THE
FEDERAL CIRCUIT BAR JOURNAL
VOLUME 17
2007–2008
STUDENT EDITORIAL BOARD
| Editor-in-Chief Mary O’Brien Torretta |
| Executive Editor Robert D. English |
| Senior Articles Editor Dior T. Yamasaki |
Senior Notes Editor Nicholas J. Kim |
| Articles Editors Jeffrey Burnell Elliot Fitzgerald Erin M. Martinko |
Notes Editors Michael Ch’ang Margaret Hart Kelly Martin |
| Managing Editor Joseph Hankins |
Submissions Editor Ayal I. Sharon |
| Senior Staff Members |
| R. Sean Alley John M. Baird Jeffrey E. Cox Joseph Davis-Diehl Patrick Foltz Vesselina Hekimova |
Daniel Lupo Houda Morad Daniel Nadel Hubbel Relat Mariya Starchevsky Evan Wesser |
ASSOCIATION JOURNAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
| EDITOR |
| Michael G. McManus George Mason University School of Law Arlington, VA |
| ASSOCIATE EDITORS |
| David Black Holland & Knight, LLP Falls Church, VA |
J. Christopher Carraway Klarquist Sparkman, LLP Portland, OR |
Antigone Kriss Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Washington, DC |
| T. Robert Rehm, Jr. Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, LLP Raleigh, NC |
Elizabeth Miller Roesel Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP Washington, DC |
Michael J. Schaengold Patton Boggs, LLP Washington, DC |
| CONTRIBUTING EDITORS |
| Patents Rouget F. (Ric) Henschel Foley & Lardner, LLP Washington, DC David Long Howrey LLP Washington, DC Trademarks Joe Berghammer Banner & Witcoff, LLP Washington, DCMarc S. Cooperman Banner & Witcoff, LLP Chicago, IL |
Contracts Scott M. McCaleb Wiley, Rein & Fielding, LLP Washington, D.C.Gerard Wimberly, Jr. McGlinchey Stafford New Orleans, LA Environment & Nat. Resources Robert Percival University of Maryland School of Law Baltimore, MD International Trade M. Page Hall II Adduci, Mastriani & Schaumberg, LLP Washington, DC |
Government Personnel Jeffrey Gauger U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board Washington, DC Taxes Terrence R. Chorvat George Mason University School of Law Arlington, VA Vaccines Marlene K. Tandy Arlington, VA Veterans Appeals Linda Blauhut Paralyzed Veterans of America Washington, DC |
| FOUNDER Gerald H. Bjorge Novak Druce Washington, DC |
| OFFICERS OF THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT BAR ASSOCIATION |
| Kevin R. Casey, Esquire President Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP Malvern, PA |
Edward R. Reines, Esquire President Elect Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP Redwood Shores, CA |
Joseph R. Re, Esquire Vice President Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP Irvine, CA |
| Scott M. McCaleb, Esquire Treasurer Wiley, Reinn & Fielding LLP Washington, DC |
Sara Rearden, Esquire Secretary United States Merit Systems Protection Board Washington, DC |
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | EX OFFICIO |
|---|---|
| James E. Brookshire, Esquire The Federal Circuit Bar Association Washington, DC |
The Honorable Jan Horbaly The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Washington, DC |
| BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
| Mark J. Abate, Esquire Morgan & Finnegan, LLP New York, NY |
Steven C. Lambert, Esquire Foley & Lardner Washington, DC |
Debra A. Roth, Esquire Shaw Bradford Veilleux & Roth PC Washington, DC |
| David M. Cohen, Esquire United States Department of Justice Washington, DC |
Claire Laporte, Esquire Foley Hoag LLP Washington, DC |
Terence P. Stewart, Esquire Law Offices of Stewart and Stewart Washington, DC |
| Stephanie Conley, Esquire Merit Systems Protection Board Washington, DC |
James F. McKeown, Esquire Crowell & Moring, LLP Washington, DC |
Carlos R. Villamar Nixon Peabody LLP Washington, DC |
| Patrick J. Coyne Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP Washington, DC |
Barbara A. Murphy, Esquire Adduci Mastriani & Schaumberg, LLP Washington, DC |
Federal Circuit Bar Journal Committee Vice-Chair Kevin Goldstein, Esq. Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP Philadelphia, PA |