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(388, 'Outstanding Students Honored', '', '2017-04-21 10:27:00', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 33%; padding: 5px; margin: 5 px;\"><img src=\"irl://1492//\" alt=\"Student Awards 2017\" width=\"95%\" />\r\n<p><em>President\'s Award recipient Tricia M. Kazinetz with Widener University President Julie E. Wollman.</em></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<p>On Wednesday April 19, 2017, Delaware Law School held the annual Student Award Ceremony honoring outstanding students from the 2016-17 academic year.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Jacob J. Fedechko</strong> received the <strong>Dean&rsquo;s Award </strong>from Dean <a href=\"ipl://20//WyIyMDQiXQ==\">Rodney A Smolla</a>. The award&nbsp;is given annually to the graduating student who has demonstrated outstanding legal aptitude, exemplary service, significant leadership skills and the potential to become an outstanding member of the legal community.</p>\r\n<p>President Julie E. Wollman was on hand to present the <strong>President&rsquo;s Award</strong>, which is awarded to a second-year student who has demonstrated high scholastic achievement and possess high potential for meaningful future contributions to the law school, the community, and the profession. This year, the Presidents award went to co-winners&nbsp;<strong>Tricia M. Kazinetz</strong> and&nbsp;<strong>Gwen E. Lentine</strong>.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Christlynn A. Dornevil</strong> received the <strong>Linda L. Ammons Diversity&nbsp;Scholarship</strong>. A complete list of award winners is available below.</p>\r\n<p>A complete listing of the remaining awards follows.</p>\r\n<hr />\r\n<h3>Award Recipients</h3>\r\n<p><strong>Scholarships</strong><br /><em>Alfred Avins Memorial Scholarship</em>: Katherine E. Wolper<br /><em>Bank of America Scholarship</em>:&nbsp;Katelyn M. Tuoni<br /> <em>Carl Battle and Leon Williams African-American Law Scholarship</em>: Joseph D. Farris<br /><em>The Howard M. Berg Scholarship</em>: Adesola K. Adegbesan<br /> <em>E. Wallace Chadwick Memorial Scholarship:</em> Robert J. O\'Hara and Michele M. Subers<br /> <em>Harvey Alan Chernoff Memorial Scholarship:</em> Katherine E. Wolper<br /> <em>Esther F. Clark Memorial Scholarship:</em> Samantha N. Osborne<br /> <em>William Conner Memorial Scholarship:</em> Johanna Peuscher-Funk<br /> <em>The Honorable James C. Crumlish Scholarship:</em> Olabisi A. Alabi<br /> <em>The Honorable Joseph W. deFuria Scholarship:</em> Shahirah Brown<br /> <em>Delaware Association of Lawyers\' Spouses Scholarship:</em> Brandon R. Harper<br /> <em>Edmund Dobrowolski Memorial Scholarship:</em> Benjamin J. Storms<br /> <em>The Honorable William Duffy Memorial Scholarship:</em> Cheneise V. Wright<br /> <em>Nancy and Howard Finkelman Scholarship:</em> Jason Rigby<br /> <em>Friends of Widener University Delaware Law School Scholarship:</em> Meghan Fisher<br /> <em>Honey F. Golby Memorial Scholarship:</em> Jason Rigby<br /> <em>Zelda K. Herrmann Memorial Scholarship:</em> Nicole C. Haas<br /> <em>The Honorable Ned L. Hirsh Memorial Scholarship:</em> Ruby Delarosa<br /> <em>Fairfax Leary, Jr. Memorial Scholarship:</em> Brandon R. Harper<br /> P<em>aul Isaac Leiter Memorial Scholarship:</em> Ruby Delarosa<br /> <em>Thomas Lodge Memorial Scholarship:</em> Jesse Congo<br /> <em>Bruce M. &amp; Elizabeth M. Monroe Endowed Scholarship:</em> Michael H. Daly and Natalie N. Wust<br /> <em>Michael J. Petrelia Memorial Scholarship:</em> Patrick J. Brennan<br /> <em>Angelina &amp; Victor Piccone Memorial Scholarship:</em> Rachel Malloy-Good<br /> <em>William Prickett Corporate &amp; Business Law Scholarship:</em> Michael A. Laukaitis<br /> <em>Dean Anthony J. Santoro Scholarship:</em> John J. Brady<br /> <em>Alexander V. Sarcione, Jr. Scholarship:</em> Kacee R. Benson<br /> <em>William I. Schaffer Memorial Scholarship:</em> Katherine E. Wolper<br /> <em>Bernard S. Wildstein Scholarship:</em> Candace C. Hardy</p>\r\n<p><strong>Fellowships</strong><br /> <em>Chadwick Constitutional Education Fellowship:</em> Candace C. Hardy and Julian M. Jackson<br /> <em>Domestic Violence Research &amp; Advocacy Fellowship:</em> Tricia M. Kazinetz<br /> <em>John F. Schmutz Corporate &amp; Business Law Institute Fellowship:</em> John M. O\'Toole<br /> <em>The Josiah Oliver Wolcott Fellowships:</em> Nicole C. Haas, Alexandra M. Joyce, Michael A. Laukaitis, John M. O\'Toole, and Veronica A. Vizzard.</p>\r\n<p><strong>Achievements</strong><br /> <em>Howard M. Berg Award:</em> Johanna Peuscher-Funk<br /> <em>William J. Conner Memorial Award for Administrative Law:</em> Christopher M. Schwander<br /> <em>Nicole Cullison Memorial Award:</em> Christel M. Duff<br /> <em>The Erin Daly First Generation Award:</em> Ruby Delarosa<br /> <em>The Honorable Joseph W. deFuria Commencement Award:</em> Michael A. Laukaitis<br /> <em>Judge J. Cullen Ganey Criminal Procedure Award:</em> Andrew P. Stafford<br /> <em>The Dr. Arnold V. Giusini Award:</em> Natasha D. Reddy<br /> <em>Graham Foundation Award:</em> Jayne M. Snyder<br /> <em>GreenWatch Institute Award in Memory of June MacArtor:</em> Tiwajopelo O. Dayo<br /> <em>GreenWatch Institute Scholarship Award in Memory of Jerry Shields:</em> Andrea M. Stickley<br /> <em>GreenWatch Institute Award in Memory of Charles J. Zencey:</em> Edmund C. Celiesius<br /> <em>Reed Hamilton Memorial Award:</em> Jennifer Dickerson<br /> <em>Zelda K. Herrmann Memorial Cup Award:</em> Shahirah Brown<br /> <em>International Academy of Trial Lawyers Award:</em> Anthony G. LaDana<br /> <em>George B. Lindsay Foundation Award:</em> Samantha N. Osborne and Andrew P. Stafford<br /> <em>Thomas P. Lomax and Nicholas Theodore Memorial Award:</em> Shahirah Brown<br /> <em>Lucinda Peipher Memorial Award:</em> Richona D. McKnight<br /> <em>Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association James J. Manderino Award for Trial Advocacy:</em> Chelsea L. Dearden<br /> <em>William Prickett Corporate Law Award:</em> Brandon R. Harper<br /> <em>Alexander V. Sarcione, Jr. Memorial Award:</em> John J. Boulton<br /> <em>Dean Arthur A. Weeks Outstanding Student Service Award:</em> Morgan M. Madden<br /> <em>E. John Wherry, Jr. Award:</em> John J. Boulton<br /> <em>William J. and Ella C. Wolf Award in Real Property Law:</em> Jessica R. Moyer<br /> <em>Charles J. Zencey Memorial Award:</em> Thomas P. Fico<br /> <em>Outstanding Student Service Award:</em> Shahirah Brown, Matthew A. Casale, Ruby Delarosa, Christel M. Duff, Brandon R. Harper, Donald P. Huddler, Alexandra M. Joyce, Porsha S. Scott, Jayne M. Snyder, Andrew P. Stafford, Megan M. Williams, Jennifer C. Willis, and Cheneise V. Wright.</p>', '', '', 'on', '', ''),
(389, 'Veteran\'s Law Clinic Hits Milestone', '', '2017-05-05 14:18:00', '<p>The <a href=\"ipl://128//W10=\">Veteran&rsquo;s Law Clinic</a> at Widener University Delaware Law School has reached the milestone of recovering more than $10 million in disability benefits owed to U.S. veterans whose claims were initially wrongfully denied.</p>\r\n<p>The clinic provides free legal aid to disabled veterans and their dependents with appeal claims pending before the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). This August will mark 20 years of service for the clinic, which started as a Veteran&rsquo;s Assistance Program in 1997, founded by Professor Emeritus <a href=\"ipl://20//WyIxOTciXQ==\">Thomas J. Reed</a>.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;The monetary milestone is great,&rdquo; said <a href=\"ipl://20//WyIyMDUiXQ==\">Amber Baylor</a>, director of the clinic. &ldquo;The most important part is that it marks the significant efforts to help veterans live sustainable lives.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>The clinic has recovered roughly $10.5 million as of the conclusion of the spring 2017 semester.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;The clinic&rsquo;s continued success means a lot to the people of Delaware, southeastern Pennsylvania and south New Jersey,&rdquo; said Reed, who still works with the clinic as a volunteer. &ldquo;Reaching the $10 million mark means we&rsquo;re doing our job, but it doesn&rsquo;t mean we&rsquo;re slowing down.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>The pro bono program was the first of its kind in the country and it expanded remarkably in 2006 when it became a clinic. In 2014, it was honored with the Delaware Governor&rsquo;s Outstanding Volunteer Award for Community Service.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;The success represents all of the hard work that has been put forth to help aid veterans, but this hasn&rsquo;t just been a one-person operation,&rdquo; said Reed.</p>\r\n<p>Cases are handled by approximately 10 to 20 students each semester, who receive no monetary compensation, and approximately 80 attorneys from the community who serve in a pro bono capacity. Students spend up to 20 hours per week in the clinic, including office hours where they assist with completing intakes for new clients and other administrative tasks.</p>\r\n<p>This program is a significant point of pride for the school. It is a primary example of the university&rsquo;s commitment to civic engagement and service learning. Delaware Law School believes in giving back to the community, and in learning by doing.</p>\r\n<p>The clinic has represented hundreds of disabled veterans and their dependents and helped clients whose disability claims were initially wrongfully denied by the United States.</p>', 'August 2017 will mark 20 years of service for the Veterans Law Clinic. The clinic recently achieved a milestone, recovering more than $10 million in benefits owed to veterans whose claims had been wrongfully denied.', '', '', '', ''),
(390, 'Professor Analyzes Comey Firing', '', '2017-05-10 16:25:00', '<p>In the wake of President Donald Trump&rsquo;s firing of F.B.I Director James Comey, H. Albert Young Fellow in Constitutional Law John Culhane has been sought out by a variety of media outlets for his analysis.</p>\r\n<p>Professor Culhane spoke about the issue for a Politico article titled &ldquo;<a href=\"http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/05/09/comey-trump-firing-is-this-a-constitutional-crisis-215118\">Is this a Constitutional Crisis</a>&rdquo; that provided insight from an &ldquo;all-star panel of legal minds&rdquo; such as Harvard Law School Professor Cass Sunstein and Yale Law School Professor Robert Post. Offering a take on the issue echoed by Post and New York University Law School Professor Michael Waldman, Culhane said, &ldquo;Trump&rsquo;s firing of James Comey isn&rsquo;t a constitutional crisis yet, but it probably will be soon,&rdquo; and &ldquo;Whatever Comey&rsquo;s mistakes might have been in the handling of Hillary Clinton&rsquo;s email investigation, it&rsquo;s crazy to think that issue had anything to do with firing him.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>A piece on Vocativ titled &ldquo;<a href=\"http://www.vocativ.com/428442/could-the-comey-crisis-spur-trumps-impeachment/\">Could The Comey Crisis Spur Trump&rsquo;s Impeachment?</a>&rdquo; also quoted Culhane on the impact the firing might have in the hypothetical event of impeachment hearings.</p>\r\n<p>In addition, Culhane has appeared on KYW News Radio 1060, WDEL 101.7FM/1150AM, and Bloomberg Radio to discuss the implications of the Comey firing.</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(391, 'Commencement Approaches', '', '2017-05-15 12:13:00', '<p>The 43rd graduating class of Widener University Delaware Law School will receive diplomas in a 3 p.m. ceremony on the Wilmington, Del. lawn Saturday, May 20. &nbsp;The entire event will also be broadcast to the public live online.</p>\r\n<p>The 179 graduates will hear remarks from The Honorable Randy J. Holland, recently retired Delaware Supreme Court Justice. &nbsp;Justice Holland, who is a longtime adjunct professor at Delaware Law School, retired in March after 30 years on the state&rsquo;s highest bench.</p>\r\n<p>Justice Holland is the past national President of the American Inns of Court Foundation and co-chairs the advisory committee to the National Center for State Court&rsquo;s Center for Judicial Ethics. &nbsp;He is a member of the American Law Institute and chaired the American Bar Association National Joint Committee on Lawyer Regulation. &nbsp;Justice Holland has also served on the ABA Presidential Commission on Fair and Impartial Courts, the Standing Committee on Client Protection and the Judicial Division&rsquo;s Ethics and Professionalism Committee.</p>\r\n<p>An honorary Doctor of Laws degree will be given to the late Honorable Joseph R. &ldquo;Beau&rdquo; Biden, III, and will be accepted by Valerie Biden Owens, sister to The Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr., former Vice President of the United States and longtime U.S. Senator from Delaware.&nbsp; Ms. Biden Owens is one of the first women in the United States to have managed a modern U.S. Senatorial campaign, as well as a Presidential campaign.</p>\r\n<p>Jacob Fedechko of Monroeville, New Jersey, the class valedictorian, will also speak.</p>\r\n<p>Other ceremony highlights will include three graduates receiving their diplomas from - and being congratulated by - relatives who are Delaware Law School alumni.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>The public may watch the event online by going to <a href=\"ipl://625//W10=\"><strong>delawarelaw.widener.edu/gradwebcast</strong></a> and clicking &ldquo;view video.&rdquo; &nbsp;The stream will begin approximately five minutes before the ceremony starts.</p>\r\n<p>The media is invited and encouraged to cover the graduation ceremony. &nbsp;Press seating that provides an up-front view and easy access will be provided for those who wish to attend in person. &nbsp;The program is expected to draw around 2,500 people to the Concord Pike location and will be held outdoors under tents, rain or shine. The campus will be closed after school parking lots are filled. &nbsp;Visitors will then be directed to park next door in the lot serving Catch 202 restaurant or behind the DoubleTree Hotel on Concord Pike. &nbsp;<strong>Media should call the Registrar&rsquo;s Office (302-477-2150) in advance about special press parking.</strong></p>\r\n<p>Student awards were presented during a separate ceremony held on Wednesday, April 19, at the school. &nbsp;The dean&rsquo;s award and the president&rsquo;s award were two of the most prestigious honors.</p>\r\n<p>Widener University President Dr. Julie E. Wollman gave the president&rsquo;s award to two recipients this year, Tricia Kazinetz and Gwen Lentine.<strong> &nbsp;</strong>The award is given to a student(s) entering the last year of law school that has demonstrated scholastic achievement and possesses high potential for meaningful contribution to the law school, the community and the profession.</p>\r\n<p>Delaware Law School Dean <a href=\"ipl://20//WyIyMDQiXQ==\">Rodney A. Smolla</a> gave the Dean&rsquo;s Award to Jacob Fedechko. &nbsp;The award is given annually to the graduating student who, in the dean&rsquo;s opinion, has demonstrated outstanding legal aptitude, exemplary service, significant leadership skills and the potential to become an outstanding member of the legal community.</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(392, 'Congratulations to the Class of 2017', '', '2017-05-23 14:23:00', '<p>&ldquo;You are now guardians of the rule of law,&rdquo; Dean <a href=\"ipl://20//WyIyMDQiXQ==\">Rodney A. Smolla</a> said to the 43<sup>rd</sup> graduating class of Widener University Delaware Law School at the close of the commencement ceremony held on the afternoon of Saturday, May 20<sup>th</sup>.</p>\r\n<p>Smolla&rsquo;s remarks echoed what the Honorable Randy J. Holland had said earlier in the ceremony. The Dean extolled the graduates to think beyond just the sterile rule of law and remember the words of Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., who wrote, &ldquo;The law is the witness and external deposit of our moral life.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Widener University President Julie E. Wollman was on hand to offer a few remarks and confer degrees to the 179 graduates. Additional speakers included Delaware Law Alumni Association President Renae Axelrod &rsquo;91 - who welcomed the new graduates to the Alumni Association &ndash; and Dean&rsquo;s Award Winner and class valedictorian Jacob Fedechko.</p>\r\n<p>Eugene McGurk, the Secretary of the Board of Trustees and a member of the Board of Overseers, conferred a posthumous doctor of laws honorary degree to former Delaware Attorney General Joseph R. &ldquo;Beau&rdquo; Biden III. Dean Smolla and McGurk discussed Delaware Law&rsquo;s close affiliation and support of the Beau Biden Foundation for the Protection of Children, which has offices on the campus, and talked about the close relationship the school has enjoyed with the Biden family, including Beau&rsquo;s father, former United States Vice President and Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr., who served as an adjunct professor before becoming Vice President.</p>\r\n<p>Biden&rsquo;s aunt, Valerie Biden Owens, accepted the honorary degree from President Wollman and then offered a few heartfelt remarks to the graduates, quoting Michaelangelo, who said; &ldquo;I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set it free.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Dean Smolla announced that the day&rsquo;s Commencement speaker &ndash; recently retired Delaware Supreme Court Justice and longtime Delaware Law adjunct faculty member Randy J. Holland &ndash; had been named the Distinguished Jurist in Residence at Delaware Law.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m deeply honored by this recognition as the Distinguished Jurist in Residence and I&rsquo;m delighted that I will be able to continue my affiliation with the law school,&rdquo; Justice Holland said of the honor.</p>\r\n<p>Addressing the students, Holland said, &ldquo;Attorneys will continue to be considered in the future the guardians of democracy and trusted and respected. Today, forty-five years after being admitted to the bar, I still have stars in my eyes about being a lawyer, and I hope that you always will too.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>The ceremony also included the presentation of the Outstanding Faculty Award to Helen S. Balick Professor in Business Bankruptcy Law <a href=\"ipl://20//WyIxMTEiXQ==\">Bruce Grohsgal</a>. The award is determined by a vote of the graduating class.</p>', '“Attorneys will continue to be considered in the future the guardians of democracy and trusted and respected. Today, forty-five years after being admitted to the bar, I still have stars in my eyes about being a lawyer, and I hope that you always will too, said the Honorable Randy J. Holland to Delaware Law\'s 43rd graduating class.', '', '', '', ''),
(393, 'Welcome New Students', '', '2017-08-15 13:05:00', '<p>We are delighted to welcome the regular-division class of 2020 and the extended-division class of 2021 as they arrive today for the start of their law school careers.</p>\r\n<p>Orientation week includes instruction designed to help students achieve success in law school. Topics include professionalism and personal ethics, taking notes and outlining in law school, and effective time management. Students are also instructed on the character and fitness requirements for admission to the profession.</p>\r\n<p>Once again, welcome to Delaware Law!</p>', 'Welcome to the regular-division class of 2020 and the extended-division class of 2021.', '', '', '', ''),
(394, 'Delaware Law School Alum is Newest Justice on the Delaware Supreme Court', '', '2017-09-06 15:32:00', '<p>The Honorable Gary F. Traynor &rsquo;82 recently became the newest member of the Delaware Supreme Court with his formal investiture at the end of August.</p>\r\n<p>Delaware Governor John Carney nominated Traynor in May of 2017 to replace former Justice, longtime Delaware Law adjunct professor, and current Distinguished Jurist in Residence Randy J. Holland, who retired after 31 years on the Delaware Supreme Court. The Delaware Senate confirmed Traynor&rsquo;s appointment in early June and his official investiture took place on August 28<sup>th</sup>.</p>\r\n<p>A graduate of Dartmouth College, Justice Traynor worked for the law firm of Prickett, Jones &amp; Elliott from 1990 to 2014 and served as a public defender afterwards.</p>\r\n<p>In a statement following Justice Traynor&rsquo;s confirmation, Governor Carney said, &ldquo;Gary is one of Delaware&rsquo;s sharpest legal minds, and has a diverse legal background that will serve him well as a Justice on Delaware&rsquo;s highest court. His judgment and thoughtfulness will be a significant asset on the Supreme Court. Thank you to the Delaware Senate for confirming his nomination.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>The entire Delaware Law community congratulates Justice Traynor and wishes him the best!</p>', 'The entire Delaware Law community congratulates Justice Traynor and wishes him the best!', '', '', '', ''),
(395, 'Constitution Day 2017', '', '2017-09-13 13:39:00', '<p>This is the 12th year that The News Journal and Delaware Law School have teamed up to mark the observance of Constitution Day. The observance falls on Sept. 17, the date in 1787 when the framers signed the Constitution in Philadelphia.</p>\r\n<p>This year, we are wrestling with the issue of hate speech. Should hate speech be protected by the First Amendment? If it is protected, how can we prevent the spread of these hateful ideas?</p>\r\n<p>To get your mind going, try taking <a href=\"http://www.delawareonline.com/story/opinion/columnists/alan-garfield/2017/09/11/take-our-survey-hate-speech-and-first-amendment/653913001/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this survey</a> from the News Journal. The survey is anonymous. Results will be presented later this month at <a href=\"http://www.delawareonline.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Delaware Online</a>.</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(396, 'Delaware Law Alum Invests in the Future', '', '2017-09-28 16:59:00', '<p>Delaware Law Alumnus Wayne Kimmel &rsquo;95 took a different path than many other law school graduates, opting to found a venture capital firm rather than become a litigator or transactional lawyer, but his company, <a href=\"https://www.seventysixcapital.com/\">SeventySix Capital</a>, has had great success investing in a diverse range of endeavors including consumer behavior, sports, digital technology, shopping malls, healthcare clinics, and online food delivery.</p>\r\n<p>Given SeventySix Capital&rsquo;s interest in both digital trends and sports, the emerging field of eSports offers a natural area of exploration. Entrepreneur in Residence at SeventySix Capital Brian Selander will speak about &ldquo;The explosion of eSports and how it exemplifies a transitioning society,&rdquo; and how &ldquo;Video gaming has experienced massive growth in just the last few years,&rdquo; in a talk titled <a href=\"https://montco.today/event/suburban-philadelphia-speaker-series-esports-future-atletics/\">eSports, Out of the Basement, Into the Mainstream as part of the Suburban Philadelphia Speaker Series</a>.</p>\r\n<p>In a recent <a href=\"http://pivot.today/2017/09/delaware-county-leadership-brian-selander-entrepreneur-residence-seventysix-capital/?utm_source=PIVOT+Today&amp;utm_campaign=bd0025de15-DailyEmailCampaign-Pivot&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_827014fd8d-bd0025de15-274834909\">interview with Pivot Today</a> ahead of his talk, Selander discussed his varied career in business and politics including stints as press secretary for former Delaware Governor and current U.S. Senator Tom Carper and later as Chief Strategy Officer for former Delaware Governor Jack Markell&rsquo;s first term.</p>\r\n<p>Describing his recent move to SeventySix Capital, Selander said in the interview, &ldquo;They&rsquo;re really the best in what venture capital can be &ndash; relentlessly helpful, always available, a few steps ahead of the curve and fully committed to the success of every &ldquo;smart and nice&rdquo; person they back. Wayne Kimmel is an amazing investor.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Found in 1999 by Wayne Kimmel &rsquo;95, SeventySix Capital invests &ldquo;in smart and nice people with ideas that are disrupting major industries.&rdquo; Kimmel&rsquo;s partners at SeventySix Capital include Jon Powell, CEO of Kravco Company LLC, a leading real estate company that developed the King of Prussia Mall, and Ryan Howard, former Major League Baseball National League MVP and 2008 World Series Champion with the Philadelphia Phillies.</p>', 'Wayne Kimmel ’95 founded SeventySix Capital in 1999. Kimmel’s partners at SeventySix Capital include Jon Powell and Ryan Howard, former Major League Baseball National League MVP and 2008 World Series Champion with the Philadelphia Phillies.', '', '', 'on', ''),
(397, 'Alum Tapped for EPA Position', '', '2017-10-24 12:32:00', '<p>The White House announced on September 7<sup>th</sup> that President Donald J. Trump nominated William L. Wehrum, a Widener University Delaware Law School alumnus, to serve as Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation. According to <em>The Hill</em>, Mr. Wehrum&rsquo;s duties would include oversight of a massive portfolio concerned with air pollution, climate change, auto regulation and more.</p>\r\n<p>Mr. Wehrum served from 2005 to 2007 as Acting Assistant Administrator for the Agency&rsquo;s Air and Radiation Office before leaving to work as a partner in the Washington, DC, law firm of Hunton &amp; Williams. Mr. Wehrum is the head of the Administrative Law Group at the law firm. In its press release, The White House reported that Mr. Wehrum&rsquo;s law practice &ldquo;focuses on air quality issues including regulatory development and related litigation, compliance counseling and enforcement defense, legislative advice, and permitting.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Mr. Wehrum is a 1986 graduate of Purdue University with a degree in chemical engineering and a 1993 graduate of the then Widener University School of Law where he earned a juris doctorate degree. He is a member of the District of Columbia bar.</p>\r\n<p>If confirmed by the Senate, Mr. Wehrum would become one of the most powerful people at the 15,000-person Environmental Protection Agency behind Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt.</p>', 'William L. Wehrum \'93 has been nominated to serve as Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation.', '', '', '', ''),
(398, 'Delaware Law Partners with Brazilian University', '', '2017-11-13 14:57:00', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 33%;\"><img src=\"irl://1660//\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" /></div>\r\n<p>Delaware Law School recently signed an articulation agreement with the University of the Itaja&iacute; Valley or UNIVALI in Brazil. The agreement, signed recently by both Delaware Law Dean Rodney Smolla and Professor Dr. Paulo M&aacute;rcio Cru &ndash; the Dean of the Post-Graduate Program in Juridical Science (LLM and SJD) at UNIVALI &ndash; will provide a variety of exchange opportunities between the two schools.</p>\r\n<p>The agreement provides for collaboration involving students and professors for studies and research and avails both universities to opportunities for dual degree programs, particularly <a href=\"ipl://123//W10=\">LLM</a> and <a href=\"ipl://839//W10=\">SJD programs</a>. While UNIVALI has similar agreements with Perugia in Italy, Alicante in Spain, and Minho in Portugal, this represents the first such agreement with an American University.</p>\r\n<p>In remarks at the signing, Cruz said, &ldquo;We are aware of the level of the group of professors you have here, especially in Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Human Rights, and Corporate Law . . .&rdquo; specifically, he mentioned Professors <a href=\"ipl://20//WyIyOSJd\">Erin Daly</a> and <a href=\"ipl://20//WyIxMjIiXQ==\">James May</a>, who visited UNIVALI in May, and Assistant Dean Eileen Grena as instrumental in making the connection between the two schools.</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(399, 'Vanderbilt Professor Delivers 33rd Annual Pileggi Lecture', '', '2017-11-28 14:45:00', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 33%;\"><img src=\"irl://1679//\" alt=\"Pileggi Lecturer Professor Randall S. Thomas\" width=\"98%\" /></div>\r\n<p>The <em>Delaware Journal of Corporate Law</em>&nbsp;of Widener University Delaware Law School proudly sponsored the 33<sup>rd</sup> Annual Francis G. Pileggi Distinguished Lecture in Corporate Law in late October&nbsp;at the Hotel Du Pont in Wilmington, DE.</p>\r\n<p>The Lecture was delivered by Professor Randall S. Thomas, the John S. Beasley II Chair in Law and Business and the Director of the Law and Business Program at the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt Law School.</p>\r\n<p>Professor Thomas has earned a reputation of being one of the most productive and thoughtful corporate and securities law scholars in the nation. His recent work addresses issues such as hedge fund shareholder activism, executive compensation, corporate voting, corporate litigation, shareholder voting, and mergers and acquisitions. &nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>In his presentation, &ldquo;Is Delaware Retreating?&rdquo;, Professor Thomas explored the evolving changes in Delaware corporate case law that have resulted in what he regards as a shift toward Delaware Courts giving more deference to independent boards&rsquo; decisions and the greater use of shareholder approval of board actions.&nbsp; Professor Thomas supports this shift toward less judicial interference in board decision making because of emerging practical changes in corporate governance &ndash; in particular, the rise and influence of hedge fund activism &ndash; that have enhanced the role of shareholder monitoring.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Professor Thomas joined the law faculty at Vanderbilt in 2000 to develop and direct the Law and Business Program, having served previously for ten years on the law faculty at the University of Iowa. Prior to teaching law, Professor Thomas was in private practice for four years and was a law clerk for U.S. District Judge Charles Joiner of the Eastern District of Michigan.</p>\r\n<p>Professor Thomas holds a Ph.D. in Economics and a J.D. from the University of Michigan and an undergraduate degree from Haverford College.</p>\r\n<p><strong>History of the Pileggi Lecture</strong></p>\r\n<p>In 1985, Francis G.X. Pileggi, who was then the Internal Managing Editor for the <em>Delaware Journal of Corporate Law</em>, envisioned creating a forum where practitioners, judges, and academics, distinguished in the area of corporate law, could speak directly to those most responsible for setting policy on corporate law in the United States &ndash; the Delaware bench and bar. Through his efforts and the generosity of his father, Francis G. Pileggi, Esquire, the idea turned into reality. The lecture continues today through the members of the <em>Delaware Journal of Corporate Law</em> and the continued generosity of the Pileggi family.</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(400, 'Delaware Law Students win Best Brief at Moot Court Competition', '', '2017-12-04 11:55:00', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 33%;\"><img src=\"irl://1680//\" alt=\"\" width=\"95%\" /></div>\r\n<p>Two Delaware Law School students &ndash; Michelle Gallo and Kevin Packer &ndash; were awarded &ldquo;Best Petitioner&rsquo;s Brief&rdquo; at the National Veterans Law Moot Court Competition at George Washington University Law School over the weekend of November 4-5, 2017.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Nineteen teams from 16 law schools participated in this year&rsquo;s competition. The topic for this year&rsquo;s competition addressed the issue of whether the Department of Veterans Affairs is entitled to the presumption of regularity with respect to the process it uses to scan paper claims files to electronic claims files. In addition, when the Department of Veterans Affairs fails to properly scan a paper record and that paper record is no longer available, is a claimant entitled to an adverse inference as to the content of the record?&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>The semifinal and final rounds of the competition were held at the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, in Washington, DC. Earlier preliminary rounds were held at George Washington University Law School.</p>\r\n<p>Ms. Gallo and Mr. Packer were coached by Associate Professor <a href=\"https:{staticroot}current-students/faculty-directory/faculty/116\">Leslie A. Johnson</a>, a professor at Delaware Law School for 22 years and moot court coach for 20 years. Professor Johnson said that she &ldquo;couldn&rsquo;t be more proud of her student competitors. In addition to the Best Brief Award, our students were ranked number one as they entered the Elite 8 Round of competition, having scored impressive wins in their first two preliminary rounds.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>The National Veterans Law Moot Court Competition was first organized in 2009 and is the nation&rsquo;s premier moot court competition that focuses on veterans law. The competition brings together teams of students from around the country to argue cutting edge veterans law issues before panels of distinguished practitioners and judges.</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(401, 'Class Gift Provides Relaxation Space in the Library', '', '2017-12-11 15:35:00', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 33%;\"><img src=\"irl://1721//\" alt=\"2018 Class Gift Library Space\" width=\"95%\" /></div>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Being a law student is a full-time job, on top of full- and part-time jobs the students already work, family obligations, and any attempt at maintaining a social life. It can become pretty overwhelming, and a common complaint we would hear on the SBA is that students are really stressed,&rdquo; says Randi Guzsaly, the 2017-2018 Student Bar Association regarding the reason that the 2018 graduating class decided to build a &lsquo;De-Stress Alcove&rsquo; on the third floor of the library as their class gift.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>The new space features bean bag chairs, coloring books, a salt lamp, playing cards, other items to help students relax. Japanese Shoji screens also serve to separate new area from the rest of the library.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;The campus wasn\'t set up with any space to escape school life, especially for students who don\'t live on campus, so we came up with this. We expect it to grow and change as students tell us more about what they want and need, but if it helps even a little bit, then it\'s met its purpose,&rdquo; Randi adds of the new space which the students put together in early December.</p>\r\n<p>As far as future plans for the space, Randi says, &ldquo;We want the space to be well-loved! And there will be a suggestion box up there for a month or so; we\'d like to know what students want to see and we\'ll try to make what changes we can.&rdquo;</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(402, 'See What Delaware Law Has to Offer', '', '2017-12-22 11:23:00', '<p>Delaware&nbsp;Law\'s Admissions Office will host an information sessions on Saturday, January 6, 2018 for prospective applicants interested in hearing more about the benefits of a legal education at Delaware Law.<br /><br />The event, which will run from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. with registration at 9:45, gives those interested in a legal education the opportunity to hear about the admissions process, financial aid, career development, and the wonderful experiential learning programs available. Attendees can even get a taste of what a law school class entails.<br /><br />Read more about our upcoming&nbsp;<a href=\"https:{staticroot}prospective-students/jd-program/information-sessions-visits-and-tours/\">Information Sessions</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:{staticroot}prospective-students/jd-program/information-sessions-visits-and-tours/information-session-registration/\">register to attend</a>.</p>', 'The Information Session will run from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. with registration at 9:45.', '', '', '', ''),
(403, 'Delaware Law School partners with Delaware Tech', '', '2018-01-09 13:33:00', '<p>Widener University Delaware Law School entered into an articulation agreement with Delaware Technical Community College in November 2017 that will give Delaware Tech students the opportunity to earn a Bachelor of Science in Legal Studies following their completion of a Criminal Justice Associate Degree at Delaware Tech. The bachelor&rsquo;s degree from Widener University also carries a paralegal certificate in criminal law as well as a general certificate in paralegal studies.</p>\r\n<p>Under the agreement, students who have completed their associate degree with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher will automatically be accepted into the Legal Studies baccalaureate program at Widener University Delaware Law School, and can transfer up to 57 credits from their associate&rsquo;s degree to the Legal Studies Program at Widener University Delaware Law School.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;It is an honor to welcome students from Delaware Technical Community College to our Legal Studies Program,&rdquo; said Assistant Dean and Executive Director for Graduate, International, Compliance, and Legal Studies Eileen Grena-Piretti. &ldquo;It is an honor to partner with such a great state school.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>At the articulation agreement signing, Delaware Law School Dean <a href=\"https:{staticroot}current-students/faculty-directory/faculty/204\">Rod Smolla</a> said, &ldquo;The Widener University Delaware Law School is thrilled to once again sign an articulation agreement with Delaware Tech, as we continue to enlarge the friendship and cooperation between these two Delaware educational institutions. The agreement will be good for both institutions, for our shared students, and for the state of Delaware.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>This agreement is the eighth connected degree program that Delaware Tech has with Widener University in areas such as business, hospitality management, and computer information systems.</p>', 'Widener University Delaware Law School has entered into an articulation agreement with Delaware Technical Community College that will give Delaware Tech students the opportunity to earn a Bachelor of Science in Legal Studies following their completion of a Criminal Justice Associate Degree at Delaware Tech.', '', '', '', ''),
(404, 'Dean Rod Smolla Analyzes Political Messaging Case for SCOTUSblog', '', '2018-01-23 16:27:00', '<p>\"There are plenty of laws on the books to preserve order, or to prevent voter intimidation or fraud. The First Amendment poses no bar to their enforcement. But Americans voters are not so squeamish, frail or fragile as to be intimidated or defrauded by a fellow voter&rsquo;s T-shirt or button,\" writes Dean Rod Smolla in a <a href=\"http://www.scotusblog.com/2018/01/symposium-nothing-undignified-political-messaging-america-call-democracy/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new piece</a>&nbsp;titled <em>Symposium: Nothing undignified about political messaging &mdash; in America, we call that democracy</em> he wrote for the SCOTUSblog.</p>\r\n<p>The piece focuses on the questions posed by <em>Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky</em>, a case centering on a Minnesota statute that prevents people from wearing political badges, buttons, or other political insignias at polling places on the day of a primary or general election. To read the piece in its entirety, <a href=\"http://www.scotusblog.com/2018/01/symposium-nothing-undignified-political-messaging-america-call-democracy/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit SCOTUSblog</a>.</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(405, 'From Delaware to Bangladesh', '', '2018-02-07 16:03:00', '<p>Arqum Rashid, a 1st year law student at Delaware Law, spent his winter break on a very important humanitarian mission. Born in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and raised in Newark, Delaware, Arqum is a graduate of Al-Azhar University in Egypt.</p>\r\n<p>Over the winter break from law school, Arqum and a group of friends headed a campaign called &ldquo;Stand with Rohingya.&rdquo; It was a five-week campaign designed to raise awareness and funds to provide humanitarian aid to the Rohingya Refugees that have fled to Bangladesh from the recent persecution and ethnic cleansing in their home country of Myanmar. Refugees told of the 15-day walk to their camps, sleeping during the day and walking under cover of darkness for their safety.</p>\r\n<p>One of the main goals of the campaign was to personally deliver all of the aid to those in need, effectively cutting out any administrative costs that are customarily involved in an average charity. The group even covered their own travel and personal expenses. They travelled to refugee camps in the mountains just inside the border of Bangladesh to deliver the money raised from December 11<sup>th</sup> through December 20<sup>th</sup>. Money was donated at numerous collection points in the State of Delaware, in addition to a separate collection point in the UK. Funds totaling $65,500 were delivered directly to the refugees without a single dollar being used toward administration or travel.</p>\r\n<p>Donations were used to purchase blankets and shawls, personal hygiene items, clothing, food, snacks, and medicine for thousands of the more than 400,000 refugees that are settling along the border of Bangladesh and Myanmar.</p>\r\n<p>Funds were also used to provide building materials used in constructing 25 small shelter homes ensuring &ndash; literally &ndash; a roof over the heads of the refugees. Each structure included one solar panel allowing light into the home. Much needed tools made it possible to break ground for water well production. Hand to hand distribution of monetary contributions to adults as well as children was a special part of the mission. There is no schooling for the children nor jobs for the adults.</p>\r\n<p>You can <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ArqumRashidOfficial/videos/1512513645524673/%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">view a short documentary</a> about Arqum\'s trip or <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pg/ArqumRashidOfficial/photos/?tab=album&amp;album_id=1508337242608980\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">view photos from the trip</a> on Facebook.</p>', 'Sixty-five thousand dollars was raised in three weeks, surpassing the original goal of $10,000, twenty-five shelter homes were built in two weeks, and one group of individuals, whose goal was to bring relief to the Rohingya Refugees, spent ten days in Bangladesh on a very important humanitarian mission.', '', '', '', ''),
(406, 'Healthcare Compliance Symposium', '', '2018-02-19 15:19:00', '<p class=\"article-date\"><strong>WILMINGTON, DEL. (PRWEB)&nbsp;FEBRUARY 05, 2018</strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"responsiveNews\">The Healthcare Compliance Symposium will bring professionals from the healthcare and legal communities together for a day of discussion and learning on the campus of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:{staticroot}\" rel=\"nofollow\">Delaware Law School</a>. Thought leaders will provide meaningful insight on time-sensitive topics including: elements of a compliance program, HIPAA Privacy and Security, OSHA, and human resources for compliance. Four primary speakers will provide instruction and lead discussions among panelists and attendees to cover recent cases and practical scenarios.</p>\r\n<p class=\"responsiveNews\">The symposium is a joint effort to provide resources for professionals facing the challenges of the fast growing and highly regulated healthcare industry. Eileen Grena, Assistant Dean and Executive Director of Graduate, International, Compliance, &amp; Legal Studies Programs at Delaware Law School states, &ldquo;Healthcare compliance is a growing and dynamic field that requires collaboration of professionals with various backgrounds.&rdquo; Julie Sheppard, an alumnus of Delaware Law School and the founder and president of First Healthcare Compliance- the company co-hosting the event, adds, &ldquo;We&rsquo;re thrilled to be a part of this educational program and to bring individuals from the legal and healthcare communities together for a day of learning and discussion.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p class=\"responsiveNews\">Attendees will receive a complimentary copy of First Healthcare Compliance\'s&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/First-Healthcare-Compliance-Fundamentals-Sheppard/dp/0999179705\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Fundamentals</a> guidebook, a comprehensive resource designed to help compliance professionals comply with federal rules and regulations and to better understand their compliance responsibilities at a time of heightened scrutiny and increased regulations. Attendees are eligible to receive CME, CLE, and CEUs while networking with industry peers. The full day event will be held in Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom and will include continental breakfast, lunch, and an evening networking reception.&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/healthcare-compliance-symposium-2018-tickets-42369637727\" rel=\"nofollow\">Registration</a>&nbsp;is open to the public, but availability is limited.</p>\r\n<p class=\"responsiveNews\"><strong>About Delaware Law School:</strong> The only law school in the state, Delaware Law School is enmeshed in Delaware\'s unique legal culture which prizes civility and respect within the bench and bar. Delaware\'s preeminence in corporate law, bankruptcy, and intellectual property, combined with the Law School\'s influential presence in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, give students abundant opportunities for clerkships, externships, pro bono experiences, and permanent employment after graduation. With specialized programs in health law and regulatory compliance and ethics, Delaware Law School leads the way in formalized compliance education.</p>\r\n<p class=\"responsiveNews\"><strong>About&nbsp;<a href=\"https://1sthcc.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">First Healthcare Compliance</a>:</strong> Founded in 2012 in Wilmington, DE by Julie Sheppard, the cloud-based First Healthcare Compliance software is the most comprehensive solution available to address the compliance program management needs of private practices, hospital networks, healthcare billing companies, and long-term care facilities.</p>', 'Bringing legal, healthcare and business professionals together, the symposium is a joint effort to provide resources for professionals facing the challenges of the fast growing and highly regulated healthcare industry.', '', '', '', ''),
(407, 'Delaware Law Honored by preLaw Magazine', '', '2018-02-22 09:33:00', '<p>Delaware Law recently placed on two noteworthy lists in the <a href=\"https://bluetoad.com/publication/frame.php?i=468824&amp;p=30&amp;pn=&amp;ver=html5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Winter 2018 issue of preLaw magazine</a>.</p>\r\n<p>The magazine ranked Delaware Law 15th on its list of schools with the highest percentage of law graduates who secured judicial clerkships. Delaware Law graduates receive judicial clerkships at a rate of 23.5%, placing Delaware Law just above Harvard University on the list. Delaware Law also appeared on the list of top schools for Trial Advocacy in the magazine.</p>\r\n<p>Widener University President Julie E. Wollman said of the honors, \"These lists highlight both quality programming and successful student outcomes, two things at the heart of our mission. Congratulations to Dean Rod Smolla and everyone at Delaware Law.\"</p>', '&quot;These lists highlight both quality programming and successful student outcomes, two things at the heart of our mission,&quot; said President Julie E. Wollman.', '', '', '', ''),
(408, 'Delaware Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments at Delaware Law', '', '2018-03-02 11:15:00', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 33%; padding: 5px;\"><img src=\"irl://1841//\" alt=\"\" width=\"95%\" />\r\n<p><em>From left to right: Justice Karen L. Valihura, Chief Justice Leo E. Strine, and Justice Gary F. Traynor \'82.</em></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<p>Delaware Law School&rsquo;s long-standing tradition of hosting the <a href=\"https://courts.delaware.gov/supreme/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Delaware Supreme Court</a> to hear oral arguments on campus is a point of pride for the school.</p>\r\n<p>On Feb. 21, the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom was filled to capacity with hundreds of law students and faculty members. The gallery included 30 accepted applicants who will begin their studies at the law school in August 2018, as well as a contingent of distinguished judges and lawyers from Brazil, who had been spending the week there as part of a new international partnership.</p>\r\n<p>Delaware Law School&rsquo;s presence was also visible in the Josiah Oliver Wolcott Fellows, students in their final year of law school who serve as part-time clerks to the justices, and to other graduates of the law school who participated as advocates in the arguments or as law clerks to the justices.</p>\r\n<p>Just before the proceedings began, Chief Justice Leo E. Strine, Jr. alluded to the song \"Homeward Bound\" by Paul Simon. The allusion was to the homecoming of Justice Gary F. Traynor, a 1982 graduate of the Delaware Law School and the newest member of the court.</p>\r\n<p>Strine, Justice Karen L. Valihura and Traynor heard the first argument in Merlin Partners v. SWS Group, an appeal from a statutory appraisal.</p>\r\n<p>The second argument in the case of Sherman v. Dept. of Public Safety was heard by the entire court: Strine, Valihura, Justice James T. Vaughn, Jr., Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., and Traynor. The second case was related to a plaintiff&rsquo;s estate&rsquo;s appeal from the Delaware Superior Court&rsquo;s denial of a motion to set aside the jury&rsquo;s verdict or for new trial.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;We were honored to host the oral arguments of the Delaware Supreme Court,&rdquo; said Delaware Law School Dean <a href=\"https:{staticroot}about/administration/meet-the-dean/\">Rodney A. Smolla</a>. &ldquo;In substance and symbol, it was a terrific day for us. We are most thankful to the Supreme Court for this remarkable educational opportunity.</p>', '', '', '', '', '');
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(409, 'PSA: Studentloans.gov Undergoing Maintenance on March 23-25', '', '2018-03-23 13:49:00', '<p>Please be advised that Studentloans.gov will not be available on March 23 beginning at 11:00pm through March 25 due to software maintenance. You will not be able to sign a Master Promissory Note, Apply for a Graduate PLUS loan or see any loan correspondence during this upgrade. Customer Service will not be available during the outage.</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(410, 'Delaware Law Gives Back to Local First Responders', '', '2018-03-27 10:33:00', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 33%; padding: 5px;\"><img src=\"irl://1880//\" alt=\"\" width=\"95%\" /></div>\r\n<p>In late 2009, third year law student Damiano del Pino asked the law school administration to consider becoming active with the <a href=\"https:{staticroot}prospective-students/jd-program/jd-academics/public-interest/wills-for-heroes/\">Wills For Heroes</a> Foundation as the Delaware Chapter&rsquo;s Affiliate to the Foundation. He explained the organization and its mission to us and shortly thereafter, a Wills For Heroes committee was formed. After numerous planning meetings, Delaware Law School was named the Delaware Affiliate of the National Wills for Heroes Foundation. Twenty-eight states in the US have an affiliate to the National Wills for Heroes Foundation, and more states are in the process of establishing viable Wills for Heroes programs for their first responders. Each state can have only one affiliate and most state affiliates are law firms. Delaware Law School is the only law school in the nation that serves as a state affiliate for the Wills for Heroes Foundation.</p>\r\n<p>With nervous hearts and hands, the Delaware Law committee hosted its first Wills For Heroes event at the law school on Saturday, April 10, 2010, and served 33 local first responders &ndash; police, fire, and emergency medical professionals &ndash; with free life planning documents. Attorney Daniel McKenna from Philadelphia&rsquo;s Ballard Spahr law firm addressed the committee before the event began, explaining that the creation of Wills for Heroes was a direct result of the 9/11 attacks in the United States where many police and fire personnel died without wills or advanced health care directives. Attorney McKenna reinforced our commitment and resolve to write wills and powers of attorney for our local unsung heroes. Ballard Spahr is the Pennsylvania Chapter Affiliate to the National Wills For Heroes Foundation. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Each Wills For Heroes event features an experiential learning opportunity for our law students, as they are seated beside volunteer attorneys that guide the will writing exercise. Faculty members, law school staff members, and volunteer notaries are also involved in the preparation of the documents. When the work is completed, our local heroes walk out of the event with wills for themselves and their spouses, as well as health care directives and a powers of attorney.</p>\r\n<p>To date, the Delaware Chapter has provided wills, health care directives, and powers of attorney to nearly 1000 first responders. &nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Wills for Heroes programs provide essential legal documents free of charge to our nation&rsquo;s first responders, including wills, living wills, and powers of attorney. By helping first responders plan now, they ensure their family\'s legal affairs are in order before a tragedy hits. The 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit Wills for Heroes Foundation supports these Wills programs, giving back to the community and &lsquo;protecting those who protect us.&rsquo;&rdquo; (willsforheroes.org)</p>\r\n<p>As first responders leave the event, they are always thankful for the important free service they have received. They say, &ldquo;Thank you.&rdquo; Our response is always, &ldquo;No &ndash; thank YOU for all you do for us.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p><strong>Please note that the Wills For Heroes event originally scheduled for Saturday, April 14th has been postponed and will be rescheduled for a later date.</strong></p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(411, 'Symposium to Examine Environmental and Dignity Rights', '', '2018-04-05 16:31:00', '<p>On Friday, April 13<sup>th</sup>, Delaware Law School will host the Dignity Rights and Environmental Justice Symposium.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;The Symposium brings together the expertise of community leaders, policy makers, lawyers, academics, jurists, and students from around the nation and around the world for a lively, informative, and inspiring conversation about some of the most pressing problems we face,&rdquo; says Professor <a href=\"https:{staticroot}current-students/faculty-directory/faculty/29\">Erin Daly</a>, who organized the event along with Professor <a href=\"https:{staticroot}current-students/faculty-directory/faculty/122\">James R. May</a>.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;The aim is to shed light on how environmental justice and injustice affect human dignity and how the right to dignity might be harnessed to advance environmental protection, especially for the most vulnerable among us. Participants will discuss environmental conditions in their communities, how laws and public policy can improve conditions, innovative teaching and learning projects to engage students, and cutting edge legal strategies to advance environmental justice,&rdquo; Daly concludes.</p>\r\n<p>The event is being co-sponsored by the <a href=\"https:{staticroot}prospective-students/jd-program/jd-academics/signature-programs/dignity-rights-project/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dignity Rights Project</a>, <a href=\"https:{staticroot}current-students/student-life-jd/student-organizations/widener-law-review/\">The Widener Law Review</a>, Coming Clean; Delaware Concerned Residents for Environmental Justice; the ABA section on Civil Rights and Social Justice, Earthjustice, the Global Network for Human Rights and the Environment, and the Environmental Justice Health Alliance. Additional support provided courtesy of the First State Fund.</p>\r\n<p>The Honorable Bernice B. Donald of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit will serve as Distinguished Speaker. The event will provide 5 CLE credits including 1 Ethics credit in Delaware and Pennsylvania. New Jersey attorneys can self report with Widener&rsquo;s Certificate of Attendance.</p>\r\n<p>Register online for the Dignity Rights and Environmental Justice Symposium.</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(412, 'Symposium Examined ‘All Matters FDA: Opioids, Whistleblower Actions, and More’', '', '2018-04-12 15:40:00', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 30%; padding: 5px;\"><img src=\"irl://1913//\" alt=\"Dr. Stanley Millstein\" width=\"95%\" />\r\n<p><em>Dr. Stanley Milstein spoke at the Food and Drug Law program on April 4.</em></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<p>Delaware Law School\'s Food and Drug Law Association (FDLA), together with faculty advisor and U.S. Food and Drug Administration speaker Professor Roseann Termini, led a symposium titled &ldquo;All Matters FDA.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>The program, held on April 4 in the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom, was attended by approximately 110 attorneys, regulators, enforcement officials, physicians, alumni, students, staff and members of the community.</p>\r\n<p>Speakers included Robert J. Durkin, deputy director of the the Office of Dietary Supplement Programs at the FDA; Kevin M. Bosch, special agent at the Philadelphia Division of the FBI; Kevin Spradlin, intelligence analyst for the FBI in Washington, D.C.; Matthew R. Noonan, compliance officer for the Human and Animal Food Division of the FDA; Termini, food and drug law legal scholar and adjunct professor at Delaware Law School; Charlene Fullmer, deputy chief for affirmative litigation at the U.S. Attorney&rsquo;s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; Dr. Stanley Milstein, former acting deputy director (retired) FDA Office of Cosmetics and Color; and Hooman Noorchashm, cardiothoracic surgeon from Philadelphia.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>The symposium covered topics such as regulation of dietary supplements, food safety, food and drug focused anti-terrorism initiatives, food, drug and cosmetic regulation and enforcement, current trends in FDA law, and medical device regulation, enforcement and reform. &nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Termini thanked the Delaware Law School administration for their support over the years in presenting the annual program.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Referring to the fact that the conference was very &ldquo;timely,&rdquo; Termini said that &ldquo;within the past 48 hours, there has been a huge recall of a product that is masquerading as a dietary supplement and we were able to cover that today.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Termini has been a member of the adjunct faculty at the law school since 1993, teaching food and drug law in both live and online formats. She is the author of Food and Drug Law (9<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;Edition) published by Forti Publications.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>In conjunction with this symposium, FDLA held a fundraiser benefitting the Delaware Humane Association. Monetary donations can be made&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.gofundme.com/fdla-pet-supply-drive.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online</a>.</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(413, 'Outstanding Students Honored', '', '2018-04-20 12:12:00', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 35%; padding: 5px;\"><img src=\"irl://1965//\" alt=\"\" width=\"99%\" />\r\n<p>Top: <em>President Julie E. Wollman and President\'s Award Winner Joseph D. Farris.</em></p>\r\n<p>Bottom: <em>Dean Rodney A. Smolla and Dean\'s Award Winner Tricia M. Kazinetz.</em></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<p>On Wednesday April 18, 2018, Delaware Law School held the annual Student Award Ceremony honoring outstanding students from the 2017-18 academic year.</p>\r\n<p>Tricia M. Kazinetz received the <strong>Dean&rsquo;s Award</strong> from Dean Rodney A Smolla. The award is given annually to the graduating student who has demonstrated outstanding legal aptitude, exemplary service, significant leadership skills and the potential to become an outstanding member of the legal community.</p>\r\n<p>President Julie E. Wollman was on hand to present the <strong>President&rsquo;s Award</strong>, which is awarded to a second-year RD or third-year ED student who has demonstrated high scholastic achievement and possess high potential for meaningful future contributions to the law school, the community, and the profession. This year, the President&rsquo;s award went to Joseph D. Farris.</p>\r\n<p>A complete listing of the remaining awards follows.</p>\r\n<hr />\r\n<h3>Award Recipients</h3>\r\n<h5>Scholarships</h5>\r\n<p><strong>Linda L. Ammons Diversity Scholarship:</strong> Yvette L. Donaldson-Brown<br /> <strong>Alfred Avins Memorial Scholarship:</strong> Gwen E. Lentine<br /> <strong>Bank of America Scholarship:</strong> Jaevan C. Owens<br /> <strong>Carl Battle and Leon Williams African-American Law Scholarship:</strong> Christlynn A. Dornevil <br /> <strong>Howard M. Berg Scholarship:</strong> Annemarie E. Ward <br /> <strong>E. Wallace Chadwick Memorial Scholarship:</strong> Carol-Lorie O. Smith <br /> <strong>The Michael J. Petrelia Memorial Scholarship:</strong> Rachel Malloy-Good <br /> <strong>Harvey Alan Chernoff Memorial Scholarship:</strong> Jamie W. Goncharoff <br /> <strong>Esther F. Clark Memorial Scholarship:</strong> Tricia M. Kazinetz <br /> <strong>William Conner Memorial Scholarship:</strong> Joseph D. Farris <br /> <strong>The Honorable James C. Crumlish Scholarship:</strong> Timothy P. Markovits <br /> <strong>The Honorable Joseph W. deFuria Scholarship:</strong> Matthew B. Sicheri <br /> <strong>Delaware Association of Lawyers\' Spouses Scholarship:</strong> Daniella C. Spitelli and Candace C. Hardy<br /> <strong>Edmund Dobrowolski Memorial Scholarship:</strong> Olabisi A. Alabi<br /> <strong>The Honorable William Duffy Memorial Scholarship:</strong> Christlynn A. Dornevil <br /> <strong>Nancy and Howard Finkelman Scholarship:</strong> Brian B. Toll <br /> <strong>Friends of Widener University Delaware Law School Scholarship:</strong> Jessica L. Needles <br /> <strong>Honey F. Golby Memorial Scholarship:</strong> Kevin M. Packer <br /> <strong>Zelda K. Herrmann Memorial Scholarship:</strong> Emily A. Biffen <br /> <strong>The Honorable Ned L. Hirsh Memorial Scholarship:</strong> Michael R. Stacey <br /> <strong>Fairfax Leary, Jr. Memorial Scholarship:</strong> Kevin M. Packer <br /> <strong>Paul Isaac Leiter Memorial Scholarship:</strong> Kacee R. Benson <br /> <strong>The Honorable Alan B. Levin Scholarship:</strong> Janell S. Foster <br /> <strong>Thomas Lodge Memorial Scholarship:</strong> Kathryn S. Stein <br /> <strong>Miller Scholarship Fund:</strong> Hannah B. Race <br /> <strong>Charles P. Mirarchi, Sr. Memorial Scholarship:</strong> Joseph D. Farris <br /> <strong>Bruce M. &amp; Elizabeth M. Monroe Endowed Scholarship:</strong> Brandon L. Busch and Nicole Djambinov <br /> <strong>Michael J. Petrelia Memorial Scholarship:</strong> Rachel Malloy-Good<br /> <strong>Angelina &amp; Victor Piccone Memorial Scholarship:</strong> Sean D. Simon <br /> <strong>William Prickett Corporate &amp; Business Law Scholarship:</strong> Nicolas E. Jenner <br /> <strong>Dean Anthony J. Santoro Scholarship:</strong> Katelyn M. Tuoni <br /> <strong>Alexander V. Sarcione, Jr. Scholarship:</strong> Mathieu W. O\'Brien <br /> <strong>William I. Schaffer Memorial Scholarship:</strong> Travis M. Groski <br /> <strong>Taishoff Family Endowed Scholarship:</strong> James M. Mills <br /> <strong>John Warrington Memorial Scholarship:</strong> Alyssa G. Kelly <br /> <strong>Bernard S. Wildstein Scholarship:</strong> Timothy R. Akers</p>\r\n<h5>Fellowships</h5>\r\n<p><strong>Chadwick Constitutional Education Fellowship:</strong> Carlene S. Clark and Candace C. Hardy <br /> <strong>Domestic Violence Research &amp; Advocacy Fellowship:</strong> Christlynn A. Dornevil <br /> <strong>John F. Schmutz Corporate &amp; Business Law Institute Fellowship:</strong> Nicolas E. Jenner <br /> <strong>The Honorable Peter J. Walsh Externship for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware:</strong> Courtney C. Tibbet <br /> <strong>The Josiah Oliver Wolcott Fellowship:</strong> Caneel Radinson-Blasucci, Jamie W. Goncharoff, Travis M. Groski , Nicolas E. Jenner, and Tricia M. Kazinetz</p>\r\n<h5>Pro Bono Distinction</h5>\r\n<p>Adesola K. Adegbesan , Brandon L. Busch, Elizabeth M. Conner, Sarah L. Baker, Christina M. Davis, Candace C. Hardy, Tricia M. Kazinetz, Alyssa G. Kelly, Marissa Marino-White, Madison E. McGuirk, Alexandria M. Shaffer, Matthew B. Sicheri, Maura G. Solometo, Daniella C. Spitelli, Andrea M. Stickley, Annemarie E. Ward</p>\r\n<h5>Achievement Awards</h5>\r\n<p><strong>Howard M. Berg Award:</strong> Nicolas E. Jenner<br /> <strong>BLSA Award:</strong> Olabisi A. Alabi <br /> <strong>William J. Conner Memorial Award for Administrative Law:</strong> Daniella C. Spitelli <br /> <strong>Nicole Cullison Memorial Award:</strong> Sarah L. Baker <br /> <strong>The Erin Daly First Generation Award:</strong> Julian M. Jackson <br /> <strong>The Honorable Joseph W. deFuria Commencement Award:</strong> Gwen E. Lentine <br /> <strong>Judge J. Cullen Ganey Criminal Procedure Award:</strong> Tricia M. Kazinetz <br /> <strong>The Dr. Arnold V. Giusini Award:</strong> Alyssa G. Kelly <br /> <strong>Graham Foundation Award:</strong> Michelle G. Gallo <br /> <strong>GreenWatch Institute Award in Memory of June MacArtor:</strong> Tiwajopelo O. Dayo <br /> <strong>GreenWatch Institute Scholarship Award in Memory of Jerry Shields:</strong> Randi E. Guzsaly <br /> <strong>GreenWatch Institute Award in Memory of Charles J. Zencey:</strong> Amanda B. Borne <br /> <strong>Reed Hamilton Memorial Award:</strong> Jaclyn E. Verner<br /> <strong>Zelda K. Herrmann Memorial Cup Award:</strong> Alyssa G. Kelly <br /> <strong>International Academy of Trial Lawyers Award:</strong> Alyssa G. Kelly<br /> <strong>George B. Lindsay Foundation Award:</strong> Jamie W. Goncharoff and Gwen E. Lentine <br /> <strong>Thomas P. Lomax and Nicholas Theodore Memorial Award:</strong> Christina M. Davis and Andrea M. Stickley<br /> <strong>Christine McDermott Award:</strong> Elizabeth M. Conner <br /> <strong>Lucinda Peipher Memorial Award:</strong> Kacee R. Benson <br /> <strong>Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association:</strong> James J. Manderino Award for Trial Advocacy: Christina M. Davis <br /> <strong>William Prickett Corporate Law Award:</strong> Anna L. Fiscella <br /> <strong>Alexander V. Sarcione, Jr. Memorial Award:</strong> Andrew G. Beams <br /> <strong>Dean Arthur A. Weeks Outstanding Student Service Award:</strong> Annemarie E. Ward <br /> <strong>E. John Wherry, Jr./Widener Law Public Service and Advocacy Award:</strong> William A. Sack <br /> <strong>William J. and Ella C. Wolf Award in Real Property Law:</strong> Michelle G. Gallo <br /> <strong>Charles J. Zencey Memorial Award:</strong> Patrick T. Doherty<br /> <strong>Outstanding Student Service Award:</strong> Adesola Adegbesan, Christlynn Dornevil, Michelle Gallo, Randi Guszaly, Candace Hardy, Nicolas Jenner, Tricia Kazinetz, Gwen Lentine, David Massuli, Madison McGuirk, Kevin Packer, William Sack, Matthew Sicheri, Maura Solemeto, and Annemarie Ward.</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(414, 'Delaware Law Salutes Wolcott Fellows', '', '2018-05-03 14:03:00', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 40%; padding: 5px;\"><img src=\"irl://1982//\" alt=\"2018-2019 Wolcott Fellows\" width=\"96%\" />\r\n<p><em>Pictured left to right, Nicolas Jenner, Tricia Kazinetz, Dean Rodney Smolla, Jamie Goncharoff, Caneel Radinson Blasucci, and Travis Groski.</em></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<p>Five Delaware Law School students serve each academic year as Wolcott Fellows to the justices of the Supreme Court of Delaware.&nbsp; As Wolcott Fellows, students serve as judicial clerks, working approximately 20 hours per week, performing legal research, writing draft opinions, and attending weekly oral argument sessions at the Supreme Court Courthouse in Dover, Delaware.</p>\r\n<p>Wolcott Fellows receive academic credit and either a cash grant or a tuition-remission scholarship grant, funded by Delaware Law School.