SHUAlumMag2010-1 - Seton Hall University School of Law

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Seton Hall Law
FALL 2010 • VOL. 13 ISSUE 1
News for Alumni and Friends of Seton Hall University School of Law
ALUMNI SUCCESS
IN SPORTS, ENTERTAINMENT & IP LAW
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ENTERTAINMENT
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& Kurth LLP Atlantic Records Baker Botts LLP Blank Rome LLP BMI Carter, Ledyard & Millburn LLP Court-TV Day
Pitney LLP EMI ESPN Fish & Richardson P.C. Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto Fox Rothschild LLP Frommer
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PLK LAW
Records Kaye Scholer LLP Kenyon
& Kenyon LLP King & Spalding LLP Kirkland & Ellis LLP Lerner, David, Littenberg,
Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP RCA Sony BMG U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Viacom Warner Brothers Andrews
Records Kaye Scholer LLP Kenyon & Kenyon LLP King & Spalding LLP Kirkland & Ellis LLP Lerner, David, Littenberg,
Lawrence
& Haug LLP
& Williams
LLP Jive
GIBBONS
P.C. Graham Curtin Greenberg Traurig, LLP Hoffmann & Baron LLP Hunton
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TABLE OF
Letter from the Dean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Letter from James B. Johnston ’96, Alumni Council President . . . . . . . . 2
Calendar of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Law School Briefs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Faculty Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Alumni Success in Sports, Entertainment & IP Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Class Reunions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2010 Distinguished Graduate – Kevin H. Marino ’84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Many are One Alumni Service Award – Peter N. Larson ’74 . . . . . . . . . . 13
Seton Hall Law Rising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Verizon Public Interest Summer Fellows
Empower Survivors of Domestic Violence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Governor Christopher J. Christie ’87 Addresses the Class of 2010 . . . 16
Class News & Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Board of Visitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Alumni Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
We’d like to hear from you.
Please contact us at lawalum@shu.edu or 973-642-8711.
ON THE COVER: In this issue we highlight the Seton Hall Law alumni who guide and advise the world’s great innovators, graduates who
make their mark in the areas of sports and entertainment law and in intellectual property law. Top row, from left, Patricia Lawrence
Kolaras ’00, President of The PLK Law Group, P.C.; television star Kelly Ripa, who is represented by Jim Ornstein ’96, Agent at William Morris
Entertainment Endeavor; Bill Campbell ’94, Senior Vice President of Business Development at Universal Music eLabs. Bottom row, from
left, Carrie Longstaff ’05, Associate in the Intellectual Property Department of Gibbons P.C.; Brenda Saunders-Hampden ’77, Faculty
Director of the Entertainment Law Externship Program and Associate Professor of Law at Seton Hall Law.
A Letter from
THE DEAN
Photo: Sean Sime
Rising upon a solid foundation, Seton Hall Law is poised to enter this,
our 60th year, with a palpable excitement as we look back with
satisfaction upon our past achievements — and look forward with
With a record number of applicants — more
than 4,000 this past year — we have selected an
incoming class of students who bring unique
talents and remarkable accomplishments. Our
faculty’s scholarship not only shapes the legal
academic dialogue, their work effectuates
change that resounds within the community
and throughout the world. And you, our
alumni — our greatest asset — continue to
achieve unprecedented success at every level of
private and corporate practice, the bench, the
bar, public service and government. Last year
we highlighted U.S. Supreme Court Clerk
Lucas Townsend ’04, and this year, we note
with pride the rise of Chris Christie ’87 to the
office of Governor of New Jersey.
Seton Hall Law’s Gibbons Institute of Law,
Science & Technology; the Center for Health &
Pharmaceutical Law & Policy; the Center for
Social Justice; and the Center for Policy and
Research have issued articles, reports and
white papers that have been widely reported
in major media and have had impact at
the highest reaches. The Centers have hosted
conferences, colloquia, presentations and
symposia too numerous to list. These events
have brought to the Law School some of the
world’s leading academics, practitioners and
government officials to inquire, debate and
offer solutions to the critical issues of our time:
the current economic crisis and bankruptcy
legislation, pharmaceutical responsibility, corporate compliance, employment law, diversity,
law and religion, and the court decisions and
legislation that affect the delivery of, and access
to, health care.
The dialogue also takes place far beyond our
walls in both conventional and new media.
Newspapers and periodicals worldwide often
quote and feature Seton Hall Law faculty as they
high expectations for the future. The momentum is building.
share their views on a broad array of topics.
Meanwhile, our faculty and students often lead
the scholarly debate found on blogs exploring
every facet of legal theory, practice and policy.
Blogs have also become part of the educational
process for Seton Hall Law. Our eDiscovery class
developed e-Lessons Learned (eLLblog.com), a
predominantly student-generated blog, to hone
their skills in legal analysis amidst our
rapidly changing technological environment.
The ABA Law Journal named e-Lessons Learned
one of the top 100 legal blogs in the nation. The
Gibbons Institute blog, LawScienceTech.com, has
quickly become a noted resource for intellectual
property academicians and practitioners. And
Seton Hall Law’s HealthReformWatch.com is
considered a primary source of information
about developments in health law. Since its
launch in February 2009, the site has garnered
more than a quarter-million visits.
Seton Hall Law Rising, our capital campaign,
now enters its final year. Thanks to you, our goal
of $25 million is nearly in sight: to date we have
raised $23.9 million. With 34 scholarships
funded so far through Seton Hall Law Rising,
our supporters are ensuring that our most
promising students who aspire to the law can
do so with the Seton Hall Law imprimatur.
Your support of the campaign also helps
Seton Hall Law continue to attract leading
faculty who enrich our learning environment.
We look forward to celebrating our campaign’s
successes and to setting our course to continue
to gain momentum in the years ahead.
Your generosity is making the Seton Hall Law
Rising campaign a worthwhile and gratifying
part of our Law School history. In addition to
your financial support, you lend your time and
energy, for which we are most grateful. You
volunteer at alumni events, serve on advisory
boards, provide guest lectures, and share
valuable strategic advice and guidance.
You are here for Seton Hall Law — and we are
here for you to help you continue to achieve
your greatest potential. As our scholarship
programs increase access to a legal education
for our degree candidates, our new Alumni
CLE Program, exclusively for alumni and offered
at no charge, heightens your access to the
continuing education you need to deepen
your legal knowledge and skills and stay
current in the practice. It also gives you the
opportunity to reconnect in a classroom setting
with your faculty and fellow alumni. Our Office
of Career Services stands ready to help you
explore your next move within the legal
profession — or beyond — and can help you tap
into our nationwide alumni network.
The success of our alumni is broad and varied. In
this issue of Seton Hall Law, we share with you
the career paths of those who are making their
mark in the areas of sports and entertainment
law and, more broadly, within intellectual
property law, one of the fastest-growing areas
of legal practice, and an area of law in which our
curriculum stands as one of the most diverse in
the country.
Thanks again for your support and your active
role within the Seton Hall Law community.
Working together, we can keep Seton Hall
Law rising.
Patrick E. Hobbs
Dean and Professor of Law
Fall 2010
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Letter from the
Calendar of Events
Alumni Council President
Under the leadership of Dean Hobbs and the
faculty, Seton Hall Law continues to be one
of the finest law schools in the country. There is
a direct correlation between our good standing
within the legal profession and the accomplishments of our alumni. Our fellow
graduates include partners at prestigious law firms, elected officials and some of
the most important names on the bench and bar.
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Seton Hall University School of Law
CLE on the Road
Bergen County Justice
Center, 10 Main Street
Hackensack, NJ
4 – 6 pm
Alumni Networking
Happy Hour
Poitin Still Restaurant & Pub
774 Main Street
Hackensack, NJ
6 – 8 pm
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Reception at the NJSBA
Mid-year Meeting
Four Seasons Resort
Scottsdale,
At Troon North, AZ
6:30 – 8 pm
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Class of 1970 Reunion
Rock Spring Country Club
West Orange, NJ
6 – 10 pm
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1980, 1990, 1995 &
2000 Class Reunions
Law School Atrium
6:30 – 10:30 pm
CLE on the Road
Saints Peter and Paul Parish
404 Hudson Street
Hoboken, NJ
4 - 6 pm
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CLE on the Road
Morristown, NJ
4 – 6 pm
Alumni Networking
Happy Hour
Grasshopper off
the Green
41-43 Morris Street
Morristown, NJ
6 – 8 pm
NOVEMBER
Finally, I must acknowledge the tremendous legacy left by our immediate past
University President, Monsignor Robert Sheeran. He led the University to
tremendous growth in endowments, faculty scholarship and prestige. His
leadership and courage has been inspiring. We will miss him, but are confident that
Interim President Esteban will continue to lead Seton Hall University Ever Forward.
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CLE “Yuletide with
Seton Hall Scholars”
Seton Hall Law School
Auditorium
6 – 9 pm
Alumni Networking
Reception
Parish House
404 Hudson Street
Hoboken, NJ
6 – 8 pm
OCTOBER
Seton Hall Law is poised for greatness. Your support of and involvement with Seton
Hall Law is vital to its continued success. Your financial contributions help to create
scholarships for students and provide the means to grow new programs. The time
and energy you devote as adjunct professors, mentors, and moot court and mock
trial coaches and judges is much appreciated. On behalf of the entire Seton Hall
Law School Community, thank you for all you do to keep Seton Hall Law rising.
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A special thanks to all of you who have supported the Seton Hall Law Rising
Campaign. Despite the current economic climate, the Campaign is going well
thanks to the generous support of many alumni. However, we have not yet reached
our goals of $25 million and 15 percent alumni participation. Last year, 12 percent
of us contributed to the Law School, which is an increase from years past. However,
I know we can do better and can meet that 15 percent goal this year. Seton Hall
Law is providing practical legal training for its alumni through the free CLE
program. It is important that we return the favor and support our Law School
financially.
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Photo: Sean Sime
President, Seton Hall School of Law Alumni Council
DECEMBER
FEBRUARY
As we all know, the legal profession is changing. You’ll be proud to hear that Seton
Hall Law is keeping pace. To assist with satisfying newly minted CLE requirements,
Dean Hobbs has introduced a free CLE program for Seton Hall Law alumni. This
program began on September 30 with a review of interesting and important cases
from the Supreme Court of the United States’ 2010 Term. The Alumni Office is
taking the faculty on the road to bring CLE programs to locations near where we
work and live. Please take a look at the calendar on this page for more information
about how you can meet all of your CLE requirements, free of charge, thanks to your
alma mater. I encourage you to take advantage of this initiative.
James B. Johnston ‘96
Supreme Court Review
CLE Program
Seton Hall Law School
Auditorium
6 – 9 pm
Photo: Sean Sime
Whether playing golf with Dean Hobbs at the
Alumni Golf Tournament or chatting with
faculty at the Alumni Dinner Dance, there
are few things as enjoyable as getting
together with fellow Seton Hall Law alumni.
It seems like yesterday that I was sitting among
my classmates at orientation. Seton Hall Law
remains today a competitive and collegial
environment that promotes rigorous academic
standards while fostering strong relationships
among students and faculty. Just as we did,
today’s students work hard and have fun.
2010–11
Photo: Ron Jautz
Photo: Sean Sime
James B. Johnston
Alumni Dinner Dance
Hilton Short Hills, NJ
6 - 11 pm
LAW SCHOOL BRIEFS
While a secular perspective dominated legal theory in the 20th century, that viewpoint is now shifting as
legal scholars and others increasingly focus on how religious perspectives can contribute to our
understanding of many areas of the law. For two days last November, leading scholars in religious legal
theory gathered at Seton Hall Law for Religious Legal Theory: The State of the Field, a conference to assess the
role of religion in modern-day legal theory. Professor John F. Coverdale, who organized the conference with
Professor David W. Opderbeck ’91, explained that the conference provided a forum for consolidating recent
advances in religious perspectives on law and public policy, and for charting new directions.
