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WIDENERUNIVERSITYSCHOOLOFLAW Volume18Number2 | FALL2011

WidenerUniversitySchoolofLaw BoardofOverseers

EugeneD.McGurk,Jr.,Esq.’78, Chair

DeanLindaL.Ammons,JD, ExOfficio

RenaeB.Axelrod,Esq.’91

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TheHonorableRaymondA.Batten’79

ScottE.Blissman,Esq.’97

C.GraingerBowman,Esq., ViceChair

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PresidentJamesT.HarrisIII,DEd, ExOfficio

RichardK.Herrmann,Esq.

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ViceDeanJ.PatrickKelly, ExOfficio

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LAW ENVIRONMENT andthe

Frack,Baby,Frack

NaturalgasdrillingintheMarcellusShaleregion:cantherebeeconomic boomwithoutenvironmentalblight?Thejuryisstillout.

Blue,Gold,&Green

WidenerLawheraldedasoneofthe“greenest”lawschoolsintheU.S. by NationalJurist and preLaw magazines.

MayShinesinApril

AprilwasabannermonthforProfessorJamesR.May.HedeliveredtheH.Albert YounglectureontheConstitutionandtheenvironment,andtraveledwithstudents toD.C.tohearoralargumentsinalandmarkUSSCclimatechangecase.

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ProfessorJohnC.DernbachandstudentstakeafreshlookatPennsylvania’s Act101anddeveloprecyclingrecommendationsforthenextgeneration.

“WidenerLawisonceagainbeing

recognizedasaleader.Thistimeitisfor oureffortsbeyondtheclassroom.”

Amessagefrom thedean

Thisfall’s WidenerLawMagazine isdevotedtotheenvironmentandlaw.Asyouareaware,Widener holdsthedistinctionofhavinganenvironmentallawcenterlocatedacrosstwostatestacklinglegal environmentalproblemsthataffecttheglobe.Co-DirectorsJohnDernbachandJamesMay,along withEnvironmentalandNaturalResourcesLawClinicDirectorKenKristlandotherrenowned centerfaculty,haveearnedinternationalreputationsintheirareasofexpertise.Inthisissueyou willgetasamplingofsomeofthetopicsthatarerelevantnotonlytotheWidenerEnvironmental LawCenter,butyouwillalsolearnhowtheacademicintersectswithgovernmentalpoliciesthat affectusall.

WidenerLawisalsoonceagainbeingrecognizedasaleader.Thistimeitisforoureffortsbeyond theclassroom.Wehaveachievednationalacclaimforourenvironment-friendlycampuses.

Whilemuchofthemagazineisfocusedonourenvironmentallawcontributions,wedohaveour regularfeaturesandIamsureyouwillenjoylearningwhyHealthLawInstituteDirectorProfessor JohnCulhaneisconsiderednationallytobea“professortotakebeforeyoudie.”

Oneofthejoysofbeinginacademiaiswelcomingthefirst-yearclass.Watchingthemarriveis alwaysasourceofenergyforme.Asthis2011-2012schoolyeargetsunderway,thesenewstudents andthemoreseasonedreturningones,whohaveentrustedtheirfutureswithus,remindmeof ourpurposeandmission.IthankyouforallyoursupportinhelpingWidenerLawprovidethe worldwithwell-trained,ethical,legalprofessionals.

LINDAL.AMMONS,JD, ASSOCIATE PROVOSTAND DEAN

“IamstillgratefulfortheopportunitiesIwas

givenandaboutwheremylegaleducation atWidenerhastakenme.”

Amessagefrom thealumniboardpresident

DEAR ALUMNIAND FRIENDS,

AsAlumniBoardPresident,Ihavethepleasureofgreetingthefirst-yearstudentsat“Welcome totheProfessionDay.”Eventhoughit’sbeensometimesinceIwasafirst-yearstudent,Istill rememberthearrayofemotionsIfelt,rangingfromnerves,toexcitementattheopportunityto attendlawschool,tojustbeingoverwhelmed.Twenty-fouryearslater,Iamstillgratefulforthe opportunitiesIwasgivenandaboutwheremylegaleducationatWidenerhastakenme.

Afteranon-campusinterview,Ispentthesummerbetweenmysecondandthirdyearsclerking atthePhiladelphiaCitySolicitor’sOffice,whichultimatelyledtofull-timeemploymentupon graduating.IremainedattheCityforabouttwoyearspriortojoiningKogan,Trichon&Wertheimer, withwhomIhavepracticedforalmost18years.MylegaleducationatWidenertrulypreparedme wellforpractice.

AsformycommitmenttoWidener,itstartedthefirstyearoflawschoolwhenIwasastudent volunteerintheOfficeofAlumniRelationsandDevelopment.Thiswasonlythestartofalong andrewardingrelationship.Aftergraduatingin1991,IjoinedtheAlumniBoardandabouttwo yearsagowaselectedBoardPresident.

IthasbeenmostimportanttometocontinuetogrowmyrelationshipwithlawschoolasIwill neverforgetWidenerforgivingmetheopportunitytofulfillmydreamofbecominganattorney. Itwastheywhohadconfidenceinmyabilityandselectedmetoenrollintheirschool.Forthat, Iwillbeforevergrateful.BeinginvolvedasPresidentoftheAlumniBoardhasenabledmeto havecontinuedinvolvementinthefutureofourprofession,tocontinuetogrowmyrelationships withfellowalumni,tocontributeinwaysInevercouldhaveforeseen,andmostimportantly, togivebacktotheplaceIwillalwayscall“Home.”

IwouldlovetohearfromyouaboutwhereWidenerLawhastakenyouandhowWidener continuestobeapartofyourlife.

Sincerely,

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Frack, Baby, F R A C K

WidenerLawExploresEnvironmentaland EconomicImplicationsoftheMarcellusShale

NaturalGasExtraction

TheWidenerLawCenter’smottois“LawforSustainability.”Whenitcomesto America’senergydemands,thequestionis:howcanthecountrysustainaready supplyofaffordableenergythatmeetsthecountry’sneedsforeconomicgrowth, whileminimizingenvironmentalimpactandover-relianceonforeignsourcing?

Somesaytheanswerismore—andmoreaggressive—extractionofnaturalgastrappedwithin shaleformationsthroughouttheUnitedStates.Proponentsrefertothisenergysource asclean—youmayhaveseenthephrase“Thisbusrunsoncleannaturalgas”onnewer busesbeingaddedtocitytransitsystemsacrossthecountry.Butmanyenvironmentalists andresidentsinareaswherenaturalgasdevelopmenthasintensifiedinrecentyearsclaim thattheprocessforgettingtoandreleasingthegasisanythingbutclean.

Attheheartofthecontroversyishydraulicfracturingor“fracking,”duringwhichsand, chemicals,andwaterarepumpedintothegroundunderhighpressuretofracturetherock andfreethegas.

FrackinghasbeengoingonforyearsinColorado,NewMexico,Texas,andWyoming.It’srecently movedintonorthernandcentralregionsofPennsylvaniaandsurroundingareasthankstothe presenceoftheMarcellusShale—avastgeologicalformationconsideredbygeologiststobe anenormousrepositoryofpotentiallyrecoverablegasintheeasternUnitedStates.

In2007,thePennsylvaniaDepartmentofEnvironmentalProtectionreportedatotalof27 MarcellusShalewellsdrilledinthestate.In2010,thenumberstoodat1,366.IftheMarcellus Shalecanproducetotheexpectationsofsomenaturalgasexperts,Pennsylvania,Ohio,New York,andWestVirginiacouldrealizeenormouseconomicadvantagesthatmaybesustainable fordecades.

Tankertrucksdeliverwaterfor the fracturing process. Apumper truck injects asand, water, and chemical mixintothe well. Recovered water is stored inopen pits, then taken to a treatment plant.

TypicalHydraulicFracturingProcess

Hydraulicfracturing, oftencalledfracking,fracing orhydrofracking, is the process of initiating and subsequently propagating a fracture in a rock layer, employing the pressure of a fluid as the sourceofenergy. The fracturing is done from a wellboredrilledinto reservoir rock formations, inorderto increase the extraction rates and ultimate recovery of oil and natural gas.

The shale is fracturedby thepressureinsideofthewell.

Naturalgasflowsfromfissuresintowell

Butdoesthiseconomicbooncomeatthe expenseoftheenvironment?Doesithaveto? ExpertsfromWidenerLawrepresent bothsidesoftheissue.

Environmentalistsclaimthatawiderangeoftoxicmaterials isusedinthehydraulicfluids,andthatpeoplelivingin regionswherefrackingisprevalentareexperiencing increasedlevelsofillness.Others,includingrepresentatives ofoilandgascompanies,maintainthattheprocesshas beencarefullyengineeredtoextractthemostavailable gaswithaminimaldegreeofdrillinganddisruption.

“Somepeoplehaveamisconceptionthatthe‘big,bad energycompanies’wanttocomeinanddosomeharm,” saidGeorgeBibikos,anadjunctprofessorofOilandGas LawatWidenerLaw’sHarrisburgcampusandanassociate atK&LGateswhereherepresentsinterestsintheoiland gasindustry.A2003graduateofWidenerLaw,Bibikos continued,“Thecompaniesactuallywantto—anddo— buildinenvironmentalprotections.Theyhaveto,bythe way,becausethey’rehighlyregulated,especiallyinthe stateofPennsylvania.ThePADepartmentofEnvironmental ProtectionadministerstheOilandGasAct,astatute designedtoregulatetheconstruction,development,and ultimatereclamationofoilandgaswellsintheCommonwealth.Companieswhodonotcomplywiththelaware subjecttopenalties,includingfines,revocationofwell permits,andadministrativesanctions.”

Environmentalists,energycompanyexecutives,regulators, andlawmakersarenottheonlypartieswithaheightened interestinnaturalgasextractioninPennsylvaniaand

surroundingregions.Arearesidentsarehungryfor information.In2009,WidenerLawestablishedthe HarrisburgofficeoftheEnvironmentalandNatural ResourcesLawClinicandcreatedaHelpLineforpeople tocallwithenvironmentalquestionsandconcerns.

AccordingtoDelawareEnvironmentalandNatural ResourcesLawClinicDirectorProfessorKennethT.Kristl, MarcellusShaleissueshavebeenbyfarthelargestsource ofrequeststotheHelpLine.Oneofthefirstordersof businesswastoputtogetheraCitizens’Guidetoexplain thegenerallegalissuesrelatedtotheMarcellusShale projects.UnderKristl’ssupervision,sixstudentsworked overthecourseofmorethantwosemesterstodraftthe Guideandmakeitavailableonlinesothatanyonecan haveaccess.

ProfessorKristlsaid,“We’vebeencontactedbyindividuals asfarawayasOhiowhoareaskingforpermissionto distributetheGuidetomembersoftheirorganizations. Soitcertainlyhashadbroadreachandimpactinterms ofhowtoeducatethepublicaboutthecomplexissues relatedtoMarcellusShalegasdrilling.”

InadditiontoproducingtheCitizens’Guide,theClinicis activelyrepresentingsomepeoplewhoselivesarebeing affectedbyMarcellusShalegasextraction.“Thesepeople arerightinthemiddleofthis.They’redealingwiththese issueseveryday,”ProfessorKristlsaid.

OneofthepeoplewhoselifehasbeenalteredisJosh Fox,adocumentaryfilmproducerwhocreatedtheOscarnominated Gasland aboutreportedeffectsofnaturalgas extraction,particularlyfromfracking.Fox,whogrewup andstilllivesinruralPennsylvania,waspromptedtocreate thefilmafterreceivingaletterofferinghimageneroussum forrightstodrillonfamilyland.Thetwo-hourdocumentary chronicledFox’stravelsacrosstheUnitedStatestovisit peoplewhoseliveshadbeenaffectedbynaturalgasdrilling.

JoshFoxvisitedWidenerLawinHarrisburg,wherea specialscreeningof Gasland waspresented.KenKristl arrangedthe Gasland simulcastontheDelawarecampus. “Icouldtellbythecommentsafterthescreeningthat thestudentswereaffectedbythemovie,”Kristlsaid.“It promptedmuchthoughtfuldiscussionabouttheissues.”

AlthoughdelvingintoMarcellusShaleissuesiscurrently thehighest-profileworkoftheClinic,itisbynomeansits onlyfocus.“TheEnvironmentalandNaturalResources LawClinicstartedontheDelawarecampusin1989,” Kristlsaid.“ProfessorDaveHodaswasthefirstdirector; JimMaytookitoverandwasdirectorfrom1992until 2004whenItookover.Sotherehavebeenthreedirectors. AtthetimeoftheClinic’stwentiethanniversary,we estimatedthattherehadbeenmorethan200cases involving20differentfederalcourts,statecourts,and administrativeagencies,representingmorethan20,000 hoursofprobonowork.”

“Thosenumbershaveincreasedsincethattime,” hecontinued.“Weaverageabout3,500to4,000 hoursofprobonotimeperyear.Soweprovide alotoflearningopportunitiesforstudentsand doalotofgoodoutinthecommunity.We’re representingpeoplewhowouldnothave representationotherwise,we’reraising issuesthatwouldnothavebeenraised, andwe’vehadmorethanenough victoriesinwhichajudgeagreedwith theargumentswemade.Thoseare thingsthatwouldnothavehappened withouttheclinic.Wehavechallenged regulatorstodoabetterjob,andwe feelthatitallhasbeenbeneficialto theenvironment.”

PennsylvaniafilmmakerJoshFox participatedinaspecialscreening ofhisdocumentary Gasland at WidenerLaw’sHarrisburgcampus.

Onthesurface,MarcellusShaleextractionseemstobe aclassiccaseofeconomicversusenvironmentalissues. Butdoesithavetobeazero-sumgamewhereoneprevails attheexpenseoftheother?

AccordingtoGeorgeBibikos,“Oneofthegoalsunder statelawistoefficientlyandeconomicallydevelopthe naturalresourcesinPennsylvaniaandtodoitwithina systemthatregulatesthewayit’sdonesoasnottoharm theenvironmentorthehealthofthepeople.”

EventheWhiteHousehasweighedinonthesubject.An officialfactsheettitled“America’sEnergySecurity”released onMarch30,2011,calledforresponsibledevelopment practicesfornaturalgas.Itstates:“TheAdministrationis committedtotheuseofthisimportantdomesticresource, butwemustensureitisdevelopedsafelyandresponsibly. TothatendtheAdministrationisfocusedonincreasing transparencyabouttheuseoffrackingchemicals,working withstateregulatorstooffertechnicalassistance,and launchinganewinitiativetotapexpertsinindustry,the environmentalcommunityandstatestodeveloprecommendationsforshaleextractionpracticesthatwillensure theprotectionofpublichealthandtheenvironment.”

Energydevelopmentthat ensurestheprotectionofpublic healthandtheenvironment— theverydefinitionofsustainability.Andlawforsustainability isattheveryfoundationof Widener’sEnvironmental Lawteaching,scholarship, andpractice.

AccesstheCitizens’Guideat q-r.co/WIDELAW/CitizensGuide

Blue,Gold, &Green

WidenerLawnationallyrecognizedfor environmentalscholarshipandinitiatives.