</p>\r\n<p>Now in its 30<sup>th</sup> year, the Josiah Oliver Wolcott Fellowship is the only fellowship program in American legal education that offers students an opportunity to serve as a clerk for a justice of the Delaware Supreme Court or the Delaware Court of Chancery.&nbsp; The program is named for Josiah Oliver Wolcott, a native of Dover, Delaware.&nbsp; Mr. Wolcott was a lawyer, politician and judge who was elected Delaware attorney general in 1912, and then elected to the U.S. Senate four years later.&nbsp; He resigned from the Senate in 1921 to become Chancellor of Delaware&rsquo;s renowned Delaware Court of Chancery, where he served until his death in 1938 at age 61.</p>\r\n<p>Wolcott Fellows are chosen through an application and interview process.&nbsp; Current Wolcott Fellow Tricia Kazinetz commented that, &ldquo;working as a Wolcott Fellow has been the highlight of my law school experience.&nbsp; The opportunity to work closely with Justice Valihura and her law clerk has been invaluable.&nbsp; I was able to improve my writing and research skills, while also observing practical oral advocacy skills at oral arguments.&nbsp; The Wolcott Fellowship bridges the gap between law school and the legal profession by providing insight into appellate advocacy.&nbsp; The lessons I have learned will stay with me throughout my career.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>The 2017-2018 Wolcott Fellows are:</p>\r\n<p>Caneel Radinson Blasucci, who is assigned to The Honorable Leo E. Strine, Jr., Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court; Jamie Goncharoff, who is assigned to The Honorable Gary F. Traynor; Travis Groski, who is assigned to The Honorable James T. Vaughn, Jr.; Nicolas Jenner, who is assigned to The Honorable Collins J. Seitz, Jr.; and Tricia Kazinetz who is assigned to The Honorable Karen L. Valihura.&nbsp;</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(415, 'Commencement Ceremony Approaches', '', '2018-05-14 15:42:00', '<p>The 44th graduating class of Widener University Delaware Law School will receive diplomas in a 3 p.m. ceremony on the Wilmington, Del. campus lawn Saturday, May 19. &nbsp;The entire event will also be broadcast to the public live online.</p>\r\n<p>The graduates will hear remarks from The Honorable Gary F. Traynor &rsquo;82. Governor John Carney nominated Justice Traynor to the Delaware Supreme Court in May of 2017. Justice Traynor&rsquo;s official investiture took place on August 28<sup>th</sup>. Graduates will also hear from class valedictorian Tricia M. Kazinetz.</p>\r\n<p>The public may watch the event online by going to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:{staticroot}gradwebcast/\"><strong>delawarelaw.widener.edu/gradwebcast</strong></a>&nbsp;and clicking &ldquo;view video.&rdquo; The stream will begin approximately five minutes before the ceremony starts.</p>\r\n<p>Student awards were presented during a separate ceremony held on Wednesday, April 18th, at the school. &nbsp;The dean&rsquo;s award and the president&rsquo;s award were two of the most prestigious honors.</p>\r\n<p>Widener University President Dr. Julie E. Wollman gave the president&rsquo;s award to Joseph D. Farris, III.<strong>&nbsp;</strong>The award is given annually to a second-year regular division or third-year extended division student who has demonstrated high scholastic achievement and possesses high potential for meaningful future contributions to the law school, the community, and the profession.</p>\r\n<p>Delaware Law School Dean&nbsp;<a href=\"https:{staticroot}current-students/faculty-directory/faculty/204/\">Rodney A. Smolla</a>&nbsp;gave the Dean&rsquo;s Award to Tricia M. Kazinetz. &nbsp;The award is given annually to the graduating student who, in the dean&rsquo;s opinion, has demonstrated outstanding legal aptitude, exemplary service, significant leadership skills and the potential to become an outstanding member of the legal community.</p>\r\n<p>The entire Delaware Law community looks forward to celebrating with the graduates on Saturday!</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(416, 'Delaware Law Celebrates 44th Graduating Class', '', '2018-05-23 14:25:00', '<p>Dean Rodney A. Smolla welcomed the 44<sup>th</sup> graduating class of Widener University Delaware Law School to their commencement exercises on Saturday, May 19, on the lawn at Delaware Law School.&nbsp; Widener University President Julie E. Wollman conferred degrees to 158 law graduates, and offered remarks and congratulations as well.</p>\r\n<p>Graduates heard from Commencement Speaker The Honorable Gary F. Traynor &lsquo;82, associate justice of the Delaware Supreme Court and recipient of an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the law school.&nbsp; Provost Fred A. Akl and President Wollman conferred the honorary degree on Justice Traynor and Secretary of the Widener University Board of Trustees Eugene D. McGurk, Jr., Esq., read the Citation.</p>\r\n<p>Referring to his investiture as an associate justice last summer, Justice Traynor shared that he felt a deep sense of gratitude and encouraged the graduates to realize the importance of gratitude.&nbsp; He said, &ldquo;We are never the lone authors of our successes in this world. &nbsp;Pursue as you might, it is God&rsquo;s grace and the support, encouragement, the patience, the helping hand, the forgiveness, the second, third and fourth chances offered by others that provide the foundation of our accomplishments. &nbsp;We do not owe gratitude to ourselves. &nbsp;Contentment can be found in the understanding that a debt of gratitude is owed, even when&mdash;and, perhaps especially when&mdash;that debt is impossible to pay. &nbsp;To be conscious of gratitude is to acknowledge a gift, and gifts by their very nature are undeserved. &nbsp;And because gifts are undeserved and our debts of gratitude can sometimes be impossible to repay, it is that much more important and necessary that we express our thanks when we have an opportunity to do so.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<hr />\r\n<div style=\"width: 100%;\">\r\n<div style=\"float: left; width: 64%; padding: 5px;\"><img src=\"irl://2001//\" alt=\"Commencement 2018 photo\" width=\"98%\" /></div>\r\n<div style=\"float: left; width: 31%; padding: 5px;\">\r\n<h1><em>See <a href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/widenerlaw/albums/72157694012994752\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more photos</a> from the ceremony.</em></h1>\r\n</div>\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<hr />\r\n<p>Additional speakers included Delaware Law Alumni Association President Renae B. Axelrod, Esq. &rsquo;91 who welcomed the graduates to the Alumni Association, and Dean&rsquo;s Award Winner and class valedictorian Tricia M. Kazinetz.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>The ceremony also included the presentation of the Outstanding Faculty Award to two fulltime Delaware Law School faculty members.&nbsp; Determined by a vote of the graduating class, the award was presented to Associate Professors Leslie A. Johnson and Paul L. Regan as a result of a tie in the voting.</p>\r\n<p>In his closing remarks, Dean Rod Smolla noted, &ldquo;To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven.&nbsp; This is a time to dance, and a time to celebrate and give thanks with family and friends.&nbsp; It will soon be a time for you to exercise judgment on behalf of clients, and to commit to a life of protection for the rule of law, the protection of human rights, and the never-ending human quest for justice.&rdquo;</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(417, 'Professor Weighs in on Supreme Court’s Masterpiece Cake Ruling', '', '2018-06-07 16:44:00', '<p>Professor <a href=\"ipl://20//WyIyOCJd////\">John Culhane</a> recently weighed in on the Supreme Court&rsquo;s decision in the <em>Masterpiece Cake Shop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights</em> <em>Commission</em> in an article he wrote for Politico titled &ldquo;The Supreme Court Punts on Cakes for Same-Sex Couples.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;The outcome was expected to be closely divided, but the decision was a surprisingly lopsided 7-2 vote in favor of Jack Phillips, the baker who&rsquo;d refused to create a cake for a same-sex couple. Yet, because of the very specific, not-likely-to-be-repeated basis on which Justice Anthony Kennedy resolved the case, it didn&rsquo;t end being the blockbuster resolution of the LGBTQ rights/freedom of expression conflict most people were expecting,&rdquo; Culhane wrote of the majority opinion written by Justice Anthony Kennedy.</p>\r\n<p>The case revolved around a dispute from 2012 in Colorado between Jack Phillips of Masterpiece Cake Shop and a couple, Charlie Craig and Dave Mullins, who had recently married and wanted Phillips to bake them a custom cake in celebration of their recent marriage. Some observers expected that the decision might delve into the thorny issues of civil rights versus freedom of expression, but the court&rsquo;s decision proved more specific and narrow.</p>\r\n<p>The ultimate decision rested instead on the idea that the Colorado Civil Rights Commission had demonstrated hostility to religious views, prompting Culhane to write, &ldquo;By finding that the commission&rsquo;s decision had been tainted in this way, the court was able to sidestep the tougher questions of whether Phillips had been engaging in protected expression, and whether that expression was important enough to justify discriminating against same-sex couples. But it&rsquo;s going to be the rare case where a judge or other official decision-maker announces such an anti-religious point of view.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/06/04/the-supreme-court-punts-on-cakes-for-same-sex-couples-218591\">Read the article on Politico</a> for Professor Culhane&rsquo;s full analysis of the decision.</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(418, 'A Place of Honor for The Honorable Randy J. Holland', '', '2018-06-20 14:57:00', '<p><img style=\"float: right;\" src=\"//delawarelaw.widener.edu/files/resources/justicehollandbust500px.jpg\" alt=\"Justice Holland Bust Dedication Photo\" width=\"35%\" />Dean&nbsp;<a href=\"ipl://20//WyIyMDQiXQ==////\">Rodney A. Smolla</a>&nbsp;welcomed members of the Randy J. Holland Delaware Workers&rsquo; Compensation Inn of Court to a special unveiling of the bust of The Honorable Randy J. Holland at the Delaware Law School on May 14. &nbsp;Holland was joined by family members, as well as Delaware Law School faculty members, who gathered in the Legal Information Center for the occasion.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;The dedication of Justice Holland&rsquo;s bust was festive and meaningful for us all,&rdquo; Smolla said. &ldquo;We are most grateful to the Holland Inn of Court for presenting the bust to Justice Holland, and grateful to both the Inn and Justice Holland for allowing the Delaware Law School to be its home for permanent display.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Holland retired from the&nbsp;<a href=\"https://courts.delaware.gov/Supreme/\">Delaware Supreme Court&nbsp;</a>in March 2017 after serving for 30 years on the court where he was recognized as an expert on corporation law, corporate governance, appellate practice, and state constitutional law. &nbsp;When he took his oath of office in 1986, at age 39, he was the youngest person to serve on the Delaware Supreme Court.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>He was reappointed to a second twelve-year term by then-Gov. Thomas R. Carper.&nbsp; In 2009, he became the longest-serving justice in the history of Delaware and was appointed to an unprecedented third term by then-Gov. Jack A. Markell. &nbsp;In 2017, Gov. John C. Carney, Jr. awarded him the &ldquo;Order Of The First State.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Justice Holland is a towering figure among jurists in Delaware, the United States, and the world,&rdquo; Smolla said. &ldquo;He has been a member of our faculty for decades, and is now our Distinguished Jurist in Residence. It is an honor and privilege to have him as our colleague and friend, and we are thrilled that his bust now has a proud place of honor at the Law School.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Holland is the author of two books on the Delaware Constitution. &nbsp;He is co-editor of the&nbsp;<em>Delaware Constitution of 1897, The First One Hundred Years</em>&nbsp;and author of&nbsp;<em>The Delaware Constitution: A Reference Guide</em>. He is also co-author of a law school casebook on state constitutional law from the perspective of all fifty states entitled&nbsp;<em>State Constitutional Law, The Modern Experience</em>. He is also the author of more than 700 judicial opinions.&nbsp;</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(419, 'Delaware Law School Names New Director of Development', '', '2018-06-25 12:41:00', '<p>Wilmington, Del. &ndash; Widener University Delaware Law School is pleased to announce that Julie Topkis Nason has joined the administration as director of development.</p>\r\n<p>Topkis Nason has more than 30 years of experience in philanthropy in the Delaware and greater Philadelphia regions. She comes to Delaware Law School with impressive experience in development and advancement, civic engagement, and business.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;We are thrilled Julie has joined us,&rdquo; said Delaware Law School Dean <a href=\"ipl://20//WyIyMDQiXQ==////\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rod Smolla</a>. &ldquo;With her considerable talents, experience and community engagement, she is a tremendous asset to Delaware Law School.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Topkis Nason will oversee Delaware Law School&rsquo;s efforts to raise funds to support and enhance excellence in education for students. Nason started in the new position on April 30.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;It is an honor to join Delaware Law School,&rdquo; Topkis Nason said. &ldquo;I look forward to connecting with the people that make the law school a special place. These partnerships will help as we pursue ambitious goals for the law school.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Topkis Nason is owner and president of Nason Construction as well as JTN Development LLC. She was previously chief advancement officer for Tower Hill School in Wilmington, the vice president of philanthropy for Mercy Health System in Philadelphia, senior vice president for external affairs and marketing of the St. Francis Foundation at St. Francis Hospital, director of annual giving at the Tatnall School, and associate director of development at the Wilmington Friends School.</p>\r\n<p>Her many civic leadership roles include chair of the Development Committee for the Downtown Visions Board of Directors, member of the Development Committee for the Wilmington Renaissance Corporation Board of Directors, board member of the Rodney Street Tennis Association, finance co-chair for Delaware Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester&rsquo;s past campaign, committee member of Christiana Care Health System&rsquo;s Leadership Council for Heart and Vascular, trustee of The Grand Opera House, and trustee of the Delaware Community Foundation.</p>\r\n<p>Topkis Nason holds a bachelor of science in health and human development from Penn State University.</p>\r\n<p>Topkis Nason lives in Centreville, Delaware.</p>\r\n<p><em>The only law school in the state, Delaware Law School is enmeshed in Delaware\'s unique legal culture which prizes civility and respect within the bench and bar. Delaware\'s preeminence in corporate law, bankruptcy, and intellectual property, combined with the Law School\'s influential presence in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, give students abundant opportunities for clerkships, externships, pro bono experiences, and permanent employment after graduation. With specialized programs in health law and regulatory compliance and ethics, Delaware Law School leads the way in formalized compliance education.</em></p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(420, 'Jurist Academy Exposes Undergraduates to Law School', '', '2018-08-08 10:36:00', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 35%; padding: 5px;\"><img src=\"irl://2059//\" alt=\"Jurist Academy 2018\" width=\"95%\" />\r\n<p><em>2018 Jurist Academy students visiting Young Conaway Stargatt &amp; Taylor in Wilmington, DE. Students are shown with Young Conaway\'s summer associates.</em></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<p>Twenty-one college juniors and seniors spent two weeks at Delaware Law School in June as members of the 2018 Jurist Academy class.&nbsp; The students got a real sense of what law school is like and the opportunities that lie ahead if they pursue a legal career.</p>\r\n<p>The Jurist Academy began in 2008 with the goal of providing students from traditionally underrepresented groups with a law school experience.</p>\r\n<p>Undergraduate students accepted into the academy each year experience the dynamics of a law school classroom, meet lawyers and judges on field trips and on-campus events, practice oral arguments, and learn about the admissions process and life at law school.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Many students enter law school with myths and misunderstandings about how they will learn the law, putting them at a disadvantage as they struggle to manage the workload.&nbsp; The program exposes students to the rigors of studying the law early so they have an advantage if they continue on a legal educational path.&nbsp; The program also informs students of legal career options while building critical thinking and analytical skills necessary for success in law school and the legal profession.</p>\r\n<p>This year&rsquo;s Jurist Academy students studied Property Law with Professor Leslie Johnson, Torts with Professor Alice Eakin, and Legal Writing and Oral Advocacy with Professor Iva Johnson Ferrell.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>As they would in law school, students read and briefed assigned cases, discussed the case law in class, and then applied the law that they learned to hypothetical situations.&nbsp; The students also learned how to take law school exams by completing an essay question and multiple choice questions.</p>\r\n<p>Over the two weeks, Jurist Academy participants received law school admission test (LSAT) training and review, classroom instruction in select law school courses, and academic success strategies.&nbsp; Field trips to Richards Layton &amp; Finger and Young Conaway Stargatt &amp; Taylor, both Wilmington, Delaware, law firms, were highlights of the program.</p>\r\n<p>Since 2008, the Jurist Academy has hosted approximately 125 students representing numerous institutions of higher education.&nbsp; This year&rsquo;s Jurist Academy class was comprised of students from Bloomsburg University, Brenau University, CUNY Hunter College, Georgia Southern University, Hofstra University, Immaculata University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, John Jay College, Lincoln University, Middle Tennessee State University, Moravian College, Norfolk State University, Penn State University, Princeton University, Rowan University, Stockton University, SUNY Plattsburgh, University of South Carolina, and Wesley College.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Widener University Delaware Law School recognizes and acknowledges the generosity of the law firms of Richards, Layton &amp; Finger, P.A., Wilmington, Delaware, and Young Conaway Stargatt &amp; Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, Delaware, for their generous sponsorship of the 2018 Jurist Academy program.</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(421, 'Welcome New Students!', '', '2018-08-14 10:07:00', '<p>The Delaware Law School Community is delighted to welcome the regular-division class of 2021 and the extended-division class of 2022 as they arrive today for the start of their law school careers.</p>\r\n<p>Orientation week includes instruction designed to help students achieve success in law school. Topics include professionalism and personal ethics, taking notes and outlining in law school, and effective time management. Students are also instructed on the character and fitness requirements for admission to the profession.</p>\r\n<p>Once again, welcome to Delaware Law!</p>', 'The Delaware Law School Community is delighted to welcome the regular-division class of 2021 and the extended-division class of 2022 as they arrive today for the start of their law school careers.', '', '', '', ''),
(422, 'Professor Addresses Abusive NDAs', '', '2018-08-23 13:33:00', '<p>&ldquo;The list of abusive NDAs runs long. Manufacturers using secret settlements to suppress information about defective products, as General Motors did with its faulty ignition switches. The Catholic Church using confidentiality agreements to hide priest abuse,&rdquo; writes Professor Alan Garfield in &ldquo;Abusive non-disclosure agreements like Trump\'s need to be stopped,&rdquo; a recent column in the Wilmington News Journal.</p>\r\n<p>Nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) have become an area of legal interest of because of President Donald Trump&rsquo;s broad use of them. In the article, Garfield argues that there are good reasons for limitations on the use of NDAs, particularly NDAs written in overly broad language.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Trump&rsquo;s NDAs go way beyond protecting legitimate confidential information,&rdquo; writes Garfield. Garfield suggests that perhaps President Trump &ldquo;wants to suppress information about his character, his fitness for office, and even his sanity,&rdquo; before noting, &ldquo;Fortunately, contracts are not sacrosanct. From time immemorial, courts have refused to enforce contracts that violate public policy. Obvious examples are agreements with hitmen or drug dealers.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Professor Garfield&rsquo;s entire article appears on the <a href=\"https://ux.delawareonline.com/story/opinion/contributors/2018/08/22/its-time-stop-abusive-non-disclosure-agreements-like-trumps/1061191002/\">News Journal&rsquo;s website</a>, though a subscription may be required.</p>', '“The list of abusive NDAs runs long. Manufacturers using secret settlements to suppress information about defective products, as General Motors did with its faulty ignition switches. The Catholic Church using confidentiality agreements to hide priest abuse.”', '', '', '', ''),
(423, 'Delaware Law School Collaborates with Immaculata University', '', '2018-08-29 11:24:00', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 33%;\"><img src=\"irl://2086//\" alt=\"\" width=\"95%\" />\r\n<p><em>Pictured from left to right: Delaware Law Dean Rod Smolla, Immaculata President Barbara Lettiere, Immaculata Provost Angela Tekely</em></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<p>Immaculata University and Widener University Delaware Law School have entered an articulation agreement&nbsp;that will give Immaculata students the opportunity to earn an accelerated Bachelor&rsquo;s Degree from Immaculata and a Juris Doctorate degree from Widener University Delaware Law School in a recently-announced 3 + 3 program.</p>\r\n<p>Under the agreement, Immaculata students will be admitted to Delaware Law after completing just three years of undergraduate study at Immaculata if they have completed 75% of their bachelor degree, earn a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher through six semesters at Immaculata, achieve an LSAT score that meets or exceeds the median LSAT score of Delaware Law&rsquo;s most recent entering class, satisfy all Delaware Law admissions requirements relating to character and fitness, and submit a completed application by April 1<sup>st</sup>&nbsp;of the calendar year in which they intend to enroll.&nbsp; The program is intended to save students time and expense allowing for the completion of both degrees in six years instead of seven.</p>\r\n<p>According to Immaculata President Barbara Lettiere, a 1972 graduate of Immaculata, &ldquo;This new agreement provides a clear pathway for our students to earn a law degree in less time and with less cost. &nbsp;We are excited about this new partnership with Widener University&rsquo;s Delaware Law School and the opportunities it creates for our Immaculata students.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Delaware Law School Dean Rodney A. Smolla said he was pleased to see the two schools collaborate.&nbsp; &ldquo;The Delaware Law School is delighted to embark on this new partnership with Immaculata University.&nbsp; This collaboration will strengthen both institutions and contribute to educational opportunities in both Delaware and Pennsylvania.&rdquo;</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(424, 'Delaware Law Welcomes the Classes of 2021 and 2022', '', '2018-09-05 16:21:00', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 33%;\"><img src=\"irl://2088//\" alt=\"Orientation Photo\" width=\"95%\" /></div>\r\n<p>Long before the Delaware Law School hallways and parking lots filled for the start of the academic year, 33 first-year students were on campus getting a head start on their law school education.</p>\r\n<p><u><a href=\"ipl://68//W10=////\">The Summer Advantage Program</a></u>&nbsp;allowed the students to move onto campus in June and complete their first three credits before the fall semester began on August 20th. The students took Family Law taught by Distinguished Professor&nbsp;<a href=\"ipl://20//WyIyOCJd////\">John Culhane</a>.&nbsp; Students who successfully complete the summer program can position themselves to gain practical experience earlier in their law school careers and can either graduate in a shorter period of time or lighten their course load for one semester.</p>\r\n<p>Professor Culhane praised the program, saying, <strong>&ldquo;</strong>The study of law can at first seem like the study of a foreign language.&nbsp; It takes a while for students to figure out how to read and understand cases, and how to do legal analysis -- to learn to &lsquo;think like a lawyer.&rsquo;&nbsp; The Summer Advantage Program provides students with an early, immersive experience that helps them &lsquo;crack the code&rsquo; of law school before they begin their full course of study in the Fall.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>The newest class boasts 218 students &ndash; 180 day students who complete their studies in three years and 38 evening students who complete their studies in four years.</p>\r\n<p>Students hail from 15 states and one student is from China.&nbsp; They represent 90 colleges and universities; 49% of the new students are female and 24% are diverse.</p>\r\n<p>Three branches of the military are represented in the new class as well.&nbsp; Thirteen students are classified as active, reservists, or veterans of the United States Army, Marines, and Air Force.</p>\r\n<p>First-year student orientation took place over three days and featured instruction designed to help students achieve success in law school. &nbsp;Topics ranged from active reading strategies, case briefing, and note taking and outlining &ndash; all skills that are different in law school from undergraduate school.&nbsp; Students also attended sessions addressing professionalism and the character and fitness standards of the profession.</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(425, 'Constitution Day Events at Delaware Law School', '', '2018-09-14 12:53:00', '<p>Constitution Day Events at Delaware Law School started on September 13th with Professor <a href=\"ipl://20//WyI4MCJd////\">Alan Garfield</a> <a href=\"https://www.delawareonline.com/story/opinion/contributors/2018/09/13/divisive-times-constitution-binds-us-together-americans/1280204002/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">kicking off a thirteen-year tradition of collaboration with the <em>Delaware News Journal</em></a> to present a series of essays to honor Constitution Day, September 17, 2018.</p>\r\n<p>According to Professor Garfield, the series will include essays by &ldquo;former Delaware Supreme Court Justice Randy Holland and Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Jeffrey Sutton, two the nation&rsquo;s preeminent experts on state constitutional law. The third essay is written by the dean of Widener University Delaware Law School, <a href=\"ipl://263//W10=////\">Rodney Smolla</a>, one of the nation&rsquo;s preeminent scholars and litigators in the areas of First Amendment and defamation law.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Events continue with a Constitution Day Address by Professor David Schoenbrod of New York Law School, on &ldquo;Restoring Article 1&rdquo; sponsored by The Federalist Society for Law &amp; Public Policy of Delaware Law School on September 17<sup>th</sup> at 6:30 pm in the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom on the Delaware Law Campus.</p>\r\n<h3>Constitution Day Essays In the News Journal:</h3>\r\n<p><strong>Justice Randy J. Holland:</strong> <a href=\"https://www.delawareonline.com/story/opinion/contributors/2018/09/16/delaware-right-jury-trial-different-than-federal-bill-rights/1280977002/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why Delaware\'s right to a jury trial is different than in the federal Bill of Rights</a></p>\r\n<p><strong>Dean Rodney Smolla:</strong> <a href=\"https://www.delawareonline.com/story/opinion/contributors/2018/09/13/equal-rights-amendment-powerful-declaration-delawares-values/1288738002/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Equal Rights Amendment will be a powerful declaration of Delaware\'s values</a></p>\r\n<p><strong>Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton:</strong> <a href=\"https://www.delawareonline.com/story/opinion/contributors/2018/09/15/we-focus-supreme-court-and-ignore-state-courts-our-peril/1289048002/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">We focus on the Supreme Court and ignore state courts at our peril</a></p>', '', '', '', '', '');
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(426, 'Black Law Students Association Kicks Off Academic Year ', '', '2018-10-02 15:21:00', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 33%; padding: 5px;\"><img src=\"irl://2095//\" alt=\"ABA Diversity Award\" width=\"95%\" />\r\n<p><em>ABA National Achievement Award for Diversity and Inclusion</em></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<p>Delaware Law&rsquo;s Black Law Students Association hosted their Welcome Back Barbeque at the law school on Sunday, September 16, 2018.&nbsp; An annual tradition at Delaware Law as well as numerous law schools around the country, the event celebrates returning students and alumni and welcomes first year law students to the campus.&nbsp; Family and friends of BLSA students joined in on the fun.&nbsp; Several Delaware Law faculty members and staff were also in attendance.&nbsp; Great food, grilled and cooked by the students and their families, is always on the menu.&nbsp; The event was coordinated by BLSA member Na&rsquo;tise Bankston and gives students a chance to relax and have fun as they resume their studies at the law school.</p>\r\n<p>BLSA President Breana Barker said that, &ldquo;BLSA realizes that we have a duty to our current students. We have a strong belief in mentorship. &nbsp;Every semester we host study halls that are geared to the first year students, but we are there for all students. These study halls provide a comfortable space for support that all students appreciate. &nbsp;BLSA also hosts a Professionalism Week every fall semester where students are able to learn how to professionally dress for interviews and the workplace. &nbsp;They also will learn networking techniques from alumni and other practicing attorneys.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>BLSA also plays a large role in the surrounding community.&nbsp; President Barker remarked that, &ldquo;Part of the vision this year for BLSA is not only to be a supportive resource for students to become well-rounded law students, but to also take our skills to our community. &nbsp;We are the only law school in Delaware and, as such, we have a responsibility to give back to the citizens of our community. &nbsp;For the past two years, BLSA has participated in Habitat for Humanity, which has been a tremendous experience. &nbsp;Additionally, every year on MLK day we go to the Sojourners\' Place and serve meals. &nbsp;These are only a few activities of community service that BLSA participates in to do our part for service in the community.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>An added highlight of the welcome back festivities was the celebration of a recent award given to Delaware Law School by the American Bar Association. The National Achievement Award for Diversity and Inclusion was presented to the Delaware Law School at the ABA Annual Meeting in August and was based on the extraordinary works of the Black Law Students Association for its robust on- and off-campus programming related to diversity and inclusion.</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(427, 'Delaware Law Salutes Wolcott Fellows', '', '2018-10-17 11:56:00', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 40%; padding: 5px;\"><img src=\"irl://2107//\" alt=\"2018 Wolcott Fellows\" width=\"98%\" /></div>\r\n<p>Five Delaware Law School students serve each academic year as <a href=\"ipl://146//W10=////\">Wolcott Fellows</a> to the justices of the Supreme Court of Delaware.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>As Wolcott Fellows, students serve as judicial clerks, working approximately 20 hours per week, performing legal research, writing draft opinions, and attending weekly oral argument sessions at the Supreme Court Courthouse in Dover, Delaware.</p>\r\n<p>Wolcott Fellows receive academic credit and either a cash grant or a tuition-remission scholarship grant, funded by Delaware Law School for the duration of their Fellowship with the Court.</p>\r\n<p>The Josiah Oliver Wolcott Fellowship is the only fellowship program in American legal education that offers students an opportunity to serve as a clerk for a justice of the Delaware Supreme Court or the Delaware Court of Chancery. &nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>The program is named for Josiah Oliver Wolcott, a native of Dover, Delaware.&nbsp; Mr. Wolcott was a lawyer, politician, and judge who was elected Delaware attorney general in 1912, and then to the U.S. Senate four years later.&nbsp; He resigned from the Senate in 1921 to become Chancellor of Delaware&rsquo;s renowned Delaware Court of Chancery, where he served until his death in 1938 at age 61.</p>\r\n<p>Current Wolcott Fellow Joseph D. Farris, III, commented that, &ldquo;The Wolcott Fellowship experience is a prestigious and unparalleled law school opportunity that has allowed me to serve and learn directly from Justice Valihura, her staff, and others within the Delaware Supreme Court.&nbsp; I have been afforded the chance to further develop my legal writing and analytical skills, and witness first-hand at oral arguments how the Court engages the legal and, at times, factual issues on appeal to decide the outcome of various civil and criminal matters.&nbsp; I feel fortunate to have shared in the experience and believe that I will draw upon the gained insight and lessons learned for years to come.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>The 2018-2019 Wolcott Fellows are:</li>\r\n<li>Carlene S. Clark, who is assigned to The Honorable Collins J. Seitz, Jr.;</li>\r\n<li>Joseph D. Farris, III, who is assigned to The Honorable Karen L. Valihura;</li>\r\n<li>Travis S. Gray, who is assigned to The Honorable Gary F. Traynor;</li>\r\n<li>Justin S. Pollard, who is assigned to The Honorable James T. Vaughn, Jr.; and</li>\r\n<li>Gordon W. Prince, who is assigned to The Honorable Leo E. Strine, Jr., Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>The tradition of Delaware Law students serving as Wolcott Fellows to the Delaware Supreme Court began in 1988.</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(428, 'Delaware Law Partners with Delaware Shakespeare', '', '2018-10-31 16:39:00', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 35%; padding: 5px;\"><img src=\"irl://2114//\" alt=\"\" width=\"95%\" /></div>\r\n<p>Delaware Law School&rsquo;s Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom was the scene of the Mock Appeal of <em>Shylock v. Antonio and the City of Venice</em> on Tuesday, October 16<sup>th</sup>.&nbsp; The Appeal is taken from the story of THE MERCHANT OF VENICE where Antonio obtains a loan for 3,000 ducats from Shylock, a wealthy Jewish businessman, in order to help his friend, Bassanio, win the hand of the heiress Portia.&nbsp; Shylock agrees to an interest-free loan, but suggests that Antonio sign a bond that will permit Shylock to slice a pound of flesh from Antonio&rsquo;s body if the loan is not repaid within three months.&nbsp; Two of Antonio&rsquo;s ships are lost at sea causing him to default on the loan.&nbsp; Shylock sues for his bond and Portia, in disguise as a legal expert, rushes to defend Antonio.&nbsp; The Court finds in favor of Antonio, and further orders Shylock to forfeit his wealth for conspiring to murder a Venetian citizen.</p>\r\n<p>The production was a benefit for the Delaware Shakespeare Community Tour.&nbsp; The Tour travels the state of Delaware bringing thrilling, professional Shakespeare to audiences who may not have easy access to professional arts experiences, with free performances in homeless shelters, community centers, rural libraries, senior facilities, and prisons.</p>\r\n<p>US Senator from Delaware Christopher Coons welcomed the audience and praised Delaware Shakespeare for their important work in theatre.&nbsp; David Stradley, Producing Artistic Director for Delaware Shakespeare, also offered a warm welcome to the audience.&nbsp; Pre-show monologues were offered by actors Kirk Wendell Brown who played Shylock and Liz Filios who played Portia in the production.</p>\r\n<p>The cast for the performance included many local members of the judiciary:&nbsp; The Honorable Randy J. Holland, (retired) Delaware Supreme Court; The Honorable Susan Del Pesco, (retired) Delaware Superior Court; The Honorable Chandlee Johnson Kuhn, former Chief Judge for Delaware Family Court; The Honorable Donald F. Parsons, former Vice Chancellor on Delaware&rsquo;s Court of Chancery; The Honorable Charles H. Toliver, IV, former Judge on the Delaware Superior Court; The Honorable Robert B. Young, (retired) Delaware Superior Court; and The Honorable Aida Waserstein (retired) Delaware Family Court.</p>\r\n<p>Acting as Counsel to the Petitioner Shylock, was Rod Smolla, Dean and Professor of Law at Delaware Law School, and Counsel to the Respondent Antonio was portrayed by local attorney Kathleen Furey McDonough, Esq., Partner and Chair of the Executive Committee at the Delaware law firm of Potter Anderson &amp; Corroon.</p>\r\n<p>All members of the cast wore colorful judicial robes and tams which added beauty and flair to the production.</p>\r\n<p>A post production reception was held for the 100+ attendees of the mock appeal.</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(429, 'Penn Law Professor Delivers  34th Annual Pileggi Distinguished Lecture in Law', '', '2018-11-13 16:49:00', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 33%; padding: 5px;\"><img src=\"irl://2155//\" alt=\"Pileggi Lecture Photos 2018\" width=\"95%\" /></div>\r\n<p>The <em>Delaware Journal of Corporate Law</em>&nbsp;of Widener University Delaware Law School proudly sponsored the 34<sup>th</sup> Annual Francis G. Pileggi Distinguished Lecture in Corporate Law on Friday, November 2<sup>nd</sup>, at the Hotel Du Pont in Wilmington, DE.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>The Distinguished Lecture was delivered by Professor David A. Skeel, Jr., the S. Samuel Arsht Professor of Corporate Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. &nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Professor Skeel is the author of numerous books and articles on bankruptcy and financial distress, corporate law, Christianity and law, law and literature, and other topics. &nbsp;Professor Skeel&rsquo;s commentary has appeared in the <em>New York Times</em>, <em>Wall Street Journal</em>, <em>Weekly Standard</em>, <em>Books &amp; Culture</em>, and elsewhere. &nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>In August, 2016, Professor Skeel was appointed by President Obama to serve on the oversight board for Puerto Rico.</p>\r\n<p>In his Pileggi presentation, titled &ldquo;Why Should You Care About Puerto Rico?&nbsp; A Bird&rsquo;s Eye View of the Financial Crisis and Restructuring,&rdquo; Professor Skeel talked about Puerto Rico\'s financial problems that began long before the arrival of &nbsp;Hurricanes Irma and Maria.&nbsp; Puerto Rico\'s&nbsp;political subdivisions, unlike those on the mainland, cannot file for bankruptcy under Chapter 9 of the Bankruptcy Code.&nbsp;&nbsp;In June 2016, a year before Hurricanes Irma and Maria, Congress responded to Puerto Rico&rsquo;s financial distress by enacting the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (&ldquo;PROMESA&rdquo;).&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>PROMESA created a seven person oversight board, and gave the board two major responsibilities: 1) certifying a five or more year fiscal plan for Puerto Rico; and 2) determining whether to file bankruptcy-like restructuring proceedings for Puerto Rico and/or its public entities.&nbsp; A year later the Hurricanes hit.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>In his lecture, Professor&nbsp;Skeel considered&nbsp;the origins of Puerto Rico\'s financial distress, the&nbsp;dynamics of the Oversight Board&rsquo;s governance and restructuring functions,&nbsp;the progress (and setbacks) to date, and&nbsp;the key challenges that&nbsp;the Oversight Board faces in achieving PROMESA&rsquo;s objective of helping put Puerto Rico back on a fiscally sustainable path.</p>\r\n<p>Nearly 100 were in attendance for the lecture at the Hotel DuPont, including local lawyers, judges, and professors.&nbsp; An encore lecture was held at the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom at Delaware Law School later in the day for the Delaware Law students, faculty, and staff.</p>\r\n<p>Professor Skeel holds a J.D. from the University of Virginia and an undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina.</p>\r\n<p>Professor Skeel has received the Harvey Levin award three times for outstanding teaching, as selected by a vote of the graduating class; the Robert A. Gorman award for excellence in upper level course teaching; and the University&rsquo;s Lindback Award for distinguished teaching.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><strong>History of the Pileggi Distinguished Lecture in Corporate Law</strong></p>\r\n<p>In 1985, Francis G.X. Pileggi, who was then the Internal Managing Editor for the <em>Delaware Journal of Corporate Law</em>, envisioned creating a forum where practitioners, judges, and academics, distinguished in the area of corporate law, could speak directly to those most responsible for setting policy on corporate law in the United States &ndash; the Delaware bench and bar.&nbsp; Through his efforts and the generosity of his father, the late Francis G. Pileggi, Esquire, the idea turned into reality.&nbsp; The lecture continues today through the members of the <em>Delaware Journal of Corporate Law</em> and the continued generosity of the Pileggi family.</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(430, 'Delaware Law Gives Back to Local First Responders', '', '2018-11-29 10:53:00', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 33%; padding: 5px;\"><img src=\"irl://2168//\" alt=\"\" width=\"95%\" /></div>\r\n<p>In keeping with tradition, the <a href=\"ipl://155//W10=////\">Delaware State Affiliate for the Wills for Heroes National Foundation</a> held a successful and meaningful event on Saturday, November 10<sup>th</sup>, at the Barristers&rsquo; Club at Delaware Law School.</p>\r\n<p>Forty-one wills and health care directive documents were drafted for local first responders &ndash; police, fire, EMS, and security guards from the local New Castle County area.&nbsp; Assisting with the daylong process were 33 students who were instrumental in drafting the documents.&nbsp; Students sat alongside volunteer attorneys to interview the first responders and their spouses and input the pertinent information into a computer program.</p>\r\n<p>The Delaware Paralegal Association provided volunteer services as notaries for the documents.&nbsp; Delaware Law School personnel and faculty members also volunteered their time as expert reviewers of the wills and other tasks to make the day run smoothly.</p>\r\n<p>Twenty-eight states in the US have an affiliate to the National Wills for Heroes Foundation, and more states are in the process of establishing viable Wills for Heroes programs for their first responders. &nbsp;Each state can have only one affiliate and most state affiliates are law firms.&nbsp; Delaware Law School is the only law school in the nation that serves as a state affiliate for the Wills for Heroes Foundation.&nbsp; Delaware Law School became an affiliate in late 2009.</p>\r\n<p>To date, Delaware Law School has hosted 19 Wills for Heroes events spread throughout the State of Delaware&rsquo;s three counties, serving first responders in New Castle, Kent, and Sussex Counties, producing nearly 1,000 wills and powers of attorney/health care directives.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>The creation of the Wills for Heroes Foundation was a direct result of the 9/11 attacks in the United States where many police and fire personnel died without wills or advanced health care directives.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Delaware Law School will host its next Wills For Heroes event in spring 2019 and has plans to celebrate the 10<sup>th</sup> Anniversary of becoming a Wills for Heroes Foundation Affiliate underway as well.</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(431, 'Virtual Workshop Commemorates 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights', '', '2018-12-14 15:42:00', '<p>The Delaware Law School Dignity Rights Project sponsored the 4th in a series of Virtual Workshops, this one commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was adopted by the United&nbsp;Nations on December 10, 1948.&nbsp; In affirming that recognition of human dignity is the foundation of peace, justice, and freedom in the world, the Declaration was the first global legal instrument to value the inherent dignity of all \"members of the human family.\" The Virtual Workshop, held on November 30<sup>th</sup>, consisted of a 2-hour conversation with participants and observers from Europe, the Caribbean, the Middle&nbsp;East, Asia, and the United States examining how the right to human dignity has evolved in the 70 years since the Declaration was adopted.&nbsp; Topics ranged from the influence of dignity on the succeeding constitutions of Pakistan to the challenges of implementation of the right to human dignity in Haiti, to the evolving language of dignity rights around the world, and more. &nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>A keynote address was provided by Dr. Isabella Bunn, of Regents College, Oxford University, and closing remarks were provided by Stephen Kass, a prominent environmental and human rights attorney in New York who said that \"dignity is an idea whose time has come.\"&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>The Workshop, which was cost-free and carbon-free, also featured contributions from two Delaware Law students, Simone Berman-Perlstein \'20 and Sara Evans \'19, as well as remarks from Delaware Law School Dean Rodney Smolla.&nbsp; The program was organized by Professors Jim May and Erin Daly, co-directors of the Dignity Rights Project at Delaware Law School.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>The Dignity Rights Project works in tandem with legal, academic, non-profit, community-based organizations in all parts of the world to advance the human right to dignity in three principal ways: &nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><strong>EDUCATION:</strong>&nbsp; Public education, legal education, and professional training and workshop programs, and scholarship on dignity-related questions.</p>\r\n<p><strong>ADVOCACY:</strong>&nbsp;Coordination and collaboration with governments, communities and members of civil society including dignity rights assessments.</p>\r\n<p><strong>ACTION:</strong>&nbsp;Consultation, research, fact-finding, brief-writing, and oral argument for potential and ongoing litigation.&nbsp; The Dignity Rights Project engages students, lawyers, and activists in a global conversation about the right to human dignity.</p>\r\n<p>From their 2017 publication of Dignity Rights:&nbsp; A Synopsis, Professors Daly and May say that, &ldquo;Human dignity refers to the inherent humanness of each person. It is not an attribute or an interest to be protected or advanced, like liberty or equality or a house or free speech. Rather, human dignity is the essence of our being, without which we would not be human. Human dignity recognizes and reflects the equal worth of each and every member of the human family, regardless of gender, race, social or political status, talents, merit, or any other differentiator.&rdquo;</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(432, 'Delaware Law Welcomes International Students', '', '2019-01-10 14:54:00', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 46%; padding: 5px;\"><img src=\"irl://2237//\" alt=\"International Student Orientation Luncheon 2019\" width=\"95%\" /></div>\r\n<p>Delaware Law School recently welcomed international graduate students from a diverse range of countries including France, Brazil, and Saudia Arabia, who have come to Delaware for graduate legal studies this Spring. Brief welcoming remarks and a luncheon marked the occasion.</p>\r\n<p>Dean <a href=\"ipl://20//WyIyMDQiXQ==////\">Rod Smolla</a> offered a few brief remarks, welcoming the students and remarking of the American legal system &ldquo;Probably more than any legal system in the whole world, it is in constant flux &ndash; it is in constant change &ndash; and we don&rsquo;t think of law, either our public law or our private law, as something you just look up in a book and find the answer to. That&rsquo;s almost never the way it works in the United States. What we think of the law as being, is we have these principles &ndash; often in tension with one another, often two principles that are in opposition.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>The Graduate, International, Compliance &amp; Legal Studies administrative office coordinates the LLM and SJD programs at Delaware Law School. The university&rsquo;s International Student Services and Programs Office on the Chester campus supports the program and issues immigration documents needed for students to obtain visas to study in Delaware.</p>\r\n<p>In addition to the Dean, the new students heard from several of the Professors who will be teaching them this semester, including Judge Wendy Roberts, <a href=\"ipl://20//WyIxMjUiXQ==////\">Paul Regan</a>, and <a href=\"ipl://20//WyIxMjIiXQ==////\">James May</a>.</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(433, 'Delaware Law and Manor College Sign Articulation Agreement', '', '2019-01-30 15:55:00', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 40%; padding: 5px;\"><img src=\"irl://2244//\" alt=\"\" width=\"95%\" />\r\n<p><em><strong>Top:</strong> Manor College President Jonathan Peri and Delaware Law Dean Rodney Smolla seal the agreement. <strong>Bottom:</strong> Dean Smolla presents mock argument to students, administrators, and faculty at Manor College.</em></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<p>Manor College and Widener University Delaware Law School have entered an articulation agreement&nbsp;that will give Manor students the opportunity to earn an accelerated Bachelor&rsquo;s Degree from Manor and a Juris Doctorate degree from Widener University Delaware Law School in a recently-announced 3 + 3 program.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Delaware Law Dean <a href=\"ipl://263//W10=////\">Rodney Smolla</a> and Assistant Dean for Admissions Barbara Ayars visited Manor&rsquo;s Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, campus for the formal articulation agreement signing on December 3<sup>rd</sup>, 2018.&nbsp; Manor College President (and Delaware Law School alumnus) Jonathan Peri and Dean Smolla signed the agreement which also guarantees admission to Delaware Law School for Manor College students who complete their Bachelor&rsquo;s Degree at Manor before applying to law school.</p>\r\n<p>Under the agreement, Manor students will be admitted to Delaware Law after completing just three years of undergraduate study at Manor if they have completed 75% of their bachelor degree, earned a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher every semester at Manor, achieved an LSAT score that meets or exceeds the median LSAT score of Delaware Law&rsquo;s most recent entering class, satisfied all Delaware Law admissions requirements relating to character and fitness, and submitted a completed application by April 1 of the calendar year in which they intend to enroll.&nbsp;The program is intended to save students time and expense allowing for the completion of both degrees in six years instead of seven.</p>\r\n<p>Dean Smolla said he was pleased to see the two schools collaborate.&nbsp; &ldquo;The Delaware Law School is delighted to embark on this new partnership with Manor College.&nbsp; This collaboration will strengthen both institutions and contribute to educational opportunities in both Delaware and Pennsylvania.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>After the signing ceremony, Dean Smolla presented a mock US Supreme Court oral argument to 50 students, administrators, and faculty who gathered to see the lively, interactive session that examined a mock case scenario creating a hypothetical of a group of Division 1 football players at a State University taking a knee during the National Anthem in violation of school policy that requires all athletes to stand during the playing of the National Anthem.</p>\r\n<p>Dean Smolla swore in the students at the presentation as Supreme Court justices for the day. &nbsp;The students were engaged and took their roles seriously by vigorously posing questions to Dean Smolla during the oral argument as he played the role of counsel for the university, as well as counsel for the football players.&nbsp; Several students remained after the presentation and spent time discussing the case scenario and First Amendment case law with Dean Smolla.</p>', '', '', 'on', '', ''),
(434, 'Career Development Office and Black Law Students Association partner on Interviewing Skills Workshop', '', '2019-02-13 11:26:00', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 40%; padding: 5px;\"><img src=\"irl://2260//\" alt=\"LeaNora Ruffin\" width=\"95%\" />\r\n<p><em>Assistant Dean for Career Development LeaNora J. Ruffin.</em></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<p>Twenty law students took part in an interviewing skills workshop held at Delaware Law on January 29<sup>th</sup> to learn important tips on how to present themselves in an employment interview.&nbsp; The interviewing skills workshop was co-sponsored by</p>\r\n<p>Delaware Law&rsquo;s <a href=\"ipl://38//W10=////\">Career Development Office</a> and the Black Law Students Association student organization.</p>\r\n<p>Assistant Dean for Career Development LeaNora J. Ruffin presented &ldquo;Making the Connection: The Art of the Interview.&rdquo; &nbsp;Dean Ruffin said she chose the title of her presentation intentionally, noting that, in her experience, &ldquo;excelling in the interview is not just about memorizing the &lsquo;right&rsquo; answers. &nbsp;It is an art that often involves the delicate balance between presenting yourself professionally while making a personal connection with the interviewer.&rdquo; &nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>In order to achieve that balance, students must first know their audience, understand the requirements for the role and then figure out how they can <u>prove</u> they possess the requisite qualities or experiences. &nbsp;In addition, students must present this information in a way that resonates with the employer and is memorable. &nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Dean Ruffin&rsquo;s presentation focused significantly on how students can develop their personal and professional &ldquo;story&rdquo;&mdash; a few sentences that knit together their relevant skills, capacity for leadership, and character traits. &nbsp;Once developed, this story becomes part of their personal brand and, with practice, can be woven into almost every answer to some degree. &nbsp;This weaving of a student&rsquo;s personal and professional story makes a candidate&rsquo;s resume memorable and, ultimately, increases the odds of advancing to the next level of interviewing.</p>\r\n<p>Two students served as volunteers for brief mock interview demonstrations. &nbsp;In the first demonstration, Dean Ruffin wanted to show a student weaving relevant skills into the interview conversation in a seamless fashion. &nbsp;In the second demonstration, Dean Ruffin conducted a &ldquo;stress&rdquo; interview with the student. Typically used by prosecutors or public defenders, stress interview questions intentionally put the student on the defensive in order to see how he or she performs under pressure or in situations where thinking on your feet is required.</p>\r\n<p>After the mock interview sessions, students posed questions to Dean Ruffin on various interviewing topics, including how to respond to the &ldquo;tell me about yourself&rdquo; question; appropriate interview dress; addressing questions about your greatest weakness; developing anecdotes to respond to behavioral interview questions; and strategies for following up with the employer after the interview.</p>\r\n<p>Third-year law student and BLSA President Breana Barker said that, &ldquo;This interviewing skills workshop is a wonderful experience because it provides a level of comfort for the students.&nbsp; I had no idea what to expect when I was a first year law student preparing for a legal interview.&nbsp; Dean Ruffin really put me at ease. &nbsp;She is very honest and knowledgeable about what to expect at an interview.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>The Career Development Office hosts approximately 10-15 workshops each year covering job searching skills, professional development topics, and careers in law.</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(435, 'Paralegal School Secretary Retires after 34 Years at Widener University Delaware Law School', '', '2019-03-01 13:38:00', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 35%; padding: 5px;\"><img src=\"irl://2282//\" alt=\"Denise Manelski\" width=\"95%\" /></div>\r\n<p>Denise Manelski came to work at Widener University School of Law in 1984 as a receptionist in the Main Law Building and began a 34-year career at the University. A few years later, she transitioned to the Dean&rsquo;s Office and worked for then-dean Anthony Santoro in the Geesey House. Denise&rsquo;s next job transfer brought her to the Legal Education Institute to work with the paralegal studies programs, where she remained for 29 years.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Denise has been an integral point of daily&nbsp;contact for the paralegal studies students throughout every semester, where her duties included processing paralegal applications, managing email communications with the student body, reviewing transcripts, performing degree audits and graduation review for associate and bachelor degree candidates. Denise said that her favorite part of her job was working with all of the students and faculty over the years.</p>\r\n<p>Denise also worked on the law school commencement committee every year and was in charge of coordinating staff and student volunteers and overseeing their assignments on graduation day. Denise used the words &ldquo;stress&rdquo; and &ldquo;panic attack&rdquo; to describe this annual duty, as she worried whether or not the number of volunteers needed would match the number of volunteers she was able to assemble!</p>\r\n<p>Denise has twice been the recipient of Delaware Law School&rsquo;s Employee Appreciation Award and says how very surprised and appreciative she was to receive this award, adding that &ldquo;It truly is a morale booster to be recognized for your hard work and dedication.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>In retirement, Denise hopes to include some traveling in the coming year, specifically on a Disney Cruise with two of her granddaughters. The girls are looking forward to more time together with Denise, and plan to be at the swim club more often and down at the beach with extended family. Never one to be idle, Denise also has home projects and volunteer work lined up for herself.</p>\r\n<p>When you take a new job, you don&rsquo;t realize that you will make lifelong friends, and Denise made many friends along the way at Widener. When asked what memories she would take with her as she transitions to retirement life, Denise said that &ldquo;it has been an amazing journey for 34 years. I will especially remember all of the friends that I have made at Widener.&nbsp; Also, all the fun we had at the Christmas parties and WISE luncheons. My best memory is working for (former Dean) Anthony Santoro. Dean Santoro made everyone feel important.&rdquo; She concluded by saying that, &ldquo;This has been a wonderful journey, and I have met such wonderful people along the way.&nbsp; I will truly miss all of my co-workers.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Saying farewell to a friend and co-worker is never easy,&rdquo; added Eileen Grena, Assistant Dean for Graduate, International, Compliance, and Legal Studies Programs.&nbsp; &ldquo;During this bittersweet time, we at Delaware Law School say &lsquo;bon voyage&rsquo; instead of &lsquo;farewell&rsquo;.&nbsp; Thank you for your tireless efforts, your friendship, your smiles, and your years of service. Above all, we wish you a wonderful new journey. You will be missed by many!&rdquo;</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(436, 'Prestigious professional association names Delaware Law School nominee “Distinguished Law Student”', '', '2019-03-13 16:34:00', '<p>For immediate release<br />Wednesday, Mar. 13, 2019</p>\r\n<p>Contact: Constance Sweeney<br />Widener University Delaware Law School<br />302.477.2177 or <a href=\"mailto:cmsweeney@widener.edu\">cmsweeney@widener.edu</a></p>\r\n<h5>Prestigious professional association names Delaware Law School nominee &ldquo;Distinguished Law Student&rdquo;</h5>\r\n<p>Widener University Delaware Law School congratulates Joseph D. Farris III on his selection by the American College of Bankruptcy as its 2019 Distinguished Law Student for the Third Circuit.</p>\r\n<p>The award is given to a student with outstanding academic credentials and an interest in bankruptcy law. Nominations are made by law professors, law deans, and fellows of the American College within each federal judicial circuit. &nbsp;All nominated students are considered by the college&rsquo;s council for that circuit, which makes the award selection. &nbsp;A circuit&rsquo;s council may select just one student for the honor, and may do so only every other year. &nbsp;The Third Circuit encompasses Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.</p>\r\n<p>Farris will attend the American College of Bankruptcy&rsquo;s annual meeting and induction ceremony on Thursday, March 14 through Saturday, March 16 in San Diego, California, where he will have the opportunity to meet college leadership and fellows from around the country.&nbsp; He will graduate from Delaware Law School in May 2019.</p>\r\n<p>Helen S. Balick Professor in Business Bankruptcy Law Bruce Grohsgal nominated Farris for the honor.</p>\r\n<p>Farris hails from Indianapolis, Indiana. &nbsp;He served as an officer in the U.S. Navy after graduating from the University of Michigan with a bachelor&rsquo;s degree in electrical engineering. He has attended Delaware Law School&rsquo;s evening division while working full time for law firms and judges in the Wilmington area. Farris currently is a Josiah Oliver Wolcott Fellow working for Justice Karen L. Valihura of the Delaware Supreme Court. He will join the Wilmington firm of Potter Anderson &amp; Corroon LLP after he takes the Delaware bar examination this summer.</p>\r\n<p>The American College of Bankruptcy is an honorary professional and educational association of bankruptcy and insolvency professionals. It plays an important role in sustaining professional excellence and supports educational and pro bono efforts in local communities. College fellows include commercial and consumer bankruptcy attorneys, insolvency accountants, turnaround and workout specialists, law professors, judges, government officials and others involved in the bankruptcy and insolvency community.</p>\r\n<p>Widener University is a metropolitan university that connects curricula to social issues through civic engagement.&nbsp; Dynamic teaching, active scholarship, personal attention, applied leadership and experiential learning are key components of the Widener experience. Its Delaware Law School is the First State&rsquo;s only law school, providing juris doctor, legal graduate, and paralegal degree programs with an emphasis on developing legal professionals who reflect the Delaware Way and its traditions of civility, integrity and mutual respect. The school offers signature programs in corporate and business law, environmental law, family health law and policy, and trial advocacy.</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(437, 'Delaware Law School CLE to Explore Top Food and Drug Law Matters', '', '2019-04-02 09:59:00', '<p>For immediate release<br />Monday, Apr. 1, 2019</p>\r\n<p>Contact: &nbsp;Constance Sweeney<br />Widener University Delaware Law School<br />302.477.2177 or <a href=\"mailto:cmsweeney@widener.edu\">cmsweeney@widener.edu</a></p>\r\n<h5>Delaware Law School CLE to Explore Top Food and Drug Law Matters</h5>\r\n<p>The Food and Drug Law Association of Widener University&rsquo;s Delaware Law School is pleased to announce the <strong>&ldquo;All Matters FDA:&nbsp; </strong><strong>Marijuana, Kratom, Opioids, E-Cigarettes, Device Safety, Food Enforcement, Personal Care Products, Dietary Supplements, and Other Hot Topics</strong><strong>&rdquo; </strong>conference at Delaware Law School on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, in the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom, Main Law Building, 4601 Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE.</p>\r\n<p>Check-in and registration begins at 12:00 Noon.&nbsp; The Conference will begin promptly at 12:30 p.m. and conclude at 5:00 p.m.&nbsp; A networking reception mid-session will provide the opportunity for discussion with the speakers.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;All Matters FDA&rdquo; promises to be informative, focusing on the Food and Drug Administration&rsquo;s top accomplishments across the food and drug law spectrum. Find out about &ldquo;hot topics&rdquo; and hear the latest from seasoned professionals. Ethical issues will be explored.</p>\r\n<p>Invited Speakers include: Judith D. Cassel, Esq., Partner, Hawke, McKeon, Sniscak, LLP, Cannabis Law PA; Charlene K. Fullmer, Esq., Deputy Chief for Affirmative Litigation, Civil Division, United States Attorney&rsquo;s Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; Stanley R. Milstein, PhD, FDA, Office of Cosmetics and Colors; Matthew R. Noonan, Esq., Compliance Officer, FDA Human &amp; Animal Food Division; Hooman Noorchashm, MD, PhD, Cardiac Surgeon, Philadelphia, PA; and Roseann B. Termini, Esq., Food &amp; Drug Law Legal Scholar; National Speaker; Faculty for Online Food and Drug Law Courses, Widener University Delaware Law School. &nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Attorneys from Delaware and Pennsylvania attending the program will be eligible for <strong>four (4) continuing legal education credits, including two ethics credits.</strong>&nbsp; New Jersey attorneys can self-report for credits with a certificate of attendance.</p>\r\n<p>The cost to attend is $75 and is free for law students with valid school ID.&nbsp; To register, please call Carol Perrupato at 302.477.2178 or email&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:DelawareLawCLE@widener.edu\">DelawareLawCLE@widener.edu</a>.</p>\r\n<p>Widener University is a metropolitan university that connects curricula to social issues through civic engagement. &nbsp;Dynamic teaching, active scholarship, personal attention, applied leadership and experiential learning are key components of the Widener experience. &nbsp;Its Delaware Law School is the First State&rsquo;s only law school, providing juris doctor, legal graduate and paralegal degree programs with an emphasis on developing legal professionals who reflect the Delaware Way and its traditions of civility, integrity and mutual respect. &nbsp;The school offers signature programs in corporate and business law, environmental law, family health law and policy, and trial advocacy.</p>', '', '', '', '', '');
