Annual Dean's Report 2006-2007

DEAN’S ANNUAL REPORT 2006 -2007

Wilmington, Delaware –Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

2006–2007 WIDENER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW BOARD OF OVERSEERS Eugene D. McGurk, Esq. ’78, Chair Dean Linda L. Ammons, Ex Officio Steven P. Barsamian, Esq. ’75, Ex Officio C. Grainger Bowman, Esq. The Honorable M. Jane Brady The Honorable Peter John Daley II ’93 Michael G. DeFino, Esq. ’75 The Honorable Susan C. Del Pesco ’75 Jeff Foreman, Esq. ’94 Geoffrey Gamble, Esq. Jacqueline G. Goodwin, EdD The Honorable Philip A. Gruccio Vice Dean Russell A. Hakes, Ex Officio President James T. Harris III, DEd, Ex Officio Richard K. Herrmann, Esq. Justice Randy J. Holland Andrew McK. Jefferson, Esq. ’93 Peter M. Mattoon, Esq. Kathleen W. McNicholas, MD, JD ’06 George K. Miller, Jr., Esq. ’81 The Honorable Charles P. Mirarchi, Jr. Vice Chancellor Donald F. Parsons, Jr. Joanne Phillips, Esq. ’87 Vice Dean Loren D. Prescott, Ex Officio Thomas L. Sager, Esq. Justice Thomas G. Saylor John F. Schmutz, Esq. Susan E. Schwab, Esq. ’92 The Honorable Gregory M. Sleet The Honorable Lee A. Solomon ’78 Jack M. Stover, Esq. Donald P. Walsh, Esq. The Honorable Joseph T. Walsh John A. Wetzel, Esq. ’75

NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL Marc R. Abrams, Esq. ‘78 Howard K. Alperin, Esq. ‘90 Kyle D. Bowser, Esq. ‘91 Alexander Bratic Michael A. Brown, Esq. ‘91 Ronald P. Goldfaden, Esq. ‘76 N. Lynne Hughes, Esq. ‘89 Alan B. Levin, Esq. ‘80 Kenneth J. Lopez, Esq. ‘95 Eugene D. McGurk, Jr., Esq. ‘78 Franklin A. Miles, Esq. U.S. Representative Patrick J. Murphy ‘99 Cynthia R. Ryan, Esq. ‘79 Leif R. Sigmond, Esq. ‘90 Timothy J. Snyder, Esq. ‘81 Alice W. Strine, Esq. ‘92 Leslee Silverman Tabas, Esq. ‘79 James J. Veneruso, Esq. ‘75 Richard P. Zaretsky, Esq. ‘75

CONTENTS 2

A Message from the Dean

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Financial Overview

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Admissions Highlights

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Campus Highlights

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Honor Roll of Donors

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Honor Roll of Service

THE WIDENER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW EXPERIENCE is one of scholastic excellence based upon a solid fundamental legal education, diverse clinical involvement, and an energetic, innovative, and accessible faculty. A spirit of DID YOU KNOW THAT 91% OF THE CLASS OF 2006 FOUND

cooperation pervades the Widener community. Widener

EMPLOYMENT OR ARE PURSUING AN ADVANCED DEGREE, A

University School of Law is committed to providing a

RATE SIGNIFICANTLY ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR COMPARABLE LAW SCHOOLS?

legal education that thoroughly prepares the student to become the practicing attorney of the 21st century.

2006–2007

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A Message from the Dean

DEAR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS: On the following pages you will read how Widener Law is making significant contributions to American legal education, to the legal profession, and to the communities in which we are located.

Our full-time faculty are becoming more internationally known through their scholarship and leadership. Justices from the highly respected Delaware Supreme Court and judges from state and federal courts in several states continue to serve among our adjunct faculty. We are rigorously training Widener Law students to be well-rounded citizen lawyers who will step into leadership roles of their own. Ninety-one percent of the Class of 2006 were employed or in graduate school within nine months of graduation—our best figure in 10 years.

While most of our 12,000 living alumni are concentrated in Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, and New York, Widener graduates can be found across the country and in foreign locations. These great lawyers are being honored for their skills and are being elected to the bench and other significant government posts.

Widener Law is a unique law center in America. We have campuses in two states as well as programs around the world, and we train individuals from post-high school to the judiciary. Your ongoing support enables us to be who we are and who we are becoming. Thank you. If my inaugural year as your Associate Provost and Dean is any indication of our future, even greater things are in store.

Dean Linda L. Ammons

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Financial Overv i e w

DID YOU KNOW THAT ABOUT 8% OF WIDENER LAW ALUMNI MADE A GIFT TO THE LAW SCHOOL IN 2006-2007, WHILE THE AVERAGE ALUMNI GIVING RATE AT TOP-TIER SCHOOLS IS 16%?

Sources of Gifts: 2006-2007

Statement of Revenues and Expenditures for Period Ending June 30, 2007

Gifts and grants to the School of Law in 2006-07 totaled $821,123.40; the total for the Widener Law Fund was $289,538.21.

0.7% 0.8% 2.2% 2.6%

PERCENTAGE OF DONORS

Alumni

75%

Parents

3%

Faculty/Staff

8%

Friends

9%

Corporations

4%

0.7% 4.3% 19.3% 39.4% 9.6% 5.4% 7.8%

93.7%

Foundations/Organizations 1% 0

25

50

75

13.5%

100

REVENUES

PERCENTAGE OF GIFT DOLLARS

EXPENDITURES

93.7%

39.4%

Alumni

32%

Parents

1%

Widener Law Fund

0.7%

Library & Academic Support

13.5%

Faculty/Staff

4%

Investment Income

0.8%

Student Aid & Scholarships

7.8%

Friends

8%

Endowment Income

2.2%

Student Services

5.4%

Corporations

15%

Misc. (housing, bookstore, fees)

2.6%

Maintenance & Operations

9.6%

Univ. Services & Inst. Support

19.3%

Debt

0.7%

Depreciation

4.3%

Tuition

Foundations/Organizations 40% 0

25

50

75

100

Instructional

2006–2007

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Admissions Highlights

DID YOU KNOW THAT DESPITE INCREASING REGIONAL COMPETITION AND A DECLINING POOL OF APPLICANTS TO J.D. PROGRAMS NATIONALLY, WIDENER’S ACCEPTANCE RATE AND THE ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS OF OUR INCOMING STUDENTS REMAIN AMONG THE STRONGEST IN THE INSTITUTION’S HISTORY?

Home States of Entering Students

First Year Entering Class Academic Profile

DELAWARE CAMPUS

2006

2007

Delaware Campus, Regular Division

153

153

153

Delaware Campus, Evening Division

152

151

151

Harrisburg Campus, Regular Division

150

151

150

Harrisburg Campus, Evening Division

150

150

150

Delaware Campus, Regular Division

3.15

3.11

3.14

Delaware Campus, Evening Division

3.07

2.93

3.09

Harrisburg Campus, Regular Division

3.15

3.21

3.20

Harrisburg Campus, Evening Division

3.11

3.01

3.18

LSAT MEDIAN

Pennsylvania

146

New Jersey

95

Delaware

41

Maryland

9

New York

8

Virginia

7 31

Other

0

25

50

75

100

125

150

HARRISBURG CAMPUS

UNDERGRADUATE GPA MEDIAN

Pennsylvania

115

New Jersey

12

New York

11

Virginia

7

Maryland

5

Delaware

1

Other

2005

21 0

25

50

75

100

125

150

In a declining J.D. market, with law school applications down over the last five years, Widener Law has been able to maintain the quality of its students.

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DID YOU KNOW THAT WIDENER LAW’S SEPTEMBER 2006 INCOMING FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS WERE GRADUATES OF 180 DIFFERENT U.S. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND SIX FOREIGN INSTITUTIONS?

Enrollment by Gender

Minority Enrollment Number of Colleges Represented

20%

19%

Delaware Campus, Regular Division

62% 38%

70% 30%

MALE FEMALE

MALE FEMALE

86 Delaware Campus, Evening Division

Delaware Campus

Delaware Campus

Delaware Campus

Delaware Campus

Regular Division

Evening Division

Regular Division

Evening Division

54% 46%

53% 47%

MALE FEMALE

MALE FEMALE

60 15%

Harrisburg Campus, Regular Division

13%

81 Harrisburg Campus, Evening Division

35 Harrisburg Campus

Harrisburg Campus

Harrisburg Campus

Harrisburg Campus

Regular Division

Evening Division

Regular Division

Evening Division

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Campus Highlights

Leading Nationally

Professor G. Randall Lee: Newsletter Editor, Professional Responsibility Section, AALS

Many Widener Law faculty members hold leadership positions within the American Bar Association (ABA), the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) or the American Law Institute (ALI).

Professor Rober ta F. Mann: Vice-chair, Simplification Committee, Tax Section, ABA; Board Member, National Tax Association

Dean Linda L. Am mo ns: Chair, Curriculum Committee, Section on Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, ABA; Member, Committee on Government Relations, AALS Associate Professor D. Benjamin Barros: Chair-elect, Property Section, AALS As so cia te Pr of es so r J oh n J . Cap ow s ki : Member, Executive Committee, Evidence Section, AALS

Widener Law graduated 321 students from the Delaware Campus and 123 students from the Harrisburg Campus in 2006-07.

Prof esso r Ann E. Conawa y: Member, LLC and Partnership Committee, ABA; Co-chair, Entity Rationalization Committee, Business Law Section, ABA; Member, Consultative Group, Non-profit Committee, ALI; Member, Consultative Group, Trust Committee, ALI; President, Joint Editorial Board for Uniform Unincorporated Associations for the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws Professor John C. Dernbach: Member, Council for the Section on Environment, Energy, and Resources, ABA; Vice-chair, Climate Change, Sustainable Development, and Ecosystems Committee, ABA Associate Professor Jules Epstein: Consultant, two National Institute of Justice workgroups, one a consultative group analyzing problems with forensic science in criminal cases, the other developing materials for defense counsel in cases involving DNA evidence L e ga l Wr i t i n g Pr o f e s so r A r le n e Ri v e r a F in k el st e in : Publications Chair, Pro Bono & Public Service Opportunities Section, AALS Pro fes sor Alan E. Ga r field: Member, Executive Committee, Section on Mass Communication, AALS V ice Dean and Professor Russell E. Hakes: Co-chair, Annual Survey Subcommittee, Uniform Commercial Code Committee, Section of Business Law, ABA Professor Lawrence A. Hamermesh: Member, Board of Directors, American Civil Liberties Union; Chair, Corporate Practice Committee, Section on Business Law, ABA; Co-chair, Program Committee of the Delaware Business Law Forum, Section of Business Law, ABA; Member, Editorial Board, The Business Lawyer, Section of Business Law, ABA Associate Professor Stephen E. Henderson: Reporter, Task Force on Transaction Surveillance, Criminal Justice Standards Committee, ABA; Member, Executive Committee, Criminal Justice Section, AALS Professor David R. Hodas: Member, Board of Editors, Natural Resources and Environment, ABA

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Leg al W ri ti ng Pr ofe ssor Dor et ta M. McG i nni s: Member, Upper Level Writing Courses Committee, Legal Writing Institute Professor Robyn L. Meadows: Co-editor, UCC Survey for the Business Law Section, ABA P r of e s s o r J ul i e t M . M o r i n g i e l l o: Co-chair, International Coordinating Committee, Section of Busness Law, ABA; Member, Editorial Board, Business Law Today and The Business Lawyer, ABA Professor Andr ew L. Str auss: Member, Executive Committee, Section on International Law, AALS; Fellow, Citizens for Global Solutions World Federalist Institute; Member, Advisory Council, Onevoice; Member, Advisory Board, Center for U.N. Reform Education Associate Professor Catherine J. Wasson: Member, Editorial Board, Journal of the Legal Writing Institute; Chair, Teaching Resources Committee, Legal Writing Institute

Exploring the Law Widener Law both hosted and presented an incredibly diverse array of legal symposia and lectures last year: July 24, 2006: National Judicial College, Delaware Campus August 30, 2006: The Lawyer as Poet Advocate: Bruce Springsteen and the American Lawyer, Scranton, PA September 29, 2006: Delaware Reentry Roundtable, Delaware Campus October 4, 2006: Roundtable on Statutory and Caselaw Developments in Good Faith, Delaware Campus October 11, 2006: Will the Post 9/11 World Be A Post-Tort World?

Annual Raynes McCarty Distinguished Lecture, Philadelphia October 14, 2006: Pennsylvania Bridge the Gap, Delaware Campus October 20, 2006: Caremark: A Tale of Two Fiduciaries, Annual Pileggi Lecture, Wilmington, DE November 15, 2006: Dean’s Leadership Forum, Delaware Campus November 17, 2006: Sports and Entertainment Law Association CLE Symposium, Delaware Campus December 11, 2006: How to Draft a Will for a Small Estate in Delaware, Delaware Volunteer Legal Services January 4, 2007: Limited Pro Bono Assistance Program on Tenants’ Rights, Delaware Volunteer Legal Services

Associ ate Professor Alicia B. Kelly: Member, Executive Board, Family and Juvenile Law Section, AALS; Chair, Mentor Program, Family and Juvenile Law Section, AALS; Member, Executive Board, Section for Women in Legal Education, AALS

January 23, 2007: How to Handle a Protection from Abuse Case, Delaware Volunteer Legal Services

Associ at e Pr ofesso r Ke nneth T. K r is t l : Member, Planning Committee, 2008 Eastern Water Law Conference, ABA

January 24, 2007: Domestic Violence: What Every Lawyer Should Know, Harrisburg Campus

February 7, 2007: How to Handle Custody and Visitation in Delaware, Delaware Volunteer Legal Services February 7, 2007: City of Hazelton v. Illegal Immigration: Discussion of Local Initiatives to Challenge Undocumented Immigration, Delaware Campus February 22, 2007: Squaring the Circle on Sprawl: Making Land Development and Conservation Compatible in Pennsylvania, Harrisburg Campus February 27, 2007: Legal Education Institute CLE program, Delaware Campus March 9, 2007: Limited Pro Bono Legal Assistance Program, Delaware Campus March 21, 2007: National Judicial College, Delaware Campus March 23, 2007: The Grand Bargain: Accountability and the U.S. Public Markets, Ruby R. Vale Distinguished Scholar Lecture, Delaware Campus March 29, 2007: Dean’s Leadership Forum on Diversity, Diversity in Education, Harrisburg Campus April 2, 2007: Dred Scott After 150 Years: A Grievous Wound Remembered, Harrisburg Campus April 3, 2007: The Constitution as a Symbol, H. Albert Young Distinguished Lecture in Constitutional Law April 18, 2007: Wild Law: Is Conventional Environmental Law Dead?

