Seton Hall Law School Fall 2010 Magazine by Seton Hall University School of Law

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Letter from the Dean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Letter from James B. Johnston ’96, Alumni Council President . . . . . . . . 2 Calendar of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Law School Briefs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Faculty Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Alumni Success in Sports, Entertainment & IP Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Class Reunions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 2010 Distinguished Graduate – Kevin H. Marino ’84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Many are One Alumni Service Award – Peter N. Larson ’74 . . . . . . . . . . 13 Seton Hall Law Rising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Verizon Public Interest Summer Fellows Empower Survivors of Domestic Violence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Governor Christopher J. Christie ’87 Addresses the Class of 2010 . . . 16 Class News & Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Board of Visitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Alumni Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 We’d like to hear from you. Please contact us at lawalum@shu.edu or 973-642-8711.

ON THE COVER: In this issue we highlight the Seton Hall Law alumni who guide and advise the world’s great innovators, graduates who make their mark in the areas of sports and entertainment law and in intellectual property law. Top row, from left, Patricia Lawrence Kolaras ’00, President of The PLK Law Group, P.C.; television star Kelly Ripa, who is represented by Jim Ornstein ’96, Agent at William Morris Entertainment Endeavor; Bill Campbell ’94, Senior Vice President of Business Development at Universal Music eLabs. Bottom row, from left, Carrie Longstaff ’05, Associate in the Intellectual Property Department of Gibbons P.C.; Brenda Saunders-Hampden ’77, Faculty Director of the Entertainment Law Externship Program and Associate Professor of Law at Seton Hall Law.

A Letter from

THE DEAN

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Rising upon a solid foundation, Seton Hall Law is poised to enter this, our 60th year, with a palpable excitement as we look back with satisfaction upon our past achievements — and look forward with

With a record number of applicants — more than 4,000 this past year — we have selected an incoming class of students who bring unique talents and remarkable accomplishments. Our faculty’s scholarship not only shapes the legal academic dialogue, their work effectuates change that resounds within the community and throughout the world. And you, our alumni — our greatest asset — continue to achieve unprecedented success at every level of private and corporate practice, the bench, the bar, public service and government. Last year we highlighted U.S. Supreme Court Clerk Lucas Townsend ’04, and this year, we note with pride the rise of Chris Christie ’87 to the office of Governor of New Jersey. Seton Hall Law’s Gibbons Institute of Law, Science & Technology; the Center for Health & Pharmaceutical Law & Policy; the Center for Social Justice; and the Center for Policy and Research have issued articles, reports and white papers that have been widely reported in major media and have had impact at the highest reaches. The Centers have hosted conferences, colloquia, presentations and symposia too numerous to list. These events have brought to the Law School some of the world’s leading academics, practitioners and government officials to inquire, debate and offer solutions to the critical issues of our time: the current economic crisis and bankruptcy legislation, pharmaceutical responsibility, corporate compliance, employment law, diversity, law and religion, and the court decisions and legislation that affect the delivery of, and access to, health care. The dialogue also takes place far beyond our walls in both conventional and new media. Newspapers and periodicals worldwide often quote and feature Seton Hall Law faculty as they

high expectations for the future. The momentum is building.

share their views on a broad array of topics. Meanwhile, our faculty and students often lead the scholarly debate found on blogs exploring every facet of legal theory, practice and policy. Blogs have also become part of the educational process for Seton Hall Law. Our eDiscovery class developed e-Lessons Learned (eLLblog.com), a predominantly student-generated blog, to hone their skills in legal analysis amidst our rapidly changing technological environment. The ABA Law Journal named e-Lessons Learned one of the top 100 legal blogs in the nation. The Gibbons Institute blog, LawScienceTech.com, has quickly become a noted resource for intellectual property academicians and practitioners. And Seton Hall Law’s HealthReformWatch.com is considered a primary source of information about developments in health law. Since its launch in February 2009, the site has garnered more than a quarter-million visits. Seton Hall Law Rising, our capital campaign, now enters its final year. Thanks to you, our goal of $25 million is nearly in sight: to date we have raised $23.9 million. With 34 scholarships funded so far through Seton Hall Law Rising, our supporters are ensuring that our most promising students who aspire to the law can do so with the Seton Hall Law imprimatur. Your support of the campaign also helps Seton Hall Law continue to attract leading faculty who enrich our learning environment. We look forward to celebrating our campaign’s successes and to setting our course to continue to gain momentum in the years ahead. Your generosity is making the Seton Hall Law Rising campaign a worthwhile and gratifying part of our Law School history. In addition to your financial support, you lend your time and energy, for which we are most grateful. You

volunteer at alumni events, serve on advisory boards, provide guest lectures, and share valuable strategic advice and guidance. You are here for Seton Hall Law — and we are here for you to help you continue to achieve your greatest potential. As our scholarship programs increase access to a legal education for our degree candidates, our new Alumni CLE Program, exclusively for alumni and offered at no charge, heightens your access to the continuing education you need to deepen your legal knowledge and skills and stay current in the practice. It also gives you the opportunity to reconnect in a classroom setting with your faculty and fellow alumni. Our Office of Career Services stands ready to help you explore your next move within the legal profession — or beyond — and can help you tap into our nationwide alumni network. The success of our alumni is broad and varied. In this issue of Seton Hall Law, we share with you the career paths of those who are making their mark in the areas of sports and entertainment law and, more broadly, within intellectual property law, one of the fastest-growing areas of legal practice, and an area of law in which our curriculum stands as one of the most diverse in the country. Thanks again for your support and your active role within the Seton Hall Law community. Working together, we can keep Seton Hall Law rising.

Patrick E. Hobbs Dean and Professor of Law

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Letter from the

Calendar of Events

Alumni Council President

Under the leadership of Dean Hobbs and the faculty, Seton Hall Law continues to be one of the finest law schools in the country. There is a direct correlation between our good standing within the legal profession and the accomplishments of our alumni. Our fellow graduates include partners at prestigious law firms, elected officials and some of the most important names on the bench and bar.

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CLE on the Road Bergen County Justice Center, 10 Main Street Hackensack, NJ 4 – 6 pm Alumni Networking Happy Hour Poitin Still Restaurant & Pub 774 Main Street Hackensack, NJ 6 – 8 pm

Reception at the NJSBA Mid-year Meeting Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale, At Troon North, AZ 6:30 – 8 pm

Class of 1970 Reunion Rock Spring Country Club West Orange, NJ 6 – 10 pm

1980, 1990, 1995 & 2000 Class Reunions Law School Atrium 6:30 – 10:30 pm

CLE on the Road Saints Peter and Paul Parish 404 Hudson Street Hoboken, NJ 4 - 6 pm

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CLE on the Road Morristown, NJ 4 – 6 pm Alumni Networking Happy Hour Grasshopper off the Green 41-43 Morris Street Morristown, NJ 6 – 8 pm

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Finally, I must acknowledge the tremendous legacy left by our immediate past University President, Monsignor Robert Sheeran. He led the University to tremendous growth in endowments, faculty scholarship and prestige. His leadership and courage has been inspiring. We will miss him, but are confident that Interim President Esteban will continue to lead Seton Hall University Ever Forward.

CLE “Yuletide with Seton Hall Scholars” Seton Hall Law School Auditorium 6 – 9 pm

Alumni Networking Reception Parish House 404 Hudson Street Hoboken, NJ 6 – 8 pm

OCTOBER

Seton Hall Law is poised for greatness. Your support of and involvement with Seton Hall Law is vital to its continued success. Your financial contributions help to create scholarships for students and provide the means to grow new programs. The time and energy you devote as adjunct professors, mentors, and moot court and mock trial coaches and judges is much appreciated. On behalf of the entire Seton Hall Law School Community, thank you for all you do to keep Seton Hall Law rising.

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A special thanks to all of you who have supported the Seton Hall Law Rising Campaign. Despite the current economic climate, the Campaign is going well thanks to the generous support of many alumni. However, we have not yet reached our goals of $25 million and 15 percent alumni participation. Last year, 12 percent of us contributed to the Law School, which is an increase from years past. However, I know we can do better and can meet that 15 percent goal this year. Seton Hall Law is providing practical legal training for its alumni through the free CLE program. It is important that we return the favor and support our Law School financially.

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President, Seton Hall School of Law Alumni Council

DECEMBER

FEBRUARY

As we all know, the legal profession is changing. You’ll be proud to hear that Seton Hall Law is keeping pace. To assist with satisfying newly minted CLE requirements, Dean Hobbs has introduced a free CLE program for Seton Hall Law alumni. This program began on September 30 with a review of interesting and important cases from the Supreme Court of the United States’ 2010 Term. The Alumni Office is taking the faculty on the road to bring CLE programs to locations near where we work and live. Please take a look at the calendar on this page for more information about how you can meet all of your CLE requirements, free of charge, thanks to your alma mater. I encourage you to take advantage of this initiative.

James B. Johnston ‘96

Supreme Court Review CLE Program Seton Hall Law School Auditorium 6 – 9 pm

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Whether playing golf with Dean Hobbs at the Alumni Golf Tournament or chatting with faculty at the Alumni Dinner Dance, there are few things as enjoyable as getting together with fellow Seton Hall Law alumni. It seems like yesterday that I was sitting among my classmates at orientation. Seton Hall Law remains today a competitive and collegial environment that promotes rigorous academic standards while fostering strong relationships among students and faculty. Just as we did, today’s students work hard and have fun.

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Alumni Dinner Dance Hilton Short Hills, NJ 6 - 11 pm

LAW SCHOOL BRIEFS

While a secular perspective dominated legal theory in the 20th century, that viewpoint is now shifting as legal scholars and others increasingly focus on how religious perspectives can contribute to our understanding of many areas of the law. For two days last November, leading scholars in religious legal theory gathered at Seton Hall Law for Religious Legal Theory: The State of the Field, a conference to assess the role of religion in modern-day legal theory. Professor John F. Coverdale, who organized the conference with Professor David W. Opderbeck ’91, explained that the conference provided a forum for consolidating recent advances in religious perspectives on law and public policy, and for charting new directions. The session examined religious perspectives across the Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Eastern religious traditions. Serving as speakers were Samuel Levine, Professor of Law, Pepperdine University School of Law, Professor John F. Coverdale speaking at author of numerous law review articles on legal ethics, criminal law, law and religion, Jewish law, and Religious Legal Theory: The State of the Field. constitutional law; David Skeel, Professor of Corporate Law, University of Pennsylvania School of Law, author of Icarus in the Boardroom: The Fundamental Flaws in Corporate America and Where They Came From and Debt’s Dominion: A History of Bankruptcy Law in America; Amy Uelmen, Director of the Institute of Religion, Law, and Lawyer’s Work, Fordham University; L. Ali Khan, Professor of Law, Washburn University School of Law, author of three academic books published in the Developments in International Law series; and Robert Vischer, Associate Professor, University of St. Thomas School of Law, author of Conscience and the Common Good: Reclaiming the Space Between Person and State.

