Seton Hall Law School Fall 2003 Magazine

Seton Hall Law SUMMER/FALL TWO THOUSAND AND THREE • VOL. 5 ISSUE 1 News for Alumni and Friends of the Seton Hall University School of Law

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CELEBRATING Fifty Years of Achievement

The next three issues of Seton Hall Law magazine are dedicated to 50th anniversary activities, as well as highlighting the people who have made the law school what it is today. We hope that you enjoy these issues, and welcome you to share your memories. Alumni are invited to submit recollections, whether they are photos or “remember when� passages, on our 50th Anniversary Website at http://law.shu.edu/administration/public_relations/50th_anniv/index.htm. The Website will be continuously updated with submissions and the latest information and events. For more information, write to lawalum@shu.edu.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Shannon Philpott Acting Assistant Dean for Alumni & Development (973) 642-8512 philposh@shu.edu fax (973) 642-8799 Deana Cynar Acting Director of Alumni Relations (973) 642-8711 cynardea@shu.edu Christine Quinn Bland Director of Law School Communications (973) 642-8724 quinnchb@shu.edu We’d like to hear from you. Please contact us at lawalum@shu.edu

TABLE OF CONTENTS Message from the Dean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Alumni Update: Message from the President of the Alumni Council . . . . . . . . . 4 We Remember When... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Law School Timeline of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Calendar of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Seton Hall School of Law Lecture Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Andrea J. Catania Fellowship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Law Firms Partner with Seton Hall Law in Program to Increase Diversity . . . . . 24 SHU Law Introduces New Professor Kwasi H. Prempeh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 New Administrators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 ILST Symposium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Law Students Argue in Federal Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Expert Admissibility: Keeping Gates, Goals, and Promises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Law Students Add Marathon Runs to Their “To Do” List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 The Return of Res Ipsa Loquitur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Health Law & Policy Program 2002 Distinguished Guest Practitioner . . . . . . . 35 International Law Society Welcomes Back Alumni and Stage Participants . . . . 36 Class News & Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

LETTER FROM THE DEAN Fifty years is not a long time in the life of a law school. Yet, in this time frame, Seton Hall has accomplished a great deal. The law school started out under the leadership of Miriam T. Rooney, our first dean and the first female law school dean in the United States. For a decade, she recruited talented faculty and instituted a tradition of academic excellence. A timeline of events at Seton Hall Law School is included in this issue, which recounts many of our accomplishments, as well as our great leaders.

Seton Hall Law magazine usually focuses on the success of our alumni, our faculty, and our current students. In this issue, however, we also are featuring reflections from some of our past and present faculty and administrators.

Professor Charlie Sullivan’s hysterical recollection of driving down McCarter Highway with Professors Mark Denbeaux and Michael Risinger is something you do not want to miss reading! And Professor Ed Hartnett describes his unique family history with Seton Hall; his father Bernard Hartnett ’55 was a member of the law school’s first graduating class of evening students in 1955. Other nostalgic passages from our beloved Ed Hendrickson, former Dean of Admissions, and Professors John Wefing and Gerry Carey, are sure to make you smile. In all of the passages, you can almost hear them telling their stories, as if they were sitting right next to you.

I hope that many of you will join us to celebrate the Law School’s first 50 years by attending our outstanding lecture series. Our three lecturers are renowned in their respective careers. Speaking on Thursday, Sept. 25 is James Earl Jones, noted actor and author; on Monday, Nov. 17 is Tim Russert, NBC’s senior vice president and Washington bureau chief; and on Thursday, Feb. 12 is Maya Angelou, legendary poet, author and civil rights activist. Each presentation is at 7:30 p.m. in the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, just one block from the Law School in downtown Newark. Be sure to invite your friends, family, and colleagues— all three celebrities are guaranteed to be interesting, enlightening and entertaining.

Last, I encourage you to save the date of Saturday, April 24, which is the closing event for the 50th anniversary.The gala festivities will be held in the Law School. It will be an elegant evening, filled with fun and nostalgia, and a special event where alumni from all classes can gather and share memories.

Wherever you are, I hope that you somehow participate in some of our exciting programs this year. Please bookmark our 50th Anniversary Website (http://law.shu.edu/administration/public_relations/50th_anniv/index.htm) for all the current information, pictures and upcoming events. If you want more information on any events at the law school this year, contact our Alumni and Development office at (973) 642-8711.

I hope to see you during the coming months. Until then, God bless you, your loved ones, and the Law School.

Dean Patrick E. Hobbs

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DEBORAH A. GABRY ’89

ALUMNI UPDATE

Dear Alumni: As I continue my tenure as President of the Seton Hall University School of Law Alumni Association Council, I feel both proud and privileged to serve during such a special time in the history of the Law School.

This year marks the beginning of the 50th Anniversary Celebration of Seton Hall Law School's first graduating class. Our kickoff event was the annual alumni dinner dance held on April 12, 2003. The anniversary gala will take place at the Law School on April 24, 2004. During the 50th Anniversary year we will continue events such as US Supreme Court group admission, moot court competitions, Red Mass, and alumni receptions throughout the country. In addition, there will be an entertaining and educational speaker series held at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center.

These events present the opportunity for alumni to visit the school, to network with other alumni and to support the institution which has contributed to our individual achievements. Alumni support will come not only from attending our events, but also by making a gift to the annual fund as well. Every gift to the Law School Annual Fund is dedicated strictly to law school programs and goes toward ensuring the continued success and enhancing the reputation of Seton Hall Law School. My hope is that all alumni and friends will make a concerted effort to participate and invest in the future of Seton Hall Law School.

Many changes have taken place in the Alumni Council over the last several years in an effort to be a more effective body. The Executive Board's terms now run on a calendar year basis rather than on an academic year, with the term of office being two years.We believe this change will enable the Board members to maintain continuity and successfully carry through with their initiatives. Also, each member of the Young Alumni Section of the Council is now a full member.This Section continues to grow both in number of participants and successful activities. Their fourth annual reception was a huge success as was the first annual Day at the Races. The Seton Hall Alumni Recruitment Program (SHARP) and Career Services Committees have also continued to actively support the offices of Admission and Career Services. These Council members fill a vital role by helping to attract a diversity of students from throughout the world. They also provide invaluable assistance throughout the students' law school years and thereafter when the student is seeking employment and career guidance. By raising current students' awareness of their future roles as alumni, we are able to contribute to the ongoing vitality of the Alumni Association and Seton Hall Law School.

Under the dedicated leadership of Dean Hobbs we will continue to make Seton Hall Law School nationally recognized for its academic excellence and strong alumni support.

The Dean will continue visiting alumni to strengthen ties to the Law School and garner support from those who have been absent from the law school community.

Please join me and our colleagues who excel in the practice of law, government service, the judiciary, business and legal education, to achieve the goals of Seton Hall Law School. I look forward to meeting you in the coming year and welcome your comments, suggestions and participation.

Sincerely,

Deborah A. Gabry, ’89

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Miriam T. Rooney Seton Hall Law School Dean 1951-1961

Seton Hall Law School’s First Dean and first Woman Dean of a law school in the United States

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WE REMEMBER

WHEN EDWARD A. HARTNETT Professor of Law

at a reunion commented that he looked so young, others quipped that it was the result of all that sleep.

The law school prides itself on being a family. For me, it is not just a metaphor.

I attended my first Seton Hall alumni dinner while I was still in law school, when my father was honored as alumnus of the year.

Long before I started teaching at Seton Later, when I was teaching at Seton Hall and Hall, I was a part of the Seton Hall family, or EDWARD A. HARTNETT attended the alumni dinner with my wife perhaps more precisely, my family was part Mimi, I discovered that she knew more of Seton Hall. people at the dinner than I did, including her former high school student (and now United States Magistrate Judge) My father Benard Hartnett was in the law school’s first Madeline Cox Arleo ’89. graduating class of evening students. When he began, the school was not yet fully accredited, and had not even moved As a teacher at Seton Hall, my favorite classroom is room to Clinton Street, but was instead at Journal Square in 72, one of the first floor seminar rooms. In addition to Jersey City. Although he had started as a day student, he having just the right size and shape to promote discussion, was forced to switch to the evening program once the it is named for my brother. administration noticed what he had said on his application: he was working full time on the docks supporting his wife And the moment I felt most nervous teaching class? When and three children. My mother still proudly tells the story of my father entered the back of the classroom in the midst her successful insistence that he be fully credited with all his of my Civil Procedure class. At least he didn’t fall asleep— tuition payments so that the change did not cost the family that task fell to my daughter Seton when she visited my any additional money. He was apparently famous for sleepConstitutional Law class a few years later. ing in class, but somehow still managing to get the right answer when called on. Years later, when some classmates

Timeline Highlights 2001

The M.S.J. Degree in Health Law is expanded to include tracks in science and technology.

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students with his humorous anecdotes, made all the more delightful by his British accent.

JOHN WEFING Professor of Law

Thirty-five years ago, I arrived at the Law The days of Diab are also reminiscent of a School to begin teaching. I had just comtime when it was much less complicated pleted one year teaching legal writing at to become part of the Seton Hall faculty. I Fordham Law School and, at 25, was JOHN WEFING was hired after meeting with only Deans younger than many of the students I was Loftus and Diab. I had met them both about to teach. At that time, the school was when Seton Hall and Catholic University housed at 40 Clinton Street in an eightwere competing in the National Moot Court Competition story office building and had only 20 full-time employees, finals in New York. Even then, Seton Hall had begun to including two elevator operators. make its name in national moot court competitions—a reputation that continues to this day.

Professor John Fitzgerald was already a legend when I arrived at the school. He was the ultimate Socratic When I arrived at the law school, it had been in existence professor, putting fear into the hearts of all his students. for only 17 years. Over the years I have had the pleasure Around this time, the movie Paperchase, about a Harvard of seeing many firsts – the first student to clerk for the professor who terrorized his students, was released. Many New Jersey Supreme Court, the first student to clerk for Seton Hall students who saw the film would say, “not as the U.S. Court of Appeals, the first students hired at the tough as Fitzie.” most prestigious firms, the first alumni to be partners at those same firms, the first Seton Hall state Attorney Those were the days when we still started each class with General, the first U.S. Attorney, the first president of the a prayer, coats and ties were required, and the student Bar, the first appellate division judge, the first federal district body was almost all white and all male.The evening classes court judge, and many other landmarks. were almost as large as the day classes.

Arnold’s Bar was right next door to the old law school building and because the Law School had no lounge, Arnold’s Bar became the next best thing. Arnold, himself, was an erudite and charming person. Never to be outdone, though, was Robert Diab, now Professor Emeritus, often regaled

Today, Seton Hall Law School is an incredibly strong and vibrant institution. I am proud to have been part of its remarkable rise and proud of the many students whose professional lives I have had the honor to help launch.

“Never to be outdone, though, was Robert Diab, now Professor Emeritus, often regaled students with his humorous anecdotes, made all the more delightful by his British accent.”

1983

Elizabeth DeFeis becomes Dean, succeeding Rev. Degnan.

DeFeis serves until June 1987.

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THE REV. DANIEL A. DEGNAN, S.J. ’54 Dean Emeritus and former Professor of Law

of advances in social policy of Hughes’ administration. Justices Nathan Jacobs and Sidney Schreiber were guests from the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

The bill establishing the Richard J. Hughes Chair was signed by Governor Brendan The signal event was the session with four Byrne at Seton Hall Law School in 1981.

New Jersey governors: Governor Brendan Governor Hughes himself became the first THE REV. DANIEL A. Byrne and former Governors Robert Hughes Professor in l982. (He had most DEGNAN, S.J. ’54 Meyner, Richard Hughes and William Cahill. recently been Chief Justice, but he preferred Governor Cahill, a Republican who “Governor.”) We arranged a double-sized succeeded Hughes, had appointed Hughes, a Democrat, seminar on state government and policy for 30 law stuChief Justice. The discussion was vigorous. I recall dents, with Professor Joseph Lynch and me to mentor and Governor Meyner’s chiding Governor Byrne, who had grade student papers. The teaching and the distinguished once been his counsel, for overspending. Afterward, I guests were the Governor’s. Governor Hughes, I should asked several people if they hadn’t felt something different add, was undoubtedly the most loved—even by the in the room. We agreed it was a sense of power. reporters who covered the Statehouse—of all of the governors and chief justices of New Jersey. He was also one One reason why I remember Governor Hughes’ seminar of the most accomplished leaders New Jersey has had. so well is that one of the students was my niece, Mary Degnan Scaliti. Her paper earned an A from Professor At the first session, Governor Hughes was seated at a Lynch, reluctant though he was to give the grade lest it table at one end of the room, flanked by Professor Lynch appear as favoritism. Mary and John Scaliti, classmates at and me.The students were at tables arrayed on the other the Law School, married after their graduation. Just three three sides. They looked apprehensive. Then the governor years later in May l985, Mary died of cancer. During Mary’s said one word or two and they relaxed; the man had a illness, what struck all of us was the support, companionship, wondrous effect. As one student said, you enjoyed the naturalness, delicacy and yes, even good cheer, extended seminar so much; and if you came in late the Governor

by Mary and John’s friends from Seton Hall and by Mary’s would give you a little wave. colleagues in the office of the Attorney General, where Mary was a deputy AG. Professor Lynch and I soon learned also of Governor Hughes’ intellectual force and will. For us, he knew just what For me, these memories show the strengths, academic, he wanted to do. For the students, he brought in people professional, and political (in the fine Hughes sense); such as Paul Ylvisaker, his former Commissioner of human, personal, and communal; charitable and religious in Community Affairs and at that time Dean of the Graduate an inclusive but somewhat old-fashioned way, that Seton School of Education at Harvard.Ylvisaker had been at the Hall Law School has embodied over its fifty years. center of the State’s effort to calm the Newark riots, and

Timeline Highlights 1976

Five million-dollar Law Center in Newark opened in January.

