i am pleased to provide the dean’s annual report for 2008-2009. the excitement and energy of this past academic year at Widener law cannot be captured fully in this two-dimensional format. however, this document provides a window through which to view our contributions to legal education, to the legal profession, and to the other communities that are served by our two campuses. your continued support is key to providing numerous opportunities for students, faculty, alumni, the bench, and the bar. i thank you for your ever increasing generosity. the accomplishments of the 2008-2009 school year at Widener law were numerous. We can come to no other conclusion but that it was a very good year. see for yourself.
sincerely,
linda l. ammons associate Provost and dean
WIDENEr
WOrLD VIEW
Widener Law’s GLoBaL PRoGRaMMInG expands our students’ horizons beyond our borders and provides them a woRLD VIew of legal issues on a global scale. Our international relationships and our faculty’s global influence bring Widener Law to the world and the world to Widener Law.
PErCEPTION
Widener Law’s campus VIsItoRs anD syMPosIa provide opportunities for our students to clarify their PeRCePtIon of the legal profession and expand the range of professional paths they may pursue.
PErsPECTIVE
Widener Law’s DIVeRsIty
PRoGRaMMInG ensures that our PeRsPeCtIVe is broad, diverse and insightful, and that it increases our ability to perceive the needs of the communities our profession serves.
fOrEsIGHT
Widener Law’s funDRaIsInG suCCess reflects the foResIGHt of our donors, whose generous investments continue to fuel our momentum toward fulfillment of our vision of exceptional legal education.
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clInIcs and InsTITuTes clarIfy The pracTIce of l aw
Widener l aW contin U ed to enhance the education of our students by immersing them in the real-world practice of law through our specialized institutes and clinics. in the past year we have increased our focus on engaged learning and professional preparation, ensuring that Widener law graduates will have the experience necessary to rapidly become accomplished practitioners and excel in their chosen areas of concentration. our acclaimed and innovative institutes and clinics remain at the core of our unique ability to provide outstanding academics in concert with vigorous professional preparation. r arely have these programs enjoyed so much support or undergone so much progress. in 2009 the taishoff family foundation committed $1.2 million in support of the Taishoff advocacy, Technology and public service Institute. t his transformational gift, from the family foundation of delaware campus alumnus captain r obert taishoff ’89, is the largest gift ever received by Widener law. t he funds will support new programs and special training for students enrolled through the institute, provide student financial assistance, lend support to the Veterans Law Clinic, and create a named professorship
and a visiting distinguished scholar position. t he taishoff family foundation has long supported the veterans law clinic, through which Widener law students gain practical legal experience as they serve our nation’s disabled veterans. t his leadership gift will ensure continuing support for this outstanding institute and provide even greater opportunities for our students to master the law through hands-on experience and service to the community.
t he Institute of Delaware Corporate and Business Law maintained its ambitious slate of scholarly activity and programming, connecting Widener law students to prominent members of the judiciary and corporate bar. in addition, the institute established three new graduate degree programs designed to educate professionals working on corporate and business regulatory issues, gained a student fellowship through the generosity of trustee and o verseer John f schmutz, and continued on its path to establishing the helen s. Balick chair in Business Bankruptcy law. t he Delaware Journal of Corporate Law remains one of the nation’s premier specialty law journals.
in keeping with its tradition of engagement with decision-makers in the Pennsylvania government,
the Law and Government Institute named Pennsylvania supreme court Justice t homas G. saylor the first distinguished Jurist in r esidence on Widener law’s harrisburg campus. Justice saylor teaches a constitutional law seminar for students in the law and Government institute and will serve as an expert resource for the broader law school community. institute events like february’s sustainable energy symposium continued to showcase the law school’s engagement in a broad range of issues.
our acclaimed, nationally ranked Health Law Institute was similarly active. t he health law institute continued to provide exceptional opportunities for students preparing for careers in this vibrant and fast-changing field, offering a broad range of programming directed by nationally prominent faculty. Beyond the classroom, the health law institute continued to serve the public directly through such programs as the Health Care Decisions Day forum, a free public educational forum held on preparing end-of-life directives. t he 4th-annual Raynes McCarty Distinguished Lecture in Health Law featured health law expert timothy s . Jost, who gave his lecture, “ health
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The Delaware Journal of Corporate Law’s recent ranking among 411 specialized law reviews and journals based on federal and state court citations
care at r isk: a critique of the consumer-driven Movement.” t he institute also served the bar by offering continuing legal education such as the Health Care Compliance Certification, a training program that addressed issues related to hospitalization and long-term care, and conferences such as the Medical Legal Partnerships program, which focused on how unmet legal needs may affect health in underserved populations.
We continually adapt and expand our institutes and clinics to reflect the needs of our students and the communities they will serve. in response to the ever increasing need for environmental legal action, we announced the formation of an environmental law center that will harness the expertise of the environmental law faculty on both campuses, offer deeper engagement in the study of environmental law for our students, and result in more advocacy for environmental change. t hrough the formation of new institutes and expanded programs and the continued advancement of our established programs, we are ensuring that practical preparation for the law will continue to be a hallmark of a Widener education.
InTernshIps, e x TernshIps, fellowshIps and servIce
Our focus on experiential learning encourages our students to enhance their legal education by pursuing internships, externships, and other opportunities outside of the classroom. The following list highlights some of our students’ activities in 2008-2009.
D ELAWA r E C AMP us
Ju DICIAL Ex TEr N s HIP s
Judge Thomas L. Ambro, united states Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit, Wilmington, DE
Chief Judge Kevin J. Carey, united states Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware, Wilmington, DE
Judge Matthew Carrafiello, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia, PA
Chancellor William B. Chandler, III, Delaware Court of Chancery, Dover, DE
Judge Barbara D. Crowell, family Court of Delaware, Wilmington, DE
Judge Barry C. Dozor, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Media, PA
Justice Henry duPont ridgely, supreme Court of Delaware, Wilmington, DE
Judge Kathrynann W. Durham, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Media, PA
Judge James J. fitzgerald, III, superior Court of Pennsylvania, Conshohocken, PA
Judge susan Peikes Gantman, superior Court of Pennsylvania, Conshohocken, PA
Judge Mary M. Johnston, superior Court of Delaware, Wilmington, DE
Judge Kent A. Jordan, united states Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit, Wilmington, DE
Justice Virginia Long, supreme Court of New Jersey, Trenton, NJ
Vice Chancellor Donald f. Parsons, Jr., Delaware Court of Chancery, Wilmington, DE
Judge Timothy r rice, united states Magistrate Court, Eastern District of PA, Philadelphia, PA
Judge Annette M. rizzo, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia, PA
Judge sue L. robinson, united states District Court, District of Delaware, Wilmington, DE
Judge Jane r roth, united states Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit, Wilmington, DE
Chief Judge Gregory M. s leet, united states District Court, District of Delaware, Wilmington, DE
Judge Joseph r s lights III, superior Court of Delaware, Wilmington, DE
Chief Justice Myron T. steele, supreme Court of Delaware, Dover, DE
Judge r . Barclay surrick, united states District Court, Eastern District of PA, Philadelphia, PA
Judge Mary Pat Thynge, united states Magistrate Court, District of Delaware, Wilmington, DE
Judge Mary f. Walrath, united states Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware, Wilmington, DE
D ELAWA r E C AMP us Ju DICIAL s u MMEr T Er M P LACEMENT s
Judge r aymond Batten, New Jersey superior Court, Cape May, NJ
Judge M. Jane Brady, Delaware superior Court, Wilmington, DE
Judge Barry C. Dozor, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Media, PA
Judge Jan Jurden, Delaware superior Court, Wilmington, DE
Judge Chad f. Kenney, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Media, PA
Judge Patricia Lebon, New Jersey superior Court, Mt. Holly, NJ
Judge William J. Mazzola, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia, PA
Judge Andrea L. rocanelli, Delaware Court of Common Pleas, Wilmington, DE
The Law and Government Institute hosted “Sustainable Energy: The Intersection of Innovation, Law and Policy,” a symposium that included topics on developments and innovation in producing efficient, renewable energy sources.
Judge Maurino J. rossanese, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Norristown, PA
Judge Calvin L. s cott, Delaware superior Court Wilmington, DE
Judge Phyllis r streitel, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, West Chester, PA
Judge Mary Pat Thynge, united states Magistrate Court, Wilmington, DE
Judge Charles H. Toliver IV, Delaware superior Court, Wilmington, DE
Judge Mary f. Walrath, united states Bankruptcy Court, Wilmington, DE
D ELAWA r E C AMP us
C LINICAL Ex TEr N s HIP s
Camden County Prosecutor, Camden, NJ
Chester County District Attorney’s Office, West Chester, PA
Delaware County District Attorney’s Office, Media, PA
Delaware Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE
Delaware supreme Court, Office of Disciplinary Counsel, Wilmington, DE
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE
Professor Christopher Robinette and Dean Linda Ammons holding a copy of the Widener Law Journal, which was honored at the National Conference of State Trial Judges 50th Anniversary Celebration
federal Public Defender, Wilmington, DE
Internal revenue s ervice District Counsel’s Office, Philadelphia, PA
Mercer County Prosecutor, Trenton, NJ
New Castle County Attorney’s Office, New Castle, DE
New Jersey Attorney General’s Office, Cherry Hill, NJ
united states Bankruptcy Trustees Office, Philadelphia, PA
united states Bankruptcy Trustees Office, Wilmington, DE
united states Department of Justice, Camden, NJ
H A rrIs BurG C AMP us
Ex TEr N s HIP s
Bucks County District Attorney’s Office, Doylestown, PA
City of Philadelphia Law Department, Philadelphia, PA
Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office, Carlisle, PA
Dauphin County District Attorney’s Office, Harrisburg, PA
Dauphin County Public Defenders Office, Harrisburg, PA
Judge Bruce f. Bratton, Dauphin County Court, Harrisburg, PA
Judge Jeffery D. Wright, Lancaster County Court, Lancaster, PA
Judge Todd A. Hoover, Dauphin County Court, Harrisburg, PA
Justice J. Michael Eakin, Pennsylvania supreme Court, Harrisburg, PA
Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office, Lancaster, PA
New Jersey Attorney General’s Office, Trenton, NJ
Pennsylvania Board of Pardons, Harrisburg, PA
Pennsylvania Department of Education, Harrisburg, PA
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Harrisburg, PA
Pennsylvania Department of Health, Harrisburg, PA
Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, Harrisburg, PA
Dean Linda L. Ammons and faculty of the new, dual-campus Widener Environmental Law Center
Pennsylvania Department of state, Harrisburg, PA
Pennsylvania Gaming Board, Harrisburg, PA
Pennsylvania Immigration resource Center, york, PA
Pennsylvania Legislative reference Bureau, Harrisburg, PA
Pennsylvania state system of Higher Education, Office of Chief Counsel, Harrisburg, PA
united states Attorney’s Office, united states District Court of the Middle District of Pennsylvania, scranton, PA
Wade County, North Carolina Public Defender’s Office, r aleigh, NC
york County District Attorney’s Office, york, PA
y WCA of Harrisburg, Domestic Violence Legal s ervices, Harrisburg, PA
D ELAWA r E C AMP us sELECTED I NTEr N s HIP s
ACE, N.A., Philadelphia, PA
Atlee, Hall & Brookhart, Lancaster, PA
Ballard s pahr Andrews & Ingersoll, Philadelphia, PA
Camden County Prosecutor’s Office, Camden, NJ
Campbell & Levine, Wilmington, DE
Chester County District Attorney, Chester, PA
Chester County Juvenile Probation, West Chester, PA
Connolly, Bove, Lodge & Hutz, LLP, Wilmington, DE
Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Program, Philadelphia, PA
Cooch & Taylor, Wilmington, DE
Cozen O’Connor, Philadelphia, PA
Crossland & Associates, Greenville, DE
Dauphin County District s olicitor, Harrisburg, PA
Defender’s Association of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Delaware County Court of Common Pleas, Media, PA
Delaware County District Attorney’s Office, Media, PA
Delaware Court of Chancery, Wilmington, DE
Delaware supreme Court, Wilmington, DE
Delaware Volunteer Legal s ervices, Wilmington, DE
Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware County, Media, PA
Domestic Violence and r ape Crisis Center, Elkton, MD
Doroshow Pasquale, Wilmington, DE
Drapert Goldberg, Wilmington, DE
Elliott Greenleaf, Philadelphia, PA
Entium Technology Legal Department, Valley forge, PA
fairfield County Clerk’s Office, Bridgeport, CT
first Judicial District Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia, PA
fish & richardson, s an Diego, CA
Hannen Law Group, Washington, DC
Hawke McKeon & sniscak, Harrisburg, PA
Horn, Turnbach & r ybar, LLC, Toms river, NJ
House Transportation Committee, Harrisburg, PA
Howard County Circuit Court, Columbia, MD
Hudson, Jones, Jaywork & fisher, Dover, DE
Independence Blue Cross, Philadelphia, PA
Jackson, Cook, Carrapacci & Bloom, fairless Hills, PA
K&L Gates, LLP, Harrisburg, PA
Krevolin, roth & Connors, West Harford, CT
Lackwanna County Courthouse, s canton, PA
Lavery, faherty, young & Patterson, Harrisburg, PA
Lavin, O’Neill, ricci, Cedrone & Disipio, Philadelphia, PA
Law Office of Henry G. Broome, Northfield, NJ
Law Office of Michael Modica, Wilmington, DE
Law Office of robert Mirin, Harrisburg, PA
Law Office of Thomas Gosse, Haddon Heights, NJ
Law Offices of Edward Harrington Heyburn, robbinsville, NJ
Law Offices of r aymond Tomasetti, Newport, DE
Legal Aid, Chester, PA
Magna Legal s ervices, Boothwyn, PA
Marcozzi & Marcozzi, Westmont, NJ
Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, Philadelphia, PA
Mazzei & Associates, Pittsburgh, PA
McMichael, Heiney & s ebaastian, Oxford, PA
McNees Wallace & Nurick, Lancaster, PA
Meyer, Darragh, Buckler, Bebenek & Eck, Pittsburgh, PA
Middlesex County superior Court, New Brunswick, NJ
Minster & facciolo, Wilmington, DE Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, LLP, Wilmington, DE
Musi, Malone & Daubenberger, Media, PA
Office of General Counsel, Harrisburg, PA
Office of the Attorney General of New Jersey, Trenton, NJ
Office of the Public Defender, flemington, NJ
Office of the yuma County Attorney, yuma, AZ
Pachtman Law Office, Boothwyn, PA
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, Philadelphia, PA
Pennsylvania Governor’s Office of General Counsel, Harrisburg, PA
Pennsylvania Office of the A fL-CIO, Harrisburg, PA
Pennsylvania superior Court, Philadelphia, PA
Pepper Hamilton, Harrisburg, PA
Phelan, Hallinana & s chmieg, LLP, Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, Philadelphia, PA
Potter Anderson & Corroon, Wilmington, DE
r .K. Washington & Associates, Philadelphia, PA
reed smith, Philadelphia, PA
richards, Layton & finger, Wilmington, DE
r ynearson, Buess, s haurbusch & Champion, st. Louis, MO
s aul Ewing, LLP, Philadelphia, PA
s corelogix, New Castle, DE
shoprite supermarkets, Inc.
state of Delaware, Court of Common Pleas, Wilmington, DE
state of Delaware Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE
state of Delaware, Georgetown, DE
stradley, ronon, stevens & young, Wilmington, DE
superior Court of New Jersey, Mt. Holly, NJ
supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA
The Hogan firm, Wilmington, DE
The Mc shane firm, Harrisburg, PA
Tobyhanna Army Depot Legal Office, Tobyhanna, PA
Triquetre Law, Lancaster, PA
Turlington Law firm, Boone, NC
Tyco Electronics Corporation Legal Office, Philadelphia, PA
united states Attorney’s Office, Philadelphia, PA
united states Coast Guard Headquarters, Washington, DC
united states Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General, Philadelphia, PA
united states Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps Headquarters, Groton, CT
united states s ecurities & Exchange Commission, Philadelphia, PA
united states District Court, Columbus, OH
university of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, stratford, NJ
Widener s BDC, Chester, PA
William Mandry Law Office, Harrisburg, PA
Woloshin Lynch Natalie & Gagne, Wilmington, DE
young Conaway stargatt & Taylor, Wilmington, DE
D ELAWA r E C AMP us Pu BLIC
I NTEr Es T L AW P LACEMENT s
ADA Compliance Project
American Civil Liberties union of Delaware
Bank of America financial Literacy Instructional Program
Camden County Public Defender’s Office
CA s A youth Advocates: Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey
Chester County District Attorney’s Office
Chester County District Court
Chester County Office of the Public Defender
Chester High s chool
Colorado Lawyers for the Arts
Community Legal Aid s ociety, Inc.
Cumberland County Court House, Volunteer Estate Assistance Project
Delaware Department of Justice
Delaware Earned Income Tax Credit Campaign
Delaware Health and s ocial s ervices, Division of Public Health
Delaware Law related
Education Center
Delaware state Office of the Child Advocate
Delaware supreme Court
Widener Law’s Institute of Delaware Corporate and Business Law announced thirdyear law student Kevin Gallagher as the inaugural recipient of its John F. Schmutz Corporate and Business Law Institute Fellowship Award.
