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Message from the Dean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 50th Anniversary Gala – Oh What a Night! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Beyond Economic Fatherhood: Encouraging Divorced Fathers to Parent By Professor Solangel Maldonado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Seton Hall Law School and the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics Co-hosted 28th Annual Health Law Teachers Conference in June . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Dean Hobbs
Seated, from left: University President Msgr. Robert Sheeran; former Governor James McGreevey; Kent Manahan, NJN News Anchor and Mistress of Ceremonies; U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Chris Christie '87; Attorney General Peter Harvey; and Karol Corbin Walker '86, Partner, St. John & Wayne.
Public Interest Law is Going Places – By James Freeman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Back row, from left: Professor Mark Denbeaux; Al Koeppe '75, President and CEO, Newark Alliance; Professor Ahmed Bulbulia; Professor Howie Erichson; Professor Charlie Sullivan; Professor John Jacobi; The Rev. Professor Jomanas Eustache; The Honorable John Bissel; Professor Michelle Adams; and Peter Verniero, Of Counsel, Sills Cummis Epstein & Gross, P.C.
Merck Visiting Scholars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Conference: Bankruptcy in the Religious Non-profit Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Alumni in the News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Co-Chair of September 11th Advocates Delivered Commencment Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Seton Hall Law School Presents Professor Charles A. Sullivan with the Miriam T. Rooney Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 New Faculty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Looking Forward: A New Career Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 New Administrators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Three Seton Hall Professors to Host Annual Review of NJ Civil Case Law. . . . . 35 Seton Hall Law Launches Circuit Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Peer Assistant Network (PAN): Students Helping Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Class News & Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 50th Anniversary Gala – Sponser Ads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
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Letter from the Dean
Seton Hall’s 50th Anniversary Gala exceeded my every expectation. 1,500 people attended, celebrating their loyalty and gratitude to this great institution. For several glorious hours, New Jersey’s best and brightest were under one roof – a once in a lifetime event. I hope the photos bring back wonderful memories. In this issue of Seton Hall Law, Professor Solangel Maldonado addresses the issue of absent parents – specifically, absent fathers. In her article, the full version of which will appear in the UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA LAW REVIEW, she argues for a presumption of joint legal custody and requiring parents not living with their children to participate in their upbringing. Radical as these recommendations may seem to some, she argues that even with little legal enforcement, these legal reforms can trigger a norm of paternal involvement after divorce. Professor Maldonado’s work is indicative of the continuing creativity of our faculty scholars.
assisted recent immigrants at the Florida Immigration Advocacy Center in Miami. Seton Hall students worked regionally as well, particularly the New Jersey-New York area in such settings as public defender’s offices, a battered women's shelter, Legal Aid and Legal Services offices—providing crucial legal services to individuals and communities in such diverse areas as education, housing, government benefits and programs, domestic violence, and the rights of children and people with mental disabilities. I am so proud of what they are doing. This August saw the Law School strengthened by the arrival of several exciting new professors and the most highly qualified first year class in the Law School’s history, further enhancing the caliber of people who help make this place what it is. It is a wonderful time to be here, and I’m excited at the prospects that are before us. Be sure to visit us soon. Until then, God bless you, your loved ones, and the Law School.
In this issue we also focus on the tremendous increase in Seton Hall students eager to pursue a career in public interest. This past summer, more than 20 students pursued summer public interest fellowships at more than a dozen public and private organizations across the country and around the world. One student worked in Tamil Nadu in Southern India, helping low caste children fight indentured servitude and harsh working conditions. Another student served in Accra, Ghana, helping the Center for Democratic Development create programs and legislation for a free and open democratic society. And yet another
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For just one night, the library becomes a discotheque.
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Pac-Man, anyone?
Deja vu.
The atrium transformed to the Rainbow Room.
“The Infernos”
Mistress of Ceremonies, Kent Manahan, at the podium.
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Beyond Economic Fatherhood: Encouraging Divorced Fathers to Parent
Professor Solangel Maldonado teaches Family Law, Gender and the Law, Torts, and Latinos and the Law. She received her B.A. from Columbia College and her J.D. from Columbia Law School, where she was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and the recipient of a Human Rights Fellowship. While in law school, she served as the managing editor of the COLUMBIA JOURNAL OF GENDER AND THE LAW and interned for the Legal Aid Society, Juvenile Rights Division. Following law school, Professor Maldonado clerked for the Honorable Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr., United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Prior to joining the Seton Hall faculty in 2001, she practiced commercial litigation as an associate with Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler, LLP and with Sidley, Austin, Brown & Wood in New York City. She currently serves on the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education and was recently honored by the Dominican Bar Association and the Trenton City Council for her contributions to the Latino legal community. *This is an abridged version of a forthcoming article entitled Beyond Economic Fatherhood: Encouraging Divorced Fathers to Parent, 153 U. PENN L. REV. ___ (2005). Approximately one million children each year experience their parents’ separation or divorce. Within three years of divorce, fifty percent of nonresidential fathers have little or no contact with their children.Thus, for many children, their parents’ divorce is the beginning of their fathers’ gradual divorce from them. Absent fathers—those who have not seen or had any contact with their children in twelve months or longer—are frequently blamed for many of children’s social, emotional, and behavioral problems. Some scholars argue, however, that the sharp decrease in custodial mothers’ and children’s standard of living after divorce is the real cause of these problems. Even if it is true that what matters is economic support, absent fathers are cause for concern because of the relationship between paternal involvement and payment of support. Children whose fathers pay child support generally experience fewer emotional and behavioral problems than children whose fathers do not, and it is those fathers who maintain significant contact with their children after divorce who tend to pay child support.
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Paternal disengagement is problematic for another reason. Children consistently report that they wish they had more contact with their fathers and feel abandoned when their fathers are not involved in their lives. Unfortunately, because society and the law have traditionally thought of fathers mainly as economic providers,paternal disengagement following divorce has been accepted as almost normal. In recent years, legal scholars have produced a significant body of scholarship devoted to the law’s effect on social norms.This Article examines the role of social norms in encouraging or deterring nonresidential fathers from parenting their children and proposes that the law adopt a presumption of joint legal custody and require that nonresidential parents participate in their children’s upbringing. It argues that even with minimal or no legal enforcement, these legal reforms can trigger a norm of paternal involvement after divorce.
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LAW AND SOCIAL NORMS
Social norms are “social attitudes of approval and disapproval, specifying what ought to be done and what ought not to be done.”* Individuals follow social norms not only to gain societal approval or prevent societal disapproval, but because they internalize the norm and experience shame if they violate it. For example, Elizabeth Scott’s work has shown the impact of child support legislation on parenting norms. Until recently, fathers who failed to pay child support were not publicly vilified despite the general consensus that parents should support their children. Currently, there is a strong norm of noncustodial parental financial responsibility and fathers who do not pay child support are portrayed as criminals and ostracized in many communities. What changed? According to Professor Scott, stringent child support laws strengthened vague norms of parental financial responsibility and stimulated informal enforcement. For example, Virginia “boots” the wheels of delinquent parents’ cars with brightly colored boots, which not only deprive parents of the use of the car, but also serve to shame them, as others who recognize the vehicle will know that the owner is a “deadbeat.” Similarly, the suspension of drivers’ or professional licenses alone may not motivate parents to comply with a child support order, but the added risk that others will know that they do not support their children is likely to make the violation significantly more costly. Thus, legal reforms designed to reinforce social norms of parental obligations have been at least somewhat effective and relatively uncontroversial.
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CURRENT NORMS OF POST-DIVORCE FATHERHOOD
Although society now encourages men to become more involved with childrearing when they live with their children, fathers still face ambiguous messages from their families, society, and the law about their responsibilities to their offspring when they do not live with them. The law has made clear that fathers must support their children financially after divorce,but there are still no clear guidelines about their nonfinancial responsibilities. The social and legal norm of post-divorce fatherhood is still primarily economic. So long as a divorced father pays child support, even if he does nothing else for his children, he is perceived as a decent, maybe even good, father in many communities. Indeed, we glorify those fathers who are active participants in their children’s upbringing precisely because they are surpassing our expectations of post-divorce fatherhood. The law has started to recognize that fathers are important. Fathers’advocates have been successful in abolishing express maternal preferences in child custody laws and lobbying for joint custody statutes. However, by failing to demand that nonresidential fathers take a more active role in their children’s lives, and by imposing few consequences when they abandon them, the state enables disengaged parenthood and tells fathers that their responsibility ends once they pay child support. Paternal involvement benefits children, fathers, and mothers. Children who grew up with two parents are more likely than children with absent fathers to achieve
high grades and complete high school, and are less likely to engage in delinquent behavior or drug abuse. Girls who grew up with their fathers are five times less likely than girls with absent fathers to engage in early sexual activity and to become pregnant in adolescence -- even after controlling for risk factors such as race, parents’ education, family size, and residential location. Furthermore, children want to see their fathers and experience sadness and even depression when contact is infrequent. Children who maintain regular contact with their fathers adjust better to the divorce and tend to enjoy higher self-esteem and fewer behavioral problems than children who do not. Fathers who have frequent contact with their children similarly tend to enjoy higher self-esteem and fewer mental health problems than disengaged fathers. Mothers benefit from paternal involvement because it gives them time to develop their careers, socialize, or simply reenergize. Finally, studies have found that parents who share childrearing responsibilities after divorce are more satisfied with their relationships with their children and with each other.
III REASONS FOR PATERNAL DISENGAGEMENT
Ironically, paternal visitation itself may be discouraging fathers from maintaining a relationship with their children. Many fathers complain that the typical visitation arrangement of alternate weekends and holidays does not allow them to be effective and involved parents. They claim that visitation demeans them as parents by
restricting them to seeing their children only at scheduled times, and that by relegating them to the role of a visitor, the law has taken away their parental authority. Many fathers find visitation emotionally painful. Some fathers, especially those who were very involved with their children during the marriage, deal with the pain of trying to maintain a close relationship with their children after divorce by limiting contact. Because there is not yet a norm of involved post-divorce fatherhood, fathers may find it acceptable to walk away from their children if that is what it takes to minimize the pain of not residing with them or parenting them daily. Nonresidential fathers’ relationships with the custodial mothers is the strongest predictor of post-divorce paternal contact. Some researchers estimate that up to half of custodial mothers resist visitation. Currently, there is little nonresidential fathers can do to enforce their rights to see their children without incurring significant expenses. Although many states have criminalized interference with visitation and a few courts have held mothers who interfere with visitation in contempt and imprisoned them until they agreed to comply with the visitation order, this is rare. Courts’ apparent failure to enforce visitation has led many fathers to believe that the law does not value their relationship with their children outside of their financial contributions. All states have government agencies that assist custodial parents with child support enforcement,but there is no similar streamlined enforcement mechanism for visitation. When mothers interfere with visitation, fathers must frequently hire attorneys to assist them in enforcing their visitation rights. As a result of the difficulties and expense of enforcing visitation, some fathers stop trying. Contrary to popular belief, many fathers disengage, not because they do not love their children, but rather, because of the legal and social limitations imposed by a visiting relationship. Thus, the law’s actual or perceived treatment of nonresidential fathers may be leading some fathers to terminate contact with their children.
