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('3', '1180', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Awards Ceremony Honors Outstanding Students on the Harrisburg Campus', '2012-05-01', '0', '\n \n\n\n\n\n“This is my 6th Student Awards Ceremony, and it is always an event that I look forward to with great anticipation,” said Associate Provost and Dean Linda L. Ammons in her opening remarks at the Harrisburg Campus Annual Student Awards Ceremony which was held on the evening of Thursday, April 26th in Room A180 of the Administration Building.Following the welcome from Dean Ammons, Dean of Students Keith E. Sealing took over the program to announce the awards, with assistance from: Professor Juliet M. Moringiello, who presented the American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence; Associate Professor Katharine F. Nelson, who presented the John A. Fillion Memorial Award; adjunct professor Daniel R. Schuckers, who presented the Commonwealth Court Historical Society – Judge Alexander F. Babieri Award; Associate Professor Anna P. Hemingway, who presented the Widener Law-Harrisburg Best First Year Appellate Brief Award; and Professor John L. Gedid, who presented the Outstanding Law and Government Student Award.The program closed with the presentation of the Dean’s Award and the Presidents Award, which were awarded by Dean Ammons and Widener University President James T. Harris III respectively.Marisa Zizzi 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. Marisa was also named the class Valedictorian. 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 Rachel Hadrick.A complete listing of the awards follows.Award RecipientsScholarshipsAlfred Avins Memorial Scholarship: Jennifer MerxGeorge C. Blissman, Sr. Memorial Scholarship: Richard SenecaHonorable James C. Crumlish Scholarship: Andrew RaceEdmund Dobrowolski Memorial Scholarship: Philip McCarthyFriends of Widener University School of Law Scholarship: Shannon CoenPamela K. Karpouzis Memorial Scholarship: Rebecca BaileyPaul Isaac Leiter Memorial Scholarship: Gabriela RafulCharles P. Mirarchi, Sr. Memorial Scholarship: Steven MillerThe Bruce M. and Elizabeth M. Monroe Scholarship: Erica ScavoneWilliam I. Schaffer Memorial Scholarship: Gina LaufferAchievement Awards\nALI-ABA Scholarship &amp;  Leadership Award: Kathryn PetersAmerican Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence: Gina LaufferJames S. Bowman American Inn of Court Award: Peter RuthJohn A. Fillion Memorial Award: Steven JonesCommercial Bar Review Provider Awards: Jennifer Brown-Sweeney, Timothy Connolly, Megan Henry, Halak Mehta, and Wallace RejratCommonwealth Court Historical Society – Judge Alexander F. Barbieri Award: Nicole RadziewiczE. John Wherry, Jr. Award: Kristyne SharpeInternational Academy of Trial Lawyers Student Advocacy Award: Jonathan SuzukiLegal Research &amp; Writing Award: Tara Horvath and Steven JonesWidener Law – Harrisburg Best First-Year Appellate Brief Award: Julie SlabinskiOutstanding Clinical Advocacy Award: Melanie DrozjockOutstanding Law &amp; Government Student Award: Brianne HenningerOutstanding Pro Bono Service Award: Virginia NewcombDean Anthony J. Santoro Outstanding Service Award: Nicole RadziewiczMoot Court Honor Society Outstanding Executive Board Member: Matthew McDonnellWidener University School of Law Outstanding Service Awards: Chelsey Crocker, Matthew Dorry, Melanie Drozjock, Shawna Harrell, Steven Jones, Rebecca Kunkel, Laura Kurtz, Hunter Lewis, Halak Mehta, Erica Scavone, and Matthew Werner.Distinguished Service Award: Nicole RadziewiczValedictorian Award: Marisa ZizziDean’s Award: Marisa ZizziPresident’s Award: Rachel Hadrick', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1181', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Professor Participates in Debate on Global Parliament at Earth System Governance Conference', '2012-05-02', '0', 'Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Development Andrew L. Strauss participated in a debate on a global parliament that took place at the Lund Conference on Earth System Governance on Friday, April 20th in Lund, Sweden.Professor Strauss spoke in favor of a global parliament, arguing that the force of international law as it currently stands is insufficient because states can simple opt out of agreements. He also suggested that a global parliament would be able to bring greater pressure to bear on countries that violate international laws.The Lund Conference on Earth System Governance took place from April 18-20th. Hosted by Lund University and jointly organized by the Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies and the Department of Political Science on behalf of the Earth System Governance Project, the program brought together experts from across the world to discuss the problems of environmental governance. The first Earth System Governance conference was held in Amsterdam in December 2009 and the second in Fort Collins in May 2011.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1182', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Professor John Culhane to Blog for Equality Forum 2012', '2012-05-02', '0', 'From Wednesday, May 2nd through Saturday, May 5th, Philadelphia will play host once again to Equality Forum, “the largest annual national and international GLBT civil rights forum,” and Professor John G. Culhane, Director of Widener Law’s Health Law Institute, will serve as the official blogger for the event for the fourth consecutive year.Professor Culhane will be reporting on a range of panels, speakers, and events to take place as part of Equality Forum. Highlights will appear on his blog, WordinEdgewise, with links to full stories on The New Civil Rights Movement, where Professor Culhane is a regular contributor.Take a look at his opening post on WordinEdgewise to get a sneak peek of some of the panels he will be covering, and follow along with Professor Culhane’s experiences at WordInEdgewise.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1183', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Thoughtful Posts By Members of the Widener Journal of Law Economics &amp; Race Examine Current Legal Topics', '2012-05-03', '0', 'During the course of the spring semester, members of the Widener Law Journal of Law Economics &amp; Race have demonstrated their passion for the subject matter by using the journal’s blog to share their thoughts on current topics of legal interest.According to Harrisburg student Rebecca Kunkel, the WJLER Web &amp; Technology Editor, members of the WJLER have written more than twenty blog posts over the course of the semester that “Cover a wide-range of current events, including the Trayvon Martin case, the admissibility of immigration status at trial, and a recent challenge before the Supreme Court involving affirmative action and college admissions.”Several students have contributed to the blogging efforts, providing cogent analysis and grappling with difficult societal and legal questions.Writing on issues arising from the shooting of Trayvon Martin in a post on the WJLER blog, student Jade Morrison asks pointed questions; “Those protesting for the arrest of George Zimmerman should be focused on the Stand Your Ground laws and how it impacts society as a whole. More specifically, whether there had been an increase in crimes rates due to these laws? Or whether Stand Your Ground laws give an excessive amount of discretion to police officers? And lastly, whether theses laws give police officers total power to determine ones innocence or guilt before making an arrest?”Morrison closes her post by offering a charge to law students, writing, “Law students should be applying the concepts they have learned in criminal law, criminal procedure and constitutional law to educate our society on the workings of our legal system.”The Widener Journal of Law, Economics &amp; Race seeks to provide a forum for in-depth analysis and academic discourse on issues involving the intersection of the law, race, and economics. During the 2011-12 academic year, the journal is publishing Volume III, consisting of two issues. The first issue was released during the fall semester and the second issue will be releasing soon.“Through its journal publications and consistent blog postings, the WJLER seeks to put Widener University School of Law at the forefront of resources from which policymakers can develop new ideas that can better address legal and economic problems that impact our society,” says Kunkel.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1184', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Leadership Event draws women to the Delaware campus', '2012-05-04', '0', '\n \n\n\n\n\nThe women of Widener Law welcomed former Philadelphia District Attorney Lynne Abraham to the Delaware campus recently as speaker for the inaugural Widener Law Women’s Leadership Dinner.The event, held Tuesday, May 1 in the Barristers’ Club attracted nearly 100 alumnae, staff, faculty and friends for networking, dinner and an inspiring speech. Abraham, who served as the top Philadelphia prosecutor for 19 years, told the audience success can be built around four “Es.” Bring energy to all you do. Energize others. Be on the cutting edge of things. Execute your ideas. “Women, you have to assert your authority,” she said. “Don’t set low limits, set high limits. Don’t be afraid to be competitive. That’s how you get ahead.”In a speech filled with humor and in Abraham’s trademark no-nonsense style, the attorney – now a partner in Archer &amp; Greiner’s Philadelphia Office – talked about the need for self confidence. Before the dinner began she moved about the room shaking as many hands as she could. “You must learn to play the game more like men do,” she said, after waving her checkbook in the air and commenting on its power. She devoted part of her speech to encouraging philanthropy and giving to – and remaining in regular contact with – favorite charities.Abraham formed Urban Genesis Inc., one of the first nonprofit foundations to operate within a district attorney’s office. It promotes community leadership and provides grants to fund projects that improve neighborhoods and help the needy. She also started the Institute for Leadership Education, Advancement and Development Inc., or “I-LEAD,” a nonprofit that seeks to build long-term community wellness through leadership development.Proceeds from the event benefitted three law school funds:\n\nThe Esther Clark Lecture Fund\nThe Christine McDermott Memorial Fund\nThe Hon. Susan C. Del Pesco Scholarship Fund\n\n“When women are philanthropists the sky is the limit,” Law Dean Linda L. Ammons said, noting a scholarship endowed by a woman in 1922 helped her attend law school. “Without her, it never would have happened for me.”