Fordecades,lawschoolshavebeen rankedaccordingtomanymeasures, bothqualitativeandquantitative.The namesarewellknownbyadministrators, faculty,andapplicantsalike. U.S.News &WorldReport. TheGourmanReport. TheHyltonandLeiterrankings.

“Wehaveagreatstorytotellhere aboutwhatwearedoingforstudents, ourcommunityactivities,ourteaching, andourveryactivescholarship,and weareveryhappythatthesemagazines recognizedthatstory,”saidDistinguished ProfessorJohnC.Dernbach,directorofthe school’sEnvironmentalLawCenter.

Nowthereisanewrankingsystemthatrates lawschoolsaccordingtotheir“green”initiatives andcurriculum.AnHonorRolldevisedby NationalJurist and preLaw magazinescites20law schoolsacrossthenationasthegreenest,based onfactorssuchasenvironmentalcurriculum, externships,summerprograms,andearth-friendly campusbuildingsandprograms.

WidenerLawwasawardedMagnaCumLaude distinction,oneofonlysevenschoolstomeritthat honor.TheHonorRollwassegmentedintofour tiers:SummaCumLaude,MagnaCumLaude, CumLaude,andHonorableMention.Schools werenotrankedwithineachtier,butsimply listedalphabetically.

TheCenter,anacademic-civicinitiativeoperating onbothcampusessinceOctober2009,isjust partofthatstory.Inadditiontobeingaleader inEnvironmentalLawcurricula,Wideneroffers third-yearstudentstheopportunitytoparticipate inactualcasesthroughourEnvironmentaland NaturalResourcesLawClinicandisoneofonly fivelawschoolsinthenationtobeacceptedas apartnerintheAmericanBarAssociation’sU.S. EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyLawOffice ClimateChallenge.PartoftheABAchallenge specifiesthatrecyclingofofficepaperbeincreased toatleast90percent.

Inaddition,bothcampuseshavereducedpaper consumptionbymakingdouble-sidedprinting thedefaultsettingforcampusprintersandby circulatinginterofficememoselectronically.In addition,allofficesonbothcampuseshavebeen outfittedwithrecyclingcontainersandareactively recyclingcans,glass,cardboard,andnewspapers.

InUSSCcaseandYounglecture, ProfessorJamesR.Mayproves himselfaformidableadvocatefor theenvironment.

MayShinesinApril

PThroughtheirteachingandscholarship, ProfessorsJimMay(right)andJohnDernbach areshapingthefutureofEnvironmentalLaw.

rofessorJamesR.Mayisalwaysbusy,butAprilwasanespecially hecticmonthashefocusedontwokeyareasofhisrecentwork:aU.S. SupremeCourtcasecenteredonclimatechangeandalectureonthe nexusofenvironmentalandconstitutionalissueshe’sbeenstudying duringhistermasH.AlbertYoungFellowinConstitutionalLaw.

Ascholar,professoroflaw,andCo-DirectoroftheEnvironmentalLawCenteratWidener,Mayisnationally recognizedasanadvocateforenvironmentalcauses, mostrecentlyinthecaseofAmericanElectricPower Co.,Inc.v.Connecticut,USSCCaseNo.10-174 (AEP)

Atissue:whetherstatesandprivatepartiescansuepower companiesunderfederalcommonlawforcontributing toglobalwarmingandcompelthemtolimitgreenhouse gasemissions.ProfessorMaynotonlyactedasCounsel ofRecord,coauthoringtheBriefofLawProfessorsas AmiciCuriaeinSupportofRespondents,healsoserved asaspeakerattheEnvironmentalLawInstitute’spanel discussionofthecaseinWashington,D.C.,onApril13.

Theplaintiffssuedunderfederalcommonandstatepublic nuisancelaw,askingthecourtforinjunctivereliefto“cap” defendants’emissions,developascheduleforreducing defendants’emissionsonapercentagebasisovertime, assessandmeasureavailablealternativeenergyresources, andreconcileitsreliefwithU.S.foreignanddomesticpolicy. Theutilitydefendants,ontheotherhand,contendedthat

federalcourtsshouldexercisejudicialrestraintin“resolving questionsofhighpolicy,whichareforthepoliticalbranches.”

Thelandmarkcaseonclimatechangewasarguedbeforethe U.S.SupremeCourtonApril19,2011.ProfessorMayanda groupofstudentstraveledtoWashingtontowitnessoral argument,whicheveryonefoundtobeafascinatingevent.

“Thegreatpartisthatthecaseinvolvedfiveconstitutional lawissues…seldomisitthattheSupremeCourtconsiders acasewiththatmanyconstitutionallawissues,much lessenvironmentallawissues,muchlessgreenhouse gasissues.Ithelpedmeteachconstitutionallaw.”

Maywrote,“Atoralargument,noneofthejusticesseriously questionedthatclimatechangeisoccurring,thathuman activityisplayingaroleinthatdynamic,thattheCleanAir ActbestowsuponEPAtheauthoritytoregulategreenhouse gasesasa‘pollutant’underMassachusettsv.EPA,thatat leastthestatespossessbothconstitutionalandprudential standing,orthatthepoliticalquestiondoctrineconsigns climatecasestothepoliticalbranches.Ontheother hand,astrongandperhapsunanimousmajorityofthe

“Itwasaterrificexperience… we’vebeenworkingwithprofessors fromallaroundthecountry.”

Courtseemedtoacceptthenotionthat EPA’sdiscretionaryauthorityundertheClean AirActtoregulategreenhousegasemissions displacesfederalcommonlaw.”

M aycontinued,“Regardless,AEPcould beoneofthemostimportantdecisionseverissued inthefieldofenvironmentallaw.AEPstandsastride severaljunctures:publicandprivatelaw;environmental, constitutional,andinternationallaw;injunctiveandlegal relief;stateandfederalaction;andjudicially,legislatively,and administrativelyfashionedresponses.Withitscornucopian issuesextraordinaire—separationofpowers,federalism, standing,displacement,politicalquestion,tort,and prudence—ithassomethingfornearlyalllegaltastes, temperaments,andtalent.Tocomplicatethepicture,the 112thCongresshasmadeblockingEPAactiononclimate changeapriority,whichinformsthecasesandactions above.If,forexample,Congresssuspendsorupends EPA’sauthority,thenthedisplacementissuediscussed abovewouldseemonceagaintobeonthetable. WhatevertheCourtdecidesinAEPissuretorockthe foundationofclimatelawandpolicyformanyyears, perhapsgenerations,tocome.”

TheSupremeCourtannounceditsrulingonJune20, sidingwiththepositionsProfessorMayandco-authors presentedintheAmicusBrief.Inablogpostwritten thatday,Mayreported,“[T]heCourtheldthat theCleanAirAct,whencoupledwith theEnvironmentalProtection Agency’s(EPA)discretionary authoritythattheCourtrecognizedinMassachusettsv.EPA,aswellastheactionsEPA hastakeninthelasttwoyearstoregulate greenhousegasemissions,displacesfederal commonlawcausesofactionforremedial actionaddressingclimatechange.”

“Inbrief,theCourtwasunwillingtovestfederaljudges withthetaskofperformingwhatitviewedtobe primarilyregulatoryrolessubjecttodemocratic processes.Writingforan8-0majorityoftheCourt (JusticeSotomayorrecusedherself),Justice Ginsburgreasoned:‘Thejudgmentstheplaintiffs wouldcommittofederaljudges,insuitsthatcouldbe filedinanyfederaldistrict,cannotbereconciledwiththe decision-makingschemeCongressenacted.TheSecond Circuiterred,wehold,inrulingthatfederaljudgesmay setlimitsongreenhousegasemissionsinfaceofalaw empoweringEPAtosetthesamelimits,subjecttojudicial reviewonlytoensureagainstaction“arbitrary,capricious, …orotherwisenotinaccordancewithlaw.”Thus,the Courtconcludedthat“[a]nysuchclaimwouldbedisplaced bythefederallegislationauthorizingEPAtoregulate carbondioxideemissions.Sosevenyearsonthecase returnstothedistrictcourt,andpossiblytostatecourt, toconsidertheplaintiffs’statecommonlawclaims,and withthem,preemptionandahostofotherconstitutional andcommonlawissues.”

SeeProfessorMay’s June20blogpostat q-r.co/WIDELAW/EnviroLawBlog

PleaseRecyclethis WhitePaper

ClimateChangeLawStudentsandProfessorSeekto IncreaseRecyclingandReduceWasteinPennsylvania

“Ican’trememberatimewhenthere wasn’trecycling,justlikeIcan’trememberatime whentherewasn’t TheSimpsons.”

hat’sastatementbyDanDiMaria’11,bornin1985inWilkes-Barre,Pennsylvania,andoneof fivestudentswhotookJohnDernbach’sspring2010Harrisburgcampusseminaronclimate changelaw.

DanhopesthatrecyclingwillbecomeasingrainedinAmericancultureasBart,Homer,Marge,and Lisa.Aspartofthatseminar,heandhisclassmates,whoalllearnedto“reduce,reuse,recycle” inelementaryschool,workedalongwithProfessorDernbachontheprojectthatwouldbecome theresearchreport,“NextGenerationRecyclingandWasteReduction:BuildingontheSuccess ofPennsylvania’s1988Legislation.”

TheWhitePaperwasreleasedinAprilofthisyearbyWidener’sEnvironmentalLawCenter. Itsconclusion:TheCommonwealth’srecyclingprogramis“rudderlessanddrifting.”Meaningful wordsfromDernbach,whospenthisboyhoodfishingwithhisdadinnorthernWisconsin— theverythingthatinspiredhispassionforprotectingtheenvironment.

Inthelate1980s,whileworkingasalawyerforthePennsylvaniaDepartmentofEnvironmental Resources,DernbachhelpeddraftAct101,Pennsylvania’sMunicipalWastePlanning,Recycling andWasteReductionAct.TheActmandatedrecyclinginPennsylvania’slargermunicipalities, requiredcountiestodevelopmunicipalwastemanagementplans,andprovidedforgrantsto offsetexpenses.

Today,DernbachisDistinguishedProfessorofLawatWideneranddirectorofitsEnvironmental LawCenter.“ThiswasthefirstWhitePapertocomeoutoftheCenter,”ProfessorDernbachsaid. “Ihadworkedondraftingtheoriginallawforaboutthreeandahalfyearsbeforeitwaspassed. Nowthatit’sbeenineffectformorethan20years,Iwantedtheclasstorevisitthestatute andasksomequestionsabouthowwellthelawhasworked,andhowitcanbemadebetter.”

Whenoriginallypassed,thegoalsof theActweretoreducePennsylvania’s municipalwastegeneration,recycleat least25percentofwastegenerated, procureanduserecycledandrecyclablematerialsinstategovernmental agencies,andeducatethepublicas tothebenefitsofrecyclingandwaste reduction.Thosebenefitsinclude reducedpollutionrisks,conservation ofnaturalresources,energyandlandfill space,andreduceddisposalcosts. Eachstudentchoseanaspectofthe recyclinglawtoresearchandwrite about.Oncepapersweregraded, ProfessorDernbachcompiledthe informationinonedocumentandspent severalmonthseditingandpolishing. Hethencirculatedthereporttostudents, colleagues,andkeypeoplefrom variousenvironmental,business, andgovernmentgroupsforfeedback. Theresultisa46-pagedocumentthat ispartreportcard,partblueprintfor thefutureofPennsylvaniarecycling. Itcontainsanambitioussetofrecommendationstoexpandrecyclingand wastereductioninwaysthatwould benefitPennsylvaniaenvironmentally andeconomically—ideasthatprovide aplatformforaseriousconversation aboutthefutureofthestate’srecycling program.

Accordingtothereport,Act101could beimprovedinsignificantwaysto increaserecyclingandreducewaste, aswellasfostereconomicdevelopment andjobcreation.Thepaperstates thatitis“forthenextgenerationof Pennsylvanianswhowilllearnabout, andparticipatein,recyclingandwaste reductionbecauseofAct101.Itis intendedtostrengthentheeffectiveness ofthatActandraise‘nextgeneration’ reasonstocareaboutrecyclingand wastereduction—sustainabilityand climatechange—thatwerenotin clearfocuswhentheActwasadopted in1988.”

REPORT

Recommendations

❧ Settingnewandmoreambitiousrecycling andwastereductiongoals,usingaccurate andaccessibledatatomeasureprogress, andonceagaingivingprioritytopublic educationonrecyclingandwaste reduction.

❧ Expandingthenumberofmunicipalities requiredtorecycle,aswellasthematerials tobeincludedinrecycling.

❧ Placinggreateremphasisoncommercial andinstitutionalrecycling,requiringthe useof“pay-as-you-throw”systems.

❧ Usingthegrantprogramtosupport innovationsinrecyclingandwaste reduction.

❧ Creatinganhonorrolltorecognize companiesfortheircontributionsto recyclingandwastereduction.

❧ Ensuringstableandpermanentfinancial supportfortheprogram.

Thereportpresentsabroadrangeofreasonswhystrongerrecyclingmeasures wouldbenefitPennsylvania’seconomyandenvironment.Thosereasons include“adesiretomovetheeconomyinagreenerandmorejob-creating direction,globaleconomiccompetition,highandfluctuatingoilprices, growingglobaldemandforenergyresources,theenvironmentaleffectsof fossilfuels—anoldissuemadenewbytheBPGulfofMexicooildisaster— and,ofgreatestsignificance,climatechange.”

Thereportconcludesthatitsrecommendations (seeboxatleft) “wouldleadto amoredynamicandeffectiveprogram—aprogrammorecapableofturningwaste intoeconomicopportunityandjobcreation”and“availabletothenextgeneration ofPennsylvanians,includingchildrenwhoarenowinelementaryschool.”

Whenfinished,thepaperwaspostedonline,andProfessorDernbach workedwithWidenerLaw’spublicrelationsandwebprofessionalstohelp getthewordout.“Thestaffworkedveryhardtomakesurethereportwould bereadilyavailabletoanyonewhoisinterested,”ProfessorDernbachremarked. “IfyouGoogle‘PARecyclingReport,’it’stheveryfirstthingtoappearinthe searchresults.”

DanDiMaria,theSimpsonsfanandrecyclingadvocatequotedintheopening paragraph,isoptimisticthatthereportwillhaveafar-reachingandlasting impact:“Iwouldlovetoseerecyclingexpandedtocommercialenterprises,” Dansaid.“RightnowtheActjustrecommendsrecyclingforbusinesses,even thoseaslargeasWalmartandMcDonald’s.Yetprivateindustryproducesover halfofthewastegeneratedinthestate.The‘civilian’market,sotospeak,for recyclinghasa25to30percentdiversionrate.Inotherwords,30percentof thewasteistakenoutandrecycled.Howmuchmorematerialcouldwegetif thesecompanieswerenotjuststronglyrecommended,butcompelledbylaw torecyclealongwiththemunicipalitiesinwhichthey’relocated?Rightnow, there’sabsolutelynoenforcementmechanismtomakeacommercialenterprise recycle,unlessit’saspecificmateriallikehazardouswaste.”