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(438, 'Delaware Law Recognizes Outstanding Students with Top Awards', '', '2019-04-24 15:56:00', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 40%; padding: 5px;\"><img src=\"irl://2407//\" alt=\"Delaware Law Student Awards Collage\" width=\"95%; padding: 5px;\" />\r\n<p><em>Top: 2019 Outstanding Student Award Honorees.</em></p>\r\n<p><em>Bottom Left: President Award Winner Shella Borovinskaya and Widener University Provost Fred A. Akl. Bottom Right: Dean Rodney A. Smolla and Joseph D. Farris III.</em></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<p>Delaware Law School recently held its annual Student Awards Ceremony honoring outstanding students from the current academic year. &nbsp;Two top honors were awarded at the ceremony:&nbsp; The President&rsquo;s Award and The Dean&rsquo;s Award.</p>\r\n<p><strong>Provost Fred A. Akl </strong>presented the President&rsquo;s Award on behalf of President Julie Wollman.&nbsp; The President&rsquo;s Award is awarded annually to a second-year regular division or third-year extended division student who has demonstrated high scholastic achievement and possesses high potential for meaningful future contributions to the law school, the community, and the profession. The 2019 recipient of the President&rsquo;s Award was Shella Borovinskaya.</p>\r\n<p>Borovinskaya is second-year, full-time law student, who has been named to the Dean&rsquo;s List every semester since beginning law school in 2017, and has been awarded Certificates of Achievement in Civil Procedure I and II, Constitutional Law and Property II.</p>\r\n<p>Borovinskaya is a Widener Merit Scholar and an Academic Success Fellow.&nbsp; She is a member of the Moot Court Honor Society and Phi Alpha Delta, as well as the Delaware Bankruptcy American Inn of Court.</p>\r\n<p>Borovinskaya currently works as a Judicial Extern to The Honorable Lee Solomon, associate justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court, and has also worked as a litigation legal intern for Bristol-Myers Squibb.&nbsp; She will join the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware as the Honorable Thomas L. Ambro Fellow beginning next month where she will work as a law clerk.</p>\r\n<p>Borovinskaya is a 2017 graduate of Montclair State University where she earned a Bachelor&rsquo;s Degree in Justice Studies.&nbsp; She is scheduled to graduate in 2020 and will sit for the Delaware Bar Examination.&nbsp; Borovinskaya plans to practice corporate or bankruptcy in Delaware.</p>\r\n<p>Dean <a href=\"ipl://20//WyIyMDQiXQ==////\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rodney A. Smolla</a> presented the Dean&rsquo;s Award, which is awarded annually to a graduating student who has demonstrated outstanding legal aptitude, exemplary service, significant leadership skills and the potential to become an outstanding member of the legal community.&nbsp; The 2019 recipient of the Dean&rsquo;s Award was Joseph D. Farris III.</p>\r\n<p>Farris is a fourth-year, extended division student.&nbsp; He has been named to the Dean&rsquo;s List every semester since beginning law school in 2015, and has been awarded Certificates of Achievement in Contracts, Property I, Administrative Law, Family Law, Intellectual Property Law, Federal Tax, and Business Principles. &nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Farris is a current Wolcott Fellow, working for The Honorable Karen Valihura of the Delaware Supreme Court.&nbsp; He is also the John Schmutz Corporate and Business Law Institute Fellow, an Academic Success Program Fellow, and Copy Editor on the <em>Delaware Journal of Corporate Law</em>.</p>\r\n<p>Farris earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan, where he participated as a midshipman in the Navy ROTC program.&nbsp; He then served in the U.S. Navy as a naval officer aboard guided missile destroyers USS Stout and USS Gonzalez as the Communications Officer, and USS McFaul as the Damage Control Assistant.&nbsp; After the Navy, he worked as an applications engineer in filtration technologies and portable electronics, and as a project manager for medical device labeling at W.L. Gore and Associates.</p>\r\n<p>Farris is the author of &ldquo;Competing Interests of a Government Appointed Public-Private Partnership Board of a Nonprofit Corporation,&rdquo; which will be published in the next issue of the <em>Delaware Journal of Corporate Law</em>. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Farris is an active member of the Black Law Students Association, the Student Bar Association, the Delaware State Bar Association, the Delaware Barristers, and the Rodney Inn of Court, and has participated in the law school&rsquo;s Veterans Law Clinic and the Wills for Heroes program.</p>\r\n<p>Farris is the recipient of multiple scholarships and awards, the most recent of which are the 2018 President&rsquo;s Award and the 2019 American College of Bankruptcy/Distinguished Bankruptcy Law Student Award for the Third Circuit.</p>\r\n<p>Farris is scheduled to graduate in May and will sit for the Delaware bar examination and ultimately practice corporate law in Delaware.</p>\r\n<hr />\r\n<h3>AWARD RECIPIENTS</h3>\r\n<h5>Scholarships</h5>\r\n<p><strong>Linda L. Ammons Diversity Scholarship:</strong>&nbsp;Rachel L. Tarver<br /><strong>Alfred Avins Memorial Scholarship:</strong>&nbsp;Amanda R. Jester<br /><strong>Bank of America Scholarship:</strong>&nbsp;Morgan T. Smith<br /><strong>Carl Battle and Leon Williams African-American Law Scholarship:</strong>&nbsp;Libna Destin&nbsp;<br /><strong>Howard M. Berg Scholarship:</strong>&nbsp;Justin K. Risser&nbsp;<br /><strong>E. Wallace Chadwick Memorial Scholarship:</strong>&nbsp;Rachel E. Cordano and Ryan M. Messina&nbsp;<br /><strong>Harvey Alan Chernoff Memorial Scholarship:</strong>&nbsp;Alexandria M. Shaffer<br /><strong>Esther F. Clark Memorial Scholarship:</strong>&nbsp;Gordon W. Prince&nbsp;<br /><strong>William Conner Memorial Scholarship:</strong>&nbsp;Gordon W. Prince&nbsp;<br /><strong>The Honorable James C. Crumlish Scholarship:</strong>&nbsp;Vernon M. Vassallo<br /><strong>The Honorable Joseph W. deFuria Scholarship:</strong>&nbsp;Na\'tise M. Bankston&nbsp;<br /><strong>Delaware Association of Lawyers\' Spouses Scholarship:</strong>&nbsp;Jaevan C. Owens<br /><strong>Edmund Dobrowolski Memorial Scholarship:</strong>&nbsp;Ashley L. Pipari<br /><strong>The Honorable William Duffy Memorial Scholarship:</strong>&nbsp;Olabisi A. Alabi&nbsp;<br /><strong>Nancy and Howard Finkelman Scholarship:</strong>&nbsp;Regan M. Ward-Allen&nbsp;<br /><strong>Friends of Widener University Delaware Law School Scholarship:</strong>&nbsp;Emily R. Mathews&nbsp;<br /><strong>Honey F. Golby Memorial Scholarship:</strong>&nbsp;Kacee R. Benson<br /><strong>Zelda K. Herrmann Memorial Scholarship:</strong>&nbsp;Ashley N. Farrell&nbsp;<br /><strong>The Honorable Ned L. Hirsh Memorial Scholarship:</strong>&nbsp;Michael R. Stacey&nbsp;<br /><strong>Fairfax Leary, Jr. Memorial Scholarship:</strong>&nbsp;Joseph D. Farris III&nbsp;<br /><strong>Paul Isaac Leiter Memorial Scholarship:</strong>&nbsp;Yvette L. Donaldson&nbsp;<br /><strong>The Honorable Alan B. Levin Scholarship:</strong>&nbsp;Megan E. Traynor&nbsp;<br /><strong>Thomas Lodge Memorial Scholarship:</strong>&nbsp;Victoria K. Storz&nbsp;<br /><strong>Miller Scholarship Fund:</strong>&nbsp;Hunter Nicole Urban<br /><strong>Charles P. Mirarchi, Sr. Memorial Scholarship:</strong>&nbsp;Mathieu W. O\'Brien&nbsp;<br /><strong>Bruce M. &amp; Elizabeth M. Monroe Endowed Scholarship:</strong>&nbsp;Joseph D. Farris III and Adam F. Grott&nbsp;<br /><strong>Michael J. Petrelia Memorial Scholarship:</strong>&nbsp;Anna E. Brady<br /><strong>Angelina &amp; Victor Piccone Memorial Scholarship:</strong>&nbsp;Tamara N. Holloway&nbsp;<br /><strong>William Prickett Corporate &amp; Business Law Scholarship:</strong>&nbsp;Jill K. Dolan&nbsp;<br /><strong>Dean Anthony J. Santoro Scholarship:</strong>&nbsp;Colleen M. Degnan&nbsp;<br /><strong>Alexander V. Sarcione, Jr. Scholarship:</strong>&nbsp;Alexandria M. Shaffer&nbsp;<br /><strong>William I. Schaffer Memorial Scholarship:</strong>&nbsp;Connie E. Henderson&nbsp;<br /><strong>Taishoff Family Endowed Scholarship:</strong>&nbsp;Christopher M. Farrell&nbsp;<br /><strong>John Warrington Memorial Scholarship:</strong>&nbsp;Kathryn S. Stein&nbsp;<br /><strong>Bernard S. Wildstein Scholarship:</strong>&nbsp;Claudine Malone</p>\r\n<h5>Fellowships</h5>\r\n<p><strong>Chadwick Constitutional Education Fellowship:</strong>&nbsp;Carlene S. Clark and Alberto M. Longo&nbsp;<br /><strong>Domestic Violence Research &amp; Advocacy Fellowship:</strong>&nbsp;Allison H. Danta&nbsp;<br /><strong>John F. Schmutz Corporate &amp; Business Law Institute Fellowship:</strong>&nbsp;Joseph D. Farris III&nbsp;<br /><strong>The Honorable Peter J. Walsh Externship for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware:</strong>&nbsp;Libna Destin&nbsp;<br /><strong>The Josiah Oliver Wolcott Fellowship:</strong>&nbsp;Carlene S. Clark, Joseph D. Farris III, Travis S. Gray, Justin S. Pollard, and Gordon W. Prince.</p>\r\n<h5>Pro Bono Distinction</h5>\r\n<p>Olabisi A. Alabi, Na\'tise M. Bankston, Nicole L. Crincoli, Alexandria J. Crouthamel, Colleen M. Degnan, Giovanna C. Genoese, Mark Gurenlian, Claudia E. Kriza, Denita C. Latta, Kaley J. Miller-Schaffer, Brooke E. Mills-Deckert, Hannah B. Race, Ashley R. Resh, Vincent A. Sannuti, Kathryn S. Stein, Monica L. Szyszkiewicz, Megan E. Traynor, and Regan M. Ward-Allen.</p>\r\n<h5>Achievement Awards</h5>\r\n<p><strong>Howard M. Berg Award:</strong>&nbsp;Joseph D. Farris III<br /><strong>BLSA Award:</strong>&nbsp;Karla Jean-Baptiste<br /><strong>Beth H. Christman Award of Excellence:</strong> Kaitlyn M. Mazur <br /><strong>William J. Conner Memorial Award for Administrative Law:</strong>&nbsp;Gordon W. Prince<br /><strong>Nicole Cullison Memorial Award:</strong>&nbsp;Cassandra T. Destefano&nbsp;<br /><strong>The Erin Daly First Generation Award:</strong>&nbsp;Sarkis Dramgotchian&nbsp;<br /><strong>The Honorable Joseph W. deFuria Commencement Award:</strong>&nbsp;Travis S. Gray&nbsp;<br /><strong>Judge J. Cullen Ganey Criminal Procedure Award:</strong>&nbsp;Gordon W. Prince&nbsp;<br /><strong>The Dr. Arnold V. Giusini Award:</strong>&nbsp;Jill K. Dolan&nbsp;<br /><strong>Graham Foundation Award:</strong>&nbsp;Elen O\'Donnell&nbsp;<br /><strong>GreenWatch Institute Award in Memory of June MacArtor:</strong>&nbsp;Sara E. Evans&nbsp;<br /><strong>GreenWatch Institute Scholarship Award in Memory of Jerry Shields:</strong>&nbsp;David C. Little&nbsp;<br /><strong>GreenWatch Institute Award in Memory of Charles J. Zencey:</strong>&nbsp;Myca L. Davis&nbsp;<br /><strong>Reed Hamilton Memorial Award:</strong>&nbsp;Patrick J. Brennan<br /><strong>Zelda K. Herrmann Memorial Cup Award:</strong>&nbsp;Claudine Malone&nbsp;<br /><strong>International Academy of Trial Lawyers Award:</strong>&nbsp;Elen O\'Donnell<br /><strong>George B. Lindsay Foundation Award:</strong>&nbsp;Quinn T. Griffith and Justin S. Pollard&nbsp;<br /><strong>Thomas P. Lomax and Nicholas Theodore Memorial Award:</strong>&nbsp;Denita C. Latta<br /><strong>Christine McDermott Award:</strong>&nbsp;Giovanna C. Genoese&nbsp;<br /><strong>Lucinda Peipher Memorial Award:</strong>&nbsp;Courtney C. Tibbet&nbsp;<br /><strong>Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association:</strong>&nbsp;Elizabeth K. Rall&nbsp;<br /><strong>William Prickett Corporate Law Award:</strong>&nbsp;Jill K. Dolan&nbsp;<br /><strong>Alexander V. Sarcione, Jr. Memorial Award:</strong>&nbsp;Alexandria J. Crouthamel&nbsp;<br /><strong>Dean Arthur A. Weeks Outstanding Student Service Award:</strong>&nbsp;Elizabeth K. Rall&nbsp;<br /><strong>E. John Wherry, Jr./Widener Law Public Service and Advocacy Award:</strong>&nbsp;Breana D. Barker and Allison H. Danta&nbsp;<br /><strong>William J. and Ella C. Wolf Award in Real Property Law:</strong>&nbsp;Ashley N. Farrell&nbsp;<br /><strong>Charles J. Zencey Memorial Award:</strong>&nbsp;Charlotte M. Mastoridis<br /><strong>Outstanding Student Service Award:</strong>&nbsp;Breana D. Barker, Giovanna C. Genoese, Travis S. Gray, Connie E. Henderson, Claudia E. Kriza, Denita C. Latta, Elen O\'Donnell, Elizabeth K. Rall, Zachary J. Schnapp, Megan E. Traynor, and Kathryn S. Stein.</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(439, 'Delaware Law Prepares for Commencement', '', '2019-05-10 15:16:00', '<p>The 45th graduating class of Widener University Delaware Law School will receive diplomas in a <strong>3 p.m. ceremony</strong> on the Wilmington, Del. campus lawn on <strong>Saturday, May 18</strong>.&nbsp; The entire event will also be broadcast to the public live online.</p>\r\n<p>The public may watch the event online by going to <a href=\"ipl://625//W10=////\">delawarelaw.widener.edu/gradwebcast</a> and clicking &ldquo;view video.&rdquo; The stream will begin approximately five minutes before the ceremony starts.</p>\r\n<p>Student awards were presented during a separate ceremony held on Wednesday, April 18th, at the school.&nbsp; The dean&rsquo;s award and the president&rsquo;s award were two of the most prestigious honors.</p>\r\n<p>Shella Borovinskaya received the president&rsquo;s award. The award is given annually to a second-year regular division or third-year extended division student who has demonstrated high scholastic achievement and possesses high potential for meaningful future contributions to the law school, the community, and the profession.</p>\r\n<p>Delaware Law School Dean <a href=\"ipl://263//W10=////\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rodney A. Smolla</a> gave the Dean&rsquo;s Award to Joseph D. Farris, III.&nbsp; The award is given annually to the graduating student who, in the dean&rsquo;s opinion, has demonstrated outstanding legal aptitude, exemplary service, significant leadership skills and the potential to become an outstanding member of the legal community.</p>\r\n<p>The entire Delaware Law community looks forward to celebrating with the graduates!</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(440, 'Congratulations to the 45th graduating class!', '', '2019-05-22 15:20:00', '<p>Dean Rodney A. Smolla welcomed the 45th graduating class of Widener University Delaware Law School to their commencement exercises on Saturday, May 18, on the lawn at Delaware Law School. Widener University President Julie E. Wollman conferred degrees to 118 law graduates, and offered remarks and congratulations as well.</p>\r\n<p>Graduates heard from Commencement Speaker The Honorable Lisa Blunt Rochester, United States Congresswoman representing the state of Delaware in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC. Representative Blunt Rochester received an honorary Doctor of Law degree at the graduation ceremony. Provost Fred A. Akl and President Wollman conferred the honorary degree on Representative Blunt Rochester and Secretary of the Widener University Board of Trustees Eugene D. McGurk, Jr., Esq., read the Citation.</p>\r\n<hr />\r\n<p><img style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"irl://2431//\" alt=\"2019 Commencement Photo\" width=\"70%\" /></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">See more <a href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/widenerlaw/albums/72157707209981971\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">photos from Commencement on FLICKR</a>.</p>\r\n<hr />\r\n<p>Additional speakers included Delaware Law Alumni Association President Renae B. Axelrod, Esq. &rsquo;91 who welcomed the graduates to the Alumni Association, and Class Valedictorian Gordon Prince.</p>\r\n<p>The ceremony also included the presentation of the Outstanding Faculty Award to Distinguished Professor <a href=\"ipl://20//WyI4MCJd////\">Alan E. Garfield</a>, by vote of the graduation class. The Douglas E. Ray Excellence in Faculty Scholarship Awards were announced before the start of commencement activities. Distinguished Professor <a href=\"ipl://20//WyIxMjIiXQ==////\">James R. May</a> and Professor <a href=\"ipl://20//WyIyOSJd////\">Erin Daly</a> were named recipients of the Douglas Ray Awards this year.</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(441, 'Master of Laws Program Recognized', '', '2019-06-17 14:23:00', '<p>Delaware Law School&rsquo;s Online Master of Laws degree program was recently recognized by&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.mastersprogramsguide.com/rankings/best-online-law-degree-programs/?fbclid=IwAR1eEC6eDtubgXrsFgiLGnx1uYePHxa2BHfWjLgM9D-_Yk499cQ-87ZkREE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MastersProgramsGuide.com</a> on a list of the Top 50 Best Online Master of Laws and Master of Legal Studies Degree Programs in the country.</p>\r\n<p>The ranking &ndash; which is based on degree customization possibilities, program flexibility and school reputation &ndash; ranks the Delaware Law Program 21<sup>st</sup>, placing it in excellent company. Delaware Law&rsquo;s <a href=\"ipl://809//W10=////\">online Master of Laws degree program</a> is coordinated by the Graduate, International, Compliance, and Legal Studies Office and is ideally suited for business lawyers and law graduates from around the world who are currently engaged in or interested in a business law career within government, industry, or private practice, and who wish to advance their expertise in several specialized concentrations without the expense or disruption of relocating to the United States for a traditional on-campus program.</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(442, 'Summer Was NOT Sleepy in Wilmington, Delaware!', '', '2019-07-10 14:52:00', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 35%; padding: 5px;\"><img src=\"irl://2453//\" alt=\"Fountain Picture\" width=\"95%\" /></div>\r\n<p>With the start of the 2019-2020 academic year upon us, one might think that the summer was slow and quiet at Delaware Law School, but that was not the case.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>The summer semester at Delaware Law was packed with juris doctor summer law classes, international law classes, and a jump start opportunity for our incoming first-year juris doctor class.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Summer Advantage is the name of the program that allows incoming first-year students to begin law school early.&nbsp; Instead of starting in August, Summer Advantage students begin in June and earn their first three credits before the official start of school for the fall semester.&nbsp; Thirty-nine students took &ldquo;advantage&rdquo; of the program this summer as they studied Constitutional Law:&nbsp; The First Amendment with Dean and Professor of Law Rodney A. Smolla.&nbsp; Summer Advantage students gain practical experience earlier in their law school careers.&nbsp; The program also makes it easier for part-time students to graduate in three and one-half years instead of four years.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Upper level juris doctor students used summer classes to lighten their course load in upcoming semesters, allowing them the opportunity to earn up to six credits over the course of the seven-week summer semester.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Delaware Law School&rsquo;s Office of Graduate, International, Compliance and Legal Studies Programs conducted multiple summer law programs offering foreign-trained law students and practitioners the opportunity to study topics such as introduction to the U.S. legal system and various U.S. corporate law areas.&nbsp; Assistant Dean Eileen Grena says, &ldquo;Over the summer, the international summer law programs welcomed more than 30 students from countries around the globe, including Italy, Brazil, Saudi Arabia and others, seeking an immersion in U.S. law and culture.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Grena added, &ldquo;Students learn and experience<em>&nbsp;</em>legal topics such as Advanced Concepts in Corporate Law, Human Dignity Rights, Environmental Human Rights, American Legal Studies, Constitutional Law, Anti-Corruption and International Money Laundering in our summer programs. Their academic instruction was complimented by excursions that took them beyond the classroom and into Delaware and Pennsylvania live court proceedings, the U.S. Supreme Court and the Philadelphia Constitution Center.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>As we file this story, students are already in the rhythm and routine of the fall semester.&nbsp; The summer semester offered great educational opportunities for our students and it certainly was NOT sleepy at Delaware Law School!</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(443, 'Welcome New Students!', '', '2019-08-12 16:06:00', '<p>The Delaware Law School Community is delighted to welcome the regular-division class of 2022 and the extended-division class of 2023 as they arrive for the start of their law school careers.</p>\r\n<p>Orientation week begins on Tuesday, August 13th and runs through August 15th. Orientation programs include instruction designed to help students achieve success in law school. Topics include professionalism and personal ethics, taking notes and outlining in law school, and effective time management. Students are also instructed on the character and fitness requirements for admission to the profession.</p>\r\n<p>New students should refer to the orientation and registration schedule they received previously to make sure that they know where and when each of the mandatory orientation sessions will take place.</p>\r\n<p>The entire Delaware Law community welcomes all of the new students and wishes you success in the coming year!</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(444, 'Dignity Rights Project Report Contributes to ABA Resolution', '', '2019-09-04 17:01:00', '<p>By Dean Rod Smolla</p>\r\n<p>On August 18th, the American Bar Association\'s House of Delegates unanimously approved a resolution affirming &ldquo;that human dignity &mdash; the inherent, equal, and inalienable worth of every person &mdash; is foundational to a just rule of law&rdquo; and urging &ldquo;governments to ensure that &lsquo;dignity rights&rsquo; &ndash; the principle that human dignity is fundamental to all areas of law and policy &mdash; be reflected in the exercise of their legislative, executive, and judicial functions.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>The Report supporting the Resolution was developed as a project of the Dignity Rights Project Practicum offered at Delaware Law in the&nbsp;Fall of 2018 and drew heavily from Professor <a href=\"ipl://20//WyIyOSJd////\">Erin Daly</a>&rsquo;s 2013 book, Dignity Rights:&nbsp; Courts, Constitutions, and the Worth of the Human Person (Penn 2013) and on the work that Professor <a href=\"ipl://20//WyIxMjIiXQ==////\">Jim May</a> and Professor Daly have been doing through the&nbsp;<a href=\"ipl://804//W10=////\">Dignity Rights Project</a> in recent years. &nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>One of our recent Delaware Law graduates, Sara Evans \'19, wrote the initial draft of the resolution as a student in the Dignity Rights class.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>The Resolution was initiated by the Honorable Judge Bernice Donald (6th Circuit Court of Appeals) and President of the ABA Center for Human Rights. &nbsp;Judge Donald was a keynote speaker at the Symposium on Dignity Rights and Environmental Justice held at Delaware Law School in April 2018. &nbsp;Her writing on the subject was recently published in the&nbsp;<em>Widener Law Review</em>.</p>\r\n<p>According to the Report, the Resolution will have the immediate effect of strengthening the ABA&rsquo;s work in several ways. &nbsp;First, it will ensure that the ABA is on solid policy ground when it condemns practices, such as torture, humiliation and invidious discrimination. &nbsp;Second, it will provide support for ABA activities that are designed to advance human dignity, policies and practices that promote rule of law, democratic and political rights, and other civil rights. Third, it will provide a vocabulary for defending liberty and pursuing justice.&nbsp; Fourth, it will serve as a unifying principal to reflect what matters most to Association: &nbsp;&ldquo;Defending liberty and pursuing justice.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>This is an extraordinary example of our professors and our students engaging in collaborative and impactful teaching and scholarship to advance human rights and the rule of law worldwide.</p>\r\n<p>Congratulations to Professors Daly and May, as well as to Ms. Evans, the <a href=\"ipl://566//W10=////\"><em>Widener Law Review</em></a>, and all within the Delaware Law School Community who contributed to this extraordinary achievement.</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(445, 'Widener University Celebrates the Legacy of Former Law Dean ', '{staticroot}files/modules/santoromed.jpg', '2019-09-11 14:28:00', '<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Staff and faculty from across Widener University paused this week to remember Tony Santoro, a </span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">former law</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> dean</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> whose vision shaped </span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Widener&rsquo;s</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> unique</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> dual</span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">structure of legal education</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.</span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Santoro, 77, died </span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Monday, </span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">September</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> 9 after a brief illness.&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">&ldquo;Tony Santoro had a profound impact on legal e</span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ducation,&rdquo; said Widener Provost Andrew Workman. &ldquo;</span><span data-contrast=\"none\">His vision and knack for hiring and inspiring exceptional faculty created law schools that not only provided top notch legal education, but also improved the skill and ethics of the bench and bar of the states in which they are located.  His influence will be felt by the legal co</span><span data-contrast=\"none\">mmunity for many years to come.&rdquo;</span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Santoro </span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">arrived</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> at Widener</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in 1983 at what was then known as Widener University School of Law. There was one campus in Wilmington, Del., and under his leadership that expanded to include a second campus in Harrisburg, Pa. He oversaw both campuses, which became separately accredited in 2015 and now </span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">operate as </span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Widener University Delaware Law School and Widener University Commonwealth Law School</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> under the leadership of separate deans.</span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&ldquo;Tony was an entrepreneur,&rdquo; said Eugene D. McGurk, a member of the Widener Board of Trustees and 1978 graduate of the law school</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in Delaware</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. &ldquo;He really had a vision for going to Harr</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">isburg because he saw a need </span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">there for legal education.&rdquo;&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">McGurk began a friendship with Santoro as an alumnus that only strengthened over t</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ime</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Even </span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">after</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Santoro</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> relocated </span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to </span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">New England in the 1990s</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, where he</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> helped establish Rhode Island&rsquo;s first law school at Roger Williams University</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, McGurk said they</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> remained in touch with visits and phone calls.</span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Emeritus Professor Thomas J. </span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Reed</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, who served as Santoro&rsquo;s associate dean all but one year of Santoro&rsquo;s nine-year</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Widener</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> tenure, </span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">said Santoro had the ability to talk with people at their level. He could speak legal education with </span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">law school academics and business with developers. He would listen to alumni reminisce.</span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&ldquo;He had a number of ways of connecting with people,&rdquo; Reed said. &ldquo;And he brought the bar and bench into our school in a way his predecessors weren&rsquo;t able to do.&rdquo;</span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Santoro&rsquo;s ability to </span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">win the support of</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> then-Widener President </span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Robert</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Bruce, and then-Board Chairman Les</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">lie C.</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Quick, </span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> his idea of</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> expand</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ing</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> the law school to the Pennsylvania capitol was a testimony t</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">o his</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> skill and influence.</span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">Santoro hired Professor Robyn Meadows to teach in Harrisburg, and</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> it was</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> his </span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">vision </span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for the school&rsquo;s role in the</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> commonwealth&rsquo;s capital city that convinced her </span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">it was a wise career move.</span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&ldquo;I was enthusiastic about joining the faculty in Harrisburg because Tony was enthusiastic about Harrisburg. That&rsquo;s why so many of us came. He infused the campus with his </span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">excitement for the school and the role it would play for</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> legal education in Pennsylvania</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,&rdquo; Meadows said.</span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While Santoro expanded</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> the law school</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> into Harrisburg, he also made</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> his mark on the Delaware campus. He grew the institution into o</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ne of the country&rsquo;s</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> largest law schools</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in an era marked by </span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">national enrollment surges, a</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nd expanded facilities in Delaware&rsquo;s Main Law Building to accommodate the flourishing operation.</span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Santoro left Widener in 1992</span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">for</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Rhode Island</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and was </span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">appointed </span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">f</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ounding dean </span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of the law school at Roger Williams University </span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in 1993. He </span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">was named</span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">president of </span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the u</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">niversity shortly befor</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e </span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> law school opened, and went on to serve as chancellor</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. He returned to </span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the</span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">law school </span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">there </span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">as a faculty member in 2000</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and r</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">etired last year.</span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&ldquo;We are deeply grateful for all of Tony Santoro&rsquo;</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s contributions to legal education at Widener,&rdquo; said Delaware Law School Dean Rodney A. Smolla. &ldquo;The relationships he built</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> with our alumni, the bench, bar</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and business community significantly strengthened the law school&rsquo;s position in Delaware and we are better for his leadership.&rdquo;&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&ldquo;As dean of Commonwealth Law School I have great respect and admiration for Tony Santoro,&rdquo;</span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dean Christian Johnson added. &ldquo;</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">His vision for a vibrant, successful law school serving the Pennsylvania capital has come to fruition. Without Tony there would be no Commonwealth Law School, and we are proud to </span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">play</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> such a significant</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> role in</span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> his legacy.&rdquo;</span></p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(446, 'Delaware Law Salutes Prestigious Josiah Oliver Wolcott Fellowship Program', '', '2019-09-24 12:10:00', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 45%; padding: 3px;\"><img src=\"irl://2509//\" alt=\"\" width=\"95%\" /></div>\r\n<p>Five Delaware Law School students serve each academic year as Wolcott Fellows to the justices of the Supreme Court of Delaware.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>As Wolcott Fellows, students serve as judicial clerks, working approximately 20 hours per week, performing legal research, writing draft opinions, and attending weekly oral argument sessions at the Supreme Court Courthouse in Dover, Delaware.</p>\r\n<p>Wolcott Fellows receive academic credit and either a cash grant or a tuition-remission scholarship grant, funded by Delaware Law School for the duration of their Fellowship with the Court.</p>\r\n<p>The Josiah Oliver Wolcott Fellowship is the only fellowship program in American legal education that offers students an opportunity to serve as a clerk for a justice of the Delaware Supreme Court or the Delaware Court of Chancery. &nbsp;The program is named for Josiah Oliver Wolcott, a native of Dover, Delaware.&nbsp; Mr. Wolcott was a lawyer, politician, and judge who was elected Delaware attorney general in 1912, and then to the U.S. Senate four years later.&nbsp; He resigned from the Senate in 1921 to become Chancellor of Delaware&rsquo;s renowned Delaware Court of Chancery, where he served until his death in 1938 at age 61.</p>\r\n<p>Current Wolcott Fellow Jennifer Duffy commented that, &ldquo;It is truly an honor and a privilege to work as a Wolcott Fellow with Justice Seitz and his law clerk.&nbsp; This experience affords me the opportunity to hone my writing skills to a level far beyond what can be achieved in the classroom.&nbsp; Practical experience brings the concepts learned in class to a \"real-world\" application significantly enhancing the quality of the educational foundation.&nbsp; I believe that the distinction of being a Wolcott Fellow and my time here in the Delaware Supreme Court will be a guiding force in my future endeavors.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>The 2019-2020 Wolcott Fellows are:</p>\r\n<p>Kyle Brady, who is assigned to The Honorable James T. Vaughn, Jr.;</p>\r\n<p>Jennifer Duffy, who is assigned to The Honorable Collins J. Seitz, Jr.;</p>\r\n<p>Matthew Lasewicz, who is assigned to The Honorable Gary F. Traynor;</p>\r\n<p>Victoria Storz, who is assigned to The Honorable Karen L. Valihura; and</p>\r\n<p>David White, who is assigned to The Honorable Leo E. Strine, Jr., Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court.</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(447, 'Delaware Law Veterans Clinic Staff Attorney argues case before U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Affairs in Washington, DC', '', '2019-10-08 16:57:00', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 35%; padding: 5px;\"><img src=\"irl://2510//\" alt=\"Sue Saidel\" width=\"95%\" /></div>\r\n<p>Delaware Law School Veterans Clinic Staff Attorney Susan W. Saidel argued a case in front of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in Washington, DC, in July 2019.&nbsp; Clinic students, Rachael Boseman and TJ McCarthy assisted in drafting briefs during the summer and fall semesters of 2018, and Yvette Donaldson assisted in preparation for the oral argument and attended the proceeding in Washington.&nbsp; Students and staff attorneys waded through more than 8,000 pages in the Tedesco file in preparation for the oral argument.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Following the oral argument, the court issued a precedential decision in the matter, Tedesco v. Wilkie, holding that the Department of Veterans Affairs applied an incorrect standard when determining compensation to a veteran for a knee injury.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Mr. Tedesco appealed a March 2018 Board of Veterans Appeals decision that denied a disability rating greater than 30% for his left knee disability.&nbsp; The court examined whether the only factor to consider was limited range of motion, or whether severity of pain should also be considered in determining the amount of disability the United States Marine Corps veteran should receive.</p>\r\n<p>At issue in the case was the meaning of &ldquo;severe painful motion&rdquo; and &ldquo;limitation of motion&rdquo;, as well as whether someone could have an almost normal range of motion but still suffer constant, extreme pain.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;This case is important,&rdquo; Saidel said, &ldquo;because the Court found that the VA was applying the incorrect standard and the VA&rsquo;s own regulations require multiple factors to be considered when evaluating a veteran for compensation of a knee injury.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>A 1995 graduate of Widener Law Delaware, attorney Susan Saidel has worked as a staff attorney in the school&rsquo;s <a href=\"ipl://128//W10=////\">Veterans Law Clinic</a> since 2007. &nbsp;She was interim director of the Veterans Law Clinic from 2013-2015.&nbsp; Saidel also teaches Legal Methods to first year law students at Delaware Law School.</p>\r\n<p>The United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims is a national court of record, established under Article I of the Constitution of the United States.&nbsp; The Court has exclusive jurisdiction to provide judicial review of final decisions by the Board of Veterans&rsquo; Appeals, an entity within the Department of Veterans Affairs.</p>\r\n<p>The Court provides veterans an impartial judicial forum for review of adverse administrative decisions issued by the Board of Veterans&rsquo; Appeals. The court issues decisions on nearly 5000 cases a year based on the record before the agency and briefs submitted by the parties. Oral argument is generally only held in cases presenting new legal issues.</p>\r\n<p>The Veterans Law Clinic in Wilmington, Delaware, is a Delaware Law pro bono clinical program providing law students an opportunity for the hands-on practice of law.</p>\r\n<p>Clinic faculty, students, staff attorneys, and legal fellows represent low-income and disabled veterans and their families who reside in Delaware, Pennsylvania, and surrounding areas. &nbsp;The Clinic offers free legal representation to veterans with meritorious claims that have been denied by the Department of Veterans Affairs. &nbsp;The Clinic also engages in community outreach, providing wills and other estate documents to veterans, sharing best practices with law clinics around the country, and recruiting and training local attorneys to take on pro bono veterans&rsquo; cases.</p>\r\n<p>The clinic started as the Veterans Assistance Program in 1997. &nbsp;It was the first of its kind in the country and it grew into the clinic of today, which has recovered more than $12 million in benefits owed to veterans. &nbsp;The Clinic has been honored with the Delaware Governor&rsquo;s Outstanding Volunteer Award for Community Service.</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(448, 'The Impact of the Opioid Epidemic on the United States', '', '2019-10-31 14:52:00', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 33%;\"><img src=\"irl://2523//\" alt=\"FDLA Image\" width=\"95%\" /></div>\r\n<p>Unique to the United States, the opioid crisis has reached epidemic proportions. &nbsp;The Delaware Law School Food and Drug Law Association addressed this issue head on through a continuing legal education program which focused on ethical issues facing the judiciary and practitioners on a daily basis.&nbsp; The many attendees were fortunate to find out the latest about the Multi-district litigation, and the ethical issues including communication, advocacy and bias involved in this ever-changing landscape. &nbsp;The recent <em>Johnson &amp; Johnson</em> decision, where an Oklahoma judge ordered the pharma giant to pay $572 million for its role in the Oklahoma opioid crisis, was discussed in terms of settlement or proceeding to trial.</p>\r\n<p>Moderated by Christopher Mondics, legal affairs reporter, the esteemed speakers included: The Honorable John P. Capuzzi, Sr., Gregory Heller, Esquire, Stephen A. Sheller, Esquire and Roseann B. Termini, Esquire, who teaches Food and Drug Law courses at the law school. The seasoned speakers discussed how the opioid crisis has impacted on nearly every facet of our society. The President&rsquo;s Commission Report, FDA initiatives spearheaded by Acting FDA Commissioner Sharpless, Drug Courts, the role of Big Pharma, Insurers, the Government including federal, state, local and Tribal, Economy, Role of Industry, Health care providers, Insurers, Patients, Physicians and Dentists were explored.</p>\r\n<p><strong>SAVE the DATE: &nbsp;April 1, 2020 to find out more about this epidemic on April 1, at the 10<sup>th</sup> Annual All Matters FDA at Delaware Law School.</strong></p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(449, 'Two Delaware Law Professors Deliver 35th Annual Francis G. Pileggi Distinguished Lecture In Corporate Law', '', '2019-11-13 13:39:00', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 40%; padding: 5px;\"><img src=\"irl://2547//\" alt=\"Pileggi Lecture Photo 1\" width=\"95%\" /></div>\r\n<p>The <em>Delaware Journal of Corporate Law</em>&nbsp;of Widener University Delaware Law School proudly sponsored the 35<sup>th</sup> Annual Francis G. Pileggi Distinguished Lecture in Corporate Law on Friday, November 8<sup>th</sup>, at the Hotel Du Pont in Wilmington, DE.&nbsp; Nearly 100 local lawyers, judges, and professors attended the event at the Hotel DuPont.&nbsp; An encore lecture in the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom at Delaware Law School later in the day drew over 100 Delaware Law students, faculty, and staff.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>In a departure from the standard lecture style of past Pileggi events, this year, Delaware Law Professor Emeritus Lawrence A. Hamermesh was interviewed by Associate Professor Paul L. Regan, in a conversation style setting.</p>\r\n<p>Professor Bruce Grohsgal, the Director of Delaware Law&rsquo;s Institute for Corporate and Business Law, introduced both professors and thanked Francis G. Pileggi and the Pileggi family for the lecture. &nbsp;In introducing Professor Hamermesh, Professor Grohsgal said: &nbsp;&ldquo;It is fitting that today&rsquo;s Pileggi lecturer, Professor Larry Hamermesh, for many years fostered these lectures that have been given by leading scholars and thinkers over several decades.&nbsp; Larry himself is eminent among them.&nbsp; Professor Hamermesh was, first, a go-to corporate lawyer and litigator.&nbsp; When Larry left Morris Nichols and the practice of law to become a professor at Delaware Law School, the word on Market Street was that the practice&rsquo;s loss was the academy&rsquo;s gain.&nbsp; He fulfilled this forecast.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Professors Hamermesh and Regan began their conversation with a recounting of the first case that Prof. Hamermesh worked on when he became a Delaware lawyer in 1976. &nbsp;That case, <em>Bell v. Kirby Lumber Corp.</em>, was a statutory appraisal proceeding with elements that would emerge as key continuing issues in modern corporate law: &nbsp;the phenomenon of large disparities between liquidation and third party sale value, on one hand, and value as a going concern; the phenomenon of large takeover premiums, especially for natural resources companies; and, because of its practice of sustained yield forestry, the persistent question of sustainability and corporate purpose, which surfaced most recently in the August 2019 statement of the Business Roundtable on corporate constituencies. &nbsp;Professors Hamermesh and Regan also discussed the role of stockholder litigation and the tension between judicial deference to market assessments of share value and merger transactions, on one hand, and the need to preserve some mechanism to identify and encourage litigation where those assessments are compromised by conflict of interest or misinformation, or both.</p>\r\n<div style=\"float: right; width: 40%; padding: 5px;\"><img src=\"irl://2546//\" alt=\"Pileggi Lecture Photo 2\" width=\"95%%\" /></div>\r\n<p>Both Professor Hamermesh and Professor Regan are nationally known in the business and corporate law world.&nbsp; Professor Hamermesh is Emeritus Professor of Law and the former Ruby R. Vale Professor of Corporate and Business Law at Delaware Law School.&nbsp; He is the former Director of the Widener Institute of Delaware Corporate and Business Law.</p>\r\n<p>Professor Hamermesh joined the faculty at Delaware Law in 1994 after an almost 20-year career with Morris Nichols Arsht &amp; Tunnell in Wilmington, Delaware.&nbsp; He now serves as the Executive Director of The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School&rsquo;s Institute for Law and Economics.&nbsp; Professor Hamermesh is a graduate of Haverford College and Yale Law School.</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><strong>History of the Pileggi Distinguished Lecture in Corporate Law</strong></p>\r\n<p>In 1985, Francis G.X. Pileggi, who was then the Internal Managing Editor for the <em>Delaware Journal of Corporate Law</em>, envisioned creating a forum where practitioners, judges, and academics, distinguished in the area of corporate law, could speak directly to those most responsible for setting policy on corporate law in the United States &ndash; the Delaware bench and bar.&nbsp; Through his efforts and the generosity of his father, the late Francis G. Pileggi, Esquire, the idea turned into reality.&nbsp; The lecture series continues today through the members of the <em>Delaware Journal of Corporate Law</em> and the continued generosity of the Pileggi family.&nbsp; The ideas and efforts of Ryan M. Messina, External Managing Editor of the <em>Delaware Journal of Corporate Law</em>, without which this year&rsquo;s lecture would not have happened, are greatly appreciated.</p>', '', '', '', '', '');
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(450, 'Professor Scheuer Delivers H. Albert Young Distinguished Lecture in Constitutional Law', '', '2019-12-04 13:11:00', '<p>Professor <a href=\"ipl://20//WyIxMjkiXQ==////\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Luke M. Scheuer</a> delivered the prestigious H. Albert Young Distinguished Lecture in Constitutional Law for 2019 on November 4<sup>th</sup> in the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom at Widener University Delaware Law School.&nbsp; Professor Scheuer spent the last two years as the H. Albert Young Fellow in Constitutional Law at Widener University Delaware Law School.</p>\r\n<p><img style=\"float: right;\" src=\"irl://2574//\" alt=\"ScheuerYoungLecture\" width=\"33%\" />Professor Scheuer spoke about his forthcoming paper, \"Pot, the First Amendment, and Taxes:&nbsp; The IRS\' Denial of 501(c)(6) Tax-Exempt Status to Marijuana Advocacy Groups.\"&nbsp; Federal law prohibits the sale, possession and use of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act. &nbsp;Nevertheless, many states have legalized marijuana for medical or recreational uses and have licensed businesses for the purpose of selling marijuana to the public. &nbsp;As a result, a burgeoning marijuana industry has cropped up, and its participants seek further legalization at the state and federal level. Some of these efforts come from trade groups that are also seeking tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(6). &nbsp;The Internal Revenue Service (&ldquo;IRS&rdquo;) has announced that it plans to delay or deny tax-exempt status to pro-legalization organizations while granting this status to groups who lobby against expanded marijuana legalization. &nbsp;As support, the IRS can point to the Supreme Court&rsquo;s decision in Bob Jones University, which held that the IRS can deny 501(c) status to an educational organization which had a racially discrimination admissions policy. &nbsp;The court held that there was a national policy against such practices. &nbsp;Professor Scheuer discussed whether the same is true for denying tax-exempt status based on a speaker&rsquo;s desire to advocate for legalization of marijuana.&nbsp; This talk will appear as an article in a forthcoming edition of the <em>Widener Law Review</em>.</p>\r\n<p>Professor Scheuer, a graduate of Boston College Law School, joined the faculty at Delaware Law in 2011.&nbsp; Before joining Delaware Law School, he taught as an adjunct faculty member at Boston College Law School, the University of Massachusetts School of Law, and Boston University School of Law where he taught advanced legal skills courses on contract and corporate drafting.&nbsp; He held a judicial clerkship in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts and also worked as a corporate associate at Goodwin Procter LLP in Boston.</p>\r\n<p><img style=\"float: right;\" src=\"irl://2573//\" alt=\"ProfessorScheuer\" width=\"33%\" />Professor Scheuer is a member of the Delaware Institute of Corporate and Business Law at Delaware Law and he teaches and writes in the areas of corporate law, contracts, mergers and acquisitions, bankruptcy, and corporate finance.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>The H. Albert Young Fellowship in Constitutional Law was endowed in 1998 by the Young Foundation of Wilmington, to honor the memory of the late H. Albert Young, Esq., a highly respected lawyer and former Delaware attorney general known for his unwavering dedication to upholding justice even in unpopular cases. &nbsp;His most famous role came in the aftermath of the&nbsp;<em>Brown v. Board of Education</em>&nbsp;decision when, in the face of tremendous opposition, he insisted the ruling be immediately enforced in Delaware.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Past Young Fellows include Professors John G. Culhane, David R. Hodas, Erin Daly, James R. May, Robert C. Power, Alan E. Garfield, Robert L. Hayman, Jr., Laura K. Ray, and the late Robert J. Lipkin.&nbsp; All served a two-year fellowship.&nbsp; Professor Culhane will serve as the H. Albert Young Fellow in Constitutional Law for a second time from 2019-2021.</p>', '', '', 'on', '', ''),
(451, 'Delaware Tax Institute Holds Annual Tax Update Conference', '', '2020-01-17 14:36:00', '<p><img style=\"float: right;\" src=\"irl://2622//\" alt=\"Delaware Tax Institute\" width=\"50%\" />More than 100 attorneys and accountants filled the seats in the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom at Widener University Delaware Law School on Friday, December 6, 2019 for the annual Delaware Tax Institute program.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>This year&rsquo;s program, titled <em>2019:&nbsp; Tax Developments and Planning:&nbsp; Thinking Forward:&nbsp; Strategies &amp; Opportunities</em>, was presented by Widener University Delaware Law School and co-sponsored by the Delaware Chapter of the Society of Financial Service Professionals and the Delaware State Bar Association.</p>\r\n<p>Each year, the Tax Institute conference offers an all-day program providing updates on federal and state income tax developments, recent developments in estate planning, and other topics of import such as presentations on preferred partnership interests, federal and state income tax rules, maintaining civility and fidelity in a changing environment.</p>\r\n<p>Dean <a href=\"ipl://263//W10=////\">Rod Smolla</a> welcomed the speakers and attendees to the 13<sup>th</sup> Annual Delaware Tax Institute program.&nbsp; A total of six panels featuring 12 speakers presented tax law updates at the conference.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>This year&rsquo;s distinguished speaker was Distinguished Speaker Jared Bernstein, Ph.D., Senior Fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities since 2011 in Washington, DC.&nbsp; Mr. Bernstein was also the Chief Economist and Economic Advisor to Vice President Joe Biden, Executive Director of the White House Task Force on the Middle Class, and a member of President Obama&rsquo;s economic team.&nbsp; Mr. Bernstein holds a Ph.D. in Social Welfare from Columbia University.</p>\r\n<p>The Delaware Tax Institute Planning Committee is comprised of prominent Delaware attorneys and tax professionals &ndash; Jocelyn Margolin Borowsky, Esq., Duane Morris LLP; John &ldquo;Jack&rdquo; P. Garniewski, Jr., Family Office Solutions, LLC; Daniel F. Hayward, Esq., Gordon, Fournaris &amp; Mammarella, P.A.; Carol G. Kroch, Wilmington Trust Company; Kathryn S. Schultz, CPA, Belfint Lyons &amp; Shuman, P.A.; W. Donald Sparks II, Esq., Richards Layton &amp; Finger, P.A.; Kenneth W. Stewart, CPA, Stephano Slack LLC; Leo E. Strine, CLU, ChFC, Financial House; Vincent C. Thomas, Esq., Young Conaway Stargatt &amp; Taylor, LLP; Carol A.F. Perrupato, CLE Coordinator and Professor <a href=\"ipl://20//WyIxMTEiXQ==////\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bruce Grohsgal</a>, both of Widener University Delaware Law School.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>The tax program is unique in that it offers continuing legal education credits to attorneys as well as continuing professional education credits to accountants and tax professionals.&nbsp; Delaware Law acquired the long-running program from the University of Delaware in 2007.</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(452, 'Healthcare Compliance Symposium 2020', '', '2020-01-31 14:55:00', '<p><img style=\"float: right; width: 40%;\" src=\"irl://2633//\" alt=\"Healthcare Compliance Symposium\" />The Graduate, International, Compliance and Legal Studies department of Widener University Delaware Law School is planning their Third Annual Healthcare Compliance Symposium to be held at Delaware Law School on Thursday, April 23, 2020.</p>\r\n<p>The Healthcare Compliance Symposium is a joint effort of Delaware Law School and First Healthcare Compliance to provide resources for professionals serving in the growing field of healthcare compliance. &nbsp;The full-day event will be held in the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom at Delaware Law and will include continental breakfast, lunch, and multiple opportunities for continuing education credits and continuing legal education credits.&nbsp; Attendees will also receive a complimentary copy of &ldquo;The Fundamentals&rdquo; guidebook.</p>\r\n<p>Educational sessions will focus on various topics including ethics and patient advocacy, whistleblowers, avoiding fraud, telemedicine, background checks and more. &nbsp;Registration is available to the public with discounted pricing available until March 23, 2020.</p>\r\n<p>Director of Delaware Law Graduate Programs Pamela Beech said, &ldquo;This is our third Healthcare Compliance Symposium and each year we have built, and improved upon, our offerings for the program.&nbsp; As in previous years, we have a very talented and knowledgeable line-up of speakers who will share the latest trends and best practices in the every-growing, and heavily regulated, healthcare compliance industry.&nbsp; This year we added a session with a panel of experts who will engage with attendees so there will be a cohesive immersion that will provide a collaborative discussion of varying viewpoints.&nbsp; We continually see the need for this level of education and we&rsquo;re looking forward to building on the success of our previous events.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Rachel V. Rose, JD, MBA, a principal with Rachel V. Rose Attorney at Law, P.L.L.C. in Houston, Texas will serve as the Distinguished Speaker at the Symposium.</p>\r\n<p>Ms. Rose has a unique background, having worked in many different facets of healthcare, securities and international law and business throughout her career.&nbsp; Her practice focuses on a variety of cybersecurity, health care and securities law issues related to industry compliance and transactional work, as well as representing plaintiffs in Dodd-Frank/False Claims Act whistleblower claims, which remain under seal.</p>\r\n<p>Ms. Rose holds an MBA with minors in healthcare and entrepreneurship from Vanderbilt University, and a law degree from Stetson University College of Law, where she graduated with various honors, including the National Scribes Award and The William F. Blews Pro Bono Service Award.&nbsp; Ms. Rose is licensed in Texas and is an Affiliated Member with the Baylor College of Medicine&rsquo;s Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, where she teaches bioethics.</p>\r\n<p>Founded in 2012 by a nurse attorney, the First Healthcare Compliance software solution creates confidence among compliance professionals through education, resources, and support in the areas of HIPAA, OSHA, human resources compliance, and fraud waste and abuse laws. Serving clients across the United States, the company&rsquo;s evolving platform provides real-time insight for board reporting and across multiple locations.</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(453, 'Delaware Law Student selected for prestigious Ambro Fellowship Award', '', '2020-02-17 09:36:00', '<p><img style=\"float: right;\" src=\"irl://2661//\" alt=\"Maria Kotsiras\" width=\"35%\" />Maria Kotsiras, a second-year student at Widener University Delaware Law School, was selected recently for the Honorable Thomas L. Ambro Fellowship for 2020. This prestigious fellowship is awarded each year to a law student applicant chosen from law schools nationwide. The award pays a $6000 stipend to the student recipient, funded by the Delaware Bankruptcy Inn of Court, for an eight-week summer internship with the judges of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>The recipient is accountable to the Chief Judge (or his chambers designee) for assignments, scheduling and hours. The selection criteria include that the student is intelligent, honest and hard-working, and has an interest in practicing commercial or bankruptcy law in Delaware. Maria will be presented with the Ambro Fellowship Award at a formal ceremony in Philadelphia in June.</p>\r\n<p>Maria is a dean&rsquo;s honors student at Delaware Law, a member of the <em>Delaware Journal of Corporate Law</em>, and a First State Merit Scholar. She is a&nbsp;<em>cum laude</em>&nbsp;graduate of St. Joseph&rsquo;s University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she majored in political science. She presently works at Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman &amp; Goggin, P.C., as a law clerk where she researches and analyzes case and statutory law to draft legal memoranda.</p>', 'Maria will be presented with the Ambro Fellowship Award at a formal ceremony in Philadelphia in June.', '', '', '', ''),
(454, 'Campus Safety Officer Honored with Life Saving Award', '', '2020-03-10 12:32:00', '<p><strong>By Benjamin Beggs &lsquo;20 Communication Studies</strong></p>\r\n<div style=\"float: right; width: 35%; padding: 5px;\"><img src=\"irl://2683//\" alt=\"Campus Safety Live Saving Award\" width=\"95%%\" /></div>\r\n<p>The first priority of Widener&rsquo;s Campus Safety team is the safety and well-being of students, faculty, staff, and visitors. One officer turned that commitment into an act of heroism.</p>\r\n<p>Bruce Murray, a Campus Safety lieutenant working on the Delaware Law School campus, grew concerned during an overnight shift when he wasn&rsquo;t getting responses from a fellow officer over the radio. Acting proactively, Murray searched for and located his colleague, who was unresponsive. He utilized his medical training, administered CPR and resuscitated him, and ensured he got further medical attention. It saved his colleague&rsquo;s life.</p>\r\n<p>Widener&rsquo;s new executive director of campus safety, Anthony Pluretti, proudly awarded Murray the Life Saving Award during a Campus Safety training day several weeks after the incident. The award is the first of its kind for Widener&rsquo;s Campus Safety, and while Pluretti hopes no further lives will require saving, he said the award would be given again if similar circumstances ever present themselves.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;This award reminds everyone of the purpose of our staff, which is to create a safe and secure campus for everyone, including our own staff,&rdquo; Pluretti explained. &ldquo;I hope it also serves as an example of recognizing the amazing accomplishments of our team and how professional the organization is.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Pluretti believes that Campus Safety&rsquo;s role across the university should include more than just safety and security. He takes great pride in the work the department does every single day.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;There are a lot of exciting changes coming to our campus communities, and we at Campus Safety are eager to show everyone what we are capable of, and how we will exceed expectations,&rdquo; Pluretti said.</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(455, 'Delaware Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument at Delaware Law School ', '', '2020-03-23 10:37:00', '<p>The Delaware Supreme Court returned for their 2020 visit to Delaware Law School to hear oral argument in one case in front of a packed Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom.&nbsp; More than 200 students, faculty, and staff attended the argument in the Courtroom and another 75-100 attendees viewed the argument remotely.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>The Court has a long-standing tradition of hearing oral argument at the law school so that students can experience the live court proceeding in our own courtroom facility.&nbsp; The annual visit by the Court is a noteworthy point of pride for the school.&nbsp; Delaware Law School&rsquo;s five <a href=\"ipl://146//W10=////\">Wolcott Fellows</a> were in attendance at the arguments, as well as Supreme Court law clerks and staff.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Wolcott Fellows are law school students who serve as part-time law clerks to the Supreme Court justices, and one of their weekly duties is to attend oral arguments which are customarily heard in Dover, Delaware.</p>\r\n<p>All five members of the Delaware Supreme Court heard the oral argument on February 19th.&nbsp; Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr. was joined on the bench by Justices Karen L. Valihura; James T. Vaughn, Jr.; Gary F. Traynor, and Tamika Montgomery-Reeves to hear argument in the case.</p>\r\n<p>Delaware Law School Dean Rodney A. Smolla said, &ldquo;We were honored once again to host the oral arguments of the Delaware Supreme Court at Delaware Law.&nbsp; We were treated to a case presenting compelling legal issues and presented by superb advocates.&nbsp; In substance and symbol, it was a terrific day for us.&nbsp; We are most thankful to the Supreme Court for this remarkable educational opportunity.&rdquo;</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(456, 'Delaware Law Launches Coronavirus Practicum Course', '', '2020-05-12 16:34:00', '<p>Delaware Law School has created an emergency <em>Coronavirus Pandemic Student Service and Practicum Course Program.&nbsp; </em>The purpose of the Program is to utilize the skills of Delaware Law students, faculty, alumni, volunteer legal services organizations, and attorneys willing to dedicate pro bono legal services, to serve those in dire need of assistance due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, and to provide curricular educational opportunities and extra-curricular service opportunities to Delaware Law School students. The program consists of two tracks - a Practicum Course and a Pro Bono Service Learning track.</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>ENROLLMENT INSTRUCTIONS</strong></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>DELAWARE LAW SCHOOL CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC</strong></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>STUDENT SERVICE AND PRACTICUM COURSE PROGRAM</strong><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p>\r\n<p><strong>Enrollment in the Practicum Course:</strong></p>\r\n<p>Enrollment in the Practicum Course may be for one credit or two credits.&nbsp;&nbsp;The <strong>course begins on May 26, 2020</strong> and <strong>extends through July 24, 2020</strong>.</p>\r\n<p><strong>The Enrollment Deadline is May 20, 2020.</strong></p>\r\n<p>To receive one hour of course credit, a student must perform 45 hours of work.</p>\r\n<p>To receive two hours of course credit, a student must perform 90 hours of work.</p>\r\n<p>Dean Smolla will serve as the overall course coordinator, and will assign students to supervisors based on student interests, to the extent practicable. Dean Smolla will contact students enrolled in the course to discuss their priorities and interests.</p>\r\n<p><strong>An initial zoom meeting organizing the practicum will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 26, and will be recorded for students not able to attend at that time</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Online registration will be available beginning on May 13 through the <a href=\"https://my.widener.edu/collection/delawarelaw/del-registration?market=delawarelaw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MyWidener registration platform</a> used for registration of Delaware Law Courses.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Course Title and Number is:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>LAWD-6201-O1:&nbsp;&nbsp;Coronavirus Practicum (1 credit)</li>\r\n<li>LAWD-6201-O2:&nbsp;&nbsp;Coronavirus Practicum (2 credits)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p><strong>Enrollment in the Pro Bono Student Service Program:</strong></p>\r\n<p>The Pro Bono Student Service Program <strong>will extend from May 27, 2020, to July 24, 2020</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>To earn relief from one credit hour of the Law School&rsquo;s experiential learning requirement, students must perform a minimum of 45 hours of service.</p>\r\n<p><strong>An initial zoom meeting organizing the program will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 27, and will be recorded for students not able to attend at that time.</strong></p>\r\n<p>Dean Smolla and Catherine Kilian, Esq., Director of the Public Interest Resource Center, will supervise the program.&nbsp;&nbsp;To enroll in the Program for this summer, students need only provide their name, email, and phone contact information to the Public Interest Resource Center at:</p>\r\n<p><a id=\"LPlnk941154\" href=\"mailto:PIRC@widener.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">PIRC@widener.edu</a></p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(457, 'Veterans Law Clinic Secures Extraordinary Victory', '', '2020-05-19 14:36:00', '<p>Delaware Law School&rsquo;s <a href=\"ipl://128//W10=////\">Veterans Law Clinic</a> recently secured an award of over $400,000 for the widow of a Vietnam combat veteran after years of persistent litigation against the Veterans Administration. This brings the Clinic\'s total amount recovered on behalf of Veterans to $13,314,847.</p>\r\n<p>The client, a low-income widow of a Vietnam combat veteran who passed away in 1994, came to the Veterans Law Clinic in 2003 and was first assisted by Professor Emeritus Thomas Reed and, later, former clinic director Justin Holbrook. She filed a claim for what\'s called Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC), a type of survivor benefit offered to qualifying spouses of deceased veterans, but the VA denied her initial application for benefits as well as subsequent applications.</p>\r\n<p>Current clinic director Jennifer Morell took over the case and in 2015, aided by law student interns, she filed a first appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals of Veterans Claims (CAVC) on a procedural issue. The CAVC vacated the VA decision and remanded the matter. The Clinic filed an application for attorney&rsquo;s fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), and despite VA opposition, the Clinic was awarded $8,456.25 in fees.</p>\r\n<p>Gabriel Griffith, A Delaware Law School Clinic intern, researched and drafted a fantastic brief in response to the VA\'s opposition. On remand, the VA continued its denial of benefits, so again the Clinic appealed to the CAVC in 2017, this time on the substantive issue. In a September 2018 decision, the CAVC again vacated the VA\'s decision, the judge calling the underlying decision at issue \"quite frankly, terrible, even reprehensible.\" The Clinic again filed for attorneys&rsquo; fees, this time receiving $9,512.25 for its work. On remand, the VA in May 2019 finally admitted error in a 1986 decision, which paved the way for the Clinic&rsquo;s client being deemed eligible for DIC benefits.&nbsp; Nearly one year after the May 2019 VA decision, the client received her retroactive award of $400,247.52 covering benefits back to the year her husband passed, and she will now receive $1,624.71 per month, tax-free. She is of the age that these benefits will continue for the remainder of her life, even if she were to remarry.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Congratulations on this excellent example of the great work our Clinic does to achieve justice for deserving veterans and their families, including Jennifer, Professor Reed, Justin Holbrook, and the numerous Delaware Law students who have provided invaluable assistance over the years.&nbsp; Much gratitude also goes to the Delaware Commission of Veterans Affairs, which continues to support the Clinic&rsquo;s mission through an annual grant,&rdquo; said Dean Rod Smolla.</p>', '“Congratulations on this excellent example of the great work our Clinic does to achieve justice for deserving veterans and their families, including Jennifer, Professor Reed, Justin Holbrook, and the numerous Delaware Law students who have provided invaluable assistance over the years.  Much gratitude also goes to the Delaware Commission of Veterans Affairs, which continues to support the Clinic’s mission through an annual grant,” said Dean Rod Smolla.', '', '', '', ''),
