1
School of Law “Virtual Commencement” Observance ❧ May 21, 2021 Class of Two Thousand Twenty-One Dean Gregory W. Bowman – Presiding National Anthem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily S. Rizzo ’19 Roger Williams University Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gregory W. Bowman Dean and Professor of Law Honorary Degree Recipients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Honorable Edward C. Clifton Associate Justice, Rhode Island Superior Court (Ret.) Lynette Labinger Lynette Labinger, Attorney at Law Valedictory Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tatiana Maria Gomez President’s Remarks & Conferring of Degrees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ioannis N. Miaoulis, Ph.D. President, Roger Williams University and Roger Williams University School of Law Presentation of Graduating Class. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jared A. Goldstein Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor of Law
Class of 2021 Congratulation Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . School of Law Community Due to the ongoing public health emergency, Roger Williams University School of Law invites family and friends to enjoy our “Virtual Commencement” on the law school website, law.rwu.edu, on Friday, May 21, 2021, at 5:00 PM EST. A Roger Williams University School of Law Class of 2021 and Class of 2020 in-person Grad Walk takes place at 12:30 PM EST on Friday, May 21, 2021, in the Field House at the Campus Recreation Center on RWU’s Bristol Campus. #RWULAW2021
School of Law Honorary Degree Recipient
The Honorable Edward C. Clifton Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa
Associate Justice, Rhode Island Superior Court (Ret.) B.A. University of California, Berkeley J.D. University of California, Los Angeles The Honorable Edward C. Clifton served as an Associate Justice on the Rhode Island Superior Court for more than 20 years, before retiring in 2015. He first came to the Ocean State to work at Rhode Island Legal Services under a national fellowship program that assigned service-minded young lawyers to poor communities around the country. He later joined the Rhode Island Public Defender’s office, and in 1978 entered private practice as a partner at the firm of Stone, Clifton and Clifton. From 1985 to 1991, he was City Solicitor for the City of Providence. Judge Clifton was appointed to the Rhode Island District Court in 1993, and to the Rhode Island Superior Court a year later. He presided over the state’s first adult drug court. Since his retirement, he has volunteered with the Supreme Court Appellate Mediation Program. Judge Clifton served on the Rhode Island Supreme Court’s Permanent Committee on Women & Minorities for 17 years, including six as chair. In 2020, he was appointed to the Committee on Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Rhode Island Courts. He is a member and past president of the Board of Directors of the National Consortium on Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts. He was Distinguished Jurist in Residence at RWU Law from 2015 until 2018. An original incorporator and past president of the Thurgood Marshall Law Society of Rhode Island, Judge Clifton has served on many boards and committees, including RWU Law’s Board of Directors from 2009 until 2020. Among numerous other awards and honors, he received RWU Law’s 2018 Champions for Justice Award, recognizing his “exceptional devotion to social justice and increasing access to justice for all.”
2
School of Law Honorary Degree Recipient
Lynette Labinger
Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa
Constitutional and Civil Rights Attorney A.B. Mount Holyoke College J.D. New York University School of Law Attorney Lynette Labinger has made a career out of fighting for social change. She has been celebrated as “one of the region’s most successful and dedicated social advocacy lawyers, playing a significant role in cases and court decisions that have affected everything from equality in women’s athletics to the rights of prison preachers, avant-garde artists and same-sex couples.” While visiting relatives in the Soviet Union in 1970, Labinger said, she “really came to recognize the importance of the First Amendment here in the United States [and] got very interested in what the law could do in terms of social advocacy. That’s where I still am today.” She was first drawn to the Ocean State by a clerkship with the Honorable Raymond J. Pettine of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island, known for his groundbreaking decisions in the field of constitutional and civil rights. She went on to work at a law firm headed by Milton Stanzler, one of the founders of the Rhode Island affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Labinger continued to champion constitutional and civil rights litigation throughout her years of private practice, including a 35-year association with her partner John M. Roney. Since 2018, she has limited her practice to cases sponsored by the ACLU of Rhode Island. From 2004 to 2019, Labinger served as an Associate and later as Chief Judge of the Housing Court of the City of Providence. A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, she has received numerous honors for her civil rights advocacy, including recognition in 2019 by the Roger Williams University Law Review as a “Gender Equity Champion.”