Gibbons Institute Hosts Panel on Pay for Delay in HatchWaxman Patent Litigation

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Panelists Charles A. Gallia, Counsel, Gibbons P.C.; Anastasia Winslow, Assistant General Counsel, Bristol-Myers Squibb; Professor David Opderbeck ’91, Director of the Gibbons Institute; and Michael Kades, Attorney Advisor, Federal Trade Commission, espoused various viewpoints regarding the propriety of reverse payment settlements, and the methodology under which such payments are — or should be — examined.

Reverse settlements, which are sometimes referred to as “pay for delay,” involve the practice of name-brand pharmaProfessor David W. Opderbeck ceutical companies paying would-be discussing Hatch-Waxman patent generic competitors to delay their entry litigation with a panelist. into the market of a particular drug. Consumer advocates, including the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice, have challenged the practice because they claim it leads to higher prices for consumers, who do not then have access to cheaper generics. Many in the name-brand pharmaceutical industry defend the practice because, by allowing the companies to extend exclusivity, such payments better allow the companies to improve return on investment and thus underwrite further research and innovation.

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On June 17, the Gibbons Institute of Law, Science & Technology and the New Jersey Intellectual Property Law Association presented a panel discussion, Pay for Delay: Views from the FTC, Industry and Legal Economists on Reverse Payment Settlements in Hatch-Waxman Patent Litigation.

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RELIGIOUS LEGAL THEORY: The State of the Field

More than 200 law students from across the country gathered at Seton Hall Law last October for the third annual Student Health Law Conference cosponsored by the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics (ASLME). The day-long conference allowed law students to ASLME conference hosts, from left: Simone explore career opportunities Handler-Hutchinson ’93, Executive Director, in health and life sciences Center for Health & Pharmaceutical Law & law, while also offering Policy; Kathleen M. Boozang, then Associate Dean for Academic Advancement and them the rare — but highly Professor of Law; Peter M. Liebold, Executive desirable — opportunity to Vice President and CEO of the American Health meet professionals across Lawyers Association; and Helen Cummings, the spectrum of health law Administrator of Graduate Programs. practice. Panelists included representatives from government, law firms, nonprofit agencies, pharmaceutical companies and health care providers, including the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; U.S. Department of Justice; New York Office of Medicaid Inspector General; Gibbons P.C.; Brach Eichler, LLC; Johnson & Johnson; University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey; and Saint Barnabas Health Care System. Peter M. Liebold, Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Health Lawyers Association, a featured speaker at the conference, encouraged law students to take the time to assess their strengths, weaknesses and personal attributes and to focus their search on the health law careers that best suit them. Seton Hall Law will host the conference again on October 22, 2010. Fall 2010

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LAW SCHOOL BRIEFS REMEMBERING SAMUEL J. HEYMAN 1939-2009

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TRIBUTES FROM HEYMAN FELLOWS:

From left, Dean Hobbs with Ronnie and Samuel J. Heyman at the inaugural Samuel J. Heyman Public Interest Lecture in 2006.

Jennifer Davenport ‘03, 2008 Fellow U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of New Jersey

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“In summer 2009, I was offered a position with the U.S. General

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“The Heyman Public Service Program is a point of pride for Seton Hall Law, and we are grateful to Sam and Ronnie Heyman and their family for their unsurpassed generosity,” said Dean Patrick E. Hobbs. “I’ve heard from many former Heyman Fellows who expressed their grief over Sam’s passing last fall. Their careers have taken fascinating turns thanks to the opportunity that Sam provided.”

Andy R. Camacho ‘03, 2008 Fellow U.S. Department of Justice, Taxation Division, Washington, D.C.

“It is an honor to be a Samuel J. Heyman Fellow, and to be part of his vision of advancing government service. Mr. Heyman’s efforts have reminded Seton Hall Law students and alumni of how we can use our knowledge and talents to better serve the public.”

Samuel J. Heyman believed that government requires talented people in its employ if it is to fulfill its purpose. His dedication to federal government service is reflected in his founding of the Heyman Public Service Program in 2006, which offers fellowships to Seton Hall Law students and alumni so they may fulfill their aspirations in government roles. Since the Program’s founding, 17 students and alumni have been named Heyman Fellows. At this year’s annual Samuel J. Heyman Public Interest Lecture, the Seton Hall Law community remembered Mr. Heyman’s generosity through tributes from past Heyman Fellows whose careers and lives were transformed by their experiences. Keynote speaker Michelle DePass, Assistant Administrator of International Affairs at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, shared the story of her career and the principles that drive her devotion to federal public service. Multi-media artwork by Charles Fazzino was presented at the lecture to honor Samuel Heyman’s impact on Seton Hall Law’s students and alumni. The art is permanently displayed in the Law School’s Office of Career Services, along with a plaque honoring Mr. Heyman.

“Samuel J. Heyman’s vision of advancing government service is the sine qua non of many successful careers in government service. As a Samuel J. Heyman Fellow at Seton Hall, I am privileged to be a part of his vision and to continue his work as an ambassador for future graduates.”

Services Administration’s Office of Governmentwide Policy as a Presidential Management Fellow. Being named a 2009 Samuel J. Heyman Postgraduate Fellow validated my decision to go into federal service and eased my move from New York to D.C.” Elaine C. Crowley ‘09 Presidential Management Fellow, Office of Governmentwide Policy, U.S. General Services Administration, Washington, D.C.

“Last summer I had the opportunity to work as an intern in the U.S. Department of State’s Foreign Service. This chance to serve my country was incredibly rewarding and would not have been possible without the generous support of the Samuel J. Heyman Fellowship.” Bryan M. Nelson ‘10 2009 Summer Fellowship, U.S. Department of State M.B.A. Candidate, University of Virginia

ONLINE GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN HEALTH & HOSPITAL LAW

“Over the years, we have received countless inquiries from health care professionals who are eager to learn about the legal aspects of their profession but can’t realistically commit to the two-year M.S.J. degree,” explains Professor Carl H. Coleman of the Center for Health & Pharmaceutical Law & Policy. “We created the online Graduate Certificate program to respond to this growing demand.” •

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Taught exclusively online, the program offers immersion in key substantive health law issues along with development of skills to research and communicate effectively about the law. “We have designed the program to be highly interactive, with a low student-to-faculty ratio and numerous opportunities for individualized feedback,” says Helen Cummings, Administrator of Graduate Programs. The program is open to individuals baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university. For more information and an online application, visit law.shu.edu/onlinecertificate.

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Professor Carl Coleman, who developed the Online Graduate Certificate in Health & Hospital Law, with Brad Davidson ’09.

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Busy professionals seeking to obtain an in-depth knowledge of the legal, regulatory and ethical issues related to health care delivery need look no further than Seton Hall Law. With the launching of the Law School’s online Graduate Certificate in Health & Hospital Law, mid- to senior-level professionals in the health care industry and others interested in this field now have a convenient and accessible place to increase their knowledge base.

FACULTY HIGHLIGHTS Supporting Faculty Scholarship and Contributions Among the generous contributions to the Seton Hall Law Rising campaign are those designated to recognize the Law School’s faculty. To date, the $25 million campaign, which runs through June 30, 2011, has raised more than $9 million for faculty support. Along with hiring several new faculty members this year (see page 7), Seton Hall Law has recognized two vibrant faculty members for their outstanding legal scholarship, teaching, service and leadership.

CHARLES A. SULLIVAN The Andrea J. Catania Endowed Faculty Chair

FRANK PASQUALE Schering-Plough Professor in Health Care Regulation and Enforcement

On March 3, 2010, the Seton Hall Law community and special guests gathered to remember Professor Andrea J. Catania, a beloved faculty member who passed away in 2000, and to name Professor Charles A. Sullivan as the Andrea J. Catania Endowed Faculty Chair.

Professor Sullivan currently serves as Director of the Peter W. Rodino Jr. Law Library. During his 32 years with the Law School, he has served in numerous capacities; been a mentor and friend to fellow faculty members, administrators and students; and cultivated major changes at Seton Hall Law. As Associate Dean during the 1990s, he helped to raise the Law School’s academic standards and develop the strong sense of fellowship that characterizes Seton Hall Law today. A highly respected employment law scholar, Professor Sullivan is the author of numerous law journal articles and several books including the nation’s leading casebook on employment discrimination, Cases and Materials on Employment Discrimination (Aspen, 7th ed., 2008).

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The Catania Endowed Faculty Chair, established through the support of Professor Catania’s family and friends as well as alumni and faculty, recognizes a faculty member for dedicated service to the Law School. Professor Catania was remembered for her many contributions to Seton Hall Law, including her service on nearly every Law School committee and her steadfast concern for the well-being of others, especially law students.

From left, Joseph P. Starkey, former President of the Schering-Plough Foundation, Professor Frank Pasquale and Dean Hobbs.

At the May 2010 Annual Faculty Dinner, Professor Frank Pasquale was named the Schering-Plough Professor in Health Care Regulation and Enforcement. The endowed professorship recognizes Professor Pasquale’s international reputation in health and intellectual property law and was created through a $2.5 million endowment from the former ScheringPlough Corporation and the Schering-Plough Foundation.

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Professor Pasquale, a member of the Seton Hall Law faculty since 2004, is Associate Director of the Center for Health & Pharmaceutical Law & Policy. His work has been featured in top law reviews, books, journals and online blogs, including Seton Hall Law’s Health Reform Watch, of which he is Editor-in-Chief.

From left, President Monsignor Robert M. Sheeran, Adjunct Professor Diane Nardone ’88 and Professor Charles A. Sullivan, who was named the Andrea J. Catania Endowed Faculty Chair in memory of Professor Catania, who died in 2000.

As the Schering-Plough Professor in Health Care Regulation and Enforcement, Professor Pasquale will contribute scholarship on issues related to administrative law and the regulatory and enforcement concerns of providers and patients, FDA law, and drug and device innovation.

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FACULTY HIGHLIGHTS APPOINTMENTS AND HONORS

Kathleen M. Boozang, Associate Dean for Academic Advancement and Professor of Law, has taken on a new role, serving as Seton Hall University’s Interim Vice Provost for the 2010-11 school year. Since joining the Seton Hall Law faculty in 1990, Dean Boozang founded the Law School's nationally ranked Center for Health & Pharmaceutical Law & Policy, which offers three degrees as well as multiple certificate programs domestically, in the European Union, and online. Dean Boozang served as Associate Dean for Academics at the Law School from 2000-08, overseeing the offices of Student Services, Career Services, Enrollment Services, Registrar and Bursar, Finance, Public Relations, IT, the Library, and the Law School’s clinical, public interest and pro bono programs. She was also responsible for faculty development. Dean Boozang co-chaired the Law School’s 1999 self-study, has drafted and shepherded implementation of strategic plans for the Law School, its Center for Social Justice and the Gibbons Institute of Law, Science & Technology.