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loud siren started blaring. We looked around for emergency vehicles, but saw none.After three or four minutes, we finally figured out that the noise was coming Toward the end of my first year at Seton Hall from the Chrysler. How many law profesin 1979, I was still unfamiliar with its ways. sors does it take to…? Anyhow, we pulled to the side of the road, got out, opened For reasons now lost in the mists of time, CHARLES SULLIVAN the hood, looked in the glove compartI’d been selected by Howard Kestin (now ment, debated the possibilities, and after on the Appellate Division), who had just been extensive analysis, concluded that the named head of the Office of Administrative “siren” was in fact the Chrysler’s burglar alarm and that Law; he wanted the law school to help him put together we had no idea how to turn it off. Let me be clear – this a training program for the first “class” of administrative particular alarm was louder than any car alarm I have ever law judges. I was honored to contribute to creating the heard before or since. Chrysler apparently wanted to ALJ system in New Jersey, and devising the right training make a statement – a loud statement. was tricky, not least because the new judges ranged from experienced hearing examiners (some, but not all of Back in the car. Alarm blaring. Down 78. Alarm blaring. Up whom were lawyers) to attorneys totally inexperienced Broad Street.Alarm blaring. Many people stopping to stare. with the view from the other side of the bench. But we put More than a few laughing. together a pretty effective collection of teachers, relying heavily on Seton Hall’s evidence mavens, Professors Risinger As we approached Raymond Boulevard, Mark stopped for and Denbeaux. a light. Alarm still blaring.A police cruiser pulled up next to us and the officer in the passenger seat cranked down his One bright summer day, three of us trainers were to window and signaled Mark to do the same.Alarm still blaring. drive to Newark for the inaugural ALJ training program at Washington Street, then and now the headquarters of Cop (yelling): Turn the alarm off. the OAL. Mark: I can’t hear you (cupping hand to ear).

Cop (even louder): TURN THE ALARM OFF. Mark Denbeaux had just returned from his sabbatical in Mark: I CAN’T. England and was staying, complete with wife, three kids, Cop: TURN THE &#*%$ ALARM OFF. and maybe a dog, in Ahmed Bulbulia’s house. The reason?

Mark: I CAN’T. Mark hadn’t exactly coordinated the expiration of the Cop: WHY THE &#%&$ NOT? lease on his New Jersey house and his return from abroad.

Mark: IT’S N-O-T MY CAR. He was, in short, temporarily homeless. He was also temporarily carless (fail to plan, plan to fail), but with Needless to say, Ahmed and I expected to be arrested, typical gift of the gab, he had talked Michael Risinger out handcuffed, and using our one call to inform Chief Judge of his car, a large Chrysler something-or-other. Mark hadn’t Kestin that three of his faculty were in the calaboose bothered to learn about the car alarm, or how to turn it off. instead of instructing ALJs on excited utterances.

I want to make clear, I was the paradigmatic innocent bystander.

For reasons that are not clear to me to this day, the cop nodded, cranked up his window, and drove off. The driver That morning, Mark was driving Michael’s car, with Ahmed of a car with a deafening burglar alarm resonating on in the passenger seat, when they picked me up and I got in Broad Street not owning the vehicle? No problem! the rear seat. The first stage of the trip—to Route 78— was uneventful. But shortly after we got on the highway, a CHARLES SULLIVAN Professor of Law

1961

Dean Rooney returns to teaching full-time. John P. Loftus succeeds her.The Student Bar Association, the Law Review, and the student newspaper, Res Ipsa Loquitur are established.

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PAULA FRANZESE Professor of Law ASSIGNED SEATING Our greatest strength as a Law School has always resided in the goodness and generosity of our students and alumni. I have PAULA so many fond memories of the good faith (and good humor) that my classes over the years have brought to the study and craft of the law. My very first year teaching, I asked my Property class to sign a seating chart and then commit to their designated seats. Shortly thereafter, as seating placements shifted, however slightly, class members began the process of diligently amending or crossing out their designated seating chart placements to more accurately reflect their actual seats in the class. This went on for a while, so that eventually, with all of the arrows and cross-references and crossing out, the seating chart came to resemble a Florida election ballot.That chart became very dear to me, a symbol of the earnestness, good intentions (and spatial impairment) of the class. In fact, I had it framed, and it now hangs proudly above my desk. (Tom Considine,Vin Scolaro, Arnold Natali, Bob DelVecchio, James Paone, Joe Walsh, Denise Luckenbach, if you happen to be reading this, it’s been seventeen years and I still can’t figure out where you were supposed to be. But I do know where you and your classmates and successors will forever remain: indelibly imprinted on my heart.)

SILVER SPOONS Teaching is a sacred trust. I feel proud and privileged to be a teacher at Seton Hall Law School. Every year, on the first day of class, I share with my students the story of Mrs. Sylvia Romanick, my beloved first grade teacher, who taught us so much about compassion and generosity.

Mrs. Romanick was pregnant that year, and by March, at nine months, it was time for her to go. My mother, knowing of my adoration, asked if I would like to give Mrs. Romanick a baby gift. I jumped at the opportunity. Off we went to the gift shop, where I picked out a set of silver baby FRANZESE spoons.The shopkeeper asked if we'd like the spoons engraved. My mom suggested that we put little Rs on them, for Romanick.

"No," I said, "Let's put little Ps on them, for Paula." My mother gently responded, "Honey, the baby may not have a P name." Somehow that did not matter to me, and Ps it was. When I presented the spoons to Mrs. Romanick she, with great graciousness, looked at the engraving and said, "How wonderful. Each time we use these I'll remember with love their giver."

Since it was her last day, Mrs. Romanick asked if I would be the one to carry her lesson plans and walk her to her car. I was overjoyed at this great honor, until it occurred to me that this was probably the last time I'd see her.

As we loaded her books into the car I began sobbing, and proceeded to fall to the ground, hold on to her ankles for dear life and, finally, throw up on her shoes. She never returned to teaching.

I share this story with my classes with the fantasy that one year someone will stand and say, "I'm Sydney Romanick. I was the child who had to eat from those spoons with the Ps on them." One of my most precious memories in teaching came when I was nine months pregnant with my first child, Michael.

On our last day, the class gave me a silver spoon set, engraved in tiny letters with their initials. (Thankfully, they didn't throw up on me.) Each time we use those spoons, I remember with love their givers.

Timeline Highlights 1959

The law school becomes a member of the Association of American Law Schools.

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EDWARD HENDRICKSON Dean Emeritus, Admissions and Financial Aid

the word “pursue.” When I called this to Dean Degnan’s attention, he said I should bring this applicant in for an interview. As a result of the visit, Mr. Anthony Cipollone was extended admission. He is now a magistrate in Elmwood Park.

I recall experiences from my tenure in Admissions that were often humorous, frequently fascinating and occasionally EDWARD Another applicant came in to visit me to heartwarming. I was privileged to work HENDRICKSON plead his case. He had asked several other under the deanships of John F.X. Irving, law schools for the opportunity to speak Daniel Degnan, Elizabeth Defeis, Ronald J. on behalf of his application. I conducted the interview and Riccio, and Patrick Hobbs, and I have many stories to was so impressed by his sincerity, dedication and selfshare, but will just offer a few here. confidence that he would succeed if just given the opportunity. Then, I asked Dean Degnan to speak to the Most of my best memories involve decisions to admit young man, and upon the conclusion of his visit, the Dean students who are now flourishing in the careers they have agreed to admit him. Clay Constantinou became a chosen. Jack Arsenault is a prime example. I interviewed successful lawyer with Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer P.A., Jack, then a Captain in the United States Marine Corps, in and later Ambassador to Luxembourg during the first the mid 1970s. Mr. Arsenault was the last applicant admitted Clinton/Gore administration. Along with Vice President Al that year, and it was one of my best decisions. Today, he is Gore, I was privileged to attend his swearing in at the U.S. among the most respected trial attorneys in New Jersey.

State Department.Today, he serves as Dean of the John C. Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International One year, the law school sent out approximately 1,000 Relations at Seton Hall University. denial letters explaining how the applicant could strengthen future applications. One person called to say he didn’t mind being denied but he was concerned that I misspelled

“Most of my best memories involve decisions to admit students who are now flourishing in the careers they have chosen.”

1937

Seton Hall University initiates planning for the addition of a law school.

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Hobbs. I am proud to have been part of the old school and been fortunate enough to be a part of the new and improved Seton Hall Law School.

RALPH TRUJILLO Owner, Ralph’s Cafe

The Ralph’s Café Era started 23 years ago in the now gone, but not forgotten, My memories are far too many to put down McDonalds look-alike building. The busiin writing, but I can say from the bottom of ness started with my father Lou (who RALPH TRUJILLO my heart, that I have met and kept many passed away six years ago) and my brother great people whom I can call my friends.

Herman (who now lives in North Carolina).

I get quite a kick out of seeing students who The cafeteria was a steam table, a grill, and used to kid around with me and are now federal judges and lots of smiles and jokes. I remember the IALSA meetings renowned attorneys. being held in the student lounge, where many came to unwind and have a few laughs and a beer or two. I still have I would like to extend a hearty hello and wish continued many fond memories of those times. success to all of Seton Hall’s graduates, current students, and faculty and administrators.

Seton Hall has evolved from a local commuter school to a nationally known school. Deans have come and gone— P.S.: Cliff also is still here! from Deans Degnan, to Defeis, to Riccio, and now to Dean

Timeline Highlights 1928

Foundation of the John Marshall College Law School in Jersey City (precursor to the Seton Hall Law School).

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woman dedicated to scholarship and to the Catholic faith, instilling constantly a respect for the profession of law.

GERARD CAREY Professor of Law In the spring of 1954, at the suggestion of Father Joseph Tinnelly, Dean of St. John’s Law School where I had been a faculty member, I came to Seton Hall Law School as the Assistant to Dean Rooney to help attain accreditation of the school by the ABA and AALS.

GERARD C AREY

Upon graduation from Columbia Law School in 1949, Loren Darr, President of Foundation Press, a subsidiary of West Publishing Company, had hired me as his assistant.

Because the focus of the company was publishing case books for law schools, Loren, a master salesman, knew everyone who was of importance in legal education. He formed a board of editors made up of leaders of legal education, and in my work for the company, I visited many law schools, reviewed proposed manuscripts, met with and became friendly with these prominent legal minds. In particular, I became a friend of John Hervey, Chairman of the section on legal education, whose approval was a sine qua non for accreditation.

The negatives of the school were many. The building was ill fitted for law school use; the library was scattered on different floors; there were few full-time faculty; there was no faculty structure, no tenure, no standing committees; no student bar or student organizations; sparse secretarial staff and none for the faculty; and the office equipment was antiquated.

On the plus side of this Spartan environment was the spirit of the people involved: Dean Miriam Rooney—an intelligent

Msgr. Thomas Reardon, a hero chaplain of Guadel Canal, was the Regent of the school and a graduate of John Marshall Law School.

Dean Rooney had gathered interesting and competent faculty. In recalling some of the full-time faculty: John Fitzgerald, John Grant, Milton Conover, John Wu, Joseph Slowinsky. As for adjunct faculty: John Gibbons, Fred Lacey,William White, James Garrity, Frank Kelly, Frank Coughlin, John Loftus, Ted Meth and Daniel Moor.

The students both day and evening were intelligent, motivated and dedicated to learning.

From the spirit of the faculty and the students, with the support of the University, and the ideal geographic location, the law school did prosper. It faced many challenges and is an excellent accredited school in every way as I knew it would be. I am proud to say that my four sons, Gerard, Daniel, Christopher, and Michael, and two of my daughtersin-law, Laura Chip Carey and Iryna Lamoga Carey, all attended and graduated from this wonderful school.

Alumni: don’t forget Ed Coates who was the unofficial dean of students, or Pat the elevator operator at 40 Clinton St., who would recite the rosary by himself aloud every afternoon. And don’t forget Arnold’s, the sight of social exchange among students and faculty about law, it’s study, and the weighty problems of the day.

“Alumni: don’t forget Ed Coates who was the unofficial dean of students, or Pat the elevator operator at 40 Clinton St., who would recite the rosary by himself aloud every afternoon.”

1856

Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley founded Seton Hall University.

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Seton Hall School of Law Timeline of Events — 2004

— 2002

The Health Law & Policy Program celebrates 10 years, having been nationally ranked for the past several years.

Seton Hall Law School Partners with the New Jersey Institute of Technology to offer a combined bachelor/juris doctor degree in 6 years.

The Law School and six elite NJ law firms (see related article, page 24) establish the Partners in Excellence Program. This full-tuition scholarship is geared toward minority students and combines financial assistance as well as mentorship to each scholarship recipient.

— 2001

The M.S.J. Degree in Health Law is expanded to include a track in science and technology.

— 2000

Seton Hall Law establishes the Institute for Law, Science, & Technology.

— 1999

Dean Patrick Hobbs succeeds Ronald Riccio as Dean. The Law School offers a joint degree with Seton Hall University’s School of Diplomacy and International Relations, the Juris Doctor/Master of Arts in Diplomacy and International Relations.

— 1994

The Health Law & Policy Program is established at the Law School.

— 1992

Seton Hall University School of Law moved into its current location at One Newark Center, Newark, N.J.

— 1989

The New Jersey legislature establishes the Institute for Law and Mental Health at Seton Hall. Seton Hall is ranked #1 in the New York metro area for student satisfaction and #2 in the nation by the Princeton Review, garnering a #37 ranking overall and #2 ranking in judicial clerkships by National Jurist.

— 1988

Ronald J. Riccio is appointed Dean of Seton Hall Law School.

— 1983

Elizabeth Defeis becomes Dean, succeeding Rev. Degnan. Dean Defeis establishes a strong international presence with the “Law in Italy” program. She serves until June 1987.

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— 1980

Richard J. Hughes, Chair for Constitutional and Public Law and Service dedicated at the Law School, with Governor Brendan Byrne and Governor Hughes in attendance.

— 1978

The Rev. Daniel A. Degnan assumes the Dean post succeeding John Irving. Dean Degnan establishes the Alumni Office & Alumni Council.

— 1976

Five million-dollar Law Center in Newark opened in January.

— 1975

Million-dollar acquisitions program enriches the Law School Library collection.

— 1971

John F.X. Irving succeeds Dean Loftus with a mandate to improve facilities and expand the faculty.

Under Dean Irving’s leadership, the law school relocates to 1010 Raymond Boulevard, as the faculty triples in size.

— 1961

Dean Rooney returns to teaching full-time. John P. Loftus succeeds her.

The Student Bar Association, the Law Review, and the student newspaper, Res Ipsa Loquitur are established.

— 1959

The Law School is admitted to the Association of American Law Schools.