3
School of Law Degree Candidates • Juris Doctor Leighann Boateng Agyemang Kaitlyn Rose Alger Julainey F. Almansa Jonathan Clark Ames II (LMHP+) Celina Marie Andrade Ethan Marcus Armitano Halimatou Bah Samantha L. Bailey Corey J. Baker Christopher J. Barone Sarah Anne Beaulieu Brooke Noelle Belson Julia K. Benevides Parker S. Bergman (MBA+) Bethany Ann Bigos Lauren Nicole Bizier Jacob Paul Bolarinho Thomas Andrew Butler Matthew Jason Chatelain Ivan Lee Robert Cody, Jr. Marco S. Collemi Crystal L. Collins Christopher Conley Camille Joy Villanueva Conor Christopher J. Correia* Mirtha Gina Cubela Kennedy Chandler Dalton Taylor L. Dalton*** Brandon M. Darelius Tiffany E. Davila Nicole Eugenia Day Alisha Nicole del Llano Michael dePascale, Jr. Kalyan Marie Downer Carlson Catherine J Dreyer* Jacqueline Cecile Dubois Benjamin R. Dugan Rachel E. Dunham Bryce A. Dzialo Marlena Kayla Ellis Giuliana Marie Farrell Erin Ferry, Esq. Michael D. Finn Natalie Fisher Sean William Fogarty Tricia Lee Forte, Esq.* Louisa M. Fredey (LMCS+) Sarah Jane Friedman Yasmin D. Gamez Mariel R. Garcia
Ryan J. Gary Lucas Gomez, Esq. Tatiana Maria Gomez Stephanie Gonzalez Olivia H. Handy Megan Emily Hanson Adam M. Harrington Olivia Christine Hart Benjamin Heroux Vanessa Alexandra Hill Brandon Steven Hoffman Connor Douglas Holliday Nicholas Thomas Hunt Jessica Jazmin Insurriaga Perez Tanner Liam Jackson Blake A. Johnson (3P3) Brianna L. Jordan (LMHP+) Ameratu Kamara Amber R. Kaplan Cody J. Katter Jarek Richard Krajewski Anna Lynn Kramer Timothy J. Lamperelli George Joseph Landry Karen Y. Lara Amanda Marie LaRocca, Esq. Cory Wayne Lee Alyssa Lauren Lemire (LMMA+) Emma R. Llanos C Tara Marie Lombardi Kylie Elizabeth Lovett Brandon Thomas Lozeau Kyle Lynch, Esq.* Kristin Erin Lyons* Julian R. Manzo Tyler R. Martin (3P3) Olivia Mastrangelo Mario Robert McClain, Jr. Michaela Marita McGuirl Laila Mehdi Anthony Joseph Milone Jordan Elizabeth Mitchell, Esq.* Maggie Melody Montgomery Michael Vincent Moorman Andrew Russell Morin Ellen McKenna Moroney, Esq. Amanda Briana Nagim-Williams Benayih Chebo Ndikum Shahily Negrón Jonathan Patrick Nordin
Corissa Amber O’Neill, Esq.* Daniela O’Regan John Patrick Olson Carlos Alfonso Ortiz Aurora Kim Paradisis Nirali Bhirool Patel Blaine R. Payer Olivia Anne Philbrook Josiah Augustus Poole Jacob T. Prall Philip Primeau Brendan John Quinn Adhou Stephanie Rabe Jeffery Phillip Rankel Sadie Ann Reynolds Rachel Ann Ricci Keighan O’Brien Richardson Daphne Black Robson Carleigh Brooke Romano Tyler Romero James Patrick Ryan Tito Arturo Saavedra Casas Nicholas Joseph Salatino, Jr. Nicholas J. Sammartino Kendall Samuel-Jakubos (LMMA+) Shanna Rae Savignano, Esq.* Emily Ann Savino Kerri A. Schulz Clay Alexander Shipp, Esq.* Brian Michael Skorski Kevin A. Sloan Jimmy Lee Smith, Jr. Jonathan Stark-Sachs (LMHP+) Aliya Rene Steele Alexa Nicole Story Lucas A. Sylvia Mack Christopher Tasoulas Stacy L. Thomas Devon Q. Toro Sabino Andres Vargas Katarina Vorachack Tiffany Lee Wallace Sophia Jane Weaver Kaitlynn Elizabeth Webster Nora M. Wells (LMMA+) Lucinda M. West Colburn Winsor John Wright, Jr. Amanda M. Wuoti
School of Law Degree Candidates • Master of Studies in Law Stefan J. Cox**
Jordan Seaberry*
*graduation date, December 2020; **graduation date, August 2021; ***graduation date, December 2021 (LMMA+) Currently enrolled in Master of Marine Affairs at University of Rhode Island (LMCS+) Currently enrolled in Master of Science in Cyber Security with Roger Williams University (MBA+) Currently enrolled in Master of Business Administration with Roger Williams University
4
(LMHP+) Currently enrolled in Master of Science in Historic Preservation with Roger Williams University (3P3) Three plus Three Program
Honors Distinction SUMMA CUM LAUDE Tatiana Maria Gomez - Valedictorian Adam M. Harrington Alyssa Lauren Lemire Tyler R. Martin Blaine R. Payer Philip Primeau Jordan Seaberry Jonathan Stark-Sachs Lucas A. Sylvia Sophia Jane Weaver MAGNA CUM LAUDE Bethany Ann Bigos Crystal L. Collins Michael dePascale, Jr. Rachel E. Dunham Erin Ferry, Esq. Sarah Jane Friedman Tanner Liam Jackson Anna Lynn Kramer Karen Y. Lara Amanda Marie LaRocca, Esq. Brendan John Quinn Rachel Ann Ricci Devon Q. Toro Kaitlynn Elizabeth Webster CUM LAUDE Kaitlyn Rose Alger Samantha L. Bailey Lauren Nicole Bizier Ivan Lee Robert Cody, Jr. Marco S. Collemi Christopher Conley Brandon M. Darelius Tiffany E. Davila Alisha Nicole del Llano Michael D. Finn Natalie Fisher Tricia Lee Forte, Esq. Olivia H. Handy Connor Douglas Holliday Jessica Jazmin Insurriaga Perez Jarek Richard Krajewski
Jordan Elizabeth Mitchell, Esq. Ellen McKenna Moroney, Esq. Corissa Amber O’Neill, Esq. Daniela O’Regan John Patrick Olson Jeffery Phillip Rankel Daphne Black Robson James Patrick Ryan Nicholas Joseph Salatino, Jr. Emily Ann Savino Kerri A. Schulz Brian Michael Skorski Mack Christopher Tasoulas Tiffany Lee Wallace Nora M. Wells Amanda M. Wuoti
5
Roger Williams University School of Law Members of the Class of 2021 Honors Program The following students have completed the requirements of the Honors Program: Kaitlyn Rose Alger
Brandon Thomas Lozeau
Samantha L. Bailey
Tyler R. Martin
Bethany Ann Bigos
Ellen McKenna Moroney, Esq.
Michael dePascale, Jr.