Delaware Volunteer Legal s ervices (DVL s )
Domestic Abuse Project
face to face Legal Center
family Violence s exual Assault unit of the District Attorney’s Office
Guild f ood stamp Clinic
Habitat for Humanity
Homeless Advocacy Project
Howard High s chool, street Mentoring
Innocence Project of florida Job Corps
Lackawanna County District Attorney’s Office
Legal Aid of s outheastern Pennsylvania
Legal s elf Help Link
Medical Legal Project and Partnership, Christiana Care
Mid Atlantic Environmental Law Center
MidPenn Legal s ervices
Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office
Nationalities s ervice Center
Nehemiah Gateway Community Development Corporation
New Jersey Attorney General’s Office
Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office
Office of federal Operation, united states Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission
Office of the yuma County Attorney, yuma, AZ
Pardons Project
Pennsylvania Immigration resource Center
Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General
Philadelpha City s olicitor’s Office
Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office
Philadelphia Legal Assistance
Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
s outh Jersey Legal s ervices
st. Mark’s High s chool
state of Delaware Public Defender’s Office
united states Attorney’s Office
united states Coast Guard
united states Navy Judge Advocate General Corps
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)
Widener small Business Development Center
Widener Veterans Law Clinic
Wills for Heroes
Wilmington Hospital Woman’s Clinic
H A rrIs BurG C AMP us Pu BLIC
I NTEr Es T L AW P LACEMENT s
City s olicitor of Harrisburg
Dauphin County Public Defender’s Office
Middlesex County, New Jersey Public Defender’s Office
New Jersey Attorney General’s Office
Pennsylvania Board of Pardons
Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court
Pennsylvania Immigration resource Center
Students attended Professionalism Day, receiving valuable insight on life as a legal professional.
Pennsylvania Legislative reference Bureau
united states Attorney’s Office, united states District Court of the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)
Widener Harrisburg Civil Law Clinic
Widener Harrisburg Veterans Law Clinic
york County District Attorney’s Office
endowed and sponsored scholarshIps, sTudenT awards, and fellowshIps
By endowing and sponsoring student awards, scholarships, and fellowships, our alumni and friends embrace and encourage excellence in legal scholarship and reward professional potential.
ENDOWED AND s PON s O r ED s CHOLA rs HIP s
Alexander V. s arcione, Jr. Memorial s cholarship
Alfred Avins Memorial s cholarship
Angelina & Victor Piccone
Memorial s cholarship
Bank of America s cholarship
Bernard s . Wildstein s cholarship
Bruce M. & Elizabeth M. Monroe s cholarship
Charles P. Mirarchi, sr. Memorial s cholarship
Dean Anthony J. s antoro s cholarship
Dean’s Minority student s cholarship
Delaware Asociation of Lawyers’ s pouses s cholarship
E. Wallace Chadwick
Memorial s cholarship
Edmund Dobrowolski
Memorial s cholarship
Esther f. Clark Memorial s cholarship
fairfax Leary, Jr. Memorial s cholarship
friends of Widener university s chool of Law s cholarship
George C Blissman, s r. Memorial s cholarship
Harvey Alan Chernoff
Memorial s cholarship
Hon. James C. Crumlish s cholarship
Hon. Joseph W. de furia s cholarship
Hon. Ned L. Hirsh
Memorial s cholarship
Hon. William Duffy Memorial s cholarship
Honey f. Golby Memorial s cholarship
Howard Berg s cholarship
Hugh B. Pearce Memorial s cholarship
John C. Warrington Memorial s cholarship
Nancy and Howard finkelman s cholarship
Pamela Karpouzis Memorial s cholarship
Paul Isaac Leiter Memorial s cholarship
Pennsylvania Bar foundation
Minority s cholarship
Pennsylvania Bar foundation s cholarship
Taishoff family Endowed s cholarship
Thomas s . Lodge
Memorial s cholarship
ENDOWED AND s PON s O r ED
s T u DENT AWA r Ds
Alexander V. s arcione, Jr. Memorial Award
BA r BrI of Pennsylvania and New Jersey Bar review Awards
Charles Zencey Memorial Award
Dean Arthur A. Weeks Outstanding s ervice Award
Elizabeth G. simcox Pro Bono s ervice Award
INsIGHT
wIdener l aw faculT y: vIsIonary and engaged
i n 2008-2009 oU r exce P tional faculty continued to shine as distinguished scholars, dedicated teachers, and innovative practitioners. Widener law professors gained prominence beyond our campuses as nationally and internationally recognized experts in their fields through their scholarly research, publications, and professional endeavors. Beyond their own achievements, our faculty cares about teaching, maintaining their commitment to the profession. t hey lead by example. Below is a brief sampling of their recent accomplishments.
dean linda l . ammons was named a fellow of the a merican Bar foundation and, for the third consecutive year, was appointed chair of the curriculum committee of the a merican Bar a ssociation’s section of legal education & admissions.
Professor dana harrington conner was appointed by the delaware General a ssembly to the delaware family law commission.
John c. dernbach, this year named a Widener distinguished Professor, attracted national recognition for his work creating, editing, and authoring parts of Agenda for a Sustainable America, the only comprehensive assessment of U. s . progress toward sustainability.
a ssociate Professor Jill e . family was named chair of the immigration and naturalization committee of the a merican Bar a ssociation’s section of administrative law and r egulatory Practice. she was also elected to a seat on the board of directors of the Pennsylvania immigration r esource center in york, Pennsylvania.
Professor John l gedid, former vice dean of the harrisburg campus, returned to full-time teaching and his role as the director of the law & Government institute. Professor Gedid was honored this year as a new life member of the a merican law institute, and continued his prominent role in state and national administrative law, serving as a Pennsylvania commissioner to the national conference of commissioners for Uniform state laws. Professor Gedid continued to serve his colleagues through his participation in events such as the Pennsylvania Bar a ssociation young lawyers division day on the hill and the Pennsylvania Bar institute’s continuing legal education symposium.
Professor lawrence a . hamermesh, r uby r . vale Professor of corporate and Business law, and a member of the corporation law council of the delaware state Bar a ssociation, played a key role in
the development of amendments to the delaware General corporation law.
t he United states district court for the district of delaware granted a summary judgment in favor of three environmental & natural r esources law clinic clients in a challenge to farming practices in sussex county, delaware. clinic interns and clinic director Kenneth T. Krisl played a central role in drafting the federal complaint.
Professor david r. hodas drafted the 20092014 delaware General energy Plan for Governor Jack Markell. Professor geoff moulton was appointed chief of staff for senator ted Kaufman (d-de.) on the senate Judiciary committee.
Professor Thomas J. reed became the first taishoff Professor of law.
Professor robert l . hayman’s book, Choosing Equality: Essays and Narratives on the Desegregation Experience was published by Penn state University Press; the book is edited by Professor hayman and leland War, with a foreword by vice President Joe Biden.
Professors andrew l . strauss and robert J. lipkin were named Widener distinguished Professors of law in recognition of their work on international and constitutional law, respectively.
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Number of times the expertise of Widener Law faculty was cited by the media last year
t he l aW s chool U nderW ent several significant administrative changes in 2008-2009. We welcome the following, pictured below from left to right:
J. patrick Kelly was appointed vice dean of the delaware campus. vice dean Kelly has been with the law school since 1984 and teaches mainly in areas of international law. robyn l meadows was appointed vice dean of the harrisburg campus. vice dean Meadows joined the Widener faculty in 1991 and teaches in the areas of contracts and secured transactions. robert c. power was appointed harrisburg’s associate dean for faculty research and development. Professor Power joined the Widener faculty in 1990. Keith e . sealing joined the harrisburg campus as the dean of students. Mr. sealing had previously worked in student affairs at the law schools of the University of louisville and syracuse University, and earned his law degree from temple University’s Beasley school of law.
We thank Professors r ussell a hakes, John l Gedid, susan r aeker-Jordan, and a nn e . fruth for their service to the law school in these positions and wish them the best as they return to the faculty full time.
Graham foundation Award
Greenwatch Institute s cholarship
Award in Memory of Charles Zencey
Greenwatch Institute s cholarship Award in Memory of Jerry s hields
Howard M. Berg Award
International Academy of Trial Lawyers Award
James s . Bowman American Inn of Court Award
John A. fillion Memorial Award
Judge J. Cullen Ganey Criminal Procedure Award
Kaplan PMBr Bar review Awards
Lindsay Law Library Award
Lucinda Peipher Memorial Award
Most Promising Civil Litigator Award
Nicole Cullison Memorial Award
Patricia N. Holsten Memorial Award for Public Interest
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association
James J. Manderino Award for Trial Advocacy
reed Hamilton Memorial Award
The Honorable Helen s . Balick Award
The Honorable Joseph W. de furia Commencement Award
The Widener Law Public s ervice and Advocacy Award
Thomas P. Lomax and Nicholas Theodore Memorial Award
William J. and Ella C. Wolf Award in real Property Law
William J. Conner Memorial Award for Administrative Law
Zelda K. Herrmann Memorial Cup Award
ENDOWED AND sPON s O r ED
fELLOW s HIP s
Domestic Violence fellowship
DuPont Public Interest fellowship
E. Wallace Chadwick
Constitutional fellowship
John f s chmutz Corporate and Business Law Institute fellowship Award
Longtime adjunct faculty member Vice President Joseph R. Biden visits with students after his nomination.
adJuncT faculT y
from attorneys at the top of their profession, to the region’s most distinguished jurists, to nationally elected officials, our adjunct faculty offer experience and perspective that broaden and enrich our students’ education in the law.
D ELAWA r E
John C. Andrade
Daniel G. Atkins
Jill M. Baisinger
Carol A. Benson
John s . Benson
umbreen s aba Bhatt
Vice President Joseph r . Biden, Jr.
David A. Breen
Hon. William C. Carpenter, Jr.
John T. Carroll III
Cory Ann Caswell
Gregory P. Cermignano
Kathleen Conn
Bartholomew J. Dalton
Hon. susan C. DelPesco
Lee Diamondstein
Margaret f. England
Jennifer fontaine
Michele f orzley
Virginia Gibson
richard G. Handler
W. Bruce Hemphill
Matthew I. Hirsch
Hon. r andy J. Holland
Janine Howard-O’r angers
Kathryn M. Jakabcin
Hon. Harold u. Johnson, Jr.
Diana Kadash
Jonathan Krinick
James G. Lare
Patricia Dailey Lewis
robert W. Mallard
Terrence J. Marlowe
Mary Marzolla
Thomas J. McCarthy
Genevieve McCormack
Michael s . McGinniss
Eugene D. McGurk
David B. Miller
George K. Miller
Linda Mischler
s cott J. Mitnick
Bruce Monroe
Gerald P. Morano
Alexander Murphy, Jr.
MaryBeth Musumeci
Marion r . Newbold
Andrew Newman
Hon. John A. Parkins, Jr.
Mary Alice Peeling
Pamela L. Perry
russell C. raphaely
riki redente
Michael E. riley
Martin J. siegel
John s sitzler
Hon. Gregory M. sleet
Verne r smith
Christopher M. s pletzer
Hon. Patricia T. stewart
Jean stoyer
susan sullivan
Ken Tacchino
roseann B. Termini
Anthony J. Testa, Jr.
Hon. Dexter M. Thompson, Jr. rep. robert J. Valihura, Jr.
Alfred P. Vitarelli
Mani s . Walia
Hon. Joseph T. Walsh
John r . Washlick
Edward J. Weiss
John A. Wetzel
royce A. White
Michael Wiseman
r aphael x . Zahralddin
H A rrIs BurG
s ara A. Austin
Hon. robert G. Bigham
Christopher D. Carusone
robert H. Davis, Jr.
Vincent C. Deliberato, Jr.
Hon. J. Michael Eakin
Michael Edmiston
Hon. s cott Evans
Joseph K. Goldberg
Neil Hendershot
John Knorr
Alexandra Makosky
s amantha Prince
Mary Kay r auenzahn
G. Philip rutledge
Carmen s anta Maria
Hon. Thomas s aylor
Dan s chuckers
Joseph G. skelly
William M. s loane
roseann B. Termini
Hon. Jeannine Turgeon
Douglas M. Wolfberg
Barbara Zemlock
Assistant Dean of Career Development LeaNora Ruffin began her one-year term as the president of the National Association for Law Placement, a nonprofit organization dedicated to legal career counseling, recruitment, and professional development.
sEPTEMBEr 2008
remarks by Delaware Attorney General Joseph r . “Beau” Biden III
The Third Annual Dean’s Leadership f orum, Delaware Campus
Visit by the Delegation of Taiwanese Judges, Delaware Campus
O CTOBEr 2008
francis G. Pileggi Distinguished Lecture in Law, “How Complexity simplifies Corporate Law, Governance, and Incentives” by Eric L. Talley, Professor of Law, u C Berkeley (Boalt Hall) s chool of Law, Visiting Professor of Law, Harvard Law s chool
symposIa, lecTures, and conTInuIng legal educaTIon
Widener Law strives annually to serve as a hub for legal activity in its regions, providing a broad range of resources for students of the law, legal professionals, and members of the judiciary.
Pennsylvania Bridge the Gap Continuing Legal Education Program
Luncheon with The Institute of Delaware Corporate & Business Law’s 4th Annual Visiting s cholar, Professor steven Davidoff
N OVEMBEr 2008
4th Annual raynes McCarty Distinguished Lecture in Health Law,
“Health Care at risk: A Critique of the Consumer-Driven Movement” by Timothy s . Jost, robert L. Willett
family Professor of Law at Washington and Lee university s chool of Law
Veterans Law Continuing Legal Education symposium
JAN uA ry 2009
2009 Delaware Tax Institute
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Commemoration, Delaware Campus
fEBruA ry 2009
Widener Law Journal symposium, “sustainable Energy: The Intersection of Innovation, Law, and Policy,” Harrisburg Campus
Conference with Visitors from the s outhwest university of Political s cience and Law in Chongqing, China, Delaware Campus
Lincoln and the Law Program
M A r CH 2009
Health Care Compliance Continuing Legal Education Program sponsored by the Widener Health Law Institute
The Delaware Business Law f orum, sponsored by the American Bar Association s ection of Business Law
The Third Annual Dean’s Leadership f orum on Diversity, Harrisburg Campus
Widener Law review symposium, “The Child Witness,” Delaware Campus
ACLu Immigration Conference
A P rIL 2009
s ports and Entertainment Law symposium
H. Albert young Lecture given by Professor robert C. Power, the 2008 H. Albert young fellow in Constitutional Law
3rd Annual John L. Gedid Lecture, “The Invisible Election: Why Our system Isn’t Working and How to fix It,” by
Heather K. Gerken, J. skelly Wright Professor of Law at yale Law s chool
ruby r . Vale Distinguished Lecture on “Corporate Criminal responsibility” by u s . District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan of the s outhern District of New york
2nd Annual Judges’ Day
Medical Legal Partnerships Program presented by the Health Law Institute
Wake- up Workshops Continuing Legal Education Program on Editing your Own and Other Writers’ Drafts presented by the Legal Writing Program
M Ay 2009
Haile L. Alford Memorial Conference in conjunction with the Multicultural Judges and Lawyers s ection of the Delaware state Bar Association
Distinguished Lecture in Trial Advocacy by roxanne Conlin, Harrisburg Campus
Ju NE 2009
2009 J urIs T Academy
honor roll of donors 2008-2009
L EADErs HIP CIr CLE
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fO u NDErs’ C Lu B
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Jur Is T s’ sOCIET y
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A MBA ss ADO rs’ C Lu B
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PA r TNErs’ C Lu B
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BENEfACTO rs
$2,500-$4,999
D EAN ’s C O u NCIL
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44% Increase in downloads of Widener Law faculty’s scholarly work from the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) database in 2008-2009 over the previous year
L AW sCHOOL Ass OCIATEs
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BENCH AND B A r C Lu B
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C ENT ury C Lu B
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C L ass of 1975
Class Participation 20%
PA r TNErs’ C Lu B
Michael G. De fino
BENEfACTO rs
John A. Wetzel
D EAN ’s C O u NCIL
Hon. susan C. Del Pesco
Esther A. Zaretsky
richard P. Zaretsky
L AW sCHOOL Ass OCIATEs
William E. Averona
steven P. Barsamian
BENCH AND B A r C Lu B
Vincent J. Ciecka
Mark A. Longo
Amil M. Minora
Louis E. slawe
C ENT ury C Lu B
George f. Dale
Charles f f ox
Michael J. Korolishin
W. M. Mulvey
Hon. Paul r s acks
William M. s loane
susan L. s pagna
Neil I. sternstein
D ONO rs
Edward M. Adams
Christopher Almy
Louis J. Arnold
Jack A. Barbanel
Veronica B. Boettger
Donald C. Brown
robert C. Clendenin
Joseph J. Dels ordo
robert L. Dluge
Don A. Erlandson
Thomas C. Etter
Jon D. f ox
Laurence Gallagher
robert J. Gleason
richard A. James
Michael B. Joseph
David P. Kownacki
Alan f. Lehman
Thomas C. Louthan
richard s . Marx
Charles A. O’Connell
Walter J. r ay
rodney W. robinson
Thomas J. roman
Philip A. ross
robert L. rumack
Janice M. s awicki
Joseph J. s chafle
Gregory E. s ciolla
ronald s egal
Mark s shane
Justice Howard H. s herman
Daniel M. smith
Anthony J. Tripodi
C L ass of 1976
Class Participation 17.5%
PA r TNErs’ C Lu B
ronald P. Goldfaden
D EAN ’s C O u NCIL
M. Jane Mahoney
L AW sCHOOL Ass OCIATEs
Eileen B. Cooper
Hon. Paul P. Panepinto
BENCH AND B A r C Lu B
Alan Belfus
stephen Carroll
Joel Chernock
C ENT ury C Lu B
Michael P. Burakoff
James L. Capobianco
Hon. William C. Carpenter
Edward B. Carter
Lawrence f. DiGiovanna
James A. fox
Louis P. Mellinger
richard T. Morrissey
richard E. reilly
Michael J. s aile
Daniel f. Wilton
Dona H. Zimmerman
D ONO rs
David L. Arthur
Joseph V. Cardona
francis J. Clifford
J. W. Ditter
Thomas E. Dooley
William P. fedullo
Thomas P. Gannon
Mark D. Grim
Charles A. Halpin
Thomas G. Klingensmith
Joseph K. Norris
Charles W. Proctor
stephen G. r aymond
Donald B. s cace
James D. s cheffey
Andrew s . Wade
C L ass of 1977
Class Participation: 16.1%
BENCH AND B A r C Lu B
Bruce L. Hudson
roger T. Margolis
Hon. John J. O’Grady
Henry P. Zerella
C ENT ury C Lu B
Andrew H. Appel
Jerome M. Capone
richard G. Handler
Jay E. Kivitz
rocco J. Tedesco
Donald s young
D ONO rs
francis P. Bach
John J. Branigan
James r . Columbro
Gary r . Egoville
Walter s frankowski
Michael J. fromhold
John f. Gangi
Barry f. Gultanoff
Dean C. Johnson
Anthony J. Maressa
Edward J. McGlinchey
Pamela C. Meitner
Hon. Margaret T. Murphy
frank J. rubinate
Kenneth J. s lomienski
Charles E. Woolson
C L ass of 1978
Class Participation: 18.8%
BENEfACTO rs
Eugene D. McGurk
D EAN ’s C O u NCIL
robert M. Adochio
L AW sCHOOL Ass OCIATEs
John E. O’Brien
Hon. Lee A. s olomon
BENCH AND B A r C Lu B
Edward J. DiDonato
Teresa A. Miller
Bruce M. Mundorf
C ENT ury C Lu B
Vincent J. Craparotta
Michael A. Donio
francis E. Marshall
James J. McGann
Thomas I. Puleo
Jerry H. steiner
richard E. Weltman
D ONO rs
John G. Achille
John C. Andrade
frank J. Aritz
James B. Bechtel
Joseph A. Brancato
Jeffrey s . Brown
robert r . Burke
Leslie N. Coates
s ander H. Cohen
Thomas P. Collins
Wendy C. Dignazio
Ann E. Green
Edward J. Leonard
Jeffrey r . Ludwig
suzanne M. McDonough-Boggia
Alan H. Paikin
susan f. Paikin
Wayne Partenheimer
Gary M. Perolman
Charles E. sloane
Gloria K. s loane
Hon. Irvin J. snyder
Calvin D. uhlig
C L ass of 1979
Class Participation: 20.6%
A MBA ss ADO rs’ C Lu B
robert D. Gober
PA r TNErs’ C Lu B
Leslee s . Tabas
BENCH AND B A r C Lu B
Eric L. Grayson
James A. Kelley
Michael B. Lione
f. Kevin Lynch
steve Parsons
C ENT ury C Lu B
Beverly L. Bove
roy A. Cohen
Mario J. D’Alfonso
Karen Durkin
stephen r f ogarty
83
Number of books, book articles, chapters, and other publications by Widener Law faculty during the 2008-2009 academic year
Vivian A. Houghton
Timothy P. Inemer
David s . Kouser
susan E. Mensch
D ONO rs
Mary B. Androski-Maric
richard E. Berl
Nancy M. Carr
Charles T. DeTulleo
robert P. DiDomenicis
frank P. farmer
Brian T. fischer
Harry frank
ronnie E. Harrison
sherry L. Horowitz
Henry r . Minissale
Joseph f. Murray
James C. C. reed
stanton s rubinstein
Cynthia r r yan
Gary I. s pivack
Michael J. Valoris
Hon. John K. Welch
Jack L. Werbler
C L ass of 1980
Class Participation: 19.7%
PA r TNErs’ C Lu B
Alan B. Levin
L AW sCHOOL Ass OCIATEs
John f. O’Brien
BENCH AND B A r C Lu B
Charles J. Dombrowski
Molly A. Gallagher
sharon Brady Kelley
Hon. Marianne Ossmer Mizel
Hon. Philip V. s arcione
Bernard W. smalley
C ENT ury C Lu B
Joseph A. Alacqua
Hon. Maureen f fitzpatrick
Karen L. fleming
LOOKING AHEAD
sTudenTs preparIng for The fuTure
i n the Past year our students excelled in the classroom, in the courts, and in the community, once again demonstrating a dedication to their legal education and a commitment to excellence in their professional pursuits. our graduates achieved professional success and found employment at rates above the national average for law school graduates. We are proud of their success and accomplishments.
