Franklin A. Miles, Esq. U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Murphy, Esq. ‘99
John L. Reed, Esq. ‘91
Cynthia R. Ryan, Esq. ‘79
Leif R. Sigmond, Jr., Esq. ‘90
Timothy J. Snyder, Esq. ‘81
Douglas J. Steinhardt, Esq. ‘94
Alice W. Strine, Esq. ‘92
Leslee Silverman Tabas, Esq. ‘79
CAPT Robert P. Taishoff, JAGC, USN (ret.) ‘89
James J. Veneruso, Esq. ‘75
Richard P. Zaretsky, Esq. ‘75
“education takes place outside and inside the classroom. the opportunities are not mutually exclusive, and i think that’s the more valuable lesson to take from this experience.”
“We pushed the boundaries of our programs, created new relationships, and took advantage of tremendous opportunities that combine theory, skills, and service.”
dear frieN ds:
t he 2009-2010 academic year was filled with milestone celebrations. a mong the most notable, we celebrated the 35th anniversary of our first delaware class’s commencement and the 20th anniversary of the Harrisburg campus’s founding.
it was also a year in which the word connectivity held great meaning for us. We pushed the boundaries of our programs, created new relationships, and took advantage of tremendous opportunities that combine theory, skills, and service. We not only trained our students for excellence in the legal profession, but our scholars also engaged other members of the academy and the practice, and we provided expertise to the greater global community. on the following pages, we can only summarize some of our achievements and activities of the past year and report how others perceived our contributions.
i hope that after you read this report, you will conclude with us that it was a very good year. t hank you for your interest and for helping to make our successes possible.
sincerely,
linda l. ammons
associate Provost and dean
traiN. CoNNeCt. serve.
In 2009-2010, more than ever before, our neighbors—regional, national, and international— sought our expertise, our leadership, and our solutions. the Widener law community answered the call, extending knowledge, sharing skill, and serving proudly. through these connections, we sought new opportunities to develop and test theory, to teach it in innovative ways, and to lead in its application. as we prepare to enter our fifth decade, Widener law is taking its accumulated experience and striking a productive and sustainable balance between theory and practice, between the academy, the legal profession, and the greater community.
“I believe in Widener.”
Thom A s l sAger, senior Vice President and general Counsel for e i. du Pont de Nemours and Company and Widener l aw o verseer, speaking about Widener’s diversity initiatives at the 4th Annual Dean’s leadership Forum on Diversity in h arrisburg
“When you leave here, if you choose, you will have the tools to make a difference in people’s lives every day.”
U.s . Attorney for s outh Carolina and Widener l aw alumnus Willi A m C. Ne TT les, delivering the Distinguished lecture on Trial Advocacy and Professionalism to Widener students participating in the h arrisburg intensive Trial Advocacy Program
“I want to give Dean Ammons and the law school great credit. Law schools have a lot of priorities, and it says great things about the school that this was a priority.”
Delaware lieUT eNANT goV er N or mATT DeNN at the dedication of Widener l aw’s new Delaware Campus Clinic Wing
“We need solutions—not excuses, and her report offers many recommendations that we will work with the General Assembly, Attorney General Beau Biden, and others to make real.”
“These
Delaware goV er N or JACk mA rkell, expressing gratitude for Dean linda Ammons’ independent review examining the state’s statutory and administrative procedures governing child sexual abuse
real-life experiences allow or international organization substantially broaden the opportunities
Visiting Dis T iN gUisheD ProFessor oF health externships and research positions Department of Commerce
“i love the family…the are truly
“Professor
Hamermesh’s investor protection governance, in which
allow students to work inside a government with a focus on global health law issues, and opportunities available to Widener Law students.”
lAW miChele D. Forzley, speaking on students who secured global through the World health organization, the United Nations, and the U.s
Widener law he possibilities endless.”
U.s representative Patrick J. murphy ‘99 addressing the students and faculty during a visit to the harrisburg Campus
“[John]
dernbach made a statement that i appreciate because it casts the challenge of shifting norms for how we do things – whether writing laws, designing buildings, or teaching children…”
Andrew revkin, blogging for The New York Times
Hamermesh’s appointment will enhance the ability of the SEC to promote protection by coordinating federal and state law in areas, including corporate which both sets of laws play a significant role.”
mereDi T h Cross, director of the securities and e xchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance, speaking on Professor l awrence A. h amermesh’s appointment to serve as attorney fellow with the seC’s o ffice of Chief Counsel of the Division of Corporation Finance
PreParing to Practice and serve
“the Widener health law program enabled me to broaden my understanding of the many issues facing the delivery of health care and the insurance industry. the quality of the instruction at the health law institute was outstanding.”
ri C h A r D F. l e V iN s, llm ‘91, vice president and deputy general counsel for independence Blue Cross, speaking on the 20th anniversary of the Widener
in a year of milestones, recognition, and new growth, the law school celebrated the anniversaries of signature programs in tandem with the launch of new, innovative initiatives.
In October 2009, we celebrated the Harrisburg Campus’s 20th Anniversary with a Founders Day celebration. Speakers at the event—including Widener University President James T. Harris III, Anthony J. Santoro, the founding dean of the campus, and a number of professors, alumni, and friends of the school—paid tribute to the Harrisburg Campus’ pioneers, their vision, and the law school’s success in Pennsylvania’s capital.
The same month, we launched the dual-campus Environmental Law Center, the first academic-civic initiative operated cooperatively by Harrisburg and Delaware faculty. A natural extension of one of the law school’s signature programs, the center marries the resources of the Delaware Campus’s Environmental and Natural Resource Law Clinic—which itself celebrated its 20th Anniversary in 2009—with the Harrisburg campus’s newly formed clinic of the same name.
With the motto “Law for Sustainability,” the new center confers distinct advantages to faculty, students, and the community. Its distinguished faculty now has a formal venue in which to share expertise across campuses. Students have gained tremendous opportunities for practical experience in the discipline. Public and private decision-makers have gained an unparalleled resource when confronting legal issues related to the environment, energy, and climate change. More broadly still, the law school’s regional communities have gained new defenders of their natural resources. Through the Widener Law Environmental Help Line, operated by the new Harrisburg Environmental and Natural Resources
Law Clinic and funded by a grant from the Pennsylvania chapter of the Sierra Club, citizens can request legal assistance and information about environmental issues and the law. We invite you to learn more about the center’s activities at blogs.law.widener. edu/envirolawblog.
The center was not alone in marking milestones in 2009-2010, a year that in Delaware was begun with the dedication of the new public service wing. The law school’s first clinic, The Delaware Civil Law Clinic, celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2009. Since 1984 it has provided critical civil legal services to low-income members of our communities while affording our students vital opportunities to learn the practice of law and the value of service. The Health Law Institute celebrated its 20th anniversary, capping two decades of innovative, multi-disciplinary programming that has earned it a national reputation. Like our environmental law program, the Health Law Institute marked its anniversary by launching a new program: the Health, Education, and Legal assistance Program: A Medical-Legal Partnership (HELP:MLP). This innovative program provides direct legal services to lowincome residents of Chester, Pennsylvania, working with them to resolve legal and social issues that negatively impact their health.
On the Harrisburg campus, the Law and Government Institute celebrated its 10th anniversary, continuing to mesh the practical and academic study of administrative and legislative law, and launched a new program of its own: the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission Pro Se Representation Program. Other anniversaries included the Hugh B. Pearce Competition (20 years), the Legal Education Institute (15 years), and the Public Interest Resource Center (5 years).
h ealth l aw institute
the Health l aw institute, directed by JoHn CulH ane, celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2009.
INTERNsHIPs, Ex TERNsHIPs, FELLoWsHIPs, AND sERvICE
every year, a broad range of courts, law firms, corporations, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations offer our students invaluable opportunities to put what they’ve learned into practice. We are grateful for their willingness to engage these future legal professionals, to teach them, and to invest in the future of the profession.
J UDi Ci A l e x T er N shiP Pl AC emeNT s
Judge John A. Almeida
Superior Court of New Jersey, Mt. Holly
Judge Thomas l . Ambro
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, Wilmington, DE
Judge Bruce F. Bratton Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas, Harrisburg, PA
Judge l inda k . Caracappa
United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Judge ellen Ceisler
Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, PA
Judge Alan N. Cooper Family Court of Delaware, Wilmington
Judge rose m arie DeFino-Nastasi Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, PA
Judge michael A. Donio
Superior Court of New Jersey, Mays Landing
Judge k athrynann W. Durham
Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County, PA
Justice J. michael e akin
Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Judge James J. Fitzgerald iii
Superior Court of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Judge susan Peikes g antman
Superior Court of Pennsylvania, Conshohocken
Judge edward griffith Court of Common Pleas of Chester County, PA
Justice randy J. h olland
Delaware Supreme Court
Judge m ary m . Johnston
Delaware Superior Court, Wilmington
Judge John e Jones, iii
United States District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania
Judge kent A. Jordan
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, Wilmington, DE
Judge Jan r . Jurden
Superior Court of Delaware, Wilmington
Judge m ary h annah leavitt
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg
Washington & l ee ranks the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law 1st among student-edited law journals based upon citations in federal and state court opinions under “corporate
Judge richard A. lewis
Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County, PA
Judge o robert l idums
Maryland Circuit Court, Elkton
Judge Jose l l inares
United States District Court, District of New Jersey
Justice Virginia long
New Jersey Superior Court, Trenton
Judge Carol s m oore-Wells
United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Judges michael k . Newell
Family Court of Delaware, Wilmington
Judge James F. Nilon
Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County, PA
Judge J. Wesley o ler, Jr.
Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County, PA
Judge Ann A. osborne
Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County, PA
Vice Chancellor Donald F. Parsons
Delaware Court of Chancery, Wilmington
Judge m ardi F. Pyott
Family Court of Delaware, Dover
Judge Timothy r rice
United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Justice h enry duPont ridgely
Delaware Supreme Court
Judge sue l robinson
United States District Court, District of Delaware
Judge Andrea l rocanelli
Delaware Court of Common Pleas, Wilmington
Judge Jane r roth
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, Wilmington, DE
Judge Calvin l s cott
Delaware Superior Court, Wilmington
Chief Judge gregory m sleet
United States District Court, District of Delaware
Judge Joseph r slights, iii
Delaware Superior Court, Wilmington
Chief Justice m yron T. steele
Delaware Supreme Court
Judge r . Barclay surrick
United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Judge Allan l . Tereshko
Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, PA
m agistrate Judge m ary Pat Thynge
United States District Court, District of Delaware
Judge Charles h . Toliver, i V
Delaware Superior Court, Wilmington
Judge Aida Waserstein
Delaware Family Court, Wilmington
Judge Jeffrey D. Wright
Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County, PA
A DDi T io NA l iNT er N shiP, e x T er N shiP, AND P UBli C iNT eres T lAW Pl AC emeNT s
Acquista & Associates, P.C.
American legislative e xchange Council and municipal employees (AFs C me )
Armstrong industries
Benedetti & lowe
Boys and girls Clubs of America
Bucks County o ffice of the Clerk of the Court
Burlington County Public Defenders o ffice
Butler County Public Defenders o ffice
Camden County Prosecutor’s o ffice
Chester County District Attorney’s o ffice
Cincinnati insurance
Colage of Delaware
Comcast interactive m edia (Cim )
Committee of s eventy
Community legal Aid s ociety, inc. (C l A si)
Court Appointed s pecial Advocates (CA s A)
Culpeper County Commonwealth Attorney’s o ffice
and
Cumberland County District Attorney’s o ffice
Dauphin County Bar Association
Dauphin County District Attorney’s o ffice
Dauphin County Public Defenders o ffice
Delaware Attorney g eneral’s o ffice
Delaware Court of Chancery
Delaware Department of Justice
Delaware Department of Public h ealth and s ocial s ervices
Delaware Public Defenders o ffice
Delaware supreme Court
Delaware Volunteer legal s ervices (DV ls )
Domestic Abuse Project
Doroshow Pasquale k rawitz & Bhaya
essex County superior Court
First Judicial District of Pennsylvania
Food Bank of Delaware
Fugitive s afe surrender
g eller, Wiley, Petro & robinson
g oldberg k atzman
g onser & g onser, P.A
g over, Perry & shore l aw Firm
h andler h enning
h arrisburg City s olicitor’s o ffice
h arrisonburg Virginia Downtown renaissance
h awke m ckeon
h err & low, P.C.
i N g D ireCT legal Department
Judiciary of the state of New Jersey
k ings County District Attorney’s o ffice
l atin American Community Center
l aw o ffice of Joseph P. Nahas
l aw o ffice of stephanie J. Brown, esq.
lebanon County District Attorney’s o ffice
legal Aid of s outheastern Pennsylvania
lehigh County Court of Common Pleas
m arshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & g oggin
m cNees Wallace
middlesex County Public Defender
midPenn legal s ervices
m ontgomery County District Attorney’s o ffice
m organ and lewis ll P
m orris County Prosecutor’s o ffice
Nationalities s ervice Center
New Castle County Court of Common Pleas
New Jersey Appellate Division
New Jersey Attorney g eneral’s o ffice
New Jersey state Parole Board
New Jersey supreme Court
New york University m edical Center
North Carolina Department of Justice
o ffice of the Attorney g eneral of m aryland
o ffice of the state’s Attorney for Allegany County, m D
Pennsylvania Attorney g eneral’s o ffice
Pennsylvania Board of Pardons
Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole
Pennsylvania Coalition against rape
Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas o rphan’s Division
Pennsylvania Criminal Defense Clinic
Pennsylvania Department of Banking
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural resources
Pennsylvania Department of education
Pennsylvania Department of environmental Protection (D eP)
Pennsylvania Department of state
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Pennsylvania h ousing and Finance Agency
Pennsylvania human relations Commission
Pennsylvania l iquor Control Board
Pennsylvania o ffice of the Attorney g eneral
Pennsylvania o ffice of the Consumer Advocate
Pennsylvania o ffice of the inspector g eneral
Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission
Pennsylvania supreme Court
Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas
Philadelphia Defender’s Association
Philadelphia District Attorney’s o ffice
Philadelphia l aw Department
Philadelphia Public Defenders o ffice
Potter Anderson & Corroon
Project for o lder Prisoners (P o P s) Program
Project for o lder Prisoners - s U r J
Public s chool employee’s retirement system
rhoads & sinon
riley and Fanelli, P.C.