— 1956

The Alumni Association is created.

First Annual Law Alumni Dinner held at Essex House in Newark on June 20th.

— 1956

Faculty Conferences on Natural Law inaugurated.

— 1955

First Centennial Scholarships bestowed on qualified law school students.

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Seton Hall School of Law Timeline of Events — 1955

School of Law received full approval by the American Bar Association

— 1954

Seton Hall graduates its first law school class.

— 1954

On the Feast of Christ, the King, October 31, 1954, the reconstituted Catholic Lawyers Guild of the Archdiocese of Newark joined the faculty and students of Seton Hall University School of Law Red Mass in the new Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Newark. The Most Reverend Thomas A. Boland, Archbishop of Newark was celebrant.

— 1952

On September 27, the Regent of the School of Law, the Reverend Thomas Reardon, offered the Mass of the Holy Spirit for the School of Law in St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Newark.

— 1952

Provisional ABA accreditation was granted.

— 1951

Seton Hall School of Law packs its bags and moves to Newark.

The Reverend Thomas M. Reardon, Regent, offered Votive Mass of the Holy Spirit, inaugurating the foundation of Seton Hall University School of Law, on February 10 in St. Aedan’s Church in Jersey City. The Right Reverend John L. McNulty, President of Seton Hall University presided.

— 1951

Seton Hall University School of Law opens its doors to its first class on the old site of John Marshall Law School, 40 Journal Square, Jersey City. There are 16 full-time and 56 part-time students enrolled.

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— 1950

Miriam T. Rooney, professor and chief librarian at Catholic University Law School is hired to develop a curriculum and hire faculty. After approval of the New Jersey Supreme Court, Rooney begins recruiting Seton Hall’s first law school class.

She is the country’s first female dean.

Fifty years is a time to reflect on what has been accomplished,

— 1950

— 1937

John Marshall Law School in Jersey City donates its law library to Seton Hall, in exchange for maintenance of its records.

Seton Hall University initiates planning for the addition of a law school.

and how we plan to progress in the future. The faculty, students, administration and staff are what made the law school what

— 1928

— 1856

Foundation of the John Marshall College Law School in Jersey City (precursor to the Seton Hall Law School).

Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley founded Seton Hall University.

it is today and are the ones who continually strengthen it. We hope you enjoyed learning about the history of the law school.

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Seton Hall Law School 2003 AUGUST 21-22 (R-F)

OCTOBER 7 (T)

OCTOBER 28 (T)

Orientation

Distinguished Speaker Series Scott Turow, Author Upcoming Book: "Ultimate Punishment: A Lawyer's Reflections on Dealing with the Death Penalty" 4 pm - Auditorium 5:30 pm - Reception and Book Signing - Atrium This event is open to entire law school community.

The Honorable Sonia Sotomayor, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Auditorium - 5 - 8 pm

AUGUST 25 (M) Classes Begin SEPTEMBER 10 (W) 8th Annual Judges’ Reception SEPTEMBER 17 (W)

OCTOBER 6-10 (M-F)

SEPTEMBER 18 (R)

HeLPP Merck Scholar in residence: Mary Anne Bobinski, Dean and Professor of Law, University of British Columbia Law School OCTOBER 17 (F)

SEPTEMBER 25 (R) Lecture Series at NJPAC Featuring James Earl Jones

SEPTEMBER 28 (SUN)

The Honorable Pauline Newman, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (ILST) The Newark Club - 6 - 8 pm NOVEMBER 4 (T)

Daniel J. Moore Annual Golf Outing - 12:30 pm

Alumni Student Golf Outing

OCTOBER 30 (R)

L.E.O. Dinner OCTOBER 18 (S)

Public Interest Event NOVEMBER 4/7 (T-F) NJSBA Mid-Year Meeting Bahamas, Atlantis NOVEMBER 8 (S) Minority Law Day Law School Atrium - 9 am - 1 pm

Women’s Open House

NOVEMBER 13 (R)

OCTOBER 21 (T)

5th Annual Young Alumni Night Newark Club

Health Law/IP Event

19th Annual Red Mass OCTOBER 23 (R) OCTOBER 2 (R) Professor Akil Reed Amar, Yale Law School Auditorium - 2 pm

HeLPP Distinguished Guest Lecturer: Mark Barnes of Ropes & Gray, “The Impact of HIPAA on Medical Research.”

OCTOBER 6 (M)

O C TO B E R 2 3 - 2 5 ( R - S )

Supreme Court Bar Admission, Washington, DC Alumni Reception hosted by Patricia Koch ’72

Fall Admissions Open House

NOVEMBER 17 (M) Lecture Series at NJPAC Featuring Tim Russert

NOVEMBER 19 (W) Partners in Excellence Recruiting DECEMBER 12/19-1/11(T-R) Intersession

Calendar of Events 2004 JANUARY 4 (R-SUN)

MARCH 8-12 (M-F)

AALS Annual Meeting Atlanta, GA

Merck Visiting Scholar in Residence: Final Examinations Arti Ki Rai, Professor of Law, Duke Law School Program, MAY March 9 - 5 pm NJSBA Annual Meeting/ Alumni Reception MARCH 11 (T)

FEBRUARY 4 (M) Order of the Coif Induction Classes 2002-03.

FEBRUARY 7 (S) Graduate Program Open House 9 am - 2 pm

MAY (M-W)

MAY 28 (F)

Professor of Law Erwin Chemerinsky- USC Auditorium - 5 pm

Commencement Exercises JUNE 3-5 (R-S)

MARCH 19 (R)

FEBRUARY 12 (R) Lecture Series at NJPAC Featuring Dr. Maya Angelou

Health Law Teachers’ Conference

Admitted Student Day

JUNE 19 (S)

MARCH 27 (S)

Day at the Races

Merit Scholars Reception MARCH (TBA)

FEBRUARY 15 (S)

Evening on Broadway

LEO/DASC Workship APRIL 3 (S) FEBRUARY 18 (W)

Admitted Student Day

Minority Pipeline Recruiting FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 7 (S-S) Semester Break

APRIL 24 (F) Ending Gala

For more information, visit: http://law.shu.edu/administration/public_relations/50th_anniv/index.htm

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TIM RUSSERT

MAYA ANGELOU

LECTURE

JAMES EARL JONES

SETON HALL LAW SCHOOL

To celebrate Seton Hall Law School’s 50th Anniversary, the Law School invited three renowned speakers for the Law School’s Lecture Series. Throughout the 20032004 academic year, these presentations will be held at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, one block from the law school. All alumni, family and friends are invited to listen to some of the most impressive people of our time.

Save these dates: 7:30 p.m.Thursday, Sept. 25 James Earl Jones, noted actor and author 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17

7:30 p.m.Thursday, Feb. 12

Tim Russert, Senior Vice President and Washington Bureau Chief, NBC News Maya Angelou, poet, author, and activist

ALUMNI & FRIENDS $30 per lecture $75 for the entire lecture series STUDENTS $20 per lecture $50 for the entire lecture series

PURCHASE YOUR SETON HALL LAW SCHOOL LECTURE SERIES TICKETS IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS: IN PERSON: Tickets can be purchased at the NJPAC box office, located at 1 Center St., Newark, NJ.

BY MAIL:

Upcoming Seton Hall Law brochure will have a ticket order form that can be mailed to NJPAC,Ticket Services, 36 Park Place, Newark, NJ 07102.

BY FAX:

Ticket order forms also can be faxed to NJPAC at (973) 642-5229.

BY PHONE: The NJPAC phone center can be reached by dialing 1-888-GO-NJPAC. The phone center is open daily from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Tickets may be purchased by cash, money order, first party check, MasterCard,VISA,American Express or Discover.

Tickets for orders received by mail, fax or telephone will be mailed once orders have been completely processed.Those orders that arrive in within 10 days of the performance will be held at the NJPAC box office. ($2 per order handling fee for mail and fax orders and a $3 per ticket service charge for phone orders of individual tickets.)

Questions can be directed to the Office of Alumni and Development at (973) 642-8711 lawalum@shu.edu. Parking is available either off Mulberry St. (Kinney Parking, adjacent to the law school) or one block south of NJPAC.

JAMES EARL JONES

SERIES

SPONSORED BY PSEG AND THE BLANCHE AND IRVING LAURIE FOUNDATION.

Thursday, Sept. 25 Born in Arkansas, raised in Michigan, James Earl Jones

Danger (1994).Among his many memorable contributions

attended the University of Michigan, and received a

to television is his performance as Alex Haley in the

degree in theater. His acting career began on the small

benchmark television miniseries sequel Roots: The Next

stage, starring in local theater in Michigan, before joining

Generations (1979) and Summer’s End (1998), a powerful

the New York Shakespearean Festival in 1959.

story about racism and the friendship between a retired doctor and young boy.

Jones made his film debut in the 1964 Stanley Kubrick classic, Dr. Strangelove. From the beginning, Jones has

Jones’s deep, resounding voice has been featured in

received high praise for his film performances, notably as

countless documentaries, television programs, and

the scab-by-necessity “Few Clothes” Johnson in John

movies, including as King Mufasa in The Lion King film and

Sayles’s 1987 labor union masterpiece Matewan and as

in episodes of The Simpsons. He arguably possesses the

reclusive 1960s author Terrence Mann in Field of Dreams

most recognizable voice in the world as the deeply

(1989). Jones received some of the best reviews of his

resonant voice of Darth Vader in the “Star Wars” trilogy.

career for his portrayal of a South African preacher

Having won a grammy, two Emmys and two Tonys, he is

searching for his son in Cry, the Beloved Country in 1995

only an Oscar short of becoming a performer who has

before teaming with Robert Duvall in A Family Thing

earned all four prestigious awards. He also is the voice of

(1996), in which the pair played half-brothers. He also has

Verizon and the cable network CNN.

starred in films such as A Piece of the Action (1977), Soul Man (1986), Coming to America (1988), The Hunt for Red

Jones is the recipient of an NAACP Image Award and

October (1990), Patriot Games (1992), and Clear and Present

was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President George Bush in 1992. He is the author of the critically acclaimed memoir James Earl Jones: Voices and Silences, published in 1997.

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MAYA ANGELOU

LECTURE SERIES

TIM RUSSERT

SETON HALL LAW SCHOOL

Monday, November 17

Thursday, February 12

With a reputation for hard-hitting journalism that cuts

Dr. Maya Angelou is hailed as one of the great voices of

through the spin and uncovers the truth, Tim Russert is one

contemporary literature and as a remarkable Renaissance

of the most influential journalists working in Washington

woman. A poet, educator, historian, best-selling author,

today. As NBC’s senior vice president and Washington

actress, playwright, civil-rights activist, producer and director,

bureau chief, he has helped shape the way today’s news is

Dr.Angelou continues to travel the world making appear-

reported and analyzed. As producer and moderator of

ances on college campuses, spreading her legendary

Meet The Press, he heads one of the most popular and

wisdom. A mesmerizing vision of grace, swaying and

most often quoted news programs on the air. As political

stirring when she moves, Dr. Angelou captivates her

analyst for Today and anchor of CNBC’s The Tim Russert

audiences lyrically with vigor, fire and perception. She has

Show, he has brought his insight and intelligence to

the unique ability to shatter the opaque prisms of race

a global audience. With quick wit and warm humor,

and class between reader and subject throughout her

Russert sheds an irreverent light on the Washington

books of poetry and her autobiographies. Dr.Angelou has

scene, even as he unravels its most intricate complexities.

authored numerous best-selling books, including I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and Even The Stars Look Lonesome.

Washingtonian magazine named Russert the most influential

In 1981, Dr. Angelou was appointed to a lifetime position

journalist in Washington in 2001.Among his many honors

as the first Reynolds Professor of American Studies at

are the Radio and Television Correspondent’s top awards

Wake Forest University.

for his Meet the Press interviews with candidates George W. Bush and Al Gore. He has interviewed every major

In January 1993, she became only the second poet in U.S.

American political figure in recent times, including Bill

history to have the honor of writing and reciting original

Clinton, Bob Dole, Madeleine Albright and Colin Powell.

work at the Presidential Inauguration. With compassion

A trustee of the Freedom Forum’s Newseum, he is a

and candor, Dr. Angelou’s works speak to the heart,

board member for The Greater Washington Boys and

encouraging us to love life, to persevere through its chal-

Girls Club and America’s Promise—Alliance for Youth.

lenges and to share our gifts with others.

ANDREA J. CATANIA

FELLOWSHIP Seton Hall University School of Law inaugurated the Andrea J. Catania Fellowship for Excellence in Teaching at a naming ceremony last fall at the Newark Club. The first Fellowship was granted to Marina Lao, J.D., Professor of Law at Seton Hall Law School.

The Fellowship is named in honor of Andrea J. Catania, a former professor at the Law School who passed away three years ago. Professor Catania taught a wide range of courses, including Business Associations, Remedies and Tort Reform. Her passion, however, was in the procedural area. She taught Civil Procedure and New York Practice at Seton Hall Law School for two decades. She also served as faculty advisor to the Seton Hall Law Review, permanent chair of the Admissions Committee, and was a critical member of the Faculty Appointments Committee.

A former trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, Professor Lao was in private practice and eventually became partner in the Atlanta law firm then known as Wilson, Cobb, Lichtenstein & Lao. In 1992, she began her career in legal education as a teaching fellow and lecturer in law at Temple University School of Law. She also has taught as a visiting professor at the University of Connecticut School of Law and the University of International Business and Economics, School of Law, in Beijing, China.

“It’s hard to pick out a single defining quality with as complete a person as Andrea...”

“It’s hard to pick out a single defining quality with as complete a person as Andrea, but if I had to do so it would be her infectious sense of caring about people – students, faculty, staff -- and about the School “ says Charles Sullivan, Professor of Law. Professor Lao was selected as the Catania Fellow because she embodies the work ethic and personal appeal of Professor Catania. A member of the Law School faculty since 1994, Professor Lao teaches and writes in the areas of antitrust, corporate, and securities law. She earned her B.A. from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and her J.D. from Albany Law School, where she was the recipient of a three-year full scholarship. She has extensive practice experience both in government and in the private sector.