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IV CHANGING THE NORM: ENCOURAGING PATERNAL ENGAGEMENT
Public policy should encourage paternal involvement because children generally benefit from their fathers’ involvement. I argue that, in the same manner the law influenced social norms of parental financial responsibility, it can facilitate a social norm of paternal involvement after divorce by adopting a presumption of joint legal custody and requiring that nonresidential parents participate in their children’s upbringing. Drawing on norm theorists’ analysis of how social norms arise, I argue that even with minimal or no legal enforcement, these legal reforms can trigger a norm of paternal involvement after divorce. A. Presumption of Joint Legal Custody Although almost half the states have adopted a preference or presumption of joint legal custody, in many states, it applies only if the parents agree. Even in those states that do not formally require parents’ consent, most courts order joint legal custody only if both parents agree. Thus, one parent can defeat joint custody merely by objecting to it. Some parents object to joint legal custody for good reasons—for example, the other parent is emotionally and/or physically abusive. Yet others object for reasons having little to do with the children’s best interests. A presumption of joint legal custody would limit a parent’s ability to veto joint legal custody for the wrong reasons. Under my proposal, courts would consider
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another custodial arrangement only if the parent opposed to sharing legal custody shows that the other parent is unfit or that joint legal custody would be detrimental to the child. Parents who favor sole custody by the other parent would also be able to rebut the presumption of joint legal custody, but merely expressing lack of interest in legal custody would not suffice. Parents wishing to avoid the responsibilities of parenting would have to participate in a “Refusal of Parental Responsibilities Hearing” similar to a plea allocution in criminal cases. The court would inform parents rejecting legal custody that they have a right to seek joint legal custody, that the law has a preference for joint legal custody, that children benefit from both parents’ involvement in their upbringing, that an order of sole custody signifies that the noncustodial parent was found unfit by the court or conceded unfitness, and that they are legally bound to pay child support even if the other parent has sole custody. The court would also ask parents to state their reasons for rejecting the children. This inquiry would, in effect, ask a parent to admit that s/he is a “bad” parent in order to avoid joint legal custody. Parents who opt not to attend this hearing would be found unfit by default. Over time, fewer parents would refuse to assume the responsibilities of parenthood because of the social stigma that would attach to parents lacking legal custody; parental unfitness. Thus, as social norms became more powerful, there would be fewer Refusal of Parental Responsibilities Hearings or unfitness by default cases. Although studies on whether joint legal custody leads to greater paternal involvement are inconclusive, courts should adopt a presumption of joint legal custody because of its symbolic value. It signals that the law and society respect fathers’ rights and responsibilities as parents and clarifies that fatherhood entails more than just financial support. By clarifying that divorced fathers are full fathers, the law may lead parents to negotiate how fathers will continue to be involved in their children’s upbringing after divorce rather than whether they will be involved at all.
The law must make it easier and less costly for nonresidential parents to enforce visitation. It should be willing to hold custodial parents in contempt for interfering with visitation without justification and to modify children’s residential arrangements when necessary. States could provide and enforce makeup visitation, suspend the driving privileges and professional licenses of interfering parents, or require violators to post bond, which they would forfeit if they continued interfering with visitation. These measures would signal to nonresidential parents that the law considers them full parents and values their noneconomic contributions to their children. Joint legal custody by itself may not achieve greater paternal involvement, but coupled with significant childrearing responsibilities for both parents, it might. Currently, joint legal custody gives nonresidential parents the right to participate in major childrearing decisions, but imposes no concomitant responsibilities.By changing the notion of post-divorce nonresidential parenting from a right to a responsibility that parents cannot avoid, my proposal would grant both parents decisionmaking authority, but with obligations that would attach to that authority. Both parents would be expected to participate in their children’s upbringing, spend significant time with them, and participate in their educational development. How can the law motivate nonresidential parents, even those with joint legal custody, to comply with their obligations of frequent and continuing contact with their children? First, the law must stop treating visitation or parenting time as a right and treat it instead as a legally enforceable duty. Currently, fathers’ responsibilities to their children, other than child support, are voluntary. When fathers fail to honor custody and visitation orders there are no legal or social sanctions. This must change. Judges can order nonresidential parents to comply with a physical custody plan they helped draft in the same manner they order them to pay a certain amount of child support each month.
The law cannot and should not force an unwilling parent to spend time with his children.Forcing a parent to spend time with a child is unlikely to foster a meaningful relationship. However, the law can impose public penalties as a means of shaming parents into parenting their children. For example, courts can impose community service when parents fail to comply with the physical custody plan.The purpose would be similar to that of “booting” the cars of parents who have not complied with child support orders; it would alert the community that the person sweeping the park in a uniform with a photograph of a child is an “emotional deadbeat.” Courts could also require nonresidential parents who fail to pick up their children at the scheduled time to reimburse residential parents for their time as some states already do or impose minor fines that could be used to create billboards asking “have you seen your child today?” B. Creating a Norm of Nurturing Fatherhood Rather than relying on legal enforcement of these reforms and sanctions to motivate nonresidential parents to remain actively involved in their children’s lives, my goal is that they will lead to the creation of social norms of involved fatherhood and stimulate community enforcement and self-sanctioning. If paternal involvement were mandatory, eventually neighbors, colleagues, relatives, and friends would informally enforce paternal contact by expressing disapproval of fathers who do not participate in their children’s upbringing. In time, fathers would internalize the norm and experience shame when they neglect their children. The desire to avoid societal disapproval, along with internalization of the norm of involved fatherhood, would lead fathers to better parent their children. Most individuals follow social norms, at least initially, because they want to avoid being perceived as deviant. So how do we know when a certain behavior has become a social norm such that nonconformance will give rise to societal disapproval? According to Richard McAdams, a norm arises if (1) there is a consensus that
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certain behavior is desirable, (2) there is some risk that others will know if and when a person fails to engage in the desired behavior, and (3) the relevant community is aware of this consensus and of the risk of detection. Using these factors, I argue that the law can create a social norm of paternal involvement. First, the law can create a consensus that paternal involvement is desirable. There already is a consensus that married fathers should be more involved in their children’s upbringing. The trend toward a presumption or preference of joint legal custody is further evidence that Americans recognize that both parents should be involved in their children’s upbringing even after divorce. Some individuals, however, may be unaware of the general consensus that children benefit from a relationship with both parents and that paternal absence may have a detrimental effect on children. By adopting a presumption of joint legal custody, requiring that nonresidential parents see their children, and enforcing visitation rights, the law would publicize the existence of a societal consensus and signal that most people disapprove of paternal disengagement. Second, the risk that others will detect when a nonresidential parent fails to see his children is evident. The child and the mother will know if the father fails to assume parental responsibilities and spend time with the child. There is clearly a risk that the child or the mother will inform others of the father’s deviant behavior. The father’s colleagues, neighbors, family members as well as his children’s teachers may all be able to detect whether he is spending time with his children. In addition, public penalties such as community service increase the risk that the community will discover when a father has failed to parent his children.
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Third, the relevant community would be aware of the consensus in favor of paternal involvement because the law, by making parenting mandatory, will have publicized this consensus. Thus, the three conditions for creation of a norm of paternal involvement are present. A norm of paternal involvement would dramatically increase the reputational costs of not parenting one’s children after divorce because neighbors, colleagues, friends, and family members who would now be aware of the norm of paternal involvement might express disapproval of a defector’s behavior. The father who desires their esteem or wishes to avoid the loss thereof will likely weigh the costs of these informal sanctions in his determination to parent or not parent his children. By signaling that the relationship between fathers and children is as important as that between mothers and children, laws penalizing fathers’ failure to exercise visitation and assume parental responsibilities may instill the expectation of social opprobrium and shame in parents who deviate from the norm. In addition to the external sanctions the community imposes for non-conformance with norms, individuals eventually internalize norms and experience guilt when they defect,even when others do not detect the violation. The internalization of norms is so powerful that it may eventually affect private thoughts, changing not only individuals’ external behavior but what they honestly believe is acceptable or unacceptable. Norm theorists have focused on individuals’ compliance with recycling, littering, and pooper scooper laws, even when it is unlikely that anyone from their community would detect non-compliance, to illustrate how individuals have internalized these norms. If individuals
experience guilt when they violate littering or recycling norms, it is reasonable to expect that parents will experience more shame and guilt if they violate parenting norms. Although individuals define good parenting differently, the law sometimes tells parents what good parents do. For example, by requiring child safety car seats, school attendance, vaccinations, etc., the law expresses a consensus that failure to do so is contrary to minimally acceptable parenting behavior. Similarly, I argue that by requiring fathers to spend time with their children, the law would express a consensus that failure to do so is bad parenting. Although the majority of Americans agree that children are better off when they maintain a relationship with both parents after divorce, there are no rules to guide parents in determining how a nonresidential father should behave. A requirement that parents share joint legal custody and spend a significant amount of time with their children would clarify precisely what behavior is required. It would be difficult for parents to refute the judgment of legislators, who, with the assistance of child development experts, have concluded that paternal involvement benefits children. Thus, the law would be expressing a consensus as to what good parents do and some fathers who have internalized the norm would experience guilt if they did not comply.
age of individualism, neighbors might not care whether a parent has seen his children this week, and even if they do, they might not care enough to express disapproval. Further, some parents might not care what neighbors think and may never internalize the norm of paternal involvement. But some might. Many Americans recycle, clean up after their dogs, and pay their taxes (even though the risk of legal sanction is minimal) because they fear public disapproval and have internalized these legal rules. Some fathers might be motivated to parent their children for these same reasons—because they do not wish to be perceived as emotional deadbeats and because they have internalized the legal rule of paternal involvement. The law should attempt to keep these fathers engaged not only for the benefits to their children, but also for the potential benefits to society overall.
*Cass R. Sunstein, Social Norms and Social Rules, 96 COLUM. L. REV. 903, 914 (1996).
CONCLUSION The law walks a dangerous line when it attempts to regulate human behavior. Without empirical evidence, social norms theorists are relying on intuitive guesses to predict behavior.This proposal is open to those criticisms. It is impossible to know whether requiring fathers to parent their children will actually lead to greater involvement and fewer cases of paternal abandonment. In an
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Seton Hall Law School and the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics Co-hosted 28th Annual Health Law Teachers Conference in June
Each year, the Health Law Teachers Conference brings together faculty in health law and bioethics from across the country. This year,Seton Hall offered participants a balance of panel discussions, poster sessions, and social functions. The program began on June 3 with a welcome reception at Calcada Restaurant in the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. A plenary of break-out sessions followed throughout Friday and Saturday at which a wide range of current legal issues were analyzed. The “poster sessions” provided professors the opportunity to meet with individual scholars to discuss their research, and the Law School’s atrium was the perfect
setting. Health Law Faculty Fellow Nicole Huberfeld ‘99 led a poster session titled, Seeking a Resolution for the Conflicts of Overlapping Boards of Healthcare Nonprofits, and remarked that the session was “a terrific opportunity to get feedback on my work from a diverse group of health law scholars.” The highlight of the weekend was a reception and dinner at the Ellis Island Immigration Museum on Friday evening. Other activities over the weekend included a trip to Manhattan to see “Bombay Dreams” on Broadway, and a Yankees game on Sunday afternoon.
Panelists from a session at the ASLME conference were, from left, James Leonard, Director of the Law Library and Professor of Law, University of Alabama; Wendy E. Parmet, George J. and Kathleen Waters Matthews Distinguished University Professor of Law, Northeastern University School of Law; Ann Althouse, Robert W. & Irma M. Arthur-Bascom Professor of Law, University of Wisconsin School of Law; and Sara Rosenbaum, Harold and Jane Hirsh Professor of Health Law and Policy and Chair of the Department of Health Policy, George Washington University Medical Center, School of Public Health and Health Services.
Pictured here at ASLME’s Health Law Teachers Conference are St. Louis University School of Law professors, from left, Nicolas P. Terry, Sandra H. Johnson, Thomas L. Greaney, Sidney D. Watson, Camille A. Nelson, and Jesse A. Goldner.