Danlookstothosewhowereraisedtolookfortherecyclingarrowstoreignitethemomentumandpushfor astronger,moreencompassingversionofAct101.“Itwassurprisingtometorealizetherewasa pointwherepeopleconsideredrecyclingfutileordidn’tthinkaboutitatall.Now, whensomeoneofmygenerationislookingtorecyclesomethinganddoesn’t seethatblueorgreencan,we’regoingtoaskquestions.Wewantto makesurethatthenextgenerationsconsiderrecycling secondnature,justlikewedo.”

Accessthecompletetext oftheWhitePaperat q-r.co/WIDELAW/WhitePaper

ANDREL.SMITH joinstheDelawarecampusfaculty inatenure-trackcapacityafterservingasVisiting Professorin2010-2011.PriortojoiningWidener Law,ProfessorSmithtaughtatFloridaInternational UniversityCollegeofLawandalsoservedasVisiting ProfessorofLawatPennsylvaniaStateUniversity DickinsonCollegeofLaw.WhileobtaininghisJ.D.fromHoward University,Mr.Smithservedonthe HowardLawReview.Sincegraduating, hehasearnedhisLLMfromGeorgetownUniversityLawCenter, servedasanattorney-advisortotheHonorableMauriceB.Foleyon theUnitedStatesTaxCourt,andauthoredlawjournalarticlesontax, property,jurisprudence,andotherareasoflaw.ProfessorSmithwill teachtaxandadministrativelaw.

LUKEM.SCHEUER joinsWidener’sInstituteofDelaware CorporateandBusinessLawasanassociateprofessor. ProfessorScheuerisa magnacumlaude graduateof BostonCollegeLawSchool,whereheservedas editorofthe BostonCollegeLawReview.Afterlawschool, hepracticedwithGoodwinProcterasaCorporateAssociateinBoston andclerkedforJudgeJudithDein,ChiefMagistrateJudge,U.S.District CourtofMassachusetts.ProfessorScheuerhastaughtasanadjunct atBostonCollegeLawSchool,UniversityofMassachusettsSchoolof Law,andBostonUniversitySchoolofLaw.HewasaBostonCollege LawSchoolEagleScholarFellow.Priortolawschool,heearnedhis MasterofArtsinEnglishLiteraturefromtheUniversityofToronto, anddancedprofessionallyfortheOperaAtelier,NationalBalletof Canada,andAlbertaBallet.

REBECCAL.SCALIO joinstheDelawarecampusfaculty asAssistantProfessorofLegalMethodsafterserving asanadjunctLegalMethodsProfessorandVisiting LegalMethodsProfessor.ProfessorScalioreceived herJ.D.fromTempleUniversityBeasleySchoolof Law,whereshewasanExecutiveEditorofthe Temple PoliticalandCivilRightsLawReview.BeforearrivingatWidener,shetaught LegalWritingandAppellateAdvocacyatTempleandpracticedwith thefirmsofRichards,Layton&Finger,P.A.andPotterAnderson& CorroonLLP,whereshefocusedonChapter11debtorandcreditor representationandcorporatelitigation,respectively.ProfessorScalio’s researchinterestsincludelegalwritingpedagogy,ethicsinlegalwriting, professionalresponsibility,andbankruptcy.

STEVENH.STEINGLASS joinstheDelawarecampus facultyasVisitingProfessorofLaw.ProfessorSteinglass comesfromClevelandStateUniversity’sClevelandMarshallCollegeofLaw,whereheisDeanEmeritus andProfessorofLaw.Hefirstservedasafaculty memberatCleveland-Marshallfrom1980untilhe wasappointedAssociateDeanin1996,InterimDeanin1996,and,the nextyear,thelawschool’s12thDean,inwhichcapacityheserveduntil hisreturntothefacultyin2005.PriortojoiningCleveland-Marshall CollegeofLaw,hepracticedlawinWisconsinasStaffAttorneyunderthe ReginaldHeberSmithFellowshipProgramandultimatelyasDirector ofLegalActionofWisconsin,Inc.,thestate’slargestlegalservices program.HealsoservedasaLecturerinLawattheUniversityof WisconsinLawSchool.ProfessorSteinglassisa1964graduateofthe WhartonSchoolofUniversityofPennsylvaniaaswellastheColumbia UniversitySchoolofLawin1967.ProfessorSteinglassisanationally knownexpertonSection1983CivilRightsLitigationandafrequent lectureratcontinuinglegalandjudicialeducationprogramsthroughout thecountry.Heiswidelypublishedandhasarguedseveralcasesbefore theU.S.SupremeCourt.

ProfessorJohnCulhaneon theLawSchoolBucketList

Namedoneofthe“23LawProfessorstoTakeBeforeYouDie.”

YoumightsayProfessorJohnCulhanewasbornintothelaw.His fatherwasinlawenforcement—aNewYorkCitycopwhomoved thefamilyoutofthecitytothesmallWestchesterCounty(NY)town ofPearlRiverwhenCulhanewasinsixthgrade.Aphilosophymajor atTheCollegeofWilliamandMary,Culhaneultimatelydecidedto pursuealawdegreeandgraduatedfromFordhamUniversityLaw Schoolin1982.AfterayearclerkingforaFederalDistrictCourt judge,hespentseveralyearspracticingcorporatelitigationfora WallStreetlawfirm.

Atlawschool,Culhaneneverimaginedhewouldendupteaching.Itwasacasual remarkfromthejudgeheclerkedforthatdeterminedthecourseofhiscareer:“Well, you’llbeinlawteachingwithinfiveyears.”Culhane’sbeenteachingthelawatWidener since1987,lovingeveryminuteofit.Witnessingthetransformationofwide-eyed, first-yearstudentsintobuddinglegalprofessionals.Enjoyingthecamaraderieand intellectualsharingoffellowWidenerLawprofessors.ServingasdirectorofWidener’s nationallyrecognizedHealthLawInstitute.Exploring,teaching, andpublishingonawiderangeoflegaltopics.

Culhane’sbeenteachingthe lawatWidenersince1987, lovingeveryminuteofit.

Thearticle,“23LawProfessorstoTakeBeforeYouDie,”published intheMarch2011issueof NationalJurist magazine,asks,“What ifyoucouldbringtogethersomeofthemostentertaining,influential, andrivetingprofessorsinlegalacademiatogetherunderoneroof?”

ProfessorCulhanejoined21otherlawprofessorsandonedeanonthelistoflaw facultywho“entertain,inspireandintrigue.”

Culhanereadilyacknowledgestheteacherswhoinspiredhisownteachingphilosophy. Therewasaninth-gradesocialstudiesteacherandahighschoolphilosophyteacher atPearlRiverHighSchool.HisadvisoratWilliamandMary.Afirst-yearCivilProcedure professoratFordham.Allhaddifferentstylesandinterests,butallsharedapassion fortheirsubjectsandforengagingstudents’mindsandheartsinsidetheclassroom.

OneofcommentsCulhanemosttreasuresisastudent’sremarktoanotherWidener Lawprofessor.Shesaid,“Inotherclasses,welearninformation.InProfessorCulhane’s class,wehaveaconversation.”Itis,ofcourse,aninformedconversationstructured

tocoverthelegalprinciplesslatedforagivenday’sdiscussion.Butitisaconversationinwhichstudents andprofessorcomeawaywithmoreanddeeperinsights,moreknowledge,andmoreenthusiasmfor analyzingandshapingargumentsaroundthelegalissuesathand.

“Iusealotofhumor,”Culhanesaid.“Ithinkstudentslearnbetterwhenthey’rehavinganenjoyable classroomexperience.Atthesametime,Iexpectthemtoberigorousintheirthinking.Iaskalotof follow-upquestionsandtrytogetstudentstothinkaboutthingsinadifferentway—andalsotoget myselftothinkinadifferentway.IfaclasssessiongoesbyandIdon’tlearnsomethingfrommy students,that’snotgoodeither.”

“Inotherclasses,welearninformation. InProfessorCulhane’sclass,wehaveaconversation.”

STUDENTREMARK

Culhanecallshisscholarship“eclectic.”Since9/11,he’sbeenexploringtheissuessurrounding compensationforvictimsofdisasters.Forexample,hewonderedwhythegovernmentpaid9/11victims solavishly,whileHurricaneKatrinavictimsreceivedjustenoughtohelpthemgetbackontheirfeet. Hisconclusion:Inthe9/11case,thegovernmentusedatortmodelofcompensation,whichisalmost neverdone.Hisanalysisledtoseveraljournalarticlesandanappearanceinadocumentarycalled AmericaBetrayed.

Healsocontributestotheonlinemagazine,Slate,andblogsatwordinedgewise.com.Currently,he’s workingonabookonsame-sexrightsgearedtothelayreaderwiththeworkingtitle ThoseCivilUnion Things,andherecentlyeditedanarticleonmarriageinthebook ReconsideringLawandPolicyDebates: APublicHealthPerspective

“Icouldnothavefoundabetterfitintermsofmyskillsandpersonality,”ProfessorCulhanesays abouthiscareerinlegalacademia.“I’mnotmusical,I’mnotartistic,I’mnotmathematical.Thetwo thingsIcandowellarespeakandwrite.”Nottomentionengage,inspire,andprovidearigorous educationfortheWidenerstudentsluckyenoughtoparticipateinhisclasses.

LINDAL.AMMONS was interviewedaboutthe EarlBradleyinvestigationonNPR’s“All ThingsConsidered”in June.Shespokeabout “Influence,Power,and StrategicCommunicationinNegotiations, theCourtroom,theOffice&Beyond”atthe PennsylvaniaBarInstitute’sCommissionon WomenintheProfessionCLEandserved askeynotespeakerattheWidenerWomen’s NetworkHarrisburgChapter—oneofmany WidenerLawalumnigroupssheaddressed— attheirAprilluncheon.Shewasalsothekeynote speakeratthenationalmeetingofLawSchool DiversityProfessionalsinHarrisburg,wasa guestattheinvitation-only2011Women’s PowerSummitonLaw&Leadershipin Austin,Texas,andspoketoparentsofAfricanAmericanstudentsattheTowerHillSchool inWilmington,whereshediscussedthevalue ofalegaleducation,diversityinlegaleducation andthelegalprofession,andherownpathto becomingalawprofessoranddean.

DIONNEE.ANTHON,ANNE.FRUTH, and AMANDAL.SMITH presented“Adding CollaborativeandFormativeFeedback OpportunitiestoYourClasses:HowGrading byDesignandWorkingTogetherSavetheDay” attheInstituteforLawTeachingandLearning conferenceatNewYorkLawSchool.

DANAHARRINGTON CONNER presentedher article“BacktotheDrawing Board:BarrierstoJoint Decision-Makingin CustodyCasesInvolving IntimatePartnerViolence”atDukeLaw SchoolduringFebruary’sDukeJournalof GenderLaw&PolicySymposium The ChangingFaceofFamilies.InApril,shespoke

attheWidenerWomen’sNetworkingluncheon atMcCarter&EnglishinWilmington, Delaware.Hertopic:“WorkLifeBalance inthePracticeofLaw.”

JOHNG.CULHANE was honoredwiththe2011 DouglasE.RayExcellence inScholarshipAwardfor hisworkoncutting-edge issues,andparticularlyfor hisbook, ReconsideringLawandPolicyDebates:A PublicHealthPerspective, whichinvitesinnovative approachestopublicpolicyissuesfroma publichealthperspective.ProfessorCulhane continuestoblogprolificallyonarangeof issuesviaseveralwebsites,includinghisown, wordinedgewise.org/.

ERINDALY wasnamed H.AlbertYoungFellow inConstitutionalLaw for2011-2013.ABoard MemberofCommon Cause/Delaware,a nonpartisanwatchdoggroupwhosemission istopromoteopen,ethical,andaccountable governmentatthelocal,state,andnational levelsbyeducatingandmobilizingthecitizens ofDelaware,shewasrecentlynamedto thenominatingcommitteeofthenational CommonCause.Shecontinuestowork withProfessor JAMESR.MAY onthe constitutionalizationofenvironmentalrights aroundtheworld.InJuly,shesteppeddown asAssociateDeanofFacultyResearchand Development.

JOHNC.DERNBACH wasapanelistatthe SustainabilityEthicsConferenceatPenn StateUniversityandmoderatedthepanel “AnEssentialPathwaytoSustainability: EnergyEfficiency,”co-sponsoredbythe EnvironmentalLawInstituteandABASection

onEnvironment,Energy,andResources.He alsospokeabout“TheoryofRegulationand StandardSetting”atEnvironmentalLaw Forum2011.Inaddition,heco-plannedthree teleconferencesbasedon AgendaforaSustainable America, cosponsoredbyELIandABA.

MICHAELR.DIMINO,SR., washonoredwiththe DouglasE.RayExcellence inFacultyScholarship Award.Hehasbeen appointedtotheexecutive committeeoftheFederalistSociety’sFree SpeechandElectionLawPracticeGroup.He alsotestifiedatahearingofthePennsylvania BarAssociationConstitutionalReview Commission.

JEANMACCHIAROLI EGGEN washonoredwith the2011DouglasE.Ray ExcellenceinScholarship Awardforhersophisticated andgroundbreakingbody ofwork,includingherparadigm-shifting argumentthatpunitivedamagesoperateat theintersectionofpubliclawandprivatelaw (notcriminalandcivillawasistheconventional wisdom).Shecontinuestoworkonher NanoLawblog(blogs.law.widener.edu/ nanolaw),whichhasbeengainingincreased attention.

TONYAM.EVANS served asaPBIfacultymember fortheannualspeaker’s trainingcourse“Presenting Excellence”inPhiladelphia. Shealsoconducteda sessiontitled“CopyrightforWritersinthe 21stCentury”atthePennwritersConference inPittsburgh.

JILLE.FAMILY gave thelecture“Immigration Law:APrimer”tothe PennsylvaniaState AssociationofBoroughs. Shealsospokeabout “TheRoleofImmigrationEnforcementin theAdjudicationCrisis”atRutgersUniversity SchoolofLaw–Newark,andpresented“Murky ImmigrationLawandtheChallengesFacing BenefitsAdjudication”atWidenerLaw.In addition,shereceivedanABApresidential appointmenttoserveontheAdvisoryCommitteeoftheCommissiononImmigrationas wellasanominationtoserveontheCouncil oftheAdministrativeLawSection.

JOHNL.GEDID convened ahearing,heldatthe Harrisburgcampus,ofthe PennsylvaniaBarAssociationConstitutionalReview Commissiononthetopic ofLegislativeReapportionment.Healso organizedandlecturedatasymposiumonthe contributionsofCommonwealthCourtto Pennsylvaniajurisprudence.Alljudgesofthat courtattended.Otherlawschoolspeakersat thesymposiumincludedProfessors G.RANDALL LEE and JOHNC.DERNBACH

MICHAELJ.GOLDBERG participatedinapanel discussionatSwarthmore CollegeonMarch2onthe subjectofcardcheckand neutralityagreements, particularlyastheypertaintoSwarthmore’s proposedhotelprojectandtheaccompanying debateoverunionization.

