Duquesne University - Virtual Commencement 2020 - Graduation Program

DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY

virtual

commencement ceremony

School of Law

Friday, May 29, 2020

DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW

virtual

commencement ceremony

Friday, May 29, 2020

message from the dean

april m. barton, b.s., j.d.

Dear Graduates, On the occasion of Duquesne University School of Law’s 106th Commencement (but very first virtual Commencement!), I congratulate you on reaching this important milestone. It is a major achievement to successfully complete your legal studies and receive your Juris Doctor degree. We are extremely proud of your academic accomplishments, which place you among an elite group of legal professionals in the United States who have satisfied the rigorous standards necessary to earn this distinguished degree.

Today is a day of great celebration amidst a backdrop of challenge and uncertainty. Throughout this most difficult time, you have persevered.

You have completed every course, overcome every hurdle, and passed the finish line. Accomplishing this great goal, now more than ever, took immense courage.

Though you are leaving behind your days as law students, you will always remain part of the Duquesne University School of Law family.

Please return often to your alma mater to join us for events and to serve as role models for a new generation of graduates.

I ask for God’s blessing on each of you in a very special way as you seek to serve our society, the pursuit of justice, and the rule of law, with the many gifts God has granted you. You are no longer students of the law but rather its ambassadors and protectors.

On behalf of the entire faculty and staff, student body and nearly 8,000 active alumni of the School of Law, CONGRATULATIONS!

commencement speaker

honorable judge elliot howsie, l’98 After graduating from Central Catholic High School, Elliot attended Indiana University of Pennsylvania, earning his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in criminal justice. Elliot worked in social services, where he met people at low points in their lives and offered a second chance.

While working two full-time jobs, Elliot earned his Juris Doctor from Duquesne University School of Law’s Evening Division. He also served as an intern for the Public Defender’s Office and Neighborhood Legal Services. Elliot began his legal career as a law clerk for the Honorable Justin M. Johnson of the Pennsylvania Superior Court. Elliot later served as an Assistant District Attorney in the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office where he prosecuted cases involving child abuse. He later established his own law firm and specialized in criminal law matters and personal injury cases.

On March 19, 2012, Elliot was appointed as Allegheny County’s first African American Chief Public Defender. Elliot managed the Allegheny County Office of the Public Defender, providing legal representation to any indigent person charged with a crime who was facing incarceration. Elliot’s dedication ensured quality representation, fairness of process, and equality of resources. As a result, Elliot was chosen to sit on committees to improve the criminal justice system, most notably the Justice Reinvestment Committee.

In 2019, Elliot was nominated by Governor Wolf to the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. He was confirmed in a unanimous vote and serves in the Family Division of the Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania.

Elliot also serves as Adjunct Professor at Duquesne University School of Law and on the Macedonia FACE Board of Directors.

DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY PRELUDE

Pomp and Circumstance with Photo Montage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elgar OPENING OF CEREMONY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wes Oliver

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

and Professor of Law INVOCATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rev. William Christy, C.S.Sp.

Director of Campus Ministry and

University Chaplain REMARKS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tyler C. Bartholomew

Student Speaker, Class of 2020 REMARKS AND INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April M. Barton

Dean and Professor of Law COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judge Elliot Howsie

Allegheny County

Court of Common Pleas COMMENCEMENT MEANING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wes Oliver

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

and Professor of Law PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ella Kwisnek

Associate Dean for Students REMARKS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April M. Barton

Dean and Professor of Law CONFERRING OF DEGREES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ken Gormley

President and Professor of Law MESSAGES FROM SPECIAL GUESTS BENEDICTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rev. William Christy, C.S.Sp.

Director of Campus Ministry and

University Chaplain POSTLUDE

Duquesne Alma Mater with Photo Montage

Alumni Well Wishes

Law School Community Well Wishes 1

DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY ALMA MATER

Joseph Carl Breil, Composer Rev. John F. Malloy, C.S.Sp., Lyricist

Al - ma Ma - ter, old Du-quesne, Guide and friend of our youth-ful days,

We, thy sons and daught - ers all, our loy- al voi-ces raise. The

hours we spent at thy Moth-er-knee, and drank of wis-dom’s store, Shall

e’er in mem’ry trea - sured be, Tho’ we roam the whole world o’er. Then

for-ward ev-er, dear Al - ma Ma-ter! O’er our hearts un - ri-valed reign.

On- ward ev-er, old Al - ma Ma-ter! All hail to thee, Du - quesne!

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE JURIS DOCTOR CLASS OF 2020!

WE CELEBRATE YOU!

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THE JURIS DOCTOR OF LAW DEGREE CANDIDATES GRADUATING WITH ACADEMIC HONOR SUMMA CUM LAUDE Cassandra Leigh Boyer Angela Rose Capelety Gerard Hornby Joanne Lynn Parise

Madeline Williams Sheerer Mark R. Stevens, Jr. Serena Marie Tamburrino Joshua B. Winters

MAGNA CUM LAUDE Carrie Reid Garrison Mariah Nicole Mandy Tricia Ann Martino Danielle Marie Mrdjenovich

Samuel C. Nolan Oluwaseyi Ayomikun Odunaiya Paige Kay Thomas

CUM LAUDE Madison E. Baric Maria V. Carr John Alfons Daller Kathryn M. Flynn Samantha Jade Hanson-Lenn Megan Lynn Horney Kaelyn C. Jacques

Patrick Kelly Steven John Reddy Amanda Nichol Schiavo Jonathan Edward Sersen Alana Marie Staniszewski Christopher Scott Winkler