The session examined religious perspectives across the Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Eastern religious
traditions. Serving as speakers were Samuel Levine, Professor of Law, Pepperdine University School of Law,
Professor John F. Coverdale speaking at
author of numerous law review articles on legal ethics, criminal law, law and religion, Jewish law, and
Religious Legal Theory: The State of the Field.
constitutional law; David Skeel, Professor of Corporate Law, University of Pennsylvania School of Law, author
of Icarus in the Boardroom: The Fundamental Flaws in Corporate America and Where They Came From and Debt’s
Dominion: A History of Bankruptcy Law in America; Amy Uelmen, Director of the Institute of Religion, Law, and Lawyer’s Work, Fordham University;
L. Ali Khan, Professor of Law, Washburn University School of Law, author of three academic books published in the Developments in International Law
series; and Robert Vischer, Associate Professor, University of St. Thomas School of Law, author of Conscience and the Common Good: Reclaiming the Space
Between Person and State.
Gibbons Institute Hosts Panel
on Pay for Delay in HatchWaxman Patent Litigation
Photo: Sean Sime
Panelists Charles A. Gallia, Counsel,
Gibbons P.C.; Anastasia Winslow, Assistant
General Counsel, Bristol-Myers Squibb;
Professor David Opderbeck ’91, Director
of the Gibbons Institute; and Michael
Kades, Attorney Advisor, Federal Trade
Commission, espoused various viewpoints regarding the propriety of reverse
payment settlements, and the methodology under which such payments are —
or should be — examined.
Reverse settlements, which are sometimes referred to as “pay for delay,” involve
the practice of name-brand pharmaProfessor David W. Opderbeck
ceutical companies paying would-be
discussing Hatch-Waxman patent
generic competitors to delay their entry
litigation with a panelist.
into the market of a particular drug.
Consumer advocates, including the
Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice, have
challenged the practice because they claim it leads to higher prices
for consumers, who do not then have access to cheaper generics. Many
in the name-brand pharmaceutical industry defend the practice
because, by allowing the companies to extend exclusivity, such
payments better allow the companies to improve return on investment
and thus underwrite further research and innovation.
Seton Hall Law Hosts
ASLME Student Health
Law Conference
Photo: Shelley Kusnetz
On June 17, the Gibbons Institute of Law, Science & Technology and
the New Jersey Intellectual Property Law Association presented a
panel discussion, Pay for Delay: Views from the FTC, Industry and Legal
Economists on Reverse Payment Settlements in Hatch-Waxman Patent
Litigation.
Photo: Sean Sime
RELIGIOUS LEGAL THEORY:
The State of the Field
More than 200 law students
from across the country
gathered at Seton Hall Law
last October for the third
annual Student Health Law
Conference cosponsored by
the American Society of Law,
Medicine & Ethics (ASLME).
The day-long conference
allowed law students to
ASLME conference hosts, from left: Simone
explore career opportunities
Handler-Hutchinson ’93, Executive Director,
in health and life sciences
Center for Health & Pharmaceutical Law &
law, while also offering
Policy; Kathleen M. Boozang, then Associate
Dean for Academic Advancement and
them the rare — but highly
Professor of Law; Peter M. Liebold, Executive
desirable — opportunity to
Vice President and CEO of the American Health
meet
professionals across
Lawyers Association; and Helen Cummings,
the spectrum of health law
Administrator of Graduate Programs.
practice. Panelists included
representatives from government, law firms, nonprofit agencies,
pharmaceutical companies and health care providers, including the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services; U.S. Department of Justice;
New York Office of Medicaid Inspector General; Gibbons P.C.; Brach Eichler,
LLC; Johnson & Johnson; University of Medicine and Dentistry of New
Jersey; and Saint Barnabas Health Care System.
Peter M. Liebold, Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the
American Health Lawyers Association, a featured speaker at the conference,
encouraged law students to take the time to assess their strengths,
weaknesses and personal attributes and to focus their search on the health law
careers that best suit them. Seton Hall Law will host the conference again on
October 22, 2010.
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LAW SCHOOL BRIEFS
REMEMBERING SAMUEL J. HEYMAN 1939-2009
Photo: Doug Davies
Photo: Sean Sime
TRIBUTES FROM HEYMAN FELLOWS:
From left, Dean Hobbs with Ronnie and Samuel J. Heyman at the inaugural
Samuel J. Heyman Public Interest Lecture in 2006.
Jennifer Davenport ‘03, 2008 Fellow
U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of New Jersey
Photo: Sean Sime
“In summer 2009, I was offered a position with the U.S. General
Photo: Sean Sime
“The Heyman Public Service Program is a point of pride for Seton Hall Law,
and we are grateful to Sam and Ronnie Heyman and their family for
their unsurpassed generosity,” said Dean Patrick E. Hobbs. “I’ve heard from
many former Heyman Fellows who expressed their grief over Sam’s
passing last fall. Their careers have taken fascinating turns thanks to the
opportunity that Sam provided.”
Andy R. Camacho ‘03, 2008 Fellow
U.S. Department of Justice, Taxation Division, Washington, D.C.
“It is an honor to be a Samuel J. Heyman Fellow, and to be part of his vision
of advancing government service. Mr. Heyman’s efforts have reminded
Seton Hall Law students and alumni of how we can use our knowledge and
talents to better serve the public.”
Samuel J. Heyman believed that government requires talented
people in its employ if it is to fulfill its purpose. His dedication to federal
government service is reflected in his founding of the Heyman Public
Service Program in 2006, which offers fellowships to Seton Hall Law
students and alumni so they may fulfill their aspirations in government
roles. Since the Program’s founding, 17 students and alumni have been
named Heyman Fellows.
At this year’s annual Samuel J. Heyman Public Interest Lecture, the Seton
Hall Law community remembered Mr. Heyman’s generosity through
tributes from past Heyman Fellows whose careers and lives were
transformed by their experiences. Keynote speaker Michelle DePass,
Assistant Administrator of International Affairs at the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, shared the story of her career and the principles that
drive her devotion to federal public service. Multi-media artwork by
Charles Fazzino was presented at the lecture to honor Samuel Heyman’s
impact on Seton Hall Law’s students and alumni. The art is permanently
displayed in the Law School’s Office of Career Services, along with a
plaque honoring Mr. Heyman.
“Samuel J. Heyman’s vision of advancing government service is the
sine qua non of many successful careers in government service. As
a Samuel J. Heyman Fellow at Seton Hall, I am privileged to be a part
of his vision and to continue his work as an ambassador for future
graduates.”
Services Administration’s Office of Governmentwide Policy as a
Presidential Management Fellow. Being named a 2009 Samuel J.
Heyman Postgraduate Fellow validated my decision to go into federal
service and eased my move from New York to D.C.”
Elaine C. Crowley ‘09
Presidential Management Fellow, Office of Governmentwide Policy,
U.S. General Services Administration, Washington, D.C.
“Last summer I had the opportunity to work as an intern in the
U.S. Department of State’s Foreign Service. This chance to serve my
country was incredibly rewarding and would not have been possible
without the generous support of the Samuel J. Heyman Fellowship.”
Bryan M. Nelson ‘10
2009 Summer Fellowship, U.S. Department of State
M.B.A. Candidate, University of Virginia
ONLINE GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN HEALTH & HOSPITAL LAW
“Over the years, we have received countless inquiries from
health care professionals who are eager to learn about the
legal aspects of their profession but can’t realistically commit
to the two-year M.S.J. degree,” explains Professor Carl H.
Coleman of the Center for Health & Pharmaceutical Law &
Policy. “We created the online Graduate Certificate program
to respond to this growing demand.”
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Taught exclusively online, the program offers immersion in
key substantive health law issues along with development of
skills to research and communicate effectively about the law.
“We have designed the program to be highly interactive,
with a low student-to-faculty ratio and numerous
opportunities for individualized feedback,” says Helen
Cummings, Administrator of Graduate Programs.
The program is open to individuals
baccalaureate degree from an
accredited college or university.
For more information and
an online application, visit
law.shu.edu/onlinecertificate.
who have earned a
Professor Carl Coleman, who
developed the Online Graduate
Certificate in Health & Hospital
Law, with Brad Davidson ’09.
Photo: Sean Sime
Busy professionals seeking to obtain an in-depth knowledge
of the legal, regulatory and ethical issues related to health
care delivery need look no further than Seton Hall Law.
With the launching of the Law School’s online Graduate
Certificate in Health & Hospital Law, mid- to senior-level
professionals in the health care industry and others
interested in this field now have a convenient and accessible
place to increase their knowledge base.
FACULTY HIGHLIGHTS
Supporting Faculty Scholarship and Contributions
Among the generous contributions to the Seton Hall Law Rising campaign are those designated to recognize the Law School’s faculty.
To date, the $25 million campaign, which runs through June 30, 2011, has raised more than $9 million for faculty support. Along with hiring
several new faculty members this year (see page 7), Seton Hall Law has recognized two vibrant faculty members for their outstanding legal
scholarship, teaching, service and leadership.
CHARLES A. SULLIVAN
The Andrea J. Catania Endowed
Faculty Chair
FRANK PASQUALE
Schering-Plough Professor in Health Care
Regulation and Enforcement
On March 3, 2010, the Seton Hall Law community and special guests
gathered to remember Professor Andrea J. Catania, a beloved faculty
member who passed away in 2000, and to name Professor Charles A.
Sullivan as the Andrea J. Catania Endowed Faculty Chair.
Professor Sullivan currently serves as Director of the Peter W. Rodino Jr.
Law Library. During his 32 years with the Law School, he has served in
numerous capacities; been a mentor and friend to fellow faculty members,
administrators and students; and cultivated major changes at Seton Hall
Law. As Associate Dean during the 1990s, he helped to raise the Law
School’s academic standards and develop the strong sense of fellowship
that characterizes Seton Hall Law today.
A highly respected employment law scholar, Professor Sullivan is the
author of numerous law journal articles and several books including the
nation’s leading casebook on employment discrimination, Cases and
Materials on Employment Discrimination (Aspen, 7th ed., 2008).
Photo: Sean Sime
The Catania Endowed Faculty Chair, established through the support of
Professor Catania’s family and friends as well as alumni and faculty,
recognizes a faculty member for dedicated service to the Law School.
Professor Catania was remembered for her many contributions to Seton
Hall Law, including her service on nearly every Law School committee and
her steadfast concern for the well-being of others, especially law students.
From left, Joseph P. Starkey, former President of the Schering-Plough Foundation, Professor Frank
Pasquale and Dean Hobbs.
At the May 2010 Annual Faculty Dinner, Professor Frank Pasquale was
named the Schering-Plough Professor in Health Care Regulation and
Enforcement. The endowed professorship recognizes Professor Pasquale’s
international reputation in health and intellectual property law and was
created through a $2.5 million endowment from the former ScheringPlough Corporation and the Schering-Plough Foundation.
Photo: Sean Sime
Professor Pasquale, a member of the Seton Hall Law faculty since 2004, is
Associate Director of the Center for Health & Pharmaceutical Law & Policy.
His work has been featured in top law reviews, books, journals and online
blogs, including Seton Hall Law’s Health Reform Watch, of which he is
Editor-in-Chief.
From left, President Monsignor Robert M. Sheeran, Adjunct Professor Diane Nardone ’88 and
Professor Charles A. Sullivan, who was named the Andrea J. Catania Endowed Faculty Chair
in memory of Professor Catania, who died in 2000.
As the Schering-Plough Professor in Health Care Regulation and
Enforcement, Professor Pasquale will contribute scholarship on issues
related to administrative law and the regulatory and enforcement
concerns of providers and patients, FDA law, and drug and device
innovation.
