THE
FEDERAL CIRCUIT BAR JOURNAL
VOLUME 13
2003–2004
STUDENT EDITORIAL BOARD
| Editor-in-Chief Kyra A. Grundeman |
| Senior Articles Editor John W. Burd |
Managing Editor Jeffrey C. Pienta |
| Case Comments Editors Shannon A. Carroll Christopher B. DeMers Kevin E. Greene Suzette Rodriguez Hurley |
Articles Editors Shannon A. Carroll Kevin E. Greene Thomas E. Hitter Rebecca M. Swartzwelder |
| Notes Editors Mark Schmidt Jennifer L. Wittmeyer |
| Associate Editors Tara L. Custer Keary L. Dunn Cory R. Ford Azy Kokabi Matthew Kremer Stephanie M. Lawley Nicole R. Novak Jennifer Pirozzi |
| Faculty Advisor |
| Kimberly A. Moore |
ASSOCIATION JOURNAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
| EDITOR Kimberly A. Moore George Mason University School of Law Arlington, VA |
FOUNDING EDITOR Gerald H. Bjorge Keil & Weinkauf Washington, DC |
| 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 Pillsbury Winthrow Shaw Pittman LLP McLean, VA |
Michael J. Schaengold Patton Boggs, LLP Washington, DC |
| CONTRIBUTING EDITORS |
| Patents Rouget F. (Ric) Henschel Foley & Lardner, LLP Washington, DC George C. Best Foley & Lardner Washington, DC International Trade M. Page Hall II Dorsey & Whitney, LLP Washington, DC Environment & Nat. Resources Robert Percival University of Maryland School of Law Baltimore, MD |
Trademarks Joe Berghammer Banner & Witcoff, LLP Washington, DC Taxes Terrence R. Chorvat George Mason University School of Law Arlington, VA Vaccines Marlene K. Tandy Arlington, VA |
Contracts Scott M. McCaleb Wiley, Rein & Fielding, LLP Washington, D.C. Gerard Wimberly, Jr. McGlinchey Stafford New Orleans, LA Government Personnel Jeffrey Gauger U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board Washington, DC Veterans Appeals Linda Blauhut Paralyzed Veterans of America Washington, DC |
| OFFICERS OF THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT BAR ASSOCIATION |
| Stephen L. Peterson, President Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP Washington, DC |
Charles F. Schill, President Foley & Lardner Washington, DC |
| Martha B. Schneider, Treasurer United States Merit Systems Protection Board Washington, DC |
Michael J. Schaengold, Secretary Patton Boggs, LLP Washington, DC |
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | EX OFFICIO |
|---|---|
| George E. Hutchinson, Esquire Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP Washington, DC |
The Honorable Jan Horbaly The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Washington, DC |
| BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
| V. James Adduci, Esquire Adduci Mastriani & Schaumberg LLP Washington, DC |
Sharon A. Israel, Esquire Jenkens & Gilchrist PC Houston, TX |
Joseph R. Re, Esquire Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear Irvine, CA |
| Robert L. Baechtold, Esquire Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto New York, NY |
Scott M. McCaleb, Esquire Wiley, Rein & Fielding Washington, DC |
Edward R. Reines, Esquire Weil Gotshal & Manges, LLP Redwood Shores, CA |
| Denise W. DeFranco, Esquire Foley Hoag LLP Boston, MA |
Terry Petrie, Esquire United States Department of Justice Denver, CO |
Terrence P. Stewart, Esquire Stewart and Stewart Washington, DC |
| Joyce G. Friedman, Esquire United States Merit Systems Protection Board Washington, DC |
Henry A. Petri, Jr., Esquire Howrey, Simon, Arnold & White, LLP Houston, TX |
Joseph A. Violante, Esquire Disabled American Veterans Washington, DC |
| Pasquale A. Razzano, Esquire Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto New York, NY |