Pictured at the naming ceremony are, from left, Monsignor Robert Sheeran, President of Seton Hall University; Professors Arthur Pinto and Neil Cohen, Brooklyn Law School; Mark Denbeaux (in back); and Catania Fellow Lao; Diane C. Nardone, Esq., Director of Institutional Advancement, Brooklyn Law School and Coordinator of the award; Professor Charles Sullivan; and Patrick E. Hobbs, Dean of Seton Hall Law School.

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LAW FIRMS JOIN SETON HALL LAW IN

PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM TO

INCREASE DIVERSITY Pictured here at the announcement of the Partners in Excellence program is, from left, Loryn P. Riggiola, Partner, Sills, Cummis, Radin, Tischman, Epstein & Gross; Glenn A. Clark, Partner, Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti, LLP; Remi Salahi, Spencer, Associate,Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer; Patrick Hobbs, Dean, Seton Hall Law School; Richard M. Eittreim, Partner, McCarter & English, LLP;The Honorable Judge John J. Gibbons, Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione; and Paul Lisovicz, Partner, McElroy, Deutsch & Mulvaney, LLP.

Seton Hall University School of Law unveiled a unique partnership that combines scholarship and mentorship called Partners In Excellence. The program, pairs a high-caliber minority student with a leading law firm and offers that student not only a full tuition scholarship, but also a mentoring relationship with the student’s sponsoring firm. Each firm assigns both a partner and an associate to help guide the student throughout his or her legal education.

The firms are backing up their financial commitment with a more personalized summer employment to the student and the opportunity for full-time employment after graduation.

The participating firms are Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger, & Vecchione; Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A.; McElroy, Deutsch, & Mulvaney, LLP; McCarter & English, LLP; Sills, Cummis, Radin, Tischman, Epstein, & Gross; and Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti, LLP. All will work closely with the students, providing them an invaluable resource as they begin their legal education.

Candidates will be selected based upon excellent writing skills, community activities, undergraduate extracurricular activities, and career and work experience. The firm sponsors will look for students who demonstrate a desire to practice law in New Jersey to diversify the bar in this area. Students in the Partners In Excellence Program are expected to maintain a 3.0 GPA in law school.

Traditionally, the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid actively recruits prospective students from across the nation and encourages qualified candidates to seek admission. Highly qualified prospective students from underrepresented groups are identified through the Candidate Referral Service of Law School Admission Council and organizations such as federal, state and local bar associations and legal defense and education funds.

For more information on the Partners in Excellence program, please call (973) 642-8477.

H. KWASI PREMPEH

NEWFACULTY

Professor H. Kwasi Prempeh joined the Seton Hall University School of Law faculty in January 2003 as Associate Professor of Law. He most recently served as Director of Legal Policy and Governance at the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD), a pro-democracy think tank and policy forum he helped found in 1998 in Accra, Ghana.

“I have enjoyed the range of experiences I have had since leaving law school,” he says. “Getting a taste, first of litigation and then of transactional practice, at two of the leading corporate law firms in the country was great. In fact, I have no horror stories to report. And, of course, my recent experience in Ghana, assisting with the processes of political, economic, and constitutional transformation in my home country, was immensely fulfilling. Still, academic life–staying engaged intellectually in confronting today’s and tomorrow’s social challenges, helping to expand the frontiers of knowledge, and playing a meaningful role in the training of today’s and tomorrow’s leaders–has always been my first love.”

Professor Prempeh says he was especially drawn to Seton Hall Law “because, out of all the law schools I visited and was considering, Seton Hall stood out for its commitment to excellence in both teaching and scholarship.

“During my visits here, in meetings with both faculty and students, Seton Hall’s dual focus came across quite clear,” he continued. “And I happen to believe that’s what a law school ought to be about. And of course, there’s the faculty–such resourceful and wonderful people to have as colleagues.”

Professor Prempeh received his J.D. from Yale Law School, where he served as note editor of the Yale Law Journal and was a teaching assistant. He also holds an M.B.A. from Baylor University and a B.S. from the University of Ghana.

After law school, Prof. Prempeh joined at O’Melveny & Myers LLP in Washington, D.C., as an associate in the firm’s antitrust and general litigation practice. He was involved in the firm’s representation of the government of Ghana in the partial privatization and liberalization of that country’s domestic telephone market.

He then joined the transactional practice at Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, also in D.C., where he represented issuers and underwriters in a wide variety of corporate and international finance transactions.

He is the author of several recent publications, including a book chapter titled, “A New Jurisprudence for Africa,” in The Global Divergence of Democracies (Johns Hopkins, 2001); “The Persistent Corporate Governance Deficit in the Ghanaian Public Sector: An Agenda for Reform,” Critical Perspectives No. 10 (Accra: CDDGhana, September 2002); and “Lawyers and Liberal Democracy,” in Democracy in the World: Tocqueville Reconsidered (Journal of Democracy, January 2000).

Professor Prempeh will be teaching business associations in the fall, and constitutional law next spring. This past spring he taught constitutional law.

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James Lanshe was recently named Assistant Dean for Advancement. He works with the Dean and the Office of Alumni and Development to help identify and secure the financial resources necessary to meet the Law School’s long-term needs. He also is an adjunct professor teaching courses in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and jurisprudence. Previously, Mr. Lanshe served as Director of Special Projects at the Law School. He also has worked in private practice and at the Brandeis School of Law and the College of Business and Public Administration at the University of Louisville. He has twice held gubernatorial appointments as a member of the Arizona Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. Mr. Lanshe holds degrees from Georgetown (BA, with Distinction), Harvard (MPA), Cornell University School of Law (JD), and the University of Hawaii (MBA, with Honors). He is admitted to practice law in Arizona, New York, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia, as well as before the Supreme Court of the United States.

COLLEEN ANN UHNIAT, J.D. ’00

Lara Spingler, J.D. ’00, was recently named Administrative Director of Graduate Programs for the Health Law & Policy Program and the Institute of Law, Science & Technology. Ms. Spingler was previously employed at the firm of DiFrancesco, Bateman, Coley,Yospin, Kunzman, Davis, & Lehrer, P.A., as an associate in the Municipal and Land Use Group. Ms. Spingler was Assistant Township Attorney to Bedminster Township and worked on zoning and land use issues for various NJ municipalities. She graduated from Bucknell University with a Bachelor of Arts in Art History and Classics, and earned her Juris Doctorate degree from Seton Hall University School of Law. She currently resides in Watchung, N.J., and will be moving to New York City after her wedding in November.

LARA SPINGLER, J.D. ’00

JAMES LANSHE, J.D.

NEWADMINISTR

The Law School welcomes Colleen Ann Uhniat, J.D. ’00, as Director of the Annual Fund. Her responsibilities include planning, organizing and implementing all annual giving plans as well as assisting with the management of development efforts for the Law School.

Ms. Uhniat most recently worked in the law office of Maureen E.Vella, P.A., Middlesex County, N.J., where she specialized in matrimonial and bankruptcy law. She also clerked for The Honorable Renee Jones Weeks at the Superior Court of New Jersey. She earned her bachelor’s degree, cum laude, from Millersville University, Millersville, Pa., and her J.D. from Seton Hall Law School, where she interned at the Center for Social Justice and was a member of the Public Interest Law Society and the Student Outreach Society. Ms. Uhniat is a native of Philadelphia and currently resides in Caldwell, N.J.

JACQUELINE GUYNN, J.D.

ATION Jacqueline Guynn, J.D., recently joined Seton Hall University School of Law as Associate Director of Admissions. As Associate Director of Admissions, her responsibilities include law student recruiting and marketing, reviewing student applications, managing prospective student visit programs, and interacting with law student admissions representatives.

Before coming to Seton Hall Law, Ms. Guynn was a commercial litigation associate at Pepper Hamilton LLP, in Philadelphia, where she specialized in ERISA, patent, and antitrust litigation, and practiced before state and federal trial and appellate courts and administrative bodies. At Pepper, her responsibilities also included directing the summer associate program. She also chaired the Group Mentoring Program of the Committee on Women in the Profession, Junior Women Lawyers Task Force, of the Philadelphia Bar Association.

Gerald Lenihan joined Seton Hall Law in November as Security Manager. Among other responsibilities, he oversees the security officers, and the maintenance of high-tech safety equipment. He also investigates all reports of criminal or suspicious activity and ensures that appropriate outside agencies are notified when necessary. Mr. Lenihan most recently served as president of a private investigation firm in Newark, specializing in insurance-related matters. He retired as a county investigator for the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, as Director of the Essex County Division of Youth Services, and has been a police officer in Maplewood and Newark. A graduate of Seton Hall University, Mr. Lenihan lives in Newark.

GERALD LENIHAN

Ms. Guynn earned her bachelor’s degree from Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges of Harvard University (magna cum laude for thesis and department generals) and her J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School, where she served as Symposium Editor of The University of Chicago Law School Roundtable. After law school, she clerked for The Honorable R. Guy Cole, Jr., of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. She is admitted to practice in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and numerous federal courts. Ms. Guynn resides in Philadelphia.

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LAWYERS AND TECHNOLOGY

EXPERTS DISCUSS attempt to resolve legal software issues

The Seton Hall University School of Law’s Institute of Law, Science & Technology shed new light on the controversial topic of manufacturers’ liability for the security of their software during a November 15, 2002, symposium held at the Law School.The daylong event, sponsored by the Law School’s Intellectual Property Law Association, examined in-depth who is liable for software security breaches and who should be reporting on that liability.

With society’s continued reliance on information systems and technology, breaches of security compromise vital, confidential information. Everything from credit information to social security numbers is transmitted electronically, and a breach in security to the software protecting and encrypting that information can be catastrophic.

The Institute of Law, Science & Technology, currently under the direction of Associate Professor R. Erik Lillqiust, sponsored a dialog structured in three moderated symposium sessions. The first topic focused on the current state of software security.

Panelists included Steven Bellovin of AT&T’s Network Services and Research Labs, Waveset Chief Technology Officer,William Malik and Industry Consultant Barbara Moo. The second panel, moderated by Newark Assistant U.S. Attorney, Elliot Turrini, explored how the law can improve software security. Panelists included Peter Alces, Professor at the College of William & Mary, Melanie

Schneck of Steptoe & Johnson, and Mark Bohannon, General Counsel and Vice President for Government Affairs of the Software & Information Industry Association.

After a Newark Club luncheon with keynote speaker and Information Technology Consultant, Educator and Author Michael Erbschloe, the symposium concluded with a panel discussion moderated by Seton Hall Law Professor E. Judson Jennings, exploring vulnerability reporting for software security. Panelists included Director of Malicious Code Research, Roger Thompson, Microsoft’s Steven Lipner and Professors Raymond Ku of Seton Hall Law and Susan Brenner of the University of Dayton School of Law. For more information on the Seton Hall University School of Law Institute of Law, Science & Technology, The Intellectual Property Law Association or future symposia, visit www.law.shu.edu.

LAW STUDENTS

ARGUE THEIR C ASES IN THE FEDERAL COURT

Most attorneys have few opportunities to argue before a United States District Court. Even fewer appear in the Federal Circuit Courts of Appeals.

Seton Hall Law students regularly do both.

Ryan Philp and Kevin Doyle, recent Seton Hall graduates, represented a formerly pro se client in her Title VII employment discrimination action against the New York City Transit Authority. Mr. Philp and Mr. Doyle appeared before Judges Cabranes, Meskill and Cardamone of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Lower Manhattan in March, as part of Seton Hall’s Impact Litigation Clinic, bringing them kudos from Judge Cabranes for their briefs and oral presentation.

That same month, Mary-Ann Gill and Lynne Tatum, also recent graduates, appeared as lead counsel at a civil trial before Judge Ackerman of the United States District Court of New Jersey on behalf of Seton Hall Law’s Civil Litigation Clinic.

discrimination and retaliatory discharge. After the district court dismissed her claim as untimely, the Second Circuit appointed Seton Hall’s Jon Romberg, Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Center for Social Justice, as Ms. Zerilli-Edelglass’ pro bono counsel.

The court directed Professor Romberg to brief issues on appeal regarding Ms. Zerilli-Edelgass’ compliance with Title VII filing requirements. Professor Romberg in turn brought Mr. Philp and Mr. Doyle on board to assist in drafting the opening and reply briefs totalling nearly 100 pages.

While both students had months to prepare and meet with their client, nothing primed them for the daunting task of standing before a three-judge court of appeals panel.

The Civil Litigation and Impact Litigation Clinics are just two of Seton Hall’s six public interest clinics. Other clinics include Immigration, Housing, Family Law and Juvenile Justice. These invaluable programs are offered to eager third-year students pursuant to New Jersey Court Rule 101.1, which allows appearances by law students working for a public interest organization under the supervision of a member of the New Jersey bar.

Mr. Philp and Mr. Doyle represented Teresa Zerilli-Edelglass, who had obtained a jury award in 1997 on her gender discrimination claim against the New York City Transit Authority, but was forced to return to the same hostile work environment or be fired. When she refused to submit, Ms. Zerilli-Edelglass was fired and brought another claim for

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LAW STUDENTS “It was an exhilarating experience, arguing in front of such a distinguished panel of jurists,” said Mr. Philp. “Most attorneys do not have the opportunity to appear before a federal court of appeals until they have practiced for years.”

Students in other clinics regularly appear in federal district court, housing court, immigration court, and numerous other venues. In addition to handling their caseloads, clinic students attend a weekly two-hour class comprised of lectures on civil litigation strategies. The class also affords opportunities to simulate depositions and practice other litigation skills, all culminating in a mock trial at the end of the semester.

“The clinics give our students the opportunity to make critical legal decisions with tangible consequences on the lives of people within the community,” explained Civil Litigation Clinic Supervisor and Constitutional Law Professor Baher Azmy. “Students have the extraordinary opportunity to take civil matters through the entire litigation process—from interviews to depositions to trial.”

On February 11, 2003, Ms. Tatum and Ms. Gill had such an opportunity to take a case to trial in real life. Ms.Tatum took over Khalifa v. Huda when she started in the clinic this past January. Marjina Khalifa, a Bangladeshi immigrant with little to no understanding of English, had been kept as a domestic servant to a family that forced her to cook, clean and care for a severely autistic child although she lacked formal training.

Ms. Khalifa was required to sleep on a couch in the same room as the family’s two children and was given no private space. In the three months she worked for the defendants, she

ARGUE THEIR C ASES IN THE FEDERAL COURT

was paid only $370. And that was given to her the day the defendants threw her out, leaving her with no home but the streets.