Fall 2010
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FACULTY HIGHLIGHTS
APPOINTMENTS AND HONORS
Kathleen M. Boozang, Associate Dean
for Academic Advancement and
Professor of Law, has taken on a new
role, serving as Seton Hall University’s
Interim Vice Provost for the 2010-11
school year. Since joining the Seton
Hall Law faculty in 1990, Dean
Boozang founded the Law School's nationally ranked Center for Health &
Pharmaceutical Law & Policy, which offers three degrees as well
as multiple certificate programs domestically, in the European Union, and
online. Dean Boozang served as Associate Dean for Academics at the Law
School from 2000-08, overseeing the offices of Student Services, Career
Services, Enrollment Services, Registrar and Bursar, Finance, Public
Relations, IT, the Library, and the Law School’s clinical, public interest and
pro bono programs. She was also responsible for faculty development.
Dean Boozang co-chaired the Law School’s 1999 self-study, has drafted
and shepherded implementation of strategic plans for the Law School,
its Center for Social Justice and the Gibbons Institute of Law, Science
& Technology.
PROFESSOR
CARL H. COLEMAN
Appointed to
U.S. Advisory
Committee on
Human Research
In March, Professor Carl H. Coleman
was sworn in as a member of
the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services Secretary’s
Advisory Committee on Human
Research Protections. The Advisory
Committee is responsible for providing expert advice and
recommendations on the protection of human research subjects. An
internationally respected scholar on the legal, ethical and public policy
implications of biomedical research, Professor Coleman is co-author of
The Ethics and Regulation of Research with Human Subjects (Lexis, 2005).
During the 2006-07 academic year, he served as Bioethics and
Law Adviser at the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva,
Switzerland, where he helped author the report, “Ethical Considerations in
Developing a Public Health Response to Pandemic Influenza,” and
contributed to a WHO project on strengthening research ethics committees
in Western and Central Africa. He continues to work with WHO as a
consultant on projects related to ethics and public health.
Photo: Sean Sime
Photo: Sean Sime
DEAN KATHLEEN M.
BOOZANG
Named Interim
Vice Provost at
Seton Hall University
BRENDA SAUNDERS-HAMPDEN
Honored as Civil Rights Pioneer
Photo: Sean Sime
At age 12, Professor Brenda Saunders-Hampden and her sister
desegregated the High Point, North Carolina, schools. A year
later, she helped organize the High Point Woolworth’s sit-ins.
Last January, she was honored for those efforts as a civil rights
pioneer at the Mid-Atlantic People of Color Legal Scholarship
Conference. At the conference, Professor Saunders-Hampden
spoke on “Fifty Years After the Sit-ins: Reflecting on the Role of
Protest in Social Movements and Law Reform” and described
how she and 25 other African-American high school students
Brenda Saunders (center) with her sister, Miriam Lynn.
sat in Woolworth’s at a segregated lunch counter and day after
day refused to give up their seats, until the mayor appointed a Human Relations Council to resolve the issue.
The High Point Woolworth’s protest was the country’s first sit-in staged by high school students. Professor
Saunders-Hampden and her sister became the first black students to attend all-white schools in High Point
after their mother applied for their reassignment. To learn more about Professor Saunders-Hampden’s
experiences in the civil rights movement, go to law.shu.edu/BrendaSaundersCivilRights.
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N E W FA C U LT Y
JENNY ELIZABETH CARROLL
Associate Professor
LL.M., Georgetown University
J.D., University of Texas School of Law
A.B., Duke University
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REMEMBERING
PROFESSOR
THOMAS HOLTON
by Terry Connor ‘67
Professor Carroll most recently served as Visiting Assistant Professor of Law at the University of
Cincinnati College of Law where she taught Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Evidence and
White Collar Crime. Prior to that, she served as Assistant Professor of Clinical Law and Academic
Director of the Ohio Innocence Project/Rosenthal Institute for Justice at the University of Cincinnati.
JENNY-BROOKE CONDON
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Associate Professor
J.D., Seton Hall University School of Law
B.A., George Washington University
Professor Condon rejoins the Seton Hall Law faculty after serving as the John J. Gibbons Fellow
in Public Interest and Constitutional Law at Gibbons P.C. Prior to that, she was a Visiting Clinical
Professor in the Law School’s Immigration & Human Rights Clinic where she focused on asylum,
trafficking and the protection of immigrant victims of domestic violence.
Associate Professor
J.D., Yale Law School
M.Phil., Oxford University
B.A., Amherst College
Professor Hafetz previously served as staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union in New
York City. He has authored numerous law review articles and published two books including The
Guantanamo Lawyers: Inside a Prison, Outside the Law (2009), which he co-edited with Professor
Mark Denbeaux. His articles and reviews also have appeared in The Nation, Los Angeles Times, Huffington Post and
National Law Journal.
BRIAN SHEPPARD
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PROFESSOR THOMAS HOLTON, who
taught many of us Criminal Law,
Constitutional Law, International
Law and other courses at the
Clinton Street “campus,” passed
away last year at the age of 87. He
was a gifted intellectual, a student
of the law and theology, of language
and policy. His curiosity was
boundless.
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JONATHAN HAFETZ
Associate Professor
J.S.D., Harvard Law School (candidate)
LL.M., Harvard Law School
J.D., Boston College of Law
B.A., College of the Holy Cross
Professor Sheppard most recently served as a Climenko Fellow at Harvard Law School. Before
that, he clerked for Justice Martha B. Sosman of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
and for Judge Levin H. Campbell of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. For several years after
clerking, Professor Sheppard continued working at the First Circuit as a staff attorney. He is the author of several law
review articles, including “Evaluating Norms: An Empirical Analysis of the Relationship Between Norm-Content,
Operator and Charitable Behavior” (VANDERBILT LAW REVIEW, 2010), which resulted from a behavioral study that was
funded by the Mind/Brain/Behavior Interfaculty Initiative at Harvard University.
The leadership at the Law School
today is inspired and the faculty,
equally gifted and more diverse.
But they stand on the shoulders of
Tom and his colleagues, who were
foundation blocks for the steady
emergence of today’s Seton Hall
Law School’s rising.
Associate Professor
J.D., Harvard Law School
B.A., Duke University
Prior to joining the Seton Hall Law faculty, Professor Simkovic was a bankruptcy and litigation
associate at Davis Polk & Wardwell and a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Company.
He is the author of several law journal articles, including “The Effect of BAPCPA on Credit
Card Industry Profits and Prices,” (AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY LAW JOURNAL, 2009); “Secret Liens and
the Financial Crisis of 2008,” (AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY LAW JOURNAL, 2009); and “The Effect of Mandatory Disclosure on
Open Market Stock Repurchases,” (BERKELEY BUSINESS LAW JOURNAL, 2010).
ADAM N. STEINMAN
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I stayed in touch with Tom over the
years. His influence enriched my
life, personally, professionally and
as a citizen. His passing reminds
me to say again to my generation,
that while we did not have the
advantage of the wonderful facility
our successors have at One Newark
Center, we did have the benefit of
some dedicated and gifted professors in those days.
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MICHAEL SIMKOVIC
Professor of Law
LL.M., Georgetown University Law Center
J.D., Yale Law School
B.A., Yale University
Professor Steinman joins Seton Hall Law from the University of Cincinnati College of Law,
focusing his teaching and scholarship in the area of civil procedure and federal courts as well as
international law. Prior to pursuing academia, Professor Steinman practiced at the law firm of
Perkins Coie LLP in Seattle, focusing on complex civil litigation (principally product liability, commercial and
international matters) and appellate litigation. Professor Steinman’s most recent article, “The Pleading Problem,” was
published in the STANFORD LAW REVIEW (2010).
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ALUMNI SUCCESS
IN SPORTS, ENTERTAINMENT & IP LAW
This issue of Seton Hall Law highlights the success of graduates who guide and advise the world's great innovators.
As agents, private or general counsel, and even product development experts, Seton Hall Law alumni who practice
sports and entertainment law preserve the rights and shape the careers of the talented athletes, actors, musicians and
writers they serve. Meanwhile, alumni practicing intellectual property (IP) law provide copyright, patent and
trademark protections to the inventors, scientists, engineers and artists of all sorts whose creations help to improve
the quality of life for people throughout the world.
Over the past decade, Seton Hall Law has developed one of the nation’s broadest course offerings exploring, in depth,
the intersection of innovation and law. The sports and entertainment law curriculum includes a diverse externship
program in which students put their classroom learning into practice in this fast-paced field. In fact, many of these
externships are sponsored by Seton Hall Law alumni, who paved the way to success and are eager for future alumni
to follow in their footsteps. Similarly, via extensive course offerings, professors in the Gibbons Institute of Law,
Science & Technology prepare and challenge students not only to develop the legal skills they need to practice IP
law, but to consider how laws evolve to meet the ever-changing demands of technology.
Meet five Seton Hall Law graduates – Jim Ornstein ’96, Patricia Lawrence Kolaras ’00, Bill Campbell ’94, Professor
Brenda Saunders-Hampden ’77, and Carrie Longstaff ’05 – who lend counsel to some of the world’s most talented
individuals and organizations.
Jim Ornstein ’96
Agent, William Morris Endeavor Entertainment
Jim Ornstein’s career choice was influenced a
great deal by his father, who is an actor and a
broadcaster. “My dad was a client of the William
Morris Agency. I was either going to become a
sportscaster like my dad, or try to find a more
secure livelihood and combine a law degree
with work in sports and entertainment.” After
graduating Phi Beta Kappa from Rutgers
University, Seton Hall Law was a logical next step.
While many of his Seton Hall Law classmates
were beginning jobs with six-figure salaries
after graduation, Ornstein was sorting mail at
the William Morris Agency for $300 a week. “A
month after the bar exam I was pushing a mail
cart, delivering mail and running errands,” he
says. Ornstein was one of the select few invited
to complete the agency’s time-honored
apprenticeship program.
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Ornstein’s big break as an agent came when he
first met Kelly Ripa. “I knew right away she had
an incredible star quality.” Ornstein began
working with Ripa in 2001 and since then has
helped build her into a household name that
has earned her great success as host of Live with
Regis and Kelly; as a spokesperson for such
brands as TD Bank, Electrolux and Tide; as a
sitcom star with her own series, Hope and Faith;
and as an Executive Producer at Milojo
Productions, which she founded with her
husband, Mark Consuelos.
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Ornstein’s diverse client list also boasts other
television personalities and a host of athletes
whom he has helped cross over from sports to
television and film, including NBA coach and
ESPN television analyst Jeff Van Gundy; Fox NFL
personality Tony Siragusa; former NFL
quarterback and current NFL Network/Fox
analyst Kurt Warner; and former quarterback
and current ESPN analyst Tim Hasselbeck, just
to name a few.
Other Ornstein family members also thrive
in the world of sports and entertainment:
his wife, Jill Dobson, a 2000 Miss USA finalist, is a
contributor to the CBS Early Show. Ornstein’s
brother Gus, a highly touted former NFL
quarterback and Major League Baseball player,
is also in the television business and has
broadcast games for ESPNU and MSG Varsity.
“I’m really proud of the business I’ve crafted,”
says Ornstein. “I feel like I was smart in laying
the groundwork for this career, getting
an incredible education at Seton Hall Law,
supplementing that with intelligent internships
in the entertainment and sports fields, and
then being able to parlay an education from
Seton Hall Law into a successful career as an
agent. It’s been great.”
Patricia Lawrence Kolaras ’00
President, The PLK Law Group, P.C.
