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Walk to the Hill Annual Captains Meeting Archive

2010
2009
2008
2007

2010 Meeting

This year, the annual Captains "Luncheon" was held as a Captains "Breakfast" on the morning of December 7 at Ropes & Gray. Team captains representing nearly 30 law firms that participate each year in Walk to the Hill gathered to discuss strategies to make Walk to the Hill 2011 more successful than ever. Greater Boston Legal Services housing attorney Stefanie Balandis discussed the extreme strain that the funding crisis is having on her work.

EJC Director Pattye Comfort handed out 2010 Walk to the Hill attendance awards to the following firms:

  • 1st place = Presented for the 3rd consecutive year to Bryan S. Conley of WilmerHale (50 attorneys)
  • 2nd place = Presented to Mark Smith of Goodwin Procter (44 attorneys)
  • 3rd place = Presented to Kathy Falkenstrom & Rosalyn Nasdor of Ropes & Gray (40 attorneys)
  • Nancy King Award = Presented for the 3rd consecutive year to James Re of Sally & Fitch (17 of 20 attorneys = 85% of firm attorneys participated).

2009 Meeting

The Walk to the Hill Captains Lunch took place on December 8 at Choate Hall & Stewart. The following captains were recognized with “Best Attendance” awards for their firms’ participation in Walk to the Hill 2009:

  • 1st place: Jeffrey Gleason and Jonathan Thessin of WilmerHale (75 attorneys particpated)
  • 2nd place: Kathy Falkenstrom of Ropes & Gray (56 attorneys participated)
  • 3rd place: Jim DiTullio and Brian Barry of Choate Hall & Stewart (55 attorneys participated)
  • Best Percentage: Jim Re of Sally & Fitch (68% of the firm’s attorneys participated).

2008 Meeting

EJC Director Pattye Comfort handed out 2008 Walk to the Hill attendance awards to the following firms:

  • 1st place: Ben Strauss, Jonathan Thessin and Jeffrey Gleason of WilmerHale (61 attorneys participated)
  • 2nd place: Dara Kesselheim & Brian Barry of Choate Hall & Stewart (38 attorneys participated)
  • 3rd place: Joshua Stayn of Goodwin Procter (29 attorneys participated)
  • Best Percentage: Jim Re of Sally & Fitch (75% of the firm’s attorneys participated)

2008 winners

L to R: Joshua Stayn, Goodwin Procter; Brian Barry, Choate Hall & Stewart; Ben Strauss and Jonathan Thessin, WilmerHale; and Jim Re, Sally & Fitch.


2007 Meeting

EJC Director Pattye Comfort handed out 2007 Walk to the Hill attendance awards to the following firms:

  • 1st place, Dan Winston of Choate, Hall & Stewart
  • 2nd place, Claudia Trevor-Wright, Foley Hoag
  • 3rd place, Mike Dowley, Seyfarth Shaw
  • Best Percentage: Gene Dahmen and George Field of Verrill Dana and Angela Gomes and Alexandra Gorman of Skadden

2007 winners

L to R: Sandy Moskowitz, Co-Chair of EJC’s Private Bar Advisory Committee; Dan Winston, Choate Hall & Stewart; Alexandra Gorman, Skadden; Steve Oleskey, EJC Chair; Angela Gomes, Skadden; Claudia Trevor-Wright, Foley Hoag; and Julia Huston, Co-Chair of EJC’s Private Bar Advisory Committee.