s AP America’s inc.
s chmidt k ramer
s chnader h arrison s egal & lewis
s chrom & shaffer, P.C.
s egal, m cCambridge, singer & m ahonoy
shapiro l aw o ffice, P.C.
w idener l aw proFessor James w dieHm, a founding member of the w idener-Harrisburg faculty,speaks at the Harrisburg Campus Founders day Celebration.
s ocial s ecurity Administration, o ffice of g eneral Counsel
s outh Jersey legal s ervices
superior Court of Delaware
superior Court of Pennsylvania
swartz Campbell
The Pardons Project
Tyco electronics Corporation
United Nations h eadquartersDepartment of Political Affairs
United states Army
United states Attorney’s o ffice
United states Bankruptcy Court
United states Coast guard
United states District Court for the District of m aryland
United states District Court for the District of New Jersey
United states District Court for the middle District of Pennsylvania
United states Navy Judge Advocate g eneral Corps
United states Patent and Trademark o ffice
United states Trustee Program
University of Pennsylvania Quaker Classic m ock Trial
Veterans l aw Clinic
Villanova islamic Foundation
Volunteer income Tax Assistance Program (V i TA)
Wake County Public Defender’s o ffice
Widener l aw Consumer Bankruptcy Clinic
Widener l aw Delaware Civil l aw Clinic
Widener l aw environmental l aw Clinic
Widener l aw h arrisburg Civil l aw Clinic
Widener l aw Veterans l aw Clinic
Wills for h eroes
World h ealth o rganization (W ho)
y WCA Domestic Violence legal Clinic
ENDoWED AND sPoNsoRED sCHoLARsHIPs, sTuDENT AWARDs, AND FELLoWsHIPs
2009-2010
By endowing and sponsoring student awards, scholarships, and fellowships, our alumni and friends embrace and encourage excellence in legal scholarship and reward professional potential.
eND oW eD AND s P o N soreD
s C hol A rshiP s
Alexander V. s arcione, Jr. m emorial s cholarship
Alfred Avins m emorial s cholarship
Angelina & Victor Piccone m emorial s cholarship
Bank of America s cholarship
Bernard s . Wildstein s cholarship
Bruce m . & elizabeth m m onroe s cholarship
Charles P. mirarchi, sr. m emorial s cholarship
Dean Anthony J. s antoro s cholarship
Dean’s minority student s cholarship
Delaware Association of l awyers’ s pouses s cholarship
e. Wallace Chadwick m emorial s cholarship
edmund Dobrowolski m emorial s cholarship
esther F. Clark m emorial s cholarship
Fairfax leary, Jr. m emorial s cholarship
Friends of Widener University s chool of l aw s cholarship
g eorge C Blissman, sr. m emorial s cholarship
h arvey Alan Chernoff m emorial s cholarship
h on. James C. Crumlish s cholarship
h on. Joseph W. deFuria s cholarship
h on. Ned l hirsh m emorial s cholarship
h on. William Duffy m emorial s cholarship
h oney F. g olby m emorial s cholarship
h oward Berg s cholarship
John C. Warrington m emorial s cholarship
Nancy and h oward Finkelman s cholarship
Pamela k arpouzis m emorial s cholarship
Paul isaac leiter m emorial s cholarship
Pennsylvania Bar Foundation minority s cholarship
Pennsylvania Bar Foundation s cholarship
Taishoff Family endowed s cholarship
Thomas s lodge m emorial s cholarship
eND oW eD AND s P o N soreD
s TUD eNT AWA r Ds
Alexander V. s arcione, Jr. m emorial Award
Charles J. zencey m emorial Award
Commercial Bar review Awards
Dean Arthur A. Weeks o utstanding s ervice Award
e. John Wherry Jr. Award
graham Foundation Award
greenWatch institute Award in m emory of Charles zencey
greenWatch institute s cholarship Award in m emory of Jerry shields
h oward m . Berg Award
international Academy of Trial l awyers Award
James s . Bowman American inn of Court Award
John A. Fillion m emorial Award
Judge J. Cullen g aney Criminal Procedure Award
l indsay l aw l ibrary Award
lucinda Peipher m emorial Award
m ost Promising Civil l itigator Award
Nicole Cullison m emorial Award
Patricia N. h olsten m emorial Award for Public interest Pro Bono s ervice
Philadelphia Trial l awyers Association
James J. m anderino Award for Trial Advocacy
reed h amilton m emorial Award
The h onorable h elen s . Balick Award
The h onorable Joseph W. deFuria Commencement Award
Thomas P. lomax and Nicholas Theodore m emorial Award
William J. and ella C. Wolf Award in real Property l aw
William J. Conner m emorial Award for Administrative l aw
zelda k h errmann m emorial Cup Award
s P o N soreD FelloW shiP s
Domestic Violence research and Advocacy Fellowship
DuPont Public interest Fellowship
e. Wallace Chadwick Constitutional education Fellowship
John F. s chmutz Corporate and Business l aw institute Fellowship
Tabas CoV e A r student Coordinator
ADjuNCT FACuLT y
o ur adjunct faculty are exceptional practitioners who bring real-world perspective and specialized experience to expand and enrich our students’ understanding of the law.
John C. Andrade
s ara A. Austin
Jill Baisinger
Patti Bednarik
William A. Behe
Carol A. Benson
John s . Benson
h on. robert g . Bigham
David A. Breen
h on. William C. Carpenter, Jr.
John T. Carroll iii
James h . Cawley
gregory P. Cermignano
m onica Cliatt
k athleen Conn
h on. robert B. Coonin
Patricia Dailey- lewis
Bartholomew J. Dalton
robert h . Davis Jr.
Vincent C. Del iberato, Jr.
James D. Dinnage
k aren Durkin
h on. J. michael e akin
michael Patrick edmiston
m argaret F. england
Cary l . Flitter
Jennifer Fontaine
m ary Jane Forbes
michele D. Forzley
Patricia Fox
robert B. Furr, Jr.
ruth g anister
k ara k g endron
Virginia gibson
James l g oldsmith
eileen grena
richard g h andler
W. Bruce h emphill
Neil h endershot
m ajor roy A. hilferty
m atthew i hirsch
h on. randy J. h olland
Vera h olmes
Janine h oward- o’rangers
Damian s ean Jackson
h on. Jack B. Jacobs
m ary Jacobson
h on. h arold U. Johnson, Jr.
m elanye k . Johnson
John g k norr
Jonathan k rinick
Widener l aw’s m J in corporate compliance is one of only five programs approved by the Corporate Compliance Board and the only such program approved in the United states.
James g l are
h on. richard A. lewis
Alexandra m akosky
Terrence J. m arlowe
edward m m arsico
m ary k m arzolla
Thomas J. m cCarthy
michael s m c ginniss
David B. miller
g eorge k miller
l inda mischler
s cott J. mitnick
Bruce m m onroe
g erald P. m orano
Alexander murphy Jr.
m arion r . Newbold
Dr. Andrew Newman
h on. g eorge Winthrop o verton
m ary Alice Peeling
Pam l . Perry
s amantha J. Prince
russell C. raphaely
m ary k ay rauenzahn
riki redente
regina m reidenberg
michael e riley
Dr. Philip l rothbart
Thomas russo
g . Philip rutledge
h on. Thomas s aylor
rebecca s calio
Daniel r s chuckers
m ary Catherine s cott
raymond s cott
keith s ealing
h on. Brendan shannon
m artin J. siegel
John s sitzler
Joseph g skelly
h on. gregory m sleet
William m sloane
Verne r smith
Christopher m s pletzer
h on. Patricia Tate stewart
Jean stoyer
James stuhltrager
susan sullivan
kenn Tacchino
randi Blackman Teplitz
roseann B. Termini
h on. Dexter m . Thompson, Jr.
k athleen m . Turezyn
robert J. Valihura
Alfred P. Vitarelli
Jane W. Voegele
h on. Joseph T. Walsh
Bruce Warshawsky
John r . Washlick
edward J. Weiss
John A. Wetzel
royce A. White
s amantha J. l . Wilson
michael Wiseman
h arry l . Witte
Douglas m . Wolfberg
rafael x z ahralddin-Aravena
Barbara A. zemlock
sELECTED symPosIA , CoNFERENCEs, AND oTHER PRoGRAmmING
J U ly 1, 2009 – J UN e 30, 2010
As the only law school in h arrisburg and in Delaware, Widener l aw takes seriously its obligation to provide on both campuses a regional venue for legal scholarship and professional development. Following is a selection of programming held during academic year 2009-2010.
AC lU Conference on s chool Discipline
– e xploring the o ptions
C le Program – The l anguage of Justice: Administrative Agencies for Judges and Court interpreters
Dean’s leadership Forum on Diversity
– An idea Becomes an ideal in Central Pennsylvania and Beyond
Delaware Board of Bar e xaminers PreAdmission Conference
Delaware County Alumni C le Program – email, ethics & m etadata
Delaware supreme Court o ral Arguments
Delaware Valley legal Writing Consortium, Fourth semiannual meeting
Distinguished Jurist in residence
Thomas g s aylor lecture and C le Program – The Nature of Judging
Federalist s ociety Debate – The right to Bear Arms
Federalist s ociety Presentation – Do We Trust Judges Too much? Did the Framers?
Federalist s ociety Presentation, featuring michigan supreme Court Justice stephen m arkman – The Constitutionality of Capital Punishment
Forty- s econd Annual Delaware Tax institute
Fourth Annual John l g edid lecture –rethinking Bankruptcy l aw in the Aftermath of a Financial Crisis h arrisburg i TAP lecture, featuring United states Attorney (s C) William C. Nettles, esq. ’92 – Trial l awyers: Phantom instruments of Change
leadershiP, scholarshiP, teaching
“there’s probably not a month that goes by that i don’t remind myself of a quote that Professor diehm, my evidence professor, made...”
s cott Blissman ‘97
p
ro F essor l awren C e a . Hamermes H was appointed to serve as attorney fellow with the o ffice of Chief Counsel of the d ivision of Corporation Finance at the s ecurities and e xchange Commission.
at the local, state, and federal levels, among their colleagues, and in front of their students, our faculty realized the success that comes with exceptional scholarship, engagement, and leadership in 2009-2010. Our students, the primary beneficiaries of their efforts, learned from professionals at the top of their fields, whose scholarly works are cited with increasing frequency, and whose expertise is in unprecedented demand. The following is a sampling of their recent accomplishments.
Professor Lawrence A. Hamermesh was appointed to serve as attorney fellow with the o ffice of Chief Counsel of the Division of Corporation Finance at the securities and Exchange Commission. In his position with the SEC, Professor Hamermesh will provide counsel on issues related to coordinating federal securities law and state corporate law.
Professor juliet m. moringiello was appointed the Robert m. Zinman American Bankruptcy Institute Resident scholar for the spring 2010 semester, assisting the ABI with its education programming on bankruptcy information.
Professor john L. Gedid was appointed to the Pennsylvania Bar Association Constitutional Convention Commission, which will examine the Pennsylvania constitution and make recommendations for revisions. Professor Gedid also received the James S. Bowman Award from the Pennsylvania Bar Association Administrative Law Section, which honors an attorney who is influential in the practice of administrative law in the state.
Associate Professor jill E. Family was awarded the National Administrative Law judiciary Foundation’s 2010 fellowship, which encourages research and scholarship that promote the improvement of administrative justice. Professor Family’s fellowship work will examine the lack of transparency in immigration law and how it contributes to problems in the immigration court system.
Distinguised Professor john C. Dernbach received the 2010 award for distinguished service to the profession from the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Environmental and Energy Law Section.
Associate Professor Nicholas A. mirkay III was honored with the Red Ribbon Humanitarian Award, given by the Delaware HIV Consortium in recognition of his efforts to improve the consortium and the community.
Professor james R. may was elected a fellow of the American College of Environmental Lawyers, a professional association of distinguished private-sector attorneys who practice environmental law.
Widener Law faculty published six books in 2009-2010: D. Benjamin Barros, ed., Hernando De Soto and Property in a Market Economy (Ashgate 2010).
john D. Dernbach, Writing Essay Exams to Succeed in Law School (Not Just to Survive) (3rd ed., Aspen 2009).
michael R. Dimino, Bradley Smith & Michael Solimine, Voting Rights and Election Law (LexisNexis 2010).
assoCiate proFessor Jill e. FamilY was awarded the national administrative l aw Judiciary Foundation’s 2010 fellowship.
jean m. Eggen, Toxic Torts in a Nutshell (Nutshell Series, Thomson West 4th ed. 2010).
David R. Hodas, et al., Climate Change Law: Mitigation and Adaptation (West Group 2009).
juliet m. moringiello, ed., Bankruptcy Overview: Issues, Law and Policy (6th ed., American Bankruptcy Institute 2010).