PROFESSOR CARL H. COLEMAN Appointed to U.S. Advisory Committee on Human Research In March, Professor Carl H. Coleman was sworn in as a member of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections. The Advisory Committee is responsible for providing expert advice and recommendations on the protection of human research subjects. An internationally respected scholar on the legal, ethical and public policy implications of biomedical research, Professor Coleman is co-author of The Ethics and Regulation of Research with Human Subjects (Lexis, 2005). During the 2006-07 academic year, he served as Bioethics and Law Adviser at the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, where he helped author the report, “Ethical Considerations in Developing a Public Health Response to Pandemic Influenza,” and contributed to a WHO project on strengthening research ethics committees in Western and Central Africa. He continues to work with WHO as a consultant on projects related to ethics and public health.

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DEAN KATHLEEN M. BOOZANG Named Interim Vice Provost at Seton Hall University

BRENDA SAUNDERS-HAMPDEN Honored as Civil Rights Pioneer

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At age 12, Professor Brenda Saunders-Hampden and her sister desegregated the High Point, North Carolina, schools. A year later, she helped organize the High Point Woolworth’s sit-ins. Last January, she was honored for those efforts as a civil rights pioneer at the Mid-Atlantic People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference. At the conference, Professor Saunders-Hampden spoke on “Fifty Years After the Sit-ins: Reflecting on the Role of Protest in Social Movements and Law Reform” and described how she and 25 other African-American high school students Brenda Saunders (center) with her sister, Miriam Lynn. sat in Woolworth’s at a segregated lunch counter and day after day refused to give up their seats, until the mayor appointed a Human Relations Council to resolve the issue. The High Point Woolworth’s protest was the country’s first sit-in staged by high school students. Professor Saunders-Hampden and her sister became the first black students to attend all-white schools in High Point after their mother applied for their reassignment. To learn more about Professor Saunders-Hampden’s experiences in the civil rights movement, go to law.shu.edu/BrendaSaundersCivilRights.

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N E W FA C U LT Y JENNY ELIZABETH CARROLL Associate Professor LL.M., Georgetown University J.D., University of Texas School of Law A.B., Duke University

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REMEMBERING PROFESSOR THOMAS HOLTON by Terry Connor ‘67

Professor Carroll most recently served as Visiting Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Cincinnati College of Law where she taught Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Evidence and White Collar Crime. Prior to that, she served as Assistant Professor of Clinical Law and Academic Director of the Ohio Innocence Project/Rosenthal Institute for Justice at the University of Cincinnati.

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Associate Professor J.D., Seton Hall University School of Law B.A., George Washington University

Professor Condon rejoins the Seton Hall Law faculty after serving as the John J. Gibbons Fellow in Public Interest and Constitutional Law at Gibbons P.C. Prior to that, she was a Visiting Clinical Professor in the Law School’s Immigration & Human Rights Clinic where she focused on asylum, trafficking and the protection of immigrant victims of domestic violence.

Associate Professor J.D., Yale Law School M.Phil., Oxford University B.A., Amherst College

Professor Hafetz previously served as staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union in New York City. He has authored numerous law review articles and published two books including The Guantanamo Lawyers: Inside a Prison, Outside the Law (2009), which he co-edited with Professor Mark Denbeaux. His articles and reviews also have appeared in The Nation, Los Angeles Times, Huffington Post and National Law Journal.

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PROFESSOR THOMAS HOLTON, who taught many of us Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, International Law and other courses at the Clinton Street “campus,” passed away last year at the age of 87. He was a gifted intellectual, a student of the law and theology, of language and policy. His curiosity was boundless.

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JONATHAN HAFETZ

Associate Professor J.S.D., Harvard Law School (candidate) LL.M., Harvard Law School J.D., Boston College of Law B.A., College of the Holy Cross

Professor Sheppard most recently served as a Climenko Fellow at Harvard Law School. Before that, he clerked for Justice Martha B. Sosman of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts and for Judge Levin H. Campbell of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. For several years after clerking, Professor Sheppard continued working at the First Circuit as a staff attorney. He is the author of several law review articles, including “Evaluating Norms: An Empirical Analysis of the Relationship Between Norm-Content, Operator and Charitable Behavior” (VANDERBILT LAW REVIEW, 2010), which resulted from a behavioral study that was funded by the Mind/Brain/Behavior Interfaculty Initiative at Harvard University.

The leadership at the Law School today is inspired and the faculty, equally gifted and more diverse. But they stand on the shoulders of Tom and his colleagues, who were foundation blocks for the steady emergence of today’s Seton Hall Law School’s rising.

Associate Professor J.D., Harvard Law School B.A., Duke University

Prior to joining the Seton Hall Law faculty, Professor Simkovic was a bankruptcy and litigation associate at Davis Polk & Wardwell and a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Company. He is the author of several law journal articles, including “The Effect of BAPCPA on Credit Card Industry Profits and Prices,” (AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY LAW JOURNAL, 2009); “Secret Liens and the Financial Crisis of 2008,” (AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY LAW JOURNAL, 2009); and “The Effect of Mandatory Disclosure on Open Market Stock Repurchases,” (BERKELEY BUSINESS LAW JOURNAL, 2010).

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I stayed in touch with Tom over the years. His influence enriched my life, personally, professionally and as a citizen. His passing reminds me to say again to my generation, that while we did not have the advantage of the wonderful facility our successors have at One Newark Center, we did have the benefit of some dedicated and gifted professors in those days.

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MICHAEL SIMKOVIC

Professor of Law LL.M., Georgetown University Law Center J.D., Yale Law School B.A., Yale University

Professor Steinman joins Seton Hall Law from the University of Cincinnati College of Law, focusing his teaching and scholarship in the area of civil procedure and federal courts as well as international law. Prior to pursuing academia, Professor Steinman practiced at the law firm of Perkins Coie LLP in Seattle, focusing on complex civil litigation (principally product liability, commercial and international matters) and appellate litigation. Professor Steinman’s most recent article, “The Pleading Problem,” was published in the STANFORD LAW REVIEW (2010). Fall 2010

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ALUMNI SUCCESS IN SPORTS, ENTERTAINMENT & IP LAW This issue of Seton Hall Law highlights the success of graduates who guide and advise the world's great innovators. As agents, private or general counsel, and even product development experts, Seton Hall Law alumni who practice sports and entertainment law preserve the rights and shape the careers of the talented athletes, actors, musicians and writers they serve. Meanwhile, alumni practicing intellectual property (IP) law provide copyright, patent and trademark protections to the inventors, scientists, engineers and artists of all sorts whose creations help to improve the quality of life for people throughout the world. Over the past decade, Seton Hall Law has developed one of the nation’s broadest course offerings exploring, in depth, the intersection of innovation and law. The sports and entertainment law curriculum includes a diverse externship program in which students put their classroom learning into practice in this fast-paced field. In fact, many of these externships are sponsored by Seton Hall Law alumni, who paved the way to success and are eager for future alumni to follow in their footsteps. Similarly, via extensive course offerings, professors in the Gibbons Institute of Law, Science & Technology prepare and challenge students not only to develop the legal skills they need to practice IP law, but to consider how laws evolve to meet the ever-changing demands of technology. Meet five Seton Hall Law graduates – Jim Ornstein ’96, Patricia Lawrence Kolaras ’00, Bill Campbell ’94, Professor Brenda Saunders-Hampden ’77, and Carrie Longstaff ’05 – who lend counsel to some of the world’s most talented individuals and organizations.

Jim Ornstein ’96 Agent, William Morris Endeavor Entertainment Jim Ornstein’s career choice was influenced a great deal by his father, who is an actor and a broadcaster. “My dad was a client of the William Morris Agency. I was either going to become a sportscaster like my dad, or try to find a more secure livelihood and combine a law degree with work in sports and entertainment.” After graduating Phi Beta Kappa from Rutgers University, Seton Hall Law was a logical next step. While many of his Seton Hall Law classmates were beginning jobs with six-figure salaries after graduation, Ornstein was sorting mail at the William Morris Agency for $300 a week. “A month after the bar exam I was pushing a mail cart, delivering mail and running errands,” he says. Ornstein was one of the select few invited to complete the agency’s time-honored apprenticeship program. Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris – Getty Images

Ornstein’s big break as an agent came when he first met Kelly Ripa. “I knew right away she had an incredible star quality.” Ornstein began working with Ripa in 2001 and since then has helped build her into a household name that has earned her great success as host of Live with Regis and Kelly; as a spokesperson for such brands as TD Bank, Electrolux and Tide; as a sitcom star with her own series, Hope and Faith; and as an Executive Producer at Milojo Productions, which she founded with her husband, Mark Consuelos. •

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Ornstein’s diverse client list also boasts other television personalities and a host of athletes whom he has helped cross over from sports to television and film, including NBA coach and ESPN television analyst Jeff Van Gundy; Fox NFL personality Tony Siragusa; former NFL quarterback and current NFL Network/Fox analyst Kurt Warner; and former quarterback and current ESPN analyst Tim Hasselbeck, just to name a few. Other Ornstein family members also thrive in the world of sports and entertainment: his wife, Jill Dobson, a 2000 Miss USA finalist, is a contributor to the CBS Early Show. Ornstein’s brother Gus, a highly touted former NFL quarterback and Major League Baseball player, is also in the television business and has broadcast games for ESPNU and MSG Varsity. “I’m really proud of the business I’ve crafted,” says Ornstein. “I feel like I was smart in laying the groundwork for this career, getting an incredible education at Seton Hall Law, supplementing that with intelligent internships in the entertainment and sports fields, and then being able to parlay an education from Seton Hall Law into a successful career as an agent. It’s been great.”

Patricia Lawrence Kolaras ’00 President, The PLK Law Group, P.C.

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Patricia Kolaras ’00 was enjoying a lucrative career in the pharmaceuticals industry when she saw the movie, A Few Good Men. “After that, I couldn’t get the idea of law school out of my head,” she recalls. “I chose Seton Hall because of its strong Health Law program.” All that changed, however, after she attended a sports and entertainment law panel organized by Professors Brenda Saunders-Hampden and John R. Kettle III. “They brought in industry executives — many of whom were Seton Hall alumni — to speak about the opportunities in their field. After that, I was hooked.” Kolaras started taking IP classes and began an internship with RCA Records, which “Professor Saunders was instrumental in arranging,” she says. “I made myself indispensible as an intern and continued to work there while finishing my law degree.” After Kolaras completed her studies in December of 1999, “RCA created a legal consultant position for me.” Not long after, she got a call from the General Counsel at BMG Entertainment — RCA’s parent company — with a dream job offer. Kolaras stayed with BMG for 10 years and was there to experience and shape the new face of content ownership and copyright laws as the arrival of the Internet and Napster

turned the whole music industry upside down. “It was then that I began to understand the full impact of IP law within the entertainment industry,” she explains. Not long after that, Kolaras started a family and left BMG to launch her own firm, The PLK Law Group, a boutique firm specializing in transactional and IP Law. “It was a very difficult decision, but I needed to create work/life balance,” she says. “It was one of the best decisions I have ever made. I was able to take all the components of my experience and work in a way that I could control and enjoy.” PLK represents production and apparel companies, authors, athletes, a cast member of NBC’s 30 Rock Show, Mr. Tod’s Pies of ABC’s Shark Tank Show, a Beverly Hills celebrity cosmetic dentist and numerous others. Patricia began working with The Rum Cake Fairy Dessert Company, home of Oprah’s OList rum cake, to protect its IP assets. The relationship grew to a partnership and today Patricia serves as President and General Counsel while running her law firm. “In working with The Rum Cake brand, I began to realize the inherent connection between IP and branding,” she explains. “I work to create, package, develop and protect specialty brands like the popular “AH Ring” worn by Terry Hatcher, Gwyneth Paltrow, Tyra Banks, Anne Hathaway, Serena Williams and others. What I like most in my job is striking a balance between creative and legal.”