(458, 'Delaware Law School graduate will clerk for two prestigious courts from 2020-2022', '', '2020-05-27 10:09:00', '<p><img style=\"float: right;\" src=\"irl://2813//\" alt=\"Shella Borovinskaya\" width=\"35%\" />Shella Borovinskaya, a graduate of Delaware Law School&rsquo;s Class of 2020, will be a law clerk for The Honorable James F. Hyland of the New Jersey Superior Court from 2020 to 2021, following which she we will be a law clerk for The Honorable Christopher S. Sontchi of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware until 2022.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Shella was the 2019 recipient of The Honorable Thomas L. Ambro Fellowship, a prestigious fellowship awarded each year to a student applicant chosen from law schools nationwide.&nbsp; The Ambro Fellowship is an eight-week summer internship with the judges of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware funded by the Delaware Bankruptcy Inn of Court.&nbsp;&nbsp;Shella also is a member of the Delaware Bankruptcy Inn of Court and IWIRC (the International Women&rsquo;s Insolvency &amp; Restructuring Confederation).&nbsp; &nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>At Widener University Delaware Law School, Shella received the 2019 President&rsquo;s Award for High Legal Achievement and Future Potential in the Legal Profession, and was Vice President and New Member Chair of the Moot Court Honor Society.&nbsp; She is a&nbsp;graduate of Montclair State University, where she majored in Justice Studies with a Concentration in Justice Systems.</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(459, 'New Book Offers Timely Insights into Free Speech, Civil Rights', '', '2020-07-21 16:46:00', '<p>In his new book, <em>Confessions of a Free Speech Lawyer</em>, Delaware Law School Dean <a href=\"ipl://263//W10=////\">Rodney Smolla</a> offers personal insight into the ways that free speech protections and civil rights protections have come into conflict in light of the violent clashes that occurred in Charlottesville, Virginia during the summer of 2018.</p>\r\n<p>A nationally-known scholar on matters relating to constitutional law, civil rights, freedom of speech, and mass media - particularly matters relating to libel and privacy - Dean Smolla has participated in a number of landmark free speech cases over the course of his career, including his role as lead counsel in a famous Supreme Court decision which challenged Virginia&rsquo;s anti-cross burning law. In the book, Smolla brings those experiences to his consideration of the events in Charlottesville and looks at how that tumultuous period might illuminate fraught legal issues.</p>\r\n<p>Nadine Strossen, a former President of the American Civil Liberties Union, calls the book, &ldquo;. . . dazzling in its interweaving of such a rich tapestry of information and analysis, told in the form of mesmerizing stories,&rdquo; while former Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz writes, &ldquo;Rod Smolla is a wonderful story-teller who brings alive the important history of legal and cultural wars over the meaning of free speech, especially during periods of divisive hatred in America. His &lsquo;confessions&rsquo; are a compellingly readable blend of personal memoir, history, and legal thought.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p><em>Confessions of a Free Speech Lawyer</em> is published by Cornell University Press and is available online at <a href=\"https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501749650/confessions-of-a-free-speech-lawyer/\">cornellpress.cornell.edu</a>.</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(460, 'Delaware Law School Honors the Memory of Judge Helen S. Balick', '', '2020-09-25 00:57:00', '<p>I am saddened to report that the Hon. Helen S. Balick passed away on September 23, 2020. Judge Balick was a pioneer in too many ways to recount fully here. She was the 13th woman admitted to the Delaware bar and the first female federal judicial officer in Delaware, serving as both a magistrate judge and bankruptcy judge from 1974 to 1980 and as a bankruptcy judge from 1980 to 1998 (indeed the sole bankruptcy judge until 1993). Her 24 years of judicial service saw monumental changes in the Delaware bankruptcy practice and led the way to the six-member court of today. She was an outstanding jurist with an occasionally feisty judicial demeanor. She also had an excellent sense of humor. She was cordial to all and particularly kind to young lawyers, quickly learning their names. She leaves behind a formidable legacy. We all owe a great deal of gratitude to her for her 24 years of service to the Court and the pioneering role she played in the Delaware bar and in making our Court what it is today. The funeral will be private.</p>\r\n<p>Chief Judge Christopher S. Sontchi</p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https://www.deb.uscourts.gov/news/passing-honorable-helen-s-balick\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https://www.deb.uscourts.gov/news/passing-honorable-helen-s-balick</a></p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(461, 'Town Hall Presentation Examines Presidential Elections and the Constitution', '', '2020-10-30 16:24:00', '<p><img style=\"float: right; width: 35%;\" src=\"irl://2939//\" alt=\"Dean Rod Smolla photo\" />&ldquo;How severe is the burden on voting?&rdquo; asked Widener University Delaware Law School Dean Rodney Smolla in reference to one of the first principles in deciding legal challenges brought before the court in election related disputes. Smolla spoke about presidential election case law and the Constitution at a university wide virtual town hall presentation on the evening of Monday, October 26<sup>th</sup>.</p>\r\n<p>Noting that there are a number of election-related cases pending across the country ahead of the November 3<sup>rd</sup>, 2020 election, Smolla focused in particular on four cases in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Texas, and North Carolina. Noting that the lawyers drafting these complaints are often operating in a matter of days or hours, he said, &ldquo;All of these cases are taking place in emergency situations.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>The case in Pennsylvania involves a three-day extension of mail-in voting ballots. The Pennsylvania courts decided in favor of allowing the extension, but the litigants challenging the order attempted to get the U.S. Supreme Court to issue a stay. The Supreme Court deadlocked four-to-four on the issue and thus did not grant a stay, though Smolla did note that Justice Amy Coney Barrett&rsquo;s recent confirmation could change the way such a dispute might be decided in the future.</p>\r\n<p>After noting that a Wisconsin case that challenged extended deadlines for absentee voting was dismissed, Smolla discussed a case in Texas involving a decision by Governor Greg Abbot to limit ballot drop boxes to one per county. Opponents of the Governor&rsquo;s decision initially won a victory in the lower courts, but the 5<sup>th</sup> Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the lower court&rsquo;s ruling, deciding that the drop box restriction was not overly burdensome.</p>\r\n<p>After touching on a North Carolina case also involving rules around mail-in ballots, Dean Smolla touched on the Bush v Gore case following the 2000 election. He noted that while many legal scholars were troubled by the legal conclusions reached in that case that it must also be noted that many subsequent efforts have been made to recount the votes in Florida in the 2000 election, but that they all found that Bush narrowly won the popular vote count.</p>\r\n<p>At the conclusion of his remarks, the Dean took a couple of questions from the audience. The first question related to the possibility of &ldquo;faithless&rdquo; electors who might opt not to vote for the candidate who won the state&rsquo;s popular election. Noting that state laws vary widely on this issue, Dean Smolla indicated that some states would simply replace the elector with one who would vote in conjunction with the popular vote, while others might impose fines. He also indicated that such a rogue elector could provoke lawsuits.</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(462, 'Recent Alum to clerk for Delaware Supreme Court Justice', '', '2020-11-06 15:58:00', '<p><img style=\"float: right;\" src=\"irl://2940//\" alt=\"Jillian A. Tyson\" width=\"35%\" />Jillian A. Tyson, who graduated from Delaware Law <em>Summa Cum Laude</em> this past May, will clerk for the Honorable Karen L. Valihura during the 2021-22 Delaware Supreme Court term after finishing her current clerkship with the Honorable Andrea L. Rocanelli of the Delaware Superior Court.</p>\r\n<p>During her time at the Delaware Law School, Jillian served as the Bluebook Editor for the <a href=\"ipl://565//W10=////\"><em>Delaware Journal of Corporate Law</em></a>, and she earned Pro Bono Distinction for volunteer legal service for her work in the <a href=\"ipl://128//W10=////\">Veteran&rsquo;s Law Clinic,</a> Delaware Volunteer Legal Services, and the <a href=\"ipl://155//W10=////\">Wills for Heroes Program</a>. She received the 2020 Dean&rsquo;s Award, which is awarded annually to the student who, in the opinion of the Dean of the law school, has demonstrated outstanding legal aptitude, exemplary service, significant leadership skills, and the potential to become an outstanding member of the legal community. She also received the William J. and Ella C. Wolf Award for excellence in real property law or real estate development, and in 2019-20, she served as the John F. Schmutz <a href=\"ipl://103//W10=////\">Corporate and Business Law Institute</a> Fellow.</p>\r\n<p>Delaware Law School congratulates Jillian on her outstanding success!</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(463, 'Delaware Law Announces New Strategic Plan for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion', '', '2020-11-24 14:16:00', '<p>The Delaware Law School is adopting a new <em>Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategic Plan</em> that was unanimously approved by the Law Faculty on October 22, 2020.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;In my official role as Dean I whole-heartedly embrace and endorse the Delaware Law School&rsquo;s adoption of a new Strategic Plan addressing matters relating to diversity and Race,&rdquo; writes Dean Rod Smolla in a personal note on race and diversity.</p>\r\n<p>Highlights of the new strategic plan include the creation of a new Standing Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, the enhancement of diversity and equity related curriculum and course offerings, the creation of an admissions pipeline to promote diversity in Delaware Law admissions and the legal profession, and the hiring of an Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;I am personally committed to advancing the cause of increasing the diversity of the legal profession. This is an urgent priority for lawyers and judges across the United States, including America&rsquo;s law schools. It is an urgent priority for the Delaware Law School,&rdquo; Smolla adds.</p>\r\n<p>Learn more about the <a href=\"ipl://254//W10=////\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">law school&rsquo;s new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategic Plan</a>.</p>', '&quot;In my official role as Dean I whole-heartedly embrace and endorse the Delaware Law School’s adoption of a new Strategic Plan addressing matters relating to diversity and Race.&quot;\r\n\r\n- Dean Rod Smolla', '', '', '', ''),
(464, 'Delaware Law School partners with Association of Certified Fraud Examiners on new anti-fraud course ', '', '2020-12-09 13:45:00', '<p><img style=\"float: right;\" src=\"irl://2993//\" alt=\"ACFE Logo\" /><strong>Wilmington, DE &ndash;&nbsp;</strong>Delaware&nbsp;Law School will offer a new anti-fraud course this spring as part of its graduate-level legal training for students seeking career alternatives to the practice of law.</p>\r\n<p>Fraud Examination will be taught by Christopher King, MS, CFE, CAMS and offered through the law school&rsquo;s Graduate, International, Compliance and Legal Studies programs in collaboration with the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.&nbsp; The three-credit course is ideal for students interested in careers that involve financial fraud investigation and examination. It will be available to those pursuing a master of jurisprudence &ndash; a legal master degree.</p>\r\n<p>Students who enroll will be introduced to the practical methods of fraud examination, such as performing internal investigations, identifying&nbsp;internal fraud, detecting financial statement fraud, examining the inside of a &ldquo;fraudster&rsquo;s&rdquo; mind, determining asset misappropriation, performing a fraud examination, viewing the inside of a fraud trial, and locating hidden assets during the punishment phase.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Delaware Law offers graduate-level education for those seeking alternative legal careers.&nbsp; The master of jurisprudence, or MJ,&nbsp;program allows students with a bachelor&rsquo;s degree to obtain legal training and knowledge in areas such as corporate law and compliance.&nbsp;MJ graduates do not sit for a bar exam, but they are eligible to sit for an&nbsp;exam to become&nbsp;a certified compliance professional.&nbsp;MJ graduates&nbsp;often focus their careers on establishing a compliance and ethics program within an organization, and preventing financial&nbsp;fraud, waste, and abuse.&nbsp;Additional courses in the program cover topics such as&nbsp;introduction to the legal system, legal writing,&nbsp;white-collar crime, fraud regulations,&nbsp;and&nbsp;effective investigations.&nbsp;The MJ program culminates in a capstone course where students utilize the&nbsp;practical&nbsp;skills&nbsp;they have developed&nbsp;to create a compliance plan&nbsp;in their chosen industry.&nbsp;All courses are taught virtually by practicing legal compliance professionals. Delaware Law also offers a graduate certificate in corporate compliance education. &nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Students enrolled in at least six MJ course credits are eligible for a reduced student membership&nbsp;rate with the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.</p>\r\n<p><strong>About&nbsp;Delaware Law School:</strong>&nbsp; Widener University is a metropolitan university that connects curricula to social issues through civic engagement.&nbsp;&nbsp;Dynamic teaching, active scholarship, personal attention, applied leadership, and experiential learning are key components of the Widener experience.&nbsp;&nbsp;Delaware Law School is the first state&rsquo;s only law school, providing a juris doctor, legal graduate and paralegal undergraduate&nbsp;degree&nbsp;programs with an emphasis on developing legal professionals who reflect the Delaware way and its traditions of civility, integrity and mutual respect.&nbsp;&nbsp;The school offers signature programs in corporate and business law, environmental law, family health law and policy, trial advocacy, and dignity rights. &nbsp;For information, visit <a href=\"ipl://104//W10=////\">delawarelaw.widener.edu/compliance</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(465, 'Delaware Law Student Co-Authors Article on Cyber Specialist Recruitment and Retention', '', '2020-12-23 12:01:00', '<p>Delaware Law student Dr. Jesse P. Samluk recently co-authored with Mark A. Boeke and Marcus A. Neal an article about why the uniformed services of the United States must increase efforts to recruit and retain skilled and dedicated cyber security specialists.</p>\r\n<p>The article, &ldquo;<a href=\"https://ndupress.ndu.edu/Media/News/News-Article-View/Article/2420840/recruiting-cyber-specialists-why-the-services-must-modernize-qualification-stan/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Recruiting Cyber Specialists: Why the Services Must Modernize Qualification Standards</a>&rdquo;, appeared in <em>Joint Force Quarterly </em>and discussed the challenges posed by cyber-warfare, observing, &ldquo;cyber is its own distinct warfighting domain, just like the land, sea, or air, where either nation-states or terrorist actors can target our country.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Cyber security is among the fastest growing job markets, and such expansion is expected to continue rapidly over the next few years. Nearly every facet of society is under attack from state-sponsored hackers, including Russian attacks on classified government networks and North Korean ransomware attacks on average Americans. In this vein, the services are looking for the best and brightest and are actively recruiting to protect our government&rsquo;s critical systems,&rdquo; the article notes. Despite efforts to overcome the salary limitations that the uniformed services have compared to private industry, however, there are other issues that can cause these services to miss out on qualified individuals including medical, age, and prior service standards.</p>\r\n<p>In addition to studying towards his law degree at Delaware Law School, Jesse is a Reserve Organization of America Member and an RF Engineer with the Department of Defense. Delaware Law School congratulates Jesse on the publication of this important article!</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(466, 'Bernard Smalley Sr. \'80 named president of The Board of Directors of City Trusts for Philadelphia', '', '2021-01-15 14:24:00', '<p>Prominent Philadelphia attorney and Widener University Delaware Law School alumnus&nbsp;Bernard W. Smalley Sr. has been unanimously elected to serve as the president of&nbsp;The Board of Directors of City Trusts, the agency that manages charitable trusts bequeathed to the city of Philadelphia. Smalley, who graduated from&nbsp;Widener University Delaware Law School in 1980 will be the first African American to lead the board in its entire 151-year history.</p>\r\n<p>Bernard Smalley graduated from Temple University. He attended&nbsp;Widener University Delaware Law School at night while working as an administrator for the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. Following his graduation from law school, he clerked for Judge Stanley M. Greenberg before he began a career as a trial attorney working on behalf of clients who had suffered corporate or professional negligence.&nbsp;Apartner at the Anapol Schwartz law firm for nearly 30 years, Smalley became a partner at Raynes Lawn Hehmeyer in 2016. Smalley has been named a Pennsylvania Superlawyer on multiple occassions during his distinguished career. In addition to his inductions as a fellow of both the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, Smalley received the 2008 Thurgood Marshall College Fund Award of Excellence. He is a past president of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association and a member of the Barristers&rsquo; Association of Philadelphia.</p>\r\n<p>Read more about Smalley\'s election as&nbsp;president of The Board of Directors of City Trusts at the <a href=\"https://www.phillytrib.com/news/local_news/bernard-smalley-sr-named-first-black-president-of-the-board-of-directors-of-city-trusts/article_7bc5933f-9c90-58bc-a2e0-f764d20f1b87.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Philadelphia Tribune</a>.</p>\r\n<p>The entire Widener University Delaware Law School congratulates&nbsp;Bernard W. Smalley Sr. on his terrific accomplishment!</p>', 'Bernard W. Smalley Sr. \'80 was unanimously elected to serve as president of The Board of Directors of City Trusts, the agency charged with overseeing charitable trusts bequeathed to the city of Philadelphia. He is the the first African American to lead the board in its 151-year history.', '', '', '', ''),
(467, 'Delaware Law Grad Makes Local Impact', '', '2021-02-25 12:47:00', '<p>&ldquo;Housing is probably one of the most visible forms of inequity in our society at large and Delaware County is no exception. Inequity in Delaware County housing is a direct manifestation of larger social inequities in race, economics, and wealth. Our project has the ability to curb and course correct some of those inequities by working systemically to address these problematic policies in housing,&rdquo; says Delaware Law graduate Jordan Casey &rsquo;13, who has worked as a staff attorney with the Health, Education and Legal Assistance Project (HELP) - a medical-legal partnership at Widener University Delaware Law School - since 2016.</p>\r\n<p>Jordan&rsquo;s work with HELP as a housing attorney involves providing free legal services to expecting mothers and those with children under two-years of age who are enrolled in the Healthy Start Program or the&nbsp;<a href=\"https://generocity.org/organization/nurse-family-partnership/\">Nurse-Family Partnership</a>&nbsp;under&nbsp;<a href=\"https://generocity.org/organization/crozer-keystone-community-foundation/\">The Foundation for Delaware County</a>.</p>\r\n<p>Read more about <a href=\"https://generocity.org/philly/2021/02/17/hidden-figures-jordan-casey-is-an-advocate-for-some-of-the-most-vulnerable-in-our-community/\">Jordan&rsquo;s impactful work at generocity.org</a>.</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(468, 'Delaware Law Announces Spring 2021 Commencement Plans', '', '2021-02-26 16:36:00', '<p>Delaware Law School is proud to announce a commencement plan that allows 2020 and 2021 graduates to celebrate this special occasion.</p>\r\n<p>We will host socially distanced, live-streamed, mini ceremonies throughout the day on May 14, 2021, with two guests per graduate.&nbsp; Graduates will cross a platform with their name announced and have their photo taken in their regalia.&nbsp; The May 2021 graduates will also receive their diploma.&nbsp; Ceremony times will be assigned.</p>\r\n<p>We look forward to honoring and recognizing the achievements of our 2020 and 2021 graduates this spring while maintaining safety as our top priority.</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(469, 'Delaware Law School launches non-JD degree in  Global Financial and Cyber Crimes  ', '', '2021-04-07 11:45:00', '<p><strong>Wilmington, DE &ndash;&nbsp;</strong>Delaware&nbsp;Law School will offer a new global financial and cyber crimes degree program this summer as part of its graduate-level legal training for students seeking career alternatives to the practice of law.</p>\r\n<p>Students may choose from a general master of jurisprudence or a graduate-level certificate. For graduates of a U.S. J.D. program, students may seek the general master of laws degree. The program is offered 100% online and can be completed in two years part time. Applications are being accepted now for the summer 2021 semester. Apply by May 1, 2021.</p>\r\n<p>Students who enroll will be introduced to the types of financial crimes that take place in the U.S. and internationally, such as money-laundering, bribery, terrorist financing, and embezzlement. The program will cover financial crimes in the age of cybersecurity, computer law, the intersection of a compliance and ethics program and financial fraud, practical methods of fraud examination, and financial crime penalties.</p>\r\n<p>Delaware Law offers graduate-level education for those seeking alternative legal careers.&nbsp;The master of jurisprudence, or MJ,&nbsp;program allows students with a bachelor&rsquo;s degree to obtain legal training and knowledge in areas such as corporate law, financial crimes, compliance and ethics, or health law.&nbsp;MJ graduates&nbsp;often focus their careers on establishing a compliance and ethics program within an organization, in efforts to prevent and mitigate financial&nbsp;fraud, waste, and abuse.&nbsp;All courses are accessible online using cutting-edge technology and are taught by practicing lawyers and professionals. Delaware Law also offers a graduate level certificate program, which can be completed in just one year.</p>\r\n<p><strong>About&nbsp;Delaware Law School:</strong>&nbsp; Widener University is a metropolitan university that connects curricula to social issues through civic engagement.&nbsp;&nbsp;Dynamic teaching, active scholarship, personal attention, applied leadership, and experiential learning are key components of the Widener experience.&nbsp;&nbsp;Delaware Law School is the first state&rsquo;s only law school, providing a juris doctor, legal graduate and paralegal undergraduate&nbsp;degree&nbsp;programs with an emphasis on developing legal professionals who reflect the Delaware way and its traditions of civility, integrity and mutual respect.&nbsp;&nbsp;The school offers signature programs in corporate and business law, environmental law, family health law and policy, trial advocacy, and dignity rights. &nbsp;For information, visit <a href=\"ipl://966//W10=////\">delawarelaw.widener.edu/fincrimes</a>.</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(470, 'Scott W. Reid \'02 Named US Magistrate Judge for Eastern District of Pennsylvania', NULL, '2021-05-13 15:30:00', '<p>On May 24, 2021, Delaware Law School alumnus Scott W. Reid \'02 will officially be sworn in as as United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Reid\'s appointment was announced by The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Monday, May 10th.</p>\r\n<p>Reid, who will be the third African American to serve as a Magistrate Judge in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, will replace Judge Thomas J. Rueter. Prior to his appointment, Reid worked 6 years as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Civil Division of the United States Attorney&rsquo;s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, where among other duties he&nbsp;investigated and prosecuted affirmative cases on behalf of the United States under the False Claims Act, the Controlled Substances Act, and federal civil rights statutes.</p>\r\n<p>Beyond his distinguished legal career, Reid has served as a member of the&nbsp;Widener University School of Law Board of Overseers and been a part of numerous legal organizations including the Pennsylvania Bar Association House of Delegates and Minority Bar Committee.&nbsp;A past president for the Barristers&rsquo; Association of Philadelphia, Reid also served as chair of the Philadelphia Bar Association&rsquo;s Diversity in the Profession Committee.</p>\r\n<p>While at Delaware Law School, Reid was a senior staff member for the <em>Delaware Journal of Corporate Law</em> and the president of the Black Law Students Association. He also&nbsp;received the Outstanding Student Service Award.</p>\r\n<p>Delaware Law School congratulations Judge Reid on his new appointment!</p>\r\n<p>Read the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania\'s <a href=\"http://www.paed.uscourts.gov/news/press-release-scott-w-reid-appointed-us-magistrate-judge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press release on Judge Reid\'s appointment</a>.</p>', NULL, '', '', '', '');
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(471, 'From the Operating Room to Commencement', '', '2021-05-17 09:59:00', '<p>While commencement is a special day for all of our graduates, 2021 JD graduate Daniel S. Timmerman\'s day involved an extra wrinkle. Timmerman ended up being late to his own graduation because his day job as a surgeon required him to perform a procedure that ran long.</p>\r\n<p>Despite his best efforts, Dr. Timmerman arrived on the Delaware law campus after the conclusion of the ceremony as the other graduates were celebrating on the campus lawn. Dean Smolla and several faculty members stepped up and organized a special ceremony for Daniel. Dean Smolla praised Dr. Timmerman for his \"extraordinary achievements in now having earned degrees in two learned professions, one devoted to healing and the other to justice.\"</p>\r\n<p>In the summer of 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic raged, Daniel shared expertise in both medicine and law writing the <a href=\"https://blogs.law.widener.edu/covid-19/\">Public Health Law and Policy in the Time of COVID-19 blog.</a></p>\r\n<hr />\r\n<p><strong>Watch video of Dr. Timmerman receiving his JD from Dean Smolla:</strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n<script type=\"text/javascript\" src=\"//static.cdn-ec.viddler.com/js/arpeggio/v3/build/main-built.js\"></script>\r\n</p>\r\n<div class=\"viddler-auto-embed\" data-embed-id=\"vHtburezdS\" data-video-id=\"c26e27f6\" data-width=\"437\" data-height=\"317\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<hr />\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Delaware Law congratulates all of our 2020 and 2021 graduates!</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(472, 'Widener Law Alumnus Wins Case Before Pennsylvania Supreme Court', NULL, '2021-06-16 17:08:00', '<p>Andrew P. Stafford &lsquo;17, an associate at Lamb McErlane PC, recently won a Pennsylvania Supreme Court reversal of a Superior Court decision, resulting in the striking of a six-figure mechanics&rsquo; lien claim.</p>\r\n<p>On April 29th, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled in favor of homeowners in&nbsp;<em>Terra Firma Builders, LLC v. King, et al.</em>, holding that that an unperfected mechanics&rsquo; lien may be stricken at any time, even after a trial to obtain judgment on the lien has concluded. Andrew recently wrote about the ruling in a <em>Legal Intelligencer </em>article, <a href=\"https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/2021/05/24/pa-supreme-court-warns-contractors-perfect-your-mechanics-liens/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pa Supreme Court Warns Contractors: Perfect Your Mechanics Liens</a>.</p>\r\n<p>Andrew served as Editor-in-Chief of the <em>Widener Law Review </em>and was a member of the Moot Court Honor Society during his time at Delaware Law School. As an associate at Lamb McErlane PC, he focuses on complex commercial litigation, higher education law, and appellate litigation.</p>', NULL, '', '', '', ''),
(473, 'Announcement of the Appointment of Joseph D. Farris III as Assistant Dean for Diversity Equity and Inclusion', NULL, '2021-06-28 20:06:00', '<p>I am pleased to announce that Joseph D. Farris III will be joining the Widener University Delaware Law School on July 1, 2021, to assume the newly-created position of Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.</p>\r\n<p>I thank the entire Search Committee, particularly co-chairs Iva Ferrell and Alicia Kelly, all members of the Delaware Faculty and Administration, and those who assisted in the search from the Widener University Main Campus, particularly University Chief Diversity Officer and Director of Multicultural Student Affairs Micki Davis, for their tireless efforts in the last months during the search process.</p>\r\n<p>I am delighted to welcome Joseph Farris back to the Delaware Law School to assume this important post, advancing the all-important mission set forth in the Law School&rsquo;s Strategic Plan for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.</p>\r\n<p>Joseph received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan in 2003. He then served as an Officer in the United States Navy from 2003 to 2007, rising to the Lieutenant (0-3) rank. After the Navy, he worked as an engineer in private industry.</p>\r\n<p>Joseph enrolled in the Extended Division of the Widener University Delaware Law School in 2015. He graduated from the Law School in 2019 <em>Magna Cum Laude</em>.&nbsp; He received Certificates of Achievement, for the highest grade in the course, in Contracts, Property I, Administrative Law, Family Law, Intellectual Property, Federal Tax Law, and Business Principles.</p>\r\n<p>While at the Law School he participated in the Intensive Trial Advocacy Program, the Veteran&rsquo;s Law Clinic, served as parliamentarian to the Black Law Students Association, volunteered for Wills for Heroes, and served at the Sojourner&rsquo;s Place Homeless Shelter during the BLSA Martin Luther King days of service. He was a Board Member and Copy Editor of the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law.</p>\r\n<p>Joseph received numerous honors and awards while at the Law School. He was selected by Widener University President Julie Wollman for the prestigious President&rsquo;s Award.&nbsp; His honors also included Phi Kappa Phi, the Dean&rsquo;s Award, Dean&rsquo;s Honors, the American College of Bankruptcy Distinguished Law Student Award for the Third Circuit, and the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law Donald M. Pease Best Student Article Memorial Award, for his law journal publication, Note, <em>Competing Interests of a Government Appointed Public-Private Partnership Board of a Nonprofit Corporation</em>, 43 Del. J. Corp. L.&nbsp; 551 (2019).&nbsp; He received multiple scholarship recognitions, including the Delaware State Bar Association Haile L. Alford Excellence Award, the Delaware Barristers Association Louis L. Redding Bar Scholarship, the Federal Circuit Bar Association Scholarship, a National Black Law Students Association Education Scholarship, and the Camden County Bar Foundation Rosetti Award.</p>\r\n<p>In 2016 Joseph interned for the Honorable United States District Judge Sue L. Robinson of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. In 2018-19 Joseph served as a Josiah Oliver Wolcott Fellow to the Honorable Karen L. Valihura, Justice of the Supreme Court of Delaware.</p>\r\n<p>Upon graduating from Delaware Law, Joseph passed the Delaware Bar Exam and began work at Potter Anderson &amp; Corroon LLP, in Wilmington, where his practice focused on corporate transactions, intellectual property, bankruptcy, and restructuring matters.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Joseph&rsquo;s leadership and service in the community has included participation as a Grants Committee Member for the Delaware Community Foundation; work as a Board Member and Secretary to the Delaware Community Development Corporation; participation as an Emergence STEM Career Day presenter at the Resurrection Center in Wilmington; service as a Prison Ministry Volunteer at the George H. Wells Correctional Facility in Thornton, Pennsylvania; participation with the W.L. Gore &amp; Associates African American Business Network Core Leadership Team, Veterans Business Network Core Leadership Team, and Diversity Champion and Mentor program; leadership as Engagement and Advocacy Committee Co-Chair for the United Way of Delaware; service as a volunteer for the Revive the Community Impact Program; and service as a Youth Pastor at Greater Victory Sounds of Praise and the Praise Center Church.</p>\r\n<p>Joseph brings to this new position a unique combination of experience, energy, skill, and passion. He has throughout his career evidenced a passionate commitment to social justice and the advancement of diversity, equity, and inclusion in many sectors of society. As a recent graduate of the Delaware Law School, he knows the Law School community well and the challenges that face Delaware Law students, including the special challenges facing Extended Division students who are often parenting and working full-time while pursuing their legal education.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>In his efforts to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion at the Law School, and more broadly, within the legal profession, Joseph will be working with the Delaware Law Faculty, the Delaware Law School&rsquo;s Standing Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, the Chief Diversity Officer of Widener University, the Delaware Law School Deans, Delaware Law School student leaders, student organizations, and students, Delaware alumni, and the bench and bar in Delaware and the region.</p>\r\n<p>The creation of this new position is one indicia of the Delaware Law School&rsquo;s deep commitment and promise to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion.&nbsp; The hiring of Joseph Farris to fill that position marks a critical step forward in turning that promise into reality.</p>\r\n<p>--<em>Dean Rod Smolla</em></p>', NULL, '', '', '', ''),
(474, 'Welcome New Students!', NULL, '2021-08-16 14:10:00', '<p>The Delaware Law School Community is delighted to welcome our new students as they arrive for the start of their law school careers.</p>\r\n<p>Orientation week begins on Tuesday, August 16th and runs through August 19th. Orientation programs include instruction designed to help students achieve success in law school. Topics include professionalism and personal ethics, taking notes and outlining in law school, and effective time management. Students are also instructed on the character and fitness requirements for admission to the profession.</p>\r\n<p>New students should refer to the orientation and registration schedule they received previously to make sure that they know where and when each of the mandatory orientation sessions will take place.</p>\r\n<p>The entire Delaware Law community welcomes all of our new students and wishes you success in the coming year!</p>', NULL, '', '', '', ''),
(475, 'Delaware Law Student Wins Business Process Management Scholarship', NULL, '2021-09-01 13:10:00', '<p>Annual Shelving Inc. recently announced 2nd year Delaware Law Student Marisa Mullins as the winner of the 7th annual Business Process Management Scholarship.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p2\">The scholarship contest is open to students from across the country who are pursuing&nbsp;higher education and careers in business and has awarded&nbsp;approximately $20,000.00 in scholarships since its inception. Marisa is the first winner from the state of Delaware as well as the first law student to win the award.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p2\">Marisa graduated at the top of her Wilmington University M.B.A. class while serving as&nbsp;Vice President of Marketing for a regional development firm. She chose to attend Delaware Law School due to its proximity to her New Castle County business office as well as its reputation for excellence in business, real estate, and transactional law. During her first year at Delaware Law, she won the Outstanding Award in Property Law and received Dean&rsquo;s List honors.</p>\r\n<p>The Delaware Law School community congratulates Marisa on this wonderful accomplishment!</p>', '“Today, more than ever before, we know how important it is to support our next generation of business leaders with financial assistance to attend college,” said Annual Shelving Inc. company president Michael Schodowski.', '', '', 'on', ''),
(476, 'Four Delaware Law Grads Join Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office', NULL, '2021-09-10 15:25:00', '<p>Four recent Delaware Law graduates - Paige Cramer, Alyssa Gilboy, Jessica Marie O&rsquo;Hearn and Shelby Scheffler &ndash; were sworn in as Assistant Prosecutors at the Atlantic County New Jersey Prosecutor&rsquo;s Office on Thursday, September 9, 2021.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;The Atlantic County Prosecutor&rsquo;s Office welcomes our four new assistant prosecutors who have roots in our south Jersey communities. Assistant Prosecutors Paige Cramer, Alyssa Gilboy, Jessica Marie O&rsquo;Hearn and Shelby Scheffler all graduated from Widener University Delaware Law School and then chose to return to southern New Jersey to serve Atlantic County as prosecutors,&rdquo; said Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill.</p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https://www.acpo.org/4-widener-law-school-grads-sworn-in-as-acpo-asst-prosecutors/?fbclid=IwAR24P0KDsShWCVbALWjEAcVGpRtPRtt06sEUYJZDogIRPLjoUfdxYCHaIAY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story</a> on the Atlantic County Prosecutor&rsquo;s site.</p>\r\n<p>Delaware Law School congratulates Paige, Alyssa, Jessica, and Shelby, and wishes them great success in their new roles!</p>', NULL, '', '', '', ''),
(477, 'Delaware Law Salutes Prestigious Josiah Oliver Wolcott Fellowship Program', NULL, '2021-09-22 13:27:00', '<p>Five Delaware Law School students recently began serving their clerkships as Wolcott Fellows to the justices of the Supreme Court of Delaware.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>As Wolcott Fellows, students serve as judicial clerks, working approximately 20 hours per week, performing legal research, writing draft opinions, and attending weekly oral argument sessions at the Supreme Court Courthouse in Dover, Delaware.</p>\r\n<hr />\r\n<p><img style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"irl://3214//\" alt=\"\" /></p>\r\n<p><strong>Left to right: Madeline Carlson; Adriane Kappauf; D. Alex Sapp; Quintessa Davis; Terisa Shoremount; Dean Rodney Smolla</strong></p>\r\n<hr />\r\n<p>Wolcott Fellows receive academic credit and either a cash grant or a tuition-remission scholarship grant, funded by Delaware Law School for the duration of their Fellowship with the Court.</p>\r\n<p>The Josiah Oliver Wolcott Fellowship is the only fellowship program in American legal education that offers students an opportunity to serve as a clerk for a justice of a state supreme court.</p>\r\n<p>The program is named for Josiah Oliver Wolcott, a native of Dover, Delaware.&nbsp; Mr. Wolcott was a lawyer, politician, and judge who was elected Delaware attorney general in 1912, and then to the U.S. Senate four years later.&nbsp; He resigned from the Senate in 1921 to become Chancellor of Delaware&rsquo;s renowned Delaware Court of Chancery, where he served until his death in 1938 at age 61.</p>\r\n<p>Current Wolcott Fellow D. Alex Sapp, who works for Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., commented that, &ldquo;Clerking for Chief Justice Seitz and working with his clerks provides an invaluable experience, enabling me to improve my writing skills and understand the law and its application. &nbsp;The environment here encourages the learning and understanding of complicated legal concepts while demonstrating the importance of kindness and hard work. &nbsp;The Court&rsquo;s handling of complex issues and the lawyers who litigate those issues before this Court provide powerful examples of what it means to be a lawyer in Delaware. &nbsp;This opportunity exceeds anything you can learn in a classroom or from a textbook. &nbsp;If I could provide a rating, it would be 5 stars.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p><strong>The 2021-2022 Wolcott Fellows are:</strong></p>\r\n<p>Madeline Carlson, who is assigned to The Honorable James T. Vaughn, Jr.;</p>\r\n<p>Quintessa Davis, who is assigned to The Honorable Karen L. Valihura;</p>\r\n<p>Adriane Kappauf, who is assigned to The Honorable Tamika R. Montgomery-Reeves;</p>\r\n<p>Alex Sapp, who is assigned to The Honorable Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court; and</p>\r\n<p>Terisa Shoremount, who is assigned to The Honorable Gary F. Traynor.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>The tradition of Widener University Delaware Law students serving as Wolcott Fellows to the Delaware Supreme Court began in 1988.</p>', NULL, '', '', '', ''),
(478, 'Delaware Law Alum Appointed President of Sports Betting', '', '2021-10-01 12:31:00', '<p>On October 1<sup>st</sup>, 2021, International Game Technology PLC (IGT) named Delaware Law School alum Joe Asher &lsquo;93 President of Sports Betting. Asher will oversee the IGT PlaySports sports betting business in North American markets, and he will report directly to Enrico Drago,the &nbsp;IGT CEO Digital &amp; Betting.</p>\r\n<p>Prior to joining IGT, Asher served as CEO of William Hill US. He joined William Hill after it acquired Brandywine Bookmaking, the company he created as a start-up in 2008. Previously an attorney with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &amp; Flom, Asher served a judicial clerkship with the Supreme Court of Delaware and was admitted to the bar in both Delaware and New York.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;This is a unique moment in the North American gaming industry as sports betting is expanding rapidly and opportunities abound. I have some background working in partnership with PlaySports and I look forward to working with our team to further enhance our technology and trading capabilities to serve our existing and future customers,\" Asher said of his appointment.</p>\r\n<p>Delaware Law School congratulates Joe Asher on his new appointment.</p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https://finance.yahoo.com/news/igt-appoints-joe-asher-president-203100385.html?guccounter=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more about Joe Asher&rsquo;s new role</a> on Yahoo! Finance.</p>', '“This is a unique moment in the North American gaming industry as sports betting is expanding rapidly and opportunities abound. I have some background working in partnership with PlaySports and I look forward to working with our team to further enhance our technology and trading capabilities to serve our existing and future customers,&quot; Asher said of his appointment.', '', '', '', ''),
(479, 'Alumnus Scott W. Reid \'02 Named US Magistrate Judge for Eastern District of Pennsylvania', '', '2021-10-04 16:28:00', '<p>Delaware Law School alumnus Scott W. Reid \'02 was officially sworn in as as United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on May 24, 2021. Reid\'s appointment was announced by The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Monday, May 10th.</p>\r\n<p>Reid, who will be the third African American to serve as a Magistrate Judge in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, will replace Judge Thomas J. Rueter. Prior to his appointment, Reid worked 6 years as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Civil Division of the United States Attorney&rsquo;s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, where among other duties he&nbsp;investigated and prosecuted affirmative cases on behalf of the United States under the False Claims Act, the Controlled Substances Act, and federal civil rights statutes.</p>\r\n<p>Beyond his distinguished legal career, Reid has served as a member of the&nbsp;Widener University School of Law Board of Overseers and been a part of numerous legal organizations including the Pennsylvania Bar Association House of Delegates and Minority Bar Committee.&nbsp;A past president for the Barristers&rsquo; Association of Philadelphia, Reid also served as chair of the Philadelphia Bar Association&rsquo;s Diversity in the Profession Committee.</p>\r\n<p>While at Delaware Law School, Reid was a senior staff member for the&nbsp;<em>Delaware Journal of Corporate Law</em>&nbsp;and the president of the Black Law Students Association. He also&nbsp;received the Outstanding Student Service Award.</p>\r\n<p>Delaware Law School congratulations Judge Reid on his new appointment!</p>\r\n<p>Read the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania\'s&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.paed.uscourts.gov/news/press-release-scott-w-reid-appointed-us-magistrate-judge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press release on Judge Reid\'s appointment</a>.</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(480, 'Delaware Law Graduate Named President of New Jersey Hispanic Bar Association', NULL, '2021-11-01 15:21:00', '<p>Tabatha L. Castro \'02 will be sworn in as the President of the Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey at its 42nd Annual Installation and Swearing-In Ceremony on November 11, 2021.</p>\r\n<p>The Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey represents the interests of attorneys, judges, law professors and law students who share a common interest in resolving the issues affecting Hispanics within the legal community. The purpose of the Association is to serve the public interest by cultivating the art and science of jurisprudence, by advancing the standing of the legal profession, by preserving high standards of integrity, honor, and professional courtesy among Hispanic lawyers.</p>\r\n<p>Delaware Law School congratulates Tabatha on her appointment and offers her best wishes as she is sworn in!</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>', NULL, '', '', '', ''),
(481, 'Five Delaware Law Grads Pass Three Bar Exams in One Year', '', '2021-11-04 11:18:00', '<p>Five 2020 Delaware Law Graduates recently learned that they passed the July 2021 Delaware Bar Exam, marking the significant accomplishment of passing three bar exams in less than a year.</p>\r\n<p>Jillian A. Tyson, Danielle M. Sawyer, Tara D. McManamy, and Harry W. Shenton opted to take the October 2020 Maryland bar exam after Delaware canceled its July 2020 exam due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All four graduates then took and passed the Pennsylvania Bar Exam in February of 2021. Finally, the group took and passed the Delaware Bar in July of 2021. Kyle Brady, also a 2020 graduate, passed the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware exams during 2021.</p>\r\n<p>Delaware Law School congratulates Jillian, Danielle, Tara, Harry, and Kyle on this impressive accomplishment and wishes them continued success!</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(482, 'Annual Christmas Adopt a Family Program Seeks Donations', '', '2021-12-13 11:17:00', '<p>This Christmas season, The Delaware Law School is once again holding its annual y Adopt-A-Family charity drive. The family chosen for the program this year is currently receiving legal assistance from Delaware Volunteer Legal Services.</p>\r\n<p><a href=\"irl://3282//\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more about the family and their wish list</a> (pdf).</p>\r\n<p>Please make your contribution by Friday, December 17, 2021. The Registrar&rsquo;s Office will collect gifts.</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(483, 'Information on COVID and Spring Semester Classes', '', '2021-12-31 15:39:00', '<p><strong>In-person classes have resumed for the Spring Semester as of Monday, January 24th. </strong></p>\r\n<p>For information on mitigation measures, please see the <a href=\"ipl://926//W10=////\">COVID Information page</a>.</p>\r\n<hr />\r\n<p>Dear Members of the Delaware Law School Community:</p>\r\n<p>Following up on the message sent today by Widener University President Julie Wollman, here is a summary of the plan for the coming start of the Spring 2022 Semester:</p>\r\n<p>All spring semester classes held in person will begin remotely and remain remote through at least Sunday, January 23, 2022.&nbsp; The classes will be conducted at their regularly scheduled times.&nbsp;&nbsp;Faculty members should prepare the appropriate zoom links for students for these classes.&nbsp;&nbsp;Students, please check your email regularly for communication from your professors.</p>\r\n<p>All students and employees, who don&rsquo;t already have an approved exemption for the spring 2022 semester, are required to receive a booster dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine and must upload their updated vaccination record card prior to January 21, 2022 to&nbsp;<a href=\"https://widener.medicatconnect.com/home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">https://widener.medicatconnect.com/home.aspx</a>.&nbsp; Upload a photo of your vaccine card including your booster information as soon as possible.</p>\r\n<p>If you are not yet eligible to receive the booster because it has been fewer than 6 months since your second dose of the vaccine, you are required to receive the booster dose and upload your proof of booster no more than 7 days after you become eligible.</p>\r\n<p>Two vaccine booster clinics will be available on the main campus in Chester: one on Thursday, January 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and one on Friday, January 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.&nbsp;&nbsp;These clinics will be open to all students, employees, and family members from all campuses.&nbsp;&nbsp;Please register for the clinics at:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://form.jotform.com/213615120477147\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">https://form.jotform.com/213615120477147</a>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Essential employees, and some employees in facilities remaining open, are expected to report to campus during the period of remote classes.&nbsp;&nbsp;All other employees may work remotely until they resume their regular work arrangement on January 24.&nbsp;&nbsp;Masks covering the nose and mouth while indoors will continue to be required.</p>\r\n<p>Employees who need to visit the campus briefly to retrieve files or other materials may do so at their discretion provided they observe masking and all other existing protocols</p>\r\n<p>The Delaware Campus housing units will be open and students who have received the booster or are not yet eligible to do so may move in as originally planned.&nbsp;&nbsp;Students may also choose to delay moving in until January 24th.</p>\r\n<p>Sincerely,<br />Dean Rod Smolla</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(484, 'Widener University Names 11th President', NULL, '2022-02-10 16:52:00', '<p>Widener University has named&nbsp;<strong>Stacey Robertson, PhD,</strong>&nbsp;as the 11th president of the university. Robertson currently serves as provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at the State University of New York at Geneseo. An accomplished leader with impressive experience in strategic planning, hiring practices that support and promote candidates from under-represented groups, and developing curriculum that prepares students for success in a global workspace, Robertson will assume the presidency July 1.</p>\r\n<p>Read more about the appointment <a href=\"https://www.widener.edu/news/news-archive/welcome-dr-stacey-robertson-wideners-next-president\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on the Widener University website</a>.</p>', NULL, '', '', '', ''),
(485, 'Call for Authors: American Inns of Court Warren E. Burger Prize', NULL, '2022-02-18 11:20:00', '<p>The American Inns of Court invites judges, lawyers, professors, students, scholars, and other authors to participate in its&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.innsofcourt.org/AIC/Awards_and_Scholarships/Warren_E_Burger_Prize/AIC/Awards_and_Scholarships/Warren_E_Burger_Prize/Warren_E_Burger_Prize.aspx?_zs=RKS6A1&amp;_zl=iolc6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>2022 Warren E. Burger Prize for Writing</strong></a>. Authors should submit an original, unpublished, 10,000&ndash;20,000 word essay on a topic that addresses the issues of excellence in legal skills, civility, ethics, and professionalism. The winning essay will be published in the South Carolina Law Review and the author will receive a cash prize of $5,000.&nbsp;<strong>The submission deadline for the 2022 Warren E. Burger Prize is July 1, 2022.</strong>&nbsp;More information is available on the American Inns of Court&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.innsofcourt.org/AIC/Awards_and_Scholarships/Warren_E_Burger_Prize/AIC/Awards_and_Scholarships/Warren_E_Burger_Prize/Warren_E_Burger_Prize.aspx?_zs=RKS6A1&amp;_zl=iolc6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>website</strong></a>.</p>', NULL, '', '', '', 'on'),
(486, 'Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic Receives Grant', '', '2022-02-24 16:55:00', '<p>I am delighted to announce that the Delaware Law School&rsquo;s Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic has been named as the recipient of grant funding from the GreenWatch Institute, which is dissolving and gifting all its existing funds to the Clinic, totaling over $350,000.&nbsp;&nbsp;Please see the attached press release detailing this wonderful development.&nbsp;&nbsp;The decision by GreenWatch to dedicate its funding to the Law School&rsquo;s Environmental Clinic is a wonderful testament to all faculty and students who have participated in the Clinic&rsquo;s fine work throughout the years, including Distinguished Professor James May, and his inaugural work creating the environmental clinic and related organizations at the Law School, and of course the superb present leadership of our colleague Professor and Clinic Director Kenneth Kristl.&nbsp;&nbsp;Please join me in congratulating Ken and all our colleagues who have participated in the environmental programs of the Law School for this magnificent recognition and generous gift.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">-Dean Rod Smolla</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Press Release Follows:</p>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">GreenWatch Institute to Dissolve and Dedicate Funds to Legal Efforts to Protect the Delaware River Watershed</h3>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Funds to be Administered by the Delaware Community Foundation to Support Mid-Atlantic Environmental Law Center in Association with the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic at Widener University Delaware Law School</h5>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Established in 1992, the GreenWatch Institute (GreenWatch) is a Delaware-based 501(c)(4) not-for-profit company that provides grants in support of other environmental non-profits in the Delaware River Watershed. GreenWatch announces today that it is dissolving and have transferred its financial resources to two charitable funds at the Delaware Community Foundation, for two primary purposes: (1) use for watershed-based advocacy by the Mid-Atlantic Law Center in association with the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic at Widener University Delaware Law School; and, (2) continuation of student environmental advocacy awards at the law school.</p>\r\n<p>Since 1998, GreenWatch has distributed nearly $400,000 to 27 organizations, including in support of legal action by the Mid-Atlantic Environmental Law Center and the Delaware RiverKeeper Network; education efforts by the Delaware Audubon, Brandywine Conservancy, Delaware Nature Society, Partnership for the Delaware Estuary and Clean Air Council; water quality protection projects by St. Andrew&rsquo;s School and the Delaware RiverKeeper Network; and wildlife and habitat conservation efforts by Delaware Wildlands, The Nature Conservancy, and the Marine Education, Research &amp; Rehabilitation Institute.&nbsp;Since 2000, GreenWatch has also granted more than $34,000 in scholarship awards to 49 students at Widener University Delaware School of Law in memory of past Directors Jerry Shields, Chuck Zencey and June MacArtor, all to support environmental advocacy.</p>\r\n<p>\"Greenwatch\'s generous and important decision to create a permanent source of funds for the Clinic will help protect the Delaware River watershed from those who flout environmental laws. In addition, the funds will help train the next generation of environmental lawyers,\" says Professor Kenneth T. Kristl, Director of the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic at Widener University Delaware Law School in Wilmington, Delaware, and Executive Director of the Mid-Atlantic Environmental Law Center. The Clinic &ndash; the 4<sup>th</sup> longest-running in the world &ndash; supervises senior law students in pro bono legal actions on behalf of the environment. The Center &ndash; established in 1998 &ndash; is the region&rsquo;s sole public interest environmental law firm. The funds will also support the clinic&rsquo;s ongoing compliance monitoring at the Keystone Facility.</p>\r\n<p>GreenWatch &ndash; consisting of Brenna Goggin (Chair), Kate Hutelmyer (Vice Chair), Michael McGrath (Secretary), Debbie Heaton (Treasurer), and Members ; Jay Cooperson, Regina Katz and Jim May (who founded and is the past President of the Mid-Atlantic Environmental Law Center and directed the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic from 1992-2004) &ndash; recently decided to disband and dissolve the organization and dedicate residuals from its remaining trust fund of nearly $400,000.</p>\r\n<p>The Greenwatch Institute was formed in Delaware as the result of a settlement in DE Superior Court with Keystone Cogeneration Systems, Inc. in 1991, <em>Shields v. Keystone Cogeneration Systems, Inc</em>., Del. Super., C.A. 91A-11-11. In that case, the Keystone company (now Logan Generating Plant) sought to build a pier in the Delaware Estuary to unload coal for its fossil-fuel fired powerplant in Salem County, New Jersey. This required a permit from the State of Delaware under its landmark 1971 Coastal Zone Act. Environmental organizations and landowners brought a lawsuit, concerned about adverse environmental effects to water quality and rare species. To settle that lawsuit, the company agreed to implement numerous environmental safeguards, allow compliance monitoring, and establish a trust fund for the benefit of the Delaware Watershed managed by GreenWatch. GreenWatch&rsquo;s original board consisted of Jerry Shields (president), Jay Cooperson, Clem Bowen, Chuck Zency and June MacArtor.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;While this closes an important chapter in the life of the GreenWatch Institute, our work is not over. We hope individuals, corporations, and partners that value the beauty and services the Delaware River watershed provides, will offer their support to the Delaware Community Foundation, directing their donations to the GreenWatch Institute Delaware River Watershed Protection Fund established by the GreenWatch Institute,&rdquo; says Brenna Goggin, Board Chair of GreenWatch.</p>\r\n<p><strong>About the Delaware Community Foundation</strong></p>\r\n<p><em>The mission of the Delaware Community Foundation is to improve the lives of the people of Delaware by empowering and growing philanthropy through knowledge and relationships, now and in the future. As a facilitator, information resource and manager of charitable funds, the DCF helps communities and philanthropists focus charitable resources for the greatest community benefit statewide. For more information, visit delcf.org or call 302.571.8004.</em></p>', '', '', '', '', 'on'),
(487, 'Delaware Law Dean Rod Smolla to step down', NULL, '2022-04-14 11:24:00', '<p>Dear Widener Community,<br aria-hidden=\"true\" /><br aria-hidden=\"true\" />After seven years of dedicated service to Widener University Delaware Law School, Rod Smolla will step down from his role as dean effective June 30, 2022 to become president of Vermont Law School.&nbsp;<br aria-hidden=\"true\" /><br aria-hidden=\"true\" />Rod assumed the role of dean in 2015 when the school debuted in its current form as Delaware Law School, after a change in accreditation that resulted in Widener having two separate law schools. He led the effort to develop the school&rsquo;s identity and raise its profile.<br aria-hidden=\"true\" /><br aria-hidden=\"true\" />During his time as dean, through the superb efforts of the Delaware Law Admissions Office, the school experienced a significant rebound in admissions that has been among the strongest in the country. The school&rsquo;s financial position has dramatically improved to reach a position of long-term stability.&nbsp;<br aria-hidden=\"true\" /><br aria-hidden=\"true\" />In its ABA re-accreditation process, the school successfully presented its long-standing tradition of pride as a school of opportunity that offers upward mobility to many first-generation law students, and first-generation college students. The school&rsquo;s Graduate International Compliance and Legal Studies office launched many new programs &ndash; international and domestic &ndash; often in partnership with other institutions.<br aria-hidden=\"true\" /><br aria-hidden=\"true\" />Under Rod&rsquo;s leadership, the school has engaged in the most comprehensive curricular reform in decades, which placed emphasis on increasing experiential learning opportunities and improving bar passage rates. The school adopted an institution-wide approach to improving diversity, equity and inclusion, including adopting an ambitious strategic plan and hiring an assistant dean for DEI.&nbsp;<br aria-hidden=\"true\" /><br aria-hidden=\"true\" />In addition to serving as dean, Rod taught constitutional law courses, bar passage courses, and judicial internship seminars. He took and passed the Delaware bar exam after arriving at the school and was active in service with the state&rsquo;s bench and bar, frequently presenting at continuing legal education programs. He served on multiple committees, including the high-profile Steering Committee of the Strategic Plan for Improving Diversity in the Delaware Bench and Bar initiated by the Supreme Court of Delaware.<br aria-hidden=\"true\" /><br aria-hidden=\"true\" />Please join me in thanking Rod for his years of distinguished service to Delaware Law School. We wish him well in Vermont.<br aria-hidden=\"true\" /><br aria-hidden=\"true\" />Sincerely,<br aria-hidden=\"true\" />Andy</p>\r\n<p>Andrew A. Workman, PhD<br aria-hidden=\"true\" />Provost</p>', NULL, '', '', '', 'on'),
(488, 'Delaware Law to Honor Graduates at Upcoming Commencement Ceremony', '', '2022-05-16 14:16:00', '<p>In celebration of the achievements of the graduates of December 2021, May 2022 and August 2022, the commencement ceremony will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, May 20, on the lawn in front of Geesey House and Polishook Hall. Graduates should report to the Law Building by 12:30 p.m. Guest seating does not require a ticket; all seating is first-come, first-served. Saving seats prior to the ceremony by marking chairs is prohibited; signs on chairs will be removed.</p>\r\n<p>The commencement ceremony <a href=\"ipl://625//W10=////\">will be broadcast live online for family and friends who will not be able to attend in-person</a>. The webcast will begin streaming at least five minutes before the event begins. A link will be available on the Delaware Law homepage. The ceremony will be broadcast into the Law Building and Polishook Hall.</p>\r\n<p>Additional details about the commencement ceremony <a href=\"https://blogs.law.widener.edu/commencement/home/commencement-ceremony-information/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">can be found on the Delaware Law commencement site</a>.</p>\r\n<h3>Message from Dean Rod Smolla:</h3>\r\n<p>We received notice this morning that the State of Delaware is now in high Covid transmission, according to the CDC Covid Data Tracker.</p>\r\n<p><strong>Masks will be required indoors at Delaware Law School today while students and faculty are robing for Commencement.</strong></p>\r\n<p><strong>No one will be permitted inside without a mask.&nbsp; Masks will be available if you do not have one.</strong></p>\r\n<p><strong>Masks are not required outdoors.</strong></p>\r\n<p><strong>No handshakes will be exchanged on the platform when graduates are receiving diplomas.</strong></p>\r\n<p><strong>Many thanks for your attention.</strong></p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#county-view?list_select_state=Delaware&amp;data-type=CommunityLevels&amp;list_select_county=10003&amp;null=CommunityLevels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CDC Covid Data Tracker information for Delaware</a>.</p>', '', '', '', '', ''),
(489, 'Congratulations to the Class of 2022', NULL, '2022-05-31 10:53:00', '<p>The Delaware Law School salutes all of our 2022 graduates and wishes them the best. Below you can watch the Commencement Ceremony that took place on Friday, May 20th.</p>\r\n<hr />\r\n<p><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/CWkqOCj6P-M\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"></iframe></p>', NULL, '', '', '', '');