Five members of the Widener Law legal writing faculty
captured four of seven competitive summer scholarship grants, awarded by the Association of Legal Writing Directors and the Legal Writing Institute. The professors, Alison Donahue Kehner, Mary Ann Robinson, Jean K. Sbarge, Jennifer Lear, and Amanda Smith, represent both Widener Law campuses.
members of the media solicited the Widener l aw faculty’s expertise 421 times last year.
h ealth l aw C le Program – h ealth Care reform: Are We There yet?
s econd Annual h ealth l aw institute
regulatory Compliance Program –issues in the Pharmaceutical and m edical Device industries
institute of Delaware Corporate and Business l aw C le and Webcast –The intersection of Federal Bankruptcy and state Corporate l aw
l aw and g overnment institute
Presentation – health Care Fraud and Abuse in an era of reform
legal information Center C le Program
– Free and low-Cost o nline legal research
legal m ethods Faculty C le Program –
Thurgood m arshall: A Persuasive
Practitioner, a s olicitous s cholar, and
a Just Jurist
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Taishoff Advocacy, Technology and Public s ervice institute Conference
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eleventh Annual e. John Wherry, Jr.
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Widener l aw Journal symposium –internet expression in the 21st Century: Where Technology and law Collide
Widener l aw review symposium –h ealth l aw & the elderly: m anaging risk at the end of l ife
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Widener l aw faculty published 48 articles within the last year. they also published 6 books, 7 book chapters, and 44 other assorted works.
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proFessor JoHn l gedid was appointed to the pennsylvania bar a ssociation Constitutional Convention Commission.
assoCiate proFessor miCH ael r. dimino was one of six faculty to publish a book in 2009-2010.
eric s olotoff
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g erald strubinger Jr. & Carolyn strubinger
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“Winning the award for the best petitioner’s brief and achieving the overall highest brief score in the competition is really a tribute to the legal writing and research skills Widener has instilled in us.”
s chool of l aw’s 35th Annual irving r . k aufman m emorial m oot Court Competition
damiano del p ino, d elaware Campus s tudent b ar a ssociation president, after being awarded the student pro bono service award by the p hiladelphia b ar a ssociation
Widener l aW stUdents continued to exceed our highest expectations for achievement in scholarship, professional development, and pro bono service during the 2009-2010 academic year. They distinguished themselves no less after graduating, maintaining high bar pass rates and gaining employment in numbers well above the national average. Their academic successes occurred more often than ever on a national scale. Washington & Lee ranked the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law first among student-edited law journals based upon citations in federal and state court opinions under “Corporate Law” and “Business Law” and tenth among 411 specialized law reviews in the united states.
Students from both the Harrisburg and Delaware Campuses excelled in a number of national moot court competitions across the country last spring:
• Angelina Freind, Adrienne Robertson, and Nina Staggers won the best brief award and reached the final round of the
inaugural National Cultural Heritage Law moot Court Competition sponsored by DePaul University College of Law, in which Ms. Staggers also won the best oralist award.
• Jim Hoppenjans and Alaina Schroeder won the award for best petitioner’s brief at the 35th Annual Irving R. Kaufman memorial moot Court Competition held at Fordham University School of Law and achieved the competition’s overall highest brief score.
• Robert Bailey, Jack Spangler, and John “Jack” Sweeney advanced to the semifinals of the Tulane university Law
school mardi Gras Invitational sports Law Competition. Mr. Spangler was the runner-up for the competition’s best advocate award.
• Valerie Davis, Hillary Prutzman, Katelyn Cutinello, Kathryn Schweitzer, and Kristy Kirk reached the quarterfinal round in the mid-Atlantic super Regional Round of the jessup International Law moot Court Competition.
• Anthony Czuchnicki and Peri Fluger advanced to the semifinals of the 26th Annual Cardozo/BmI Entertainment and Communications Law moot Court Competition at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University in New York City.
Leadership and service to their profession and their communities remained priorities for our students in 2009-2010. Harrisburg student Paul Edger was elected Governor of the American Bar Association Law student Division for the Third Circuit. In this role Mr. Edger represents the interests of more than 5,000 law students from every law school in Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey to the American Bar Association.
Delaware student Damiano del Pino was honored by the Philadelphia Bar Association with the student pro bono service award. Mr. del Pino was instrumental in bringing the Wills for Heroes program to the Delaware Campus, the program’s only Delaware site. Mr. del Pino currently serves as the Delaware Campus’s Student Bar Association president, and has volunteered countless hours for child services and veterans affairs throughout the community.
Widener l aw student Al A iNA sChroeD er, on her success with teammate Jim h oppenjans at Fordham University
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17.7% of the class of 2009 attained judicial clerkships last year. the national average was 8.7%.
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paul edger, governor of the aba’s l aw school division, 3rd Circuit, at the Harrisburg student bar a ssociation’s 2010-2011 presidential d ebate
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peri Fluger (left) and antHon Y CzuCHniCK i at the 26th annual Cardozo/ bmi entertainment and Communications l aw moot Court Competition at the benjamin n. Cardozo school of l aw at Yeshiva university in new York City
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sierra Club
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mid-Atlantic environmental l aw Center
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Delaware state Bar Association
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green Watch institute
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michael DeFino
richard herrmann
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h on. Joseph Walsh
John Wetzel
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s cott Blissman
eugene m c gurk Jr.
edward micheletti
De AN ’s Co UNCil
h on. raymond Batten
h on. susan Del Pesco
Andrew m ck Jefferson
Thomas s ager
John s chmutz
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Bernard smalley
lee s olomon
Philip Trainer Jr.
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Peter m attoon
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Alice W. strine
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m arc r . Abrams
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ronald P. g oldfaden
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Carl W. Battle
Wayne D. k immel
Alan B. levin
eugene D. m c gurk, Jr.
leif r sigmond Jr.
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Claire m . Dem atteis
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James J. Veneruso
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Do N ors
rep. Patrick J. murphy
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FACU lT y & sTAFF
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De AN ’s Co UNCil
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James r m ay
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m ary Alice Peeling
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leslie A. Johnson
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Patricia Fox
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susan l g oldberg
robert l h ayman Jr.
roberta F. m ann
Nicholas A. mirkay iii
rosemary r . Pall
robert C. Power
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Francis J. Catania Jr.
Ann C. Conaway
michael J. Cozzillio
CLAss oF 2009 FuLL-TI m E LEGAL EmPLoym ENT By sECToR (among graduates employed full-time nine months after graduation)
d elaware Campus
both Campuses
EmPLoym ENT within nine months of graduation
Harrisburg Campus
juDICIAL CLERKsHIP PLACEm ENT (percentage of entire graduating class)
juLy 2010 PENNsyLvANIA BAR PAssAGE RATEs for Widener Law Graduates (first attempt)
l aW for the greater good
“this kind of public service is at the heart of what delaware is all about. We value Widener as a great partner.”
Delaware
goV er N or JACk mA rkell speaking at the dedication ceremony for the new public service wing on the Delaware Campus
dean
linda l . ammons accepts delaware governor JaCK mar K ell’ s charge to lead the state’s inquiry into statutory and administrative policies governing cases of child sexual abuse.
for memBers of the Widener l aW comm U nity, participation in public service is both a privilege and a responsibility. In 2009-2010, in addition to participating in the law school’s rich variety of clinics and externships, faculty and students embraced volunteerism, serving their communities through a multitude of activities. At Widener, the law is truly an instrument for positive change.
Dean Linda Ammons led the Widener Law community’s pro bono efforts. At the behest of Delaware Governor jack m arkell, she undertook and completed an exhaustive independent review of Delaware’s statutory and administrative policies and procedures governing child sexual abuse. The governor’s request came in the wake of a horrific case of serial abuse allegedly perpetrated by a Delaware pediatrician. Following her review, Dean Ammons presented a list of 68 specific recommendations to the governor, which contributed to the enactment of a number of new laws designed to further safeguard Delaware’s children.
On both the Harrisburg and Delaware Campuses, faculty, staff, and students came together to participate in Wills for Heroes events, which provided pro bono preparation of wills and other estate planning documents to community first responders. The Harrisburg event was the first to be held on a Pennsylvania law school campus, and on the Delaware Campus, Widener Law became the Delaware Affiliate of the National Wills for Heroes Foundation and the only law school in the nation to serve in this capacity.
The law school also participated in the yellow Ribbon Program, a voluntary program through which universities fund additional tuition expenses that exceed the amount of the core tuition benefits provided by the Post-9/11 GI Bill. By participating in this program, Widener Law contributed up to 50% of expenses that exceed the base benefit, and the Department of Veterans Affairs then matched the amount Widener provided for eligible student veterans.
On both campuses, students participated in a number of service initiatives. Funded by grants from the American College of Bankruptcy and the American College of Bankruptcy Foundation, Delaware students, under the supervision of Director of Clinical Programs Nick Nichols, participated in a public awareness campaign that informed seniors of their rights under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Students on the Harrisburg Campus likewise participated in the Pennsylvania Public utilities Commission Pro se Representation Program. Operating under the auspices of the Pennsylvania Civil Law Clinic, students provide low-income consumers assistance in navigating the formal complaint process before the PUC. Harrisburg Campus students again held a successful Relay for Life event to raise money for the American Cancer society, and students on both campuses responded to the Haiti earthquake crisis with a number of fundraising efforts.
In addition to community service, faculty and staff over the past year have spearheaded efforts to make both Widener Law
campuses more environmentally friendly. These efforts led Widener Law to become one of just five law schools in the nation to be accepted as a partner in the American Bar Association’s us Environmental Protection Agency Law o ffice Climate Challenge. These efforts did not go unnoticed. Indeed, National Jurist Magazine named Widener Law a “Magna Cum Laude” law school for its green practices, placing the law school among the top twelve in the nation.
With the guidance of Professor m ichelle forzley, seven Widener law students secured summer placements in global health externships or research positions through the World health organization, United nations, or the U. s. department of commerce.
James W. Diehm
k aren Durkin
Ann e. Fruth
russell A. h akes
l awrence A. h amermesh
Patrick J. Johnston
eleanor A. kelly
J. Patrick kelly
kenneth T. k ristl
g randall lee
m ary Jane m allonee
m ary k m arzolla
Thomas J. reed
Judith l ritter
leaNora J. ruffin
keith e s ealing
Do N ors
Anonymous
m olly m . Acri
m aggie stewart Adams
m ary Allen
reza Amin
Nicole e. Ballenger
D. Benjamin Barros
Ashley N. Barton
l awrence J. Connell
erin Daly
John C. Dernbach
Walter l . Derricotte
robert J. Dolbin
suzanne m . D’o razio
Anthony P. Doyle
Torill Drury
Jules epstein
Tonya m evans
Jill e. Family
stephen e. Friedman
Alan e g arfield
Diane m g oltz
s andra l graeff
eileen Ayse grena-Piretti
James r h ampton
Anna P. hemingway
stephen e h enderson
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michael hussey
k atherine m ason Jones
Alicia B. kelly
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susan A. k ing
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eric m k niskern
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Jennifer m lear
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edward k osei
Carol A. Perrupato
randle B. Pollard
Thaddeus m ason Pope
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susan raeker-Jordan
l aura k ray
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Christopher J. robinette
m ary Ann robinson
l inda m s arro
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m ary Catherine s cott
michael J. slinger
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leonard N. s osnov
Andrew l strauss
Constance m sweeney
Arlene r . Trapuzzano
Nancy ravert Ward
suzanne l . Watts
s erena m . Williams
FrieNDs
Ch ANC ellors’ ClUB
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PA r TN ers’ ClUB
Anthony Clark
stephen Wirth
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h on. ida Chen
Antonio Ciccone
John Clark Jr.
Thomas Nason ii
De AN ’s Co UNCil
robert & k athryn Pincus
Thomas s ager
John s chmutz & eileen s chmutz
lAW sC hool Asso Ci AT es
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Franklin A. miles Jr.
Anthony m orash
h on. William T. Quillen & m arcia Quillen
Donald Walsh & Joyce Walsh
BeNC h AND B A r ClUB
C. grainger Bowman & s andra Bowman
h on. J. michael e akin
g eoffrey g amble
Jacqueline g oodwin
h . Barton greenspan
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Jane P. m aroney
h on. Joshua W. m artin iii
michael A. m onteleone
michael Wolanski
d ean oF student aFFairs KeitH sealing with members of the student bar a ssociation at the Harrisburg Campus relay for life
CeNTU ry ClUB
David Brown
richard Deitrick
lee C. g oldstein
h on. Jan r . Jurden
l inda l keichline
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richard h m orse
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robert Pearce, PhD
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h eshie and JoAnn Aiello- rudick
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h on. michael N. Castle & Jane Castle
s cott & Jill Chiccino
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Patricia & William Christopher
richard Christopher
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Noriss l . Cosgrove
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Terri Dean
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ralph Delucia
Quentin & Jenny Dexter
Philip Difebo
Albert m . Digregorio
lea duPont
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m ary Anne edwards
s arah Farmer
Patricia Fleming
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edward T. g allagher
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Jonathan D. g olby
yolanda g omez
richard & helaine g ordon
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l auren huebner
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ernest h . Pescatore
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edwin Tocker
elizabeth m . Tome
guy & susan Townsend
2009-2010 student bar assoCiation president d estin Y prater and taisHoFF proFessor oF l aw tom reed counsel a client during the d elaware Campus w ills for Heroes program.