Building a Rights-Based Nature Jurisprudence, Delaware Campus April 19, 2007: John Gedid Lecture, Harrisburg Campus April 20, 2007: Wild Law: Is Conventional Environmental Law Dead?

Building a Rights-Based Nature Jurisprudence, Harrisburg Campus April 20, 2007: Cross Examination: The Great Engine (?), Delaware Campus April 25, 2007: The Constitution as a Symbol, H. Albert Young Distinguished Lecture in Constitutional Law, Delaware Campus April 26, 2007: The Eye of the Needle: Ethical Considerations in Medicine and Law, Delaware Campus May 3, 2007: Current Issues in Long Term Care: Part I, Delaware Campus May 11, 2007: Delaware State Bar Association Diversity Retreat, Delaware Campus May 23, 2007: Trial Advocacy – Ethics and Ego, Annual Lecture in Trial Advocacy May 24, 2007: How to Handle a Protection from Abuse Case, Delaware Volunteer Legal Services

Endowed and Sponsored Scholarships for 2006-07 Howard Berg Scholarship George C Blissman, Sr., Memorial Scholarship E. Wallace Chadwick Memorial Scholarship Harvey Alan Chernoff Memorial Scholarship Esther F. Clark Memorial Scholarship

Hon. James C. Crumlish Scholarship Hon. Joseph W. deFuria Scholarship Delaware Asociation of Lawyers’ Spouses Scholarship Edmund Dobrowolski Memorial Scholarship Hon. William Duffy Memorial Scholarship Nancy and Howard Finkelman Scholarship Friends of Widener University School of Law Scholarship Honey F. Golby Memorial Scholarship Hon. Ned L. Hirsh Memorial Scholarship Pamela Karpouzis Memorial Scholarship Fairfax Leary, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Paul Isaac Leiter Memorial Scholarship Thomas S. Lodge Memorial Scholarship MBNA/Bank of America Scholarship Charles P. Mirarchi, Sr. Memorial Scholarship Bruce M. & Elizabeth M. Monroe Scholarship Pennsylvania Bar Foundation Minority Scholarship Pennsylvania Bar Foundation Scholarship Angelina & Victor Piccone Memorial Scholarship Dean Anthony J. Santoro Scholarship Alexander V. Sarcione, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Taishoff Family Endowed Scholarship John C. Warrington Memorial Scholarship Bernard S. Wildstein Scholarship

Endowed and Sponsored Student Awards ALI-ABA Scholarship & Leadership Award American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Award American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence Honorable Helen S. Balick Award Herman V. Belk Memorial Award Howard M. Berg Award James S. Bowman American Inn of Court Award William J. Conner Memorial Award for Administrative Law Nicole Cullison Memorial Award Hon. Joseph W. deFuria Commencement Award John A. Fillion Memorial Award Judge J. Cullen Ganey Criminal Procedure Award Graham Foundation Award Reed Hamilton Memorial Award Zelda K. Herrmann Memorial Cup Award Patricia N. Holsten Memorial Award for Public Interest Pro Bono Service International Academy of Trial Lawyers Award Lindsay Law Library Award Thomas P. Lomax and Nicholas Theodore Memorial Award James J. Manderino Award for Trial Advocacy Most Promising Civil Litigator Award Alexander V. Sarcione, Jr. Memorial Award The Jerry Shields Environmental Award Wapner Newman Wigrizer & Brecher Award William and Ella C. Wolf Award in Real Property Law Chuck Zencey Memorial Award in Environmental Law

CREATING A BRIGHTER WELCOME Among the many upgrades in physical infrastructure at the School of Law over the last year, perhaps none was as visible as the new entryways now gracing the Delaware Campus.

Featuring cheery brick accented by white, as well as larger, brighter lettering, the new entrances make a dramatic statement to passing traffic about our presence in the First State.

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DID YOU KNOW THAT MORE THAN 100 WIDENER LAW ALUMNI ARE MEMBERS OF THE JUDICIARY?

Sponsored Fellowships

JUSTICE RANDY J. HOLLAND of the Delaware Supreme Court is one of Widener Law’s many accomplished adjunct faculty. Over the last year alone Justice Holland coauthored the acclaimed Middle Temple Lawyers and the American Revolution and received the American Inns of Court’s prestigious A. Sherman Christensen Award for providing distinguished, exceptional, and significant leadership to the American Inns of Court movement.

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E. Wallace Chadwick Constitutional Fellowship DuPont Public Interest Fellowship Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor Public Interest Fellowship

Thanking Our Adjuncts Widener Law is grateful for the dedication of its adjunct professors for 2006-2007: HARRISBURG CAMPUS Sara A. Austin, Esq. Patti Bednarik, Esq. William A. Behe, Esq. Hon. Robert G. Bigham Christopher D. Carusone, Esq. James H. Cawley, Esq. Hon. John F. Cherry Andrew H. Cline, Esq. Katherene Conner, Esq. Megan L. Consedine, Esq. Joseph A. Curcillo, III, Esq. Robert H. Davis, Esq. Vincent C. DeLiberato, Jr., Esq. Karen Durkin, Esq. Mary Jane Forbes, Esq. Robert Freedenberg, Esq. Edwin Frownfelter, Esq. Joseph Keith Goldberg, Esq. James L. Goldsmith, Esq. Neil Hendershot, Esq. Michael L. Hund, Esq. Nancy Kippenhan, Esq. Hon. Richard A. Lewis Alexandra Makosky, Esq. Edward M. Marsico, Esq. Tracy L. McCurdy, Esq.

Michael Piecuch, Esq. Mary Howard Powell, Esq. Samantha J. Prince, Esq. Mary Kay Rauenzahn, Esq. Christopher J. Schmidt, Esq. Todd J. Shill, Esq. Elizabeth Simcox, Esq. Joseph G. Skelly, Esq. William M. Sloane, Esq. Hon. Jeannine Turgeon Clayton R. Wilcox, Esq. Douglas M. Wolfberg, Esq. DELAWARE CAMPUS Daniel G. Atkins, Esq. Carol A. Benson, Esq. John S. Benson, Esq. Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Hon. Robert Blasi Phyllis T. Bookspan, Esq. Hon. William C. Carpenter, Jr. William B. Carr, Esq. John T. Carroll III, Esq. Kathleen Conn, Esq. Robert H. Czepiel, Jr., Esq. Bartholomew J. Dalton, Esq. Patricia A. Daly, Esq. John A. DeSantis, Esq. Cary L. Flitter, Esq. Hon. Robert Francis Ruth A. Ganister, Esq. C. Mitchell Goldman, Esq. Barry Gross, Esq. Kim Gunter, Esq. Richard G. Handler, Esq. W. Bruce Hemphill, Esq. Matthew I. Hirsch, Esq. Justice Randy J. Holland Vera Holmes, Esq. Janine Howard-O’Rangers, Esq. Justice Jack B. Jacobs Hon. Harold U. Johnson, Jr. Hon. Kent A. Jordan Diana Kadash, Esq. Elizabeth King, Esq. Jonathan Krinick, Esq. Patricia Dailey Lewis, Esq.

Terrence J. Marlowe, Esq. Melanie Marshall, Esq. Mary Marzolla, J.D. Thomas J. McCarthy, Esq. Genevieve McCormack, Esq. Cecilia McCormick, Esq. Michael S. McGinniss, Esq. Eugene D. McGurk, Esq. Jacqueline Paradee Mette, Esq. David B. Miller, Esq. Scott J. Mitnick, Esq. Bruce M. Monroe, Esq. Alexander Murphy, Jr., Esq. Marion R. Newbold, Esq. Andrew Newman, M.D., J.D. John T. Newsome, Esq. Reena Parambath, Esq. John A. Parkins, Jr., Esq. Mary Alice Peeling, Esq. Pamela L. Perry, Esq. Anjali Prasad, Esq. Hon. William T. Quillen Riki Redente, Esq. Michael E. Riley, Esq. Raymond Ripple, Esq. Richard Saferstein, Ph.D. James G. Sheehan, Esq. Martin Siegel, Esq. John S. Sitzler, Esq. Verne R. Smith, Esq. Christopher M. Spletzer, Sr., Esq. Hon. Patricia Tate Stewart Jean Gallagher Stoyer, Esq. Roseanne Termini, Esq. Anthony J. Testa, Jr., Esq. Jan C. Ting, Esq. Hon. Dexter M. Thompson, Jr. Representative Robert J. Valihura Alfred P. Vitarelli, Esq. Hon. Joseph T. Walsh John R. Washlick, Esq. Gail Zuckerman Weilheimer, Esq. Edward J. Weiss, Esq. John A. Wetzel, Esq. Michael Wiseman, Esq. Royce A. White, Esq. Rafael X. Zahralddin-Avarena, Esq.

Did you know that Widener Law’s Web site has a new look? See it at law.widener.edu.

Honor Roll of Donors KEY TO CATEGORIES CHANCELLORS CLUB $20,000+ AMBASSADORS CLUB $10,000 – $19,999 PARTNERS CLUB $5,000 – $9,999 BENEFACTORS CLUB $2,500 – $4,999 DEAN’S COUNCIL $1,500 – $2,499 LAW SCHOOL ASSOCIATES $1,000 – $1,499 BENCH AND BAR CLUB $500 – $999 CENTURY CLUB $250 – $499

Class of 1975 21% class participation BENEFACTORS CLUB Michael G. DeFino John A. Wetzel DEAN’S COUNCIL Hon. Robert S. Blasi Hon. Susan C. Del Pesco Gregory E. Sciolla LAW SCHOOL ASSOCIATES Louis J. Arnold Steven P. Barsamian Edward M. Bernstein Vincent J. Ciecka John P. Iacono John D. Leekley Alan H. Polonsky Rita S. Polonsky Michael D. Rubin Louis E. Slawe James J. Veneruso BENCH AND BAR CLUB Juanita C. Griffing Mark A. Longo CENTURY CLUB Stephen G. Bresset Dennis L. Citron

George F. Dale Michael B. Joseph Amil M. Minora Anthony J. Sciolla William M. Sloane DONORS Dudley N. Anderson Donald C. Brown Samuel J. Costa Peter I. Daniele Joseph J. DelSordo Gerald J. DiChiara Robert L. Dluge Hon. Barry C. Dozor Peter H. Dubbeld Thomas C. Etter Laurence Gallagher William E. Howell, Jr. Richard A. James Lawrence Z. Kotler Gary C. Linarducci Thomas C. Louthan Richard S. Marx Charles A. O’Connell Robert Pasquale G. Carter Pierce Rodney W. Robinson Thomas J. Roman Hon. Maurino J. Rossanese Janice M. Sawicki Daniel M. Smith Mark D. Sperber Neil I. Sternstein

Class of 1976 18% class participation PARTNERS CLUB Ronald P. Goldfaden DEAN’S COUNCIL M. Jane Mahoney Donald B. Scace LAW SCHOOL ASSOCIATES Eileen B. Cooper Henry J. Costa Hon. Paul P. Panepinto Daniel F. Wilton BENCH AND BAR CLUB Alan Belfus Joel Chernock Robert A. Maresca

CENTURY CLUB Michael P. Burakoff Hon. William C. Carpenter Lawrence F. DiGiovanna Gerald E. Fusella Thomas P. Gannon Thomas G. Klingensmith Marc Lamer Stuart A. Leibowitz Richard T. Morrissey Charles W. Proctor Richard E. Reilly Michael J. Saile DONORS David L. Arthur Edward B. Carter James M. DeLeon J. William Ditter Thomas E. Dooley Albert L. Flood James A. Fox Mark D. Grim Charles A. Halpin III Edwin L. London Hon. Louis P. Mellinger Charles P. Mirarchi III James M. Pierce Edward R. Summers William S. Wolfson

Class of 1977 13% class participation LAW SCHOOL ASSOCIATES John F. Kent James F. Kilcur BENCH AND BAR CLUB Mitchell G. Crane Gregory R. Jacobs Hon. John J. O’Grady CENTURY CLUB Jerome M. Capone Barry F. Gultanoff Richard G. Handler Jay E. Kivitz DONORS Andrew H. Appel Edward P. Azar James R. Columbro Howard R. Golde A. Jeffrey Grob

Linking Law and Public Health IN MAY Widener University School of Law and Thomas Jefferson University announced the launch of two new joint-degree programs in law and public health.

Students can work toward either a juris doctor and master of public health (JD-MPH), or a master of jurisprudence in health law and master of public health (MJ-MPH). These two new dual degrees are designed to prepare students who are pursuing careers in fields such as public health administration, health insurance organization leadership, health consulting, and the pharmaceutical industry. They can be completed in three to seven years, depending on which program the student chooses and whether enrollment is part- or full-time.

“This partnership brings together two leading institutions in a growing and important field,” Dean Linda L. Ammons said.

“We are pleased to join Jefferson in this exciting endeavor.”

Widener Health Law Institute Director and Professor of Law John G. Culhane, Dean Ammons, and, from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, James Keen, PhD, Dean, College of Graduate Studies; David Nash, MD, MBA, Co-Director, Master of Public Health Program; and Richard Wender, MD, Co-Director, Master of Public Health Program.

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DID YOU KNOW THAT WIDENER LAW CONSISTENTLY EXCEEDS THE NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR PLACEMENT OF JUDICIAL CLERKS, AND THAT 68 MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 2006 OBTAINED CLERKSHIPS?