In addition to these horrific living/working conditions, Ms. Khalifa battled sexual advances by the defendants. After being thrown out in March 1999, Ms. Khalifa was introduced to a member of the Andolan Organization for South Asian Women. In addition to referrals from the local courts, public interest organizations like Andolan regularly refer matters to the Seton Hall Law School Center for Social Justice.

“We did a ton of work in the matter of four days, and we were ready for anything,” remarked Ms. Gill, who had only participated in the clinic for three weeks prior to learning about the impending trial.

Professor Baher Azmy recalled Ms. Khalifa’s first appearance in the clinic. “When Marjina showed up in 1999, she was with an interpreter, barely speaking English and dressed in traditional Bangladeshi garb. Students sat with her, interviewed her, and within weeks, we were filing two complaints in Federal Court. Throughout the past three years, we’ve seen students take these matters all the way through litigation to an amicable settlement, and we’ve seen Ms. Khalifa transform from wearing traditional garb to wearing Nike sneakers and Gap clothing.”

In early February, the students were preparing for what they believed to be a February 11th settlement conference, Ms. Tatum recalled.

“We did a ton of work in the matter of four days, and we were ready for anything,” —Mary-Ann Gill, third year law student

“It was not until February 3, when Judge Ackerman’s clerk remarked that our case was up for trial, that I started to get concerned. I figured they were just trying to force us into settlement negotiations, but after talking to Judge Ackerman, it became pretty clear we needed to prepare for every contingency.”

Because each clinic case is at a different stage of the litigation cycle, each student’s experience varies. According to Professor Azmy, “The one constant is the time involved.”

Between the classes, office hours, interviews, depositions, and outside research and trips to the courthouses, students have a real-world taste of time management.

While Ms.Tatum prepared for the February 11 trial, Ms. Gill was preparing for future depositions in a predatory lending matter. Professor Azmy asked Ms. Gill to assist on Khalifa v.

Huda since Ms. Tatum’s Fair Labor Standard Act claim was going to trial the next week.

“You don’t mind putting in the hours,” said Ms. Gill, who will be clerking in Freehold next year. “The real-world experience greatly complements the classroom aspect, which is the theory.”

“It was a crash course in trial practice,” exclaimed Ms. Gill. “Professor Azmy said we need to prepare for every contingency in this matter, so we did.”

If the Court intended to force a settlement the strategy worked to the advantage of the clinic’s clients. Judge Ackerman presided over settlement negotiations which resulted in $1,800 for their client—not a large sum for many, but critically important to Ms. Khalifa.

“For a week, all we did was prepare for this trial,” remembered Ms.Tatum. “It was a whirlwind, but it was the most useful thing I’ve done as a law student.”

Mr. Doyle found his experience with the Second Circuit invaluable. “We presented a novel argument, meshing close regulatory analysis with overarching public policy, to help a deserving litigant get her day in court. On top of it all, we walk away from the clinic confident and more prepared to begin our legal careers.”

Ms.Tatum shared similar sentiments. “You can read a case book at home, but there is so much practical application to be learned from these hands-on experiences.”

The Seton Hall University School of Law Center for Social Justice is located at 833 McCarter Highway. For more information log on to law.shu.edu/administration/admissions/csj.

“The class really ties it all together,” explained Ms.Tatum.

“It makes everything more tangible.”

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Expert Admissibility: Keeping Gates, Goals, and Promises

Evidence gurus from all over the nation descended upon Seton Hall Law the weekend of February 21, 2003, to discuss the responsibilities of state and federal judges in evaluating the admissibility of expert testimony at trial.The two-day symposium, “Expert Admissibility: Keeping Gates, Goals and Promises,” was presented by Seton Hall Law School and Seton Hall Law Review, and sponsored by Fleet Bank.

The continuing evidence revolution spawned by the Supreme Court decisions in Daubert v.

Merrell Dow and Kumho Tire v. Carmichael led the Seton Hall Law Review to convene a wide-ranging discussion on the issues to Newark.

“With the extraordinary assistance of Professor Risinger, we found the greatest legal minds in this area, asked them to write papers and extended them the opportunity to come debate,” explained Seton Hall Law Review Symposium Editor Ryan Philp, ’03.

The symposium brought the foremost legal evidence authorities to the law school and drew an audience of alumni, litigators, and legal scholars from every corner of the country, t. Symposium participants spent February 21st and 22nd discussing expert reliability standards and their application. Paper presentations and panel discussions explored a multitude of issues.

Expert Admissibility Symposium Speakers: RONALD ALLEN

JOHN HENRY WIGMORE PROFESSOR OF LAW, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW

MICHAEL F. B AUMEISTER

B AUMEISTER & SAMUELS, ADJUNCT PROFESSOR, SETON HALL SCHOOL OF LAW

MARGARET A. BERGER

SUZANNE J. & NORMAN MILES PROFESSOR OF LAW, BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL

JOE S. CECIL

DIRECTOR, SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE PROJECT, FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER

NEIL B. COHEN

PROFESSOR OF LAW, BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL

MARK P. DENBEAUX

PROFESSOR OF LAW, SETON HALL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW

DAVID L. FAIGMAN

PROFESSOR OF LAW, U.C . HASTINGS COLLEGE OF LAW

LUCINDA M. FINLEY

FRANK G. RAICHLE PROFESSOR OF TRIAL AND APPELLATE ADVOC ACY, SUNY BUFFALO SCHOOL OF LAW

RICHARD D. FRIEDMAN

RALPH W. AIGLER PROFESSOR OF LAW, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW SCHOOL

HONORABLE JOHN J. GIBBONS

FORMER CHIEF JUDGE, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD CIRCUIT

PAUL C . GIANNELLI

ALBERT J. WEATHERHEAD III & RICHARD W. WEATHERHEAD PROFESSOR OF LAW, C ASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL

SAMUEL R. GROSS

THOMAS AND MABEL LONG PROFESSOR OF LAW, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW SCHOOL

EDWARD J. IMWINKELRIED

PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR OF TRIAL ADVOC ACY, UNIVERSITY OF C ALIFORNIA AT DAVIS SCHOOL OF LAW

R. ERIK LILLQUIST

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF LAW, SETON HALL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW

JOHN H. MANSFIELD

JOHN H. WATSON JR. PROFESSOR OF LAW, HARVARD UNIVERSITY

JENNIFER L. MNOONKIN

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF LAW, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW

JOELLE ANNE MORENO

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF LAW, NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL OF LAW

CHRISTOPHER B. MUELLER

HENRY S. LINDSAY PROFESSOR OF PROCEDURE AND ADVOC ACY, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF LAW

DALE A. NANCE

PROFESSOR OF LAW, C ASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL

ROGER C . PARK

JAMES EDGAR HERVEY DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF LAW AND LITIGATION, U.C . HASTINGS COLLEGE OF LAW

STEVEN PENROD

DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY, JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

D. MICHAEL RISINGER

PROFESSOR OF LAW AND DEAN’S RESEARCH FELLOW, SETON HALL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW

MICHAEL J. SAKS

PROFESSOR OF LAW AND PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW

JOSEPH SANDERS

A. A. WHITE PROFESSOR OF LAW, UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER

C A LVIN WILLIAM SHARPE

JOHN DEAVER DRINKO-B AKER & HOSTETLER PROFESSOR OF LAW, C ASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL

JAMES M. SHELLOW

SHELLOW & SHELLOW, P.C .

CHRISTOPHER SLOBOGIN

STEPHEN C . O’CONNELL PROFESSOR OF LAW AND AFFILIATE PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF LAW

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LAW STUDENTS ADD

MARATHON RUNS to Their “To Do” Lists Five Seton Hall Law School students take somewhat of an “alternative route” to relieve the stress of a typical law student–they commit themselves to the physical, mental, and often emotional trials of running marathons. These marathoners balance their demanding school and work schedules with training runs, sometimes logging upwards of 75 miles a week.

While they all have different reasons for running, there is a common bond: setting and keeping goals outside the academic arena. Some want to beat their personal records, others hope to break their plateaus, and still a few others plan to follow the standard progression from marathons to triathlons. All five have future hopes of continued success both “It forces me to in the world of marathon running and in push myself to new their professional careers.

PICTURED HERE FROM LEFT ARE FOURTH YEAR EVENING STUDENT MARC MEYER, THIRD YEAR STUDENT NICOLE FISH, THIRD YEAR STUDENT ELAINE HARWELL, JOE ARNOLD ’03 AND THIRD YEAR STUDENT JESSICA HANLEY.

limits and I never knew anyone else that ran them.”

Third year student Joseph Arnold is a member of a rare subculture at Seton Hall University School of Law. “I do it for the challenge,” said Mr. Arnold, who finished the Washington D.C., the New York City and the Philadelphia marathons all in less than one year.“It forces me to push myself to new limits and I never knew anyone else that ran them.”

Second-year Jessica Hanley tries to find time to cram 60 miles in each week when she’s in training. With two New York City marathons and one Boston run under her belt, she is obsessed with lowering her personal best of 3:17. “I ran my first marathon my first year of law school. I think that training for a marathon calls for extreme discipline, much like making it through law school,” she quipped.

The marathon experience is different for everyone. For some it’s the accomplishment of a goal. For others it’s a way to see the world.

Res Ipsa Loquitur

Back in Print;

Subscriptions

Welcome

Res Ipsa Loquitur, Seton Hall Law School’s monthly newspaper, is back in print after an absense of almost 10 years. Res Ipsa was initiated during the tenure of former Dean John P. Loftus. It was revitalized by third year law students Robert Zeglarski, Editor-in-Chief, and Marisa Marinos, Managing Editor.

Written by students, the newspaper tackled legal news such as affirmative action and medical malpractice, and also covered other law school issues.

Res Ipsa is fortunate to be operating as a completely self-sufficient organization. Revenue is garnered though advertising in the newspaper.

“I am so impressed at the commitment that these students exemplified with this newspaper,” said Patrick Hobbs, Dean.

THE FEBRUARY 2003 FRONT PAGE OF RES IPSA LOQUITUR

Res Ipsa is also available on-line by accessing the Law School’s Website, law.shu.edu, and clicking on “Current Students,” then the “Student Organizations and Journals” link.

The editorial staff at Res Ipsa has ambitions to expand its mission by strengthening ties among media outlets and the legal community with events that showcase attorneys who work for the media. In addition, Res Ipsa will also plan to host media events with keynote speakers on hot news topics and debates.

Next year’s editor of Res Ipsa is third year law student Marco Tucci. For more information or to join the distribution list, please contact Mr.Tucci at tuccimau@shu.edu.

HEALTH LAW & POLICY PROGRAM 2002

DISTINGUISHED GUEST PRACTITIONER Health Law & Policy Program 2002 Distinguished Guest Practitioner this year was Ed Kornreich, Partner in the Health Care Department at the New York City office of Proskauer Rose, LLP. Mr. Kornreich has more than 20 years of legal experience in the health care field. He represents not-for-profit and for-profit hospitals, academic medical centers, physician groups, physician management companies, HMOs, venture capitalists and health care entrepreneurs in, among other things, regulatory compliance matters, mergers and acquisitions, managed care contracting, the

development of integrated health systems and physician organizations, hospital purchases of physician practices, and joint venture arrangements. His lecture, titled, “Qui Tam Actions Under the False Claims Act: Implications for Counseling Health Care Clients,” highlighted the challenges health lawyers face in helping clients avoid liability under the False Claims Act. Mr. Kornreich frequently writes and lectures on Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, health care integration, and the application of federal and state fraud and abuse laws to health care transactions.

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INTERNATIONAL LAW SOCIETY

WELCOMES BACK ALUMNI AND STAGE PARTICIPANTS PICTURED HERE, FROM LEFT, ARE TRACY KAYE, PROFESSOR OF LAW; JANINE TRAMONTANO ’99; MEL MARQUIS ’98; ELIZABETH DEFEIS, PROFESSOR OF LAW; EILEEN QUINN STEINER ’00; AND LIVINGSTON BAKER, PROFESSOR OF LAW.

On February 26, the International Law Society welcomed back five of the seven stagiaires at a reunion dinner at Don Pepe’s Restaurant.

Mel Marquis ’98, an associate in the Brussels, Belgium, office of Van Bael & Bellis, spoke about European Union Institutions and Constitutional Reform. Mr. Marquis participated in the Dean Acheson Legal Stage Program working with Judge Garcia Valdecasas y Fernandez of the Court of First Instance as a stagiaire (clerk) in Luxembourg after graduating from Seton Hall Law School.

The Dean Acheson Legal Stage Program consists of four types of stages, each lasting a minimum of three months. A stagiaire with the Court of Justice works in the Chambers of a Judge in association with the referendaires (law clerks), gaining insight into the judicial process of the European Court.

A stagiaire with an Advocate General of the Court of Justice involves research and writing of the Advocate General’s opinions—an experience similar to the traditional U.S. clerkship. The stagiaire with the Court of First Instance works in the Chambers of a Judge, assisting with cases dealing primarily with antitrust/competition law before the Court. In the stage with the Research and Documentation Division, stagiaires work under the guidance of a Judge or Advocate General on a research project of the participant’s own choosing.

The Legal Stage Program at the Court of Justice of the European Communities grants to third-year students or recent graduates from 18 selected law schools throughout the United States, the opportunity to engage in substantive research and work with leading European Judges and Advocates General. Since 1996, seven Seton Hall Law students or alumni have participated in the program that includes graduates from Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Columbia, and NYU. Interested alumni who have taken the European Union Law course are encouraged to consider participating in the program. For more information on the stagiaire program, please contact Professors Livingston Baker or Tracy Kaye at bakerliv@shu.edu or kayetrac@shu.edu, respectively.

CELEBRATING FIFTY YEARS OF ACHIEVEMENT

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NEWS & NOTES 1950s

Napolitano ’67, of Saddle River, was named 2002 Citizen

Bernard A. Kuttner ’59, of Glen Gardner, was selected

of the Year by the Greater Pascack Valley Chamber of

for membership in the Cesar E. Chavez Foundation of

Commerce. He is President and Chief Executive Officer of

Los Angeles.