Bill Campbell ’94

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Senior Vice President, Business Development, Universal Music eLabs Bill Campbell ’94 got into entertainment law with a guitar in his hand. A native of Chester, New Jersey, Campbell wrote and played music as a solo artist and in bands throughout college. After graduating from the University of Richmond he continued to perform in Virginia for a year before moving to New York City with part of his band. “When I moved to New York I thought I was going to be a musician,” he now says. “But it’s always nice to have a backup plan.” Plan B started in the mailroom at SBK Records. After moving to the copyright department of the company’s publishing division, EMI Music Publishing, Campbelll decided he needed additional education and he applied to Seton Hall Law. Campbell was one of the first students to take advantage of the school’s new entertainment and sports law curriculum and he was the founding president of the Entertainment Law Society. After a year at BMG Music, Campbell spent most of the next dozen years at Sony Music, and in January, he joined Universal Music Group’s eLab, where his team oversees deals to distribute music digitally throughout North

America. “I have always been very interested in creating new business models and new ways of delivering music,” he says. “Because people are not listening to music the way they used to, we’re trying to listen to the consumers and get ahead of technology trends.” All the while, Campbell thinks strategically about the future of an industry that has seen its revenues halved by piracy and file sharing. Campbell still records albums and plays in New York City clubs, but he has a passion for the opportunities to be found at the intersections of music, business and technology. Campbell is also passionate about his alma mater, where he has served on his reunion committee, taught classes and taken on students as interns. When he started at Seton Hall, Campbell says, conventional wisdom said you had to attend law school in New York City to win a job at a leading entertainment law firm or in the music industry. Now, he notes with pride, several of the students who followed him into the entertainment and sports law curriculum hold top positions at industry giants like Warner Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment. “It is important to make sure that Seton Hall is recognized for its achievement in entertainment, sports and intellectual property law,” Campbell, says. “We’ve got a great school and a great curriculum, and now we have a network of high-level professionals who are open to working with Seton Hall grads.”

Brenda Saunders-Hampden ’77

Faculty Director of the Entertainment Law Externship Program and Associate Professor of Law

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Combining her abiding love of music with the law just seemed natural to Professor Brenda SaundersHampden ’77. It’s what she had always done: as she began her acclaimed civil rights career at age 12, she took refuge in her piano every night. Later, with both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Music Education from Howard University, she taught and played music professionally throughout the country. Soon, while studying jazz with the great Donald Byrd (who himself had studied law), the young Saunders became fascinated with copyright law and the music business. Soon, she found herself studying to be a lawyer at Seton Hall Law. Always the pioneer, the fact that there was no Entertainment & Sports Law program at Seton Hall Law at that time didn’t stop her. She took Entertainment Law through a coop agreement at another law school, and after she graduated from Seton Hall Law and returned to teach here a few years later, promptly worked to start a similar program herself.

Having spent the last few years prior to teaching in private practice as both musical director and counsel to a number of theatrical and musical productions, again, it just seemed natural to combine two great loves. And faculty agreed — and approved the first Entertainment & Sports Law course at Seton Hall Law. Professor Saunders-Hampden went on to team with a host of entertainment law attorneys from private practice who served as adjunct professors and built the program one course and one student at a time. In recent years, she worked with faculty to add the innovative Entertainment Law Externship Program, which affords students the opportunity to work at Sony, MTV, Universal, Viacom, Warner Bros., EMI and a whole host of other music and media giants while still in school. Many of their externships ultimately turn into jobs for students after graduation. Like a proud parent, Professor Saunders-Hampden, when discussing the Sports & Entertainment Program, immediately describes the long list of alumni who have gone on to great success in the industry. “We’ve had graduates working as senior vice presidents, directors, and in-house counsel at Sony, BMI, EMI, Microsoft, Viacom, Warner Bros., ESPN, Court TV, MTV, the Patent and Trademark Office, the MAAC and hundreds of boutique and solo firms specializing in IP law and contract management. It’s fair to say that Seton Hall Law has become a dominant force within the industry.” Fall 2010

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GIBBONS INSTITUTE OF LAW, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY: At the Intersection of Law, Technology and Society

“When Gibbons P.C. endowed the Gibbons Institute of Law, Science & Technology, we intended to provide additional resources to our clients in the technology and scientific communities through publications, symposia and events,” stated Patrick C. Dunican, Jr. ’91, Chairman and Managing Director of Gibbons P.C. “In three short years, the Institute has achieved these goals and more, growing into a forum for lawyers, judges, scientists and government officials to discuss the scientific and technological changes that challenge existing laws and legal institutions.” With four academic programs, the Institute’s intellectual property (IP) curriculum now includes 20 courses, featuring such offerings as IP in the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industries, Cybersecurity Law, Internet Law, Law and Genetics, and Technology, Human Rights and Equality. The newest degree program, the LL.M. program in IP law, features opportunities for advanced learning in five

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In 2007, Seton Hall Law established the Gibbons Institute of Law, Science & Technology with a generous $1 million endowment from Gibbons P.C. to explore the political, social and legal consequences of the scientific and technological advances that are reshaping our lives in the 21st century. Three years later, the Gibbons Institute is a thriving center of excellence for scholarship and learning. sub-specialties, including IP and the Life Sciences, and IP and the Telecommunications Industry. The Gibbons Institute also offers a lively public forum where lawyers, judges, scientists and government officials gather regularly for continuing education programs, conferences and colloquia. The most recent initiative, the Cybersecurity Law Project, in partnership with the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and Rutgers School of Law–Newark, will offer courses, conferences and other opportunities for law students, lawyers and academics to embrace an emerging field of law. “The Gibbons Institute has made Seton Hall Law a hub of opportunity in the field of intellectual property law,” said Erik Lillquist, Senior Associate Dean and Co-Chair of the Gibbons Institute. “We look forward to expanding our offerings to the students, scholars and attorneys who will shape policy and practice at the critical intersection of law, technology and innovation.”

Carrie Longstaff ’05 Associate, Gibbons P.C.

After graduating from the University of Delaware with a degree in mechanical engineering, Carrie Longstaff ’05 embarked on an exciting career designing nuclear pumps for Ingersoll Dresser Pump Company. After a few years, she moved to Marotta Scientific Controls and was involved in the design and manufacture of valves used in space and military applications. “I always knew I wanted to go back to school, but I wasn’t 100 percent sure I wanted to go to law school,” she says. She was attracted to Seton Hall because of its location and its part-time program. “Many places don’t even offer a night program. Seton Hall really worked to make sure that classes were scheduled at convenient times. That way, I could keep my day job while I gave law school a try.” After a year of evening classes, Longstaff was convinced law school was for her. “I decided to quit my job and focus on law school full-time,” she explains. “I realized that if I wanted to really pursue a career in law I needed to start working as an attorney.”

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“The folks at Seton Hall were wonderful about helping me transition from part-time to fulltime,” she says, “and I was able to take some summer courses and finish up in three years instead of four.”

Shown at the Cybersecurity Law Project reception are, from left, front, Claudette St. Romain, Associate Dean; James B. Johnston ’96, Lieutenant, Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, and President of the Seton Hall Law Alumni Council; Demetra Maurice ’96, Bergen County Assistant Prosecutor; Professor David W. Opderbeck '91, Director of the Gibbons Institute; and from rear, left, Stephen J. Taylor, Criminal Justice Director, Office of the New Jersey Attorney General; David E. De Lorenzi, Chair of the Intellectual Property Department, Gibbons, P.C., and Co-Chair, Gibbons Institute Advisory Board; Dean Hobbs; Annmarie Cozzi, Bergen County Assistant Prosecutor; Gregory Mark, Vice Dean and Co-Director of the Center for Law, Science and Technology, Rutgers School of Law–Newark; John L. Molinelli, Bergen County Prosecutor; Patrick Dunican, Jr., ’91, Managing Director, Gibbons P.C. and Member, Gibbons Institute Advisory Board; and Erik Lillquist, Senior Associate Dean and Executive Director of the Gibbons Institute. • 10 • Seton Hall University School of Law

Today, Longstaff is an Associate in the Intellectual Property department of Gibbons P.C. She works with clients in a wide range of technologies, from mechanical arts to pharmaceuticals. “I still love mechanical engineering,” she says, “but this job is a great fit for me.” She also notes, “Law is about the people you meet — making those connections and keeping them. When I interned at the New York Stock Exchange, the folks at Seton Hall helped me get into the Enforcement Division, where I earned real-life experience and made connections I can still count on today.”

Class Reunions

A TIME FOR SHARING MEMORIES AND STRENGTHENING CONNECTIONS

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Nearly 300 alumni joined in last year’s reunions, pledging more than $260,000 to the Fund for Seton Hall Law. Celebrating their reunions were the Classes of 1959, 1969 and 1979 at Bayonne Golf Club on September 12, 2009; and the Classes of 1989, 1994 and 1999 at the Law School on October 17, 2009. The reunions were a great opportunity to renew old friendships and catch up with classmates and faculty.

From left, Deborah Bello ’79, Reunion Committee member; Gary Battaglia; Diane Uniman ’79, Reunion Committee member; and Howard Uniman '85.

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1999 Reunion Committee members, from left, Diana Buongiorno, Tricia Gasparine, Victoria Flynn, Kecia Clarke, Onofrio deGennaro, Barbara Bini Martin, John Tortorella, Eric Brophy, Dean Hobbs, Lance Eisenberg, Bruce Padula, Leonard Fondetto and Marguerite Wynne.

Dean Hobbs with the 1994 reunion committee members; front row, from left, Christina Bennett, Lisa Trembly, Diane Ruccia Kinney, Paul Keenan, Gregory Fortsch, Kristin Bissinger; back row, from left, Bill Campbell, Jeff Goldsmith, Jim Andrews, and Peter Tu.

From left, William Kane ’69, Reunion Committee member; Dean Hobbs; Diane Uniman ’79, Reunion Committee member; Charles Kahwaty ’79, Reunion Committee member; and Wendy Engler ’79.

