CLASS NOTES


WCL FAMILY TIES


In this new addition to Alumni Class Notes, The Advocate magazine is highlighting generations of WCL graduates.


To be included in a future issue, contact alumni@wcl.american.edu and let us know what you’ve got for WCL Family Ties.


One family, three WCL alumnae


Leſt to right: Rachel Berlage Alves ’16, Susan Mann ’86, Daniel Berlage, Ellen Spicer ’23, Derick Berlage.


WCL runs in the family


Noah Beckert-McGirr ’25 at commencement in May with his aunt Maureen McGirr ’87. Maureen and her husband Richard McGirr ’87 met as 1Ls while attending AUWCL. Richard went into the Department of Justice, and Maureen into Arnold & Porter following graduation. Having just graduated, Noah will be working at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman.


A legacy of legal excellence


Kristen S. Freeborne ’90 and Paul Freeborne ’91 proudly celebrate their son Samual Freeborne ’25.


46 THE ADVOCATE SUMMER/FALL 2025


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