Commerce Bank/North, a wholly owned subsidiary of Commerce Bancorp. He recently received the Emily Bissell Award from the American Lung Association for outstand-

1960s

ing community service and the Distinguished Citizen

Jerold E. Glassman ’66, of Maplewood, was recognized

Award from the Hackensack Chamber of Commerce.

by Corporate Counsel magazine as one of “The Best

Frank Catania ’68, of Hawthorne, was elected Vice

Lawyers in America.” He is a Principal of Grotta, Glassman

President of the Casino Law section of the New Jersey

& Hoffman, P.A., where he advises public and private

State Bar Association.The Honorable Gerald B. Hanifan

sector employers on labor relations issues such as

’68, of Newton, retired in May 2002 after 34 years of

compliance with the National Labor Relations Act, union

public service. For the past 13 years, he had been a family,

negotiations, labor arbitration and workforce strategies.

civil and criminal court judge of the Superior Court in

Daniel M. Hurley ’67, of Mantoloking, was re-elected

Sussex County. Before that, he was a public defender in

President of the New Jersey State Bar Foundation. He

Essex, Warren, Sussex and Morris Counties.

practices at Hurley & Vasios in Union. James R.

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RED MASS Matthew P. Boylan, LL.B., a member of the law firm of Lowenstein Sandler PC, received the St.Thomas More medal at the 18th Annual Red Mass on September 23, 2002. Pictured here, front row, are Francis McQuade, Deacon and Former Professor of Law; Patrick E. Hobbs, Dean; The Most Reverend John J., Myers, Archbishop of Newark; Mr. Boylan; and Monsignor Robert Sheeran, President of Seton Hall University. In the second row are Stuart Deutsch, Dean, Rutgers School of Law— Newark; Raymond Solomon, Dean, Rutgers School of Law—Camden; Joseph A. Dickson, Esq., Deacon;Thomas DeBenedictis, Deacon; Peter Harvey, Attorney General for NJ; Liza M. Walsh, Partner, Connell Foley; Chris Christie ’87, New Jersey’s United States Attorney; and the Rev. Nicholas Gengaro, Law School Chaplain.

1970s Joseph Hallock ’71, of Wayne, formed the law firm of

with Christmas,” which rehabilitates building for nonprofit

Hallock & Cammarota, LLP, located in Wayne. Leonard

groups and homes of those with low and fixed incomes.

P. Rosa ’71, of Franklin Lakes, joined the law firm of

He is a Partner at Giblin & Lynch in Ridgewood. Douglas

Norton, Apert, Sheehy & Higgins in West Paterson as an

R. Henshaw ’75, of Morristown, joined the law firm of

Associate where he specializes in the area of complex civil

Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C., as a principal in the

litigation. Richard Cushing ’72, of Lambertville, was

land use and real estate development department.

chosen to preside over West Amwell and Lambertville

Previously, he was with the firm of Henshaw, Brady

Municipal Court for several sessions per week. He is an

& Nichay. Randall S. Lainer ’75, of Somerville, became

attorney at the Clinton law firm of Gebhardt and Kiefer.

Of Counsel at the law firm of Brach, Eichler, Rosenberg,

Howard Drucks ’72, of Linwood, became Of Counsel

Silver, Bernstein, Hammer & Gladstone in Roseland. He

at the law firm of Cooper, Perskie, April, Niedelman,

concentrates in the areas of estate planning and adminis-

Wagenheim & Levenson. Joseph A. Bottitta ’74, of

tration, taxation, business transactions, commercial and

Florham Park, joined the New Jersey Lawyer’s Board of

residential real estate. Steven J. Picco ’75, of Pennington,

Directors. He is President of E-law.com and New Jersey

was appointed to the New Jersey Water Supply Authority.

Lawyers Service. Brian O’Toole ’74, of Whippany, was

He practices at Reed Smith in Princeton. Paulette

elected Chairman of the Board of the New Jersey

Brown ’76, of Plainfield, was appointed a division director

Defense Association. Christine V. Bator ’75, of

by the American Bar Association’s Litigation Section. She

Princeton Junction, joined the New Jersey Lawyer’s Board of

oversees committees and task force chairs, and serves as

Directors. She is of counsel at the Princeton law firm of

principal liaison between committee heads and council of

Courter, Kobert, Laufer & Cohen. Alfred L. Faiella ’75,

the section. Charles M. Forman ’76, of Essex Falls,

of Marlboro, joined the law firm of Stadmauer Bailkin, LLP

received the “Director’s Award for Outstanding

as the Managing Attorney of the New Jersey office.

Achievement” from the Executive Director of the U.S.

Thomas Giblin ’75, of Ridgewood, was appointed to

Trustees in Washington, D.C. He is a partner at Forman,

the national board of directors of “Rebuilding Together

Holt & Eliades, LLC. Ivan J. Punchatz ’76, of Yardley, Pa.,

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NEWS & NOTES WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE The Seton Hall Women’s Law Forum presented its annual Woman of Substance Award to Carol L. Forte, ’84, this past November. Ms. Forte, pictured above with Dean Patrick Hobbs and Women’s Law Forum President, Margaret Skarbek.The award recognized Ms. Forte’s work as one of the leading female trial lawyers in New Jersey and one of the top 50 female litigators in the country. The 1984 cum laude graduate of Seton Hall Law is currently a partner with Blume, Goldfaden, Berkowitz, Donnelly, Fried & Forte in Chatham, N.J. Ms. Forte joined the ranks of fellow recipients, including Anne E. Thompson, Carol Korbin Walker and Deborah Poritz.

was named to the board of directors at the law firm of

Of Counsel at Brach, Eichler, Rosenberg, Silver, Bernstein,

Buchanan Ingersoll. Grace T. Meyer ’78, of River Vale,

Hammer & Gladstone of Roseland where he concentrates

was appointed the New Jersey legal contact for the

in the areas of Internet, Computer and Intellectual

“Home School Legal Defense Association,” which is head-

Property Law. Kerry M. Marker ’81, of Mendham,

quartered in Purcellville, Va. Meyer was also named the

joined the law firm of Epstein, Becker & Green, P.C., where

legal representative for the “Helping Hand Food Pantry” in

he concentrates in the areas of labor and employment law.

Hillsdale. Scott Guibord ’79, of Basking Ridge, joined the

Lynn F. Newsome ’81, of Lawrenceville, was named

law firm of Dillon, Bitar & Luther, LLC in Morristown as an

Secretary of the New Jersey State Bar Association. She is

Associate where he will concentrate in land use, real

a member at Donahue, Hagan, Klein & Newsome, P.C. in

estate and public utility law. Michael Spinato ’79, of

Short Hills. Frank Zazzaro ’81, of Florham Park, opened

Ridgewood, formed the law firm of Spinato, Conte &

a private practice limited to plaintiff ’s personal injury

LaRocca. The firm opened offices in Malboro and

matters. Lawrence N. Lavigne ’82, of Bridgewater, was

Scarsdale, N.Y.

named Partner at the law firm of Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A., where he practices liability, lemon law, consumer fraud, insurance defense, commercial and corporate

1980s

litigation, and labor and employment law. Previously, he

Jean Volk ’80, of North Brunswick, was named Assistant

was a partner at Hanlon and Lavigne, LLP. Theodosia A.

Chair for the Accounting & Legal Studies Department at

Tamborlane ’82, of Plainfield, expanded her practice to

Middlesex County College in Edison. Jonathan Bick ’81,

include mediation services for commercial, employment,

of Short Hills, authored an article in the August 19, 2002

insurance and health care disputes. Lori J. Braender ’83,

issue of the New Jersey Law Journal titled, “Legal Liability

of New Hope, Pa., was appointed Resident Partner of the

Dictates E-commerce Insurance” as well as an August 26,

new Brussels branch office of Pitney, Hardin, Kipp & Szuch.

2002 article in the New Jersey Law Journal titled,

Kevin DeCoursey, Jr. ’83, of Roseland, was elected Vice

“Respondeat Superior Applied to Online Activity.” He is

President of the Northern Region of the New Jersey

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SIGNIFICANT OTHERS RECEPTION First year students’ significant others were welcomed to Seton Hall Law School with a reception and orientation last September. In addition to tapas and wine, they were given a taste of what they should expect from the next few years of their “significant others’” legal education.

Defense Association. Carmen Saginario, Jr. ’83, of

of Rockaway, is co-founder of Kelly, Kelly & Marotta in

Cinnaminson, was appointed president of the Cinnaminson

Maywood, a law firm specializing in litigation with emphasis

Educational Foundation. He practices in Capehart

on family and chancery matters. He also conducts court-

Scatchard’s Trenton office in the area of complex civil

appointed and private divorce mediations. Deborah A.

litigation. He also supervises the firm’s new corporate

Reperowitz ’85, of Short Hills, was named a Partner at

compliance group. In addition, he was recently appointed

the law firm of Reed Smith where she practices in the

Treasurer and Finance Chariman of the NJ Health Care

bankruptcy group in the Newark office. James A. Rybka

Facilities Finance Authority. Domenick Carmagnola

’85, of Harding, joined the law firm of Norris, McLaughlin

’85, of Denville, was recognized as one of the top 40

& Marcus, P.A., where he focuses on healthcare law.

lawyers under the age of 40 in the State of New Jersey by

Previously he was Assistant General Counsel and Chief

the New Jersey Law Journal. He concentrates in the area of

Privacy Officer at Atlantic Health System, Inc. Before that,

labor and employment law and serves as the president of

he was a Partner with Schenck, Price, Smith & King in

the Essex County Bar Association. John A. Conte, Jr. ’84,

Morristown. He has been a member of the Harding

of Mahwah, formed the law firm of Spinato, Conte &

Township Planning Board since 1999 and served as

LaRocca. The firm opened offices in Malboro and

the township’s municipal prosecutor from 1993-96.

Scarsdale, N.Y. Carol L. Forte ’84, of Flanders, received

Honorable Diana Ferriero ’86, of Old Tappan, was

the 11th Annual Woman of Substance award from the

appointed as a Workers Compensation Judge for the

Women’s Law Forum of Seton Hall Law School. Arthur

Superior Court of New Jersey. She is assigned to

F. Leyden III ’85, of Toms River, was elected Director of

the Hackensack district office. Honorable Brian R.

the New Jersey Defense Association. He is a member at

Martinotti ’86, of Cliffside Park, was sworn in as a Judge

Lomell Law Firm in Toms River. Jay Lavroff ’85, of

for the Superior Court of New Jersey, Bergen County, in

Bridgewater, was installed as the president of the Union

February 2002. Previously, he was a partner at Beattie &

County Bar Association. He concentrates on products

Padovano in Montvale. Noreen Hagerty-Ford ’87, of

liability claims and contract disputes at the law firm of

Yokosuka, Japan, was promoted to the rank of commander

Lindabury, McCormick & Estabrook. Mark P. Marotta ’85,

in the United States Navy, Judge Advocate General’s

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NEWS & NOTES BOOK RELEASE PARTY This year, five faculty from Seton Hall Law School presented their books at a book release party held at the law school. Pictured here, from left, are John Nagel, former Seton Hall Law School Professor of Law; Michael Zimmer and Charles Sullivan, for Employment Discrimination Law and Practice; Denis F. McLaughlin, for Cases, Text, and Problems on Civil Procedure; John Coverdale, for Uncommon Faith: The Early Years of Opus Dei (1928-1943); and Patrick Hobbs, dean of Seton Hall Law School.

Not pictured here is Raymond Ku, who wrote The Study of Cyberspace Law. Ku is a visiting scholar this year at Cornell University. Visit law.shu.edu for more information on each of these scholars.

Corps. Currently assigned to Submarine Group Seven, she

Association, he was appointed to the Advisory Committee

researches international and operational law issues for the

on Rules and Procedures and the Attorney Examination

submarine community. Steven F. Ritardi ’87, of

Committee of the United States District Court, Southern

Mendam, was appointed trustee of the Morris County Bar

District of Florida. Honorable Jessica Mayer ’88, of

Association. He is a member at the law firm of Lum,

East Brunswick, was sworn in as a Judge for the Superior

Danzis, Drasco, Positan & Kleinberg, LLC in Roseland.

Court of New Jersey, Essex County. Sherilyn Pastor

Judith Joan Sullivan ’87, of South Orange, was named

’88, of Bernardsville, was appointed a member of the

for the second consecutive year to the board of directors

Professional Responsibility Rules Committee of the

for Bonus Stores, Inc., a United States retailer operating in

Supreme Court of New Jersey. She is a Partner with the

13 states. She is of counsel with Emmet, Marvin & Martin,

law firm of McCarter & English, LLP, and is the practice

LLP. John S. Wisniewski ’87, of Parlin, is Assistant

group leader for the firm’s insurance coverage and general

Majority Leader of the New Jersey General Assembly and

litigation group. Loryn P. Riggiola ’88, of Paterson, was

chairs the Transportation Committee. He was first elected

selected as a member with the law firm of Sills,

to the General Assembly in 1996 and represents District

Cummis, Radin,Tischman, Epstein & Gross. Judith Bielan

19. Thomas E. Zoeller ’87, of Alexandria, Va., was

’89, of Bayonne, formed the law firm of Bielan, Miklos,

recently appointed Vice President for Regulatory Affairs at

Morris & Marley. Tommie A. Gibney ’89, of Medford,

the American Association of Airport Executives, an

was named assistant parliamentarian of the Association of

Alexandria-based trade association representing the inter-

Trial Lawyers of America–New Jersey. She is a Partner at

ests of airport executives nationwide. Prior to this

Rice, Rice & Gibney. Julie M. Marino ’89, of Belle Mead,

appointment, he served as the chief of staff to the admin-

was named a trustee to the Somerset County Bar

istrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. Walfrido

Association. Margaret Marley ’89, of Jersey City,

Martinez ’88, of Miami, Fla., was elected to the Executive

formed the law firm of Bielan, Miklos, Morris & Marley.

Committee of the law firm of Hunton & Williams in Miami,

Gianfranco Pietrafesa ’89, of Hawthorne, was elected

where he is a Partner. Martinez specializes in domestic and

to the board of directors of the Corporate and Business

international disputes. A member of the Florida Bar

Law section of the New Jersey State Bar Association. He

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is a member of the law firm of Cooper, Rose & English, and

devotes her practice to defending workers compensation

focuses his practice in all areas of litigation. Michael R.

matters. James L. Fennessy ’90, of Toms River, joined

Speer ’89, of Roseland, was named a shareholder with the

the law firm of Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith, Ravin, Davis

law firm of Marshall, Dennehey,Warner, Coleman & Coggin.

