Widener Law Magazine Spring 2009

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NEW LAWYERS JOIN THE PENNSYLVANIA BAR

WEST COAST ALUMNI RECEPTION

In early December, 25 Widener Law graduates took the oath and became members of the Pennsylvania Bar at a ceremony that was held in Philadelphia City Hall. The 25 new attorneys heard remarks from U.S. District Judge C. Darnell Jones II of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Other jurists who attended included Judge Joel S. Johnson ’91 of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Family Division, Judge Margaret Murphy ’77 of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations Division, and Judge Esther Sylvester, president judge emeritus of the Court of Judicial Discipline.

Christopher Fromm ’96 and Nathan Cohen ’02 were among the alumni networking during the West Coast Alumni Reception in San Diego in January.

HARRISBURG HAPPY HOUR Gwen Hoover ’92, of the first Harrisburg graduating class, with members of the most recent graduating class, Niki Carter ’08 and Clarissa Freeman ’08 Bret Keisling ’05, Widener Law’s Sandy Graeff, and Evan Pappas ‘05 caught up at the fall alumni happy hour in Harrisburg.

WIDENER-HARRISBURG MENTOR RECEPTION Mentor Seth Black ’06 and mentee Matt Werner 1L, extended division, met one another at the Widener-Harrisburg mentor reception in the fall.

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