Lawyer Killed In Stabbing At Rowhouse In Northwest

Robert Wone, general counsel for Radio Free Asia. (Mel Barnhart, Radio Free Asia)

"He had a very, very promising life ahead of him," Lindburg said.

The two got sandwiches at a Subway restaurant on H Street downtown, then attended a course on grant law offered by the D.C. Bar Association from 6 to 9 p.m., Lindburg said.

About 9:30 p.m., Lindburg went home, and Wone told him he was going back to the office, on M Street downtown. It was unclear whether Wone made it there.

Jackson-Han said it was not unusual for Wone to be at work at unconventional hours.

"This past weekend, he came in just to see what happened on the weekends," she said. "And he brought ice cream for the staff."

Wone was raised in New York, but his family emigrated from southern China, Jackson-Han said.

He received a bachelor's degree in public policy from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, and his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He then got a clerkship in Norfolk with Raymond A. Jackson, a federal judge in the Eastern District of Virginia.

Jackson performed the wedding ceremony for the Wones at the Wyndham Northwest Chicago Hotel in Itasca, Ill., according to a wedding announcement published in the New York Times.

In 2000, Wone joined Covington & Burling, where he was an associate focusing on employment law and commercial real estate. While there, he donated time to several community organizations, including the Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center, where he offered legal advice to merchants in the District.

Jeanne Turner, a secretary at Covington & Burling, described Wone as "an extremely dedicated attorney" who was efficient in the office and spent a lot of time helping people outside the office.

"Robert was a very kind, gentle, caring person," Turner said. "He was well respected by all his colleagues. When I think of Robert, I think of a beautiful smile."

Staff writer Karin Brulliard and staff researcher Magda Jean-Louis contributed to this report.