From left, Jack Arseneault ’79, Reunion Committee member; Sam Convery ’69, Reunion Committee member; The Honorable Louis Locascio ’69, Reunion Committee member; and The Honorable James Convery ’69.

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From left, Mary Stahl; Robert Stahl ’89, Reunion Committee member; Suzanne Cavanaugh; and Robert Cavanaugh '89, Reunion Committee member.

The Honorable Patrick McGinley ’59, with Dean Hobbs. Fall 2010

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2010 DISTINGUISHED GRADUATE

KEVIN H. MARINO Leading Litigator

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The 2010 Alumni Dinner Dance

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From left, Governor Christopher J. Christie ’87, Mary Pat Christie, Rita Marino, Kevin Marino and Dean Hobbs.

Hon. Maryanne Trump Barry and Monsignor Robert Sheeran.

When KEVIN MARINO ’84 hires attorneys for his firm, Marino, Tortorella & Boyle, he looks for one primary attribute: an unwavering pursuit of excellence. “Whether you are representing an individual or you’re representing a company, you want to bring your skills to their problems, and make their problems your problems,” he says. “And you can do that really effectively, and achieve a wonderful degree of success, if you are committed to excellence.” He cares about community, too, especially the community that welcomed him to Seton Hall. “When I was applying to law school, The Paper Chase was out there, and One L, Scott Turow’s book about his horrible first year at Harvard Law School. The image of law school was very cold, very unforgiving,” he says. “Seton Hall was the antithesis of all that.” Marino loved the School’s sense of larger purpose, of commitment to the outside world. For the excellence of his professional accomplishments and his longstanding commitment to the Law School’s community, Seton Hall Law recognized Marino as the 2010 Distinguished Graduate, and honored him during the Alumni Dinner Dance on April 24 at the Hilton in Short Hills. Phil McGovern ’84 and Mike Critchley ’72

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served as co-chairs of the event.

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From left, Professor Wifredo Caraballo with Alumni Dinner Dance Co-Chair Michael Critchley, Sr. ’72.

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Practicing what he preaches, Marino has excelled at every stop along the way. He served as Editor-in-Chief of the SETON HALL LAW REVIEW and graduated cum laude. Following a clerkship in federal district court for the Honorable Maryanne Trump Barry, Marino entered private practice at Robinson, Wayne, Levin, Riccio & LaSala. He was elected a partner of Robinson, St. John & Wayne in 1992. In 1996, he founded the firm now known as Marino, Tortorella & Boyle, a four-lawyer litigation firm considered by many to be the preeminent such firm in the New York area. His peers consistently select him for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America and he has been named one of New Jersey’s Top 100 Super Lawyers. Judge Barry, who presented the Distinguished Graduate Award to Marino at the Dinner Dance, said this of him: “Kevin is a superb lawyer with an unrelenting work ethic and

a commitment to excellence. Combine those attributes with his fundamental decency, his intelligence, his enthusiasm, and his deep and abiding respect for the rule of law, and you have the complete package. He is one of those rare persons who, as someone else once put it, has both an intellectual passion for the law and an emotional passion for the people the law affects and the dignity of each of those individuals.” Seton Hall Law prepared Marino well for the broad range of complex commercial, regulatory matters and white collar investigations at which his firm excels. His adjunct professors included the Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court who taught Civil Law Practice, the soon-to-be Chief Judge who taught Trial Advocacy, and the Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit who taught Federal Courts. “That struck me as pretty routine at the time,” he says. “Of course, now I understand that this relationship between Seton Hall Law School and the courts was unprecedented.” As he has thrived in private practice, Marino has always found time to support the Seton Hall Law community. He has taught Criminal Procedure, Professional Responsibility, and Legal Writing as an adjunct professor. He published an influential article in the SETON HALL LAW REVIEW that articulated a theory of due process that was later adopted by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. Today, his many volunteer activities include service as a member of the Seton Hall Law School Board of Visitors. Marino stays involved with Seton Hall, he says, because it is extraordinary, and because its focus on excellence and community matches his own. “Everybody has to produce to be excellent, and that’s what you learn at Seton Hall,” he says. “They know that the combination of a community-focused entity and the thought that you really have to go out and prove yourself is an absolutely outstanding combination for success in the world.” In addition, he and his wife, Rita, have generously endowed an annual scholarship for future Editors-in-Chief of the SETON HALL LAW REVIEW.

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PETER N. LARSON Dedicated Volunteer

From 1960 to 1967, Larson served on nuclear submarines for the United States Navy and today, he remains a staunch advocate for veterans’ issues. “We send soldiers to battle to defend our country and I believe that we owe them a great debt for that sacrifice. I want to be sure they receive all the benefits they are due when they return home so they can resume their lives.” Larson and his wife, Lee, are also committed to serving the homeless and young adults exiting foster care. They will dedicate The Lee, a new building named for Mrs. Larson, in November 2010 to serve these populations in Manhattan. Larson has an unwavering dedication to Seton Hall Law. When a Law School phone number comes across Larson’s caller ID he answers, “Seton Hall Law Service Department.” As well he should. Larson is a founding member of the Seton Hall Law

Larson commented, “It’s a wonderful experience to help lay the groundwork upon which students can build the legal and business skills they need to advance in a competitive world. It’s been truly rewarding to serve on the Board of Visitors, working in concert with faculty and students to enhance the school for the future. “ He also urges fellow graduates to give back to Seton Hall Law. “The Alumni Association is a great way to begin to get involved and it’s a stepping stone to other service opportunities.

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From left, Dean Patrick E. Hobbs, Peter Larson and Seton Hall University President Monsignor Robert Sheeran.

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As a founding Co-Chair of the first Board of Visitors Strategic Planning Committee, serving first with Associate Dean Kathleen Boozang, and now, with Senior Associate Dean Erik Lillquist, Larson has guided the school’s continued rise in prominence. The school’s top-notch faculty, rich skills-based curriculum and the success of the Seton Hall Law Rising campaign, have, in turn, attracted high-caliber students who enrich the school with their exemplary academic accomplishments and a diversity of life experiences.

From left, Bob Rose ’74 and Al Jablonski ’66.

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It comes as no surprise. Throughout his celebrated career as one the nation’s corporate leaders — as Chairman and CEO of Brunswick Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, and before that, as worldwide Chairman of Johnson & Johnson’s Consumer and Personal Care Group — Larson, now retired, has measured his personal success not just by the bottom line, but by the time he has given back in service to causes and communities that have shaped his own life.

The 2010 Many are One Gala

School Board of Visitors and currently serves as Vice Chair of the Board. Larson served on the Law School’s Self-Study Committee, which prepared for the school’s ABA/AALS 2008 reaccreditation visit.

From left, Hon. Maryanne Trump Barry, Lynn Fontaine Newsome ’81, Hon. Katharine Hayden ’75, Lana Walder.

“The advantage of giving to Seton Hall is that you will strengthen your professional network, among many other benefits. The Seton Hall community pays back, even as you pay it forward. Everyone wins. ” To learn more about how you can volunteer at Seton Hall Law, contact Lori Thimmel, Director of Alumni Relations and Programming, at lori.thimmel@shu.edu or at 973-642-8711.

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“There are few people who devote more time and energy to Seton Hall Law than Peter Larson,” said Dean Patrick E. Hobbs of PETER LARSON ’74, the recipient of a Seton Hall University Alumni Service Award for his work with the Law School. Larson was honored on June 4, 2010, at the University’s annual Gala, Many are One, along with a distinguished graduate of each school within the University.

The Larson family, from left, Dana (Larson) Boote, Wayne Boote, Lee Larson and Peter Larson. Fall 2010 • 13 •

SETON HALL LAW RISING In its final year, the Seton Hall Law Rising campaign will focus on two significant priorities: increasing funding for the Law School’s most vital needs; and encouraging as many alumni and friends as possible to participate in the campaign’s success.

As of June 30, 2010, the close of the fiscal year, the campaign had generated $23.9 million in gifts and pledges since its start date of July 1, 2005. “The Seton Hall Law community has been generous, many individuals and organizations overwhelmingly so, and we thank our contributors for their support,” notes Campaign Co-Chair Joe LaSala ’72. “But, the challenge in areas such as student scholarships and fellowships remains more crucial than ever.” At the beginning of the campaign, the goal of creating 40 new student scholarships was set. To date, 34 new scholarships have been created, half of

which are endowed, and more than $4.5 million has been contributed for student scholarships and fellowships. The current economic climate has moved student financial aid from a campaign priority to a critical need. During the 2009-10 academic year, for example, the Law School awarded $9.3 million in scholarship aid. In the coming year, the Law School will award significantly more in student aid and is committed to keeping tuition increases as low as possible, thus stretching financial aid resources as never before. “In the face of this economy, we have to press on with our goals for student aid,” says Dean Patrick Hobbs. “If our students have what it takes to be admitted, we need to do what we can to help make Law School affordable to them. And, in order to keep Seton Hall Law rising, we must compete with the best law schools for the best students. Student financial aid is truly essential to everything else we do.”

Economic pressures accentuate the need for increased support for the Fund for Seton Hall Law, which subsidizes important programs such as Moot Court and Mock Trial, student organizations and journals, and alumni networking and continuing education opportunities. The Fund for Seton Hall Law represents a key component of the Law School’s operating budget and significantly impacts student opportunities on a day-to-day basis. Like any great educational institution, Seton Hall Law must be nimble in responding to fundamental needs and promising opportunities.

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How can you help? If you’re in the position to do so, you can help provide an enduring source of student financial aid by establishing a new scholarship. Many more are needed in this final year of the campaign. Additionally, alumni can support the campaign this year by increasing their annual giving. “We need to give the Law School as much ammunition as possible to deal with the challenges of the current marketplace,” notes Campaign Co-Chair Patrick Dunican ’91. “Now is the time to step up and be a major part of Seton Hall Law Rising. Our alma mater needs us more than ever. Together, we can make a difference.”

The Schiff Family gathered at Seton Hall Law School on March 30, 2010, to celebrate the dedication of the Benjamin and Ruth Schiff Courtyard, a newly landscaped outdoor space where students can relax and study.

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For more information about how you can be part of Seton Hall Law Rising, please contact Assistant Dean Vicki Fleischer at Vicki.Fleischer@shu.edu or call 973-642-8512.

VERIZON PUBLIC INTEREST SUMMER FELLOWS EMPOWER SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE This past summer, six Seton Hall University School of Law students were able to apply their passion for public interest while gaining expertise in representing survivors of domestic violence through the Verizon Public Interest Fellowship Program. Created with a $90,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation, the program is a collaborative effort with several regional social service agencies. Along with providing legal representation for domestic violence survivors, the fellowships are designed to create a pool of lawyers committed to assisting those affected by domestic violence.