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Patricia Kolaras ’00 was enjoying a lucrative career in
the pharmaceuticals industry when she saw the
movie, A Few Good Men. “After that, I couldn’t get the
idea of law school out of my head,” she recalls. “I
chose Seton Hall because of its strong Health Law
program.”
All that changed, however, after she attended a
sports and entertainment law panel organized by
Professors Brenda Saunders-Hampden and John R.
Kettle III. “They brought in industry executives —
many of whom were Seton Hall alumni — to speak
about the opportunities in their field. After that, I was hooked.”
Kolaras started taking IP classes and began an internship with RCA Records,
which “Professor Saunders was instrumental in arranging,” she says. “I made myself
indispensible as an intern and continued to work there while finishing my law degree.”
After Kolaras completed her studies in December of 1999, “RCA created a legal
consultant position for me.” Not long after, she got a call from the General Counsel at
BMG Entertainment — RCA’s parent company — with a dream job offer.
Kolaras stayed with BMG for 10 years and was there to experience and shape the new
face of content ownership and copyright laws as the arrival of the Internet and Napster
turned the whole music industry upside down. “It was then that I began to understand
the full impact of IP law within the entertainment industry,” she explains.
Not long after that, Kolaras started a family and left BMG to launch her own firm,
The PLK Law Group, a boutique firm specializing in transactional and IP Law. “It was a
very difficult decision, but I needed to create work/life balance,” she says. “It was
one of the best decisions I have ever made. I was able to take all the components
of my experience and work in a way that I could control and enjoy.” PLK
represents production and apparel companies, authors, athletes, a cast member
of NBC’s 30 Rock Show, Mr. Tod’s Pies of ABC’s Shark Tank Show, a Beverly Hills
celebrity cosmetic dentist and numerous others.
Patricia began working with The Rum Cake Fairy Dessert Company, home of Oprah’s OList rum cake, to protect its IP assets. The relationship grew to a partnership and
today Patricia serves as President and General Counsel while running her law firm.
“In working with The Rum Cake brand, I began to realize the inherent connection
between IP and branding,” she explains.
“I work to create, package, develop and protect specialty brands like the popular
“AH Ring” worn by Terry Hatcher, Gwyneth Paltrow, Tyra Banks, Anne Hathaway,
Serena Williams and others. What I like most in my job is striking a balance between
creative and legal.”
Bill Campbell ’94
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Senior Vice President, Business Development, Universal Music eLabs
Bill Campbell ’94 got into entertainment law with
a guitar in his hand. A native of Chester, New
Jersey, Campbell wrote and played music as a solo
artist and in bands throughout college. After
graduating from the University of Richmond he
continued to perform in Virginia for a year before
moving to New York City with part of his band.
“When I moved to New York I thought I was going
to be a musician,” he now says. “But it’s always
nice to have a backup plan.” Plan B started in the
mailroom at SBK Records. After moving to the
copyright department of the company’s publishing division, EMI Music Publishing,
Campbelll decided he needed additional education and he applied to Seton Hall Law.
Campbell was one of the first students to take advantage of the school’s new
entertainment and sports law curriculum and he was the founding president of the
Entertainment Law Society. After a year at BMG Music, Campbell spent most of the
next dozen years at Sony Music, and in January, he joined Universal Music Group’s
eLab, where his team oversees deals to distribute music digitally throughout North
America. “I have always been very interested in creating new business models and
new ways of delivering music,” he says. “Because people are not listening to music
the way they used to, we’re trying to listen to the consumers and get ahead of
technology trends.” All the while, Campbell thinks strategically about the future of
an industry that has seen its revenues halved by piracy and file sharing.
Campbell still records albums and plays in New York City clubs, but he has a passion
for the opportunities to be found at the intersections of music, business and
technology. Campbell is also passionate about his alma mater, where he has served
on his reunion committee, taught classes and taken on students as interns.
When he started at Seton Hall, Campbell says, conventional wisdom said you had to
attend law school in New York City to win a job at a leading entertainment law firm
or in the music industry. Now, he notes with pride, several of the students who
followed him into the entertainment and sports law curriculum hold top positions
at industry giants like Warner Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment.
“It is important to make sure that Seton Hall is recognized for its achievement in
entertainment, sports and intellectual property law,” Campbell, says. “We’ve got a
great school and a great curriculum, and now we have a network of high-level
professionals who are open to working with Seton Hall grads.”
Brenda Saunders-Hampden ’77
Faculty Director of the Entertainment Law Externship Program and Associate Professor of Law
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Combining her abiding love of music with the law
just seemed natural to Professor Brenda SaundersHampden ’77. It’s what she had always done: as she
began her acclaimed civil rights career at age 12,
she took refuge in her piano every night.
Later, with both a bachelor’s and master’s degree
in Music Education from Howard University, she
taught and played music professionally
throughout the country. Soon, while studying jazz
with the great Donald Byrd (who himself had
studied law), the young Saunders became
fascinated with copyright law and the music
business. Soon, she found herself studying to be a lawyer at Seton Hall Law.
Always the pioneer, the fact that there was no Entertainment & Sports Law program at
Seton Hall Law at that time didn’t stop her. She took Entertainment Law through a coop agreement at another law school, and after she graduated from Seton Hall Law and
returned to teach here a few years later, promptly worked to start a similar program
herself.
Having spent the last few years prior to teaching in private practice as both musical
director and counsel to a number of theatrical and musical productions, again, it just
seemed natural to combine two great loves. And faculty agreed — and approved the
first Entertainment & Sports Law course at Seton Hall Law.
Professor Saunders-Hampden went on to team with a host of entertainment law
attorneys from private practice who served as adjunct professors and built the program
one course and one student at a time. In recent years, she worked with faculty to add
the innovative Entertainment Law Externship Program, which affords students the
opportunity to work at Sony, MTV, Universal, Viacom, Warner Bros., EMI and a whole host
of other music and media giants while still in school. Many of their externships
ultimately turn into jobs for students after graduation.
Like a proud parent, Professor Saunders-Hampden, when discussing the Sports &
Entertainment Program, immediately describes the long list of alumni who have gone
on to great success in the industry. “We’ve had graduates working as senior vice
presidents, directors, and in-house counsel at Sony, BMI, EMI, Microsoft, Viacom, Warner
Bros., ESPN, Court TV, MTV, the Patent and Trademark Office, the MAAC and hundreds of
boutique and solo firms specializing in IP law and contract management. It’s fair to say
that Seton Hall Law has become a dominant force within the industry.”
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GIBBONS INSTITUTE OF LAW, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY:
At the Intersection of Law, Technology
and Society
“When Gibbons P.C. endowed the Gibbons Institute
of Law, Science & Technology, we intended to
provide additional resources to our clients in
the technology and scientific communities through
publications, symposia and events,” stated
Patrick C. Dunican, Jr. ’91, Chairman and Managing
Director of Gibbons P.C. “In three short years, the
Institute has achieved these goals and more,
growing into a forum for lawyers, judges, scientists
and government officials to discuss the scientific
and technological changes that challenge existing
laws and legal institutions.”
With four academic programs, the Institute’s
intellectual property (IP) curriculum now includes
20 courses, featuring such offerings as IP in
the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industries,
Cybersecurity Law, Internet Law, Law and Genetics,
and Technology, Human Rights and Equality. The
newest degree program, the LL.M. program in IP law,
features opportunities for advanced learning in five
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In 2007, Seton Hall Law established the Gibbons Institute of Law, Science
& Technology with a generous $1 million endowment from Gibbons P.C. to
explore the political, social and legal consequences of the scientific and
technological advances that are reshaping our lives in the 21st century.
Three years later, the Gibbons Institute is a thriving center of excellence for
scholarship and learning.
sub-specialties, including IP and the Life Sciences,
and IP and the Telecommunications Industry.
The Gibbons Institute also offers a lively public
forum where lawyers, judges, scientists and
government officials gather regularly for continuing
education programs, conferences and colloquia.
The most recent initiative, the Cybersecurity
Law Project, in partnership with the Bergen
County Prosecutor’s Office and Rutgers School
of Law–Newark, will offer courses, conferences
and other opportunities for law students, lawyers
and academics to embrace an emerging field of law.
“The Gibbons Institute has made Seton Hall Law
a hub of opportunity in the field of intellectual
property law,” said Erik Lillquist, Senior Associate
Dean and Co-Chair of the Gibbons Institute. “We
look forward to expanding our offerings to the
students, scholars and attorneys who will shape
policy and practice at the critical intersection of law,
technology and innovation.”
Carrie Longstaff ’05
Associate, Gibbons P.C.
After graduating from the University of
Delaware with a degree in mechanical
engineering, Carrie Longstaff ’05 embarked
on an exciting career designing nuclear pumps
for Ingersoll Dresser Pump Company. After
a few years, she moved to Marotta Scientific
Controls and was involved in the design and
manufacture of valves used in space and
military applications.
“I always knew I wanted to go back to school,
but I wasn’t 100 percent sure I wanted to go
to law school,” she says. She was attracted to
Seton Hall because of its location and its
part-time program. “Many places don’t even
offer a night program. Seton Hall really worked
to make sure that classes were scheduled at
convenient times. That way, I could keep my day
job while I gave law school a try.”
After a year of evening classes, Longstaff was
convinced law school was for her. “I decided to
quit my job and focus on law school full-time,”
she explains. “I realized that if I wanted to really
pursue a career in law I needed to start working
as an attorney.”
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“The folks at Seton Hall were wonderful about
helping me transition from part-time to fulltime,” she says, “and I was able to take some
summer courses and finish up in three years
instead of four.”
Shown at the Cybersecurity Law Project reception are, from left, front, Claudette St. Romain, Associate
Dean; James B. Johnston ’96, Lieutenant, Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, and President of the Seton Hall
Law Alumni Council; Demetra Maurice ’96, Bergen County Assistant Prosecutor; Professor David W.
Opderbeck '91, Director of the Gibbons Institute; and from rear, left, Stephen J. Taylor, Criminal Justice
Director, Office of the New Jersey Attorney General; David E. De Lorenzi, Chair of the Intellectual Property
Department, Gibbons, P.C., and Co-Chair, Gibbons Institute Advisory Board; Dean Hobbs; Annmarie Cozzi,
Bergen County Assistant Prosecutor; Gregory Mark, Vice Dean and Co-Director of the Center for Law,
Science and Technology, Rutgers School of Law–Newark; John L. Molinelli, Bergen County Prosecutor;
Patrick Dunican, Jr., ’91, Managing Director, Gibbons P.C. and Member, Gibbons Institute Advisory Board;
and Erik Lillquist, Senior Associate Dean and Executive Director of the Gibbons Institute.
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Today, Longstaff is an Associate in the
Intellectual Property department of Gibbons
P.C. She works with clients in a wide range of
technologies, from mechanical arts to
pharmaceuticals. “I still love mechanical
engineering,” she says, “but this job is a great
fit for me.”
She also notes, “Law is about the people
you meet — making those connections and
keeping them. When I interned at the New York
Stock Exchange, the folks at Seton Hall helped
me get into the Enforcement Division, where I
earned real-life experience and made
connections I can still count on today.”
Class Reunions
A TIME FOR SHARING MEMORIES AND STRENGTHENING CONNECTIONS
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Nearly 300 alumni joined in last year’s reunions, pledging more than $260,000 to the Fund for Seton Hall Law.
Celebrating their reunions were the Classes of 1959, 1969 and 1979 at Bayonne Golf Club on September 12,
2009; and the Classes of 1989, 1994 and 1999 at the Law School on October 17, 2009. The reunions were a
great opportunity to renew old friendships and catch up with classmates and faculty.
From left, Deborah Bello ’79, Reunion Committee member;
Gary Battaglia; Diane Uniman ’79, Reunion Committee
member; and Howard Uniman '85.