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Public Interest Law is Going Places By Jim Freeman, J.D., M.A. Public Interest Coordinator & Career Counselor
Public Interest law has always been a defining part of Seton Hall Law School. Every year dozens of law students do valuable and rewarding work at the Center for Social Justice, at non-profits and government agencies, and at Pro Bono Program placements. They advocate on behalf of poor families, young children, the homeless, people with physical and mental disabilities, recent immigrants—the full spectrum of public interest advocacy. What’s happening these days is not so much a revolution as a peaceful uprising of public interest-minded members of the law school community. A growing number of students are looking into public interest job options and careers, asking law firms about pro bono programs, and lobbying the school for more resources. Their efforts are taking them in some interesting directions.
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To address the increased number of public interest job seekers, the Office of Career Services has made public interest law a higher priority. I came on board as a career counselor in September of 2003 and was named the Public Interest Coordinator, charged with improving resources for students interested in public interest placements and administering programs such as the Summer Public Interest Law Fellowships and the Loan Repayment Assistance Program. Our philosophy is that all law students should consider some form of involvement in public interest law, regardless of their ultimate career interests, in order to maximize their chances of gaining quality legal experience and learning more about the law and society from a different perspective. Students will discover how legal advocacy can impact people’s lives and make a difference. Our goal is to increase the visibility of public interest law within the Seton Hall community and to make sure that students get sufficient opportunities to explore different avenues of public interest practice. One of my most interesting tasks is the Summer Public Interest Law Fellowship (“SPILF”) program. Funded primarily through the proceeds of the Public Interest Auction, the fellowships provide students with a living wage while working at unpaid public interest placement. Because of the success of last year’s auction, the Fellowship program was able to fund over two dozen students at a wide variety of organizations – literally on a world-wide basis. One of these global travelers is Elizabeth-Merry Condon. She served as a legal intern at the Ghana Center for Democratic Development based in Accra taking part in a variety of efforts to promote free and open government in Ghana’s newly-emerged democracy. Among her tasks were researching international best practices of corporate accountability to inform the drafting of legislation to impose fiduciary duties on public directors and officers, and providing legal analysis and critiques of legislative efforts to reform the executive branch’s Serious Fraud Office. According to Ms. Condon,“In a new democracy such as Ghana’s, it’s not enough to hold free and fair elections and adopt a constitution. An extraordinary part of democracy’s enduring success is contingent on effective lawyering in the drafting of legislation and in the continuous reform of laws in order to ensure the efficacy of its democratic institutions. When public interest lawyers serve as advocates for all the people, they create a truly dynamic process.” Benjamin Chacko’s fellowship took him even farther from Newark, to Chennai, India, in the state of Tamil Nadu. There, he worked for victims of bonded slavery—usually members of lower castes, often children, who accept a loan and then are forced to pay it back through involuntary work. According to Mr. Chacko, “Many of these victims are taken from their hometowns and brought to a place where they neither know any people nor how to speak the local language.” Much of his work consisted of preparing cases for trial by taking testimony directly from victims, who were often afraid to talk and not fully informed of their rights under India’s constitution and anti-slavery legislation. “This summer was the experience of a lifetime,”says Chacko, who hopes to return to India to continue working on this issue.
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Third year Law student Elizabeth-Merry Condon, left, and Solomon Yahaya Agoism, an office assistant at the Ghana Center for Democratic Development. Ms. Condon was researching international best practices to enhance the criminal prosecution capacity of the Executive Branch’s Serious Fraud Office.
Other summer fellows had experiences just as profound, but closer to home. Giulianna Ruiz ’05 worked at Shelter Our Sisters, a domestic violence shelter in Bergen County. She spent considerable time in court, assessing clients’ legal needs, helping them with court filings and arranging for pro-bono representation. She also confronted her clients’ non-legal issues in weekly meetings discussing the needs of shelter residents. Reflecting on her summer, Ruiz believes that,“Working at S.O.S. allowed me to shoulder a greater amount of responsibility than I would have received had I worked in any other legal environment. Most importantly, my summer at S.O.S. allowed me to develop my skills in handling different types of clients and last-minute developments.” She found the staff of S.O.S. “amazing” and her supervising attorney “available to answer any question I had,” and remains committed to further advocacy in the area of domestic violence. After summering in public interest positions, fellows return with new energy and enthusiasm for this area of law, ready to transmit their excitement to other students. And more incoming students this year already bring substantial public interest experience with them. New this year, the Distinguished Public Interest Scholars’ Program recruits students of exceptional academic achievement and demonstrated commitment to public interest law.This year’s class of six fellows comes from across the country, and their interests range from family law and children’s rights to international justice and intellectual property and privacy law.“The idea behind this program,” according to Professor John Jacobi,“is to provide not just financial support, but mentoring and guidance in order to train future leaders in public interest law.” Each fellow is paired up with a faculty mentor; there are speakers’ events, panel discussions, and meetings scheduled for fellows to learn more about different areas of advocacy and develop their skills.
This past summer, Benjamin Chacko (far left) worked in Chennai, India, with a Christian Human Rights Agency called The International Justice Mission. Mr. Chacko learned Indian Law and studied bonded slavery. He put together cases, wrote legal memos, and went out on investigations. Pictured here are, from left, Mr. Chacko, Nicholas Glancy (Harvard Law School), and Edward Sohn (University of Penn Law).
The Public Interest Network (PIN), the primary student run public interest organization at the Law School has grown from 5 to more than 100 active members. PIN serves as a forum for students and allows them to support each other as they search for something beyond the traditional law firm experience.“Deciding to commit to public service is a big step,” said Mark Williams, current PIN President.“It’s often difficult to watch your friends accept generous offers from firms early in the fall while you wait for the highly competitive public interest positions that become available later in the year. Even though Seton Hall has a loan forgiveness program, students have a lot of loans to worry about. It’s nice to know that you are not crazy— others are taking the same chances to do something they care about as you are.” Because the lack of funding for summer positions is such a formidable barrier for many students, the annual Public Interest Auction has become a critical event in the school year. Last winter, PIN, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, the Student Bar Association and many individuals came together to raise money to fund the Summer Public Interest Fellowships. This year the organizers hope to raise even more funding with more interesting auction items and special guests. PIN also created a brown bag lunch series with practicing attorneys at public interest organizations, and, of course, the Public Interest Auction. According to Mr. Williams,“This year, we are really trying to open the organization to the entire student body. We want to do more than simply bring in speakers and fundraising. Educating both ourselves and our fellow students about the endless possibilities available in the Public Interest field is our primary goal. If people are going to get involved, students need to know what public interest work is and how they can make a difference. Some schools require mandatory pro bono hours -- hopefully one day Seton Hall won’t even need that for people to get involved.”
Seton Hall Law School’s faculty, known for their commitment to teaching and openness toward students, need to be recognized for their part in the public interest rennaissance as well. Professors John Jacobi and Paula Franzese have long championed the public interest at the law school, and were the founding force behind popular programs such as the Summer Fellowships and the Richard J. Hughes Public Interest Awards. Center for Social Justice Professors Linda Fisher, Kevin Kelly, and new arrival Shavar Jeffries bring their backgrounds in public interest practice not only to their teaching and student counseling roles, but their ongoing work representing clients at the Center.
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Conference: Bankruptcy in the Religious Non-profit Context Friday, Nov. 5, 2004, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Seton Hall Law School, One Newark Center, Newark, N.J.
Seton Hall Law School hosted scholars and practitioners from the bankruptcy, nonprofit, and constitutional law sectors to explore the largely uncharted territory of church bankruptcy. In light of the recent Chapter 11 filing by the Archdioceses of Portland in Oregon and Tuscon, the Conference addressed a myriad of issues raised by this and related actions taken by religious groups in response to tort claims and judgments. Participants explored such topics as the role of creditors and other stakeholders, civil and canonical definitions of property, the applicability of the First Amendment and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, the significance of corporate form, the problem of fundraising, and the implications for churches as public charities. The Conference on Bankruptcy in the Religious Non-profit Context featured three of Seton Hall’s own experts, Kathleen Boozang, Associate Dean and Professor of Law, Angela Carmella, Professor of Law, Stephen Lubben, Associate Professor of Law, and distinguished faculty, judges and attorneys from around the country, including: Susan Boswell, Esq., Quarles & Brady Streich Lang, Tucson Evelyn Brody, Professor of Law, Chicago-Kent Law School
Alumni
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The Legal Services of New Jersey and the New Jersey State Bar Association awarded the 2004 EQUAL JUSTICE AWARD to 22 recipients, among them Libby Jones ’95 and David Rose ’73. The Award honors those in the public and private sectors who have made major contributions toward securing greater justice for people in poverty. Ms. Jones entered law school after 15 years of raising her two children and volunteering in her community. After graduation from Seton Hall Law School and three years of volunteer work for the New Jersey Crime Victims Law Center in Sparta,she is now an in-house pro bono attorney in the Morristown office of Legal Services of Northwest Jersey, representing numerous clients in family law, landlord/tenant and mental health cases.
Nicholas Cafardi, Dean and Professor of Law, Duquesne Law School Honorable Joy Flowers Conti, United States District Judge, Western District, Pa. Melanie DiPietro, S.C., Esq., Buchanan Ingersoll, Pittsburgh Edward Gaffney, Professor of Law, Valparaiso Law School Marci Hamilton, Paul R. Verkuil Chair in Public Law, Cardozo Law School Douglas Laycock, Alice McKean Young Regents Chair, Univ. of Texas Law School David Liberman, Esq., Los Angeles Mark Sargent, Dean and Professor of Law, Villanova Law School
Managing Counsel for Patents at Merck & Company, Inc., in Rahway, Mr. Rose is a graduate of the Stevens Institute of Technology and Seton Hall Law School. Representing the low-income clients Central Jersey Legal Services in Union County as a participant in the Merck pro bono project since 1994, he has accepted cases on a continual basis, and has recruited others at Merck to join the project as well.
David Skeel, Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School Catherine Wells, Professor of Law, Boston College Law School For more information on the conference, check the Seton Hall Law School Webpage at law.shu.edu.
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Another Seton Hall Law alumna, Karol Corbin Walker ‘87, received the Walter N. Read Award for State Bar Association Leadership. Ms. Walker, a partner with St.
John & Wayne in Newark, was given the Read Award, “In honor of her strong support of New Jersey’s Legal Services programs, including—and especially—during her tenure as President of the New Jersey State Bar Association,” stated Melville D. Miller, Jr., President of Legal Services of New Jersey. Ms. Walker, a partner with St. John & Wayne in Newark, became the first African-American woman to achieve that status with a major New Jersey law firm when she was named a partner in 1995. Walker broke new ground again last year, when she became the first AfricanAmerican, and only the fourth woman, to serve as president of the New Jersey State Bar Association. A graduate of New Jersey City University and the Seton Hall Law School, she began her legal career as a law clerk for New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division Judge David S. Baime. A past president of the Garden State Bar Association, Walker is currently chair of the Commercial Law Section of the National Bar Association.
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MERCK VISITING SCHOLARS In 1994, with the generous support of Merck & Co., the Health Law & Policy Program established an annual visiting scholar program to invite renowned health law scholars to spend a week in residence at Seton Hall Law School. The Merck Scholars for 2004-05 are Ruth Colker, Heck Faust Memorial Chair of Constitutional Law, Michael E. Moritz College of Law at The Ohio State University, and Rebecca Susan Dresser, Daniel Noyes Kirby Professor of Law and Professor of Ethics in Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis. During their residence, the Merck Scholars lecture in health law classes and make presentations to the Seton Hall Law School community and the public.