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The fellows each received a $4,000 award to support their 10-week placement. The first week, they participated in training to build their understanding of family law with customized sessions offered by the advocacy organizations Manavi, Inc. and The Rachel Coalition. They also viewed the documentary prepared by Verizon entitled, Telling Amy’s Story, which explores the true story of a young woman in a domestic violence situation who was murdered by her husband. The fellows then spent the remaining weeks at their placement agencies and also met together later in the summer to explore issues related to domestic violence and public interest practice. They further benefited by mentoring from the Verizon Public Interest Postgraduate Fellow, Mark Ferraz ‘05, who spent a year at Partners for Women and Justice in Montclair.

VERIZON PUBLIC INTEREST SUMMER FELLOWS WERE ASSIGNED TO THE FOLLOWING SITES: NICHOLAS CORSANO, 2L NORTHEAST LEGAL SERVICES, JERSEY CITY Prior to enrolling at Seton Hall Law, Corsano tutored underprivileged children in West Philadelphia. He said he especially appreciated his fellowship for the opportunity it gave him to be part of “giving a voice to those who are all too frequently ignored.”

GABRIELLE CUSKELLY, 2L CENTER FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AT SETON HALL LAW During her first year at Seton Hall Law, Cuskelly worked with the Pro Bono and Haiti Rule of Law projects. This past spring, she was a volunteer with the Domestic Violence Advocacy Project (DVAP), a joint initiative of Seton Hall Law and Rutgers.

JUSTINE DIGERONIMO, 2L LEGAL SERVICES OF NEW JERSEY, EDISON During her first year at Seton Hall Law, Digeronimo worked with DVAP and the Fugitive Safe Surrender project.

CANDACE JOHNSON, 3L LEGAL SERVICES OF NEW JERSEY, EDISON Johnson previously served as a volunteer with the Courtroom Advocates Project (CAP), a New York City program that trains students to assist domestic violence survivors. At Seton Hall Law, she serves as a Legal Education Opportunities teaching fellow.

VICTORIA KRYZSIAK, 3L PARTNERS FOR WOMEN AND JUSTICE, MONTCLAIR At Seton Hall Law, Kryziak has served as an instructor with New Jersey Legal Education Empowerment Project (NJ LEEP,) a pipeline diversity initiative that assists urban students with developing skills for academic success.

COLLEEN MULLEN, 2L ESSEX-NEWARK LEGAL SERVICES, NEWARK Mullen previously served as a volunteer with CAP in New York City, and DVAP in Newark. The Verizon Public Interest Fellowship Program also provided free financial literacy and job preparation workshops for domestic violence survivors to assist them in rebuilding their lives. To learn more, visit law.shu.edu/VerizonFellowships. Verizon Public Interest Program Fellows, Partners and Foundation members, including, in front row, from left, Douglas Schoenberger, Vice President of Public Policy, Verizon Foundation; Verizon Summer Fellows Victoria Kryzsiak ’11; Colleen Mullen ’12; Candace Johnson ’11; Justine Digeronimo ’12; Nicholas Corsano ’12 and Gabrielle Cuskelly ’12. Top row, from left, Mark Ferraz ’05, Verizon Public Interest Postgraduate Fellow; Suzanne Grossier, Attorney, The Rachel Coalition; Marsha Papanek, Attorney, Partners for Women and Justice; Donnett Barnett-Verley, Director of External Affairs, Verizon Foundation; Melody Carter Brown, National Program Manager, Verizon Foundation; Jane Hanson, Executive Director, Partners for Women and Justice; Lisa Kalichman, Pro Bono Coordinator and Diane Moxley, Attorney, Essex-Newark Legal Services; Kevin Kelly, Associate Clinical Professor of Family Law, Center for Social Justice.

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The Search for Fulfillment & Success Governor of the State of New Jersey Photo: Sean Sime

CHRISTOPHER J. CHRISTIE ’87 Governor Chris Christie invited Seton Hall Law School graduates to think about freedom when he returned to Seton Hall Law, his alma mater, to deliver the 2010 commencement address. He wished them the ability to use their freedom to find fulfillment and success within or outside the study and practice of law.

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While the Governor acknowledged the achievement of graduating from law school, he also encouraged the graduates to think beyond what a law degree can do for them in the strictest sense. “Graduating from law school is a significant accomplishment, but it is just one accomplishment in one direction. It could be the basis of everything you do, but it could be just one step in one direction in a life filled with achievements in all directions.” Building on this theme, Governor Christie encouraged students to think beyond legal interests, using the story of physicist John Knowles to illustrate the point of not defining oneself merely by a degree. Knowles made a career in physics that included a doctoral degree and a role in developing the first

calculator. But it was an interest in the electric guitar that would eventually grab him and propel him to fame. Governor Christie remembered how he had to take a course, Great American Poetry, in order to have enough credits for the semester while an undergraduate at the University of Delaware. Although it didn’t turn the future lawyer into a poet, it did “take the blinders off” and expanded his view beyond, as he said, “what was outside my own window on any particular day.” Like Dr. Knowles, he said,“The scientist needs a place for art; the number cruncher ought to make room for literature; the lawyer should make room for poetry; and the master of reason needs to understand the indefinable pull of emotion.” After reminding everyone that “life is too short to be limited by the view from the familiar,” the Governor urged students to open their minds to the possibilities the unfamiliar may bring. And he also encouraged graduates to have the courage to break free of what is comfortable: “Stay free enough to let something capture your heart,” he said.

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Although there is beauty in order and achievement, he spoke of the beauty in disorder and uncertainty. He noted that there is even beauty in failing greatly, and the ability to see the width and breadth of all that is possible is what it means to be truly free. 1. Governor Christopher J. Christie ’87 delivers the Commencement address. 5

2. Dean Hobbs celebrates with Tamara Coley and her niece at the Champagne Reception following Commencement. 3. Rafael Perez greets his family during the procession.

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4. Jacob Hudnut was selected by a panel of classmates to deliver the 2010 Commencement speech. 5. James Hlavenka, 2009-10 Student Bar Association president, and Pantea Ibeigi, during the Governor’s Commencement address.

6. From left, James Spanarkel, Michael Spaltro and Lindsay Sorin enter the Prudential Center.

Class News & 1960 Frank J. Vecchione '64, a Director in the Gibbons P.C. Financial Restructuring & Creditors’ Rights Department, was recognized in the 2010 edition of the Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.

James B. Ventantonio ’64, of New Jersey, received the 60th Annual Somerset County Outstanding Citizen of the Year Award. Stephen M. McCabe ’65, of New Jersey, was recognized as one of Irish Legal’s 100 in the Irish Voice magazine. Assemblyman James W. Holzapfel ’69 was re-elected to the New Jersey State Legislature in District 10.

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Dianne V. Foley-Hearey ’75, of Ohio, became the Practice Leader of Buckley King’s Employment Law Practice.

Richard H. Steen ’75

was elected President of the New Jersey State Bar Association.

The Honorable Daniel D’Alessandro ’74 has been appointed a Superior Court Judge in the Family Division of Hudson County, New Jersey. Walter J. Greenhalgh ’74, of New Jersey, was recognized for excellence in the Chambers USA Survey of the American Legal Profession. Peter N. Larson ’74, of Wyoming, was recognized for his commitment to the Law School with the Alumni Service Award at Seton Hall University’s Many Are One Gala on June 4, 2010.

William A. Behan ’83, of Virginia, became the Senior Vice President of Labor Relations for Gannett Company, Incorporated.

Paulette Brown ’76, of New Jersey, was recognized by the National Bar Association as the recipient of the 2009 Gertrude Rush Award.

Lucy Ann Galioto ’83, of New Jersey, became the Director of the National Client Service Program with Gordon & Rees LLP.

Nicholas Casiello, Jr. ’78, of New Jersey, was recognized with a “Leaders in Law” ranking in the 2010 Chambers USA Guide.

Assemblyman John McKeon ’83 was re-elected to the New Jersey State Legislature in District 27.

The Honorable Anthony M. Massi ’78 has been appointed a Superior Court Judge in Mercer County, New Jersey. Assemblyman David C. Russo ’78 was re-elected to the New Jersey State Legislature in District 40.

1970 Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan ’73 was re-elected to the New Jersey State Legislature in District 18.

Wanda M. Akin ’82, of New Jersey, is one of only 42 American attorneys admitted to practice before the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands. She represents the first 11 victims recognized in the Darfur Investigation.

The Honorable Cathy Wasserman ’78, has been appointed a Superior Court Judge in the Family Division of Essex County, New Jersey.

Senator Christopher S. Bateman ’84 was re-elected to serve District 16 of the New Jersey Senate. Wayne J. Forrest ’84, of New Jersey, has retired after 35 years of government service. Most recently he served as the Prosecutor in Somerset County. Barbara M. Kleva ’84, of New Jersey, became General Counsel to Thomas Edison State College.

Kevin H. Marino ’84, of New Jersey, was recognized as Seton Hall Law School’s 2010 Distinguished Alumnus on April 24 at the Short Hills Hilton.

Robert D. Laurino ’79, of New Jersey, was named the acting Essex County Prosecutor on January 20, 2010.

Anthony R. Caruso ’85, of New Jersey, became an Adjunct Instructor at New York University.

Monica E. Peck ’79, of New Jersey, became a Partner with Schenck, Price, Smith & King LLP.

Frank M. Coscia ’85, of New Jersey, became a Partner with Schenck, Price, Smith & King LLP.

The Honorable Francis Vernoia ’79 has been appointed a Superior Court Judge in the Criminal Division of Monmouth County, New Jersey.

Ralph P. Ferrara ’85, of New Jersey, became the Managing Partner of Obermayer, Rebmann Maxwell & Hippell LLP.

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Peter J. Cronk ’86, of New Jersey, was recognized for excellence in the Chambers USA Survey of the American Legal Profession.

The Honorable Joseph A. Dickson ’81 has been appointed a Federal Magistrate Judge to the United

Brian M. Foley ’86, of New Jersey, became a Partner with Schenck, Price, Smith & King LLP.

States District Court of New Jersey in Essex County. Senator Robert G. Smith ’81 was re-elected to

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serve District 17 of the New Jersey Senate.

The Honorable Mary G. Whipple ’81 Stuart Youngs during the Swearing-in Ceremony for the Class of 2009.

has been appointed a Superior Court Judge in the Family Division of Morris County, New Jersey.

Jillian T. Weiss ’86, of New Jersey, became the Professor of Law & Society at Ramapo College. Michael L. Carey ’87, of New Jersey, became Senior Counsel at Pannone, Lopes, Devereaux & West LLC.

Christopher J. Christie ’87 was elected Governor of the State of New Jersey.

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Class News & The Honorable Maria Del Valle-Koch ’87 has been appointed a Municipal Court Judge in Middlesex County, New Jersey. Douglas R. Eisenberg ’87, of New Jersey, became a Partner with Schenck, Price, Smith & King LLP. Michael R. McDonald ’87, a Director in the Gibbons P.C. Business & Commercial Litigation Department, was recognized in the 2010 edition of the Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.