& Himmel, LLP as an Associate . Sandra Lascari ’90,

He concentrates his practice in the areas of general liabil-

of Madison, joined the law firm of Newman, Fitch, Altheim,

ity, product liability and retail liability. Joseph T.Walsh ’89,

& Myers as an associate. Ilene Miklos ’90, of Brooklyn,

of Madison, was recognized as one of the top 40 lawyers

N.Y., formed the law firm of Bielan, Miklos, Morris &

under the age of 40 in the State of New Jersey by the New

Marley. Stephen A. Santola ’90, of Livingston, was elect-

Jersey Law Journal. He is a partner at McCusker Anselmi

ed mayor of Livingston. He practices at Lindabury,

Rosen Carvelli & Walsh, where he concentrates in civil

McCormick & Estabrook in the land use, zoning and com-

litigation defense, environmental law, employment and

mercial litigation departments. Peter M. Sarkos ’90, of

labor law, class action and personal injury.

Linwood, became a certified civil trial lawyer. He is a partner at Fox, Rothchild, O’Brien & Frankel, where he concentrates in the areas of land use, zoning, and other

1990s

complex litigation matters. Steven A. Karg ’91, of

John Azzarello ’90, of Greenbrook, joined the law firm

Branchburg, was appointed Vice Chair of the New Jersey

of Carella, Byrne, Bain, Gilfillan, Cecchi, Stewart & Olstein

Defense Association’s Products Liability Committee. As

in Roseland as of counsel. Richard J. Cino ’90, of

partner with the law firm of Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus,

Holmdel, became a partner at the law firm of Jackson

P.A., he specializes in products liability law. He was also

Lewis, LLP, where he will continue to concentrate on

named a trustee of the Somerset County Bar Association.

employment litigation. Susan B. Farinella ’90, of

Darren M. Maloney ’91, of Verona, joined the law firm

Roseland, was named a shareholder with the law firm of

of Nowell, Amoroso, Klein, & Bierman located in

Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Coggin. She

Hackensack. Mary E. Romano ’91, of Leonia, joined the

HAITI DELEGATION There are several ways to “give back” to a community, even if it is not your own. Several professors, along with the dean and a current student and alumnus, traveled to Haiti over winter break to lecture to Haitian law students on legal education and increasing their resources to build a strong society. The trip was coordinated through The Rev. Eugene Squeo ’81, who works for the Haiti Solidarity Network. He approached Dean Hobbs about having representatives visit a school in Jeremie, Haiti. Pictured here, from left, are Professors John Kip Cornwell, Lori Nessel, Bahar Azmy, and Dean Patrick Hobbs.

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NEWS & NOTES law firm of Castano Quigley as a member where she con-

William Crutchlow ’93, of Edison, joined the law firm

centrates in commercial, employment, environmental,

of Eichen Levinson, where he will concentrate in the areas

insurance and professional malpractice litigation. Glenn J.

of malpractice, healthcare and pharmaceutical law.

Smith ’91, of West Orange, rejoined the law firm of

Paul A. Di Lella ’93, of North Caldwell, was promoted

Grotta, Glassman & Hoffman as Of Counsel. John T.

to the position of Senior Assistant Prosecutor in the

Grogan, Jr. ’92, of Hoboken, was named Partner at the

Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office, where he is currently

law firm of Bubb & Hoen. Christopher J. Hoare ’92, of

assigned to the trial unit. Christina Silva Lee ’93, of

Robbinsville, was named Partner at the law firm of Taylor,

Warren, was named a Partner at the law firm of Lum,

Colicchio & Silverman in Trenton. He is a trial lawyer

Danzis, Drasco, & Positan, LLC. She was previously

specializing in construction defects, railroad defense, prem-

Counsel to the firm and practices in its labor and employ-

ises liability and school liability litigation. Previously, he had

ment law department. Edward W. Martin ’93, of

been a Partner with Marshall, Dennehey,Warner, Coleman

Ringwood, formed the law firm of Edward W. Martin,

& Goggin in Philadelphia. David Kane ’92, of Mountain

LLC, in Ringwood. Giuseppe C. Randazzo ’93, of

Lakes, joined the law firm of Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer

Franklin Lakes, joined the law firm of Spinato, Conte

as an associate. Randall Peach ’92, of Gladstone,

& LaRocca in Glen Rock. James B. Scalzo ’93, of

became a member at the law firm of Alpert, Butler,

Beckley, W.V., earned a physicians assistant degree

Sanders & Norton where he concentrates in the areas of

from Mountain State University in May 2002. He

commercial litigation and employment law. Michael T.

provides primary care to underserved rural areas in

Sweeney ’92, of Pennington, became Counsel in the trial

West Virginia. Gary M. Albrecht ’94, of Ringwood, was

and insurance practice group of Hill Wallack. Elliot N.

named Partner at the Hackensack law firm of Cole,

Turrini ’92, of Mendham, joined the law firm of

Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, P.A. He focuses his

McElroy, Deutsch & Mulvaney as Of Counsel. He

practice on commercial real estate. Jose R.Arteaga ’94,

focuses on information security, cyberlaw and privacy.

of Lawrenceville, was appointed as an Assistant United

ALUMNI/STUDENT GOLF OUTING Past and present Seton Hall Law Students hit the links together in the inaugural Seton Hall Law School Alumni - Student Golf Outing at the New Jersey National Golf Club last September. Pictured left to right: John Sumas ’01, Rob Marasco Class of ’03, John J. Sheehy ’54, Dean Patrick E. Hobbs, and Daniel J. McCarthy ’87.

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L.E.O. DINNER Students and alumni celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the Legal Education Opportunities Program (L.E.O.) on October 18, 2002, at Pronto Cena Ristorante in Newark. Christine Mercado, the 2002 L.E.O. scholarship recipient was presented with her award by Dean Patrick E. Hobbs, Karol Corbin Walker, Partner, St. John & Wayne LLP and President of the New Jersey State Bar, and Vivian Sanks King, Vice President of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Office of Legal Management.

States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey. He is the

He has been assigned to the criminal division. Brian D.

director of intellectual property at Physiome Sciences in

Gallagher ’94, of Westmont, completed the Steamtown

Princeton. Steven G. Walder ’94, of New York City,

Marathon in Scranton, PA. He is an Assistant Prosecutor in

joined the law firm of Walder, Hayden & Brogan as an

the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office. Jeffrey

associate . He concentrates in the areas of business and

Goldsmith ’94, of South Orange, joined Investors

corporate law, and commercial litigation. Evan D. Baker

Underwriting Managers as a Senior Litigation Specialist in

’95, of Hackensack, was certified as a Certified Civil Trial

April 2002. Previously, he had been an associate with the

Attorney by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. Jennifer

law firm of Harding, Kundla, McKeon, Poletto & Polifrani,

A. Kinsley ’95, of Brielle, joined the law firm of Pitney,

P.A. Elizabeth A. Long ’94, of Rayne, La., started her

Hardin, Kipp & Szuch, LLP, as an associate in the firm’s

own practice specializing in criminal defense and family

trusts & estates practice group. Previously, she was an

law. Previously, she was a Principal with Willard & Long.

Associate with Fox, Rothschild, O’Brien & Frankel, LLP.

Rosalyn A. Metzger ’94, of Pittstown, formed the law

Jason S. Klein ’95, of Chatham, joined the law firm of

firm of Rosalyn A. Metzger, P.C. in Somerville.

Ansell, Zaro, Grimm & Aaron as an Associate. Richard F.

Christopher O’Connell ’94, of Norristown, Pa., was

Komosinski ’95, of Yonkers, N.Y., joined the law firm of

promoted to Partner at the law firm of Sweeney &

Stern, Lavinthal, Frankenberg & Norgaard, LLC, as Of

Sheehan in Westmont. Eric L. Probst ’94, of Berkeley

Counsel in its White Plains office. David J. Pascrell ’95,

Heights, joined the law firm of Porzio, Bromberg &

of Montclair, was named Counsel to the law firm of

Newman, P.C., as an associate. Nicholas Spinelli ’94, of

Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione, and will

Millington, joined the law firm of Castano Quigley. Peter

concentrate in the firm’s government affairs group. He also

Tu ’94, of Plainsboro, was elected Trustee-At-Large of the

serves as commissioner/vice chairman of the Passaic

New Jersey State Bar Association and a trustee of the

County Utilities Authority where he is the designated

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NEWS & NOTES FIRST MONDAY Racial profiling, government guidelines on domestic spying and the separation of powers were the subjects of a panel discussion, “Civil Liberties in a Post 9/11 World,” on Oct. 7, 2002. Seton Hall Law’s Public Interest Network (PIN), a non-partisan student organization, hosting the discussion. Pictured here, from left, are John G. Malcolm, J.D., Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice; Edward Barocas, J.D., Legal Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey; Magdy Mahmoud, J.D., President of the Human Rights, Education and Law Project; and Mark W. Smith, J.D.,Vice President of the New York City Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society and Associate at Kasowitz, Benson,Torres & Friedman.

legislative liaison to the Departments of Treasury,

PBA Conference for conducting the money laundering

Environmental Protection and Community Affairs, and the

investigation of a major New Jersey-based heroin trafficking

Governor’s Office. Michael S. Simon ’95, of Jersey City,

ring. He is also an adjunct professor at Seton Hall School

joined the law firm of Jaboy Donner as Of Counsel. Philip

of Law where he teaches Criminal Trial Practice. Jeralyn

Boyce ’96, of Caldwell, joined the law firm of Szaferman,

L. Lawrence ’96, of Whitehouse Station, was named

Lakind, Blumstein, Blader, Lehmann & Goldshore, P.C.,

Co-Chair of the Young Lawyers Committee of the New

as an associate. He will practice in the area of civil litiga-

Jersey State Bar Association’s Family Law Section. She is an

tion. Regina M. Calcaterra ’96, of New York City, was

associate at the law firm of Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus

appointed Deputy General Counsel of the New York City

and concentrates her practice in family law. Patrick Lyp

Employee’s Retirement System, which is the fourth largest

’96, of Valparaiso, Ind., became a Partner at the law firm of

public pension system in the nation. She is an adjunct

Blachly, Tabor, Bozik & Hartman. He practices primarily in

professor on matters of public policy at the City University

the areas of business transaction, municipal and bankruptcy

of New York at Baruch. She has also appeared on national

law. He has also served as an adjunct professor at

news shows discussing domestic and foreign policy.

Valparaiso University School of Law. Douglas Wheeler

Patrick S. Convery ’96, of Piscataway, became an officer

’96, of Metuchen, was appointed the Assistant

and shareholder of the law firm of Giordano, Halleran &

Commissioner of the Department of Banking and

Ciesla. He concentrates on health care & corporate law.

Insurance. Anil K. Arora ’97, of Weehawken, joined the

Andrew E. Finkle ’96, of Yardley, Pa., has joined the

law firm of Perconti & Cook. Craig Borgen ’97, of

law firm of Fox, Rothschild, O’Brien & Frankel, LLP, as an

Hoboken, joined the law firm of Eichen Levinson where he

associate, where he practices in the firm’s tax & estates

will concentrate in the areas of workers compensation

group. James B. Johnston ’96, of Union, received the

and criminal law. Michelle M. Bufano ’97, of Mountain

2002 Distinguished Service Award from the Essex County

Lakes, joined the law firm of Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman

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YOUNG ALUMNI NIGHT Alumni gathered together at Don Pepe Restaurant in Newark in November for the annual Young Alumni Night. Pictured here, from left, are Stacey Adams `98, Danielle Pantaleo `00, Yanet Perez Noble `98, Chris Adams `98, The Rev. Bob Meyer `00, and Lisa Miralles Walsh `98.

& Leonard as an associate in the firm’s litigation depart-

Dallow ’99, of Clifton, joined the law firm of Gerber &

ment. Michael Colodney ’97, of Raritan, was promoted

Samson as an associate. William T. LaFond ’99, of West

from Assistant Corporate Counsel to General Counsel for

Chester, Pa., joined U.S.Trust Company in Philadelphia as an

the Trim Spa Corporation. Barry F. Gartenberg ’97, of

Assistant Vice President in September 2002. Previously, he

Springfield, is an instructor of corporate and contract law in

had spent three years at the company’s headquarters in

the paralegal studies program at Fairleigh Dickinson

New York City. Laura M. Loguidice ’99, of Cranford,

University. Ken Spassione ’97, of Florham Park, joined

joined the law firm of Epstein, Becker & Green as an asso-

the law firm of Hack, Piro, O’Day, Merklinger, Wallace &

ciate where she concentrates in labor and employment law.

McKenna in Florham Park. Laura Wadleigh ’97, of Jersey

Pamela Peterson ’99, of Bloomfield, left Merrill Lynch

City, joined the law firm of Castano Quigley as a Senior

and joined Greenberg Traurig’s New York office as Senior

Associate. Terryann K. Bradley ’98, of Old Tappan,

Attorney in January 2002. Michelle Lokey Scarbrough

joined the law firm of Cutler, Simeone, Townsend &

’99, of Birmingham, Ala., was named General Counsel to

O’Donnell as an associate. Pietro Cammarota ’98, of

Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc. Previously, she was an associate

Wayne, formed the law firm Hallock & Cammarota, LLP,

with the law firm of Berkowitz, Lefkovits, Isam & Kushner.

located in Wayne. He will focus on estate planning, estate

Karen Sutcliffe ’99, of Hoboken, was appointed to the

administration, elder law and real estate. Maria A.

State of New Jersey’s Privacy Study Commission, which

Giammona ’98, of Wayne, joined the law firm of Donahue,

was established under New Jersey’s “Right to Know Law”

Hagan, Klein & Newsome, as an associate concentrating in

that took effect on July 8, 2002. She is an Associate with the

family law. Owen C. McCarthy ’98, of Fair Lawn, joined

law firm of Scarinci & Hollenbeck, LLC, and concentrates in

the regional defense litigation law firm of Marshall, Dennehey,

the area of labor and employment.