Ruth Colker Heck Faust Memorial Chair of Constitutional Law, Michael E. Moritz College of Law at The Ohio State University Professor Colker was in residence at Seton Hall from Monday, Sept. 20 to Friday, Sept. 24. Professor Colker is a leading scholar in disability discrimination and constitutional law. She is the author of seven books, including the award-winning HYBRID: BISEXUALS, MULTIRACIALS, AND OTHER MISFITS UNDER THE AMERICAN LAW (NYU Press, 1998) and ABORTION AND DIALOGUE: PRO-CHOICE, PRO-LIFE, AND AMERICAN LAW (Indiana University Press, 1992). Her most recent book is THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: THE FIRST DECADE OF ENFORCEMENT (NYU Press, forthcoming 2004). Professor Colker has published more than 50 articles in law journals such as the HARVARD LAW REVIEW, COLUMBIA LAW
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REVIEW, YALE LAW JOURNAL, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW REVIEW, AND UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW REVIEW. She was the recipient of Moritz College of Law’s “Distinguished Lecturer Award” in 2001, “Distinguished Diversity Enhancement Award”in 2002, and the “University Distinguished Scholar Award” in 2003. Professor Colker also has taught law at the University of Pittsburgh, Tulane University, and the University of Toronto. Professor Colker’s prior experience includes working for the Department of Justice as a trial lawyer in the Civil Rights Division. She is a frequently a guest commentator on National Public Radio. Professor Colker received her A.B., cum laude, in 1987 and J.D. in 1981 from Harvard University.
Rebecca Susan Dresser Daniel Noyes Kirby Professor of Law and Professor of Ethics in Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis Professor Dresser will be in residence at Seton Hall Law School from Monday, March 7 to Friday, March 11, 2005.Since 1983,she has been teaching both medical and legal students about the law and ethical issues in end-of-life care, biomedical research, genetics, assisted reproduction, and related topics. Currently the Daniel Noyes Kirby Professor of Law and Professor of Ethics and Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis, Professor Dresser has also taught at Baylor College of Medicine and Case Western Reserve University, and was a National Institute of Mental Health Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Wisconsin, a Bigelow Fellow at the University of Chicago Law School, and a Fellow in Ethics and the Professions at Harvard University. She is the author of WHEN SCIENCE OFFERS SALVATION: PATIENT ADVOCACY AND RESEACH ETHICS (Oxford University Press, 2001), and a co-author of THE HUMAN USE OF ANIMALS: CASE STUDIES IN ETHICAL CHOICE (Oxford University Press, 1998) and BIOETHICS AND LAW: CASES, MATERIALS AND PROBLEMS (West Publishing Co., 2003). She also has written numerous articles in law reviews and in medical and bioethics journals.
Professor Dresser regularly lectures at colleges and universities, including Harvard University, Princeton University, the University of Minnesota, and Wake Forest University. She also has presented at programs sponsored by the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities; American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics; Association of American Medical Colleges; National Institutes of Health; Royal Society of Medicine (Great Britain); Foundation for Health Sciences (Spain); National Science Teachers Association; St. Louis Academy of Science; and Santa Barbara Women’s Health Coalition. Professor Dresser is a Fellow of the Hastings Center and is one of the "At Law" columnists for the HASTINGS CENTER REPORT, the oldest and most widely read U.S. bioethics journal. She serves on the editorial boards of two other professional journals, the AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOETHICS AND IRB: ETHICS AND HUMAN RESEARCH. She has been a member of the President’s Council on Bioethics since 2002. Professor Dresser received her B.A. in Psychology and Sociology, and her M.S. in Education, from Indiana University in 1973 and 1975, respectively, and her J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1979.
CO-CHAIR OF SEPTEMBER
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11TH ADVOCATES DELIVERS COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Kristen Winterstella Breitweiser, J.D. ’96, Co-Chair of the September 11th Advocates and founding member of The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon The United States’ Family Steering Committee, delivered the keynote address for the 50th Commencement Exercises of Seton Hall Law School. Ms. Breitweiser fought vigorously to ensure an effective and open investigation of the events surrounding the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11th, 2001. Her husband, Ronald Michael Breitweiser, was killed in the attacks and she has been active in efforts to provide closure for the victims’ families.
Seton Hall Law dedicated commencement exercises to the Class of 1954. Pictured here, from left, are Ruben D. Silverman '54, Reverned Daniel A. Degnan '54, Sephen J. Foley '54, The Honorable Giacomo Rosati '54, The Honorable Anthony J. Iuliani '54, Bernard D. Karasic '54, and Dean Patrick E. Hobbs.
She co-founded and co-chairs the September 11th Advocates, an advocacy group for the families affected by the September 11th attacks. Through the September 11th Advocates, she spearheaded the lobbying efforts to have Congress and the White House create an independent commission to investigate the attacks. On September 15, 2002, she testified before the Joint Senate and House Select Committees on Intelligence expressing the need for an independent investigation of the attacks. Once the commission was created, Ms. Breitweiser worked to create the Family Steering Committee as part of the commission so that the victims’ families would be represented. She fought to convince Congress of the necessity of having the sworn testimony of National Security Advisor, Condolezza Rice, in a public hearing. She lobbied to have the commission utilize its subpoena power to have the executive branch release necessary documents, including Presidential Daily Briefings,
Class of 2004 Student Bar Association President Jonathan Samon.
Department of Defense documents, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) reports, 9/11 tapes, and firemen interviews. She also pushed for more investigative public hearings and for the release of a declassified report. Ms. Breitweiser graduated with a B.A. in English from Rutgers University in 1993. She earned her J.D. from Seton Hall Law School in 1996. After law school, she clerked for the Honorable Ira E. Kreizman in Monmouth County and subsequently went to a Monmouth County law firm concentrating in family law.
The “Jersey Girls”: Lorie Van Auken, Ms. Breitweiser, Dean Hobbs, Patty Casazza, and Mindy Kleinberg.
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New Faculty GAIA BERNSTEIN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF LAW
Seton Hall Law School Presents Professor Charles A. Sullivan with the Miriam T. Rooney Award Professor Sullivan and his family.
During Seton Hall’s 50th Annual Commencement Ceremony, the Miriam T. Rooney Award was presented to Professor Charles A. Sullivan. During the awards ceremony, Dean Patrick Hobbs stated, “There are people, granted – just a few – who are so important to the success of an institution that it’s impossible to put a value on their contribution.” Dean Hobbs closed with a reference to J.R.R. Tolkien’s LORD OF THE RINGS by proclaiming, “Charlie, you are our ‘Gandolf the Grey.’ Without your guidance, wisdom and dedication, Seton Hall Law School would be a lesser institute.” After graduating from Harvard Law School, cum laude, Professor Sullivan began his legal career in 1968 as an associate at Olwine, Connolly, Chase, O’Donnell & Weyher. He then taught at several law schools, including the University of South Carolina and the University of Arkansas (where he was on the faculty with Bill and Hilary Clinton), before arriving at Seton Hall in 1978.
“There are people, granted – just a few – who are so important to
the success of an institution that it’s impossible to put a value on their contribution.”
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Professor Sullivan’s tenure as associate dean for academics was the most successful in the law school’s history – he is largely responsible for the academic leadership that has enabled Seton Hall Law School to become the school it is today. He continues to be indefatigable in his availability to junior colleagues seeking guidance in their scholarship, and to students facing the quotidian challenges of being in law school. In addition to being one of the faculty’s most successful scholars himself, Professor Sullivan is an outstanding classroom teacher—teaching Contracts, Legal Writing, Civil Procedure and employment discrimination. In his spare time, Sullivan is coordinator of the law school’s writing program and information technology. In the last two years, he has also overseen the law school’s budget committee. The Miriam T. Rooney Award was created in honor of the law school’s first dean and is awarded to those who have made a significant impact on Seton Hall Law’s community. Dean Rooney was not only of the first dean of Seton Hall Law School but also the first woman dean of an accredited law school. During her tenure as dean, she obtained state approval and then national accreditation – first by the American Bar Association in 1955 and then by the Association of American Law Schools in 1960.
Professor Gaia Bernstein’s teaching and research interests are in the areas of intellectual property, law and genetics, Internet law, information privacy law and reproductive technologies, thus strengthening Seton Hall’s already impressive Health and Law Science & Technology Programs. Professor Bernstein’s scholarship focuses on the interrelations among technology, law and society, examining the diffusion processes of new technologies. Her most recent work — Accommodating Technological Innovation: Identity, Genetic Testing and the Internet, 57 VAND. L. REV 963 (2004) and The Socio-Legal Acceptance of New Technologies: A Close Look at Artificial Insemination, 77 WASH L. REV. 1035 (2002) — reflects the breadth of her engagement with issues where law, technology and social change meet. She also has presented in conferences in the areas of ethics and technology and law and society.
Prior to joining the Seton Hall faculty in 2004, Professor Bernstein was a fellow at the Engelberg Center of Innovation Law & Policy and at the Information Law Institute at the New York University School of Law. She also was an associate at the law firms of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, in New York City, and S. Horowitz & Co., in Tel-Aviv, Israel. While in practice, Professor Bernstein represented hi-tech companies in their securities transactions and complex intellectual property matters. Professor Bernstein will receive a J.S.D. from New York University School of Law in 2005 having earned an LL.M. from Harvard Law School in 2000. In 1995, she received her J.D, with a concentration in intellectual property with honors from Boston University School of Law, and received her B.A. in psychology and political science, magna cum laude, from Tel-Aviv University in 1992.
SHAVAR D. JEFFRIES ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF LAW Professor Shavar Jeffries joined the Law School faculty in Summer 2004; he is teaching in the civil litigation clinic, as well as a course on congressional power to enact civil rights legislation. He earned his B.A. in History from Duke University and his J.D. from Columbia Law School, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, Paul Robeson Scholar, Jane Marks Murphy Prize recipient, Mitsubishi International Fellow, and Managing Editor of the COLUMBIA HUMAN RIGHTS LAW REVIEW. After law school, Professor Jeffries clerked for the Honorable Nathaniel R.Jones of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. After his clerkship, Professor Jeffries joined the law firm of Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering as an associate, where, among other matters, he defended the University of Michigan in affirmative action litigation challenging its
undergraduate and law school admissions policies. Upon leaving Wilmer Cutler, Professor Jeffries joined the law firm of Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione, P.C, as a John J. Gibbons Fellow in Public Interest and Constitutional Litigation. As a Gibbons Fellow, Professor Jeffries engaged in a wide-range of public-interest advocacy, representing newspapers seeking access to closed, post-9/11 immigration hearings and representing the NAACP in challenging the State of New Jersey’s legislative apportionment plan. Professor Jeffries was named Deputy Director of the Gibbons Fellowship in 2003.
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New Faculty EDWARD RODRIGUEZ FRANK PASQUALE
VISITING ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, CENTER FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF LAW Professor Frank Pasquale joins Seton Hall from Arnold & Porter where he worked on antitrust and intellectual property matters. He brings to Seton Hall’s Law, Science & Technology Institute and Health Law & Policy Program a scholarly focus on finding practical solutions to current problems by informing intellectual property and health law with insights from antitrust, environmental and poverty law. Professor Pasquale’s prior experience includes clerking for the Honorable Judge Kermit Lipez of the United
States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and serving as a fellow for the Institute for the Defense of Competition and Protection of Intellectual Property in Lima, Peru. He received his B.A. in Social Studies from Harvard University in 1996, and received a M. Phil. in Political Science from Oxford University in 1998. During his studies at Yale Law School, Professor Pasquale was a Coker Fellow and served as an Editor of the YALE LAW AND POLICY REVIEW and the YALE SYMPOSIUM ON LAW AND TECHNOLOGY. He also served as a director in the clinical program’s Disabilities Clinic, focusing on advocacy in the health and benefits fields.