\nThe law school is grateful to event sponsors DuPont, McCarter &amp; English LLP, Pinckney Harris &amp; Weidinger LLC, The Lien Resolution Group, PECO, and Golkow Technologies.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1185', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Widener Law administrator and overseer make history on Delaware Academy of Medicine Board of Directors', '2012-05-07', '0', '\n \n\n\n\n\nWidener Law Dean Linda L. Ammons today congratulated two distinguished members of the law school community on making history with the Delaware Academy of Medicine.Dr. Kathleen McNicholas, an alumna and member of the school’s Board of Overseers, and Eileen Grena-Piretti, assistant dean and executive director of institutes on the school’s Delaware campus, were each recently installed to the academy’s board.McNicholas will serve as the board’s first female president. Grena-Piretti is its first nurse member. Both women are also the first board members to hold law degrees. They were installed at the Delaware Academy of Medicine’s annual meeting on Thursday, April 26 at the Hotel du Pont in Wilmington.The nonprofit Delaware Academy of Medicine is dedicated to enhancing the community’s well being through education and the promotion of public health. The collaborative organization works with Delaware hospitals, the state Division of Public Health and other groups on initiatives that provide consumer health education, continuing medical education opportunities and symposia.McNicholas is a cardiac surgeon. She earned her medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in 1973 and a law degree from Widener in 2006. She went on to get a master of laws degree from Widener in 2010. She is the medical director of Performance Improvement and Surgical Utilization Management within the Christiana Care Health System.Grena-Piretti earned her law degree from Widener in 1992 and her registered nurse and bachelor of science in nursing degrees in 1997 from the University of Delaware. She worked as a neonatal intensive care nurse at Christiana Hospital before she first came to work at Widener in 1999. She started as an adjunct faculty member for the Legal Education Institute.“I congratulate Kathleen and Eileen on their new positions with the Delaware Academy of Medicine board,” Ammons said. “Their participation is nothing short of historic and their appointments demonstrate the commitment to service and leadership beyond traditional law practice, which is a hallmark of a Widener Law education.”', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1186', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Widener Law Alum Receives Profile in Courage Award', '2012-05-08', '0', 'On Monday, April 30th, Widener Law Alum Santino Ceccotti, Esq. ’06 received the Delaware State Bar Association’s Profile in Courage Award at the Law Day Luncheon held at the Hotel du Pont in Wilmington.Ceccotti, who works in the Appellate Unit of the Delaware Public Defenders Office, was one of the three individuals honored by the DSBA at the ceremony. Pat Quinn of the Delaware Law Related Education Center, Inc. received the Liberty Bell Award and Donald N. Isken, Esq. of Morris Nichols Arsht &amp; Tunnell LLP received the Community Service Award.The Luncheon came as part of a special program put together by the DSBA that began with “Courts Under Pressure,” a continuing legal education program that featured the Honorable Leo E. Strine Jr. of the Delaware Court of Chancery, Delaware Lieutenant Governor Matthew Denn, and both Melanie George Smith and Lincoln D. Willis of the Delaware House of Representatives.Chief Justice Myron T. Steele of the Supreme Court of Delaware delivered the keynote address “Delaware’s Independent Judiciary – Fact or Fiction?” at the luncheon.The Widener Law community congratulates Santino Ceccotti on the well-deserved honor.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1187', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Harrisburg Campus Hosts Reception to Honor Attorneys Who Contribute Time to the School', '2012-05-09', '0', '\n \n\n\n\n\nVice Dean Robyn Meadows and the Harrisburg Student Bar Association hosted a reception to honor of all the attorneys who give back to the Widener Harrisburg campus. The event was held in the administration reception room on Wednesday, April 25th.  The purpose of the event was to recognize and thank those attorneys who shared their precious time and experience with the students whether through mentoring programs or special events. The two-hour event had over 30 attendees.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1188', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Delaware Student Bar Association Fundraiser to Provide Flowers for Commencement', '2012-05-10', '0', 'The Delaware campus Student Bar Association is partnering with Commencement Flowers for a fundraiser that offers graduates and their loved ones an opportunity to purchase flowers at the graduation ceremony on Saturday, May 19th.The SBA will receive a portion of the revenues from the sale of the flowers from Commencement Flowers, the same vendor that supplies flowers for the graduation ceremony on the Chester Campus. Graduates or their parents or loved ones may purchase the flowers at commencement or may pre-order them online and pick them up on the day of commencement.The commencement ceremony on the Delaware campus is scheduled to begin at 3:00 p.m. on the lawn.To pre-order or to see the available bouquets, please visit the Commencement Flowers website.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1189', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Lancaster Alumni Reception for PBA', '2012-05-11', '0', '\n \n\n\n\n\nDean Linda L. Ammons was delighted to host an alumni reception in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Annual Meeting in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Reception attendees included alumni from both law school campuses and their guests, students, faculty, members of the bench, and members of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. The Dean shared a law school update when bringing greetings to the crowd and announced that Taking the Lead ~ The Campaign for Widener had exceeded three quarters of its 12 million dollar goal. The networking opportunity took place from 5:30 – 7:30 in the downtown Lancaster Marriott on Wednesday, May 9, 2012.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1190', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Widener Law Offers Online Master of Jurisprudence Degrees in Corporate or Health Law', '2012-05-11', '0', 'Beginning in July 2012, Widener Law’s Master of Jurisprudence (MJ) programs in Health Law and Corporate Law will be offered entirely online.The new format is designed to accommodate working professionals with busy schedules who are interested in improving their employment opportunities or keeping pace with the changing regulatory environment.“I am proud to be part of Widener University School of Law as we launch our distinctive online programs,” says Assistant Dean and Executive Director of Institutes Eileen Grena-Piretti.“I believe that the new online programs reflect a long-held commitment to offer graduate level education leading to a variety of law-related careers in corporate and health law, compliance and legal nurse consulting,” she adds.Widener Law also offers specific tracks that allow students to earn an MJ in Health Law with Certificates in either Regulatory Analysis &amp; Compliance or Legal Nurse Consulting &amp; Hospital Regulatory Compliance, or an MJ in Corporate Law with a Certificate in Regulatory Analysis &amp; Compliance.“It is an exciting time for Widener Law,” says Grena-Piretti. “As one of only two law schools accredited by the Compliance Certification Board for the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) and the Society for Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE), our graduate courses can now be taken by students across the country and world.“Depending on their field of study, students will work cooperatively with notable attorneys, compliance and ethics professionals and legal nurse consultants. Our intent is to enhance our students’ knowledge, prepare them for the Compliance Certification Board (CCB) or AALNC exam, and train them for real-world application.”In the fall of 2011, Widener Law received the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics 7th Annual International Compliance Award for exceptional work in furthering the compliance and ethics profession.There will be a mandatory orientation program on Tuesday, June 26th at 6:00 p.m. in Room 248 of the Main Law Building on Widener Law’s Wilmington, Delaware campus to familiarize students in the program with all of the necessary policies and procedures. At the orientation, students will receive TWEN logon IDs that will allow them to access all of the online course information, and representatives from various student service offices will be available to answer questions. Students who cannot physically attend the program will be able to participate remotely.All application materials for those interested in the Master of Jurisprudence programs in Health or Corporate Law are due in the Graduate Programs Office by Monday, June 4, 2012.“I look forward to meeting our new students and am honored to be part of our graduate programs,” concludes Grena-Piretti.