attorneys who uphold the
Such a rule, he argues,
the Senate Finance
articles are forthcoming
profession’s core values
would encourage the
Committee at the
in an English translation,
through public service,
Steven M. Klepper’s
President to choose
beginning of the 112th
one on “Self-Interest and
pro bono efforts, and
commentary, “Confirming
nonpartisan nominees
Congress in February
the Common Good in
advocacy for civil liberties.
Consensus Nominees
with excellent credentials.
Quickly,” appeared in the
Ultimately people would
September issue of The
have more confidence in
Federal Lawyer. Klepper
the federal judiciary and
Lesley Pate Marlin ’02 and her husband, Harry,
notes in his piece how
swifter justice would be
welcomed twin boys, Hunter Peyton and Colby
the federal judiciary is
served by the courts.
Lyon, on June 5. She is a labor and employment
increasingly overworked, vacancies on the bench
76 UVA Lawyer / Fall 2012
Klepper is a principal
lawyer for General Dynamics Information
with Kramon & Graham
Technology in Fairfax, Va., and the family resides in
in Baltimore, Md., where
Arlington.