Thomas J. Weiner
h enry and leola Weller
michael Wims
Alan & Patricia z arkoski
leo and sybil zeftel
m arc T. zubrow
l ibby zurkow
CUrreNT Wi D eN er lAW
sTUD eNT s
lAW sC hool Asso Ci AT es
robert T. greaney
Do N ors
gjergji Asllani
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Christina m kontis
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Brian s legum
m ary e lenti
elizabeth A. m ercogliano
Justin A. Patterson
k athryn A. robinson
m aeve V. s canlon
kenneth l . Wan
PA reNT s o F CUrreNT AND Former Wi D eN er lAW sTUD eNT s
Fo UND ers’ ClUB
Alexander & Ann Bratic
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g eorge miller Jr.
PA r TN ers’ ClUB
h on. Joseph Walsh
BeN eFACTors
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De AN ’s Co UNCil
g ary & Joyce Beste
lAW sC hool Asso Ci AT es
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edward and Anne Waldron
BeNC h AND B A r ClUB
g . Alan & Denise Nagle Bailey
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m ark John kenyon
CeNTU ry ClUB
Norman Ashworth & Ann Ashworth
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Clare Uses
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Do N ors
h oward Aaronson
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Vincent & m ary Anuw
edward & Tish Applegate
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emilia Bertugli
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m ary
ellen & William Conaboy
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m ark & k imberly Dougherty
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lee & robin greenspan
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michael m c m ahon
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robert & Diane Quietmeyer
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Frank & Judy s anto
e. Joseph & g ail s chlafer
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Jamie s pakow
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richard stanzione
Donald strauch
syamala swaminathan
Thomas & Anne Tauro
mr. & mrs. h arry Taylor
Nino V. Tinari
ernest & l inda Villa
Brian Wade
Jude Walsh & m aryanne Walsh
Patrick T. Waters
Daniel Whitney & Pamela Johns
eric & lucy Wildrick
m ary grace Williams
l awrence s . Wind
David Wingerter
michael & k athy Woodward
Brian & Diane zwaan
Wi D eN er lAW l eg AC y s o Cie T y
For individuals who have included
Widener University s chool of l aw in their estate planning
h on. robert s . Blasi
Francis J. Clifford
michael g . DeFino
Ann g eisheimer
Barton h aines
s elma h ayman
rocco imperatrice iii
Florence k assab
Donald e m atuso
eugene D. m c gurk Jr.
Vincent N. m elchiorre
l inda Needleman
h on. John. J. o’grady
Anthony J. s antoro
Nancy l stanford
John A. Wetzel
ALumNI DoNoRs By GRADuATING CLAss
Cl A ss o F 1975
PA r TN ers’ ClUB
michael g . DeFino
John A. Wetzel
De AN ’s Co UNCil
h on. susan C. Del Pesco
Alan h . Polonsky
rita s . Polonsky
James J. Veneruso
lAW sC hool Asso Ci AT es
steven P. Barsamian
Vincent J. Ciecka
John D. leekley Jr.
kevin P. m cCann
robert Pasquale
louis e slawe
BeNC h AND B A r ClUB
h on. m aurino J. rossanese Jr.
CeNTU ry ClUB
Dennis l . Citron
s amuel J. Costa
michael F. Cotter
Joseph J. Dels ordo
robert l . Dluge Jr.
Don A. erlandson
l aurence g allagher
Charles g aylor iii
Jay D. g oldstein
William e h owell Jr.
richard A. James
michael B. Joseph
Alan F. lehman
g ary C. l inarducci
Thomas C. louthan
richard s m arx
Charles A. o’Connell iii
g . Carter Pierce
l arry s raiken
Walter Joseph ray Jr.
rodney W. robinson
robert l rumack
h oward h sherman
m ark D. s perber
Cl A ss o F 1976
PA r TN ers’ ClUB
ronald P. g oldfaden
BeN eFACTors
m . Jane m ahoney
g eorge F. Dale
Amil m minora
h on. Paul r s acks
edmund J. s cacchitti
Anthony J. s ciolla Jr.
gregory e s ciolla
William m sloane
Do N ors
Christopher Almy
h on. Dudley N. Anderson
louis J. Arnold
Veronica B. Boettger
Donald C. Brown
De AN ’s Co UNCil
eileen B. Cooper
h on. Paul P. Panepinto
lAW sC hool Asso Ci AT es
stephen Carroll
William Paul Fedullo
BeNC h AND B A r ClUB
Alan Belfus
Thomas F. Bullock
Joel Chernock
Charles W. Proctor iii
michael m yers o ver 60 w idener l aw students gathered at sam bucca’s in Harrisburg to participate in a nine-ball pool tournament. proceeds from the event went to the red Cross of Harrisburg for relief to Haiti.
Bringing Widener to the World and the World to Widener
“We look forward to not only sharing a view of our case management and judicial processes, but also learning how our russian counterparts perform the essential functions of an initial jurisdictional court.”
Chief m agistrate of the Delaware Justice of the Peace Court Al AN g . DAV is ‘99, addressing the court’s Annual Judicial education s eminar, which in December 2009 hosted a delegation of russian justices at Widener l aw as part of the o pen World Project of Us A iD
a sso C iate p ro F essor tH addeus m ason p ope with a Chinese colleague at the d ecember 2009 i nternational Health l aw Conference at s outhwest u niversity of political s cience and l aw in Chongqing, China.
By teaching, Presenting, and PUBlishing internationally, Widener Law faculty continued last year to improve the reach of their ideas and expand the law school’s global circle of friends and colleagues. The world came to us as well. Visits by international legal delegations, visiting scholars, and exchange students broadened our perspective and heightened our awareness of international legal and social issues. Our students were hardly content to stay in Harrisburg and Wilmington. They augmented their studies with a range of opportunities abroad.
Professor Larry D. Barnett spoke over the summer at four Italian universities, presenting his recent research on societal conditions leading to the adoption in Europe of legislation recognizing same-sex partnerships and same-sex marriage. Professor Barnett also presented his work at the International Sociological Association’s annual meeting in Gothenberg, Sweden.
Associate Professor D. Benjamin Barros presented “Negative Causation and Mechanisms,” at the Mechanisms and Causality in the Sciences Conferences held at the University of Kent in Canterbury, England.
Distinguished Professor john C. Dernbach also spent time in the United Kingdom, delivering “Environmental Justice and Sustainability: Setting the Agenda for Legal Education,” the keynote address at the Conference on Environmental Justice in Legal Education, at the University of Warwick, Coventry. Professor Dernbach also spoke at the seventh Colloquium of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in Wuhan, China, where he delivered “Progress Toward
Sustainability: a Report Card and a Recommended Agenda” and “Navigating the U.S. Transition to Sustainability: Matching National Governance Challenges with Appropriate Legal Tools.”
In July 2009, Professor john j. Capowski co-chaired the panel on Interdisciplinary Research and Evidence Law at the second International Conference on Evidence Law and Forensic science at the China university of Political science and Law in Beijing. While there, he presented his paper “China’s Uniform Provisions of Evidence and the Convergence of Civil Law and Common Law.”
In December 2009, Associate Professor Thaddeus mason Pope and visiting Distinguished Professor michele D. Forzley joined Dean Linda Ammons at the International Health Law Conference at southwest university of Political science and Law in Chongqing, China. Their visit continued to expand Widener’s presence in Asia and highlighted our exchange program with Southwest University, the law school’s newest and first in Asia. It augments programming in Kenya, Switzerland, Australia, and Italy.
In 2009-2010 we were also pleased to host a number of visitors from abroad. A delegation of Russian jurists visited the Delaware Campus when Widener Law and the Legal Education Institute hosted the Delaware Justice of the Peace Court’s annual Judicial Education Seminar. Faculty on the Delaware Campus hosted and consulted with a delegation of Taiwanese judges and attorneys on a trip organized by the Delaware International Trade and Development Office. In addition to visiting jurists, a new summer international exchange certificate program brought Russian and British students to Widener to study US corporate law.
Academic excellence, as well as the efforts of Visiting Distinguished Professor of Law Michele D. Forzley and the Health Law Institute, secured global health law externships for seven of our students. Their placements and areas of study included the following:
• David Walker with the World Health Organization’s Director of Medicines Department: Comparative study of how countries legislate access to essential medicines
• Celisse Williams with the United Nations’ 2015 Millennium Campaign: Assessment of how UN member countries are working to end extreme world poverty
• Linda Zhang and Nathan Trexler with the International Trade Administration at the US Department of Commerce: Research on emerging legal issues related to the procurement of pharmaceuticals
• Yuanyou “Sunny” Yang with the World Health Organization: Report on health reform in China with a rule-of-law focus
• Kelly Hicks and Ashley Talley with the World Health Organization: Research on the international and domestic laws on controlled substances used in medical treatment
in the last ten years, Widener law faculty have made nearly 90 international presentations.
CeNTU ry ClUB
h on. William Cecil Carpenter Jr.
Francis J. Clifford
richard T. m orrissey
michael J. s aile
Dona Wolsko z immerman
Do N ors
James l . Capobianco
Joseph V. Cardona
edward B. Carter Jr.
J. William Ditter iii
Charles h alpin iii
Thomas g k lingensmith
ronald l lueddeke
g erard e m aney
louis P. m ellinger
Donald s cace Jr.
Andrew s . Wade
Daniel F. Wilton
Cl A ss o F 1977
BeNC h AND B A r ClUB
James Francis k ilcur
visiting distinguisHed proFessor oF l aw miCHele
d. Forzle Y (left) with 2010 global Health a mbassadors
natH an t rexler, linda zH ang, Yuan You Yang, david walK er and Celisse w illiams
Jay e k ivitz
roger T. m argolis
h on. John J. o’grady
CeNTU ry ClUB
Andrew h . Appel
Jerome m . Capone
richard g h andler
gregory r . Jacobs
h arry C. m cCurdy
Do N ors
Francis P. Bach
John J. Branigan
James r . Columbro
J. Patrick Fitzgerald
michael J. Fromhold
robert C. g eller Jr.
A. Jeffrey grob
Dean C. Johnson
edward J. m c glinchey Jr.
Pamela C. m eitner
h on. m argaret T. murphy
Frank J. rubinate
m ark g slavis
kenneth J. slomienski
l awrence s . Wind
Charles e. Woolson Jr.
Cl A ss o F 1978
Am BA ss AD ors’ ClUB
m arc r . Abrams
BeN eFACTors
eugene D. m c gurk Jr.
lAW sC hool Asso Ci AT es s piros e. Angelos
lee A. s olomon
richard e. Weltman
BeNC h AND B A r ClUB
g . Alan Bailey
James J. m c g ann
Teresa A. miller
Bruce m mundorf
CeNTU ry ClUB
m atthew J. Connahan
h on. michael A. Donio
Francis m arshall Jr.
John e o’Brien
Thomas i. Puleo
Phillip s . Van embden
Do N ors
John g . Achille
robert m . Adochio
James B. Bechtel
Jeffrey s . Brown
robert r . Burke
leslie Noftsinger Coates
Thomas P. Collins
Wendy C. Dignazio
Joseph Flickinger iii
Ann e green
A. richard heffron
edward J. leonard
Daniel J. m aisano
suzanne m m cDonough-Boggia
Alan h . Paikin
susan F. Paikin
Wayne Partenheimer
g ary m . Perolman
h on. irvin J. snyder
Jerry h steiner
William J. Underwood
William B. ziff
Cl A ss o F 1979
J U ris T s’ s o Cie T y
Dr. robert D. g ober
Ch ANC ellors’ ClUB
leslee s . Tabas
De AN ’s Co UNCil
h on. raymond Batten
BeNC h AND B A r ClUB
steve Parsons
Charles Peruto Jr.
CeNTU ry ClUB
m ario J. D’Alfonso
k aren Durkin
stephen r . Fogarty
eric l grayson
h arry P. hurvitz
Clay T. Jester
James A. kelley
David s kouser
michael B. l ione
F. kevin lynch
susan e m ensch
James C. reed
michael l s andul
russian Judges of the leningrad region at the d elaware Justice of the peace Court’s annual Judicial education seminar
CeNTU ry ClUB
Joseph A. Alacqua
William J. heimbuch
sharon B. kelley
gregory C. m cCarthy
William A. m eehan
Frederick r m ogel
kevin A. o’Brien
Philip V. s arcione
m ardi r . Thompson
Do N ors
Do N ors
m ary Androski- m aric
Frank Farmer Jr.
Brian T. Fischer
raymond J. h ancock
John Franklin h artzel
sherry l h orowitz
Timothy P. inemer
l aurence i levinson
h enry r minissale
robert A. m osakowski
Joseph F. murray
Cynthia r r yan
g ary i s pivack
m arilyn e sternstein
michael J. Valoris
John k . Welch
Jack l . Werbler
Cl A ss o F 1980
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Alan B. levin
lAW sC hool Asso Ci AT es
Bernard W. smalley
BeNC h AND B A r ClUB
h on. m aureen F. Fitzpatrick
Barbara silver hutcheon
Charles s k nothe
h on. m arianne ossmer mizel
David T. Videon
elisa A. Bongiovanni
John s . Campbell
June C. Cipressi
g erald e. Darling
Jane F. engler
William D. himmelreich
s cott r . Jay
Joseph h . Jones Jr.
John r k ancilia
h on. k athleen C. lucas
John m eighan
William F. m erz
Barry F. Penn
Andrew D. rahaim
Thomas h ramsay
Jeffrey stuart roth
Barbara C. siegell
Vernon A. Taylor
roger r . Ullman
Weeun Wang
robert V. Witsil Jr.
robert F. z ane
Cl A ss o F 1981
Ch ANC ellors’ ClUB
g eorge k miller Jr.
De AN ’s Co UNCil
robert A. h onecker Jr.