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1191', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Collected Volume Containing Professor’s Essays on a Global Parliament to See Release in India', '2012-05-13', '0', 'On Wednesday, May 16th, at a special reception to be held at Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Hall in New Delhi, “A Global Parliament: Articles &amp; Essays” will be released in India.In December of 2011, the Campaign for a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly published the collected volume of articles and essays written by Widener Law Professor Andrew L. Strauss and Princeton University Professor Emeritus Richard A. Falk on the subject of a global parliament between 1997 and 2010.Members of India’s Parliament are sponsoring release of the book by Shri Vilasrao Deshmukh. The release event will begin with High Tea at 9:45 a.m. local time with the formal book release to follow at 10:15. The reception will also feature brief remarks on the need for a Global Parliamentary Assembly at the UN.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1192', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Veterans Law Clinic Director to Participate in Live Teleconference CLE on Veterans Benefits', '2012-05-14', '0', 'On Wednesday, May 16th, Veterans Law Clinic Director and Associate Professor Justin G. Holbrook will speak as part of Live Telephonic Continuing Legal Education Seminar put together by the Rossdale Group titled “Mastering Veterans Benefits, Social Security &amp; Disability Law.”Professor Holbrook, who will speak for approximately thirty minutes, says, “This has been a busy year for the Veterans Law Clinic, and I\'m pleased that Rossdale CLE turned to the Veterans Law Clinic for our expertise in veterans benefits.  As more and more of our veterans return home with disabilities, legal organizations across the country are stepping up to help.  I\'m thrilled the Veterans Law Clinic is able to be part of that.“My presentation will focus on how to help disabled veterans apply for and receive benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs.  It\'s an area of law that remains a mystery to most practitioners, despite the overwhelming need for disability benefits attorneys.”Holbrook also points out that with nearly 1.3 million of the 2 million service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan separating from the military and nearly half of those individuals filing disability claims with the VA, there is a need for attorneys willing to represent veterans seeking the benefits.“For the past year, the Veterans Law Clinic has been extremely active in building a network of pro bono attorneys willing to represent disabled veterans,” he says, adding,  “We\'ve conducted both local and national CLE programs, worked hand-in-hand with practicing attorneys in both corporate legal departments and law firms, and greatly expanded the number of veterans in the Delaware Valley region who now have ready access to legal representation for their disability benefits claims.”“Mastering Veterans Benefits, Social Security &amp; Disability Law” will take place from noon to 1:30 p.m. EST. Those interested in participating should visit the Rossdale Group’s site to register.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1193', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Intensive Trial Advocacy Program Set to Begin on Both Campuses', '2012-05-15', '0', 'With final exams coming to a close, students looking to sharpen the advocacy skills essential for trial work will participate in the Intensive Trial Advocacy Program (ITAP) on both the Harrisburg and Delaware campuses.The seven-day legal “boot camp” brings in judges, attorneys and legal academics from around the country to the Harrisburg and Delaware campuses, where they share their trial expertise and experience with students. The program runs from May 17th through May 24th on the Delaware campus under the direction of Professor John Nivala and from the 18th through the 25th on the Harrisburg campus under the direction of Associate Professor J. Palmer Lockard II.In addition to the detailed and valuable insights provided by the experienced faculty, students in the course take part in a special “expert witness day” that permits them to work with actual expert witnesses. The program concludes with a simulated jury trial that allows the students to demonstrate what they’ve learned.Students in ITAP are also treated to the annual E. John Wherry, Jr. Distinguished Lecture in Trial Advocacy and Professionalism. In Harrisburg, former U.S. Representative and Harrisburg campus alumnus Patrick J. Murphy ’99 will deliver the lecture on Wednesday, May 23rd at 10:00 a.m. in Room A 180 of the Administration Building. In Delaware, the Honorable Douglas S. Lavine, a Connecticut Appellate Court judge, will deliver the lecture Monday, May 21st at 4:00 p.m. in the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1194', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Widener Law Commencement Ceremonies Approach', '2012-05-16', '0', 'On Saturday, May 19th and Sunday, May 20th, Widener Law will hold commencement ceremonies to honor its 2012 graduating classes.The Harrisburg campus will confer diplomas  on Sunday, May 20th at 11 a.m. at the Forum on the Capitol Complex. The Delaware campus will hold the commencement ceremony for its 38th graduating class the previous day on Saturday, May 19th at a 3 p.m. ceremony on the campus green.On the Harrisburg campus, 124 graduates will hear remarks from Widener Law alumnus William N. Nettles ‘92, U.S. Attorney for South Carolina, who was a member of the campus’ first graduating class. Nettles began his legal career as an attorney at the Richland County, South Carolina Public Defender’s Office. He later became a founding partner in the firm of Sanders &amp; Nettles, LLC. He handled an array of civil, criminal and administrative litigation. Nettles graduated from The Citadel, the military college of South Carolina, before he enrolled at Widener Law. He was a member of the law school’s law review, moot court honor society and served as president of the Student Bar Association on the Harrisburg campus.Class valedictorian Marisa Zizzi of Carlisle, Pennsylvania is also scheduled to speak at the ceremony.The 310 graduates  on the Delaware campus will hear remarks from U.S. Senator Christopher A. Coons (D-Del.). Coons was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2010 after spending 10 years working in New Castle County government – four years as New Castle County Council president and six years as county executive. He serves on the Senate Foreign Relations, Judiciary, Energy &amp; Natural Resources and Budget committees and is the only freshman senator to serve as a subcommittee chair, leading the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs. He has a law degree from Yale Law School.Class Valedictorian Melanie Crawford of Chester, Pennsylvania will also speak at the ceremony. Both the Harrisburg and Delaware ceremonies will also be available as live webcasts this year. For further information, including schedules and parking information, visit Widener Law’s Commencement site.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1195', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Paula Garrison Receives Award for Distinguished Service', '2012-05-18', '0', 'Paula Garrison, assistant to Dean Linda L. Ammons, was one of two recipients of the 2012 William David Eckard Jr. Awards for Distinguished Service to Widener University. President James T. Harris presented the award to Garrison and the other recipient, Chester campus grounds foreman Dennis O’Shea, at the Town Hall meeting on May 14th.“It was so unexpected. That’s really what’s nice about it,” said Garrison, who called receiving the award her second proudest Widener moment behind only watching her son Robert graduate in 2003.The Eckard Award was established by William David Eckard III, longtime vice president of administration and finance at Widener University and a 1966 graduate of Pennsylvania Military College. He created the award, a $3,000 cash grant, in memory of his father to help promote and reward excellence at Widener. Recipients must work for Widener on a full-time basis for at least 10 years and consistently demonstrate an outstanding level of service.In announcing the award, President Harris shared comments from Dean Ammons, who said, “Widener University and specifically the School of Law have been extraordinarily fortunate to have Paula Garrison as an employee. She models the very best professionalism and I am grateful that she has been my right hand.”Paula enjoyed the opportunity to celebrate the award with both her son and daughter at dinner shortly after receiving the award, and she happily reports that the cash grant matched the final payment on her house almost exactly.The entire Widener Law community congratulates Paula Garrison on the well-deserved award!', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1196', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Widener Law graduates receive degrees', '2012-05-21', '0', '\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nThe 435 graduates who received degrees in two commencement ceremonies over May 19 and 20 were advised to use their degrees to make a difference in the world.U.S. Sen. Christopher Coons (D-Del.) told Delaware-campus graduates there is no limit to what they can do with the skills they’ve gained at Widener. Each day he recites the Pledge of Allegiance in the U.S. Senate, Coons said, he listens intently as the final line is uttered. “Never forget that we pledge, as a nation, liberty and justice for all,” he said. “You have an opportunity. You have the skills to add to justice around the world.”Harrisburg campus alumnus William N. Nettles ’92, U.S. attorney for the district of South Carolina, was the featured speaker at the commencement program for Harrisburg-campus graduates. He told the graduates one of the best things about being a lawyer is getting to help people every day. “If your clients know you care about them you will be a successful lawyer,” Nettles said. “And if you get a reputation that you do it with civility and