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(493, 'Dean Ammons Discusses the New Tobacco-Free Policy', '2009-10-26', '<img width=\"289\" height=\"353\" class=\"FloatRight\" alt=\"TobaccoFreePromo\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/TobaccoFreePromov2.jpg\">In order to promote a healthy environment for students, faculty, staff, and visitors, Widener University will become <a href=\"/CampusLife/TobaccoFreePolicy.aspx\">tobacco-free</a>, effective <strong>July 1, 2010</strong> on all four campuses. The Tobacco-Free Policy will apply to all university faculty, staff, students, visitors, contractors and guests at all times and the use of tobacco, including smoking, will be prohibited within university facilities, outdoor areas, and university owned vehicles. Although this initiative is new for Widener, we will be following the lead of many colleges and universities throughout the nation whose campuses are currently tobacco-free.<br><br>Law School Dean <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/AmmonsLinda.aspx\">Linda L. Ammons</a> sat down to answer a few questions about the new policy.<br><br><strong>Q:</strong> What do you perceive as the primary benefits of the new Tobacco-Free Policy?<br><br><strong>A:</strong> The new policy will promote a healthier environment in which to learn, and will help students and employees stay healthy.<br><br><strong>Q:</strong> Once the new policy is effective as of July 1st, 2010, how will enforcement be handled?<br><br><strong>A:</strong> Initially, the plan is for employees to have small cards to hand out to someone who is smoking that will alert them of our policy. No fines will be issued for at least several months after the policy takes effect.<br><br><strong>Q:</strong> The President’s memo mentioned resources to assist those who want to quit smoking. Can you talk about what these resources will include?”<br><br><strong>A:</strong> There will be a <a href=\"/CampusLife/TobaccoFreePolicy/TobaccoCessationResources.aspx\">page on our website that lists resources for smoking cessation</a>.<br><br><strong>Q:</strong> Do you think that there is any possibility that the new policy could impact Admissions by making applicants who smoke or use tobacco products less likely to come to Widener Law?<br><br><strong>A:</strong> There may be some who choose not to come to Widener, but the Administration believes that there will also be those who chose Widener because they do not want to be in a smoking environment.<br><br><strong>Q:</strong> How will contractors and guests be made aware of the Tobacco-Free Policy so that they know to remain in compliance?<br><br><strong>A:</strong> We are going to post our policy on signage, and it will also be stated on our programs and invitations.<br><br><strong>Q:</strong> Do you have anything else in particular that you would like to articulate about the new policy?<br><br><strong>A:</strong> I know that breaking bad habits is not easy, but we will try to support those who are kicking the habit in ways that are appropriate and helpful.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(494, 'Widener Law professor inducted into prestigious environmental-lawyer group', '2009-10-29', '<img width=\"250\" height=\"306\" alt=\"jimMayOct2009\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/jimMayOct2009.jpg\" class=\"FloatRight\">Widener University School of Law Dean <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/AmmonsLinda.aspx\">Linda L. Ammons</a> is pleased to announce that Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/MayJamesR.aspx\">James R. May</a> has been elected a fellow of the American College of Environmental Lawyers.<br><br>May, Widener’s H. Albert Young Fellow in Constitutional Law, has been a member of the law school faculty since 1991.<br><br>The Portland, Oregon-based American College of Environmental Lawyers is a professional association of distinguished private-sector lawyers who practice environmental law. Fellows become members in the organization by invitation and they are recognized by their peers as pre-eminent in their fields. ACOEL member fellows are dedicated to maintaining and improving the ethical practice of environmental law, the administration of justice and the development of environmental law at the state and federal level.<br><br>May was one of 35 people elected and inducted into the organization at the group’s annual meeting Oct. 3 in Portland, Maine. <br><br>“Jim is a leader in environmental law nationally, and I am pleased to see him receive the kind of recognition that membership in this organization brings,” Ammons said. “He is a big reason why the environmental law program at Widener is so strong – and so well regarded.”<br><br>May currently serves as associate director of the <a href=\"http://blogs.law.widener.edu/envirolawcenter/\" title=\"Environmental Law Center\">Environmental Law Center</a> at Widener. He teaches and writes in the areas of constitutional, environmental, international environmental, hazardous waste, engineering law and more. He directed the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic on the law school’s Delaware campus for 12 years up until 2004 – a time span when the clinic successfully litigated more than 200 cases for 50 nonprofit environmental groups across the country. Prior to working in law he was a high-clearance engineer on national defense projects for the U.S. government.<br><br>He earned his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Kansas and his LL.M. from Pace University School of Law, where he was the Feldshuh Environmental Fellow and graduated first in his class.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(495, 'Professor Provides First Year Students Suggestions for Getting the Most Out of Class', '2009-11-02', 'On Tuesday, October 27th, Associate Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/RobinetteChristopherJ.aspx\">Christopher J. Robinette</a> held a one-hour information session for first year students at the Harrisburg campus on “How to get the Most Out of Class.”<br><br>Robinette explained that in undergraduate school, you go to class to learn, while in law school students need to understand the material before they go to class. Therefore, students need to alter their studying skills, as well as how they prepare and participate, and also what they do after class. <br><br>Offering practical advice on how do each of those things and go beyond the work done during class time, he also touched on how to adapt to the use of the Socratic Method of teaching used in law school. Finally, he gave valuable suggestions to those students worrying about outlining for exams.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(496, 'Vice Dean Meadows and Dean of Students Sealing Enjoy Lunch with Students', '2009-11-03', '<div style=\"float:right; width: 400px; margin: 4px;\">\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622732855356%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622732855356%2F&amp;set_id=72157622732855356&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622732855356%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622732855356%2F&amp;set_id=72157622732855356&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n</div>\n\n\nVice Dean <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/MeadowsRobynL.aspx\">Robyn L. Meadows</a> and Dean of Students <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/SealingKeithE.aspx\">Keith E. Sealing</a> spent their lunch hour on Monday, November 02, 2009 at the Sidebar Café with Harrisburg students to discuss any questions and concerns they had about the law school.<br><br>The Deans and a group of first year students talked for over an hour on topics ranging from establishing a Sports and Entertainment Law Society to giving advice on classes to take in their second and third years.<br><br>First year Jason McGlaughlin said he appreciated having the opportunity to talk to the Deans, saying, “One of the best aspects of law school here is how real and approachable both Dean Sealing and Dean Meadows are as genuine individuals that actually listen and respond on point to my questions and concerns. Chatting with them over lunch is like chilling out with friends because their open minded approach as mentors instills self assurance.”<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(497, 'Health Law Institute Celebrates 20th Anniversary', '2009-11-04', '<img width=\"235\" height=\"301\" class=\"FloatLeft\" alt=\"20thAnniversarlyLogoColorNov2009235\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/20thAnniversarlyLogoColorNov2009235.jpg\">“The <a href=\"/Academics/Programs/JurisDoctorPrograms/CertificatePrograms/HealthLawCertificateProgramDelaware.aspx\">Health Law Certificate</a> provided me with a basic knowledge of health law that would usually take an attorney years of practice to acquire. As counsel for a health care provider I find that my clients deal with the same issues encountered by most corporations or individuals,” says Maribel Valentin, Esq. of her experience in the program, adding, “The broad range of course choices in the Health Law Certificate program prepared me for most of the issues we face daily in the healthcare industry. I recommend the program to anyone that is interested in pursuing a career in health law.”<br><br>The <a href=\"/Academics/Institutes/HealthLawInstitute.aspx\">Health Law Institute</a> remains an important and vibrant part of the Widener Law community and has several important events and initiatives on the horizon. On Wednesday, November 12th, the Institute will host a <a href=\"/NewsandEvents/allEvents.aspx\">reception for alumni of its Master of Jurisprudence and Doctor of Laws programs</a>. On Thursday, November 19th, the institute will welcome Princeton University Professor and Pulitzer Price winner Paul Starr. Starr will deliver the 5th Annual Raynes McCarty Distinguished Lecture in Health Law, first at the Union League in Philadelphia at 12:30 p.m. and then at 4:00 p.m. in the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom on Widener Law’s Delaware campus. On January 22 and 23, and again on March 1 and 2, the Institute will offer the two parts of its new Regulatory Compliance Program for Issues in the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Industries. This program will be open to current and prospective compliance officers, risk managers, and attorneys seeking CLE credit.<br><br>Earlier this fall, Executive Director of Institutes <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/FichterAndrewJ.aspx\">Andrew J. Fichter </a>also established the new Health Law Institute blog, <a title=\"Health Law Pulse\" href=\"http://blogs.law.widener.edu/healthlaw/\">Health Law Pulse</a>. Professor Fichter joins Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/CulhaneJohnG.aspx\">John G. Culhane</a>, who writes on a variety of topics at <a title=\"Word in Edgewise\" href=\"http://wordinedgewise.org/\">Word in Edgewise</a>, and <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/PopeThaddeusMason.aspx\">Thaddeus M. Pope</a>, who writes about end-of-life issues at the <a title=\"Medical Futility Blog\" href=\"http://medicalfutility.blogspot.com/\">Medical Futility Blog</a>, as active health law bloggers.<br><br>Established in 1989, Widener Law’s Health Law Institute celebrates its 20th Anniversary this fall. The Health Law Institute quickly established itself as an important part of Widener Law, earning the school recognition as a top institution for Health Law according to <em>U.S News and World Report</em>’s rankings.<br><br>The early curriculum offered by the Health Law Institute evolved as the program expanded. “I taught… what no one else was teaching,” says Laura Sunstein Murphy, who helped create the curriculum in the early years of the program and is now a practicing health law attorney in West Chester, PA.<br><br>Professor John G. Culhane, Director of the Health Law Institute since 2006, presided over the establishment of two joint degree programs with Thomas Jefferson University, the <a href=\"/Academics/Programs/DualDegreePrograms/JurisDoctorMasterofPublicHealth.aspx\">Juris Doctor/Master of Public Health</a> and the <a href=\"/Academics/MJPrograms/MJHealthLaw/MasterofJurisprudenceMasterofPublicHealth.aspx\">Master of Jurisprudence/Master of Public Health</a>.<br><br>Graduate Richard F. Levins, now the Vice President &amp; Deputy General Counsel for Independence Blue Cross says of his experience, “My matriculation through the Widener Health Law LL.M program in 1991 enabled me to broaden my understanding of the many issues facing the delivery of health care and the insurance industry. The quality of the instruction at the Health Law Institute was outstanding.”<br><br>Throughout the years, the Health Law Institute has sponsored major health law symposiums, including among others; <em>The Doctor and the Patient in the New Health Care Economy</em> in 1995, <em>Current Issues in Toxic Torts</em> in 1997, <em>Conflicts of Interest in Clinical Research</em> in 2001, <em>Regulating for Patient Safety</em> in 2005, <em>Public Health Perspectives on Charged Legal Issues and Issues in Long-Term Care</em> in 2007, and <em>The Medical-Legal Partnership</em> in spring of 2009.<br><br>Read more about the Health Law Institute and everything that it has to offer in the <a title=\"latest issue of the Forum\" href=\"http://blogs.law.widener.edu/healthlaw/newsletter/\">latest issue of the Forum</a>.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'on', NULL, ''),
(498, 'Bring your game face, former Delaware governor says', '2009-11-05', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 400px; margin: 4px;\">\r\n				<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622746672708%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622746672708%2F&amp;set_id=72157622746672708&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622746672708%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622746672708%2F&amp;set_id=72157622746672708&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\r\n		</div>\r\n\r\n\r\nLaw students looking for advice about leadership were given a lot to think about when former Delaware Gov. Ruth Ann Minner visited the Delaware campus recently for an informal talk in the student lounge.<br><br>Minner, who was widowed at 32 with three young children and only a 10th-grade education, said success is tied to confidence. If you lack it, don’t let it show.<br><br>“Perception is what I call 85 percent of the job,” she said. “If you show confidence they’ll think, ‘She knows what she’s doing, she’ll handle this problem.’’’ <br><br>Her ability to stay cool under pressure has been tested repeatedly. Minner explained how she had to find work to support her children after her husband died, but she couldn’t secure a car loan without a man’s co-signature. She eventually managed with the help of an acquaintance in the auto business, but the roadblocks were enough to inspire a political career that led to Woodburn. She earned her general equivalency diploma, began work as a secretary in Legislative Hall and eventually ran for House of Representatives. Twenty six years and 11 successful campaigns later, she became Delaware’s first female governor in 2000.<br><br>To underscore her theme about confidence, Minner told the story of hosting a dinner party for 32 guests at Woodburn not long after the Sept. 11 tragedy. An airplane carrying 258 passengers became lost over Delaware, but without knowing the full extent of the problem public safety officials were quickly suspicious. The plane ultimately landed safely at Dover Air Force Base, but not before she was involved in some difficult briefings about the public-safety threat the situation presented, and even how the plane might have to be forcibly brought down. She maintained her composure with her guests, while also handling 11 phone briefings.<br><br>“On the inside you may be turning upside down but on the outside you can’t let it show,” she said.<br><br>Minner visited Widener on Wednesday, Nov. 4. She was the third speaker in the Local Leaders series launched this semester on the Delaware campus. The series is presented by the faculty and the <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/StudentBarAssociationDelaware.aspx\">Student Bar Association</a>.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(499, 'Delaware County Alumni Chapter CLE Luncheon – November 4, 2009', '2009-11-06', '<span style=\"\"><img width=\"300\" height=\"266\" alt=\"Fichter2 300x266Faculty_de\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/Fichter2%20300x266Faculty_de.jpg\" class=\"FloatRight\">The Delaware County Alumni Chapter, chaired by Jonathan Peri ’99, hosted a CLE luncheon on Wednesday, November 4th at D’Ignazio’s Townehouse Restaurant in Media, PA. The CLE portion of the program was titled Healthcare Reform: Are We There Yet? Andrew J. Fichter presented the CLE portion of the program in which 33 alumni attended. Professor Fichter is Associate Professor of Law at Widener\'s Delaware campus and Executive Director, Institutes. Professor Fichter received a B.A. from Yale University in 1967; a B.A. from Cambridge University in 1969, an M.A. from Cambridge University in 1971, a Ph.D. in English Literature from Yale Graduate School in 1974, and a J.D. from Yale Law School in 1985.</span>\n		<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'on', NULL, ''),
(500, 'Widener Law hosts Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice for lecture on “The nature of judging”', '2009-11-07', '<img width=\"300\" height=\"420\" alt=\"SaylorJusticeinREsidence\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/SaylorJusticeinREsidence.jpg\" class=\"FloatRight\">Law students, lawyers and the public will get a unique and valuable audience with a Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice as he talks about his craft during a lecture at Widener Law’s Harrisburg campus.<div><br></div>\n<div>\n<a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbgAdj/SaylorThomas.aspx\">Justice Thomas G. Saylor</a>, distinguished jurist in residence at the school, will give the lecture, “The Nature of Judging” on Monday, Nov. 9 at 4:30 p.m. in room A180 of the administration building, 3800 Vartan Way, Harrisburg. Attorneys who attend the hour-long event will be eligible for one substantive <a href=\"/Academics/Programs/ContinuingLegalEducation.aspx\">continuing legal education</a> credit in Pennsylvania and Delaware. The event is free.</div>\n<div><br></div>\n<div>Saylor, a member of the Supreme Court since 1998, teaches a seminar on constitutional law through Widener’s<a href=\"/Academics/Institutes/LawandGovernmentInstitute.aspx\"> Law &amp; Government Institute</a>. Widener created the institute 10 years ago in response to a growing need for the study and development of administrative and constitutional law, especially in the states. Students who study through the institute program earn certificates at graduation that reflect their specialty in areas of administrative/constitutional law, consumer law, environmental law or legislation.</div>\n<div><br></div>\n<div>Saylor earned his law degree from Columbia University in 1972 and a master of laws degree in judicial studies from the University of Virginia.  He worked in private practice and served as first assistant district attorney of his native Somerset County until 1982, when he was appointed director of the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Protection. In 1984 he was appointed first deputy attorney general of Pennsylvania. Saylor was elected to the Superior Court of Pennsylvania in 1993 and to his current position on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in 1997.  He was retained in 2007 for a second, ten-year term on the Supreme Court. His law review and judicial opinion writing establish his expertise in constitutional law – especially state constitutional law, administrative law and judicial review.</div>\n<div><br></div>\n<div>Those who wish to attend the lecture for continuing legal education credits should register by calling 717.541.3955 or sending an email to <a href=\"mailto:rsvphbg@widener.edu\">rsvphbg@widener.edu</a>\n</div>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(501, 'DNA Exoneree Daryl Hunt to Speak to Students', '2009-11-08', '<img width=\"461\" height=\"337\" class=\"FloatLeft\" style=\"WIDTH: 354px; HEIGHT: 254px\" alt=\"darrylhunt\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/darrylhunt.jpg\">North Carolina DNA Exoneree Darryl Hunt will speak to students, faculty and staff <strong>today, Monday, November 9, 2009, at 5 p.m.</strong> in the Student Lounge on the Delaware Campus. <br><br>Mr. Hunt will tell his personal story of nearly 20 years in prison for a rape and murder he did not commit and about his conviction in the 1984 brutal killing of a newspaper reporter in Winston-Salem. Mr. Hunt, who is African American, was convicted by an all-white jury despite a lack of any physical evidence linking him to the crime. DNA testing cleared Mr. Hunt in 1994, but he was not released for another 10 years. HBO Films later turned his story into The Trials of Darryl Hunt, an Emmy-nominated documentary. <br><br><strong>PLEASE JOIN US IN THE STUDENT LOUNGE AT 5 PM.</strong>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(502, 'Delaware Campus SBA Launches New Website', '2009-11-08', '<img width=\"289\" height=\"353\" class=\"FloatRight\" alt=\"SBABlogPromo\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/SBABlogPromo.jpg\">Widener Law’s <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/StudentBarAssociationDelaware.aspx\">Delaware campus Student Bar Association</a> proudly announces the launch of a <a title=\"new SBA website\" href=\"http://blogs.law.widener.edu/sbadelaware/\">new SBA website</a>.<br><br>“The 2008-2009 SBA executive board wanted to create a website that would provide a central location for students to obtain information regarding campus events and actions taken by the SBA,” says current SBA President Destiny Prater, adding, “The project did not come to fruition last year. The current SBA executive board built on the ideas and design of the previous board.”<br><br>The Student Bar Association hopes that the new website will keep students informed about what’s going on around campus and provide a hub for increased communication in the student community. “We have placed many sections on the website including quick reference links to pages on the main Widener Law website, an outline bank for students to access, a calendar with upcoming events, a marketplace intended to facilitate the sale of books, study aids and other items such as apartments for rent,” asserts Destiny before adding, “We have designed this website to be interactive with online polls, questions of the day and topic blogs in hopes that more students will invest interest and time in Widener and the SBA and actively participate in their education.”<br><br>The website will serve an active role in furthering the SBA’s mission as well, allowing the executive board to “reach out to students and provide them with opportunities to network with alumni and legal professionals, to provide activities to promote the mental health of students, and to respond to student needs and concerns.” <br><br>“We hope that the website will provide insightful feedback to us so that we may target our activities and actions to student requests,” says Destiny. “Two years of SBA executive boards have worked hard to make this dream a reality. We are very excited about this website and its potential.”', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'on', NULL, ''),
(503, 'Widener Law presents conference on veterans law', '2009-11-09', '<img width=\"289\" height=\"353\" class=\"FloatRight\" alt=\"VetLawCLE2009v2\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/VetLawCLE2009v2.jpg\">Widener Law will showcase its position as one of the country’s leading law schools offering services to veterans when the school presents a continuing legal education program Wednesday, Nov. 11 aimed at enhancing the skills of attorneys who want to represent veterans.<br><br>The Basic Veterans Law continuing legal education conference will be held on the school’s Delaware campus at 4601 Concord Pike 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. in the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom. Registration and continental breakfast run from 8 to 8:45 a.m. <br><br>The day includes a host of speakers from legal practitioners to academics on topics ranging from a VA claim process overview to the ethical concerns that come from working in the VA system. Presenters include: <ul>\n<li>Taishoff Professor of Law <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/ReedThomasJ.aspx\">Thomas J. Reed</a>, the widely respected director of Widener’s <a href=\"/Academics/ClinicalProgramsandProfessionalTraining/Clinics/VeteransLawClinic.aspx\">Veterans Law Clinic</a> and a professor at the School of Law.</li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/NivalaJohnF.aspx\">John F. Nivala</a>, professor of law at Widener University School of Law’s Delaware campus, where he is director of the <a href=\"/Academics/Institutes/AdvocacyandTechnologyInstitute.aspx\">Taishoff Advocacy, Technology and Public Service Institute</a>.</li>\n<li>Douglas J. Rosinski, of Ogletree Deakins in Columbia, S.C. and an adjunct professor and former director of the Veterans Clinic at the University of South Carolina School of Law.</li>\n<li>Rebecca C. Patrick of Columbia, S.C., current director of the Veterans Clinic at the University of South Carolina School of Law and a former member of the U.S. Air Force JAG corps.</li>\n<li>Craig Martin, an associate at Edwards Angell Palmer &amp; Dodge LLP in Wilmington, Del. and chair of the Delaware State Bar Association Veterans Law Committee.</li>\n</ul>Widener University was the among the first law schools in the United States to start a clinical program for disabled veterans. First known as the Veterans Assistance Program, the school began its work under Reed’s direction in 1997 by co-sponsoring a program with the pro bono arm of the Delaware State Bar Association, to assist disabled veterans and their dependants with VA compensation claim appeals to the Board of Veterans Appeals. The program became known as the Veterans Law Clinic in January 2006 although student interns – working as attorneys on behalf of indigent veteran clients – have been a part of the program since its start. The law school has since expanded the clinic with additional offices in Harrisburg, Pa. and Media, Pa.<br><br>The legal profession needs to be involved with the VA claim process,” said Reed, a key organizer of the upcoming conference, “because veterans and dependents need a lawyer’s guidance to get through the thicket of an appeal to the Board of Veterans Appeals. Without our help they are likely to lose.”<br><br>The conference has been approved in Pennsylvania and Delaware for six continuing legal education credits, including one ethics credit. The registration cost for attorneys attending for credit is $250, or $200 for Widener Law alumni attorneys, and includes lunch. The event is free for students and members of the general public without conference materials or lunch.<br><br>For more information or to register, contact Constance Sweeney at 302.477.2177 or <a href=\"mailto:cmsweeney@widener.edu\">cmsweeney@widener.edu</a>.<br><br>Widener is also making the program available to attorneys in central Pennsylvania using videoconferencing technology at the law campus, 3800 Vartan Way, Harrisburg. The cost to attend in Harrisburg, which includes program materials and lunch, is $100. Continuing legal education credits are not available to those who participate through videoconference, however it will certify them as veteran advocates – and enable them to appear before the Board of Veterans Appeals.<br><br>To participate on the Harrisburg campus, contact Sandra Graeff at <a href=\"mailto:slgraeff@widener.edu\">slgraeff@widener.edu</a> or 717.541.3965.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'on', NULL, ''),
(504, 'Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Delivers Jurist in Residence Lecture', '2009-11-12', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 400px; margin: 4px;\">\n\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622776487028%2Fshow%2Fwith%2F4092632355%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622776487028%2Fwith%2F4092632355%2F&amp;set_id=72157622776487028&amp;jump_to=4092632355\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622776487028%2Fshow%2Fwith%2F4092632355%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622776487028%2Fwith%2F4092632355%2F&amp;set_id=72157622776487028&amp;jump_to=4092632355\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n</div>\n\n\n\nPennsylvania Supreme Court Justice <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbgAdj/SaylorThomas.aspx\">Thomas G. Saylor</a>, an adjunct professor at Widener Law’s Harrisburg campus and the Jurist in Residence, gave a one-hour lecture on “The Nature of Judging” on Monday, November 9 on the Harrisburg Campus to students, faculty and local attorneys. Local attorneys received continuing legal education credit for attending the event. <br><br>Justice Saylor started his lecture explaining historical theories, including everything from structuring the law into a scientific form to Columbia Law School’s initial legal realism theory to prudential realism. His main focus was that the craft is learned through experience and cannot be reduced to a cold set of rules. <br><br>Justice Saylor furthered his explanation, focusing on Brown v. Board of Education and the reasoning behind that unprecedented decision. Justice Saylor entertained questions and comments from the audience following his remarks. A reception followed the event as well. <br><br>A graduate of the University of Virginia, Justice Saylor earned his J.D. from Columbia School of Law and an LL.M. from the University of Virginia School of Law. A member of the American Bar Association, the American Law Institute, the Appellate Judges Conference, the Cumberland County Bar Association, the Dauphin County Bar Association, and Widener Law’s Board of Overseers, Justice Saylor has been a Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court since 1998.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(505, 'Widener-Harrisburg’s December Graduates Reception', '2009-11-13', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 400px; margin: 4px;\">\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622671794335%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622671794335%2F&amp;set_id=72157622671794335&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622671794335%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622671794335%2F&amp;set_id=72157622671794335&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n</div>\n\n\n\n	A reception was held on Thursday, November 11, 2009, for Widener-Harrisburg’s December graduates and their guests. During her remarks, the Associate Provost and Dean, Linda L. Ammons, thanked the students for their time at Widener Law and shared encouraging words with the students preparing to take the February bar exam. Dean Ammons also presented George Roles with the American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence during the reception. This medal is awarded to a student who has achieved the highest grade in bankruptcy class or who has achieved other recognition in the bankruptcy area.<br style=\"\"><br style=\"\">Congratulations, December graduates!\n		<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(506, 'Conference on Veterans Law Marks Veterans Day', '2009-11-15', '<div style=\"margin: 4px; float: right; width: 400px;\">\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622783851822%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622783851822%2F&amp;set_id=72157622783851822&amp;jump_to=\" name=\"flashvars\">\n<param value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" name=\"movie\">\n<param value=\"true\" name=\"allowFullScreen\">\n<embed width=\"400\" height=\"300\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622783851822%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622783851822%2F&amp;set_id=72157622783851822&amp;jump_to=\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\"></embed></object>\n</div>\n\n\nOn Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11th, Widener Law’s Delaware campus hosted the Basic Veterans Law continuing legal education conference to educate attorneys interested in becoming veterans’ advocates. The event was also broadcast to the Harrisburg campus.<br><br>The day opened with registration and a continental breakfast before Taishoff Professor of Law <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/ReedThomasJ.aspx\">Thomas J. Reed</a>, the director of Widener’s <a href=\"/Academics/ClinicalProgramsandProfessionalTraining/Clinics/VeteransLawClinic.aspx\">Veterans Law Clinic</a> offered a short introduction welcoming those in attendance. He emphasized the need for more attorneys willing to represent veterans in need of legal assistance.<br><br>Craig Martin, Esq., an associate at Edwards Angell Palmer &amp; Dodge LLP in Wilmington, Del. and chair of the Delaware State Bar Association Veterans Law Committee kicked of the program with an overview of the Veterans Affairs claim process. Noting the importance of a veteran’s discharge status, Mr. Martin emphasized, “Discharge status is the key to the initial filing.” Discussing the necessary forms, Professor Reed dryly noted, “When you’ve got a ten page form, you’ve got fourteen pages of instructions. They’re trying to make it simple for you.”<br><br>Following the discussion of the claims process and the differences between the compensation system and the pension system, Douglas J. Rosinski, Esq. of Ogletree Deakins in Columbia, S.C. and an adjunct professor and former director of the Veterans Clinic at the University of South Carolina School of Law, spoke about the basics of veterans law, noting that the most important thing was to establish a connection between a veterans service and his or her disability. “Service connection is at the heart of the vast majority of veterans’ benefits adjudications.” The morning concluded with Professor Reed addressing appeals to the Board of Veterans Appeals.<br><br>Current director of the Veterans Clinic at the University of South Carolina School of Law Rebecca C. Patrick, Esq., a former member of the U.S. Air Force JAG corps, spoke in the afternoon about appeals to the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. The other afternoon sessions included a discussion of attorney fees by Mr. Rosinski and a presentation on “Ethics and the VA System” by Widener Law Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/NivalaJohnF.aspx\">John F. Nivala</a>, the director of Widener Law’s <a href=\"/Academics/Institutes/AdvocacyandTechnologyInstitute.aspx\">Taishoff Advocacy, Technology and Public Service Institute</a>.<br><br>Among the first law schools in the United States to start a clinical program for disabled veterans, Widener Law’s program began in 1997 as the Veterans Assistance Program, co-sponsored by the pro bono arm of the Delaware State Bar Association. The program became known as the Veterans Law Clinic in January 2006 and has expanded to include additional offices in Harrisburg, Pa. and Media, Pa.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(507, 'School of Law welcomes visiting scholar', '2009-11-16', '<img width=\"235\" height=\"329\" class=\"FloatRight\" alt=\"MichelleHarner235\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/MichelleHarner235.jpg\">Widener University School of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Michelle M. Harner of the University of Maryland School of Law will deliver its 2009 visiting scholar lecture at the Hotel du Pont on Tuesday, Nov. 17.<br><br>Harner’s lecture, “Activist Distressed Debtholders: The New Barbarians at the Gate?” is expected to explore recent examples of debtholder activism, including Carl Icahn’s purchase of the Tropicana Resort, the formation of the Office of the CEO at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. and even the U.S. government’s role in Rick Wagoner’s resignation as CEO of General Motors Corp. – and whether this type of activism enhances or impairs corporate value.<br><br>Her talk is presented by Widener Law and its <a href=\"/Academics/Institutes/InstituteofDelawareCorporateandBusinessLaw.aspx\">Institute of Delaware Corporate and Business Law</a>, DuPont, and The Delaware Counsel Group LLP, Attorneys at Law, a Wilmington-based law firm that advises nationally and internationally on Delaware corporate and alternative-entity transactions. This marks the fifth year Delaware Counsel Group has been a part of the visiting scholar event at Widener. It is the first year the law school is also partnering with DuPont.<br><br>The lecture will take place at 3 p.m. in the King/Sullivan room at the hotel, located at 11th and Market Streets in Wilmington, Del. U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Brendan L. Shannon will provide commentary after Harner’s remarks.<br><br>Harner will first visit Widener’s Delaware campus on Monday, Nov. 16 when she gives private presentations to law students and members of the faculty. The school’s Institute of Delaware Corporate and Business Law, which has been instrumental in organizing her stay, strives to serve as a forum for interaction between business law scholarship and practice. The institute maintains that the law profits from actively engaging lawyers, judges, legislators and scholars who practice, study and define it. Institute Director and Ruby R. Vale Professor of Corporate and Business Law <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/HamermeshLawrenceA.aspx\">Lawrence A. Hamermesh</a> said the school is looking forward to the events.<br><br>“We hope Michelle Harner’s visit will be professionally rewarding and support our ability to continue bringing other rising corporate law scholars to Wilmington,” Hamermesh said. “The law school and the legal community will benefit from the expertise she shares, while Professor Harner will be able to get reactions to her work from attorneys and judges who are at the forefront of practice in her fields. This program is a plus for the school and the community.”<br><br>“We are pleased to lend our support to a program that provides the Delaware bar with the opportunity to learn how others view our laws. Professor Harner’s presentation is particularly relevant given the current business environment,” said Ellisa Opstbaum Habbart, founding partner of The Delaware Counsel Group, LLP.<br><br>Harner teaches in the areas of bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, business associations, corporate finance and governance. Her current research interests include shareholder and creditor activism and its impact on corporate value; legislative responses to serial business failures and the ethical implications of insolvency for directors, officers and other fiduciaries.<br><br>Attorneys from Delaware and Pennsylvania who attend Harner’s lecture at the Hotel du Pont will be eligible for 1.5 continuing legal education credits. The event is free and open to all, but space is limited. To register, contact Constance Sweeney at 302.477.2177 or <a href=\"mailto:cmsweeney@widener.edu\">cmsweeney@widener.edu</a>.<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(508, 'Widener Law welcomes Michigan Supreme Court justice for speech on capital punishment', '2009-11-16', '<img width=\"289\" height=\"353\" class=\"FloatRight\" alt=\"JusticeMarkmanDeathPenaltyPROMO\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/JusticeMarkmanDeathPenaltyPROMOv2.jpg\">The constitutionality of capital punishment – and the risk of executing innocent individuals – will be among the topics covered in an upcoming talk presented by the <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/OtherHarrisburgOrganizations/FederalistsSociety.aspx\">Federalist Society</a> on Widener Law’s Harrisburg campus.<br><br>The society will welcome Michigan Supreme Court Justice Stephen Markman for a speech in defense of capital punishment on Monday, Nov. 23 in room A180 of the school administration building at 3800 Vartan Way, Harrisburg, Pa. The event will begin with an hors d’oeuvres reception in the lobby outside the lecture hall from 4 to 4:30 p.m. and Markman will speak from 4:30 to 6 p.m.<br><br>Markman’s remarks are also expected to touch on the purposes of capital punishment, the deterrent impact and equal protection concerns. The death penalty is illegal in Michigan.<br><br>The event is free and open to the public. <br><br>Markman has been a member of the Michigan Supreme Court since 1999. He was last elected in 2004 and his current term will expire in 2013. He served as U.S. attorney for Michigan from 1989-1993 after being appointed by President George Bush and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. He was assistant attorney general at the U.S. Justice Department from 1985-1989 after being appointed by President Reagan and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. In that position, he headed the department’s Office of Legal Policy, which focused on both policy and the federal judicial-selection process. <br><br>His article on capital punishment, “Protecting the Innocent,” was published in the Stanford Law Review. He has taught constitutional law at Hillsdale College since 1993.<br><br>Attorneys from Pennsylvania and Delaware who attend the talk will be eligible for 1.5 continuing legal education credits. To register, or for more information, contact Sandra Graeff at 717.541.3965 or <a href=\"mailto:slgraeff@widener.edu\">slgraeff@widener.edu</a>.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(509, 'Widener Law presents Delaware Tax Institute program', '2009-11-16', 'The Delaware campus of Widener University School of Law will present the upcoming Delaware Tax Institute program “2010: Back to the Future or More of the Same?” on Friday, Nov. 20 in the school’s Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom.<br><br>The daylong program will begin at 8 a.m. with registration and continental breakfast. The first morning panel discussion gets underway at 8:35 a.m. Morning sessions include panels on 2009 income tax developments and recent developments in estate planning. <br><br><img width=\"289\" height=\"210\" class=\"FloatLeft\" alt=\"DelTaxInstitute289\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/DelTaxInstitute289.jpg\">Attorney Louis S. Harrison of Harrison &amp; Held, LLP in Chicago will give the program’s distinguished address at 11:50 a.m. Harrison, who is widely known to be a lively and engaging speaker, will give a presentation on client billing and how to ensure clients are happy with their bills by maximizing the work provided.<br><br>The afternoon will include a roundtable discussion on business transactions and breakout sessions on topics including life insurance and planning considerations for domestic partners.<br><br>The program is suitable for accountants, tax professionals, attorneys, educators, and professionals from financial institutions, including banking, insurance and retirement brokerages.<br><br>The program has been approved for 6.5 continuing legal education credits in Delaware and Pennsylvania (no ethics). Accountants who attend will also be eligible for continuing professional education, or CPE, credits.<br><br>The registration fee is $195 for those who attend for continuing education credits, and $150 for Widener Law alumni. The fee includes lunch. The program is free for students and members of the public who do not seek continuing education credits, although without lunch and conference materials. <br><br>To register, contact Constance Sweeney at 302.477.2177 or <a href=\"mailto:cmsweeney@widener.edu\">cmsweeney@widener.edu</a>.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'on', NULL, ''),
(510, 'Distinguished lecture in health law returns for discussion about health care reform', '2009-11-17', '<img width=\"289\" height=\"353\" class=\"FloatLeft\" alt=\"RaynesMcCartyStarrPromo\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/RaynesMcCartyStarrPromov2.jpg\">Widener University School of Law is pleased to announce that Princeton University Professor Paul Starr will deliver the fifth-annual Raynes McCarty Distinguished Lecture in Health Law on Widener’s Delaware campus and at The Union League of Philadelphia, both on Thursday, Nov. 19.<br><br><br>Starr holds the Stuart Chair in Communications and Public Affairs at Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. His lecture, “Health Care Reform: The Long View,” is expected to put the current political battle over health-care reform into historical perspective and explore the future of the health-care system.<br><br>Starr received the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction and Bancroft Prize in American history for “The Social Transformation of American Medicine” and the 2005 Goldsmith Book Prize for “The Creation of the Media.” <br><br>He will first give the lecture during a luncheon event at The Union League of Philadelphia. The luncheon begins at noon and the lecture starts at 12:30 p.m. He will repeat the talk that day for the law school community at 4 p.m. in the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom on the Delaware campus. <br><br>One substantive Delaware and Pennsylvania continuing legal education credit is available for attendance at either lecture. There is no cost to attend either event, including the luncheon, thanks to a generous gift from the Raynes McCarty law firm, based in Philadelphia. Raynes McCarty attorneys represent the catastrophically injured in the courts and the legislature. It is one of the country’s most philanthropic and civic-minded firms.<br><br>The <a href=\"/Academics/Institutes/HealthLawInstitute.aspx\">Health Law Institute</a> on Widener University School of Law’s Delaware campus is frequently ranked among the top-10 programs in the nation. Institute Director and Law Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/CulhaneJohnG.aspx\">John G. Culhane</a> said the Law School is proud to host Starr.<br><br>“We are delighted that Paul Starr will be our Raynes McCarty lecturer this year,” Culhane said. “He has a powerful command of the issues on health-care reform and, as someone even the White House has looked to for advice, should provide a thought-provoking hour of discussion. His remarks come at a time when health-care reform is at the height of our nation’s consciousness. Widener’s Health Law Institute is pleased to again present such a high-quality lecture on such a timely topic. I encourage the legal community and the Widener family to come out in force for this important event.”<br><br>Starr has written extensively on American society, politics, and domestic and foreign policy. He co-founded “The American Prospect” nearly 20 years ago with Robert Kuttner and Robert Reich. The liberal magazine about politics, policy and ideas is published monthly in print and online. His short book “The Logic of Health-Care Reform,” published in 1992 and reissued in a revised and expanded edition in 1994, laid out the case for a system of universal health insurance and managed competition. He served as a senior advisor at the White House during 1993, in the formulation of the Clinton health plan.<br><br>Attorneys interested in attending either lecture and receiving the continuing legal education credit may register by calling Karla Harris at 302-477-2704 or emailing <a href=\"mailto:kmharris@widener.edu\">kmharris@widener.edu</a>. There is no fee but space is limited. Business attire is required. <br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, '');
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(511, 'Philadelphia Judge and Widener Law Graduate Offers Wisdom', '2009-11-18', '<img width=\"275\" height=\"285\" class=\"FloatRight\" alt=\"panepintoSpeaks2009\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/panepintoSpeaks2009.jpg\">“I wanted to be a lawyer, but I couldn’t get into law school,” related Judge Paul P. Panepinto ‘76 as he spoke to students on Tuesday, November 17th in the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom on Widener Law’s Delaware campus.<br><br>Encouraging all of the attending students to take advantage of the opportunities in front of them, he told a story about how he first came to the then Delaware Law School in 1972 and meeting Dean Alfred Avins as he was cutting the grass. While relating his own personal path, he praised the education he received during his four years as student at the Delaware Law School. He graduated as a member of the school’s second graduating class in 1976. <br><br>Assuring the students of the value of earning a J.D from Widener, he said, “A J.D. degree is worth a lot because you can use the degree in so many ways,” adding, “You have such an opportunity here because the Professors are so great.” He also encouraged them to take pride in their work and to make sure that they give back after graduating.<br><br>In addition to discussing his personal path and the value of a Widener Law degree, Judge Panepinto addressed the issue of whether judges should be elected or appointed. He stressed that trying to decide whether judges should be appointed or elected might be the wrong way of looking at the issue, saying, “The question should really be how can we get the best judges?” He also noted that in voting situations, judges should be “evaluated on whether they are fair and impartial” rather than by their political affiliation, but added, “This is so problematic because interest groups are getting involved.’<br><br>At the conclusion of his remarks, Judge Panepinto took questions from the student audience about the impact of political parties on judicial elections and the most memorable case he had seen. After answering questions, the Judge took a moment to reemphasize his theme about giving back and mentoring by mentioning an article he wrote in the Widener Law Journal entitled “The Trial Judge as the CEO.”<br><br>Judge Panepinto graduated from Villanova University with a B.A. in Political Science. He also holds an M.A. in Political Science from Villanova and his J.D. from the Widener University School of Law. A member of Lawyers\' Club of Philadelphia, the Justinian Society, the National Italian American Bar Association, the Knights of Columbus Cora Marie Council, and the Executive Council Board of Widener University School of Law, Judge Panepinto was elected to the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas in 1991. In 1994, Judge Panepinto received the Outstanding Alumnus of the Year Award from Widener University School of Law.<br><br>The Delaware Campus <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/OtherDelawareOrganizations/RepublicanLawCaucus.aspx\">Republican Law Caucus</a> sponsored Judge Panepinto’s talk.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(512, 'New Lawyers Join the Delaware Bar', '2009-11-20', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 400px; margin: 4px;\">\n\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622711620691%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622711620691%2F&amp;set_id=72157622711620691&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622711620691%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622711620691%2F&amp;set_id=72157622711620691&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n\n</div>\n\n\nOn Wednesday, November 20, 2009, Widener University School of Law held a reception for those graduates who recently passed the July 2009 Delaware State Bar Exam.<br><br>Dean Linda L. Ammons addressed the gathered Alumni, commending their accomplishment and reminding them that they will always be “part of the Widener family.” After the Dean’s remarks, Delaware Supreme Court Justice and Widener Law adjunct faculty member Randy J. Holland spoke, reminding the group that they were joining a small and elite group.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'on', NULL, ''),
