LAW

1980s

James R. Burns Jr., B.S. Administration of Justice '81, is a criminal investigator for the U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration.

R. Don Short, J.D. '83, was elected Commonwealth's Attorney for Louisa County, Va., on January 1, 2000.

1990s

Joseph F. Jackson, J.D. '90, joined the law firm of Williams Mullen Clark and Dobbins in Tysons Corner, Va., where he assists clients with various corporate matters and serves as corporate counsel to firms throughout Northern Virginia.

Ralph P. Albrecht, J.D. '97, an IP attorney, is coleader of the Patent Prosecution Practice Group in the firm where he works. He has two children, Rachel Nicole (4) and Christopher Joseph (2).

Heather D. Dawson, B.S. Administration of Justice '97, is an attorney at Odin, Feldman and Pittleman, P.C., in Fairfax, Va. She earned her J.D. from South Texas College of Law.

William M. Vermette, J.D. '98, joined the Tysons Corner, Va., office of Williams Mullen Clark and Dobbins as an associate in the firm's banking team.

David W. Ward, B.S. Electrical Engineering '83 and J.D. '98, joined the law firm of Schnader Harrison Segal and Lewis LLP as an associate in its Washington, D.C., office. Ward worked as an electrical engineer with American Electronic Laboratories Inc. and Science Applications International Corporation before attending law school.

Allison Taylor Legge, J.D. '99, joined the firm of Williams Mullen Clark and Dobbins as an associate in the firm's Tysons Corner, Va., office.

2000s

John Daniel Pond III, J.D. '00, is an associate with the law firm of Napier, Pond, Athey and Athey P.C. and practices civil and criminal litigation from the firm's office in Front Royal, Va. He also serves as vice president of the Warren County Bar Association.