LAWRENCEA.HAMERMESH’S article, “Loyalty’scoredemand:Thedefiningroleof goodfaithincorporationlaw,”co-writtenwith ViceChancellor LEOSTRINE,R.FRANKLIN BALOTTI, and JEFFREYM.GORRIS, was selectedoneofthetoptencorporateand securitiesarticlespublishedin2010,bythe CorporatePracticeCommentator throughapeerselectionprocess.

ANNAP.HEMINGWAY madeapresentationand servedonapanelatthe AssociationofLegalWriting DirectorsLeadershipforthe SecondWaveconference inSacramento,California.Thepanelwas “ConstructingaScholarlyPersona,”and herpresentationwastitled“TheWorkof LeadingaLawSchoolClassSuccessfully: Re-envisioningClassroomDynamics UnderLeadershipPrinciples.”

LOUISEL.HILL presented aContinuingLegal Educationprogramon Confidentialityand PrivilegeinWilmington, Delaware,aspartofa half-dayLormanSeminardevotedto Professionalism.

DAVIDR.HODAS lecturedonclimatechange “denialism”atWilliamsCollegeonMay4. Hemoderatedapublicinformationmeeting organizedbyCongressmanJohnCarney (D–Del.)withtheNRCRegion1Administrator,PresidentofPSE&GPower(itsnuclear operations),andthedirectoroftheDelaware EmergencyManagementAgencyonnuclear safety.

JENNIFERM.LEAR participatedinascholar’s forumatGeorgeWashingtonUniversityLawSchool aspartoftheCapitalArea LegalWritingConference. Shediscussedherarticle“PlainEnglishfor LegalWritingProfessors—CreatingLegal WritersThrough6-TraitInstructionand Assessment,”forwhichshereceivedagrant fromtheLegalWritingInstitute,theAssociationofLegalWritingDirectors,andLexisNexislastsummer.Shealsopresented“Made YaLook—UsingDetailtoPersuade”atthe SoutheastRegionalLegalWritingConference atMercerLawSchool.

G.RANDALLLEE presented anethicsprogramforthe PennsylvaniaBarInstitute beforeaPhiladelphia76ers game.Thetopic:whether NCAAregulationsdeny highschoolandcollegeathletestheirright toeffectivelegalrepresentation.Healso conductedCLEprogramsatFordhamLaw SchoolandthroughoutPennsylvaniaon “BobDylanandtheArtofTakingLegalEthics Seriously.”Inaddition,hehelpedcoordinate thePennsylvaniaLawyersConcernedfor LawyersConferenceforthedeansofstudents atPennsylvanialawschools.

JAMESR.MAY was counsel-of-recordand coauthoredthe“Briefof LawProfessorsasAmici CuriaeinSupportof RespondentsinAmerican ElectricPowerv.Connecticut.”ProfessorMay’s recentpresentationsinclude:“Environmental CitizenSuitUpdate”attheAmericanLaw Institute/AmericanBarAssociationAnnual

EnvironmentalLawCourtofStudyinWashington;“JusticiabilityandClimateLitigation” attheValparaisoLawSchool;and“EnvironmentalRightsandConstitutionalReformation inHungary,”ataconsultationfortheHungarian ParliamentarianOmbudsmaninBudapest. HealsogavetheH.AlbertYoungLectureat theHotelduPontinWilmingtoninApril2011.

NICHOLASA.MIRKAY receivedtheStudent BarAssociation’s2011 President’sAwardfor hisassistancewiththe Delawarechapterof WillsforHeroesandforhiseffortstohelp studentsobtainpracticalexperienceinclient interviewing,counseling,anddraftingof estateplanningdocuments.ProfessorMirkay co-coordinatedtheWillsforHeroeseventheld ontheDelawareCampusinMarch.Healso received,byvoteoftheDelawareclassof2011, theOutstandingFacultyAward.Professor Mirkaypresentedhiscurrentwork-in-progress, “InternationalPhilanthropyandthePublic PolicyDoctrine:AModernConundrum,” attheLawandSocietyannualmeetingin SanFranciscoonJune2.

JULIETM.MORINGIELLO presented“ThePast, Present,andFutureof ElectronicContracting,” attheSixthInternational ConferenceonContracts inGulfport,Florida.Shealsoservedasa paneliston“UniformCommercialCode— StumptheChumps,”attheAmericanBar AssociationBusinessLawSectionSpring MeetinginBoston,Massachusetts,and “RepossessionandForeclosure,”atthe NationalAssociationofConsumerAdvocates, PennsylvaniaChapterAnnualMeetingin Harrisburg.

WESLEYM.OLIVER interviewedformergovernor EdwardG.Rendellon In-Session, theLawand GovernmentInstitute’s publicaffairscabletelevision show,abouthischangingperceptionsonthe criminaljusticesystemashewentfromdistrict attorneytomayorofPhiladelphiatogovernor ofPennsylvaniaandnowtoformergovernor. HealsospokeattheNationalJudicialCollege meetingattheUniversityofMississippiand totheHarrisburgInnofCourt.

THADDEUSMASONPOPE deliveredthe12thannual Z.StanleyStysMemorial LectureforthePrinceton UniversityMedicalCenter; traveledtoDenveraslegal consultanttoAmericanThoracicSociety committees,draftingpolicystatementson medicalfutilityandconscientiousobjection; andpresentedtotheNationalAcademyof ElderLawAttorneysinLasVegas.

ROBERTC.POWER lecturedandservedon apanelofscholarsand practitionersonfirst amendmentissuesbefore adelegationofvisiting scholarsandgovernmentofficialsfrom Kyrgyzstan.HesteppeddownasAssociate DeanofFacultyResearchandDevelopment fortheHarrisburgCampusinJuly.

D.BENJAMINBARROS and ANDREWL. STRAUSS wereappointedAssociateDeans ofFacultyResearchandDevelopmentfor theHarrisburgandDelawarecampuses, respectively.Welookforwardtotheir leadership.

AutomobileInsurancevolumeofthe New ApplemanonInsuranceLaw,LibraryEdition, a 15-volumeupdateofthe68-volumeleading insurancelawtreatise,andwillwritethe introductorychaptertothatvolume.Hewas alsoconsultedaboutano-faultautoinsurance planforMalaysia.

JEANK.SBARGE and MARYANNROBINSON wereamongthepresenters attheinauguralCapital AreaLegalWritingConferenceheldonFebruary 25–26,2011,atGeorge WashingtonSchoolof Law.ProfessorsSbarge andRobinsonspokeabout “TeachingProfessionalism intheLegalWriting ClassroomandBeyond.”

CHRISTOPHERJ. ROBINETTE received, byvoteoftheHarrisburg classof2011,theOutstandingFacultyAward.He wasnamededitorofthe

STARLAJ.WILLIAMS directedthefoundingclass oftheJURISTAcademy ontheHarrisburgCampus. ShealsoservedasKeynote Speakeratthe20thAnnualPennsylvania CareerAssociationAwards&Appreciation Banquet.ShewasalsotheLeadWorkshop FacilitatorattheDauphinCountyDepartment ofHumanServicesFaith-BasedSummit.

BARROS,D.BENJAMIN, TheComplexitiesof JudicialTakings,45U.RICH.L.REV.903(2011).

CAPOWSKI,JOHNJ., China’sUniform ProvisionsofEvidenceofthePeople’sCourtandthe ConvergenceofCivilLawandCommonLaw,18 EVIDENCE SCIENCE,NO.5,589(2010) (TheJournaloftheInstituteofEvidenceLaw andForensicScienceofChinaUniversityof PoliticalScienceandLaw).

CONAWAY,ANNE.&ROBERTR.

KEATINGE,KEATINGEAND CONAWAY ON CHOICEOF BUSINESS ENTITY (ThomsonWest2011).

CULHANE,JOHNG., MoreThantheVictims:A Population-Based,Public HealthApproachtoBullyingof LGBTYouth,38RUTGERS L.REC.2010-2011, http://lawrecord.com/files/38_Rutgers_L_ Rec_Culhane.pdf.

DALY,ERIN&ROBERTL.HAYMAN,JR., &JAMESR.MAY, Foreword—InMemoryof RobertJ.Lipkin,RobertJ.LipkinMemorialIssue, WIDENER L.REV.i(SpecialIssue2010).

DALY,ERIN&JAMESR.MAY, New DirectionsinEarthRights,EnvironmentalRights andHumanRights:SixFacetsofConstitutionally EmbeddedEnvironmentalRightsWorldwide IUCNACADEMYOF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW E-JOURNAL,vol.1,2011,postedFeb.22,2011.

DERNBACH,JOHNC., TheEssentialandGrowingRole ofLegalEducationinAchieving Sustainability,60J.LEGAL EDUC.489(2011).

&JoelA.Mintz, EnvironmentalLawsandSustainability:AnIntroduction,3SUSTAINABILITY 531 (March2011).

&JoelA.Mintz,IssueEditors,Environmental LawsandSustainabilityissue,3SUSTAINABILITY 530-561(March2011).

&theWidenerUniversityLawSchoolSeminar onClimateChange, NextGenerationRecycling& WasteReduction:BuildingontheSuccessofPennsylvania’s 1988Legislation,WidenerUniversitySchoolof LawEnvironmentalCenter,WhitePaperNo.1, April2011.

&MarianneTyrrell, FederalEnergyEfficiency andConservationLaws,inTHE LAWOF CLEAN ENERGY:EFFICIENCYAND RENEWABLES (MichaelGerrard,ed.,AmericanBar Association2011).

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CampaignUpdate

AsofFiscalYearEnd(June30,2011)

SpecialProjects

AportraitofJudgeHelen S.Balick,commissioned byDelawareStateBar Association’sBankruptcy Sectionanddedicated inMay2010,now hangstemporarilyinthe DelawareCampus’sLegal InformationCenter.

WLessthanayearafterpubliclylaunching TakingtheLead, ourcomprehensive campaign,abroadarrayofalumniandfriendshavepushedthefundraising totalto$8.1million,morethantwo-thirdsofour$12milliongoal.Weare gratefulbothtothosewhohave,throughtheirgenerosity,broughtusthis farandtothosewhowilltakeustherestoftheway.

SELECTED 2011GIFTSAND PLEDGES

WelfareFoundation,Inc.

PolishookHallRenovation................................................$75,000

AstraZenecaPharmaceuticals

TheAstraZenecaRegulatoryCompliance&AnalysisProgram...................$50,000

DouglasJ.Steinhardt,’94

TheDouglasJ.SteinhardtScholarship......................................$50,000 DouglasM.Wolfberg’96

TheDouglasM.WolfbergHealthLawScholarship............................$50,000

TheBankofAmericaCharitableFoundation,Inc.

TheBankofAmericaFinancialLiteracyProgram..............................$30,000

LeeA.Solomon,’78

TheLeeandDianeSolomonScholarshipFund................................$25,000 PolsinelliShughartPC

TheHelenS.BalickBankruptcyChair.......................................$25,000

PotterAnderson&CorroonLLP

TheHelenS.BalickBankruptcyChair.......................................$25,000

TheWalterMStrineandAliceWashcoStrineFoundation

TheWidenerLawFund..................................................$25,000

WombleCarlyleSandridge&Rice,PLLC

TheHelenS.BalickBankruptcyChair.......................................$25,000

E.I.duPontdeNemoursandCompany

DiversityandPublicInterestProgramming...................................$20,000

henHelenS.Balicksteppeddownfrom thefederalbenchin1998,sheleftan indeliblelegacy;duringhertenure,the U.S.BankruptcyCourtintheDistrictof Delawarehadbecomethenation’spreferred venueforbusinessbankruptcyproceedings anditslegalcommunityahubforpractice inthisfast-growingareaofthelaw.Soon, WidenerLawwillhonorJudgeBalickby endowingarangeofprogramminginbusiness bankruptcylaw—research,publications, symposia,andcoursework—forattorneys, jurists,students,andotherstakeholders. HousedintheWIdenerInstituteofDelaware CorporateandBusinessLaw,theprogram willbeheadedbyanewmemberofthe faculty,theHelenS.BalickChairinBusiness BankruptcyLaw.

LedbyseveralofDelaware’stopfirms andtheStateofDelaware,wehaveraised morethan75%ofthe$1millionnecessary toendowthiseffort.Weareverygrateful fortheDelawareandregionalcommunities’ broadandgrowingsupportofthiseffortand hopethatyouwilljointhemorethan40law firms,individuals,andotherorganizations thathavemadethiseffortsuchasuccess.

LeadershipContributors

PachulskiStangZiehl&JonesLLP

YoungConawayStargattTaylorLLP

Morris,Nichols,Arsht&TunnellLLP

Richards,Layton&Finger,P.A.

TheStateofDelaware

TRIFECTA

InterestsAlignforStudent,Alumna,Faculty

“Ihadbothstudentsandclientscome tomeandsayhowmuchithelped.”

JENNETTEVONBARGEN

WhileaninternwiththeCenterforMissingand ExploitedChildren,J.D./Psy.DstudentJennette vonBargen’13searchedforlong-missingchildren.

“Wefoundtwokids,”shesaid.“I’mstilltryingto findtheothers.Ifollowupinmysparetime.”As aninternwithDelawareDepartmentofJustice’s ChildPredatorUnitsheputherPsychologytrainingtouse providingpoliceinformationaboutwhatkindofpredators mightbetargetingchildren.AsanundergraduateatGettysburgCollege,shewastrainedbythedomesticviolenceagencySurvivorsInc.So,whensheapproached ProfessorDanaHarringtonConner‘92,Directorofthe DelawareCivilLawClinic,aboutopportunitiesindomesticviolencelaw,shewasnotgoinginblind.“Iwantedto getinvolvedinfamilycourthere,”shesaid.

ProfessorHarringtonConnerwantedtoinvolveheras well.Shehadforsometimebeenlookingforwaysto helpmorevictimsofdomesticviolence,hadideasabout howtodoitbetter,butdidn’thavethefunds.

In2010,longtimelawschoolsupporterandNationalAdvisoryCouncilmemberLesleeSilvermanTabas’79,who practicesfamilylawinNarberth,Pennsylvania,waslookingforameaningfulwaytomakeacontributiontothe lawschool’scampaign.DeanLindaAmmonssuggested shemeetwithProfessorHarringtonConner.

“Shespentatremendousamountoftimeinthefirst semesterputtingtogetherandcoordinatingtheprogram— reallyputtingintopracticewhatshe’dlearnedhere—so wecouldhitthegroundrunning.”

TheresultwasagenerousgiftfromtheHarrietS.and CharlesL.TabasFamilyFoundation,throughwhich Ms.TabasandherhusbandRichardestablishedthe LesleeSilvermanTabasandRichardS.TabasCOVEAR CommunityAwarenessProject. Ms.Tabassaid,“When thiscameontheradar,Isaidthisistheperfectwayto jumpin.Domesticviolenceisaproblemeverywhere… inPennsylvania,Delaware,Alaska…Isaidtomyhusband andthe[foundation’s]trustees,‘I’dliketohelpthestudents becomeinvolvedinthecourtsysteminahandsonway— let’sdoit.’Andwedid.Familylawisapassionforme… helpingfamiliesandchildren.Mycommitmenthasalways beentoprotectchildren.”