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(4, '{staticroot}files/modules/wl_012615_314.jpeg', 'We have a very dedicated faculty that looks at students with a holistic view. I\'m a regular contributor to SLATE magazine and asked my students their thoughts on an assignment. I credited them in the SLATE article because I value them as professionals. Students stimulate me to think deeper. They provide insights that promote further discussion.', '<p><strong>John Culhane</strong><br />Distinguished professor of law<br />Co-director, Family Health Law and Policy Institute<br />Co-author, <em>Same Sex Legal Kit for Dummies</em></p>'),
(8, '{staticroot}files/modules/kevinpackerourstories760x992.jpg', '&quot;The best thing about my experience at Delaware Law School is the one-on-one attention students receive from their professors. Professors are always willing to meet with students and help with anything from improving an understanding in a class to job hunting to day to day issues a law student faces.&quot; ', '<p><strong>Kevin Packer</strong><br />3L</p>'),
(9, '{staticroot}files/modules/triciakazinetzourstories760x992.jpg', '&quot;Delaware Law School provides invaluable experiences both inside and outside of the classroom. The ability to take advantage of hands-on skill based classes, clinical and fellowship opportunities, and internships gave me a solid foundation to my legal career. Working as a Wolcott Fellow for the Supreme Court of Delaware, I had the opportunity to research and analyze a variety of appellate issues, as well as observe oral arguments before the Court. This unique opportunity helped bridge the gap between law school and the legal profession and allowed me to apply what I learned in law school to real facts and cases. I am confident that Delaware Law provided me the requisite knowledge and skills to succeed.&quot; ', '<p><strong>Tricia Kazinetz</strong><br />3L, Wolcott Fellow</p>'),
(10, '{staticroot}files/modules/christlynndornevilourstories760x992px.jpg', '&quot;What makes my education at Delaware Law unique is the opportunity to gain first-hand experience practicing as a Certified Legal Intern in the Delaware Civil Law Clinic. Although it is only a limited license to practice, students in the clinic program gain a tremendous amount of knowledge that can be used in any future practice area.&quot;', '<p><strong>Christlynn A. Dornevil</strong><br /> 3L</p>'),
(11, '{staticroot}files/modules/vernonvasallo760x992.jpg', '&quot;When I think of Delaware Law faculty, hospitable comes to mind. Ever since spending time on the campus as a member of the Jurist Academy in undergraduate, and now, as a law student, all the staff have been warm, welcoming and genuinely care. Little things like holding doors for students, remembering our names in the hallways and taking the time to connect with the person, not just the grade, show they care. In addition, the quality of education we receive at Delaware Law School is because the professors take the time to ensure we embark on practical experience in the field and ensure we succeed in all we do with their guidance, advice, and leadership.&quot; ', '<p><strong>Vernon Vasallo</strong><br />3L</p>');

