THE
FEDERAL CIRCUIT BAR JOURNAL
VOLUME 15
2005–2006
STUDENT EDITORIAL BOARD
| Editor-in-Chief Bridget C.E. Dooling |
| Executive Editor Filicia Davenport |
Managing Editor Christopher Murray |
| Articles Editors Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. Sarah Townsley Notes Editors Tracy James Evans Kim Phan |
Case Comments Editors Nazar Khodorovsky Mark D. McNemar Christopher D. Stillabower |
| Associate Editors |
| Cameron Argetsinger Charles Burnham Jennifer A. Flynn David Gutkowski |
Taylor Johnson Christine J. Kymn Marjorie Manne Jessica H. Roark |
| Staff Members |
| S. Jafar Ali Elizabeth R. Bailey Philip Chang Robert D.H. Floyd Sarah M. Hamilton John Harrington Michelle Holmes Lowell D. Jacobson Jonathan Creekmore Koltz Erica Little Shawn G. Love Carl R. Luthman Vinay Malik |
Keith Mullervy Brian L. Mutschler Pablo Nichols Meighan E. O’Reardon Tyler J. Overall Renee N. Powell Haidee Schwartz Erika J. Sonstroem Heather R. Steele Jonathan M. Strang Nikolas Uhlir J. Nelson Wilkinson Jason Winslow |
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 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 |
| OFFICERS OF THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT BAR ASSOCIATION |
| Martha B. Schneider, Esquire President United States Merit Systems Protection Board Washington, DC |
Kevin R. Casey, Esquire President Elect Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP Malvern, PA |
Edward R. Reines, Esquire Vice President Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP Redwood Shores, CA |
| Joseph R. Re, Esquire Treasurer Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP Irvine, CA |
Scott M. McCaleb, Esquire Secretary Wiley, Reinn & Fielding LLP 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 |
Sharon A. Israel, Esquire Jenkens & Gilchrist PC Houston, TX |
Debra A. Roth, Esquire Shaw Bradford Veilleux & Roth PC Washington, DC |
| V. James Adduci, Esquire Adduci Mastriani & Schaumberg LLP Washington, DC |
Steven C. Lambert, Esquire Foley & Lardner Washington, DC |
Charles F. Schill, Esquire Steptoe & Johnson LLP Washington, DC |
| David M. Cohen, Esquire United States Department of Justice Washington, DC |
James F. McKeown, Esquire Crowell & Moring, LLP Washington, DC |
Terence P. Stewart, Esquire Law Offices of Stewart and Stewart Washington, DC |
| Denise W. DeFranco, Esquire Foley Hoag LLP Boston, MA |
Kimberly A. Moore, Esquire George Mason University School of Law Arlington, VA |
Carlos R. Villamar Nixon Peabody LLP Washington, DC |
| Terry Petrie, Esquire United States Department of Justice Denver, CO |