Henry Leventis ’03L Nominated for U.S. Attorney Post

W&L Law alumnus Henry C. Leventis ’03L has been tapped by President Joe Biden to serve as U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.

Currently, Leventis is a partner at the law firm Spencer Fane LLP in Nash- ville. His practice is focused on helping businesses and individuals with high-stakes criminal, civil and administrative matters.

From 2015 to 2020, Leventis served as an assistant United States attorney in the United States Attorney’s

Office for the Middle District of Tennessee. Prior to that, he served as a trial attorney in the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.

From 2003 to 2005 and again from 2008 to 2010, Leventis served as assistant solicitor in the Ninth Circuit Solicitor’s Office in Charleston, South Carolina.

Leventis received his J.D. from W&L Law in 2003 and his B.A. from the College of Charleston in 1997.

2017L

Mikail Clark joined Kilpatrick Townsend and Stockton in Charlotte as a corporate attorney. His practice focuses primarily on transactional law with an emphasis on tax-related matters in the for-profit and non-profit sector.

Charli Gibbs-Tabler joined the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C., as an attorney advisor.

Kja Harper-Gopaul joined JonesDay in Irvine, California, as a staff attorney.

Catherine Lee joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D.C., as an attorney adviser.

2018L

Caitlyn Bates opened Bates Law Firm in Austin, Texas. She specializes in civil litigation and administrative law.

Corey Lipschutz joined Susman Godfrey in Houston as of counsel. His practice focuses on supporting universities, research institutes, and technology companies navigate disputes, often with complex technical aspects, including patent infringement, patent licensing, and commercial disputes.

Javier Puga joined Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky PC in Philadelphia as an associate attorney.

Devin White joined the Department of Veterans Affairs, Board of Veterans’ Appeals in Washington, D.C., as an attorney adviser.

2019L

Matt Bass joined Amazon Web Services as associate corporate counsel in New York.

Nicholas Betts opened Nicholas Betts PLC in Lexington, Virginia.

Timur Dikec joined Porter Wright Morris & Arthur in Pittsburgh as an associate.

Sally Harper Griffin joined Crowe & Dunlevy in Oklahoma City as an associate.

Michael Lehr joined Amazon Web Services as associate corporate counsel.

Elisa Leighton joined Gausnell, O’Keefe & Thomas in St. Louis, Missouri, as an associate.

Alexa Shockley Campbell joined Simpson Thacher in Washington, D.C., as an associate.

Tiffany Feller Yo was promoted to tax policy advisor with the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts in Austin.

Madison Peace Nye joined Maynard Cooper & Gale in Birmingham, Alabama, as an associate.

Georgianna Pisano Goetz joined the U.S. Department of Justice in El Paso, Texas, as an attorney adviser.

C. Reed Rogan joined White & Case in Chicago as an associate.

Alex Taylor-Lee joined American Express in New York as manager and counsel.

2021L

Warren Buff joined the Community Legal Services of Prince George’s County Eviction Prevention Program in Greenbelt, Maryland, as Housing Justice Fellow.

Virginia Gordon joined Weil Gotshal & Manges in New York as an associate.

Mitch McCloy joined Hunton Andrews Kurth in New York as an associate in the litigation group.

2020L

Emily Kendall Chowhan joined Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black in Richmond as an associate.

Whitney Davis joined Arlington County in Arlington, Virginia, as assistant county attorney.

John Dorsey joined the Office of the County Attorney in Fairfax, Virginia, as assistant county attorney.

Thomas Geeker joined Quinn Emanuel’s Miami office as an associate.

Luke Graham joined the U.S. Department of Justice as a trial attorney in Dallas.

Aaron LeClair joined Stradley Ronon in Philadelphia as staff attorney concentrating in trust and estates.

Patrick Wright joined Jones Day in New York as an associate in its financial markets practice group.

2022L

Landen Benson joined Arnall Golden Gregory in Atlanta as an associate.

Henry Cleland joined Hall Booth Smith in Atlanta as an associate.

Mallory Davis joined Wick Phillips in Dallas as an associate.

Hayden Driscoll joined Potter Anderson & Corroon in Wilmington, Delaware, as an associate.

Jim Dwyer joined Shulte Roth & Zabel in New York as an associate.

Pearce Embrey joined the U.S. District Court in Buffalo, New York, as a judicial law clerk.

Elizabeth Hudson joined Eversheds Sutherland in Washington, D.C. as a litigation associate.

Scott Ingram is clerking for the Virginia Court of Appeals in Virginia Beach.

Kylan Memminger joined Deloitte in Chicago as a tax consultant.

Katherine Nelson-Sayers joined Southwest Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc. in Marion, Virginia, as a domestic violence and family law attorney.

Ben Richie joined the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C., as an attorney.

Lauren Robertson joined Holland & Knight in Tampa as a litigation associate.