Edward J. McGlinchey Pamela C. Meitner Patricia M. Sinclair Kenneth J. Slomienski Lawrence S. Wind Charles E. Woolson Donald S. Young

Class of 1978 Launching a New Scholarly Endeavor A NEW LAW JOURNAL, conceived by Widener students last year and funded with a generous grant from the law firm of Maron Marvel Bradley & Anderson, will focus on the intersection of law, economics, and race.

The Widener Journal of Law, Economics, and Race, an idea generated and developed by students Robert Hawkins, Tamika Crawl-Bey, and Dana Griffin, will be disseminated in a completely electronic format beginning during the 2007-08 academic year. It will be a collaborative endeavor involving students on both the Wilmington and Harrisburg campuses.

“The Journal will serve as a training ground where we emphasize for our students the importance of becoming ‘good citizens’ as they become leaders in business and government,” wrote Mr. Hawkins, Ms. Crawl-Bey, and Ms. Griffin in their grant proposal.

Members of the law firm Maron Marvel Bradley & Anderson, including James Maron ’85, with Dean Linda Ammons at the firm’s offices.

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Neil A. Margulies Suzanne M. McDonough-Boggia Gary M. Perolman Robert G. Rogers Charles E. Sloane Gloria K. Sloane Jerry H. Steiner William J. Underwood Nancy J. Winther

17% class participation

Class of 1979

BENEFACTORS CLUB Lucy V. Cherry Eugene D. McGurk, Jr.

14% class participation

DEAN’S COUNCIL Robert M. Adochio LAW SCHOOL ASSOCIATES Hon. Lee A. Solomon BENCH AND BAR CLUB Marc R. Abrams Carl J. Greco Francis E. Marshall Phillip S. VanEmbden CENTURY CLUB Matthew J. Connahan Vincent J. Craparotta Hon. James J. McGann Teresa A. Miller John E. O’Brien Thomas I. Puleo Hon. Anthony Sarcione DONORS Pietro A. Barbieri Leslie N. Coates Thomas P. Collins Edward J. DiDonato Wendy C. Dignazio Richard H. Farwell Ronald J. Gordon Ann E. Green A. Richard Heffron Edward J. Leonard Daniel J. Maisano

PARTNERS CLUB Robert D. Gober Leslee Silverman Tabas LAW SCHOOL ASSOCIATES James A. Kelley BENCH AND BAR CLUB Karen Durkin Timothy P. Inemer Michael B. Lione Martin C. O’Brien Steve Parsons CENTURY CLUB Richard E. Berl Stephen R. Fogarty Eric L. Grayson F. Kevin Lynch DONORS Mark J. Brownstein Hon. John R. Carrow Thomas M. Close Frank P. Farmer Hon. Brian T. Fischer John F. Hartzel Todd A. Hoover Sherry L. Horowitz Susan E. Mensch Henry R. Minissale Robert A. Mosakowski Michael J. Valoris Hon. John K. Welch

Class of 1980 15% class participation BENEFACTORS CLUB Alan B. Levin LAW SCHOOL ASSOCIATES Joseph A. Biela Rocco P. Imperatrice III Sharon B. Kelley BENCH AND BAR CLUB Susan J. Dictor Charles J. Dombrowski Hon. Maureen F. Fitzpatrick Molly A. Gallagher Hon. Marianne O. Mizel CENTURY CLUB Joseph A. Alacqua William J. Heimbuch Joanne L. Horn Barbara S. Hutcheon Charles S. Knothe Hon. William A. Meehan Frederick R. Mogel Jeffrey S. Roth Philip V. Sarcione Bernard W. Smalley Mardi R. Thompson DONORS Carol E. Ballentine Robert P. Brendza June C. Cipressi Michael F. Gillin Laurence Harmelin Mary A. Herlihy Scott R. Jay Bruce C. Kmosko James F. Podheiser David L. Rohde Barbara C. Siegell Anthony G. Talarico Vernon A. Taylor Roger R. Ullman David T. Videon Robert F. Zane

Class of 1981 17% class participation PARTNERS CLUB George K. Miller, Jr. LAW SCHOOL ASSOCIATES Cary L. Flitter BENCH AND BAR CLUB Jeffrey W. Margolies Joseph J. Rhoades Timothy J. Snyder CENTURY CLUB David A. Bongiovanni John T. Carroll III E. Douglas DiSandro Donald A. Emeigh David J. Ferry Jeffery B. Fromm Patricia E. Hall Mark Mattia DONORS Michelle C. Berk Hon. Richard M. Cappelli Wayne J. Carey Stephen J. Cirillo Andrew E. Dipiero Eugene A. DiPrinzio Claudia E. Genuardi Alan L. Harwick Robert A. Honecker James T. Jarvis Guy V. Johnson Martin P. Manco Thomas X. McAndrew Gregory M. McCauley Janis R. Melfi Bernadette Mooney-Burns Lee A. Schwartz Mitchell J. Shore Stephen W. Spence David M. Taylor Kevin E. Walsh Lynn D. Wilson

Class of 1982 13% class participation BENCH AND BAR CLUB Joseph J. Risi George B. Smith

CENTURY CLUB Don S. Ginsburg Kathiann E. Karsnitz Rosemary K. Killian DONORS Alexis L. Barbieri Charles A. Bush Ralph P. Catalano Allan S. Friedland Ruth P. Goldberg Richard J. Gordon Kingdon Kase Susan M. Kase Richard J. Laiks Michael P. Mayberry Mark V. Oddo Anthony D. Poppiti Joseph H. Rosen Amy B. Schechner Lowell D. Snorf Warren F. Sperling Thomas R. Uliase Rachel A. Wachs Nanci O. Weber

Class of 1983 11% class participation LAW SCHOOL ASSOCIATES Michael J. D’Aniello CENTURY CLUB James I. Devine David R. Finkel Gary R. Gremminger Barry S. Rabin Thomas R. Savitsky DONORS Marsha Z. Borin Michael J. Cunningham Albert M. DiGregorio Linda B. Dillow Carl E. Funk Ellen L. Glass Mary B. Hickok Michael A. Maucher Harry D. McMunigal Joan J. Miller Mary Sabulsky Mary E. Sherlock Bruce M. Smith Lynn L. Smith Tempe B. Steen

Barry J. Tomlinson Nathan Van Embden Florence F. Wright

Class of 1984 12% class participation LAW SCHOOL ASSOCIATES W. Bruce Hemphill BENCH AND BAR CLUB Charlene D. Davis CENTURY CLUB Joseph D. Burke Kathleen M. Curry Burke Roger M. Holcomb Daniel R. Losco Gerard X. Smith DONORS William A. Burns Harriet L. Chappell James B. Corrigan Jacquelyn Cusumano Samuel S. Driver Brenda W. Hoffman Jeffrey S. Kurtz Ann J. Letcher Kevin M. Livesey Paul Masciantonio Kathie L. McCaffrey Bernard J. McFadden Kevin Parker Abby Resnick-Parigian Robert A. Rosillo Marc S. Stein Joseph M. Toddy Robert E. Ulaky Michael A. Walsh J. Scott Watson

Class of 1985 16% class participation

Recognizing Special Achievement WIDENER LAW Professor Juliet M. Moringiello received the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Special Achievement Award in June for her efforts toward making Pennsylvania a more businessfriendly state.

The award recognizes Professor Moringiello’s role in the Uniform Commercial Code enactment process. She chairs the Uniform Commercial Code Committee of PBA’s Business Law Section, playing a leading role in promoting the enactment in Pennsylvania of two revised Uniform Commercial Code articles: Article 1, setting forth the general provisions of the code, and Article 7, providing the rules governing the use of documents of title in commercial transactions.

Professor Moringiello has been involved in the Uniform Commercial Code enactment process since the late 1990s, when Pennsylvania was considering the enactment of Article 9, governing secured transactions. She teaches and writes primarily in the areas of commercial law, bankruptcy, property, and electronic commerce.

BENEFACTORS CLUB Philip L. Rothbart DEAN’S COUNCIL Samuel A. Landy

Juliet M. Moringiello was recognized by the Pennsylvania Bar Association.

LAW SCHOOL ASSOCIATES Marion Rothbart Newbold

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BENCH AND BAR CLUB Matthew I. Hirsch CENTURY CLUB Ronald A. Amarant Marita M. Hutchinson John D. McLaughlin Kenneth E. Picardi Mark L. Reardon Anthony R. Repici Joseph J. Santarone Martin J. Sendek

Fighting for Benefits WITH STATE FUNDING from Delaware and Pennsylvania, Widener’s Veterans Law Clinic has collected, on a pro bono basis, more than $1 million for disabled veterans and their dependents since its launch in 1997. It is the only clinic of its kind in Pennsylvania and one of only two in the United States.

The Clinic’s director, Widener Law Professor Thomas J. Reed, participated in a roundtable discussion in May in Washington, D.C., at the invitation of Rep. Bob Filner, D-Calif., chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. The discussion was among the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, claims stakeholders, and members of the committee Filner chairs. Professor Reed spoke during a discussion of ideas to reduce the claims backlog and improve the current process for veterans.

DONORS Teresa M. Anzalone Peter J. Barnes Victor F. Battaglia Carolyn T. Carluccio Thomas E. Carluccio Mark C. Cavanaugh Kathleen M. Conover Alan N. Cooper Scott E. Diamond Richard R. DiStefano Colleen M. Flannery Maryanne A. Grisz Richard W. Hunt Bruce W. Joseph Alan T. Kramer Pamela B. Levinson David A. Malman Thomas V. McDonough Stephen R. Permut Beverly A. Plutnick Frances E. Ryan Joseph P. Schumacher Renee E. Scrocca Irving Seltzer B. Rene Shekmer William S. Simonton Perry H. Sobel Kenneth A. Vercammen Tom Wilcox

Class of 1986 10% class participation AMBASSADORS CLUB Selma Hayman

Thomas J. Reed, director of the Veterans Law Clinic, spoke at a Congressional roundtable in May.

LAW SCHOOL ASSOCIATES Jean C. Kissane

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CENTURY CLUB Frank C. DePasquale, Jr. William R. Gilligan Daniel P. Johnson John M. Peruto Lori N. Peruto Regina C. Reardon DONORS Robert A. Auclair Richard A. DiLiberto, Jr. Vincent J. Giusini William J. Golden Jeffry B. Herman Cynthia D. Kaiser Gerald M. Klein William G. Massa Edwin M. Matzkin John D. McAllister Arthur S. Novello Joan Orsini-Ford John L. Pund Gregory J. Rubis Sherry A. Ruggiero-Fallon Gail O. Shuey John E. Stewart

Class of 1987 12% class participation LAW SCHOOL ASSOCIATES Carolyn M. McNeice BENCH AND BAR CLUB Mark F. Himsworth CENTURY CLUB Andrew L. Schaeffer Christopher H. Yaure DONORS Carl V. Buck III Louis M. Cambria C. Salvatore D’Alessio Lawrence M. Davies William J. deGrouchy David H. Denenberg Lucille A. Donnelly Thomas M. Going Mark J. Gulasarian Kathleen D. Hadley Irene C. Johns Cynthia S. LaRosa Michael D. LaRosa

Richard R. Mazzei Jane Ellen McNerney Sherry C. McReynolds Brian P. Meehan Michael P. Moran Karen L. Mulhorn Smith Joanne Phillips Laura J. Scruggs Marcia E. Sless Patricia K. Spotts Susan T. Valenti

Class of 1988 12% class participation DEAN’S COUNCIL John M. Pachkowski BENCH AND BAR CLUB Jonathan Shub CENTURY CLUB Teresa A. Cheek William D. Newman Fortunato N. Perri Alann M. Ramirez DONORS Robert P. Becker Howard W. Bergendahl Louis R. Busico John P. Capuzzi Scott E. Chambers Hon. Patricia Corbett Benjamin D. Cowley Alan E. Denenberg Brad S. Fleet John H. Frymyer Jay H. Ginsburg Andrew M. Hladio Charles F. Kimmel Mary S. Much Katherine F. Mulcare John A. Novello Charles E. O’Connor Michael S. Paul Paul J. Perpiglia Marvin A. Robinson Arlene B. Rubin Frederick P. Santarelli Paul F. Schaaff Paul G. Schenk Theodore J. Tacconelli Frederick A. Townsend Gail Harris Turner

Class of 1989 9% class participation CHANCELLORS CLUB Robert P. Taishoff BENCH AND BAR CLUB Bari S. Krein William L. Prickett Harvey Sternberg CENTURY CLUB Thomas H. Baker Roseanne R. Duffy Thomas C. Marconi DONORS Morris A. Bowie Brian A. Carlis Bernard G. Conaway Martin P. Convery Anthony J. Crescenzi Harvey B. Dikter Brad S. Eaby James F. Graham Mary Ann Jordano Jeffrey L. Klein William Lewis Kevin M. Malloy William J. McCarthy Jane E. Meyer Robert J. Murtaugh Mark W. Musser Paul T. Porrini Stephen J. Rodgers Joan Schneikart Michele S. Sherman Stuart E. Sklut David A. Snyder

Class of 1990 10% class participation PARTNERS CLUB Keith G. Rubenstein

LAW SCHOOL ASSOCIATES Michael J. Brown Lisa M. Jaeger BENCH AND BAR CLUB Peter Chamas Kathleen W. Geiger Leonard M. Insalaco Michael E. Joyce CENTURY CLUB Barbara L. Ayars Milton W. Brown Mary Fagan Caloway A. Cathryn Evans Thalia Olive S. Kay Stanley F. Werse DONORS Emmanuel J. Argentieri Maureen C. Argentieri Jeremy S. Bannister Gino J. Benedetti Maryann Brown Paul R. Darkes Domenick C. DiCicco Jodi K. Ebersole Steven M. Greber Lisa M. Haly Joseph A. Juliana Anoush M. Koroghlian Kathryn A. Meloni John A. Miller Patrick J. Moran Harry D. Quarles James J. Ruggiero Stephen J. Schukraft Jeffrey S. Shorr Kara L. Svendsen Scott P. Towers Richard R. White

Class of 1991 10% class participation

DEAN’S COUNCIL Mary Alice Peeling BENCH AND BAR CLUB Eric N. Rubino CENTURY CLUB Martin G. Belisario John F. Brady Portia P. Cohen Todd E. Conner Claire M. DeMatteis Ronald M. Graham Hon. M. DeSales Haley Andrew J. Monastra Maria D. Murphy Patricia M. Ronayne DONORS Kathleen Carlisle Brightman Lois M. Campana Lisa J. Cappolella Joan P. Depfer Lisa A. Duda John P. Gilligan Thomas P. Halfpenny Michael T. Hamilton Thomas Hodukavich Nadia Mykytiuk Jannetta Curtis C. Johnston David A. Kase August E. Knestaut Christine M. Little Stephen S. Little Denise M. Mabilog John D. Mattey Peggy McKeon Maribeth B. Pelham Derek A. Popeil Mary K. Schwemmer Laura Siberski-Scanlon Jonathan H. Stanwood John M. Tereniak Cynthia F. Towers Joseph P. Walsh Diane M. Willette

ALAN E. GARFIELD, whose term as Widener’s H. Albert Young Fellow in Constitutional Law ended in June, discussed “The Constitution as a Symbol” when he delivered the Young Fellowship Lecture in April.