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THE JURIS DOCTOR OF LAW DEGREE IS CONFERRED UPON: JOHN PAUL ABDA

B.A., West Virginia University, 2016 CATHERINE H. AIKENS

B.A., Kent State University, 2017 CALLUM T. APPLEBY

B.A., Bethany College, 2017 JUSTIN MICHAEL BAHORICH

B. A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2013 MADISON E. BARIC

B.A., Allegheny College, 2017 TYLER C. BARTHOLOMEW

B.S., Saint Joseph’s University, 2017 ELIZABETH ANNE BECKER

B.S., Saint Vincent College, 2017 McCALL M. BEHRINGER

B.A., Duquesne University, 2017 JOSEPH BERKEBILE

B.S., Robert Morris University, 2017 CASSANDRA LEIGH BOYER

B.S., Duquesne University, 2016 NICHOLAS ANDREW BRADY

B.A., University of Pittsburgh, 2014 KYLE T. BRAUN

B.S., Wilmington University, 2016 ERIC JOHN BRUNNER

B.S., Shippensburg University, 2017 KELLY S. BUCHANAN

B.A., Miami University, 1996

M.B.A., Mississippi State University, 2002 4

JAMES B. CAMPESE

B.A., Washington & Jefferson College, 2017 ANGELA ROSE CAPELETY

B.A., University of Dayton, 2017 KELLY WILSON CAPONE

B.A., Washington & Jefferson College, 2017 MARIA V. CARR

B.S., Loyola University, 2017 DANA L. COREY

B.S., Robert Morris University, 2000

M.B.A., Robert Morris University, 2003 ALAINA DIANE COURY

B.A., Elon University, 2016 KATIE MARIE CRYSTALOSKI

B.A., Duquesne University. 2017 JOHN ALFONS DALLER

B.S., St. John’s University, 1981

M.S., St. John’s University, 1983

M.D., State University of New York, 1987

Ph.D., University of Arizona, 1994 JAMIE LYNN DAVIS

B.S., Youngstown State University, 2017 JACOB A. DEANE

B.A., St. Vincent College, 2017 DANIELLE M. DiLEVA

B.A., Thiel College, 2016 KRISTA MARIE DiPAOLO

B.A., University of Pittsburgh, 2012 ANNETTE LIVIA DOHANICS

B.A., The University of Iowa, 2016 RYAN J. DUNN

B.A., Westminster College, 2016 5

ELIZABETH ROSE ECHARD

B.A., Duquesne University, 2016 WILLIAM T. FAGAN

Bachelor of Business Management, Temple University, 2015 JOHN FREDERICK FINKE

B.S., Clarion University, 2017 KATHRYN M. FLYNN

B.S., Slippery Rock University, 2017 BRIANNE M. FRAWLEY

B.S., Drexel University, 2015 BRIANNA NICOLE GALLAGHER

Doctor of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, 2017 ELLE ELAINE GANDOLFI

B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2017 CARRIE REID GARRISON

B.M., Duquesne University, 2016

B.A., Duquesne University, 2017 MARCO G. GARZA

B.A., Syracuse University, 2017 AZHIARE R. GOODWIN-ROWE

B.A., West Virginia University, 2017 BEATA IRENA GRAY

B.A., Slippery Rock University, 2011 JULIANNE GRAZIANO

B.S.N., The Pennsylvania State University, 2014 MICHAEL ADAM GREEN

B.S., University of Pittsburgh, 2017 DANIELLE E. GRIMM

B.A., University of Pittsburgh, 2012 KELSEY JEAN GROSS

B.A., West Virginia University, 2016 6

JACOB CHARLES HANLEY

B.S., Robert Morris University, 2016 SAMANTHA JADE HANSON-LENN

B.A., St. Cloud State University, 2015 GERARD HORNBY

B.A., Duquesne University, 2017 MEGAN LYNN HORNEY

B.A., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2017 JACEY LYNN HUNTER

B.A., University of Pittsburgh, 2017 NEIL R. ISLER

B.S., California University of Pennsylvania, 2015 KAELYN C. JACQUES

B.S., University of Scranton, 2016

ASHLEY R. JAVIER

B.A., Gannon University, 2017 BRIDGET ERIN KEARNEY

B.S., Rochester Institute of Technology, 2015 BENJAMIN MICHAEL KELLY

B.A., Duquesne University, 2015 PATRICK KELLY

B.S., The Pennsylvania State University, 2016 KRISTEN L. KITZMAN

B.A., University of Pittsburgh, 2013 ALLISON MARIE KOSHUTE

B.A., Washington & Jefferson College, 2012 MARY ELIZABETH KUZNIK

B.A., University of Pittsburgh, 1978

B.M., Seton Hill University, 1980 JENNIFER ANN LAPINSKI

B.A., Westminster College, 2015 7

ZACHARY LEBO

B.S., West Chester University of Pennsylvania, 2017 BENJAMIN M. LEHMAN

B.A., Temple University, 2016 AMANDA MAE LEONARD

B.A., Westminster College, 2012 JOSEPH RICHARD LEWIS III

Bachelor of Business Administration, Columbus State University, 2015 SARAH EILEEN LINDER

B.A., Hofstra University, 2017 ALEXANDER LOCKE

B.A., Saint Vincent College, 2013 TRISTAN KARL LUENGEN

B.S., West Chester University of Pennsylvania, 2016 RYAN LUTZ

B.S., Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, 2013 PAUL A. LUVARA

B.S., Point Park University, 2014 MICHAEL JAMES MACIARELLO

B.S., Duquesne University, 2017 NICOLE J. MALONEY

B.A., The Pennsylvania State University, 2015 MARIAH NICOLE MANDY

B.A., West Virginia University, 2016 COREY SAMUEL MARASCO

B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2016 T.J. MARLETTA

B.A., St John Fisher College, 2012 DAVID A. MARTIN

B.A., Waynesburg University, 2017

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TRICIA ANN MARTINO

B.S., The Pennsylvania State University, 2014

B.A., The Pennsylvania State University, 2014 DERRICK L. MAULTSBY, JR.

B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2017 ZACHARY M. MAZZARELLA

B.S., The Pennsylvania State University, 2017 THERESA McCRUDEN

B.A., University of Arkansas, 2017 KAITLYN ELISABETH McCURDY

B.S., Bryn Athyn College of The New Church, 2015 EMILY HOANG McKENZIE

B.S., Longwood University, 2015 MICHAEL ANGELO MELODINI

B.S., California University of Pennsylvania, 2015 LUKE VINCENT MENCL

B.A., West Chester University of Pennsylvania, 2014 ALEXANDER MILLER

B.S., The Ohio State University, 2017 MELANIE MARIE MORGRET

B.S., Seton Hill University, 2017 DANIELLE MARIE MRDJENOVICH

B.S., The Pennsylvania State University, 2014 JACOB T. NAYLOR

B.S., Duquesne University, 2017 SAMUEL C. NOLAN

B.A., Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 2014 OLUWASEYI AYOMIKUN ODUNAIYA