Elena Schiefele joined Sanford Heisler Sharp in Washington, D.C., as an associate.

Brittany Smith joined Steptoe & Johnson in Charleston, West Virginia, as an associate.

Kenneth Snavely joined Bradley Arant Boult Cummings in Birmingham as an associate.

Timothy Wang joined Simpson Thacher in New York City.

Alex Xenos joined Parker, Simon, & Kokolis, LLC in Rockville, Maryland, as a law clerk. Alex also serves as a Visiting Legal Fellow at the Foundation for Government Accountability.

Weddings

Peter A. Wimbrow III ’73L to Judith Ann Whalan

W&L attendees at the wedding of Pete Wimbrow and Judith Ann Whalan, on May 7, 2022, in Ocean City, Maryland, included (first row, left to right) Robert Westerman ’73L; Sam Heck ’73L; Hon. Jesse Crumbley ’73L; Ernest I. Cornbrooks III ’67; Hon. John P. Miller ’73L; Bruce Phillips ’73L; (second row) Thomas K. Coates ’81; Hon. Thomas C. Groton III ’70; Peter Ayers Wimbrow III ’73L; and Richard V. Gromes, Jr. ’73L.

Christopher Lauderman ’06, ’09L marriage to Dr. Kay Younggren in Phoenix, Arizona, on December 19, 2021. They reside in Artesia, New Mexico.

W. Josef Barton ’20L to Whitney Lambeth ’20L on Friday, October 7, 2022, in Fairhope, Alabama. The wedding was officiated by Professor Mark Drumbl. The couple lives in Biloxi, Mississippi, where Joe is a JAG in the Air Force.

Hector A. Quesada ’21L to Sarah E. Coffey on September 3, 2022, in Baltimore, Maryland. Hector is a judicial law clerk at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. Sarah earned her MS at Virginia Tech and works for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.

Births And Adoptions

Ellie Hindsley Clendenin ’05, ’08L and her husband, Ken, a son, Charles Austin Clendenin, on June 2, 2021. He joins his brothers Carson and Peter.

Brian Buckmire ’14L and his wife Victoria Berg, a son, Reid, on July 29, 2022.

Devin White ’18L and his wife Allison Straw, a son, Shepherd White, on September 28, 2021.

Kasia Wiggins and fiancé Bryan Rosado-Ocasio, a boy, Abner, June 18, 2021.

Deaths

Harold J. Blacksin ’55, ’57L of Norristown, Pennslyvania, died on Aug. 6, 2020. He belonged to Phi Epsilon Pi.

Donald J. Currie ’58L of Lake Mary, Florida, died on May 26, 2022. He served in the U.S. Army as a second lieutenant in the Air Defense Artillery, the Army’s Judge Advocate General’s Corps, and the National Guard.

Davis W. Ganim ’62L of Stratford, Connecticut, died on June 7, 2022.

Willard Lipscomb, Jr. ’60 ’62L of New Kent, Virginia, died on May 21, 2022. He belonged to Lambda Chi Alpha.

Scene On Campus

Arthur J. Peck ’68L of Coming, New York, died on Oct. 3, 2022.

George P. Parthemos ’69L of Larchmont, New York, died on August 29, 2022. He was a member of the Black Horse Troop where he rode in the inauguration parade for President John F. Kennedy and was a member of the New York Yacht Club.

William F. Etherington II ’74L of North Chesterfield, Virginia, died on August 5, 2022. He served in the U.S. Army in

Vietnam and worked for Beale Law Firm PC.

James D. Hocker ’80L of Tulsa, Oklahoma, died on Feb. 26, 2022. He served in the United States Air Force for 20 years and spent 15 years with the Transock Pipeline Company. He is survived by his daughter Betsy Hocker ’90L.

Milton L. Woodrum ’65, ’80L of Roanoke, Virginia, died on Sept. 8, 2022. He practiced insurance law with Woodward Fox & Wooten for 20 years and traveled the world, following his love of fly fishing and adventure, with his wife Beverly. He belonged to Kappa Alpha.

Terry P. Diggs ’82L of Bonnerdale, Arkansas, died on June 20, 2022.

Guy L. Sweet ’82L of Holt, Michigan, died on June 11, 2022. He worked with the Ingham County Prosecutor’s Office for over 30 years, loved to canoe, and spend time with his family.

Julia H. Tillou ’82L of Alexandria, Virginia, died on July 20, 2022. She is survived by her husband Ken Tillou ’82L.

Randolph Stone ’02L died on Sept. 21, 2022. He was a Mock Con state chair at W&L. Tyler was commisioned as an officer in the Judge Advocate General Corps of the U.S. Navy and served in the Iraq War and in Bahrain.

Jody L. Castillo ’10L of Staunton, Virginia, died on July 9, 2022.