(513, 'New Lawyers Join the Pennsylvania Bar', '2009-11-20', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 500px; margin-top: 4px; margin-right: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 4px; \">\n<p><img width=\"500\" height=\"311\" alt=\"PABarPassers1\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/PABarPassers1.jpg\"></p>\n<p>(l to r) Judge Margaret T. Murphy ’77, Justice Seamus P. McCaffery, President Judge Pamela Pryor Dembe, and Judge Joel S. Johnson ‘91</p>\n<p><img width=\"500\" alt=\"PABarPassers2\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/PABarPassers2.jpg\"></p>\n<p>Graduates taking Attorney Oath</p>\n<p><img width=\"500\" alt=\"PABarPassers3\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/PABarPassers3.jpg\"></p>\n<p>Caitlin Quinn ’09 (far right) was sworn-in by her uncle, Justice Seamus McCaffery.  The are joined by her parents, grandparents, and Dean Linda Ammons</p>\n</div>Widener University School of Law is pleased to announce its graduates recently took the oath and became members of the Pennsylvania Bar.<br><br>On Wednesday, November 18, 2009 thirty-seven Widener Law graduates were admitted to the practice of law in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at a ceremony that was held in Philadelphia City Hall, Courtroom 653. Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Seamus P. McCaffery presided with Judge Joel S. Johnson ’91 of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Family Division, Judge Margaret T. Murphy ’77 of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations Division and Judge Pamela Pryor Dembe, President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas. The graduates were honored to have been sworn in by such a prestigious bench.<br><br>This Widener-unique event allows the Law School graduates to be admitted to the bar alongside their friends and classmates. A reception that welcomed family and friends to celebrate with the graduates followed the ceremony.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'on', NULL, ''),
(514, 'Alumni Gather for the Philadelphia Happy Hour', '2009-11-20', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 400px; margin: 4px;\">\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622745688001%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622745688001%2F&amp;set_id=72157622745688001&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622745688001%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622745688001%2F&amp;set_id=72157622745688001&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n</div>\n\n\n\n\nMore than 70 alumni gathered at Chickie’s and Pete’s on Packer Avenue in south Philadelphia on Wednesday, November 18th.  The event was hosted by the Alumni Association Board of Directors and provided an opportunity for everyone to have fun,reconnect, and network.  The highlights of the evening included a chance to win Widener Law apparel, door prizes, and a 50/50 drawing.  The winners of the 50/50 drawing, Tom and Carolyn Uliase, donated their winnings back to the school, and we thank them for their wonderful generosity.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'on', NULL, ''),
(515, 'Professor Paul Starr Provides Insight in Health Care Reform Debate', '2009-11-22', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 400px; margin: 4px;\">\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622738919323%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622738919323%2F&amp;set_id=72157622738919323&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622738919323%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622738919323%2F&amp;set_id=72157622738919323&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n\n</div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“National health care reform has been a long time coming,” remarked Princeton University Professor Paul Starr to a sizable audience in the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom and to those watching via webcast, before adding, “We’ve come further now than we ever have before, but the problem is going to be getting those sixty votes in the Senate.”<br><br>Professor Starr’s lecture, “Health Care Reform: The Long View,” followed a brief introduction from <a href=\"/Academics/Institutes/HealthLawInstitute.aspx\">Health Law Institute</a> Director <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/CulhaneJohnG.aspx\">John G. Culhane</a>, who thanked the Raynes McCarty law firm for the generous donation that made the 5th annual Raynes McCarty Lecture possible. Professor Starr also gave the lecture earlier in the day at a luncheon event at the Union League in Philadelphia, which the <a title=\"Philadelphia Inquirer covered\" href=\"hhttp://www.philly.com/philly/business/70600032.html\">Philadelphia Inquirer covered</a>.<br><br>In discussing the historical context of the health care reform debate, Professor Starr noted that in the past, compromise between Republicans and Democrats would have been possible, citing work done by Richard Nixon and Senator Edward Kennedy that derailed after the Watergate Scandal brought down Nixon’s administration. Describing the current situation with regard to health care reform, Professor Starr called Republican opposition “almost entirely ideological and partisan.” He noted that in the past, the opposition had often come from interest groups, but that those groups, including insurance agencies and pharmaceutical companies, have been largely silent during the Obama administration’s push for health care reform.<br><br>“We want a system where the private insurers are driven to improve the quality of care and their service,” stated Professor Starr in discussing the Senate Bill put forth by Senator Harry Reid the night before. Pointing out the reason for the mandate for individual coverage, he added, “Health insurance can only work if there are healthy people insured as well as sick people.” Professor Starr also sounded a note of disappointment that the Senate Bill puts off the opening of Insurance Exchanges until January 2014, saying, “Why do we have to wait four or five years?”<br><br>At the conclusion of his prepared remarks, Professor Starr took questions from the audience on how costs are calculated, the role of tort reform, what the future would hold if current reform efforts fell through and the link between non-profit hospitals and charity. Professor Starr answered each of the questions and indicated that a failure to address health care reform now would be a tremendous deterrent to any future president from addressing the issue again.<br><br>The Stuart Chair in Communications and Public Affairs at Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Professor Starr graduated from Columbia University and earned his Ph.D. from Harvard University. He is the author of several books and received the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction as well as the Bancroft Prize in American history for <em>The Social Transformation of American Medicine</em>. He also received the 2005 Goldsmith Book Prize for <em>The Creation of the Media: Political Origins of Modern Communications</em>.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(516, 'Widener Law in the national news', '2009-11-23', '<img width=\"289\" height=\"353\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/BarrosYarboroughNewsPromo.jpg\" alt=\"BarrosYarboroughNewsPromo\" class=\"FloatRight\">Members of the Widener Law faculty from both campuses have been featured in national news outlets this week on topics of interest to the legal community and the country at large.<br><br>Today’s Washington Post front page includes a story that quotes Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/BarrosDBenjamin.aspx\">D. Benjamin Barros</a> on a U.S. Supreme Court case set for argument Dec. 2. The case, Stop the Beach Renourishment v. Florida Department of Environmental Protection, involves a question of homeowners’ rights along beaches that have been aided by public restoration and renourishment projects. Barros spoke at length with reporter Robert Barnes a week ago for the story. He first caught the reporter’s eye by demonstrating his command of the subject on his PropertyProf blog.<br><br>The story can be viewed at the <a href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/23/AR2009112303930.html?hpid=topnews\" title=\"Washington Post\">Washington Post\'s website</a>. <br><br>Yesterday’s USA Today carried an A-section story that quoted Legal Writing Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/YarbroughMicahJ.aspx\">Micah Yarbrough</a> on the idea of a uniform bar exam that would be portable across several states. Yarbrough is the director of bar programs for the law school. The story quickly made its way into the ABA Journal online news section. He was first interviewed on the topic by The News Journal in Wilmington, for a story that also quoted Delaware campus student Jana DiCosmo.<br><br>The story can be viewed at the <a href=\"http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-11-22-bar-exam_N.htm\" title=\"USA Today website\">USA Today website</a>. <br><br>“Our Widener Law faculty and students are top notch and it is understandable that journalists at these respected outlets would seek their contributions to the national discussion,” Law Dean <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/AmmonsLinda.aspx\">Linda L. Ammons</a> said.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(517, 'Delaware Tax Institute returns to Widener Law campus', '2009-11-23', 'Take the time to tell clients a little about what they are getting when they invest in your services, and they may be happier people when your bill arrives, a group of tax law and financial professionals was told at a recent conference on the Delaware campus.<br><br>Chicago attorney Louis S. Harrison, known nationally for his lively and engaging talks, was the distinguished speaker at the Delaware Tax Institute program held Friday, Nov. 20. Harrison dispensed an hour’s worth of advice and tips on client billing designed to yield satisfied clients.<br><br>“We don’t spend enough time letting our clients know who we are,” Harrison said, explaining few attorneys pause to tell a client about their special research, study or scholarship in a subject matter of importance to the client. Calling himself one of the worst offenders, Harrison said clients would be pleased to know their attorneys are thinking about them and their needs during long days at the office and on the road at conferences.<br><br>Clients who hear these things “are going to value you more as a professional,” he said. Other tips? Be thoughtful about the words on the bill that describe your services and avoid general terms like “review,” opting instead for more powerful specifics. And, don’t come to work dressed like you’re really headed to the golf course. “If you’re going to charge an hourly rate or a big fee, look like you are worth it,” he said.<br><br>About 75 attorneys and accountants listened to Harrison speak in the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom. Earlier in the day, Law Dean <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/AmmonsLinda.aspx\">Linda L. Ammons</a> welcomed the group to Widener. The Delaware Tax Institute program is now in its 42nd year. Widener Law has hosted it since 2007. This year’s program was titled, “2010: Back to the Future or More of the Same?”<br><br>“The institute has a long and distinguished history of collaboration and educational exchange between attorneys, accountants and financial services professionals,” Ammons said. “I know you will be educated and informed by these impressive professionals and I thank you for coming to our law school to participate in this institute.”<br><br>Attendees heard panel discussions on 2009 income tax developments and recent developments in estate planning. There was also a roundtable discussion on business transactions and breakout sessions on topics including life insurance and planning considerations for domestic partners.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(518, 'Widener Law Hosts Private Pennsylvania Bar Induction in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania', '2009-11-24', '<div style=\"float: right; margin-top: 4px; margin-right: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 4px; width: 400px; \">				<embed src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622868614142%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622868614142%2F&amp;set_id=72157622868614142&amp;jump_to=\"></embed>\n</div>Widener University School of Law held a private Pennsylvania Bar Induction Ceremony &amp; Reception in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, for July 2009 passers. The Honorable Thomas G. Saylor, Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania presided over the ceremony, inducting 25 Widener graduates during the Thursday, November 19, 2009 event. The motion for admission to the bar was made by Professor Michael J. Hussey, recipient of the 2009 Outstanding Faculty Award. After the ceremony in the Supreme Court Courtroom, graduates and their guests enjoyed a reception in the East Wing of the Main Capitol Building. <div><br></div>\n<div><strong>Pennsylvania Bar Induction Ceremony Participants:</strong></div>\n<div>Alyssa A. Adams, Esq.</div>\n<div>Travis S. Anderson, Esq.</div>\n<div>Miranda L. Blazek, Esq.</div>\n<div>Suzanne M. Butler, Esq.</div>\n<div>Ashley A. Chille, Esq.</div>\n<div>James H. Curry III, Esq.</div>\n<div>Allison J. Doerfler, Esq.</div>\n<div>Catherine M. Dotto, Esq.</div>\n<div>Andrew M. Enders, Esq.</div>\n<div>David E. Feidt, Esq.</div>\n<div>Erin K. Grady, Esq.</div>\n<div>Brant A. Hershey, Esq.</div>\n<div>Daniel R. Jameson, Esq.</div>\n<div>Jennilee M. Kemling, Esq.</div>\n<div>Gerard N. Mangieri, Esq.</div>\n<div>Gregory M. Moran, Esq.</div>\n<div>Brandon J. Pierce, Esq.</div>\n<div>Benjamin A. Ried, Esq.</div>\n<div>Todd D. Rothermel, Esq.</div>\n<div>Adam L. Santucci, Esq.</div>\n<div>Micah T. Saule, Esq.</div>\n<div>Bina Singh, Esq.</div>\n<div>Scott R. Steirer, Esq.</div>\n<div>Cynthia Con Schlichten, Esq.</div>\n<div>Cory S. Winter, Esq.</div>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(519, 'Pennsylvania Congressman Murphy Presented with New Frontier Award', '2009-11-24', '<div style=\"margin: 4px; float: right; width: 437px;\">\n\n<object width=\"437\" height=\"370\" id=\"viddler_widenerlaw_152\" classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\"><param value=\"http://www.viddler.com/player/68920a6c/\" name=\"movie\">\n<param value=\"always\" name=\"allowScriptAccess\">\n<param value=\"true\" name=\"allowFullScreen\">\n<embed width=\"437\" height=\"370\" name=\"viddler_widenerlaw_152\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" wmode=\"transparent\" src=\"http://www.viddler.com/player/68920a6c/\"></embed></object>\n<p> </p>\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622869927356%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622869927356%2F&amp;set_id=72157622869927356&amp;jump_to=\" name=\"flashvars\">\n<param value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" name=\"movie\">\n<param value=\"true\" name=\"allowFullScreen\">\n<embed width=\"400\" height=\"300\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622869927356%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622869927356%2F&amp;set_id=72157622869927356&amp;jump_to=\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\"></embed></object>\n</div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, November 23rd at the Harvard Kennedy School’s JFK Forum, Caroline Kennedy, daughter of President John F. Kennedy, presented U.S Representative Patrick J. Murphy ’99, with one of two awards at the 6th annual New Frontier Awards. Widener Law Dean <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/AmmonsLinda.aspx\">Linda L. Ammons</a> attended the ceremony.<br><br>Given to elected officials under the age of 40 whose dedication to public service inspires people to improve their communities, the New Frontier Awards honor the legacy of President Kennedy. Representative Murphy received the award for his continuing efforts to create a timeline for bringing American troops home from Iraq.<br><br>A veteran himself, Representative Murphy resolved to bring the troops home after returning home from a visit to Baghdad in 2006. Moving forward, he intends to push for an end to the discrimination against homosexuals in the military embodied by the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. “I am in this fight to stand up for equality, a value that makes our country great,” he said.<br><br>Rebecca Onie, a graduate of Harvard, was the co-recipient of the award for her work as co-founder of Project Health, a non-profit agency that helps low income clients with necessities such as housing, food, and legal advocacy. According to Onie, Project Health aims \"to change how health care is delivered in this country.” Onie was also recently named a 2009 MacArthur Fellow.<br><br>Congressman Murphy graduated from Widener Law’s Harrisburg campus in 1999 after earning his B.S. from King’s College in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, where he participated in the ROTC program, graduating with the rank of Second Lieutenant. While at Widener Law, Congressman Murphy participated in the <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/TrialAdvocacyHonorSocietyHarrisburg.aspx\">Trial Advocacy Honor Society</a> and was the President of the St. Thomas More Society.<br><br>In 2000, he joined the military faculty at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and taught constitutional law. After the September 11th attacks, he volunteered for overseas deployment, serving first in Bosnia in 2002, and then in Baghdad, Iraq in 2003 and 2004 as a paratrooper and JAG corps attorney with the 82nd airborne division. He returned to Pennsylvania after leaving Iraq and ran for Congress. He won the election for Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District, and was sworn into office on January 4th, 2007.<br><br>The entire Widener Law community congratulates Patrick J. Murphy on receiving the New Frontier Award.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(520, 'Michigan Supreme Court Justice Markman Speaks on Defense of Capital Punishment', '2009-11-29', '<a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/OtherHarrisburgOrganizations/FederalistsSociety.aspx\">The Federalist Society</a> invited Michigan Supreme Justice Stephen J. Markman to speak on ‘Defense of Capital Punishment’ on Monday, November 23, <img width=\"332\" height=\"319\" class=\"FloatRight\" alt=\"JusticeMarkmanHB2009\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/JusticeMarkmanHB2009.jpg\">2009 on the Harrisburg Campus.<br><br>A reception preceded the lecture by Justice Markman in which he spoke on the purpose of capital punishment, its constitutionality, equal protection concerns surrounding the imposition of capital punishment, the deterrent impact, and the risk of executing innocent people. <br><br>Justice Markman stated that protecting the United States citizens is the first function of government and the reason for the establishment of capital punishment. He pointed out that violent crimes skyrocketed during the period of 1960-1980 when capital punishment was abolished and crimes have declined over the past 20 years when capital punishment has been intact. He said that he supports capital punishment because it is a more effective deterrent than lesser sanctions. <br><br>Justice Markman indicated that his support of capital punishment comes not from the morality of his faith or constitution, but rather out of his sense of justice. Although it cannot be determined exactly how many lives are saved by executing criminals who have committed first degree murder, Justice Markman asserted that it is certain a large number of people that have been saved. <br><br>He stated, “To impose any lesser sanctions, is to diminish the value of innocent life.”<br><br>Students asked questions at the close of the lecture, including inquiries about his feelings on capital punishment for minors and the mentally ill. Justice Markman responded by saying that was something the community ought to determine and it should be up to the legislature. <br><br>Justice Stephen Markman served as the Assistant Attorney General of the United States from 1985 to 1989 after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan. He also served as the Chief Counsel of the United States Senate Subcommittee on the Constitution. Prior to being appointed as the 103rd Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, Justice Maskman served as a Judge on the Michigan Court of Appeals.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(521, 'Dedicated Faculty and Staff Drive Green Initiatives on Widener Law Campuses', '2009-11-30', '“In Harrisburg, the Green Committee is looking into ways to reduce energy use,” says Vice Dean <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/MeadowsRobynL.aspx\">Robyn Meadows</a> as she enthusiastically discusses efforts to make Widener Law’s Harrisburg campus more environmentally friendly. Faculty and staff on both campuses have led efforts to make Widener Law’s campuses green.<br><br>On October 21st, 2009, those efforts led Widener Law to become one of just five law schools in the nation to be accepted as <a href=\"http://www.abanet.org/environ/climatechallenge/partners.shtml\" title=\"American Bar Association’s U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Law Office Climate Challenge\">a partner in the American Bar Association’s U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Law Office Climate Challenge</a>. The ABA offered two methods for enrollment in the program, one of which involved increasing the recycling of office paper, including file folders and envelopes, to at least 90%. In addition, both campuses have tried to cut down on the use of paper by making double-sided printing the default setting for campus printers and by circulating inter-office memos by electronic means. <br><br>“We’ve positioned ourselves as leaders in the greening of U.S. law schools,” says Assistant Dean for Business and Administration <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/SmithVerneR.aspx\">Verne R. Smith</a> of the school’s efforts, adding, “It’s great to see the ABA fostering this kind of initiative.”<br><br>Addressing some of the reasons for joining the ABA program, Vice Dean Meadows notes, “Widener provides such an ambitious environmental law program, we had an obligation to lead by example.” In addition to meeting the ABA’s threshold for paper recycling, Vice Dean Meadows and members of the Harrisburg campus Green Committee are looking at the possibility of only using office paper that consists of at least 30% recycled material.<br><br>In addition to partnership in the ABA program, both campuses are engaging in further efforts to become more environmentally conscious. All offices on both campuses have been outfitted with recycling containers, with the Delaware campus partnering with the Delaware Solid Waste Authority to recycle cans, glass, cardboard, and newspapers. In Harrisburg, a similar arrangement exists with Penn Waste. The respective Green Committees on both campuses continue to look for new initiatives to improve the school’s environmental footprint further.<br><br>These campus-wide environmental initiatives reflect the school’s commitment to environmental law as evidenced by the strong program provided through the <a href=\"http://blogs.law.widener.edu/envirolawcenter/\" title=\"Environmental Law Center\">Environmental Law Center</a> and the <a href=\"/Academics/ClinicalProgramsandProfessionalTraining/Clinics/EnvironmentalandNaturalResourcesLawClinic.aspx\">Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic</a> that has operated on the Delaware campus for 20 years. In January, the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic will expand to the Harrisburg campus.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(522, 'First Recipient of Dean’s Minority Scholarship Named', '2009-12-02', '<img width=\"240\" height=\"180\" alt=\"Roshin_Thomas\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/Roshin_Thomas.jpg\" class=\"FloatRight\">Roshin Thomas, a 1st-year student on the Delaware campus, has been awarded the first Dean’s Minority Student Scholarship.<br><br>A graduate of St. John’s University and a native of Albertson, New York, Thomas majored in Psychology as an undergraduate. Before coming to Widener Law, she worked with Habitat for Humanity to build housing for low-income people, participated in blood drives and cancer awareness activities, and taught a summer vacation Bible school in Mexico.<br><br>“I am argumentative, and I like to get my point across,” says Thomas of her desire to become an attorney, adding, “I am known for standing up for people who don’t speak up for themselves, and I find that happens to me a lot!  I like working on behalf of people.” Her decision to pursue her legal education at Widener allowed her to experience life outside New York without moving to far from her family, but she had additional reasons for choosing the school. “A lot of it had to do with how easy it was to apply to Widener and how quickly the Admissions Office responded to my questions, compared to my experience with other schools. In addition, I am interested in health law, because many family members are in the health care field, and was I attracted by Widener’s health law program.”<br><br>Nearing the end of her first semester in law school, Roshin says, “It is academically different from undergrad work. I find it challenging, but the most interesting thing to me is that I find it is like putting on a different pair of eyes.  It changed the way I look at situations.  I now see that every story has two sides.”<br><br>To contribute to the Dean’s Minority Student Scholarship, please go to the <a title=\"secure online giving form\" href=\"https://alumni.widener.edu/SSLPage.aspx?pid=312&amp;srcid=304\">secure online giving form</a> and choose the scholarship from the designation drop-down menu.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'on', NULL, ''),
(523, 'Widener Law announces new chief of campus safety', '2009-12-07', '<img width=\"235\" height=\"263\" alt=\"KevinRaport 235\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/KevinRaport%20235.jpg\" class=\"FloatLeft\">Widener Law Dean <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/AmmonsLinda.aspx\">Linda L. Ammons</a> has announced that the school named Kevin J. Raport its new chief of campus safety. <br><br>Raport, 31, of Aston, Pa. has been a member of the department since 2000, when he was hired as a campus safety officer for the university’s main campus in Chester, Pa. He was promoted to corporal of campus safety there two years later and then to assistant director of the university campus safety department in 2005.<br><br>His new position as chief of campus safety for the School of Law means Raport will oversee all public safety matters on the university’s two law campuses in Wilmington and Harrisburg. He will be responsible for 25 officers who patrol roughly 55 acres across the two campuses combined. More than 1,600 law, graduate, paralegal and other students attend classes at the two locations.<br><br>Raport holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from West Chester University. He earned his master’s degree in the same subject from Widener University in 2007. He is a certified instructor for the American Red Cross and also serves as an adjunct professor for Widener’s University College, teaching courses in human resource management.<br><br>“Kevin has demonstrated his commitment to Widener with exemplary service over nearly 10 years on Widener’s main campus,” Law Dean Linda L. Ammons said. “He has worked his way through the ranks and the School of Law looks forward to having him on our campuses in this new position. Our students, staff and faculty – and our many visitors – will be in good hands with him as the leader of our safety team.”<br><br>Raport’s promotion became effective Monday, Dec. 7. One of his first tasks will be to oversee the installation of a card-access system for Concord and Shipley halls and the townhouse residences on the Delaware campus, using the current School of Law identification cards. The controlled-entry points will also be monitored via closed-circuit video cameras. The project is scheduled for completion in late January.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(524, 'Harrisburg Faculty and Staff Ring in the Holidays', '2009-12-10', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 530px; margin: 4px;\">\n<img src=\"~/media/Images/News2009/SalvArmyKetAsh%20Kyle.ashx\" width=\"528\" height=\"400\" alt=\"SalvArmyKetAsh&amp;Kyle\"><p>Ashley Barton and Kyle Schaeffer ring the bell for the Salvation Army.</p>\n</div>\n<div style=\"float: right; width: 530px; margin: 4px;\">\n<img src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/SalvArmyKetMichael.jpg\" width=\"528\" height=\"400\" alt=\"SalvArmyKetMichael\"><p>Professor Michael Cozzillio does his part to help out.</p>\n</div>\n“Most people who try it really enjoy it because you get to see people acting so selflessly,” says Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/RobinetteChristopherJ.aspx\">Christopher J. Robinette</a> of ringing the bell and collecting donations for the Salvation Army.<br><br>For the third consecutive year, faculty and staff on Widener Law’s Harrisburg campus will adopt a Salvation Army kettle and collect donations to assist families in need. For three days, from Wednesday, December 9th through Friday, December 11th, faculty and staff will take turns standing at the kettle at a location ten minutes from campus.<br><br>Robinette, the Chair of the Christmas Committee of the Salvation Army of Harrisburg’s Advisory Board, noted that last year’s efforts pulled in $675, enough to provide “holiday meals for ten families and a hot breakfast for 60 people.” He hopes that this year’s efforts will prove even more successful.<br><br>In addition to Professor Robinette, those participating are; Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/CozzillioMichaelJ.aspx\">Michael J. Cozzillio</a> and his wife Krista, Ashley Barton, Karen Durkin, Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/FruthAnnElizabeth.aspx\">Ann Fruth</a>, Sandy Graeff, Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/HemingwayAnnaP.aspx\">Anna Hemingway</a>, Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/KearneyMaryKate.aspx\">Mary Kate Kearney</a>, Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/LockardJPalmer.aspx\">J. Palmer Lockard, II</a>, Mary Lou Morin, and Kyle Schaeffer.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(525, 'Delaware Campus Adopts Families in Need for the Holidays', '2009-12-11', '<img width=\"289\" height=\"353\" class=\"FloatRight\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/AdoptAFamilyDelPromo.jpg\" alt=\"AdoptAFamilyDelPromo\">With Christmas nearing, members of the Widener Law Community are offering a helping hand to those in need. The annual Widener Law Center and Clinic Adopt a Family Program has chosen five deserving families in need to provide with food, clothing, and toys for Christmas.<br><br>The Adopt a Family Program offers members of the Widener Law community a wonderful opportunity to give a child hope by demonstrating that you care. You can make a difference while doing your shopping this Holiday season by picking up some clothing or a toy for one of our adopted families while you buy presents for your loved ones. This year, students in the <a href=\"/Academics/ClinicalProgramsandProfessionalTraining/Clinics/DelawareCivilLawClinic.aspx\">Delaware Civil Law Clinic</a>, the <a href=\"/Academics/ClinicalProgramsandProfessionalTraining/Clinics/PennsylvaniaCivilLawClinic.aspx\">Pennsylvania Civil Law Clinic</a>, and the <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/StudentBarAssociationDelaware.aspx\">Student Bar Association</a> selected five families in desperate need of help.<br><br>The first adopted family consists of a single mother who is an immigrant to the United States and her five boys, ages 2, 4, 7, 13, and 15. The mother is fighting for custody of her children against an abusive father and is struggling to support her children while working at a minimum wage job.<br><br>The second family is a mother and two daughters, ages 6 and 15. The mother was recently laid off after having fled from an abusive situation a little over a year ago. The third family also consists of a mother and two daughters, ages 9 and 15. The mother, an immigrant, suffered abuse at the hands of her children’s father and fled after he turned his abuse on the oldest daughter.<br><br>The fourth family is a mother and her three adopted children. The family adopted their eldest in 2001. In 2002, they took in a boy as a foster child. After discovering that he had a brother, they began proceedings to adopt both of them so that the boys could stay together, and in 2008, the adoption was final. Unfortunately, the father unexpectedly passed away a short time later, leaving the mother to raise all three children alone. The eldest girl is 12, and her brothers are 11 and 7.<br><br>The final family consists of a grandmother raising her granddaughter, a niece, and a great nephew. Unable to work because of a heart attack she suffered a few years ago, the family matriarch lives on a fixed income. She is the sole supporter of the children; a 17-year old girl, a 7-year old girl, and a 1-month-old boy.<br><br>Students, faculty, staff, and friends of the Law Center are encouraged to bring new clothing and toys or very gently used items to the Registrar’s office by December 21st. Non-perishable food items can be dropped off at the <a href=\"/Gateway/CurrentStudents/DelawareStudents/AcademicResources/OfficeoftheRegistrar.aspx\">Registrar’s Office</a>. Faculty and staff are also encouraged to participate in a “wrapping” party on December 21st. Information about what to donate for the adopted families can be obtained from Dottie Hemphill in the registrar’s office.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(526, 'Global Health Law Externships Announced', '2009-12-14', '<img width=\"289\" height=\"353\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/GlobalHealthLawPromoGreen.jpg\" alt=\"GlobalHealthLawPromoGreen\" class=\"FloatLeft\">Law students may now qualify for externships in global health law with the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland (WHO), beginning in the summer of 2010, among other places. Positions may also be available at other governmental and non-governmental organizations, including the Global Health Council in Washington, DC, and U.S. federal agencies such as the Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, division of health products and services.<br><br>Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDeAdj/ForzleyMichele.aspx\">Michele Forzley</a> and a representative from the placement organization will supervise the externship. These externships are qualified for up to 6 credits, and specific requirements will depend upon the placement. Some may be available during the school year, and some will be open to M.J. as well as J.D. students.<br><br>To be eligible for the WHO placement, the applicant must be a 2nd year law student with a GPA of 3.0 or better who attends or has attended Widener’s <a href=\"/Academics/SpecialProgramsandInitiatives/StudyAbroadOpportunities/GenevaSwitzerland.aspx\">Summer Institute in Lausanne, Switzerland</a>. The WHO Intern will spend 8 weeks in residence in Switzerland.<br><br>The 2010 WHO externship will involve research to identify the relationship between the rule of law and access to medicines in designated countries. At the conclusion of the research externs will deliver a report of findings to the WHO that may also fulfill directed research credit requirements.<br><br>Students interested in learning more about the Global Health Law Externships are invited to a Question &amp; Answer session with Professor Forzley on January 19th from 5 p.m. until 6 p.m. in the Health Law Conference Room 223.<br><br>Applications for the externships are due by February 10, 2010 and should be submitted to Professor Michele Forzley by email at <a href=\"mailto:mdforzley@widener.edu\">mdforzley@widener.edu</a>, with a cover letter and a resume.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(527, 'Widener Women\'s Network Welcomes Judge Margaret Theresa Murphy \'77', '2009-12-15', '<div style=\"float:right; width: 404px; margin: 6px;\">\r\n\r\n\r\n<img width=\"400\" alt=\"alumni wwn 1.jpg\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/womensNetwork1.aspx\"><p><span class=\"Caption\">Judge Murphy addressing the group.<span><p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<img width=\"400\" alt=\"alumni wwn 2.jpg\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/womensNetwork2.aspx\"></p>\n<p><span class=\"Caption\">Miriam Barish \'92 and Judge Margaret Theresa Murphy \'77</span></p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n</span></span></p>\n</div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOn Thursday, November 5, 2009 the Philadelphia Chapter of the Widener Women\'s Network welcomed Judge Margaret Theresa Murphy \'77 as the guest speaker at their networking luncheon.  Judge Murphy addressed the topic of Judicial Insight and Guidance for Effective Advocacy.  Forty-three alumnae attended the luncheon which also provided an opportunity for networking. The event was sponsored by Miriam Barish \'92 at her law firm Anapol, Schwartz, Weiss, Cohan, Feldman &amp; Smalley at their Philadelphia office at 1710 Spruce Street.<div><br></div>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'on', NULL, ''),
(528, 'Widener University School of Law Hosted the Delaware Valley Legal Writing Consortium', '2009-12-15', 'On Monday, December 14, 2009, the Legal Methods faculty at WUSL’s \nDelaware campus hosted the Fourth Semiannual Meeting of the Delaware \nValley Legal Writing Consortium. Legal Writing professors from area law \nschools shared their “Best Teaching Ideas” with a group of about 35 \nattendees.<br><br>Presenters included faculty members <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/LearJenniferM.aspx\">Jennifer Lear</a> \nand <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/WilliamsStarla.aspx\">Starla Williams</a> from WUSL’s Harrisburg campus and <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/EakinAlice.aspx\">Alice Eakin</a> and \n<a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/BrownMaryann.aspx\">Maryann Brown</a> from the Delaware campus.<br><br>Rutgers-Camden \nProfessor Ruth Anne Robbins, President of the Legal Writing Institute, \nsaid that she “took home lots and lots of ideas\" from the meeting.<br><br>Members\nof the Planning Committee for this meeting were Professors <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/FerrellIvaJohnson.aspx\">Iva Ferrell</a>,\n<a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/KehnerAlisonDonahue.aspx\">Alison Kehner</a>, <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/KingSusanA.aspx\">Susan King</a>, <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/HoweBarksdaleSydney.aspx\">Sydney Howe-Barksdale</a>, <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/MaatmanMaryEllen.aspx\">Mary Ellen Maatman</a>, \n<a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/RobinsonMaryAnn.aspx\">Mary Ann Robinson</a>, and <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/SbargeJeanK.aspx\">Jean Sbarge</a>. During the final part of the \nmeeting, the group brainstormed the possibility and logistics of \ncreating a Mid-Atlantic Regional Legal Writing Conference.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(529, 'Widener Law Brings Health Law Expertise to China', '2009-12-15', '<div style=\"float: left; width: 400px; margin: 4px;\">\r\n				<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622882518551%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622882518551%2F&amp;set_id=72157622882518551&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622882518551%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622882518551%2F&amp;set_id=72157622882518551&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\r\n		</div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDean <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/AmmonsLinda.aspx\">Linda L. Ammons</a> joined Associate Professor of Law <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/PopeThaddeusMason.aspx\">Thaddeus M. Pope</a> and Visiting Distinguished Professor of Law <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDeAdj/ForzleyMichele.aspx\">Michele D. Forzley</a> at the two-day International Health Law Conference at Southwest University of Political Science and Law in Chongqing, China.<br> <br>The conference brought together students, professors, and medical professionals from all across China. Both Professor Pope and Professor Forzley spoke. Professor Forzley lectured on essential medicines and the rule of law, and Professor Pope spoke on “End of Life Health Care:  Comparing Challenges in the United States and China.”<br><br>Both Dean Ammons and Professor Pope are also taking time to blog about their experiences in China. Follow along at the <a href=\"http://blogs.law.widener.edu/ammons/\" title=\"Dean’s Blog\">Dean’s Blog</a> or Professor Pope’s <a href=\"http://medicalfutility.blogspot.com/\" title=\"Medical Futility Blog\">Medical Futility Blog</a>.<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(530, 'Widener Law student receives pro bono honor', '2009-12-16', '<img class=\"FloatRight\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/DelPinoDamiano300px.jpg\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" alt=\"DelPinoDamiano300px\">Widener University School of Law congratulates student Damiano “Dom” P. Del Pino, who was recently honored by the Philadelphia Bar Association.<br><br>Del Pino, a third-year law student in Widener’s extended division, received the student pro bono service award given by the association’s public interest section. The association honored one student from each of the Philadelphia region’s law schools at a dinner Dec. 2 at the Loews Hotel in center city. Del Pino studies and lives on Widener’s campus in Wilmington, Del.<br> <br>He grew up in Toms River, N.J. and is the son of Carlos and Marilyn Del Pino of North Attleboro, Mass. <br><br><a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/HoweBarksdaleSydney.aspx\">Sydney Howe-Barksdale</a>, director of the Public Interest Resource Center on Widener’s Delaware campus, nominated Del Pino for the honor. He has volunteered countless hours with the New Jersey State Superior Court’s Child Placement Review Board, Juvenile Conference Committee and has served as a Juvenile Court arbitrator and Family Court mediator. <br><br>Del Pino has volunteered at Delaware’s Veterans Administration hospital in Elsmere and has taught financial literacy programs to children at the Wilmington Latin American Community Center and at Nehemiah House in Wilmington. He has also coordinated drives for clothing, books and other materials for the VA hospital and rest home through his role as president of Widener’s Military Law Society. He has regularly volunteered as a notary public in New Jersey for the American Bar Association-sponsored program “Wills for Heroes” and he has judged many moot court and mock trial competitions. <br><br>“Law students have rigorous study schedules that allow them precious little free time, but Dom has demonstrated his commitment to community service by prioritizing these worthy causes into his day,” Howe-Barksdale said. “He embodies the Widener Law spirit of civic engagement and I’m certain he is going to make a terrific lawyer.”<br><br>Del Pino will graduate in May 2011. He wants to practice family law.<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, '');