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1999 Reunion Committee members, from left, Diana Buongiorno, Tricia Gasparine, Victoria Flynn,
Kecia Clarke, Onofrio deGennaro, Barbara Bini Martin, John Tortorella, Eric Brophy, Dean Hobbs,
Lance Eisenberg, Bruce Padula, Leonard Fondetto and Marguerite Wynne.
Dean Hobbs with the 1994 reunion committee members; front row, from
left, Christina Bennett, Lisa Trembly, Diane Ruccia Kinney, Paul Keenan,
Gregory Fortsch, Kristin Bissinger; back row, from left, Bill Campbell,
Jeff Goldsmith, Jim Andrews, and Peter Tu.
From left, William Kane ’69, Reunion Committee
member; Dean Hobbs; Diane Uniman ’79, Reunion
Committee member; Charles Kahwaty ’79, Reunion
Committee member; and Wendy Engler ’79.
From left, Jack Arseneault ’79, Reunion Committee
member; Sam Convery ’69, Reunion Committee member;
The Honorable Louis Locascio ’69, Reunion Committee
member; and The Honorable James Convery ’69.
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From left, Mary Stahl; Robert Stahl ’89, Reunion Committee member;
Suzanne Cavanaugh; and Robert Cavanaugh '89, Reunion Committee member.
The Honorable Patrick McGinley ’59,
with Dean Hobbs.
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Citywide Corporate Photograpy, Inc.
2010 DISTINGUISHED GRADUATE
KEVIN H. MARINO
Leading Litigator
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The 2010
Alumni Dinner Dance
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From left, Governor Christopher J. Christie ’87,
Mary Pat Christie, Rita Marino, Kevin Marino
and Dean Hobbs.
Hon. Maryanne Trump Barry and Monsignor
Robert Sheeran.
When KEVIN MARINO ’84 hires attorneys for
his firm, Marino, Tortorella & Boyle, he looks
for one primary attribute: an unwavering
pursuit of excellence. “Whether you are
representing an individual or you’re representing a company, you want to bring your
skills to their problems, and make their
problems your problems,” he says. “And you
can do that really effectively, and achieve a
wonderful degree of success, if you are
committed to excellence.”
He cares about community, too, especially the
community that welcomed him to Seton Hall.
“When I was applying to law school, The Paper
Chase was out there, and One L, Scott Turow’s
book about his horrible first year at Harvard
Law School. The image of law school was very
cold, very unforgiving,” he says. “Seton Hall
was the antithesis of all that.” Marino loved
the School’s sense of larger purpose, of commitment to the outside world.
For the excellence of his professional accomplishments and his longstanding commitment
to the Law School’s community, Seton Hall Law
recognized Marino as the 2010 Distinguished
Graduate, and honored him during the Alumni
Dinner Dance on April 24 at the Hilton in Short
Hills. Phil McGovern ’84 and Mike Critchley ’72
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served as co-chairs of the event.
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From left, Professor Wifredo Caraballo
with Alumni Dinner Dance Co-Chair
Michael Critchley, Sr. ’72.
From left, Mara Zazzali-Hogan ’98 and
Jennifer Marino Thibodaux ’05.
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Practicing what he preaches, Marino has
excelled at every stop along the way. He
served as Editor-in-Chief of the SETON HALL LAW
REVIEW and graduated cum laude. Following
a clerkship in federal district court for the
Honorable Maryanne Trump Barry, Marino
entered private practice at Robinson, Wayne,
Levin, Riccio & LaSala. He was elected a partner
of Robinson, St. John & Wayne in 1992. In 1996,
he founded the firm now known as Marino,
Tortorella & Boyle, a four-lawyer litigation firm
considered by many to be the preeminent
such firm in the New York area. His peers consistently select him for inclusion in the Best
Lawyers in America and he has been named
one of New Jersey’s Top 100 Super Lawyers.
Judge Barry, who presented the Distinguished
Graduate Award to Marino at the Dinner
Dance, said this of him: “Kevin is a superb
lawyer with an unrelenting work ethic and
a commitment to excellence. Combine those
attributes with his fundamental decency, his
intelligence, his enthusiasm, and his deep and
abiding respect for the rule of law, and you
have the complete package. He is one of those
rare persons who, as someone else once put it,
has both an intellectual passion for the law
and an emotional passion for the people the
law affects and the dignity of each of those
individuals.”
Seton Hall Law prepared Marino well for
the broad range of complex commercial,
regulatory matters and white collar investigations at which his firm excels. His adjunct
professors included the Chief Judge of the U.S.
District Court who taught Civil Law Practice, the
soon-to-be Chief Judge who taught Trial
Advocacy, and the Chief Judge of the U.S. Court
of Appeals for the Third Circuit who taught
Federal Courts. “That struck me as pretty
routine at the time,” he says. “Of course, now I
understand that this relationship between
Seton Hall Law School and the courts was
unprecedented.”
As he has thrived in private practice, Marino has
always found time to support the Seton Hall
Law community. He has taught Criminal
Procedure, Professional Responsibility, and
Legal Writing as an adjunct professor. He
published an influential article in the SETON HALL
LAW REVIEW that articulated a theory of due
process that was later adopted by the Supreme
Court of New Jersey. Today, his many volunteer
activities include service as a member of the
Seton Hall Law School Board of Visitors.
Marino stays involved with Seton Hall, he says,
because it is extraordinary, and because its
focus on excellence and community matches
his own. “Everybody has to produce to be
excellent, and that’s what you learn at Seton
Hall,” he says. “They know that the combination of a community-focused entity and the
thought that you really have to go out and
prove yourself is an absolutely outstanding
combination for success in the world.”
In addition, he and his wife, Rita, have
generously endowed an annual scholarship
for future Editors-in-Chief of the SETON HALL
LAW REVIEW.
HONORED FOR ALUMNI SERVICE
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PETER N. LARSON
Dedicated Volunteer
From 1960 to 1967, Larson served on nuclear
submarines for the United States Navy and
today, he remains a staunch advocate for
veterans’ issues. “We send soldiers to battle
to defend our country and I believe that we
owe them a great debt for that sacrifice. I
want to be sure they receive all the benefits
they are due when they return home so they
can resume their lives.” Larson and his wife,
Lee, are also committed to serving the
homeless and young adults exiting foster
care. They will dedicate The Lee, a new
building named for Mrs. Larson, in November
2010 to serve these populations in
Manhattan.
Larson has an unwavering dedication to
Seton Hall Law. When a Law School phone
number comes across Larson’s caller ID
he answers, “Seton Hall Law Service
Department.” As well he should. Larson is a
founding member of the Seton Hall Law
Larson commented, “It’s a wonderful experience to help lay the groundwork upon
which students can build the legal and
business skills they need to advance in a
competitive world. It’s been truly rewarding
to serve on the Board of Visitors, working in
concert with faculty and students to
enhance the school for the future. “
He also urges fellow graduates to give back
to Seton Hall Law. “The Alumni Association
is a great way to begin to get involved
and it’s a stepping stone to other service
opportunities.
Photo: Sean Sime
From left, Dean Patrick E. Hobbs, Peter Larson
and Seton Hall University President
Monsignor Robert Sheeran.
Photo: Sean Sime
As a founding Co-Chair of the first Board of
Visitors Strategic Planning Committee,
serving first with Associate Dean Kathleen
Boozang, and now, with Senior Associate
Dean Erik Lillquist, Larson has guided the
school’s continued rise in prominence. The
school’s top-notch faculty, rich skills-based
curriculum and the success of the Seton Hall
Law Rising campaign, have, in turn, attracted
high-caliber students who enrich the
school with their exemplary academic
accomplishments and a diversity of life
experiences.
From left, Bob Rose ’74 and Al Jablonski ’66.
Photo: Sean Sime
It comes as no surprise. Throughout his
celebrated career as one the nation’s
corporate leaders — as Chairman and CEO of
Brunswick Corporation, a Fortune 500
company, and before that, as worldwide
Chairman of Johnson & Johnson’s Consumer
and Personal Care Group — Larson, now
retired, has measured his personal success
not just by the bottom line, but by the time
he has given back in service to causes and
communities that have shaped his own life.
The 2010
Many are One Gala
School Board of Visitors and currently serves
as Vice Chair of the Board. Larson served on
the Law School’s Self-Study Committee,
which prepared for the school’s ABA/AALS
2008 reaccreditation visit.
From left, Hon. Maryanne Trump Barry, Lynn
Fontaine Newsome ’81, Hon. Katharine Hayden
’75, Lana Walder.
“The advantage of giving to Seton Hall is that
you will strengthen your professional
network, among many other benefits. The
Seton Hall community pays back, even as you
pay it forward. Everyone wins. ”
To learn more about how you can volunteer at
Seton Hall Law, contact Lori Thimmel, Director
of Alumni Relations and Programming, at
lori.thimmel@shu.edu or at 973-642-8711.
Photo: Sean Sime
“There are few people who devote more
time and energy to Seton Hall Law than Peter
Larson,” said Dean Patrick E. Hobbs of
PETER LARSON ’74, the recipient of a Seton
Hall University Alumni Service Award for his
work with the Law School. Larson was
honored on June 4, 2010, at the University’s
annual Gala, Many are One, along with a
distinguished graduate of each school within
the University.
The Larson family, from left, Dana (Larson)
Boote, Wayne Boote, Lee Larson and
Peter Larson.
Fall 2010 • 13 •
SETON HALL LAW RISING
In its final
year, the Seton Hall Law
Rising campaign will focus on two
significant priorities: increasing
funding for the Law School’s most
vital needs; and encouraging as
many alumni and friends
as possible to participate
in the campaign’s
success.
As of June 30, 2010, the close of the fiscal
year, the campaign had generated $23.9
million in gifts and pledges since
its start date of July 1, 2005. “The Seton Hall
Law community has been generous,
many individuals and organizations
overwhelmingly so, and we thank our
contributors for their support,” notes
Campaign Co-Chair Joe LaSala ’72. “But,
the challenge in areas such as student
scholarships and fellowships remains more
crucial than ever.” At the beginning of the
campaign, the goal of creating 40 new
student scholarships was set. To date, 34
new scholarships have been created, half of
which are endowed, and more than $4.5
million has been contributed for student
scholarships and fellowships.
The current economic climate has
moved student financial aid from a
campaign priority to a critical need. During
the 2009-10 academic year, for example,
the Law School awarded $9.3 million in
scholarship aid. In the coming year, the Law
School will award significantly more in
student aid and is committed to keeping
tuition increases as low as possible, thus
stretching financial aid resources as never
before. “In the face of this economy, we
have to press on with our goals for student
aid,” says Dean Patrick Hobbs. “If our
students have what it takes to be admitted,
we need to do what we can to help make
Law School affordable to them. And, in
order to keep Seton Hall Law rising, we
must compete with the best law schools
for the best students. Student financial aid
is truly essential to everything else we do.”
Economic pressures accentuate the need
for increased support for the Fund for
Seton Hall Law, which subsidizes important
programs such as Moot Court and Mock
Trial, student organizations and journals,
and alumni networking and continuing
education opportunities. The Fund for
Seton Hall Law represents a key component of the Law School’s operating
budget and significantly impacts student
opportunities on a day-to-day basis. Like
any great educational institution, Seton
Hall Law must be nimble in responding
to fundamental needs and promising
opportunities.
Photo: Sean Sime
How can you help? If you’re in the position
to do so, you can help provide an enduring
source of student financial aid by
establishing a new scholarship. Many
more are needed in this final year of
the campaign. Additionally, alumni can
support the campaign this year by
increasing their annual giving. “We need to
give the Law School as much ammunition
as possible to deal with the challenges of
the current marketplace,” notes Campaign
Co-Chair Patrick Dunican ’91. “Now is the
time to step up and be a major part
of Seton Hall Law Rising. Our alma mater
needs us more than ever. Together, we
can make a difference.”