Blaine R. Payer
Rachel E. Dunham
Philip Primeau
Sarah Jane Friedman
Rachel Ann Ricci
Tatiana Maria Gomez
James Patrick Ryan
Olivia H. Handy
Emily Ann Savino
Adam M. Harrington
Jonathan Stark-Sachs
Tanner Liam Jackson
Lucas A. Sylvia
Anna Lynn Kramer
Devon Q. Toro
Karen Y. Lara
Tiffany Lee Wallace
Amanda Marie LaRocca, Esq.
Sophia Jane Weaver
Alyssa Lauren Lemire
Kaitlynn Elizabeth Webster Nora M. Wells
Student Bar Association 2020 – 2021 Board of Governors Ethan Marcus Armitano President
Kalyan Marie Downer Carlson Corresponding Secretary
Giuliana David ’22 Second Year Representative
Diana Perez ’22 Executive Vice President
Jessica Jazmin Insurriaga Perez Recording Secretary
Alyssa Knappins ’22 Second Year Representative
Celina Marie Andrade Administrative Vice President
Benayih Chebo Ndikum ABA Representative
Alexus Bonilla ’23 First Year Representative
Kyle Lynch, Esq. Treasurer (August-December 2020)
Connor Reardon ’22 Parliamentarian
Christopher Morris ’23 First Year Representative
Farrah Pierce ’22 Treasurer (January-May 2021)
Matthew Jason Chatelain Third Year Representative
Matthew Jones ’23 First Year Representative
6
Roger Williams University Law Review The following students constitute the 2020-2021 Editorial Board and Assistant Editors of the Roger Williams University Law Review and are responsible for publication of Volume 26 of the Law Review. EDITORIAL BOARD Sophia Jane Weaver Editor-in-Chief Rachel E. Dunham Managing Editor
Jonathan Stark-Sachs Executive Articles Editor
Philip Primeau Executive Notes & Comments Editor
Anna Lynn Kramer Articles Editor
Lauren Nicole Bizier Notes & Comments Editor
Tyler R. Martin Articles Editor
Sarah Jane Friedman Notes & Comments Editor
Lucas A. Sylvia Articles Editor
Tiffany Lee Wallace Notes & Comments Editor
Alyssa Lauren Lemire Rhode Island Editor
Ethan Marcus Armitano Research & Development Editor
ASSISTANT EDITORS Kaitlyn Rose Alger
Amanda Marie LaRocca, Esq.
Erin Ferry, Esq.
Brandon Thomas Lozeau
Tatiana Maria Gomez
Jeffery Phillip Rankel
Olivia H. Handy
Rachel Ann Ricci
Adam M. Harrington
Kerri A. Schulz
Karen Y. Lara
Devon Q. Toro FACULTY ADVISORS
Professor Jenna Wims Hashway ’11 Professor Irina Gott ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Shirley Staskiewicz
7
Moot Court The Moot Court Board promotes the development of the art of appellate advocacy and brief writing. Those selected as the best appellate advocates in the intrascholastic competition are awarded the Clark Prize for Excellence in Advocacy. The Board also sponsors interscholastic teams that compete against representatives from law schools across the nation. Moot Court Board 2020-2021 Nora M. Wells President Michael dePascale, Jr. Vice President Anthony Joseph Milone Chair of Communications & Records Nicholas Joseph Salatino, Jr. Chair of External Competitions Jessica Jazmin Insurriaga Perez Chair of Finance & Development Erin Ferry, Esq. Chair of Esther Clark Moot Court Competition General Members: Celina Marie Andrade Ivan Lee Robert Cody, Jr. Mirtha Gina Cubela Olivia H. Handy Ameratu Kamara C Tara Marie Lombardi Kylie Elizabeth Lovett Jordan Elizabeth Mitchell, Esq. Amanda Briana Nagim-Williams Tiffany Lee Wallace Sophia Jane Weaver Faculty Advisor: Professor Elizabeth Colt 71st Annual New York City Bar National Moot Court Competition
Erin Ferry, Esq. Jessica Jazmin Insurriaga Perez Coach: John David Meara, Esq. ’11
8
University of Texas Law’s 27th Annual Judge John R. Brown Admiralty Moot Competition
Third-Year Team Genevieve Ann Fidler ’20 Elizabeth Ann Hyland ’20 Victoria Ann Rosa ’20 Second-Year Team Alyssa Lauren Lemire Daniela O’Regan Blaine R. Payer Faculty Advisor: Professor Jonathan M. Gutoff Coach: Adjunct Professor Robert Falvey, Esq. ’98 University of Texas Law’s 28th Annual Judge John R. Brown Admiralty Moot Competition
Third-Year Team Alyssa Lauren Lemire Daniela O’Regan Blaine R. Payer Second-Year Team Christopher D’Addario ’22 Rebekkah Stoeckler ’22 Faculty Advisor: Professor Jonathan M. Gutoff Coach: Adjunct Professor Robert Falvey, Esq. ’98
Trial Team The following students were selected to participate in interscholastic trial team competitions: 2020 Texas Young Lawyers Association National Trial Competition Team 1 Daphne Black Robson Megan Emily Hanson Marlena Kayla Ellis Julian R. Manzo Team 2 Aliya Rene Steele Erin Ferry, Esq. Bre’Anna Jolaine Metts-Nixon ’20 Andrew G. Howayeck ’20 Coach: Professor David Coombs 2020 American Association for Justice Trial Advocacy Competition Julian R. Manzo Marlena Kayla Ellis Craig A. Stockwell, Jr. ’20 Leah Janine Boisclair ’20 Coach: Professor David Coombs 2021 Trial Team Members Texas Young Lawyers Association National Trial Competition American Association for Justice Trial Advocacy Competition Daphne Black Robson Megan Emily Hanson Marlena Kayla Ellis Julian R. Manzo Aliya Rene Steele Erin Ferry, Esq. Damaris Hernandez ’22 Alyssa Harriston ’22 Alivia Casillas ’22 Joseph Pareres IV ’22 Megan Andrews ’22 Matthew Schall ’22 Coaches: Professor David Coombs Professor Tara Allen