In his remarks Professor Garfield, who teaches and writes in areas of constitutional law, the First Amendment, copyright, and contracts, explored how the Constitution is important not only for what it says, but also for what it symbolizes. He examined the role of religion in American society and addressed such controversial topics as the teaching of intelligent design and the display of Ten Commandments monuments.

The H. Albert Young Fellowship in Constitutional Law was endowed in 1998 by the Young Foundation of Wilmington in honor of the late H. Albert Young, a highly respected attorney and former Delaware attorney general. The fellowship enables a Widener Law professor to conduct and publish research in the area of Delaware or U.S. constitutional law.

BENEFACTORS CLUB Cecilia M. McCormick

DID YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE WIDENER LAW ALUMNI LIVING AND PRACTICING IN 49 STATES AND IN 15 FOREIGN COUNTRIES?

The Constitution as Symbol

Alan E. Garfield (left), the H. Albert Young Fellow in Constitutional Law through June 2007, stands with Robert C. Power, the current fellowship holder.

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Class of 1992

Class of 1993

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CHANCELLORS CLUB Alice W. Strine

PARTNERS CLUB Andrew McK. Jefferson

BENEFACTORS CLUB Eileen M. Coggins Christopher S. Koyste

BENEFACTORS CLUB Joel J. Feller

DEAN’S COUNCIL Brenda A. James Leslie A. Johnson

Rebuilding a Legal System NINE WIDENER LAW students from the Delaware campus, accompanied by two professors and a civic-minded Philadelphia public defender, spent a week of their winter break taking part in the Katrina-Gideon Interview Project, a national initiative through which law student volunteers traveled to New Orleans to assist the beleaguered Public Defender’s Office there as it tries to catch up on the backlog of cases caused by Hurricane Katrina.

Professors Judy Ritter and Arlene Rivera Finkelstein supervised the students’ work, and the group was also accompanied by Everett Gillison, a public defender in Philadelphia’s homicide division. The students who participated all graduated in May. They are Brett Bendistis, Lisa M. Vetro, Danielle A. Graham, Jessica Sanchez, Julie A. Serfess, Nazim N. Karaca, Rachel A. Ramsay, Eric H. Lubin, and David Iannucci.

Gifts from alumni and other friends of the Law School helped make this trip possible.

Widener’s Katrina-Gideon participants assisted the New Orleans Public Defender’s Office in dealing with a large backlog of cases.

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BENCH AND BAR CLUB Joan T. Kluger Lynn M. Martosella Michael P. Reid II Karen C. Yarrish CENTURY CLUB Miriam Benton Barish Dana L. Harrington Conner Ann E. Fruth Jessie B. Hill Robert E. McCann Gerald F. Strubinger DONORS Allen R. Baum Kristy D. Boon Thomas R. Chesnick Barbara S. Danberg Jeffrey L. Dashevsky Alice A. Deck Kevin M. Geary Irene S. Goldberg Eileen A. Grena Deborah N. Harad Martin J. Hillman Emily L. Hoffman Jill A. Levy Andrew C. Lynch Maria C. McLaughlin-Sisofo David A. Miller Daniel L. Minnis Michael A. Pastino George T. Ragsdale Susan E. Schwab Colleen D. Shields Julie F. Swerdloff Eugene M. Talerico Peter S. Taub Nikolaos I. Tsouros Thomas O. Williams Susan E. Zdroik

BENCH AND BAR CLUB Thomas G. Wolpert CENTURY CLUB Eric M. Baum Richard E. Burridge Kenneth D. Federman Jonathan D. Levy Andrew A. Ross DONORS Donald G. Brabson Steven Carabases Christopher D. Carusone Scott B. Cooper J. Andrew Crompton Curtis J. Crowther Peter J. Daley Gary M. DeFranceschi Kathleen T. Dormer-Carusone Cynthia A. Fillman Eric S. Fillman Connie I. Flauaus Randy Hartman Christian C. Hugel Carron T. Laake Rachelle B. Little Robert J. Lohr Sharon R. Lopez Maureen T. Marron David M. McCanney Philip W. Nicastro Michael A. Penn MaryKay Rauenzahn Frances R. Roggenbaum Joseph M. Scott Susan J. Scutti Cara A. Serfass Robert Torres

Class of 1994 6% class participation LAW SCHOOL ASSOCIATES Michael V. Benedetto Stephanie A. Kubis

BENCH AND BAR CLUB Eileen C. Seaman CENTURY CLUB Elizabeth S. Antoun Lisa B. Goodman Craig A. Hoogstraten Jeffrey W. McDonnell Robert P. McPherson Jennifer L. Miller Charles N. Shurr DONORS Timothy A. Adams Paul S. Allen Margie A. Anderson Kathy L. Banfield Michele F. Conte Benjamin M. Del Vento William J. Erle Anthony R. Francioso Kathleen A. Francioso Kenneth B. Gebhard James J. Gluck Tracy L. Henry Linda M. Kassekert William W. Keffer Mark J. Kogan Tamara L. Krikorian Benjamin J. Ledyard Antonella M. Madonia James V. McMahan III Terry J. Reilly Gayle J. Ryba Mary Catherine Scott Joseph F. Sklarosky

Class of 1995 6% class participation PARTNERS CLUB Heather E. Doheny Jefferson DEAN’S COUNCIL Jonathan P. Bigley LAW SCHOOL ASSOCIATES Mitchell Gurwicz Karen A. Ulmer BENCH AND BAR CLUB Charles D. Williams

CENTURY CLUB Rex A. Donnelly Edwin J. Harron Scott A. Holt Paul A. Lefebvre Mary K. Marzolla Rick S. Miller Christian M. Petrucci Linda G. Young

LAW SCHOOL ASSOCIATES David C. McFadden

DONORS Jacalyn A. Aff Anthony F. Cantarella Carolyn G. Connors Jack V. Corradino Carol A. Crisci Barbara A. Darkes Greg A. Delfiner Frank R. Emmerich Steven B. Fisher Janine N. Howard-O’Rangers William M. Kelleher Thomas M. Krick Jo Ann R. Lawer Romeo G. Lumaban Renee G. Malamut Robert F. Morocco Michael R. Nestor Christal A. Pike-Nase James T. Rau James M. Reeder Susan W. Saidel Yvonne T. Saville Janene M. Smith Jeremy K. Tanner Kevin H. Teffeteller Mark A. Trudeau Raymond J. Warburton Barry H. Williams A. Judd Woytek

DONORS Harold P. Anderson Stephani J. Ballard Dianne K. Beauchamp F. James Christie III Tamara S. Christie Jeffrey J. Clark Thomas F. Coleman Michael S. Corrigan Carla J. Fargo David I. Goodfriend Damian S. Jackson Jennifer A. Kelleher Susan Kessock Jon W. Knipe David L. Koch Robert J. Munley Dr. Stephanie Oscarson Ronald J. Reybitz Irwin Siegel Barbara S. Vlaisavljevic Mary Ellen Weissinger

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LAW SCHOOL ASSOCIATES John P. Milliron

BENCH AND BAR CLUB Suzanne B. Tierney CENTURY CLUB M. Blake Cleary Michael J. Diamondstein

Class of 1997 6% class participation DEAN’S COUNCIL Scott E. Blissman Tanya Colbert Blissman

4% class participation PARTNERS CLUB Bruce M. Monroe BENEFACTORS CLUB James C. Bohorad DEAN’S COUNCIL Douglas M. Wolfberg

BENCH AND BAR CLUB Edward B. Micheletti CENTURY CLUB Carol J. Antoff Christine S. Ewan Stephanie E. Kleinfelter Seth J. Reidenberg Troy E. Welch

DONORS Suzanne M. Bachovin Henry V. Barnette Marilyn H. Bromels Nathan W. Dougall Janet L. Ekerovich Paul N. Heath Jennifer Levy-Tatum Kristen D. Little Daniel E. Lohr Carl J. Minster Michael J. Mullen Lisa A. Puglisi T. Andrew Rosen Michael D. Sachs Christopher P. Simon Laura J. Simon Stephen J. Smith Kelly K. Swartz Daniel A. Toadvine Orville R. Walls Justin B. Wineburgh

Class of 1998 5% class participation BENCH AND BAR CLUB Nancy A. Prescott Patricia A. Widdoss CENTURY CLUB Lorraine M. Capra Vincent P. D’Angelo Scott E. Maier J. Jay Monteith Robert J. Sander DONORS Wilson K. Barnes Kathleen M. Breslin Kristine Butler-Holston David S. Daniel Niels C. Eriksen S. Neil Feltham Tracy A. Finken Donna L. Harris Renee L. Hrivnak Leslie W. Knapp Carey S. Leroux Aaron T. Marshall Michele J. Mintz Stephen D. Orescan Jason C. Powell Kate G. Shumaker Stephen G. Stroup

Saluting Students STANDOUT STUDENTS were honored in April at each campus’s Annual Student Awards Ceremony.

Darlene Ghavimi-Alagha (Delaware) and Elizabeth F. Murdock (Harrisburg) received the Dean’s Award, for outstanding legal aptitude, exemplary service, significant leadership skills, and the potential to become an outstanding member of the legal community. The President’s Award, for demonstrated scholastic achievement and high potential for meaningful contribution to the law school, the community, and the profession, went to Janine Hochberg (Delaware) and Nicole E. Carter (Harrisburg).

Dozens of other awards in scholarship and achievement were handed out, and more than 70 graduating students were honored for performing at least 50 hours of pro bono legal services during law school.

C. Grainger Bowman presents the James S. Bowman American Inn of Court Award to student John Geschwindt. Bowman, his wife Sandra, and the Inn sponsor the award, which recognizes academic excellence in the area of administrative law.

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Class of 1999 4% class participation BENCH AND BAR CLUB Diane M. Andrews Karen A. Pessione

Patrick W. Straub Anthony J. Testa Sreepadraj Venkatarao Steven G. Weiler

Class of 2001 5% class participation

CENTURY CLUB Judith Catoe Oglesby

In Support of Excellence ONE OF THE SCHOOL OF LAW’S most generous benefactors saw its support rewarded with significant professional recognition for a faculty member and continued growth of a prestigious student competition.

The Ruby R. Vale Foundation funds the Ruby R. Vale Professorship, whose holder, Lawrence A. Hamermesh, was appointed chairman of the Committee on Corporate Practice of the ABA’s section of business law. The committee has a membership of more than 320. Professor Hamermesh teaches and writes in the areas of corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, securities regulation, business organizations, corporate takeovers, and professional responsibility, and has been quoted in such media outlets as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Financial Times.

In addition, the Ruby R. Vale Interschool Corporate Moot Court Competition brought 24 teams representing 20 different law schools to the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom to argue cases relating to corporate issues of current legal relevance. Judges in continued on page 17

The Vale Foundation funds the Ruby R. Vale Professorship, currently held

by Lawrence A. Hamermesh.

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DONORS Jeanne M. Brown Jeanne A. Di Grazio Karen R. Ellsweig Marie C. Feindt William J. Higgins Jon D. Hoover Randall Hurst Eric M. Kniskern Kao-Hsing Lu Karl M. Malaszczyk Hon. Patrick J. Murphy Marlo Pagano-Kelleher Gregory J. Spadea Amy M. Vanni Denise S. Vicario Joshua D. Waterston

Class of 2000 5% class participation LAW SCHOOL ASSOCIATES Holly M. Barbera BENCH AND BAR CLUB Donald A. Smith CENTURY CLUB Alan M. Burke Karen A. Caco William L. Curry Anne M. Murphy DONORS Jennifer D. Armstrong Bridget M. Bailey Diana C. Cebrick Patrick R. Gillard Stephanie L. Hansen Gary P. Levin Jennifer R. Noel Mary E. Peters Lorraine B. Possanza William R. Snell

CENTURY CLUB James P. McAndrew Michael P. Migliore DONORS Nicole E. Ballenger Lisa L. Coggins Kerry A. Duffy Hina Haq Joseph A. Harmon John A. Harrelson Paul M. Lambrecht Kathryn M. Laughlin Matthew B. Lunn Helene M. Lynch Susan D. Mack Michael T. McGlone Patricia B. Romano Barbara M. Smith Victoria E. Spier Heather A. Tereshko

Class of 2002 6% class participation DEAN’S COUNCIL T. Victor Clark CENTURY CLUB Margaret F. England Dawn M. Jones Charles T. Williams DONORS Christopher J. Ahern Stephanie L. Albrecht-Pedrick Shareen M. Decker Craig C. DeFazio Carole A. Donahue Dianne L. Elliott Brian P. Faulk Corey Field John S. Freeman Mary E. Gilmer Joseph A. Gorman

Joy A. Inkpen Dale T. Jenkins James J. Merkins James L. Newman Michael P. Opacki Riki R. Redente Michael L. Saile Matthew D. Schelkopf Troy D. Sisum John D. Wallen Eric D. Walstrom D. Patience Welch Jennifer Zimmerman

