Crowell & Moring Announces 2002 Promotions
Firm News | 2 min read | 01.14.02
Byers & Robertson Promoted to Partner; Bolling, Murphy & Newsom Promoted to Counsel
Washington, D.C. – January 14, 2002: Crowell & Moring announced the following individuals have been elected to the Crowell & Moring partnership, as of January 1, 2002:
| STEVE BYERS | |
| Practice Areas: | Business Crimes; False Claims; Securities Enforcement |
| Admitted: | 1992, Pennsylvania (inactive); 1994, District of Columbia |
| Law School: | University of Virginia, J.D., 1992 |
| College: | Wake Forest University, B.A., 1987 |
| Biography: | Editorial Board, Virginia Law Review, 1990-1992 |
| Born: | Hagerstown, Maryland, October 4, 1965 |
| JEFF ROBERTSON | |
| Practice Areas: | Securities Enforcement; Business Crimes; Class Actions |
| Admitted: | 1996, New York; 1997, District of Columbia |
| Law School: | Columbia University, J.D., 1994 |
| College: | University of Tennessee, B.A., 1990 |
| Biography: | Phi Beta Kappa. Research and Writing Editor, Columbia Human Rights Law Review, 1993-1994 |
| Born: | Jackson, Tennessee, June 28, 1968 |
Crowell & Moring has also announced promotion of the following individuals to Counsel, as of January 1, 2002:
| TOM BOLLING | |
| Practice Areas: | Aviation Law |
| Admitted: | 1997, Connecticut; 1999, District of Columbia |
| Law School: | Washington University, J.D., 1996 |
| College: | Columbia College, Columbia University, A.B., 1987. |
| Born: | Birmingham, Alabama, November 18, 1960 |
| JEROME A. MURPHY | |
| Practice Areas: | Antitrust; Litigation; Trial Practice; Victims of Terrorism |
| Admitted: | 1992, Maryland; 1999, District of Columbia |
| Law School: | University of Maryland, J.D., 1992 |
| College: | Georgetown University, B.A., 1985 |
| Biography: | Order of the Coif. Executive Editor, Maryland Law Review, 1991-1992. Judge Advocate General's Corps, USA, 1992-1998 |
| Born: |
Washington, D.C., December 9, 1963
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| ELIZABETH NEWSOM | |
| Practice Areas: | Government Contracts |
| Admitted: | 1992, Maryland; 1995, District of Columbia |
| Law School: | George Washington University, J.D., 1992 |
| College: | University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1987 |
| Biography: | Member, George Washington Law Review, 1990-1992. Law Clerk to Judge Margolis, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1992-1993. Trial Attorney, Civil Division, Commercial Litigation Branch, Department of Justice, 1995-2001 |
| Born: | Belleville, New Jersey, March 30, 1965 |
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