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(531, 'Environmental law students visit U.S. Supreme Court', '2009-12-16', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 405px; margin: 5px;\">\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623020038544%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623020038544%2F&amp;set_id=72157623020038544&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623020038544%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623020038544%2F&amp;set_id=72157623020038544&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n<p>From left, students Reena Pushpangadan, Nicholas Jajko, Richard Scott, Jongbin Lee, Associate Professor Kenneth T. Kristl, student Marie Hobson, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, student Matthew Burdalski, Professor James R. May, student Jonathon Spadea, Mary Jacobson, executive director of the Mid Atlantic Environmental Law Center, which is housed at Widener Law, students Dawn Kurtz Crompton and Rita Assetto, Associate Professor D. Benjamin Barros, students Chris McCann, Catherine Emmett and Keith Salador.</p>\n</div>\n\n\n\n\nA group of 12 Delaware-campus law students recently traveled to the U.S. Supreme Court, where they heard arguments in a high-profile case involving beachfront property rights and had a private meeting with one of the justices.<br><br>The students, all enrolled in the <a href=\"/Academics/ClinicalProgramsandProfessionalTraining/Clinics/EnvironmentalandNaturalResourcesLawClinic.aspx\">Environmental &amp; Natural Resources Law Clinic</a>, were accompanied on the Dec. 2 excursion by clinic Director and Associate Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/KristlKennethT.aspx\">Kenneth T. Kristl</a> and Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/MayJamesR.aspx\">James R. May</a>, who is associate director of <a href=\"http://blogs.law.widener.edu/envirolawcenter/\" title=\"Widener’s Environmental Law Center\">Widener’s Environmental Law Center</a>. Associate Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/BarrosDBenjamin.aspx\">D. Benjamin Barros</a>, who teaches on Widener’s Harrisburg campus and specializes in property law, also joined them.<br><br>The group met privately with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the court’s lawyers lounge after hearing oral arguments in Stop the Beach Renourishment v. Florida Department of Environmental Protection. They also made a stop at the Department of the Interior, where they toured the mural room later in the day.<br><br>The case they heard involved questions of beachfront property owners’ rights and whether state beach replenishment projects turn those sections of land into public-access beaches.<br><br>Student Rita Assetto, who was part of the group, said the experience gave her a renewed appreciation for the law.<br><br>“Being in that courtroom and hearing the argument was a great reminder of the history and importance of the system, which was nice to have right before finals and heading into the bar exam in a few months,” she said.<br><br>It marked the third consecutive year Kristl has organized a trip to the court for environmental clinic students. Those who went this year included: Rita Assetto, Matthew Burdalski, Dawn Kurtz Crompton, Catherine Emmett, Marie Hobson, Nicholas Jajko, Jongbin Lee, Chris McCann, Reena Pushpangadan, Keith Salador, Richard Scott, and Jonathon Spadea.<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(532, 'Dean Ammons Shares Her Experiences in China', '2009-12-18', '<div style=\"width: 405px; float: right;\">\n				<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622882518551%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622882518551%2F&amp;set_id=72157622882518551&amp;jump_to=\" name=\"flashvars\">\n<param value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" name=\"movie\">\n<param value=\"true\" name=\"allowFullScreen\">\n<embed width=\"400\" height=\"300\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622882518551%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622882518551%2F&amp;set_id=72157622882518551&amp;jump_to=\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\"></embed></object>\n</div>\n\n\n\n\nIn the latest post on her <a title=\"The Dean\'s Blog\" href=\"http://blogs.law.widener.edu/ammons/\">blog</a>, Widener Law Dean <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/AmmonsLinda.aspx\">Linda L. Ammons</a> shares her thoughts on her trip to China. She landed at the Bejing airport after a 12-hour flight to find that Christmas decorations and holiday music were prevalent.<br><br>The next day, she visited the Ming tombs, the Sacred Way, and the Great Wall. Before leaving for Chonqing the next morning, she had a chance to visit the Forbidden City and Tianamen Square. Describing her experiences walking around the square, she writes, “Getting across the street with all the traffic was a formidable feat, until I figured out that there is an underground crossway. I am in several photos of strangers there. They just came up to me and wanted me to take photos with them. Not sure why. Perhaps they had never been close to an African-American woman before.”<br><br>The city of Chonqing contains approximately 30 colleges and universities, including The Southwest University of Political Science and Law, with whom Widener Law enjoys an active <a href=\"/Academics/SpecialProgramsandInitiatives/StudyAbroadOpportunities/ChongqingChina.aspx\">exchange program</a>. Liu Jun, the Vice President of The Southwest University of Political Science and Law, and several members of his staff, including the Coordinator of the Student Exchange Program, Juliya, treated the Widener delegation to a lavish dinner on their arrival.<br><br>At the two-day International Health Law Conference held at Southwest University of Political Science and Law, Associate Professor of Law <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/PopeThaddeusMason.aspx\">Thaddeus M. Pope</a> spoke on end of life practices. To read more about Professor Pope’s remarks and his experiences in China, visit his <a title=\"Medical Futility Blog\" href=\"http://medicalfutility.blogspot.com/\">Medical Futility Blog</a>. Visiting Distinguished Professor of Law <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDeAdj/ForzleyMichele.aspx\">Michele D. Forzley</a> presented on essential medicines and the rule of law.<br><br>Dean Ammons will continue to relate her experiences from China and share photographs at <a title=\"The Dean’s Blog\" href=\"http://blogs.law.widener.edu/ammons/\">The Dean’s Blog</a>.<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(533, 'Widener Law Hosts Delaware Justice of the Peace Court’s Judicial Education Seminar', '2009-12-22', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 400px; margin:4px;\">\n\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622899896559%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622899896559%2F&amp;set_id=72157622899896559&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622899896559%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157622899896559%2F&amp;set_id=72157622899896559&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n</div>\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday, December 15, 2009, Widener University Law Center and the <a href=\"/ParalegalLNC.aspx\">Legal Education Institute</a> played host to the Delaware Justice of the Peace Court’s annual Judicial Education Seminar.<br><br>The Judicial Education Seminar took place in the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom with lunch and an evening reception in the Barrister’s Club. 5 Russian Justices visiting Delaware as part of the Open World Project of USAID joined the 65-70 Delaware Justices of the Peace in attendance. Delaware was selected by the Russian American Rule of Law Consortium to receive the Russian delegation, and because of the similarity in jurisdiction, the Delaware Justice of the Peace Court earned the honor of hosting the delegation for a 10-day visit.<br><br>Chief Magistrate Alan G. Davis ’99, said “The Delaware Justice of the Peace Court is honored to have been selected to host this delegation,” adding, “We look forward to not only sharing a view of our case management and judicial processes, but also learning how our Russian counterparts perform the essential function of an initial jurisdiction court.”<br><br>The daylong program at Widener Law opened with remarks from Myron T. Steele, Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court. Justice Steele spoke on judicial budgeting issues in the First State as well as initiatives that may have an impact on the state’s judicial system, including efforts to federalize corporate law. “The House has already passed two bills that move substantially towards federalizing corporate law,” said the Chief Justice, noting that such measures will have a “direct impact on Delaware.”<br><br>After Chief Justice Steele’s remarks, Nicole Ballenger ‘01, Assistant Director of the Legal Education Center, introduced a previously recorded welcome from Widener Law Dean <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/AmmonsLinda.aspx\">Linda L. Ammons</a>, who was in China with members of the Health Law Institute faculty. “I wanted to take this opportunity to welcome you to the Widener University Law Center,” remarked Dean Ammons, adding, “Today, Widener University Law Center is one of the largest law schools in the world.”<br><br>Chief Magistrate Alan Davis ‘99 spoke next, thanking his “Alma Mater for it’s efforts,” to host the program. The program included remarks from Taishoff Professor of Law<a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/ReedThomasJ.aspx\"> Tom Reed</a>, who spoke on the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment, as well as presentations from Legal Writing Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/KehnerAlisonDonahue.aspx\">Alison Kehner</a> and Professor of Law <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/HillLouiseL.aspx\">Louise Hill</a>.<br><br>The visiting Russian delegates included Nikolay Ivanovich Antonov, a Justice of the Peace in the Muyezerskiy Judicial District in the region of Karelia; Oksana Aleksandrovna Chernomordova, a Justice of the Peace in the 13th Judicial District  in the Leningrad region; Svetlana Aleksandrovna Mikheyeva, a Justice of the Peace in the 10th Judicial District in the region of Karelia; Valentina Anatolyevna Smirnova, a Justice of the Peace in the 71st Judicial District in the Leningrad region, and Sergey Leonidovich Vinogradov, a Justice of the Peace in the 56th Judicial District of the Leningrad region.<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(534, 'Widener Faculty to Speak at 2010 AALS Annual Meeting', '2010-01-01', '<img class=\"FloatRight\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/AALSJanuaryPromo.jpg\" width=\"289\" height=\"353\" alt=\"AALSJanuaryPromo\">Widener Law will have a strong presence at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Law Schools to be held January 6th through the 10th at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside in New Orleans, Lousiana. The theme of the 2010 Meeting is “Transformative Law.”<br><br>Dean <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/AmmonsLinda.aspx\">Linda L. Ammons</a> will serve as a panelist on Thursday, January 7th. The discussion, entitled, “Transforming Campus Culture: Enriching the Law School Experience for Students and Faculty Through Pro Bono Programs,” will focus on how pro bono programs can serve to promote an “ethic of service” in law school communities.<br><br>Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/CulhaneJohnG.aspx\">John G. Culhane</a>, Director of the <a href=\"/Academics/Institutes/HealthLawInstitute.aspx\">Health Law Institute</a>, will speak on the Family and Juvenile Law panel, Co-Sponsored by the Sections on Children and the Law, Poverty Law, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues, and Women in Legal Education. Associate Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/KellyAliciaBrokars.aspx\">Alicia B. Kelly</a> will serve as the moderator for the panel, which will take place on Friday the 8th from 10:30 a.m. until 12:15 p.m.<br><br>Associate Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/FamilyJillE.aspx\">Jill E. Family</a> will present a talk entitled “A Broader View of Immigration Adjudication,” on Friday the 8th as part of the Immigration Law session entitled “Adjudication in Immigration Law: Concerns and Realities.”<br><br>On Saturday morning, Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/MoringielloJulietM.aspx\">Juliet M. Moringiello</a> will present the draft of a paper that she wrote with Bill Reynolds of the University of Maryland Law School entitled \"What\'s Software Got to Do With It? A Critique of the ALI Principles of the Law of Software Contracts.\" Professor Moringiello’s presentation will come during the second session of program on Commercial and Related Consumer Law.<br><br>In addition, Legal Writing Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/WilliamsStarla.aspx\">Starla J. Williams</a> will be hosting a Coffee Chat on Thursday, January 7, 2010 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. as part of her duties as co-chair of the Legal Writing Diversity Committee.<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(535, 'Retired magistrate receives distinguished lecturer award', '2010-01-05', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 405px; margin: 4px;\">\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623028449073%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623028449073%2F&amp;set_id=72157623028449073&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623028449073%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623028449073%2F&amp;set_id=72157623028449073&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n\n</div>\n\n\n	<span style=\"\">The <a href=\"/Academics/Institutes/AdvocacyandTechnologyInstitute/CorporateCounselTechnologyInstitute.aspx\">Corporate Counsel Technology Institute</a> at Widener University School of Law has given its annual distinguished lecturer award to retired U.S. Magistrate Judge Ronald J. Hedges.<br style=\"\"><br style=\"\">Hedges, who served in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, received the honor Monday, Jan. 4 before delivering the keynote address during a two-day, intensive course on Technology and the Law at the school. Hedges has extensive experience in electronic discovery matters and management of complex civil litigation. He is a member of the Sedona Conference Advisory Board, the premier think tank on the principles of electronic discovery.<br style=\"\"><br style=\"\">He is also a member of the E-Discovery Advisory Board at Georgetown University Law Center, where he has served as an adjunct law professor since 2006. Hedges has been a member of the adjunct faculty at Seton Hall University School of Law since 1993.<br style=\"\"><br style=\"\">Wilmington attorney <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/HerrmannRichardK.aspx\">Richard K. Herrmann</a> presented Hedges with an engraved crystal obelisk and honorarium. Herrmann is Visiting Professor and co-chair of the <a href=\"/Academics/Institutes/AdvocacyandTechnologyInstitute.aspx\">Taishoff Advocacy, Technology and Public Service Institute</a> at Widener. He is also co-director of the </span><span style=\"\"><a href=\"../../../../Academics/Institutes/AdvocacyandTechnologyInstitute/CorporateCounselTechnologyInstitute.aspx\">Corporate Counsel Technology Institute</a></span><span style=\"\">, which was established to become the major legal technology resource for the corporate law community. Its mission is to provide the corporate law community with the tools necessary to efficiently manage complex litigation through smart use of technology, assist in litigation costs and help create a knowledge management culture. It provides education and consulting services to the law school faculty and corporate counsel and develops law curricula with an increased focus on the technology needs of corporate counsel.<br style=\"\"><br style=\"\">The </span><span style=\"\"><a href=\"../../../../Academics/Institutes/AdvocacyandTechnologyInstitute/CorporateCounselTechnologyInstitute.aspx\">Corporate Counsel Technology Institute</a></span><span style=\"\"> gave the first distinguished lecturer award in 2005. The honor is intended to recognize in-house counsel attorneys, jurists or other legal professionals who have been exemplary in their efforts to teach others about technology and the business of law. <br style=\"\"><br style=\"\">“Judge Hedges is well known to Widener University because of the extremely important decisions he published during his tenure as a magistrate judge,” Herrmann said. “His professional contributions have also furthered the legal community’s understanding of complex issues related to technology. It is our pleasure to honor his work with this award.”<br style=\"\"><br style=\"\">Hedges has written or coauthored several articles and books on electronic discovery, including <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Managing Discovery of Electronic Information: A Pocket Guide for Judges.</span><br style=\"\"><br style=\"\"><br style=\"\"></span>\n		<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(536, 'Widener Law Alum Sworn in as Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Judge', '2010-01-06', '<div style=\"margin: 5px; float: right; width: 305px;\">\n\n<img width=\"300\" height=\"435\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/BrobsonSwearingInJudge2010.jpg\" alt=\"BrobsonSwearingInJudge2010\"><p>Judge Mary H. Leavitt administered the oath at Judge Kevin Brobson\'s swearing-in ceremony</p>\n</div>\n\n“When asked to run for Commonwealth Court, the deciding factor was a strong attraction to public service, said Kevin Brobson ’95, a graduate of Widener Law’s Harrisburg campus, of his decision to seek election to the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, adding, “the opportunity to serve the people of Pennsylvania by making sure government at all levels works for the people of Pennsylvania compelled me to run.”<br><br>On Wednesday, January 6th, Brobson, originally elected to Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court on November 3rd, was sworn in before a ceremonial session of the court. Nine judges who each serve 10-year terms make up the Commonwealth Court, one of Pennsylvania\'s two statewide intermediate appellate courts. The Commonwealth Court hears cases involving state and local government and regulatory agencies with a focus on subjects such as banking, land use, and labor practices. It also serves as a trial court for lawsuits filed by or against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.<br><br>Asked about his feelings before the swearing-in ceremony, Judge Brobson said, “My swearing-in ceremony will be a celebration of the hard work and dedication of the many people who deserve credit for the victory.  I look forward to sharing that time with them.”<br><br>Judge Brobson’s background as a litigator prepared him for his position on the Commonwealth Court, but his legal education prepared him to be a practicing lawyer. “The most challenging aspect of private practice is competition—competition for jobs, competition for clients, and competition to work on the highest-profile cases. While a strong work ethic will give you a leg up, if you do not have good, basic legal skills, you cannot compete at the highest levels,” he said of the challenges he initially faced, adding, “Widener provided a solid legal education in an environment that fostered interaction between students and professors.  This experience helped me to better compete in private practice.”<br><br>He cited his experiences working with the <a href=\"/Academics/ClinicalProgramsandProfessionalTraining/PublicInterestOpportunities/PublicInterestInitiative.aspx\">Harrisburg Public Interest Law Clinic</a> at Widener Law as a particularly noteworthy experience, observing, “Working with the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence, we helped craft legislation to protect children caught in the middle of bitter custody disputes.”\n<div style=\"margin: 5px; float: left; width: 304px;\">\n\n<object width=\"300\" height=\"225\"> <param value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623029267541%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623029267541%2F&amp;set_id=72157623029267541&amp;jump_to=\" name=\"flashvars\">\n<param value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" name=\"movie\">\n<param value=\"true\" name=\"allowFullScreen\">\n<embed width=\"300\" height=\"225\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623029267541%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623029267541%2F&amp;set_id=72157623029267541&amp;jump_to=\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\"></embed></object>\n</div>\n\n\n<br><br>While Judge Brobson’s legal education helped prepare him to be a practicing attorney, his experiences as an attorney have shaped his judicial philosophy. “For most of my career in private practice, I have represented clients who have raised questions about whether their state or local governments are complying with the law. This experience has instilled in me the strong belief that government must be just as accountable to the law as the citizens of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,” he said, adding, “Each branch of government has an important and exclusive role to play in the system.  To ensure that government works for all Pennsylvanians, this separation of powers must be honored.”<br><br>Discussing his priorities as he begins his term of service, Judge Brobson observed, “Though the youngest of Pennsylvania’s three statewide courts, the Commonwealth Court is well-run and has a tradition of excellence that I hope will continue during my tenure on the Court.” After settling into his new role, he has some important goals that he would like to achieve.<br><br>“Pennsylvania is also facing a crisis of confidence in the judiciary in general, because of the despicable actions of a handful of judges,” noted Brobson. “As a newly-elected judge, I look forward to participating in efforts to move Pennsylvania past this crisis and to give Pennsylvanians a reason to have pride in their statewide courts generally, but specifically the Commonwealth Court.” A big proponent of governmental transparency, Judge Brobson affirmed, “Part of this effort will include encouraging more transparency in the court.  I look forward to discussing with my fellow judges ways we can make the court more open and accountable to the people. Three areas I plan on exploring are the court’s existing rule on unreported decisions, televising court sessions, and possible expansion of the court’s jurisdiction.”<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(537, 'President Obama Nominates Harrisburg Alumn as U.S. Attorney for South Carolina', '2010-01-08', '<img width=\"289\" height=\"353\" class=\"FloatRight\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/NettlesAttorneyPromov2.jpg\" alt=\"NettlesAttorneyPromo\">In December, President Barack Obama nominated William N. Nettles, a 1992 graduate of Widener Law’s Harriburg campus, as the new U.S. Attorney for the state of South Carolina. The United States Senate must now approve the nomination.<br><br>Mr. Nettles most recently worked as a criminal defense attorney at Sanders &amp; Nettles LLC in Columbia, South Carolina, where he worked with his father-in-law, former chief judge of the S.C. Court of Appeals Alex Sanders, from 2005. Nettles began his career in 1992 in Richland County public defender\'s office before joining the law firm of Banks &amp; Nettles LLC in 1995. From 1997 to 2005, he worked as a solo practitioner.<br><br>While at Widener Law’s Harrisburg campus, Mr.Nettles served as the <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/StudentBarAssociationHarrisburg.aspx\">Student Bar Association</a> President from 1991-1992. He was also a member of the <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/WidenerLawJournal.aspx\">Widener Law Journal</a>, then the Widener Journal of Public Law, and the <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/MootCourtHonorSocietyHarrisburg.aspx\">Moot Court Honor Society</a>, and he received an Outstanding Service Award. William Nettles graduated from the Citadel and from the Military College of South Carolina in 1983 before attending Widener Law.<br><br>“Bill was a strong student with excellent poise in the classroom and a pleasant demeanor outside of class. I’m not surprised he turned into an excellent attorney,” said Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Development <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/PowerRobertC.aspx\">Robert C. Power</a>, who had the pleasure of teaching Mr. Nettles.<br><br>Read the <a title=\"official White House release\" href=\"http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/president-obama-nominates-william-n-nettles-us-attorney-district-south-carolina\">official White House release</a>.<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(538, 'Delaware governor names Dean Linda L. Ammons to lead independent review of state policies and procedures for sexual assault cases', '2010-01-13', '<div style=\"float: right; margin-top: 4px; margin-right: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 4px; width: 400px; \"><embed src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623202964996%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623202964996%2F&amp;set_id=72157623202964996&amp;jump_to=\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></div>Delaware Gov. Jack Markell has named Widener University School of Law Associate Provost and <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/AmmonsLinda.aspx\">Dean Linda L. Ammons</a> to lead an independent review into the state\'s policies and procedures relating to sexual assault cases, in the wake of a southern Delaware pediatrician being accused of sexually assaulting his patients. <div><br></div>\n<div>The governor made his announcement Wednesday, Jan. 13 at a press conference in the public-service wing of the Delaware campus. He was joined by state Sen. Brian Bushweller, chair of the Senate Public Safety Committee and Delaware Rep. Larry Mitchell, chair of the House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee in calling for the review to examine where critical improvements are necessary.</div>\n<div><br></div>\n<div> “The bottom line is that the system failed these children. I am asking Dean Ammons to take an independent look at why this systemic failure occurred, and asking that she make recommendations that will foster a child protection community of collaboration and accountability, so that we can make the necessary improvements to protect our children from predators,” the governor said. “This situation demands tough questions and real answers. Together, we intend to get them.”</div>\n<div><br></div>\n<div>\nThe dean is expected to consult with recognized experts in criminal justice, sexual assault and child protection to assist her in her review, as well as look at best practices in formulating her recommendations, which will be put into a final report for the governor and the legislature. The volunteer post will not change her status as dean.</div>\n<div><br></div>\n<div>\n<img width=\"346\" height=\"295\" class=\"FloatLeft\" alt=\"AmmonsMarkellPressConf\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/AmmonsMarkellPressConf.jpg\">“I have agreed to undertake this review at Gov. Markell’s request because it presents an opportunity to help improve a system that cannot leave its children – its most vulnerable citizens – without adequate protections,” Dean Ammons said. “This call to public service is in keeping with our core values at Widener, where students are encouraged to use their educations and talents in ways that contribute to the communities we serve, in order to make them better places. I appreciate the confidence Gov. Markell has shown by asking me to lead this review and I welcome the chance to help make the First State safer, particularly for children.”</div>\n<div><br></div>\n<div>Markell thanked the dean for her willingness to serve. “And I want to thank all the people at Widener Law School for sharing your dean with us,” he said.</div>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(539, 'New Jersey Alumni Gather for a Celebration', '2010-01-15', '<div style=\"margin: 4px; float: right; width: 400px;\">\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623216817756%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623216817756%2F&amp;set_id=72157623216817756&amp;jump_to=\" name=\"flashvars\">\n<param value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" name=\"movie\">\n<param value=\"true\" name=\"allowFullScreen\">\n<embed width=\"400\" height=\"300\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623216817756%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623216817756%2F&amp;set_id=72157623216817756&amp;jump_to=\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\"></embed></object>\n</div>\n\n\nThe New Jersey Alumni Chapter gathered for a celebration at the Double Tree Guest Suites in Mt. Laurel, NJ on January 14, 2010. Recently admitted members of the New Jersey Bar were congratulated, and the evening also provided an opportunity for first year law students to network with the alumni and judges who attended.  Dean <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/AmmonsLinda.aspx\">Linda Ammons</a> welcomed thegroup and Jennifer Stonerod ’05 who is the Chair of the New Jersey Alumni Chapter spoke as well.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'on', NULL, ''),
(540, 'Widener Law Student Begins Term as Mayor of Downingtown', '2010-01-17', '<img width=\"351\" height=\"281\" class=\"FloatRight\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/joshMaxwell.jpg\" alt=\"joshMaxwell\">As a <a href=\"/Academics/Programs/JurisDoctorPrograms/3YearProgram.aspx\">1st-year regular division law student</a> on Widener Law’s Delaware campus, Josh Maxwell seems pretty typical, at least until you ask about his other job. Maxwell recently became the youngest Mayor in the history of Downingtown, Pennsylvania, defeating fellow 26-year old candidate Nick Winkler in November for the position. Having recently begun his term as the Mayor of the roughly 8,500 to 9,000 people who call the borough of Downingtown home, Mayor Maxwell is looking forward to the job.<br><br>“ I wanted to see the town more actively pursue commercial development,” says Maxwell of his decision to run for Mayor, adding, “People on the planning commission really liked my ideas, and eventually they asked me to run.”<br><br>A graduate of West Chester University, Maxwell studied political science as an undergraduate, concentrating on public policy. As native of Downingtown, Maxwell was active in the community, serving as a Church Deacon, participating in community service projects, and serving on the town’s planning commission. That background, combined with his education, made him confident that he could serve as the town’s mayor.<br><br>Maxwell feels that the legal education he is receiving will be beneficial in his role as Mayor. “I feel that having a law degree will help me be a very effective public servant,” he says, adding, “There’s a human side to political office that is overwhelmingly important. Voters want a candidate who will do the right thing regardless of the pressure, and that kind of objectivity is professed in law school.”<br><br>Discussing his plans for the borough, Maxwell says, “We are immediately looking at development projects and improvements in borough communications.” The first Mayor to have a listed email address on the borough website, he plans to make assertive use of the myriad communication options now available, including social networking sites like Facebook or Twitter. As to development issues, he says, “We will be aggressively marketing new train station development, a new library, a new senior center, a state-of-the art skate park, and capital improvements to our business district.”<br><br>Primary decision-making power in the borough of Downingtown resists largely with the six-member Borough Council that enacts ordinances, but the Mayor does oversee the Police Department and has the power to cast the deciding vote if the Council is deadlocked. Despite the limited monetary compensation of serving as Downingtown’s Mayor, Josh seems to relish his role as the town’s Ambassador. “It’s really enjoyable to be the ceremonial face of the town,” says Maxwell of the events he is asked to attend, which include occasions such as speaking to high school students, attending police or firefighter functions and benefits, or even marrying people. He confesses that since he has only been Mayor a short time, he is not entirely certain of what’s to come, but he seems up for the challenge.<br><br>Despite his electoral success, Maxwell is non-committal about a future in politics, saying only that after completing his legal education, he will “work hard and see what opportunities are presented.”<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(541, 'Widener Law professor assumes role as attorney fellow with the Securities and Exchange Commission', '2010-01-19', 'Widener University School of Law today announced that Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/HamermeshLawrenceA.aspx\">Lawrence A. Hamermesh</a>, who has been the Ruby R. Vale professor of corporate and business law and the director of the <a href=\"/Academics/Institutes/InstituteofDelawareCorporateandBusinessLaw.aspx\">Widener Institute of Delaware Corporate and Business Law</a>, will be on leave of absence through June 30, 2011 to serve as attorney fellow with the Office of Chief Counsel of the Division of Corporation Finance at the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C.<br><br>In his position with the SEC, Hamermesh is expected to provide counsel on issues confronting the SEC, in its rulemaking and other activities that touch on matters of state corporate and business law.<br><br>Meredith Cross, director of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance, said she expects that “Professor Hamermesh’s appointment will enhance the ability of the SEC to promote investor protection by coordinating federal and state law in areas, including corporate governance, in which both sets of laws play a significant role.”<br><br>As Hamermesh explained, “This is a significant step not just for me, but for both the SEC and the State of Delaware in particular.<br><br>“We can expect,” he added, “that Delaware corporate law and federal securities law will continue for a long time to play critical roles in establishing the legal framework for the securities markets and for investor protection, and I applaud the SEC for taking the initiative to promote greater communication and coordination between federal and state law.”<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(542, 'Widener Law professor assumes prestigious scholar role with the American Bankruptcy Institute', '2010-01-19', 'The Harrisburg campus has sent one of its professors to the American Bankruptcy Institute for the spring semester to serve a term as the institute’s Robert N. Zinman resident scholar. Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/MoringielloJulietM.aspx\">Juliet M. Moringiello</a>, will hold the prestigious position at the Alexandria, Va.-based institute from January to May 2010.<br><br>The American Bankruptcy Institute is the largest multi-disciplinary, nonpartisan organization dedicated to research and education on matters related to insolvency. The 28-year-old institute was founded to provide Congress and the public with unbiased analysis of bankruptcy issues.<br><br>As the resident scholar, Moringiello will have a variety of duties. She will field media inquiries on aspects of bankruptcy law, discuss the impact of proposed bankruptcy-related legislation with Congressional staff members and help prepare the many educational materials distributed by the institute.<br><br>The Zinman resident scholar program is supported by the American Bankruptcy Institute endowment fund. One person holds the position each fall and spring academic semester. Scholars are leading members of the academic community on leave from their full-time teaching duties.<br><br>Moringiello is admitted to practice law in New York and Pennsylvania and she joined the faculty at Widener in 1993. She teaches and writes primarily in the areas of commercial law, bankruptcy, property and electronic commerce. She received the Pennsylvania Bar Association Special Achievement Award in June 2007 for her work in commercial law. She was invited to speak at a Beijing conference on legal, security and privacy issues in IT that same year.<br><br>Moringiello said she is excited about the opportunity.<br><br>“This semester is a wonderful time to be in Washington working on bankruptcy issues, given the calls for new legislation in response to the continuing financial crisis,” she said. “In addition, we are seeing a large number of judicial opinions interpreting the 2005 amendments to the bankruptcy code, and the resident scholar position will allow me to really immerse myself in those cases. I am looking forward to returning to Widener to share these experiences with my students, as one of my goals as a teacher is to help the students appreciate the lawyer’s role in the development of the law.”<br><br>The scholar position is named for Zinman, a past American Bankruptcy Institute president and chairman of the board of directors who taught bankruptcy law at St. John’s University School of Law.<br><br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(543, 'Widener Law Community Initiatives to Benefit People of Haiti', '2010-01-21', '<img width=\"235\" height=\"287\" alt=\"HaitiHelpPromov2235\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/HaitiHelpPromov2235.jpg\" class=\"FloatLeft\">Students on both Widener Law campuses have put together fundraising efforts to benefit the people of Haiti who have been affected by the devastating Earthquake that hit the island nation on Tuesday, January 12th. The Earthquake measured a 7.0 on the Richter magnitude scale and caused massive destruction in Port-au-Prince, the capital city.<br><br>On the Harrisburg campus, the Caribbean Community Group is collecting donations of canned food, medical supplies, and clothing of any type <strong> in the Pit from 3:00 to 6:00 pm, Tuesday, January 19th</strong>. Students Gabriela Raful and Nicole Radziwicz are leading this effort. In addition, the Harrisburg SBA is sponsoring <span style=\"font-weight: bold; \">a 9 Ball Pool Tournament at Sam Bucca\'s in Harrisburg at 10 p.m. on Thursday, January 21st</span> to raise money for relief efforts in Haiti.<br><br>In Delaware, the <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/StudentBarAssociationDelaware.aspx\">Student Bar Association</a> has put together several fundraisers to benefit Doctors Without Borders. These events are:<ul>\n<li>A special Quizzo Night at Scrimmages on <strong> Tuesday, January 19th at 8:00 pm</strong>. There will be a $5 fee to play.</li>\n<li>On <strong> Wednesday, January 20th</strong> and <strong>Thursday, January 21st</strong>, the SBA will hold a bake sale from <strong> 11:00 am to 6:00 pm</strong> on Main Street in the Main Law Building. Students interested in helping out can contribute baked goods or sign up to sit at the table on the SBA’s TWEN page.</li>\n<li>The American Association for Justice is hosting a Student Auction on <strong> Wednesday, January 27th beginning at 8:30 pm</strong> at Scrimmages. Students will be auctioning off services ranging from babysitting and dorm/office cleaning to car repair.</li>\n</ul>Continue to watch this announcement for additional events or fundraisers that may be added.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(544, 'Clinic Students Receive Oath from Delaware Supreme Court Justice', '2010-01-27', '<div style=\"float: right; width:400px; margin: 4px;\">\n\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623159163941%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623159163941%2F&amp;set_id=72157623159163941&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623159163941%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623159163941%2F&amp;set_id=72157623159163941&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n\n</div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<span>“It is important for you to conduct yourself as an officer of the court,” concluded Delaware Supreme Court Justice <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDeAdj/HollandRandyJ.aspx\">Randy J. Holland</a> after administering an oath admitting four students to the limited practice of law. Justice Holland opened his remarks by thanking the students for their interest in public service.<br><br>On Monday, Janurary 25, 2010, <a href=\"/Academics/ClinicalProgramsandProfessionalTraining/Clinics/DelawareCivilLawClinic.aspx\">Delaware Civil Clinic</a> student Michael B. Paich and <a href=\"/Academics/ClinicalProgramsandProfessionalTraining/Clinics/EnvironmentalandNaturalResourcesLawClinic.aspx\">Environmental &amp; Natural Resources Law Clinic</a> students Laura Kaplan, Christianna Kersey, and Nisha Mehta were sworn in under Rule 56, which permits them to appear in before certain Delaware courts in a limited capacity under the supervision of their Professors.<br><br>Adjunct Professor Janine Howard O’Rangers presented Mr. Paich for admittance to the limited practice of law, while Associate Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/KristlKennethT.aspx\">Ken Kristl</a>, Director of the Environmental &amp; Natural Resources Law Clinic, presented the other three students. Michael Paich will join Brian Searls and Elizabeth A. Smith, who were sworn in under Rule 56 in the fall as part of their work with the Delaware Civil Clinic.<br><br>Calling the Professors involved with the clinics “excellent models of behavior” for their students, Justice Holland noted, “In Delaware, you can’t be admitted to practice before the bar in a full or limited capacity unless you are sworn in before one of the five Supreme Court Justices.”<br></span>\n		<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(545, 'Harrisburg SBA Pool Tournament Raises Money for Haiti Relief', '2010-01-28', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 400px; margin: 4px;\">\n\n\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623295841258%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623295841258%2F&amp;set_id=72157623295841258&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623295841258%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623295841258%2F&amp;set_id=72157623295841258&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n</div>\n\n\n\nThe <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/StudentBarAssociationHarrisburg.aspx\">Student Bar Association</a> in Harrisburg held a fundraiser for Haiti from 9 p.m. to midnight on Thursday, January 21, 2010. The fundraiser was a nine-ball pool tournament with over a dozen participants at Sam Bucca’s, located in downtown Harrisburg.<br><br>Over sixty law students attended the event which raised $294.60. The money was given to the Red Cross of Harrisburg. First year student Josh Bovender won the tournament.<br><br>Student Bar Association Representative Jorge Conforme said, “The event was a huge success which brought a large part of the Widener Harrisburg Student Body together for a good cause mixed with some fun.” SBA President Nicole Santos agreed, “ It was great to see how many people came out to support Haiti in its time of need.”<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(546, 'Professor Evans to Present Intellectual Property CLE to Keystone Bar Association', '2010-01-29', 'On Tuesday, February 9th at 12:00 pm, Assistant Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/EvansTonyaM.aspx\">Tonya M. Evans</a> will be teaching a “Lunch and Learn” continuing legal education program on intellectual property at the Dauphin County Bar Association headquarters. Sponsored by the Keystone Bar Association, the session is entitled “Intellectual Property Matters that Matter for the General Practitioner,” and is part of KBA’s Eighth Annual Black History Month CLE Series.<br><br>Professor Evans will cover the basics of intellectual property law with particular attention to the fundamentals of copyright and trademark law. The deadline to register for this CLE program is Tuesday, February 2nd. Contact the Dauphin County Bar Association to register. The cost for the session is $35 dollars, although individuals interested in attending a second event in the series can receive a $10 discount by registering for both sessions.<br><br>The second event is on February 23, 2010 at 12 pm. Mark Mekilo, Senior Assistant Counsel to the Senate Democratic Leader, will conduct a session on \"Table Games: An Update in the Gaming Law in Pennsylvania\".  The registration deadline for this session is February 16.<br><br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, '');
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(547, 'Harrisburg Faculty and Students Discuss Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.', '2010-02-01', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 400px; margin: 4px;\">\n\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623210852649%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623210852649%2F&amp;set_id=72157623210852649&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623210852649%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623210852649%2F&amp;set_id=72157623210852649&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n\n</div>\n\n\nStudents and faculty gathered in the Pit on the Harrisburg campus on Thursday, January 28 for a two-hour Martin Luther King, Jr. tribute.<br><br>The first portion of the tribute consisted of students and faculty sharing their personal thoughts on King and his influence on the Civil Rights Movement. Legal Writing Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/WilliamsStarla.aspx\">Starla Williams</a> and 1st-year student Martin Banks both talked about their experiences the night that Martin Luther King, Jr. died. Associate Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/DiminoMichaelR.aspx\">Michael Dimino, Sr.</a> admired the way Martin Luther King, Jr. had achieved his goals without violence, and Distinguished Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/DernbachJohnC.aspx\">John Dernbach</a> talked about how his family was concerned when he mentioned he planned on taking an African-American girl on a date in high school.<br><br>The lecture was not limited to race though. Associate Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/BarrosDBenjamin.aspx\">Benjamin Barros</a> discussed same sex marriage while Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/CozzillioMichaelJ.aspx\">Michael Cozzillio</a> talked about how his children described people by attributes such as their cool Nike sneakers instead of the color of their skin.<br><br>The second portion of the tribute featured students from Professor Cozzillio’s seminar class reading portions of their papers addressing racial discrimination in the world of sports. The students included; Scott McPherson, who spoke about discrimination in NASCAR, Kathryn Schweitzer, who spoke on African American Females and Title IX, and Krista Deats, who spoke on “Separate but Equal in Sports.”<br><br>The tribute concluded with Dean of Students <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/SealingKeithE.aspx\">Keith Sealing</a> describing the achievements of Thomas Morris Chester, the first African-American to practice law in Dauphin County.<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(548, 'Delaware Student Organizations Come Together to Raise Money for Haiti Relief', '2010-02-01', '<img class=\"FloatRight\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/sbaHaitiAuction.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"sbaHaitiAuction\">\n“We were hoping for a thousand dollars, but we far exceeded our expectations. The way the school came together was amazing,\" said Ashley Tito, Vice President for Student and Alumni Relations of the <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/StudentBarAssociationDelaware.aspx\">Delaware Student Bar Association</a>, of efforts to raise money for relief efforts in Haiti after the devastating earthquake that struck the island nation on Tuesday, January 12th.<br><br>All together, student efforts on the Delaware campus raised $2,072.50. The money will go to the charity Doctors Without Borders to help provide much needed medical relief to the citizens of Haiti. The Delaware SBA sponsored a Quizzo Night at Scrimmages that raised $335 dollars, as well as a two-day bake sale that netted $437.50.<br><br>Working in conjunction with the SBA, the <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/OtherDelawareOrganizations/AmericanAssociationforJustice.aspx\">American Association for Justice</a> sponsored a Student Auction on Wednesday, January 27th at Scrimmages. The auction alone raised $1,300 dollars. Associate Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/JohnsonLeslieA.aspx\">Leslie Johnson</a> kicked off bidding at the Auction by bidding on cupcakes provided by student Lindsey Anderson.<br><br>Special thanks for the fundraising efforts go out to SBA President Destiny Prater, Ashley Tito, and the Executive Board of the Student Bar Association as well as American Association for Justice President Damiano “Dom” P. del Pino and Treasurer Mary E. Lenti.<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'on', NULL, ''),
(549, 'Long-time Delaware Journal of Corporate Law Secretary Retires', '2010-02-02', '<div style=\"margin: 4px; float: right; width: 400px;\">	\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623327861272%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623327861272%2F&amp;set_id=72157623327861272&amp;jump_to=\" name=\"flashvars\">\n<param value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" name=\"movie\">\n<param value=\"true\" name=\"allowFullScreen\">\n<embed width=\"400\" height=\"300\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623327861272%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623327861272%2F&amp;set_id=72157623327861272&amp;jump_to=\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\"></embed></object>\n\n</div>\n\n\n\n<span style=\"\">Linda Hahs Flaharty remembers working alongside Dean Alfred Avins at the Delaware Law School’s second location at the Washington Street church when the <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/DelawareJournalofCorporateLaw.aspx\">Delaware Journal of Corporate Law </a>began in 1975. Though the position originally started as a part-time job, it turned into something far more for Linda, resulting in thirty-five years of dedicated service in which Linda played the roles of office manager, mentor, and friend to the many dedicated students who served on the Journal. On Friday, January 29, 2010, family, friends, faculty, and staff celebrated Linda’s years of service as she officially retired.<br><br>Widener Law Dean <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/AmmonsLinda.aspx\">Linda L. Ammons</a> presented Mrs. Flaharty with several gifts, including a Widener retirement watch and an engraved paving-stone honoring Linda’s thirty-five years of service that will be placed near the new fountain. “The fact that this Journal has never had another secretary is amazing,” noted Dean Ammons. The paving stone, a gift card, and the party were gifts of Widener Law staff and faculty.<br><br>William M. Alleman, the Current Editor-in-Chief of Volume 35 of the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law said of Linda, “She is the glue that’s held this Journal together for thirty-odd years.” Current External Managing Editor Samuel L. Closic also spoke, fondly citing Linda’s ability to manage deadlines and keep the staff calm.<br><br>Several alumni who served on the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law including Francis G.X. Pileggi ’86, a former Internal Managing Editor, spoke about their fond memories of Linda. “Linda is larger than life. It’s going to be hard to imagine anyone taking her place,” said Pileggi.<br><br>“It has been my pleasure to serve with everyone of the Deans who has been at the law school,” concluded Linda Flaharty in her own remarks as she thanked the Widener Law community.</span><br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'on', NULL, ''),
