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ROBERT M. WEINBERG. Born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 1969, District of Columbia; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, District of Columbia and Federal Circuits. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1965; J.D., summa cum laude, 1968). Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Michigan Law Review, 1967-1968. Law Clerk to Justice William J. Brennan, Jr., U.S. Supreme Court, 1968-1969. Associate Director, Citizens Board of Inquiry into Health Services for Americans, 1969-1970. Adjunct Professor, Constitutional Law, Catholic University Law School, 1970-1973 and Congressional Investigations, Georgetown University Law Center, 1997 -- . Trial Attorney, 1970-1973, and Chief, Appellate Division, 1973-1974, Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia. Member, Special Committee of the District of Columbia Bar on Criminal Code Revision, 1977-1978. Member, Advisory Committee on Procedures, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1978-1983. Member, Special Committee of the District of Columbia Bar Regarding Court Appointment of Counsel Programs in the Superior Court, 1993-1994. Member: District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association.

JEFFREY L. GIBBS. Born Brooklyn, New York; admitted to bar, 1973, District of Columbia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Fourth, Sixth and District of Columbia Circuits; 1992, Maryland. Education: Brooklyn College of the City University of New York (B.A., cum laude, 1967); University of Wisconsin (M.A., Industrial Relations, 1969); Northwestern University (J.D., cum laude, 1972). Member, Editorial Board, Northwestern Law Review, 1971-1972. Member, Board of Senior Editors, "Employee Benefits Law," Bureau of National Affairs, 1991. Member: District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association (Co-Chairman, Employee Benefits Committee Section of Labor and Employment Law, 1987-1990).

JULIA PENNY CLARK. Born Oak Grove, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas (inactive) and District of Columbia; 2002, Virginia; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eleventh, District of Columbia Circuits and U.S. District Court, District of Columbia. Education: University of Texas (B.A., with highest honors, 1969; J.D., with highest honors, 1973). Phi Beta Kappa; Chancellors; Order of the Coif. Note and Comment Editor, Texas Law Review, 1972. Author: Casenote, Texas Law Review, January, 1972; Note, "The Duty of Fair Representation: A Theoretical Structure," Texas Law Review, August, 1973. Law Clerk to: J. Braxton Craven, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1973-1974; Hon. Lewis F. Powell, Jr., U.S. Supreme Court, 1974-1975. Member, Committee on Admissions and Grievances for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1990-1996. Member: District of Columbia Bar; Virginia State Bar; American Bar Association; Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia.

JEFFREY R. FREUND. Born Minneapolis, Minnesota; admitted to bar, 1970, California (inactive) and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1972, District of Columbia; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, First, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Eighth, Ninth, District of Columbia and Federal Circuits. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1967); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1970). Member, 1968-1970 and Executive Editor, 1969-1970, California Law Review. Author: "Neighborhood Police Districts: A Constitutional Analysis," 57 California Law Review 909, 1969. Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center, 1975-1976. Law Clerk to Hon. Alfonso Zirpoli, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, 1970-1971. Legal Assistant to Commissioner Nicholas Johnson, Federal Communications Commission, 1971-1972. Trial Attorney, 1972-1976 and Training Director, 1976-1977, Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia. Associate, Van Arkel, Kaiser & Rosenberg, 1977-1981. General Counsel, Bakery, Confectionary and Tobacco Workers Union, 1991 -- . Co-General Counsel, Bakery and Confectionery Union and Industry International Pension and Health Benefits Fund, 1991 -- . Member: District of Columbia Bar (Member, District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility, 1984-1991).

W. GARY KOHLMAN. Born Seattle, Washington; admitted to bar, 1971, Washington (inactive); 1973, District of Columbia; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court; 1983, Maryland; U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth and District of Columbia Circuits; 1992, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., 1968; LL.B., 1971). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to Justice Samuel J. Roberts, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1971-1972; Trial Attorney, 1973-1976, Director of Training, 1977-1979 and Chief of the Trial Division, 1979-1982; Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia. Instructor, Trial Practice Continuing Legal Education Program; District of Columbia Bar Association, 1984-1985. Faculty, Harvard Law School Trial Advocacy Workshop, 1985. Member: District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association; American Inn of Court, Charles Fahey Branch, 1988-1992.

JEREMIAH A. COLLINS. Born New Haven, Connecticut; admitted to bar, 1976, District of Columbia; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and District of Columbia Circuits. Education: St. John's College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1971); Stanford University (J.D., 1976). Order of the Coif. Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, 1985-1987. Counsel, Foreign Service Grievance Board, U.S. State Department, 1993 -- . Member: The District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association (Co-Chairman, Committee on Occupational Safety and Health Law, 1986-1989).

MADY GILSON. Born Brooklyn, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 1976, District of Columbia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth, Eleventh and District of Columbia Circuits; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Pembroke College, Brown University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1971); Antioch School of Law (J.D., 1976). Phi Beta Kappa. Trial Attorney, Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, 1976-1980. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association. Languages: Spanish.

