CLASS NOTES
DELAWARE LAW CLASS NOTES 1981 2004 Pictured above: Judge Scott A. Evans ’81 Judge Scott A. Evans ’81 was recently appointed president judge of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Evans is the second-longest serving judge in the history of the county and was appointed for this leadership role by his fellow judges and will serve a five-year term. Evans graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and later served as Dauphin County’s chief public defender.
1990
The Rev. Robert P. Hagan ’90 was recently inducted into the Villanova University Varsity Club Hall of Fame. Hagan graduated from Villanova University in 1987 and later earned a juris doctor from Widener University School of Law. He then spent seven years as an attorney with Gillin and Associates, where he served as criminal defense counsel. Hagan was ordained to the priesthood in 2003, at which time he joined Villanova University as the assistant athletics director for compliance and was eventually promoted to senior associate athletic director. In this role, he oversaw all aspects of student-athlete welfare, which included oversight of the Sports Medicine and Strength & Conditioning departments. While at Villanova, Hagan also served as the team chaplain for the football and men’s basketball programs. Along with his accomplishments in the athletics sector, he served as a prison chaplain at the Chester State Correctional Institution.
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Nicole C. Barkley-Jones, ’04 was recognized as the drum major for justice by West Chester University for her accomplishments in the legal and higher education sectors. BarkleyJones, who holds an undergraduate degree in communication studies from West Chester, has more than 20 years of legal and higher education administration experience and currently serves as the inaugural associate director of Title IX operations in the Office of the Provost at Princeton University. Prior to her tenure at Princeton University, she was the assistant dean and multicultural affairs officer at Widener University Delaware Law School. In these roles, she worked to foster a campus climate that valued multiple perspectives and varied experiences.
Barkley-Jones, a licensed attorney, mentors prospective attorneys of color and still engages in advocacy work.
2012
James Doyle ’12 has been elected vice president of the Chester County Bar Association. He has served on the Chester County Bar Association's board of directors since 2019 and most recently served as the organization's treasurer. With a real estate practice spanning Chester, Montgomery and Delaware counties, Doyle focuses on homeowner and condominium association law, real estate transactions and litigation, zoning and land use, buyer and seller disputes and title matters. Doyle was recently appointed to Pennsylvania's Legislative Action Committee for the Community Associations Institute and was named one of its emerging leaders under 40. He formerly served on
the board of directors for the Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce and as vice chairman of the West Chester Borough Zoning Hearing Board. Doyle has been recognized as a top lawyer by Main Line Today, as well as a rising star by Super Lawyers. Jahlee Hatchett ’12, an associate at Marshall Dennehey’s Philadelphia office, has been elected to a three-year term as an officer of the Philadelphia Bar Association's board of governors. Hatchett focuses his practice in the areas of employment law, civil rights, and municipal liability. Prior to joining Marshall Dennehey in 2022, Hatchett was an advisor for a municipal police department and also worked as a prosecutor in the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office. A graduate of Temple University, Hatchett received his juris doctor from Widener University School of Law. He additionally holds a master's degree in organizational development and leadership from St. Joseph's University. Hatchett was recognized by The Philadelphia Tribune as one of Philadelphia's most influential African Americans. In 2023, Hatchett was also recognized as one of the 100 most powerful people in Pennsylvania.
2014
Mackenzie M. Wrobe ’14 was recently promoted to firm partnership at Duane Morris LLP. Wrobe is an experienced trial lawyer litigating corporate and commercial disputes primarily in the Delaware Court of Chancery and the Complex Commercial Litigation Division of the Delaware Superior Court. Prior to joining Duane Morris, she served as associate legal counsel to Delaware Gov. Jack A. Markell. In that role, Wrobe advised Markell and the governor's cabinet on contract development, state and federal constitutional issues and the development of public policy.