B.S., Ohio University, 2013

M.A., Ohio University, 2015 KATLYNN OLIVER

B.A., Duquesne University, 2017 9

JOANNE LYNN PARISE

B.A., Point Park University, 2014 JUAN CARLOS PAZ-ROSARIO

B.S., George Mason University, 2017 ALEX WOLFE PILLOW

B.A., Florida Atlantic University, 2011 ALEXANDRA PIPER

B.A., University of South Carolina, 2016 CHARLES MITCHELL POSSINO

B.S., Florida State University, 2016 ANDREW KEVIN PRATT

B.A., Southwestern University, 2017 KELLY COLLEEN PRILLA

B.A., Duquesne University, 2013 STEVEN JOHN REDDY

B.A., University of Pittsburgh, 2016

B.S., University of Pittsburgh, 2016 MALLORY JO REED

B.A., The Pennsylvania State University, 2012 KYLE RODEWALD

B.A., Gannon University, 2018 CHARLEE ROSINI

B.A., The Pennsylvania State University, 2017 EMILY ROSE SANCHEZ-PARODI

B.A., Duquesne University, 2017 NICHOLAS PASQUALE SANTINI

B.A., Duquesne University, 2017 AMANDA NICHOL SCHIAVO

B.S., Saint Francis University, 2016 DEVON MICHAEL-CURTIS SCHOONOVER

B.A., University of Pittsburgh, 2016 10

ROBERT WILLIAM CHASE SCROGGINS

B.S., University of Alabama, 2012

JONATHAN EDWARD SERSEN

B.S., University of Pittsburgh, 2011

M.P.A., University of Pittsburgh, 2013 MADELINE WILLIAMS SHEERER*

B.S., University of Pittsburgh, 2015 ANDREW SHESKO

B.S.B.A., High Point University, 2017 ISABELLA MARIE SIMON

B.A., The Ohio State University, 2014 ALANA MARIE STANISZEWSKI

B.S., Duquesne University, 2017

B.A., Duquesne University, 2017 JOSEPH R. STEAD

B.S., Niagara University, 2014

M.B.A., Niagara University, 2016 SARA MARIE STEIMER

B.A., Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 2017 MARK R. STEVENS, JR.

B.A., Youngstown State University, 2004 MICHAEL ANDREW SYLVESTER

B.A., Lycoming College, 2017 DAVID DANIEL TAMASY

B.A., University of Pittsburgh, 2015 SERENA MARIE TAMBURRINO

B.A., Grove City College, 2017 ADAM TEETS*

B.A., Geneva College, 2014 AMANDA THOMAS

B.A., Point Park University, 2014 * January 2020 Graduate 11

ERIC ALBIN THOMAS

B.S., University of Maryland University College, 2006 PAIGE KAY THOMAS

B.S., The Pennsylvania State University, 2017 BRANDON D. VanTINE

B.A., Waynesburg University, 2017 LYDIA FRANCES WARDI

B.A., Duquesne University, 2011

M.S.W., University of Pittsburgh, 2013 ALLISON JEAN WARE

B.A., Saint Vincent College, 2017 SARAH ASHLEIGH WEIGELT

B.A., University of Washington, 2016 LEE CAROLINE WEIR

B.S., Duquesne University, 2017 CHRISTOPHER SCOTT WINKLER

B.A., Saint Vincent College, 2017 JORDAN NICOLE WINSLOW

B.A., State University of New York at Plattsburgh, 2016 JOSHUA B. WINTERS

B.A., Washington & Jefferson College, 2016 STEPHANIE ELIZABETH WOLAK

B.A., University at Albany, 2014 ERIC SCOTT WYANT II

B.S., Wheeling Jesuit University, 2014

M.B.A., Wheeling Jesuit University, 2016 MEGAN ALEXIS YOCABET

B.A., Washington & Jefferson College, 2017 SEAN JOSEPH ZALICH

B.S., Robert Morris University, 2011 SAMUEL ZAPPALA

B.A., University of Dayton, 2017 12

2020 RECOGNITIONS AND EXCELLENCE AWARDS JOHN PAUL ABDA

Juris, Feature Editor, Volume 51

CATHERINE H. AIKENS

Justice Louis L. Manderino Honor Society 2019, Buffalo-Niagara National Trial Competition 2019, TYL National Trial Competition 2020, TYL National Trial Competition

JUSTIN MICHAEL BAHORICH

CourtCall Award Gerald K. Gibson Memorial Award The Order of Barristers 2019, Lone Star Classic 2020, South Texas Challenge

MADISON E. BARIC Justice Louis L. Manderino Honor Society

2019, WVU National Energy and Sustainability Competition

2020, National Telecommunications and Technology Moot Court Competition, Best Brief ELIZABETH ANNE BECKER Duquesne Law Review, Senior Staff Editor, Volume 58 McCALL M. BEHRINGER Justice Louis L. Manderino Honor Society

2019, Wechsler Criminal Procedure Competition

2020, 49th Annual William B. Spong Tournament, Semi-Finalist CASSANDRA LEIGH BOYER Duquesne Law Review, Executive Articles Editor, Volume 58

Justice Louis L. Manderino Honor Society

2019, Mockingbird Challenge NICHOLAS ANDREW BRADY

Pro Bono Service Certificate

KELLY S. BUCHANAN

The Honorable Mark E. Mascara Award

JAMES B. CAMPESE

Justice Louis L. Manderino Honor Society 2019, Mockingbird Challenge

ANGELA ROSE CAPELETY Duquesne Law Review, Production Editor, Volume 58

Pittsburgh Tax Club Award KELLY WILSON CAPONE 2019, ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition

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MARIA V. CARR Duquesne Business Law Journal, Executive Editor, Volume 22

Justice Louis L. Manderino Honor Society

2019, National Telecommunications and Technology Moot Court Competition, Semi-Finalist

2020, 49th Annual William B. Spong Tournament ALAINA DIANE COURY

Pro Bono Honors Certificate

KATIE MARIE CRYSTALOSKI Duquesne Business Law Journal, Research Editor, Volume 22 JACOB A. DEANE

The Shalom Moot Court Award 2019, AAJ National Trial Competition 2019, Mockingbird Challenge 2020, AAJ National Trial Competition

DANIELLE M. DiLEVA Duquesne Business Law Journal, Senior Staff Writer, Volume 22 ANNETTE LIVIA DOHANICS

Lynette Norton Memorial Award The Order of Barristers 2018, Lone Star Classic 2019, AAJ National Trial Competition 2019, Lone Star Classic 2020, South Texas Challenge

ELIZABETH ROSE ECHARD Duquesne Business Law Journal, Senior Staff Writer, Volume 22

Juris, Staff Writer, Volume 51 KATHRYN M. FLYNN Duquesne Law Review, Associate Editor Volume 58

BRIANNA NICOLE GALLAGHER Duquesne Law Review, Senior Staff Editor, Volume 58

CARRIE REID GARRISON Duquesne Law Review, Business Manager, Volume 58

Kandy Reidbord Ehrenwerth Award

2019, WVU National Energy and Sustainability Competition JULIANNE GRAZIANO Duquesne Law Review, Senior Staff Editor, Volume 58

