Good Guy: Prof. Paul Marcus
Gov. Bob McDonnell yesterday announced the winners of the annual Outstanding Faculty Awards, given by the State Council for Higher Education in Virginia. One of the 12 recipients for 2010 is William...
View ArticleGood Guy: Henry McLaughlin
The Central Virginia Legal Aid Society held a tribute luncheon for outgoing executive director Henry McLaughlin yesterday. McLaughlin fought the good fight for 32 years, serving as the leader of CVLAS...
View ArticleGood guy: Craig Merritt
Richmond lawyer Craig T. Merritt (right) received the George Mason Award from the Society of Professional Journalists, Virginia Pro chapter last night. The annual award recognizes an individual for his...
View ArticleDr. Rick Kern, RIP
On May 18, 1988, I interviewed Dr. Rick Kern, director of the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission, for an article about a draft of new guidelines the commission was proposing. Why the date? It was...
View ArticleGood Guy: Judge Denny Dohnal
The Federal Bar Association threw a party last night, ostensibly honoring all the federal judges who work in Richmond. But it turned out to be a final farewell to U.S. Magistrate Judge Dennis W....
View ArticleA kudo for Cooper
Here’s a hat tip to our former colleague, Alan Cooper, who reports that he is enjoying his retirement and spends much of his time biking and hiking. Maybe he should start the Virginia Trail Lawyers...
View ArticleGood Guy: Rob Kaplan
Whenever we have written a story on law school placement or new associate hiring, for the past 26 years, we’ve always called Rob Kaplan, dean of career services, at the William & Mary law school to...
View ArticleGood guy: Sharon Tatum
Sharon Tatum spent nearly 27 years working at the Virginia Law Foundation, much of that time as its executive director. Her last day with the VLF was Aug. 31 – she is making a career move. This fall,...
View ArticleGood guy: Mike Pace
Several years ago, Roanoke lawyer Mike Pace was sitting at the dinner table with his wife Nancy and daughters Maggi and Cate. They were talking about Maggi’s social studies class in school; the kids...
View ArticleGood guys: David and David
The Virginia Bar Association held its summer meeting at The Homestead (sorry, “the Omni Homestead Resort” – that moniker is going to take a long time to catch on, if ever) last month. The VBA honored...
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