(550, 'Professor Wesley Oliver Takes Constitutional Law Students to Tour Supreme Court', '2010-02-03', '<div style=\"margin: 4px; float: right; width: 400px;\">\n\n\n\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623330044012%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623330044012%2F&amp;set_id=72157623330044012&amp;jump_to=\" name=\"flashvars\">\n<param value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" name=\"movie\">\n<param value=\"true\" name=\"allowFullScreen\">\n<embed width=\"400\" height=\"300\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623330044012%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623330044012%2F&amp;set_id=72157623330044012&amp;jump_to=\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\"></embed></object>\n\n</div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Friday, January 29th, Associate Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/OliverWesleyM.aspx\">Wesley M. Oliver</a> took ten students from his Constitutional Law class to Washington, DC to take a tour of the Supreme Court.<br><br>The students met with Jamie McDonald, one of Chief Justice John Roberts’ law clerks. “Our tour took us behind the scenes of the United States Supreme Court and gave us a view few get, including the private gym and basketball court which is immediately above the courtroom. Jamie McDonald gave us insights into the process by which the Supreme Court reviews cases it is considering on petition for certiorari,” said Professor Oliver.<br><br>After the Supreme Court tour, the group visited the law firm of Williams &amp; Connolly and met with Kannon Shanmugam, who heads the firm\'s Supreme Court practice. Shanmugam clerked for Judge Luttig on the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and Justice Scalia of the United States Supreme Court. He later worked for Ken Starr at Kirkland &amp; Ellis before joining the Solicitor General\'s Office where he argued ten cases before the US Supreme Court.  <br><br>After a day of high-end legal discussion with Washington\'s most elite lawyers, the group went out to the 9:30 Club to see country guitarist and singer Junior Brown and met him backstage.<br><br>Kevin LoVecchio, an associate at Williams &amp; Connolly and frequent guest speaker at the law school, set the trip up for the class.<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(551, 'Renowned Trial Lawyer Speaks to Harrisburg Trial Advocacy Society', '2010-02-03', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 400px; margin: 4px;\">\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623335377364%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623335377364%2F&amp;set_id=72157623335377364&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623335377364%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623335377364%2F&amp;set_id=72157623335377364&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n</div>\n\n\n\n\nThe Harrisburg <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/TrialAdvocacyHonorSocietyHarrisburg.aspx\">Trial Advocacy Honor Society</a> hosted Dan McMurtry, one of the nation’s best trial lawyers, on the afternoon of Thursday, January 28th. McMurty spoke to students and faculty about trial advocacy techniques and related some of his personal experiences in the courtroom.<br><br>McMurtry recommended taking the facts and weaving them into a theme. During one trial, the District Attorney kept harping on the theme, “You can’t bring a gun to a fist-fight.” McMurtry defended his client by saying, “Your home is your castle and you should be able to protect your family.” Throughout his argument he referred to the “Your home is your castle” theme. <br><br>He also encouraged the students to never call a police officer a liar and to let the jury decide if the officer recounted a situation wrong. In a past case, he said he was representing a man who had gotten into a fight and the other party’s wallet had fallen out during the fight. Recounting the fight, the officer said that the man pulled the wallet from the other man’s pocket, which constituted an aggravated assault. Another police officer testified that there was no chain and he pointed to the wallet on the witness stand. McMurtry refrained from calling the police officer a liar and let the jury decided who recounted the facts correctly and incorrectly. As a result, the jury dismissed the aggravated assault charges.<br><br>Lastly, McMurtry strongly encouraged knowing the type of people in the town that will sit on the jury and to never ask a witness a question you don’t know the answer too. <br><br>Dan McMurtry practices in Nashville, Tennessee and graduated from Mississippi College Law School.<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(552, 'Delaware Student Bar Association Sponsors Health Week', '2010-02-05', '<img width=\"289\" height=\"353\" alt=\"HealthWeekPromo\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/HealthWeekPromo.jpg\" class=\"FloatRight\">From Monday, February 8th through Friday, February 12th, the Delaware Student Bar Association is sponsoring Health Week. Each day during the week will see various events related to improving both mental and physical health.<br><br><strong>The Schedule of Events for the Week</strong><br><br><strong>Monday, February 8th</strong>\n<ul><li>Women’s Law Caucus Health Week Table\n<ul>\n<li>Information about homeopathic remedies to treat common everyday things like colds, sore throats, cuts, burns, etc., and a list of local businesses that specialize in alternative medicines</li>\n<li>Healthy eating tips, advice, and FREE healthy snacks!</li>\n</ul>\n</li></ul>\n<strong>Tuesday, February 9th</strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Massage Therapist from Salon 926\n<ul><li>FREE Massages from 11-1 in Arsht Conference room (L238). No appointment needed. Light refreshments will be served</li></ul>\n</li>\n<li>Dr Amy Gulino\n<ul><li>Amy Gulino, the school psychologist, will be in the Arsht Conference Center from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. with information about anxiety and depression as well as relaxation techniques.</li></ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<strong>Wednesday, February 10th</strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Wii in the Student Lounge\n<ul><li>Wii will be setup in the Student Lounge from 4:30-6:30. All are welcome.</li></ul>\n</li>\n<li>Campus First Aid Awareness\n<ul><li>Stop by our table to get information about first aid and safety around campus.</li></ul>\n</li>\n<li>Taste Tester and Healthy Recipe Cards\n<ul><li>Stop by our table on Main Street to test out some of our healthy dishes and grab a few recipe cards to try the meals at home.</li></ul>\n</li>\n<li>Health Law Society\n<ul><li>The Health Law Society will have a table set-up in the Student Lounge with blood drive sign-ups sheets and information about their writing competition and Medical/Legal clinic.</li></ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<strong>Thursday, February 11th</strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Health Week Panel\n<ul><li>Dr. Lauren Schofield and Dr. Denise Butler of Advanced Chiropractic Wellness Center, Inc. will be in the Student Lounge from 12:00-1:00 p.m. for an informal discussion on nutrition and chiropractic care. Light refreshments will be served.</li></ul>\n</li>\n<li>Wii in the Student Lounge\n<ul><li>Wii will be setup in the Student Lounge from 4:30-6:30. All are welcome.</li></ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<strong>Friday, February 12th</strong>\n<ul><li>No Smoking Table\n<ul><li>Need help quitting smoking? Stop by our table on Main Street to get some information and support!</li></ul>\n</li></ul>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(553, 'Widener Law Public Relations Officer Wins Award for Widener Magazine Article', '2010-02-07', '<span>“It’s nice to win, but it’s great to win with this story,” says Widener Law Public Relations Officer Mary Allen of her bronze CUPPIE award in the Feature Article category for the article “Hometown Proud,” which appeared in the Spring 2009 volume of the Widener magazine. The article focused on Vice President <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDeAdj/BidenJosephR.aspx\">Joseph Biden Jr.</a> and the Selected Topics in Constitutional Law course that he taught at Widener Law as an adjunct professor.<br><br>The CUPPIE Awards, now in their 3rd year, are presented by <a href=\"http://www.cuprap.org\" title=\"CUPRAP\">CUPRAP</a>, the Association of Communicators in Education. CUPRAP began in 1980 as the College and University Public Relations Association of Pennsylvania, but the organization has since expanded to include 400 members from 100 different institutions across a variety of states. The CUPPIE Awards will be presented at CUPRAP’s annual conference, to be held March 10th through 12th at the Hotel Hershey.<br><br>Mary credited Debra Goldberg, the Editor of the Spring 2009 Widener Magazine, as instrumental in encouraging her to write the story. “I was happy to do it, and it was a lot of fun. It’s not every day that you get an assignment like that,” added Mary. In addition to Mary Allen’s award, Debbie Perreca, a graphic designer with the Office of University Relations on the Chester campus, received a silver award in the Electronic-Emerging New Media Category for her entry, “Alumni Birthday Greeting.”<br></span>\r\n		<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'on', NULL, ''),
(554, 'Networking Social Held for Recent Graduates &amp; 3L Students', '2010-02-08', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 400px; margin: 4px;\">\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623358651098%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623358651098%2F&amp;set_id=72157623358651098&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623358651098%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623358651098%2F&amp;set_id=72157623358651098&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n</div>\n\n\n\nCurrent Widener Law students mingled with former Widener Law students during a networking social on Thursday, February 4, 2010. The private event was held at Level2 on Second Street in downtown Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Representatives from the <a href=\"/CampusLife/CareerDevelopment.aspx\">Career Development Office</a>, <a href=\"/Gateway/CurrentStudents/HarrisburgStudents/AcademicResources/OfficeoftheRegistrar.aspx\">Registrars Office</a>, <a href=\"/LawLibrary.aspx\">Legal Information Center</a>, <a href=\"/Gateway/Alumni.aspx\">Alumni Relation &amp; Development Office</a>, and faculty attended, in addition to the <a href=\"/CampusLife/AdvisingandCounseling/OfficeofStudentAffairsHarrisburg/DeanofStudents.aspx\">Dean of Students</a> and the <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/MeadowsRobynL.aspx\">Vice Dean</a> of the campus. The alumni and future alumni of the classes of ’06, ’07, ’08, ’09, and ’10 also had a chance to enter a raffle drawing and receive prizes from the Office of Alumni Relations &amp; Development and the Career Development Office. Winners of the raffle were Christina Huffman, Esq. ’07 and Patrick Gallagher, Esq. ’07.<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'on', NULL, ''),
(555, 'Martin Luther King Day Commemorative Program to Honor Judge Schwartz', '2010-02-09', '<img class=\"FloatRight\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/MLKProgramPromo.jpg\" width=\"289\" height=\"353\" alt=\"MLKProgramPromo\">On Friday, February 12th, the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom will host a Martin Luther King Day Commemorative Program from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.<br><br>The program will feature a tribute to the Honorable Murray M. Schwartz, retired Chief Judge for the United States District Court, District of Delaware. The program also includes the presentation of the First Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Semester of Service Award for Dedication to Community Service and Social Justice as well as the launching of the Fourth Annual Martin Luther King Semester of Service Program.<br><br>Judge Murray M. Schwartz was born in 1931. He graduated from the Wharton School in 1952 and the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1955. After graduating, he clerked for U.S. District Judge J. Caleb Wright, and in 1974 President Richard M. Nixon nominated him to the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. Judge Schwartz presided over the New Castle County school desegregation beginning in the late 1970s and continuing into the early 1990s. In 1990, the Saint Thomas More Society of Delaware awarded Judge Schwartz the Saint Thomas Award for his “strong and pervasive sense of justice” and his “outstanding service to the community,” and in 2004, the Delaware State Bar Association gave him the First State Distinguished Service Award.<br><br>\"I think it\'s wonderful that the school is honoring Judge Schwartz this way. He\'s such a great role model, such a fine example of what judges, indeed what lawyers, should be,” says Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/HaymanRobertL.aspx\">Robert L. Hayman Jr.</a>, adding, “And for those of us who grew up in Delaware, or have kids growing up in Delaware, he really is a hero: at great personal risk, and I think at some cost, he gave us and our children a change to go to genuinely desegregated schools.  That\'s quite a gift; I\'m not sure we can ever adequately thank him.\"<br><br>Speakers for the Judge Schwartz tribute include: the Honorable Thomas L. Ambro of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit; Professor Catherine J. Lanctot of Villanova Law School – who clerked for Judge Schwartz; Executive Director of the Delaware ACLU Drewry Nash Fennell, Esq.; and Professor Leland Ware, the Louis L. Redding Chair and Professor of Law &amp; Public Policy at the University of Delaware. Professor Ware and Professor Hayman are the co-authors of a new book on desegregation entitled “Choosing Equality: Essays and Narratives on the Desegregation Experience.”<br><br>The Martin Luther King Semester of Service, now in its fourth year, is a joint project run by <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/HoweBarksdaleSydney.aspx\">Dr. Sydney Howe-Barksdale</a> of Widener Law’s <a href=\"/Academics/ClinicalProgramsandProfessionalTraining/PublicInterestOpportunities/PublicInterestResourceCenter.aspx\">Public Interest Resource Center</a>, and Professor Robert L. Hayman Jr. and the <a href=\"/Academics/SpecialProgramsandInitiatives/LawandInequalityProject.aspx\">Law and Inequality Project</a>. Last year, the program saw nearly 80 students contribute over a thousand hours of service through the project.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(556, 'Dean Ammons names acting director for the Institute of Delaware Corporate and Business Law', '2010-02-12', '<img width=\"365\" height=\"444\" class=\"FloatRight\" alt=\"ReganPaul365\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/ReganPaul365.jpg\">Widener University School of Law Dean <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/AmmonsLinda.aspx\">Linda L. Ammons</a> has announced Associate Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/ReganPaulL.aspx\">Paul L. Regan</a> will serve as acting director of the school’s <a href=\"/Academics/Institutes/InstituteofDelawareCorporateandBusinessLaw.aspx\">Institute of Delaware Corporate and Business Law</a>.<br><br>Regan, of Chadds Ford, Pa., has been a member of the Widener Law Delaware campus faculty since 1994. He will fill the vacancy created earlier this month when <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/HamermeshLawrenceA.aspx\">Lawrence A. Hamermesh</a>, who has served as the Ruby R. Vale professor of corporate and business law and the institute director, took a leave of absence through June 2011. Hamermesh is serving as attorney fellow with the Office of Chief Counsel of the Division of Corporation Finance at the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C.<br><br>Regan teaches and writes in the areas of business organizations, advanced corporations, corporate finance and contracts. He is admitted to practice in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware. Prior to teaching at the law school, Regan spent nine years as a corporate litigation associate at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher &amp; Flom LLP in Wilmington, Del. <br><br>“I am honored to serve as acting director of the institute while Professor Hamermesh lends his considerable talents and experience to the SEC over the next 18 months,” Regan said. “I look forward to carrying on the exciting work of the institute as we partner with the bench and bar, and advance the scholarly dialogue within the academy, to support Delaware’s extraordinary contributions in this arena.”<br><br>The Institute of Delaware Corporate and Business Law is one of Widener Law’s signature programs. It offers students the chance to pursue a formal concentration in Delaware corporate law amid one of the world’s foremost corporate legal environments. The institute also organizes events and speakers throughout the academic year under the belief that the law profits from actively engaging lawyers, judges, legislators and scholars who practice, study and define it.<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(557, 'Judge Schwartz Honored at Martin Luther King Day Commemorative Program', '2010-02-15', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 402px; margin: 4px;\">\r\n				<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623297758571%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623297758571%2F&amp;set_id=72157623297758571&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623297758571%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623297758571%2F&amp;set_id=72157623297758571&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n</div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Perspective compels me to tell you that what I did could not have been done without the aid of others,” said the Honorable Murray M. Schwartz, retired chief judge for the United States District Court in Delaware, as he accepted the first Martin Luther King Jr. Semester of Service Award during a special program in the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom on Friday, February 12th. Judge Schwartz made a particular point of thanking his wife, Sara Lu, and his long-time secretary, Joan Armstrong, asking each of them to stand and be recognized.<br><br>Widener Law Dean <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/AmmonsLinda.aspx\">Linda L. Ammons</a> welcomed a sizable audience of students, faculty, and staff, as well as family and friends of Judge Schwartz, to the event, saying, “We have an incredible panel of speakers to honor a truly remarkable man.”<br><br>The program featured four distinguished speakers, beginning with the Honorable Thomas L. Ambro of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, who said, “The greatness in large measure was Murray’s innate ability to balance the facts and honor simple justice.” Ambro also noted that Judge Schwartz had the “quiet grace to act courageously when out of step with public sentiment.”<br><br>Drewry Nash Fennell, Esq., Executive Director of the Delaware ACLU, spoke next, reading a passage from “Choosing Equality: Essays and Narratives on the Desegregation Experience,” a new book on desegregation co-authored by Louis L. Redding Chair and Professor of Law &amp; Public Policy at the University of Delaware Leland Ware and Widener Law Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/HaymanRobertL.aspx\">Robert L. Hayman Jr</a>., who was instrumental in putting the event together.<br><br>Villanova Law School Professor Catherine J. Lanctot, who clerked for Judge Schwartz, told a story about Judge Schwartz showing her the bulletproof vest he had been given by the FBI after receiving death threats over his role in New Castle County school desegregation in the late 1970s. “I’m not a cynic about our justice system ad I’m not a cynic about judges because of Murray Schwartz,” she concluded. Professor Ware spoke last, discussing the current state of Delaware schools and the work still to be done before equality can truly be achieved.<br><br>Professor Hayman and <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/HoweBarksdaleSydney.aspx\">Dr. Sydney Howe-Barksdale</a>, Director of Widener Law’s <a href=\"/Academics/ClinicalProgramsandProfessionalTraining/PublicInterestOpportunities/PublicInterestResourceCenter.aspx\">Public Interest Resource Center</a>, then spoke briefly about the beginning of the 4th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Semester of Service before Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/CulhaneJohnG.aspx\">John G. Culhane</a>, Chair of the Diversity and Accommodation Committee, presented Judge Schwartz with the first Martin Luther King Jr. Semester of Service Award. After showing Judge Schwartz the plaque that will bear his name as the first award recipient, Professor Culhane presented him with a commemorative clock.<br><br>The program concluded after remarks from Judge Schwartz, who told the law students in the audience, “You are in a position to make a difference.” Judge Schwartz received an enthusiastic standing ovation from the crowd at the conclusion of his remarks.<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(558, 'You posted what on Facebook?', '2010-02-16', 'As the Internet and social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter have woven themselves into the fabric of our lives, technology has spurred a revolution in the ways consumers access and distribute information and entertainment. Internet-based communication has gripped generations around the world so swiftly that the law has yet to catch up to questions posed by a “broadcast-yourself” society.<br> <br>It is amid this backdrop that Widener University School of Law’s Harrisburg campus presents “Internet Expression in the 21st Century: Where Technology and the Law Collide,” a daylong conference devoted to examining the challenges posed by new media and how they threaten to force changes in legal protections and individual constitutional freedoms. <br><br>The event, organized by the school’s student-run <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/WidenerLawJournal.aspx\">Widener Law Journal</a>, will be held Monday, Feb. 22 from 8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. in room A180 of the administration building at 3800 Vartan Way, Harrisburg. Members of the media are invited to attend.<br><br>The conference will bring together a dynamic and diverse group of prominent legal figures and scholars. Presenting law professors will travel to Harrisburg from as far away as Texas and Utah, and local figures including Dauphin County District Attorney Ed Marsico and Laurie Baughman of the Pennsylvania Coalition against Domestic Violence will also speak.<br><br>The day will be broken into a morning session that focuses on issues of constitutional law and criminal procedure that arise with internet expression, including a discussion about privacy rights. The afternoon will focus on the intersection of internet expression and property law, including discussions about ownership and fair use in the realm of intellectual property.<br><br>Attorneys who attend will be eligible for 6.5 continuing legal education credits, including 1.5 ethics credits. The cost to attend for credit is $100 or $75 for Widener Law alumni, government attorneys and public-interest lawyers. The cost includes materials, continental breakfast and lunch. The program is free to the members of the general public who do not seek continuing education credits, although materials and meals will not be provided. <br><br>For more information, or to register, contact Sandra Graeff at 717.541.3965 or <a href=\"mailto:slgraeff@widener.edu\">slgraeff@widener.edu</a>. View the complete <a href=\"/Spiffs/WidenerLawHighlights/Internet%20Expression%20in%20the%2021st%20Century.aspx\">conference schedule</a>.<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'on', NULL, ''),
(559, 'Widener Law Center announces spring workshops for court interpreters', '2010-02-16', 'The Legal Education Institute on the Delaware campus of the Widener Law Center has announced plans for two spring-semester workshops designed to enhance the skills of court interpreters.<br><br>Widener began the <a href=\"/ParalegalLNC/CourtInterpreterProgram.aspx\">Court Interpreter Program</a> in September 2008 in response to a need for an academic resource dedicated to enhancing the skills tested in state-administered court interpreter exams. States are increasingly requiring that court interpreters be certified through their exams before they are allowed to work in courtrooms. <b><i>Two upcoming workshops include:</i></b><br><br><a href=\"/ParalegalLNC/CourtInterpreterProgram.aspx\"><b>Court Interpretation Deconstructed</b></a>, a Spanish-English skills building workshop will be offered over six Saturdays in the Main Law Building on the school’s Delaware campus at 4601 Concord Pike, Wilmington. Participants will receive certificates of completion for their work. Continental breakfasts and lunches are included. <br><br>Designed as a skills-building program, the workshop is recommended for interpreters who actively work in the courts and have at least 20 hours of court interpreter training independent of their certification levels. Participants will review general fundamental concepts such as listening techniques, principles of comprehension and accuracy. The final session will involve a mock trial at which participants will apply the course strategies. <br><br>The sessions run 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on <b>March 13, 20 and 27, April 10 and 17 and May 1</b>. Sign in begins at 8:30 a.m. Cost is $550 and students must attend all six sessions. Continuing education credits are available from Pennsylvania and Delaware. Registration deadline is March 1.<br><br><a href=\"/ParalegalLNC/CourtInterpreterProgram.aspx\"><b>What it Takes to Become a Certified Court Interprete</b>r</a>, a one-day, language-neutral workshop suitable for all levels of spoken-language court interpreters. The seminar will be offered in room 304 of the Criminal Justice Center at 1301 Filbert St., Philadelphia. It will focus on the certification test administered to would-be court interpreters, known as the Consortium for Language Access in the Courts Oral Performance Examination. Discussion will include a test presentation, information on scoring procedures, test-taking strategies and study tips. <br><br>The session runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on <b>Saturday, Feb. 27</b>. Sign in begins at 8:30 and continental breakfast is provided. Cost is $65. Registration deadline is Feb. 23.<br><br>For more information, or to register for either event, contact Peggy O’Neill at 302.477.2007, <a href=\"mailto:moneill@mail.widener.edu\">moneill@mail.widener.edu</a>.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(560, 'The Widener Women\'s Network New Jersey Chapter holds its inaugural event', '2010-02-18', '<div style=\"margin: 4px; padding: 2px; width: 405px; float: right;\">\n\n\n<img width=\"400\" height=\"181\" alt=\"NJWomensNetwork1\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/NJWomensNetwork1.jpg\"><p>\n<span class=\"Caption\">Liz Berenato \'90, Laura Paffenroth \'95, Kristin Eisenhardt \'10, Cori Lehrfeld \'01, Sara Canuso, Kimberley Kluchnick \'99, Ann Madden Tufano \'98, and Diane Magram \'95</span>\n</p>\n\n\n<img width=\"400\" height=\"397\" alt=\"NJWomensNetwork2\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/NJWomensNetwork2.jpg\"><p>\n<span class=\"Caption\">Sara Canuso and Kimberley Kluchnick \'99</span>\n</p>\n</div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday, February 16, 2010 the New Jersey Chapter of the Widener Women\'s Network held its inaugural networking luncheon in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. The Chapter welcomed Sara Canuso, president of A Suitable Solution as the guest speaker. Sara is an image and body language consultant who specializes in assisting attorneys in presenting a polished, professional look to colleagues, clients, potential employers, and jury members. \n\n\n\n\n<br>The event was sponsored by Kimberley Kluchnick \'99 at her law firm Mattleman, Weinroth &amp; Miller where she is a partner.<br style=\"\"><br style=\"\">', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'on', NULL, ''),
(561, 'Professor Starla Williams Addresses Students on the Adoptions Act of 2008', '2010-02-19', '<div style=\"width: 400px; margin: 4px; float: right;\">\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623467749130%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623467749130%2F&amp;set_id=72157623467749130&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623467749130%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623467749130%2F&amp;set_id=72157623467749130&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n</div>\n\n\n\nOn Thursday, February 18, Legal Writing Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/WilliamsStarla.aspx\">Starla J. Williams</a> delivered a talk entitled <em>Public Policy Implications of the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008</em> to students on the Harrisburg campus. Professor Williams focused on a new federal law designed to improve the lives of children and youth in foster care.<br><br>Professor Williams raised a number of important questions, such as; “Why can’t a relative caregiver become the legal guardian of a child in foster care?” and “Why do most Native Americans not qualify for the standard adoption subsidy?”<br><br>She explained that the last major reform for adoptions was the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997. Former President George W. Bush passed Adoptions Act of 2008 on October 7, 2008. The new act allows more children to be taken out of foster care and put into safe and stable homes. The act also helps children of Native American and Alaskan decent to receive more funding than they were previously allotted. The act also provides funds to train those who work with the foster children such as court appointed special advocates (CASA) and new judges.<br><br>Williams formerly worked at a child welfare firm before coming to Widener Law’s Harrisburg campus.<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(562, 'Distinguished Professor Robert J. Lipkin Passes', '2010-02-19', '<img class=\"FloatRight\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/Likin.jpg\" width=\"350\" height=\"441\" alt=\"Likin\"><a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/LipkinRobertJustin.aspx\">Robert \'Bobby’ J. Lipkin</a>, a Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law on Widener Law’s Delaware Campus, passed away on Thursday, February 18th. The Widener Law community’s thoughts and prayers are with Professor Lipkin’s loved ones. We are shocked and saddened by his passing and share their grief. Bobby Lipkin was an exceptional individual, a good friend, and a respected professor. His passing is a substantial loss for the entire law school community. He will be missed by all of us privileged to have known and worked with him.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(563, 'Widener Law Students Reach Semifinals of National Sports Law Competition', '2010-02-20', 'Widener Law students Robert Bailey, Jack Spangler, and John “Jack” Sweeney recently participated in the Tulane University Law School Mardi Gras Invitational Sports Law Competition, advancing to the semifinals of the appellate advocacy competition which featured 40 teams from law schools all across the country. The competition took place from February 10th through 12th in New Orleans.<br><br>The competition case drew on an actual case that involved drug testing in the National Football League, although the competition problem used Major League Baseball instead. <br><br>Associate Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/HendersonStephenE.aspx\">Stephen E. Henderson</a> served as the team’s coach. “I’m extremely proud of all three students,” said Henderson, adding, “Being able to coach and spend time with students like these is just tremendously rewarding.”<br><br>“This was a team effort from beginning to end and I feel honored to have been a part of it,” said 2nd-year student Jack Spangler, adding, “I especially want to thank Professor Henderson. Without his efforts our success would not have been possible. He was there for us at every turn. The three of us became far better advocates because of his hard work.\" Spangler also finished as the runner-up for the competition’s best advocate award.<br><br>3rd-year student Robert Bailey emphasized all of the work that went into preparing for the competition; “Although it culminated in New Orleans, this competition started for us over Christmas break when we drafted the brief. After we submitted our brief we met twice a week, every week to practice our oral arguments. Honestly, we would have not been nearly as successful as we were if we did not have Professor Henderson as our coach. He was committed to our team throughout the entire process. His wisdom, experience, and dedication helped mold our arguments.”<br><br>“I left the competition with a new sense of confidence and purpose,” added 3rd-year student John Sweeney. “The experience was invaluable. We\'re going to win this thing next year if I have my way. I cannot finish my statement without giving a very heart felt thank you to Professor Steven Henderson. His help, input, and critique made our team what it was. He held practice with us no less than twice a week and was constantly available if we needed to get in touch with him outside of practice.”', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(564, 'Widener Law presents daylong conference on sports and entertainment law', '2010-02-21', '<img width=\"289\" height=\"353\" class=\"FloatLeft\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/SportsEntPromo2010.jpg\" alt=\"SportsEntPromo2010\">Leading attorneys in sports and entertainment law will gather on the Delaware campus of Widener University School of Law on Wednesday, Feb. 24 for a daylong conference on hot topics in television, film, sports, music and ethics.<br><br>The program will bring together practicing lawyers and legal academics for a day of stimulating discussion on key issues, including “Collective Bargaining in Major Sports 2011” and “Digital Music Licensing in New Media.”<br><br>The conference, now in its fifth year, is presented by the law school and its <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/OtherDelawareOrganizations/SportsandEntertainmentLawSociety.aspx\">Sports and Entertainment Law Association</a>, under the direction of Widener Law Adjunct Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDeAdj/MurphyAlexander.aspx\">Alexander Murphy</a>. <br><br>For practicing attorneys in Delaware and Pennsylvania attendance at the program offers five continuing legal education credits, including one ethics credit. The registration cost for attorneys attending for credit is $125 and includes lunch; the fee for Widener Law alumni, solo practitioners and public-interest lawyers is $100. The event is free for students and members of the general public, but does not include program materials or lunch.<br><br>Registration and continental breakfast the day of the conference run from 9 to 9:45 a.m. For more information or to register, contact Constance Sweeney, coordinator for special programs, at 302-477-2177 or e-mail <a href=\"mailto:cmsweeney@widener.edu\">cmsweeney@widener.edu</a>.<br><br><strong>Schedule</strong><br>\n9:00-9:45 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast<br>\n9:45-9:50 a.m. Introductions<br>\n9:50-10:00 a.m. Welcome: Sports and Entertainment Law Association<br>\n10:00-11:15 a.m. <strong><em>TV PANEL/FILM PANEL</em></strong>\n<ol>\n<li>10:30-11:00 a.m. Globalization &amp; Trends in Film Financing<br>Alexander Murphy Jr., Esq.<br>Adj. Professor, Widener Law- Wilmington</li>\n<li>11:00-11:15 a.m. TV Personality Agreements<br>Mary Cavallaro, Esq.<br>Montgomery McCracken, &amp; Rhoads LLP</li>\n<li>11:00- 11:15 a.m. Questions &amp; Comments</li>\n</ol>\n11:15-11:30 a.m. Refreshment Break\n<br>11:30-12:45 p.m. <strong><em>MUSIC PANEL</em></strong>\n<ol>\n<li>11:30-12:00 p.m. Digital Licensing in New Media<br>Marcy Rauer Wagman, Esq.<br> Professor, Drexel University</li>\n<li>12:00-12:30 p.m. The Art of Negotiating 360 Agreements<br>Bob Donnelly, Esq.<br>Lommen Abdo, New York</li>\n<li>12:30- 12:45 p.m. Questions &amp; Comments</li>\n</ol>\n12:45-2:00 p.m. <strong><em>LUNCH: BARRISTERS</em></strong>\n<br>2:00-3:15 p.m. <strong><em>SPORTS PANEL</em></strong>\n<ol>\n<li>2:00-2:30 p.m. Collective Bargaining 2011 MLB<br>Marc Edelman, Esq.<br> Professor, Barry School of Law</li>\n<li>2:30-3:00 p.m. Collective Bargaining 2011 NFL<br>Len Schiro, Esq.<br>Mets Schiro &amp; McGovern LLP</li>\n<li>3:00- 3:15 p.m. Questions &amp; Comments</li>\n</ol>\n3:15-3:30 p.m. Refreshment Break\n<br>3:30-4:45 p.m. <strong><em>ETHICS PANEL</em></strong>\n<ol>\n<li>3:30-4:00 p.m. Finders Agreements and Security Placement<br>Jill Whitelaw, Esq.<br> Montgomery McCracken &amp; Rhoads LLP</li>\n<li>4:00-4:30 p.m. Multi-Jurisdictional Practice<br>Robert Davis Jr., Esq.<br>Adjunct Professor of Law, Widener Law-Harrisburg</li>\n<li>4:30- 4:45 p.m. Questions &amp; Comments</li>\n</ol>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'on', NULL, '');
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(565, 'Military Law Society Sponsored Career Panel Focused on Government Agencies', '2010-02-24', '<div style=\"width: 400px; float: right; margin: 4px;\">\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623487770784%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623487770784%2F&amp;set_id=72157623487770784&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623487770784%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623487770784%2F&amp;set_id=72157623487770784&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n</div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOn the evening of Thursday, February 18th, the Military Law Society sponsored a career panel in the Barrister’s Club. Lawyers from several governmental agencies spoke to the students in attendance about a variety of government employment options for lawyers.<br><br><a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/OtherDelawareOrganizations/MilitaryLawSociety.aspx\">Military Law Society</a> President Damiano P. Del Pino introduced the speakers on the panel, offering a brief biographical sketch of each speaker. Panelists included; Cynthia R. Ryan, Esq. ’79, formerly with the DEA and now a lawyer with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; M. Jane Mahoney, Esq. ’76, a lawyer with the Civil Division of the United States Department of Justice; Peter Gangel, Esq., who works in the Counterterrorism Unit at the FBI office in Wilmington; and Martin Sendek, Esq.’85, with the Veterans’ Affairs general counsel’s office.<br><br>The panelists spoke about how their career paths led them to their current positions and offered insight into the work they did after Del Pino, serving as moderator, asked them to describe their work. The panelists emphasized the flexible nature of a law degree, with Martin Sendek noting, “A law degree provides career flexibility. You might not end up where you thought you would.”<br><br>A question about career burnout prompted Sendek to call the term “misused,” and he added, “It’s a substitute for saying I’ve mismanaged my career.” Cynthia Ryan concurred, saying, “I’ve been practicing law for thirty years, and I don’t think I’ve ever been bored.” The panelists emphasized that there is plenty of potential for career mobility within the government sector, and they also spoke about some of the benefits of working for the government. Ms. Ryan noted the steady salary, saying, “You may not get paid as much, but you have a guaranteed salary,” and Mr. Sendek noting, “You get to work with some incredibly bright people.” Peter Gangel cautioned that while the benefits of government employment were great, “the bureaucracy can be frustrating.”<br><br>The panelists also spoke about how law students could single themselves out as potential candidates for hire. All of the panelists agreed that writing skills were key, and they also emphasized research skills, demonstrated leadership experience, and a strong sense of teamwork. The event closed with the panelists taking questions from the audience related to internships and where to look for possible jobs. Interested students were directed to the government’s official job site, <a href=\"http://usajobs.opm.gov/\" title=\"USAJOBS\">USAJOBS</a>.<br><br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(566, 'Sports and Entertainment Law Association Produces Fifth Annual Symposium', '2010-02-25', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 400px; margin: 4px;\">\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623508109108%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623508109108%2F&amp;set_id=72157623508109108&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623508109108%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623508109108%2F&amp;set_id=72157623508109108&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n</div>\n\n\n\n“We’re really delighted to have a great panel of experts,” said Widener Law adjunct professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDeAdj/MurphyAlexander.aspx\">Alexander Murphy</a>, who teaches Entertainment Law and serves as advisor to the <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/OtherDelawareOrganizations/SportsandEntertainmentLawSociety.aspx\">Sports and Entertainment Law Association</a>, in his opening remarks at the Fifth Annual Sports and Entertainment Law CLE Symposium on Wednesday, February 24. Professor Murphy and SELA President Ryan Carlson both thanked <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/AmmonsLinda.aspx\">Dean Ammons</a> and Special Programs Coordinator Connie Sweeney before the daylong program got underway.<br><br>Professor Murphy joined Mary Cavallaro, Esq., of Montgomery McCracken Walker &amp; Rhoads LLP on the first panel, which covered TV and film. Cavallaro spoke first on “TV Personality Agreements.” Throughout her remarks, she urged anyone negotiating contracts for a client to “Know what is possible and what is not possible.” Professor Murphy’s presentation, “Globalization &amp; Trends in Film Financing” looked at emerging trends in how the money to make films is gathered. After the conclusion of Professor Murphy’s remarks, both panelists fielded questions from the audience.<br><br>Following a short break, the program continued with a music panel. Professor Marcy Rauer Wagman, Esq. of Drexel University presented on “Digital Licensing in New Media,” and Bob Donnelly, Esq. of Lommen Abdo in New York spoke on “The Art of Negotiating 360 Agreements.” Following the music panel, conference attendees enjoyed lunch in the Barrister’s Club.<br><br>The afternoon portion of the program kicked off with a sports panel examining the upcoming collective bargaining for 2011 that faces both the National Football League and Major League Baseball. Len Schiro, Esq. of Mets Schiro McGovern LLP presented an engaging breakdown of the impending NFL collective bargaining negotiations, casting NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and NFL Players Association Director DeMaurice Smith as the quarterbacks of two opposing teams. Appropriate football music accompanied his power point presentation as he broke down each side’s primary goals, including the desire of owners to cut the percentage of revenue going to the players and the NFL PA’s desire to broaden free agency and combat the NFL’s desire for capped rookie salary slots.<br><br>Following, Mr. Schiro’s talk, Professor Marc Edelman of the Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law spoke about the labor situation in Major League Baseball, noting the differences between the ways that collective bargaining is handled in Major League Baseball as compared to the other major sports. He discussed how the MLB Players Association’s adherence to “free market principles has been very successful at the bargaining table.” He also touched on revenue sharing disagreements between small and large market clubs and the historic issue of collusion between owners. Both Edelman and Schiro then fielded questions from the audience.<br><br>The event concluded with an ethics panel to close out the day. Jill Whitelaw, Esq. of Montgomery McCracken Walker &amp; Rhoads LLP presented “Finders Agreements and Security Placement Offerings,” while Robert Davis, Jr., Esq., and adjunct at Widener Law’s Harrisburg campus, spoke about “Multi-Jurisdictional Practice.”<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(567, 'Harrisburg campus examines the Internet and the law', '2010-03-02', '<div style=\"float:right; width: 400px; margin: 4px;\">\n\n\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623507983518%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623507983518%2F&amp;set_id=72157623507983518&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623507983518%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623507983518%2F&amp;set_id=72157623507983518&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n</div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeading academic and legal figures gathered recently on the Harrisburg campus for a symposium devoted to examining the legal challenges presented by communication in an age of social media.<br><br>The <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/WidenerLawJournal.aspx\">Widener Law Journal</a>-sponsored event on Feb. 22 titled “Internet Expression in the 21st Century: Where Technology and Law Collide” featured four panels throughout the day, focused on topics of privacy, criminal procedure, intellectual property, and ethics. Nearly 75 people attended. Conversation centered on ways new media, like Facebook and Twitter, have woven themselves into the fabric of our lives, and their potential to force changes in legal protections and individual constitutional freedoms.<br><br>“We have found social networking sites have become the new fingerprints of the 21st century,” Dauphin County District Attorney Edward Marsico Jr. said, speaking as part of the day’s criminal procedure panel. “They provide a record of everything.”<br><br>The panel also included a presentation by Dauphin County Juvenile Probation Officers Troy Smith and Matthew Foster, who demonstrated the internet’s impact on their work by showing photos of probationers’ Facebook and MySpace pages. The pages illustrated ways juveniles have gotten themselves into further trouble by posting photos and images depicting themselves in incriminating circumstances. Communication on such sites has also helped law enforcement shut down underage drinking parties and thwart other criminal plans, they said.<br><br>Marsico said years ago criminals would brag on the streets about their misdeeds to a handful of people. Today, they brag online to everyone.<br><br>“I truly believe this is an evolving area of the law, but an evolving area of the law for criminals and prosecutors that will play out in courtrooms as we move forward in this country,” Marsico said.<br><br>Other presenters at the event included law professors, some who traveled to Harrisburg from as far as Texas and Utah, Widener Law professors and representatives of local groups, including the Pennsylvania Coalition against Domestic Violence, who talked the challenges social networking sites present when trying to keep domestic violence victims safe.<br><br>Interest in the topic continues. Associate Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/DiminoMichaelR.aspx\">Michael R. Dimino Sr.</a> and Assistant Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/EvansTonyaM.aspx\">Tonya Evans</a>, who both moderated panels at the event, will be guests on a Radio Smart Talk program devoted to the subject of internet expression on March 17. Tune in at 9 a.m. on WITF, at either 89.5 FM or 93.3 FM.<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(568, 'Widener Law welcomes multicultural affairs officer', '2010-03-03', '<img class=\"FloatRight\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/AnthonyPledger240px.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"201\" alt=\"AnthonyPledger240px\">Widener University School of Law is pleased to announce Anthony D. Pledger has joined the staff of the Delaware campus as the school’s new multicultural affairs officer.<br><br>Pledger comes to Widener from the University of Wyoming College of Law, where he had served as deputy director of admissions and student services since August 2008.<br><br>As the multicultural affairs officer, Pledger will have responsibilities through the <a href=\"/Admissions.aspx\">Admissions</a> and <a href=\"/CampusLife/AdvisingandCounseling/OfficeofStudentAffairsDelaware.aspx\">Office of Student Affairs</a>. He will coordinate a variety of positive, proactive programs that strengthen the school’s tradition of <a href=\"/Admissions/OldAdmissionsSite/Diversity.aspx\">diversity</a>, and he will work to advance Widener Law’s strategic initiatives.<br><br>Pledger has a law degree from West Virginia University College of Law and a bachelor of general studies degree from the University of Missouri in St. Louis. He started at Widener Law on Feb. 22.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(569, 'Robert Justin Lipkin', '2010-03-05', '<img class=\"FloatRight\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/Likin235px.jpg\" width=\"235\" height=\"296\" alt=\"Likin235px\">Distinguished Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/LipkinRobertJustin.aspx\">Robert Justin Lipkin</a>, a prolific scholar and talented teacher, began his career at Widener Law as an Assistant Professor in 1985, when it was known as Delaware Law School of Widener University. He rose to become the school’s first H. Albert Young Fellow in Constitutional Law and earned the title Distinguished Professor of Law, the highest title bestowed to a full-time faculty member, in 2008.<br><br>A graduate of Brooklyn College, he earned an M.A. in philosophy from Princeton University in 1971 and his Ph.D. in 1974. From 1971 to 1973, he was an Instructor of Philosophy at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln and from 1974 to 1981 he was an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Northwestern University.<br><br>His career took a legal path in 1984 when he graduated from the UCLA School of Law and was admitted to the California bar. He clerked for the Hon. Gilbert S. Merritt in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit before assuming his teaching position on the Delaware campus. He served as the school’s Young Fellow from July 1999 to June 2001 and was given one of the first awards for faculty scholarship in 2005. <br><br>Bobby was an exceptional writer and authored <em>Constitutional Revolutions: Pragmatism and the Role of Judicial Review in American Constitutionalism</em>, which was published by Duke University Press in 2000. He also wrote numerous articles and book chapters, with his teaching and writing focusing extensively in the areas of constitutional law and theory, jurisprudence, political philosophy and ethics. He was an enthusiastic blogger and took great enjoyment from working on and promoting his site, <a href=\"http://essentiallycontestedamerica.org/\" title=\"Essentially Contested America\">Essentially Contested America</a>. He was also a frequent contributor to the <a href=\"http://ratiojuris.blogspot.com/\" title=\"Ratio Juris\">Ratio Juris</a> blog and a proud member of <a href=\"http://publicreason.net/\" title=\"Public Reason: A Blog for Political Philosophers\">Public Reason: A Blog for Political Philosophers</a>. Bobby did numerous interviews on matters of constitutional law and he was respected legal commentator in the media.