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Chicago Inductees At the Spring Meeting in Chicago, Following his military service, Barry firm's management committee as well the Academy welcomed the following graduated magna cum laude in 1984 as its appellate practice group. six distinguished appellate advocates from the Tulane University Law to its ranks: School, where he was selected to Barry served on the Lawyers Advi- the Order of the Coif and served as sory Committee for the Fifth Circuit Barry Ashe senior managing editor of the Tulane from 2001 to 2007, and is a fellow of Barry Ashe received his undergradu- Law Review. After law school, Barry the Louisiana Bar Foundation and ate degree, summa cum laude, from clerked for the Honorable Carolyn an active member of its Education Tulane University in 1978, where Dineen King, Circuit Judge of the Committee. He is an active mem- he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth ber of the Federal Bar Association, and Omicron Delta Kappa and was Circuit. having served as the New Orleans recipient of the Pi Sigma Alpha Award chapter's president in 2010–2011. for distinction in political science. In 1985, Barry joined the New Barry has been named to The Best He then served as a surface warfare- Orleans law firm of Stone Pigman Lawyers in America, Louisiana Super qualified line officer in the United Walther Wittmann L.L.C. His Lawyers and Chambers USA. He has States Navy, achieving the rank of practice is concentrated in products taught commercial litigation and lieutenant, in stints as acting executive liability, class action/complex, and constitutional law at the Loyola officer, engineering officer, and deck commercial litigation, in addition University School of Law as an officer of a minesweeper. to his appellate work. He chairs the adjunct professor. New members Scott Gan, Chilton Varner, William Quirk, Barry Ashe, and Jane Webre. New member Gregory Garre THE APPELLatE ADVOCatE n 2014 ISSUE 2 Page 13 Barry’s civic involvement includes on “Bankruptcy for Public Lawyers,” his 14-year term as the newest bank- active membership in the First Bap- “Chapter 7 Liquidations,” “Payment/ ruptcy judge in Tucson, Arizona. tist Church of New Orleans, where Adjustment of Taxes in Chapter 11,” he serves as president of the trustees, and “Appellate Practices in South- Gregory Garre deacon, Bible study teacher, and choir ern Arizona.” He has appeared as a Gregory Garre is a partner in the member. Barry also sits on the board lecturer for the state bar of Arizona, Washington, D.C., office of Latham of Global Maritime Ministries. the Pima County Bar Association, & Watkins LLP and chair of the the Association of Public Attorneys, firm’s Supreme Court and appellate Though a New Orleans native, Barry the Federal Bar Association, and the practice. He previously served as the is an avid fan of the Boston Red Sox. National Business Institute. Scott 44th Solicitor General of the United He and his wife, Susan, have made it served as the chair of the Arizona States (2008–2009), Principal Deputy a goal to see the Red Sox play in every State Bar appellate practice section Solicitor General (2005–2008), and ballpark in the major leagues. In addi- from 2005–2006. He has been listed Assistant to the Solicitor General tion, Barry is a portraitist, focusing as one of the Best Lawyers in America (2000–2004), and is the only person primarily on historical figures in oil in appellate law since 2007. to have held all of those positions and graphite. within the Office of the Solicitor Gen- Scott regularly participates in the eral. He has argued 39 cases before Scott Gan Southern Arizona Legal Aid Volunteer the U.S. Supreme Court and numer- Scott has active bankruptcy and Lawyer Program. In 2002, he was first ous other cases before the courts of appellate practices and is chair of named one of the Top 50 Pro Bono appeals. His recent cases include Mesch, Clark & Rothschild, P.C.’s Attorneys of Arizona by the Arizona Fisher v. University of Texas, Vance v. appellate section. Scott received his Foundation for Legal Services and Ball State University, Florida v. Harris, undergraduate degree in chemistry Education. He received that award United States v. Home Concrete Supply from the University of Arizona in again in 2011 and 2014. In 2005, & Co., Ashcroft v. Iqbal, and FCC v. 1977 and his J.D. from the Univer- Scott received the William E. Mor- Fox. Following his graduation from sity of Arizona College of Law in ris Pro Bono Service Award from the law school, he served as a law clerk to 1980. Prior to joining Mesch, Clark Arizona Foundation for Legal Services Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist & Rothschild in 1986, he served and Education. In 2008, he received and to Judge Anthony J. Scirica of four years as a Pima