dignity, then you will also earn the respect of the bar.”The Delaware campus commencement, held Saturday, May 19 on the school green, also featured remarks by valedictorian Melanie Crawford. Law Dean Linda L. Ammons gave the outstanding faculty award – decided by a vote of the graduating class – to Professor John F. Nivala. The dean gave the Douglas E. Ray excellence in faculty scholarship award to Professor Larry Barnett and Associate Professor Stephen Friedman.The school also gave a posthumous law degree to Alisha Moses, who was a member of the class of 2012 until she passed away in the fall. Moses’ mother, Laura, accepted it on her behalf. Moses was a strong student and worked in the Pennsylvania Criminal Law Clinic.The Harrisburg campus commencement, held Sunday, May 20 at the Forum in Harrisburg’s Capitol Complex, featured remarks by valedictorian Marisa Zizzi. Ammons gave the outstanding faculty award to Professor James Diehm. The dean gave the Douglas E. Ray excellence in faculty scholarship award to Associate Professor Jill E. Family.Widener University President James T. Harris III told graduates their communities, their nation and democracy in general need them to speak out, particularly on behalf of those who cannot speak for themselves. “Graduates of the class of 2012, speak out and make the world a better place,” Harris said. “Speak out and you’ll raise the stature of this institution with your words and your actions.” Ammons told the graduates a privilege of being part of the legal community is the ability to give back, and their tools are words. She commended the classes’ spirit for public service, with 96 Delaware-campus graduates donating 14,650 pro bono hours of service since their first year of law school, and 24 Harrisburg-campus graduates donating 3,686 pro bono hours of service.“As you leave this law school and take your place in a world that is ever more complex, unsure, complicated and flat; as you zealously represent your clients, administer justice, build businesses and nations; use the tools, the training you received here at Widener University School of Law not just to accumulate wealth and things, but use the word to make this world a better place,” she said.Finally, 2012 marked the final year that Assistant Dean and Registrar Dottie Hemphill oversaw commencement on the Delaware campus. Both she and Paula D. Garrison, executive assistant to the dean, were recognized during that ceremony. The School of Law wishes both women well in their upcoming retirements.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1197', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Portrait Unveiling Ceremony Celebrates Former Professor E. John Wherry Jr.', '2012-05-22', '0', '\n				\n				\n \n\n\n\n\n“Along with Professor Tom Reed, who could not be here with us today, John Wherry saw the need for practical training for students wanting to become litigators. ITAP was born 26 years ago, and now on both campuses it is absolutely a fixture,” said Dean Linda L. Ammons as she spoke before the unveiling of a portrait of the late Professor E. John Wherry Jr. held in Polishook Hall on the afternoon of Friday, May 18th.Wherry began his legal career in Mercer County, N.J., and served on the law school’s Delaware campus adjunct faculty from 1984 to 1990, then moved into the full-time faculty before retiring in 1996. During his time at Widener he recognized a need for practical training for students seeking to become litigators. To fill that gap, he helped found the Intensive Trial Advocacy Program, known as ITAP, which is a seven-day boot camp-style program that teaches law students the skills they need to succeed in a courtroom.Several members of the judiciary attended the ceremony, including retired U.S. Magistrate Judge for the District of New Jersey John Hughes, who spent many years serving as an ITAP instructor alongside Wherry. Hughes spearheaded efforts to raise funds for the portrait. U.S. District Judge Anne E. Thompson of the district of New Jersey, who was a close friend of Wherry, offered brief remarks before the portrait unveiling.Of her friend, Thompson said, “He was a genius in the municipal court, successfully defending clients with unusual knowledge and skill. Quick on his feet, John became a legend in Mercer County in the trial bar, but I think that the life of the law he loved most was teaching here at Widener Law School.”“I think John found his calling here, and his happiest days were spent in the Trial Advocacy Program here at the school,” she concluded.During his time at Widener the school received the American College of Trial Lawyers’ prestigious Emil Gumpert Award for excellence in the teaching of trial advocacy. Wherry generously supported ITAP. A trial advocacy endowment fund at the school bears his name and a highlight of ITAP is its E. John Wherry Jr. Distinguished Lecture in Trial Advocacy and Professionalism.Artist Carol Vennell Sciolla painted the portrait. She is the wife of Widener Law alumnus Greg Sciolla, a member of the 1975 graduating class – Widener Law’s first class.“He was much beloved here,” Ammons said of Wherry, “and his legacy lives on today, especially through ITAP. In fact, often when I’m out visiting with alums they still ask me, ‘Do you have the ITAP program?’ And I assure them that we do.”', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1198', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Alumni Gather at FireStone on the Waterfront in Wilmington, DE', '2012-05-22', '0', '\nBrandon Accardi 1st year student, Judge Calvin Scott ’89, Shauna Hagan ’04, and Robert O’Donnell ‘92\n\nAlumni gathered at FireStone in Wilmington, DE on Thursday evening, April 12 for a happy hour where all who attended shared a good time, good food and great conversation.  The event provided an opportunity for alumni to relax after a long day, reconnect, and network.  Plan to join us for a future happy hour scheduled in your regional area!', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1199', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Connecticut Appellate Court Judge Delivers E. John Wherry, Jr. Distinguished Lecture in Trial Advocacy and Professionalism', '2012-05-23', '0', '\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n“Advocacy at the highest levels involves a good deal more than our logical reasoning minds. There is now an extensive body of literature and social science research that establishes that the process of decision-making is more elaborate than – and less rooted in – the rational, analytical processes that we lawyers and judges tend to focus on,” said the Honorable Douglas S. Lavine as he spoke to students and faculty in the Intensive Trial Advocacy Program on Widener Law’s Delaware campus on Monday, May 21st, 2012.Following a welcome and introduction from Professor John Nivala, who directs the ITAP Program, Lavine spoke eloquently about the benefit litigators can gain from looking beyond just rational, linear thinking by embracing less tangible traits such as humility, common sense, empathy, curiosity, humor, or authenticity.“Great advocates cannot prevail only by making logical, linear, analytical appeals to their audiences – important as they are,” said Lavine, adding, “Great advocates prevail because they have cultivated the intuitive side, the empathic side, and the feeling side of their character and personalities. Great advocates are perceptive students of human nature.”“Advocacy is not about you,” Lavine advised the students before adding, “It’s about understanding where everyone else in the process is coming from.”Leaving the students with some thoughts on how to become effective advocates, Lavine told them, “Develop your own style, play to your strengths and improve your weaknesses. Be yourself. Be authentic.”A native of White Plains New York, Lavine graduated from Colgate University, and earned a masters degree in Journalism from Columbia University before earning his law degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law and an LL.M. from Columbia Law School. Before beginning his legal career, he served as a reporter and editor for various newspapers. From 1981 to 1986, he worked in the litigation department of Hartford law firm Shipman &amp; Goodwin, and from 1986 to 1993, he served as an Assistant United States Attorney. In 1993, Governor Lowell P. Weicker appointed him to be a Superior Court judge, and Governor John G. Rowland reappointed him in 2001. Since February of 2006, he has served on the Appellate Court following his nomination by Governor M. Jodi Rell and approval by the legislature.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1200', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'New Jersey Alumni Gather in Atlantic City', '2012-05-23', '0', '\n \n\n\n\n\nOn Thursday, May 17, 2012, the law school hosted an alumni reception in conjunction with the annual meeting of the New Jersey State Bar Association in Atlantic City. The event, held at the Borgata, offered an opportunity for Dean Linda Ammons to congratulate Kevin McCann ’75 on becoming the new President of the New Jersey State Bar Association.  Kevin is the first Widener Law alumnus to hold this prestigious position.  More than 40 alumni gathered for an opportunity to relax and network after a long day at the conference.  Dean Linda Ammons also provided a quick update of the wonderful things happening at the law school and as always encouraged alumni to come back to campus when they have the opportunity.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1201', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Alumnus and Former U.S. Congressman Delivers Wherry Lecture to Harrisburg ITAP Students', '2012-05-24', '0', '\n \n\n\n\n\n“Use this experience that you have here at Widener to be better. Whether you go into public service or private practice, you have an incredible opportunity to make a difference,” said former Congressman Patrick J. Murphy as he delivered the E. John Wherry, Jr. Distinguished Lecture in Trial Advocacy and Professionalism to students in the Intensive Trial Advocacy Program on the Harrisburg campusSpeaking after an introduction from ITAP Director J. Palmer Lockard, II, Murphy said, “Whether you plan to be a trial attorney or not, this course is critical,” before indicating that even for lawyers who will not be litigators, the skills learned in ITAP are still essential to understanding what is potentially at stake for clients.