The Schiff Family gathered at Seton Hall Law School on March 30, 2010, to celebrate the dedication of
the Benjamin and Ruth Schiff Courtyard, a newly landscaped outdoor space where students can relax
and study.
For more information about how you can
be part of Seton Hall Law Rising, please
contact Assistant Dean Vicki Fleischer at
Vicki.Fleischer@shu.edu or call 973-642-8512.
VERIZON PUBLIC INTEREST
SUMMER FELLOWS
EMPOWER SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
This past summer, six Seton Hall University
School of Law students were able to apply
their passion for public interest while gaining
expertise in representing survivors of
domestic violence through the Verizon Public
Interest Fellowship Program.
Created with a $90,000 grant from the Verizon
Foundation, the program is a collaborative
effort with several regional social service
agencies. Along with providing legal representation for domestic violence survivors, the
fellowships are designed to create a pool of
lawyers committed to assisting those
affected by domestic violence.
Photo: Sean Sime
The fellows each received a $4,000 award to
support their 10-week placement. The first
week, they participated in training to build
their understanding of family law with
customized sessions offered by the advocacy
organizations Manavi, Inc. and The Rachel
Coalition. They also viewed the documentary
prepared by Verizon entitled, Telling Amy’s
Story, which explores the true story of a young
woman in a domestic violence situation who
was murdered by her husband. The fellows
then spent the remaining weeks at their
placement agencies and also met together
later in the summer to explore issues related
to domestic violence and public interest
practice. They further benefited by mentoring
from the Verizon Public Interest Postgraduate
Fellow, Mark Ferraz ‘05, who spent a year at
Partners for Women and Justice in Montclair.
VERIZON PUBLIC INTEREST SUMMER FELLOWS WERE
ASSIGNED TO THE FOLLOWING SITES:
NICHOLAS CORSANO, 2L
NORTHEAST LEGAL SERVICES, JERSEY CITY
Prior to enrolling at Seton Hall Law, Corsano
tutored underprivileged children in West
Philadelphia. He said he especially appreciated his fellowship for the opportunity
it gave him to be part of “giving a voice
to those who are all too frequently ignored.”
GABRIELLE CUSKELLY, 2L
CENTER FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AT SETON HALL LAW
During her first year at Seton Hall Law,
Cuskelly worked with the Pro Bono and Haiti
Rule of Law projects. This past spring, she
was a volunteer with the Domestic Violence
Advocacy Project (DVAP), a joint initiative
of Seton Hall Law and Rutgers.
JUSTINE DIGERONIMO, 2L
LEGAL SERVICES OF NEW JERSEY, EDISON
During her first year at Seton Hall Law,
Digeronimo worked with DVAP and the
Fugitive Safe Surrender project.
CANDACE JOHNSON, 3L
LEGAL SERVICES OF NEW JERSEY, EDISON
Johnson previously served as a volunteer
with the Courtroom Advocates Project (CAP),
a New York City program that trains students
to assist domestic violence survivors. At Seton
Hall Law, she serves as a Legal Education
Opportunities teaching fellow.
VICTORIA KRYZSIAK, 3L
PARTNERS FOR WOMEN AND JUSTICE, MONTCLAIR
At Seton Hall Law, Kryziak has served as an
instructor with New Jersey Legal Education
Empowerment Project (NJ LEEP,) a pipeline
diversity initiative that assists urban students
with developing skills for academic success.
COLLEEN MULLEN, 2L
ESSEX-NEWARK LEGAL SERVICES, NEWARK
Mullen previously served as a volunteer with
CAP in New York City, and DVAP in Newark.
The Verizon Public Interest Fellowship
Program also provided free financial
literacy and job preparation workshops for
domestic violence survivors to assist them
in rebuilding their lives.
To learn more, visit
law.shu.edu/VerizonFellowships.
Verizon Public Interest Program Fellows, Partners
and Foundation members, including, in front row,
from left, Douglas Schoenberger, Vice President of
Public Policy, Verizon Foundation; Verizon Summer
Fellows Victoria Kryzsiak ’11; Colleen Mullen ’12;
Candace Johnson ’11; Justine Digeronimo ’12;
Nicholas Corsano ’12 and Gabrielle Cuskelly ’12.
Top row, from left, Mark Ferraz ’05, Verizon Public
Interest Postgraduate Fellow; Suzanne Grossier,
Attorney, The Rachel Coalition; Marsha Papanek,
Attorney, Partners for Women and Justice; Donnett
Barnett-Verley, Director of External Affairs, Verizon
Foundation; Melody Carter Brown, National
Program Manager, Verizon Foundation; Jane
Hanson, Executive Director, Partners for Women
and Justice; Lisa Kalichman, Pro Bono Coordinator
and Diane Moxley, Attorney, Essex-Newark Legal
Services; Kevin Kelly, Associate Clinical Professor of
Family Law, Center for Social Justice.
Fall 2010
• 15 •
The Search for
Fulfillment & Success
Governor of the State of New Jersey
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CHRISTOPHER J. CHRISTIE ’87
Governor Chris Christie invited Seton Hall Law
School graduates to think about freedom
when he returned to Seton Hall Law, his alma
mater, to deliver the 2010 commencement
address. He wished them the ability to use
their freedom to find fulfillment and success
within or outside the study and practice of law.
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While the Governor acknowledged the
achievement of graduating from law school,
he also encouraged the graduates to think
beyond what a law degree can do for them
in the strictest sense. “Graduating from law
school is a significant accomplishment, but it
is just one accomplishment in one direction.
It could be the basis of everything you do, but
it could be just one step in one direction in
a life filled with achievements in all directions.”
Building on this theme, Governor Christie
encouraged students to think beyond legal
interests, using the story of physicist John
Knowles to illustrate the point of not defining
oneself merely by a degree. Knowles made a
career in physics that included a doctoral
degree and a role in developing the first
2
calculator. But it was an interest in the electric
guitar that would eventually grab him and
propel him to fame.
Governor Christie remembered how he had to
take a course, Great American Poetry, in
order to have enough credits for the semester
while an undergraduate at the University of
Delaware. Although it didn’t turn the future
lawyer into a poet, it did “take the blinders off”
and expanded his view beyond, as he said,
“what was outside my own window on any
particular day.”
Like Dr. Knowles, he said,“The scientist needs a
place for art; the number cruncher ought to
make room for literature; the lawyer should
make room for poetry; and the master of
reason needs to understand the indefinable
pull of emotion.”
After reminding everyone that “life is too short
to be limited by the view from the familiar,” the
Governor urged students to open their minds
to the possibilities the unfamiliar may bring.
And he also encouraged graduates to have the
courage to break free of what is comfortable:
“Stay free enough to let something capture
your heart,” he said.
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Although there is beauty in order and
achievement, he spoke of the beauty in
disorder and uncertainty. He noted that there
is even beauty in failing greatly, and the ability
to see the width and breadth of all that is
possible is what it means to be truly free.
1. Governor Christopher J. Christie ’87 delivers
the Commencement address.
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2. Dean Hobbs celebrates with Tamara Coley
and her niece at the Champagne Reception
following Commencement.
3. Rafael Perez greets his family during
the procession.
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Photo: Doug Davies
4. Jacob Hudnut was selected by a panel
of classmates to deliver the 2010
Commencement speech.
5. James Hlavenka, 2009-10 Student Bar
Association president, and Pantea Ibeigi,
during the Governor’s Commencement
address.
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6. From left, James Spanarkel, Michael Spaltro
and Lindsay Sorin enter the Prudential
Center.
Class News &
1960
Frank J. Vecchione '64, a Director in the Gibbons
P.C. Financial Restructuring & Creditors’ Rights
Department, was recognized in the 2010 edition of
the Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading
Lawyers for Business.
James B. Ventantonio ’64, of New
Jersey, received the 60th Annual
Somerset County Outstanding Citizen of
the Year Award.
Stephen M. McCabe ’65, of New Jersey, was
recognized as one of Irish Legal’s 100 in the Irish
Voice magazine.
Assemblyman James W. Holzapfel ’69 was
re-elected to the New Jersey State Legislature
in District 10.
Notes
Dianne V. Foley-Hearey ’75, of Ohio, became the
Practice Leader of Buckley King’s Employment Law
Practice.
Richard H. Steen ’75
was elected
President of the New Jersey State Bar
Association.
The Honorable Daniel D’Alessandro ’74 has
been appointed a Superior Court Judge in the
Family Division of Hudson County, New Jersey.
Walter J. Greenhalgh ’74, of New Jersey, was
recognized for excellence in the Chambers USA
Survey of the American Legal Profession.
Peter N. Larson ’74, of Wyoming, was recognized
for his commitment to the Law School with the
Alumni Service Award at Seton Hall University’s
Many Are One Gala on June 4, 2010.
William A. Behan ’83, of Virginia, became the
Senior Vice President of Labor Relations for Gannett
Company, Incorporated.
Paulette Brown ’76, of New Jersey, was recognized
by the National Bar Association as the recipient of
the 2009 Gertrude Rush Award.
Lucy Ann Galioto ’83, of New Jersey, became the
Director of the National Client Service Program
with Gordon & Rees LLP.
Nicholas Casiello, Jr. ’78, of New Jersey, was
recognized with a “Leaders in Law” ranking in the
2010 Chambers USA Guide.
Assemblyman John McKeon ’83 was re-elected
to the New Jersey State Legislature in District 27.
The Honorable Anthony M. Massi ’78 has been
appointed a Superior Court Judge in Mercer
County, New Jersey.
Assemblyman David C. Russo ’78 was re-elected
to the New Jersey State Legislature in District 40.
1970
Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan ’73 was
in District 18.
Wanda M. Akin ’82, of New Jersey, is one of only 42
American attorneys admitted to practice before the
International Criminal Court in The Hague,
Netherlands. She represents the first 11 victims
recognized in the Darfur Investigation.
The Honorable Cathy Wasserman
’78, has been appointed a Superior
Court Judge in the Family Division of
Essex County, New Jersey.
Senator Christopher S. Bateman ’84 was
re-elected to serve District 16 of the New Jersey
Senate.
Wayne J. Forrest ’84, of New Jersey, has retired
after 35 years of government service. Most recently
he served as the Prosecutor in Somerset County.
Barbara M. Kleva ’84, of New Jersey, became
General Counsel to Thomas Edison State College.
Kevin H. Marino ’84, of New Jersey, was
recognized as Seton Hall Law School’s 2010
Distinguished Alumnus on April 24 at the
Short Hills Hilton.
Robert D. Laurino ’79, of New Jersey, was
named the acting Essex County Prosecutor on
January 20, 2010.
Anthony R. Caruso ’85, of New Jersey, became an
Adjunct Instructor at New York University.
Monica E. Peck ’79, of New Jersey, became a
Partner with Schenck, Price, Smith & King LLP.
Frank M. Coscia ’85, of New Jersey, became a
The Honorable Francis Vernoia ’79 has been
appointed a Superior Court Judge in the Criminal
Division of Monmouth County, New Jersey.
Ralph P. Ferrara ’85, of New Jersey, became the
Managing Partner of Obermayer, Rebmann
Maxwell & Hippell LLP.
1980
Peter J. Cronk ’86, of New Jersey, was recognized
for excellence in the Chambers USA Survey of the
American Legal Profession.
The Honorable Joseph A. Dickson ’81 has been
appointed a Federal Magistrate Judge to the United
Brian M. Foley ’86, of New Jersey, became a Partner
with Schenck, Price, Smith & King LLP.
States District Court of New Jersey in Essex County.
Senator Robert G. Smith ’81 was re-elected to
Photo: Sean Sime
serve District 17 of the New Jersey Senate.