<br><br>He was a member of the American Philosophical Association, the American Political Science Association and the American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy. He also chaired the Diversity Committee on the law school’s Delaware campus and regularly lent his talents to the annual Martin Luther King celebrations. <br><br>Bobby was an enthusiastic participant in debates, panels and presentations, enjoying every opportunity to advance public discourse about law, politics and significant public issues of the day, including health care reform and racial equality.  His contributions invariably enlivened the intellectual life of Widener Law. He was an exceptional individual, a good friend, and a respected professor. His passing is a substantial loss for the entire law school community. He will be missed by everyone who was privileged to have known and worked with him.<br><br><strong>An on-campus memorial service for Professor Lipkin will be held in the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom on Monday March 8th at 4:00 p.m. An informal reception will follow in the student lounge off Main Street.</strong><br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(570, 'Professor Gedid Appointed to PBA Constitutional Convention Commission', '2010-03-08', '<img width=\"300\" height=\"299\" alt=\"gedid\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/gedid.jpg\" class=\"FloatRight\">The Pennsylvania Bar Association has appointed Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/GedidJohnL.aspx\">John L. Gedid</a>, Director of the Harrisburg Campus’s <a href=\"/Academics/Institutes/LawandGovernmentInstitute.aspx\">Law &amp; Government Institute</a>, to the Pennsylvania Bar Association Constitutional Convention Commission. The Commission will examine the Pennsylvania constitution in order to determine whether there are problems that require major revision through a constitutional convention, and will make a recommendation based on that study.<br><br><span>James Gardner Collins, former President Judge of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, will head up the panel. The panel has 18 months to come up with a recommendation and present its findings. A media conference announcing the panel and its purpose was held at the Capitol Complex in Harrisburg on February 23rd.<br><br>At the inaugural meeting of the Commission on February 23rd, Professor Gedid delivered a lecture on the history and requirements for holding a constitutional convention in Pennsylvania.<br><br>Professor Gedid stressed the importance of this PBA study.  He said, “No one has made a serious examination of the Pennsylvania Constitution since 1967-8 to see how well it is operating.  Much has changed since then.  It is time for us to examine our constitution to determine whether revision is needed.”<br></span><br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(571, 'Dean Ammons Gives Keynote Address at Leadership Luncheon', '2010-03-09', '<img class=\"FloatRight\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/ammonschambercommerce500px.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"371\" alt=\"ammonschambercommerce500px\">On Monday, March 8, 2010, Widener Law Dean <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/AmmonsLinda.aspx\">Linda L. Ammons</a> gave the keynote address at the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Luncheon, which was held at the DuPont Country Club in Wilmington.<br><br>Dean Ammons addressed an audience of local business leaders and students. She described how her career path had led her to her current position, comparing her experiences to the Beatles song “The Long and Winding Road” and Frank Sinatra’s “That’s Life.” She cited her mother’s influence, noting the value that she placed on education. While her mother’s influence led Dean Ammons to become a passionate advocate for the value of higher education, she noted her fears for the country’s future, saying, “We spend money on entertainment and sports, but we are stingy on education.”<br><br>Sponsored in 2010 by Wilmington University, Delmarva Power, and the Wilmington News Journal, the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Series provides an opportunity for the business community to learn from important leaders across a variety of fields.<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(572, 'Widener Law Team Reaches Finals of National Cultural Heritage Law Moot Court Competition', '2010-03-10', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 400px; margin: 4px;\">\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623587183928%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623587183928%2F&amp;set_id=72157623587183928&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623587183928%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623587183928%2F&amp;set_id=72157623587183928&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n</div>\n\n\nOver the weekend of March 5th and 6th, Widener Law students Angelina Freind, Adrienne Robertson, and Nina Staggers participated in and reached the final round of the Inaugural National Cultural Heritage Law Moot Court Competition sponsored by DePaul University College of Law.<br><br>Freind, a 3rd year regular division student; Robertson a 3rd year extended division student; and Staggers, a 2nd year regular division student, advanced all the way to the final round, finishing second out of twelve teams in a split decision. The team also won the award for Best Brief, and Nina Staggers won the Best Oralist Award.<br><br>The competition problem dealt with the excavation and removal of archaeological artifacts as covered under the Archaeological Resources Protection Act. The competition was held in the Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse in downtown Chicago, and judges for the final round included members of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. “In advancing to the final round, the opportunity to argue in front of judges from the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals was truly an exceptional experience, especially in light of the fact that so few practitioners, in the course of their entire careers, will ever get a similar opportunity,” said Adrienne Robertson of the experience.<br><br>“Once again, this team’s performance shows that Widener can compete successfully with the best and brightest from all over the country. It takes time, talent, and dedication, and these women have it all,” said Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/JohnsonLeslieA.aspx\">Leslie Johnson</a>, who served as the team’s coach. Angelina Freind returned Professor Johnson’s remarks, noting, “We would never have achieved this repeated level of success without the support of our coach, Professor Leslie Johnson. She was with us every step of the way, cheering us on.  She is a wonderful coach, and a dedicated supporter of the <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/MootCourtHonorSocietyDelaware.aspx\">Moot Court Honor Society</a>.<br><br>The entire Widener Law Community congratulates Angelina, Adrienne, Nina, and Professor Johnson on a job well done!<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(573, 'Widener Law Team Enjoys Success at Cardozo/BMI Entertainment and Communications Law Moot Court Competition', '2010-03-11', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 394px; margin: 4px;\">\n<img width=\"392\" height=\"286\" alt=\"mootcourt1\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/mootcourt1.jpg\"><img width=\"392\" height=\"286\" alt=\"mootcourt1\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/mootcourt2.jpg\">\n</div>\n\nHarrisburg students Peri Fluger and Anthony Czuchnicki participated in the 26th Annual Cardozo/BMI Entertainment Law Moot Court Competition at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law from March 4th through 7th, advancing all the way to the semifinal round. Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/CozzillioMichaelJ.aspx\">Michael J. Cozzillio</a> coached the team.<br><br>The first team from either of Widener’s campuses to participate in the competition, Peri and Anthony advanced through the preliminary rounds before defeating a team from Seton Hall and then a team from the University of Pittsburgh in the quarterfinals. They were finally defeated in the semifinals by the number one ranked Fordham team that eventually won the competition. The team’s brief was also ranked amongst the top ten best briefs for the competition.<br><br>Said Peri Fluger of the experience, “Overall, it was highly valuable experience and we definitely gained a lot from the competition. It was good to represent Widener in a competition where our school had not been represented before and to perform as well as we did. We hope a team can represent our school next year at Cardozo and surpass our achievements.”<br><br>Describing how the team’s confidence grew during the competition, Anthony said, “Our competitors consisted of teams from some of the top law schools in the country. After winning the first few rounds, our trepidation diminished. The confidence in our oral advocacy skills that emerged enabled us to finish as semi-finalists. We hope that we will be able to impart some of the insights we have gained from this experience to future participants.”<br><br>Both Peri and Anthony expressed thanks to Bret Keisling, Clarke Madden, Jeni Pilgrim, Distinguished Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/DernbachJohnC.aspx\">John C. Dernbach</a>, Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/SmithAmanda.aspx\">Amanda Smith</a>, and Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/RaekerJordanDavid.aspx\">David Raeker-Jordan</a> for providing them with practice sessions the week before the competition.<br><br>The entire Widener Law Community congratulates Peri, Anthony, and Professo Cozzillio on their wonderful accomplishments.<br><br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(574, 'Harrisburg Moot Court Team Reaches Quarterfinal Round of Jessup Competition', '2010-03-11', '<span style=\"\"><img class=\"FloatRight\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/jessup2010moot.jpg\" width=\"401\" height=\"316\" alt=\"jessup2010moot\">On Friday, February 19th and Saturday, February 20th, the team of Valerie Davis, Hillary Prutzman, Katelyn Cutinello, Kathryn Schweitzer, and Kristy Kirk competed in the Mid-Atlantic Super Regional Round of the Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.  <br><br>Now in its 51st year, the Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition is an international competition in which teams from 79 countries participated. Each country has its own national competition and the respective national championship teams compete against each other in Washington, D.C. for the world championship.  <br><br>In the preliminary rounds, the Widener Harrisburg team argued against teams from Johns Hopkins University, the University of West Virginia, Seton Hall, and Duquesne. The team won all four matches and advanced to the quarterfinal round ranked 3rd out of 28 teams. In the quarterfinal round, the team lost against a team from Georgetown that went on to win second place in the Competition. The judges remarked that they were very impressed by the quality of the Harrisburg team’s argument.<br><br>Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/JonesKatherineMason.aspx\">Katherine Mason Jones</a> served as the team’s coach. The entire Widener Law community congratulates Valerie, Hillary, Katelyn, Kathryn, Kristy, and Professor Jones on a job well done!<br></span>		<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(575, 'President of the Delaware Bar Association Speaks to Students as Part of Local Leaders Series', '2010-03-14', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 400px; margin: 4px;\">\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623477116177%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623477116177%2F&amp;set_id=72157623477116177&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623477116177%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623477116177%2F&amp;set_id=72157623477116177&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n</div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“It’s the camaraderie that makes the Delaware Bar special,” said Benjamin Strauss ‘90 to students, faculty, and staff on Widener Law’s Delaware campus on Wednesday, March 10th. Strauss, the President of the Delaware Bar Association, spoke as part of the <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/StudentBarAssociationDelaware.aspx\">Student Bar Association</a> sponsored Local Leaders series.<br><br>Further describing the Delaware Bar, Strauss emphasized the state’s small size and esteemed reputation in the corporate world. “ Delaware offers a predictable environment. Corporations value the fact that Delaware respects the rules,” he noted. He also talked about the valuable role that networking and volunteering can play in a lawyers career, noting that in Delaware, “You really have the ability to get involved and have an impact on the community.”<br><br>At the conclusion of his remarks, Mr. Strauss took questions from the audience. One of his former professors, <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/HakesRussellA.aspx\">Russell A. Hakes</a>, asked him what, if anything, he might have done differently. “I think law students should be exposed to the world of what it is to practice the law. You have to be serious and focused from the beginning.” A student asked about the difficult job market in Delaware, to which Mr. Strauss responded, “Profit margins have dropped to the level of two years ago. People panic, but two years ago they were happy. Things aren’t that bad.”<br><br>A member of the Delaware Supreme Court’s Permanent Advisory Committee on the Rules of Professional Conduct, Mr. Strauss is a partner in the Commercial Department of Pepper Hamilton LLP. Based out of the Wilmington office, he oversees firm’s Delaware corporate and Israeli practices. He practices in the areas of mergers, acquisitions, securities, and general corporate and business matters.<br><br>Mr. Strauss earned his B.A. in 1976 and his M.B.A. in 1983 from Bar-Ilan University in Israel and his J.D. magna cum laude from Widener University School of Law in 1990. He is admitted to practice in Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, and before the United States Supreme Court.<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(576, 'Federal appeals court to hear arguments on Delaware Campus', '2010-03-15', '<span style=\"\"><img width=\"289\" height=\"353\" alt=\"VetCourtAppealsPromo\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/VetCourtAppealsPromo.jpg\" class=\"FloatRight\">Widener University School of Law is pleased to announce the Delaware campus will host a visit from the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, which will hear oral arguments in the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom on Tuesday, March 16.<br><br>The three-judge panel will hear one case at 10 a.m. The hearing will be preceded by a video presentation about the court. The event marks the first time the Washington, D.C.-based court has heard oral arguments in Delaware. The proceedings are open to the public.<br><br><strong>Court protocol will be in effect and no cameras or electronic devices will be allowed in the courtroom during the argument, which is open to the public</strong>. The three-judge panel will be comprised of Judges Lawrence B. Hagel, Alan G. Lance Sr. and Mary J. Schoelen. All were appointed by former president George W. Bush.<br><br>The case before the court has been brought by veteran Robert V. Posey of Denver, Colo., who served active duty between 1945 and 1949. It involves an appeal of a decision by the Department of Veterans Affairs denying Posey benefits. He maintains he suffers from a respiratory disorder that is linked to his service. Copies of briefs filed in the case are available through the library circulation desk for students who would like to read about the case ahead of time.<br><br>The judges will hear arguments from attorneys on both sides. Posey is represented by attorney Sara E. Collier of Oklahoma City and attorneys Jeffrey J. Schoueler and Nhu P. Nguyen represent the Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington.<br><br>The U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims is the venue for appeals of decisions made by the Board of Veterans Appeals on matters of benefits paid out to American veterans. It is a court of national jurisdiction without geographical limits. The court was created in 1988 as the United States Court of Veteran Appeals. The name changed in 1999.<br><br><a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/ReedThomasJ.aspx\">Thomas J. Reed</a>, Widener’s Taishoff professor of law and director of the school’s <a href=\"/Academics/ClinicalProgramsandProfessionalTraining/Clinics/VeteransLawClinic.aspx\">Veterans Law Clinic</a>, said it was notable for the court to take its work on the road to Delaware.<br><br>“We are grateful to the judges for giving us a personal audience here at the law campus. Their visit will be an invaluable teaching tool for our students,” Reed said. “We are a school that puts great emphasis on public service with regard to veterans, so it is especially meaningful for us to witness the work of this particular appellate court firsthand.”<br><br>Widener University was among the first law schools in the United States to start a clinical program for disabled veterans. Through its Veterans Law Clinic, students work under the supervision of practicing attorneys to provide legal representation to disabled veterans and their dependants with Veterans Affairs compensation claim appeals to the Board of Veterans Appeals. First known as the Veterans Assistance Program, Widener students began the work under Reed’s direction in 1997, when the school co-sponsored a program with the pro bono arm of the Delaware State Bar Association. It became known as the Veterans Law Clinic in January 2006 and today has three offices: in Wilmington, Del., Harrisburg, Pa. and in Media, Pa.</span>\n		<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(577, 'Professors Offer Harrisburg Students Wise Words on Job Search', '2010-03-15', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 400px; margin: 4px;\">\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623633139314%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623633139314%2F&amp;set_id=72157623633139314&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623633139314%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623633139314%2F&amp;set_id=72157623633139314&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n</div>\n\n\n	<span>Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/KearneyMaryKate.aspx\">Mary Kate Kearney</a>, Associate Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/OliverWesleyM.aspx\">Wesley M. Oliver</a>, and Associate Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/DiminoMichaelR.aspx\">Michael R. Dimino</a>, Sr. organized an aggressive job-hunting lecture in the pit on Thursday, March 11, 2010.<br><br>Kearney said that although networking can be daunting, it is achievable if students are open to all the opportunities available. She suggested joining the local Student Bar Association or Harrisburg Young Professionals to meet local lawyers in the area as a start.<br><br>Professor Dimino advised taking the preliminary step in the job process. He pointed out that no firm wants to hire an ordinary student. Therefore it is imperative that students get involved in activities that will make them exceptional job candidates, such as serving as a research assistant for professors.<br><br>Professor Oliver suggested that the final line of the resume, the interest section, is the most important line, and he stressed that students should not overlook this section because it is a chance to show how interesting you are.<br><br>Oliver concluded by telling the students about his job search after law school. He sent out resumes to over 400 firms, went on 5 interviews and was only offered 2 positions. Emphasizing that the only way to get a job in this economy is to send your resume out, he also suggested going to teachers for help.<br></span>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(578, 'Harrisburg Federalist Society Sponsors Debate on Right to Bear Arms', '2010-03-16', '<div style=\"margin: 4px; float: right; width: 400px;\">\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623633331822%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623633331822%2F&amp;set_id=72157623633331822&amp;jump_to=\" name=\"flashvars\">\n<param value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" name=\"movie\">\n<param value=\"true\" name=\"allowFullScreen\">\n<embed width=\"400\" height=\"300\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623633331822%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623633331822%2F&amp;set_id=72157623633331822&amp;jump_to=\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\"></embed></object>\n</div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOn Thursday March 11, 2010 in the Administration Building Reception Room, the Harrisburg campus <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/OtherHarrisburgOrganizations/FederalistsSociety.aspx\">Federalist Society</a> held a debate on whether the personal right to bear arms recognized in the District of Columbia v. Heller should be incorporated against the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.<br><br>The Federalist Society and the American Constitution Society offered opposing viewpoints. Alan Gura, Esq. of Gura &amp; Possessky, P.L.L.C. argued for the Federalist Society. Gura was the lead counsel before the Supreme Court in both District of Columbia v Heller and McDonald v Chicago. Widener Law Associate Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/OliverWesleyM.aspx\">Wesley M. Oliver</a> argued for the American Constitution Society.<br><br>Each speaker had twenty minutes to present his argument followed by five minutes of rebuttal. One of Professor Oliver’s arguments was that the right to bear arms should be determined on a local level because there are different concerns with a subway in New York City than a mountain top in Montana. Gura rebutted that the states were already given a chance to dictate their laws and failed miserably, hence the Civil War. <br><br>Despite their difference of opinion, each speaker received support and cheers at the end of the debate from the 35 attendees.<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(579, 'Professor Jill Family to Speak at Penn State Immigration Symposium', '2010-03-17', '<span style=\"\"><img class=\"FloatRight\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/JillFamilyCorrected235px.jpg\" width=\"235\" height=\"314\" alt=\"JillFamilyCorrected235px\">Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/FamilyJillE.aspx\">Jill Family</a> will speak as part of the “Chronicles of Adjudication” panel at Penn State University Dickinson School of Law’s “Immigration Adjudications: Court Reform &amp; Beyond” symposium on Thursday, March 18th. The symposium is being held from 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Greg Sutliff Auditorium of the Lewis Katz Building at University Park, PA.<br><br>“I am so pleased to be a part of this gathering of experts to discuss the substantial problems plaguing the immigration adjudication system.  The health of the system is not only important to immigrants, but to anyone concerned about the failure of an administrative law system,\" says Professor Family.<br><br>The symposium features four panels, each examining a different aspect of immigration adjudication. The panels will also explore and discuss potential solutions, including the possibility of creating an independent immigration court. The program will also be available as a <a href=\"http://law.psu.edu/academics/clinics_and_externships/center_for_immigrants_rights/immigration_symposium\" title=\"live webcast\">live webcast</a>.</span>		<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(580, 'U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Hears Oral Arguments on Delaware Campus', '2010-03-17', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 400px; margin: 4px;\">\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623633616624%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623633616624%2F&amp;set_id=72157623633616624&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623633616624%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623633616624%2F&amp;set_id=72157623633616624&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n</div>\n\n\n\n\n“We’re the wild west of law,” said Judge Mary J. Schoelen as she emphasized the fact that the area of veterans law is still a relatively new one. Her words came as part of a question and answer session that followed oral arguments before the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in the case of Posey v. Shinseki.<br><br>The three-judge panel, consisting of Judges Lawrence B. Hagel and Alan G. Lance Sr. in addition to Judge Schoelen, heard oral arguments in the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom of Widener Law’s Delaware campus on Tuesday, March 16th. The case before the court involved veteran Robert V. Posey of Denver, Colorado who served on active duty between 1945 and 1949, and whether or not he forfeited his right to an appeal by not properly filing it within the specified 120 days from the date of notification. Mr. Posey, the appellant, contended that the regional Veterans Affairs office failed to mail its decision to the correct address and then failed to properly mark the date when it sent subsequent notification. Attorney Nhu P. Nguyen represented the Department of Veterans Affairs in the hearing, while Sara E. Collier of Oklahoma City spoke on behalf of the appellant.<br><br>Before the arguments, Norman Y. Herring, Clerk of the Court for the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, introduced a short video that spoke about the history of the court and its purpose. The Veterans Judicial Review Act of 1988 created The United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Appeals on November 18, 1988. The name of the court subsequently changed to United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims on March 1st, 1999.<br><br>Following the oral arguments, Judges Hagel, Lance, and Schoelen each described their backgrounds and then took questions from the audience. Asked about the legislative process that created the court, Judge Hagel answered that it ended up being a compromise between the Senate and House plans which resulted in a “cohesive, centralized, and specialized court.” Other questions focused on how to get involved with representing veterans, whether or not the ability to appeal is a right, and the decision-making procedures of the court.<br><br>Widener Law Dean <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/AmmonsLinda.aspx\">Linda L. Ammons</a> offered a few comments at the conclusion of the event, thanking the court for coming to Widener Law. She also thanked Taishoff Professor of Law <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/ReedThomasJ.aspx\">Thomas J. Reed</a> for his efforts with the <a href=\"/Academics/ClinicalProgramsandProfessionalTraining/Clinics/VeteransLawClinic.aspx\">Veterans Law Clinic</a>. Professor Reed himself then thanked <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/OtherDelawareOrganizations/MilitaryLawSociety.aspx\">Military Law Society</a> President Damiano del Pino and Special Events Coordinator Connie Sweeney for their efforts in organizing and preparing the event.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, '');
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(581, 'Local High School Students Learn About the Path to Law School', '2010-03-17', '<div style=\"float: right; width:508px; margin: 4px; padding: 4px;\">\n\n\n<object classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"417\" id=\"viddlerplayer-43a7ae2e\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.viddler.com/player/43a7ae2e/\">\n<param name=\"autoplay\" value=\"f\">\n<param name=\"disablebranding\" value=\"f\">\n<param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed src=\"http://www.viddler.com/player/43a7ae2e/\" width=\"500\" height=\"417\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"autoplay=f&amp;disablebranding=f\" name=\"viddlerplayer-43a7ae2e\"></embed></object>\n<p>  Ana del Puerto and Anthony Pledger</p>\n<object classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"417\" id=\"viddlerplayer-8b02c946\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.viddler.com/player/8b02c946/\">\n<param name=\"autoplay\" value=\"f\">\n<param name=\"disablebranding\" value=\"f\">\n<param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed src=\"http://www.viddler.com/player/8b02c946/\" width=\"500\" height=\"417\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"autoplay=f&amp;disablebranding=f\" name=\"viddlerplayer-8b02c946\"></embed></object>\n<p>  Celisse Williams</p>\n\n</div>\n\n\n\n“As lawyers, win or lose, it is our job to make sure that people are treated fairly,” said Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/TurezynKathleenMarie.aspx\">Kathleen Turezyn</a> as she taught a mock Torts class to local high school students who visited Widener’s Delaware campus on Wednesday, March 10th.<br><br>The High School students came from local schools including Springfield High School, Howard High School of Technology, Upper Darby High School, and Penncrest High School to participate in <a href=\"http://www.discoverlaw.org\">DiscoverLaw.org</a> Month: Diversity Outreach for High School; Students Day 2010. The Law School Admissions Council and DuPont sponsored the event.<br><br>Professor Turezyn’s mock Torts class opened the program with a look at Cordas v. Peerless Transportation Co., a 1941 case from the City Court of New York in which a mother and her two children were slightly injured by a runaway taxi cab abandoned by the driver after he was commanded to drive at gunpoint. The case dealt with negligence and whether or not the driver and the taxi company could be held liable for the injuries. Professor Turezyn pointed out the difficulties created by the case and noted that the Judge’s opinion was a dismissive one that neither lawyer would likely be proud to show to his or her clients, and that led her to comment on why it was important for lawyers to make sure that people felt the system was a fair one.<br><br>Following Professor Turezyn’s engaging talk, Dr. <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/HoweBarksdaleSydney.aspx\">Sydney Howe-Barksdale</a>, the Director of Widener Law’s <a href=\"/Academics/ClinicalProgramsandProfessionalTraining/PublicInterestOpportunities/PublicInterestResourceCenter.aspx\">Public Interest Resource Center</a>, spoke to the students about the <a href=\"/Academics/JuristAcademyAdmissions.aspx\">Jurist Academy program</a>, a summer program that prepares rising college juniors and seniors for law school. She asked for one student from each school to offer an argument as to why they and their classmates should be admitted to law school. She commended each of them for providing a solid argument and told them that they were already demonstrating a crucial skill that they would need to succeed on law school. She emphasized the importance of preparation and told the students that she hoped to see them back in a few years.<br><br>Assistant Dean Eileen Grena, Head of Widener Law’s <a href=\"/ParalegalLNC.aspx\">Legal Education Institute</a>, spoke to the students about the Paralegal program. She took two students from the audience and set up a hypothetical case, asking the rest of the students to then comment on what responsibilities a paralegal might have in such circumstances.<br><br>“Listen to your teachers. They have your best interests at heart,” urged Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/NicholsNathanielC.aspx\">Nick Nichols</a> as he opened a talk about the clinical experience at Widener Law that enumerated the available opportunities to gain hands-on legal experience through the <a href=\"/Academics/ClinicalProgramsandProfessionalTraining/Clinics/DelawareCivilLawClinic.aspx\">Delaware Civil Clinic</a>, <a href=\"/Academics/ClinicalProgramsandProfessionalTraining/Clinics/VeteransLawClinic.aspx\">Veterans Law Clinic</a>, <a href=\"/Academics/ClinicalProgramsandProfessionalTraining/Clinics/PennsylvaniaCriminalLawClinic.aspx\">Pennsylvania Criminal Defense Clinic</a>, <a href=\"/Academics/ClinicalProgramsandProfessionalTraining/Clinics/PennsylvaniaCivilLawClinic.aspx\">Pennsylvania Civil Law Clinic</a>, and the <a href=\"/Academics/ClinicalProgramsandProfessionalTraining/Clinics/EnvironmentalandNaturalResourcesLawClinic.aspx\">Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic</a>.<br><br>The attendees then had the opportunity to eat lunch with current Widener Law students who shared their experiences. At the conclusion of the program, the high school students thanked the speakers as well as Admissions Counselor Ana del Puerto for putting the event together. Hopefully some of the bright students who attended the event will decide to return to Widener as law students in the future.<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(582, 'Widener Law hosts national moot court competition', '2010-03-18', '<span style=\"\">\n				<img width=\"284\" height=\"313\" alt=\"MootCourtComp2010Promo\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/MootCourtComp2010Promo.jpg\" class=\"FloatRight\">Widener Law will welcome students from 23 law schools around the country for a national interscholastic moot court competition beginning Thursday, March 18.<br><br>The much-anticipated 22nd annual <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/MootCourtHonorSocietyDelaware/RubyRValeCompetition.aspx\">Ruby R. Vale Interschool Corporate Moot Court Competition</a> will run four days on the Delaware campus. Moot court competitions allow students to practice skills in a competitive setting that they may eventually use as attorneys making appellate arguments. Students also write briefs in advance of the competition on a topic supplied by the law school in the form of a legal problem.<br><br>The competition introduces participants to the cutting edge of corporate law.  As Delaware’s only law school, Widener is in a unique position to draw on the resources and experience of the state’s distinguished corporate legal community.  The competition is hosted by Widener University School of Law’s <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/MootCourtHonorSocietyDelaware.aspx\">Moot Court Honor Society</a> under the direction of the society’s executive board and competition chairperson Robert Bailey Jr.<br><br>The Distinguished Scholar Lecture is an integral part of the competition and the society is honored to have former Delaware Court of Chancery Chancellor William T. Allen as this year’s speaker.  He will deliver a speech on Friday, March 19 at 4 p.m. in the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom in the main law building. Allen served on the court from 1985 to 1997. Today he directs the New York University Center for Law &amp; Business, a joint venture of the Leonard N. Stern School of Business and the NYU School of Law.<br><br>The competition advisors include Widener Law Associate Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/ReganPaulL.aspx\">Paul L. Regan</a>, acting director of the law school’s Institute of Delaware Corporate and Business Law, and Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/HamermeshLawrenceA.aspx\">Lawrence A. Hamermesh</a>. Hamermesh authored this year’s competition problem. It poses two issues of Delaware corporate law governing the rights of stockholders to determine who serves on a board of directors.<br><br>“The support from our local legal community and Widener Law professors makes this one of the best interschool competitions that any law school has to offer,” Bailey said. “Students who are accepted to compete bring with them an enthusiasm for both corporate law and appellate advocacy, and Widener Law’s own students devote countless hours to ensuring that every facet of the competition runs smoothly. The reward is in the experience and we are honored to provide this competition in Mr. Vale’s memory.”   <br><br>The final competition round will be judged by Allen, Delaware Supreme Court Justices Jack B. Jacobs and Henry duPont Ridgely and Delaware Court of Chancery Vice Chancellors Donald F. Parsons Jr. and J. Travis Laster. <br><br>The competition is named for Ruby R. Vale, who lived in Milford, Del. and practiced law in Philadelphia. He was a well-respected corporate practitioner and a prolific writer who penned law review articles, books about legal philosophy, justice and the foundations of society. He is best remembered for his multi-volume work, “Vale\'s Pennsylvania Digest.” Vale died in 1961. The law school is grateful to the Vale family and for the opportunities their generosity has made possible, such as this national competition. This year’s competition participants come from the following law schools:<br><br>American University, Washington College of Law<br>Brooklyn Law School<br>Capital University Law School<br>Chicago Kent College of Law<br>Franklin Pierce Law Center<br>Georgetown University School of Law<br>Louisiana State University School of Law<br>Marquette University Law School<br>Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law<br>Mississippi College School of Law<br>North Carolina Central University of Law<br>Ohio State University - Michael E. Moritz College of Law<br>Southwestern University School of Law<br>The John Marshall Law School<br>The University of Toledo College of Law<br>Tulane University Law School<br>University of Florida Levin College of Law<br>University of Miami School of Law<br>University of Wisconsin Law School<br>Villanova University School of Law<br>Western State University College of Law<br>West Virginia University College of Law<br>William Mitchell College of Law<br></span>		<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(583, 'Dean’s Leadership Forum on Diversity returns to Widener Law Commonwealth campus', '2010-03-19', 'Society’s maturing appreciation for the important role diversity plays in achieving success will be the focus of the 2010 Dean’s Leadership Forum on Diversity.<br><br>The daylong event, founded by Dean <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/AmmonsLinda.aspx\">Linda L. Ammons</a> and now in its fourth year, will look at ways diversity has grown from a legally prudent and socially rewarding idea to an indispensible practice, particularly for those seeking success with progressive and innovative approaches to business in a difficult economy.<br><br>The event, titled “Diversity: An Idea Becomes an Ideal in Central Pennsylvania and Beyond,” will take place Monday, March 22 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in room A180 of the administration building on Widener Law’s Harrisburg campus.<br><br>The program will feature four panel discussions. Topics include:<ul>\n<li>A look at diversity and compliance with federal and central Pennsylvania statutes, regulations and judicial responses. (10 a.m.)</li>\n<li>The need for greater diversity in the legal profession. (11:30 a.m.)</li>\n<li>The impact that a diverse workforce has upon productivity on several levels. (2 p.m.)</li>\n<li>An examination of diversity and affirmative action in the wake of the New Haven, Conn. firefighters’ case, Ricci V. DeStefano, decided in June 2009 by the U.S. Supreme Court. (3:30 p.m.)</li>\n</ul>\n<img class=\"FloatLeft\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/Ammons300pxCropped2009.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"312\" alt=\"Ammons300pxCropped2009\">Ammons is one of only five African-American female deans currently running a U.S. law school. She began the Dean’s Leadership Forum on Diversity in 2007 with a program on diversity in higher education. Other programs have focused on diversity in state government and in sports.<br><br>“There is no longer a question of whether we can afford to make diversity part of the workplace culture,” Ammons said. “The reality is that any business seeking to succeed must have the most robust, well-rounded and varied team working together for its greater good. I am looking forward to another enlightening forum, one that will raise stimulating questions and move us further toward an appreciation of the potential a diverse workforce represents.”<br><br>For assistance in organizing the event, Ammons turned to the Harrisburg faculty’s Diversity Committee co-chaired by Professors <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/CozzillioMichaelJ.aspx\">Michael J. Cozzillio</a> and <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/EvansTonyaM.aspx\">Tonya M. Evans</a>, each of whom has published in subject areas dealing with race and gender issues, particularly in the sports law field. The diversity committee has assembled an impressive array of speakers representing the academic, professional, government and business communities. Those panelists will include prestigious law school deans, general counsels of major corporations, influential heads of bar associations and prominent practitioners in the central Pennsylvania legal arena.<br><br>The day will begin with continental breakfast and registration at 9 a.m.	Ammons will deliver opening remarks to start the program at 9:45 a.m. It has been approved for 5.5 continuing legal education credits for attorneys in Pennsylvania and Delaware (no ethics). The cost to attend for credits is $75 and includes lunch. The program is open to the general public at a cost of $35 and also includes lunch. Students may attend for free, without receiving lunch or conference materials. To register, or for more information, contact Sandra L. Graeff at <strong>717.541.3965</strong> or <a href=\"mailto:slgraeff@widener.edu\">slgraeff@widener.edu</a>. <br><br>Widener Law is grateful to Dilworth Paxson, Eckert Seamans, and Hershey Entertainment &amp; Resorts Co. for their sponsorship of this event.<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(584, 'Professor Sbarge Presented Unique Legal Writing Exercises at the Tenth Annual Rocky Mountain Legal Writing Conference', '2010-03-20', 'Legal Methods Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/SbargeJeanK.aspx\">Jean K. Sbarge</a> presented “Taking\n the Lede from Journalism:  Two Exercises to Hook Students’ Interest and\n Introduce Concepts” at the Tenth Annual Rocky Mountain Legal Writing \nConference in March at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College\n of Law.  Professor Sbarge discussed and demonstrated exercises designed\n to grab students’ attention while providing hands-on experiential \nlearning to help students understand concepts.  One exercise brings to \nlife the real Pringles versus potato chip case to introduce legal \nreasoning and rule application, and the other exercise uses an Edward \nHopper painting, Diane Arbus photograph and news photograph to introduce\n and teach the concept of counterargument.  More than 100 legal writing \nprofessors from across the country attended the conference.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(585, 'Public Interest Law Alliance Holds Annual Silent Auction', '2010-03-22', '<span style=\"\"><img class=\"FloatLeft\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/PILAAuctionPromo.jpg\" width=\"289\" height=\"217\" alt=\"PILAAuctionPromo\">On Tuesday, March 23rd from 8:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m., the <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/OtherDelawareOrganizations/PublicInterestLawAlliance.aspx\">Public Interest Law Alliance</a>, in conjunction with the <a href=\"/Academics/ClinicalProgramsandProfessionalTraining/PublicInterestOpportunities/PublicInterestResourceCenter.aspx\">Public Interest Resource Center</a>, will hold its annual silent auction on the Delaware campus. The auction will take place along Main Street of the Main Law Building.<br><br>Proceeds from the auction will be used to pay for scholarships for Widener Law students who participate over the summer break in unpaid public interest internships such as for a non-profit, legal aid, or government organization.<br><br>Last year’s PILA Auction raised over $14,000. For more information about the Auction, contact either Nicole Phillips or Paige Schmittinger at <a href=\"mailto:pilaauction10@gmail.com\">pilaauction10@gmail.com</a>.<br></span>		<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(586, 'Wall Street Journal Cites Delaware Journal of Corporate Law Article', '2010-03-23', '<img class=\"FloatRight\" src=\"~/media/Images/News2010/DJCL%20WSJ%20BrettNortonPromo.ashx\" width=\"284\" height=\"313\" alt=\"DJCL WSJ BrettNortonPromo\">“We are a go-to resource for cutting-edge articles that explore recent events and current developments in business and corporate law,” says Brett Norton of the <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/DelawareJournalofCorporateLaw.aspx\">Delaware Journal of Corporate Law</a>. Norton serves as one of the Articles Editors on volume XXXV of the Journal, but it was an article he helped edit the previous year that was cited on <a href=\"http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703502804575102083458727158.html?KEYWORDS=delaware+journal+of+corporate+law\">March 5th in the Wall Street Journal article “Equity Firms Cheer Return of ‘Staple’; Critics Don’t.</a>”<br><br>Working with friend and mentor Andrew G. Mirisis, Brett helped edit and prepare an article by Christopher Foulds of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &amp; Flom for publication in the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law. “Andrew and I worked closely with the author, Christopher Foulds, to prepare his article for publication. Part of being an Articles Editor is interacting with leading practitioners and academics in the fields of corporate and business law,” notes Brett.<br><br>Brett is grateful for the opportunity that working on the journal has afforded him, saying, “Widener, through the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law, offers students the ability to showcase their practical skills and legal knowledge garnered through its rigorous course of study and come together as a team to publish an internationally known and respected academic journal.” Brett knows that his time spent on the Journal has been productive, and the Wall Street Journal citation is simply an affirmation of that. <br><br>“The best part about being on the Journal is being a member of a team. The relationships I developed with fellow students working together towards a common goal are unparalleled,” says Brett, concluding, “This experience will undoubtedly help me going forward in today\'s challenging legal market.”', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(587, 'Southwestern Law School Team Wins 22nd Annual Ruby R. Vale Competition', '2010-03-24', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 400px; margin: 4px;\">\n\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623685072412%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623685072412%2F&amp;set_id=72157623685072412&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623685072412%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623685072412%2F&amp;set_id=72157623685072412&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n</div>\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Southwestern University School of Law team of Crystal Lara, Patricia Rosman, and Brian Yeretzian won the 22nd Annual <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/MootCourtHonorSocietyDelaware/RubyRValeCompetition.aspx\">Ruby R. Vale Interschool Corporate Moot Court Competition</a> on Sunday, March 21st, 2010, defeating the team of Paul Chichester, Kelin Murphy, and Jonathan Simpson from Mercer University’s Walter F. George School of Law.<br><br>The bench for the final round of the competition featured Delaware Supreme Court Justices Jack B. Jacobs and Henry duPont Ridgely as well as Vice Chancellors J. Travis Laster and Donald F. Parsons, Jr. of the Delaware Court of Chancery and 2010 Ruby R. Vale Distinguished Scholar William T. Allen, a former Chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery.<br><br>Competition Chairman Robert Bailey Jr. and the Executive Board of the <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/MootCourtHonorSocietyDelaware.aspx\">Delaware Moot Court Honor Society</a> served as gracious hosts. Widener Law Associate Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/ReganPaulL.aspx\">Paul L. Regan</a>, Acting Director of the <a href=\"/Academics/Institutes/InstituteofDelawareCorporateandBusinessLaw.aspx\">Institute of Delaware Corporate and Business Law</a>, and Ruby R. Vale Professor of Corporate Law <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/HamermeshLawrenceA.aspx\">Lawrence A. Hamermesh</a> - currently on leave to serve as attorney fellow with the Office of Chief Counsel of the Division of Corporation Finance at the Securities and Exchange Commission - served as the competition advisors. Professor Hamermesh authored the competition problem.<br><br>The Brooklyn Law School team of Jessica Djilani, Natalie Mayo, and Melanie Speight won the Best Brief honor and Tim Anzenberger of Mississippi College School of Law earned recognition as the Best Oral Advocate.<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(588, 'Former Chancellor William T. Allen Delivers Ruby R. Vale Distinguished Scholar Lecture', '2010-03-24', '<div style=\"margin: 4px; float: right; width: 400px;\">\n\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623684981840%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623684981840%2F&amp;set_id=72157623684981840&amp;jump_to=\" name=\"flashvars\">\n<param value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" name=\"movie\">\n<param value=\"true\" name=\"allowFullScreen\">\n<embed width=\"400\" height=\"300\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623684981840%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623684981840%2F&amp;set_id=72157623684981840&amp;jump_to=\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\"></embed></object>\n\n\n</div>\n\n\n\n\n\nOn Friday, March 19th, William T. Allen, former Chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery, delivered the Distinguished Scholar Lecture at the 22nd Annual <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/MootCourtHonorSocietyDelaware/RubyRValeCompetition.aspx\">Ruby R. Vale Interschool Corporate Moot Court Competition</a>.