BRUCE R. LERNER. Born Brooklyn, New York; admitted to bar, 1984, District of Columbia; 1992, Maryland; U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Circuits, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. Education: Harpur College, State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., 1978); Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University (M.P.A., 1982); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., summa cum laude, 1982). Phi Beta Kappa; Pi Sigma Alpha; Order of the Coif. Executive Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 1981-1982. Author: Comment, "Eliminating Sex Discrimination in Educational Institutions: Does Title IX Reach Employment?" University of Pennsylvania Law Review, December, 1980. Law Clerk to: Judge Abner J. Mikva, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, 1982-1983; Justice William J. Brennan, Jr., U.S. Supreme Court, 1983-1984. General Counsel, National Postal Mail Handlers Union, 1992 -- . Member: District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association.

ANDREW D. ROTH. Born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 1988, District of Columbia; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, First, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Tenth, Eleventh and District of Columbia Circuits. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1983); University of Michigan (J.D., magna cum laude, 1986). Member, Order of the Coif. Managing Editor, Michigan Law Review, 1985-1986. Law Clerk to Harry T. Edwards, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1986-1987. Author: "An Examination of Whether Incarcerated Juveniles Are Entitled by the Constitution to Rehabilitative Treatment," 85 Michigan L. Rev. 286. Member: District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association.

JOHN M. WEST. Born Uniontown, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1989, Pennsylvania (inactive); 1990, District of Columbia; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Eleventh and District of Columbia Circuits. Education: Elizabethtown College (B.A., 1970); University of Denver (M.A., 1972; Ph.D., 1976); University of Michigan (J.D., summa cum laude, 1987). Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Michigan Law Review, 1986-1987. Law Clerk to: Judge Harry T. Edwards, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1987-1988; Justice William J. Brennan, Jr., United States Supreme Court, 1988-1989. Author: "Expert Services and The Indigent Criminal Defendant: The Constitutional Mandate of Ake v. Oklahoma," 84 Michigan L. Rev. 1326 (1986). Member: District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association. Languages: German, French and Swedish.

DOUGLAS L. GREENFIELD. Born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1986, Pennsylvania (inactive) and New Jersey; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and District of Columbia Circuits; 1988, District of Columbia. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1981); Claremont Graduate School (M.A., 1983); Temple University (J.D., 1986). Associate Articles Editor, Temple Law Quarterly Review, 1985-1986. Author: Note, "Constitutional Law - Procedural Restrictions on the Suspension of Worker's Compensation Benefits: When are Private Insurers Deemed State Actors - Baksalary v. Smith," 58 Temple Law Review 267, 1985. Student Law Clerk to Judge John F. Gerry, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, 1984. Member: District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association (Co-Chair, Sub Committee on Fiduciary Responsibility of Labor Section's Employee Benefit Committee, 1995- ; Member, Labor, Tax and Business Sections' Employee Benefits Committees, 1987- ; Counsel, Steelworkers Health and Welfare Fund, 1997- ; Member, Sections on: Tax, Labor and Business; Joint Committee on Employee Benefits, 1987).

ROGER POLLAK. Born Washington, D.C.; admitted to bar, 1991, Connecticut (inactive) and District of Columbia. Education: Dartmouth College; University of California at Berkeley, College of Natural Resources (B.S. 1983), Valedictorian; Yale University (M.B.A., 1990; J.D., 1990). General Counsel, Union Privilege, 1999 -- . Member: District of Columbia Bar.

ANNE RONNEL MAYERSON. Born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1988, California (inactive); 1989, District of Columbia. Education: Brown University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1984); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: District of Columbia Bar, State Bar of California.

LEON DAYAN. Born Van Nuys, California; admitted to bar, 1991, California (inactive); 1994, District of Columbia; U.S Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth and Federal Circuits. Education: Stanford University (A.B., honors, 1985); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1989). Phi Beta Kappa. Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to the Honorable Betty B. Fletcher, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1989-1990. Adjunct Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School, 1999-2001. Member: District of Columbia Bar.

ALICE O'BRIEN. Born Rochester, New York; admitted to bar, 1995, California (inactive); 1997, District of Columbia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Sixth, Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1988); Georgetown University (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Author, Countervailing Low Wage Subsidies: A Counter to the Leveling of Labor Conditions," Vol. 4, Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems (1994). Member: The State Bar of California; District of Columbia Bar.

DEVKI K. VIRK. Born Brookline, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1996, California; 1998, District of Columbia. Education: University of Chicago (A.B., 1989); University of Illinois (J.D., summa cum laude, 1995). Order of the Coif. Member, University of Illinois Law Review, 1993-1995; Notes and Comments Editor, 1994-1995. Law Clerk to the Honorable Martin L.C. Feldman, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1995-1996. Author, Note, "Participation with Representation: Ensuring Workers' Rights in Cooperative Management," 1994 Univ. of Illinois Law Review 729.

ROBERT W. ALEXANDER. Born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1992, Colorado (Inactive); 2000, District of Columbia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth, Ninth and Tenth Circuits; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: Grinnell College; Roosevelt University (B.A., with honors, 1989); University of Colorado (J.D., 1992); University of Michigan (LL.M., 1995). Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, University of Colorado Law Review, 1991-1992. Teaching Fellow, Stanford Law School, 1997-1999. Clerk to Carlos F. Lucero, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 1995-1997. Author: "The Collision of Tribal Resource Development and State Taxation: An Economic Analysis," 27 University of New Mexico Law Review No. 2 (1997). Member: Colorado Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar.

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