Class of 2003 6% class participation BENCH AND BAR CLUB Bruce George Sally Nuttycombe Rutherford CENTURY CLUB Maggie R. Clausell Elaine F. Duffus Erin A. Edwards Meredith R. Osborne DONORS Kelly L. Bender George A. Bibikos Kristen R. Bibikos Donald J. Bowman Sylvia M. Bruni-Carroll Jacqueline E. Crosby James S. Green Angela Halse Charlotte P. Hameka Andrea N. Jones Sharon L. Jones Darryl J. Liguori Michael W. McDermott Melvyn H. Rothbard Marc B. Samuelson Nancy L. Stanford Megan M. Walstrom

Class of 2004 4% class participation CENTURY CLUB Mark W. Eckard Amy L. Groff

DONORS Joseph J. DeFelice Stephanie M. Derr Leslie C. Heilman John T. Manion Daniel M. McLean Michael P. Mineo Kimberlie S. Pezzuto Cpt. John S. Pontius Todd D. Rowe Joseph C. Stringfellow Marianne R. Tyrrell

Class of 2005 4% class participation CENTURY CLUB Deborah E. Ballantyne Adam B. Cutler David W. Edelman Benjamin W. Keenan Krista M. Reale Samis DONORS Enoch O. Badamosi Ehsan F. Chowdhry Melissa N. Donimirski Michael P. Donohue Barbara L. Gauger Benjamin M. Hoffman James G. Lare Penelope B. O’Connell Juda B. Opacki Noelle Palazzo Patrick Renegar Monté T. Squire Jennifer Stonerod J’aime L. Walker Jennifer L. Walker

Class of 2006 2% class participation LAW SCHOOL ASSOCIATES Kathleen W. McNicholas DONORS Rahat N. Babar Jan L. Budman Samuel C. Fiechter Billie Jo A. Matelevich-Hoang James K. Matelevich-Hoang Joshua T. McNamara

Billie D. Resnick Elizabeth A. Tucker Amy A. Underwood

Class of 2007 2% class participation DONORS Meghan A. Adams Justin K. Edelson Robert L. Feliciani Claire Gayley Meghan C. Green-Hoffman Jeremy Nelson Stephen W. Ries April L. Sherwood Michael J. Veneziani

CENTURY CLUB Barbara L. Ayars John J. Capowski Dana L. Harrington Conner James W. Diehm Ann E. Fruth Lawrence A. Hamermesh J. Patrick Kelly Randy Lee Mary K. Marzolla James R. May Nicholas A. Mirkay III H. Geoffrey Moulton Rosemary R. Pall David Raeker-Jordan Susan Raeker-Jordan Laura K. Ray Serena M. Williams

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Faculty/Staff BENEFACTORS CLUB Linda L. Ammons Cecilia M. McCormick DEAN’S COUNCIL Michael J. Goldberg Leslie A. Johnson Roberta F. Mann Deborah M. McCreery John M. Pachkowski Mary Alice Peeling LAW SCHOOL ASSOCIATES Ann H. Britton Paula D. Garrison Dorothy D. Hemphill Nathaniel C. Nichols Thomas Reed BENCH AND BAR CLUB Karen Durkin Patricia Fox John L. Gedid Susan L. Goldberg Russell A. Hakes Louise L. Hill Patrick J. Johnston Robyn L. Meadows John F. Nivala Robert C. Power Loren D. Prescott Elizabeth G. Simcox

DONORS Mary Allen Reza Amin Nicole E. Ballenger Larry D. Barnett Ashley N. Barton David A. Berger Maryann Brown Francis J. Catania Michael J. Cozzillio Erin Daly Arlene A. Dolan Robert J. Dolbin Anthony P. Doyle Torill Drury Jean M. Eggen Jules Epstein Jill E. Family Andrew Fichter Arlene R. Finkelstein Stephen E. Friedman Alan E. Garfield Sandra L. Graeff Tamara L. Graham Eileen A. Grena James R. Hampton Anna P. Hemingway Stephen E. Henderson David R. Hodas Janine Howard-O’Rangers Michael Hussey Alicia B. Kelly Eleanor A. Kelly Cassandra I. King David K. King

the final round of oral argument included justices of the Delaware Supreme Court and vice chancellors from the Delaware Court of Chancery. Florida State University College of Law bested Mercer University’s Walter F. George School of Law as overall winner; best oralist was awarded to a student from the College of William and Mary’s Marshall Wythe School of Law, and best brief went to Florida State. The Vale Competition will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2008. Over the last two decades, approximately 1,000 student competitors have come to the Law School to participate; they have been joined by many faculty and student coaches as well as distinguished visiting scholars.

Participants in the 2007 Ruby R. Vale Interschool Corporate Moot Court Competition included, from left, Nnena Ukuku, Laura Murtha, and Cheryl Staugatis of Mercer University School of Law; Delaware Supreme Court Justice Carolyn Berger, Florida State University College of Law’s Christina Taylor; Delaware Supreme Court Justice Henry duPont Ridgely; Florida State’s Kim Nguyen; Delaware Supreme Court Justice Jack B. Jacobs; and Chancery Court of Delaware Vice Chancellors Stephen P. Lamb and John W. Noble.

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Honoring a Pioneer’s Legacy SHEILA SALVANT-VALENTINE, MD, a student in Widener’s Master of Jurisprudence in Health Law Program, was named an Albert Schweitzer Fellow by the Delaware Valley Schweitzer Fellows Program.

Dr. Salvant-Valentine’s fellowship project involves community service aimed at the Haitian community. She will spend more than 200 hours over the course of a year, through Delmarva Rural Ministries, focusing on health care access for Haitian immigrants. Her work will primarily involve translation and education regarding cardiovascular disease and risk.

Susan A. King Eric M. Kniskern Ann B. Kolodzey Kenneth T. Kristl Gilbert W. Landau Todd A. Lineburger Robert J. Lipkin Mary Ellen Maatman Mary Jane Mallonee Denise M. Manelski Thomas V. McDonough Colleen K. McKeone Katharine F. Nelson Anita M. Paynter Carol A. F. Perrupato Pamela L. Perry Nancy Ravert Paul L. Regan Judith L. Ritter Christopher J. Robinette LeaNora J. Ruffin Linda M. Sarro Mary Catherine Scott Julia L. Shaub Barbara A. Smith LaVerne R. Smith Leonard N. Sosnov Margaret M. Stewart Andrew L. Strauss Constance K. Sweeney Arlene R. Trapuzzano Catherine J. Wasson John D. Wladis

Friends BENEFACTORS CLUB Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Bratic John H. Clark, Jr. DEAN’S COUNCIL Scott A.Hutchinson and Irene Moni In memory of Mort and Honey Golby and in appreciation of Ned and Kate Carp

Albert Schweitzer Fellow and Widener student Dr. Sheila Salvant-Valentine is teaching Haitian immigrants about cardiovascular disease.

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LAW SCHOOL ASSOCIATES Jack B. and Jean L. Blumenfeld Renardo L. Hicks Sondra Margolies Hal Measley Hon. and Mrs. William T. Quillen Thomas J. Russo Teresa A. Wallace and John G. Chou Marina Whittington BENCH AND BAR CLUB Mark B. Pearce James T. Perry L. Vincent Ramunno David C. Rittenhouse Joseph A. Rosenthal H. Murray Sawyer Hon. E. Norman Veasey CENTURY CLUB Jeffrey B. Bove Ned Z. Carp Ben T. Castle William L. Curry Robert P. Lobue Richard H. Morse David Roeberg Joseph C. Rudolf A. Gilchrist Sparks Thomas P. Sweeney David I. Walsh Carolyn A. Welch DONORS S. Bernard Ableman Norman N. Aerenson Charles M. Allmond Lisa Altman Gary N. Asteak Mr. and Mrs. Darryl L. Barton Max S. Bell Stanley H. Bell O. Francis Biondi David M. Bolt

Dana M. Bosk Virginia L. Brittingham Kirby K. Bryant Wendy Bunch Joseph P. Capone Hon. Michael N. Castle Phyllis K. Cobin Christopher J. Coyle Mary DeVries John D. Drumheller Charles J. Durante Sarah Wilson Farmer David B. Fox Richard E. Franta Muriel Gilman Herman L. Glotzer Jonathan D. Golby Lee C. Goldstein Ellen T. Greenlee Ashley Harris-McCormick Thomas D. Henderer Thomas Herlihy William J. Honig Thomas G. Hughes Rudolf E. Hutz Frederick W. Iobst Sheldon E. Isakoff Joseph H. Jones Andrea Konow Richard D. Levin Nanette A. Lipstein Stanley C. Lowicki Kathleen B. Lynch Edmund D. Lyons Beth A. Mark R. Bruce McNew Richard E. Meanix Judith F. Melman Kerry M. Meluskey Janice Mirarchi Norman M. Monhait Irving Morris Regina M. Mullen James M. Mulligan Frank W. Nocito Nancy A. Novello Robert A. Pearce

DID YOU KNOW THAT THE PASSAGE RATE AMONG WIDENER LAW GRADUATES WHO WERE FIRST-TIME TAKERS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA BAR WAS AN IMPRESSIVE 83.7%?

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Richard E. Polleck Catherine L. Riniker Walter S. Rowland Noel Rubinton Allan C. Rusten Patrick Scanlon Edward W. Schall Nathan M. Schenker Todd D. Schlossberg Samuel Shipley Bernard L. Siegel I. B. Sinclair John R. Sobota Joan Spiegelman Phillip P. Spiegelman William H. Sudell H. Alfred Tarrant Robert D. Thompson S. Maynard Turk Mason Turner Benjamin Wetzel Ferris W. Wharton Herbert M. Wolfson Leo Zeftel Sybil Zeftel Lester R. Zipris Libby Zurkow Harry D. Zutz

Peter M. Mattoon Hon. Donald F. Parsons, Jr. CENTURY CLUB Hon. Joseph T. Walsh DONORS Hon. Peter J. Daley Geoffrey Gamble Hon. Randy J. Holland Hon. Charles P. Mirarchi, Jr. Joanne Phillips Hon. Thomas G. Saylor Susan E. Schwab Hon. Gregory M. Sleet

Parents PARTNERS CLUB George K. Miller, Jr. BENEFACTORS CLUB Mr. and Mrs. Garland D. Cherry Mr. and Mrs. Alexander V. Sarcione Mr. and Mrs. John A. Wetzel DEAN’S COUNCIL Francis G. Pileggi

Overseers PARTNERS CLUB Andrew McK. Jefferson George K. Miller, Jr. BENEFACTORS CLUB Michael G. DeFino Eugene D. McGurk, Jr. Donald P. Walsh John A. Wetzel DEAN’S COUNCIL Hon. Susan C. Del Pesco Thomas L. Sager John F. Schmutz LAW SCHOOL ASSOCIATES Steven P. Barsamian Hon. Philip A. Gruccio Richard K. Herrmann Dr. Kathleen W. McNicholas Hon. Lee A. Solomon Jack M. Stover BENCH AND BAR CLUB C. Grainger Bowman

LAW SCHOOL ASSOCIATES Mr. and Mrs. John R. Cellucci Carl A. Pearce CENTURY CLUB E. Alan Uebler DONORS Howard Aaronson Edward J. Armbruster Mr. and Mrs. Robert Axelrod Walter W. Baker William R. Cober Jay H. Conner Joseph W. Fair Benjamin F. Goins Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Grace Patrick Hayes Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Iannucci Michael Janel Mark S. Kabatchnick Barnard A. Kaplan Morton R. Kimmel Francis Magee Armand J. Mancini

Hon. Charles P. Mirarchi, Jr. George J. Mladenetz Jeffrey E. and Linda Needleman Catherine D. Pyatt Reginald J. Raban John R. Sheridan Elaine Steinberg Daniel V. Vicario Burton Vincent Lawrence S. Wind David L. Wingerter J. Dallas Winslow Andrew Woytek C.B. Young

Corporations AIG Matching Grants Program Allstate Insurance Company Aspen Publishers, Inc. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals Bank of America Bank of America/MBNA Foundation E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. Federated Dept. Stores Inc. Glaxo Smithkline Hershey Entertainment and Resorts IBM Corporation Lockheed Martin Corporation Metlife Northrop Grumman Foundation Penn National Insurance The Mutual Fire Foundation Inc. United Technologies Corp.

Vartan Group, Inc. Verizon

Foundations Community Foundation of New Jersey E. Wallace Chadwick Memorial Fund Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith Memorial Fund Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund Generoso Pope Foundation Graham Foundation Jewish Community Foundation of Metrowest New Jersey Mutual Fire Foundation

Recognizing A Mentor A NEW ANNUAL LECTURE SERIES honoring a beloved, longtime professor, mentor, and administrator debuted in April on the Harrisburg campus.

The inaugural John Gedid Lecture, recognizing the director of the Law School’s Law and Government Institute, welcomed Melissa Waters, associate professor at Washington and Lee University School of Law, who discussed the war-crimes trial of former Iraq President Saddam Hussein. Waters trained Iraqi judges and attorneys in international human rights law and criminal defense law; some of those judges went on to preside over Hussein’s trial.

Supporting the Gedid Lecture series are Aspen Publishing and the Harrisburg faculty. There is an ongoing effort to obtain gifts to endow the John Gedid Lecture.

Professor Gedid (left) and his wife, Carol, are shown with former Harrisburg vice-dean Loren Prescott at the first John Gedid Lecture.

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Northrop Grumman Foundation Pennsylvania Bar Foundation Sprague Foundation, Inc. Harriette S. & Charles L. Tabas Foundation Taishoff Family Foundation The Ellen M. & Peter M. Klein Foundation, Inc. The Hutcheon Family Fund

Organizations

Dedicating a Library, Honoring a Founder MORE THAN 40 ALUMNI gathered in May to celebrate the dedication of the Alfred Avins Special Collections Library at the Law School’s Delaware Campus. The event honored Dean Avins, the founder of Widener Law, and was the culmination of a fundraising campaign in his honor to benefit the Special Collections Library and a scholarship in Dean Avins’ name.

Attendees traveled to downtown Wilmington to tour what is now the Sharon Temple Seventh-day Adventist Church. The Church was the home of the School of Law during its early years.

Alfred Avins founded the Delaware Law School in 1971.