The Honorable Mary G. Whipple ’81
Stuart Youngs during the Swearing-in Ceremony
for the Class of 2009.
has been appointed a Superior Court
Judge in the Family Division of Morris
County, New Jersey.
Jillian T. Weiss ’86, of New Jersey, became the
Professor of Law & Society at Ramapo College.
Michael L. Carey ’87, of New Jersey, became Senior
Counsel at Pannone, Lopes, Devereaux & West LLC.
Christopher J. Christie ’87 was
elected Governor of the State of
New Jersey.
Fall 2010
• 17 •
Class News &
The Honorable Maria Del Valle-Koch ’87 has
been appointed a Municipal Court Judge in
Middlesex County, New Jersey.
Douglas R. Eisenberg ’87, of New Jersey, became
a Partner with Schenck, Price, Smith & King LLP.
Michael R. McDonald ’87, a Director in the
Gibbons P.C. Business & Commercial Litigation
Department, was recognized in the 2010 edition of
the Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading
Lawyers for Business.
Notes
Thomas B. Considine ’89, of New Jersey, has been
appointed the new Commissioner of the State
Department of Banking and Insurance by Governor
Christopher J. Christie.
Assemblyman Louis D. Greenwald ’92 was
in District 40.
The Honorable James DeMarzo
’89 has been appointed a Superior Court
Steve Mannion ’93 has been reappointed as
Chair of the Advisory Committee on Professional
Ethics by the New Jersey Supreme Court.
Judge in the Family Division of Morris
County, New Jersey.
Senator Michael J. Doherty ’93 was elected to
serve District 23 of the New Jersey Senate.
Stavros Topoulos ’93, of Germany, became the
Department Secretary General of Section Services
Jurisdiction with the Central Bank of Luxemburg.
Edward F. McTiernan ’87, head of the Gibbons P.C.
Environmental Law Team, was also recognized in
the 2010 edition of the Chambers USA Guide to
America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.
Jeffrey S. Goldstein ’89, of New Jersey, became a
Judith J. Sullivan ’87, of New Jersey, became
a Partner with Michelman Robinson, LLP.
Senator Kevin O’Toole ’89 was re-elected to serve
District 40 of the New Jersey Senate.
Association.
Kenneth J. Tozzi ’87 currently serves as Chief
Judge of the U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals in
Arlington, Virginia.
Gianfranco A. Pietrafesa ’89 was elected as the
Chair of the Business Law Section in the New Jersey
State Bar Association.
Wynne A. Whitman ’93, of New Jersey, became a
1990
John D. McCarthy ’94, of New Jersey, became a
Peter M. Sarkos ’90, of New Jersey, has been
appointed to the Atlantic County Utilities Board.
Senator Sean T. Kean ’95 was re-elected to serve
District 11 of the New Jersey Senate.
Kim M. Catullo ’91, Chair of the Gibbons P.C.
Product Liability Department, was recognized in
the 2010 edition of the Chambers USA Guide to
America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.
Michele C. Meyer-Shipp ’95, of New Jersey,
became the Vice President and Corporate Counsel
to the Prudential Insurance Company of America.
Assemblyman John S. Wisniewski ’87 was
re-elected to the New Jersey State Legislature in
District 19.
Robert A. Bianchi ’88, of New Jersey, received the
Columbus Day Humanitarian and Achievement
Award from the Columbian Foundation.
Barbara Denny ’88, of California, was elected
to local public office in Coronado and sworn in as
City Councilwoman in June of 2009.
Assemblyman W. Reed Gusciora ’88, was
re-elected to the New Jersey State Legislature in
District 15.
Patrick C. Dunican, Jr. ’91, Chairman
and Managing Director of Gibbons P.C.,
was recognized among the ten most
innovative law firm managing partners
in the nation by Law360: The Newswire
for Business Lawyers.
Steven A. Karg ’91, of New Jersey, was elected
President of the Somerset County Bar Association.
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Kyle C. Bisceglie ’92, of New York, has won a $44
million jury award in the U.S. District Court for the
District of New Mexico in Albuquerque for client
Guidance Endodontics, LLC.
The Honorable August A. Bonavita ’92, of
Florida, was appointed a Court Judge in Palm
Beach County in September 2009.
From left, Grace Brown ’09 and Kelly Lloyd ’09
celebrate their induction into the Order of the
Coif in December 2009.
The Honorable Vicki A. Citrino ’92 has been
appointed a Worker’s Compensation Court Judge
of Passaic County, New Jersey.
Debra S. Weisberg ’93, of New Jersey,
became the President of the Morris County Bar
Craig A. Domalewski ’96, of New Jersey,
was named Special Counsel to Governor
Christopher J. Christie.
Peter L. Johnston ’96, of New Jersey, was elected
to the Philadelphia Democratic City Committee for
the 21st Ward.
Jeralyn L. Lawrence ’96, of New Jersey, was
nominated the Treasurer to the Somerset County
Bar Association.
The Honorable Jennifer G. Schecter ’96 has been
appointed a Judge of the Civil Court in the 9th
Municipal Court District of New York.
Colleen E. Tracy ’96, of New York, was
named one of Law360’s Top 10 Rising
Intellectual Property Stars Under 40.
The Honorable Lisa M. Vignuolo ’96 has been
appointed a Superior Court Judge in the Family
Division of Middlesex County, New Jersey.
From left, the Honorable Michael A. Shipp ’94, U.S.
Magistrate Judge for the District of New Jersey,
with Professor Ronald J. Riccio ’71, a volunteer
judge for the Pre-Legal Institute Moot Court.
Michelle Bufano ’97, Director at Gibbons P.C., was
named to the New Jersey Law Journal’s 40 Under 40
in August 2010.
Michellene Davis ’97, of New Jersey, became the
Senior Vice President of Policy Development and
Government Affairs with Saint Barnabas Health
Care System.
Flavio L. Komuves ’97 became Senior Counsel to
the Executive Director with the American Civil
Liberties Union of New Jersey Foundation.
Marc D. Larkins ’97 was appointed Executive
Director of the New Jersey School Development
Authority Board by Governor Christopher J. Christie.
Peter Marra ’97, of New Jersey, became a Partner
with Schenck, Price, Smith & King.
Kenneth Thomas ’94 and Debbie AndrewMorgan ’95, both alumni of the Pre-Legal Institute.
Hany A. Mawla ’98 has been
New Jersey Superior Court Judge
Division of Somerset County. He
a member of the New Jersey
Policy Network Board of Trustees.
appointed a
in the Family
also became
Immigration
Elaine A. Rocha ’98, of New Jersey, became
Vice President and Division Counsel with Chartis
Insurance Company.
Michael A. Shadiack ’98, of New Jersey, became a
Partner with Connell Foley, LLP.
Ricardo Solano Jr. ’98, of New Jersey, became a
Partner with Friedman Kaplan Seiler & Adelman LLP.
Michael A. Baldassare ’99, of New Jersey, became
an Officer to the Association of Criminal Defense
Lawyers of New Jersey.
Jeremy M. Garlock ’99, of New Jersey, became a
Martin A. Hewitt ’99, of New Jersey, has joined the
Financial Services and Products Group with the
New York Office of Alston & Bird.
Jerome Wakefield ’98, Pre-Legal Institute alumnus,
with Adrienne Howard Williams ’98. Both served
as graduate assistants for the Pre-Legal Institute.
2000
Craig Carpenito ’00, of New Jersey, became
a Partner with Alston & Bird, LLP.
Robert L. Hornby ’00, of New Jersey, became
a Member of Wolff & Samson PC.
James A. Kassis ’00, of New Jersey, became
a Partner with Schenck, Price, Smith & King LLP.
Kristin Behrendt-Kosinski ’01, of California, has
co-authored a new book, Fashion Law: A Guide for
Designers, Fashion Executives, and Attorneys
(Fairchild Books).
Matthew S. Tamasco ’01, of New York, became a
Partner with Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis LLP.
The Honorable Thomas G. Walsh ’01 has been
appointed a Superior Court Judge in the Family
Division of Union County, New Jersey.
Joseph A. Arnold ’03, of Pennsylvania, was elected
to chair the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia
Tri-State Chapter, Lupus Foundation of America. He
was also was named a Member of Philadelphia’s
office of Cozen O’Connor.
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Terri R. Soaries ’97, of New Jersey, became
Assistant General Counsel at Johnson & Johnson.
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Photo: Sean Sime
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The Summer Institute for Pre-Legal Studies Celebrates its 30th Anniversary
The Durkin family gathered to celebrate Thomas E. Durkin, Jr., receiving the St. Thomas More Medal at
Seton Hall’s 25th Anniversary Red Mass, on September 25, 2009.
Monsignor Robert Sheeran congratulated Karol
Corbin Walker ’86, shown with her husband Paul
Walker, on being awarded the St. Thomas More
Medal at Seton Hall’s 25th Anniversary Red Mass.
Fall 2010
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Class News &
Notes
Marissa L. Quigley ’06, of New Jersey, has joined
Archer & Greiner, P.C. as an Associate.
J. Brugh Lower ’08, has joined Gibbons P.C. as an
Associate. He previously clerked for the Hon.
Garrett E. Brown, Jr., United States District Court for
the District of New Jersey (January–August 2010);
the Hon. Harold Ackerman, United States District
Court for the District of New Jersey (September–
December 2009); and Justice Helen E. Hoens,
Supreme Court of New Jersey (2008-09).
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Michael J. Riccobono ’09 has joined Gibbons P.C.
as an Associate. He previously clerked for the Hon.
Patricia K. Costello, Superior Court of New Jersey.
Chandan Sarkar ’09, of New Jersey,
Craig Carpenito ’00 and Jessica Carpenito,
announced the birth of their daughter, Leighton
Grace, on April 16, 2010.
Shannon K. Marcotte ’00 and Joseph G. Marcotte,
announced the birth of their daughter, Lacie
Anistan, on September 18, 2009.
Michael Polloway ’00 and Melanie A. Polloway
’99, announced the birth of their son, Merric
George, on December 8, 2009.
Mary Joan K. Sheridan-Kennedy ’02 and John
Kennedy, announced the birth of their son, John
Edward, on June 2, 2009.
Alexis K. Dowling ’03 and Thomas Dowling,
announced the birth of their twin sons, Alexander
Peter and Nicholas James, on May 31, 2009.
Patricia Hagdorn ’09 and Dean Hobbs at the June
2010 Alumni Golf Tournament, which was held at
Suburban Golf Club in Union, NJ.
has joined Montgomery, McCracken,
Walker & Rhoads, LLP, as an Associate.
Winston S. Kirton ’03, of New Jersey, has joined the
Senior Management Team of Digestive Care,
Incorporated, in Pennsylvania.
Justin T. Quinn ’10 has joined Gibbons P.C. as an
Associate. He previously served as the Deputy Clerk
to the Hon. Esther Salas, United States District Court
for the District of New Jersey.
Danielle D’Onofrio ’05 and Billy D’Onofrio
announced the birth of their daughter, Hayden
Gerie, on September 1, 2009.
Victoria A. Vaskov ’09, of New Jersey, has joined
Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. as an Associate.
Christine M. (Lupinski) Frost ’05 and Jack N.
Frost ’05, announced the birth of their son,
William Jack, on July 7, 2010.
ENGAGEMENTS &
MARRIAGES:
Greg L. Acquaviva ’06 and Devon Acquaviva,
announced the birth of their twin daughters,
Elizabeth Grace and Abigail Grace, on November
25, 2009.
Janet L. Costello ’04, of New Jersey, was
recognized as one of the Best LGBT Lawyers Under
40 by the National LGBT Lawyers Association.
Andrew Vitrano ’04, of New York, became Counsel
with Di Santo LLP.