Thegiftendowedastudentcoordinatorpositiontoassist withtheDelawareCivilClinic’sdomesticviolenceefforts. ProfessorHarringtonConnerwasthrilledandimmediately beganmeetingwithprospectivestudentcoordinators.It becameveryclearthatMs.vonBargenwouldbeastrong contender.Asitturnsout,“Shewastheperfectcandidate. Shehasaheartforservice,”shesaid.

“Sheletmeknowabouttheclinicandtheprogram, saidMs.vonBargen,“Itreallykindofstruckachord.”

Transformingtheprogramfromideatorealitytookworkon Ms.vonBargen’spart.ProfessorHarringtonConnersaid,

Theprogramsendsstudentvolunteersintothecourts toeducatebatteredindividualsabouttheirrightsandto providethemsupportonthedayoftheirprotectionhearing. ItalsoprovidesvaluableassistancetoDelawareVolunteer LegalServices(DVLS),withwhichtheDelawareCivilLaw Clinicpartners.“DVLSisabletoproviderepresentation, saidMs.vonBargen,butbecauseofthelimitednumber of[volunteer]attorneys,they’reunabletoprovideoutreach tothevictims.Sowecreatedaprogramwherestudents wouldcomeinandprovidetheoutreach…makingsure survivorsunderstandtheirrights...”Asthestudentcoordinator,Ms.vonBargenrecruitedstudentvolunteers, createdamanualtoguidethem,andoversawtheirefforts throughouttheacademicyear.

Thestudentshelpedanumberofdomesticabusevictims and,intheprocess,learnedhowtoserve.Ms.vonBargen notes,“Itwashelpfultohavearapportwithchildren; wesometimesusedSpidermanterminology…Wealso wereabletohavestudentsadviseclientsaboutchild custodymatters…Itletstudentsgetatasteofit.Itgave theminsightintowhatclientsunderstood,howtoconvey information.”

Ms.vonBargenisgrateful.“Thiswasoneofthemost rewardingexperiencesI’vehad,”shesaid,“Iwantto thankthedonors.Iwouldn’thavebeenabletotakethe positionwithoutthefinancialsupport.”

ProfessorHarringtonConneradds,“Wereallydoappreciate thegift.Thesupportwasinvaluableincommencingthe program.Thegiftisthereasonweareabletoprovide enhancedservicestosurvivorsofintimatepartnerviolence. Withoutit,victimsofdomesticviolencewouldnothavethe guidancenecessarytobetterunderstandtheirrights…. Withoutquestiontheprogramhasmadeanincredible impactinnotonlyassistingvictimsbutalsocreatinga wholenewgenerationoflawyerswhowanttoprovide accesstojustice.Jennettehasdoneanabsolutely fantasticjob…she’sbeenawonderfulasset.”

FIGHTING WORDS

FoxRothschildandCozenO’ConnorSquareOff

TheBallroomattheBenwasthesettingforpre-fight posturingastwoofPhiladelphia’spremierfirms— andtheWidenerLawgraduateswhoworkfor them—launchedarivalryforthebenefitoflaw schoolprogramming.Alumniservingasrepresentatives atareafirmshaveforyearsworkedtogarnertheir colleagues’supportfortheirlawschool,butAnne Madonia’94ofCozenO’ConnorandPatrickMurphy ’99ofFoxRothschildbroughtnewintensitytothe effort,eachvowingtooutdotheotherintermsof alumniparticipationinthelawschool’sfundraising effortsandtotaldollarsraised.AttheendofFY11, Foxledinalumniparticipationwith45.5%toCozen’s 42.1%.AlumniatCozenledinoveralldollarsraised. “Thisisagreatrivalry,”saidDeanLindaAmmons. “Allofusherereallyenjoytheirspirit,andIcan’t sayenoughhowhelpfulthisistothelawschool.”

Only three years after graduating from Widener Law, Professor Leslie Johnson ’92 joined the faculty as an adjunct. She was quickly given a daunting task: stepping in for a student favorite, the late Professor Joseph DeFuria, when he became ill. Since then, she has herself become a favorite with Delaware campus students, receiving the Outstanding Faculty Award five times. She hasalso supported the law school in many ways, contributing financially every year since joining the faculty and receiving the Outstanding Alumna Award in 2007 for her efforts. She kindly answered a few questions before heading to Africa with the law school’s Nairobi program in June.

“Much More Than I Can Ever Repay”

“Knowing what I know now that I am almost 20 years out, if I had to do it all over again, I would choose Widener.”

PROFESSOR LESLIE JOHNSON, ’92

Do you feel being an alumna has affected the way you teach here?

Yes, I do. My background is in education—I was ateacher before I went to law school—I think of myself as a teacher who teaches law. I think about problems I had as a law student and try to address them proactively when teaching. It’s been a great experience working with the colleagues I have because they were my teachers. It’s a great faculty—I can’t imagine working anywhere else.

Where do you see the law school in 5 years? In 10?

Under the leadership of Linda Ammons we have come miles—literally and figuratively. I think we’ve come a long way toward establishing ourselves as one of the best law schools in the area. I believe weare poised to really take it to the next level.

RyannM.Buckman,’11

FromAlaska➜ to Delaware➜ to the 2011 Dean’s Award

Borntoamilitaryfamily,shewasthefirstinherfamily tograduatefromcollege,letalonelawschool.Inthe springof2008,shereceivedherbachelor’sdegree incriminaljusticefromtheUniversityofAlaskain Fairbanks.Afewmonthslater,sheunpackedher bagsinDelawareandstartedlearningherway aroundtheWidenerLawcampus.

You’ve been contributing consistently for 15 years. Why do you continue to give back?

Why wouldn’t I? This school has given me a fabulous education and a job that most people can only dream about in terms of happiness ratio. I owe them much more than I can ever repay. And that is the truth. If I ever win the lottery, Widener is going to have a whole new building.

Is there anything in particular you hope your support will accomplish?

For many years I’ve tried to balance my financial support between the Widener Law Fund and the Moot Court Honor Society. I’ve been the [honor society’s] faculty advisor for 11 years now. I’ve seenthe society grow and grow and grow in terms of what it’s producing. I hope it will be part of my permanent legacy.

ofherclass,shealsoservedasvicepresidentofacademics andcommunityservicefortheStudentBarAssociation andasaboardmemberandstyleseditoroftheDelaware JournalofCorporateLaw.Andshestillmanagedtolog 395hoursofprobonoserviceoverthecourseofher threeyears.

WhyWidener?Inadditiontoitsoutstandingprofessors andlegalcurricula,theschoolhadanadditionaldraw:it allowedRyanntobeclosetoherfamily.(Hergrandmother andparentswerenowliving inNewark,Delaware.)Family togethernesswasagood ideaintheory,butRyann immersedherselfsodeeply inacademicsandcommunity servicethathermother,upon hearingofallofRyann’s accomplishmentsduringthe commencementceremony,remarked, “Nowonderweneverseeyou.” Itwasthoseaccomplishments thatinspiredDeanLindaAmmons toselectRyannasthe2011 Dean’sAwardhonoree.Notonly didRyanngraduate magnacum laude andinthetopfivepercent

It’s a classic American story. Ryann Buckman proves that the American dream of seizingopportunity and working hard can still lead to achieving great things.

“IhavealegalmindinthatIliketobeincourt,Iliketowrite, Ilikethoseaspectsoflegaleducationthatyoumightnot getifyougoontogetanadvanceddegreeinsomething besideslaw,”Ryannsaid.“Igotreallyjazzedaboutgoing toclasswhentheprofessor wasexcitedaboutthesubject matterandworkedhardtogetthe studentsengagedinsteadofjust lecturingfromthepodium.One ofthebestthingsWidenerhas goingforitisthatithasreallygreat professors,andthey’realways willingtohelpyououtsideofclass.”

Ryannisexcitedaboutbeginningher careerasalawyer.Shestartedherfirst jobonAugust15asanassociateat WolfandBrown,LLC,aprivatelaw firminHaddonfield,NewJersey. Sherepresentsclientsseeking SocialSecurityandVeterans’ disabilitybenefits.

Blaine Phillips, ’94

Conservation Nation

1994 Alumnus Uses Law Degree to Preserve Open Lands for Future Generations.

As a boy, Blaine Phillips must have taken the words of the American folksong “This Land is Your Land” to heart, because at a very young age, he set his sights on a career in conservation.

Phillips is now Vice President and Mid-Atlantic Regional Director of The Conservation Fund. The Fund operates in all 50 states and acts asa buyer of crucial properties that need tobe protected — and usually properties that need to be protected quickly.

The job is a perfect fit for his background and aspirations. “I swam upstream to find a job in the nonprofit conservation world,” Phillips said. “They’re difficult jobs to find,but I was committed to working in conservation so I stuck to it until I found a job in the nonprofit world. My first job after law school was at Southern Environmental Law Center in Charlottesville, Virginia, as alaw fellow. I eventually became a staff attorney and later a senior attorney and worked

“If you’re in the conservation business, there’s no better place to practice than where you grew up.”

there for about nine years. My focus was on public land management, which translates mostly into national forests and national parks. I worked throughout the southern Appalachians representing environmental interests concerned with how our public lands are managed.

“By chance I met Patrick Noonan, the founder of The Conservation Fund. We clicked and, before I knew it, I was moving back to my home state of Delaware to open an office for the Fund. If you’re inthe conservation business, there’s no better place to practice than where you grew up. That’s where it means the most to you personally and that’s where the changes that occur are most obvious to you.”

for development and, as part of the federal government, they can’t move quickly enough and don’t have the funds to protect it.

JEFFREY B. KILLINO ’00 is the founder and managing partner of The Killino Firm, P.C. Having practiced personal injury law since his graduation from Widener Law in 2000, he has litigated numerous medical-malpractice, products liability, motor vehicle, and other injury cases, including a litigation resulting in a national recall of 450,000 tires manufactured in China. Mr. Killino has devoted a significant part of his practice to advocating for children’s rights, aggressively litigating to ensure child safety when parents entrust their children to the care of others or purchase a product for their children. He has been recognized in Super Lawyers Magazine and has made appearances in conjunction with his cases on a number of network and cable news networks. Mr. Killino is a regular contributor to the American Association for Justice Exchange legal education program, both as a speaker and in preparing papers and litigation support packages.

JOSEPH M. ASHER ’93

The Fund functions as a bank that provides funds to buy properties for permanent protection. For example, Delaware’s Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge might call Phillips with the news that an adjacent property is going to be sold

In operation since 1985, The Conservation Fund has protected approximately seven million acres across thecountry, including areas of Brandywine Battlefield, Gettysburg National Historic Park, and the Flight 93 9/11 crash site in Shanksville, all in Pennsylvania; Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, and the Redden State Forest in Delaware; and the Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area on the border of Maryland and Pennsylvania.

“It’s a wonderful job, and I feel very fortunate to work in conservation,” Phillips said. “My professors at Widener Law, including Jim May and David Hodas, were great mentors and instrumental in supporting my aspirations.

“What’s gratifying is taking your kids out to one of these places, watching them enjoy it, and realizing that someday they’ll know I had a part of that. My sons Witt, 8, and Jack, 6, love to be outdoors, love to get muddy, and love to help dad look at potential properties. I’ve been lucky to find something that is rewarding, fulfilling, and interesting.”

is President and CEO of Brandywine Bookmaking in Las Vegas, Nevada. He has a deep background in the gaming industry and a lifelong passion for the race and sports betting business. Starting when he was a teenager, Mr. Asher held management positions at several racetracks, including Brandywine Raceway, Dover Downs, Harrington Raceway, and Foxboro Raceway, and was the News Journal’sthoroughbred racing handicapper for Delaware Park. He became the youngest track announcer in North America, calling races at Harrington, Foxboro, Brandywine, and Dover Downs. Prior to forming Brandywine Bookmaking, Mr. Asher was Managing Director of the gaming affiliate of a global financial services company, before which he was an attorney with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. He has been featured in numerous media outlets, including The New York Times, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Philadelphia Inquirer, The News Journal, CNBC, and Gaming Today Mr. Asher is a passionate Philadelphia Eagles fan.

With speakers urging optimism, flexibility, and humanity, 413 graduates received degrees in May. “Be mindful of the human element of being a lawyer,” Michael J. Aiello ’94, a corporate partner at Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP in New York, advised Harrisburg graduates. “This is the ‘something else’ clients are looking for, often without even knowing it.” Delaware Supreme Court Justice Jack Jacobs told Delaware graduates to be optimistic in the face of challenges and provided them with a list of tips for success.

Outstanding Faculty Awards—decided by vote of the graduating class—to Professors Nicholas Mirkay in Delaware and Christopher Robinette in Harrisburg. Distinguished Professor Jean Eggen and Professor John Culhane in Delaware received Douglas E. Ray Excellence in Faculty Scholarship awards, as did Associate Professor Michael Dimino in Harrisburg.

The commencements, held on the Delaware campus green and at the Harrisburg Capitol Forum, also featured, among many others, remarks by Delaware valedictorian David B. DiDonato and Harrisburg valedictorian Kirsten Kutler. Dean Linda Ammons presented the

Harrisburg

Dean Ammons commended the classes’ public service— Delaware campus graduates donated 11,952 pro bono hours ofservice during law school, and Harrisburg campus graduates donated 4,585. “Lawyers have the awesome capacity to change lives and affect history,” she said.

Widener University President James T. Harris III told graduates that, in a world where people are quick to judge and to criticize, character counts. “Never lose your moral compass,” Harris said. “Words are inspiring, but deeds really matter.”

Delaware Legislators Visit

The Delaware campus hosted members of the Delaware General Assembly in February for the law school’s first Legislators Day. The senators and representatives met with student, administration, and faculty leaders, toured the campus, and enjoyed a luncheon in the Barristers Club.

BLSA holds “Pioneers and Trailblazers” Awards Banquet

The Delaware Campus Black Law Students Association celebrated Black History Month with the “Pioneers and Trailblazers” dinner honoring some of the law school’s first African-American graduates. BLSA President Asmahan Akam addressed the group, saying, “We’re happy and humbled to have you here and sincerely thank you for allowing us the opportunity to show you our appreciation for blazing the trail so that we may have the opportunity to attend this fine institution.”

Health Law Institute Partners with AstraZeneca to Hold Compliance Training

The Health Law Institute presented the AstraZeneca Regulatory Compliance & Analysis Program for the Pharmaceutical Industry the week of March 7 on the Delaware campus. Geared specifically to the corporate compliance officer, the four-day program simulated the experience of encountering legal and ethical problems in the pharmaceutical industry and provided guidance in formulating response strategies, preparing for audits, and ultimately developing a comprehensive compliance program. An AstraZeneca educational grant made the program possible.