<br><br>After opening remarks from Vice Dean <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/KellyJPatrick.aspx\">J. Patrick Kelly</a>, Ruby R. Vale Professor of Corporate Law <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/HamermeshLawrenceA.aspx\">Lawrence A. Hamermesh</a> introduced Allen, saying, “He is one of the most insightful practitioners of business and corporate law that it has been my pleasure to encounter.” As he took the podium, Allen joked, “Larry, I’d like a copy of those remarks so I can give them to my wife.”<br><br>Allen’s talk examined the origins of the financial crisis and the subsequent response. “Focus on corporate governance misses the fact that it was a systemic failure,” he stated strongly, adding, “Blaming corporate governance is obfuscating the real problem.” Describing the real problem as an “excessive of global liquidity” and an overleveraged U.S. economy, he described how the process of securitizing home mortgages, many of them risky, led to the problems of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Trading of these securities led to credit default swaps in which A.I.G. would sell insurance for these investments without having the actual capital to underwrite the policies.<br><br>Allen affirmed that shareholders were a part of the problem rather than the solution, noting that shareholder were motivated by short term gains that led to riskier decision-making, and that the government’s drive for greater oversight deflected criticism from the government on to corporate executives. He added that shareholders should shoulder more of the risk because shareholder assets are more diversified than those of a corporation. He finished by saying that the “enabling approach Delaware has to corporate governance is better than the administrative law approach of the SEC.” Professor Allen took questions from the audience after concluding his remarks with the joke, “I didn’t have enough time to make it shorter.”<br><br>A graduate of New York University, William T. Allen earned his J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law. He served on the Delaware Court of Chancery from 1985 to 1997. Today he holds the Jack H. Nusbaum Chair in Law and Business and directs the New York University Pollack Center for Law &amp; Business, a joint venture of the Leonard N. Stern School of Business and the NYU School of Law.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(589, 'Widener Law Community Mourns the Passing of former Professor', '2010-03-25', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 400px; margin: 4px;\">\n\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623584011327%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623584011327%2F&amp;set_id=72157623584011327&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623584011327%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623584011327%2F&amp;set_id=72157623584011327&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<span>Former Widener Law Professor E. John Wherry Jr., passed away in Southington, Connecticut on Sunday, March 21st.<br><br>A graduate of Villanova University and the University of Florida School of Law, Wherry came to Widener Law’s Delaware campus as an adjunct professor in 1984. He became a Visiting Associate Professor of Law in 1992 and finally an Associate Professor of Law from 1992 to 1995. At Widener Law, Wherry co-founded the <a href=\"/Academics/Institutes/AdvocacyandTechnologyInstitute/CopyofIntensiveTrialAdvocacyProgramDelaware.aspx\">Intensive Trial Advocacy Program</a>.<br><br>From 1967 to 1973, Wherry served in the New Jersey National Guard as a sergeant in the Military Police. After leaving the National Guard, he served as the Neighborhood Staff Attorney for the Legal Aid Society of Mercer County for a year before joining the New Jersey Office of the Public Advocate as an Assistant Deputy Public Defender for two years. He then entered into the private practice of law in general civil and criminal trial practice.<br><br>After leaving Widener, Wherry became the founding Dean and Professor of Law at the University of Orlando School of Law, which is now the Barry University School of Law. Thereafter, he retired to Cape Cod, Massachusetts, where he performed pro bono legal service.<br><br>Wherry is survived by three children and four grandchildren. The entire Widener Law Community joins them in mourning his passing. His family requests that donations in his memory be made to The Wherry Trial Advocacy Endowment fund at Widener University School of Law.</span>\n		<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(590, 'Widener Law student takes on regional leadership role', '2010-03-25', '<img class=\"FloatRight\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/PaulEdgerGov.jpg\" width=\"235\" height=\"253\" alt=\"PaulEdgerGov\">Widener Law is pleased to announce that Harrisburg-campus student Paul Edger, a second-year law student, was recently elected to a leadership position within the American Bar Association Law Student Division.<br><br>Edger was sworn in March 20 as governor of the division’s 3rd circuit, which includes all the law schools in Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.<br><br>In this role, Edger will represent the interests of more than 5,000 law students as a voting member of the division’s national Board of Governors, which convenes several times a year. The board has primary responsibility over the law student division’s operations, programs and finances. Edger was elected by student leaders from the 14 law schools he represents.<br><br>He will serve through March 2011, two months before his expected graduation.<br><br>“I congratulate Paul and wish him the best as he makes the most of this terrific leadership opportunity. The law students of the 3rd circuit are in good hands,” Law Dean <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/AmmonsLinda.aspx\">Linda L. Ammons</a> said. “At Widener we stress the importance of leadership and service, and Paul is a great example of that tradition.”', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(591, 'Dean’s Leadership Forum on Diversity Examines Diversity in the Workplace', '2010-03-26', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 400px; margin: 4px;\">\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623560595353%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623560595353%2F&amp;set_id=72157623560595353&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623560595353%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623560595353%2F&amp;set_id=72157623560595353&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n</div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, March 22nd, Widener Law’s Harrisburg campus played host to the 4th Annual Dean’s Leadership Forum on Diversity. This year’s event, entitled “Diversity: An Idea Becomes an Ideal in Central Pennsylvania and Beyond,” featured four panel discussions that touched on how diversity has become an indispensable practice.<br><br>Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/CozzillioMichaelJ.aspx\">Michael J. Cozzillio</a>, co-chair of the Harrisburg faculty’s Diversity Committee, provided opening remarks, saying of Widener Law Dean <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/AmmonsLinda.aspx\">Linda L. Ammons</a>, “She has never wavered in her commitment to this diversity initiative.” Dean Ammons followed Professor Cozzillio with a introductory remarks of her own, saying of the day’s panelists, “We are thrilled both that they have dedicated themselves in their own lives to this cause, and also that they have agreed to share their experiences with us.”<br><br>Assistant Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/EvansTonyaM.aspx\">Tonya M. Evans</a>, the other co-chair of the Harrisburg faculty’s Diversity Committee, introduced the day’s first panel, “Diversity and Compliance: Comparing and Contrasting Federal and Central Pennsylvania Statutes, Regulations, and Judicial Responses.” Widener Law Associate Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/NelsonKatharineF.aspx\">Katharine F. Nelson</a> provided an overview of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination by employers on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.<br><br>Following Professor Nelson’s remarks, Sharon R. Lopez, Esq. ’93, who founded Triquetra Law, a Lancaster, PA firm specializing in civil rights litigation, and employment law and policy, spoke about her experiences working the field. “This is an area of the law that has very few attorneys on the employee side because it is very difficult,” she said. She described a couple cases that she had worked on, including the case of a young, mixed-race man who was discriminated against at a garbage collection company and the case of a black, part-time teacher who was fired for race related reasons at a school in North Central, PA. Describing what made representing these sorts of clients so difficult, she noted, “You have to deal with the trauma of potential job loss.”<br><br>The second panel, “Diversity and the Legal Profession: The Numbers Unfortunately Do Not Lie,” featured Dean Veryl V. Miles of the Columbus School of Law at Catholic University of America, Keystone Bar Association President Pamela Cross, Esq., and Richard C. Simpson, Esq., a Partner at Bricker, &amp; Eckler LLP in Columbus, Ohio, who becomes the Dean of Capital University Law School on June 1st. Miles spoke first, discussing diversity recruitment efforts at her law school. She noted in particular the struggle to attract Hispanic and African American students. Pamela Cross followed, speaking about efforts and initiatives by the Keystone Bar Association to keep local minority law students in the area after they graduate. Finally, Simpson spoke about how law firms could attract and retain strong minority candidates.<br><br>After lunch, the third panel, “Diversity and Productivity, A Diverse Workforce as a Win-Win Proposition,” focused on the positive effects of a diverse workplace. Thomas L. Sager, Senior Vice President and General Counsel for E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company and a member of Widener Law’s Board of Overseers, spoke about the value of diversity for DuPont and the principle of “empowering individuals.” He also praised Dean Ammons and her efforts, declaring, “I believe in Widener and I believe in this Dean.” Dr. Harjit Singh, M.D., the Associate Dean for Diversity at Penn State Hershey Medical Center, spoke about diversity efforts at the medical center. He noted that the pool of African American and Hispanic candidates is remaining static while the number of students accepted into medical school is increasing, dropping the percentage of students from those ethnic groups. The third panelist, Mr. Trent Hargrove, Esq., the Chief Diversity Officer of Pennsylvania spoke about effective workforce diversity and productivity.<br><br>The day’s final panel entitled “Diversity and Affirmative Action: An Examination of Options in the Wake of Ricci v. DeStefano,” featured Mark A Fontana, Esq., a Partner at Eckert Seamans, and Carl Shuman, Esq., Senior Counsel for Highmark Inc., discuss the now infamous case in which firefighters sued the city of New Haven, Connecticut for refusing to certify a promotion test after it was found that African Americans did not score well on the test.<br><br>Each of the day’s panels raised important questions and offered insight into how elusive true diversity remains. Pointed and well-reasoned questions from the audience served to elevate the reach discussions as well. <br><br>Widener Law thanks Dilworth Paxson, Eckert Seamans, and Hershey Entertainment &amp; Resorts Co. for their sponsorship of this event.<br><br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(592, 'Professor Dernbach to Deliver Keynote at Environmental Justice Conference', '2010-03-28', 'On Monday, March 29th, Distinguished Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/DernbachJohnC.aspx\">John C. Dernbach</a>, Director of Widener Law’s <a href=\"http://blogs.law.widener.edu/envirolawcenter/\" title=\"Environmental Law Center\">Environmental Law Center</a>, will deliver the keynote address at the Environmental Justice in Legal Education conference to be held at the University of Warwick in Coventry, West Midlands, England.<br><br>Professor Dernbach’s address will be based on the paper his currently working on, “The Essential and Growing Role of Legal Education in Achieving Sustainability,” which has been accepted for publication in the <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Journal of Legal Education.</span><br><br>The Environmental Justice in Legal Education Conference seeks to provide a forum for people to discuss environmental justice in teaching, legal practice, and research. The daylong program features speakers, workshops, and discussion sessions designed to emphasize the importance of teaching environmental consciousness.<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(593, 'Harrisburg Team Earns Honor at Irving R. Kaufman Memorial Moot Court Competition', '2010-03-30', '<p>&ldquo;All in all, Alaina and I had a fantastic time at Fordham\'s Kaufman Securities Moot Court Competition. We are extremely proud to have upheld the tradition of Widener\'s Moot Court teams finding success, particularly in bringing home another Best Brief Award,&rdquo; said Harrisburg student Jim Hoppenjans of the success he and teammate Alaina Schroeder enjoyed at the 35th Annual Irving R. Kaufman Memorial Moot Court Competition held at Fordham University School of Law from March 25th through the 28th.</p>\r\n<p>The Kaufman Memorial Moot Court competition is held each year in honor of Fordham alumnus Judge Irving R. Kaufman, who served on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The competition focuses on securities law and gives competitors the opportunity to practice their appellate advocacy skills before a diverse range of expert practitioners.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Winning the award for the Best Petitioner\'s Brief and achieving the overall highest brief score in the competition is really a tribute to the legal writing and research skills Widener has instilled in us,&rdquo; said Alaina Schroeder. &ldquo;Jim and I took a complicated area of law, in which we had no background, and successfully used the skills we learned in legal writing and research to produce a winning brief. The fact that the Moot Court has now won three Best Brief awards in competitions over the last two years, really speaks volumes about our legal writing program,&rdquo; she added.</p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;We had a lot of help from the faculty here at Widener,&rdquo; said Jim, adding, &ldquo;Professor Barros gave us a quick overview of securities law before the moot court problem came out, which was immensely helpful.&rdquo; Added Alaina, &ldquo;Every single faculty member we asked to help us said yes. This type of dedication from the faculty is essential to advancing in a competition.&rdquo;</p>\r\n<p>Both Jim and Alaina hope that Widener Law will continue to send teams in the future. &ldquo;Finding such great success at a well-respected and competitive moot court competition really reinforces that Widener is truly an underrated school that, hopefully, others will soon find out for themselves,&rdquo; concluded Jim. &ldquo;Not only was the competition academically enriching, but it really was a lot of fun,&rdquo; declared Alaina.</p>\r\n<p>The entire Widener Law Community congratulates Jim and Alaina on their wonderful accomplishment!</p>', '', NULL, '', '', 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(594, 'Widener Law Review Health Law and the Elderly Symposium Draws Large Crowd', '2010-03-30', '<div style=\"margin: 4px; float: right; width: 400px;\">\n\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623729494766%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623729494766%2F&amp;set_id=72157623729494766&amp;jump_to=\" name=\"flashvars\">\n<param value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" name=\"movie\">\n<param value=\"true\" name=\"allowFullScreen\">\n<embed width=\"400\" height=\"300\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623729494766%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623729494766%2F&amp;set_id=72157623729494766&amp;jump_to=\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\"></embed></object>\n\n</div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Our speakers are experts, and I am grateful that they took the time to appear here today,” said Associate Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/PopeThaddeusMason.aspx\">Thaddeus M. Pope</a> in his opening remarks on Friday, March 26th to a packed Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom on Widener Law’s Delaware campus. Pope’s remarks followed an introduction from <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/WidenerLawReview.aspx\">Widener Law Review</a> Editor-in-Chief Dawn Kurtz Crompton as the \"Health Law and the Elderly: Managing Risk at the End of Life\" symposium began.<br><br>The program featured eight sessions, beginning in the morning with Dr. Patricia A. Bomba, the Vice President and Medical Director of Geriatrics for Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. Bomba spoke about the Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (MOLST) Program that has been implemented in the state of New York, emphasizing, “Individuals have the right to make their own medical decisions,” and “It’s about process and person-centered care.”<br><br>The second session, moderated by Associate Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Student Academic Affairs <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/GoldbergSusanL.aspx\">Susan L. Goldberg</a>, dealt with Healthcare Decisions Law. The featured speakers were Charles P. Sabatino, Director of the ABA Commission on Law and Aging, and the Honorable Edward D. Reibman of the Lehigh Court of Common Pleas. Sabatino gave a brief history of the legal issues surrounding end-of-life care and decision-making. Judge Reibman presented the audience with facts from a complicated case he heard involving a woman with multiple sclerosis who had become a paraplegic. He concluded his talk by candidly declaring, “These are hard cases.”<br><br>The final morning session, moderated by Associate Professor and Executive Director of Widener Law’s Institutes <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/FichterAndrewJ.aspx\">Andrew J. Fichter</a>, dealt with the clinical reality of implementing the treatment instructions dictated by advance directives. Donna Casey, Nurse Manager at the Wilmington Hospital ICU and Co-Chair of the Christiana Care Health System Ethics Committee, and Eileen M. Gleasner, Nurse Practitioner at Van Buren Medical Associates, shared their thoughts and experiences on the subject.<br><br>After a break for lunch, the afternoon portion of the program opened with an introduction from student Lindsey Anderson, the Symposium Coordinator and Articles Editor for the Widener Law Review. The Honorable Susan Del Pesco, retired Superior Court of Delaware judge, spoke as part of a session entitled, “Ethical Issues in Representing/Treating the Incapacitated Client/Patient”.<br><br>The fifth session, entitled “Effective End of Life Communication,” was moderated by Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/CulhaneJohnG.aspx\">John G. Culhane</a>, the Director of Widener Law’s <a href=\"/Academics/Institutes/HealthLawInstitute.aspx\">Health Law Institute</a>, and featured Timothy Quill, Director of Palliative Care Program and Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry and Medical Humanities at the University of Rochester Medical Center, and Dr. Bomba. Following that, Susan Lloyd, President &amp; CEO of Delaware Hospice, moderated “The State of Hospice and Palliative Medicine,” featuring Vice President of Public Policy and General Counsel for the National Hospice &amp; Palliative Care Organization Jonathan Keyserling, Nova Southeastern Shepard Broad School of Law Professor Kathy Cerminara, and Assistant U.S. for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Margaret Hutchinson.<br><br>The program closed with talks by Judith Schwarz, Clincal Coordinator for Compassion &amp; Choices of New York, and Kathryn Tucker, Director of Legal Affairs for Compassion &amp; Choices. A wine and cheese reception followed the program.<br><br>The Widener University School of Nursing and Widener University School of Law’s Widener Law Review presented the symposium in association with the Medical Society of Delaware, the Delaware End of Life Coalition, and Delaware Hospice.<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(595, 'Kent and Sussex County Alumni Reception', '2010-03-30', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 400px; margin: 4px;\">\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623612271367%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623612271367%2F&amp;set_id=72157623612271367&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623612271367%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623612271367%2F&amp;set_id=72157623612271367&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n</div>\n\n\n\nOn March 24, Widener Law alumni gathered at the Dover home of Diane Andrews ’99 and her husband, Dr. Joseph Andrews to meet Dean <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/AmmonsLinda.aspx\">Linda Ammons</a>, to learn about current happenings at Widener, and to network.<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'on', NULL, ''),
(596, 'Delaware  County Alumni Chapter CLE Luncheon', '2010-03-31', '<img class=\"FloatRight\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/DelcoAlumniCLE.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" alt=\"DelcoAlumniCLE\">The Delaware County Alumni Chapter, chaired by Jonathan Peri ’99, hosted a CLE luncheon on Monday, March 29, 2010 at D’Ignazio’s Townehouse Restaurant in Media, PA.  The CLE portion of the program was titled <em>Email, Ethics, and Metadata</em>.  Daniel J. Siegel, Esq. presented the CLE portion of the program in which 34 alumni attended.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'on', NULL, ''),
(597, 'Professor Culhane Takes on Weekly Column for 365gay', '2010-03-31', '<img width=\"284\" height=\"313\" alt=\"Culhane365Gay comPromo\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/Culhane365Gay%20comPromo.jpg\" class=\"FloatRight\">“I’ve had some success and some publicity from the blog, but this has expanded the notice by a hundred-fold,” says Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/CulhaneJohnG.aspx\">John G. Culhane</a> of working on a new weekly column at <a href=\"http://www.365gay.com/\" title=\"365gay.com\">365gay.com</a> to appear every Thursday.<br><br><em>365gay</em> Editor-in-Chief Jennifer Vanasco approached Professor Culhane to write a <a title=\"365gay.com\" href=\"http://www.365gay.com/opinion/cohane-virginias-anti-gay-merry-go-round/\">guest column</a> about the recent controversy in Virginia involving Governor Bob McDonnell and State Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s efforts to rescind protections against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation after reading <a title=\"WordinEdgewise\" href=\"http://wordinedgewise.org/?p=939\">his take on the situation</a> on his blog, <a title=\"Wordinedgewise\" href=\"http://wordinedgewise.org/\">Wordinedgewise</a>. The positive response to that guest column led Vanasco to invite Professor Culhane to contribute with a weekly column on the site.<br><br>Since the guest column on March 12th, Professor Culhane’s first two regular columns at 365gay have been posted, the first dealing with the balance between accommodating <a title=\"365gay.com\" href=\"http://www.365gay.com/opinion/culhane-where-gay-rights-and-religion-intersect/\">religious beliefs and anti-discrimination laws</a>, and the second addressing <a title=\"365gay.com\" href=\"http://www.365gay.com/news/culhane-legal-misadventures-in-gender/\">how the law deals with gender non-conformity</a>. This week’s column deals with the Justice Department’s aggressive <a href=\"http://www.365gay.com/news/culhane-how-to-stop-gay-bullying/\" title=\"365gay.com\">use of Title 9 in a bullying case brought by the New York Civil Liberties Union</a>.<br><br>In addition to his column at 365gay, Professor Culhane continues to post regularly at his own blog, <a title=\"Wordinedgewise\" href=\"http://wordinedgewise.org/\">Wordinedgewise</a>. “It’s been exciting,” he says, “I’ve been blogging for a little over year and it’s a lot of fun, but it can be pretty labor intensive.”', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, '');
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(598, 'Harrisburg Team Wins 21st Annual Hugh B. Pearce Trial Advocacy Competition', '2010-04-03', '<div style=\"float: left; width: 400px; margin; 4px;\">\n\n\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623775256016%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623775256016%2F&amp;set_id=72157623775256016&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623775256016%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623775256016%2F&amp;set_id=72157623775256016&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n\n</div>\n\n\n\nHarrisburg students Alberto Rivera and Amanda Brown won the 21st Annual <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/TrialAdvocacyHonorSocietyDelaware/HughBPearceCompetition.aspx\">Hugh B. Pearce Trial Advocacy Competition</a> held on March 31, 2010 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the Harrisburg campus.<br><br>Second-year students from the Delaware campus, Veronica M. McMahon and Melissa H. Paris, took on the role of the prosecution. Alberto Rivera and Amanda Brown, third-year students from the Harrisburg campus, took on the role of the defense.<br><br>The Harrisburg students represented a man, Pat “Harley” Sills, who was arrested for the Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute. The Delaware students represented “Marshall City.” The students went through a full trial and each had opening statements, direct and cross-examination of the two witnesses, and closing arguments. The opening and closing arguments were each worth 20 points while the direct and cross prosecution of the witnesses were worth 15 points each.<br><br>The Honorable Malachy E. Mannion who was appointed on the Federal Bench as a United States Magistrate Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania on January 4, 2001 and reappointed in 2009, served as judge for the final round of the competition. He is a national lecturer in trial practice, evidence, discovery, legal writing and e-discovery.<br><br>The Hugh B. Pearce Trial Advocacy Competition is named in honor of former Widener Law student Hugh Bryan Pearce. He enrolled at Widener Law in August of 1987 and maintained a full course schedule while serving as a helicopter pilot with the Delaware National Guard. On June 17th, 1989 while performing maneuvers with the National Guard, Chief Warrant Officer Hugh B. Pearce and five others lost their lives when the UH-1 Iroquois they were flying crashed in dense fog shortly after midnight near Yarmouth, Massachusetts.<br><br>In the wake of Hugh’s death, Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/ReedThomasJ.aspx\">Thomas Reed</a> and <a href=\"/NewsandEvents/Articles/2010/de032610wherrypasses.aspx\">John Wherry, Esq</a>., at the time an adjunct faculty member directing the <a href=\"/Academics/Institutes/AdvocacyandTechnologyInstitute/CopyofIntensiveTrialAdvocacyProgramDelaware.aspx\">Intensive Trial Advocacy Program</a>, created a competition between the two best advocates in ITAP and the two best advocates from Professor Reed’s Advocacy concentration course. They named the competition in honor of Hugh, who Professor Reed called “an especially gifted student with a flair for advocacy.” The competition later evolved into a trial advocacy competition pitting a team of advocates selected from the Delaware campus by the Moe Levine Trial Advocacy Honor Society against a team from the Harrisburg campus selected by the Trial Advocacy Honor Society there.<br><br>Last year, to commemorate the 20th Hugh B. Pearce Trial Advocacy Competition, the school created a scholarship in honor of Hugh B. Pearce that benefits a rising second year student who has demonstrated academic achievement and a commitment to community or public service, as exemplified by Hugh\'s life.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(599, 'Widener Law announces 2010 John L. Gedid lecture: Bankruptcy law in the aftermath of financial crisis', '2010-04-05', '<img class=\"FloatRight\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/GedidLecturePromo2010.jpg\" width=\"289\" height=\"353\" alt=\"GedidLecturePromo2010\">Widener Law is pleased to announce it will welcome one of the country’s leading experts on bankruptcy and commercial law to its Harrisburg campus on Tuesday, April 6 for the fourth-annual <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/GedidJohnL.aspx\">John L. Gedid</a> lecture.<br><br>Melissa B. Jacoby, the George R. Ward Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina School of Law will deliver remarks titled, “Rethinking Bankruptcy Law in the Aftermath of a Financial Crisis.” The hour-long lecture will begin at 4:30 p.m. in room A180 of the campus administration building at 3737 Vartan Way, Harrisburg.<br><br>Jacoby is widely known for her research and scholarship on topics including bankruptcy, creditor-debtor relationships and commercial law. She and her work have been cited in the New York Times, L.A. Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and on National Public Radio. She earned her undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. Her teaching career started in 2000 at Temple University and she moved to UNC-Chapel Hill with a tenured associate professor appointment in 2004. She received the school’s inaugural Robert G. Byrd Award for Excellence and Creativity in Teaching in the spring of 2009.<br><br>Earlier in her career, Jacoby clerked for Judge Robert E. Ginsberg of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the northern district of Illinois and Judge Marjorie O. Rendell of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. She also worked in Washington D.C. as a senior staff attorney for the National Bankruptcy Review Commission.<br><br>Widener Law began the John L. Gedid lecture series in April 2007. The event honors Gedid, who has been a leading figure on the Harrisburg campus since it opened in 1989, and who serves as director of the campus’ signature <a href=\"/Academics/Institutes/LawandGovernmentInstitute.aspx\">Law &amp; Government Institute</a>, which is dedicated to improving law that defines the structure and operation of government and the rights and duties of citizens dealing with government. He is a beloved professor, treasured mentor and active public servant. <br><br>“We are thrilled to have Professor Jacoby as this year’s Gedid lecturer. Her remarks are timely given the economic difficulties challenging our country right now. I am certain there will be thoughtful and worthwhile lessons in what she says,” Law Dean <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/AmmonsLinda.aspx\">Linda L. Ammons</a> said. “The law school is pleased to share this program with the public and through it, call attention to the valuable work of our own Professor John Gedid as well as the Law &amp; Government Institute he directs.”<br><br>The lecture is free and open to all. One continuing legal education credit is available at no cost for Pennsylvania and Delaware attorneys who attend.<br><br>The event is presented by the Law School with sponsorship from Aspen Publishing. A reception will follow the lecture.<br><br>For more information, contact Sandra Graeff at 717.541.3965 or <a href=\"mailto:slgraeff@widener.edu\">slgraeff@widener.edu</a>.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(600, 'Annual Spring Event Held for Alumni in Harrisburg', '2010-04-05', '<div style=\"width: 400px; float: right; margin: 4px;\">\n\n\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623652118781%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623652118781%2F&amp;set_id=72157623652118781&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623652118781%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623652118781%2F&amp;set_id=72157623652118781&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n\n</div>\n\n\n\n\nThe Annual Harrisburg Alumni Reception was held March, 26, 2010, in the Raftery Room of Ceoltas Irish Pub. After a welcome by Vice Dean <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/MeadowsRobynL.aspx\">Robyn Meadows</a>, the group enjoyed live musical entertainment from a band which included 1992 alumnus Steve Mattes (guitar/vocals); Overseer, Class Agent, Adjunct Faculty member Doug Wolfberg ’96 (guitar/vocals); Dave Garry (bass/vocals); and, Mike Haverstick (drums).<br><br>Reception attendees included alumni from both campuses, guests, faculty, adjunct faculty, and staff from the Harrisburg campus. The Office of Alumni Relations &amp; Development thanks all who attended for helping to make this a successful event, and extends a special thanks to the faculty and Class Agents for their personal outreach.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'on', NULL, ''),
(601, 'Delaware Supreme Court to hear oral arguments Wednesday', '2010-04-05', '<img class=\"FloatRight\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/SupremesPromo2010.jpg\" width=\"289\" height=\"353\" alt=\"SupremesPromo2010\">Widener University School of Law is pleased to announce the Delaware Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the Wilmington campus on Wednesday, April 7. The Court will convene in the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom to hear three cases beginning at 10 a.m.<br><br>Each case will be heard by a three-justice panel. They are:<br><br><strong>10 a.m. Clariant v. Hartford Mutual.</strong> This case involves an appeal and cross appeal from a Superior Court decision in a dispute over insurance coverage for claims arising from injuries sustained by an employee of a commercial tenant, while the employee was on the premises leased by his employer. <br><br>Attorney Mary Sherlock, who represents Harford Mutual, is a 1983 Widener Law alumna.<br><br><strong>11 a.m.  McCall, et al. v. Anderson, et al</strong>. This is an objectors’ appeal from the Court of Chancery’s final approval of a settlement involving several actions that were filed to challenge PNC’s purchase of National City Corp. The objectors maintain the settlement was not fair to National’s shareholders.<br><br>Attorney Rick S. Miller, who represents McCall, is a 1995 Widener Law alumnus.<br><br><strong>Noon. Lingo v. Lingo</strong>. This brother-sister dispute looks at whether the sister, who cared for the duo’s infirm mother and was later found to have converted some of the mother’s assets to personal use, can legally inherit the assets that were wrongfully converted, now that the mother has died.<br><br>“This annual visit from the Delaware Supreme Court is a highlight of our spring semester at Widener Law,” Dean <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/AmmonsLinda.aspx\">Linda L. Ammons</a> said. “The Court’s presence enriches the legal education experience for our students and we are grateful for this access. The experience provides a valuable teaching tool.”<br><br>The arguments will mark the fourth consecutive year the Court has visited the law school. The oral arguments are open to the public and will follow the same protocol the Court uses when it sits in its own courtroom in Dover. The Court will allow one media representative with a still camera and one with a video camera to attend upon request. If multiple requests are made for still or video cameras, the outlet first requesting access will become the pool supplier of footage. Audio feeds for radio use will be available through the law school’s audio-visual control room.<br><br>Court protocol also requires everyone who attends the hearings to submit to a security check before entering the Vale Courtroom. Capitol Police will be on campus the day of oral arguments to provide security for the Court, as the officers normally do when the Court sits in Dover. No one may enter or exit the courtroom after an oral argument has started, although entry and exit between oral arguments are permitted. Anyone who creates a disturbance must leave the courtroom and may not return, and the Court prohibits outward displays of emotion by people in the gallery.<br><br><strong>Food, drink, BlackBerry devices and all other portable electronic devices including cell phones will not be allowed in the courtroom.</strong>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(602, 'Doctors from Delaware Medical Relief Team Share Experiences in Haiti', '2010-04-05', '<div style=\"float: left; width: 400px; margin; 4px;\">\n\n\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623622897277%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623622897277%2F&amp;set_id=72157623622897277&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623622897277%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623622897277%2F&amp;set_id=72157623622897277&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n\n</div>\n\n\n<span>On Wednesday, March 31st, doctors Lionel J. Malebranche and Reynold Agard of Christiana Care Internal Medicine and Wilmington News Journal reporter Beth Miller spoke about their experiences with the Delaware Medical Relief Team in Haiti to students, faculty, and staff in the Barrister’s Club on the Delaware campus.<br><br>Vice Dean <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/KellyJPatrick.aspx\">Patrick Kelly</a>, who organized the event, offered a brief introduction before turning things over to Dom del Pino, recently elected as next year’s SBA President. He announced that the <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/StudentBarAssociationDelaware.aspx\">SBA</a> would be adopting the Delaware Medical Relief Team as the SBA’s charter charity for fundraising efforts.<br><br>Dr. Malebranche then began the presentation, saying, “I want to thank everyone for being here. It shows that love and compassion exist.” He proceeded to offer an overview of Haiti’s history, using a power point presentation to offer facts about the country and its origins. He noted, “Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere,” and then described the devastating effects of the earthquake that struck the island nation on January 12th, 2010, killing more than 250,000.<br><br>After presenting the short overview of Haiti’s history, Dr. Malebranche presented a short video in which he walked through the wreckage of the medical school where he trained to be a doctor. He then showed a series of photos taken during the Delaware Medical Relief Team’s trip to Haiti while discussing the experience. He spoke of having to treat traumas despite a lack of proper medical equipment, but noted that even among all the devastation, there remained some hope.<br><br>Dr. Reynold Agard, a native of Trinidad and Tobago and a graduate of Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, spoke next. He gave a brief personal background before speaking about the group’s experiences in the Haitian city of Jacmel, located about twenty-five miles outside of the capital city of Port-au-Prince. “The challenges were enormous, but overall it was a rewarding experience. Certainly it was an experience we will never forget,” he said.<br><br>News Journal reporter Beth Miller spoke last, saying, “I think we were able to show Delaware readers a remarkable story.” She spoke glowingly of the doctors and nurses who gave their time and talent so freely, noting, “It was remarkable, the skill and zeal with which they worked. I’ve never been so personally moved.”<br><br>The three speakers took questions at the conclusion of the program. Asked about the long-term public health challenges facing Haiti, Dr. Malebranche answered, “I think it’s a big challenge moving forward, especially for the people who have no address. There will have to be a governmental effort, probably assisted by those countries willing to help.”</span>\n		<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(603, 'Professor Larry Barnett Presented His Research at Four Italian Universities', '2010-04-06', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 400px; margin: 4px;\">\n\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623638429138%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623638429138%2F&amp;set_id=72157623638429138&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623638429138%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623638429138%2F&amp;set_id=72157623638429138&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n\n</div>\n\n\n\n\n\nFrom March 1st through March 5th, Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/BarnettLarryD.aspx\">Larry D. Barnett</a> was in Italy to discuss a research project for which he was the principal author. Dr. Pietro Saitta of the University of Messina, who <a href=\"/NewsandEvents/Articles/2008/de091508SaittaFacDev.aspx\">previously visited Widener Law’s Delaware campus</a>, was the junior author of the study.<br><br>While in Italy, Professor Barnett spoke at the University of Florence, the University of Messina, the University of Milan, and the University of Siena. “The subject of the presentations was a study of the societal conditions that led to the adoption in Europe of legislation recognizing same-sex non-marital partnerships and same-sex marriage,” said Professor Barnett, adding, “The study was based on the assumption that individuals do not have a substantial, permanent impact on the doctrines of law and that such doctrines are thus not random.  Instead, the premise of the study was that doctrines of law stem from sociological, demographic, and economic attributes of jurisdictions.”<br><br>Professor Barnett and Dr. Saitta tested the proposition that legal doctrines result from the characteristics of jurisdictions by analyzing data on fourteen European Union nations, ten of which adopted legislation recognizing same-sex non-marital partnerships and/or same-sex marriage.  In a regression analysis of the data, the odds that a country would adopt such legislation were found to increase with the level of wealth and education of the population and with the percentage of the population that resided in highly populated urban areas.<br><br>This type of study is relatively recent in the United States and has evidently not been done in Italy. “Indeed, my motivation in making the presentations was to introduce the research approach to persons in Italy who might employ it in their own work,” he noted, adding, “I would be especially pleased if some of the graduate students who attended the presentations conduct the same type of research for their doctoral dissertations, and continue to do this type of research in their professional careers.”<br><br>As far as the trip itself, Professor Barnett said, “Because of the number of cities involved in the presentations, the pace of the trip was often frenetic.  The trip, however, was also gratifying. The red carpet was rolled out, and I expect that, in the future, I will return to Italy, as well as be in other European countries, to cement existing relationships and establish new ones for the law school.” In July, he will travel to the University of Gothenburg in Sweden to make a presentation at the annual meeting of the Research Committee on the Sociology of Law, an organization of mainly European scholars in a variety of academic disciplines.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(604, '4th Annual John L. Gedid Lecture Focuses on Bankruptcy Law', '2010-04-07', '<div style=\"width: 400px; margin: 4px; float: right;\">\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623796731112%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623796731112%2F&amp;set_id=72157623796731112&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623796731112%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623796731112%2F&amp;set_id=72157623796731112&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n</div>\n\n\n\n\nMelissa B. Jacoby, the George R. Ward Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina School of Law, delivered the 4th Annual <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/GedidJohnL.aspx\">John L. Gedid</a> lecture at the Harrisburg campus on Tuesday, April 6 at 4:30 p.m. in the Administration building.<br><br>Jacoby, a leading expert on bankruptcy and commercial law, spoke on “Rethinking Bankruptcy Law in the Aftermath of a Financial Crisis.” She gave an overview of bankruptcy facts for the uninformed before jumping into her thesis.  She focused her thesis on six problematic regulations, including; Systematic Risk Management, Consumer Credit Card Product Regulation, Health Care Finance, Residential Foreclosure Law, Labor Relations, and Legal Laundering of Corporate Transactions.<br><br>Jacoby contended that Congress’ Bankruptcy Amendments of 2005 worsened bankruptcy regulation. Congress has increased the costs of debt relief, for example, by raising the cost to file for bankruptcy in the court. They also decreased the amount of debt relief allocated. Additionally, the amendments increased the costs of reorganizing for smaller businesses and hold the smaller businesses to a higher. Finally, according to Jacoby, the failure to properly regulate big businesses has resulted in a mismatch of crystalline rules and muddy or non-existent standards with a lack of framework for judicial discretion on the key issues.<br><br>Jacoby suggested that repealing the 2005 Amendment all together and simplifying the discharge of debt might help. She insisted that there should be a framework for judicial discretion and due process where it matters most.<br><br>The John L. Gedid lecture is held in honor of Professor John L. Gedid, who has contributed greatly to Widener Law School and the community. Gedid has been at the Harrisburg campus since it opened in 1989 and currently serves as the director of the <a href=\"/Academics/Institutes/LawandGovernmentInstitute.aspx\">Law and Government Institute</a>.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(605, 'SBA Teams with People to People International to Display Murals from Around the World', '2010-04-08', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 400px; margin: 4px;\">\n			<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623815101928%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623815101928%2F&amp;set_id=72157623815101928&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623815101928%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623815101928%2F&amp;set_id=72157623815101928&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n		</div>\n		\n			On Thursday, April 8th at 1:30 p.m., the <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/StudentBarAssociationDelaware.aspx\">Delaware Campus Student Bar Association</a> teamed with the <a href=\"http://www.ptpde.org/\" title=\"Delaware Chapter of People to People\">Delaware Chapter of People to People</a> International to an unveil a series of murals produced by young students from countries around the world. The murals will hang in the student lounge off Main Street until the end of April.<br><br>SBA President Destiny Prater offered brief remarks thanking the People to People representatives on hand for allowing Widener Law to display the murals. Vice Dean <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/KellyJPatrick.aspx\">J. Patrick Kelly</a>, himself a member of People to People International’s Delaware Chapter, thanked People to People for working with the school to help sponsor a number of events and speakers over the years. Edward L. Tucker, President of the Delaware Chapter of People to People International, and another representative from People to People discussed the murals and how they came to be.<br><br>The murals were created by kids ranging in age from as young as ten to as old as sixteen and came from a variety of countries including Mexico, Uzbekistan, Romania, Russia, Poland, and the Ukraine.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(606, 'National Advisory Council Member Hosts D.C. Alumni Event', '2010-04-08', '<div style=\"margin: 4px; float: right; width: 400px;\">\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623804505020%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623804505020%2F&amp;set_id=72157623804505020&amp;jump_to=\" name=\"flashvars\">\n<param value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" name=\"movie\">\n<param value=\"true\" name=\"allowFullScreen\">\n<embed width=\"400\" height=\"300\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623804505020%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623804505020%2F&amp;set_id=72157623804505020&amp;jump_to=\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\"></embed></object>\n\n\n</div>\n\n\n\nMichael A. Brown ’91, Managing Director of Government Affairs, Edwards Angell Palmer and Dodge and City Council Member-At Large for Washington, D.C., hosted a networking reception for fellow Widener Law alumni at his law firm. Dean <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/AmmonsLinda.aspx\">Linda L. Ammons</a> brought greetings from the law school campuses to the alumni at the reception in our Nation’s Capitol. Alumni also had the chance to present questions to the Dean about their alma mater. The reception ended at 8:00. <br><br>Widener Law thanks Michael Brown and Dora Rolling for their assistance with this alumni event. For more information on Washington, D.C., alumni events contact Ashley N. Barton at 717-541-2974 or <a href=\"mailto:anbarton@widener.edu\">anbarton@widener.edu</a>.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'on', NULL, ''),