“A trial is the intersection between life and law. It is a dramatic event,” he added, emphasizing just how important trials are and why a lawyer needs to be properly prepared.Throughout his remarks, Murphy shared some of his own experiences trying cases, and he spoke passionately about how his time at Widener - and particularly the ITAP Program - helped to prepare him for his career. Murphy shared some of his thoughts on how best to approach the different phases of a trial including trial preparation, opening statements, direct and cross examinations, and closing arguments. He also engaged the students by posing questions and inviting their thoughts.Congressman Murphy is an Iraq war veteran, former West Point professor, and criminal prosecutor. Murphy started his higher education at Bucks County Community College and then went on to King’s College in Wilkes-Barre. While attending King’s College, Murphy entered the U.S. Army and was commissioned as a second lieutenant.During his military career, Patrick trained as an airborne and air assault paratrooper, and later served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney in New York, a prosecutor in North Carolina, and an assistant professor of Constitutional Law at West Point. When September 11th happened, Murphy went into his commander’s office and volunteered to deploy. His first deployment was to Bosnia in 2002 and the second was to Baghdad, Iraq from 2003–2004. While in Baghdad, Patrick served as a Captain in the Army’s elite 82nd Airborne Division, and was later awarded the Bronze Star for Service.In November 2006, Patrick won his first election and he was sworn in on January 4, 2007, becoming the first Iraq War veteran elected to Congress. He is currently a partner at Fox Rothschild LLP.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1202', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Widener Law Hosts Accepted Applicants at Picnics on Each Campus', '2012-05-25', '0', '\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n“Luckily, we had downpours just before and after the picnic. The picnic itself was great,” said Harrisburg Admissions Director Eric Kniskern, following the event held for accepted applicants on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 23rd.Both the Delaware and Harrisburg campuses hosted similar events for accepted applicants that provided them with an opportunity to get to know potential classmates as well as members of the faculty and staff. In Harrisburg, Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Development Ben Barros and Distinguished Professor John Dernbach as well as staff from Admissions, Financial Aid, and the Harrisburg Civil Law Clinic joined the accepted applicants for the festivities.On the Delaware campus, several members of the faculty including Larry Barnett, Serena Williams, Larry Hamermesh, Alan Garfield, Patrick Johnston, Vice Dean J. Patrick Kelly, Kathleen Turezyn, Ann Britton, Michael Goldberg, Ken Kristl, and Associate Dean for Information Services and Technology and Director of the Legal Information Center Michael Slinger joined staff from Admissions, Financial Aid, Career Development, and the Registrar’s Office to greet accepted applicants.Though inclement weather struck the events on both campuses, those in attendance made sure that the weather did not dampen spirits.Widener Law thanks all of the accepted applicants who visited the campuses and hopes to see everyone back as students in the fall!', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1203', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Widener Law Welcomes Jurist Academy Students', '2012-05-28', '0', 'Widener Law welcomes participants in this year’s Jurist Academy on both the Delaware and Harrisburg campuses!A two-week long summer-camp that offers promising undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds a look at law school and encourages them to pursue a legal education, the Jurist Academy program runs from May 29th through June 8th.The Jurist Academy program offers participants a simulation the of law school experience, which includes classes on legal writing and analysis, torts, and criminal law.  There is also a mandatory LSAT preparation course to assist the students in preparing for law school admission. The students also have an opportunity to speak with practicing lawyers and judges, and attend field trips and a variety of special presentations. The Jurist Academy provides a competitive edge in law school admissions for promising college students from historically underrepresented groups, with the use of education and mentoring, while introducing them to the rigors of legal education and to the rewards of legal careers.On June 6th, Jurist Academy students on the Harrisburg campus will visit Judge Bernard Coates at the Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas. This courthouse tour will expose students to the inner workings of the judicial system. Students will also enjoy a tour of Harrisburg law firm Rhoads and Sinon LLP.“This experiential learning component in the program is a unique feature that distinguishes the Jurist Academy program from other pipeline programs,” according to Professor Starla Williams, Jurist Academy Director on the Harrisburg Campus.Students on the Delaware campus will enjoy similar opportunities, including a visit to the Media, Pennsylvania Courthouse and a tour of Wilmington law firm Richards Layton &amp; Finger.One student who participated in last year’s Jurist Academy described it as “a magnificent experience,” and said, “The program will place me a semester ahead of most first year law students.”Widener Law gratefully acknowledges the generous sponsorship of the following for making the program possible:\n\nCentral Pennsylvania College (Harrisburg)\nChester County Bar Association (Delaware)\nDauphin County Bar Foundation (Harrisburg)\nDelaware State Bar Association (Delaware)\nDuPont (Delaware)\nEckert Seamans (Harrisburg)\nFox Rothschild LLP (Delaware)\nThe Gilliam Foundation (Delaware)\nHighmark Blue Shield (Harrisburg)\nKeystone Bar Association (Harrisburg)\nMorris James LLP (Delaware)\nPathways Law &amp; Justice Careers Program (Harrisburg)\nPennsylvania Bar Association (Harrisburg)\nPepper Hamilton LLP (Harrisburg)\nRhoads &amp; Sinon LLP (Harrisburg)\nRichards Layton &amp; Finger (Delaware)\nSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &amp; Flom LLP (Delaware)\nTriquetra Law (Harrisburg)\nTucker Law Group (Delaware)\nYoung Conaway Stargatt &amp; Taylor, LLP (Delaware)\n', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1204', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Environmental Law Center to Host Workshop on Constitutional Environmental Rights', '2012-05-29', '0', '\nProfessor and H. Albert Young Fellow in Constitutional Law Erin Daly\nProfessor James R. May\nDistinguished Professor John C. Dernbach\n\nOn Thursday, May 31st, Widener Law’s Environmental Law Center, which brings together expert faculty from both of Widener Law’s campuses, will host a special Constitutional Environmental Rights Workshop that will provide a forum for Environmental and Constitutional Law scholars to engage in a lively and engaging conversation about their work at the intersection of these important areas of the law.Professor Erin Daly, the H. Albert Young Fellow in Constitutional Law, and Professor James May, Co-Director of the Environmental Law Center, who are working on a book on environmental rights and constitutional protections, put the event together to gather noted scholars in the areas of Constitutional Law, Comparative Constitutional Law, and Environmental Law in order to share their works in progress with colleagues and receive valuable feedback on their scholarship.Noting that by its nature Constitutional Environmental rights is an interdisciplinary area, Professor Daly observes, “Some people are coming from an Environmental Law background and some people are looking at it from a Constitutional or Comparative Constitutional Law perspective. Its an area that allows for people to share these different perspectives.”“This is a much more intimate event where people will be working together in a collaborative format,” she adds.Both veteran scholars and individuals just beginning their careers will participate in the workshop, which will include individuals from as far away as Latin America as well as California, Montana and other parts of the United States via Skype.  In addition to Professors Daly, May, and Environmental Law Center Co-Director and Distinguished Professor John C. Dernbach, workshop participants will include William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Harvard Law School Mark Tushnet; Robert Percival, the Robert F. Stanton Professor of Law at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law; and Tulane University Law School Professor Oliver A. Houck, among others.Read more about the workshop on the Environmental Law Center’s website, or take a look at workshop papers and speaker biographies.', '', '', '', '', '', '', '');