Professor Edward Rodriguez brings extensive litigation experience to the Civil Litigation Clinic as a Visiting Professor. He earned his J.D. from New York University School of Law in 1997 and his B.A. in Political Science from Columbia College in 1992. Professor Rodriguez began his legal career as an associate at Cooper, Liebowitz, Royster & Wright, LLP, handling
products liability defense and employment discrimination defense litigation. In 1999, Professor Rodriguez joined the Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York where he worked on complex civil rights and constitutional claims. In 2003, he returned to private practice to work on class action and individual employment discrimination claims, and civil rights enforcement cases.
JESSICA YAGER FACULTY FELLOW, CENTER FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
LORI BORGEN VISITING ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, CENTER FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE Professor Lori Borgen joins Seton Hall Law School as Visiting Associate Clinical Professor in the Housing and Homelessness Clinic. Professor Borgen has worked on fair housing and other public interest concerns throughout her career. She litigated landlord-tenant and other housing issues with Brooklyn Legal Services, Corp. B. She then served as the Gibbons Fellow at Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger and Vecchione, P.C., where she engaged in impact litigation on welfare reform, racial profiling by New Jersey police, domestic violence, and governmentsubsidized housing. Even while engaged in a full time practice at Gibbons, she found time to teach a course on low-income housing and community development at Seton Hall.
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After her Gibbons Fellowship concluded, Professor Borgen worked as the senior staff attorney with the Voting Rights Project of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law in Washington D.C. Professor Borgen received her J.D. from Columbia Law School and her B.A., with honors, from Harvard College. She also clerked for the Honorable Joseph E. Irenas in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
As the 2004-2006 Center for Social Justice Fellow, Professor Jessica Yager will assist Professors Baher Azmy and Shavar Jeffries with the Civil Litigation Clinic. Professor Yager received her B.A. in American Government from Wesleyan University and her J.D. from New York University School of Law where she was a Root-TildenKern Public Interest Scholar. During law school, Professor Yager worked at the American Civil Liberties Union’s National Legal Department, the civil rights firm of Koob and Magoolaghan, and the Legal Aid Society’s Juvenile Rights Division. She also participated in NYU’s Juvenile Rights Clinic, representing juveniles charged with crimes. Before
coming to Seton Hall, she clerked for the Honorable Napoleon A. Jones, Jr., of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Her recent article, Investigating New York’s 2001 Son of Sam Law: Problems with the Recent Extension of Tort Liability for People Convicted of Crimes, 48 N.Y.L. SCH. L. REV. 433 (2004), critiques a recent expansion of New York’s law that prevents criminals from profiting from their crimes.
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Jim Freeman, J.D., M.A. PUBLIC INTEREST COORDINATOR & CAREER COUNSELOR
From left, Joe Steinberg, Karl Riehl, Sonia Cunha, and James Freeman.
Looking Forward: A NEW CAREER SERVICES Sonia Cunha DIRECTOR OF CAREER SERVICES
Sonia Cunha began her career in 1986 at Seton Hall University working in the Registrar’s Office, the Bursar’s Office and Career Services. Her recent promotion to Director of Career Services reflects a high level of accomplishment in all of her prior assignments. As Director, her responsibilities include managing a growing office as well as outreach to law firm employers, coordination of career events and job fairs and counseling students and alumni. Ms. Cunha graduated from Seton Hall University with a B.A. in English.
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This appointment marks Ms. Cunha’s return to the Office of Career Services. Shortly after arriving at Seton Hall she spent six years working in the Office. She later moved to the Registrar’s Office where she first served as Assistant Registrar from 1996 to 1997, Associate Registrar and Bursar from 1997-2001, and Registrar for two years.
Jim Freeman counsels students about all types of legal careers, but, as his article on page 16 indicates, with a particular focus on public interest positions. He also meets with student groups to help identify career needs, helps to create programs and career panels for the Office, assists in writing and updating career handbooks and materials, and maintains the career e-mail listservs. Mr. Freeman holds a Master's Degree in Religion from Columbia University, and is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Philosophy of Religion. Previously, He practiced environmental justice law for three years at the Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation in Williamsburg, part of the time as a NAPIL Equal Justice Fellow. Mr. Freeman received his Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School, where he was Executive Notes Editor of the MICHIGAN JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW, and interned at the Environmental Defense Fund in Washington,D.C.and the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund (now Earth Justice) in New Orleans, La.
Karl C. Riehl, J.D. ’96 ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CAREER SERVICES
for Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom both during law school and upon the completion of his clerkship in the employment litigation arena. He graduated, with University Honors, from Susquehanna University in 1993 with a degree in Marketing & Finance and received his J.D. from Seton Hall Law School in 1996.
Joe Steinberg CAREER COUNSELOR
Joseph Steinberg, a founding member of Lowenstein Sandler P.C., joined Seton Hall Law School as a Career Counselor. While at Lowenstein Sandler, he worked in the real estate, and corporate banking law sections. He served as chair of the corporate department and chaired the recruiting committee for 20 years. Mr. Steinberg’s years of experience on the employer’s side of the market serve him well in counseling students on their job perspectives, assisting them in resume drafting and helping them craft job search strategies. His intense mock interviews have already made him famous in his short time here, and he also participates in panel discussions for students. In addition, he serves as a guest lecturer in Land Use Law. Mr. Steinberg graduated from Harvard College, magna cum laude, in 1956 with an A.B. and from Harvard Law School, cum laude, with an LL.B. in 1959.
Karl Riehl counsels students and coordinates programs in career services and also acts as the liaison between the Office of Career Services and student organizations. He previously worked as Associate Director of Student Recruitment. Prior to coming to Seton Hall, Mr. Riehl was the Supervising Manager of the Legal Search Division of a National Employment Consulting Corporation and was a Certified Personnel Consultant. He clerked for the Superior Court of New Jersey in Ocean County, rotating among the criminal, family and civil divisions. He worked
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New Administrators
Cara Foerst, J.D. ‘99
Gisele Joachim
Stephanie Kauflin, J.D.‘03
Grace Marie Lozito, J.D.‘00
ASSISTANT DEAN OF STUDENT SERVICES
ASSISTANT DEAN FOR ADMISSIONS AND FINANCIAL AID
ADMISSIONS AND FINANCIAL AID COUNSELOR
ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
Gisele Joachim joined Seton Hall Law School as the new Assistant Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid. Ms. Joachim has an extensive background in both admissions and financial aid administration. She has served as the Director of Financial Aid at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Centenary College, and The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York, where she also was an admissions coordinator. More recently, she was Director of Financial Aid Services for the New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority. She was the 2000 recipient of the NJASFAA Thomas C. Scott Distinguished Service Award. Ms. Joachim received her B.A. from State University of New York, and currently resides with her family in Bridgewater.
Stephanie Kauflin was appointed the Admissions and Financial Aid Counselor last summer. Ms. Kauflin represents Seton Hall at national and regional recruitment events, develops and implements pre and post-admission recruitment strategies, and evaluates candidates for admission and the scholarship awards. In addition, she troubleshoots application problems, and meets and counsels applicants and admitted students. She graduated from Seton Hall Law School in 2003, magna cum laude, and was a Comments Editor for the Seton Hall Law Review. She was an associate at Drinker Biddle & Reath in Florham Park, N.J., working on commercial real estate issues. She attended the University of Rhode Island and graduated in 2000 with B.S. in dietetics.
Grace Lozito joined Seton Hall as Administrative Director at the Center for Social Justice in April 2004. Her main responsibilities are to have the Center to operate in a manner that introduces students to the operations of a sophisticated law firm. Before going to law school, Ms. Lozito worked as Corporate Market Director for Murdoch Magazines. In 2000,Grace graduated from Seton Hall with a J.D. and received the Center for Social Justice Award for Outstanding Contribution to Family Law. After passing the Bar in 2000, Grace practiced family law in Hudson County and in 2002, she co-founded Partners for Women and Justice, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing legal representation to women who cannot afford it in family law matters.
Cara Herrick Foerst was named Assistant Dean of Student Services. She is responsible for supporting students and enhancing their quality of life. Her wide-ranging mandate involves personal and academic counseling, advising student organizations, providing information and guidance on policies and procedures, organizing student events, and managing delivery of the diverse services related to law student life. As the person in charge of Orientation and Commencement, Dean Foerst is the first and last contact for students. She also coordinates law student housing, including overseeing an affiliation with a brand new apartment building in Newark leased almost exclusively to Seton Hall Law students. Previously, Dean Foerst was Director of the Graduate Programs, where she coordinated programs and symposia for the Health, Law & Policy Program and the Institute of Law, Science & Technology. She received her J.D. from Seton Hall Law School in 1999 and her B.A. from St. Bonaventure University.
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New Administrators Three Seton Hall Professors to Host Annual Review of NJ Civil Case Law
Denise Pinney
Karen Sokol
ADMINISTRATOR OF THE GRADUATE PROGRAMS
DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Denise Pinney was recently named Administrator of the Graduate Programs for the Health Law & Policy Program and Institute of Law Science & Technology. In addition to administering the M.S.J. and LL.M. programs, she will plan and implement speakers’series, symposia and visiting scholars programs, produce newsletters, and counsel J.D. students concentrating in health law or intellectual property law. Ms. Pinney first came to Seton Hall in 2003 as Acting Director of Publications in the Public Relations and Marketing department at Seton Hall University. Previously, she was Assistant Director of the Public Relations and Marketing Department of Saint Barnabas Medical Center. She graduated magna cum laude from Montclair State University with a Bachelor of Arts in English and received a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies from New York University in 1990.
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Karen Sokol has been named Director of Financial Resource Management. She administers institutional, federal, and state financial aid programs, packages prospective and current students with all available sources of aid and provides counseling on financing alternatives She also provides debt management education to students and interprets federal regulations and recommend policy decisions. She comes to Seton Hall Law with more than 15 years of experience in financial aid. She recently served as the National Director of Financial Aid for The Chubb Institute. Her professional experience also includes working for Merrill Lynch Financial Data Service in the positions of Corporate Revenue Administrator and Client Service Representative. Ms. Sokol received her B.S. from The College of New Jersey and currently resides with her family in Branchburg.
The NEW JERSEY LAW JOURNAL is pleased to announce the selection of a Seton Hall Law School Professors Ron Riccio, Paula Franzese, and Denis McLaughlin, to host its Annual Review of New Jersey Civil Case Law—a lively, rapid-fire annual wrap-up of civil case law for New Jersey practitioners — in four locations around the state. This signature NEW JERSEY LAW JOURNAL continuing legal education program will kick off Wednesday January 19, 2005 at Seton Hall Law School, and will include a celebration dinner. There are three other dates in various locations around the state: February 3 in Morristown, N.J.; February 24 in Cherry Hill, N.J.; and March 9 in Jamesburg, N.J. Professors Riccio, Franzese, and McLaughlin were selected by the NEW JERSEY LAW JOURNALfor their national recognition as leading, acclaimed educators and scholars, as well as for recognition by their own law students. The panel discussion is presented by the NEW JERSEY LAW JOURNAL, a publication of American Lawyer Media (ALM), the nation's leading source of news and information for the legal industry. For further information about the Annual Review of New Jersey Civil Case Law, please visit the CLE page at njlj.com or call (973) 854-2945.
