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New Law Council Members T. Hal Clarke Jr. 73A, ’76 is executive vice
president and deputy general counsel at Wachovia Corp. in Charlotte, N.C., where he is responsible for legal support for the Capital Management Group, a division of Wachovia Corp. that includes the asset management, retail brokerage and clearing, retirement plan administration and reinsurance businesses. Previously he worked for First Union Corp.; Georgia Federal Bank; Gambrell, Clarke, Anderson & Stolz; and Mitchell, Clarke, Pate, Anderson & Wimberly. Thomas E. Evans ’91 is vice president and Nathan C. Weinert ’05 to Katherine M. Suttle ’05 on
Oct. 7, 2006, in Florence, Ala. Classmates in the wedding party included Greer Smith, Alex Snyder, Brian Knipling, Greg Simatic and Christian Foote. They live in Birmingham, Ala. From left to right from the class of ’05: Greer Smith, Keely Madron Knipling ’04, Brian Knipling, Erin Pride, April Ballou, Ron Page, Alex Snyder, Greg Simatic, Katie Suttle Weinert, Nathan Weinert, Bill Braxton, Jeremy Ireland, Bridget McLaughlin, Nathan Dickson, Chris Van Blarcum, Chris Swain, Chris Foote, Bob Atkinson.
births Pamela Zhulkie Stein ’93
and her husband, Will, twins, a son, Henry William, and a daughter, Claire Elizabeth, on May 1. They live in Minneapolis, Minn. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Carroll Thackston ’96, a son
Carrington Mark, on March 10. He joins sister Courtland Elizabeth, 2. They live in South Boston, Va.
Stephanie Smith Maxwell ’99 and her husband, Kemp,
a son, Witt Meguiar, on April 26. He joins brothers Asher and Raleigh. The family live in Nashville, Tenn. Kathleen Calvert Thornton ’01 and James L. Thornton ’01 , a son,
James Aubrey, on March 10. The family relocated to Atlanta, where Jim works at McKenna, Long and Aldridge L.L.P. F a ll
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Nakisha Sharpe Winston ’01
and her husband, Randall, a daughter, Raina Olivia, on July 16. She joins sister Samara. They reside in Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Ryan A. Becker ’02 , a son, John
Frederic, on July 24. They live in Katonah, N.Y. Ben Brown ’03 (’94A) and Elizabeth Holleman Brown ’95A , a daughter, Elizabeth
Pope Brown, on March 2. Pope joins brother Henry, 2. The Browns live in Bethesda. Pauline Hollar Pauley ’04
and her husband, Andrew, a son, Preston Finn, on June 7. They live in Troutville, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Jared A. Hembree, ’05 , a daughter,
Kaleigh Marie, on August 25. They live in Roswell, N.M.
general counsel of logistics for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in Bentonville, Ark. where he has responsibility for the legal affairs of Wal-Mart’s domestic logistics operations— including the nation’s second largest private commercial fleet with approximately 8,000 power units—aviation, corporate travel, trade and direct import functions. Previously, he was an associate general counsel at McLane Company Inc. in Temple, Texas, a former subsidiary and now a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway. The Hon. Mary Miller Johnston ’84 was
appointed to the Superior Court of Delaware in 2003. While at W&L, she served as lead articles editor of the Law Review. She also has a B.A. in music from Wittenberg University and an M.A. in music from Northwestern University. Johnston served as chief counsel of the Delaware Supreme Court’s Office of Disciplinary Counsel. She formerly was a partner with Morris, James, Hitchens and Williams, practicing primarily in the areas of corporate and commercial litigation. The Hon. Everett A. Martin Jr. ’74A, ’77
serves on the Circuit Court of the City of Norfolk. He clerked for Judge Richard B. Kellam, Eastern District of Virginia, and then entered private practice. He served as assistant commonwealth’s attorney before his appointment to the Norfolk Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court. Andrew Olmem ’96A, ’01 is of counsel to the U.S. Senate
Banking Committee. Previously, he was a research associate for the Federal Reserve Bank in Richmond and an attorney with Mayer, Brown, Rowe and Maw and then Shaw Pittman.
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