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(1, 'The Juris Doctor (JD) Program', 'Jump start your career with a degree from Delaware’s only law school. Located five miles from downtown Wilmington, Delaware Law fosters practice-ready graduates. Choose any of our signature or our dual degree programs to gain specialized training for a successful career. With six law clinics and countless practical learning experiences, you’ll have opportunities to represent real clients in real cases before you graduate. No matter what experiences you choose, a Delaware Law degree will provide access to a world of opportunities and position you to succeed.', '{staticroot}files/jdprogdelawbbanners838.jpg', 'ipl://65//W10=////', 'ipl://249//W10=////', 0),
(2, 'Undergraduate Legal Studies', 'Choose from associates or bachelors degree, general paralegal certificate or multiple concentrations including health, corporate, litigation, criminal, estate administration. Earn your certificate in one summer.', '{staticroot}files/courtinerpimg-0221x421.jpg', 'ipl://88//W10=////', 'ipl://97//W10=////', 0),
(3, 'Interpreter Programs', 'Court, community, legal and health interpreting programs with specialized practical skills training.', '{staticroot}files/courtinterpreternewx421.jpg', 'ipl://843//W10=////', 'ipl://843//W10=////', 0),
(4, 'Master of Jurisprudence', '100% online degrees for non-lawyers, including corporate and healthcare compliance and global and financial cyber-crimes. ', '{staticroot}files/mjprogramnew421x151px.jpg', 'ipl://104//W10=////', 'ipl://213//W10=////', 0),
(5, 'LLM Programs', 'Join law graduates from around the world to advance your career with a legal specialty or prepare to take a US bar exam.', '{staticroot}files/llmprogramwl-041315x421.jpg', 'ipl://123//W10=////', 'ipl://580//W10=////', 0),
(6, 'SJD Programs', 'Immerse yourself in scholarly achievement with corporate or health law dissertation research with dedicated faculty supervisors.', '{wwwroot}files/sjdprogimg-0670x421.jpg', 'ipl://839//W10=////', 'ipl://840//W10=////', 0),
(7, 'International Partnerships &amp; Special Programs', 'Our global partnerships offer collaborative academic options for both domestic and international students. Special programs include: International Summer Law Programs, Legal Scholars Academy, Legal English training, and continuing legal education.', '{staticroot}files/internatandsummerewl-041315x421.jpg', 'ipl://131//W10=////', 'ipl://131//W10=////', 0);

