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ALUMNI Newscation. Her husband is the owner ofDavid E. Bowen Landscaping.Maria B. Pica is the new director forDemocracy and Human Rights at theNational Security Council.Christopher D. Rottler has joined theBurlington, Vt.-based firm of Bergeron,Paradis & Fitzpatrick, LLP.1998A. Benjamin Horton and his wifeMonica welcomed their first child, ColinGrace, on Sept. 23, 2003. Horton is anassociate with Carr Maloney PC inWashington, D.C. He and his familyreside in Upper Marlboro, Md.1999Capt. Sean M. Connolly, U.S. ArmyJAG, was awarded a Bronze Star Medalfor wartime service in Mosul, Iraq, inJuly 2003. In August 2003, Capt.Connolly was appointed to the PentagonDepartment of Defense, Office ofGeneral Counsel, Office of MilitaryCommissions. He and his wife, CarolCastrovinci Connolly, ’99, celebratedtheir second wedding anniversary inAugust 2003.W. Glenn Edwards has been promotedfrom associate to senior associate by thefirm of Oppenheimer Wolff & DonnellyLLP in Minneapolis. He practices in allareas of intellectual property.Mary D. Kane is assistant secretary ofstate for the state of Maryland. Gov.Robert Ehrlich Jr. appointed her inMarch 2003. Kane and her husband,John, have three children and reside inPotomac, Md.Jennifer Persico has joined the firm ofPepper Hamilton as an associate. Shewas most recently an associate atKilpatrick Stockton.Dorothy Slovak Hersey married DavidHersey, a US Airways captain, inFebruary 2003. The couple resides inCharlotte, N.C.2000Seannon Fallon Meeks was therecipient of the 2003 International BarAssociation’s Tax Committee Award.The annual international writing competitionis open to attorneys under 35who are sponsored by their firms. Thetopic must be related to international taxand must be based on original research.Meek’s paper relates to the implicationsof the proposed legislative changes toSection 163(j) of the Internal RevenueCode (known as the earnings strippingrules) and whether changes will result inthe violation of current U.S. tax treatyobligations and capital flight. Meeks willpresent his paper at the 2004 IBA conferencein New Zealand.Bridget Moore has joined Baker Bottsas an associate in the trial departmentof the Washington, D.C., office.Moore’s practice focuses on all areas ofsecurities law, including enforcement,litigation, regulation and compliance. Inparticular, she helps clients resolve issuesrelated to the Securities and ExchangeCommission. Prior to joining BakerBotts in May 2003, Moore worked as astaff attorney in the Division ofEnforcement at the SEC.Cecelia A. Tabois has started her ownlaw and CPA firm, Cecelia Tabois, LLC,in McLean, Va. The practice covers federaland state tax compliance and taxconsulting engagement for individuals,closely held corporations, partnershipsand trusts and estates, estate planning,probate and estate administration2001Vinay Jatinder Jolly was married toAnjali Vira on May 31, 2003, in NewOrleans. He is an associate withSedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold.The couple honeymooned in Hawaiiand resides in New York City.Kirk Morgan has joined Baker Botts asan associate in the global projects departmentof its Washington, D.C. office. Hispractice focuses on transactions and regulatorymatters centering on the energyindustry. Before joining Baker Botts,Morgan was an associate with Hogan &Hartson LLP in Washington, D.C.Dana Thompson is the newly appointedlegislative counsel for U.S. Rep.Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas). He wasformerly an associate with the law firmRifkin, Livingston, Levitan and Silver.2002Sara Trott de Seve has joined Morrison& Reynolds of Alexandria, Va., as anassociate. She will concentrate her practiceon wills, trusts, estates and otherfiduciary matters.Rebecca McDougall has joined KattenMuchin Zavis Rosenman as an associatein the firm’s intellectual property practice.Ellen Traupman has joined the D.C.office of Venable, LLP as an associatein the telecom practice. She has beenan associate in the telecom practiceat Alston & Bird.Sara Traigle has joined Patton Boggs asan associate in the health care practice.She is a former legislative assistant toSen. John Breaux (D-La.).Kristen Tremble is a first-year associateat Jorden Burt, LLP, specializing incommercial litigation and insurance.2003Joanna M. Crandall has received aHuman Rights Fellowship for LL.M.studies at Columbia University Law School.Jared N. Leland II recently accepted aposition as legal counsel for the BecketFund for Religious Liberty, an interfaith,nonpartisan law firm defending all religioustraditions.James Pasterczyk is proudto announce his successfulascent of North America’shighest peak, Alaska’sMount McKinley, on June6, 2003.Winter 2004 / C UALAWYER 43