9
Selected Honors Earned by Members of the Class of 2021 THE CLARK PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN APPELLATE ADVOCACY Those students who capture first place in the written and oral intrascholastic moot court competition share an award donated by former Distinguished Visiting Professor Esther F. Clark. Members of the graduating class who received this award during the course of their studies are: Erin Ferry, Esq. Winner of the Clark Competition & Runner-Up Best Brief Amanda Briana Nagim-Williams Finalist & Runner-Up Best Overall Oral Advocate Sophia Jane Weaver Best Overall Oral Advocate Celina Marie Andrade Best Brief PROFESSER CLARK ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP Distinguished Visiting Professor Esther F. Clark and her husband, John Clark, established this scholarship to recognize outstanding academic performance by a rising second year student. Crystal L. Collins GARY L. BAHR MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP This award is in memory of Professor Gary L. Bahr, the first associate dean and member of the founding faculty of the School of Law. The award is made annually to the first year student with the highest combined average in Contracts and Torts. Sophia Jane Weaver KATHLEEN M. BIRT MEMORIAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION PRIZE This prize is awarded to graduating students who have demonstrated the most distinguished performance in dispute resolution courses. Ivan Lee Robert Cody, Jr. CLINICAL LEGAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARD This national award recognizes a student who has excelled in a clinical course in law school. Nirali Bhirool Patel CLINICAL LEGAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OUTSTANDING EXTERNSHIP STUDENT AWARD This national award recognizes a student who has excelled in both the seminar component and the field work component of an externship. Amanda Briana Nagim-Williams 10
Selected Honors Earned by Members of the Class of 2021 DEAN’S ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD This award is presented by the Dean to a graduating student who improved his or her grades the most from the first year. Shahily Negrón THE LEGAL METHODS FACULTY AWARD FOR BEST BRIEF This award is made possible by The Lillian and Irving Topf Memorial Fund. Philip Primeau ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP Julainey F. Almansa Karen Y. Lara MICHAEL P. McNULTY SCHOLARSHIP Jessica Jazmin Insurriaga Perez WILLIAM W. GREENHALGH STUDENT WRITING COMPETITION This competition is sponsored by the Criminal Justice section of the American Bar Association. Michael dePascale, Jr. 2019 Competition Winner
Each semester the student receiving the highest grade in each course is selected to receive a Center for Computer Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) award certificate. Members of the graduating class who received this award for classes during the course of their studies are: Celina Marie Andrade Trial Advocacy Fall 2020 Samantha L. Bailey Legal Practice I Fall 2018 Sarah Anne Beaulieu Legal Practice III Fall 2019 Brooke Noelle Belson Legal Practice III Fall 2019 Bethany Ann Bigos Legal Practice I Fall 2018 Legal Practice II Spring 2019 Children and the Law Fall 2020
Marco S. Collemi Legal Practice III Immigration Law
Fall 2019 Fall 2020
Crystal L. Collins Evidence Fall 2020 Trial Advocacy Fall 2020 Tiffany E. Davila Criminal Litigation: Drafting & Advocacy Fall 2020 Nicole Eugenia Day Mass Incarceration Summer 2020 Legal Practice III Fall 2020 Continued on next page
11
Selected Honors Earned by Members of the Class of 2021 Jacqueline Cecile Dubois Seminar: Professional Legal Writing Rachel E. Dunham Legal Practice I Remedies Bryce A. Dzialo Seminar: Current Issues in Copyright Law
Fall 2019 Fall 2018 Fall 2019 Fall 2020
Erin Ferry, Esq. Seminar: Advanced Writing for Moot Court Fall 2019 Applied Legal Reasoning Fall 2020 Criminal Defense Clinic Fall 2020 Michael D. Finn Evidence Fall 2019 Tricia Lee Forte, Esq. Wills & Trusts Spring 2019 Seminar: White Collar Crime Summer 2019 Sarah Jane Friedman Legal Practice II Negotiation Lucas Gomez, Esq. International Business Transactions Tatiana Maria Gomez Civil Procedure I Contracts I Legal Practice I Business Organizations Constitutional Law I Civil Procedure II Contracts II Legal Practice II Property Torts II Bankruptcy Business Startup Clinic Family Law Adam M. Harrington Criminal Law Torts I Advanced Torts Evidence Legal Practice II Torts II Seminar: Judicial Process & Ethics Benjamin Heroux Secured Transactions