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('3', '1205', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Associate Professor Gives Presentation to an Upper Tribunal for the UK Ministry of Justice', '2012-05-31', '0', 'On Monday, May 21st, Associate Professor Jill E. Family gave a presentation to the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber), which is a part of the UK Ministry of Justice.“The Upper Tribunal hears appeals of immigration cases. I talked to Upper Tribunal judges about some of the challenges facing immigration adjudication in the US, as well as some of the similarities and differences I have observed between the two systems,” said Professor Family of her presentation.For the past semester, Family has been serving as a Visiting Scholar at Queen Mary University of London School of Law, researching the immigration adjudication system in the United Kingdom and comparing and contrasting that system with the U.S. immigration system.“I am learning about UK immigration law, UK administrative law and UK constitutional law as well as European law,” she says, adding, “As a part of my research, I have been meeting with academics from the UK and elsewhere in the European Union, as well as observing courts and meeting with judges.” Professor Family also had an opportunity to catch up with recent alum Valerie Davis ’11, who is spending a year teaching at Martin Luther University in Halle (Saale), Germany and has been there since October 2011. Professor Family met with Davis while she was visiting London recently.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1206', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Delaware Jurist Academy Visits Media Courthouse to See the Law in Action', '2012-06-01', '0', ' \n \n\n\n\n\nOn Wednesday, May 30th, students in the Delaware Jurist Academy traveled to the Delaware County Courthouse in Media, PA to see a court in action. The trip offered the promising undergraduate students in the program a chance to see a court in actionUpon arrival, the students had a brief opportunity to ask questions of Delaware County Court of Common Pleas Judge and former Widener Law Professor Nathaniel C. Nichols in Hearing Room A1. Judge Nichols took questions on the most interesting thing about being a judge or lawyer, running for judicial office in Pennsylvania, and the length of a Delaware County Court of Common Pleas Judge’s term. Asked what provided his initial interest in the law, Judge Nichols joked, “When I was young, I used to run my mouth, and everyone used to say, that boy is either going to be a preacher or a lawyer.’”The students then witnessed Delaware County Court of Common Pleas Judge Chad F. Kenney hear cases in Court Room 12, primarily traffic violation appeals, although they also heard arguments in a harassment case and a disorderly conduct case. Judge Kenney also spoke to the students during brief breaks about court procedures and terminology. They also saw recent Widener Law alum Kimberly M. Renner, who graduated earlier this month, in action as she assisted the D.A.’s office with the caseload.During a brief recess, Judge Kenney posed for some pictures on the steps of the Courthouse with the Jurist Academy students. Afterward, he answered a few questions from the students.In the accompanying video, some of the participating students speak about the value of the visit.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1207', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Widener Law Faculty Prepare for Busy Summer Ahead', '2012-06-04', '0', 'Despite graduation and the passing of spring, Widener Law’s accomplished faculty remains busy as they participate in a variety of conferences, workshops, speaking engagements, and other events over the course of the summer. Many faculty members have already been hard at work since the end of the spring semester.On May 8th, Professor Alan E. Garfield, who recently won the 2012 Delaware Press Association Communication Contest 1st Place Award for his “Bench Press” column in the News Journal, presented “Religious Freedom and Women’s Right to Health Care” at the ACLU of Delaware’s Annual Meeting.On May 15th, Professor Michael J. Goldberg spoke to a meeting of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the DE State Bar Association on “Recent Developments at the NLRB.”Environmental &amp; Natural Resources Law Clinic Director Kenneth T. Kristl argued a case before the Delaware Supreme Court on May 16th, Sierra Club et al v. DNREC, No. 634, 2011, that he describes as “the final chapter of the Coastal Zone case the Clinic has been litigating since August 2010 over the Wandendale wastewater treatment facility down in Sussex County.”On Monday, May 21st, Associate Professor Jill E. Family gave a presentation to the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber), which is a part of the UK Ministry of Justice. Professor Family has been over in England during the spring serving as a Visiting Scholar at Queen Mary University of London School of Law, researching the immigration adjudication system in the United Kingdom and comparing and contrasting that system with the U.S. immigration system.On May 22nd, Ruby R. Vale Professor of Corporate Law Lawrence A. Hamermesh served as a panelist on the Enhanced Ethics panel at the Delaware State Bar Association’s Recent Developments in Corporate and Alternative Entity Law.From May 29th through June 1st, Associate Professor Anna P. Hemingway and other members of Widener Law’s legal writing faculty attended the 2012 Legal Writing Institute’s Biennial Conference in Desert Spring, California.Associate Professor Leslie A. Johnson, who taught a class during the spring for Kaplan/ PMBR called &quot;Preparing for the Bar Exam&quot; at both Brooklyn School of Law and Western New England School of Law will expand her teaching duties for Kaplan by teaching the two-day &quot;Estates and Trusts&quot; segment of their nationwide bar preparation course.Upcoming summer activities for members of Widener Law’s busy faculty include:June\n\nFrom June 12 through June 22nd, Distinguished Professor John C. Dernbach will be attending the U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro.\nOn June 15th, Director of Bar Programs Micah J. Yarbrough will be a presenter on the “Developing an Institutional Outcome and Assessment Plan” panel at the Law School Admissions Council’s Academic Assistance Training Workshop in Denver, Colorado. The panel will provide strategies and suggestions for those seeking to develop a plan for assessing their academic assistance programs.\nAlso in June, Associate Professor Jules Epstein will serve as a course planner and presenter for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s Annual Criminal Law Symposium in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Professor Epstein will also lecture on the Confrontation Clause and eyewitness evidence to the Louisiana state bench and bar in Sandestin, Florida.\nIn late June, Associate Dean for Information Services and Technology and Director of the Legal Information Center Michael Slinger will be attending the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College. Associate Dean Slinger will also be giving a lecture over the summer at the Rachel Kohl Public Library in Glen Mills, PA on the treatment of prisoners of war during the Civil War.\n\nJuly\n\nIn July, Associate Professor Paul L. Regan will teach a three-week “Advanced Concepts in Corporate Law” class on the Delaware campus to a group of about ten foreign students and attorneys from Russia and the United Kingdom.\n\nAugust\n\nAssociate Professor Paul L. Regan will present his article, “Human Rights Compliance and Accountability for U.S. Multinational Enterprises,” at the 2012 Nordic Sociological Conference “Trust and Social Change” in Reykjavik, Iceland.\nProfessor Larry D. Barnett will also speak at the 2012 Nordic Sociological Conference “Trust and Social Change” in Reykjavik, Iceland, where he will present “A Macrosociological Study of Law on Divorce in Western Europe. Professor Barnett will chair the session on the sociology of law.\nAssociate Professor Jules Epstein will participate in multi-day training for judges at the National Judicial College’s Current Issues in the Law program in Boston, Massachusetts.\n', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1208', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Summer Abroad Institutes Offer Students Exceptional Opportunities for Foreign Legal Study', '2012-06-06', '0', 'Widener Law’s Summer Institutes in Lausanne, Switzerland and Venice, Italy offer students an excellent opportunity to broaden their legal horizons while enjoying the chance to experience some of the great history and culture that Europe has to offer.The Lausanne Summer Abroad Institute in Lausanne, Switzerland, a beautiful city famous as a center of global business and also the home of the Olympic Committee, began on Friday, June 1st and will run through June 29, 2012. Hosted by the University of Lausanne, the program’s featured courses include Comparative and International Health Law, Global Issues in Commercial Law, Introduction to International Investment Law, International Intellectual Property Law &amp; Policy, and Trading In and With Europe.Professor Juliet M. Moringiello serves as the Program Director for the 2012 Lausanne Summer Law Institute. Associate Professor Sonia Baldia and Visiting Distinguished Professor of Law Michele D. Forzley are also teaching courses.From June 18th through July 31st the Venice Summer Abroad Institute will offer students a chance to bask in the history and atmosphere of one of Italy’s most renowned cities while studying Global Issues in Family Law, Comparative Constitutional Law, Comparative Corporate Law with Delaware Supreme Court Justice Randy J. Holland, European Union Law, or Comparative Political Rights and Electoral Systems. Venice International University on the beautiful island of San Servolo serves as the host for the program.Associate Legal Writing Professor Ann E. Fruth will serve as the Director for the 2012 Venice Program. Associate Professor Michael Dimino will join Professor Fruth and Justice Holland as an instructor.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1209', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Harrisburg Jurist Academy Students Get a Personal Look at Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas', '2012-06-07', '0', '\nHarrisburg Jurist Academy Students pose with Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas Judge Bernard L. Coates, Jr. (center), Professor Starla Williams (second from right), and current Widener Law student Alex Russin (far right).