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MICHAEL ADAM GREEN Pro Bono Exemplary Certificate

DANIELLE E. GRIMM Joule: Duquesne Energy and Environmental Law Journal, Executive Research Editor, Volume 8

Susan H. Wilkie Award for Professional Responsibility and Ethics in the Practice of Law KELSEY JEAN GROSS

Aaron J. Deluca Advocacy Award

JACOB CHARLES HANLEY Duquesne Law Review, Executive Editor, Volume 58

Justice Louis L. Manderino Honor Society

The Shalom Moot Court Award

2019, Wechsler Criminal Procedure Competition

2020, ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition, Best Brief, Regional Semi-Finalist SAMANTHA JADE HANSON-LENN

Duquesne Law Review, Associate Editor, Volume 58

GERARD HORNBY ALI-CLE Scholarship and Leadership Award

Dr. John and Liz Murray Award for Excellence in Student Scholarship

Duquesne Law Review, Executive Student Articles Editor, Volume 58

The Shalom Moot Court Award

2019, Buffalo-Niagara National Trial Competition

2019, TYL National Trial Competition MEGAN LYNN HORNEY Duquesne Business Law Journal, Editor-in-Chief, Volume 22 JACEY LYNN HUNTER Joule: Duquesne Energy and Environmental Law Journal, Executive Production Editor, Volume 8 KAELYN C. JACQUES

The Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA) Outstanding Student Award

BRIDGET ERIN KEARNEY Duquesne Law Review, Associate Editor, Volume 58 BENJAMIN MICHAEL KELLY

2019, Wechsler Criminal Procedure Competition

PATRICK KELLY

Justice Louis L. Manderino Honor Society 2020, AAJ National Trial Competition

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MARY ELIZABETH KUZNIK Joule: Duquesne Energy and Environmental Law Journal, Executive Content Editor, Volume 8

Katie Elisabeth Westbrook Award

Pro Bono Exemplary Certificate

2019, Academy of Trial Lawyers

2019, Buffalo-Niagara National Trial Competition

2020, Academy of Trial Lawyers BENJAMIN M. LEHMAN

AMANDA MAE LEONARD

American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Award Juris, Staff Writer, Volume 51 Justice Louis L. Manderino Honor Society The Shalom Moot Court Award 2020, Mockingbird Challenge

JOSEPH RICHARD LEWIS III Duquesne Law Review, Senior Staff Editor, Volume 58 SARAH EILEEN LINDER Joule: Duquesne Energy and Environmental Law Journal, Managing Editor, Volume 8

MICHAEL JAMES MACIARELLO Duquesne Law Review, Senior Staff Editor, Volume 58

2020, National Telecommunications and Technology Moot Court Competition

MARIAH NICOLE MANDY Duquesne Law Review, Senior Staff Editor, Volume 58

Justice Louis L. Manderino Honor Society

Pro Bono Exemplary Certificate

Susan H. Wilkie Award for Professional Responsibility and Ethics in the Practice of Law

The Shalom Moot Court Award

2019, WVU National Energy and Sustainability Competition

2020, National Telecommunications and Technology Moot Court Competition, Best Brief, Best Oralist DAVID A. MARTIN International Academy of Trial Lawyers/Student Advocacy Award

The Order of Barristers

2019, Buffalo-Niagara National Trial Competition

2019, TYL National Trial Competition

2020, TYL National Trial Competition

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TRICIA ANN MARTINO Duquesne Law Review, Senior Staff Editor, Volume 58

Pro Bono Exemplary Certificate

The John J. Sciullo Peer Excellency Award

ZACHARY M. MAZZARELLA Duquesne Law Review, Associate Editor, Volume 58 MELANIE MARIE MORGRET

Pro Bono Exemplary Certificate

DANIELLE MARIE MRDJENOVICH

Distinguished Student Award

Duquesne Law Review, Editor-in-Chief, Volume 58

Justice Louis L. Manderino Honor Society

2019, ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition

2020, National Telecommunications and Technology Moot Court Competition SAMUEL C. NOLAN CourtCall Award

Duquesne Law Review, Associate Editor, Volume 58

J. Alfred Wilner Award

The Order of Barristers

The Shalom Moot Court Award

2018, Seigenthaler-Sutherland Cup National First Amendment Moot Court Competition, Best Oralist

2019, ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition, Best Brief, Regional Semi-Finalist

2020, ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition, Best Brief, Regional Semi-Finalist OLUWASEYI AYOMIKUN ODUNAIYA

Duquesne Law Review, Senior Staff Editor, Volume 58

Justice Louis L. Manderino Honor Society

The Robert Scott Memorial Award

2019, ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition

2020, National Telecommunications and Technology Moot Court Competition

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JOANNE LYNN PARISE Distinguished Student Award

Duquesne Law Review, Resource Manager, Volume 58

Justice Louis L. Manderino Honor Society

2019, AAJ National Trial Competition

2019, Mockingbird Challenge JUAN CARLOS PAZ-ROSARIO

Pro Bono Exemplary Certificate

ANDREW KEVIN PRATT The American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence STEVEN JOHN REDDY Pro Bono Honors Certificate

CHARLEE ROSINI Duquesne Business Law Journal, Research Editor, Volume 22

Joule: Duquesne Energy and Environmental Law Journal, Editor-in-Chief, Volume 8 EMILY ROSE SANCHEZ-PARODI Katie Elisabeth Westbrook Award

2020, AAJ National Trial Competition

2020, National Online Trial Advocacy Competition AMANDA NICHOL SCHIAVO Duquesne Law Review, Production Editor, Volume 58

The Order of Barristers

2019, AAJ National Trial Competition

2019, Buffalo-Niagara National Trial Competition

2019, National Telecommunications and Technology Moot Court Competition, Semi-Finalist

2020, 49th Annual William B. Spong Tournament DEVON MICHAEL-CURTIS SCHOONOVER

Duquesne Business Law Journal, Production Editor, Volume 22

Justice Louis L. Manderino Honor Society

Pro Bono Honors Certificate

2019, Lone Star Classic

MADELINE WILLIAMS SHEERER Duquesne Law Review, Senior Staff Editor, Volume 58

National Association of Women Lawyers Outstanding Student Award ANDREW SHESKO

Pro Bono Exemplary Certificate

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ISABELLA MARIE SIMON

Juris, Staff Writer, Volume 51 Justice Louis L. Manderino Honor Society Student Organization Leadership Award 2019, Buffalo-Niagara National Trial Competition 2020, TYL National Trial Competition