Innocence Symposium Features Former Death Row Inmate

An April 15 symposium—“Innocence, Conviction Integrity, and Reliability”— attracted hundreds of participants to the Delaware campus on April 15. The event featured keynote speaker Kirk Bloodsworth, the nation’s first death row inmate exonerated by DNA evidence, and presentations by the co-founder of the Vidocq Society—an exclusive crime-solving organization—and a member of the Dallas District Attorney’s Office, who discussed ways prosecutors can correct mistaken convictions and prevent new ones.

Kirk Bloodsworth speaks in the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom.

All-Star Lineup Convenes for Delaware Journal of Corporate Law Symposium

The Delaware Journal of Corporate Law gathered a powerhouse of corporate and business law practitioners, judges, and academics on April 11 for a symposium addressing conflicts that arise in corporate takeovers. The event, “Irreconcilable Differences: Director, Manager, and Shareholder Conflicts in Takeover Transactions,” featured nearly three dozen speakers on topics including current case law on takeover conflicts, appropriate standards to regulate them, and related research. Speakers and panelists included, among others, Chancellor William B. Chandler III of the Delaware Court of Chancery; New York Times “Dealbook” columnist and event organizer Steven Davidoff; Morgan Stanley Vice Chairman of Investment Banking Robert Kindler; Ruby R. Vale visiting scholar of Corporate and Business Law Caroline M. Gentile; Delaware Court of Chancery Vice Chancellor Leo E. Strine; co-head of North American M&A for J.P. Morgan Chase James Woolery; Harvard Professor Lucian Bebchuk; and a number of topDelaware corporate attorneys, including Francis G.X. Pileggi ’86, Kevin Brady ’82, Mark Morton, and law school Overseer Edward Micheletti ’97.

Annual Student Awards Ceremonies Celebrate High Achievement

Both campuses celebrated student achievement with annual awards ceremonies held in April. The Dean’s Award and President’s Award are two of the most prestigious honors. In Delaware, the Dean’s award went to Ryann M. Buckman, while Ashley S. Harron received the President’s Award. In Harrisburg, the Dean’s Award went to Peri Fluger, Esq., andSteven Jones received the President’s Award. Delaware campus President’s Award

The Delaware campus Christian Legal Society presented “Priest-Penitent Privilege: Balancing Confession with Justice” on March 31. The panel discussion explored questions of how and when spiritual leaders should be compelled to testify.

Delaware Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments on the Delaware Campus

For the fifth consecutive year, the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom served as the backdrop for theDelaware Supreme Court, which heard oral arguments in three cases there on April 20. Justices Randy J. Holland, Jack B. Jacobs, and Henry duPont Ridgely heard arguments from, among others, Santino Ceccotti ’06 and Abby Adams ’97. It marked the fifth consecutive year thecourt has visited the law school.

Delaware Supreme Court Justices Jack B. Jacobs, Randy J. Holland, and Henry duPont Ridgely.

Court of Federal Claims Hears Oral Arguments on the Delaware Campus

U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge Loren A. Smith, a member of the law school’s faculty from 1976 to 1984, returned to the Delaware campus on February 25.

Judge Smith heard oral arguments in a case involving Veterans Law clinic client and Widener Law student Michael Urban. The event marked the first time the court, which often travels to hear cases, had done so at a law school. “It’s a great school, and it’s become even greater since I left,” Smith said.

From left, student Jialiang “Garland” Huang, Student Bar Association President Damiano Del Pino, Hon. Loren A. Smith, Laura Barbour, Esq., career law clerk to Judge Smith, and students Raymond Thomas and Prema Roddam.

23rd Annual Ruby R. Vale Interschool Corporate MootCourtCompetition

The Moot Court Honor Society hosted the23rd annual Ruby R. Vale Interschool Corporate Moot Court Competition over four days in March. The University of Miami School of Law’s team emerged as the winner, defeating the University of Nevada Las Vegas— William S. Boyd School of Law in the final round. William Bratton, professor and co-director of the Institute for Law and Economics at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, delivered the Distinguished Scholar Lecture.

The team from University of Miami School of Law stands with the final-round judges, who included Bratton, Delaware Supreme Court Justices Jack B. Jacobs and Henry duPont Ridgely, and Delaware Courtof Chancery Vice Chancellors John W. Noble and J. Travis Laster.

Gasland Creator Visits Harrisburg Campus

Josh Fox, writer and director of the documentary Gasland, a 2011 Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary Feature, visited the Harrisburg campus on April 18 for a screening of the film followed by a question-and-answer session. The Student Bar Association, the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic, and the Environmental Law and Policy Society sponsored the event.

Filmmaker Josh Fox talks about his documentary Gasland after a screening of the film.

Investigates Bias

The fifth annual John L. Gedid Lecture focused on bias and how to use law to prevent biased decisions by jurors, judges, physicians, and scientists. The lecture was given April 5 on the Harrisburg campus by Christopher Robertson, Associate Professor of Law at theUniversity of Arizona’s James E. Rogers College of Law.

Associate Professor Wesley M. Oliver, Professor John L. Gedid, Christopher

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The intersection of environmental and constitutional law was the subject of the 2011 H. Albert Young Lecture, a biannual event that is a highlight at Widener Law. Delaware campus Professor James R. May, the H. Albert Young Fellow in Constitutional Law through June 30, delivered the lecture in the Gold Ballroom of the Hotel duPont on Wednesday, April 6 before a crowd of about 80 people. Professor Erin Daly has succeeded May in the fellowship.

The Widener Law Journal and the Law & Government Institute jointly hosted the symposium, “The Contribution of the Commonwealth Court to Pennsylvania Jurisprudence Since 1970,” at the school’s Harrisburg campus on February 17. The event focused on several fields of administrative law impacted by the Commonwealth Court and featured a number of distinguished speakers.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Thomas G. Saylor gave his second lecture in his role as the school’s distinguished jurist in residence. Saylor’s remarks, “Power and Prerogative: Reflections on Judicial Suspension of Laws,” were delivered to law students, professors, and members of the Pennsylvania legal community on Tuesday, March 22, on the Harrisburg campus.

Harrisburg Campus Hosts Law School Diversity Professionals Conference

In April, the Harrisburg campus welcomed law school diversity professionals from around the country for the fifth annual Law School Diversity Professionals meeting. It featured several panel discussions on topics exploring law school diversity and the economy, women pioneers in the legal field, and religious diversity. Eric M. Kniskern, director of Harrisburg campus admissions, coordinated the event. Dean Linda Ammons delivered the keynote address.

Shirley Jefferson of Vermont Law School.

Delaware Campus Student Named Skadden Rothschild Fellow

Daniel C. W. Lang ’11 was named a 2011 Skadden Rothschild Fellow. The prestigious Skadden Fellowship Program was designed to make it financially possible for graduating law students to begin careers providing legal services to the poor, elderly, homeless, and disabled, as well as those deprived of civil or human rights. Lang is working at the Community Legal Aid Society Inc. in Wilmington, Delaware, representing children involved in the juvenile justice system. A special fund, established in memory of the late Steven J. Rothschild by law firms in Wilmington, underwrites the fellowship.

Lancaster Alumni Reception

In February, area alumni gathered at the Red Rose in Lancaster, Pennsylvania to network and socialize, the fifth such annual event. Pennsylvania Bar Association President-Elect Matthew J. Creme, Jr., addressed the attendees, noting the importance of networking with fellow Pennsylvania attorneys and highlighting some of the special practice area groups offered by the state’s bar association. Elizabeth Flaherty ’07, Sharon López ’93, and Angela Rieck ’05 hosted and helped plan the reception.

Jeffrey Conrad ’99 (left) and Professor James Diehm.

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Graduates Gather in Washington, DC

In May, Washington-area alumni joined Dean Linda L. Ammons for a networking social at the Phoenix Park Hotel. Event attendee Catherine “Candy” Wilson ’82 had the special honor of being joined at the reception by her daughter, Nichole Wilson ’11. Dean Ammons congratulated both Nichole and Mark Wieder, also class of 2011, on their May graduation. She also shared campus news from both Delaware and Harrisburg before opening the floor for questions from alumni.

and her daughter Nichole Wilson ’11.

Braving colder than anticipated temperatures, 16 foursomes comprised of alumni, friends, and students competed in the fifth annual Central Pennsylvania Alumni & Friends Golf Outing at Manada Golf Course in Grantville, Pennsylvania. Winning by just one stroke, with a score of 60, were George Bibikos ’03, Joshua Feldman ’04, Adam Zei ’10, and guest Zach Prowant. Bibikos and Zei were also members of the 2010 winning foursome.

At the Widener Women’s Network Harrisburg Chapter luncheon in April, attendees enjoyed lunch, networking, and a keynote address by Dean Linda L. Ammons, who discussed the nature of effective leadership. Event sponsor ROBINSON & GERALDOhosted the program at its Harrisburg office. Class Agent Amy Miller ’09 helped organize the event. The Harrisburg Chapter’s next event will occur in the fall of 2011.

Harrisburg Alumni at the River

The Susquehanna River served as the backdrop for the June 2 alumni gathering at Duke’s Bar & Grill in Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania. The Harrisburg area alumni event attracted 40 guests who enjoyed the warm sun while catching up with fellow grads and faculty.

Class of 2011 Gifts Focus on Campus Improvement

The Harrisburg class of 2011, ledby Class Gift Committee Chairwoman Valerie Sylves ’11 andvolunteers, raised funds for two Harrisburg campus amenities: a statue of the ancient Greek Titan Themis as well as a bird and butterfly garden. Meaning “of good counsel,” Themis is among the mythological figures often referred to as “Lady Justice.”

The Delaware class of 2011 raised funds for the purchase of picnic tables and a bench for Shipley Field. SBA presidents Damiano Del Pino (Delaware) and Devyn Zachary (Harrisburg) presented the class gifts to Dean Ammons at the 2011 commencement exercises.

Weextend our appreciation to theclass of 2011 and thank them for their generous donations to the class gift fund.

On May 9, Alumni in New York City gathered at the offices of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP to network and hear Dean Ammons speak about recent developments at the law school. Willkie Farr & Gallagher partner Mark Abrams ’78 hosted the event.

York alumni pose with Dean Linda Ammons.

In March, Dean Linda L. Ammons hosted a dinner for alumni and faculty at Zia’s Trattoria at Red Door in downtown Harrisburg. Attendees networked and mingled prior to sitting down with their classmates and former professors for a fine Italian dinner. After the meal, Dean Ammons shared remarks during which she acknowledged Jonathan Koltash ’07 as the Harrisburg campus recipient of the Outstanding Young Alumnus Award.

Dean Linda L. Ammons joined alumni at Rhoads & Sinon LLP in Harrisburg for a luncheon on April 13. Widener Law graduates at the firm were invited to meet with the Dean to learn about recent law school news and to take part in a question-and-answer session. The group enjoyed a lively conversation about enrollment, diversity, capital projects, reputation, and alumni giving among other topics.

In February, the New Jersey Alumni Chapter gathered at the DoubleTree Guest Suites in Mt. Laurel to congratulate alumni recently admitted to the New Jersey Bar. The reception provided an opportunity for accepted applicants and first year students to meet and network with law school staff, alumni, and judges. Dean Linda Ammons welcomed the group and provided law school updates. Jennifer Stonerod ’05, Chair of the New Jersey Alumni Chapter, spoke about future New Jersey events and encouraged the alumni and students to take advantage of the networking opportunities the school offers.

Widener Women’s Network New Jersey Chapter Luncheon

The New Jersey Chapter of the Widener Women’s Network held a networking luncheon in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, on April 4. Sponsored by Kimberley Kluchnick ’99 at the offices of Mattleman, Weinroth & Miller, where she is a partner, the luncheon featured Tasha Delaney, a business coach who spoke about assisting women in defining and achieving their professional goals.

Women’s Network New Jersey attendees.

Annual Philadelphia Alumni Reception

More than 200 alumni, judges, students, faculty, and staff gathered in March to reunite, reconnect, and network. Hosted by the Alumni Association’s Board of Directors, the Annual Philadelphia Alumni Reception was held, for the first time, in the Ballroom of the Benjamin Franklin House in Philadelphia and was preceded by a reception for alumni judges.

“What a wonderful event…all who attended seemed to have had a fantastic time” said Renae Axelrod, President of the Widener University School of Law Alumni Association. “It was great seeing so many alumni come out to our annual event!”

Dean Linda Ammons poses with alumni judges.

Happy Hour in Wilmington

Alumni convened for a happy hour at Kelly’s Logan House in Wilmington on April 14. The event provided an opportunity for alumni to relax after a long day, reconnect, and network while enjoying great food, drinks, and conversation.

Delaware County Alumni Chapter Luncheon and CLE Program

In March, the Delaware County Alumni Chapter hosted a luncheon and CLE program at D’Ignazio’s Townehouse Restaurant in Media. The CLE program, entitled “Animal Law: The Basics and Beyond,” was presented by the law school’s Assistant Dean for Business and Administration, Verne R. Smith, Esq. Mr.Smith teaches Animal Law at Widener, is a faculty advisor for Widener’s Student Animal Legal Defense Fund, is the Vice Chair of the Animal Law Committee of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, and also serves on the Executive Board of the Animal Law Section of the Association of American Law Schools.

Widener Law at the Opera

On May 1, Widener Law alumni and their guests joined Dean Linda Ammons for a delicious brunch at XIX, followed by an afternoon at the opera to see Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia. Following the performance, the group was treated to a personal backstage tour and hadthe opportunity to meet cast members Adina Nitescu (Tosca), Thiago Arancam (Cavaradossi), andBoris Statsenko (Scarpia).

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Crystal Balling Electronic Discovery.

By Richard Herrmann

On April 13, the Delaware Chapter of the Widener Women’s Network held a luncheon at McCarter and English in Wilmington. Sponsored by Katherine Mayer ’98 and Donna Harris ’98, the luncheon allowed 28 attendees to network and listen to a panel of four women—Dana Harrington Conner, Adria B. Martinelli, Christine S. Azar, and Kimberly A. Harrison—discuss the topic: “Work/Life Balance in the Practice of Law in Delaware.”

Electronic Discovery has been on most litigators’ minds during the last several years. It began with theseries of Zululake cases from the Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York beginning in2003 and evolved into a significant amendment totheFederal Rules of Civil Procedure in December of 2006. In less than a decade, an entire new legal industry has been created. Hundreds of vendors have built products and services around it; thousands of hours of CLE credits have been issued on the subject; and millions of dollars have been earned in fees as a result of it. Why?

In less than a decade, an entire new legal industry has been created. Hundreds of vendors have built products and services around it; thousands of hours of CLE credits have been issued on the subject; and millions of dollars have been earned in fees as a result of it.

The short answer is fear of sanctions. The law firm of K&L Gates maintains the most popular of the Electronic Discovery Blogs on the Internet. Of the more than 1,500 electronic discovery opinions ithas summarized, greater than 25% of them relate in some way to sanctions. In many cases thesanctions have been most severe, such as dismissal or default judgement. In others, adverse inferences have been issued; and, yes, lawyers have been criticized, chastised, and sent to disciplinary counsel as a result of sanctions.