Widener law students received a number of major awards in national competitions during the 2008-2009 school year. t he moot court team of harrisburg campus students Matthew eyet and Megan durr won the Best Brief award at the 24th annual dean Jerome prince evidence competition at the Brooklyn law school. in winning the best brief award, the team surpassed competitors from 36 other schools, including teams from Uc hastings, ny U, Georgetown, and cornell.
harrisburg campus students daniel BellJacobs and Kelly lombardo placed first and second respectively in the Pennsylvania Bar a ssociation’s 2009 Intellectual property law section annual writing competition. t his competition affords students in their second or third year the
opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge of intellectual property law and is open to students enrolled at Pennsylvania law schools including drexel, duquesne, Penn state dickinson, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pittsburgh, temple, and villanova.
delaware campus students sylvia siegel, adrienne r obertson, and a ngelina freind were awarded the dolores K. hanna national Best Brief award and second place overall at the national finals of the saul lefkowitz moot court competition in Washington, d c t he competition is organized by the international trademark a ssociation and is the only competition in the United states to focus on trademark and unfair competition law.
t he moot court team of harrisburg campus students Bianca smith and Jillian ayoub won the honorable victoria a . Graffeo award for Brief Writing at the 21st annual domenick l . gabrielli national family law moot court competition held at a lbany law school. in addition to winning the best brief award, the team advanced to the second round of the competition.
t he achievements of Widener law students in these major competitions highlight both the prowess of our student body and their dedication and focus in fully pursuing the educational opportunities available to them. our students continued to live up to our highest standards, raise the bar for achievement, and further distinguish the Widener law name throughout the legal community.
The Harrisburg Moot Court Honor Society evidence team of Megan Durr and Matt Eyet won the Best Brief award at Brooklyn Law School’s 24th Annual Dean Jerome Prince Evidence Competition.
William J. Heimbuch
Charles s . Knothe
frederick r . Mogel
Kevin A. O’Brien
Jeffrey s roth
Anthony G. Talarico
D ONO rs
Paul J. Ambrose
Daniel B. Boasberg
Hugh J. Bracken
susan J. Bruno-Matour
John r . Chuk
June C. Cipressi
Gerald E. Darling
Arthur T. Donato
Jane f. Engler
Joseph f fitzpatrick
June E. Gilson
Laurence Harmelin
William D. Himmelreich
s cott r . Jay
Joseph H. Jones
John r . Kancilia
Kathleen C. Lucas
James M. Matour
Thomas H. r amsay
Barbara C. siegell
stephen E. simmons
Vernon A. Taylor
ronald H. Thompson
roger r ullman
David T. Videon
robert V. Witsil
robert f. Zane
C L ass of 1981
Class Participation: 16.3%
A MBA ss ADO rs’ C Lu B
George K. Miller
BENEfACTO rs
Gregory M. McCauley
L AW sCHOOL Ass OCIATEs
Cary L. flitter
BENCH AND B A r C Lu B
David A. Bongiovanni
C ENT ury C Lu B
Andrew E. DiPiero
Eugene A. DiPrinzio
Douglas E. Dis andro
Joseph J. rhoades
stephen W. s pence
D ONO rs
John J. Barr
Michelle C. Berk
Wayne J. Carey
stephen J. Cirillo
Mary V. D’Ambrosio
Donald A. Emeigh
David J. ferry
M. s cott Gemberling
Patricia E. Hall
robert A. Honecker
Gary Jaffe
James T. Jarvis
Guy V. Johnson
Joseph T. Labrum
Kathryn L. Labrum
Timothy C. Leventry
Martin P. Manco
Mark Mattia
Janis r . Melfi
Michael K. Newell
Jesse L. Pleet
Ira B. shrager
Kenneth J. young
C L ass of 1982
Class Participation: 13.9%
L AW sCHOOL Ass OCIATEs
Don s . Ginsburg
BENCH AND B A r C Lu B
Carl W. Battle
Thomas r uliase
C ENT ury C Lu B
Paul s . Cherry
Kathiann E. Karsnitz
rosemary K. Killian
Joseph J. risi
Joseph H. rosen
George B. smith
D ONO rs
s aul E. Arnold
Alexis L. Barbieri
Edward r . Carpenter
Carolann J. Dougherty
Matthew A. Eldridge
Marsha A. frederick- fritz
ruth P. Goldberg
richard J. Gordon
rosanne K. Hoskins
richard J. Laiks
John G. Malone
Michael P. Mayberry
John r . McCarnan
Jeffrey K. s precher
Gary f. Traynor
Nanci O. Weber
Leon A. Williams
francis L. Zarrilli
C L ass of 1983
Class Participation: 12.5%
BENCH AND B A r C Lu B
Marsha Z. Borin
C ENT ury C Lu B
Michael A. Maucher
Barry s r abin
D ONO rs
Hon. rosemary B. Beauregard
Joseph J. Bennie
Kyle A. Burch
Linda B. Dillow
David r finkel
Carl E. funk
Ellen L. Glass
Vincent f. Mallon
Jeffrey C. McCullough
Joan J. Miller
stephen Mortelliti
Cynthia W. O’Donnell
Philip r rosenfeldt
Mary M. s abulsky
Pamela J. s cott
Mary E. sherlock
Bruce M. smith
Lynn L. smith
Tempe B. steen
Barry J. Tomlinson
Nathan VanEmbden
C L ass of 1984
Class Participation: 14.3%
D EAN ’s C O u NCIL
W. Bruce Hemphill
BENCH AND B A r C Lu B
Charlene D. Davis
Daniel r . Losco
C ENT ury C Lu B
Joseph D. Burke
Kathleen M. Burke
ronald De simone
Dean Linda L. Ammons and Widener University President James T. Harris III with the Law School’s 2008 Delaware (left) and Harrisburg (right) Wolcott Fellows.
Lawrence J. Gibson
roger M. Holcomb
Gerald C. Montella
J. s . Watson
D ONO rs
Andre Beauregard
Hope B. Bernstein
Harriet L. Chappell
Lenard Cohen
Jacquelyn Cusumano
Lois J. Dawson
s amuel s . Driver
francis M. Hadden
Brenda W. Hoffman
Michael Kaplit
Judith Malin
Hinda G. Marcu
Lisa C. Miller
Kathleen L. Misturak-Gingrich
Kevin Parker
Natalie Pouch-Kavetsky
Maureen P. Thede
robert E. ulaky
Michael A. Walsh
Marc A. Werlinsky
Ann K. younglove
C L ass of 1985
Class Participation: 10%
D EAN ’s C O u NCIL
s amuel A. Landy
L AW sCHOOL Ass OCIATEs
Philip L. rothbart
Martin J. s endek
BENCH AND B A r C Lu B
Peter J. Barnes
James J. Maron
Marion r . Newbold
C ENT ury C Lu B
ronald A. Amarant
Kathryn M. Jakabcin
John D. McLaughlin
Joseph J. s antarone
D ONO rs
Kathleen M. Conover
Thomas J. DiPilla
Lawrence T. f oti
William J. Galda
Denise D. Hennelly
Thomas D. Hess
Marita M. Hutchinson
Bruce W. Joseph
Dorothy H. Lin
Cornelius C. O’Brien
Michael A. Pedicone
Anthony r repici
Irving s eltzer
B. r shekmer
Perry H. s obel
C L ass of 1986
Class Participation: 11%
L AW sCHOOL Ass OCIATEs
s elma Hayman
BENCH AND B A r C Lu B
Arthur L. Dent
Jean C. Kissane
John M. Peruto
Lori N. Peruto
C ENT ury C Lu B
Vincent J. Giusini
Daniel P. Johnson
Theodore T. Kurlowicz
D ONO rs
Bayard W. Allmond
frank C. DePasquale
richard A. DiLiberto
Jeffry B. Herman
Jane A. Kane
Gerald M. Klein
stuart I. Leon
Constantine f. Malmberg
The team of Sylvia Siegel, Adrienne Robertson, and Angelina Freind won the Dolores K. Hanna National Best Brief award and finished second overall at the Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition.
William G. Massa
John D. McAllister
Karen A. Myszka-Ostberg
Arthur s . Novello
Hon. George W. Overton
John L. Pund
Anne M. rigney
Gregory J. rubis
susan J. s acchetta
Thomas f s acchetta
Gail O. shuey
Philip A. steinberg
John E. stewart
C L ass of 1987
Class Participation: 10%
L AW sCHOOL Ass OCIATEs
Carolyn M. McNeice
BENCH AND B A r C Lu B
Elizabeth D. Maron
C ENT ury C Lu B
Edward Curley
John r . Garey
Joanne Phillips
D ONO rs
Justin P. Borkowski
E. s . Bradley
C. s . D’Alessio
Lawrence M. Davies
Gary B. Eidelman
richard D. favata
Alan f. Galerman
Mark f. Himsworth
Cynthia s . Larosa
Michael D. Larosa
Barbara P. Matalucci
Jane Ellen M. McNerney
sherry C. Mc reynolds
Karen L. smith
Patricia K. s potts
robert J. Thompson
C L ass of 1988
Class Participation: 7.3%
D EAN ’s C O u NCIL
John M. Pachkowski
BENCH AND B A r C Lu B
Maria A. Moffa
C ENT ury C Lu B
Teresa A. Cheek
f ortunato N. Perri
Alann M. r amirez
D ONO rs
Bradley H. Bastedo
Howard W. Bergendahl
Louis r . Busico
Hon. John P. Capuzzi
Patricia Corbett
Jennifer L. Hekking
John N. Hernick
Katherine f. Mulcare
Charles E. O’Connor
Paul J. Perpiglia
Arlene B. rubin
Paul G. s chenk
Larry D. sullivan
Theodore J. Tacconelli
frederick A. Townsend
C L ass of 1989
Class Participation: 8.4%
L EADErs HIP CIr CLE
robert P. Taishoff
L AW sCHOOL Ass OCIATEs
Linda f shopland
BENCH AND B A r C Lu B
Thomas C. Marconi
Harvey sternberg
C ENT ury C Lu B
Elizabeth D. Berenato
Vera M. Holmes
Michael J. Milstead
D ONO rs
Martin P. Convery
Patricia Cunningham
Daniel J. De franceschi
faith P. DiLiberto
roseanne r . Duffy
Louis s flocco
frederick s freibott
Mary A. Jordano
Jeffrey L. Klein
Loretta G. LeBar
William Lewis
John P. Lynch
Kevin M. Malloy
ronald J. Patterson
Joanne Pescatore
Marsha M. shortell
francis x . Wickersham
C L ass of 1990
Class Participation: 9.1%
BENEfACTO rs
Michael J. Brown
92.6% Percentage of Widener Law class of 2008 finding employment within nine months of graduation
D EAN ’s C O u NCIL
Barry D. Cash
Leif r sigmond
L AW sCHOOL Ass OCIATEs
Matthew Gitterman
BENCH AND B A r C Lu B
Maryann Brown
Peter Chamas
Leonard M. Insalaco
Anthony P. Marcozzi
steven T. Williams
C ENT ury C Lu B
Howard K. Alperin
Dale s . Ardizzone
Barbara L. Ayars
Norman W. Briggs
Milton W. Brown
Christopher Konzelmann
richard r . White
D ONO rs
Emmanuel J. Argentieri
Maureen C. Argentieri
Mary f. Caloway
Peter L. frattarelli
Lisa M. Jaeger
Joseph A. Juliana
John A. Miller
sharon D. Morgan
Diana C. Noone
Walter A. Norris
Michele r . Punturi
Harry D. Quarles
J. Todd s avarese
Jeffrey s shorr
Kara L. svendsen Zenouzi
C L ass of 1991
Class Participation: 11.5%
BENEfACTO rs
Cecilia M. McCormick
D EAN ’s C O u NCIL
Mary Alice Peeling
John L. reed
L AW sCHOOL Ass OCIATEs
Michael A. Brown
BENCH AND B A r C Lu B
ronald M. Graham
C ENT ury C Lu B
Barbara A. Ardizzone
Maribeth Blessing
Hon. M. De s ales Haley
Hon. Joel s . Johnson
Maria D. Murphy
Hon. Calvin L. s cott
D ONO rs
Pamela s . Allen-Wilson
renae B. Axelrod
Kathleen C. Brightman
Lois M. Campana
Lisa J. Cappolella
Martin s . Coleman
Todd E. Conner
Christopher D. Curzon
Joan P. Depfer
Dale s . Douglas
Lisa A. Duda
John r . Evans
sharon O. finnegan
Leonard N. florio
James D. Gaumond
Gretchen C. Gilchrist
John P. Gilligan
James J. Haley
Michael T. Hamilton
Joelle P. Hitch
Nadia M. Jannetta
David A. Kase
Michael J. Konowal
s cott r . Lipson
Joseph A. Maressa
Peggy McKeon
John W. Morgan
Derek A. Popeil
Patricia M. ronayne
Anne K. s eelaus
Laura siberski- s canlon
William J. sipio
Daniel s sweetser
Joseph P. Walsh
Jude T. Walsh
Diane M. Willette
David G. Wilson
Michael K. yarnoff
C L ass of 1992
Class Participation: 8.1%
Jur Is T s’ sOCIET y
Alice W. strine
PA r TNErs’ C Lu B
Brenda A. James
Amalia V. romanowicz
D EAN ’s C O u NCIL
Leslie A. Johnson
L AW sCHOOL Ass OCIATEs
robert E. McCann
BENCH AND B A r C Lu B
Joan T. Kluger
Michael P. reid
C ENT ury C Lu B
Miriam Benton Barish
Ann E. fruth
Christopher s . Koyste
Lynn M. Martosella
ricardo J. Monteiro
Paul P. s lawek
Eric s s olotoff
Gerald f strubinger
Karen C. yarrish
D ONO rs
Craig E. Bennett
Joseph Cagnoli
Thomas r . Chesnick
Joshua L. Cohen
Dana L. Harrington Conner
Jeffrey L. Dashevsky
Lisa G. faden
John f fenerty
Kevin M. Geary
Gary A. Greene
Eileen A. Grena-Piretti
Daniel L. Grill
Gerald B. Halt
Emily L. Hoffman
Bernard P. Hvozdovic
Thomas A. Kauffman
Gregory J. Kelley
M. L. Longo
Andrew C. Lynch
Maria C. McLaughlin- sisofo
Daniel L. Minnis
C. C. Norcini
George J. Ozorowski
Jonathan L. Parshall
Michael s . Pavlick
James M. Polyak
George T. r agsdale
Charles E. s chlager
David P. s chroth
Kevin r shannon
regina foley Tatlonghari
Nikolaos I. Tsouros
Thomas O. Williams
C L ass of 1993
Class Participation: 5.8%
D EAN ’s C O u NCIL
Andrew McK. Jefferson
C ENT ury C Lu B
richard E. Burridge
Curtis J. Crowther
russell MacNow
David M. McCanney
D ONO rs
Kellie A. Allen
Gerard G. Boccuti
Donald G. Brabson
steven Carabases
ronald r . Cowell
Peter J. Daley
Loren J. Ellis
John s . Grimm
Joan N. Hook
Christian C. Hugel
susan r . Deane Hunter
Betsy A. Kavash
David s . Kogos
Carron T. Laake
Jeffrey D. Laudenbach
sharon r . López
MaryAnn G. Manley
Maureen T. Marron
stacy J. Martin
James J. McGuire
richard L. Morris
Thomas J. O’Malley
MaryKay r auenzahn
frances r roggenbaum
Jerold E. rothkoff
Alan H. s chorr
Harrisburg campus students
Bianca Smith and Jillian Ayoub won the Honorable Victoria A. Graffeo Award for Brief Writing at the 21st Annual Domenick L. Gabrielli National Family Law Moot Court Competition.