\n\n\nOn Wednesday, June 6th, students participating in the Harrisburg Jurist Academy visited the chambers of Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas Judge Bernard L. Coates, Jr. located at the Juvenile Justice Center in the Human Service Building in Harrisburg.Judge Coates, his Judicial Assistant Megan Klemick, Court Crier Katy Thompson, Law Clerk Erin Komada, and intern and current Widener Law student Alex Russin treated the students to a comprehensive tour of the new facilities, which Judge Coates moved to within the last year. In addition to seeing the court room itself, the students got to see the offices, jury deliberation room, and library.Judge Coates and his staff also spoke to the students about what their jobs entail, the kinds of cases Judge Coates hears, and what is necessary to become successful lawyers. Judge Coates stressed the importance of professionalism, including punctuality. “Show up on time,” he said with a smile.Following the tour, Judge Coates graciously posed for a photo with the students, who all agreed that the visit gave them valuable perspective on how a court operates. In the accompanying video, several of the students discuss the experience.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1210', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Jurist Academy programs visit area law firms', '2012-06-11', '0', '\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nThe Widener Law Jurist Academy programs paid visits to the largest law firms in their respective cities recently, as the summer immersion program provided undergraduate students an up-close look at firm life.The seven-student Harrisburg campus contingent dropped in on Rhoads &amp; Sinon LLP where 2001 alumnus Vincent Champion, a partner at the firm, talked with them about how the firm operates, the summer associate program and the rigors of law school. It’s just good business to have many points of view on staff when tackling client problems, he said. “That’s why diversity is so important,” he said.The Jurist Academy is a diversity pipeline program designed for students who come from backgrounds that are typically underrepresented in the legal profession. The two-week experience includes LSAT prep classes, mini law school courses and practice exams. The firm field trips also provide a glimpse into the life of a private-sector lawyer. Students had tours of the offices and were able to talk with attorneys – in many instances Widener Law alumni – about everything from the bar exam, their professional schedules and how to build a solid reputation in the attorney world.The 25 Delaware Jurist Academy students who visited Richards Layton &amp; Finger in Wilmington were encouraged to work hard in school to be competitive in the legal job market. Once you get that job, however, you can check your resume at the door, director Mark Gentile told them.“The only thing that matters is how you perform,” Gentile said. “If you’re looking for a place where you’ll be judged on your merits and not anything else, law is one of those places.”The students also watched a demonstration on the use of technology in legal proceedings, given by former Richards Layton &amp; Finger attorney, and now Delaware Superior Court Judge John A. Parkins Jr. He showed them a video simulation of a car chase developed for a jury trial he handled when he practiced law.The students were pleased by the access the field trips provided.“It was fabulous. It was so informative,” Harrisburg Jurist Academy student Kimmberli Stowe of Philadelphia said. “I really got a lot out of it.” Widener Law is grateful to Joni L. Peet of Richards Layton &amp; Finger and Annie Etter of Rhoads &amp; Sinon for their assistance in making the firm visits possible.Standard Disclaimer for External Links', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1211', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Associate Professor Tonya Evans Plans Pennsylvania Bar Institute CLE on Entertainment Law', '2012-06-12', '0', 'Associate Professor Tonya M. Evans served as the course planner for a Pennsylvania Bar Institute continuing legal education program titled Entertainment Law in the 21st Century that will take place on Thursday, June 14th at the CLE Conference Center of the Wanamaker Building in Philadelphia.The program offers those interested in entertainment law a comprehensive look at the areas of core competency crucial to an entertainment lawyer including intellectual property, labor and antitrust law, and estate planning. The course will look at how to successfully exploit and protect client assets and rights in a global economy with an eye on emerging multimedia platforms.Widener Law adjunct Alexander Murphy, Jr. and Justin B. Wineburgh of Cozen O’Connor, a 1997 graduate of Widener Law, join Professor Evans as faculty presenters for the program along with a host of outstanding attorneys. National Football League Players Association Executive Director DeMaurice F. Smith will participate in a discussion on the Role of Unions in Sports and Entertainment.The program will be simulcast to the Chester County Bar Association in West Chester, the PBI Conference Center in Mechanicsburg, and the PBI Professional Development Conference Center in Pittsburgh, PA. For more information on the program, visit Professor Evans’s blog, or take a look at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s course description and registration page.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1212', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Distinguished Professor Alan Garfield’s Opinion Column Honored with Delaware Press Association Award', '2012-06-13', '0', 'Distinguished Professor Alan E. Garfield was recently honored with the 2012 Delaware Press Association’s Communication Contest Award in the category of Personal Opinion Column for “Honest debate at core of the Constitution.” The column was part of the monthly “Bench Press” opinion column that Garfield writes for the News Journal.“I think that it is vitally important that the public be better educated about the Constitution and constitutional jurisprudence and the Supreme Court’s role,” says Professor Garfield, who began writing the “Bench Press” column for the paper in October of 2009 after working with the paper since 2006 on an annual Constitution Day Project that celebrates the September holiday with a collection of essays.For 2011, Professor Garfield’s entry in the same category received a second place award, and at that time, the competition judges described “Bench Press” as “Intelligently reasoned columns dealing with topical issues in a manner that educates readers while allowing them to draw their own informed conclusions.”“I’m not just trying to write about the cases,” explains Garfield. “What I’m trying to do is translate those complicated cases into language that lay people can understand so that they can grasp the issues being discussed.”', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1213', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Widener Women\'s Network Welcomes Judge Carolyn T. Carluccio ‘85', '2012-06-13', '0', '\nMiriam Barish \'92 and Judge Carolyn Carluccio ‘85\n\nIn June, the Philadelphia Chapter of the Widener Women\'s Network welcomed alumna and judge of the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, Carolyn T. Carluccio ‘85 as the guest speaker at their networking luncheon. Judge Carluccio addressed the topic of “Judicial Insight into Effective Trial Advocacy for Women.” More than 20 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.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1214', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Widener Law aligns with French law school in new international agreement', '2012-06-14', '0', '\n \n\n\n\n\nWidener Law Dean Linda L. Ammons today announced the school has entered an agreement with the Catholic University of Lyon School of Law for a global law consortium and student exchange program to advance international legal education.The understanding calls for both schools to cooperate in the creation of joint legal education programs open to students from both institutions. Those programs include:\n\nInclusion of the Lyon school in Widener’s American Law Summer Program, which welcomes students from around the world to study U.S. and Delaware corporate law at Widener’s Wilmington, Del. campus.\nExpedited admission for top-performing Lyon law graduates, who meet language skills requirements, and who want to pursue a master of laws degree through Widener Law.\nDevelopment of a semester student exchange program for law students at both schools beginning with the 2012-13 academic year.\nExploration of a student summer abroad program in which Widener Law students and faculty would travel abroad to Lyon for immersion in comparative and international law topics. Such a program would involve Widener Law professors serving with Catholic University of Lyon School of Law faculty in Lyon. Widener Law already has summer abroad programs in Venice, Italy and Lausanne, Switzerland.\nDevelopment of a scholar-in-residence program in which faculty exchanges would allow professors to research and teach between the law schools during the academic year.\nPresentation of legal conferences that rotate between the schools, with Widener Law offering programs that concentrate on business-, health- or technology-law topics.\n\nAmmons traveled to Lyon immediately after Widener Law’s commencement ceremonies to finalize the agreement. She met with Catholic University of Lyon School of Law officials and sat alongside Dean Franck Violet to sign paperwork making it official.“This agreement will enrich the educational atmosphere at both of our schools and Widener Law looks forward to all the exciting new opportunities it will bring to our students and faculty,” Ammons said. “Modern times require a global approach to business and learning, and we are pleased to align with the legal education professionals in Lyon to bring more of the world into our classrooms.”Lyon is the largest French metropolitan area after Paris. It is located in east-central France in the Rhone-Alpes region, roughly two hours from Paris. With a population of 1.3 million people the city is known for its business and technological enterprise, and its vibrant cultural scene. It has an international reputation in engineering, textiles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and health industries. The Catholic University of Lyon was founded in 1875 and its faculty of law was established that same year. After an interruption in 1969, it was reopened in 1996. It is a highly internationalized institution with nearly 20 percent of its student body hailing from other countries.