Georgetown Law Alumni Magazine - Res Ipsa Loquitur
Fall/Winter 2009 - Online Volume 2
Alumni
Alumni Awards, Recognitions and Appointments
John F. Butler (C’01, L’06) was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal and selected as Junior Officer of the Year by the Naval Legal Service Office Southwest. The award reads, “Lt. Butler’s accomplishments, perseverance and devotion to duty reflected credit on himself and were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.” Butler deployed to Afghanistan in 2009, and he now serves as the principal legal adviser to the U.S. base commander at the Kandahar Airfield.
Patricia Mullahy Fugere (C’81, L’84), a cofounder of the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless, was honored by the D.C. Bar as the 2009 recipient of the William J. Brennan Jr. Award — the bar’s highest honor — for her extraordinary efforts in the pursuit of equal justice. Fugere was recognized during the annual business meeting and awards dinner on June 25. (See story on her work on page 46.)
Lisa Gilford (LL.M.’95), a partner in the Los Angeles office of Alston & Bird, was installed as the new president of the National Association of Women Lawyers at its annual awards luncheon in New York City in July.
Mary Jane (Inglesby) Hall (L’84) was elected to the Circuit Court of the City of Norfolk by the Virginia General Assembly in February and was sworn in on March 20. Her elevation to the bench marks the first time that the circuit court has had two female judges (of nine total). She is the third woman jurist in the court’s history.
Michael E. Levy (L’83) was elected a judge of the Spotsylvania General District Court of the 15th Judicial District by the Virginia General Assembly on January 22, 2009.
Nancy Lindbloom (L’75) was honored by the State Bar of Georgia Access to Justice Committee with the Dan Bradley Award, presented by State Bar President Jeff Bramlett, during the annual meeting of the State Bar of Georgia on June 19. Lindbloom was recognized for her advocacy and vision for justice, and her exemplary service and dedication to the delivery of legal services to the poor and to the ideals of the legal profession. Lindbloom has been employed by the Georgia Legal Services Program since 1975, when she began her career as a staff attorney. She currently serves as a specialist attorney for the program.
Susan M. Liss (L’77), who directs the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University, was awarded the 2009 Judge Learned Hand Award by the Washington chapter of the American Jewish Committee. The award is given annually to an outstanding leader of the legal profession who demonstrates high principles in the tradition of the late Judge Learned Hand of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit. Georgetown Law Professor Peter Edelman spoke at the event.
Thomas Tamm (L’77) was honored by the National Press Club with the Ridenhour Prize for truth-telling after blowing the whistle on the Bush Administration’s warrantless wiretapping program in 2004. Tamm was the subject of a December 2008 cover story in Newsweek. After being introduced by Ambassador Joe Wilson, Tamm delivered remarks that stressed the importance of upholding the Constitution and the rule of law and thanked the late William Greenhalgh, one of his Georgetown Law professors. Tamm has since been interviewed by MSNBC Television, Democracy Now, Alter Net and Voice of America. He was also named in Esquire magazine’s article “Sixty-Six Guys to Emulate,” along with President Obama, Bruce Springsteen and George Clooney.