Deborah J. s chwartz
susan J. s cutti
Hubert C. Whan Tong
robert Torres
William H. Woolworth
Kathleen Zaid
C L ass of 1994
Class Participation: 6%
A MBA ss ADO rs’ C Lu B
Michael J. Aiello
BENEfACTO rs
Douglas J. steinhardt
L AW sCHOOL Ass OCIATEs
Eileen C. s eaman
BENCH AND B A r C Lu B
Michele f. Conte
Benjamin M. Del Vento
C ENT ury C Lu B
Kathy L. Banfield
Lisa B. Goodman
Craig A. Hoogstraten
Jeffrey W. McDonnell
Jennifer L. Miller
Patrick C. reeder
Charles N. shurr
D ONO rs
Elizabeth s . Antoun
Keith O. Barrows
Ian C. Bifferato
W. B. Broadwater
Lisa L. Coleman
Carol A. Crisci
William J. Erle
Daniel T. Gallo
Tracy L. Henry
Patricia L. Hobbib
Edward L. Jones
William W. Keffer
Mark J. Kogan
Antonella M. Madonia
4 Number of major awards garnered by Widener Law students in national competitions during the 2008-2009 school year
WOrLD VIEW
wIdener l aw on a gloBal scale
i n the Past year we provided our students exceptional opportunities to move beyond our borders and investigate the law from a worldwide perspective. We expanded our global presence both through our students’ participation in study abroad programs and our continued development of relationships with legal educational institutions around the world. nowhere is this on greater display than the law school’s effort to convene a widener Global Law Consortium. t his developing initiative will link Widener law with legal education institutions throughout four continents, and will promote international legal education for both our students and the students of our international partners. t hrough this innovative consortium we will expand our ability to prepare our students for practice on a worldwide level.
in europe, students participated in the venice study abroad program, offered in cooperation with the department of legal studies of the University of venice, and the lausanne study abroad program, offered in cooperation with the faculty of law and criminal Justice of the University of lausanne, switzerland. Both programs continued to provide Widener law students with the
opportunity to gain insight into european legal systems in close proximity to major international cities. in australia, our students took advantage of the unique opportunity to study comparative law in one of the world’s most vibrant cities through the sydney study abroad program, offered in cooperation with the law school of the University of technology sydney.
our students benefitted from the impressive reach of our international programs in a frica by studying through the nairobi study abroad program, offered in cooperation with the University of nairobi. t his program, one of the first study abroad programs in a frica offered by an a merican law school, again provided students with extraordinary academic and cultural experiences in Kenya. our newest international program expanded student opportunities into a sia, as we offered a fall semester exchange program in chongqing, china at southwest University of Political science and law. t hrough this program, Widener law students can pursue their international legal education in china and earn credits toward graduation by exploring trade and intellectual property law.
in addition to the many who taught in and
coordinated the law school’s summer abroad programs, our faculty continued to take their expertise overseas, teaching, presenting, and publishing their work in a range of international venues. a mong them were distinguished Professor of law John dernbach, who visited Kazakhstan to share his expertise on climate change and sustainable development, distinguished Professor a ndrew strauss, who lectured on global democracy at the european University center for Peace studies in austria, and Professor John capowski, who presented at the 2nd international conference on evidence law and forensic science.
InsTITuTIons
InvITed To JoIn
The wIdener gloBal l aw consorTIum ca’ foscari, Venice, Italy
Maastricht University faculty of law, the Netherlands scuola superiore sant’ a nna, Pisa, Italy
soochow University school of law, Taipei, Taiwan southwest University of Political science and law, Chongqing, China
t he University of Messina, Messina, Italy
t he University of siena, Siena, Italy
University of lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
University of nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
University of technology, Sydney, Australia
Douglas T. Marx
James V. McMahan
Paul W. Muller
Patricia C. Procopio
Marjorie s roshkoff
David J. shannon
Joseph B. silverstein
Joseph f sklarosky
steven J. stirparo
Nancy A. Whan Tong
Christopher s . Witmer
C L ass of 1995
Class Participation: 6.4%
PA r TNErs’ C Lu B
Kenneth J. Lopez
BENEfACTO rs
Jonathan P. Bigley
D EAN ’s C O u NCIL
Mitchell Gurwicz
Heather E. Jefferson
L AW sCHOOL Ass OCIATEs
Karen A. ulmer
BENCH AND B A r C Lu B
rick s . Miller
Min s suh
Charles D. Williams
C ENT ury C Lu B
Carol L. Gallagher
Charles K. Graber
Edwin J. Harron
s cott A. Holt
Christian M. Petrucci
Linda G. young
D ONO rs
Wendy L. Aach
Duane s . Barrick
Patrick M. Cannon
Anthony f. Cantarella
Wanda M. Casaretto
Professor John Capowski returned to Beijing to present at the 2nd International Conference on Evidence Law and Forensic Science.
steven L. Chung
Barbara A. Darkes
rex A. Donnelly
felicia A. Gojmerac
ruth A. Golas
Kevin r . Helm
Janine N. Howard-O’r angers
Thomas M. Krick
Monica LaPolt
Diane Magram
Mary K. Marzolla
Victoria A. Bentley Mayhew
Michael r . Nestor
Brian M. Nixon
John C. Phillips
yvonne T. s aville
Terrence M. s awyer
Edward P. s eeber
Janene M. smith
Todd s stewart
Eric C. stoltenberg
Kevin H. Teffeteller
sharon G. Timm
Wendy s . Tripoli
Mark A. Trudeau
r aymond J. Warburton
Barry H. Williams
A. J. Woytek
C L ass of 1996
Class Participation: 5.9%
PA r TNErs’ C Lu B
Bruce M. Monroe
BENEfACTO rs
James C. Bohorad
Douglas M. Wolfberg
L AW sCHOOL Ass OCIATEs
steven E. Hovsepian
Angela E. rodante
C ENT ury C Lu B
M. Blake Cleary
Michael J. Diamondstein
Damian s . Jackson
David C. Mc fadden
D ONO rs
Britt E. Anderson
Patrick C. Barry
Joel D. Beach
Mark r . Berenson
David L. Beyer
f. J. Christie
Tamara s . Christie
roan J. Confer
Mary Ann Gerber
Lynelle A. Gleason
richard f. Goldenziel
susan Kessock
Michael s . Levin
Carol A. r yan Livingood
Christopher J. Marzzacco
francis C. Miller
robert J. Munley
Nichole M. staley O’Gorman
ronald J. reybitz
Irwin siegel
David B. snyder
Edward f s preha
Melanie J. Thompson
Mary Ellen Weissinger
Gregory W. Werkheiser
Kacey C. Wiedt
Debra L. Williams
C L ass of 1997
Class Participation: 6.8%
BENEfACTO rs
Edward B. Micheletti
D EAN ’s C O u NCIL
s cott E. Blissman
Tanya C. Blissman
BENCH AND B A r C Lu B
stephanie E. Kleinfelter
C ENT ury C Lu B
Christine s . Ewan
Jennifer Levy-Tatum
Damon G. Tyner
Orville r . Walls III
Justin B. Wineburgh
D ONO rs
Alissa Anderson
Henry V. Barnette
Marilyn H. Bromels
rene P. Calloway
s alvatore A. Clemente
Michael G. Crilly
Gregory C. DiCarlo
Barbara J. Dietrich
Nathan W. Dougall
Janet L. Ekerovich
Edward J. Gallen
Charles J. Galvin
Amy E. Hamilton
Paul N. Heath
Jessica L. Julian
Bernine M. Knox
Daniel E. Lohr
Milan G. Marinkovich
Mark M. Maska
Daniel r . McGuire
Amy M. McLaughlin
Carl J. Minster
Michael J. Mullen
Lisa A. Puglisi
Kelly K. swartz
Justine M. Tanguay
Paul J. Wylam
Christine E. Zaccarelli
C L ass of 1998
Class Participation: 5.2%
BENCH AND B A r C Lu B
r aymond L. rodriguez
C ENT ury C Lu B
Mark J. O’Brien
John D. Pirnot
Patricia A. Widdoss
D ONO rs
r achel T. Adcock
stephen J. Amoriello
James E. Bacchus
Wilson K. Barnes
Kathleen M. Breslin
Cheryl A. Dubecq
Niels C. Eriksen
Anthony C. Gulotta
Donna L. Harris
renee L. Hrivnak
Leslie W. Knapp
Carey s . Leroux
Aaron T. Marshall
Jeffrey M. McCormick
Elizabeth r . Mc farlan
Michele J. Mintz
Jason C. Powell
Patricia A. s hatynski
Denise smart
frank Voutsakis
Mary E. Webb
Mark s . Zearfaus
Professor Ann Fruth taught in Kenya in the Nairobi Study Abroad Program.
C L ass of 1999
Class Participation: 7.5%
L AW sCHOOL Ass OCIATEs
robert r . DeLong
C ENT ury C Lu B
Gregory f. Bobka
richard f. Klumpp
Jeffrey s . Proden
Christopher A. Ward
D ONO rs
John B. Berryhill
Jeanne M. Brown
Meredith J. Buck
Michael s . Daigle
Andrew s . Dashevsky
Karen r . Ellsweig
Barbara L. feudale
David A. Haenel
LeaAnn Heltzel
Jon D. Hoover
Kelly Hoover-Thompson
r andall G. Hurst
Eric M. Kniskern
George Kostolampros
James M. Kron
Christopher P. Larsen
Douglas C. Lovelace
s cott r . Lutz
Karl M. Malaszczyk
Jamison M. Mark
Mark Owens
Marlo Pagano-Kelleher
Aldona M. Peart
Jonathan E. Peri
Michael P. Quinn
James M. robinson
Mark r s prow
Kristopher T. starr
Claire s swift-Voigt
Amy M. Vanni
Denise s . Vicario
C L ass of 2000
Class Participation: 5.9%
L AW sCHOOL Ass OCIATEs
Holly M. Barbera freed
BENCH AND B A r C Lu B
Jeffrey B. Killino
Donald A. smith
William r snell
C ENT ury C Lu B
Jennifer D. Armstrong
stephanie L. Hansen
Jennifer r . Noel
D ONO rs
David r . Alperstein
Kathleen E. Asher
Michael P. Bahner
Lindsey Baynard
Amanda L. Brinton
Karen A. Caco
George Christopoulos
Elias r . Domingo
Patrick r . Gillard
robert E. Joyce
Cherriel N. Laidley
Tiffany G. Lydon
Nicole r . Nathan-McCoy
s cott N. Pletcher
susan M. Potts
Patrick G. rock
Patrick W. straub
steven G. Weiler
Meredith r . Weisel
C L ass of 2001
Class Participation: 7%
C ENT ury C Lu B
Mary Ann Claraval
Kathryn M. Laughlin
Michael f shawaryn
D ONO rs
Nicole E. Ballenger
robert J. Chester
Lisa L. Coggins
Carol L. Cornelison
s arah E. DiLuzio
Matthew P. Domines
Kerry A. Duffy
Hina Haq
Nathan s . Henriksen
Vicki L. Kushto
Matthew B. Lunn
susan D. Mack
Michael T. McGlone
Michelle M. O’Hanlon
Julie C. Panaro
Brett A. rosen
Julie D. rosen
Liza A. stagliano
stuart P. suskind
Heather A. Tereshko
C L ass of 2002
Class Participation: 5.3%
D EAN ’s C O u NCIL
Todd V. Clark
C ENT ury C Lu B
Vanya Dugalic
Margaret f. England
Dawn M. Jones
Mark A. Landau
Michael L. s aile
D ONO rs
Megan E. Castor
Jonathan P. Cohen
Kathleen Conn
Michael J. Dolan
Dianne L. Elliott
Valerie B. Geiger
Lisa Gilmer
Albert D. Guckes
Joy A. Inkpen
Dale T. Jenkins
James J. Merkins
James L. Newman
Heather L. Nicoletti
s cott W. reid
N. r s ees
Dolores P. Welch
C L ass of 2003
Class Participation: 6.4%
BENCH AND B A r C Lu B
Bruce George
Nancy L. stanford
C ENT ury C Lu B
Donald J. Bowman
s ally Nuttycombe rutherford
stephen J. Wenger
D ONO rs
Kelly L. Bender
George A. Bibikos
Kristin r . Bibikos
James r . Demmel
Elaine f. Duffus
James s . Green
Angela Halse
Charlotte P. Hameka
rochelle M. Howard
Andrea N. Jones
Catherine s . Lajoie
Troy E. Larson
Darryl J. Liguori
Chunsheng Lu
stephanie L. Nocera
Meredith r . Priestley
Bryan C. roth
James J. Watson
francesca Zeltmann
C L ass of 2004
Class Participation: 6.9%
C ENT ury C Lu B
Dorothy E. Muir
D ONO rs
Jason L. Allison
robin K. Bencher
Gary D. Berg
Brian Cunningham
Joseph J. De felice
Antoinette T. flora-Mihalic
Brandon r . Gamble
Brian P. Garman
Amy L. Groff
Benjamin W. Keenan
Karen Khan
Jennifer Kralle
s cott L. Kramer
Ian J. Lang
Darryl A. Lawrence
Michael P. Mineo
Michele C. O’Dowd
Edmond C. Olivieri
Margaret M. O’Neill
Bryon M. Pearsall
Joseph C. stringfellow
rosetta L. Thompson
Marianne r . Tyrrell
Peter M. Vaughn
C L ass of 2005
Class Participation: 3.7%
D ONO rs
Deborah E. Ballantyne
robert J. Brasko
Brandon J. Broderick
Christopher D. Bufano
Christopher J. Cabott
Jimmy C. Chong
Barbara L. Gauger
Benjamin M. Hoffman
Cory A. Iannacone
Emeka Igwe
Bret D. Keisling
James G. Lare
Mona A. Parikh
John s . Pontius
John E. Travers
John L. Tripoli
s ally E. Veghte
Jennifer L. Walker
C L ass of 2006
Class Participation: 5.5%
L AW sCHOOL Ass OCIATEs
Kathleen W. McNicholas
D ONO rs
s ara E. Auerbach
Mitchell r . Ayes
r ahat N. Babar
Arleen f. Black
r yan D. Briskin
Jan L. Budman
John A. Carleton
Noel A. Caron
Angela M. Coxe
Erin f. Downing
s amuel C. fiechter
Charles A. Germershausen
Jeanne M. Gibson
Brett T. Guizzetti
Anne M. Lombardo
Billie Jo A. Matelevich-Hoang
James K. Matelevich-Hoang
suzanne D. Montgomery
Keli M. Neary
sharon K. Nonn
Lisa M. Pectol
Billie D. resnick
Dawn M. s chwartz
Elizabeth A. Tucker
Geoffrey K. White
Widener Law welcomed Professor Kuang-Ming (Carl) Wu, a professor of law at National Taipei University in Taiwan, as a visiting scholar performing research on the role of arbitration in business law disputes.