ALANA MARIE STANISZEWSKI Duquesne Law Review, Executive Student Articles Editor, Volume 58

The Order of Barristers

2019, National Telecommunications and Technology Moot Court Competition, Semi-Finalist

2020, 49th Annual William B. Spong Tournament, Semi-Finalist MARK R. STEVENS, JR. Duquesne Law Review, Senior Staff Editor, Volume 58

Raymond F. Sekula Award MICHAEL ANDREW SYLVESTER Pro Bono Service Certificate DAVID DANIEL TAMASY Joule: Duquesne Energy and Environmental Law Journal, Senior Legal Voice Editor, Volume 8

SERENA MARIE TAMBURRINO Duquesne Law Review, Production Editor, Volume 58

Lynette Norton Memorial Award

The Order of Barristers

The Shalom Moot Court Award

2019, ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition, Best Brief, Regional Semi-Finalist

2019, Leroy R. Hassell, Sr. Constitutional Law Competition, Best Petitioner Brief

2020, 35th Annual Dean Jerome Prince Memorial Evidence Competition, Best Brief Runner-Up ERIC ALBIN THOMAS Dr. John E. Murray, Jr. Philanthropy Award

PAIGE KAY THOMAS Duquesne Law Review, Associate Editor, Volume 58

Pro Bono Honors Certificate

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LYDIA FRANCES WARDI Duquesne Law Review, Senior Staff Editor, Volume 58

Justice Louis L. Manderino Honor Society

The Shalom Moot Court Award

2018, ABA National Arbitration Competition, National Semi-Finalist, Regional Semi-Finalist

2019, ABA National Arbitration Competition, National Finalist, Regional Champion SARAH ASHLEIGH WEIGELT

Pro Bono Honors Certificate

LEE CAROLINE WEIR Duquesne Business Law Journal, Executive Articles Editor, Volume 22

CHRISTOPHER SCOTT WINKLER Duquesne Law Review, Executive Articles Editor, Volume 58

Justice Louis L. Manderino Honor Society

The Shalom Moot Court Award

2019, Wechsler Criminal Procedure Competition

2020, ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition, Best Brief, Regional Semi-Finalist JORDAN NICOLE WINSLOW Duquesne Business Law Journal, Student Articles Editor, Volume 22

Pro Bono Honors Certificate

The Shalom Moot Court Award

2019, Lone Star Classic JOSHUA B. WINTERS Duquesne Law Review, Senior Staff Editor, Volume 58

Professor Louis Del Duca Memorial Award in Business Law

STEPHANIE ELIZABETH WOLAK Duquesne Business Law Journal, Senior Staff Writer, Volume 22

Juris, Staff Writer, Volume 51

Law School Mission Award

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ERIC SCOTT WYANT II Duquesne Business Law Journal, Student Articles Editor, Volume 22

Joule: Duquesne Energy and Environmental Law Journal, Executive Editor, Volume 8

The Order of Barristers

The Shalom Moot Court Award

2019, American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Competition, Best Brief, Regional Semi-Finalist

2019, Leroy R. Hassell, Sr. Constitutional Law Competition, Best Petitioner Brief

2020, 35th Annual Dean Jerome Prince Memorial Evidence Competition, Best Brief Runner-Up

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charles mitchell possino President, Student Bar Association

The Duquesne University School of Law Student Bar Association is the government body representing the Duquesne University School of Law. The Student Bar Association advocates for the concerns and needs of the law students through interaction with the faculty and the administration. As SBA President for 2019-2020, Charles Mitchell Possino served as the voice of the student body and consistently advocated for policies that would ensure the general welfare of all students at Duquesne University School of Law. Among other roles at the Duquesne University School of Law, Charles was a member of the Veterans Clinic, where he advocated on behalf of indigent veterans. He also was a member of the Federalist Society, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, and a teaching assistant for Former Governor of Pennsylvania Tom Corbett, Professor Mistick, and Professor Rago.

During the previous summer, Charles worked as a law clerk for the honorable Judge Jeffrey A. Deller in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. The summer before he worked as a law clerk for the law firm Edgar Snyder & Associates.

Prior to attending Duquesne University School of Law, Charles worked as a legislative intern at the Florida House of Representatives.

Charles plans on becoming a practicing attorney, and then hopes to run for public office in order to ensure that the liberties and freedoms of all Americans are always protected. Finally, Charles would like to leave you with this quote: “Those who would give up essential Liberty to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” – Benjamin Franklin

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tyler c. bartholomew Student Speaker | Class of 2020

The Duquesne University School of Law class of 2020 selected Tyler C. Bartholomew to represent the graduating class as the student speaker.

Prior to attending Duquesne University School of Law, the Quakertown, PA, native attended St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, obtaining his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a major in accounting and a double minor in justice and ethics in the law, and philosophy. Upon graduation from St. Joseph’s, Bartholomew relocated to Pittsburgh to attend Duquesne Law where he served as president of the Corporate Law Society, a student ambassador, and an inaugural member of Dean Barton’s LEAD Program.

Outside of Duquesne, Bartholomew served as a legal intern with Horty, Springer & Mattern and as a tax consultant with Deloitte.

Bartholomew is the son of Melissa and Thomas Bartholomew, both of Quakertown, PA. Bartholomew is an avid sports fan and will remain in Pittsburgh with Deloitte as a part of their Business Tax Services group.

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AWARDS ALI-CLE SCHOLARSHIP AND LEADERSHIP AWARD The American Law Institute-Continuing Legal Education (ALI-CLE) Award recognizes the law student in the graduating class who best represents a combination of scholarship and leadership, the qualities embodied by the parent organization, the American Law Institute.

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF MATRIMONIAL LAWYERS AWARD This award is given to the student who best exemplifies the positive attributes of a matrimonial lawyer: academic excellence; competence as a practitioner; commitment to the practice and development of family law, including assisting the indigent and improving the quality of the administration of justice in the field of family law; and meeting the highest standards for ethical behavior. The award is sponsored by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

THE AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY INSTITUTE MEDAL OF EXCELLENCE The American Bankruptcy Law Journal Student Prize is given to the student who earns the highest grade in Bankruptcy or a student who demonstrates excellence in class work or projects. The student also exhibits an interest in pursuing a career in bankruptcy law.