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Thomas B. Considine ’89, of New Jersey, has been appointed the new Commissioner of the State Department of Banking and Insurance by Governor Christopher J. Christie.

Assemblyman Louis D. Greenwald ’92 was re-elected to the New Jersey State Legislature in District 40.

The Honorable James DeMarzo ’89 has been appointed a Superior Court

Steve Mannion ’93 has been reappointed as Chair of the Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics by the New Jersey Supreme Court.

Judge in the Family Division of Morris County, New Jersey.

Senator Michael J. Doherty ’93 was elected to serve District 23 of the New Jersey Senate.

Stavros Topoulos ’93, of Germany, became the Department Secretary General of Section Services Jurisdiction with the Central Bank of Luxemburg.

Edward F. McTiernan ’87, head of the Gibbons P.C. Environmental Law Team, was also recognized in the 2010 edition of the Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.

Jeffrey S. Goldstein ’89, of New Jersey, became a Partner with Schenck, Price, Smith & King LLP.

Judith J. Sullivan ’87, of New Jersey, became a Partner with Michelman Robinson, LLP.

Senator Kevin O’Toole ’89 was re-elected to serve District 40 of the New Jersey Senate.

Association.

Kenneth J. Tozzi ’87 currently serves as Chief Judge of the U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals in Arlington, Virginia.

Gianfranco A. Pietrafesa ’89 was elected as the Chair of the Business Law Section in the New Jersey State Bar Association.

Wynne A. Whitman ’93, of New Jersey, became a Partner with Schenck, Price, Smith & King LLP.

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John D. McCarthy ’94, of New Jersey, became a Partner with Schenck, Price, Smith & King LLP.

Peter M. Sarkos ’90, of New Jersey, has been appointed to the Atlantic County Utilities Board.

Senator Sean T. Kean ’95 was re-elected to serve District 11 of the New Jersey Senate.

Kim M. Catullo ’91, Chair of the Gibbons P.C. Product Liability Department, was recognized in the 2010 edition of the Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.

Michele C. Meyer-Shipp ’95, of New Jersey, became the Vice President and Corporate Counsel to the Prudential Insurance Company of America.

Assemblyman John S. Wisniewski ’87 was re-elected to the New Jersey State Legislature in District 19. Robert A. Bianchi ’88, of New Jersey, received the Columbus Day Humanitarian and Achievement Award from the Columbian Foundation. Barbara Denny ’88, of California, was elected to local public office in Coronado and sworn in as City Councilwoman in June of 2009. Assemblyman W. Reed Gusciora ’88, was re-elected to the New Jersey State Legislature in District 15.

Patrick C. Dunican, Jr. ’91, Chairman and Managing Director of Gibbons P.C., was recognized among the ten most innovative law firm managing partners in the nation by Law360: The Newswire for Business Lawyers. Steven A. Karg ’91, of New Jersey, was elected President of the Somerset County Bar Association.

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Kyle C. Bisceglie ’92, of New York, has won a $44 million jury award in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico in Albuquerque for client Guidance Endodontics, LLC. The Honorable August A. Bonavita ’92, of Florida, was appointed a Court Judge in Palm Beach County in September 2009. From left, Grace Brown ’09 and Kelly Lloyd ’09 celebrate their induction into the Order of the Coif in December 2009.

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The Honorable Vicki A. Citrino ’92 has been appointed a Worker’s Compensation Court Judge of Passaic County, New Jersey.

Debra S. Weisberg ’93, of New Jersey, became the President of the Morris County Bar

Craig A. Domalewski ’96, of New Jersey, was named Special Counsel to Governor Christopher J. Christie. Peter L. Johnston ’96, of New Jersey, was elected to the Philadelphia Democratic City Committee for the 21st Ward. Jeralyn L. Lawrence ’96, of New Jersey, was nominated the Treasurer to the Somerset County Bar Association. The Honorable Jennifer G. Schecter ’96 has been appointed a Judge of the Civil Court in the 9th Municipal Court District of New York.

Colleen E. Tracy ’96, of New York, was named one of Law360’s Top 10 Rising Intellectual Property Stars Under 40. The Honorable Lisa M. Vignuolo ’96 has been appointed a Superior Court Judge in the Family Division of Middlesex County, New Jersey.

From left, the Honorable Michael A. Shipp ’94, U.S. Magistrate Judge for the District of New Jersey, with Professor Ronald J. Riccio ’71, a volunteer judge for the Pre-Legal Institute Moot Court. Michelle Bufano ’97, Director at Gibbons P.C., was named to the New Jersey Law Journal’s 40 Under 40 in August 2010. Michellene Davis ’97, of New Jersey, became the Senior Vice President of Policy Development and Government Affairs with Saint Barnabas Health Care System. Flavio L. Komuves ’97 became Senior Counsel to the Executive Director with the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey Foundation. Marc D. Larkins ’97 was appointed Executive Director of the New Jersey School Development Authority Board by Governor Christopher J. Christie. Peter Marra ’97, of New Jersey, became a Partner with Schenck, Price, Smith & King.

Kenneth Thomas ’94 and Debbie AndrewMorgan ’95, both alumni of the Pre-Legal Institute.

Hany A. Mawla ’98 has been New Jersey Superior Court Judge Division of Somerset County. He a member of the New Jersey Policy Network Board of Trustees.

appointed a in the Family also became Immigration

Elaine A. Rocha ’98, of New Jersey, became Vice President and Division Counsel with Chartis Insurance Company. Michael A. Shadiack ’98, of New Jersey, became a Partner with Connell Foley, LLP. Ricardo Solano Jr. ’98, of New Jersey, became a Partner with Friedman Kaplan Seiler & Adelman LLP. Michael A. Baldassare ’99, of New Jersey, became an Officer to the Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey. Jeremy M. Garlock ’99, of New Jersey, became a Partner with Schenck, Price, Smith & King LLP. Martin A. Hewitt ’99, of New Jersey, has joined the Financial Services and Products Group with the New York Office of Alston & Bird.

Jerome Wakefield ’98, Pre-Legal Institute alumnus, with Adrienne Howard Williams ’98. Both served as graduate assistants for the Pre-Legal Institute.

2000 Craig Carpenito ’00, of New Jersey, became a Partner with Alston & Bird, LLP. Robert L. Hornby ’00, of New Jersey, became a Member of Wolff & Samson PC. James A. Kassis ’00, of New Jersey, became a Partner with Schenck, Price, Smith & King LLP. Kristin Behrendt-Kosinski ’01, of California, has co-authored a new book, Fashion Law: A Guide for Designers, Fashion Executives, and Attorneys (Fairchild Books). Matthew S. Tamasco ’01, of New York, became a Partner with Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis LLP. The Honorable Thomas G. Walsh ’01 has been appointed a Superior Court Judge in the Family Division of Union County, New Jersey. Joseph A. Arnold ’03, of Pennsylvania, was elected to chair the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Tri-State Chapter, Lupus Foundation of America. He was also was named a Member of Philadelphia’s office of Cozen O’Connor.

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Terri R. Soaries ’97, of New Jersey, became Assistant General Counsel at Johnson & Johnson.

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The Summer Institute for Pre-Legal Studies Celebrates its 30th Anniversary

The Durkin family gathered to celebrate Thomas E. Durkin, Jr., receiving the St. Thomas More Medal at Seton Hall’s 25th Anniversary Red Mass, on September 25, 2009.

Monsignor Robert Sheeran congratulated Karol Corbin Walker ’86, shown with her husband Paul Walker, on being awarded the St. Thomas More Medal at Seton Hall’s 25th Anniversary Red Mass.

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Marissa L. Quigley ’06, of New Jersey, has joined Archer & Greiner, P.C. as an Associate. J. Brugh Lower ’08, has joined Gibbons P.C. as an Associate. He previously clerked for the Hon. Garrett E. Brown, Jr., United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (January–August 2010); the Hon. Harold Ackerman, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (September– December 2009); and Justice Helen E. Hoens, Supreme Court of New Jersey (2008-09).

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Michael J. Riccobono ’09 has joined Gibbons P.C. as an Associate. He previously clerked for the Hon. Patricia K. Costello, Superior Court of New Jersey.

Chandan Sarkar ’09, of New Jersey,

Craig Carpenito ’00 and Jessica Carpenito, announced the birth of their daughter, Leighton Grace, on April 16, 2010. Shannon K. Marcotte ’00 and Joseph G. Marcotte, announced the birth of their daughter, Lacie Anistan, on September 18, 2009. Michael Polloway ’00 and Melanie A. Polloway ’99, announced the birth of their son, Merric George, on December 8, 2009. Mary Joan K. Sheridan-Kennedy ’02 and John Kennedy, announced the birth of their son, John Edward, on June 2, 2009. Alexis K. Dowling ’03 and Thomas Dowling, announced the birth of their twin sons, Alexander Peter and Nicholas James, on May 31, 2009.

Patricia Hagdorn ’09 and Dean Hobbs at the June 2010 Alumni Golf Tournament, which was held at Suburban Golf Club in Union, NJ.

has joined Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP, as an Associate.

Winston S. Kirton ’03, of New Jersey, has joined the Senior Management Team of Digestive Care, Incorporated, in Pennsylvania.

Justin T. Quinn ’10 has joined Gibbons P.C. as an Associate. He previously served as the Deputy Clerk to the Hon. Esther Salas, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Danielle D’Onofrio ’05 and Billy D’Onofrio announced the birth of their daughter, Hayden Gerie, on September 1, 2009.

Victoria A. Vaskov ’09, of New Jersey, has joined Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. as an Associate.

Christine M. (Lupinski) Frost ’05 and Jack N. Frost ’05, announced the birth of their son, William Jack, on July 7, 2010.

ENGAGEMENTS & MARRIAGES:

Greg L. Acquaviva ’06 and Devon Acquaviva, announced the birth of their twin daughters, Elizabeth Grace and Abigail Grace, on November 25, 2009.

Janet L. Costello ’04, of New Jersey, was recognized as one of the Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40 by the National LGBT Lawyers Association. Andrew Vitrano ’04, of New York, became Counsel with Di Santo LLP. Akinyemi T. Akiwowo ’05, of New Jersey, has joined Genova, Burns & Giantomasi as an Associate. A. Paul Genato ’05, of New Jersey, has joined Archer & Greiner, P.C. as an Associate.

Mark DaPisa ’07 wed Michelle Lago ’05 in August 2009. David Simunovich ’08 wed Ami Doshi ’07

Leroy A. Tice ’05, of New Jersey, has been appointed to the Delaware State University Board of Trustees, replacing the former Secretary of Education for the State of Delaware.

on August 15, 2009.

Gregory L. Acquaviva ’06 has joined Gibbons P.C. as an Associate. He previously clerked for the Hon. Maryanne Trump Barry, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (2009-10) and for the former Chief Justice James R. Zazzali, Supreme Court of New Jersey (2006-07), who is currently Of Counsel to Gibbons.

