Class Note 1994
Issue
Jul - Aug 2018
Welcome, summer! At last, long days, warm evenings, and refreshing cocktails on the porch are here after the lingering, drab winter. As you read this picture yourself back at Dartmouth, on the Green, throwing a Frisbee, walking Rip Road, recounting memories with a roommate in front of Mass Row, and reconnecting with old friends under our class tent. One year from now we will be celebrating our 25th reunion doing these very things!
In a quick message from class president Deme Navab Taleghani, she says, “Start saving airline miles and bring the whole family. The 25th reunion is just us, like Sophomore Summer. Reunion co-chairs will be the dynamic duo of Jen Suhie Hagelston and Samantha Stoddard. In order to make this reunion special and spectacular, we need volunteers to help out on the reunion committee. The more the merrier. Also, since it’s a reunion year, we need to vote on a new slate of class officers. Anyone interested in a position and to find out about exciting ways to re-engage with fellow classmates, other Dartmouth grads, as well as the College, please contact Deme at demetra.taleghani@gmail.com.”
I heard some news from the City of Brotherly Love that Dartmouth’s own Dana J. Ash has been named the head of the 70-attorney products liability and toxic torts practice division at Duane Morris LLP. In Dana’s road to big-time attorney in Philadelphia, he attained his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He has extensive experience in the medicolegal world and has represented clients in state and federal courts across the country. Congratulations, Dana!
Across the country another classmate is making a name for herself in the courtroom. Amy Candido attended the University of Chicago Law School after Dartmouth. Eventually, she “settled” (no pun intended) in San Francisco, where she practices patent and intellectual property law as a partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP. Quite the superstar, she has litigated numerous high-profile technology lawsuits across the country, representing both plaintiff and defendant. Maybe you’ve heard about the complex case regarding Waymo, Uber, and self-driving cars? Amy is intimately involved. Legal magazines have named Amy one of the nation’s five top “Intellectual Property Rising Stars” and one of the top 100 women litigators in California.
I received an update from Jana Friedman Brown, and I wanted to share her exciting, splashy news. Jana shares that after seven years of hard work, she is finally seeing her first screenplay come to life on the big screen. She provided this blurb: “The film I wrote, The Divide, has so far been made an official selection of Worldfest-Houston, the Arizona International Film Festival, and the Albuquerque Film & Music Experience. The Divide also earned honors for best Western and best first-time screenwriter from the Los Angeles Film Awards. I have worked with director/actor Perry King to make The Divide a reality. Set in northern California, the film tells the story of Sam Kincaid (“King”), an aging rancher with a failing memory, his estranged and independent-minded daughter, Sarah, and Luke, a migrant ranch hand who finds himself in the midst of a family in crisis. For more, visit www.thedividemotionpicture.com.”
When I asked Jana what’s next for her, she added, “I have another screenplay in development and am working on editing my first novel.” Best of luck to you, Jana!
Keep the news coming!
—Laura H. Davis, 1664 Cambridge Court, Bethlehem, PA 18015; lauradavis723@mac.com
In a quick message from class president Deme Navab Taleghani, she says, “Start saving airline miles and bring the whole family. The 25th reunion is just us, like Sophomore Summer. Reunion co-chairs will be the dynamic duo of Jen Suhie Hagelston and Samantha Stoddard. In order to make this reunion special and spectacular, we need volunteers to help out on the reunion committee. The more the merrier. Also, since it’s a reunion year, we need to vote on a new slate of class officers. Anyone interested in a position and to find out about exciting ways to re-engage with fellow classmates, other Dartmouth grads, as well as the College, please contact Deme at demetra.taleghani@gmail.com.”
I heard some news from the City of Brotherly Love that Dartmouth’s own Dana J. Ash has been named the head of the 70-attorney products liability and toxic torts practice division at Duane Morris LLP. In Dana’s road to big-time attorney in Philadelphia, he attained his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He has extensive experience in the medicolegal world and has represented clients in state and federal courts across the country. Congratulations, Dana!
Across the country another classmate is making a name for herself in the courtroom. Amy Candido attended the University of Chicago Law School after Dartmouth. Eventually, she “settled” (no pun intended) in San Francisco, where she practices patent and intellectual property law as a partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP. Quite the superstar, she has litigated numerous high-profile technology lawsuits across the country, representing both plaintiff and defendant. Maybe you’ve heard about the complex case regarding Waymo, Uber, and self-driving cars? Amy is intimately involved. Legal magazines have named Amy one of the nation’s five top “Intellectual Property Rising Stars” and one of the top 100 women litigators in California.
I received an update from Jana Friedman Brown, and I wanted to share her exciting, splashy news. Jana shares that after seven years of hard work, she is finally seeing her first screenplay come to life on the big screen. She provided this blurb: “The film I wrote, The Divide, has so far been made an official selection of Worldfest-Houston, the Arizona International Film Festival, and the Albuquerque Film & Music Experience. The Divide also earned honors for best Western and best first-time screenwriter from the Los Angeles Film Awards. I have worked with director/actor Perry King to make The Divide a reality. Set in northern California, the film tells the story of Sam Kincaid (“King”), an aging rancher with a failing memory, his estranged and independent-minded daughter, Sarah, and Luke, a migrant ranch hand who finds himself in the midst of a family in crisis. For more, visit www.thedividemotionpicture.com.”
When I asked Jana what’s next for her, she added, “I have another screenplay in development and am working on editing my first novel.” Best of luck to you, Jana!
Keep the news coming!
—Laura H. Davis, 1664 Cambridge Court, Bethlehem, PA 18015; lauradavis723@mac.com