Spring 2019 Fall 2020 Fall 2019 Fall 2018 Fall 2018 Fall 2018 Fall 2019 Fall 2019 Spring 2019 Spring 2019 Spring 2019 Spring 2019 Spring 2019 Fall 2020 Fall 2020 Fall 2020 Fall 2018 Fall 2018 Fall 2019 Fall 2019 Spring 2019 Spring 2019 Fall 2020 Summer 2020
Jessica Jazmin Insurriaga Perez Professional Responsibility Summer 2019 Criminal Litigation: Drafting & Advocacy Fall 2019 Tanner Liam Jackson Evidence Fall 2019 Property Spring 2019 Torts II Spring 2019 Amber R. Kaplan Mediation Fall 2020 Cody J. Katter Administrative Law Fall 2020 Jarek Richard Krajewski Legal Drafting: Contracts Mediation Accounting for Lawyers Seminar: Professional Legal Writing
Summer 2019 Fall 2019 Fall 2020 Fall 2020
Anna Lynn Kramer Legal Practice II Spring 2019 Karen Y. Lara Legal Practice I Fall 2018 Legal Practice II Spring 2019 Writing For the Practice of Law Summer 2020 Alyssa Lauren Lemire Civil Procedure I Fall 2018 Criminal Law Fall 2018 Sales Fall 2020 Kristin Erin Lyons Family Law Spring 2019 Seminar: Senior Abuse, Neglect & Injuries Spring 2019 Tyler R. Martin Legal Practice I Fall 2018 Business Organizations Fall 2019 Legal Practice II Spring 2019 Federal Income Tax Fall 2020 Mario Robert McClain, Jr. Animal Law Fall 2020 Jordan Elizabeth Mitchell, Esq. Family Law Fall 2019 Sales Summer 2020 Writing For the Practice of Law Summer 2020
Continued on next page
12
Selected Honors Earned by Members of the Class of 2021 Amanda Briana Nagim-Williams Seminar: Social Justice Lawyering Fall 2020 Shahily Negrón Summer Clinical Externship Seminar Summer 2020 Jonathan Patrick Nordin Transactional Lawyering & Contract Drafting Fall 2019 Corissa Amber O’Neill, Esq. Legal Practice II, Esq. Spring 2018 Blaine R. Payer Legal Practice II Spring 2019 Indian Law Fall 2020 Philip Primeau Legal Practice I Fall 2018 Contracts II Spring 2019 Legal Practice II Spring 2019 Securities Regulation Fall 2020 Transactional Lawyering & Contract Drafting Fall 2020 Brendan John Quinn Maritime Practice and Procedures Fall 2020 Seminar: Negotiating Environmental Settlements Fall 2020 Rachel Ann Ricci HNR: The Value of the Enslaved Fall 2020 Seminar: Corporate Counsel Fall 2020 Daphne Black Robson Reproductive Rights & Justice Summer 2020 Business Organizations Fall 2020 Carleigh Brooke Romano Bankruptcy Fall 2020 Mediation Fall 2020 Tito Arturo Saavedra Casas Seminar: Spanish for Lawyers Fall 2020 Emily Ann Savino Civil Procedure II Spring 2019 HNR: Reparations Fall 2020 Insurance Law Fall 2020 Securities Regulation Fall 2020
Kerri A. Schulz Legal Practice I Fall 2018 Clay Alexander Shipp, Esq. Seminar: Law and Economics Fall 2019 Kevin A. Sloan Law of the Sea Fall 2020 Jimmy Lee Smith, Jr. Intellectual Property Fall 2020 Jonathan Stark-Sachs Civil Procedure I Fall 2018 Contracts I Fall 2018 Legal Practice I Fall 2018 Constitutional Law I Fall 2019 Legal Practice II Spring 2019 Administrative Law Fall 2020 Lucas A. Sylvia Intellectual Property Legal Practice II
Fall 2019 Spring 2019
Devon Q. Toro Employment Discrimination Fall 2020 Sales Fall 2020 Securities Regulation Fall 2020 Transactional Lawyering & Contract Drafting Fall 2020 Tiffany Lee Wallace Legal Practice II Spring 2019 Sophia Jane Weaver Torts I Fall 2018 Remedies Fall 2020 Kaitlynn Elizabeth Webster Legal Practice I Fall 2018 Nora M. Wells Legal Practice I Fall 2018 Criminal Procedure Summer 2019 Seminar: Advanced Writing for Moot Court Fall 2019
13
Feinstein Center For Pro Bono & Experiential Education Public Interest and Pro Bono Legal Service Awards and Recognition Recognition for Pro Bono Service
The following graduating students completed one hundred hours or more of pro bono legal service:
14
Leighann Boateng Agyemang
Megan Emily Hanson
Aurora Kim Paradisis
Julainey F. Almansa
Adam M. Harrington
Nirali Bhirool Patel
Jonathan Clark Ames II
Vanessa Alexandra Hill
Olivia Anne Philbrook
Sarah Anne Beaulieu
Jessica Jazmin Insurriaga Perez
Philip Primeau
Thomas Andrew Butler
Tanner Liam Jackson
Adhou Stephanie Rabe
Ivan Lee Robert Cody, Jr.
Cody J. Katter
Tyler Romero
Camille Joy Villanueva Conor
Jarek Richard Krajewski
James Patrick Ryan
Tiffany E. Davila
Anna Lynn Kramer
Nicholas Joseph Salatino, Jr.
Nicole Eugenia Day
Karen Y. Lara
Kendall Samuel-Jakubos
Alisha Nicole del Llano
Amanda Marie LaRocca, Esq.
Brian Michael Skorski
Rachel E. Dunham
Alyssa Lauren Lemire
Alexa Nicole Story
Bryce A. Dzialo
Emma R. Llanos
Devon Q. Toro
Giuliana Marie Farrell
C Tara Marie Lombardi
Sabino Andres Vargas
Erin Ferry, Esq.