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Seton Hall Law Launches Circuit Review Seton Hall’s newest law journal, THE CIRCUIT REVIEW will analyze recent decisions in both the Second and Third Circuits. Professor Catherine M.A. McCauliff will serve as faculty advisor for the journal. “Our long-term objective is to create something of lasting value for the school and legal community,” said Austin Berry ‘05, Editor-in-Chief. “A properly positioned legal journal will produce immeasurable benefits to the students in terms of a practical experience in critical analysis of timely decisions, relevant to them as soon-to-be lawyers. The journal will be worthwhile to lawyers and judges alike, by providing in-depth analysis, by substantive area of law, of recent opinions, which they may not have had time to digest yet.” For more information on the Circuit Review or for submission specifications, contact Mr. Berry at berryaus@shu.edu or visit law.shu.edu.
Peer Assistant Network (PAN): Students Helping Students
Ten years ago, the Association of American Law Schools developed a report showing that the ratio of drug and alcohol addiction is greater among law students than that in the general population. For most students, law school involves lengthy study sessions, the inevitable stress associated with exams and pressure to obtain the best possible job. Seton Hall Law School’s Peer Assistance Network encourages students struggling with substance abuse problems to reach out to their peers for assistance. When a student reaches out to PAN,a peer contact provides information, assistance, and compassion during this difficult and stressful time. In order to effectively assist students, peer contacts receive training on the nature of abuse and how to aid those with abuse problems. In addition to direct contact, peer contacts also direct students to counseling resources available outside of the law school. Law students have access to the University Counseling Services Office that offers counseling 24 hours a day. For more information of PAN, please contact the Office of Student Services at (973) 642-8707.
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Approximately 350 students attended a lecture by New York Times Op-Ed Writer Paul Krugman, this year’s keynote speaker at orientation. Mr. Krugman talked about the insufficient aggressiveness of the media and the necessity of protecting the integrity of the U.S. presidential elections.
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1950
1970
elected President of the New Jersey Builders
Mortgage Banker’s Association of New Jersey for 2004.
Bernard A. Kuttner ’59, of Bedminster, has been
Stanley G. Smith ’70, of Plainfield, has been appointed
Association. Joseph F. Behot, Jr. ’76, of Morristown, has
John McDonald ’79, of Watchung, has been elected
selected to serve a second three-year term for the
Executive Director of the Asbury Park Housing
been appointed to Lakeland Bank’s Advisory Board.
president of the Association of Criminal Defense
American Trial Lawyer’s Committee.
Authority. The Honorable Harry Starrett ’71, of West
Paulette Brown ’76, of Plainfield, has been honored as
Lawyers of New Jersey. Peter R.Yarem ’79, of Clark, was
Orange, has been appointed to serve as West Orange
a “Trailblazing Woman of Color in the Legal Profession”
named Counsel to Genova, Burns & Vernoia.
1960
Municipal Judge. The Honorable Carol Ferentz ’72, of
by the New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on
The Honorable Melvin S. Whitken ’62, of Bradley
Upper Montclair, has been named Of Counsel to
Women in the Courts. Stephen Haller ’77, of
1980
Beach, has joined the law firm of Weinstein Snyder
Grieco Oates & DeFilippo. Joseph P. Brennan, Jr. ’73, of
Randolph, has been named a Principal at Einhorn,
The Honorable Richard Sasso ’80, of Warren, has been
Lindemann Sarno, in Roseland. Stephen M. McCabe
West Orange, has been elected Vice President of the
Harris, Ascher, Barbarito, Frost & Ironson. Christine H.
appointed presiding municipal court judge of Warren
’65, of Mineola, N.Y., has been honored as Man of the
Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey.
Steinberg ’77, of Flemington, has been named Of
Township. Patricia M. Barbarito ’81, of Boonton
Year by “The Brehon Law Society.” Terence G. Connor
Edward De Pascale ’73, of Secaucus, has joined the
Counsel to the Law Offices of Franklyn C. Steinberg III.
Township, partner at Einhorn Harris Ascher Barbarito
’67, of Miami, has been chosen for the third year as a
law firm of McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter,
Patricia Barbarito ’78, of Boonton Township, has been
Frost & Ironson in Denville, has been selected to
Leading Practitioner in the Chambers and Partners
LLP. The Honorable Peter J. Vazquez ’73, of West
awarded the Saul Tischler Award by the New Jersey
receive the 2004 Saul A. Tischler Award from the New
2004 publication of “America’s Leading Lawyers for
Caldwell, has been appointed Presiding Judge of the
State Bar Association’s Family Law Section. Nicholas
Jersey State Bar Association Family Law section. Walter
Business.” Daniel M. Hurley ’67, of Mantoloking, has
Criminal Division of the Superior Court for Hudson
Casiello ’78, of Somers Point, has joined Fox
M. Craig ’81, of Spring Lake, has been appointed to
been named Of Counsel to Strakey, Kelly, Blaney, Bauer
County. Arthur R. Sypek, Jr. ’74, of Trenton, has been
Rothschild, LLP in Atlantic City as Partner. Ellen R.
serve as trustee of The Peddie School. Leonard G.
& White. The Honorable Walter R. Barisonek ’68, of
named county counsel for Mercer County. Paul E.
Clarkson ’78, of Metuchen, has been elected President
Gleason ’81, of Belle Mead, has been named associate
Mountainside, has been assigned to Union County.
Vignone ’74, of Allenhurst, has formed the agency of
of the Jewish Family & Vocational Service of Edison.
general counsel of the Provident Bank in Jersey City.
Michael D’Alessio ’68, of West Orange, has been
Vignone-Grossman, PCP. James Devine ’75, of
Robert H. Codey ’78, of West Orange, has taken the
Michael S. Hanusek ’81, of Franklin, has become an
named to “The Ten Leaders of Criminal Defense Law of
Columbia, Mo., has published the third edition of
office of Acting Prosecutor of Cape May County.
associate to the firm of Fein Such Kahn & Shepard.
Northern New Jersey” for 2004-05 by Digital Press
Devine, Fisch, Easton & Aronson, Problems, Cases and
Lawrence Maron ’78, of Wayne, has been installed as a
Lynn Fontaine Newsome ’81, of Lawrenceville, has
International of Fort Lee. William Kane ’69, of
Materials in Professional Responsibility, by West
trustee of the Passaic County Bar Association. Michael
been elected Second Vice President of the New Jersey
Montclair, has been awarded the New Jersey State
Publishing Co., a law school casebook. Mr. Devine has
Weinstein ’78, of Stamford, Conn., has become associated
State Bar Association. Geraldine E. Ponto, ’81, of
Bar’s Medal of Honor. Larry Leifer ’69, of West Orange,
also published a book chapter:“Joe DiMaggio and his
with to the law firm of Podvey, Sachs, Meanor,
Summit, has been honored by the Executive Women of
has been cited for outstanding service by the New
Lawyer” in the book Courting the Yankees by Carolina
Catenacci, Hildner & Cocoziello. Joel E. Furst ’79, of
New Jersey, at its Salute to the Policy Makers Gala.
Jersey State Bar’s Certification Service.
Academic Press. John Barba ’76, of Chatham, has been
Fairfield, has been appointed President of the
Gregory C. Ranieri ’81 has been named Of Counsel to
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Sarah Kaput ’05 was selected as first-prize winner in Health Lawyers’ fourth annual Student Writing Competition. Elisabeth Belmont, 2003-2004 chair of the Association's Public Interest Committee, presented Ms. Kaput with a plaque and a check for $500 during the opening assembly at the Assocation's annual meeting in New York City on June 28, 2004. As first-prize winner, Ms. Kaput also received an all-expense paid trip to the annual meeting and a complimentary one-year membership. The topic for this year's competition was Corporate Responsibility in Healthcare Organizations. Ms. Kaput's paper, Expanding the Scope of Fiduciary Duties to Fill a Gap in the Law: Nonprofit Hospital Directors' Role to Ensure Patient Safety, will be published in the JOURNAL OF HEALTH LAW.
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The Richard J. Hughes Chair for Constitutional and Public Law and Service was awarded to Professor Edward A. Hartnett. The Hughes Chair was created by the state of New Jersey in 1980 to honor of former-Governor and formerChief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court, Richard J. Hughes. Professor Hartnett has been a professor at Seton Hall Law since 1992. The Peter W. Rodino, Jr. Chair was awarded to Professor Paula A. Franzese. Professor Franzese joined Seton Hall in 1986. The Peter W. Rodino, Jr. Chair was created by Seton Hall Law School to honor Congressman Rodino for his service as Congressman and Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.
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Moser Patterson & Sheridan. Lawrence Lavigne ’82, of
Hoagland Longo Moran Dunst & Doukas. Anthony R.
become a member of the Board of Trustees for Legal
Monmouth County, Chancery Division, Family Part.
Bridgewater, has been made a participant in the
Caruso ’85, of Allenhurst, has been named Partner at
Services of New Jersey. Joanna L. Crosby ’86, of
Rosaria Suriano ’88, of Raritan, has become a member
National
Leadership
Farer Fersko. Margaret F. Catalano ’85, of Bloomfield,
Roseland, has been named Partner at Tressler
of Podvey, Sachs, Meanor, Catenacci, Hildner &
Management. Eric J. Marcy ’82, of Long Valley, has
has been named Partner at Carroll, McNulty & Kull,
Soderstrom Maloney & Preiss. Dennis F. Gleason ’86, of
Cocoziello. Kate L. Ciravolo ’89, of Basking Ridge, has
been named to the U.S. District Court for New Jersey’s
L.L.C. Christopher L. Daul ’85, of Stockton, has been
Park Ridge, has been named Partner at Carella, Byrne,
joined ACORD’s Industry and Government Affairs unit.
Local Working Group on Electronic Technology.
appointed to the New Jersey Governor’s School board
Bain, Gilfillan, Cecchi, Stewart & Olstein in Roseland.
Paul Cullum ’89, of Lincroft, has been named chairman
Michael J. Naughton ’82, of Mountain Lakes, has been
of overseers. Arthur F. Leyden III ’85, of Toms River, has
Marianne McConnell ’86, of Ironia, has been named to
of the 2004 Greater Newark Fresh Air Fund. Tommie
named partner at Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman &
been installed as secretary/treasurer of the New Jersey
the Advisory Council Against Sexual Violence. Jillian
Ann Gibney ’89, of Medford, has been elected treas-
Dicker. Joanne Cocchiola ’83, of Nutley, has been
Defense Association. Cynthia C. Maguire ’85, of
Todd Weiss ’86, of Boston, has been appointed
urer of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America –
elected mayor of Nutley. Thomas P. Frascella ’83, of
Oakland, has been named Partner at Fazio &
Assistant Professor of Law and Society at Ramapo
New Jersey. Iryna Lomaga-Carey ’89, of Glen Ridge,
Princeton Junction, has joined in forming Frascella,
Associates in Seacaucus, which will now become Fazio
College of N.J. Robert J. Donaher ’87, of Belleville has
has been named Partner at Cole, Schotz, Meisel,
Salak & Pisauro LLC. Rochelle Gizinski ’83, of Brick, has
& Celentano. Richard Marano ’85, of Oxford, Conn., has
joined the firm of Walder Hayden & Brogan. Brian H.
Forman & Leonard. Joseph Maddaloni, Jr.’89, of West
been named Vice Chairwoman of the Board of
been appointed by Governor John G. Rowland to be a
Fenlon ’87, of Chatham, has been named Partner at
Caldwell, has been promoted to Principal at Porzio,
Trustees at Rutgers University. James H. Keale ’83, of
Superior Court Judge for the state of Connecticut.
Carella, Byrne, Bain, Gilfillan, Cecchi, Stewart & Olstein
Bromberg & Newman. David G. Tomeo ’89, of West
Fair Haven, has joined the law firm of Sedgwick, Detert,
Deborah E. Nelson ’85, of Chatham, has been
in Roseland. Andrea A. Lipuma ’87, of South Amboy,
Caldwell, has become a member of Lowenstein
Moran & Arnold in Newark. Marc D’Angiolillo ’84, of
appointed President of the Morris County Bar
has been named Partner at Reed Smith. George G.