(607, 'Delaware Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom', '2010-04-08', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 400px; margin: 4px;\">\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623672642669%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623672642669%2F&amp;set_id=72157623672642669&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623672642669%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623672642669%2F&amp;set_id=72157623672642669&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n\n</div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“This is a historic moment,” noted Dean <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/AmmonsLinda.aspx\">Linda L. Ammons</a> as she offered a short welcome before the Delaware Supreme Court heard oral arguments in three cases in the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom on Widener Law’s Delaware Campus on Wednesday, April 7th. Calling the Delaware Supreme Court “one of the top Supreme Courts in the United States,” Dean Ammons added, “We are so fortunate to have them here today.”<br><br>At 10:00 am, Justices Carolyn Berger, <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDeAdj/JacobsJackB.aspx\">Jack B. Jacobs</a>, and Henry duPont Ridgely heard arguments in the case of Clariant v. Harford Mutual. Attorney Kevin J.Conners of Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman &amp; Goggin represented Clariant and its insurer, American Home Insurance. Connors suggested that a settlement reached over the underlying action involving Clariant employee Rocky Stayton - who was injured on a property leased to Clariant by Mill Pond – barred Mill Pond and Harford from making subsequent claims. Attorney Mary Sherlock, a 1983 Widener Law alumna, argued on behalf of Harford Mutual that the settlement required Clariant to continue to pay for and provide a legal defense for Mill Pond.<br><br>The second case, heard at 11:00 am, McCall, et al. v. Anderson, et al., involved an objectors appeal to the Court of Chancery’s final approval of a settlement covering several actions that had been filed to challenge PNC Financial Services acquisition of National City Corp. Justices Carolyn Berger, <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDeAdj/HollandRandyJ.aspx\">Randy J. Holland</a>, and Jack B. Jacobs heard the case. Attorney Rick S. Miller, who represented McCall, is a 1995 graduate of Widener Law. The parties objecting to the Court of Chancery’s decision argued that National City Corp. was undervalued in the sale, but Justice Holland questioned that, suggesting that the record indicated that it was improbable that any entity would have emerged to exceed PNC’s offer for National City Corp.<br><br>Finally, at 12:00 a.m., Chief Justice Myron T. Steele and Justices Carolyn Berger and Jack B. Jacobs heard arguments in the case of Lingo v. Lingo. Attorney Dan V. Folt of Duane Morris LLP represented appellant Archie Lingo. Folt argued that Archie’s sister Dinah Lingo, who was found to have converted assets from a family trust for a personal use, should not be able to inherit those same assets under estate law. Dinah’s attorney, Richard A. Zappa of Young Conaway Stargatt &amp; Taylor LLP argued that Archie and Dinah’s mother Eleanor had ample time before her death to disinherit Dinah had she been so inclined and suggested that preventing Dinah from inheriting that money would be akin to altering Eleanor’s will.<br><br>Dean Ammons thanked the Supreme Court and their staff members for making the event possible. She also thanked current Justices Randy J. Holland and Jack B. Jacobs and former Justice <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDeAdj/WalshJosephT.aspx\">Joseph T. Walsh</a>, who was in the audience, for their work as adjunct faculty members.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(608, 'Professor and Student Team to Launch Blog on Nanotechnology and the Law', '2010-04-09', '<a href=\"http://blogs.law.widener.edu/nanolaw/\" title=\"NanoLaw Blog\">\n				<img class=\"FloatRight\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/NanoBlogPromo.jpg\" width=\"289\" height=\"353\" alt=\"NanoBlogPromo\"></a>\n				\n	\n	“The law\'s response to nanotechnology is just beginning.  We will be on the cutting edge of legal discourse on the subject,” says Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/EggenJeanMacchiaroli.aspx\">Jean Eggen</a> of <a href=\"http://blogs.law.widener.edu/nanolaw/\" title=\"NanoLaw Blog\">NanoLaw Blog</a>. The new blog, which she will be writing with student Eric Laury, focuses on the impact of nanotechnology and the legal questions that will be raised as a result.<br><br>Both Professor Eggen and Eric hope to look at the issue of nanotechnology and the law from several angles, although they both stress that the primary purpose of the site will be to analyze material rather than simply pass along news. While Professor Eggen’s posts will tend to look at issues through the lens of toxic torts, Eric, who has a background in forensic chemistry and biotechnology, will frame the issues from a scientific angle.<br><br>Moving forward, Professor Eggen and Eric intended to look at issues such as pro-active versus reactive regulation, whether a broad approach or a narrow approach to regulation would be more appropriate, intellectual property issues, and matters that may give rise to tort litigation.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(609, 'Lancaster Alumni Networking Reception', '2010-04-09', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 400px; margin: 4px;\">\n		<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623691819281%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623691819281%2F&amp;set_id=72157623691819281&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623691819281%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623691819281%2F&amp;set_id=72157623691819281&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n		</div>\n\n\n\nAlumnae Angela Rieck ’05, Elizabeth Flaherty ’07, and Sharon López ’93, hosted an alumni networking reception in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on April 8, 2010. Over twenty people attended the gathering at the Red Rose (101 E. King Street). Associate Provost and Dean <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/AmmonsLinda.aspx\">Linda L. Ammons</a> shared an update on the law school, including Bar pass rates, student organization awards and honors, and the recently announced 2009 employment rate.<br><br>Widener Law thanks the event hostesses for helping to plan the reception and the Red Rose for allowing us to use their facility. For more information on the Lancaster alumni network, please contact Ashley N. Barton at <a href=\"mailto:anbarton@widener.edu\">anbarton@widener.edu</a>.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'on', NULL, ''),
(610, 'Harrisburg Student Bar Association President Elected Following Debate', '2010-04-13', '<div style=\"margin: 4px; width: 400px; float: right;\">\n\n\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623840649096%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623840649096%2F&amp;set_id=72157623840649096&amp;jump_to=\" name=\"flashvars\">\n<param value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" name=\"movie\">\n<param value=\"true\" name=\"allowFullScreen\">\n<embed width=\"400\" height=\"300\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623840649096%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623840649096%2F&amp;set_id=72157623840649096&amp;jump_to=\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\"></embed></object>\n\n</div>\n\n\n\nOn Thursday, April 8, 2010, students gathered in the Pit to watch the Student Bar Association’s Presidential Debate. Peter Aziz, Paul Fanelli, Paul Edger, Chris Glotfelter, and Devyn Zachary all participated in hopes of being elected the President of the <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/StudentBarAssociationHarrisburg.aspx\">Harrisburg Student Bar Association</a> for 2010-2011.<br><br>Associate Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/RobinetteChristopherJ.aspx\">Christopher J. Robinette</a> moderated the debate. Each candidate had two minutes to introduce themselves and their platform. Each candidate then fielded questions about opening the lines of communication at Widener, increasing attendance at events, and handling unpopular decisions.  The candidates had one minute to respond to each question and 30 seconds of rebuttal time available.<br><br>The floor then opened up for questions from the student audience, and three more questions were asked.  At the end, the candidates had two minutes and 30 seconds to close. Voting opened directly after the debate ended.<br><br>The election results were announced Friday night at the 30 Days Party. Devyn Zachary was elected the President of the Harrisburg Student Bar Association for 2010-2011. Camille Fundora was elected Vice-President of Academics and Nicole Radziewicz was elected Vice-President of Social Events. Other students elected to posts included; Matthew Werner as SBA Treasurer, Kristen Sidari as SBA Secretary, Ashley Rogers as SBA Technology Secretary, Nicole Wilson as American Bar Association Representative, and Patrick Gallo as the Pennsylvania Bar Association Representative.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(611, 'Delaware Federalist Society Presented Discussion on Affirmative Action', '2010-04-14', '<div style=\"float:right; width: 400px; margin: 4px;\">\n\n\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623846362262%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623846362262%2F&amp;set_id=72157623846362262&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623846362262%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623846362262%2F&amp;set_id=72157623846362262&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n\n\n\n</div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOn the evening of Monday, April 12, 2010, the Delaware campus <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/OtherDelawareOrganizations/FederalistsSociety.aspx\">Federalist Society</a> sponsored an event entitled “The U.S. Constitution and Affirmative Action: The Odd Couple or were they made for each other?” that featured Center for Equal Opportunity President and General Counsel Roger Clegg. Associate Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/ConnellLawrenceJ.aspx\">Lawrence J. Connell</a> introduced Mr. Clegg and provided some thoughts of his own on the subject of Affirmative Action.<br><br>Mr. Clegg opened his remarks by stating, “I’m going to be speaking today about Affirmative Action. It’s a very emotional subject for a lot of people.” He presented a quick synopsis of early efforts to prevent racial and ethnic discrimination, noting that early efforts at Affirmative Action were about taking “positive steps towards diversification.” He noted that past discriminatory practices by businesses need to be overcome, and that “Something more than just a verbal commitment was necessary.” He noted that these early efforts are not particularly controversial anymore and are also not really a legal issue.<br><br>Moving on to the modern conception of Affirmative Action, Mr. Clegg stressed that discrimination does still exist, but he presented a case for why he believes that current Affirmative Action efforts might do more harm than good. He focused specifically on University admissions as an example and described three reasons - the remedial rational, the prophylactic rational, and the diversity rational - often cited for admissions policies that consider racial or ethnic background as a policy. He noted that the U.S. Supreme Court has largely rejected the remedial rational, which justifies such policies by claiming that they right past wrongs; and the prophylactic rational, which essentially relies on the idea that without a protective measure in place admissions policies will automatically be discriminatory. The diversity rational, upheld in the 2003 Supreme Court case Grutter v. Bollinger, states that narrowly tailored policies designed to \"to further a compelling interest in obtaining the educational benefits that flow from a diverse student body,\" were permissible under the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.<br><br>Noting that America is “a multiethnic and multiracial nation that is only becoming more so,” Mr. Clegg indicated his belief that the costs of admissions policies that give a preference to racial minorities are too high. He claimed that these policies are a form of racial discrimination themselves, create resentment, foster a victim mindset, compromise the academic mission, remove a reason for academic excellence, and paper over the real problems. He went on to say, “It is unhealthy to sort people in an increasingly ethnically diverse country. You stigmatize the very people that you’re supposedly trying to help.” He also equated disadvantage with poverty rather than race and suggested that different policies were need to ensure that any help went to people who truly were disadvantaged.<br><br>After some commentary from Associate Professor Connell, who said, “People need to be judged as individuals,” Mr. Clegg took questions from the student audience. Several students expressed agreement with portions of Mr. Clegg’s remarks while rejecting the notion that poverty and disadvantage were necessarily the same. The students stated their belief that because racial discrimination is not a thing of the past, students from a historically disadvantaged ethnic group experience difficulties that are not directly related to income level, and thus Affirmative Action remains necessary. The comments from the students sparked a back and forth discussion, and while disagreements remained, there was nearly universal agreement that addressing inequities in public school educational opportunities needed to be a priority in order to rectify the disadvantages faced by students in poor areas, who are often disproportionately minorities.<br><br>A graduate of Yale University Law School, Roger Clegg is the President and General Counsel of the Center for Equal Opportunity, and his work focuses on legal issues arising from civil rights laws including the regulatory impact on businesses and problems in higher education created by Affirmative Action. A former Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Reagan and Bush administrations, Clegg worked in both the Civil Rights Division from 1987-1991and in the Environment and Natural Resources Division from 1991-93. He held several other positions within the U.S. Justice Department, serving as the Assistant to the Solicitor General from 1985-1987, an Associate Deputy Attorney General from 1984-1985, and Acting Assistant Attorney General in the Office of Legal Policy.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, '');
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(612, 'Widener Law brings Wills For Heroes to Delaware', '2010-04-15', '<strong><div>\n<img class=\"FloatRight\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/WillsForHeroesPromo235v2.jpg\" width=\"235\" height=\"287\" alt=\"WillsForHeroesPromo235v2\"><br>\n</div>\n<div><br></div>\n<div><br></div>Harrisburg campus also plans event</strong><br><br>Widener Law has become the Delaware affiliate for the Wills For Heroes Foundation, a move that brings to Delaware the national program that provides free basic estate planning for emergency-services workers.<br><br>Founded by an attorney after the Sept. 11, 2001 tragedies, Wills For Heroes is a nonprofit program that provides its state affiliates with the tools to present events where first responders can obtain things like wills and advance health care directives at no cost. <strong>Widener Law will host such an event Saturday, April 17 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Barristers’ Club on the school’s Delaware campus at 4601 Concord Pike, Wilmington.</strong><br><br>Through this partnership, the Wills For Heroes Foundation provides national exposure, software, guidance and support, while Widener Law will provide the event planning, coordination of services, staff and publicity. The services will be provided by volunteer attorneys, who are licensed to practice in Delaware, with help from law students who have completed courses in wills and trusts. Other law students will be serving as witnesses for document execution. <br><br>The <strong>Harrisburg campus will add to the effort by also holding a document-preparation event on April 17. That will take place from 11 to 5 p.m. in room L203 of the main law building.</strong> This marks the first time a Wills For Heroes Pennsylvania event is being held at a law school. The law firm of Ballard Spahr is the Pennsylvania affiliate for Wills for Heroes, and the Harrisburg campus’ <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/TrialAdvocacyHonorSocietyHarrisburg.aspx\">Trial Advocacy Honor Society</a> is working with the firm and others to coordinate the event.<br><br>Both document-preparation events are open to first responders including firefighters, police officers, paramedics, correction and probation officers. Services available will include basic wills, advanced heath care directives, durable power of attorney, or updates to any of those existing documents. Clients take all paperwork with them when they leave and the documents are immediately effective. The law school and the volunteers keep no copies and attorneys are prohibited from soliciting any other fee-based legal work. <br><br>Law student Damiano P. Del Pino worked to bring the program to Widener’s Delaware campus, which has the distinction of being the first law school to serve as a Wills for Heroes’ affiliate organization. A New Jersey native, Del Pino had volunteered at Wills For Heroes events in the Garden State. He proposed the opportunity to the law school administration on the Delaware campus and met an enthusiastic response.<br><br>“When I saw Delaware had no chapter for Wills for Heroes I decided that had to change,” Del Pino said. “Widener is a natural fit to be an affiliate organization. The law school places such an emphasis on public service that it just made sense to bring the two together. Everyone quickly became committed to the idea of Widener being the vessel that makes this opportunity available to Delaware’s emergency service workers.”<br><br>Law Dean <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/AmmonsLinda.aspx\">Linda L. Ammons</a> added, “Part of our mission at Widener Law is to give back to the communities we call home. First responders put their lives on the line to keep the public safe. It is a privilege to coordinate our people and our resources – on both campuses – to help them make these personal arrangements, which are vital to peace of mind and family security. What better way to say thank you?”<br><br>As the Delaware affiliate, the Delaware campus hopes to coordinate a document-preparation event once a semester and will move the events around to the First State’s three counties. Since the law campus is based in Wilmington the first will be held on the New Castle County campus, but subsequent events will likely be held in community centers or firehouses in Kent and Sussex counties.<br><br>Widener Law is grateful to Wilmington attorneys Valerie M. DeFontes, Esq. of the Wilmington law offices of Bayard Marin, Scott D. Goodwin, Esq. of Morris, Nichols, and Arsht &amp; Tunnell LLP and Neil Derman, Esq. of Wilmington Trust for their work on the planning committee for the Delaware event.<br><br>In Harrisburg, third-year law students Hillary Prutzman and James Buck have been planning for the event with help from Wills for Heroes regional director Lisa Sherman and David Trevaskis of the pro bono arm of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. Prutzman said a number of attorneys from the Harrisburg firm of McNees Wallace and Nurick LLC are volunteering their legal services to help make the day a success.<br><br>The Harrisburg function will also include a law enforcement presence and table display that will allow parents to complete information cards on their young children, including the opportunity to have youngsters fingerprinted. <br><br>“This way the parents have all the information right there, to give to police in case the unthinkable happens,” Prutzman said. <br><br>The document-preparation services are recommended only for first responders whose estates are valued at $750,000 or less. The estate threshold is calculated by adding the client’s cash, personal property, stock, bonds, real estate (equity only), savings, life insurance, inheritances received and retirement assets.<br><br>Those with spouses or children who have special care needs should make their situations clear when seeking appointments, so a law school representative may determine whether those needs will require legal work beyond what is available through the program.<br><br>Widener is currently seeking additional volunteer attorneys to help staff the April 17 events. Training will be provided that morning and continuing legal education credits will be available to those who help. <br><br>To volunteer on the Delaware campus, contact Del Pino at 302.477.2016 or email <a href=\"mailto:dpdelpino@mail.widener.edu\">dpdelpino@mail.widener.edu</a>. To volunteer on the Harrisburg campus, see <a href=\"http://www.wills.for.heroes.org\" title=\"www.wills.for.heroes.org\">www.wills.for.heroes.org</a>, <a href=\"http://www.pabar.org/public/yld\" title=\"www.pabar.org/public/yld\">www.pabar.org/public/yld</a>, or contact Prutzman at <a href=\"mailto:hprutzman@gmail.com\">hprutzman@gmail.com</a>. <br><br>Emergency service workers who want to take advantage of the service must schedule an appointment to attend the event. There appointments are still being taken for the Delaware campus event. To make one, call 302.477.2016 or send an email to Del Pino at <a href=\"mailto:dpdelpino@mail.widener.edu\">dpdelpino@mail.widener.edu</a>.<br><br>Appointments will last about an hour.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(613, 'Widener Law Announces Alumni Awards', '2010-04-17', 'On Saturday, April 17th at the 35th Anniversary Gala, Widener University School of Law announced the winners of its 2009 alumni awards, given annually to recognize outstanding leadership, service, and achievement of its graduates.<br><br>The <strong>Alumnus of the Year Award</strong> was given to CAPT. Robert\n P. Taishoff ’89. The award is presented to an alumna or alumnus who, \nthrough service to her or his community or profession, or by honors \nreceived, service rendered or other accomplishments, has brought honor, \nrecognition and distinction to the Widener University School of Law. \nTaishoff graduated from Widener’s Delaware campus. The retired Naval \nofficer oversees the Taishoff Family Foundation, which committed a $1.2 \nmillion gift – the largest in the school’s history – to Widener Law in \n2009. Taishoff is a member of the Dean’s National Advisory Council and \nannually speaks to <a href=\"http://law.widener.edu/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/OtherDelawareOrganizations/MilitaryLawSociety.aspx\">Military Law Society</a> students. He is also a strong supporter of the school’s <a href=\"http://law.widener.edu/Academics/ClinicalProgramsandProfessionalTraining/Clinics/VeteransLawClinic.aspx\">Veterans Law Clinic</a>.<br><br>The <strong>Outstanding Service Award</strong>\n was presented to Damian S. Jackson, Esq. ’96. The service award is \ngiven for outstanding alumni service to the law school as a whole, to a \nparticular concentration within the school, or to the legal profession. \nJackson graduated from Widener’s Delaware campus and he is secretary to \nthe school’s alumni association, serves on the Dean’s Minority Alumni \nAdvisory Committee and mentors a first-year law student. Jackson is a \nresident of Philadelphia.<br><br>The <strong>Lifetime Service Award</strong>\n was given to Judge Charles P. Mirarchi Jr. Mirarchi was a founding \nmember of the law school’s early parents’ association and helped to \nlaunch a decades-long effort to offer students more than their money’s \nworth by supplementing the law school’s resources with the philanthropic\n support needed to buy library books, renovate facilities and hire \ndistinguished faculty. He has been a strident financial supporter, \nincluding his work to establish and fund the Charles P. Mirarchi Sr. \nMemorial Scholarship, given annually in honor of his father. He is a \nmember of the school’s Board of Overseers and taught Pennsylvania \npractice as an adjunct professor from 1974 to 1999. He founded and \ncontinues to actively participate in Widener Law’s Pennsylvania Bar \nInduction Ceremony, helping to usher hundreds, if not thousands, of \nalumni into the ranks of proud legal professionals in the Commonwealth.<br><br>The school awarded four <strong>Widener Law Legacy Awards</strong>, including two given posthumously. The awards went to:<br><br>A.\n Charles Peruto Sr., Esq., who worked tirelessly to help the school \nsecure American Bar Association accreditation and has been a continued \ngenerous supporter. He is the patriarch of a family that now includes \nsix Widener Law graduates in two generations. Peruto taught as an \nadjunct faculty member on the Delaware campus from 1980 to 1994.<br><br>Alexander\n V. Sarcione Sr., Esq., who also provided great leadership in the \nschool’s efforts to gain accreditation and raise funds. He is the father\n of one Widener Law graduate and he continues to memorialize a second \nson, whose tragic death in 1976 while enrolled at the law school, \ngalvanized the family’s commitment to Widener and led to the Alexander \nV. Sarcione Jr. Memorial Award and Scholarship, given annually.<br><br>The\n late Judge G. Fred DiBona, provided leadership, counsel and personal \nadvocacy on behalf of the law school during its founding, establishment \nand accreditation. A founder of the school’s early parents’ association,\n he traveled to Hawaii in 1974 to speak in favor of the school gaining \naccreditation. He remained active in the life of the law school, \nincluding serving as a judge in competitions – including one that now \nbears his name.<br><br>The late Thomas S. Lodge, Esq. who also traveled \non the law school’s behalf to an ABA accreditation meeting in Chicago as\n a representative of the Delaware bar demonstrating support for the \nschool. He went on to serve as a Widener University trustee and as \nchairman of the law school Board of Overseers. He has been memorialized \nthrough the Thomas Lodge Memorial Scholarship, which is given annually \nto students demonstrating commitment to public interest legal services.<br><br>Finally, the school has given its <strong>Outstanding Recent Alumna Award</strong>\n to Corinne M. Foley Esq. ’06 of Naples, Fla.. Foley was unable to \nattend the gala in Philadelphia. Her award recognizes work by a recent \ngraduate who shows energy and dedication as a community leader or \nprovides invaluable service to the Widener University School of Law. \nFoley, a Delaware campus graduate, held various leadership positions in \nthe <a href=\"http://law.widener.edu/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/StudentBarAssociationDelaware.aspx\">Student Bar Association</a> while at the law school and was founder and president of the school’s Military Law Society.\n<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'on', NULL, ''),
(614, 'Delaware Student Combines Fashion and the Law to Create Fame Appeal Blog', '2010-04-18', '“While in college a line of neckties that I had designed were being shopped around at tradeshows without my presence, at this point I started to wonder how my intellectual property rights would be protected,” says Delaware student Mohammed Irfan Shariff, creator of the <a href=\"http://fameappeal.com/\" title=\"Fame Appeal\">Fame Appeal blog</a>. Fame Appeal, a site designed to analyze the intersection between the world of fashion and the law, is a labor of love for Mohammed that he hopes will help him to network and allow him to turn his legal skills to the creative fields that he loves.<br><br>“My passion is to translate the complexities of legal disputes for industries based on creativity,” writes Mohammed on the blog, but that stated goal only hints at his broader agenda. “Doing Fame Appeal – you have to really know who you are. You have to make your own path,” says Mohammed, stating a truth that reflects his own path. Before coming to law school, Mohammed worked as a fashion designer. ““I couldn’t do fashion for ever, because once you hit your mid-thirties, if you aren’t at the top, you’re out,” he says. That realization and some advice from a previous employer pushed Mohammed to go to law school.<br><br>“Clothing is great, but what I found is that the fashion industry is unstable,” observes Mohammed, adding, “It’s a big gamble. When you have a law degree in your pocket, you can find a job. You have more options when you have a J.D.” Realizing that a legal understanding of contracts, liabilities, bankruptcy, and intellectual property protections would allow him to work in the creative fields he loved from the other direction helped give Mohammed the confidence to go to law school. When he arrived, however, he discovered that the traditional law school path might not take him where he wanted to go.<br><br>Looking at how social networking had expanded and taken off, Mohammed sought to take advantage and learn from others who shared his interests. Staci J. Riordan, Chair of the Fox Rothschild Fashion Law Practice Group in Los Angeles, California helped Mohammed develop the confidence to create Fame Appeal. “She is the one who really helped me out and told me that I was able to do it,” he says, recalling a discussion they had at a business event hosted by Fashion Group International.<br><br>“I love the law because we have to abide by it – if you break that code you’re going to pay for it – but everything happens so fast now,” observes Mohammed, adding, “Intellectual Property is a moving field and protection for your design is so important. Without that incentive to be creative, life would be really boring.” Fame Appeal allows Mohammed to keep tabs on the worlds of fashion and entertainment and how the law impacts them, but it also provides him with the means to demonstrate that he has the knowledge to succeed in the field himself.<br><br>Mohammed acknowledges that pursuing Fame Appeal as opposed to more traditional law school activities might be a gamble, but he feels that sometimes you have to take that plunge to get where you want to go. “You’ve really got to come out with something,” he says, “but if you put the time into it, you’ll get a lot out of it.”<br><br>As for what comes next, Mohammed has grand plans, declaring, “The next step is to have a Fame Appeal event.”', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(615, 'Widener Law celebrates 35 years', '2010-04-19', '<div style=\"margin: 4px; float: right; width: 400px;\">\n\n\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623766348981%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623766348981%2F&amp;set_id=72157623766348981&amp;jump_to=\" name=\"flashvars\">\n<param value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" name=\"movie\">\n<param value=\"true\" name=\"allowFullScreen\">\n<embed width=\"400\" height=\"300\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623766348981%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623766348981%2F&amp;set_id=72157623766348981&amp;jump_to=\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\"></embed></object>\n\n\n\n</div>\n\n\n\nMore than 300 people filled the main exhibit room of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts on Saturday to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Widener Law’s first graduating class.<br><br>Those in attendance included Widener University President James T. Harris, Senior Vice President and Provost Jo Allen, former Widener University President Robert Bruce, Law Dean <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/AmmonsLinda.aspx\">Linda L. Ammons</a> and former Law Deans Douglas E. Ray and Anthony Santoro. In addition to dinner, dancing and reminiscing, the evening included distribution of the 2010 alumni awards.<br><br>Harris spoke about the ways the law school inspires him – from the improved bar pass rate to the number of alumni judges to the thousands of hours of community service done by students, faculty and staff.<br><br>“Tonight, when we look forward to our future, it has never been brighter,” he said.<br><br>U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, a graduate of the Harrisburg campus, introduced Ammons. In the process he talked about the dean’s commitment to public service and harkened back to his days working in the <a href=\"/Academics/ClinicalProgramsandProfessionalTraining/Clinics/HarrisburgCivilLawClinic.aspx\">Pennsylvania Civil Clinic</a> and in a Harrisburg-area soup kitchen, providing food to homeless people.<br><br>“That’s what my classmates and I did on the Harrisburg campus,” he said. “It was just something stamped in my heart.”<br><br>Ammons said it is rare to find people who will put their money, time and careers on the line for the chance to pursue a legal education – particularly at a brand new, unaccredited law school. <br><br>“At today’s Widener Law, we admire members of the class of 1975 for their willingness to take this calculated risk,” she said to extended applause. “Tonight we celebrate the past, and honor those who laid the foundation for what is now Widener Law.  However, we are also keeping our eye on the future, in training the new lawyers for the 21st century.”<br><br>Today, more than 13,000 alumni are spread out across the world, and the law school moves on toward continued progress and success.<br><br>Awards were handed out to several alumni or their family members: <br><br>The <strong>Alumnus of the Year Award</strong> was given to CAPT. Robert P. Taishoff ’89. The award is presented to an alumna or alumnus who, through service to her or his community or profession, or by honors received, service rendered or other accomplishments, has brought honor, recognition and distinction to the Widener University School of Law. Taishoff graduated from Widener’s Delaware campus. The retired Naval officer oversees the Taishoff Family Foundation, which committed a $1.2 million gift – the largest in the school’s history – to Widener Law in 2009. Taishoff is a member of the Dean’s National Advisory Council and annually speaks to <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/OtherDelawareOrganizations/MilitaryLawSociety.aspx\">Military Law Society</a> students. He is also a strong supporter of the school’s <a href=\"/Academics/ClinicalProgramsandProfessionalTraining/Clinics/VeteransLawClinic.aspx\">Veterans Law Clinic</a>.<br><br>The <strong>Outstanding Service Award</strong> was presented to Damian S. Jackson, Esq. ’96. The service award is given for outstanding alumni service to the law school as a whole, to a particular concentration within the school, or to the legal profession. Jackson graduated from Widener’s Delaware campus and he is secretary to the school’s alumni association, serves on the Dean’s Minority Alumni Advisory Committee and mentors a first-year law student. Jackson is a resident of Philadelphia.<br><br>The <strong>Lifetime Service Award</strong> was given to Judge Charles P. Mirarchi Jr. Mirarchi was a founding member of the law school’s early parents’ association and helped to launch a decades-long effort to offer students more than their money’s worth by supplementing the law school’s resources with the philanthropic support needed to buy library books, renovate facilities and hire distinguished faculty. He has been a strident financial supporter, including his work to establish and fund the Charles P. Mirarchi Sr. Memorial Scholarship, given annually in honor of his father. He is a member of the school’s Board of Overseers and taught Pennsylvania practice as an adjunct professor from 1974 to 1999. He founded and continues to actively participate in Widener Law’s Pennsylvania Bar Induction Ceremony, helping to usher hundreds, if not thousands, of alumni into the ranks of proud legal professionals in the Commonwealth.<br><br>The school awarded four <strong>Widener Law Legacy Awards</strong>, including two given posthumously. The awards went to:<br><br>A. Charles Peruto Sr., Esq., who worked tirelessly to help the school secure American Bar Association accreditation and has been a continued generous supporter. He is the patriarch of a family that now includes six Widener Law graduates in two generations. Peruto taught as an adjunct faculty member on the Delaware campus from 1980 to 1994.<br><br>Alexander V. Sarcione Sr., Esq., who also provided great leadership in the school’s efforts to gain accreditation and raise funds. He is the father of one Widener Law graduate and he continues to memorialize a second son, whose tragic death in 1976 while enrolled at the law school, galvanized the family’s commitment to Widener and led to the Alexander V. Sarcione Jr. Memorial Award and Scholarship, given annually.<br><br>The late Judge G. Fred DiBona, provided leadership, counsel and personal advocacy on behalf of the law school during its founding, establishment and accreditation. A founder of the school’s early parents’ association, he traveled to Hawaii in 1974 to speak in favor of the school gaining accreditation. He remained active in the life of the law school, including serving as a judge in competitions – including one that now bears his name.<br><br>The late Thomas S. Lodge, Esq. who also traveled on the law school’s behalf to an ABA accreditation meeting in Chicago as a representative of the Delaware bar demonstrating support for the school. He went on to serve as a Widener University trustee and as chairman of the law school Board of Overseers. He has been memorialized through the Thomas Lodge Memorial Scholarship, which is given annually to students demonstrating commitment to public interest legal services.<br><br>Finally, the school has given its <strong>Outstanding Recent Alumna Award</strong> to Corinne M. Foley Esq. ’06 of Naples, Fla.. Foley was unable to attend the gala in Philadelphia. Her award recognizes work by a recent graduate who shows energy and dedication as a community leader or provides invaluable service to the Widener University School of Law. Foley, a Delaware campus graduate, held various leadership positions in the <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/StudentBarAssociationDelaware.aspx\">Student Bar Association</a> while at the law school and was founder and president of the school’s Military Law Society.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'on', NULL, ''),
(616, 'Delaware Journal of Corporate Law Receives Top Rankings', '2010-04-19', 'The 2010 Washington and Lee Law Review Rankings rank the <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/DelawareJournalofCorporateLaw.aspx\">Delaware Journal of Corporate Law</a> 2nd in the category of Corporations &amp; Associations, trailing only the <em>Yale Journal on Regulation</em>. In addition, the Journal reached 4th in the Commercial Law category. <em>The Delaware Journal of Corporate Law</em> was ranked 11th overall out of 431 specialized law reviews.<br><br>“The Washington &amp; Lee rankings of the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law are a measure of the high quality of the articles published in the Journal and are the product of years of hard work by the members of its editorial boards,” says Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/BarnettLarryD.aspx\">Larry D. Barnett.</a><br><br>“Everyone at the Journal is proud of the latest Washington and Lee rankings. The Journal has consistently been ranked in the top tier of student edited specialty journals and we are glad to be able to continue that tradition,” states <em>Delaware Journal of Corporate Law Volume XXXV</em> Editor-in-Chief William M. Alleman.<br><br>“Producing three issues each year entails a lot of work, but it is rewarding to know that the articles we work on influence the way professors, practitioners, and courts across the country understand current topics in corporate and business law,” says Alleman, concluding, “Students at Widener are fortunate to have the opportunity to be a part of an organization like the Journal.”<br><br>The entire Widener Law community congratulates the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law and its Editorial Board on their outstanding achievements!<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(617, 'Widener Women’s Law Caucus honors Associate Professor Dana Harrington Conner', '2010-04-20', '<img class=\"FloatRight\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/DanaHarrington235.jpg\" width=\"235\" height=\"283\" alt=\"DanaHarrington235\">The <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/OtherDelawareOrganizations/WomensLawCaucus.aspx\">Women’s Law Caucus</a> on the law school’s Delaware campus has given its second-annual Women’s Advocate Award to Associate Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/HarringtonConnerDana.aspx\">Dana Harrington Conner</a>.<br><br>The award honors an individual for his or her achievement and contributions that directly advance women in the legal profession and advocate for women in the community. It was given April 6 during a reception in the Barristers’ Club.<br><br>Harrington Conner directs the <a href=\"/Academics/ClinicalProgramsandProfessionalTraining/Clinics/DelawareCivilLawClinic.aspx\">Delaware Civil Clinic</a> at Widener Law, where she supervises students admitted to the limited practice of law with a primary focus on providing representation to survivors of domestic violence. She teaches in the areas of domestic violence, violence against women and professional responsibility.<br><br>Early in her career, Harrington Conner became one of the first attorneys in Delaware to represent domestic violence victims seeking civil protections from their abusers. During her term as the domestic violence attorney for Delaware Volunteer Legal Services she assisted countless victims in obtaining protection from abuse orders. She went on to become managing attorney of DVLS in 1996 and joined the full-time faculty at Widener Law in 2004. <br><br>As an advocate for the rights of battered women, Harrington Conner serves on the Delaware Domestic Violence Coordinating Council and co-chairs the Fatal Incident Review Team, which reviews deaths that occur as the result of domestic violence.<br><br>She earned her bachelor of arts degree from the University of South Carolina in 1989 and her law degree from Widener Law in 1992.<br><br>“Professor Harrington Conner has dedicated her career to helping improve the lives of hundreds, if not thousands, of women as they seek lives free from violence and fear,” said Kim Everhart, president of the Women’s Law Caucus. “She is an inspiration to women throughout the legal profession and even more so to those of us who aspire to be part of that profession.”<br><br>The Women’s Law Caucus promotes the advancement of women in law school, the legal community and greater society by providing both male and female Widener students a variety of enriching personal and professional opportunities on and off campus.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(618, 'Widener Law’s Legal Writing Professors Earn Several Scholarship Grants', '2010-04-20', '<img class=\"FloatRight\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/LegalWritingAwardsPromo235.jpg\" width=\"235\" height=\"287\" alt=\"LegalWritingAwardsPromo235\">The <a title=\"Association of Legal Writing Directors\" href=\"http://www.alwd.org/index.html\">Association of Legal Writing Directors</a> and the <a href=\"http://www.lwionline.org/index.html\" title=\"Legal Writing Institute\">Legal Writing Institute</a> recently announced the winners of the 2010 LWI-ALWD Summer Research Grants after evaluating 21 applications. The ALWD and LWI jointly fund scholarship grants each summer to selected members of legal writing community who have shown an interest in, and commitment to, producing scholarship. Four of the seven grants awarded went to legal writing professors at Widener Law School.<br><br>Delaware Legal Writing Professors <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/KehnerAlisonDonahue.aspx\">Alison Donahue Kehner</a> &amp; <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/RobinsonMaryAnn.aspx\">Mary Ann Robinson</a> received an ALWD grant for their proposal, “Mission Impossible, Mission Accomplished, or Mission In Progress?:  An Empirical Study of the Professionalism Movement in American Law Schools,” as did Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/SbargeJeanK.aspx\">Jean K. Sbarge</a> for “No Swedish Bikini Team Screensavers:  Teaching Professionalism in the Legal Writing Classroom and Beyond.”<br><br>In Harrisburg, Legal Writing Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/LearJenniferM.aspx\">Jennifer Lear</a> received one of the Lexis Nexis backed grants for her proposal, “Plain English for Legal Writing Professors:  Creating Legal Writers Through Six Traits Instruction and Assessment,” and Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/SmithAmanda.aspx\">Amanda Smith</a> received an AWLD grant for “Preparing for Practice from Behind the Bench.”<br><br>LexisNexis generously agreed to donate $10,000 this year to promote two of the scholarship projects by legal writing professors, while LWI and ALWD agreed to invest an additional $25,000 to promote these projects. Each recipient will receive a $5,000 scholarship grant.<br><br>“The LWI grant will allow me to explore how we can best teach students to become lawyers,” said Professor Amanda Smith, adding, “Recently, I developed and taught a course on judicial opinion writing. While teaching the course, I realized that one of the best ways to teach students to assume their roles as attorneys is to have them assume the roles of judges.”<br><br>The Association of Legal Writing Directors is a non-profit professional association bringing together directors of legal writing programs from law schools throughout the United States, Canada, and Australia. Boasting more than 200 members representing more than 150 law schools, the ALWD seeks to support the administration of legal writing programs, enhance the leadership abilities of legal writing professionals, and support research and scholarship in the discipline of legal writing.<br><br>A non-profit organization that supports efforts to improve legal writing through discussion, scholarship, research, and analysis, the Legal Writing Institute has more than 2,100 members representing 38 different countries. The organization is based at the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(619, 'Wills for Heroes Program Helps First Responders Prepare Wills', '2010-04-21', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 400px; margin: 4px;\">\n\n\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623891115408%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623891115408%2F&amp;set_id=72157623891115408&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623891115408%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623891115408%2F&amp;set_id=72157623891115408&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n\n</div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVolunteers drafted 62 wills for Dauphin County first responders in Harrisburg during the Wills for Heroes event held on Saturday, April 17, 2010. Widener Law also became the official Delaware Affiliate of the National Wills for Heroes Foundation with the Delaware campus hosting a similar event in which volunteer attorneys and Widener Law students prepared 33 wills in addition to other important documents such as Health Care Directives and Living Wills.<br><br>The <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/TrialAdvocacyHonorSocietyHarrisburg.aspx\">Harrisburg Trial Advocacy Society</a> organized and sponsored the event, which took place for the first time at a Pennsylvania law school on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event was located in the main law building on the Harrisburg campus. The Barrister’s Club served as the location for the Delaware campus Wills for Hero event. Law student Damiano del Pino was instrumental in launching the event in Delaware. Having helped at a Wills for Heroes event in New Jersey, he brought the idea of becoming the official affiliate to the law school administration on the Delaware campus.<br><br>In Harrisburg, Over 30 students, 20 attorneys and three professors – <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/WilliamsStarla.aspx\">Starla J.Williams</a>, <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/AnthonDionneE.aspx\">Dionne E. Anthon</a>, and <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/SmithAmanda.aspx\">Amanda Smith</a> - volunteered their time to draft wills for first responders, including police officers, firemen, EMT personnel, and other individuals who are also included in that category.<br><br>Participation on the Delaware campus was also impressive. “John Kitchen, <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/MirkayNicholasA.aspx\">Nick Mirkay</a>, <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/JohnsonLeslieA.aspx\">Leslie Johnson</a>, Mary Allen, Tammy Graham, Dom del Pino, Jim Hampton, Gary Berg and <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/ReedThomasJ.aspx\">Tom Reed</a> all played major, major roles in this wonderful event.  Our wonderful students couldn\'t have been more helpful,” said Special Programs Coordinator Connie Sweeney.<br><br>In Harrisburg, Dunkin Donuts, Bagel Lover’s Café, and the Atlanta Bread company donated breakfast, while Christopher’s subs and Olive Garden provided lunch. The event was advertised throughout the Dauphin County area by the EMS Federation, local bar associations, and by the students through e-mail. The first responders were given a website where the appointment scheduler was located which enabled them to sign up online.