C L A S S N O T E S Meredith Bjorck and Amy White have joined the law firm <strong>of</strong> Vinson & Elkins, LLP, in Dallas as associ<strong>at</strong>es. Eric J. Cassidy has joined the law firm <strong>of</strong> Clements, O’Neill, Pierce, Nickens & Wilson, LLP, in Houston. Sarah A. C<strong>at</strong>on has joined the law firm <strong>of</strong> Vinson & Elkins, LLP, in Houston as associ<strong>at</strong>e. Zandra Collins has joined the law firm Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, LLP, in Dallas. Gwendolyn Dawson and Jon<strong>at</strong>han Frels were recently married. Ms. Frels Gwendolyn Dawson and Jon<strong>at</strong>han Frels were wed on Aug. 18, 2001 <strong>at</strong> St. Anne’s in Houston. works as law clerk for Chief Judge Carolyn King, U.S. Court <strong>of</strong> Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Will Denham has joined the Dallas law firm <strong>of</strong> Baker Botts, L.L.P. Chipman Earle and Mark Liu have joined the law firm <strong>of</strong> Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Ros<strong>at</strong>i in <strong>Austin</strong>. Jay D. Ellwanger has joined the law firm <strong>of</strong> Jenkens & Gilchrist, LLP, in Los Angeles. Travis Farr has joined the public law practice <strong>of</strong> Andrews & Kurth L.L.P. in their Houston <strong>of</strong>fice. Kendyl Taylor Hanks and McKeever Darby were engaged this July and will be married in <strong>Austin</strong> in December <strong>2002</strong>. 60 UTLAW <strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2002</strong> Hanks is working with the <strong>Austin</strong> law firm <strong>of</strong> Haynes & Boone, LLP. Jeff M. Hearne is working with the Legal Services <strong>of</strong> Gre<strong>at</strong>er Miami, Inc., in Miami. Alison Holland and her husband, Greg Holland, announce the birth <strong>of</strong> their son, Braden Daith Holland, on July 23, 2001. He weighed 9 pounds, 10 ounces. Jeff Kitner has joined the law firm <strong>of</strong> Jackson Walker in Dallas. Jon<strong>at</strong>han S. Krueger has joined the New York law <strong>of</strong>fice <strong>of</strong> Vinson & Elkins. Bryan Lopez has joined the law firm <strong>of</strong> Hughes & Luce, LLP, in Dallas. Andrew K. Maebius has joined the law firm <strong>of</strong> Thompson & Knight LLP. He will be working in the corpor<strong>at</strong>e department <strong>of</strong> the firm’s <strong>Austin</strong> <strong>of</strong>fice. Denise Lynn Manley recently joined the trial department <strong>of</strong> the Houston <strong>of</strong>fice <strong>of</strong> the law firm <strong>of</strong> Thompson & Knight LLP. Timothy McConn has joined the litig<strong>at</strong>ion practice <strong>of</strong> the Houston <strong>of</strong>fice <strong>of</strong> Andrews & Kurth L.L.P. Christina A. Mondrik has become an associ<strong>at</strong>e in the law firm <strong>of</strong> Stahl, Martens & Bernal in <strong>Austin</strong>, <strong>Texas</strong>. M<strong>at</strong>thew Moscicki has joined the law firm <strong>of</strong> Conley, Rose & Tayon, P.C., in Houston. John Owen has joined the law firm <strong>of</strong> Crav<strong>at</strong>h, Swaine & Moore in New York. Darin Sadow has joined the corpor<strong>at</strong>e <strong>of</strong>fice <strong>of</strong> the Houston <strong>of</strong>fice <strong>of</strong> the law firm Thompson & Knight LLP. F. Xavier Pena, Douglas Stewart and K<strong>at</strong>hryn Still have joined the Houston law firm <strong>of</strong> Vinson & Elkins, LLP, as associ<strong>at</strong>es. Dana Davis Paul has joined the Houston law firm <strong>of</strong> Bracewell & P<strong>at</strong>terson, LLP, as associ<strong>at</strong>e. Jesus Payan has joined the Dallas law firm <strong>of</strong> Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P., as associ<strong>at</strong>e. Michael Reese has joined the law firm Pillsbury Winthrop, LLP, in New York. Cicely Reid is working as an assistant district <strong>at</strong>torney in Houston. L. Kristine Rogers recently joined the law firm <strong>of</strong> Thompson & Knight in the firm’s trial department and will be based in the firm’s Dallas <strong>of</strong>fice. Jason Ryan has joined the law firm <strong>of</strong> Baker Botts, L.L.P., in Houston as associ<strong>at</strong>e. Adam Schramek and Christopher B.W<strong>at</strong>t have joined the law firm <strong>of</strong> Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP, in Houston. Z. Taylor Schultz has joined the law firm <strong>of</strong> Seyfarth Shaw in Washington, D.C. Gregory Sudbury has joined the law firm <strong>of</strong> Strasburger & Price, LLP, in Dallas. Sherry Lynn Talton will be working with the law firm <strong>of</strong> Silber Pearlman, LLP, in Dallas. James Thompson has joined Vinson & Elkins, LLP, in <strong>Austin</strong>, as associ<strong>at</strong>e. Lisa S. Tsai is working for <strong>The</strong> Honorable Samuel B. Kent, ’74, U.S. District Court Judge for Southern District <strong>of</strong> <strong>Texas</strong>, in Galveston. Marlen D. Whitley has joined the law firm <strong>of</strong> Clark, Thomas & Winter, P.C., in <strong>Austin</strong>. Jill Williamson has accepted a position as associ<strong>at</strong>e with Verner Liipfert Bernard McPherson and Hand in Washington, D.C. She will be working in the Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Trade and Litig<strong>at</strong>ion Group. Thomas Yoo has joined the corpor<strong>at</strong>e and securities department <strong>of</strong> the law firm <strong>of</strong> Thompson & Knight, LLP in the firm’s Dallas <strong>of</strong>fice. Olivia J. Zach and John T. Zach have joined the law firm <strong>of</strong> Crav<strong>at</strong>h Swaine & Moore in New York.
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