Timothy J. snyder
lAW sC hool Asso Ci AT es
Cary l . Flitter
CeNTU ry ClUB
John J. Barr
michelle C. Berk
Wayne John Carey
John T. Carroll iii m ary Vinciguerra D’Ambrosio
Andrew e. Di Piero Jr.
eugene A. DiPrinzio
Douglas e. Dis andro
Donald A. emeigh Jr.
David J. Ferry Jr.
m s cott g emberling
Patricia e h all
guy V. Johnson
Joseph T. l abrum iii
k athryn luce l abrum
m ark m attia
Thomas x m cAndrew Jr.
Janis r m elfi
Bernadette m ooney-Burns
Jesse l awn Pleet
mitchell J. shore
David m . Taylor
Cl A ss o F 1982
BeN eFACTors
Carl W. Battle
lAW sC hool Asso Ci AT es
Don s ginsburg
BeNC h AND B A r ClUB
Carolyn Badger Uliase
Thomas r . Uliase
CeNTU ry ClUB
k athiann e k arsnitz
rosemary k k illian
Joseph J. risi
Jeffrey k s precher
Frances m erino West
Do N ors
Alexis l . Barbieri
Carolann J. Dougherty
m atthew A. eldridge
eric l episcopo
m arsha A. Frederick-Fritz
ruth Parzen g oldberg
richard J. g ordon Jr.
a delegation of taiwanese judges and attorneys pose with proFessors erin dalY, Jean eggen, l arrY HamermesH, and edward osei.
richard J. l aiks
John g m alone
John r m cCarnan
m ark D. Phillips
Buck smith
David s obotka
Nanci o livere Weber
leon A. Williams
Francis leonard z arrilli
Cl A ss o F 1983
De AN ’s Co UNCil
W. Bruce h emphill
BeNC h AND B A r ClUB
g ary r gremminger
Thomas r s avitsky
CeNTU ry ClUB
l inda Blanchfield Dillow
robert J. k rapf
Barry s rabin
m ary m s abulsky
m ary s chnappauf sherlock
Do N ors
michael J. Cunningham Jr.
David r . Finkel
Carl e. Funk
ellen l glass
michael A. m aucher
Jeffrey C. m cCullough
Thomas P. m c g overn
h arry D. m c munigal
Joan Jeffein miller
Philip r rosenfeldt
g erard k s chrom
lynn l smith
Tempe B. steen
Barry J. Tomlinson
Nathan Van embden
Cl A ss o F 1984
BeNC h AND B A r ClUB
J. s cott Watson
CeNTU ry ClUB
Joseph D. Burke
k athleen m . Burke
ronald Desimone
l awrence J. gibson
roger m h olcomb
Daniel r losco
Do N ors
h ope B. Bernstein
William A. Burns
h arriet l . Chappell
Anne Covey
lois J. Dawson
s amuel s . Driver
ronald h elgart
Francis m h adden
Vicki Ann h agel
michael k aplit
Judith m alin
Paul m asciantonio
michael s m orris
Natalie Pouch- k avetsky
m aureen Touey Thede
robert edward Ulaky
Cl A ss o F 1985
lAW sC hool Asso Ci AT es
s amuel Ariel l andy
BeNC h AND B A r ClUB
m artin J. s endek
CeNTU ry ClUB
ronald A. Amarant
Alan N. Cooper
Joseph F. m c g owan Jr.
Cornelius Clement o’Brien iii
irving s eltzer
Do N ors
michael P. Albano
Peter J. Barnes iii
k athleen m . Conover
Thomas Joseph DiPilla Jr.
l awrence T. Foti
m arita m alloy hutchinson
k athryn m arie Jakabcin
Bruce W. Joseph
Dorothy h l in
Thomas V. m cDonough
stephen r . Permut
Beverly A. Plutnick
Anthony r repici
proFessor JoHn CapowsK i at the second international Conference on evidence l aw and Forensic science at the China university of political science and l aw in bejing
Joseph e ruth
Joseph J. s antarone
W. s cott simonton
Perry h s obel
Cl A ss o F 1986
De AN ’s Co UNCil
Dr. Philip l rothbart
lAW sC hool Asso Ci AT es
h on. g eorge W. o verton
BeNC h AND B A r ClUB
Arthur l . Dent
s elma h ayman
Theodore T. kurlowicz
CeNTU ry ClUB
Frank C. DePasquale Jr.
Daniel P. Johnson
John m . Peruto
lori Nicoletti Peruto
Do N ors
glenn l amont Blackwell
Brian J. Collins
richard A. Dil iberto Jr.
Anthony giambrone Jr.
Vincent J. giusini
William J. g olden
Jeffry B. h erman
Jane A. k ane
g erald m k lein
Craig s l aughlin
William g m assa
edwin m m atzkin
John D. m cAllister Jr.
k aren A. m yszka- ostberg
k aren s . Norris
Arthur s . Novello
l aurie susan Polleck
John l . Pund Jr.
Anne m rigney
gregory J. rubis
g ail o’Neal shuey
Philip A. steinberg
Peter e. Warshaw
Cl A ss o F 1987
lAW sC hool Asso Ci AT es
Carolyn m ary m cNeice
BeNC h AND B A r ClUB
Andrew l s chaeffer
Do N ors
Justin P. Borkowski
Carl V. Buck
louis m . Cambria
C. s alvatore D’Alessio
g ary B. eidelman
John W. h ollawell
Walter J. k lekotka
Cynthia k assab l arosa
michael D. l arosa
Brian P. m eehan
Joseph A. Paone
m arcia e sless
Cl A ss o F 1988
De AN ’s Co UNCil
John m . Pachkowski
BeNC h AND B A r ClUB
Jay h ginsburg
m aria A. m offa
CeNTU ry ClUB
h on. John P. Capuzzi
Teresa A. Cheek
Fortunato N. Perri Jr.
Alann m ramirez
Do N ors
s cott e. Chambers
Patricia A. ebner
strength in diversity
“Widener is proud to have advanced beyond the ‘talking’ phase of the need for a more diverse bar and bench and to have moved to the ‘action’ phase, where we are able to demonstrate leadership and a commitment to effecting real change.”
De AN l iNDA Ammo N s, speaking at the opening of the 2010 JUris T Academy, a Widener summer program that encourages minority undergraduates to pursue a legal education
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ewly-appointed multicultural affairs officer
a nt H on Y d p ledger
i n f eBrUary of 2010, we welcomed Anthony D. Pledger to the law school. As the school’s new multicultural affairs officer, Mr. Pledger coordinates a range of activities that highlight issues of diversity at the law school and in our community. His plate is full. In 2009-2010, we continued to improve access to legal education for historically underrepresented groups, promote awareness of diversity issues in the legal profession, and further our commitment to diversity among our students through minority scholarships. Our efforts range from pipeline programs for minority high school and college students, to continuing legal education for practicing attorneys, to efforts at ensuring our student population continues to reflect more accurately those whom the legal profession serves.
Over the past year our diversity pipeline programs continued to promote the possibilities of legal education and careers to groups historically underrepresented in the profession. The ju RI sT Academy opened for the third year on the Delaware Campus, introducing minority undergraduates to the practice of law and educating them about the law school admissions process. The DuPont Diversity Pipeline Program again paired Widener Law students and volunteer attorneys from Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor with minority students from Wilmington’s Howard High School, exposing them to legal issues and legal careers through mentoring and visits to the Delaware campus. These programs complement the s tudent
Bar Association’s long-running Diversity Pipeline, which exposes area high school students to the profession through interaction with Widener Law students and participation in a mock trial competition. We also continued to support students from historically underrepresented groups, awarding the inaugural Dean’s m inority s cholarship to first-year student Roshin Thomas.
Widener Law continued to draw attention to the need for increased diversity throughout the legal profession by hosting continuing education events and honoring legal practitioners who have championed the cause of equality. In March 2010, we held the 4th Annual Dean’s Leadership Forum on Diversity on the Harrisburg Campus. This daylong event focused on diversity in central Pennsylvania and featured renowned academics, practicing attorneys, and corporate officials addressing a variety of issues related to equality in the workplace. The law school also recognized the efforts and accomplishments of the Honorable m urray m. s chwartz, retired chief judge for the united s tates District Court in Delaware, by presenting him with the first m artin Luther King j r. semester of service Award. Judge Schwartz was instrumental in the desegregation of New Castle County schools in the late 1970s and was honored at Widener Law by a panel of speakers who recounted his work for equality in Delaware.
l aurence r . Feinstein
Jennifer l h ekking
k atherine F. mulcare
edward o bertubbesing
Charles e o’Connor Jr.
michael s . Paul
m arvin A. robinson
Arlene B. rubin
Paul F. s chaaff
Jonathan shub
l arry D. sullivan
Theodore J. Tacconelli
David A. Williams
Cl A ss o F 1989
l e AD ershiP Cir C le
CAPT robert P. Taishoff, JAg C, Us N (ret.)
lAW sC hool Asso Ci AT es
Vera m h olmes
Philip Trainer Jr.
CeNTU ry ClUB
William l . Prickett
Do N ors
Ann m . Badmus
Brian A. Carlis
edward J. Cermanski
m artin P. Convery
Faith P. Dil iberto
roseanne raimondo Duffy
louis s . Flocco
m aryAnn T. Johnson
m ary Ann Jordano
Jeffrey l k lein
Bari s k rein
Timothy r l awn
John Paul lynch
Paul T. Porrini
h elen m richards
michael g s abo
michele s quires sherman
Francine zuzzolo Taylor
Francis x . Wickersham
Cl A ss o F 1990
BeN eFACTors
leif r sigmond Jr.
lAW sC hool Asso Ci AT es
michael J. Brown
m atthew gitterman
BeNC h AND B A r ClUB
Dale s . Ardizzone
milton W. Brown
Peter Chamas
l isa m . Jaeger
michael e. Joyce
CeNTU ry ClUB
Barbara komar Ayars
Peter r g eraghty
richard r . White
Do N ors
Joel B. Albert
emmanuel J. Argentieri
m aureen Cleary Argentieri
Jeremy s . Bannister
elizabeth D. Berenato
m ary Fagan Caloway
robert s . Cosgrove
Paul r . Darkes
l isa m h aly
Joseph A. Juliana
m elisa keller- silver
k athleen m miller
James J. ruggiero Jr.
Jeffrey s shorr
Wade F. suthard
s cott P. Towers
stanley F. Werse
michele Punturi yarnoff
Vincent s z iccolella
Cl A ss o F 1991
De AN ’s Co UNCil
m ary Alice Peeling
John l reed
BeNC h AND B A r ClUB
Barbara Trevisan Ardizzone
renae B. Axelrod
Todd e. Conner
gretchen C. gilchrist
h on. m . Des ales h aley reis
CeNTU ry ClUB
m artin g . Belisario
m aribeth Blessing
l isa A. Duda
ronald m graham
michael J. konowal
m aria D. murphy
Patricia m ronayne
Do N ors
Pamela s . Allen-Wilson
Paul A. Alongi
d ean linda l ammons and tHomas l. sager, senior vice president and general counsel of dupont, at the 4th annual d ean’s leadership Forum on diversity
in the last three years, w idener l aw has brought hundreds of minority aspiring legal professionals to campus for a preview of law school and legal professions through the Jurist academy, dupont diversity pipeline, and other high school pipeline programs.
Todd m . Bales
John F. Brady
lois m . Campana
l isa J. Cappolella
m artin s . Coleman
Joan P. Depfer
Nancy B. Distefano
Dale s . Douglas
John r evans
sharon o’Neill Finnegan
leonard N. Florio
James D. g aumond
John P. gilligan
keith g g omer
James J. h aley Jr.
michael T. h amilton
Joelle P. hitch
Jeffrey r h offmann
Nadia m . Jannetta
Curtis C. Johnston
David A. k ase
Nancy A. koroly
s cott r l ipson
Denise m arone
Cecilia m m cCormick
Joseph P. m cDonald
Peggy m ckeon
Andrew John m onastra
m aureen A. ostien
Derek A. Popeil
m ary k s chwemmer
Daniel s sweetser
John m . Tereniak
Douglas J. Tkacik
Cynthia F. Towers
Joseph P. Walsh
Jude T. Walsh
Diane m . Willette
David g . Wilson
michael k yarnoff
Cl A ss o F 1992
J U ris T s’ s o Cie T y
Alice W. strine
De AN ’s Co UNCil
Claire m . Dem atteis
Brenda A. James
robert e m cCann
lAW sC hool Asso Ci AT es
leslie A. Johnson
BeNC h AND B A r ClUB
Dana l h arrington Conner
g erald B. h alt Jr.
michael P. reid ii
CeNTU ry ClUB
John F. Fenerty Jr.
Ann e. Fruth
Joan Taft k luger
Christopher s koyste
lynn m m artosella
eric s s olotoff
g erald F. strubinger Jr.
rebecca W. Tulloch
Do N ors
Craig e. Bennett
russell D. Bowman Jr.
Joseph Cagnoli Jr.
Thomas r . Chesnick
Jeffrey l . Dashevsky
Alice A. Deck
m artin T. Durkin Jr.
