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CALIFORNIA
Jennifer Chun Barry is a first-generation immigrant and first lawyer in her family. Jennifer was co-captain of the Johns Hopkins Varsity Women’s lacrosse team and now a member of the John Hopkins Lacrosse Advisory Board. She has qualified and run the Boston Marathon more than once. After twenty-three years of service as an Assistant United States Attorney in Philadelphia and Cincinnati, Jennifer now works in Los Angeles as an SEC Trial Attorney.
Bradley M. Corsiglia is one of seven children whose father was a farmer turned truck driver and mother was an elementary school turned high school counselor. Brad played “a little” college football but his main sport was rugby, which he gave up after getting kicked in the head resulting in twenty stitches. Brad’s wife was born in Thailand and they visit there often, but their favorite country to visit (duh! Look at his name) is Italy.
DELAWARE
Adam Balick always wanted to be a lawyer like his father Sid, who was a Fellow, but when he was in high school he happened to watch Past President Bart Dalton prosecute a double murder and decided he wanted to start his career as a prosecutor. Adam worked at the Delaware Attorney General’s Office for six years before going to work with his father at the firm he started in 1957. Though the firm usually had no more than five lawyers at any time, most of them had significant public service experience. Four went on to become judges and vice-chancellors; one former associate, Joseph Biden, went on to have a pretty decent career in public service.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Jay Nanavati spent more than a decade as a state and federal prosecutor, specializing in tax-related matters. From 2013 to 2016, Jay assisted the White House Office of Presidential Personnel in a pro bono capacity by vetting potential presiden- tial appointees for possible tax-related problems. But if you think you can surmise Jay’s politics from that time frame, you should also know that Jay was asked to join Paul Manafort’s legal team in 2018.
FLORIDA
Andrew J. Knight II comes from a family of educators. His mother and father were high school teachers who went on to higher degrees and careers; his wife was an elementary school teacher as is his youngest daughter. His brother taught high school and his eldest daughter is a Latin university professor. So Andy’s choice of careers makes him odd man out in his family. Andy spent more than twenty years as an on field official in high school and small college football games and part of the officiating crews for several Gator Bowl games where he got to follow legendary coaches such as Frank Beamer, Bo Schembechler and Bobby Bowden up and down the sidelines.
Matt Menchel is a former AUSA who is an avid music and film buff who believes that all of life’s lessons are contained within the films, The Godfather and Godfather II (he refuses to acknowledge the existence of Godfather III). Matt is also a passionate watch enthusiast who long ago stopped promising his wife that his next watch would be his last.
GEORGIA
While an undergrad at Georgetown, Chris Twyman was a runner for a law firm and made several runs for a (now) ACTL Fellow to the Clinton White House relating to the Whitewater Investigation, an experience that inspired his interest in law. Chris has tried forty-one jury trials to verdict in state and federal courts, including cases featured on Court TV, Dateline NBC, Discovery ID, and Snapped.
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