County public the Arizona Supreme Court Judicial the United States Court of Appeals defender. Scott is a member of the Branch Achievement Award for serv- for the Third Circuit. state bar of Arizona, the Pima County ing the public by improving the legal Bar Association, the American profession. He drafted two guides Mr. Garre has taught constitutional Academy of Appellate Lawyers, the for the unrepresented: General Civil law and Supreme Court practice for American Bankruptcy Institute, and Appeals and Appeals from Decisions of many years at the George Washington the Arizona Bankruptcy American the Arizona Industrial Commission. University Law School. He has testi- Inns of Court. Scott has appeared on In 2012, Scott was awarded the Pro fied before Congress and speaks and numerous occasions before the Ari- Bono Attorney of the Year award by publishes frequently on issues related zona Court of Appeals, the Arizona the Arizona Supreme Court for his 25 to the Supreme Court and appellate Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit years of pro bono service. practice. In 2011, the Chief Justice Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, and the of the United States appointed Mr. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. In March 2014, Scott was selected by Garre to the Standing Committee the Ninth Circuit to replace the Hon. on the Rules of Practice and Pro- Scott is a frequent lecturer on busi- Eileen Hollowell, retiring bankruptcy cedure of the Judicial Conference ness reorganization and appellate judge in the District of Arizona. On of the United States. Mr. Garre has procedures. He presented seminars September 22, 2014, Scott will begin received numerous awards for his Page 14 THE APPELLatE ADVOCatE n 2014 ISSUE 2 public service, including the Attorney Shughart, Thomson & Kilroy before Georgia. In 2011, after a peer-review General's Medallion for his service as its merger with Polsinelli. survey, Best Lawyers named Chilton Solicitor General. He is a recipient Appellate Lawyer of the Year in her of the Attorney General's Distin- Bill’s wife, Deborah, is also a lawyer, region. guished Service Award, the Attorney and is a devoted Kansas Jayhawks General's Award for Excellence in basketball fan; together, they attend In 2004, Chilton was appointed by Furthering Interests of U.S. National at least 10 games a year in nearby Chief Justice William Rehnquist to Security, and additional honors from Lawrence. They have two daughters, the Federal Civil Rules Advisory the Department of Justice for his Kathleen and Emily, who are recent Committee. She was reappointed work on important civil litigation college graduates now working on for a second term by Chief Justice matters. the East Coast. Outside of work, Roberts in 2007. Chilton serves on Bill enjoys reading, classical piano, the editorial board of Moore’s Federal Bill Quirk and particularly golf. While his golf Practice, a leading treatise on federal Bill Quirk has a B.A. in history from career has not been stellar, he did court litigation. She has co-chaired the University of Pennsylvania and have the distinction of succeeding the program of the Eleventh Circuit a J.D. from Georgetown Law. He is Tom Watson as captain of his high Judicial Conference three times, the chair of the Appellate Practice school golf team, although admit- served as a member of the Program Group at Polsinelli PC, a Kansas tedly the team fared somewhat better Committee for three other confer- City, Missouri-based firm with more under Tom’s leadership. ences, and participated as a panel- than 700 lawyers in 18 offices across ist and focus group leader at four the country. Chilton Varner conferences. The Eleventh Circuit Chilton Varner joined the law firm asked her to serve as its representative Bill has represented clients in state of King & Spalding in 1976. She at the Federal Judicial Center’s First and federal appellate courts for more became the first female partner in National Conference on Eliminating than 30 years. In addition to its work the firm's litigation department, and Racial, Gender and Ethnic Bias in for outside clients and firms, the the first female to serve on the firm's the Courts. She is a trustee of the firm’s appellate group is involved in management committee. Chilton is Eleventh Circuit Historical Society. every appeal generated by the firm’s the senior partner on King & Spald- Chilton is married to K. Morgan own extensive trial practice. He ing's product liability team, which Varner, an attorney, and has one and members of his group are also The American Lawyer has twice daughter, Ashley, who is an oncology involved frequently at the trial court recognized as one of the top three social worker in Washington, D.C. level in many cases, advising on error such practices in the country.