Coleen m . Fadden
l isa g . Faden
l inda s quadroni g alella
eileen Ayse grena-Piretti
Bernard P. h vozdovic Jr.
gregory J. kelley
Andrew C. lynch
michael N. m c ginnis
m aria C. m c l aughlin- sisofo
David A. miller
g eorge J. o zorowski
michael s . Pavlick
l inda s . Pellish
Brian J. Preski
Anne e reigle
kevin r shannon
C. russell h shearer
Peter s . Taub
James m . Tressler
Nikolaos i. Tsouros
Thomas o. Williams
Cl A ss o F 1993
BeN eFACTors
Joel J. Feller
De AN ’s Co UNCil
Andrew m ck . Jefferson
BeNC h AND B A r ClUB
sharon r lopez
CeNTU ry ClUB
richard e. Burridge
Curtis J. Crowther
robert o l indefjeld
Cecilia m muneses
Frances r roggenbaum
Donna szuszczewic Van Blunk
h enry e. Van Blunk
Do N ors
Donald g . Brabson
steven Carabases
ronald r . Cowell
kerri A. Daily
Peter J. Daley ii
Connie i. Flauaus
Deborah Nitzberg h arad
stephen Daniel h arper
Joan N. h ook
Dariel m . Janerette
David s kogos
kenneth m l ipowitz
m aureen T. m arron
stacy J. m artin
John r m atlusky
David m m cCanney
richard l m orris Jr.
Thomas J. o’m alley
michael A. Penn
m aryk ay rauenzahn
susan J. s cutti
robert Torres
hubert C. Whan Tong
Cl A ss o F 1994
lAW sC hool Asso Ci AT es
eileen Caplan s eaman
BeNC h AND B A r ClUB
James V. m c m ahan iii
BeNC h AND B A r ClUB
k athy l . Banfield
michele F. Conte
l isa B. g oodman
Craig A. h oogstraten
robert P. m cPherson
Jennifer l miller
Charles N. shurr
Do N ors
Timothy Aloysius Adams
m argie A. Anderson
William Anklowitz
susan Davidson Borden
W. Benjamin Broadwater
rae s . Campagnola
susan g . Clark
l isa l . Coleman
Carol A. Crisci
Nan A. Davenport
William J. erle
Daniel T. g allo Jr.
Tracy l h enry
edward l . Jones
William W. keffer
m ark J. kogan
Antonella m m adonia
Douglas T. m arx
Jeffrey W. m cDonnell
m arjorie s roshkoff
g ayle J. r yba
raymond J. s antarelli
m ary Catherine s cott
David J. shannon
Joseph B. siedlarz
Joseph B. silverstein
kenn B. Tacchino
Nancy A. Whan Tong
Cl A ss o F 1995
BeN eFACTors
Jonathan P. Bigley
Wayne D. k immel
De AN ’s Co UNCil
mitchell gurwicz
h eather Doheny Jefferson
lAW sC hool Asso Ci AT es
k aren A. Ulmer
BeNC h AND B A r ClUB
kenneth J. lopez
rick s miller
min s suh
Charles D. Williams
Jurist academy students with d ean ammons, CHun Jang of Fredericks l athan, ernest tuCK ett of dupont, and proFessors sY dne Y HowebarKsdale and iva JoHnson Ferrell
CeNTU ry ClUB
rex A. Donnelly
edwin J. h arron
susan C. h arron
s cott A. h olt
Paul A. lefebvre
m ary k m arzolla
Christian m . Petrucci
Do N ors
Anthony F. Cantarella
k athleen s . Chasar
steven l . Chung
Carolyn g . Connors
l ani m . D’Agostino
Frank r emmerich Jr.
John A. Feichtel
Frances h . Ferrara
steven B. Fisher
Carol l g allagher
Felicia Anne g ojmerac
David C. kennedy
Thomas m k rick
s cott l am arr l ittle
Diane m agram
michael r . Nestor
Brian m . Nixon
John C. Pasquantino
Christal A. Pike-Nase
Jeffrey r ramberg
James m reeder
yvonne Takvorian s aville
edward P. s eeber
Janene m smith
Jacqueline h stiles
kevin h . Teffeteller
robert C. Trichilo
raymond J. Warburton
Barry h . Williams
A. Judd Woytek
l inda h arver young
Julie A. yutesler
Cl A ss o F 1996
Am BA ss AD ors’ ClUB
Douglas m . Wolfberg
PA r TN ers’ ClUB
Bruce m m onroe
BeN eFACTors
James C. Bohorad
BeNC h AND B A r ClUB
Damian s . Jackson
stephen l k lincewicz
CeNTU ry ClUB
h arold P. Anderson
Patrick C. Barry
m . Blake Cleary
michael J. Diamondstein
Do N ors
Frank x . Acocella
Britt e. Anderson
Joel D. Beach
Varvara lesu g okea
richard F. g oldenziel
David i g oodfriend
susan kessock
Carol A. r yan l ivingood
kenneth F. mitchell
Dr. stephanie (Tomasso) oscarson
irwin siegel
Carl s . Wexler
Cl A ss o F 1997
PA r TN ers’ ClUB
h arry Dillon m adonna
BeN eFACTors
s cott e. Blissman
Tanya C. Blissman
edward B. micheletti
CeNTU ry ClUB
Alissa Balotti Anderson
Christine sudlow ewan
stephanie e k leinfelter
Jane shershenovich
o rville r . Walls iii
Do N ors
Van Barnette
m arilyn h . Bromels
michael g . Crilly
Barbara J. Dietrich
Daniel e lohr
pictured (left to right): the Honorable tHomas l ambro of the united states Court of a ppeals for the third Circuit, proFessor CatHerine J. l anC tot of villanova l aw school, proFessor JoHn g. CulH ane, the Honorable murraY m sCH wartz, d ean linda l ammons, proFessor robert l . HaY man Jr., the louis l redding Chair and professor of l aw & public policy at the university of d elaware leland ware, and then e xecutive director of the d elaware aClu drewrY nasH Fennell, esq. at the 2010 martin luther King day Commemorative program
Brett W. m acDonald
Carl A. m alatesta
Carl J. minster
michael J. mullen
l isa A. Puglisi
T. Andrew rosen
kelly k limkiewicz swartz
Daniel A. Toadvine
Justin B. Wineburgh
Cl A ss o F 1998
BeN eFACTors
Brendan D. r atigan
CeNTU ry ClUB
h enry P. Butehorn
Christopher J. Platt
raymond l rodriguez
Do N ors
Wilson k ing Barnes iii
k athleen m . Breslin
Ann m c g ee Carbon
Thomas e. Dowey
Niels C. eriksen
Paula A. Fontello
m organ A. h oltman
leslie W. k napp Jr.
m aryanne m lewis
Aaron T. m arshall
m ark J. o’Brien
John D. Pirnot
Jason C. Powell
Brad s s ahl
Patricia A. shatynski
Jennifer C. Uzzi
Patricia A. Widdoss
Cl A ss o F 1999
lAW sC hool Asso Ci AT es
robert r . Delong Jr.
BeNC h AND B A r ClUB
Diane m . Andrews
Do N ors
Chase T. Brockstedt
Jeanne m . Brown
Andrew s . Dashevsky
k aren r ellsweig
Barbara l . Feudale
k risten m . Fraser
Jon D. h oover
eric m k niskern
James m k ron
k ao h lu
h eather m ayer
rep. Patrick murphy
m arlo Pagano- kelleher
s cott T. reese
James m robinson
ronald k sharer
gregory J. s padea
k ristopher T. starr
Claire s swift-Voigt
Amy m . Vanni
Denise s . Vicario
Cl A ss o F 2000
lAW sC hool Asso Ci AT es
h olly m . Barbera Freed
BeNC h AND B A r ClUB
Donald A. smith
William r snell
inflUential, r esPonsive, r elevant
“We are delighted Justice saylor has agreed to take on this role. he is an expert at constitutional theory and its actual application in the world of legal practice. he will give our students hands-on advice and counsel that will add an important component to the law & g overnment curriculum.”
Pro Fessor Joh N l geDiD on the law school naming J
Us T i Ce Thom A s g sAylor Distinguished
Jurist in residence
in 2009-2010, our campuses hosted 71 symposia, CLE programs, conferences, and other scholarly and professional events. Our students, faculty, and guests came to meet and learn from experts in their fields, distinguished jurists, and elected officials at the local, state, and national levels. Rarely has our role as a hub for scholarly research and inquiry, reasoned debate, and professional development been so pronounced.
We witnessed the law in action and at some of its highest levels. The Delaware supreme Court heard oral arguments in three cases in the Delaware Campus’ Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom. In the same venue, the u.s. Court of Appeals for veterans Claims heard oral arguments in the case of Posey v. Shinseki. For our students and visitors, the proceedings and the question and answer sessions that followed provided invaluable insight.
Pennsylvania supreme Court justice and Distinguished jurist in Residence Thomas G. saylor delivered his lecture, “The Nature of judging,” in Harrisburg, and the Delaware Campus honored a group of regional jurists, many of them Widener Law alumni, for the 3rd Annual judges Day. We were also honored to host Michigan Supreme Court Justice Stephen Markman, Delaware Superior Court Judge John A. Parkins Jr., and others.
Judges also came to learn, as Widener Law hosted the National judicial College, which welcomed administrative law judges for a four-day Administrative Law Advanced Seminar, taught by National Judicial College faculty, including Dean Linda Ammons.
The law school honored retired Delaware Judge Helen S. Balick for her contributions to bankruptcy jurisprudence. Dean Linda Ammons hosted the installation of judge Balick’s portrait and announced the forthcoming Helen s. Balick Business Bankruptcy Chair. This capped a daylong program entitled “The Intersection of Federal Bankruptcy and State Corporate Law,” which featured Harvey R. Miller of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP as its keynote speaker and four panels of bankruptcy experts. It was one of several activities that focused bench and bar on the topic. In Harrisburg, the 4th Annual john L. Gedid Lecture, entitled “Rethinking Bankruptcy Law in the Aftermath of a Financial Crisis,” was delivered by melissa B. jacoby, the George R. Ward Professor of Law at the university of North Carolina school of Law. The event honors Professor Gedid for his longtime service and leadership. The law school also marked the 25th anniversary of the Francis G. Pileggi Distinguished Lecture in Law, a premier corporate law forum for practitioners, judges, and academics, presented annually by the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law. The lecture, “When the Government is the Controlling Shareholder: Implications for Delaware” was delivered by Edward B. Rock, the Saul A. Fox Distinguished Professor of Business Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
Expertise was by no means limited to corporate law, however. We learned from top scholars and practitioners in health law, including Princeton university Professor Paul starr, who gave the 5th Annual Raynes mcCarty Lecture, “Health Care Reform: The Long View,” as well as experts in legal technology, environmental law, constitution law, and others.
We were also joined by a number of public office-holders.
Delaware Governor Jack Markell, Lieutenant Governor Matt Denn, and members of their administration were present on several occasions. Delaware senator Edward E. Kaufman lectured the Delaware campus faculty, launching the fall 2009 slate of faculty development events, and in Harrisburg, u.s. Attorney for south Carolina William C. Nettles ‘92 delivered the Distinguished Lecture on Trial Advocacy and Professionalism to students participating in the Intensive Trial Advocacy Program at the Harrisburg Campus.
The Local Leaders series, co-sponsored by the faculty of the law school and the student Bar Association, again brought influential area leaders to the Delaware campus. Speakers in this series over the past year included Teresa Mason, Chief of Staff for the Delaware Attorney General; Benjamin Strauss ’90, then-president of the Delaware Bar Association; former Delaware Governor Ruth Ann Minner; and New Castle County Executive (now U.S. Senator) Chris Coons.
Widener law hosted 71 conferences, symposia, cle programs, and other scholarly, professional development, and public service events last year.
CeNTU ry ClUB
Jennifer D. Armstrong
stephanie l h ansen
Do N ors
David r . Alperstein
l indsey Dickinson Baynard
Amanda l . Brinton
Diana Clift Cebrick
Cherriel N. l aidley
Tiffany g lydon
Jamie m m agnani
susan m . Potts
Julie e steinbacher
Patrick W. straub
m eredith r . Weisel
Cl A ss o F 2001
CeNTU ry ClUB
michael F. shawaryn
h eather A. Tereshko
Do N ors
Nicole e. Ballenger
Vincent l . Champion
l isa l . Coggins
s arah e. Diluzio
m atthew P. Domines
michael B. grasso
hina h aq
John F. kennedy
Paul m l ambrecht
k athryn m l aughlin
m atthew B. lunn
susan Doney m ack
michael T. m c glone
michelle m o’h anlon
stacia A. ritter
Joan D. s amuel
m ark A. s chiavo
Barbara m smith
Cl A ss o F 2002
De AN ’s Co UNCil
Todd Victor Clark
BeNC h AND B A r ClUB
Craig C. DeFazio
CeNTU ry ClUB
m argaret Fleming england
robert W. m allard
k athryn J. Peifer
Do N ors
Cindy r . Becker
Jonathan P. Cohen
michael J. Dolan
Dianne l elliott
Deborah J. g alonsky
Joy Abbot inkpen
Dale T. Jenkins
Wendy m oragne
James l . Newman
h eather l . Nicoletti
riki r redente
Brandon D. richards
michael l s aile Jr.
N. randall s ees
roger J. Traversa
D. Patience Welch
Christopher D. z alesky
Jennifer zimmerman
Cl A ss o F 2003
BeNC h AND B A r ClUB
Bruce g eorge
CeNTU ry ClUB
g eorge A. Bibikos
k risten r . Bibikos
Deborah A. Cooper
erin A. edwards
m ary P. glancey
gregory W. Paglianite
pictured (left to right) proFessor robert C. power, associate dean of faculty research and development for the Harrisburg Campus; alumnus w illiam nettles ’92, u s attorney for south Carolina; and assoCiate proFessor J. palmer loCK ard ii, director of the Harrisburg itap program
m elvyn h rothbard
stephen J. Wenger
Do N ors
kelly l . Bender
Donald J. Bowman Jr.
Timothy P. Brennan
elaine F. Duffus
Jennifer m endrzejewski
James s green Jr.