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(1, '{staticroot}files/modules/signature.jpg', '[{\"white_text\":\"Build a corporate law network: \",\"blue_text\":\"The Institute of Delaware Corporate and Business Law\"}]', 'The Institute of Delaware Corporate and Business Law has forged strong relationships with the state bench and bar at the highest levels, providing opportunities for student fellowships. Students learn from stellar full-time faculty, as well as present and former Delaware Supreme Court justices and Chancery Court judges. ', '{staticroot}prospective-students/jd-program/jd-academics/signature-programs/#corporate', '', ''),
(2, '{staticroot}files/modules/10_law_october_0541-2.jpg', '[{\"white_text\":\"Develop trial attorney skills: \",\"blue_text\":\"The Taishoff Advocacy, Technology, and Public Service Institute\"}]', 'The Taishoff Advocacy, Technology, and Public Service Institute emphasizes trial and appellate advocacy and offers certificate programs in civil and criminal litigation. Practicing lawyers on our full-time and adjunct faculty provide a professional framework for the ethical and practical dimensions of today\'s practice. ', '{staticroot}prospective-students/jd-program/jd-academics/signature-programs/#taishoff', '', ''),
(3, '{staticroot}files/modules/img_3025-2.jpg', '[{\"white_text\":\"Protect the earth\'s treasures: \",\"blue_text\":\"The Global Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center \"}]', 'Students and faculty work together through the Global Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center to promote environmental interests locally and globally. The Center sponsors a distinguished speakers series and opportunities for collaborative research on issues ranging from climate change to constitutionalism. ', '{staticroot}prospective-students/jd-program/jd-academics/signature-programs/#environmental', '', ''),
(4, '{staticroot}files/modules/10_law_october_0365-2.jpg', '[{\"white_text\":\"Promote the well-being of families: \",\"blue_text\":\"The Family Health Law &amp; Policy Institute\"}]', 'The Family and Health Law and Policy Institute engages and serves the community by promoting knowledge, providing specialized legal training, and influencing law and policy development that support the health of all families. ', '{staticroot}prospective-students/jd-program/jd-academics/signature-programs/#family', '', ''),
(5, '{staticroot}files/modules/wl_012615_001-2-2.jpg', '[{\"white_text\":\"Serve the best interests of others:\",\"blue_text\":\"The Public Interest Resource Center \"}]', 'The Public Interest Resource Center provides practical opportunities for students to apply their emerging legal skills in the public interest. Now ten years old, PIRC teams students with public interest lawyers to put classroom education to the test and help clients who need their expertise. ', '{staticroot}prospective-students/jd-program/jd-academics/signature-programs/#public', '', '');

