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ALUMNI NewsArchdiocesan Legal Network in thegreater Washington area.Paul R. Wallace has left the position ofchief prosecutor for New Castle County,Delaware, to become the chief of appealsfor the Delaware Department of Justice.His practice now concentrates on criminalappellate advocacy before theDelaware Supreme Court and the federalcourts.1990Michael J. Bidwill spoke at theColumbus School of Law on Sept. 24 atthe invitation of the Sports andEntertainment Law Society. Bidwill,president of the Arizona Cardinals, discussedwhat legal matters are involved inowning and managing a NationalFootball League franchise.Michael J. Fortunato was the subject ofan article in the Oct. 5, 2008, edition ofthe Daily Local News, serving ChesterCounty, Pa. The story, “Law Firm Dealsin Whistleblower Suits,” detailed his winningof a $1.8 million award, plus attorneys’fees, for his plaintiff client. A monthearlier, Fortunato secured a defense verdictfor a separate corporate defendant.The two unrelated jury trials were amongthe first of their kind, both prosecutingand defending Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblowercases. Fortunato is chairman of theemployment law group of Rubin,Fortunato & Harbison headquartered inPaoli, Pa., near Philadelphia.1991Michael J. Ryan Jr. recently joinedPROXY Governance, Inc. as presidentand chief operating officer. The companyis an independent advisory firm thathelps to build long-term shareholdervalue by providing various proxy advisoryservices to institutional investors,including mutual funds, public and privatepension funds, and the investmentarm of insurance companies and investmentbanks.1992Margaret R. Blake has joined the internationalsecurities practice in theWashington office of BinghamMcCutchen. She was formerly a partnerat Winston & Strawn.Alice S. Fisher has rejoined her formerfirm, Latham & Watkins, as global cochairof the white collar and governmentinvestigations practice group. Fishermost recently served as assistant attorneygeneral (criminal division) for theUnited States Department of Justice.Karen H. Mason was appointed masterfor the family division in the PrinceGeorge’s Circuit Court. Her appointmentfollowed an eight-year career as anassistant state’s attorney for PrinceGeorge’s County.Sarah A. Robichaud received the SocialSecurity Administration Commissioner’sCitation, the SSA’s highest honor, for herwork in the SSA’s Detroit Office ofDisability Adjudication and Review. Theaward was bestowed on Sept.18, 2008.1993Andrea Heffernan Brisbin joined theCharleston, S.C., office of CharlottebasedParker Poe Adams & BernsteinLLP in 2006. Her practice specializesin federal and state health care regulationand litigation, including certificateof need, licensing and certification ofhospital systems and health care facilities.Brisbin is currently the chair-electto the health care law section of theSouth Carolina Bar. She and her husband,Rick, 1993, have two daughters,ages 6 and 4.1994John T. Aquino was a panelist for thesession "Intellectual Property and YourMembers: How to Spot Issues andSecure Your Association’s IP RightsWhen Dealing with Your Membership"for the American Society of AssociationExecutives Annual Law Symposium onSept. 19.Cheryl L. Behymer, a partner with theColumbia, S.C., labor law firm Fisher &Phillips LLP, has been certified by theSouth Carolina Supreme Court as a specialistin employment and labor law. Toreceive the certification, Behymer had topass oral and written examinations anddemonstrate that she has been substantiallyinvolved in an area of law for thelast five years, providing referencesregarding her reputation for competencyand involvement in the field and bydemonstrating extensive time spent handlinga wide range of legal matters withinthe field.D. Michael Lyles was quoted in theWashington Post on June 23, 2008, for astory about an effort by activists in PrinceGeorge’s County, Md., to establish a newNAACP chapter, which would be thearea’s second. Lyles, who joined the originalchapter in the mid-1990s, supportsthe creation of a new one.1995Glenn E. Borkowski recently joinedthe Little Rock office of Kutak RockLLP as of counsel. He practices primarilyin the area of real estate. Borkowski isthe married father of three children, ages9 to 3.Jack W. DiNicola founded DiNicola &Upton, LLP in May 2008. The Bostonbasedfirm will concentrate its practiceon construction law, administrative lawand government relations.Joseph P. Guglielmo and his firm,Whatley Drake & Kallas, were recognizedfor their recent achievements inlitigation by their selection to theNational Law Journal’s Plaintiffs’ Hot List.Fall–Winter 2008 / C UALAWYER 49