C L ass of 2007
Class Participation: 8.4%
C ENT ury C Lu B
Corinne E. Amato
Jeffrey L. Oster
D ONO rs
Kimberly A. Allen
Michael T. Brophy
John D. Cirrinicione
Thomas A. Cushane
Leo L. Dunn
Justin K. Edelson
Claire Gayley
Meghan C. Green-Hoffman
Kara M. Guzzetti
Nicole s . Hartman
Trisha D. Hoover
David s . Keller
Michael r . Keller
Dana M. Klayman
Erin B. Kowtna
Bonnie Lane
Joshua H. Meyeroff
Cynthia E. Moh
Tara Mondelli
Elizabeth f. Murdock
Peter s . Murphy
Meghan A. Perry
robert f. Poppiti
stephen M. Porter
Pamela r aab
stephen W. ries
John P. s anderson
Christopher f s chellhorn
Donna L. skilton
Thomas A. uebler
Charles B. Vincent
Mark D. Wessel
C L ass of 2008
Class Participation: 11.3%
L AW sCHOOL Ass OCIATEs
robert L. Hawkins
C ENT ury C Lu B
Douglas J. Welty
D ONO rs
Enoch O. Badamosi
MacGregor J. Brillhart
Ariel C. Brownstein
Brian T. Cagle
Blake W. Carey
Nicole E. Carter
Jonathan W. Chatham
Chase M. Defelice
rolando A. Diaz
Jennifer L. DiMario
William M. Duskas
Katharina Earle
Nicole M. faries
Christina M. fisher
Brian P. Gregg
Bonnie A. Hershberger
Lindsay r . Janel
Christopher E. Jones
renae L. Kluk Kiehl
Christine H. Kim
Joy L. Kolodzi
Matthew r . Krupp
Danielle K. Kuzminski
steve J. Kwon
Ivan E. Lee
Nicolas Lombo
s cott J. MacDougall
Daniel A. Mancini
Leanne M. Miller
Eyad Mizian
Joseph W. Montgomery
James E. Moore
Douglas M. Oberholser
Nicholas K. Papademetriou
Barbara L. s eaton
Michael T. simon
Gina M. simonelli
Philip M. smith
Elizabeth s stano
Daniel M. straszynski
Melissa J. Vega
Ian P. Wetzel
Justin M. Will
sharon M. Williams
stephanie M. Wimer
C L ass of 2009
Class Participation: 7%
C ENT ury C Lu B
Daniel J. Devlin
D ONO rs
Daniel J. Bell-Jacobs
Elvira N. Berry
Brandon W. Boberick
Lina M. Carreras
Bonnie Copeland
Diana C. Esposito
Lisa J. Gaier
Thomas W. Gooden
Erin K. Grady
Laura B. Haushalter
Brant A. Hershey
Joel r . Hogentogler
Kelly L. Lombardo
Muhammad O. Masood
shari L. Milewski
Brandon J. Pierce
Adam L. s antucci
William P. s chenk
Erin r s earer
Bina singh
Charles J. s oschin
s cott r steirer
Cory s . Winter
faC uLty an D staff
PA r TNErs’ C Lu B
John L. Gedid
BENEfACTO rs
Linda L. Ammons
D EAN ’s C O u NCIL
Dorothy D. Hemphill
Leslie A. Johnson
James r . May
Deborah M. McCreery
Nathaniel C. Nichols
John M. Pachkowski
Mary Alice Peeling
L AW sCHOOL Ass OCIATEs
Paula D. Garrison
Thomas J. reed
Linda f shopland
BENCH AND B A r C Lu B
Ann H. Britton
Maryann Brown
Ann E. Conaway
Alice E. Eakin
Patricia f ox
stephen E. friedman
Michael Goldberg
susan L. Goldberg
robert L. Hayman Jr.
Katherine M. Jones
Jonathan Krinick
Kenneth T. Kristl
roberta f. Mann
Nicholas A. Mirkay III
rosemary r . Pall
robert C. Power
C ENT ury C Lu B
Barbara L. Ayars
francis J. Catania Jr.
Michael J. Cozzillio
James W. Diehm
Karen Durkin
Ann E. fruth
russell A. Hakes
Lawrence A. Hamermesh
Patrick J. Johnston
Eleanor A. Kelly
J. Patrick Kelly
G. r andall Lee
Mary Jane Mallonee
Colleen K. McKeone
robyn L. Meadows
H. Geoffrey Moulton Jr.
Judith L. ritter
LeaNora J. ruffin
s erena M. Williams
D ONO rs
Molly M. Acri
Mary Allen
reza Amin
Carleen April
Kelly L. Arnold
Nicole E. Ballenger
D. Benjamin Barros
Ashley N. Barton
John J. Capowski
Dana L. Harrington Conner
John C. Dernbach
Walter L. Derricotte
Arlene A. Dolan
robert J. Dolbin
Anthony P. Doyle
Torill Drury
Jules Epstein
Jill E. family
Christy L. farley
Brian M. fearnbaugh
Iva E. Johnson ferrell
Andrew fichter
Alan E. Garfield
Diane M. Goltz
s andra L. Graeff
Eileen A. Grena-Piretti
James r . Hampton
Paula M. Heider
Anna P. Hemingway
stephen Henderson
Eleanor D. Hess
David Hodas
Michael Hussey
Alison D. Kehner
Alicia B. Kelly
Cassandra I. King
susan A. King
Dorothy T. Kmat
Eric M. Kniskern
Ann B. Kolodzey
Dorothy A. Koncar
Jennifer M. Lear
Todd A. Lineburger
robert J. Lipkin
Edmund B. Luce
Mary Ellen Maatman
Widener Law received a Chinese delegation from Southwest University of Political Science and Law in Chongqing, China during its trip to the United States to exchange ideas on corporate law with the legal academic community.
Denise M. Manelski
Mary K. Marzolla
Doretta M. McGinnis
Judith A. McLaughlin
Juliet M. Moringiello
Katharine f. Nelson
John f. Nivala
Wesley M. Oliver
Margaret M. O’Neill
Holly H. Parrey
Pamela L. Perry
Kelly M. Pierce
David r aeker-Jordan
susan r aeker-Jordan
Jane M. r agan
Laura K. r ay
Paul L. regan
Christopher J. robinette
Mary Ann robinson
Karen E. ruby
Linda M. s arro
Jean K. s barge
Michael J. s linger
Barbara smith
Verne r smith
Edmund J. s onnenberg
Melissa W. s orgi
Leonard N. s osnov
Andrew L. strauss
Constance M. sweeney
Arlene r . Trapuzzano
Linda r . Triolo
Kathleen M. Turezyn
Nancy r avert Ward
suzanne L. Watts
Beverly J. Wieland
fRI en Ds
fO u NDErs’ C Lu B
John and Eileen s chmutz
BENEfACTO rs
John Clark Jr.
D EAN ’s C O u NCIL
Anna Marie Guglielmo
robert and Kathryn Pincus
Thomas s ager
L AW sCHOOL Ass OCIATEs
Julia Carp
Ned and Kate Carp
Hon. Ida Chen
John Chou and Teresa Wallace
Mark Pearce
Justice William T. Quillen and Marcia Quillen
Emily reed
C ENT ury C Lu B
Bartholomew Dalton
Eric and Lisa Davis
Justice J. Michael Eakin
Alex freund
Walter and Jayne Garrison
Eugene and Virginia Grimm
Bebe Kivitz
Kevin Noonan
Angela Otto
robert Pearce
r alph and shirley Price
BENCH AND B A r C Lu B
C. Grainger Bowman and s andra Bowman
Geoffrey Gamble
Jacqueline Goodwin
Jane P. Maroney
Peter Mattoon and Joan Mattoon
Elizabeth simcox
Donald Walsh and Joyce Walsh
D ONO rs
richard and Gloria Anthony
Molly Bagnoli
stan and Ellen Balcomb
Darryl and Nancy Barton
David and Mary Berger
Jack and Jean Blumenfeld
Harry and Dana Bosk
William and Joan Busby
Chester and Katherine Caldeira
James and Dorothy Cashbaugh
Joan Buckler Claybrook
Diane Corsaro
Gale Davis
Terri Dean
Mary Jane Dixon
M. Dale and Mary Ducote
Barbara Eufrasio
John and Helen fairchild
s arah farmer
Edward and frances f ortney
Thomas and Kathleen Gannon
Gary and Alonna Giacomini
Muriel Gilman
Herman and Charlotte Glotzer
Jonathan D. Golby
Phyllis Hagemeier
richard Hanewinckel
Wayne and Carolyn Hanson
William and Diane Hanson
Joy Howell
Elinor Jenkins
richard Judge
Kathryn Kessler
Pat Lackey
Carol Lippart
Elizabeth McGeever
Christine Mellon
Judith Melman
Dwayne and Kerry Meluskey
Laura Mizrahi
Janet Nippell
robin O’Dierno
Bob and Helen Olson
frank and Gina Pearce
Macel Pearce
Thomas and Dolynn Poole
Cecil reeder
Gina rehrer
robert and Margaret reid
Terry roberts
Joseph and Joan rosenthal
Allan rusten
Chuck and Jo s aulisberry
Justice Thomas G. s aylor Jr.
Edward s chall
s amuel shipley
Daniel and Cathleen silva
frederick simon
Heidi smith
Hon. Dean T. stout
richard and Linda Tatum
Allen Terrell
robert Toth
Todd and Cheryl ulma
Carolyn A. Welch
Henry and Leola Weller
H. Jay and Bonnie Woods
Elizabeth yandell
robert Zaniewski
oV e R see R s
fO u NDErs’ C Lu B
John f s chmutz
A MBA ss ADO rs’ C Lu B
George K. Miller Jr.
PA r TNErs’ C Lu B
Michael G. De fino
richard K . Herrmann
BENEfACTO rs
Eugene D. McGurk Jr.
Edward B. Micheletti
John A. Wetzel
Douglas M. Wolfberg
D EAN ’s C O u NCIL
Hon. susan C. Del Pesco
Andrew McK. Jefferson
Thomas L. s ager
Justice Joseph T. Walsh
L AW sCHOOL Ass OCIATEs
steven P. Barsamian
Justice r andy J. Holland
Kathleen W. McNicholas
Hon. Lee A. s olomon
BENCH AND B A r C Lu B
C. Grainger Bowman
Geoffrey Gamble
Jacqueline G. Goodwin
Peter M. Mattoon
C ENT ury C Lu B
Joanne Phillips
D ONO rs
Peter J. Daley II
Justice Thomas G. s aylor Jr.
Allen M. Terrell
n at I onaL aDVI so Ry Coun CIL
L EADErs HIP CIr CLE
Alexander Bratic
robert P. Taishoff
Jur Is T s’ sOCIET y
Alice W. strine
A MBA ss ADO rs’ C Lu B
Michael J. Aiello
robert D. Gober
PA r TNErs’ C Lu B
ronald P. Goldfaden
Alan B. Levin
Kenneth J. Lopez
Leslee s . Tabas
BENEfACTO rs
Eugene D. McGurk, Jr.
D EAN ’s C O u NCIL
Mitchell Gurwicz
Leif r sigmond
Timothy J. snyder
richard P. Zaretsky
L AW sCHOOL Ass OCIATEs
Michael A. Brown
BENCH AND B A r C Lu B
James J. Maron
C ENT ury C Lu B
Howard K. Alperin
Miriam Benton Barish
D ONO rs
Patrick J. Murphy
Cynthia r r yan
Pa R ents of C u RR ent
an D fo RM e R w IDene R
L aw stu Dents
L EADErs HIP CIr CLE
Alexander and Ann Bratic
A MBA ss ADO rs’ C Lu B
George Miller Jr.
BENEfACTO rs
Alexander and Nancy s arcione
John D. Wetzel
D EAN ’s C O u NCIL
Justice Joseph T. Walsh
L AW sCHOOL Ass OCIATEs
John and Lou O’Brien
BENCH AND B A r C Lu B
Eugene and Gloria Landy
Carl and Arlene Pearce
C ENT ury C Lu B
Norman Ashworth
G. Alan and Denise Nagle Bailey
Joseph and Marie Bonk
frank Cristiano
ronald Devlin
Dr. and Mrs. M. s ean Grady
Thomas and Diane Kearney
Marlene siegel
Barry and Janet Wolper
D ONO rs
Howard Aaronson
John Albanese
Edward and Tish Applegate
Delaware Supreme Court Justice Randy J. Holland, pictured far right, a Widener Law adjunct professor, participated as a featured panelist at the 2009 Qatar Law Forum on Global Commitment to the Rule of Law in Doha, Qatar.
Edward and Joanne Armbruster
robert and Barbara Axelrod
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Bacigalupo
Linda Barr
Emilia Bertugli
Cynthia and Glenn Blankenship
Mary Burton
Marlene Carl
Thomas and Deborah Carl
Allen and Debbie Carnes
Christopher and Arlene Cicoski
Gordon and Kateri Cohick
Mary Ellen and William Conaboy
robert Cook
William Coopersmith
robin and Barbara Cowell
Walter Dryer
Jack and rosemary Edger
Paul and Paula Esposito
richard and Janice frank
Michael Giancarlo
Junior and Maryjo Gibson
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Glotfelter
John Harting
Patrick and susan Hayes
skip and fran Hershey
richard and Ann Horgan
richard Howenstine
Paul and Barbara Iaconis
Ernest Iannucci
Vernon and Cathy Ingham
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Joest III
Barnard A. Kaplan
Mark Kenworthy
Matthew Klena
Thomas P. Knapp
ronald I. Kunkel
Linda Lee Kurtz
Elizabeth Kutschman
Thomas Langan
James and Barbara Larkin
yoosei and Boksook Lee
Aleta and Norman Levine
Dan Malycke
steve and Marsha Matzura
Ellsworth May
James and Cheryl McCarrie
Jay Melman
Arthur and Barbara Miceli
s andy Milgraum
Leonard and Cynthia Miller
Jennifer Mitchell
redonia Moore
Michael Myers
Joseph Noonan
Mary Odhner
Brian and Jean Paich
William and Loretta Pietrangelo
Linda D. Powell
Warren and Janice Prince
Patricia rieben
John and roberta r yan
frank and Judy s anto
Phyllis N. s ass
Brian and Cynthia s earls
Charles and Gloria sloane
Alan and Nancy s oschin
r ay sukumar
Harry and Terri Taylor
Judith Tyler
Jude and Maryanne Walsh
Wesley Weymers sr.
David Wingerter
Cornelius young Jr.
PErsPECTIVE
i n 2008-2009, Widener l aW continued to promote and provide better and more equal access to legal education and the legal profession for members of historically underrepresented groups through a unique series of diversity programming. a s they have for several years, our programs encouraged law school application, acceptance, and attendance among minority individuals. Perhaps it should come as no surprise, therefore, that this year the law school experienced correlative growth among these groups. By introducing more minority candidates to the outstanding legal education that Widener law offers, we created a more diverse student population that benefits both Widener law and the communities we serve. We are proud of our continuing efforts and success in shaping Widener law into a more accurate reflection of the world around us.
We continued to reach historically underrepresented populations beginning at the high school level with the diversity outreach program and the dupont diversity pipeline program. Both of these programs brought promising area high school students to the delaware campus to attend sessions with law school faculty and interact with law students, successfully introducing minority students
to both the value of a legal education and their own potential to pursue it.
at the undergraduate level, we actively promoted the possibilities of a legal education to promising minority students from the region through our innovative JurIsT academy. t hrough the JUrist academy, potential students developed the critical skills necessary to gain admission to and succeed in law school in a tuition-free, twoweek-long intensive preview of the law school experience. current Widener law students also worked to promote diversity on our campus and in our profession through the student Bar a ssociation’s diversity pipeline mock Trial competition, which paired area undergraduates with Widener law student mentors, bringing them to campus to participate in a mock trial competition that provided a hands-on experience with the law.
our commitment to student diversity continued to expand even further with new scholarship efforts such as the dean’s minority student scholarship fund. launched in 2009 and coordinated by the dean’s minority advisory committee, this fund will assist incoming law students who are members of traditionally underrepresented populations.
We continued to foster awareness of diversity issues through the Dean’s Leadership forum on Diversity, which focused on diversity in sports and brought together scholars, law students, and members of the bar to hear experts from leading law schools presenting on topics such as minorities and the press in sports and disabilities in athletics. We have long recognized the need for increased diversity in the legal environment, and our successes in the past year show our leadership in diversity programming.
dIversIT y aT wIdener l aw
wIDene R Law LeG aCy so CI ety
Includes individuals having made a planned gift prior to July 1, 2009.
Hon. robert s . Blasi
francis J. Clifford
Michael G. De fino
Ann Geisheimer
Barton Haines
s elma Hayman
rocco Imperatrice III
florence Kassab
Donald E. Matuso
Vincent N. Melchiorre
Linda Needleman
Hon. John. J. O’Grady
Anthony J. s antoro
Nancy L. stanford
Co RP o R at I ons
AIG Matching Grants Program
Allstate Insurance Company
Aon s pecialty Product Network
Aspen Publishers, Inc.
Bank of America
BA r /BrI of Pennsylvania and New Jersey
Barrier Advisors, Inc.
Capital Communications, Inc.
Carl A. Pearce Insurance
Citigroup, Incorporated
C
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D. L. Carl Bail Bonds
Daiichi s ankyo Inc.
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
Exxon Mobil Corporation
fHA Holding Company
fidelity Investments Charitable
Gift fund
firstEnergy f oundation
GGB Consulting Group
Ginsburg Properties, LLC
Glenmede Trust Company
G rO u NDWO r K0
IBM Matching Grants Program
JP Morgan Chase
Kaplan PMBr
KCN Development Company LLC
Keystone Biofuels, Inc.