Charlotte P. h ameka
rochelle m h oward
Catherine s l ajoie
Troy e l arson
Darryl J. l iguori
Joshua k losey
Chunsheng lu
m elissa A. Bevan m elewsky
Denise D. Nordheimer
ronald g . Poliquin
s ally Nuttycombe rutherford
m arc B. s amuelson
Nancy l stanford
Cl A ss o F 2004
CeNTU ry ClUB
g ary D. Berg
Benjamin W. keenan
Bernard T. kwitowski
Dorothy e muir
Do N ors
robert F. Casey
Timothy g . Daly
Antoinette T. Flora
Amy l groff
stephanie Derr imbesi
michael P. mineo
michele C. o’Dowd
Peggy o’Neill
Peter m . Vaughn
Cl A ss o F 2005
BeNC h AND B A r ClUB
Bret D. keisling
CeNTU ry ClUB
Joshua h . Burg
stuart B. Doctorovitz
Noelle Palazzo
m onté T. s quire
Do N ors
Deborah e. Ballantyne
s arah J. Brown
m atthew J. Butler
Jimmy C. Chong
Patrick J. Collins
michael J. Dennin
Barbara l g auger
Benjamin m h offman
m arci m m cNair
John s . Pontius Jr.
Devera B. s cott
Jennifer stonerod
edward l . Valio
Jennifer l . Walker
h enry m . Weinfeld
Cl A ss o F 2006
PA r TN ers’ ClUB
Dr. k athleen W. m cNicholas
Do N ors
m eredith Allie- g ordon
s ara e. Auerbach
mitchell r . Ayes
rahat N. Babar
r yan D. Briskin
Angela m . Coxe
Corinne m . Foley
Valerie l . Francks
Jeanne m gibson
Billie Jo A. m atelevich- h oang
James k m atelevich- h oang
suzanne D. m ontgomery
keli m . Neary
l isa m . Pectol
g eoffrey F. s asso
louis A. Totino
elizabeth A. Tucker
g eoffrey k . White
Cl A ss o F 2007
Do N ors
k imberly A. Allen
John D. Cirrinicione
Thomas A. Cushane
leo l . Dunn
lee C. Durivage
Justin k edelson
elizabeth A. Flaherty
k ara m guzzetti
Nicole s h artman
John h erman
Amy C. huffman
edward m . Janzekovich
richard P. lomurro
Joshua h m eyeroff
Tara m ondelli
k imberly k m oraski
m eghan A. Perry
l auren A. Pisapia
robert F. Poppiti
stephen W. ries
John P. s anderson iii
Christopher F. s chellhorn Jr.
Thomas A. Uebler
michael J. Veneziani
Charles B. Vincent
Cl A ss o F 2008
CeNTU ry ClUB
Jennifer l . Dim ario
Christina m . Fisher
Do N ors
Anonymous
Brian T. Cagle
Tamika A. Crawl-Bey
rolando A. Diaz
k atharina e arle
Clarissa l . Freeman
michelle l groleau
robert l h awkins
Bonnie A. hershberger
l indsay r . Janel
Christopher e. Jones
Joy l kolodzi
Danielle k kuzminski
steve J. kwon
Daniel A. m ancini
Thomas l m c glaughlin
eyad mizian
James e m oore
Troy A. riddle
Douglas J. Welty
i an P. Wetzel
Cl A ss o F 2009
CeNTU ry ClUB
Anthony J. Capone
Jennifer N. Bergin
elvira N. Berry
m atthew A. DeNucci
s onya Dore
Catherine m . Dotto
Amy l . Dreibelbis
erin k grady
elissa A. greenberg
kelly l lombardo
regina m m atozzo
Amy J. miller
m ark m s altzburg
m organ l s eward
Jarrett Vine hui-Ju Wu
Cl A ss o F 2010
CeNTU ry ClUB
reena Pushpangadan
Do N ors
Jason D. Alterbaum
m ary Ann Andrews
Alexander F. Becker
Jennifer A. Berosh
Alicia A. Blankenship
Christopher J. Bonk
yury Byalik
grant Cannon
r yan s . Carlson
Jorge l . Conforme
k atelyn e. Cutinello
k rista l . Deats
kusha A. Desai
k im A. De Tombeur
m atthew eyet
m egan C. Fram
Amy m glass
Amanda l g olia
Alina h abba
robert D. k innear
Nekeshia m m aloney
steven J. m atzura
k imberly k m c ewen
m atthew J. m c hugh
grace C. Nguyen
l auren m o’Connell
eid e. Qaqish
richard e remson
michael C. rovito
Nicole m s anto
Diana C. s chimmel
Bianca A. smith
steve snair
Dana C. suter
mia C. Tinari
Jonathan m . Villa
shawn- r yan White
Clifford P. yannone
d ean linda l ammons and national Judicial College participants
HoNoRARy GIFTs
Widener l aw alumni and friends contributed generously in honor of the following individuals and programs.
Dean Linda L. Ammons
leslee silverman Tabas
James Columbro
Columbro Consultation s ervices
Caleb Enerson
Curt & h ope enerson
Linda Hahs Flaharty, for her 35 years of service to Widener University School of Law
The Widener l aw Faculty, staff, and Alumni
Vanessa George
Brenda o’h ern
Jacqueline R. Kaplin
John & roberta r yan
Ray J. Hancock
raymond h ancock
Joseph A. Kutschman III
elizabeth kutschman
Ken Lipowitz
kenneth l ipowitz
Harry C. McCurdy
The Family of h arry C. m cCurdy
Dr. Kathleen W. McNicholas
Carol A. Ammon
Thomas r . Ashley
robert & Dawn Bantivoglio
g eorge A. Barnett
robert & elizabeth Beste
m ary Beth Brady & Joe Vigorita
Carroll m organ Carpenter
h on. michael N. Castle & Jane Castle
s cott & Jill Chiccino
Brian & Bunny Christopher
richard T. Christopher
William & Patricia Christopher
Thomas Corrigan
Noriss l . Cosgrove
Dr. Patricia m . Curtin
Dr. Vincent Delduca Jr.
Quentin & Jenny Dexter
lea C. du Pont
Philip Difebo
Nancy J. Durbin
m ary Anne edwards
edward T. g allagher
michael J. g oldberg & Anne g oldberg
richard & helaine g ordon
eileen Ayse grena-Piretti
Charles & m eredith h atfield
Tomi h elojoki
robert & k athleen h enry
(From left) d elaware supreme Court
Justices Jack b. Jacobs, Carolyn berger and Henry du pont ridgely
g eorge & m ary h opper
l auren J. huebner
Vincent & Jenny hughes
Jodi A. hutchinson
Allen l . Johnson
lorraine A. kendle
Joseph F. kestner
m argaret m k raft
Carla l aub
gilbert & m eaghen leidig
David lodge
g ail T. lodge
Jean Woodson lodge
Jennifer m lohkamp
Antoinette e lutz
Thomas J. lyons
Christopher & susan Aitken m ascioli
Cynthia m cCormick
kevin & Deborah m cCreery
eugene D. m c gurk Jr.
James & eileen m ck iernan
James & elizabeth o’Neill
ernest h . Pescatore
James W. s emple
r . & Noreen slease
m artha F. steel
edwin Tocker
guy & susan Townsend
Charles m . Townsley Jr.
Thomas J. Weiner
Alan & Patricia z arkoski
m arc T. zubrow
Louis & Sally Mangione
m angione & Assoc. PC
Maryanne F. Post
m aryanne h . Post
Barbara Valavanes, in honor of her 85th birthday
Tina g eorges
kyvele k arpouzis
Widener University School of Law
Veterans Law Clinic
l inda l keichline
Doris Zinck
W ise
mEmoRIAL GIFTs
Widener l aw alumni and friends contributed generously in memory of the following individuals.
Dean Alfred Avins
gregory Jacobs
Esther Clark
John Clark Jr.
l aw o ffice of eileen Caplan s eaman
Judges W. Richard Eshelman & Frederick Edenharter
Jeffrey & Jane s precher
Paul O. Karpouzis
Tina g eorges
Prof. Robert J. Lipkin
Bob & eileen Cooper
Thomas & emily reed
Hon. Charles P. Mirarchi, Jr.
JoAnn & heshie Aiello- rudick
s cott & Tanya Blissman
m arcia Bloomfield
Branigan & o rtiz, llC, P.C.
h enry & leslie Brubaker
John D. Cirrinicione
ralph Delucia Jr.
Albert m . Digregorio
l aurence r . Feinstein
First Judicial District Court Common Pleas Board of Judges
Patricia D. Fleming
m arvin & m arcia h albert
eugene m c gurk Jr.
Denise m arone
l aw o ffices of Brad s ahl P.C.
l aw o ffices of ronald Desimone
m attioni, ltd.
Angella m oore & Tracy Borda
David & Donna o renstein
Noelle Palazzo
Craig B. Pogach
stephen W. ries
The Paul group, llC
William A. silver
George W. & Muriel D. Overton
h on. g eorge o verton
Jerry Shields
green Watch institute
Nicholas Patinos, Constantine Kermes, & Rita Snyder
kyvele k arpouzis
Jeffrey S. Welch ’78
h on. James J. m c g ann
local leaders series participants t eresa m ason (left) and former d elaware governor rutH ann minner (right)
v ision and Progress
“Quite
frankly, everything i’ve been able to achieve, and everything i set out to achieve, i was able to accomplish because the delaware law school of Widener University came into being and because of people like you who are here tonight allowed me that opportunity.”
CAPT robert P. Taishoff, JAgC, Us N (ret.) ‘89,
receiving the outstanding Alumnus of the year Award at the April 2010 35th Anniversary g ala
Jeff s chmidt, director of the p ennsylvania chapter of the s ierra Club, speaks at the Harrisburg dedication of the environmental l aw Center.
35 years after oUr first gradUating class’s commencement, we find our law school fundamentally changed from the one in which they enrolled in 1971.
This change is the result of their investment, that of every alumna and alumnus that came after them, and the dedicated efforts of Widener Law’s friends and family. Our growth and success have been made possible because of their generous financial assistance, their volunteerism, and their many interventions on our behalf. While we may be able to quantify these contributions, we cannot overstate their value to Widener Law or our gratitude for them.
The 2009-2010 fiscal and academic year was characterized by these good works. It was a year, fittingly, that began with the dedication of the Delaware Campus’ new public service wing, a facility made possible by a generous 2008 Longwood Foundation grant. Our faculty and students provide thousands of pro bono service hours each year at this facility. Its completion coincided with the launch of a series of new initiatives and the continuation of several longstanding commitments, all made possible by our alumni and friends.
john A. Wetzel ’75, through a very generous combined cash and planned gift, created the John A. Wetzel Endowed Scholarship Fund. The fund will provide scholarship support for deserving students who have taken nontraditional routes to law school admission. It is both an acknowledgment and an enlargement of the law school’s longstanding willingness to support promising, highly qualified candidates for the bar, regardless of the path they have followed to law school.
The sierra Club, through one of the most substantial gifts to a Harrisburg Campus program in the law school’s history, enabled us to establish the Harrisburg Environmental and Natural Resource Law Clinic, a critical component of the new, dual-campus Environmental Law Center.
The Barra Foundation supported our Health Law Institute’s establishment of the Health, Education, and Legal Assistance Project: A Medical-Legal Partnership (HELP:MLP) in Chester, Pennsylvania. The Ethel sergeant Clark smith Foundation also provided valuable support for this program.
The Bank of America Foundation renewed its support for the Public Interest Resource Center’s Financial Literacy Education Program (FLEP) in Wilmington.
Leslee Silverman Tabas ’79 was instrumental in securing a major gift from the Harriette s. & Charles L. Tabas Foundation. The gift establishes the Leslee Silverman Tabas and Richard S. Tabas COVEAR Community Awareness Project, a critical resource for domestic violence education and advocacy.
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company and morris james LLP continued their longstanding support for the law school’s diversity pipeline programs.
Ashby & Geddes, Bayard, P.A., mark R. Abrams ’78, Cole, schotz, meisel, Forman & Leonard, P.A., Ferry, joseph & Pearce, P.A., and Landis Rath & Cobb LLP added their names to the list of the Helen S. Balick Business Bankruptcy Chair’s generous supporters. Firms funding the chair now number 11. They are joined by a number of generous individuals.
The American College of Bankruptcy and the American College of Bankruptcy Foundation again enabled the Delaware Civil Law Clinic to provide the Financial Advocacy Program for Seniors.
Dr. Robert Gober ‘79 provided a generous gift that funded a remarkable campus improvement in Delaware: the Dr. Robert Gober ‘79 Legacy Fountain and Plaza. He continues to be joined by hundreds of alumni and friends who have placed commemorative pavers at the site.
Last year, a number of individuals, law firms, corporations and foundations provided particularly generous support for the Widener Law Fund, the unrestricted fund that provides the law school invaluable budgetary flexibility. They were led by the Walter m. strine and Alice Washco strine Foundation, Alexander Bratic, George K. miller, Page, Wolfberg & Wirth, LLC, and the mutual Fire Foundation Inc.
In a year of so many fulfilled opportunities, it was perhaps only fitting that on the 35th anniversary of its commencement we recognized the class of 1975, whose embrace of a key opportunity launched our law school. They and the law school will commemorate their efforts with a stained glass window, dedicated to the Delaware Law School and placed in the Alfred Avins Special Collections Library. Moreover, in April the Widener Law community gathered in Philadelphia for a 35th Anniversary Gala and alumni awards ceremony. Awards presented at the event included the following:
the law school awarded $4.2 million in scholarship and other financial aid to its students last year.
E. John Wherry, Jr.
Anthony Degrandi
elsie C. l awton
kenneth & Augusta m ckusick
Felice C. m organ
o’Brien Bower, P.A.