Warner, Coleman & Coggin where he will concentrate in the area of employment law. Peter Moran ’98, of Paterson, joined the law firm of Dillon, Bitar & Luther, LLC,

2000s

as an associate in the firm’s litigation group. Jeffrey M.

Jennifer Sullivan-Brief ’00, of Mt. Tabor, joined the law

Thomen ’98, of Wethersfield, Conn., joined the law firm

firm of Carella, Byrne, Bain, Gilfillan, Cecchi, Stewart &

of McCarter & English as an associate. He concentrates in

Olstein as an associate. Danielle Cutrona ’00, of

products liability and personal injury litigation. Karen

Manalapan, joined the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate,

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NEWS & NOTES JUDGES’ RECEPTION Seton Hall alumni, judges, clerks, and current students gathered at the 7th annual Judges’ Reception held at the Law School on October 3, 2002.

Meagher & Flom, LLP in Newark. She previously clerked

underprivileged families in New Jersey. As an associate

with the New Jersey Supreme Court and the Appellate

with the law firm of Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A., she

Division. Eric W. Dittmann ’00, of New York City, joined

practices in the corporate department. Shaji Eapen ’01,

the law firm of Kirkland & Ellis as an Associate in the patent

of Newark, joined the law firm of Methfessel & Werbel as

litigation department. Previously, he clerked for The

an associate. William J. Fishkin ’01, of South Orange,

Honorable Alan D. Lourie of the United States Court of

joined the law firm of Bienstock & Michael, P.C. in New York

Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Natalie Garcia ’00, of

City. Joshua Howley ’01, of Hoboken, joined the law firm

Harrison, joined the law firm of Landman, Corsi, Ballaine &

of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, as an

Ford in Newark. Brian B. Horan ’00, of Hoboken,

associate. David Kistler, Jr. ’01, of Hamilton Square,

formed the law firm of Corleone & Horan, concentrating

joined the law firm of Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer as an

in personal injury and criminal defense. Allison M.

associate. Gerasimos Kitsopoulos ’01, of Watchung,

Kinnier ’00, of Duluth, Ga., joined the law firm of Epstein,

joined the law firm of Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer as an

Fitzsimmons, Brown, Gioia, Jacobs & Sprouls as an

associate. Gisel J. Otriz ’01, of Newark, joined the law

associate. Dominick Minervini ’00, of Secaucus, joined

firm of Budd, Larner, Rosenbaum, Greenberg & Sade, P.C.,

the law firm of Methfessel & Werbel as an associate.

as an associate in the Short Hills office. Carla Palumbo

Patrick Mottola ’00, of Washington, joined the law

’01, of Jersey City, joined the law firm of Genova, Burns &

firm of Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus as an associate

Vernoia as an associate in the employment law and litigation

concentrating in environmental law. Lara N. Spingler

groups. Ashley M. Remmey ’01, of Morristown, joined

’00, of Watchung, became the Administrative Director

the law firm of Bubb & Hoen. Prior to this position, she was

of Graduate Programs at Seton Hall School of Law.

a Law Clerk to the Honorable Stephen F. Smith, Superior

Previously, she was an associate in the land use group at

Court of New Jersey, Morris County. Mark A. Roney ’01,

the law firm of DiFrancesco, Bateman, Coley, Yospin,

of East Windsor, joined the administrative law & government

Kunzman, Davis & Lehrer. Andrew C. White ’00, of

procurement practice group at the law firm of Hill Wallack

Hillborough, won the Morris County Young Lawyers

in Princeton. Brian Wilton ’01, of Belmar, will start a

Division Mock Trial Competition. Margot DeKorte, ’01,

private practice in September. Currently, he serves as a Law

of Franklin Lakes, is a trustee for Bray Family Academy, an

Clerk to The Honorable Michael D. Farren, Presiding

independent, nonprofit middle school for children of

Judge, Criminal Division, Superior Court of New Jersey,

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Monmouth County. Ross Aboff ’02, of Howell, joined the

New Jersey Supreme Court. Sean Campbell ’02, of

law firm of Riker, Danzig, Sherer, Hyland & Perretti as an

Landing, joined the law firm of Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer

associate in the firm’s litigation section. Arutyun Asatrian

as an associate. Marita S. Erbeck ’02, of Hoboken, joined

’02, of Fort Lee, joined the law firm of Proskauer Rose and

the law firm of Drinker, Biddle & Shanley. She works in the

concentrates in the areas of immigration and employment

firm’s bankruptcy department. She will clerk for the

law. Danielle M. Burd ’02, of Summit, accepted an offer

Honorable Joel Pisano in the United States District Court

to work at Brown, Rudnick, Berlack & Israels, LLP, in Boston.

Judge, District of New Jersey. Beth Fink ’02, of New York

She currently clerks for Justice Jaynee LaVecchia of the

City, accepted a position at Mental Hygiene Legal Service

SECOND ANNUAL RICHARD J. HUGHES PUBLIC SERVICE AWARDS BANQUET Seton Hall University School of Law’s Public Interest Network and Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, International, sponsored the Second Annual Richard J. Hughes Public Service Awards Banquet honoring Allan V. Lowenstein and David Sciarra, Esq.The ceremony was coupled with a special presentation of recognition to David A. Ruhnke, a Seton Hall Alum, and an auction of goods and services, benefiting the Seton Hall School of Law Public Interest Fellowship and Loan Forgiveness Programs. Pictured here from left are Mr. Sciana, Executive Director of the Education Law Center; Paula Franzese, Professor of Law, Seton Hall Law School; Mr. Ruhnke, Partner, Ruhnke & Barrett; Mr. Lowenstein, Founding Partner, Lowenstein Sandler, P.C.; Holly Peterson ’03, Event Chair; and Patrick E. Hobbs, Dean.

HEALTH ISSUES COLLOQUIUM GUEST LECTURER Paul Miller, Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), was the guest speaker for the Health Issues Colloquium for the Health Law & Policy Program on Sept. 19 at Seton Hall Law. He discussed genetic discrimination in the workplace. Mr. Miller has been commissioner of the EEOC for three consecutive terms, commencing in 1994. Pictured here after the lecture, seated from left, are Professor Carl Coleman; Mr. Miller; Professor Kenneth Sprang; and Professor Margaret Gilhooley. Standing, from left, are Corrado Gigante, Area Director, Newark EEOC; Professor Paula Franzese; Associate Professor Tristin Green; Kathleen Boozang, Associate Dean of Academics and Professor of Law; and Lara Spingler`00, Director of HeLPP.

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NEWS & NOTES out of Kingsboro Psychiatric Center in East Flatbush.

West Caldwell, joined the law firm of Cole, Schotz, Meisel,

Darcelle Gleason ’02, of Linden, joined the law firm of

Forman & Leonard, where he practices in the firm’s

McCarter & English as an associate in the firm’s bankruptcy

corporate law department. Kellie A. Lavery ’02, of

and creditors’ rights litigation section. James E. Guinee,

Morristown, joined the law firm of Greenbaum, Rowe,

Jr. ’02, of Edison, joined the law firm of Lindabury,

Smith, Ravin, Davis & Himmel, LLP as an associate. Sean P.

McCormick & Estabrook as an associate. Daniele N.

Lynch ’02, of Somerset, joined the law firm of Saul Ewing,

Hankin ’02, of Hoboken, joined the law firm of Saiber,

LLP, as an Associate in the firm’s litigation department.

Schlesinger, Satz & Goldstein. Matthew Kaplan ’02, of

Michelle Millington ’02, of Parsippany, joined the law

MERCK VISITING SCHOLAR In 1994, with the generous help of Merck & Co., the Health Law & Policy Program established an annual visiting scholar program to invite two renowned health law scholars to lecture at the school.

Frances Miller was the 2002 Merck Visiting Scholar and presented “Clinical Trials on Human Subjects:Who’s in Control?” on Oct. 15 at the Law School. Professor Miller, of Boston University School of Law, is one of the foremost experts on American health care law and policy as well as a specialist on comparative health systems. Pictured here is Professor Miller, left, with LL.M. law student Marianela Jove.

RUSSELL KOROBKIN Merck Visiting Scholar Russell Korobkin, professor of law at the University of California at Los Angeles Law School, was in residence at the Law School in March. His scholarship focuses on the application of economics, behavioral economics, and cognitive psychology to legal policy, contract law, legal negotiation, and health law.

Professor Korobkin presented “Another View of The Patients’ Bill of Rights:Why We Should Pay for More Health Care Than We Wish to Buy” on March 27, 2003.

REUNION BBQ Members of the classes of ’92, and ’97 gathered at the Law School for a Reunion Barbeque on October 5, 2002.

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RODINO DINNER Three individuals were honored with three different awards during The Rodino Law Society’s Annual Peter W. Rodino, Jr., Law Society Award Banquet. This year’s recipients were The Honorable James Zazzali, New Jersey Supreme Court Justice, for the Outstanding Achievement Award; Michael Rosella, Esq., Co-chair of the Investment Management Practice Group at Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker, for the Professional Excellence Award; and Thomas P. Scrivo, Esq., attorney at McElroy, Deutsch & Mulvaney, for the Gerald A. Garafola Alumni Achievement Award. The Rodino Law Society serves the general community while celebrating Italian-American culture and the important contributions made by Italian-Americans.

The Society enjoys the support and participation of Congressman Rodino, a distinguished member of Seton Hall Law School family.

firm of Hawkins, Delafield & Wood. Patricia T. Oulton

Parlavecchio announce the birth of their daughter,

’02, of Maplewood, joined the law firm of Schenck, Price,

Elizabeth Anne, in March 2002. Shoshana Shiff ’97 and

Smith & King, LLP as an associate.

Warren Usatine announce the birth of their son, Michael, on April 5, 2003. Jodi Petrosky DeMarco ’97 and Patrick DeMarco announce the birth of their daughter,

Births

Ariana DeMarco, in October 2002. Christopher

Otto James Scerbo ’82 and Veronica Falco announce

Westrick ’97 and Karen Westrick announce the birth of

the birth of their daughter, Jenna Alexa Scerbo, on

their daughter, Allison Laura, on June 13, 2002. Brian

October 12, 2002. Christopher Christie ’87 and Mary

Sinclair ’98 and Cristine Zampetti Sinclair ’98 announce

Pat Christie announce the birth of their daughter, Bridget

the birth of their son, Matthew Brian, on July 31, 2002.

Catherine, on June 27, 2003. Judith Bielan ’89 and Paul

Darren Rydberg ’99 and Elizabeth Rydberg ’01

Somers announce the birth of their daughter, Jade Marie

announce the birth of their son, Mark Darren, on April 6,

Somers, on January 2002. Conrad J. Fisher ’89 and

2003. Michelle Lokay Scarbrough ’99 announces the

Christine Fisher announce the birth of their son, Conrad

birth of her son, John “Jack” Julian Scarbrough, on July 23,

Joseph Fisher, IV, on June 24, 2002. Paul A. Di Lella ’93

2002. Sean Moore ’00 and Patricia Moore announce the

and Nancy Shore Di Lella ’93 announce the birth of their

birth of their son, Broderick Michael, on March 4, 2003.

son, Matthew Robert, on August 25, 2002. Simone

Lisa Finnegan ’01 and Michael Finnegan announce the

Handler Hutchinson ’93 and Jeffrey Hutchinson

birth of their son, Brendan, on August 28, 2002. Terence

announce the birth of their daughter, Seneca, on April 27,

J. Dahl ’02 and Kristin Dahl announce the birth of their

2002. Eric J. Rudolph ’93 and Lynn Rudolph announce

daughter, Madeleine Jean Dahl, on October 24, 2002.

the birth of twins, Will Eric and Ava Lynn, in July 2002.

Brendan Klapak ’02 and Denise Klapak ’02

Elizabeth A. Long ’94 and Carl Guidry announce the

announce the birth of their son, Matthew Dean, on

birth of their son, Aidan Christopher, on July 17, 2002.

December 26, 2002.

Michael J. Parlavecchio ’96 and Caryn Smith-

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NEWS & NOTES ‘A CIVIL ACTION’ FAMOUS DEFENSE ATTORNEY JEROME FACHER INVITED AS GUEST LECTURER Boston Attorney Jerome Facher spoke at Seton Hall University School of Law. The evening was sponsored by the Association of Trial Lawyers of America at Seton Hall. Facher is most famous for his role successfully defending a major conglomerate, Beatrice Foods, Inc., in a five-month trial charging the company with deaths and severe injuries allegedly resulting from contamination of two public drinking wells in Woburn, Mass. The case was the basis for the hit movie A Civil Action starring John Travolta. Facher was portrayed by Robert Duvall in the movie. Pictured here, from left, is Jay Baitner, Treasurer, Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Steve Pipenger, President, ATLA; Mr. Facher; Patrick E. Hobbs, Dean, Seton Hall Law School; and Marco Anzalone,Vice President, ATLA.

Marriages

In Memoriam

Otto James Scerbo ’82 and Veronica Falco

William Robert Gerristead ’61

Aniello D. Cerreto ’88 and Karen Schulte

Melford F.Tietze ’63

Ted D. Conley ’90 and Noushin Dehnadi

Daniel Edgar Nester ’65

Jeffrey H. Goldsmith ’94 and Jennifer L. Smiles

Richard K. Sacks ’70

Shannon Matthew Kasley ’97 and Amy Willis

Richard S. Schanen ’73

Joanne Vos ’98 and Edward Kirpatrick

Richard R. Gipson ’74

Elaine A. Rocha ’98 and Richard J. Bennett

Edward A. Rehe ’78

Mara Zazzali ’98 and John Hogan ’98

Charles J. Foley ’85

Victoria A. Flynn ’99 and Michael Naughton

Peter C. Kyriakides ’87

Michael Kozoriz ’99 and Joanna Patricia Piorek ’00

Alan L. Jackson ’92

Scott Moss ’01 and Melody Sayer ’01

Christopher Kapsak ’99

Brian Wilton ’01 and Sarah M. LaCoste

William Streiter ’05

Michael Sugrue ’02 and Danielle Mayo Kathryn Tagliareni ’00 and Mark Quaslia Anthony D. Zatkos, Jr. ’02 and Dr. Margaret Portela

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If you would like to participate, contact Karl Riehl, Esq. ’96, in the Career Services office, via email Riehlkar@shu.edu or phone (973) 642-8746. The network will be an exceptional resource for our current students and alumni.

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