Kraft Incorporated
Liberty Electric Inc.
Metlife
Parcels, Inc.
Pennsylvania Power & Light Company
The Bank of America Charitable f oundation, Inc.
The Boeing Company
The Mutual fire, Marine, and Inland Insurance Company
Tower Bridge Advisors
uhlig Investigations
us AA Community Affairs D-3-E
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
f oun Dat I ons
American College of Bankruptcy f oundation
E. Wallace Chadwick Memorial fund
Graham foundation
Harriette s . & Charles L. Tabas f oundation
Herrmann family f oundation
Longwood f oundation, Inc.
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Healthcare Law Committee
Pennsylvania Bar foundation
ruby r . Vale foundation
Taishoff family f oundation
The Ellen M. & Peter M. Klein f oundation, Inc.
The Gilliam f oundation
The Harvey Hubbell f oundation
The Mutual fire foundation Inc.
The s amuel & Barbara sternberg Charitable foundation
The Walter M. strine and Alice Washco strine foundation
Law fIRM s
Alan B. s oschin, Esquire
Alperstein & Associates
Apothaker & Associates, P.C.
Aronberg & Kouser, P.A.
Attorney robert J. Munley, P.C.
Barisonek & Dooley, Esqs.
Beverly L. Bove, Esq.
Branigan & Ortiz, LLC, P.C.
Briggs Law Office, LLC
Bufano Law firm P.A.
Burke Vullo reilly roberts
Attorneys At Law
Carolyn M. McNeice P.A.
Carpenter McCadden & Lane LLP
Charles K. Graber, Esquire, P.C.
Charles s . Knothe, P.A.
Christopher s . Koyste, LLC
Claraval & Claraval
Confer Law Office, P.C.
Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP
Cozen O’Connor
D. stephen Parsons, P.A.
Dalton & Associates, P.A.
David P. Kownacki, P.C.
De fino Law Associates
Deluca & Maucher
Dilworth Paxson LLP
Dluge & Michetti
Douglas Buchanan, Attorney At Law
Dugalic & Landau P.C.
Eckert s eamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC
Edger Therapy P.A.
Egoville & Associates Attorneys at Law
f. Kevin Lynch, Esquire
ferry, Joseph & Pearce, P.A.
florio, Perrucci, steinhardt & fader, LLC
frank J. Aritz, Attorney At Law
Gusmorino & Marx
Harrison Law Office, P.C.
Heller & Laiks, P.A.
Hess & Hess
Hugh J. Bracken, Esq.
Hurley & Laughlin, P.C.
Igwe & Chong Law
J. s cott Watson, P.C.
James M. Polyak
John G. Malone, Esq., P.C.
Joseph H. rosen, Attorney at Law, P. C.
Joseph V. Cardona, Esq. P.C.
Karen Ann ulmer, P.C.
Katz & stefani, LLC
Kavesh Pancari Tedesco & Pancari
Klingensmith & Dolan
Kraft & Kraft P.C.
Laurence Harmelin, Esq.
Law Office of Anthony G. Talarico
Law Office of Bernard P. Hvozdovic, Jr., LLC
Law Office of Charles E. Woolson, Jr. LLC
Law Office of Charles W. Proctor III LLC
Law Office of Eileen Caplan s eaman
Law Office of frank A. Mazzeo
Law Office of John C Phillips, Esq.
Law Office of Joseph C. stringfellow
Law Office of Kevin A. O’Brien
Law Office of Leon A. Williams, Esq.
Law Office of Louis Busico
Law Office of Maribeth Blessing LLC
Law Office of Mark M. Maska
Law Office of Meredith J. Buck, P.C.
Law Office of Nathan Van Embden
Law Office of Neil I. sternstein
Law Office of Phillip A. ross
Law Office of s cott N. Pletcher, Esq.
Law Office of s cott r . Jay
Law Office of stuart Leon, P.C.
Law Office of Wendy Mory Aach, Esq.
Law Office of William G. Massa
Law Office of Vincent J. Giusini
Law Offices of Alan f. Galerman, P.C.
Law Offices of Christian C. Hugel
Law Offices of George Christopoulos P.C.
Law Offices of Jamison M. Mark, LLC
Law Offices of Jerome Capone
Law Offices of Joseph A. Alacqua
Law Offices of Kevin r . Helm, LLC
Law Offices of Kyle A. Burch
Law Offices of Lawrence f. DiGiovanna
Law Offices of Marita Malloy Hutchinson
Law Offices of Marsten and r ay
Law Offices of Michael Crilly
Law Offices of Michelle C. Berk, P.C.
Law Offices of Milton W. Brown
Law Offices of Peter J. Barnes III, LLC
Law Offices of riley & riley
Law Offices of Vivian A. Houghton
Leventry & Haschak, LLC
Levy-Tatum & Associates P. C.
Lipkin, Marshall, Bohorad & Thornburg
Lois J. Dawson, Esq.
Long & r amsay, P.C.
Longo & D’Apice, Esqs.
Losco & Marconi P.A.
Ludwig & Associates, P.A. Marcozzi and Marcozzi
Mario J. D’Alfonso, LLC
Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin
Mary E. sherlock, P.A.
McCauley & Associates, P.C.
McGlinchey & McGlinchey
Michael A. Pedicone, P.A.
Michael J. Diamondstein, P.C.
Michael J. Korolishin Attorney at Law
Michael Larosa, LLC
Michael P. Burakoff, P.A.
Minster & facciolo, LLC
Morris James LLP
Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP
Musi Malone & Daubenberger LLP
O’Brien & r yan LLP
Pachulski stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
Patricia ronayne, Esquire, P.C. Peruto & Peruto
Peters & Tripoli
5% Increase in number of minority candidates applying for admission to Widener Law for fall 2009 over the previous year
Tonya Evans, the speaker at the third annual Dean’s Leadership Forum on Diversity, which was held in Harrisburg in March
Philip M. smith Attorney at Law
Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP
Prince Law Offices, P.C.
r adian Group, Inc.
remy Vitale Maines, LLC
richard P. Zaretsky, Esq.
richards, Layton & finger, P.A.
robert Adochio
robert V. Witsil Jr. PA
rOC Legal support s ervices, Inc.
rodney Walton robinson, Attorney
ronald De simone, Esq.
s aile & s aile LLP
s avarese Law Offices
s chafle & Cotter
shane & White LLC
sherry L. Horowitz, Attorney At Law
simoes & Monteiro
simon and Lupo Attorneys at Law
skadden Arps slate Meagher & flom LLP
skelly Dispute resolution Center
smith, Magram, Berenato, Michaud, P.C.
steiner Law Office, P.C.
stephen Mortelliti, Esq.
steven J. stirparo, Esq.
steven P. Barsamian, Esq.
swift Law firm LLC
Teresa A. Miller, Esq.
The Cushane Law firm, LLC
The f ocal Point LLC
The freibott Law firm, P.A.
The Hernick Law firm, LLC
The Killino firm P.C.
Thomas J. Di Pilla Jr., Esq.
uliase & uliase
William P. fedullo, Esq.
yoosei s . Lee, C.P.A., P.A. young Conaway stargatt Taylor young, Malmberg & Howard, P.A.
oRG an Izat I ons
American College of Bankruptcy
Blue Mountain Preservation Association
Dr. Jeff McKinney, President of the Angkor Group, presented the Diversity Week Address in April, examining the importance of diversity in the legal profession, recruitment and retention of diverse attorneys, and how diversity enhances law firm performance.
Delaware Chapter of the federal Bar Association
Delaware state Bar Association
florida state university
Greenwatch Institute
James s . Bowman American Inn of Court
Lindsay Law Library
Mid-Atlantic Environmental Law Center
Pennsylvania IOLTA
Peter J. Daley, II Committee To re-Elect
s outh Asian Bar Association of Delaware
The Center for f orensic Economic studies, Inc.
The Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program
eV ent sP onso R s
A Lu MNI Ass OCIATION BOA r D M EETINGs
Antonella M. Madonia
Cozen O’Connor
H A rrIs BurG G OL f Ou TING
1999 Reunion Committee
Amy Groff
Buchanan Ingersoll
Centric Bank
George Kostolampros
K&L Gates
Kelly Hoover-Thompson
LeaAnn Heltzel
Lightman Welby stoltenberg & Caputo
Mark Owens
Page Wolfberg & Wirth
Premier reporting
sutliff Cadillac H u MMEr s aab
Weber Gallagher
Williamsburg Estates
P HILADELPHIA
A Lu MNI rECEPTION
Ace reporters, Inc.
Beneficial s avings Bank
Bire financial s ervices, LLC
Brian Vartanian
Burg & Associates
Cape Investigations, LLC
Christopher J. Cabott
Conestoga Bank
DePasquale Law Offices
Dispute resolution Institute, LLC
Eagle National Bank
Edelstein Martin & Nelson
Electronic reporting stenographic Affiliates, Inc.
fran Kelly Professional Liability LLC
Harrington & Associates, P.C.
Harrington & Harrington
Imperatrice, Amarant, Capuzzi & Bell P.C.
Industrial Valley Abstract Company
Kenneth L. Baritz & Associates, P.C.
Kent & McBride P.C.
LANsultants, Inc.
Lawyers funding Group, LLC
Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin
McCormick & Priore P.C.
Medical Legal reproductions, Inc.
Messa & Associates, P.C.
Omni Abstract Agency, LLC
Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & r aspanti, LLP
r aynes McCarty
richard A. Kennedy & Associates
robert B. Holland
ron Panepinto Jewelers
s eagull Legal s ervices
steven P. Barsamian, Esq.
The Center for f orensic Economic studies, Inc.
The MC s Group, Inc.
TransPerfect Legal s olutions
Walsh & Nicholson financial Group
William E. Averona, P.C.
William J. Mansfield, Inc.
N EW yO r K CIT y A Lu MNI rECEPTION
James J. Veneruso
WA s HINGTON DC
A Lu MNI rECEPTION
Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP
Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP
Michael A. Brown
W IDENEr W OMEN s’ N ETWO r K
Anapol s chwartz Weiss Cohan
feldman & smalley PC
Miriam Benton Barish
In DIVIDuaL Hono R Ro LL
2008-2009
L EADErs HIP CIr CLE
Alexander and Ann Bratic
robert P. Taishoff
fO u NDErs’ C Lu B
John and Eileen s chmutz
Jur Is T s’ sOCIET y
Alice W. and Walter s strine
3% Increase in number of minority applicants accepted to Widener Law for fall 2009 over the previous year
A MBA ss ADO rs’ C Lu B
Michael Aiello
robert D. Gober
George Miller Jr.
PA r TNErs’ C Lu B
Michael and Valerie De fino
John and Carol Gedid
ronald Goldfaden
richard Herrmann
Brenda James
Alan and Ellen Levin
Kenneth J. Lopez
Bruce and Elizabeth Monroe
Amalia romanowicz
Leslee silverman Tabas
BENEfACTO rs
Anonymous
Linda L. Ammons
Jonathan Bigley
s cott and Tanya Blissman
James Bohorad
Michael J. Brown
John Clark Jr.
Eric and Lisa Davis
Walter and Jayne Garrison
Gregory McCauley
John and Cecilia McCormick
Eugene McGurk Jr.
Edward Micheletti
Alexander and Nancy s arcione
Douglas steinhardt
John Wetzel
Douglas Wolfberg
D EAN ’s C O u NCIL
robert Adochio
Barry Cash
Todd Victor Clark
Hon. susan C. Del Pesco
Anna Marie Guglielmo
Mitchell Gurwicz
W. Bruce and Dorothy Hemphill
Andrew McK. and Heather Doheny
Jefferson
Leslie Johnson
s amuel Ariel Landy
M. Jane Mahoney
James and Kathleen May
Kevin and Deborah McCreery
Nathaniel Nichols and Cheryl Nichols
John Pachkowski and Mary Alice Peeling
robert and Kathryn Pincus
John reed
Thomas s ager
Leif sigmond Jr.
Timothy and s hirley snyder
Justice Joseph T. Walsh
richard and Esther Zaretsky
L AW sCHOOL Ass OCIATEs
s piros Angelos
William and Catherine Averona
steven Barsamian
Michael and Tamera Brown
Julia Carp
Ned and Kate Carp
Hon. Ida Chen
John Chou and Teresa Wallace
Bob Cooper and Eileen Cooper
robert DeLong Jr.
Cary flitter and Nancy flitter
Holly Barbera freed
Paula Garrison
Don and Deborah Ginsburg
Matthew and Nancy Gitterman
robert Hawkins
s elma Hayman
Justice r andy J. Holland
robert McCann
Carolyn Mary McNeice
Kathleen McNicholas
John and Lou O’Brien
John O’Brien III
Hon. Paul P. Panepinto
Mark Pearce
Justice William T. Quillen and Marcia Quillen
Thomas and Emily reed
Angela rodante
Philip L. rothbart
Eileen Caplan s eaman
Martin and Laury s endek
Linda s hopland
Hon. Lee A. s olomon
Karen ulmer
BENCH AND B A r C Lu B
Peter Barnes III
Carl Battle
Alan and Linda Belfus
David Bongiovanni
Marsha Borin
Ann Britton
Maryann Brown
stephen and Pamela Carroll
Peter Chamas
Joel Chernock
Vincent Ciecka
Ann E. Conaway
Michele Conte
Charlene Davis
Benjamin Del Vento Jr.
Arthur Dent
Edward DiDonato
Charles Dombrowski and Molly Gallagher
Alice Eakin
Patricia f ox
stephen and susannah friedman
Geoffrey Gamble
Bruce George
Michael and Anne Goldberg
Jacqueline Goodwin
ronald Graham
C. Grainger and s andra Bowman
Eric Grayson and Ilean Grayson
Gary and Nancy Catania Gremminger
robert L. Hayman Jr.
Bruce Hudson
Leonard Insalaco
Katherine Mason Jones
James and sharon Brady Kelley
Jeffrey Killino
Jean Kissane
stephanie Kleinfelter
Joan Taft Kluger
Jonathan Krinick and susan Goldberg
Kenneth Kristl
Eugene and Gloria Landy
Michael and Madeline Lione
Mark and Judith Longo
Daniel r . Losco
f. Kevin and Isabel Lynch
Thomas Marconi
Anthony Marcozzi
roger Margolis
James and Elizabeth Daniello Maron
Jane P. Maroney
Peter and Joan Mattoon
Joseph and Teresa Miller
Amil Minora
Nicholas Mirkay III
Hon. Marianne Ossmer Mizel
Maria Moffa
Bruce Mundorf
richard Nelson and roberta Mann
Michael and Marion rothbart Newbold
Martin and Gail O’Brien
Hon. John J. O’Grady
rosemary Pall
steve Parsons
Carl and Arlene Pearce
John and Lori Nicoletti Peruto
robert Power
rev. Michael reid II
Michael E. riley
r aymond rodriguez
Philip V. s arcione
Elizabeth simcox
Louis E. and susanne s lawe
Bernard smalley
Donald smith
William snell
Nancy stanford
Harvey sternberg
Min suh
Thomas and Carolyn uliase
Hon. Donald and Joyce Walsh
Charles and Janelle Williams
steven Williams
Henry Zerella
C ENT ury C Lu B
Joseph and susan Alacqua
Howard Alperin
Mr. and Mrs. ronald A. Amarant
Corinne Amato
Andrew Appel
Dale and Barbara Trevisan Ardizzone
Jennifer Armstrong
Norman Ashworth
robert and Barbara Komar Ayars
G. Alan and Denise Nagle Bailey
Kathy Banfield
stuart and Miriam Benton Barish
Michael and Elizabeth Berenato
Maribeth Blessing
Gregory francis Bobka
Joseph and Marie Bonk
Beverly Bove
Donald Bowman Jr.
Norman Briggs
Milton Brown and yvonne Brown
Michael Burakoff
Kathleen Burke
richard Burridge
James Capobianco
Jerome Capone
William Cecil Carpenter Jr. and Marilyn Carpenter
Edward Bates Carter Jr. and susan Carter
francis Catania Jr.
Teresa Cheek
Paul Cherry
Mary Ann Claraval
M. Blake Cleary
roy Cohen
Michael Cozzillio
Vincent Craparotta
frank Cristiano
Curtis Crowther
Edward Curley
George and Mary Dale
Mario D’Alfonso
Bartholomew Dalton
ronald De simone
Daniel Devlin
10%
Increase in number of minority students beginning at Widener Law in fall 2009 over the previous year
ronald Devlin
Michael Diamondstein
James and Cathleen Diehm
Lawrence and regina DiGiovanna
Andrew DiPiero Jr.
