THE
FEDERAL CIRCUIT BAR JOURNAL
VOLUME 18
2008–2009
STUDENT EDITORIAL BOARD
George Mason University School of Law
| Editor-in-Chief Timothy Shirk |
| Executive Editor Carolyn Abbate |
| Senior Articles Editor Danielle Pawlowski |
Senior Notes Editor Matthew J. Slowik |
| Articles Editors Matthew J. Gaziano Minh Chau Nguyen John Wittenzellner |
Notes Editors Michael Brandt Lucas Kline Drew D. Sarrett |
| Managing Editor Stephen Yam |
| Senior Staff Members |
| John Althouse John Baird Adeel Bashir Kevin M. Comeau Thomas J. Danielski |
Zachary J. Martin Benjamin Maskell Nicholas X. Purtell Jeremy Stroh Stephen Swart |
| The George Washington University School of Law Staff Members |
| Tyler Baker France Bognon Jocelyn Bond Ryan Bowen Adam Braveman Michael Chajon Erin Creegan James Currier Evan Goitein Werner Hahn Darren Hansen John Kelly Margaret Lyons Adele Maloney Rachel Mandell-Rice Kathryn Mannix |
Joseph Mutschelknaus Emily Newton Natalie Pous Eugene Poverni Ashley Rankin Benjamin Rcihards Kevin Rodkey Katherine Ross-Kinzie Jamie Sack Brittani Scott Katherine Sliwinski Reema Vora Charlotte Walton Chenwei Wang Rebecca Wilsker |
ASSOCIATION JOURNAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
| EDITOR |
| Samson Vermont 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 Trademarks Marc S. Cooperman |
Contracts Scott M. McCaleb Wiley, Rein & Fielding, LLP Washington, D.C. Gerard Wimberly, Jr. Environment & Nat. Resources International Trade |
Government Personnel Jeffrey Gauger U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board Washington, DC Taxes Vaccines Veterans Appeals |
| FOUNDER Gerald H. Bjorge Novak Druce Washington, DC |
| OFFICERS OF THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT BAR ASSOCIATION |
| Joseph R. Re, Esquire President Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP Irvine, CA |
Scott M. McCaleb, Esquire President Elect Wiley Reinn, LLP Washington, DC |
Sara Rearden, Esquire Vice President Merit Systems Protection Board Washington, DC |
| Steven C. Lambert, Esquire Treasurer Foley & Lardner LLP Washington, DC |
Terrence P. Stewart, Esquire Secretary Law Offices of Stewart and Stewart 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 |
| Stephanie Conley, Esquire Merit Systems Protection Board Washington, DC |
Edward Haug, Esquire Frommer, Lawrence & Haug, LLP New York, NY |
Donald E. Purcell, Esquire Purcell & Fox LLP Potomac, MD |
| Patrick J. Coyne Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP Washington, DC |
Sharon Israel, Esquire Mayer Brown, LLP Houston, TX |
Edward R. Reines, Esquire Weil Gotshal & Manges, LLP Redwood Shores, CA |
| Jeanne Davidson, Esquire United States Department of Justice Washington, DC |
Claire Laporte, Esquire Foley Hoag LLP Washington, DC |
Joshua Sarnoff, Esquire Washington College of Law, American University Washington, DC |
| Mike Dzwonczyk, Esquire Sughrue Mion, PLLC Washington, DC |
Katherine Lutton, Esquire Fish & Richardson P.C. Redwood City, CA |
Kristine Tardiff, Esquire United States Department of Justice Concord, NH |
| Barbara A. Murphy, Esquire Miller & Chevalier Chartered Washington, DC |