Akinyemi T. Akiwowo ’05, of New Jersey, has
joined Genova, Burns & Giantomasi as an Associate.
A. Paul Genato ’05, of New Jersey, has joined
Archer & Greiner, P.C. as an Associate.
Mark DaPisa ’07 wed Michelle Lago ’05
in August 2009.
David Simunovich ’08 wed Ami Doshi ’07
Leroy A. Tice ’05, of New Jersey, has been
appointed to the Delaware State University Board
of Trustees, replacing the former Secretary of
Education for the State of Delaware.
on August 15, 2009.
Gregory L. Acquaviva ’06 has joined Gibbons P.C.
Maryanne Trump Barry, United States Court of
Appeals for the Third Circuit (2009-10) and for the
former Chief Justice James R. Zazzali, Supreme
Court of New Jersey (2006-07), who is currently Of
Counsel to Gibbons.
BIRTHS:
Brian Patrick McElroy ’06 has joined Gibbons P.C.
Stanley R. Chesler, United States District Court for
the District of New Jersey.
Pamela A. Mulligan ’06, of New Jersey, has
been appointed to the Burlington County Bar
Association’s Board of Trustees.
Lincoln D. Wilson ’08 wed Manisha James ’08
on August 29, 2009.
Denise Sharperson ’94 and Kenneth E.
Sharperson, announced the birth of their son,
Kenneth Eric Jr., on October 21, 2009.
Kevin G. Walsh ’98 and Lisa Walsh ’98,
announced the birth of their son, Simon Gerard, on
September 7, 2009.
Mara E. Zazzali-Hogan ’98 and John E. Hogan
’98, announced the birth of their daughter, Kayla
Lily, on March 29, 2010.
Elizabeth M. Shea ’99 and Steven E. Halpern ’00,
announced the birth of their son, John Joseph, on
April 21, 2009.
Michael R. Simcoe ’03 and Donna Simcoe,
announced the birth of their son, Sean Logan, on
April 1, 2009.
In Memoriam
Robert H. Jaffe ’69,
of New Jersey,
August 8, 2009
Mark A. Infante ’80,
of New Jersey,
November 27, 2009
H. John Schank II ’88,
of New Jersey,
September 1, 2010
William M. Hunt ’91,
of New Jersey,
April 2, 2010
2010-11
Seton Hall University School of Law Board of Visitors
Carol L. Forte ’84
Partner
Blume Goldfaden Berkowitz
Donnelly Fried & Forte
Lynn Fontaine Newsome ’81
Partner
Donahue, Hagan, Klein, Newsome
& O’Donnell
Rev. Nicholas S. Gengaro
Chaplain
David M. Orbach
Managing Partner
Gallant Funding, L.P.
Rev. Msgr. Patrick E. Brown
Pastor
St. Vincent de Paul Rectory
John C. Gibbons ’72
Chief Executive Officer
The OSO Group, Ltd.
Frank T. Cannone ’91
Chairman, Corporate Department
Gibbons P.C.
Bernard M. Hartnett ’55
Retired, Former Member of
Connell Foley
James C. Orr ’64
Managing Partner
Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz,
Edelman & Dicker, LLP
Maury Cartine ’76
Partner, Tax Department
Marcum, LLP
Stephen B. Judlowe ’65
Retired, Former Senior Counsel
at Morgan Lewis & Bockius
Christopher J. Christie ’87
Governor, State of New Jersey
Kevin Kilcullen
Partner
Stern & Kilcullen
Terence G. Connor ’67
Partner
Hunton & Williams, LLP
Vivian Sanks King ’85
Law Office of Vivian Sanks King
Ambassador Clay Constantinou ’81
Of Counsel
Patton Boggs, LLP
The Honorable
Katharine S. Hayden ’75
United States District Court
District of New Jersey
Michael Critchley ’72
Founding Partner
Critchley, Kinum and Vazquez, LLC
Patrick E. Hobbs
Dean
Rinaldo M. D’Argenio ’79
Of Counsel
Arturi, D’Argenio, Guaglardi & Meliti, LLP
Alfred F. Jablonski ’66
The Sage Foundation
Louis J. Andreozzi ’84
President & Chief Executive Officer
IQNavigator
Mitch F. Baumeister ’72
(Chair)
Partner
Baumeister & Samuels, PC
Joseph M. DeCotiis ’94
Managing Partner
DeCotiis, Fitzpatrick, Cole & Wisler, LLP
Gisele Joachim
Dean of Enrollment Management
William J. Palatucci ’89
Senior Vice President
Community Education Centers, Inc.
Ronald J. Riccio ’71
Professor of Law, Dean Emeritus
Robert G. Rose ’74
Partner
Day Pitney, LLP
Timothy G. Rothwell ’76
Director
Antigenics, Incorporated
Claudette St. Romain
Associate Dean for
Curriculum & Professor of Law
Brent Saunders
Bausch & Lomb
Joseph J. Schiavone
Managing Partner
Budd Larner
Michael R. DeCotiis ’91
Managing Partner
DeCotiis, Fitzpatrick, Cole & Wisler, LLP
James B. Johnston ’96
Lieutenant
Essex County Prosecutor’s Office
Charles A. Sullivan
Professor of Law &
Director of the Law Library
Anthony P. DiTommaso, Jr. ’97
Ivy Equities
Peter N. Larson ’74
(Vice-Chair)
Former Chairman & Chief Executive
Officer of the Brunswick Corporation
James B. Ventantonio ’64
Managing Partner
Ventantonio & Wildenhain
Mariellen Dugan ’91
Senior Vice President & General Counsel
New Jersey Resources Corporation
Patrick C. Dunican, Jr. ’91
(Secretary)
Chairman & Managing Director
Gibbons P.C.
Kathryn P. Duva ’01
Main Events
Vicki Fleischer
Assistant Dean for
Alumni & Development
Joseph P. LaSala ’72
Partner
McElroy, Deutsch,
Mulvaney & Carpenter
Erik Lillquist
Senior Associate Dean &
Professor of Law
Kevin H. Marino ’84
Partner
Marino, Tortorella & Boyle, P.C.
William B. McGuire ’58
Senior Partner
Tompkins, McGuire,
Wachenfeld & Barry, LLP
Sarah Waldeck
Professor of Law
Justin P. Walder
Member
Walder, Hayden & Brogan, P.A.
Karol Corbin Walker ’86
Shareholder
LeClairRyan
Glenn J. Williams ’93
Partner
Florio, Perrucci, Steinhardt & Fader, LLC
2010-11
Alumni Council
Gregory L. Acquaviva ’06
Associate, Gibbons P.C.
(Beginning October, 2010)
Melissa P. Marschner ’99
Staff Attorney, Counsel’s Office –
State of New Jersey Judiciary
Victor A. Afanador ’98
(President Elect)
Partner, Lite DePalma Greenberg LLC
John M. McDonnell ’90
Partner,Trenk, DiPasquale, Webster,
Della Fera & Sodono
Brett M. Anders ’97
Partner, Jackson Lewis
Pamela Mulligan ’06
Associate, Brown & Connery LLP
Robert Bianchi ’88
Morris County Prosecutor
William J. Pascrell, III ’89
Lobbyist, Princeton Public Affairs Group
Mayling C. Blanco ’06
Associate, Lite DePalma Greenberg LLC
Jacqueline C. Pirone ’04
(Secretary) Private Practitioner
Eric Brophy ’99
Partner, Diegnan & Brophy, LLC
Gina M. Pontoriero ’99
Senior Corporate Counsel, Crum & Forster
David V. Calviello ’96
Assistant Prosecutor, Bergen County
Prosecutor’s Office
Frederic J. Regenye ’95
Counsel, Law Office of Kenneth Lipstein
Michelle Capezza ’96
Member of the Firm, Epstein
Becker & Green, PC
John F. Chiaia ’93
Partner, Ambrosio & Chiaia
Frank DeAngelis ’96
Partner, Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass
Timothy M. Donohue ’84
Partner, Arleo, Donohue & Biancamano LLC
James F. Flanagan ’72
Deputy Attorney General,
Division of Criminal Justice-Office
of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor
Martin J. Foncello ’05
Assistant District Attorney, New York County
District Attorney’s Office
Kevin M. Fumai ’02
Corporate Counsel, Oracle Corporation
Deborah A. Gabry ’89
Law Offices of Deborah A. Gabry
Noreen M. Giblin ’98
Counsel, Gibbons P.C.
Michael Goldberg ’07
Public Defender, Union County Public
Defender’s Office
Brandon C. Gruner ’05
Associate, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Patricia C. Hagdorn ’09
Law Clerk to the Honorable Peter G. Sheridan
Scott E. Reiser ’07
Attorney, Lum, Drasco & Positan LLC
Elaine A. Rocha ’98
Vice President and Division Counsel,
Chartis Insurance Company
Diane Ruccia ’94
Member, Landman, Corsi, Ballaine & Ford
Darren Rydberg ’99
Assistant General Counsel, Deloitte, LLP
Jonathan Samon ’04
Litigation Associate, Dewey,
Pegno & Kramarsky LLP
Shoshana Schiff ’98
Partner, Trenk, DiPasquale, Webster,
Della Fera & Sodono
John L. Shahdanian II ’97
Partner, Chasan, Leyner
& Lamparello, PC
Scott J. Sholder ’07
Associate, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind,
Wharton & Garrison LLP
Terri R. Soaries ’97
Assistant General Counsel,
Johnson & Johnson
Ricardo Solano, Jr. ’98
Partner, Friedman Kaplan
Seiler & Adelman LLP
Remi L. Spencer ’02
Partner, Spencer & Associates, L.L.C.
Jodi Hudson ’96
Of Counsel, Connell Foley LLP
Robert E. Spitzer ’06
Associate, Post, Polak, Goodsell,
MacNeill & Strauchler
James B. Johnston ’96
(President)
Lieutenant, Essex County Prosecutor’s Office
Charles J. Uliano ’74
Partner, Chamlin, Rosen,
Uliano & Witherington
Sandra L. Lascari ’90
Law Offices of Sandra Lascari
Kevin G. Walsh ’98
Director, Gibbons P.C.
Robert G. Marasco ’03
Assistant U.S. Attorney, Office of the United
States Attorney, District of New Jersey
Mara Zazzali-Hogan ’98
(Immediate Past President)
Director, Gibbons P.C.
Fall 2010
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THE HILTON SHORT HILLS
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RETURN TO THE CLASSROOM AND RETOOL
Alumni CLE Program Offered to
Seton Hall Law Alumni Free of Charge
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT REVIEW
Speakers: Professors Baher Azmy,
Rachel Godsil and Edward Hartnett
Thursday, September 30, 2010
6 - 9 pm
Seton Hall Law School Auditorium
3 credits
BERGEN COUNTY, “CLE ON THE ROAD”
Speakers: Dean Erik Lillquist and
Professor Charles Sullivan
Thursday, October 14, 2010
4 - 6 pm
Bergen County Justice Center, Room #426
(Courtroom of Assignment Judge,
The Honorable Peter Doyne)
10 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ
2 credits
YULETIDE WITH SETON HALL SCHOLARS
Speakers: Professors Denis McLaughlin
and John Wefing
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
6 - 9 pm
Seton Hall Law School Auditorium
3 credits
HUDSON COUNTY, “CLE ON THE ROAD”
Speakers: Dean Kathleen Boozang and
Professor Angela Carmella
Thursday, February 3, 2011
4 - 6 pm
St. Peter & Paul’s Church Waterfront Hall
404 Hudson Street, Hoboken, NJ
2 credits
MORRIS COUNTY, “CLE ON THE ROAD”
Speakers: Professors Paula Franzese
and Kip Cornwell
Thursday, March 31, 2011
4 - 6 pm
Morristown, NJ
2 credits
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