Eugene and Marie Janton DiPrinzio
Douglas E. and Patricia Dis andro
Michael Donio
fred Dorfman and susan Levinson s pagna
Vanya Dugalic
Justice J. Michael Eakin
Margaret fleming England
Christine sudlow Ewan
Hon. Maureen f fitzpatrick
Karen fleming
stephen f ogarty
Charles fox III
James fox
Alex freund
Ann fruth
Carol Gallagher
John Garey
Lawrence Gibson
Giusini family
Lisa Goodman
Charles K. Graber
Dr. and Mrs. M. s ean Grady
Eugene and Virginia Grimm russell Hakes
Hon. M. De s ales Haley
Lawrence Hamermesh
richard and susan Handler
J. Christopher and stephanie Hansen
Edwin and susan Carroll Harron
William Heimbuch
Harry and Louise Hill
roger and Catherine Holcomb
Vera Holmes
s cott Holt
Craig Hoogstraten
Vivian Houghton
Timothy Inemer
Damian Jackson
Kathryn Marie Jakabcin
Daniel Johnson
PErCEPTION
legal leadershIp and wIdener l aw
i n the Past year both Widener law campuses have continued to gain prominence as vibrant, interactive hubs for scholarly and practical legal activity. t hrough a multitude of symposia and events, we attracted major figures from law, government, and commerce. t hese distinguished speakers and events broadened our students’ horizons and perspective, and highlighted the role of our campuses as critical centers for thought and debate.
delaware attorney general Joseph r. “Beau” Biden III, pictured below on the left with Professor Geoff Moulton, visited the delaware campus to address students, faculty, and staff on the importance of civic engagement. t he attorney General discussed measures for improving crime prevention in delaware, changes in the prosecution system, and the creation of a family division in the delaware department of Justice. he encouraged students to become engaged in public service and highlighted the impressive number of Widener law alumni working in state government roles. in a timely follow-up to november 2008’s historic presidential election, professor heather K. gerken of the yale law school delivered the 3rd a nnual John l . Gedid lecture at the harrisburg
campus. introduced by Professor Michael dimino as “…among the foremost election law authorities in the country,” Professor Gerken dissected a range of flaws in the states’ various election procedures and presented a range of suggestions for remedying them.
t he delaware campus hosted the 2009 haile l . alford memorial conference, an event sponsored by the Multicultural Judges and lawyers section of the delaware state Bar a ssociation. t he conference featured delaware Governor Jack Markell speaking on the state’s economy, as well as panels addressing how the economic downturn was affecting in-house counsel positions and legal services for minority groups. t he second annual Judges day event brought jurists from four states to the delaware campus, fostering the relationship between the law school and judges from delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland and new Jersey. t he members of the bench met with faculty members and the dean to discuss the legal profession and legal education, and law clerks to the judges held informational sessions with Widener students interested in clerkship opportunities.
t he delaware supreme court again held a special session in the delaware campus’s r uby r .
vale Moot courtroom. t he supreme court heard oral arguments in two cases, with three Widener alumni—Beverly l . Bove ’79, Joseph a . Gabay ’82, and Jennifer Kate a aronson ’95—representing clients in the cases. t he presence of the supreme court on campus gave our students unparalleled opportunities to experience the highest working levels of the law, and as with the many other events that took place throughout the year, highlighted the significant role our campuses play for our students, alumni, and legal practitioners throughout the region.
U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan (r) of the Southern District of New York addressed the participants in the 21st Annual Ruby R. Vale Interschool Corporate Moot Court Competition, and is shown with Ruby R. Vale Professor Larry Hamermesh.
Hon. Joel s . Johnson
Patrick and Marcia Johnston
Dawn Jones
Craig and Kathiann Karsnitz
Thomas and Diane Kearney
Eleanor Kelly
J. Patrick and Victoria Kelly
rosemary Killian
Jay and Bebe Kivitz
richard Klumpp
Charles and Mary Knothe
Christopher Konzelmann
Michael and Eva Korolishin
David Kouser and Cheryle Kouser
Christopher and Carol Koyste
Theodore and Alexandra Kurlowicz
Mark Landau
Kathryn Laughlin
r andy and Brenda Lee
Jennifer Levy-Tatum
russell and suzanne E. MacNow
Mary Jane Mallonee
francis Marshall Jr.
Lynn Martosella
Michael and Marguerite Maucher
David McCanney
Jeffrey McDonnell
David and Donna Mc fadden
Hon. James McGann
Colleen McKeone
John and Kathleen McLaughlin
robyn Meadows
Louis P. and rebecca Mellinge
susan Mensch
rick and Jennifer Miller
Michael Milstead
frederick and Denise Mogel
ricardo Monteiro
Gerald Montella
richard Morrissey
Geoffrey Moulton Jr.
Dorothy Muir
W. Michael Mulvey
Maria Murphy
Jennifer Noel
Kevin Noonan
Kevin and Alice O’Brien
Mark O’Brien
Jeffrey Oster
Angela Otto
robert Pearce, PhD
f ortunato Perri Jr.
Christian Petrucci
Joanne Phillips
Former Delaware Governor
Pierre “Pete” du Pont spoke at the Delaware campus, encouraging students to pursue careers in public service.
John D. Pirnot
r alph and shirley Price
Jeffrey s . Proden
Thomas Puleo
Barry r abin
Alann r amirez
Patrick C. reeder
richard reilly
Joseph rhoades
Joseph risi
Judith ritter
Joseph rosen
Melvyn rothbard
LeaNora ruffin
s ally Nuttycombe rutherford
Hon. Paul and s andra s acks
Michael s aile
Michael and Jeanne s aile
Joseph s antarone
Hon. Calvin L. s cott
Michael shawaryn
Charles shurr
Marlene siegel
Paul s lawek
William s loane
George smith
Eric s olotoff
stephen s pence
Jerry steiner
Neil sternstein
Gerald strubinger Jr. and Carolyn strubinger
Jeffrey stuart and Patti roth
Anthony Talarico
rocco Tedesco
David Twaddell and Karen Durkin
Damon Tyner
Orville Walls III
Christopher A. Ward
J. s cott and Laura Watson
richard Weltman
Douglas Welty
stephen Wenger
richard White
Patricia Widdoss
s erena Williams
Daniel and Margaret Wilton
Justin B. Wineburgh
Barry and Janet Wolper
Karen yarrish
Donald s . and Debra young
Linda Harver young
David and Dona Wolsko Zimmerman
honor roll of servIce
2008-2009
BOA r D O f OVErs EErs
Eugene D. McGurk, Jr. Chair
steven P. Barsamian
Hon. r aymond A. Batten
C. Grainger Bowman
Hon. M. Jane Brady
Hon. Peter John Daley II
Michael G. De fino
Hon. susan C. Del Pesco
Geoffrey Gamble
Jacqueline G. Goodwin
Hon. Philip A. Gruccio
richard K. Herrmann
Justice r andy J. Holland
Andrew McK. Jefferson
Peter M. Mattoon
Kathleen W. McNicholas
Edward B. Micheletti
George K. Miller, Jr.
Hon. Charles P. Mirarchi, Jr.
Kathryn J. Peifer
Joanne Phillips
Thomas L. s ager
Justice Thomas G. s aylor, Jr.
John f s chmutz
Hon. Gregory M. sleet
Hon. Lee A. s olomon
Justice Joseph T. Walsh
John A. Wetzel
Douglas M. Wolfberg
N ATIONAL A DVI s O ry
C O u NCIL
Marc r . Abrams
Michael J. Aiello
Howard K. Alperin
Miriam Benton Barish
Kyle D. Bowser
Alexander Bratic
Michael A. Brown
Dr. robert D. Gober
ronald P. Goldfaden
Mitchell Gurwicz
The Delaware Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases in the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom on the Delaware campus, with three Widener Law alumni serving as attorneys in the cases.
N. Lynne Hughes
Alan B. Levin
Kenneth J. Lopez
James J. Maron
Eugene D. McGurk, Jr.
franklin A. Miles
u s rep. Patrick J. Murphy
Cynthia r r yan
Leif r sigmond
Timothy J. snyder
Alice W. strine
Leslee silverman Tabas
CAPT robert P. Taishoff
James J. Veneruso
richard P. Zaretsky
D EAN ’s M INO rIT y A DVI s O ry C OMMITTEE
Delaware
Maria E. Bermudez
Michael A. Brown
Priscilla A. Chatman
Jimmy C. Chong
James E. Elam IV
Cheryl L. Gaston
Gretchen C. Gilchrist
robert L. Hawkins
Carol A. Herring
Mrs. Arlene Pearce, mother of Hugh B. Pearce, and her son Dr. Robert Pearce came to the Delaware campus to attend a scholarship reception and the final round of the 20th Annual Hugh B. Pearce Trial Advocacy Competition. Mrs. Pearce is shown with members of the class of 1990.
Vera M. Holmes
Emeka Igwe
Damian s . Jackson
Brenda A. James
Hon. Joel s . Johnson
Cherrie N. Gentles Laidley
Jennifer Levy-Tatum
Cecilia M. Muneses
Hon. George W. Overton
rodney D. r ay
s cott W. reid
Hon. Calvin L. s cott
Everette L. s cott Jr.
Bernard W. smalley
Monte’ T. s quire
Min s suh
Damon G. Tyner
Orville r . Walls III
richard K. Washington Jr.
Leon A. Williams
D EAN ’s D IVErs IT y BOA r D
Harrisburg
Thomas E. Brenner
Monica r . Cliatt
s amuel T. Cooper III
Vera Cornish
Hon. Pedro A. Cortes
Michael J. Cozzillio
sheila Dow- f ord
Karen Durkin
John L. Gedid
renardo L. Hicks
Jacqueline Jackson-DeGarcia
franklin A. Miles
Donald Morgan
Tyrone Powell
Peter s peaks
Hon. Jeannine Turgeon
Derrick P. Williamson
LaToya C. Winfield
C A r EEr D EVELOPMENT
M ENTO rs
Delaware
robert M. Adochio
Harold (Andy) P. Anderson
Lydia f. Anderson
rick C. Andrien
G. Alan Bailey
Michael L. Barbiero
Victor f. Battaglia
Penny A. Bell
Amy L. Bennecoff
Gary D. Berg
Joel E. Berman
Ian Connor Bifferato
s ean M. Brennecke
Kathleen M. Breslin
Kevin T. Bright
Eric M. Brown
Michael Brown
Eric f. Bush
steven L. Butler
Jill A. Cantor-Burns
Hon. John P. Capuzzi, sr.
Edward r . Carpenter
Kevin M. Carroll
John D. Cirrinicione
Hon. Alan N. Cooper
William J. Coppol
Carole A. Cummings
Thomas A. Cushane
Bonnie L. Dahl
Dawn M. D’Amico
Hon. Michael A. Diamond
ronald W. DiLeo
Justin K. Edelson
robert P. Esgro
francis E. farren
Islanda L. fenimore
Eric E. fingerman
Karen L. fleming
Matthew B. frawley
Brian Gondek
David M. Gorenberg
ronald M. Graham
Michael C. Greenberg
John J. Gross
Glenda D. Haller-Baird
stephanie Ann Mays Harris
Kerry W. Hartington
Dennis J. Hernon
Bryan L. Heulitt
r acquel G. Hiben
Justin Highlands
stephen M. Hladik
Beth Hoffman
Gwendolyn M. Hoover
rochelle M. Howard
stephanie M. Derr Imbesi
Joanna M. Inglessis
Joy Inkpen
Jennifer L. Iseman
Mark Jamison
Kimberly A. Jinks
Theresa M. Zechman Johnson
Timothy P. Kane
s arah M. Kaplan
Christine H. Kim
Jonathan A. Kipnis
John A. Klamo
Joshua T. Klein
richard f. Klumpp
s cott L. Kramer
Gregory P. LaMonaca
Pamela B. Lee
Elyse Beidner Levene
M. susan Williams Lewonski
Jeffrey r . Lindsay
sharon r . Lopez
Brian D. Lozuke
richard M. Lutz
rebecca A. Lyttle
Cheryl D. Maddox
Jason Magid
Anthony P. Marcozzi
Wayne Mauro
Christopher D. McDemus
Aditya s . McDuffy
Matthew s . McKee
r aymond J. Michaud III
frederick r . Mogel
Tara Mondelli
Marcus E. Montejo
Chaneta B. Montoban
Joseph M. More, Jr.
Ben P. Moseley
Hon. Michael K. Newell
John M. Pachkowski
Mary Alice Peeling
Danielle A. Peters
Eifion Phillips
Marcus Phillips
Thomas H. Purl
Larry s r aiken
Michael J. r ankin
Leigh-Anne M. r aport
Dana L. reynolds
Jessica L. reynolds
Matthew W. ritter
francis J. rizzo
Andrea rock
Patrick G. rock
richard W. rogers
Hon. Maurino J. rossanese, Jr.
Nicholena rushton
Krista M. reale s amis
Devera B. s cott
r aymond N. s cott
H. Benjamin sharlin
Gail Weiner shearer
Mary Eva sherlock
Jonathan shub
s arah B. silver
Phillip A. simon
Hon. Lee A. s olomon
On Friday, March 13th, U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan of the Southern District of New York addressed the Widener Law community and participants in the 21st annual Ruby R. Vale Interschool Corporate Moot Court Competition as the 2009 Distinguished Scholar.
Eric s s olotoff
Jill M. s pott
steven A. stoehr
Melissa D. strickland
Joseph C. stringfellow
Thomas sullivan
Paul D. sunshine
Jennifer M. Thoma
Brett N. Tishler
renna Van Oot
James A. Vigliotti
Hamel Vyas
J’Aime L. Walker
J. s cott Watson
Hon. John K. Welch
stephen J. Wenger
Patricia A. Widdoss
s amantha Joi-Lynne Wilson
Kristen s . Winsko
William s . Wolfson
steven M. Zelinger
Harrisburg
George A. Bibikos
Jaime D. Black
s eth T. Black
William C. Boak
susan L. Bucknum
Jan L. Budman II
Eric f. Bush
Vince L. Champion
Mary Ann Claraval
Megan L. Consedine
s cott B. Cooper
Gretchen M. Curran
James r . Demmel
Leo L. Dunn
Cynthia A. fillman
stephanie Ann Mays Harris
Gwen M. Hoover
Joel C. Hopkins
Cory A. Iannacone
Mary A. Jordano
Michelle Lynn Leslie
T. Korey Leslie
Darryl J. Liguori
John r . Logan
Billy Jo A. Matelevich-Hoang
James K. Matelevich-Hoang
Peggy M. Morcom
George C. Morrison
Evan C. Pappas
Mary K. s cott
Gail Weiner shearer
John D. sheridan
Irwin siegel
steven r snyder
Ed f s preha
Melissa A. swauger
Larry A. Weisberg
Geoff K. White
Doug M. Wolfberg
Delaware
Gregory r . Babowal
Carlos A. Barraza
ronald Bekoff
Carol A. Benson
John s . Benson
Michael s . Bloom
Hon. Tonianne J. Bongiovanni
Hon. John P. Capuzzi, sr.
Thomas J. Charron
Charles Dewey Cole, Jr.
robert H. Czepiel, Jr.
Mario J. D’Alfonso
Curtis L. DeClue
richard A. DiLiberto, Jr.
John T. Dooley
robert A. farkas
Terrence P. farley
Wade farraway
Prof. Cindy E. faulkner
Louis ferrara
Patricia M. Garrett
Dan Gavrin
James P. Gillece, Jr.
Hon. James Gowan
ronald M. Graham
Janet Gravitz
Andrew J. Heffernan
Thomas Hight
Hon. John J. Hughes
Damian s . Jackson
Hon. Joel s . Johnson, Jr.
Brian E. Kasprzyk
John f. Kennedy
rosemary K. Killian
Jonathan W. Kunkel
Kenneth Kurnos
Anthony P. Marcozzi
Terrence J. Marlowe
Ernesto Marrero, Jr.
James M. Zugay I NTEN s IVE TrIAL A DVOCAC y PrOG r AM
Hon. Edward W. McCarty III
James J. McLaughlin
Michael f. McTaggart
Lt. Col. Jeffrey G. Meeks, us MC
Dave Molhem
Gerard Morano
Wendy s . Morton
Mark J. O’Brien
Jeffrey L. O’Hara
Karl W. Pilger
Elizabeth B. Pitts
riki r redente
David L. rohde
Hon. r alph A. romano
Jack L. s eelig
Col. r . Gary s okoloski
r . James steiner
Eileen riley sutton
Hon. Charles H. Toliver
Hon. Ira B. Warshawsky
Gail Weilheimer
Col. Michael D. Wims
Lois Anne Wood
Donald H. yablon
William A. Zarling
Harrisburg
William I. Arbuckle, III
George A. Bibikos
Evan Black
Brian C. Bornman
Catherine A. Boyle
Jennifer A. Buck
roger H. Caffier
Hon. Bradford H. Charles
Ehsan f. Chowdhry
Karen E. Comery
Brian f. Curley
shawn M. Curry
Chase M. Defelice
Prof. James W. Diehm
Mark K. Emery
Laura A. Gargiulo
s cott L. Grenoble
Jason f. Hageman
stephen G. Held
James A. Holzman
yvonne M. Husic
Christopher J. Knight
Alyssa H. Knisely
Delaware Governor Jack Markell spoke on the Delaware campus during the 2009 Haile L. Alford Memorial Conference, sponsored by the Multicultural Judges and Lawyers Section of the Delaware State Bar Association.
John G. Knorr, III
David C. Kotler
francis J. Lafferty
T. Korey Leslie
Ann V. Levin
Kerry E. Maloney
Christopher J. Marzzacco
Joseph A. Massa, Jr.
s ean M. McCormack
Jeffrey T. McGuire
Timothy J. Nieman
Harry W. reed, Jr.
Michael P. r yan
Joseph f sklarosky, Jr.
Glenn J. smith
Gail f s ouders
James V. Wade
Matthew r . Wimer
Bradley A. Winnick
TrIAL A DVOCAC y AND M OOT C O ur T H ONO r
sOCIET y VOLu NTEErs
Harrisburg
Jenni L. Allen
Tom Archer
John C. Baer
James P. Barker
Roxanne Conlin, the first female President of the American Trial Lawyers Association and a former candidate for governor of Iowa, gave the Distinguished Lecture in Trial Advocacy in Harrisburg. She is shown here with Professor Palmer Lockard.