His determination and resourcefulness were remembered with gratitude by all who contributed to the fund in his honor.

Avins Campaign Co-Chairs John Wetzel ’75 and Steven Barsamian ’75 unveil the plaque honoring Dean Avins.

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Bellino Family Revocable Trust Central PA Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Cit Group, Incorporated Corporate Counsel Technology Institute Delaware Chapter of the Federal Bar Association Delaware State Bar Association Multicultural Lawyers and Judges Section Greenwatch Institute James S. Bowman American Inn of Court Lindsay Law Library Mid-Atlantic Environmental Law Center Pennsylvania IOLTA Myer S. Shandelman Trust The Center for Forensic Economic Studies, Inc. The Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program United Way of Delaware Alexis de Tocqueville Society

Law Firms Anapol Schwartz Carroll & Carroll Connolly, Bove, Lodge & Hutz DeFino Law Associates DePasquale Law Office Doroshow Pasquale Krawitz Bhaya Duffy Green & Redmond PC Ferry, Joseph & Pearce, P.A. Haller & Hudson Imperatrice, Amarant, Capuzzi & Bell Kirkpatrick and Lockhart Preston Ellis Gates, LLP

Law Offices of Gregory R. Jacobs, PC Lonnie C. Hill Attorney at Law Marshall Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin McNees, Wallace & Nurick Ramunno & Ramunno, P.A. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Smith Goldstein Magram & Berenato The Delaware Counsel Group Walmer Law Offices, LLC Wapner Newman Wigrizer & Brecher Young Conaway Stargatt Taylor

Philadelphia Alumni Reception EVENT SPONSORS AND GIFTS IN KIND Linda L. Ammons Arden Theater Company Renae B. Axelrod Bernard’s Hair Salon Scott E. Blissman Tanya Colbert Blissman Mike Brint Budakhan Restaurant Business Benchmarking Christopher J. Cabott Calista Grand Salon & Spa Chez Raina Salon Comcast Spectacor Cozen O’Connor Creative Memories Scrapbooking Robert R. DeLong, Jr. Hon. Michael A. Diamond El Vez Restaurant Lehigh Valley Wine Lucky Strike Bowling Alley Antonella M. Madonia Maggie Moo Ice Cream and Treatery Cindy Macmillan Stephen M. Matarazzo Cecilia M. McCormick McFadden’s Philly Mexican Food Factory Ooochi-Q Parfumerie Douglas People’s Light and Theatre

Company Philadelphia Coaching Company and Coach Ken Abrams Philadelphia Kixx Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Phantoms Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia Sixers Philadelphia Soul The Prime Rib The Reiki School and Clinic Robinson Luggage Smith & Wollensky Restaurant William Schwartz Distinctive Jewelry Anthony J. Sciolla Square on Square Chinese Restaurant Streamliners, Inc. Karen A. Ulmer Widener University School of Law Widener University School of Law Alumni Board Widener University School of Law Campus Bookstore Justin B. Wineburgh

Harrisburg Golf Outing SPONSORS Adoptions from the Heart Bibikos Family Amy L. Groff, Esq. Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP Ruffolo Associates LLP Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby LLP GIFTS IN KIND Allenberry Inn & Playhouse Antique Auto Museum Blue Ridge Country Club Brenner Cadillac Bumble Bee Hollow Golf Center East Dick’s Sporting Goods Harrisburg Senators Hershey Theatre Links Worldwide Philadelphia Eagles

DID YOU KNOW THAT LAST YEAR WIDENER LAW FACULTY PUBLISHED 11 BOOKS, 21 BOOK CHAPTERS, AND 47 ARTICLES?

Pittsburgh Steelers Popcorn Hat Players Children’s Theater Scott’s Grille– The Capital Steakhouse SkiRoundtop The Spa at Hershey Hotel Sports Paradise

Gifts in Kind Hon. Michael N. Castle Cindy Cramer Michael G. DeFino Hon. Susan C. Del Pesco Aron Gold George K. Miller, Jr. Douglas E. Ray Gwynne P. Smith John A. Wetzel Linda Willner Richard P. and Esther A. Zaretsky

Individual Honor Roll 2006-2007 (Alphabetical Listing of Gift Clubs) CHANCELLORS CLUB Alice W. Strine and Walter M. Strine Robert P. Taishoff AMBASSADORS CLUB Selma Hayman PARTNERS CLUB Robert D. Gober Ronald P. Goldfaden Andrew McK. Jefferson Heather Doheny Jefferson George K. Miller, Jr. Bruce M. Monroe and

Elizabeth Monroe Keith G. Rubenstein Leslee Silverman Tabas BENEFACTORS CLUB Linda L. Ammons James C. Bohorad Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Bratic Lucy V. Cherry and Garland D. Cherry John H. Clark, Jr. Eileen M. Coggins Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. DeFino Joel J. Feller Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Garrison Mr. and Mrs. Rocco P. Imperatrice III Christopher S. Koyste Alan B. Levin Cecilia M. McCormick Eugene D. McGurk, Jr. Philip L. Rothbart Mr. and Mrs. Alexander V. Sarcione Mr. and Mrs. Donald P. Walsh Mr. and Mrs. John A. Wetzel DEAN’S COUNCIL Robert M. Adochio Jonathan P. Bigley Hon. and Mrs. Robert S. Blasi Scott E. Blissman Tanya Colbert Blissman T. Victor Clark Hon. Susan C. Del Pesco Michael J. and Anne Goldberg Scott A.Hutchinson and Irene Moni In memory of Mort and Honey Golby and in appreciation of Ned and Kate Carp Brenda A. James Leslie A. Johnson Samuel A. Landy M. Jane Mahoney Deborah M. and Kevin McCreery John M. Pachkowski Mary Alice Peeling Francis G. Pileggi

Thomas L. Sager Donald B. Scace Mr. and Mrs. John F. Schmutz Gregory E. Sciolla Douglas M. Wolfberg LAW SCHOOL ASSOCIATES Louis J. Arnold Holly M. Barbera Steven P. Barsamian Michael V. Benedetto Edward M. Bernstein Joseph A. Biela Jean L. and Jack B. Blumenfeld Ann H. Britton Michael J. Brown Hon. and Mrs. Francis J. Catania Mr. and Mrs. John R. Cellucci Vincent J. Ciecka Eileen B. and Robert A. Cooper Henry J. Costa Michael J. D’Aniello Cary L. and Nancy Flitter Paula D. Garrison Hon. and Mrs. Philip A. Gruccio Mitchell Gurwicz W. Bruce and Dorothy D. Hemphill Richard K. Herrmann Renardo L. Hicks John P. Iacono Lisa M. Jaeger James A. Kelley Sharon B. Kelley John F. Kent James F. Kilcur Jean C. Kissane Stephanie A. Kubis John D. Leekley Sondra Margolies David C. McFadden Carolyn M. McNeice Kathleen W. McNicholas Hal Measley John P. Milliron Chris Mourse Michael and Marion Rothbart Newbold

Supporting Public Interest Work IN MARCH members of the Lodge family, the Lodge Scholarship Committee, and donors gathered at the School of Law’s Delaware Campus to celebrate the awarding of the first Thomas S. Lodge Memorial Scholarship and to congratulate its first recipient, Harrisburg campus student Lisa Kelly.

The scholarship honors the late Tom Lodge, an esteemed member of the Delaware Bar who served as a University trustee and as a School of Law overseer, and will be awarded annually to a student who has a demonstrated commitment to public interest legal work. It was made possible by gifts from the Lodge family, the Delaware bench and bar, faculty and staff, parents, and friends of Widener Law.

Lodge family members, donors, and Widener Law faculty gathered in March to commemorate Thomas Lodge and to congratulate Lisa Kelly, the first Lodge Scholar.

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Nathaniel C. and Cheryl Nichols Hon. Paul P. Panepinto Carl A. Pearce Alan H. and Rita S. Polonsky Hon. and Mrs. William T. Quillen Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Rubin Thomas J. Russo Mr. and Mrs. Louis E. Slawe Hon. Lee A. Solomon Jack M. Stover Karen A. Ulmer James J. Veneruso Teresa A. Wallace and John G. Chou Marina Whittington Daniel F. Wilton

Seeking True Representation A VARIETY of diversity initiatives on both campuses in 2006-07 reflected a concerted effort by the School of Law to make the legal profession reflect the population it serves.

The School hosted several lectures and symposia featuring legal scholars addressing diversity-related issues; especially noteworthy was the Dean’s Leadership Forum on Diversity on the Harrisburg Campus, focusing on diversity in higher education.

It also assembled the new Dean’s Alumni Diversity Advisory Committee, launched several Diversity Pipeline Programs, and hosted the first Delaware State Bar Association Diversity Retreat.

Our diversity efforts were recognized by the American Bar Association, whose Law Student Division honored the School of Law with its 2007 Henry Ramsey, Jr., Diversity Award. The award is presented annually in recognition of excellence and activities that have contributed toward the advancement of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in the profession. The Widener chapter of the ABA Law Student Division accepted the award at the annual meeting of the American Bar Association in San Francisco in August.

The Delaware Diversity Retreat featured (l-r) Laura J. Davies, Esq., of AstraZeneca, Israel J. Floyd, Esq., of Hercules Inc., moderator Gregory B. Williams, Esq., of Fox Rothschild LLP, Stacey J. Mobley, Esq., of DuPont, and Deneen Stewart, Esq., of ING Direct.

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BENCH AND BAR CLUB Marc R. Abrams Diane M. Andrews Alan Belfus Mr. and Mrs. C. Grainger Bowman Peter Chamas Joel Chernock Mitchell G. Crane Charlene D. Davis Susan J. Dictor Charles J. Dombrowski and Molly A. Gallagher Karen Durkin Hon. Maureen F. Fitzpatrick Patricia Fox John L. Gedid Kathleen W. Geiger Bruce George Susan L. Goldberg and Jon Krinick James D. Golkow Carl J. Greco Juanita C. Griffing Russell A. Hakes Henry and Louise L. Hill Mark F. Himsworth Matthew I. Hirsch Timothy P. Inemer Leonard M. Insalaco Gregory R. Jacobs Patrick J. and Marcia Johnston Michael E. Joyce Joan T. Kluger Michael B. Lione Mark A. Longo Robert A. Maresca Jeffrey W. Margolies Hon. Jane Maroney

Francis E. Marshall Lynn M. Martosella Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Mattoon Robyn L. Meadows Edward B. Micheletti Hon. Marianne O. Mizel John F. Nivala Martin C. O’Brien Hon. John J. O’Grady Hon. Donald F. Parsons Steve Parsons Mark B. Pearce James T. Perry Karen A. Pessione Richard E. Poole Robert C. Power Loren D. and Nancy A. Prescott William L. Prickett L. Vincent Ramunno Michael P. Reid II Joseph J. Rhoades Joseph J. Risi David C. Rittenhouse Joseph A. Rosenthal Eric N. Rubino Sally Nuttycombe Rutherford H. Murray Sawyer Eileen C. Seaman Jonathan Shub and Bari S. Krein Elizabeth G. Simcox Donald A. Smith George B. Smith Timothy J. Snyder Harvey Sternberg Suzanne B. Tierney Phillip S. VanEmbden Hon. E. Norman Veasey Edward J. Weiss Patricia A. Widdoss Charles D. Williams Thomas G. Wolpert Karen C. Yarrish CENTURY CLUB Joseph A. Alacqua Ronald A. Amarant Carol J. Antoff Elizabeth S. Antoun Norman S. Ashworth Barbara Komar Ayars and Robert Ayars Thomas H. Baker Deborah E. Ballantyne Miriam Benton Barish Eric M. Baum

Martin G. Belisario Richard E. Berl David A. Bongiovanni Jeffrey B. Bove John F. Brady Stephen G. Bresset Milton W. Brown Michael P. Burakoff Alan M. Burke Joseph D. Burke Kathleen M. Curry Burke Richard E. Burridge Karen A. Caco Mary Fagan Caloway Jerome M. Capone Prof. John J. Capowski Lorraine M. Capra Ned Z. Carp Hon. William C. Carpenter John T. Carroll III Ben T. Castle Teresa A. Cheek Dennis L. Citron Maggie R. Clausell M. Blake Cleary Portia P. Cohen Matthew J. Connahan Dana L. Harrington Conner Todd E. Conner Vincent J. Craparotta William L. Curry Adam B. Cutler George F. Dale Vincent P. D’Angelo Claire M. DeMatteis Frank C. DePasquale James I. Devine Michael J. Diamondstein James W. and Cathleen Diehm Lawrence F. DiGiovanna E. Douglas DiSandro Rex A. Donnelly Elaine F. Duffus Roseanne R. Duffy Mark W. Eckard David W. Edelman Erin A. Edwards Donald A. Emeigh Margaret F. England A. Cathryn Evans Christine S. Ewan Kenneth D. Federman David J. Ferry David R. Finkel Stephen R. Fogarty

Jeffery B. Fromm Ann E. Fruth Gerald E. Fusella Kathleen K. Gannon Thomas P. Gannon William R. Gilligan Don S. Ginsburg Lisa B. Goodman Ronald M. Graham Eric L. Grayson Gary R. and Nancy C. Gremminger Amy L. Groff Barry F. Gultanoff Hon. M. DeSales Haley Patricia E. Hall Lawrence A. and Marion Hamermesh Richard G. Handler Edwin J. Harron William J. Heimbuch Jessie B. Hill Roger M. Holcomb Scott A. Holt Craig A. Hoogstraten Joanne L. Horn Barbara S. Hutcheon Marita M. Hutchinson Daniel P. Johnson Dawn M. Jones Michael B. Joseph Kathiann E. Karsnitz Thalia Olive S. Kay Benjamin W. Keenan J. Patrick Kelly Rosemary K. Killian Jay E. and Bebe H. Kivitz Stephanie E. Kleinfelter Thomas G. Klingensmith Charles S. Knothe Marc Lamer Randy and Brenda Lee Paul A. Lefebvre Stuart A. Leibowitz Jonathan D. Levy Robert P. Lobue Daniel R. Losco F. Kevin Lynch Scott E. Maier Thomas C. Marconi Mary K. Marzolla Mark Mattia James R. May James P. McAndrew Robert E. McCann