THE CLINICAL LEGAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARD The Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA) Outstanding Student Award is presented every year to a graduating student who has excelled in clinical work during her/his time at Duquesne University School of Law. COURTCALL AWARD This award is given in recognition for outstanding performance in advocacy. One student is selected by the faculty advisors from each of our trial and appellate advocacy programs. To be eligible for the award, the student must have participated with distinction in an extra-mural competition. For trial moot court competitors, such distinction may be manifested by a competition advocacy award for the individual or through team recognition at an extra-mural event. For appellate moot court competitors, such distinction may also be based on special distinction at an extra-mural event based upon brief writing or other significant written submission.

Special consideration for this award includes consideration of ethical integrity and team work by the awardee.

PROFESSOR LOUIS DEL DUCA MEMORIAL AWARD IN BUSINESS LAW The Pennsylvania Bar Association Business Law Section Professor Louis Del Duca Memorial Award is given to a student who has demonstrated academic excellence, especially in courses related to business law, and who intends to practice as an attorney in Pennsylvania.

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AARON J. DELUCA ADVOCACY AWARD Aaron J. DeLuca, Law Class of 1995, was a passionate advocate of victims of mesothelioma, a fatal form of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. Throughout his legal career and as a law student, DeLuca tenaciously rooted for the underdog.

He was a great trial lawyer, but also a lawyer of great principle. DeLuca’s friends and classmates have established this award to be given to a graduating law student who represents his values. The student is hard-working and shows potential, but is not necessarily at the top of the class academically. The student may be in the trial advocacy program but other students are considered as well.

DISTINGUISHED STUDENT AWARD This citation is made to the graduating student(s), who, in the judgment of the faculty committee, has displayed general scholastic excellence and who has performed a meritorious service to the School of Law. KANDY REIDBORD EHRENWERTH AWARD This award honors the student who best exemplifies what was important to Kandy Reidbord Ehrenwerth, who passed away in August 1992 and was a 1974 graduate of Duquesne University School of Law. The awardee is one who reflects a keen sense of ethics, a devotion to the law, a concern for the underprivileged and a general commitment to the social issues affecting society.

GERALD K. GIBSON MEMORIAL AWARD Awarded by the Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section of the Allegheny County Bar Association to two students who have displayed special aptitude in bankruptcy.

INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF TRIAL LAWYERS/STUDENT ADVOCACY AWARD This award is given to a student who demonstrates an overall ability in trial advocacy by high achievement in trial practice, evidence, and pleading and procedure courses.

LAW SCHOOL MISSION AWARD This award will be given to the student who embodies the following elements of the School of Law’s mission, specifically, a special sensitivity to ethical and moral concerns and applying legal skills to actual problem solving for the good of individual clients, for the betterment of society, and in the furtherance of justice.

JUSTICE LOUIS L. MANDERINO HONOR SOCIETY Recipients have distinguished achievement in interschool moot court competition or outstanding contributions to the Duquesne appellate and trial advocacy programs.

THE HONORABLE MARK E. MASCARA AWARD This award is given to the graduating student who most embodies the spirit of Judge Mascara: a joy for life, a love of family, and a dedication to the profession.

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DR. JOHN E. MURRAY, JR., PHILANTHROPY AWARD The award is given to a member of the graduating class who dedicates a substantial portion of his or her time to raising awareness of, and or funds for, a charitable cause or a vulnerable group in society.

DR. JOHN & LIZ MURRAY AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP This award is presented to a graduating student who has an article published in Duquesne Law Review that is deemed by the faculty advisors to be the most outstanding work of scholarship published in the review in the past year.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN LAWYERS OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARD The award is given to the outstanding law graduate who has demonstrated academic achievement; exhibits motivation; contributed to the advancement of women in society; promotes issues and concerns of women in the legal profession; and earns the respect of the law school.

LYNETTE NORTON MEMORIAL AWARD This award is presented to a law student who has demonstrated academic excellence, skills in oral advocacy through moot court programs, and a keen sense of ethics and professionalism.

THE ORDER OF BARRISTERS This is a national honor society whose purpose is the encouragement of oral advocacy and brief writing skills through effective law school oral advocacy programs. The Order provides national recognition for individuals who have excelled in advocacy and service at their law schools.

PITTSBURGH TAX CLUB AWARD This is a memorial award for the graduating student who has achieved the highest distinction in the field of taxation.

THE JOHN J. SCIULLO PEER EXCELLENCY AWARD This award was established to honor Dean Emeritus and Professor John J. Sciullo, who passed away in 2000. The award is given to a graduating student for his or her outstanding contributions to the school or for overcoming challenges in obtaining a law degree. Although a strong academic record is noteworthy, this award is not based on academic performance alone. Rather, the recipient must demonstrate qualities proving that he or she is worthy of the admiration and respect of fellow students. The following criteria are used in the selection process: integrity, peer admiration, dedication, leadership within the School of Law and the community, determination, effort given to receive a law degree, diligence, courtesy, community service, and academic performance.

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THE ROBERT SCOTT MEMORIAL AWARD This award is given to a minority student who is a member of the graduating class and who is committed to equal justice and to promoting diversity in the legal profession.

RAYMOND F. SEKULA AWARD This award is given by a group of former students in appreciation of the longstanding, exemplary teaching and service of Dean Raymond F. Sekula. The award is given to the graduating student who most exemplifies the qualities of Dean Sekula – passion for the study of law, diligence, and a desire to serve others (and the community) through excellence in the practice of law.

THE SHALOM MOOT COURT AWARDS These awards are bestowed on graduating students who excel in trial and appellate moot court competitions.

STUDENT ORGANIZATION LEADERSHIP AWARD This award is given to a member of the graduating class who, during his/her tenure at the School of Law, served as an officer of a student organization and demonstrated leadership by substantially improving a student organization.

KATIE ELISABETH WESTBROOK AWARD The Katie Elisabeth Westbrook Award was established by the faculty of the School of Law to recognize outstanding academic achievement with a particular focus on trial advocacy. The faculty has determined that the central consideration in making this award shall be that the individual(s) chosen must have a clear passion for advocacy and the practice of law.

SUSAN H. WILKIE AWARD FOR PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN THE PRACTICE OF LAW This award is presented to the graduating student(s) who have demonstrated excellence in the required course of Professional Responsibility.

J. ALFRED WILNER AWARD This award is made to the graduate of the Evening Division who, in the opinion of the faculty, has displayed general scholastic excellence, has contributed to his/her own as well as the school’s advancement during his/her time as a student, and who has manifested a sense of professional responsibility commensurate with the best traditions of the profession.