George A. Bibikos
Evan Black s arah J. Brown
united states Attorney Martin Carlson
Nicole E. Carter
fran T. Chardo
Hon. Bradford Charles
Hon. Lawrence f. Clark, Jr.
Thomas Clark
Timothy J. Colgan
Jonathan W. Crisp
shawn M. Curry
Chase M. De felice
Karen Durkin
Justice J. Michael Eakin
David r . Erhard
John M. Hamme
David Hershey
James A. Holtzman
yvonne M. Husic
Bret D. Keisling
John G. Knorr
Amy E. Lansberry
Kerry E. Maloney
Edward M. Marsico, Jr.
Christopher J. Marzzacco
Joseph A. Massa, Jr.
fOrEsIGHT
pavIng The way for The fuTure
i n fiscal year 2009, Widener law received more than $1.6 million in gifts, grants and event revenue, an increase of 72.5%. We are deeply grateful to our alumni and friends who continue to make our growth and success possible through their generosity and commitment. your contributions enable us to add significant value to our students’ legal education, supplementing their tuition dollars and providing us the flexibility necessary to take advantage of opportunities as they arise. not surprisingly, these gifts coincide with—and make possible—significant new academic resources. our students, alumni, and our community benefit directly from these gifts, and because of this outstanding year of fundraising, we are able to continue to provide an educational experience worthy of your support. every gift makes a difference at Widener law. t he following list highlights just a few contributions and the programs they support.
s elected Grants
t he Taishoff family foundation committed
$1.2 million over six years in support of the taishoff advocacy, technology and Public service institute, the largest gift ever received by Widener law.
a longwood foundation grant funded a major facilities renovation, creating a new public service wing to house the law school’s clinics and Public interest r esource center.
Bank of america continued to fund the financial l iteracy education Program, through which Widener law students taught financial literacy classes to disadvantaged residents of Wilmington, delaware.
e .I. du pont de nemours and company maintained its dual support for Public interest r esource center fellowships and the JUrist academy.
t he american college of Bankruptcy foundation generously provided major support for the inaugural financial advocacy Program for seniors, through which Widener law students provided education and counseling about bankruptcy for seniors in delaware county, Pennsylvania.
honorable helen s. Balick Business Bankruptcy chair funders
in fiscal year 2009, the following firms added their names to the list of supporters of the honorable helen s . Balick Business Bankruptcy chair.
pachulski stang Ziehl & Jones llp
richards, layton & finger, p. a .
skadden arps slate meagher & flom llp
young conaway stargatt Taylor
JurIsT
academy funders
t he following organizations provided essential support for the 2009 JUrist academy.
delaware state Bar association, multicultural lawyers and Judges section
e .I. du pont de nemours and company, Inc.
gilliam foundation
morris James llp
potter anderson & corroon, llp
richards layton & finger, p. a .
saul ewing llp
south asian Bar association of delaware
146% Increase in corporate giving in 2009 over 2008
Commemorative pavers engraved with the names of alumni and friends decorate the Delaware campus’s fountain plaza. To place a paver, please contact the Office of Alumni Affairs.
s elected Ma J or i ndivid Ual Gifts
alexander Bratic provided major support endowing the domestic violence r esearch & advocacy fellowship and the edmund dobrowolski Memorial scholarship with a generous gift via the fha holding company.
michael g. defino, esq. ‘75 generously endowed the Michael G. defino scholarship.
John f. and eileen schmutz generously provided a major gift to endow the John f schmutz corporate and Business law fellowship award.
alice w. strine, esq. ‘92 and walter strine, esq. generously pledged a major unrestricted gift to support new opportunities and provide resources as needs arise.
David McKenzie
Jason McMurry
Hon. Mary Mongiovi- s ponaugle
Harry W. reed, Jr.
steve rice
Kathleen K. r yan
Christopher J. s chmidt
William M. shreve
Mark silliker
Nichole C. smith
Michael s prow
ron Turo
Carol L. Weitzel
Jacob W. Wyland
M OOT C O ur T VOLu NTEErs
Delaware
Diana P. Abboud
Abby L. Adams
Justin r . Alberto
Jeremy D. Anderson
Bradley r . Aronstam
stephani J. Ballard
steven P. Barsamian
David L. Baumberger
A. Thompson Bayliss
Blake A. Bennett
Hon. Carolyn Berger
Ian Connor Bifferato
Joseph V. Bongiorno
stephen B. Brauerman
Charles A. Bruder
Joan-Alice M. Burn
Tara E. Bustard
Hon. John P. Capuzzi, sr.
Hon. William C. Carpenter, Jr.
Janaki rege Catanzarite
s antino Ceccotti
Patrick A. Collins
Michael D’Aniello
Arthur L. Dent
James I. Devine
Margaret DiBianca
Tara M. Dirocco
Melissa N. Donimirski
Kara A. Donoghue
170%
Meghan M. Dougherty
Prof. Jules Epstein
Don A. Erlandson
Eric J. Evain
Gregory fischer
stephen E. fitzgerald
C. Barr flinn
Joseph A. Gabay
Hon. richard s . Gebelein
James McC. Geddes
Alessandro Giribaldi
Aron f. Gold
stuart M. Grant
Joseph s . Grubb
Lisa M. Grubb
Kara M. Guzzetti
Carolyn s . Hake
Prof. Lawrence A. Hamermesh
Prof. robert L. Hayman, Jr.
Prof. stephen E. Henderson
Douglas D. Herrmann
suzanne M. Hill
Peter Hobart
rochelle M. Howard
Kelley M. Huff
Justice Jack B. Jacobs
Bruce E. Jameson
Geoffrey r . Jarvis
Ericka f. Johnson
Prof. Leslie A. Johnson
richard I.G. Jones, Jr.
Jason C. Jowers
Hon. Lewis Kaplan
Ilona Kirshon
J. Travis Laster
Christopher H. Lee
John r . Lego
Martin s . Lessner
John s . Malik
Michael J. Mattson
Thomas J. McCarthy
Alex J. Mili Jr.
Prof. Nicholas A. Mirkay III
Gerald Morano
Todd Mosser
Ann Marie Murphy
The Taishoff Family Foundation pledged $1.2 million, the largest gift in Widener Law’s history, to establish and support the Taishoff Advocacy, Technology & Public Service Institute.
Hon. Lynne Parker
Hon. Donald Parsons, Jr.
Aleine Porterfield
Charles W. Proctor III
Hon. r alph A. romano
John L. reed
Prof. Paul L. regan
s eth J. reidenberg
steven f reilly
Hon. Henry duPont ridgely
s ean r riley
r aymond M. ripple
David E. ross
Baltazar E. rubio
Chandra J. rudloff
Hon. Calvin L. s cott, Jr.
Nicholas s ellers
Michael L. s ensor
Melanie K. sharp
Asst. Dean Verne smith
Prof. Leonard N. s osnov
Nancy L. stanford
Jennifer stonerod
John E. sullivan
Eric s . Thompson
Philip Trainer, Jr.
E. Alan uebler
Patricia r uhlenbrock
Increase in gifts from foundations in 2009 over 2008
Kevin urick
robert J. Valihura, Jr.
Justice Joseph T. Walsh
Paul Welsh
Marc A. Werlinsky
s cott G. Wilcox
Asst. Dean s erena M. Williams
Christy L. Williamson
Megan r . Wischmeier
Natalie Woloshin
Christian Douglas Wright
Or AL ArGu MENT Ju DGEs
Delaware
r ahat N. Babar
Dawn L. Becker
stephen G. Bresset
steven L. Butler
Lisa J. Cappolella
Hon. John P. Capuzzi, sr.
Michael A. Cerrato
John D. Cirrinicione
Patrick J. Collins
Andres de Cos
John C. Coste
Dawn M. D’Amico
Matthew P. D’Emilio
Dennis P. Denard
Carole A. Donahue
Michael Donahue
Joel M. Doner
Daniel E. Donlick
John P. Downs
robert A. Ebberup
Thomas P. Ehrlich
Kenneth D. federman
Gary N. Graham
ronald Graham
Leonard L. Grasso
Mindy A. Harris
George G. Horiates
Kate s chulhaus Keller
Gregory P. LaMonaca
Maryalice Mengucci
Joseph M. More, Jr.
s andra W. Morris
Ben P. Moseley, III
C. Curtis Norcini
Martin B. O’Connor
Marlo Pagano-Kelleher
Wayne Partenheimer
f orunato N. Perri, Jr.
Charles W. Proctor III
Lisa A. Puglisi
riki r redente
stephen W. ries
Jane C. r ybicki
Lee A. s chwartz
Johnathan shub
Gregory shugar
Tara shugar
Barbara C. siegell
s . Lee s obocinski
Craig A. s opin
Nancy L. stanford
Joseph C. stringfellow
Paul D. sunshine
Anthony J. Testa, Jr.
M. susan Williams
s amantha Joi-Lynne Wilson
Gr AD uATION VOLu NTEErs AND sPEAKErs
frank C. DePasquale Jr.
Kenneth D. federman
Lance L. Gooberman
W. Bruce Hemphill
Prof. Leslie A. Johnson
Eugene D. McGurk, Jr.
George K. Miller, Jr.
rep. Patrick J. Murphy
Mary Alice Peeling
Lawrence E. Tan
Lawrence s . Wind
Ju DGEs’ DAy Gu Es T s
Hon. richard M. Cappelli
Hon. William C. Carpenter, Jr.
Hon. frank A. Cristaudo
Hon. Alan G. Davis
Katie Arrington D’Emilio
Hon. Michael A. Diamond
Hon. Barry C. Dozor
stephanie s . Habelow
Jonathan C. Harting
Hon. David H. Lang
Hon. Christopher r . Mattox
Hon. Jennifer L. Mayo
Hon. John J. O’Grady
Hon. robert J. rebstock
Joshua H. romirowsky
Hon. Anthony s arcione
Hon. Lee A. s olomon
Hon. Jeffrey K. s precher
Hon. Edward r summers
J urIs T ACADEM y VOLu NTEErs
umbreen Bhatti
Hon. M. Jane Brady
Doneene Keemer Damon
Mary Difusco
Kimberly L. Gattuso
Thomas E. Hanson, Jr.
Lewis H. Lazarus
Dr. Evan y. Liu
Hon. Joshua W. Martin III
George Mosee
Hon. George W. Overton
Hon. Patricia T. stewart
Patricia A. Winston
A DDITIONAL PrOG r AM
VOLu NTEErs
Delaware
Jennifer-Kate M. Aaronson
richard D. Abrams
steven P. Barsamian
Gino J. Benedetti
Beverly L. Bove
Lori A. Brewington
Christopher J. Cabott
Linda M. Carmichael
Janaki r . Catanzarite
Howard D. friedman
Joseph A. Gabay
shauna T. Hagan
Guy V. Johnson
Alexander Murphy, Jr.
John M. Pachkowski
Barbara r . Paul
Linda A. Pilla
Leigh-Anne M. r aport
Margaret E. Tighe
Nahid Wilf
s amantha Joi-Lynne Wilson
Justin B. Wineburgh
Harrisburg
Jonathan P. Bigley
Christina M. fisher
Clarissa L. freeman
Timothy E. Gates
Paula M. Heider
Kathleen A. Higgins
Hon. David H. Judy
Bret D. Keisling
Jennifer L. Kramer
Michelle L. Leslie
Ann V. Levin
John r . Logan
Wayne s . Martin
Tracy L. McCurdy
Joseph f. Murphy
Kathryn J. Peifer
Zachary M. rubinich
Matthew A. s livinski
Gary N. stewart
Codi Tucker
Geoffrey K. White
Adam T. Wolfe
s arah C. yerger
PrO fEss IONALI s M
DAy VOLu NTEErs
Delaware
Jacqueline M. Carle
Kevin M. Carroll
John D. Cirrinicione
Thomas A. Cushane
Anna M. Darpino
Hon. susan C. Del Pesco
richard J. Depiano, Jr.
Justin K. Edelson
Jay H. Ginsburg
Walter and Alice Strine’s ongoing, generous support for the Widener Law Fund allows the Law School to pursue innovation and important strategic objectives.
Ann M. Gorman
Janine N. Howard-O’r angers
Brendan J. Kavanagh
Carlin Knight
Josette D. Manning
Tamika T. McKoy
Michael J. Mullen
Meghan A. Perry
Lauren A. Pisapia
Melvyn H. rothbard
Krista M. s amis
Neal J. s ampat
Everette L. s cott, Jr.
Barbara M. smith
Thomas A. uebler
Hon. Mark s . Vavala
Eileen M. Voegele, Esq.
Joseph Whitehead, Esq.
Thomas E. Wyler, Esq.
Harrisburg
Jan L. Budman II
Audrey L. Buglione
Vincent L. Champion
Joel C. Hopkins
Angela Hudacko
Edward f s preha
russell r . Wert
5.9% Increase in the amount of the average gift from alumni in 2009 over 2008
VOLu NTEEr I NCOME TA x
Ass Is TANCE PrOG r AM
VOLu NTEErs
Brian T. Cagle
Nicole E. Carter
Bonnie A. Hershberger
Andrew J. Mahon
Barbara L. s eaton
stephanie M. Wimer
aLu M n I PRo GR a MMI n G
A Lu MNI Ass OCIATION
BOA r D O f D Ir ECTO rs
Thomas r . Anapol
renae B. Axelrod, s ecretary
steven P. Barsamian, President
Hon. r aymond A. Batten
s cott E. Blissman
Christopher J. Cabott
Hon. richard M. Cappelli
John D. Cirrinicione
Anna M. Darpino
frank C. DePasquale, Jr.,
Vice President
Kenneth D. federman
Catherine N. Harrington
W. Bruce Hemphill
Christopher A. Iacono
Damian s . Jackson
John f. Kennedy
f. Kevin Lynch
Anne M. Madonia
Lynn M. Martosella
Cecilia M. McCormick
Jeffrey W. McDonnell
David C. Mc fadden
frank J. McGovern
Maria C. McLaughlin
James f. Metka
Noelle Palazzo
Hon. Paul P. Panepinto
Jonathan E. Peri
Charles W. Proctor III
Larry s r aiken
Joseph J. s antarone
Jennifer stonerod
Karen Ann ulmer
C LA ss AGENT s
Delaware
Jacalyn A. Aff
Jennifer D. Armstrong
Miriam Benton Barish
Glenn L. Blackwell
Kevin M. Carroll
Carol L. Cornelison
stephanie M. Imbesi
Kerry B. Duffy
Angela A. Halse
Gregory A. Lomax
David C. Mc fadden
Carl J. Minster
Monika s . Pundalik
stephen W. ries
yvonne T. s aville
Amy M. Vanni
Harrisburg
Kim A. Allen
George A. Bibikos
Nicole E. Carter
Amy L. Groff
Bret Keising
stephanie E. Kleinfelter
Eric M. Kniskern
Darryl J. Liguori
sharon Lopez
James K. Matelevich-Hoang
Keli M. Neary
CPT John s . Pontius, Jr.
Chris f s chellhorn, Jr.
Marianne Tyrell
Matthew A. Williams
Doug M. Wolfberg
Jennifer Zimmerman
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Deborah E. Ballantyne White & Williams
s cott E. Blissman reed smith LLP
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MaRsHaLL DenneHey waRneR CoLeMan & GoGGIn Widener Law thanks the firm for its generous, longtime support.
since its founding in 1962, the growth of Philadelphiabased firm Marshall dennehey Warner coleman & Goggin has occurred partially in tandem with that of Widener law. still a young firm at the time of Widener law’s first commencement, Marshall dennehey has provided invaluable opportunities to well over 100 graduates of a similarly young law school. currently, 70 of the firm’s 400+ attorneys graduated from Widener law. a s both benefactor and beneficiary of so many Widener law successes, it is no surprise that the firm has supported the law school on a number of occasions, contributing to both the Widener law fund and the law school’s clinical programs. in 2006 the firm recommitted itself to the law school’s future by funding an important capital enhancement on the law school’s delaware campus. a grant, paid over six years, named the Marshall dennehey Warner coleman & Goggin seminar r oom. located on the third floor of the law library, this room provides comfortable, state-of-the-art meeting space for students, faculty, administrators, and visitors, including the law school’s national advisory council. at the time of the pledge, Peter s . Miller, then chairman of the Board and coo, noted, “a s you know, our firm employs a number of graduates of your law school. t hey are valuable assets of our firm. We felt this was our way of saying thank you to the Widener University school of law.”
a lthough Mr. Miller’s statement would seem a fitting coda, the firm would again support the law school. in november 2007, James f. Graham ’89, managing shareholder of Marshall dennehey’s cherry hill office, passed away. t he firm chose to remember Mr. Graham by funding the installation of a commemorative bench, plaque, and landscaping on the delaware campus. scores of Mr. Graham’s family, friends, and colleagues paid tribute to him at a dedication ceremony in september 2008.
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JUDICIaL CLERKSHIPS
The Longwood Foundation provided a substantial gift to fund a major facilities renovation, enabling the creation of a new public service wing on the Delaware campus.
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sEE THE WOrLD
i n J U ne 2009, alumni and friends joined dean l inda a mmons, as well as delaware supreme c ourt Justice and Widener l aw o verseer r andy J. holland, on an eight-day excursion to beautiful tuscany. Participants explored the concept of culture’s impact on law and justice, earned continuing legal education credits, and toured the region’s abundant cultural resources and amazing natural surroundings.
the Dean will lead this trip again from June 26-July 3, 2010.
If you are interested in participating, please contact the o ffice of alumni Relations & Development by calling 302.477.2172.