Thomas & emily reed
steven & Debra reiner
robert stein & Associates, P llC
Alumnus of the Year Award:
CAPT Robert P. Taishoff ’89, usN, jAGC (ret.)
Outstanding Recent Alumna Award:
Corinne m. Foley ’06
Outstanding Service Award:
Damian s. jackson, Esq. ’96
Lifetime Service Award:
The late Honorable Charles P. mirarchi jr. Widener Law Legacy Awards:
A. Charles Peruto sr., Esq., Alexander v. sarcione sr., Esq., the late Honorable G. Fred DiBona, and the late Thomas s. Lodge, Esq.
simon and lupo Attorneys at l aw
elizabeth m . Tome
The Wistar institute
michael Wims
Charles Zencey
green Watch institute
ALumNI EvENT sPoNsoRs
35T h ANN i V ers A ry g A l A
Abington reldan m etals
Anapol s chwartz
William e. Averona, P.C.
renae B. Axelrod
mr. and m rs. robert Axelrod
steven B. Barsamian
Beneficial s avings Bank
Calcom Technologies
Cape investigations
Center for Forensic economic studies
Cescaphe Ballroom
Jimmy Chong
Cibik & Cataldo
Cozen o’Connor
Crest roofing
D’Angelo restaurant
DePasquale l aw o ffices
Jennifer Dim ario
DiPiero Court reporting
Dispute resolution institute llC
DVF g Advisors
edelstein m artin & Nelson
electronic reporting stenographic
esquire s olutions
alumni award recipients at the a pril 2010 35th anniversary gala
donor Profile
IN A PRIL OF 2009, the family of the late Hugh B. Pearce gathered with alumni, faculty, and staff to mark the 20th Annual Hugh B. Pearce Trial Advocacy Competition. The annual event was named in memory of Mr. Pearce, a Widener Law student, promising advocate, and helicopter pilot who died in a 1989 Delaware National Guard helicopter crash. Twenty years later, the gathering of his friends and family was at once a celebration of his life and the launch of a new effort in his name: the Hugh B. Pearce Memorial Scholarship.
Among those present was Leif R. Sigmond Jr. ’90, a friend of Mr. Pearce’s and the architect of the new scholarship. Since that day, Mr. Sigmond, a partner at McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP, has not only contributed generously to the Pearce Scholarship Fund but has worked tirelessly to recruit the support of alumni and friends. With the help of the Hugh Pearce Scholarship Committee, Mr. Sigmond has reached out through phone calls, letters, and at alumni gatherings, helping the scholarship fund reach its halfway mark in just a year and half. Of his efforts, he says, “I am honored to do my small part in helping to establish this scholarship in Hugh’s name. Hugh was a great friend whom I miss to this day. My hope is that this scholarship will keep Hugh in the hearts and minds of his Widener family forever.”
If you are interested in contributing to the Hugh B. Pearce Memorial Scholarship, please contact Rosemary Pall, Esq. at 302.477.2169.
F. kevin lynch, esq.
h arrington & h arrington
h ockfield h asner Weiss & rosenberg
imperatrice, Amarant, Capuzzi & Bell
industrial Valley Abstract Company
James DeCrescenzo reporting llC
k aplan leaman & Wolfe
k appa Alpha Psi
k aren Ann Ulmer, P.C.
kenneth l . Baritz & Associates
kenneth r s chuster & Associates
kent & m cBride
The k illino Firm, P.C.
kogan Trichon & Wertheimer
l aw o ffice of Jay h ginsburg
l aw o ffice of W. Bruce h emphill
l aw o ffices of kenneth N. Brodsky, llC
l aw o ffices of Proctor l indsay & Dixon
l aw o ffices of stephen J Negro
l aw o ffices of stuart B. Doctorovitz
l awyers Funding
leonard s ciolla hutchinson
lori h ynson Acct m anagement
m agna legal s ervices
m arshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & g oggin
m cCormick & Priore
m edical legal reproductions inc
m essa & Associates P.C.
National Association of independent
l and Title Agents
Northwestern mutual insurance Co
b pearce trial advocacy Competition
o mni Abstract Agency llC
Palmarella, Curry & kelly, P.C.
h onorable Paul P. Panepinto
m eghan A. Adams Perry
Peruto Family
Precision reporting inc
l arry r aiken
raynes m cCarty
recordTrak
remax 2000
richard A. kennedy Associates
richard Cappelli, esq.
stephen W. ries
ron Panepinto Jewelers
rothberg & Federman P.C.
Jonathan s aidel
s eagull legal s ervices
stewart Title guaranty Company
summit Court reporting
swartz Campbell
Transperfect legal s olutions
Trenchtech
Union h ospital of Cecil County
United American insurance group
A lU m N i A sso Ci AT io N BoA r D mee T i N gs
renae B. Axelrod
Cozen o’Connor
Anne m m adonia
keNT & sUssex A lU m N i reC ePT io N
Diane m . Andrews
N e W J ersey A lU m N i Co Ck TA il reC ePT io N
michael V. Benedetto
robert A h onecker, Jr.
N or T her N N e W J ersey A lU m N i
Bre A k FA s T
ronald P. g oldfaden
W i D eN er W omeN s ’ N e TW ork
Anapol s chwartz
miriam B. Barish
k imberley k luchnick
m attleman Weinroth & miller
k atharine m ayer
m cCarter & english
Fi FT h A NNUA l
hA rris BUrg AlU m N i AND
FrieNDs gol F oUT i N g
AACA museum
Allenberry inn & resort
Altoona Curve
A r A m A rk
Avon (compliments of m ary lou m orin)
Blissman Family
Blue m ountain outfitters
Buchanan ingersoll & rooney PC
Char’s Bella mundo
Del grosso Amusement Park
Five star g olf
g eiger & loria reporting s ervice
h arrisburg s enators
h ershey Bears
k& l g ates ll P
l ake Tobias Wildlife Park
l akemont Park
l ightman Welby stoltenberg & Caputo, Attorneys at l aw
m anada g olf Club
m olly Brannigans
o mni Bedford s prings resort
Page, Wolfberg & Wirth, llC
Panera Bread
ProActive s ettlement s olutions
reading Phillies
s asha’s hideaway
s ass s alon and Day s pa
ski roundtop
sutliff Cadillac. h U mmer s aab
The Cellar
leif r . sigmond Jr. ’90
leiF r sigmond Jr. ’90 with mrs. a rlene pearC e, mother of the late HugH b pearC e, and dr. robert pearC e, the late mr. pearC e’s brother, at the 20th annual Hugh
Theatre h arrisburg
Twin Ponds
Water g olf on City island
Weber g allagher simpson stapleton
Fires & Newby ll P
Widener University s chool of l aw Bookstore
2009-2010 GovERNING AND ADvIsoRy BoARDs
For ser V i C e To T he l AW s C hool
Be TW eeN J U ly 1, 2009 AND J UN e 30, 2010
we are exceptionally fortunate.
d uring the 2009/10 academic and fiscal year, r oughly 1,000 alumni and friends volunteered their time and their talents to w idener l aw. t he law school put their expertise to good use on governing boards, in moot court competitions, in pro bono service programs, and in myriad other ways.
t hey are too numerous to include here in full. b elow we have listed w idener l aw’s governing and advisory boards, whose leadership and guidance is indispensable to our law school. we invite you to view the full Honor roll of s ervice online: http://law.widener.edu/honorroll
to all our volunteers, thank you. Your contribution to the law school and our students is truly priceless.
BoA r D o F oV erseers
eugene D. m c gurk Jr., Chair
renae B. Axelrod
steven P. Barsamian
h on. raymond A. Batten
s cott e. Blissman
C. grainger Bowman
h on. m . Jane Brady
michael g . DeFino
h on. susan C. Del Pesco
g eoffrey g amble
Jacqueline g g oodwin edD
h on. Philip A. gruccio
richard k h errmann
h on. randy J. h olland
Andrew m ck . Jefferson
Peter m m attoon
Dr. k athleen W. m cNicholas
edward B. micheletti
g eorge k miller Jr.
The l ate h on. Charles P. mirarchi Jr.
k athryn J. Peifer
s cott W. reid
Thomas l s ager
h on. Thomas g s aylor
John F. s chmutz
h on. gregory m sleet
Bernard W. smalley sr.
h on. lee A. s olomon
Benjamin strauss
Philip Trainer Jr.
h on. Joseph T. Walsh
John A. Wetzel
Douglas m . Wolfberg
N AT io NA l A DV isory Co UNCil
m arc r . Abrams
michael J. Aiello
h oward k . Alperin
miriam Benton Barish
Carl W. Battle
kyle D. Bowser
Alexander Bratic
michael A. Brown
Claire m . Dem atteis
Dr. robert D. g ober
ronald P. g oldfaden
mitchell gurwicz
N. lynne hughes
Wayne D. k immel
Alan B. levin
robert o l indefjeld
kenneth J. lopez
James J. m aron
eugene D. m c gurk 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. z aretsky
De AN ’s m i N ori T y A DV isory Commi TT ee ( D el AWA re)
m aria e. Bermudez
michael A. Brown
Priscilla A. Chatman
Jimmy C. Chong
James e elam i V
Cheryl l g aston
gretchen C. gilchrist
robert l h awkins
Carol A. h erring
Vera m h olmes
emeka igwe
Damian s . Jackson
Brenda A. James
h on. Joel s . Johnson
Cherriel N. l aidley
Jennifer levy-Tatum
Cecilia m muneses
h on. g eorge W. o verton
rodney D. r ay
s cott W. reid
Troy A. riddle
h on. Calvin l s cott
everette l s cott Jr.
Bernard W. smalley, sr.
m onté T. s quire
min s suh
Damon g . Tyner
o rville r . Walls iii
richard k . Washington Jr.
leon A. Williams
De AN ’s Di V ersi T y BoA r D (h A rris BUrg)
Thomas e. Brenner
m onica D. Cliatt
s amuel T. Cooper iii
Vera Cornish
h on. Pedro A. Cortés
Prof. michael J. Cozzillio
m ozelle e. Daniels
k aren Durkin
sheila Dow Ford
Prof. Tonya evans
Trent h argrove
renardo l hicks
Jacqueline Jackson-De g arcia
sharon r lopez
Vice Dean robyn l m eadows
Franklin A. miles
Donald m organ
Tyrone Powell
Peter s peaks
h on. Jeannine Turgeon
Derrick P. Williamson
l aToya C. Winfield
AlU m N i Asso Ci AT io N BoA r D
o F DireCTors
renae B. Axelrod, President
steven P. Barsamian
h on. raymond A. Batten
Tanya C. Blissman
h on. richard m . Cappelli
John Cirrinicione
Frank C. DePasquale, Jr., Vice President
kenneth D. Federman
Catherine N. h arrington
W. Bruce h emphill
Christopher A. iacono
emeka igwe
Damian s . Jackson, s ecretary
John F. kennedy
F. kevin lynch
Anne m m adonia
lynn m m artosella
Cecilia m m cCormick
Jeffrey W. m cDonnell
Frank J. m c g overn
m aria C. m c l aughlin
James F. m etka
Anna Darpino m orris
Noelle Palazzo
h on. Paul P. Panepinto
Jonathan e. Peri
Charles W. Proctor iii
l arry s raiken
stephen W. ries
Joseph J. s antarone
Jennifer stonerod
Angela Taylor k aren Ann Ulmer
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Thomas Au
Donald Brown
Joel Burcat
John Cellucci
Jeremy Firestone
m ary Ann grena
stephanie h ansen
Debbie h eaton
Philip hinerman
Todd l ineburger
stephen m adigosky
Dave m arkell
Verne smith
David sunday
m arianne Tyrrell
h e A lT h lAW iN s T i TUT e A DV isory BoA r D
Adam l . Balick
Deborah e. Ballantyne
Jennifer gimler Brady
eileen m . Coggins
John g . Culhane
Deborah Datte
Andrew J. Fichter
Dr. l inda gilliam
C. mitchell g oldman
Bruce h artman
k atherine B. k ravitz
Donald legreid
Dr. evan y l iu
Dr. k athleen m cNicholas
stephen r . Permut
Arnold J. rosoff
Barry sickels
Dr. robert A. simmons
stanton smullens
ronnie s olomon
Peggy Tighe
John r . Washlick
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m argaret m . Adams
l aura Ahtes
roger A. Akin
Nicole e. Ballenger
Wendy s . Cathers
mindy s . Cohen
Donna m Colarulo
Angela r . Conway
Jennifer Duffy
Amy g oodman
michael J. h awley
hillary h eebner
Anthony iannini
m resha Jeneby
steve m artin
Deborah m m cCreery
Peggy o’Neill
erin e r ybicki
k aren ellison
Paula A. Wright
$233,675 18% Alumni
$137,287 11% Parents, Friends, Faculty, Staff and Students
y10 ALumNI GIvING F y10 GIFT DoLLARs By souRCE Capital Projects $235,063 Special Projects $2,288,336
LAW sCHooL ComPREHEN sIvE CAmPAIGN: Progress to Date
$323,250 26% Foundations and Family Foundations
$290,455 23% Other Organizations
$276,839 22% Corporations and Law Firms
$233,675 18% Alumni
$137,287 11% Parents, Friends, Faculty, Staff and Students
Widener law’s comprehensive campaign will provide its students and the broader legal community a range of new resources and opportunities. now at more than halfway to our goal of $12 million, we would like to express our gratitude to those who have brought us this far and to those who will take us the rest of the way. for more details about the campaign and how you can help, please contact us at 302.477.2172.
$323,250 26% Foundations and Family Foundations $290,455 23% Other Organizations
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