BIRTHS:

Brian Patrick McElroy ’06 has joined Gibbons P.C. as an Associate. He previously clerked for the Hon. Stanley R. Chesler, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Pamela A. Mulligan ’06, of New Jersey, has been appointed to the Burlington County Bar Association’s Board of Trustees.

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Lincoln D. Wilson ’08 wed Manisha James ’08 on August 29, 2009.

Denise Sharperson ’94 and Kenneth E. Sharperson, announced the birth of their son, Kenneth Eric Jr., on October 21, 2009. Kevin G. Walsh ’98 and Lisa Walsh ’98, announced the birth of their son, Simon Gerard, on September 7, 2009. Mara E. Zazzali-Hogan ’98 and John E. Hogan ’98, announced the birth of their daughter, Kayla Lily, on March 29, 2010. Elizabeth M. Shea ’99 and Steven E. Halpern ’00, announced the birth of their son, John Joseph, on April 21, 2009.

Michael R. Simcoe ’03 and Donna Simcoe, announced the birth of their son, Sean Logan, on April 1, 2009.

In Memoriam Robert H. Jaffe ’69, of New Jersey, August 8, 2009 Mark A. Infante ’80, of New Jersey, November 27, 2009 H. John Schank II ’88, of New Jersey, September 1, 2010 William M. Hunt ’91, of New Jersey, April 2, 2010

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Seton Hall University School of Law Board of Visitors Carol L. Forte ’84 Partner Blume Goldfaden Berkowitz Donnelly Fried & Forte

Lynn Fontaine Newsome ’81 Partner Donahue, Hagan, Klein, Newsome & O’Donnell

Rev. Nicholas S. Gengaro Chaplain Seton Hall University School of Law

David M. Orbach Managing Partner Gallant Funding, L.P.

Rev. Msgr. Patrick E. Brown Pastor St. Vincent de Paul Rectory

John C. Gibbons ’72 Chief Executive Officer The OSO Group, Ltd.

Frank T. Cannone ’91 Chairman, Corporate Department Gibbons P.C.

Bernard M. Hartnett ’55 Retired, Former Member of Connell Foley

James C. Orr ’64 Managing Partner Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, LLP

Maury Cartine ’76 Partner, Tax Department Marcum, LLP

Stephen B. Judlowe ’65 Retired, Former Senior Counsel at Morgan Lewis & Bockius

Christopher J. Christie ’87 Governor, State of New Jersey

Kevin Kilcullen Partner Stern & Kilcullen

Terence G. Connor ’67 Partner Hunton & Williams, LLP

Vivian Sanks King ’85 Law Office of Vivian Sanks King

Ambassador Clay Constantinou ’81 Of Counsel Patton Boggs, LLP

The Honorable Katharine S. Hayden ’75 United States District Court District of New Jersey

Michael Critchley ’72 Founding Partner Critchley, Kinum and Vazquez, LLC

Patrick E. Hobbs Dean Seton Hall University School of Law

Rinaldo M. D’Argenio ’79 Of Counsel Arturi, D’Argenio, Guaglardi & Meliti, LLP

Alfred F. Jablonski ’66 Chief Executive Officer The Sage Foundation

Louis J. Andreozzi ’84 President & Chief Executive Officer IQNavigator Mitch F. Baumeister ’72 (Chair) Partner Baumeister & Samuels, PC

Joseph M. DeCotiis ’94 Managing Partner DeCotiis, Fitzpatrick, Cole & Wisler, LLP

Gisele Joachim Dean of Enrollment Management Seton Hall University School of Law

William J. Palatucci ’89 Senior Vice President Community Education Centers, Inc. Ronald J. Riccio ’71 Professor of Law, Dean Emeritus Seton Hall University School of Law Robert G. Rose ’74 Partner Day Pitney, LLP Timothy G. Rothwell ’76 Director Antigenics, Incorporated Claudette St. Romain Associate Dean for Curriculum & Professor of Law Seton Hall University School of Law Brent Saunders Chief Executive Officer Bausch & Lomb Joseph J. Schiavone Managing Partner Budd Larner

Michael R. DeCotiis ’91 Managing Partner DeCotiis, Fitzpatrick, Cole & Wisler, LLP

James B. Johnston ’96 Lieutenant Essex County Prosecutor’s Office

Charles A. Sullivan Professor of Law & Director of the Law Library Seton Hall University School of Law

Anthony P. DiTommaso, Jr. ’97 Chief Executive Officer Ivy Equities

Peter N. Larson ’74 (Vice-Chair) Former Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of the Brunswick Corporation

James B. Ventantonio ’64 Managing Partner Ventantonio & Wildenhain

Mariellen Dugan ’91 Senior Vice President & General Counsel New Jersey Resources Corporation Patrick C. Dunican, Jr. ’91 (Secretary) Chairman & Managing Director Gibbons P.C. Kathryn P. Duva ’01 Chief Executive Officer Main Events Vicki Fleischer Assistant Dean for Alumni & Development Seton Hall University School of Law

Joseph P. LaSala ’72 Partner McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter Erik Lillquist Senior Associate Dean & Professor of Law Seton Hall University School of Law Kevin H. Marino ’84 Partner Marino, Tortorella & Boyle, P.C. William B. McGuire ’58 Senior Partner Tompkins, McGuire, Wachenfeld & Barry, LLP

Sarah Waldeck Professor of Law Seton Hall University School of Law Justin P. Walder Member Walder, Hayden & Brogan, P.A. Karol Corbin Walker ’86 Shareholder LeClairRyan Glenn J. Williams ’93 Partner Florio, Perrucci, Steinhardt & Fader, LLC

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Seton Hall University School of Law Alumni Council

Gregory L. Acquaviva ’06 Associate, Gibbons P.C. (Beginning October, 2010)

Melissa P. Marschner ’99 Staff Attorney, Counsel’s Office – State of New Jersey Judiciary

Victor A. Afanador ’98 (President Elect) Partner, Lite DePalma Greenberg LLC

John M. McDonnell ’90 Partner,Trenk, DiPasquale, Webster, Della Fera & Sodono

Brett M. Anders ’97 Partner, Jackson Lewis

Pamela Mulligan ’06 Associate, Brown & Connery LLP

Robert Bianchi ’88 Morris County Prosecutor

William J. Pascrell, III ’89 Lobbyist, Princeton Public Affairs Group

Mayling C. Blanco ’06 Associate, Lite DePalma Greenberg LLC

Jacqueline C. Pirone ’04 (Secretary) Private Practitioner

Eric Brophy ’99 Partner, Diegnan & Brophy, LLC

Gina M. Pontoriero ’99 Senior Corporate Counsel, Crum & Forster

David V. Calviello ’96 Assistant Prosecutor, Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office

Frederic J. Regenye ’95 Counsel, Law Office of Kenneth Lipstein

Michelle Capezza ’96 Member of the Firm, Epstein Becker & Green, PC John F. Chiaia ’93 Partner, Ambrosio & Chiaia Frank DeAngelis ’96 Partner, Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass Timothy M. Donohue ’84 Partner, Arleo, Donohue & Biancamano LLC James F. Flanagan ’72 Deputy Attorney General, Division of Criminal Justice-Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor Martin J. Foncello ’05 Assistant District Attorney, New York County District Attorney’s Office Kevin M. Fumai ’02 Corporate Counsel, Oracle Corporation Deborah A. Gabry ’89 Law Offices of Deborah A. Gabry Noreen M. Giblin ’98 Counsel, Gibbons P.C. Michael Goldberg ’07 Public Defender, Union County Public Defender’s Office Brandon C. Gruner ’05 Associate, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Patricia C. Hagdorn ’09 Law Clerk to the Honorable Peter G. Sheridan

Scott E. Reiser ’07 Attorney, Lum, Drasco & Positan LLC Elaine A. Rocha ’98 Vice President and Division Counsel, Chartis Insurance Company Diane Ruccia ’94 Member, Landman, Corsi, Ballaine & Ford Darren Rydberg ’99 Assistant General Counsel, Deloitte, LLP Jonathan Samon ’04 Litigation Associate, Dewey, Pegno & Kramarsky LLP Shoshana Schiff ’98 Partner, Trenk, DiPasquale, Webster, Della Fera & Sodono John L. Shahdanian II ’97 Partner, Chasan, Leyner & Lamparello, PC Scott J. Sholder ’07 Associate, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Terri R. Soaries ’97 Assistant General Counsel, Johnson & Johnson Ricardo Solano, Jr. ’98 Partner, Friedman Kaplan Seiler & Adelman LLP Remi L. Spencer ’02 Partner, Spencer & Associates, L.L.C.

Jodi Hudson ’96 Of Counsel, Connell Foley LLP

Robert E. Spitzer ’06 Associate, Post, Polak, Goodsell, MacNeill & Strauchler

James B. Johnston ’96 (President) Lieutenant, Essex County Prosecutor’s Office

Charles J. Uliano ’74 Partner, Chamlin, Rosen, Uliano & Witherington

Sandra L. Lascari ’90 Law Offices of Sandra Lascari

Kevin G. Walsh ’98 Director, Gibbons P.C.

Robert G. Marasco ’03 Assistant U.S. Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, District of New Jersey

Mara Zazzali-Hogan ’98 (Immediate Past President) Director, Gibbons P.C. Fall 2010

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RETURN TO THE CLASSROOM AND RETOOL

Alumni CLE Program Offered to Seton Hall Law Alumni Free of Charge UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT REVIEW Speakers: Professors Baher Azmy, Rachel Godsil and Edward Hartnett Thursday, September 30, 2010 6 - 9 pm Seton Hall Law School Auditorium 3 credits BERGEN COUNTY, “CLE ON THE ROAD” Speakers: Dean Erik Lillquist and Professor Charles Sullivan Thursday, October 14, 2010 4 - 6 pm Bergen County Justice Center, Room #426 (Courtroom of Assignment Judge, The Honorable Peter Doyne) 10 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 2 credits YULETIDE WITH SETON HALL SCHOLARS Speakers: Professors Denis McLaughlin and John Wefing Wednesday, December 8, 2010 6 - 9 pm Seton Hall Law School Auditorium 3 credits

HUDSON COUNTY, “CLE ON THE ROAD” Speakers: Dean Kathleen Boozang and Professor Angela Carmella Thursday, February 3, 2011 4 - 6 pm St. Peter & Paul’s Church Waterfront Hall 404 Hudson Street, Hoboken, NJ 2 credits MORRIS COUNTY, “CLE ON THE ROAD” Speakers: Professors Paula Franzese and Kip Cornwell Thursday, March 31, 2011 4 - 6 pm Morristown, NJ 2 credits

SPACE IS LIMITED! Registration will close one week prior to each CLE course. To register, visit law.shu.edu/alumnicle. For more information, contact Lori Thimmel at SETON HALL LAW lori.thimmel@shu.edu Seton Hall Law or 973-642-8711. One Newark Center Newark, NJ 07102 Law.shu.edu