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  MODIFY `id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=228;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `btx_form_builder_forms`
--
ALTER TABLE `btx_form_builder_forms`
  MODIFY `id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=18;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `departments-offices`
--
ALTER TABLE `departments-offices`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `events`
--
ALTER TABLE `events`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=3724;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `events_categories`
--
ALTER TABLE `events_categories`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=10;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `facts`
--
ALTER TABLE `facts`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=15;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `faculty`
--
ALTER TABLE `faculty`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=244;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `faculty_type`
--
ALTER TABLE `faculty_type`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=7;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `home_images`
--
ALTER TABLE `home_images`
  MODIFY `id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=18;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `hover_blocks`
--
ALTER TABLE `hover_blocks`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=5;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `insider_advantage`
--
ALTER TABLE `insider_advantage`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=3;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `my_home_hero`
--
ALTER TABLE `my_home_hero`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=4;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `news`
--
ALTER TABLE `news`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=490;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `news_categories`
--
ALTER TABLE `news_categories`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=5;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `our_stories`
--
ALTER TABLE `our_stories`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=12;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `programs`
--
ALTER TABLE `programs`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=8;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `signature_programs`
--
ALTER TABLE `signature_programs`
  MODIFY `id` int(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=6;

--
-- Constraints for dumped tables
--

--
-- Constraints for table `bigtree_locks`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_locks`
  ADD CONSTRAINT `bigtree_locks_ibfk_1` FOREIGN KEY (`user`) REFERENCES `bigtree_users` (`id`) ON DELETE CASCADE;

--
-- Constraints for table `bigtree_messages`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_messages`
  ADD CONSTRAINT `bigtree_messages_ibfk_1` FOREIGN KEY (`sender`) REFERENCES `bigtree_users` (`id`) ON DELETE CASCADE;

--
-- Constraints for table `bigtree_page_revisions`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_page_revisions`
  ADD CONSTRAINT `bigtree_page_revisions_ibfk_1` FOREIGN KEY (`page`) REFERENCES `bigtree_pages` (`id`) ON DELETE CASCADE;

--
-- Constraints for table `bigtree_pending_changes`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_pending_changes`
  ADD CONSTRAINT `bigtree_pending_changes_ibfk_1` FOREIGN KEY (`user`) REFERENCES `bigtree_users` (`id`) ON DELETE CASCADE;

--
-- Constraints for table `bigtree_resources`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_resources`
  ADD CONSTRAINT `bigtree_resources_ibfk_1` FOREIGN KEY (`folder`) REFERENCES `bigtree_resource_folders` (`id`) ON DELETE SET NULL;

--
-- Constraints for table `bigtree_resource_allocation`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_resource_allocation`
  ADD CONSTRAINT `bigtree_resource_allocation_ibfk_1` FOREIGN KEY (`resource`) REFERENCES `bigtree_resources` (`id`) ON DELETE CASCADE;

--
-- Constraints for table `bigtree_sessions`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_sessions`
  ADD CONSTRAINT `fk_logged_in_user` FOREIGN KEY (`logged_in_user`) REFERENCES `bigtree_users` (`id`) ON DELETE CASCADE;

--
-- Constraints for table `bigtree_tags_rel`
--
ALTER TABLE `bigtree_tags_rel`
  ADD CONSTRAINT `bigtree_tags_rel_ibfk_1` FOREIGN KEY (`tag`) REFERENCES `bigtree_tags` (`id`) ON DELETE CASCADE;

--
-- Constraints for table `btx_form_builder_entries`
--
ALTER TABLE `btx_form_builder_entries`
  ADD CONSTRAINT `btx_form_builder_entries_ibfk_1` FOREIGN KEY (`form`) REFERENCES `btx_form_builder_forms` (`id`) ON DELETE CASCADE;

--
-- Constraints for table `btx_form_builder_fields`
--
ALTER TABLE `btx_form_builder_fields`
  ADD CONSTRAINT `btx_form_builder_fields_ibfk_1` FOREIGN KEY (`form`) REFERENCES `btx_form_builder_forms` (`id`) ON DELETE CASCADE;

--
-- Constraints for table `departments-offices-join`
--
ALTER TABLE `departments-offices-join`
  ADD CONSTRAINT `departments-offices-join_ibfk_1` FOREIGN KEY (`faculty`) REFERENCES `faculty` (`id`) ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE CASCADE,
  ADD CONSTRAINT `departments-offices-join_ibfk_2` FOREIGN KEY (`department`) REFERENCES `departments-offices` (`id`) ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE CASCADE;

--
-- Constraints for table `events_categories_join`
--
ALTER TABLE `events_categories_join`
  ADD CONSTRAINT `events_categories_join_ibfk_1` FOREIGN KEY (`events`) REFERENCES `events` (`id`) ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE CASCADE,
  ADD CONSTRAINT `events_categories_join_ibfk_2` FOREIGN KEY (`category`) REFERENCES `events_categories` (`id`) ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE CASCADE;

--
-- Constraints for table `faculty_type_join`
--
ALTER TABLE `faculty_type_join`
  ADD CONSTRAINT `faculty_type_join_ibfk_1` FOREIGN KEY (`faculty`) REFERENCES `faculty` (`id`) ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE CASCADE,
  ADD CONSTRAINT `faculty_type_join_ibfk_2` FOREIGN KEY (`type`) REFERENCES `faculty_type` (`id`) ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE CASCADE;

--
-- Constraints for table `news_categories_join`
--
ALTER TABLE `news_categories_join`
  ADD CONSTRAINT `FK_news_categories` FOREIGN KEY (`category`) REFERENCES `news_categories` (`id`) ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE CASCADE,
  ADD CONSTRAINT `FK_news_categories_1` FOREIGN KEY (`news`) REFERENCES `news` (`id`) ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE CASCADE;
COMMIT;