Brandon Thomas Lozeau
Sophia Jane Weaver
Michael D. Finn
Laila Mehdi
Kaitlynn Elizabeth Webster
Natalie Fisher
Amanda Briana Nagim-Williams
Lucinda M. West
Sarah Jane Friedman
Shahily Negrón
Colburn Winsor
Yasmin D. Gamez
Daniela O’Regan
Amanda M. Wuoti
Tatiana Maria Gomez
Carlos Alfonso Ortiz
Feinstein Center For Pro Bono & Experiential Education Public Interest and Pro Bono Legal Service Awards and Recognition Public Interest Award
The Public Interest Award is given to graduating students who have been exemplary in serving the community and promoting justice for the underrepresented. Erin Ferry, Esq. Shahily Negrón
Pro Bono Collaborative Award
The Pro Bono Collaborative Award is given to a graduating student for professionalism, collaborative spirit, and exemplary commitment to serving the community and promoting justice for the underrepresented through PBC projects. Anna Lynn Kramer
Recognition for Pro Bono Leadership
The following graduating students are recognized for their leadership in RWU Law’s pro bono programming: Ivan Lee Robert Cody, Jr. Natalie Fisher Alternative Spring Break Michael D. Finn Brianna L. Jordan PBC Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Project Halimatou Bah Jessica Jazmin Insurriaga Perez Anna Lynn Kramer Shahily Negrón PBC Street Law
15
Marine Affairs Institute Roger Williams University School of Law’s Marine Affairs Institute, in partnership with Rhode Island Sea Grant and the University of Rhode Island, is a national leader in marine and maritime law and policy dedicated to preparing the next generation of marine law professionals by offering a rigorous curriculum and diverse extracurricular opportunities.
Marine Affairs Achievement Award This award honors a graduating student who has been exemplary in the study and advancement of marine policy and law. Alyssa Lauren Lemire
Marine Affairs Joint Degree Program Students interested in more extensive study of marine law and policy simultaneously earn a Juris Doctor from RWU and a Master of Marine Affairs degree from the University of Rhode Island (URI). Joint degree students enhance their legal education with additional courses at URI on economic, international and policy considerations, positioning them well to address today’s complex maritime, ocean and coastal legal issues. Alyssa Lauren Lemire Kendall Samuel-Jakubos Nora M. Wells
William J. Coffey Excellence In Maritime Writing Prize This prize is given in memory of William J. Coffey, a nationally renowned maritime law expert and adjunct professor of the School of Law as well as former Interim Director of the Institute and Vice Chair of the Institute’s Advisory Board. The prize is awarded annually to recognize exceptional law student writing on a topic in admiralty and maritime law. Alyssa Lauren Lemire
Rhode Island Sea Grant Law Fellows The Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program, housed at the Marine Affairs Institute, is one of only four Sea Grant Legal Programs in the country, and the only one in New England. Through a partnership with Rhode Island Sea Grant, qualified law students serve as Sea Grant Law Fellows and are matched with requests from nonprofit groups, government agencies, and private organizations to conduct applied legal research and analysis on topical marine resource and maritime law issues.
Nicole Eugenia Day Remedies against Development in Ramsar Wetlands: Codrington Lagoon Case Study Sarah Jane Friedman Equity Considerations in Flood Buyouts: Civil Rights Litigation Ryan J. Gary Rhode Island Shellfish Aquaculture Siting Tool (ShellfAST-RI)
16
Marine Affairs Institute Brianna L. Jordan Rhode Island Shoreline Adaptation for Resilience and Habitat Enhancement Cody J. Katter Legal Guidance for Developing Blue Carbon Offset Projects on Public Land Cory Wayne Lee Climate Change Impacts on Dam Owner Liability: State Comparison Legal Guidance for Developing Blue Carbon Offset Projects on Public Land Alyssa Lauren Lemire Rhode Island Shellfish Aquaculture Siting Tool (ShellfAST-RI) Andrew Russell Morin Area Closures to Reduce Gear Conflicts in Saltwater Fishing Rhode Island Shoreline Adaptation for Resilience and Habitat Enhancement Daniela O’Regan Rhode Island Shellfish Aquaculture Siting Tool (ShellfAST-RI) Blaine R. Payer Responsibility of Vessel Owners for Preventing Disease Spread Among Crew and Other Passengers Carleigh Brooke Romano Rhode Island Shoreline Adaptation for Resilience and Habitat Enhancement James Patrick Ryan Rhode Island Shoreline Adaptation for Resilience and Habitat Enhancement Kendall Samuel-Jakubos Shellfish Harvest Restrictions Associated with Microplastics Kevin A. Sloan Rhode Island Shoreline Adaptation for Resilience and Habitat Enhancement Jimmy Lee Smith, Jr. Authority for Municipal Resilient Road Infrastructure Funding Strategies in Rhode Island Kaitlynn Elizabeth Webster Legal Limits on Recreational Fishing Near Offshore Wind Facilities Amanda M. Wuoti Are Microplastics under the Clean Water Act?
