Class Notes

DL Warfield, FA92, was commissioned to design the in-ground bronze casted monuments for the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame, located in front of Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The second induction year ceremony was held Feb. 28, 2023. The walk of fame has inducted icons including James Brown, Michael Jackson, Prince, Beyoncé, Stevie Wonder, Outkast and Quincy Jones.

Pauline Merrill, MD91, GR91, joined The Looking Glass Eye Center in Brevard, N.C. Merrill is a nationally recognized ophthalmologist specializing in treating diseases of the retina.

Robert Barnett, GA91, founder and president of CBH Architects, is moving his firm to Summit, N.J., following 12 years in South Orange, N.J. After gut-renovating two homes in West and South Orange, N.J., Barnett founded CBH as a general contractor and became a licensed architect. He splits his time between South Orange and Brasília, Brazil.

Michael Bross, LW90, was appointed chief legal officer and corporate secretary at Rackspace Technology.

Camille L. Vélez-Rivé, LA89, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in November and sworn in as a U.S. District judge for the District of Puerto Rico. President Biden signed her commission on Dec. 9, 2022. Previously, she had served as a U.S. Magistrate judge for the District of Puerto Rico since 2004.

Photine Liakos, LA88, MD92, HS97, wrote three essays in What We Bring to the Practice of Medicine: Perspectives from Women Physicians (The Kent State University Press, April 2023). The book, consisting of essays by women physicians working in diverse fields of medicine around the world, highlights their compassion, humor and resiliency, while revealing what life is really like for a variety of women in medicine today.

Mark Balbes, LA86, recently was named chief technology officer at Docuverus, a comprehensive document-authentication, ID and income-verification platform.

Pete Woods, LW84, a managing partner with St. Louis law firm Haar & Woods, LLP, was recently recognized as a Top St. Louis Attorney honoree by St. Louis Small Business Monthly.

Shawn M. Domzalski, EN84, was named general counsel of Strix Leviathan, a Seattle-based investment firm. Working remotely from Los Angeles, he advises the firm on fund structuring, regulatory matters and developments in U.S. and international cryptocurrency policy. He was previously a member of Paul Hastings’ Los Angeles funds practice.

Leonard Chanin, LW84, recently joined Discover Financial Services (Chicago) as senior vice president/deputy general counsel. He was also recently elected president of the American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers, which works to advance the quality and practice of consumer financial services law, promote consumer understanding of this area of the law and enhance the professional development of the group’s members.