Sandler. Eugene Williams ’89, of Broomall, Pa., has
Nutley, has joined the law firm of Riker, Danzig in
Association. Mitchell Portnoi ’85, of Berkeley Heights,
Campion ’88, of Hoboken, has been named Of
been named Director of the Grundy Foundation in
Morristown as Partner. Paul J. Endler, Jr. ’84, of East
has been recognized for his service to 9/11 victims by
Counsel to McCusker, Anselmi, Rosen, Carvelli & Walsh.
Bristol, Pa.
Brunswick, has joined the law firm of Lindabury
the organization Trial Lawyers Care. Kenneth R. Russell
Jeffrey M. Cohen ’88, of Basking Ridge, has been
McCormick & Estabrook. Karen Meislik ’84 of West
’85, of Franklin Park, has opened the Law Offices of
named Counsel to Flaster Greenberg. A. Christopher
1990
Orange, has been awarded the 2004 Family Law
Kenneth R. Russell. Michelle M. Schott ’85, of
Florio ’88, of Allentown, has joined the New Jersey
Joseph Antonakakis ’90, of Edison, has been named
Attorney Achievement Award by the Essex County Bar
Mountain Lakes, has joined the law firm of Riker,
Chapter of the Community Associations Institute. John
Counsel to Slavin Morse. H. Scott Ellis ’90, of Basking
Association. Edward J. O’Donnell ’84, of Livingston,
Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti as an associate.
I. Gizzo ’88, of Nutley, has been honored by Jaycees as
Ridge, has been promoted to vice president, general
has been named partner at Donahue, Hagan, Klein,
Robert Brass ’86,of Caldwell,has been named secretary
outstanding young person of the year. The Honorable
counsel and secretary of General Chemical Industrial
Newsome & O’Donnell, P.C. in Short Hills. Lawrence
of the New Jersey State Bar’s Criminal Law Section.
Honora O’Brien Kilgallen ’88, of Manasquan, has been
Products, Inc. John P. Inglesino ’90, of Rockaway, has
Powers ’84, of Bridgewater, has been named Partner at
Karol Corbin Walker ’86, of Morris Township, has
appointed a superior court judge of New Jersey,
been named Partner at Stern & Kilcullen. Francis Koch
Association
of
Printing
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Pictured here from the Law in Cairo Summer Program are students, faculty, and a tourguide as they are in front of the 3,500 year-old Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Luxor, Egypt.
In Summer 2004, 20 students from Seton Hall and three other U.S. law schools studied Comparative Corporate and Comparative Constitutional Law in a program conducted in association with the University of Milan and the University Parma in Italy. Pictured here is the renowned Duomo in Milan. Residing in Milan, Parma and Rapallo, students in the Law in Italy Program travel widely in their free time and experience European culture first-hand. 2005 will mark the program's 17th year.
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Budd Larner, P.C., joined Seton Hall University School of Law in its Partners in Excellence Program. The Partners in Excellence Program seeks to expand opportunities for minorities in the classroom by overcoming barriers to success in law school and the legal profession. Partners in the program will work together to recruit exemplary students from diverse backgrounds and involve them in a mentorship program, establishing a relationship that involves an internship and the potential to lead to permanent employment with the firm. Pictured here from left to right are Patrick E. Hobbs, Dean and Professor of Law, Seton Hall University School of Law; The Honorable Judge Alvin Weiss, Essex County Assignment Judge (retired); Mark D. Larner, Senior Shareholder, Budd Larner, P.C.; Joseph J. Schiavone, Co-Managing Shareholder, Budd Larner, P.C.; and Peter J. Frazza, Co-Managing Shareholder, Budd Larner, P.C.
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’90, of Franklin, has been awarded the Criminal Justice
named counsel at Pitney Hardin in Florham Park. Marc
Mark R. Peck ’95, of Madison, has become an associate
Peggins McLaughlin ’96, of Greensboro, NC has joined
Victim Service Award by the state Division of Criminal
D’Angiolillo ’94, of Nutley, has been named Partner at
at the law firm of DiFrancesco, Bateman, Coley, Yospin,
the North Carolina State Bar as Assistant Ethics
Justice. Michael Y. Shimshak ’90, of Bayonne, has
Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti. John T.
Kunzman, Davis & Lehrer. Angelo Sarno’95, of
Counsel. Jeremiah L. O’Leary ’96, of Maplewood, has
formed the Michael Y. Shimshak Law Offices. Steven A.
Farinella, Jr. ’94, of South Plainfield, has become the
Whippany, has been awarded the designation of
been named Counsel to Budd Larner Rosenbaum
Karg ’91, of Branchburg, has been named Chair of the
principal of Governor Livingston High School in
Certified Matrimonial Attorney by the New Jersey
Greenberg & Sade. Patti Scott '96, of Little Ferry has
NJDA Products Liability Committee. Michael E.
Berkeley Heights. Gregory W. Fortsch ’94, of
Supreme Court. Scott S. Servilla ’95, of Belmar, has
become a member of Gerber & Samson. Ms. Scott has
Patunas ’91, of Moonachie, has been named Partner at
Alexandria, Va., has joined the firm of Epstein, Becker &
become an associate at the law firm of Lerner, David,
also been installed as a trustee of the Passaic County
Lite, DePalma, Greenberg & Rivas. Glenn J. Smith ’91,
Green in Washington, D.C., as an associate. Thomas W.
Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik. Joel L. Schwartz ’95,
Bar Association, and has become a member of the
of Essex Fells, has been named Partner at Grotta,
Halm, Jr. ’94, of Robbinsville, has been made share-
of Linwood,has joined Flaster/Greenberg as an associate
District XI Ethics Committee. Edward F. Szep ’96, of
Glassman & Hoffman. G. Glennon Troublefield ’91, of
holder at Buchanan Ingebell, PC in January of 2004.
in its Egg Harbor Township and Cherry Hill offices.
Bloomfield, has joined Emmanuel Fish. Scott M. Bach
Piscataway, has been named partner at Carella, Byrne,
John S. Mairo ’94, of Cranford, has joined the firm of
Joseph A. Accardo ’96, of Brookside, has become an
’97, of Basking Ridge, has been named Partner at
Bain, Gilfillan, Cecchi, Stewart & Olstein in Roseland.
Porzio, Bromberg & Newman. Christopher R. Carton
associate at the firm of Pitney Hardin, LLP. Lynette
Norris McLaughlin & Marcus. John J. Bonelli ’97, of
Brian E. Moffitt ’92, of Long Valley, has been named
’95, of Locust, has been named Partner at McCarter &
Carhart-Gladdis ’96, of Whitehouse Station, has
Kinnelon, has become an associate at the firm of
Counsel to Pitney Hardin in Florham Park. Angelo
English, L.L.P. Geoffrey W. Castello ’95, of Ridgewood,
become vice president of corporate legal affairs at
Porzio Bromberg & Newman PC. Jeffrey M. Fiorello
Sarno ’92, of Whippany, has been named Partner at
has been named Partner at Kelley Drye & Warren in
Cendant Corporation. Robert C. Ciolek ’96, of
’97, of Wayne, has been installed as a trustee of the
Weinstein Snyder Lindemann Sarno, P.C. Salvatore
Parsippany. Jeffrey Ciancioli ’95, of East Greenwich, RI,
Freehold, was awarded the VLJ Pro Bono Attorney of
Passaic County Bar Association. Michael T. Kearns ‘97,
Siciliano ’92, of Haddonfield, has joined the firm of
has been named Partner at the Providence, RI, firm of
the Year Catherine Anne Gacquin ’96, of Wantage, has
of Lyndhurst, has been named Partner at Hoagland,
Shimberg & Szuhaj. Thomas J. Snyder ’92, of Westfield,
Raevis & Haskell, LLC. Andrew K. Craig ’95, of
joined Dolan & Dolan in Newton. Richard Giuditta ’96,
Longo, Moran, Dunst & Doukas. Debra Lightner ’97, of
has been named a Principal to Einhorn, Harris, Ascher,
Morristown, has been named Partner of Cuyler Burk.
of West Orange, has been elected to the West Orange
Little Falls, has become Associate General Counsel for
Barbarito, Frost & Ironson. Edward J. Ahearn ’93, of
Dena Epstein ’95, of Livingston, has joined Jackson
Township Council. Jeralyn L. Lawrence ’96, of
Litigation with Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New
Ocean, has become a member of Ansell Zaro Grimm &
Lewis as an associate. Carl Figueroa ’95, of Bronx, NY,
Whitehouse Station, has been named chair of the New
Jersey. Charles Musante ’97, of Fort Leonard Wood,
Aaron. David G. Gilfillan ’93, of Upper Saddle River, has
has joined Rivkin Radler LLP as an associate. Kelly A.
Jersey Matrimonial Young Lawyers Committee of the
MO, was deployed in January in support of Operation
become partner of Carella, Byrne, Bain, Gilfillan, Cecchi,
Guariglia ’95, of Holmdel, has been named Partner at
Association of Trial Lawyers of America. She has also
Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Ferdinando
Stewart & Olstein in Roseland. Joseph Szary ’93, of
Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione.
been named to the Office of Attorney Ethics’ District
Pugliese ’97, of Edison, has joined Hoagland Longo
Elizabeth, has joined the firm of Rivkin Radler LLP as an
Yasmeen Khaleel ’95, of North Beach, has joined the
XIII Ethic Committee and joined the roster of mediators
Moran Dunst & Doukas as an associate. Terryann
associate. Alashia Chan ’94, of Montclair, has been
wills, trusts and estates group of Capehart Scatchard.
for family law cases in Somerset County. Nichole
Bradley ’98, of Old Tappan, has joined Donahue,
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Seton Hall Law students created a banner signed by students, faculty & staff, and raised approximately $500 that was sent to Spain’s Red Cross to help the victims’ families. The banner was sent to Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and presented to the Dean on behalf of our school by Professor Mark Alexander, who was a visiting professor there at the time. Displaying the banner are Gregorio Peces-Barba, President of Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, and Mark Alexander, Fullbright Scholar in Spain from 2003-04.
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The Institute of Law, Science & Technology hosted a conference in April titled Peer-to-Peer at the Crossroads: New Developments and New Directions for the Law and Business of Peer-to-Peer networking. The symposium reviewed recent developments in the law and business of peer-to-peer networks, with a view to determining where the law is going, and where it should go. Pictured here are Timothy Wu from the University of Virginia School of Law, Lior Strahilevitz from the University of Chicago Law School and Justin Hughes from the Cardozo School of Law.
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Hagan, Klein, Newsome & O’Donnell, P.C., as an associ-
Lawrenceville, has become an associate at the law firm
Joseph Brucchieri ’01, of Manalapan, has joined
Barbarito, Frost & Ironson. Anne-Marie Ubl ’02, of
ate. Benjamin C. Curcio ’98, of Caldwell, has joined
of Hoagland, Longo, Moran, Dunst & Doukas, LLP.
Morgan Lewis in Princeton. Kimberly A. Capadona ’01,
Irvine, CA, has joined the law firm of Snell & Wilmer.
Dillon, Bitar & Luther as an associate. Joseph W.