Jeffrey W. McDonnell Hon. James J. McGann John D. McLaughlin Robert P. McPherson William A. Meehan Michael P. Migliore Rick S. and Jennifer L. Miller Teresa A. Miller Amil M. Minora Nicholas A. Mirkay, III Frederick R. Mogel Andrew J. Monastra J. Jay Monteith Richard T. Morrissey Richard H. Morse H. Geoffrey Moulton, Jr. Anne M. Murphy Maria D. Murphy William D. Newman John E. O’Brien Judith Catoe Oglesby Meredith R. Osborne Rosemary R. Pall Fortunato N. Perri John M. Peruto Lori N. Peruto Christian M. Petrucci Kenneth E. Picardi Charles W. Proctor Thomas I. Puleo Barry S. Rabin David and Susan Raeker-Jordan Alann M. Ramirez Philip and Laura K. Ray Mark L. Reardon Regina C. Reardon Seth J. Reidenberg Richard E. Reilly Anthony R. Repici David Roeberg Patricia M. Ronayne Andrew A. Ross Hon. Jeffrey S. Roth Joseph C. Rudolf Michael J. Saile Krista M. Reale Samis Robert J. Sander Joseph J. Santarone Hon. Anthony Sarcione Philip V. Sarcione Thomas R. Savitsky Andrew L. Schaeffer Anthony J. Sciolla Martin J. Sendek Charles N. Shurr

William M. Sloane Bernard W. Smalley Gerard X. Smith A. Gilchrist Sparks Carolyn Strubinger Gerald F. Strubinger Thomas P. Sweeney Mardi R. Thompson E. Alan Uebler David I. Walsh Hon. Joseph T. Walsh Carolyn A. Welch Troy E. Welch Richard E. Weltman Stanley F. Werse Charles T. Williams Serena M. Williams Christopher H. Yaure Linda G. Young

If you made a contribution to Widener University School of Law during the 2006-2007 fiscal year (July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007), and your name is missing from this report or incorrectly stated, please contact us. We make every effort to list accurately all gifts to the Law School. Please accept our sincere apologies for errors or omissions.

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Honoring a Legend through Action JANUARY’S PROGRAM honoring the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. became the forum for a kickoff of a new initiative on the Delaware campus: the Martin Luther King, Jr. Semester of Service.

Professor Arlene Rivera Finkelstein, who took part in a panel discussion at the event, used her turn at the podium to announce the program, which enlisted students, faculty, and staff as 2007 MLK service fellows. The program called for 12 hours of service in 12 weeks. It was a collaboration of a faculty-student committee made up of Professor Robert L. Hayman Jr., Professor Micah J. Yarbrough, Professor Finkelstein, and student Jessica Sanchez.

“We ask you to help us live the dream, as a law school,” Professor Finkelstein told the crowd.

Arlene Rivera Finkelstein announced the semester of service at a January ceremony honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Giving Scientists a Legal Voice WIDENER LAW PROFESSOR John C. Dernbach was one of four legal scholars to prepare arguments last year on behalf of 18 climate scientists in Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency, a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case. Professor Dernbach and his colleagues represented a group asking the court to require the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to revisit the question of whether greenhouse gases from cars and trucks should be regulated. It was the first U.S. Supreme Court case to deal with climate change.

The group of scientists on whose behalf Professor Dernbach and the other attorneys filed an amicus brief included James Hansen, head of the NASA Institute for Space Studies, nine members of the National Academies of Science or Engineering, and two Nobel Laureates in chemistry who study the earth’s atmosphere. Professor Dernbach did the work on a pro bono basis.

The brief argued that EPA had mischaracterized or misrepresented the relevant science in deciding not to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles. In April the Court held that EPA erred by not controlling greenhouse gas emissions. The majority opinion reflects the science described in the brief.

John C. Dernbach did influential pro bono work on behalf of climate scientists.

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LAW SCHOOL BOARD OF OVERSEERS Eugene D. McGurk, Chair Steven P. Barsamian, Ex Officio Overseer C. Grainger Bowman Hon. M. Jane Brady Hon. Peter John Daley II Michael G. DeFino Hon. Susan C. Del Pesco Jeff Foreman Geoffrey Gamble Jacqueline G. Goodwin Hon. Philip A. Gruccio Richard K. Herrmann Justice Randy J. Holland Andrew McK. Jefferson Peter M. Mattoon Kathleen W. McNicholas George K. Miller, Jr. Hon. Charles P. Mirarchi, Jr. Hon. Donald F. Parsons, Jr. Joanne Phillips Thomas L. Sager Justice Thomas G. Saylor John F. Schmutz Susan E. Schwab Hon. Gregory M. Sleet Hon. Lee A. Solomon Jack M. Stover Donald P. Walsh Hon. Joseph T. Walsh John A. Wetzel CAREER DEVELOPMENT MENTORS Harrisburg Campus George Bibikos Kelly Bonanno Vincent L. Champion Mary Ann Claraval Monica Cliatt Scott Copper Cynthia A. Fillman Christopher Fisher Antoinette Flora Andrew Gonzalez Amy Groff Joel Hopkins Gwendolyn Hoover Mary Ann Jordano Jeffrey E. Kaylor Dale Ketner Eric Kniskern

Korey Leslie Michelle Chufe Leslie Darryl Liguori Rebecca Lyttle John Logan Ed Oliveri Charles Riddle Jason Roup Mary Catherine Scott John Sheridan Amy Slody Steven R. Snyder Michelle Sommer Sheila Thurston Magdalene Zeppos James Zugay CAREER DEVELOPMENT MENTORS Delaware Campus Thomas Anapol Harold Anderson Jennifer Anderson Pietro Barbieri Lisa Barchi Hal Barrow Shayna Beck Seth Belson John Benson Theresa Beresford Glenn Blackwell Kevin Blanton Leo Boyle Scott Bradley O. Hampton Brown Lorraine Capra Alfred Carlson William Coppol Christopher Cosgrove Curtis Crowther Lawrence Davies Kathleen DeLacey Claire M. DeMatteis Sylvia DeNight Carolyn Dillon Henry Dones John Downs Cheryl Dubecq Heather Durrant Julie Dvorak Tanya Edmonds William Erle Emily Farley Scott Feldman Anthony Figliola Joseph Gabay

Thomas Gay Leonard Grasso, Jr. Albert Greto Jessica Hancock Edwin Harron Kevin Healy Tom Hillegass Joelle Hitch Mary Hoang Thomas Hodukavich Michael Hollister Morgan Holtman Lori Hood Jefffrey Hoyle Nicholena Iacuzio-Rushton Michael Imms Gary Jaffe Dawn Jones Jeffrey Kelly Matthew Kelly Hon. Carol Klein Deborah Krull M. Susan Williams Lewonski Matthew Lunn John Lynch John A. Macconi, Jr. Eugene J. Malady, Jr. Milan Marinkovich Louis W. Martini Walter Matthews III Hon. Christopher R. Mattox James H. McMackin III Dennis McNamara Kevin McVeigh Rakesh Mehta M. Joseph Melican Dawn Miello Carl Minster Frederick R. Mogel Robert Mosakowski Ben Mosley III Hon. Patrick Murphy Mary Ellen Nickel C. Curtis Norcini Martin O’Connor Patricia M. O’Neill Janell S. Ostroski John M. Pachkowski Noelle Palazzo Hermant Pathak Mary Alice Peeling Timothy Possenti Jason Powell Charles W. Proctor Lisa Puglisi

Tom Purl Rajat Rastogi Riki Redente Marc Rosenberg Hon. Maurino Rossanese, Jr. Jane Rybicki Mark Schiavo Lee Schwartz Raymond N. Scott, Jr. Phyllis Ryan Scully Korab Sejdiu Carol Shelly Troy Sisum Timothy Stafford Russell Steinberg Joseph Stringfellow Keith Stroup Stephen Stroup James S. Taylor Karen Ulmer Amy M. Vanni Chris Ward Jennifer Ward Sheldon Weinstein Marc Werlinsky Patricia A. Widdoss Dawn Williams Stefany Wolfe INTENSIVE TRIAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM Harrisburg and Wilmington Peter Abatemarco William I. Arbuckle Jennifer Bush Archer Thomas A. Archer David J. Arnold Eric R. Augustine Gregory R. Babowal John C. Baer Carlos Barraza Ronald Bekoff Carol A. Benson John S. Benson III George Bibikos Evan Black Brian Bornman Catherine A. Boyle Jennifer A. Buck Roger H. Caffier John Capuzzi Thomas Charron Ehsan F. Chowdry Barbara L. Christie Monica Cliatt

Dewey Cole Timothy J. Colgan Karen E. Comery Michael A. Consiglio Joseph A. Curcillo III Robert Czepiel Mario D’Alfonso Curtis L. DeClue John DeLorenzo James Diehm Richard A. DiLiberto Andrew Hilton Dowling Karen Durkin Jules Epstein Robert Farkas Terrence P. Farley Wade Farraway Louis B. Ferrara Tony Flores Patricia M. Garrett Daniel E. Gavrin Matthew R. Gover Scott Grenoble James A. Holzman Hon. John J. Hughes Damian S. Jackson Kenneth L. Joel Major Brian E. Kasprzyk John F. Kennedy Rosemary K. Killian Christopher J. Knight John G. Knorr III Sanford Krevsky Jonathan W. Kunkel Kenneth Kurnos Francis J. Lafferty Spero T. Lappas T. Korey Leslie Ann V. Levin Captain Nancy J. Lewis Hon. Richard A. Lewis Kerry E. Maloney Bradley V. Manning Anthony Marcozzi Terrence J. Marlowe Ernest Marrero, Jr. Christopher J. Marzzacco Joseph A. Massa, Jr. Kevin P. McCann Robert W. McAteer Hon. Edward W. McCarty III Jeffrey T. McGuire James McLaughlin Henry T. Miller Dave Molhem Gerard Morano

Mark J. O’Brien Jeffrey O’Hara Brian W. Perry Karl W. Pilger Anjali Prasad Nancy Prescott Riki Redente Harry W. Reed, Jr. Gerald S. Robinson John T. Robinson David L. Rohde Hon. Ralph A. Romano Michael P. Ryan Jack Seelig Kevin Shanahan Frederick A. Simon Mark A. Sindler Joseph F. Sklarosky Jr. Gail Souders Hon. Mary Sponaugle Thomas Sponaugle R. James Steiner Christopher S. Underhill Hon. Ira Warshawsky Keith Watson Gail Z. Weilheimer Daniel S. Weinstock Stephanie L. Wills Michael D. Wims Bradley A. Winnick Donald H. Yablon William A. Zarling Steven Zawisky TRIAL ADVOCACY HONOR SOCIETY Harrisburg Campus E. Christopher Abruzzo Evan Black George Bibikos Jen Buck Sarah Castillo Hon. John F. Cherry Hon. Paul Cherry Thomas M. Clark Karen Coates Jeff Conrad Shane Crosby David Erhard James Holzman Kenneth Joel T. Korey Leslie Terrence J. Marlowe Joseph Melillo Gerald Morano Harry W. Reed, Jr.

Defending the Environment WIDENER STUDENTS in the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic last September won a decision for their client in a Pennsylvania state appeal that sent a message to developers about taking state regulations seriously.

The students, in collaboration with the Mid-Atlantic Environmental Law Center, housed alongside the clinic at Widener’s law campus in Delaware, represented, on a pro bono basis, Blue Mountain Preservation Association, a nonprofit civic group based in Monroe County, Pa. The Association had challenged a decision by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to award a storm water discharge permit to a resort company that wanted to build a members-only recreation facility on the side of the county’s Blue Mountain.

Students successfully helped argue that the company’s plans to discharge into the Aquashicola Creek, a high-quality, cold-water fishery in Monroe County, failed to comply with Pennsylvania’s antidegradation regulations regarding discharges to the creek.

Widener Law students won a pro bono case involving storm water discharge.

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Judging “Intelligent Design” WIDENER LAW’S Harrisburg campus welcomed U.S. District Judge John Jones for a talk on judicial independence in October.

More than 200 people, predominately students, attended the hour-long discussion. Judge Jones explained how the highprofile “intelligent design” case of Kitzmiller v. Dover, over which he presided last year, ignited a passion in him for matters pertaining to judicial independence. He said that case, and the firestorm of attention it received from special interest groups, the media, and pundits, taught him the public needs to know more about how judges operate.

Judge Jones suggested to the Widener students that judges and attorneys must do more to speak to the process of law and how the courts work, with an eye toward educating the public.

C-SPAN aired Judge Jones’ presentation on its America & the Courts program and through its Web site, www.c-span.org.

Judge Jones (left), pictured with Dean Linda Ammons and Christopher Schellhorn ’07, discussed the lessons he learned presiding over the “intelligent design” case.