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ADMINISTRATION, FACULTY AND STAFF Administration APRIL M. BARTON, B.S., J.D.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dean and Professor of Law ELLA A. KWISNEK, B.A., J.D., M.S.Ed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Dean for Students,

and Assistant Professor of Legal Research and Writing FRANK Y. LIU, LL.B., M.C.J., M.L.S. . . . . . . . . . . Associate Dean for Legal Programs,

Director of the Duquesne Center for Legal Information,

and Allegheny County Law Library

and Professor of Law JANE CAMPBELL MORIARTY, B.A., J.D.. . . . Associate Dean for Faculty Scholarship,

Carol Los Mansmann Chair in Faculty Scholarship,

and Professor of Law WESLEY M. OLIVER, B.A., J.D., LL.M., J.S.D. . . . Associate Dean for Academic Affairs,

Director of the Criminal Justice Program,

and Professor of Law TARA WILLKE, B.A., J.D.. . . . . . . . . Associate Dean for Strategy and Administration,

and Associate Professor of Law BETH BAUER, B.A., M.B.A. . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Director of Student Organizations

and International Programs MARIA D. COMAS, B.S., J.D., M.S.Ed.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Career Services KRISTEN COOPIE, B.A., Ph.D.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Pre-Law Program SAMANTHA COYNE, B.A., M.B.A.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employer Outreach Manager JEANINE DEBOR, B.A., J.D.. . . Director of Law Alumni Relations and Development VALERIE J. HARPER, B.S., M.Ed., Ed.D.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . School of Law Registrar NICOLA HENRY-TAYLOR, B.A., J.D.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diversity Director MARYANN HERMAN, B.A., J.D.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Academic Excellence

and Assistant Professor of Legal Skills RICHARD GAFFNEY Jr., B.A., M.B.A., J.D.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Bar Studies

and Assistant Professor of Legal Skills ERIN R. KARSMAN, B.A., J.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director for Thomas R. Kline Center

for Judicial Education,

Director of the Appellate Moot Court Program,

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MAGGIE MCGANNON, B.S., J.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant to the Dean KATHERINE NORTON, B.S., J.D.. . . Director of Clinical and International Programs

and Assistant Professor of Law GRACE W. ORSATTI, B.S., J.D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of the Externship Program,

Pro Bono Program,

and Assistant Professor of Clinical Legal Education JENNIFER RIGNANI, B.A.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Communications HEATHER SHAW, B.A., M.A.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Registrar MAUREEN STOKAN, B.S., M.A.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dean of Admissions CHRISTINE WOODBURN, B.A., M.A.T.. . . . . . . . . Assistant Director of Admissions KAITLIN YACOB, B.S., M.Ed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Director of Admissions Full-Time Faculty STEVEN BAICKER-MCKEE, B.A., J.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Professor of Law PABLO ECHEVERRI, B.A., J.D.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Professor of Law RICHARD GAFFNEY Jr., B.A., M.B.A., J.D.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Bar Studies

and Assistant Professor of Legal Skills AMAN GEBRU, S.J.D., LL.M., LL.B.,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Professor of Law KENNETH G. GORMLEY, B.A., J.D.. . . . . . . . . . . . . Duquesne University President

and Professor of Law RHONDA GAY HARTMAN, B.A., J.D.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Professor of Law RICHARD HEPPNER, B.A., M.A., Ph.D, J.D.. . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Professor of Law MARYANN HERMAN, B.A., J.D.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Academic Excellence

and Assistant Professor of Legal Skills WILSON R. HUHN, B.A., J.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professor of Law JALILA JEFFERSON-BULLOCK, B.A., M.A., J.D. . . . . . . . . Associate Professor of Law RONA KAUFMAN, B.A., J.D., LL.M.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Professor of Law ROBERT F. KRAVETZ, B.A., J.D.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Professor of Law ELLA A. KWISNEK, B.A., J.D., M.S.Ed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Dean for Students,

and Assistant Professor of Legal Research and Writing

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BRUCE S. LEDEWITZ, B.S.F.S., J.D.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professor of Law JAN M. LEVINE, B.A., J.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Legal Research and Writing

and Professor of Law FRANK Y. LIU, LL.B., M.C.J., M.L.S. . . . . . . . . . . Associate Dean for Legal Programs,

Director of the Duquesne Center for Legal Information,

and Allegheny County Law Library

and Professor of Law ASHLEY LONDON, B.A., J.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Director of Bar Studies

and Assistant Professor of Legal Skills EMILE LOZA DE SILES, B.S., M.B.A., J.D.. . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Professor of Law AGNIESZKA MCPEAK, B.A., J.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Professor of Law JOSEPH SABINO MISTICK, B.A., J.D.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Professor of Law JANE CAMPBELL MORIARTY, B.A., J.D.. . . . Associate Dean for Faculty Scholarship,

Carol Los Mansmann Chair in Faculty Scholarship,

and Professor of Law KATHERINE NORTON, B.S., J.D.. . . Director of Clinical and International Programs

and Assistant Professor of Law WESLEY M. OLIVER, B.A., J.D., LL.M., J.S.D.. . . Associate Dean for Academic Affairs,

Director of the Criminal Justice Program,

and Professor of Law SETH C. ORANBURG, B.A., J.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Professor of Law GRACE W. ORSATTI, B.S., J.D.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of the Externship Program,

Pro Bono Program,

and Assistant Professor of Clinical Legal Education JOHN T. RAGO, B.A., J.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Professor of Law ANN L. SCHIAVONE, B.A., J.D.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Professor of Law TIFFANY SIZEMORE-THOMPSON, B.S., J.D.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Professor of

Clinical Legal Education TARA WILLKE, B.A., J.D.. . . . . . . . . . Associate Dean for Strategy and Administration

and Associate Professor of Law

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Clinical Adjunct Faculty 2019-2020 ELIZABETH A. DELOSA, B.A., J.D. JENNIFER DIGIOVANNI, B.A., J.D. BARBARA GRIFFIN, B.S., J.D. Honorable ELLIOT HOWSIE, B.S., M.S., J.D. DANIEL KUNZ, B.S., M.B.A., J.D. TRACEY MCCANTS LEWIS, B.A., J.D. ADRIAN N. ROE, B.A., J.D. JUSTIN T. ROMANO, B.S., J.D. MICHAEL D. SIMON, B.A., J.D. SAMUEL H. SIMON, B.S., J.D. Honorable DAVID L. SPURGEON, B.A., J.D. STACEY L. STEINER, B.A., J.D. Adjunct Faculty 2019-2020 DEAN ALDERUCCI, B.S., M.S., LL.M. ANNE ALTIERI-DELANEY, B.S., M.A.L.D., J.D. WILLIAM AXTMAN, B.A., J.D. KRISTEN BAGINSKI, B.A., M.A., J.D. ROBERT S. BARKER, B.A., J.D., M.A. DAVID BELCZYK, B.S., J.D. MARK BERGSTROM, B.A., M.P.A. ANTHONY W. BROOKS, B.S., J.D. JOSEPH BUCCI, B.A., J.D. REBECCA CEPEK, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. WILLIAM CLIFFORD, B.S., J.D. THOMAS CORBETT, B.A., J.D. ROBERT A. CREO, B.A., J.D. Honorable JEFFERY DELLER, B.A., J.D. JAMES G. DILMORE, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., J.D. Reverend LAWRENCE DINARDO, V.G., M.ChA., J.C.L. THOMAS FARRELL, B.S., J.D. KEVIN J. GARBER, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., J.D. PETER J. GERMAIN, B.A., J.D. 31