17
Roger Williams University School of Law Administration Ioannis N. Miaoulis, Ph.D. President, Roger Williams University and Roger Williams University School of Law Gregory W. Bowman Dean and Professor of Law Jared A. Goldstein Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor of Law
Kathy Massa Assistant Dean of Business Affairs Raquel M. Ortiz Assistant Dean for Library and Information Services Associate Professor of Law Veronica Paricio Assistant Dean for Career Development Douglas M. Peterson Registrar & Director of Student Finance and Records
Laurie Barron Director of the Feinstein Center for Pro Bono & Experiential Education
Read D. Porter Senior Staff Attorney of Marine Affairs Institute and Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program
Michael M. Bowden Director of Communications
Thomas G. Shaffer ’98 Director of Admissions Program Director of the Master of Studies in Law Program
Margie Caranci Legal Administrator/Paralegal Michael W. Donnelly-Boylen Assistant Dean of Admissions Jodi Haley Assistant Director of Career Development Meghan L. Hansen Director of Alumni Relations and Volunteer Engagement Suzanne Harrington-Steppen Associate Director of Pro Bono Programs Chelsie Horne Director of Programs & Events Andrew Horwitz Assistant Dean for Experiential Education and Professor of Law Justin Kishbaugh, Ph.D. Associate Director of Academic Success and Professor of Writing Lorraine N. Lalli ’01 Assistant Dean of Students
Shirley Staskiewicz Faculty Secretary Supervisor Ralph Tavares+ Director of Diversity & Outreach Ann Marie Thompson* Assistant Director of Student Finance and Records Kathryn Thompson Director of Academic Success Program Eliza Vorenberg Director of Pro Bono & Community Partnerships Director of the Pro Bono Collaborative Julia B. Wyman Director of Marine Affairs Institute and Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program Dean’s Distinguished Service Award * Voted by the graduating students as Staff Person of the Year +
Professional Library Staff
18
Artie Berns Assistant Law Librarian for Collection Services
Nicole Dyszlewski Head of Reference, Instruction, & Engagement
Kathleen MacAndrew Catalog, Metadata & Archives Librarian
Lucinda Harrison-Cox Associate Law Librarian
Roger Williams University School of Law Faculty Katie A. Ahern ’07 Director of the Business Start-Up Clinic and Professor of Clinical Education Tara I. Allen Associate Professor of Law and Distinguished Teaching Professor of Law John Barylick Visiting Professor of Law Gregory W. Bowman Dean and Professor of Law Carl T. Bogus Professor of Law Colleen Brown Professor of Legal Practice John Chung Distinguished Research Professor of Law Elizabeth Colt Professor of Legal Practice David Coombs** Chief Justice Weisberger Visiting Professor of Law Jared A. Goldstein Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law Deborah S. Gonzalez ’07 Director of the Immigration Law Clinic and Bruce I. Kogan Distinguished Service Professor of Law Irina V. Gott Professor of Legal Practice Jonathan M. Gutoff Professor of Law Jenna Wims Hashway ’11 Professor of Legal Practice Diana J. Hassel Professor of Law Susan Schwab Heyman Professor of Law Andrew Horwitz Assistant Dean for Experiential Education and Professor of Law Nadiyah J. Humber Clinical Professor of Law
Niki Kuckes Professor of Law David A. Logan Professor of Law Peter S. Margulies Professor of Law Olivia Milonas Professor of Legal Practice Tanya J. Monestier Professor of Law Colleen P. Murphy Professor of Law Brittany Raposa* Associate Director & Professor of Bar Support Christopher J. Ryan Associate Professor of Law Emily J. Sack Professor of Law Andrew Spacone Visiting Assistant Professor of Business Law Louise Ellen Teitz Professor of Law Michael J. Yelnosky Professor of Law David M. Zlotnick Professor of Experiential Education EMERITUS FACULTY Bruce I. Kogan ’17HL Professor Emeritus Gail I. Winson Professor Emeritus *Voted by the graduating students as Professor of the Year **Voted by graduating students as Adjunct Professor of the Year
19
Roger Williams University School of Law Adjunct Faculty Katayoun Alidadi, Esq. Comparative Law
Harlan Doliner, Esq. Maritime Security
Michelle Alves, Esq. ’03 Trial Advocacy
Nicole Dyszlewski, Esq. Mass Incarceration Race & the Foundations of American Law
Larry Appleman, Esq. Technology & Law Practice Collin Bailey, Esq. ’08 Transactional Lawyering & Contract Drafting Lauren Beagen, Esq. ’09 Law of the Sea Neville Bedford, Esq. ’03 Negotiation Lucas Blackadar, Esq. Transactional Lawyering & Contract Drafting Chantal Bromage, Esq. ’13 Legal Practice III Alexandra Callam, Esq. Environmental Law
The Honorable Stephen P. Erickson Mental Health Law Robert Falvey, Esq. ’98 Salvage The Honorable Francis X. Flaherty Judicial Process Seminar Linn Foster Freedman, Esq. Privacy Law Collin Geiselman, Esq. Trial Advocacy Criminal Procedure: Investigation Christopher Gerlica, Esq. ’12 Superheroes & the Law
The Honorable Keith A. Cardoza, Jr. ’10 Workers Compensation Law
Lori J. Giarrusso Family & Divorce Mediation Family Law
Stephen Carlotti, Esq. Accounting for Lawyers
Janet Gilligan, Esq. Family Law
Jerry Cohen, Esq. Copyright Intellectual Property Patent Law
John Grasso, Esq. ’06 Criminal Litigation: Drafting & Advocacy
Robert Collins, Esq. Admiralty Loraine M. Della Porta, Esq. ’01 Mediation James Diamond, Esq. Federal Indian Law Tribal Courts, Tribal Law, & Tribal Governments
Holly Harriel, EdD The Color of Law Mark Heffner, Esq. Wills & Trusts Deborah Hurley, Esq. Privacy Law Barbara Hurst, Esq. Appellate Advocacy: Criminal Law
Continued on next page
20
Roger Williams University School of Law Adjunct Faculty Carly Iafrate, Esq. ’00 Employment Discrimination Justin Kishbaugh, Ph.D. Advanced Writing for Moot Court Professional Legal Writing Writing for the Practice of Law
Joseph Molina Flynn, Esq. Crimmigration: The Intersection of Criminal Law & Immigration Law Spanish for Lawyers Lenore Montanaro, Esq. Animal Law
Bruce I. Kogan, Esq. ’17HL Negotiation
Gregory Noone, Esq. Genocide & Atrocity Crimes
Staci Kolb, Esq. Transactional Lawyering & Contract Drafting
Jason Preciphs, Esq. Insurance Law
Lorraine N. Lalli, Esq. ’01 The Color of Law
Michael Prescott Transactional Lawyering & Contract Drafting
Anthony Leone, Esq. ’97 Law Office Management Senior Abuse, Neglect & Injury
Patrick Quinlan, Esq. Mediation
Dadriana A. Lepore, Esq. ’10 Family & Divorce Mediation Family Law John P. McAdams, Esq. Advanced Trial Advocacy Kristen Sloan Maccini, Esq. Interviewing & Counseling Kelly McElroy, Esq. Trial Advocacy John MacDonald, Esq. Criminal Litigation: Drafting & Advocacy
Miriam Ross, Esq. Regulatory Compliance The Honorable William E. Smith Judicial Process Seminar William Steinman, Esq. International Anti-Corruption Law Chiara Trabucchi Negotiating Environmental Settlements Shine Tu, Esq. Property
Kara Maguire, Esq. Appellate Advocacy: Criminal Law Alan Milstein, Esq. Sports & Entertainment Law The Honorable Steven Minicucci Estate Planning & Administration Trial Advocacy
21
Roger Williams University Board of Trustees Timothy E. Baxter ’83, ’13P, ’15P, ’15H Chairman of the Board President & CEO, Samsung Electronics North America Jerauld C. Adams President, North American Industries, Inc. Nicole J. Benjamin, Esq. ’06 Shareholder, Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. Heather Boujoulian Managing Director | CIO of Development & Construction Investments Joseph M. Brito, Jr. ’11P President, C.B. Utility Co., Inc. Rodney A. Butler Tribal Chairman, Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation Doris De Los Santos Larry Eichler, Esq. President, Eichler Realty Co., Inc.