This fear of sanctions has increased the stakes in litigation significantly. The threat of sanctions and increased cost ofelectronic discovery has been used as a club to extract settlements early in litigation. When the cost of discovery andattorneys’ fees exceed the value of the law suit, it makesbusiness sense to avoid the litigation at all cost.

Lawyers and judges know the system is broken and have been struggling with what to do about it. The obvious answer is to limit the volume and the cost of electronic discovery. This conclusion is deceptively obvious. Rule 1 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure calls for their administration to secure the “speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding.” Indeed, Rule 26 provides the Court with the authority and the tools to limit discovery by applying a standard that has become known as the proportionality test; keeping the cost and burden of discovery proportional to what is at stake in the litigation.

the U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia John M. Facciola, and Kevin Brady ’82, president of the Richard K. Herrmann Technology Inn of Court at the eDiscovery Superstars CLE in January 2011.

It is quite clear that the next few years will result in efforts by the bench and bar to tame this eDiscovery Hydra. Limits will be placed of the discovery permitted. The parties will be required not only to meet and confer about the scope of discovery, they will have to reach agreement about how to limit the scope of discovery. Discovery limits will be based on time and the number of witnesses (custodians) from whom documents must be collected. Litigation holds (the requirement to freeze standard records management procedures) will be redefined to permit businesses to continue operating in an efficient and more risk-friendly environment.

We are beginning to see these efforts take shape through the creation of new court rules, guidelines, and default standards. It will take time, but the tide will indeed turn. I know there is a jurist out there who sees this as an opportunity to become the next Judge Shira Scheindlin (of Zululake fame) of this decade. As I gaze into my crystal, I see this judge will issue a series of two opinions and a standing order. Together they will bring a sense of efficiency, order, and certainty to the field of electronic discovery. To many of us it will be like a new world order, and I welcome it.

ATTENTION ALUMNI

Class Notes invites alumni to write to the Office of Alumni Relations and Development with news of interest. If your name has not appeared recently in Class Notes, take a moment to share some news about yourself for an upcoming issue. If you wish, include a photograph with your information (digital 300 dpi or hard copy). The deadline for the spring issue is December 31, 2011.

1975

KEVIN P. MCCANN of the Bridgeton law firm Chance & McCann is president-elect of the New Jersey State Bar Association. As an officer of the NJSBA, Mr. McCann will also serve as trustee for the New Jersey State Bar Foundation, the NJSBA’s philanthropic arm.

GREGORY E. SCIOLLA and JOHN D. CIRRINICIONE presented aCLE for theBurlington County Bar Association’s Civil Practice Section on “Back to the Basics: Preparation and Performance of theCross Examination of Opposing Medical Experts.”

JAMES J. VENERUSO of Veneruso, Curto, Schwartz & Curto wasnamed “Yonkers Corporate Citizen” in the May 2, 2011 edition of the Westchester County Business Journal, which noted that he has been “a strong defender for the city's business community and a tireless advocate for community service.”

1976

MICHAEL T. SELLERS, liaison to the Newtown, Pennsylvania Borough Planning Commission and Zoning Office, has announced plans to run for reelection for a Borough Council seat in Ward 2. Mr. Sellers has been practicing law in Newtown for 30 years and looks forward to the town’s bright future.

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1979

SPIROS E. ANGELOS has announced his candidacy fora seat on the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County.

KAREN L. SEMMELMAN of Hoffmeyer & Semmelman in York, Pennsylvania, has been named a 2011 top attorney by Pennsylvania Super Lawyers. Ms. Semmelman practices family law.

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1981

CARY L. FLITTER of Lundy, Flitter, Beldecos & Berger in Narberth, Pennsylvania, discussed“Consumer Rights and Protection” with the employees of the Human Services Center in Norristown, Pennsylvania during a Lunch-n-Learn. Mr. Flitter spoke and offered suggestions about Debt Collection Abuse and Credit Reporting Problems.

LEE A. SCHWARTZ has been elected President of the Nicholas A. Cipriani Family Law Inn of Court for a two-year term, effective September, 2011.

1982

JAMES J. MCELDREW, a 15-year partner of McEldrew & Fullman, has formed McEldrew Law. Mr. McEldrew’s firm will focus on serving individuals in

the railroad workplace and personal injury, medical malpractice, and other civil litigation issues.

ROBERT T. SZOSTAK of Rubin, Glickman, Steinberg and Gifford, P.C., in Landsdale was named a “Pennsylvania Super Lawyer” for the fourth consecutive year by Pennsylvania Super Lawyers. Mr. Szostak practices catastrophic injury litigation.

MICHAEL J. D’ANIELLO of Norristown was elected on the 2011 slate of officers by The Board of Trustees ofMontgomery County Community College. Mr. D’Aniello will serve as chairman.

EDWARD J. STOLARSKI has been named partner of Post & Post. Mr. Stolarski focuses his practice on medical malpractice defense litigation and general liability litigation matters.

ROBERT W. WEIDNER, JOHN J. HUBBERT, HARRY MCMUNIGAL, and BARRY J. TOMLINSON teamed up to take on the field of entrants in a scramble golf tournament. The outing, held at the Town & Country Golf Links in Woodstown, New Jersey, was for the benefit of the Greater Swedesboro Business Association. The classmates were guests of event sponsor Mattioni, Ltd., the Philadelphia/Swedesboro law firm in which Bob is a principal attorney. Despite a slow start, the team came on to finish the tournament one stroke off the

lead. Jack and Barry were no worse for wear atthe end of a very hot day, especially considering that they carried Bob and Harry for most of the 18 holes. The group, which golfed together often during law school, played together for the first time in 28 years.

CATHY A. WILSON of West Chester, Pennsylvania, is a Wealth Management Consultant and Private Banker for First National Bank of Chester County. She currently serves on the boards of the West Chester Public Library, Planned Parenthood Southeastern Pennsylvania, and the Kennett Symphony.

MARK T. GALLAGHER, founding member of Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby, was appointed to the Albright College Board of Trustees. Mark currently focuses his practice on defending workers’ compensation and liability matters.

ANNE COVEY, a lawyer in Upper Makefield Township, won the Republican primary for Commonwealth Court judge.

RAYMOND M. THOMAS is running for judge on the Cumberland County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania.

JOHN D. BALAGUER has been named a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.

CAROLYN T. CARLUCCIO of Whitpain has been installed as the head of the Montgomery County (Pennsylvania) Bar Association. Carolyn will be the first sitting judge to serve as the association’s president.

THOMAS M. NORTH was renominated as the judge for the Westville National Park Joint Municipal Court. Mr. North currently manages his own firm in Woodbury.

JOHN E. SAVOTH ofSaltz Mongeluzzi Barrett & Bendesky will serve as the 2011 Chancellor-Elect of thePhiladelphia Bar Association. Mr. Savoth was Vice Chancellor in 2010 and will serve as Chancellor in 2012.

FRANCIS G.X. PILEGGI joined Eckert Seamans as theMember-in Charge of the Wilmington office. Mr. Pileggi was the founding partner of Fox Rothchild’s Wilmington office and focuses his practice in the areas of corporate and commercial litigation.

THOMAS F. SACCHETTA and Bruce H. MacKnight ’04 of Sacchetta & Baldino in Media, Pennsylvania, secured a $12 million verdict for their client, an accident victim hit by a stolen vehicle.

PETER E. WARSHAW, First Assistant Monmouth County Prosecutor, was confirmed by the Senate to head the office. Mr. Warshaw has been an assistant prosecutor in Monmouth since graduating from Widener Law.

1987

SHARON H. CAFFREY of Duane Morris moderated the telebriefing, “New Changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: How Has the Litigation Landscape Changed?”

JAMES D. FATTORINI, a criminal defense attorney in Lumberton, New Jersey, was elected as a member of the Burlington County Bridge Commission by the Burlington County Board of Freeholders.

JOSEPH J. MCGOVERN has announced that he has published his third novel, The Genesis Halo. Third in a series of books, The Genesis Halo deals with the debate of Creationism versus Darwinism. Mr. McGovern’s book can be purchased on www.Lulu.com

JOHN P. CAPUZZI has announced his candidacy for a seat on the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County, Pennsylvania

TERESA A. CHEEK was appointed Community Legal Aid Society Inc.’s Executive Director in Delaware.

1989 1990

MARC D. KELLER has joined Advanced Call Center Technologies inBerwyn, Pennsylvania, as Chief Compliance Officer. Mr. Keller will be responsible forthe guarantee of ACT’s compliance with all internal, client, and governmental requirements.

ANDREW F. GARRUTO has formed a partnership with Joseph T. Calabria. Thefirm, Garruto & Calabria, Attorneys at Law, has its primary office in Nutley, New Jersey.

CRAIG A. STYER has been appointed office managing partner of Fox Rothschild’s Chester County office. 1988

ERIC N. RUBINO was hired at Ohana Companies as the President and Chief Operating Officer at its Wilmington, Delaware headquarters. Mr. Rubino will help with strategic problem solving, infrastructure development, and corporate governance.

CYNTHIA F. TOWERS, CEO and cofounder of JuriStaff, was recognized in Philadelphia SmartCEO magazine. Juristaff, a provider of legal support, recruitment and consulting services, was noted as one of Greater Philadelphia’s 60 fastest growing companies.

DAVID M. GORENBERG is Senior Vice President at Citibank and national director of IRC Section 1031 tax-deferred exchange services. He works with individuals and businesses who utilize the deferral offered by IRC 1031 when they are upgraded business or investment assets and travels the country providing CLE and CPE courses. He looks forward to hearing from classmates and other alumni.

1991 1992

VALENCIA L. BEATY wasnamed Chief Human Resources Director of theUnclaimed Property Compliance division of the Delaware Department of Finance. Ms. Beaty will be responsible for the receipt and reconciliation of nearly $495 million in property and the refunding of nearly $15 million annually. Additionally, she will be in charge of employee recruitment and retention,

negotiation and administration of collective bargaining agreements, labor relations, pension and benefits programs, training, and policy development and implementation.

HARRY P. MCGRATH was appointed co-chairman of the judicial nomination advisory panels for Pennsylvania’s Middle District by Senator Bob Casey.

DONALD J. DETWEILER joined Pepper Hamilton as a partner in the Corporate Restructuring and Bankruptcy Practice Group. Donald focuses his practice on bankruptcy, corporate restructuring, insolvency, creditor’s rights and postconfirmation litigation trusts and litigation.

RISA VETRI FERMAN, Montgomery County District Attorney and nationally known anti-child abuse advocate, wrote a book titled The Mouse Who Went Surfing Alone. Her book is meant to bring awareness to children and parents about the dangers of browsing the web. All proceeds from the book will be given to Mission Kids, a nonprofit that provides numerous support services to children who are victims of abuse.

JOSEPH J. MCHALE of Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young was named to the Board of Directors for the Central and Southeastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey regions of the American Diabetes Association.

REGINA FOLEY TATLONGHARI was elected Chair of the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Board of Governors.

MICHAEL P. BONNER, a partner at Stradley Ronon, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia chapter of the Commercial Finance Association.

MARY H. BURCHIK of Buzgon Davis Law Offices in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, has been named a “Pennsylvania Super Lawyer” for the sixth time.

RAFAEL X. ZAHRALADDIN-ARAVENA was the moderator and chair of the Business Bankruptcy Committees Chapter 11 Luncheon in April. Topics included jurisdiction, distressed-assets sales, tax refunds and new operating loss allocation disputes, intercompany claims, and the treatment of creditors.

RICHARD Q. HARK of Hark & Hark in Philadelphia coauthored “Sexting: Criminal Prosecution, Juvenile Adjudication and Megan’s Law” for the Legal Intelligencer, discussing how the era of Smartphones has created complex parenting and legal issues and also altered the social and workplace dynamic.

MEGHAN A. ADAMS joined Proctor Heyman in Wilmington, Delaware. Ms. Adams focuses her practice on corporate and commercial litigation in the Delaware Court of Chancery.

TRACY L. BOAK, former Director of the Pennsylvania Department of State’s Bureau of Charitable Organizations, has joined Perlman and Perlman in New York City.

JASON A. COPLEY has been named Managing Partner at Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman in Philadelphia. Mr. Copley will direct the day-to-day management of the firm and its eight offices.

CHRISTINE C. FIZZANO-CANNON has announced her candidacy for one of five open seats on the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County.

GINA R. FURIA RUBEL, president and CEO of Furia Rubel Communications, has been elected to serve a three-year term on the Board ofGovernors for the Philadelphia Bar Association. Furia Rubel Communications was recently honored with three awards at the 2011 Corporate Philanthropy Summit.

MARK J. KOGAN, a partner of Weinstein, Schleifer & Kupersmith P.C., was one ofthe founding members of the Latino Hispanic American Community Center in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

JENNIFER L. MILLER, partner at Ballard Spahr, edited How to Start and Grow a Life Sciences Company: Practical Advice for Start-up Companies & Incubators, a collection of writings by CEOs of start-ups, accountants, venture capital and angel investors, and others who have experience working with entrepreneurs. Ms. Miller helps lead the firm’s Life Sciences/Technology Group.

DOUGLAS J. STEINHARDT of Florio, Perrucci, Steinhardt & Fader, in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, was nominated to the New Jersey Hall of Fame Advisory Commission by Governor Chris Christie and approved unanimously by the state senate. The Advisory Commission oversees the selection process of individuals for admission to the Hall of Fame, as well as the creation and operation of the Hall itself.

TERRY M. HENRY has joined Blank Rome in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as Vice-Chair of the Life Sciences industry team and Partner in the Product Liability, Mass Torts, Insurance group.

GREGORY P. LAMONACA, founding member of the Law Office of Gregory P. LaMonaca P.C., was named to Suburban Main Line Life’s “Awesome Attorney” edition under the category of family law.

CHRISTOPHER D. MCDEMUS, owner of MCD Law Partners, and MatchStick Partners, was appointed Director of VENTURESeries, a track for entrepreneurship in Lehigh University’s MBA program, and as Professor of Practice, Entrepreneurship.

GREGORY J. PALAKOW, chairman of the immigration law practice group at Archer & Greiner in Haddonfield, New Jersey, wrote an article titled “Labor & Employment Immigration Enforcement: Government Increases Efforts to Curb Illegal Employment of Immigrants,” which appeared in the Legal Intelligencer on June 14, 2011.

JULIA SWAIN, partner of Fox Rothschild, family law practice group, presented “Overview of theDivorce Process: How the Personal Accountant and Financial Adviser Can Assist” to 65 accountants and financial advisers onMay 10 in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Ms. Swain focuses her practice on divorce, custody, support, equitable distribution, andabuse.

PATRICK C. BARRY of Morowitz & Barry, Ltd., completed his one-year term as President of the Rhode Island Association for Justice. Mr. Barry was honored with an AV rating by the national lawyer review publication Martindale-Hubbell and was selected tobe a part of the 2010 New England Super Lawyers list.

JASON L. BRODSKY secured a $3 million award for his client—the superintendent for the general contractor of a Philadelphia construction site—who was injured falling through an unmarked hole.