JULIA M. GLENCER, B.A., J.D. JAMES F. GLUNT, B.S., J.D. JOHN D. GOETZ, B.A., J.D. CHRISTINE M. GREEN, B.S., J.D ROSALYN GUY-MCCORKLE, B.A., J.D. Honorable THOMAS M. HARDIMAN B.A., J.D. DAVID L. JAMISON, B.A., M.A., J.D. RITA F. JOYCE, B.A., J.D., M.A., J.C.L. CARL KRASIK, A.B., J.D. ROBERT KREBS, B.A., J.D. THOMAS KUNZ, JCD, STL Honorable MAUREEN E. LALLY-GREEN, B.S., J.D. DOROTHEE M. LANDGRAF, LL.M GREGORY LANDGRAF, B.S., M.S., J.D. Honorable JEFFREY A. MANNING, B.A., J.D. JAMES R. MAY, B.S., J.D., LL.M KATIE J. MCGEE, B.A., J.D. MARTIN MCKOWN, B.S., J.D. APRIL L. MILBURN-KNIZNER, B.A., J.D. JONATHAN MOORE, B.A., J.D. KARY A. MOORE, B.A., J.D. GREGORY NORTON, B.A., J.D. JACQULYN A. OBARA, B.S., J.D. MANNING J. O’CONNOR, B.A., J.D. BETHANY PARKER, B.A., J.D. STACIE PATTERSON, B.A., J.D., M.A. JAY REISINGER, B.A., J.D. ERICA A. SABATINI, B.A., J.D. REBECCA SILINSKI, B.A., J.D. BARBARA SIMANEK, B.A., M.B.A., J.D. HENRY M. SNEATH, B.A., J.D. PATRICK SOREK, B.A., J.D., LL.M. GABRIELA STEIER, B.A., J.D. STEPHEN VAN METER, B.A., J.D. CYRIL H. WECHT, B.S., M.D., J.D.

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Trial and Appellate Advocacy Coordinators and Coaches PETER GIGLIONE, B.A., J.D. ERIN R. KARSMAN, B.A., J.D. MARGARET COONEY, B.A., J.D. CHELSEA CRAMER, B.S., J.D. ROBERT F. DALEY, B.S., J.D. MEGAN DIRLAM, B.A., J.D. ROBERT DISNEY, J.D. DEVON FERRIS, B.A., J.D. DAVID FRANTZ, B.A., J.D. ANTHONY HASSEY, B.A., J.D. AMY KERLIN, B.A., J.D. MARTIN MCKOWN, B.S., J.D. JULIAN NEISER, B.A., J.D. MATTHEW NEWMAN, B.S., J.D. DIANA PAGE, B.A, J.D. AUTUMN PIVIDORI, B.A., J.D. BRAZITTE POOLE, B.A., M.A., J.D EMILIA RINALDI, B.A., M.A., J.D. ADAM TRAGONE, B.A., J.D. Law Librarian Faculty TSEGAYE BERU, B.A., M.L.I.S., J.D. . . . . . . . Associate Director for Faculty Research

and Outreach Services , Center for Legal Information

and Allegheny County Law Library, and Adjunct Professor AMY LOVELL, B.A., M.L.S.. . . . . . . . . . Assistant Director for Resource Development

and Metadata Services CHARLES SPROWLS, B.S.I.S., M.L.I.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head of Information Access

and Student Services and Adjunct Professor JULIE TEDJESKE, M.L.S, M.S, J.D.. . . . . . . . . . Electronic Resources and Instructional

Services Librarian and Adjunct Professor

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Duquesne Center for Legal Information RICK HARRISON. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evening and Weekend Supervisor for DCLI BRANDIEZ RUDOLF, B.S. . . . . . Assistant to the Associate Dean for Legal Programs NICHOLAS WEDIG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Library Assistant Allegheny County Law Library LORI HAGEN, B.S., M.L.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Senior Research Assistant PATRICIA HORVATH, B.S., M.L.S. . . . . . . . . . Associate Director for Lawyer Services RICHARD HOVIS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Circulation Assistant AUDREY RASMUSSON, J.D., M.S.L.S.​ . . . . . . . Reference Administrative Associate Department of Information Technology MARK DUNN, B.A., M.P.M.. . . . . . . . . . Interim Director of Information Technology KEVIN IACHINI, B.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Support Analyst DAYNA POWER, B.S., M.B.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applications Specialist Paralegal Institute AMY WESTON, B.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Administrative Assistant GINNY ZACCARI, B.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paralegal Institute Program Director Law School Staff MARLENE DIMOFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Career Services Assistant TARYN FREY, A.S., B.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Business Office Administrative Assistant GINA JASON, B.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Administrative Assistant S. BETH LICCIARDELLO, B.S.. . . . . . . . Office Manager and Administrative Assistant,

Clinical Legal Education MARY OLSON, B.A.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Administrative Assistant to the Alumni Office NICOLE PASQUALINO, B.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Administrative Assistant

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BRIDGET PRASKOVICH, B.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Administrative Assistant CARRIE SAMARIN, B.A.. . . . . . . . . Administrative Assistant for the Associate Deans MARY SERAFINI, B.S.B.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Administrative Assistant,

School of Law Main Office BARBARA WETZEL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Administrative Assistant

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The School of Law administration is immensely grateful to the following individuals who helped make the virtual commencement ceremony a reality.

Beth Bauer Alison D’Addieco Mark Dunn Eugene Forish Ron Gigliotti Dr. Valerie Harper Brendan Kepple Debbie Kostosky Gina O’Malley Jeremy Neeley Nicole Pasqualino Kyle Payne Jennifer Rignani Mary Serafini Heather Shaw Barb Wetzel

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