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MOE LEVINE HONOR SOCIETY Delaware Campus

MOOT COURT HONOR SOCIETY Delaware Campus

Maryann Brown Michael Burns Kevin Carroll Constance Clarke Pasquale Colavita Robert Czepiel Marci DeGol Hon. Randy J. Holland Patric Jones Jonathan Krinick Robert Lynch Terrence Marlowe Victoria Petrone Matthew T. Pisano Riki Redente Thomas Reed Melissa Murray Rigney Chandra Rudloff Geoff Sasso David Soldo Leonard Sosnov Edward Weiss

Linda L. Ammons Eric M. Andersen Jeremy Anderson Sara Auerbach Deborah E. Ballantyne Victor Battaglia Jr. Hon. Carolyn Berger Thomas D. Bielli Brian Blackham John Bolesta Joseph V. Bongiorno Thomas A. Boulden Sarah Brown Charles A. Bruder H. Joshua Burg Marian L. Burk Steven L. Butler John P. Capuzzi Sr. Hon. William C. Carpenter, Jr. Jennifer A. Chamagua Patrick J. Collins Jennifer Cranston Curtis Crowther Erin Daly Matthew D’Emilio Raymond J. DiCamillo Michael P. Donohue Jules Epstein Don A. Erlandson Christina A. Eunson Erin K. Fitzgrald Joseph A. Gabay James Geddes Danielle Gibbs Vicki L. Goodman Maria Granaudo Joseph S. Grubb Steven M. Haas Angela Halse Lawrence Hamermesh Joseph Handlon Robert Hayman Stephen Henderson Randolph K. Herndon Suzanne Hill James L. Holzman Daniel Horowitz Christopher A. Iacono Hon. Jack B. Jacobs Anahita K. Jahromi Bruce E. Jameson Madhurika Jeremiah Leslie Johnson

MOOT COURT HONOR SOCIETY Harrisburg Campus Jim Barker George A. Bibikos Hon. Bruce F. Bratton Sarah Brown Hon. Lawrence F. Clark, Jr. Fran Chardo Hon. Bradford H. Charles Hon. J. Michael Eakin James A. Holtzman John Hamme Hon. Todd A. Hoover Bret Keisling John G. Knorr John G. Knorr III Hon. Richard A. Lewis Hon. Mary Mongiovi-Sponaugle Harry W. Reed, Jr. Hon. John T. Robinson Patricia Romano Amanda Rumsey Kathleen Ryan Christopher J. Schmidt Mark Silliker Hon. Jeannine Turgeon Ron Turo Jim Wade

Richard I.G. Jones, Jr. Jason C. Jowers Hon. Jan R. Jurden Christina Keating Christopher J. Keller Lisa M. Klein Rudy Koch Hon. Stephen P. Lamb J. Travis Laster Martin S. Lessner Jennifer Levy-Tatum Danielle Liss John A. Macconi Jr. Jason Magid Roberta Mann David J. Margules Thomas McCarthy Brian McEntee John D. McLaughlin Stephen M. McVey James J. Merkins Jr. Melina M. Micich Alex J. Mili Jr. Rick S. Miller Ira Millstein Henry Moncure III Joann Needleman Hon. John W. Noble Noelle L. Palazzo John A. Parkins Jr. Jonathan E. Peri Sarah E. Pierce Stephanie M. Pompey Charles W. Proctor III John L. Reed Paul Regan Hon. Henry duPont Ridgely Raymond Ripple Daniel Roberts John M. Roberts Andrea C. Rodgers Blake K. Rohrbacher Hon. Ralph A. Romano Chandra J. Rudloff YvonneT. Saville Lindsey Schreckengost Nicholas Sellers Michael Sensor Phillip A. Simon Verne Smith Leonard Sosnov Raj Srivatsan Nancy L. Stanford Eric J. Stark Jennifer Stonerod

Seth B. Tillman Hon. Charles H. Toliver, IV Philip Trainer Jr. James O. Turner E. Alan Uebler Kevin Urick Robert Valihura Jr. Hon. Joseph T. Walsh Christopher A. Ward Matthew P. Ward Ophelia M. Waters Paul Welsh Christy L. Williamson Megan R. Wischmeier Natalie Woloshin Christian Douglas Wright Sharon M. Zieg ORAL ARGUMENT JUDGES Harrisburg Campus Thomas Au William A. Behe George Bibikos Jay R. Braderman Bruce Brandler Katherine Holtzinger Conner Scott B. Cooper Vincent C. DeLiberato, Jr. Daniel J. Doyle Nora L. Doyle Marianne E. Kreisher Fogelsanger Edwin W. Frese, Jr. Richard H. Friedman Joseph K. Goldberg Mary A. Graybill Karl R. Hildabrand Darren J. Holst James A. Holzman Timothy A. Hoy Michael M. Jerominski Shawn P. Kenny Calvin R. Koons Stephen R. Krone Thomas Kuzma Richard C. Lengler Maryanne M. Lewis Carol Mowery Warren R. Mowery, Jr. Samantha Prince Michael D. Reed Ann E. Rhoads Gerald S. Robinson Catherine Lyles Shelly Mark T. Silliker

Matthew Totino Robert Waeger John M. Whitlock Douglas M. Wolfberg Sarah C. Yerger ORAL ARGUMENTS JUDGES Delaware Campus Rahat Babar Steven P. Barsamian Michael A. Burns Steven L. Butler John P. Capuzzi, Sr. Patrick J. Collins Matthew D’Emilio Michael G. DeFino Stephanie Derr Michael P. Donohue Daniel Eldon Donlick Steven G. Dubin Robert A. Ebberup Eric E. Fingerman GianClaudio Finizio David F. Foxx Gary N. Graham Leonard L. Grasso, Jr. Mindy Harris Kenneth G. Harrison William Higgins Gregory LaMonaca Lesley Lawrence M. Susan Williams Lewonski John A. Macconi, Jr. Harry Dillon Madonna Hon. Christopher R. Mattox Jeffrey W. McDonnell John D. McLaughlin Carl J. Minster III Joseph More Sandra Morris Ben P.P. Moseley III Jennifer Murphy C. Curtis Norcini Jonathan B. O’Neill Gregory Pagano Marlo Pagano-Kelleher Jonathan E. Peri Charles W. Proctor III Lisa A. Puglisi Jim Robb Jane C. Rybicki Frank C. Shoemaker Sarah B. Silver Phillip A. Simon S. Lee Sobocinski

Jennifer Stonerod Joseph Stringfellow Paul D. Sunshine Timothy J. Trott Nick Wachinski Joel Williams GIDEON-KATRINA CLIENT INTERVIEWING PROJECT Everett Gillison

Alumni and Development Volunteers DELAWARE COUNTY ALUMNI CHAPTER Glenn L. Blackwell Jonathan E. Peri NEW JERSEY ALUMNI CHAPTER Jennifer Stonerod EVENT, PROGRAM, OR FUNDRAISING VOLUNTEERS Steven P. Barsamian Glenn L. Blackwell Michael G. DeFino Hon. Susan C. Del Pesco Jacqueline Goodwin Sally Krasevic John Lavelle Judith Melman George K. Miller, Jr. Linda Needleman Hon. Paul P. Panepinto Jonathan E. Peri Hon. William T. Quillen Dawn Schwartz Jennifer Stonerod Randi Blackman Teplitz John A. Wetzel Esther A. Zaretsky Richard P. Zaretsky DELAWARE BAR INDUCTION CEREMONY Justice Randy J. Holland PENNSYLVANIA BAR INDUCTION CEREMONIES Hon. Robert S. Blasi Hon. C. Darnell Jones II Hon. Richard A. Lewis

Serving the Underserved WIDENER’S HARRISBURG Civil Law Clinic formally opened its new office space on Vartan Way with an open house in February.

The clinic provides a vital service to people in need who require legal assistance but do not have the financial means to pay for an attorney. Students represent real clients and gain invaluable educational experience meeting with them, preparing documents for their cases, and arguing on the clients’ behalves in court. Clients get quality representation they could otherwise not afford. The clinic handled 160 cases last year.

Similarly, the School of Law’s Delaware Civil Clinic, which took up 33 cases, provides free legal services to indigent clients in the First State with civil legal problems. It operates in conjunction with Delaware Volunteer Legal Services, the pro bono arm of the Delaware State Bar Association. The Delaware Campus’s Pennsylvania Civil Clinic, which deals with family law and bankruptcy, handled 22 cases. Widener students also staff the Legal Help Link, a toll-free phone line, and in 2006-07 responded to approximately 20,000 calls from people seeking legal representation.

Professor J. Palmer Lockard, shown with students, is the director of the Harrisburg Civil Law Clinic.

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Hon. Charles P. Mirarchi, Jr. Hon. Margaret T. Murphy Justice Sandra Schultz Newman Justice Thomas G. Saylor HARRISBURG GOLF OUTING COMMITTEE George Bibikos Scott Blissman Deryck Henry Paul Ruffolo Jennifer Zimmerman WIDENER WOMEN’S NETWORK Hon. Nitza I. Quinones Alejandro Miriam Benton Barish

Hearing From Leaders DEAN LINDA L. AMMONS inaugurated a forum series on each campus to give Widener Law students first-hand access to the insights of noted leaders.

On the Delaware Campus, the Dean’s Leadership Forum focuses on the experiences of Widener Law alumni and provides an opportunity for students, in a conversational setting, to learn about what it takes to be a leader in legal and other communities. George K. Miller, Esq. ’81, a successful attorney, businessman, and community leader, spoke at the first forum, in November.

In Harrisburg, Dean Ammons kicked off the first Dean’s Leadership Forum on Diversity, with a focus on diversity in higher education, in March. The daylong public conference featured 13 speakers, including Frank W. Hale, Jr., vice provost and professor emeritus from Ohio State University.

Alumnus George K. Miller was the first speaker of the Dean’s Leadership Forum.

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WIDENER LAW

CLASS OF 1981 REUNION COMMITTEE Jeremy J. Abelson John T. Carroll III Mary Vinciguerra D’Ambrosio Eugene A. DiPrinzio Paul R. Feuer M. Scott Gemberling Karen A. Kane Kathryn L. LaBrum Mark S. Pinnie Thomas J. Shusted Stephen W. Spence CLASS OF 1996 REUNION COMMITTEE Harrisburg Campus Cheryl Brown Julie Coyle Douglas Wolfberg ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Thomas R. Anapol Renae B. Axelrod, Secretary Steven P. Barsamian, President Hon. Raymond A. Batten Hon. Robert S. Blasi Scott E. Blissman John F. Brady Michael A. Burns Christopher Cabott Hon. Richard M. Cappelli John Cirrinicione Representative Mark B. Cohen Bernard G. Conaway Michael J. D’Aniello

Anna M. Darpino Frank C. DePasquale, Jr., Vice President Brian P. Faulk Kenneth D. Federman Catherine N. Harrington W. Bruce Hemphill Michael J. Heron Damian S. Jackson John F. Kennedy M. Susan Williams Lewonski Kathryn A. Macmillan Antonella M. Madonia Peter V. Marks, Sr. Lynn M. Martosella Cecilia M. McCormick Jeffrey W. McDonnell David C. McFadden Frank J. McGovern Maria C. McLaughlin James F. Metka Hon. Paul P. Panepinto Jonathan E. Peri Dr. Stephen R. Permut George T. Ragsdale III Larry S. Raiken Joseph J. Santarone Jennifer Stonerod Karen Ann Ulmer Meghan L. Ward CLASS AGENTS Harrisburg George Bibikos Chris Carusone Connie Flauaus Joel Hopkins Stephanie Kleinfelter Darryl Liguori James Matelevich-Hoang Mary Peters CPT. John Pontius Ursula Siverling Marianne Tyrrell Matt Williams Douglas Wolfberg Jennifer Zimmerman CLASS AGENTS Wilmington Jacalyn A. Aff Jennifer Armstrong Miriam Benton Barish Glenn L. Blackwell Christopher Cabott

Carol Cornelison Stephanie M. Derr Harvey B. Dikter Kerry a. Duffy Angela Halse Gregory A. Lomax David McFadden Carl J. Minster J. Jay Monteith Monika S. Pundalik FIRM REPRESENTATIVES Diane M. Andrews Deborah E. Ballantyne Thomas D. Bielli Scott E. Blissman Mary F. Caloway Maureen E. Daley Christopher Dervishian Gary R. Gremminger Donna L. Harris Damian S. Jackson Tanya Pino Jefferis James A. Keating James F. Kilcur Joan T. Kluger Antonella M. Madonia James P. McAndrew Jeffrey McDonnell Maria C. McLaughlin-Sisofo Michael P. Migliore Jennifer L. Miller Rick S. Miller Arthur S. Novello Jaime F. Rosenman-Gordon Krista M. Reale Samis Joseph Santarone Kate G. Shumaker Timothy J. Snyder Stephen W. Spence Heather A. Tereshko Max B. Walton Paula C. Witherow WIDENER LAW FUND PHONATHON VOLUNTEERS Dante J. Bradley John Cirrinicione Thomas A. Cushane Rolando A. Diaz Leslie Johnson Patrick Johnston Cecilia McCormick Colleen McKeone Michael P. Mineo Larry Raiken

FIRM

PARTICIPATION RATE

Ferry, Joseph & Pearce, P. A.

100%

Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP

100%

Dashevsky, Horwitz, Disandro, Kuhn & Novello, P.C.

83%

Cross & Simon, LLC

80%

Reed Smith LLP

67%

Anapol, Schwartz, Weiss, Cohan, Feldman & Smalley, PC

FIRMS COME UP BIG FOR WIDENER LAW

Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Last year Widener Law alumni representatives of 29 area

Connolly, Bove, Lodge & Hutz LLP Cooch and Taylor

firms volunteered their time and energy to assist their Law School in its annual fundraising efforts. Their

Cozen O'Connor Elzufon Austin Reardon Tarlov & Mondell, P.A. German, Gallagher & Murtagh, P.C. Kent & McBride, P.C. Lavin O'Neil Ricci Cedrone & DiSipio

efforts were rewarded. More than 100 alumni at these

Law Offices of Twanda Turner-Hawkins Margolis Edelstein

firms contributed to the Law School, allowing us to

Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin Naulty Scaricamazza and McDevitt, LLC

provide a range of opportunities to students, alumni, and the greater legal community that would have been

Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office Phillips, Goldman & Spence, P.A. Post & Schell Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A. RatnerPrestia, P.C.

impossible using tuition revenue alone.

Rawle & Henderson LLP Saul Ewing LLP

We are deeply grateful to our generous alumni at each

Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young, LLP

of the following firms and particularly commend

White and Williams LLP

alumni at our top five firms—Ferry, Joseph & Pearce, P. A.; Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP; Dashevsky,

If your firm employs a significant number of Widener Law alumni, and you would like to serve as a Firm Representative, please contact us at the number below:

Horwitz, Disandro, Kuhn & Novello, P.C.; Cross & Simon,

Todd Lineburger, Assistant Director for the Widener Law Fund 302-477-2166 or talineburger@widener.edu

LLC; and Reed Smith LLP—for their generosity.

Two great campuses. Countless paths to success.

Delaware Campus:

Harrisburg Campus:

4601 Concord Pike

3800 Vartan Way

P.O. Box 7474

P.O. Box 69381

Wilmington, DE 19803

Harrisburg, PA 17106

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