STEVEN L. CAPONI of Blank Rome’s Wilmington, Delaware, office, coauthored “A Dispatch from the ‘State of the Union’ for Corporate Lawyers” in the April 29 issue of the Legal Intelligencer 1994 1996 1995

CHRISTOPHER P. GERBER of Siana, Bellwoar & McAndrew in Chester County, Pennsylvania, presented seminars about successful risk management strategies for police chiefs and administrators of municipal police departments to the Adams County Association of Township Officials in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in May.

RICHARD J. SHOCH of Sunbury won the May 2011 primary race for the Northumberland County commissioner. Mr. Shoch has worked as a solicitor for local municipalities and was the Vice President and member of Morgan Stanley’s law division.

KAREN C. DEL VESCOVO is the general manager for Microsoft Corp.’s MidAtlantic Enterprise District and is the first woman in this regional role.

ERIN S. HENNESSY joined Bracewell & Giuliani in Seattle, Washington. She focuses her practice on trademark law with an emphasis on the media and telecommunications industries. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Hennessey managed worldwide trademark matters, served as assistant general counsel and chief trademark counsel for Time Warner, recently served as member of the Board of Directors of the International Trademark Association, and is a member of INTA’s New gTLD Subcommittee.

CHRISTOPHER J. MARZZACCO has joined Anapol Schwartz Weiss Cohan Feldman & Smalley in Philadelphia.

MITCHELL A. NEWMARK has been named partner at Morrison & Foerster. Mr. Newmark focuses his practice on state and local tax litigation, is currently a member of the New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on the Tax Court, and is both Secretary and member of the Executive Committee of the Tax Section of the New Jersey Bar Association.

JENNIFER L. ROGERS of Harveys Lake, Pennsylvania, secured a spot on th 2011 ballot for Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas judge. Ms. Rogers practices family law and civil litigation at her own practice in Kingston, Pennsylvania.

JENNIFER LEVY-TATUM was named partner of Binder & Canno, a law firm in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.

EDWARD B. MICHELETTI, a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in Wilmington, Delaware, was named a“Rising Star” by Law360. In addition, he authored an article, which was featured in The News Journal about his experience at Widener Law and the first-rate education, experience, and services that students, faculty and community members receive there.

LISA A. PUGLISI has been named Assistant Counsel in Governor Christie’s Appointment Office. Ms. Puglisi will be responsible for judicial and prosecutorial appointments.

JUSTIN B. WINEBURGH, the head of media, entertainment, and sports law practice at Cozen O’Connor, was named one of the “Faces of the New Philly” by Philadelphia Magazine Mr. Wineburgh was noted for his representation of film and TV projects throughout Philadelphia.

KRISTINE BUTLER of Volpe and Koening, P.C., was promoted from Barrister level to the highest Masters of the Bench level at John C. Liflan American Inn of Court. Such a promotion is reserved solely for judges, experienced lawyers, and law professors.

CHRISTOPHER A. BROWN, an attorney at his own Atlantic City firm, is running for Assemblyman for the New Jersey 2nd Legislative District. Mr. Brown is a veteran, is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, serves in the Local Government Law Section of the Atlantic County Bar Association, and serves as Arbitrator for the Superior Court in Atlantic County.

NANCY J. KIPPENHAN, an Assistant Professor of Law at Liberty University, published “Seeking Truth on the Other Side of the Wall: Greenleaf’s Evangelists Meet the Federal Rules, Naturalism, and Judas.” Ms. Kippenhan presented her paper at the 2010 Annual Conference for the Study of the Association of Law, Culture and the Humanities.

KELLY HOOVER THOMPSON and her husband Desmond Thompson welcomed their second child, Victoria Grace Thompson, in April 2011.

PATRICK J. MURPHY, partner at Fox Rothschild, was honored with the Keystone Progress Profiles in Courage award in conjunction with the 2011 Pennsylvania Progressive Summit, where he also served as a panelist for the “Making a Place for Veterans at the Progressive Table” discussion. Mr. Murphy delivered the keynote address at the Third Circuit Spring Meeting and Governor Election, where he was also awarded a plaque for his work with Widener Law. In March, he was given the Human Rights Campaign National Leadership Award during the HRC Los Angeles Gala Dinner, and co-chaired the Service Members Legal Defense Network’s 19th Annual National Dinner with Sen. Joe Lieberman. In April, Mr. Murphy announced his candidacy for Pennsylvania Attorney General.

ROBERT J. FITZGERALD, Supervisor of the Workers’ Compensation Department at Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin’s Cherry Hill, NewJersey office, spoke about current developments in Workers’ Compensation law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey at the April 2011 Workers’ Compensation Law Update.

J. WESLEY KOCSIS of Kocsis Law

Office in Athens, Pennsylvania, has been named a “Super Lawyers Rising Star” by Pennsylvania Super Lawyers magazine and Philadelphia Magazine. Mr. Kocsis focuses his practice on injury law and family law.

BRIAN L. NAGLE has been named President of the Chester County Pennsylvania Bar Foundation. Mr. Nagle will also head the charitable division for the organization. His duties will include maintaining funding for schools and individual students as well as keeping up with school programs.

MATTHEW R. DICLEMENTE of Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young in Philadelphia served as a panelist on the Webinar, “The New Form ADV Delivery Requirements, Contracts and Insider Trading Under the Advisers Act.”

SARAH E. DILUZIO was appointed of counsel to Potter Anderson & Corroon in Wilmington, Delaware.

DELIA A. DOUGHERTY has joined Rawle & Henderson’s Marlton, New Jersey office as an associate.

COREY FIELD of Ballard Spahr was highlighted in a Philadelphia Inquirer article about Philadelphia firms expanding to Los Angeles and into entertainment law. Mr.Field specializes in copyright and intellectual-property issues.

CHRISTOPHER A. WARD, managing shareholder of Polsinelli Shughart’s Wilmington, Delaware office, was named Vice Chair of the firm’s Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Practice. He represents clients in various bankruptcy matters before courts in Delaware and nationally.

CHRISTINA M. THOMPSON has joined Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz in Wilmington, Delaware. Ms. Thompson is of counsel in the firm’s Business Law Group, practicing in Commercial Bankruptcy.

GEORGE N. MARROS has joined Hoffmeyer & Semmelman in York, Pennsylvania. Prior to joining Hoffmeyer & Semmelman, Mr. Marros was Senior Deputy Prosecutor for the York County District Attorney’s Office and a former Prosecutor for the Dauphin County District Attorney’s Office. Mr. Marros focuses his practice in all areas of criminal defense and family law. 1999

PATRICK M. MCKENNA was for the third time named a “Rising Star” in the Land Use/Zoning category by Super Lawyers magazine. Mr. McKenna, of Gawthrop Greenwood in West Chester, Pennsylvania, focuses his practice on municipal law, land use, zoning, real estate, tax assessment appeals, and business litigation.

MARK A. SHIAVO was named partner of Dilworth Paxson in in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Mr. Shiavo concentrates his practice on complex commercial litigation in the state and federal courts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

RICHARD L. ALLOWAY, State Senator for Pennsylvania’s 33rd District, was elected to the Senate Judiciary Committee for the 2011-12 legislative session. Senator Alloway was also reappointed Chairman of the Senate Game and Fisheries Committee for the 2011-12 legislative sessions.

JANAKI R. CATANZARITE of Pepper Hamiltion was recognized by Philadelphia VIP as “Volunteer of the Month” for her exceptional volunteer service to the organization.

TRACY C. STOEHR recently had the vacation of a lifetime in Australia. Ms. Stoehr says, “It was one the best experiences of my life…every student should do it!”

CHARLES T. WILLIAMS has joined Saul Ewing’s Wilmington, Delaware, office as special counsel in the Business and Finance Department and a member in the Corporate Group.

MARISA A. FACCIOLO has joined Northern Trust, a provider of financial services for institutions and affluent individuals, as vice president and wealth strategist in the Delaware office. Ms. Facciolo’s expertise is in new business development throughout the Northeast Region.

JONATHON H. LOMURRO, a senior associate in Lomurro Davison’s Litigation Department, has been named Young Lawyer of the Year by the New Jersey State Bar Association Young Lawyers Division.

BRUCE H. MACKNIGHT and Thomas F.Sacchetta ’86, of Sacchetta & Baldino in Media, Pennsylvania, secured a $12 million verdict for their client, an accident victim hit by a stolen vehicle.

VERNON T. ANASTASIO of The Anastasio Law Firm in Philadelphia will be opening a satellite office in Port Richmond.

DEBORAH E. BALLANTYNE of White and Williams served as a panelist at the 2011 Healthcare Summit: Healthcare Reform and the Future in Philadelphia. Her topic: “Technology and Social Media— Evolving Issues for Healthcare.”

CHRISTOPHER J. CABOTT, entertainment lawyer and sports agent with Zane Management Inc. in Philadelphia, appeared on Fox News to discuss the legality of the NFL lockout.

ADAM J. NOAH has joined the American Insurance Association (AIA) as vice president of federal affairs. Most recently, Mr. Noah served in the office of Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) as a legislative assistant.

ERIC M. BROWN of Siana, Bellwoar & McAndrew in Chester County, Pennsylvania, presented seminars about successful risk management strategies for police chiefs and administrators of municipal police departments to the Adams County Association of Township Officials in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, inMay.

MAUREEN M. FARRELL chairs and is editor of the Philadelphia Bar Association’s new “Women in the Profession Newsletter.”

The inaugural issue, published in July 2011, featured writings by a number of regionally prominent women in the law.

RYAN W. GALLAGHER is a candidate for Newtown Township, Pennsylvania, Supervisor.

SEAN P. NEWELL reports that, after living the litigation lifestyle for more than three years, he decided to put his degree to a different use, get out of the office, and start pounding the Manhattan pavement as a real estate broker with Bond New York. He notes that, aside from his three years in Delaware for law school, he has lived in New York all his life and knows the area well.

GRAIG M. SCHULTZ joined the Lehigh Valley firm Gross McGinley as a member of the Litigation Practice Group. Mr. Schultz’s practice focuses on civil litigation, including commercial litigation, medical malpractice defense, and personal injury.

TRAVIS W. BLISS, an associate in Potter Anderson’s intellectual property practice, was honored with the 2010 David B. Brown Pro Bono Award. Mr. Bliss was recognized for his far-reaching and outstanding service in child custody cases.

JOHN D. CIRRINICIONE and Gregory E. Sciolla ’75, presented a CLE for the Burlington County Bar Association’s Civil Practice Section on “Back to the Basics: Preparation and Performance of the Cross Examination of Opposing Medical Experts.”

LEE C. DURIVAGE of Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin in Philadelphia co-wrote an article titled “Undue Hardship: The Employer’s Burden Under the ADAAA,” which appeared in the Legal Intelligencer on June 14, 2011. Mr. Durivage concentrates his practice on the defense of employers in discrimination-related lawsuits in federal and state court and administrative agencies.

DAVID S. KELLER, an incumbent Franklin County, Pennsylvania, Commisioner, will seek reelection in November 2011.

ROBERT T. MCCLINTOCK, an associate with Lamb McErlane’s municipal group, co-wrote the article, “What Does the Public Have a Right to Know About Gaming Applicants?” The article was published in the Legal Intelligencer in March 2011.

STEPHEN W. RIES and his wife welcomed their baby boy, Anthony Steven, on May 21, 2011.

JOHN P. SANDERSON III, attorney at Sanderson, Sanderson & Sanderson Law Firm in Olyphant, Pennsylvania, was recently named a “Pennsylvania Super Lawyer Rising Star” for 2011, an honor recognized in Law & Politics and Philadelphia magazines published in June 2011.

WHITNEY W. DEENEY of Saul Ewing’s litigation department co-wrote “One Share, One Vote? Not Necessarily” for the February 25 edition of the Legal Intelligencer.

CHRISTINA M. FISHER has opened her own practice, Fisher Law Office, in the Harrisburg area. She will focus her practice on professional license defense, labor law, and wills and estates.

RENAE L. KLUK KEIHL is the new assistant corporate secretary for Capital BlueCross. As an officer of the company, Ms. Kiehl supports the corporate secretary and the Board of Directors and is also responsible for corporate governance issues regarding the company and its subsidiaries.

TRACY WARGA was appointed and sworn in as a Kent County, Delaware, Justice of the Peace by Governor Jack Markell.

THEODORE Y. CHOI has joined the Law Office of Faye Riva Cohen. He focuses his practice on employment, disability, and civil rights.

SARA L. MCGEEVER is a board member of and volunteer for Mission Kids, a nonprofit organization dedicated to child abuse investigation and intervention, as well as the protection of children from duplicative interviews through a multidisciplinary team approach. In 2010, Ms. McGeever launched Young Friends of Mission Kids, a group of fundraisers, ages 35 and below, dedicated to the vision of Mission Kids. She chairs Young Friends of Mission Kids’ board.

JENNIFER IACONO of Mattioni Counselors at Law

published her note, “The Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act and its Commerce Clause Implications,” in Widener Law Review Volume XVII, Issue I, where it was chosen “Most Outstanding Paper of Publishable Quality.”

Alumni Land Corbett Administration Posts

When assembling his new administration, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett included Michael F. Consedine ’94, who was appointed the commonwealth’s Insurance Commissioner, and Annmarie Kaiser ’93, whowill serve as Secretary of Legislative Affairs.

Prior to his appointment, Mr. Consedine, who was confirmed by the Pennsylvania Senate in April, served as partner and vice chairman of Saul Ewing’s insurance practice group. Ms. Kaiser served as Acting Chief of Staff in the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office. Prior to joining the Attorney General’s Office, Ms.Kaiser was the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania District Attorney’s Association.

I N M EMORIAM

MICHAEL B. EGAN ’78

JEFFREY M. KOHLHAS ’81

RUTH A. COURTNEY ’91

CHRISTOPHER M. FASCETTA ’91

CARTER S. SHIELDS ’93

CHARLES K. GRABER ’95

ALEXANDER M. STIRTON ’96

JOSEPH F. GULA ’01

CHRISTOPHER P. LARSEN ’99, KELLY SEKULA ’99, and ANDREW GONZALES ’05 are mentioned in the book Love Her to Death by M. William Phelps. The book tells the true story of a local murder.

Ms. Kaiser and Mr. Consedine join a large contingent of Widener Law graduates in Pennsylvania’s government. If you have a role in the Corbett administration—or anywhere in government—we’d like to know. Please send us your news at law_alumni@mail.widener.edu.

Widener Law Alumni Dominate

“Main

Line Area’s Best”

Eight of the 15 attorneys named the “Main Line Area’s Best” in their specialties by Main Line Today magazine are Widener Law alumni. Congratulations!

Michael J. Malloy ’76 Criminal Defense

Gregory P. LaMonaca ’95 Divorce

Duke Schneider ’90 Elder Law

Mark Blank Jr. ’75 Personal Bankruptcy

Timothy F. Rayne ’95 Personal Injury

Scott R. Reidenbach ’97 Real Estate Law

James B. Urie ’00 Tax Law

David R. Cherry ’95 Workers’ Compensation

The magazine also named Lindsey J. Conan ’07 and David Concannon ’91 among “The Main Line Area’s 250 Best Attorneys.”