James T. Hunt, Jr. ’99, of Marlboro, has joined the law
of Belleville, has become an associate at the law firm of
Michael F. Bevacqua ’03, of Lafayette, has become an
Grather ’98, of Morristown, has joined the firm of
firm of Slater, Tenaglia, Fritz & Hunt. Felicia Lichter ’99
Grotta, Glassman & Hoffman, in Roseland. Antonino
associate at the law firm of Podvey, Sachs, Meanor,
McKirdy & Riskin, Pa. Owen C. McCarthy ’98, of Fair
has been promoted to Senior Case Law Editor at Lexis
Ciappina ’01, of Saddle Brook, has become an associ-
Catenacci, Hildner & Cocoziello. Antonio G. Cammalleri
Lawn, has been elected to the Fair Lawn Municipal
Nexis. Jason R. Rittie ’99, of Budd Lake, has become an
ate at the law firm of Stark & Stark. Seymour Everett, III
’03, of Haworth, has become an associate at the law
Council and has been appointed as commissioner to
associate at the law firm of Einhorn, Harris, Ascher,
’01, of Orange, Calif., has become an associate at the
firm of Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard. Jemi
the Bergen County Housing Authority. Pamela M.
Barbarito, Frost & Ironson, P.C.
law firm of Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman LLP. Nicole
Goulian ’03, of Oradell, has become an associate at the
Maroulakos Goodwin ’01, of Morris Plains, has
law firm of Greenbaum Rowe Smith Ravin Davis &
Nash ’98, of Washington, D.C., received an LL.M. in Law and Government from American University in
2000
become an associate at the law firm of Riker Danzig
Himmel. Hany Mawla ’03, of Oradell, has become an
Washington, D.C. Laurie L. Newmark ’98, of Lincoln
Scott Carbone ’00, of Ridgewood, has become an
Scherer Hyland & Perretti. Denise Harris ’01, of High
associate at the law firm of Greenbaum Rowe Smith
Park, has been named Partner at Cutler, Simeone,
associate at the law firm of Fogarty and Hara. Dennis
Bridge, has been appointed to the Lebanon Borough
Ravin Davis & Himmel. David L. Minchello ’03, of
Townsend, O’Donnell & Tomaio. Joseph O’Toole ’98, of
Green ’00, of Old Bridge, has been named director of
Recreation Commission. Allison R. Lange ’01, of
Bayonne, has become an associate at the law firm of
Basking Ridge, has joined Chasan Leyner Bariso &
the Woodbridge Township Health Department.
Hackensack, has become an associate at the law firm of
Ventantonio & Wildenhain. Adam S. Picinich ’03, of
Lamparello. Jeffrey S. Parker ’98, of West Orange, has
Reverend Robert Sterling Meyer, Esq. ’00, of South
Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, P.A. Catherina
Hampton, has joined Hill Wallack as a defense associate
been named Principal at Rothstein Kass. Elaine A.
Orange, has recently been appointed Counsel to the
M. Campbell ’02, of Menends, N.Y., has become an
in its Litigation Division and Trial and Insurance
Rocha ’98, of Chatham, has become an associate at the
law firm of Johnson, Murphy, Hubner, McKeon,
associate at the law firm of McCusker, Anselmi, Rosen,
Practice Group. Anthony M. Rainone ’03, of Montclair,
law firm of Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti.
Wubbenhorst & Appelt, P.C., located in Riverdale, New
Carvelli, & Walsh. Matthew D. Caudill ’02, of New York,
has become an associate at the law firm of Podvey,
John J. Shotter ’98, of Sea Bright, has become an asso-
Jersey. C. Michael Rowan ’00, of Plainsboro, has
N.Y., has become assistant vice president of the Legal
Sachs, Meanor, Catenacci, Hildner & Cocoziello. Daniel
ciate at the law firm of Mendes & Mount. Joanne Vos
become an associate at the law firm of Porzio
and Compliance Division at Credit Suisse First Boston
P. Regan 03, of Scotch Plains, has been named Senior
’98, of Bloomfield, has joined the law firm of Hoagland,
Bromberg & Newman P.C. Andrew C. White ’00, of
in New York, NY. Stephanie Capps Olawski ’02, of
Vice President and General Counsel to O’Gorman &
Longo, Moran, Dunst & Doukas. Raymond Amoroso, III
Hillsborough, was awarded the VLJ Pro Bono Attorney
Lexington Park, Md., has been named Attorney-Advisor
Young. Glenn L. Stein ’03, of Glen Gardner, has been
’99, of New Brunswick, has become an associate at the
of the Year. Susan Aufiero ’01, of Hoboken, has
to F/A-18 Joint Strike Fighter Program with the HQ, U.S.
appointed vice chairperson of the Somerset County
law firm of Stark & Stark. Lance T. Eisenberg ’99, of
become an associate at the law firm of Proskauer Rose
Naval Air Systems Command Office of Counsel.
Business Partnership’s Legislative Affairs Committee.
Randolph, has earned his LL.M. in Taxation at New York
LLP. Christine Bernacki ’01, of Jersey City, has become
Elizabeth M. Thomas ’02, of Hoboken, has become an
Lynne Tatum ’03, of Chester, has been elected to the
University School of Law. Michele Haas ’99, of
an associate at the law firm of Cooper, Rose & English.
associate at the law firm of Einhorn, Harris, Ascher,
Chester Township Board of Education.
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Each year, the Health Law & Policy Program at Seton Hall Law School and the law firm of Kalison, McBride, Jackson, and Murphy, P.A. of Liberty Corner, N.J., award a $5,000 scholarship, which acknowledges an incoming student who demonstrates an interest in health law and who shows promise as an attorney. This year the Kalison, McBride, Jackson and Murphy Health Law Award was awarded to Allana Holub ’06. Pictured here, from left, are partners (unless otherwise noted) at Kalison, McBride, Jackson & Murphy: Andrew F. McBride III; James A. Robertson; Michael J. Kalison; Carl H. Coleman, Director of the Health Law & Policy Program and Professor of Law, Seton Hall Law School; Ms. Holub; Paul R. Murphy; Daniel R. Esposito; Barry D. Liss; James V. Hetzel; Jerrold Shenkman; and John Zen Jackson.
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BIRTHS:
Seton Hall University School of Law and the Saint Thomas More Association of Seton Hall University School of Law honored Paula A. Franzese, the Peter W. Rodino Professor of Law, with the Saint Thomas More medal at the 20th Annual Red Mass on Sunday, September 26 at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Newark. Red Mass is traditionally a Solemn Votive Mass of the Holy Spirit celebrated at the beginning of the judicial year to invoke God’s blessing and guidance in the administration of justice. The Red Mass is so named from the red vestments used in celebrating the Mass and from the red robes traditionally worn by judges in the Middle Ages. The celebrants – government officials, lawyers and judges – would proceed into a church clothed in red vestments or red garments, signifying the fire of the Holy Spirit’s guidance to those who pursue justice in their daily lives. Pictured here outside the Basilica are, from left, The Rev. Nicholas Gengaro, Chaplain, Seton Hall Law School; Patrick E. Hobbs, Dean and Professor of Law, Seton Hall Law School; Most Reverend Celestino Migliore, Apostolic Nuncio, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations; Professor. Franzese; Most Reverend John J. Myers, Archbishop of Newark; and Monsignor Robert Sheeran, President, Seton Hall University.
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MARRIAGES:
Paul Carbon ’92 and Kathleen Carbon, announce the
’98 and George F. Varessis, announce the birth of their
Maria Spero ’94 to Mark Gallo
Cherilyn Guido ’00 to Christopher B. Carlsen
birth of their daughter, Julia Rose, on December 11,
son, Foti G. Varessis, on March 15, 2004. Victoria Flynn-
Thomas Claps ’95 to Colleen Meade
Danielle Cutrona ’00 to Joseph Brucchieri ’00
2003. Thomas Bigosinski ’94 and Viera Bigosinski,
Naughton ’99 and Michael J. Naughton, announce the
Nichole Peggins McLaughlin ’96 to
Nicole (Corona) McKeon ’01 to James McKeon
announce the birth of their son, David Andrew, on
birth of their daughter, Grace Kathryn Flynn-Naughton,
Anthony B. McLaughlin
Terence O’Leary ’01 to Argiroula Krypotos
January 28, 2004. Gregory W. Fortsch ’94 and Laura
on June 27, 2004. Grace Eisenberg ’00 and Lance
Krista Tongring Lawson ’96 to Scott R. Lawson.
Richard Schwartz ’03 to Megan McGeehin ’03
Fortsch, announce the birth of their twin daughters,
Eisenberg ’99, of Randolph, announce the birth of their
Stephanie J. Monaco ’97 to Clifford J. Albertson
Timothy Bennett ’03 to Danielle Burd ’02
Eleanor Brickley and Amelia Bruce, on July 2, 2004.
daughter, Sophie Joy, on July 17, 2003. Cherilyn Guido
Jennifer Rygiel ’99 to Thomas Boyd
Jeffrey Goldsmith ’94 and Jennifer Goldsmith,
’00 and Christopher B. Carlsen, announce the birth of
announce the birth of their son, Daniel Jacob. Thomas
their son, Luke Christopher Carlsen, on April 15, 2004.
W. Halm, Jr. ’94 and Serena Halm, announce the birth
James E. Hajel ’01 and Jennifer Hajel, of Ledgewood,
of their daughter, Vivienne Morgan Halm, on
announce the birth of their twin sons, Jeremy Robert
September 1, 2003. Joseph Accardo ’96 and Kimberly
and Nathaniel John, on October 5, 2002 and the birth of
Accardo, announce the birth of twins, a daughter and
their son, Matthew James on March 27, 2004. Nicole
a son, Alexandra Grace and Matthew Christian.
Masella ’01 and Dr. Rob Masella, of Somerset,
Nichole Peggins McLaughlin ’96 and Anthony B.
announce the birth of their daughter, Isabella Rose
Arthur L. Goldsmith ‘35
Ronald H. DeMaria, Esq.‘68
Charles H. Rawitz ‘78
McLaughlin, announce the birth of their daughter,
Masella, on December 9, 2003. Adina F. Morse ’02 and
Joseph N. Donatelli ‘41
Francis R. Perkins ‘71
Edward J. Winslow ‘79
Tyler Danielle on January 9, 2003. Kenneth A.
Frisco R. Morse, of Philadelphia, announce the birth of
Richard F. Connors ‘56
Charles J. Catrillo ‘72
John J. McKenna ‘83
Spassione, Jr.’97 and Christine Spassione, a son,
their son, Johstono (“Jack”) Alden Morse, on February
Vincent H. Barlow ‘58
Ralph E. McKay ‘72
Ira M. Adler ‘84
Christopher Kenneth, on May 4, 2004. Shannon M.
18, 2003. Toni Zuccarello ’02 and Seth Fuscellaro, of
William P. Ries ‘62
William G. Currall ‘74
Thomas P. Hynes ‘85
Kasley ’97 and Amy Kalsey, announce the birth of their
Wildwood Crest, announce the birth of their son, Ryder
William H. Gazi ‘63
Cyril W. Doyle ‘75
Dennis E. Bullett ‘92
daughter, Addison Rose, on April 18, 2004. Yanet Noble
Anthony, on March 9, 2004. Alexis Dowling ’03 and
Benjamin F. Ridolfi ‘64
Ethel C. Mallor ‘77
Mary G. Jolley ‘94
’98 and Greg Noble, announce the birth of their son,
Thomas Dowling, of Waldwick, announce the birth of
Birgit E. Morris ‘66
Dr. Raymond R. Wittekind ‘77
Robert Leonardo ‘95
Gabriel Brian on August 25, 2004. Despina C. Tartsinis
their daughter, Madeline Irene, on February 12, 2004.
Gloria H. Peters-Murphy ‘66
James J. Duffy, Jr.‘78
Diane M. Traupmann ‘00
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IN MEMORIAM: The last issue of the Alumni magazine reported Jose Brito '93 as deceased. Seton Hall Law School received inaccurate information; please accept our deepest apologies for this error.
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