Keith Johnson ’18P Senior Managing Partner, Ranieri Strategies Murray Karp Partner, CFO and COO, Energy Capital Partners Howard Merten, Esq. Managing Partner, Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP Ioannis N. Miaoulis, Ph.D. President, Roger Williams University and Roger Williams University School of Law Marcia Morris, JD., MPA. ’19H Scott W. Pray ’16PL President, DF Pray General Contractors Frank E. Rainieri, Jr. ’99, ’18H President, Punta Cana Group Offices Lisa Raiola Founder, Hope & Main
Linn F. Freedman, Esq. Partner, Robinson + Cole LLP
Todd Rechler ’93 Co-Chief Operating Officer of RXR Realty & President of RXR Construction and Development
Mario J. Gabelli ’92H Chairman & CEO, Gabelli Asset Management, Inc.
Dan Rossignol Vice President of Operations, Clora
William Geraghty ’78 Financial Advisor & Managing Director, Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.
Regina Shakin
Jeff Grybowski Peter A. Heard ’80 Vice President of Field Management & World-Wide Distribution, Travelers Les Hiscoe CEO, Shawmut Construction and Design Michael Integlia ’70, ’12P President, Michael Integlia and Company
22
The Honorable William E. Smith Judge, United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island Joseph D. Whelan, Esq. Partner, Whelan Corrente & Flanders, LLP Timothy B. Yeaton ’80 Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Red Hat, Inc.
Roger Williams University School of Law Board of Directors The Honorable William E. Smith, Chair Judge, United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island Nicole J. Benjamin, Esq. ’06, Vice-chair Shareholder, Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. Howard Merten, Esq., Secretary Managing Partner, Partridge, Snow & Hahn LLP The Honorable Patricia A. Sullivan, Treasurer Magistrate Judge, United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island Kenneth E. Arnold, Esq. Former Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Lifespan Corporation Collin Bailey, Esq. ’08 Vice President, Technology Business Office, Hudson’s Bay Company Alyssa V. Boss, Esq. ’97 Partner, Cameron & Mittleman LLP Gregory W. Bowman Dean and Professor of Law Roger Williams University School of Law Ex-Officio Member Marek P. Bute ’05 Strategic Engagements Business Development Manager Amazon Web Services Marc DeSisto, Esq. Attorney, DeSisto Law LLC
Patrick T. Jones, Esq. Partner, Jones Kelleher LLP J. Scott Kilpatrick, Esq. Founding Partner, Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick Ltd. Stephen P. Maguire, Esq. ’96 Law Office of Stephen P. Maguire, Inc. Zachary Mandell, Esq. ’11 Partner, Mandell, Boisclair & Mandell, Ltd Ioannis N. Miaoulis, Ph.D. President, Roger Williams University and Roger Williams University School of Law Ex-Officio Member Stephen M. Prignano, Esq. Partner, McIntyre Tate LLP Michael P. Robinson, Esq. ’00 Partner, Shechtman Halperin Savage, LLP James A. Ruggieri, Esq. Partner, Higgins, Cavanagh & Cooney LLP George L. Santopietro, Esq. Partner, Coia & Lepore, Ltd. Ondine Galvez Sniffin, Esq. The Law Office of Ondine Galvez Sniffin The Honorable Brian Stern Associate Judge, Rhode Island Superior Court
The Honorable Melissa R. DuBose ’04 Associate Judge, Rhode Island District Court
Kathy Sulentic, Esq. ’09 Associate Director of Enforcement Academic Integrity Unit NCAA
Mark Gemma, Esq. ’97 Principal, Gemma Law Associates, Inc.
The Honorable Paul A. Suttell Chief Justice, Rhode Island Supreme Court
Gregory Hoffman, Esq. ’13 Attorney, Barton Gilman Ex-Officio Member
Continued on next page
23
Roger Williams University School of Law Board of Directors The Honorable O. Rogeriee Thompson United States Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Hinna Mirza Upal, Esq. ’07 Associate, Littler Mendelson P.C. Stacey P. Veroni, Esq. Assistant United States Attorney, District of Rhode Island Rhode Island Office of the Attorney General Edward J. Weiss, Esq. Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy & General Counsel, Fenway Sports Group Stephen D. Zubiago CEO and Managing Partner, Nixon Peabody LLP
24