<br><br>Hillary Prutzman, a member of executive board of the Harrisburg Trial Advocacy Society who helped organize the Harrisburg event said, \"I am extremely appreciative that Widener University had the honor and opportunity to become involved in such a great event. Wills for Heroes gives back to those individuals who risk their lives every day. The event was truly a success, we had great a turnout across the board with attorneys, students and professors. I would just like to thank everyone who attended the event because without them we would not have been able to make this event such a success.”<br><br>Originally founded by Anthony Hayes, a partner at Nelson Mullins Riley and Scarborough, LLP, in Columbia, South Carolina, after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks to present first responders with wills at no cost, the <a href=\"http://www.willsforheroes.org/index.html\" title=\"Wills for Heroes Foundation\">Wills for Heroes Foundation</a> has spread to communities across the nation.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(620, 'Guest Speaker Lectures on Health Care Fraud and Abuse', '2010-04-21', '<div style=\"float:right; width: 400px; margin: 4px;\">\n\n\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623903593352%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623903593352%2F&amp;set_id=72157623903593352&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623903593352%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623903593352%2F&amp;set_id=72157623903593352&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n\n\n</div>\n\n\n\nThe <a href=\"/Academics/Institutes/LawandGovernmentInstitute.aspx\">Law and Government Institute</a> hosted Neely Sharp Griffith, Esq. of Jones Walker on Monday, April 19, 2010. Griffith gave a lecture, entitled “Health Care Fraud and Abuse in an Era of Reform” from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the main law building.<br><br>The presentation focused on types of health care abuse, tools to fight abuse, changes to the new health care reform, and the industry impact. Griffith suggested that the most common types of health care fraud include billing for items or services not rendered, duplicate billing, billing for medically unnecessary services, “upcoding”, “unbundling,” false cost reports, physician self referrals, and financial arrangements between hospitals and hospital-based physicians not in compliance with the law.<br><br>Griffith explained that it is important to deter health care fraud because approximately $68 billion is lost per year to health care fraud. In 2008, $10 million was lost in the Medicare program alone. Fraud against both public and private health plans is estimated to be around $72-$220 billion annually.<br><br>The federal government has created many tools to combat fraud and abuse such as statutes including the False Claims Act, Civil Monetary Penalties Statute, Self-Referral/Stark Amendments, Anti-Kickback statute, Medicaid False Claims Statute, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Additionally, the government has created agencies to fight health care fraud, including the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program, Medicare Integrity Program, Beneficiary Incentive Program, Medicare Fraud Strike Forces, and the National Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Team (“HEAT”). <br><br>The government has also increased the consequences of committing health care fraud. If a civil charge is brought then there are civil fines and injunctions. If a company is brought to suit under criminal charges then they may face asset forfeiture, criminal fines, or incarceration. When administration penalties are given, then the company is suspended from Medicare payments or may be excluded from participation in Medicare/Medicaid. Griffith suggested this is a “death sentence” for most insurance companies because this is where a large percentage of their profits come from.<br><br>Griffith explained that one of the changes that Health Care reform includes is the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 that was signed by President Obama on May 20, 2009. This act significantly expands the federal government’s power to prosecute fraud against the government. Another important Health Care reform that she discussed included the Anti-Kickback Statute that relaxed the intent requirement and allowed an Anti-Kickback Statute violation to be the basis for a False Claim Act liability.  The revisions for this act became effective on March 23, 2010.  These are just a few of many changes in the Health Care reform concerning fraud and abuse that were discussed.<br><br>Griffith concluded by indicating her concerns for the industry impact of the new Health Care reform. She feels that although the reform provides an effective and significant change, it also creates some unintentional pitfalls. The cost of compliance has greatly increased. Also, some of the violations, such as retentions of overpayments past 60 days may lead to FCA liability amd create severe repercussions. <br><br>Neely Sharp Griffith is a partner in the Business and Commercial Litigation Practice Group and a member of the Corporate Investigations &amp; White Collar Defense practice at Jones Walker in New Orleans, Louisiana. A graduate of Rhodes College, Griffith earned her J.D., magna cum laude, from Tulane University Law School in 2002.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(621, 'Widener Law professor honored with humanitarian award', '2010-04-21', '<div style=\"float:right; width: 400px; margin: 4px;\">\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623909646760%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623909646760%2F&amp;set_id=72157623909646760&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623909646760%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623909646760%2F&amp;set_id=72157623909646760&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n\n</div>\n\n\nWidener Law Associate Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/MirkayNicholasA.aspx\">Nicholas A. Mirkay III</a> was recently honored with the Red Ribbon Humanitarian Award, given by the Delaware HIV Consortium. The award was presented at the consortium’s sixth-annual WOW Awards Celebration held Saturday, April 17 at The Clarion Hotel in New Castle.<br><br>The awards event recognizes corporate and individual excellence for philanthropy, volunteerism, fundraising and community leadership in the field of HIV/AIDS. The humanitarian award in particular recognizes an individual who is dedicated to improving the consortium and the community by volunteering his or her services and talents.<br><br>The Delaware HIV Consortium is dedicated to eliminating the spread of HIV/AIDS and to creating a seamless continuum of care for all people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS in Delaware. Mirkay served as a member of its board of trustees from 2005 to 2007 and he recently provided the organization with pro bono legal services to ensure its continued eligibility for federal funding.<br><br>A Widener contingent attended the award event in support of Mirkay. Those friends included Associate Professors <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/KellyAliciaBrokars.aspx\">Alicia B. Kelly</a>, <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/KristlKennethT.aspx\">Kenneth T. Kristl</a>, <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/JohnsonLeslieA.aspx\">Leslie A. Johnson</a>, and <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/HarringtonConnerDana.aspx\">Dana Harrington Conner</a> and students Damiano Del Pino and Katie O’Connell. <br><br>Mirkay, a Wilmington, Del. resident, joined the Widener Law Delaware campus faculty in 2003. Before that, he worked 11 years as a tax and business lawyer. He teaches in the areas of federal income tax, nonprofit organizations, business organizations and wills and trusts, and he writes predominantly about legal and governance issues regarding tax-exempt nonprofit organizations. Mirkay regularly advises and assists nonprofit organizations in Delaware and Pennsylvania on federal and state formation and tax-exemption issues. He currently serves as chair of the Food Bank of Delaware board of directors and is a member of the Delaware Tax Institute planning committee. He holds a law degree from the University of Missouri – Columbia School of Law in 1992 and an LL.M. in taxation from Georgetown University Law Center.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, '');
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(622, 'Widener Law Celebrates the Retirement of Professor Reed', '2010-04-22', '<div style=\"float:right; width: 400px; margin: 4px;\">\n\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623903891942%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623903891942%2F&amp;set_id=72157623903891942&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623903891942%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623903891942%2F&amp;set_id=72157623903891942&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n\n</div>\n\n\n\n\n\n“It is my distinct joy and pleasure to open up this celebration of your tenure with us,” said Dean <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/AmmonsLinda.aspx\">Linda L. Ammons</a> to Taishoff Professor of Law <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/ReedThomasJ.aspx\">Thomas J. Reed</a> as he took his seat of honor at the front of the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom on the evening of Tuesday, April 20th. She noted that while Professor Reed will not be around quite as often, he will remain as the Taishoff Professor of Law for the next year.<br><br>Associate Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/JohnsonLeslieA.aspx\">Leslie A. Johnson</a> followed Dean Ammons to the podium and thanked those who helped put the program together, including Dean Ammons, Vice Dean <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/KellyJPatrick.aspx\">Patrick Kelly</a>, Dottie Hemphill, Connie Sweeney, <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/NicholsNathanielC.aspx\">Nick Nichols</a>, Nancy Ravert-Ward, <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/HakesRussellA.aspx\">Russ Hakes</a>, and student Damiano del Pino. She then introduced Nathaniel C. Nichols, Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Clinical Programs. Nichols spoke of the great influence that Professor Reed has had, particularly through the <a href=\"/Academics/ClinicalProgramsandProfessionalTraining/Clinics/VeteransLawClinic.aspx\">Veterans Law Clinic</a>. He related a story from the past weekend’s accepted applicants visit, stating, “Three applicants came up to me and said the reason they chose to come to Widener Law was the Veterans’ Law Clinic.”<br><br>Damiano del Pino, the outgoing President of the <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/OtherDelawareOrganizations/MilitaryLawSociety.aspx\">Military Law Society</a> and next year’s <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/StudentBarAssociationDelaware.aspx\">Delaware Student Bar Association</a> President, spoke next, observing, “Professor Reed taught me a lot about paying attention to detail.” He also touched on Professor Reed’s incredible memory and his knowledge of a broad range of subjects. General Frank Ianni of the Civil War Round Table of Wilmington, Inc. took the podium next. He spoke of Professor Reed’s passion for Civil War history, joking, “Tom knows the movement of every General every day of the war. He knows what they ate for breakfast . . .”<br><br>Several others spoke of their fond memories of Professor Reed as well, including two students participating in the Veterans Law Clinic. Clinic student Meryl M. Peterman called Professor Reed “a great advocate and teacher,” and described working with him as “one of the best parts of my law school career.” Susan Saidel, Esq., Supervising Attorney for the Veterans Law Clinic branch in Media, PA, and Gary Berg, Esq., a staff attorney for the Veterans Law Clinic both spoke of Professor Reed as a mentor and tireless advocate for veterans.<br><br>At the conclusion of the formal portion of the program, Professor Johnson quizzed Professor Reed, a longtime Notre Dame football fan, on the events of the “game of the century,” a 10 to 10 tie between Notre Dame and Michigan State played on November 19th, 1966. She then presented him with a retrospective on the greatest games in Big Ten football history and a Michigan State sweatshirt.<br><br>During her closing remarks, Dean Ammons asked Widener University President James T. Harris III for his remarks, and he said to Professor Reed, “The work that you’ve done with veterans is outstanding.” Longtime Harrisburg Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/GedidJohnL.aspx\">John L. Gedid</a> also praised Professor Reed for the example he set to the Harrisburg campus in its early years. Dean Ammons closed by noting that Professor Reed’s status as the first Taishoff Professor of Law served as the measure of his legacy.<br><br>A reception followed the event and allowed individuals to share their memories and recollections of Professor Reed’s years of service to Widener Law.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(623, 'Professor John Culhane to Blog for Equality Forum 2010', '2010-04-26', '<img width=\"235\" height=\"259\" alt=\"CulhaneEqualityForum2010Promo235\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/CulhaneEqualityForum2010Promo235.jpg\" class=\"FloatRight\">From Monday, April 26th through Sunday, May 2nd, Philadelphia will play host once again to Equality Forum, “the largest annual national and international GLBT civil rights forum.” Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/CulhaneJohnG.aspx\">John G. Culhane</a>, Director of Widener Law’s <a href=\"/Academics/Institutes/HealthLawInstitute.aspx\">Health Law Institute</a>, will serve <a title=\"WordinEdgewise\" href=\"http://wordinedgewise.org/?p=1053\">as the official blogger</a> for the event for the second consecutive year.<br><br>Professor Culhane will be reporting on a range of panels, speakers, and events to take place as part of Equality Forum. As he writes on WordInEdgewise, “Once again, I will be the “official” and very busy blogger for Equality Forum. Although I won’t be able to cover almost every single session as I did last year, I do expect to hit many of them, including panels on transgender issues, legal developments, LGBT history, and several of the many Saturday programs.”<br><br>\"I did spend some time as a journalist - pretty far down on the food chain - before attending law school, and I always got a charge out of the immediacy of news reporting,\" says Professor Culhane, adding, “Blogging this kind of event gives me a chance to do some of that, and to meet and question some leading figures. Last year, it was Rev. Gene Robinson and San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, among others. This year, I expect to be able to interview attorney David Boies of Bush v. Gore fame. He and former opponent Ted Olson are litigating the ban on same-sex marriage, and the case is expected to end up in the Supreme Court. I think I have a question or two he\'s not yet been asked.”<br><br>\"While attending last year\'s Equality Forum, I was reminded that people will sometimes say and discuss things that they might be less willing to sit down and write, so you get immediacy and candor that make for great stories,” observes Professor Culhane. He also believes that chronicling the events can serve a long-term purpose as well. “Sometimes, I\'ve heard statements that sounded great -- like one panelist\'s comment last year that the Employment Non-Discrimination Act would come up for debate and a vote within a few months - but that didn\'t turn out to be true. So my blog creates a record against which we can then test future developments,\" he says.<br><br>To follow along with Professor Culhane’s experiences, take a look at his blog, <a title=\"WordInEdgewise\" href=\"http://wordinedgewise.org/\">WordInEdgewise</a>, where he will post daily updates.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(624, 'Alumni Gather for the Wilmington Alumni Chapter Happy Hour', '2010-04-27', '<div style=\"float: right; margin: 4px; width: 400px;\">\n\n\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623826554569%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623826554569%2F&amp;set_id=72157623826554569&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623826554569%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623826554569%2F&amp;set_id=72157623826554569&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n\n</div>\n\n\n\n\n\nA group of nearly 25 alumni gathered at Public House on North Market Street in Wilmington, DE on Thursday evening, April 22nd for a happy hour.  The event provided an opportunity for all to have fun, reconnect, and network.  Future happy hours will be scheduled in the area so please plan to join us.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'on', NULL, ''),
(625, 'Legal Methods Faculty Present at the 5th Semiannual DVLWC', '2010-04-28', '<span>Several of Widener’s Legal Methods professors presented at the Fifth Semiannual Meeting of the Delaware Valley Legal Writing Consortium held at Villanova University School of Law on April 28, 2010. The theme of the conference was dealing with difficult students.<br><br>Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/KingSusanA.aspx\">Susan King</a> gave a talk entitled \"Why Is This Student Different From All Other Students: The Passover Seder as a Metaphor for Teaching to Different Learners.\" Professors <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/KehnerAlisonDonahue.aspx\">Alison Kehner</a> and <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/RobinsonMaryAnn.aspx\">Mary Ann Robinson</a> spoke about “Overly Needy Students: Dealing with Students Who Resist Working Independently.” </span>\r\n		<br>', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(626, 'Awards Ceremony Honors Outstanding Delaware Students', '2010-04-28', '<div style=\"margin: 4px; float: right; width: 400px;\">\n\n\n\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623944452728%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623944452728%2F&amp;set_id=72157623944452728&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed width=\"400\" height=\"300\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623944452728%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623944452728%2F&amp;set_id=72157623944452728&amp;jump_to=\"></embed></object>\n\n</div>\n\n\n\n“I’m delighted to welcome all of you this afternoon to this wonderful event,” said Widener Law Dean <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/AmmonsLinda.aspx\">Linda L. Ammons</a> as she opened the Annual Student Awards Ceremony for the Delaware campus on Wednesday, April 21st, 2010. The ceremony took place in a packed Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom.<br><br>Ammons thanked the award recipients, saying, “These students are the heart of this law school.” She thanked the parents, spouses, families, law school donors, and alumni in attendance for all that they do and implored the students, “Continue to strive for excellence in all you do, and continue to help those in need.\"<br><br>During the ceremony, Associate Dean for the <a href=\"/CampusLife/AdvisingandCounseling/OfficeofStudentAffairsDelaware.aspx\">Office of Student Affairs</a> <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/GoldbergSusanL.aspx\">Susan Goldberg</a> and Legal Writing Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/BrownMaryann.aspx\">Maryann Brown</a> read off the names of the Scholarship recipients, Director of Bar Programs <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/YarbroughMicahJ.aspx\">Micah J. Yarborough</a> announced the fellowships and commercial bar review awards, and Assistant Dean for the Office of Student Affairs <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/LuceEdmundB.aspx\">Edmund B. Luce</a> and Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/EakinAlice.aspx\">Alice Eakin</a> announced the Achievement Awards.<br><br>Angela C. Whitesell received the Dean’s Award, which 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. A <a href=\"/Academics/ClinicalProgramsandProfessionalTraining/Externships/WolcottFellowships.aspx\">Wolcott Fellow</a> and Research Editor for the <a href=\"/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/DelawareJournalofCorporateLaw.aspx\">Delaware Journal of Corporate Law</a>, Whitesell regularly achieved Dean’s List status during her time at Widener Law.<br><br>The President’s Award, 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, went to David B. DiDonato. Widener University President James T. Harris III presented the award to David, saying, “Continue the good work that you’re doing. We’re so proud of you.”<br><br>A complete listing of the awards follows.<br><br><strong>Award Recipients</strong><br><br><strong>Scholarships</strong><br><em>Alfred Avins Memorial Scholarship</em>: Thomas J. Hogans<br><em>Bank of America Scholarship</em>: Keith M. Horner<br><em>The Howard M. Berg Scholarship</em>: Michael J. Follett<br><em>The E. Wallace Chadwick Memorial Scholarship</em>: Kelly C. Pickhaver and William C. Pietroangelo <br><em>The Harvey Alan Chernoff Memorial Scholarship</em>: Daniel P. Robinson<br><em>The Esther F. Clark Memorial Scholarship</em>: William M. Alleman Jr.<br><em>The Honorable Joseph W. deFuria Scholarship</em>: James J. McCarrie II<br><em>Delaware Association of Lawyers’ Spouses Scholarship</em>: Agatha C. Mingos<br><em>The Honorable William Duffy Memorial Scholarship</em>: Jessica L. Boyer<br><em>Friends of Widener University School of Law Scholarship</em>: Kyle F. Dunkle<br><em>The Honey F. Golby Memorial Scholarship</em>: Geoffrey R. Myers and Dawn Kurtz Crompton<br><em>The Fairfax Leary, Jr. Memorial Scholarship</em>: Andrew J. Rennick<br><em>The Paul Isaac Leiter Memorial Scholarship</em>: Alisha G. Moses<br><em>The Thomas S. Lodge Memorial Scholarship</em>: Tanya S. Sellers<br><em>The Bruce M. and Elizabeth M. Monroe Endowed Scholarship</em>: Angelique R. Fahey and Rodney M. Taneyhill<br><em>Pennsylvania Bar Foundation Minority Scholarship</em>: Ancy P. Oommen<br><em>Pennsylvania Bar Foundation Scholarship</em>: Michael J. Follett<br><em>The Angelina and Victor Piccone Memorial Scholarship</em>: Deanene V. Berry<br><em>Dean Anthony J. Santoro Scholarship</em>: Charles M. Gibbs<br><em>The Alexander V. Sarcione, Jr. Scholarship</em>: Jonathan M. Harrar<br><em>William I. Schaffer Memorial Scholarship</em>: Daniel W. Whitney<br><em>The Taishoff Family Endowed Scholarship</em>: Richard C. Kohler<br><em>The John C. Warrington Memorial Scholarship</em>: Morrison K. Fairbairn<br><br><strong>Fellowships</strong><br><em>The Chadwick Constitutional Education Fellowship</em>: Nicole L. Phillps and James J. McCarrie II<br><em>The Domestic Violence Research and Advocacy Fellowship</em>: Ashley L. Tito<br><em>The DuPont Public Interest Fellowships</em>: Lucienne M. Pulliam and Lauren M. O’Connell<br><em>The Josiah Oliver Wolcott Fellowships</em>: William M. Alleman Jr., Ryan C. Cicoski, Suzanne O. Lufadeju, Brett T. Norton, and Angela C. Whitesell.<br><br><strong>Commercial Bar Review Awards</strong><br><em>Barbri of Pennsylvania and New Jersey</em>: Andrew M. Bell, James J. McCarrie II, and Vazken A. Zerounian<br><em>Kaplan PMBR</em>: Jessica L. Boyer<br><em>Themis Bar Review</em>: Christina M. Marinakis<br><br><strong>Achievement Awards</strong>\n<em>The Honorable Helen S. Balick Award</em>: Paul R. Brazil<br><em>The Howard M. Berg Award</em>: Benjamin A. Smyth<br><em>The William J. Conner Memorial Award for Administrative Law</em>: Cristopher J. Costello<br><em>The Nicole Cullison Memorial Award</em>: Michael Paich<br><em>The Honorable Joseph W. deFuria Award</em>: Dawn Kurtz Crompton<br><em>The Judge J. Cullen Ganey Criminal Procedure Award</em>: William M. Alleman Jr.<br><em>The Graham Foundation Award</em>: Robert Bailey Jr.<br><em>GreenWatch Institute Scholarship Award in Memory of Jerry Shields</em>: Richard G. Scott<br><em>GreenWatch Institute Award in Memory of Charles J. Zencey</em>: Corey J. Bolander<br><em>The Reed Hamilton Memorial Award</em>: Kristopher A. Kachline<br><em>The Zelda K. Herrmann Memorial Cup Award</em>: Ashley L. Tito<br><em>The Patricia N. Holston Memorial Award for Public Interest Pro Bono Service</em>: Lauren M. O’Connell<br><em>International Academy of Trial Lawyers Award</em>: Caroline G. Jones<br><em>Lindsay Law Library Award</em>: Ryan S. Carlson and Andrew J. Rennick<br><em>The Thomas P. Lomax and Nicholas Theodore Memorial Award</em>: Jennifer L. Dryer<br><em>The Most Promising Civil Litigator Award</em>: Periann Doko<br><em>The Lucinda Peipher Memorial Award</em>: Mary J. Larkin<br><em>The Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association James J. Manderino Award for Trial Advocacy</em>: Michael D. DiCindio<br><em>The Alexander V. Sarcione, Jr. Memorial Award</em>: Marian Akrami<br><em>The Dean Arthur A. Weeks Outstanding Service Award</em>: Heather C. Brand<br><em>E. John Wherry Jr. Award</em>: Angela W. Friend<br><em>William J. and Ella C. Wolf Award in Real Property Law</em>: Maximillian J. Muller<br><em>Charles J. Zencey Memorial Award</em>: Nicholas S. Jajko<br><br><em>Outstanding Service Awards</em>: Jennifer L. Bailey, Heather C. Brand, Charles M. Gibbs, Sean A. Meluney, Jody S. Roselle, Ashley L. Tito, and Angela C. Whitesell.<br><br><em>Dean’s Minority Student Scholarship</em>: Roshin Thomas', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'on', NULL, ''),
(627, 'Spring Golf Outing Held In Central Pennsylvania', '2010-04-28', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 400px; margin: 4px;\">\n\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623826193745%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623826193745%2F&amp;set_id=72157623826193745&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623826193745%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623826193745%2F&amp;set_id=72157623826193745&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n\n\n</div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFifteen groups of golfers teed off at 8:00 am on Saturday, April 24, 2010, to start the Fourth Annual Alumni and Friends Golf Outing in Central Pennsylvania. <br><br>Throughout the day, participants enjoyed a longest drive skills contest, a hole-in-one contest, and a pot of gold skills contest.  The male and female champions of the longest drive skills contest sponsored by Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires &amp; Newby LLP were Jan Budman ’06 and Steph Olivo, guest of John Olivo ‘98. The prize for each winner was two Philadelphia Phillies tickets donated by the law firm. While there were several close balls, no one won the hole-in-one car sponsored by Sutliff Cadillac HUMMER Saab. Larry Bartel ‘03 was the winner of the pot of gold contest, and one of only four golfers to land on the green during this particular skills contest. All golfers also got a coupon book which included a throw, power ball, and mulligan, to use during the round.<br><br>	The winning team of four golfers with a score of 61 included George Bibikos ’03, December graduate Nicholas Fanelli, student Adam Zei, and student Grant Cannon. Also scoring 61 was a team of five alumni and future alumni, which included Christain Davis ’92, Timothy Yuncker ’96, and students Willie Gabler, Hunter Lewis, and Jim Hoppenjans. Finishing with scores of 62 were the foursome of Greg Mills ’03, Nate Guinta ’03, Jeff Watson ’03, and Matt Monaghan ’05, and a team comprised of Corey Mowrey ‘09, Todd Rothermel ‘09, and guest Don Murray. <br><br>At the post-outing luncheon sponsored by Buchanan Ingersoll and Rooney PC, event participants enjoyed a door prize drawing, raffle drawing, and 50/50 drawing. Businesses and organizations across the state donated items for both the raffle and door prize drawings. Winners of the door prizes went home with prizes such as sporting event tickets, amusement park passes, theatre tickets, golf apparel, and admission to local attractions among others. Those who purchased raffle tickets had the opportunity to go home with one of fourteen items including gift certificates to restaurants, cosmetic gift baskets, spa services, a canoe trip, a golf club, an overnight stay and breakfast for two at Bedford Springs Resort, and three Philadelphia Philles tickets. Jan Budman ’06 was the winner of the 50/50 drawing. Proceeds from the golf outing benefited the Widener Law Scholarship Fund.<br><br>The Office of alumni relations would not only like to extend a thank you to our event sponsors, but also to alumni committee members George Bibikos ‘03, Scott Blissman ‘97, Sarah Brown ‘05, Jan Budman ‘06, Christian Davis ‘92, Christina Fisher’08, Deryck Henry ‘95, Paul Ruffolo ‘05, and Brandon Pierce ’09, for their support. Additionally, thank you to event volunteers Catherine Dotto ‘09, Paula Heider, and Kyle Schaeffer, as well as Todd Lineburger, Judy McLaughlin, and Deborah McCreery.<br><br><strong>Of Counsel Sponsors</strong><br>	Buchanan Ingersoll &amp; Rooney PC<br>	Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires &amp; Newby LLP<br>	ProActive Settlement Solutions<br><br><strong>Partner Sponsors:</strong><br>	Geiger &amp; Loria Reporting Service<br>	K&amp;L Gates LLP<br>	Page Wolfberg &amp; Wirth, LLC<br>	Lightman Welby Stoltenberg and Caputo, Attorneys at Law<br><br><strong>Other Donations:</strong><br><a href=\"http://alumni.widener.edu/Page.aspx?pid=333\" title=\"Complete List of Donations\">View all</a> businesses and organizations who made a donation.  <br><br>	If you would like to share your comments about this year’s golf outing or would like to join the committee for the fifth annual golf outing, please contact Ashley Barton, Assistant Director of Alumni Relations &amp; Development, at <a href=\"mailto:anbarton@widener.edu\">anbarton@widener.edu</a> or 717-541-3974.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'on', NULL, ''),
(628, 'Widener Women’s Network – DE Chapter', '2010-04-29', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 400px; margin: 4px;\">\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623957386558%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623957386558%2F&amp;set_id=72157623957386558&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623957386558%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623957386558%2F&amp;set_id=72157623957386558&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n</div>\n\n\nOn Tuesday, April 27, 2010 Delaware Chapter of the Widener Women\'s Network held a networking luncheon in Wilmington, DE.  The event was sponsored by Katherine Mayer ‘98 at her law firm McCarter &amp; English LLP.  About 36 women gathered in one of the firm’s conference rooms and, with a view of the New Castle County Courthouse across the street, the group networked and enjoyed a meal provided by the firm.<br><br>Delaware Superior Court Judge Jan R. Jurden was the featured speaker. From her seat at the conference table she led a conversational discussion about the challenges of being a female attorney in a profession long dominated by men. She shared tips for ways women can build their client base – drawn from her earlier experience practicing at Young Conaway Stargatt &amp; Taylor LLP – and tips for finding a balance between work and family.<br><br>The judge’s remarks sparked several in attendance to share stories and suggestions for dealing with stereotypes and maneuvering through challenging moments when they may find themselves the only female attorney on a case. <br><br>The group included new and veteran attorneys, those in large firms and solo practitioners. Some were looking to break back into the job market after taking time away to raise children, while others were looking for new job opportunities in Delaware. For some the event offered a chance to reconnect with old friends.<br><br>“These luncheons are great ways for our female alumni to network and bond,” said Nancy Ravert Ward, associate director of <a href=\"/Gateway/Alumni/ContactAlumniRelations.aspx\">alumni relations</a>. “They offer an enjoyable and enlightening break in the day but don’t require a major time commitment. I encourage our alumnae to join us for the next event in their area.”', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'on', NULL, ''),
(629, 'Widener Law distinguished professor receives environmental award', '2010-04-29', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 400px;\'&gt;\" name=\" flashvars=\" value=\" offsite=\" true> <param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623944995560%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623944995560%2F&amp;set_id=72157623944995560&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed>\n</div>\n\nWidener University School of Law is pleased to announce Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/DernbachJohnC.aspx\">John C. Dernbach</a> received the 2010 award for distinguished service to the profession from the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Environmental and Energy Law Section.<br><br>Dernbach, of Camp Hill, received the award on Earth Day, April 22, at a dinner held at the Hilton Harrisburg. The award recognizes extensive academic and professional work and scholarship in the field of environmental law and sustainable development.<br><br>Dernbach, a distinguished professor at Widener, directs the school’s <a href=\"http://blogs.law.widener.edu/envirolawcenter/\" title=\"Environmental Law Center\">Environmental Law Center</a>, the first academic-civic initiative to operate between the Widener Law campus in Harrisburg and the school’s other campus in Wilmington, Del. Launched in October 2009, the center seeks to harness the expertise of Widener’s environmental law faculty for the benefit of students and the public. Working under the motto “Law for Sustainability” the center creates more learning and service opportunities for students and helps public and private decision makers solve legal problems relating to environment, energy and climate change.<br><br>Dernbach’s 2009 book “Agenda for a Sustainable America” is a comprehensive assessment of recent American sustainability efforts based on contributions from academic and other experts from around the country. It also contains recommendations for the next five to 10 years. Dernbach approached the project with the intention of providing a broad framework for moving the United States toward sustainability. In 2006, Dernbach coauthored a successful friend-of-the-court brief to the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of 18 prominent climate scientists in the landmark case of Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency. Another coauthor of that brief, Robert B. McKinstry Jr. of Philadelphia, was a corecipient of the 2010 distinguished service award.<br><br>Dernbach gave the keynote address March 29 at a conference on environmental justice in legal education, held at the University of Warwick Law School in the United Kingdom. His remarks were centered on sustainability and setting the agenda for legal education.<br><br>“I am honored to be recognized by this section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association,” Dernbach said. “The section’s members have known me for as long as 30 years. Climate change and sustainable development are game changing issues. My projects and teaching are a labor of love, but to be honored for this kind of work is especially rewarding.”<br><br>Dernbach teaches and writes in the areas of environmental law, property, international environmental law, climate change, and sustainability and the law. He was quoted prominently in Thomas L. Friedman’s latest book “Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution – and How it Can Renew America.” He joined the Widener Law faculty in 1993. Before that he counseled the mining and waste programs at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and was the primary drafter of several major laws, including Pennsylvania’s recycling legislation. More recently, he was the department’s policy director.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(630, 'Awards Ceremony Honors Outstanding Harrisburg Students', '2010-04-29', '<div style=\"float: right; width: 400px;\">\n\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623944756802%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623944756802%2F&amp;set_id=72157623944756802&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623944756802%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623944756802%2F&amp;set_id=72157623944756802&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n\n\n</div>\n\nWidener Law Dean <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/AmmonsLinda.aspx\">Linda L. Ammons</a> welcomed everyone to the Annual Student Awards Ceremony for the Harrisburg campus on Thursday, April 22nd, 2010. The ceremony took place in room A180 before an audience of family, friends, law school donors, and alumni.<br><br>Ammons called the students being honored “the heart of the law school, and implored them, “Continue to strive for excellence in all you do,” before turning the program over to Dean of Students <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/SealingKeithE.aspx\">Keith E. Sealing</a> for the presentation of awards.<br><br>Alexis Leslie Barbieri, executive deputy attorney general for the state of Pennsylvania, presented the Commonwealth Court Historical Society Judge Alexander F. Barbieri Award to Kyle Applegate, while Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/CozzillioMichaelJ.aspx\">Michael J. Cozzillio</a> presented the John A. Fillion Memorial Award to Kyle Applegate. Stephen Matzura received the Outstanding Law &amp; Government Student Award from <a href=\"/Academics/Institutes/LawandGovernmentInstitute.aspx\">Law &amp; Government Institute</a> Director <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/GedidJohnL.aspx\">John L. Gedid</a>.<br><br>Students Matthew Eyet and Nicole Santo were named co-valedictorians for the Harrisburg campus.<br><br>Elizabeth Marx received the Dean’s Award, which 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.<br><br>Widener University President James T. Harris III presented the President’s Award, 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, to Jacob Sulzer.<br><br>A complete listing of the awards follows.<br><br><strong>Scholarship Awards</strong><br><em>Alfred Avins Memorial Scholarship</em>: Jennifer Malitsch<br><em>George C Blissman, Sr. Memorial Scholarship</em>: Kristin Diller<br><em>Honorable James C. Crumlish Scholarship</em>: David Hickey<br><em>Edmund Dobrowolski Memorial Scholarship</em>: Karin Judge<br><em>Nancy and Howard Finkelman Scholarship</em>: Abby Trovinger<br><em>Honorable Ned L. Hirsh Memorial Scholarship</em>: George Roles<br><em>Pamela K. Karpouzis Memorial Scholarship</em>: Gabriela Raful<br><em>Charles P. Mirarchi, Sr. Memorial Scholarship</em>: Amber Carmo<br><em>Bruce M. &amp; Elizabeth M. Monroe Scholarship</em>: Amber Carmo<br><em>Bernard S. Wildstein Scholarship</em>: Matthew Landis<br><br><strong>Student Achievement Awards:</strong>\n<em><br>ALI-ABA Scholarship &amp; Leadership Award</em>: Brianna Davidson<br><em>James S. Bowman American Inn of Court Award</em>: Nicole Santo<br><em>E. John Wherry, Jr. Award</em>: Matthew Eyet<br><em>International Academy of Trial Lawyers Student Advocacy Award</em>: Grant Cannon<br><em>Legal Research and Writing Award</em>: Matthew Eyet and Abby Trovinger<br><em>Most Promising Civil Litigator Award</em>: Robert Kinnear<br><em>Outstanding Clinical Advocacy Award</em>: Tabitha Phillips<br><em>Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award</em>: Clifford Yannone<br><em>Moot Court Honor Society Outstanding Executive Board Member</em>: Jillian Ayoub<br><em>Trial Advocacy Honor Society Outstanding Executive Board Member</em>: Grant Cannon<br><em>Widener Law Journal Award for Distinguished Legal Scholarship</em>: Elizabeth Marx<br><em>Dean Anthony J. Santoro Outstanding Service Award</em>: Nicole Santo<br><em>Outstanding Service Award</em>: Alina Habba, Andrea Nappi, Hillary Prutzman, Jennifer Malitsch, Alaina Schroeder, Stephen Matzura, Francesca Schultz, Reginald McKoy, Fawn Smith<br><em>Commerical Bar Provider Awards</em>: James Buck, Andrea Guttridge, and Elizabeth Marx <br><em>Distinguished Service Award</em>: Jillian Ayoub', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'on', NULL, ''),
(631, 'Harrisburg Legal Methods Faculty Hosted CLE examining writings of Thurgood Marshall', '2010-05-04', 'On April 14, to commemorate the 55th anniversary of Thurgood Marshall’s oral argument in the landmark case of Brown v. Board of Education (Brown II), four Professors of Legal Methods hosted a two-hour CLE exploring the writings of Thurgood Marshall.  The CLE examined Marshall’s writings as a practitioner, a scholar, and a jurist.<br><br>Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/HemingwayAnnaP.aspx\">Anna Hemingway</a>, the Director of Legal Methods in Harrisburg, started the CLE program by discussing a memo Marshall wrote from Texas in 1941 while he was searching for the right plaintiff to bring a challenge to that state’s all-white primary elections.  Marshall’s zealous search resulted in <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Smith v. Allwright</span>, the U.S. Supreme Court case declaring all-white primaries unconstitutional.  She went on to examine three letters he wrote during the trial in <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Lyons v. Oklahoma</span>, where an African-American was beaten until he confessed to a murder he did not commit.  The memo and the letters revealed Marshall to be an amazing courtroom strategist.  <br><br>Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/WilliamsStarla.aspx\">Starla Williams</a> took an in-depth look at the appellate brief Marshall filed in <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Brown v. Board of Education II</span>.  In <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Brown II</span>, Marshall successfully convinced the Supreme Court to desegregate public schools “with all deliberate speed.”  He used classic legal writing techniques, such as leading with his strongest argument, and using favorable empirical evidence, to persuade the Court.  These writings showcased Marshall to be a brilliant persuasive practitioner.<br><br>Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/LearJenniferM.aspx\">Jennifer Lear</a> went on to consider Marshall’s work as a scholar and examined his 1987 Harvard Law Review article “Commentary: Reflections on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution.” In this article, Marshall was highly critical of the overly celebratory tone of the U.S. Constitution—a document he believed was flawed from the start because of its commitment to preserve slavery.  This article helped establish Marshall as a solicitous scholar and gave the CLE participants the opportunity to examine Marshall’s legacy as a moral activist.<br><br>Finally, Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/FruthAnnElizabeth.aspx\">Ann Fruth</a> reviewed Marshall’s final opinion as a Supreme Court justice—the dissent penned in <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Payne v. Tennessee</span>.  <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Payne v. Tennessee</span> overruled two previous Supreme Court opinions and held that witness-impact statements were admissible in the sentencing phase of death penalty cases.  In a scathing dissent, Marshall criticized the Court’s disregard for <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">stare decisis</span>.  His dissent solidified his commitment to fairness and equality for all in the courts, and confirmed him to be a most just jurist.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(632, 'Law grads gather for a Philadelphia area happy hour', '2010-05-06', '<div style=\"width: 400px; float: right;\">\r\n				<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623882648191%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623882648191%2F&amp;set_id=72157623882648191&amp;jump_to=\">\n<param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\">\n<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\">\n<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623882648191%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623882648191%2F&amp;set_id=72157623882648191&amp;jump_to=\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"></embed></object>\n</div>\n\n\n\n\nOn Wednesday, May 5, 2010 James Elam \'97 and Everette Scott \'94 hosted an alumni happy hour at The American Pub in Philadelphia.  More than 40 alumni attended and class years ranged from the first graduating class of 1975 to our most recent 2009 graduates.  In addition to catching up with fellow graduates, the occasion enabled alumni to network and unwind after a long day at work.  Plan to join us at our next Widener Law event.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'on', NULL, ''),
(633, 'Justice Holland’s New Textbook Looks at State Constitutional Law', '2010-05-06', '<img width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"HollandBookCover\" src=\"/site/files/oldnewsfiles/HollandBookCover.jpg\" class=\"FloatRight\">Delaware Supreme Court Justice and Widener Law adjunct <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDeAdj/HollandRandyJ.aspx\">Randy J. Holland</a> co-authored the recently released <em>State Constitutional Law: the Modern Experience</em>, published by West as part of the American Casebook series. Justice Holland’s co-authors on the new textbook include Sixth Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton and law professors Stephen R. McAllister of the University of Kansas and Jeffrey M. Shaman of DePaul University.<br><br>The book examines all fifty state constitutions, placing emphasis on how state constitutions relate to the federal Constitution. Most constitutional law classes focus on the United States constitution, and students are rarely taught about state constitutional laws. The new book examines how the U.S. Constitution frames a legal issue before discussing how state constitutions deal with similar issues. In some cases, provisions in state constitutions that have no federal parallel are examined.<br><br>With the Conference of Chief Justices of the United States recently passing a resolution encouraging all law schools to offer a course on state constitutional law, the new book takes on even greater significance. Former Delaware Chief Justice E. Norman Veasey, who wrote the book’s introduction, called it an “epic work,” and said, “It should become the teaching basis for such classes in all law schools.”<br><br>The youngest person to serve on the Delaware Supreme Court, Justice Randy J. Holland has taught a class on the Delaware constitution at Widener Law for the past 15 years. First appointed to the court in 1986, Justice Holland was reappointed and unanimously confirmed for a second twelve-year term in January 1999. A graduate of Swarthmore College, he received his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He also earned a Master of Laws in the Judicial Process from the University of Virginia Law School and an honorary Doctor of Laws from Widener University School of Law.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, ''),
(634, 'Harrisburg Adjunct Honored for Distinguished Service', '2010-05-07', '<div style=\"float: right;\">\n\n\n\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"> <param value=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623888781315%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623888781315%2F&amp;set_id=72157623888781315&amp;jump_to=\" name=\"flashvars\">\n<param value=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" name=\"movie\">\n<param value=\"true\" name=\"allowFullScreen\">\n<embed width=\"400\" height=\"300\" flashvars=\"offsite=true&amp;lang=en-us&amp;page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623888781315%2Fshow%2F&amp;page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fwidenerlaw%2Fsets%2F72157623888781315%2F&amp;set_id=72157623888781315&amp;jump_to=\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" src=\"http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\"></embed></object>\n\n</div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDean <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDe/AmmonsLinda.aspx\">Linda L. Ammons </a>and Harrisburg Vice Dean <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbg/MeadowsRobynL.aspx\">Robyn L. Meadows</a> honored adjunct Professor <a href=\"/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesHbgAdj/RauenzahnMaryKay.aspx\">MaryKay Rauenzahn</a> ‘93 with the Adjunct Faculty Distinguished Service Award at the 2010 Harrisburg Adjunct Faculty Dinner on the evening of Thursday, May 6th, 2010.<br><br>The program, which honored all of the Harrisburg campus adjunct faculty members, opened with a welcome from Dean Ammons. Vice Dean Meadows presented Professor Rauenzahn with the award.<br><br>MaryKay Rauenzahn has taught Workers’ Compensation Law at Widener Law’s Harrisburg campus since 2000. A graduate of Duquesne University, Rauenzahn earned her J.D. as a member of the first evening class at Widener Law’s Harrisburg campus, graduating <em>cum laude</em> in 1993. After graduation, Professor Rauenzahn practiced in the areas of workers’ compensation and social security law with the Law Offices of Cook and Niven and later the Prince Law Office in Lebanon. A trained mediator, she volunteers at the Lancaster Mediation Center and mediates workers’ compensation claims for the Department of Labor and Industry.  From 1998-2009, she also served as a pro bono attorney for Mid Penn Legal Services. In April of 2009, she took the position of Director of the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry’s Workers’ Compensation Office of Adjudication.', NULL, NULL, '', NULL, 0, 'off', NULL, '');