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1215', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Widener Legal Methods Professors Present Innovative Ideas at National Conference', '2012-06-18', '0', 'Widener’s Legal Methods professors were a strong presence at the Legal Writing Institute’s (LWI) Fifteenth Biennial Conference this summer.  LWI is a non-profit organization dedicated to the improvement of legal writing.   With over three thousand members from thirty-eight different countries, LWI is the second-largest organization of legal educators.Professors from both the Delaware and Harrisburg campuses presented innovative ideas at the LWI 2012 conference.  On the forefront of assessment, Dionne Anthon demonstrated her enhanced electronic rubric in “This Is Not Your Mother’s Rubric: An Enhanced ‘Electronic’ Rubric to Facilitate Faster Feedback, Track Students’ Overall Performance, and Discover Students’ Strengths and Weaknesses.”  Maryann Brown and Alice Eakin provided suggestions for how to incorporate metacognitive principles into the legal writing curriculum in the poster presentation “Wake Up Little Susie: Learning How to Learn in the Legal Writing Classroom.”  Anna Hemingway led a panel discussion on novel approaches to scholarship entitled “Not Your Average Cup of Joe: Exploring Scholarship Ideas Beyond the Traditional Law Review.”  Several Widener Law professors also presented on how educators could improve their teaching.  Iva Ferrell and Susan King explored how to discover new teaching ideas in a poster presentation entitled “Lessons Learned Along the Way: Teaching Strategies From Unexpected Places.”  Jennifer Lear encouraged professors to use writing terms familiar to students in her presentation “’Can You Hear Me Now?’ – Speaking a Familiar Language to Improve Student Learning.”  Amanda Smith suggested a change to the standard legal writing curriculum in “Preparing for Practice from Behind the Bench: Replacing the Traditional Office Memorandum with a Judicial Opinion.”The LWI conference was held in Palm Desert, California, from May 29 to June 1, 2012.  Approximately six hundred individuals from law schools all across the country attended.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1216', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Global Externs Share Their Experiences', '2012-06-19', '0', '\nTiffany Coleman\nKevin Krauss\nStephanie Stotler\n\nThree accomplished Widener Law students recently began their summer global externship placements as part of Widener Law’s Global Law Externship program under the direction of Visiting Distinguished Professor Michele D. Forzley. The three students will be sharing their experiences via the Global Externs Blog.Initially developed through Widener Law’s Health Law Institute in 2010 to afford students interested in global health law the opportunity to gain practical experience working with companies, organizations, or firms working in that area, the program broadened to include all international law disciplines in 2011.The three students participating for 2012 are:Third year student Tiffany D. Coleman, who will be the 2012-2013 President of the Health Law Society and has an interest in pursuing a career in global health law, is working with Medical Tourism Training, LLC in Boston, Massachusetts. Working closely with the President of Medical Tourism Training, LLC, Attorney Elizabeth Ziemba, Tiffany will identify the legal issues surrounding the Medical Tourism Sector.&quot;I am looking forward to learning the intricacies of the Medical Tourism world. I have become extremely intrigued with the entire process and legal complications that can arise in this arena as I develop the foundation for my work,&quot; says Tiffany, continuing, &quot;The people of the company that I am working for are extremely helpful and very knowledgeable about the issues.&quot;Fellow third year student Stephanie Stotler, who plans to pursue a career in international human resources and employment law, is currently an extern at the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.“WHO does an amazing job giving the interns access to everything that they would need to make the experience very valuable and educational,” says Stephanie, adding, “I have had the opportunity to attend department meetings, educational sessions, town hall meetings, and the World Health Assembly.  I participated in a focus group with the Assistant Director General and even got the opportunity to meet the Director General. I look forward to attending the ILO Tribunal Judgments of the 113th Session to see first-hand the completion of the whole appeals process for international civil servants.”The final global extern is third-year law student Kevin Krauss. The inaugural recipient of the Craig C. Eisendrath Student Peace Award, he is a two-time Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition competitor and served as President of Widener’s Chapter of the International Law Society for the 2011-12 academic year. Kevin has a particular interest in nuclear nonproliferation, and he was instrumental in bringing former U.S. Ambassador, Thomas Graham, Jr. to Widener Law’s Delaware campus for a discussion on the subject. This summer, Kevin will serve as an extern for two separate civil society organizations on arms control and disarmament: The Global Security Institute and the Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy.The externs have already begun sharing their experiences on the blog. Tiffany wrote about the issues surrounding cut-rate plastic surgery in Phuket, Thailand, while Kevin offered some background on how he ended up as a global extern with the organizations he is working for this summer.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1217', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Widener Law alumni sworn in to U.S. Supreme Court Bar', '2012-06-20', '0', '\n \n\n\n\n\nTwenty-nine distinguished Widener Law alumni stood before the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, June 18 and took the oath to become members of the Supreme Court Bar.Associate Professor H. Geoffrey Moulton read the names of the alumni and offered them as fit to become members of the court’s bar. Moulton clerked for the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist early in his career.Law Dean Linda L. Ammons and members of her staff, including representatives of the Office of Development and Alumni Relations, accompanied the group. Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor also happened to be in the courtroom gallery. The court announced decisions in four cases during the 30-minute proceeding.Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg made separate personal visits to the Widener contingent’s reception room following court.“Congratulations to all of you,” Roberts said. “This certainly is a great day.”He spoke briefly about the history of the Supreme Court Bar and mentioned a few notable figures depicted in portraits on the stately reception room walls. Ginsburg, whose visit to the group was a bit longer, talked of Belva Lockwood, the first woman permitted to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court. She also took a few questions on everything from what it was like for her as a new justice to her own role as the second woman to take a seat on the nation’s highest court, after O’Connor.“It’s something Justice O’Connor said very often, ‘At the end of the day a wise old man and a wise old woman come to the same conclusion,’ ” Ginsburg said. However, she was clear that perspective can be enhanced by diversity of gender. “I also think we bring to the table the experience of having grown up as women.”The Widener group then traveled to a luncheon at The Madison Hotel in Washington, where alumnus Kenneth Lopez was the featured speaker. Lopez graduated from the Delaware campus in 1995 and is a member of the school’s National Advisory Council. He is president and chief executive officer of A2L Consulting, a Washington-based firm that specializes in jury consulting, litigation graphics and trial technology.Lopez spoke about having passion for your life’s work and seizing opportunities. He recalled the impact that the late Peter Hess, who taught Lopez as an adjunct law professor, had on his outlook.“He was the first person to say to me, make your hobby your work and you’ll never work a day in your life,” Lopez said. During his second year of law school Lopez began experimenting with computer animation. Eventually that led to a demo tape, then a business deal and then a business. Today that business has worked with every major law firm in the country and has been voted the best in Washington.His experiences triggered a round of inspirational advice:“Honor your talents by using them. It makes work so much easier,” he said.“Honor your passion by following it. It’s never too late to chase your passion.” “Honor people and institutions that enable your success along the way by giving back. I’m thankful for my degree from Widener. It’s a place I’m proud to be associated with.”Dean Ammons said the day was memorable, not only for the alumni but for the history of Widener Law. “I am ever proud of being your representative, the head of your institution, because it is a fine institution and we’ve only just begun,” she said. “The connection between a good law school and a great law school is its alumni base.”The alumni sworn into the bar traveled to the nation’s capital from as far as the state of Arizona to take part in the event. They included:Eric Mark AndersenPatricia M. AntonelliCedric D. BullockEric Franklin BushBrian Thomas CagleKathleen Margaret CallaghanRebecca M. CantorMia D. CassonMark E. ElvinLynne FlemingKristi Ann FredericksClarissa L. FreemanRobert L. HawkinsWilliam Bruce HemphillDavid Alan KaplanQuintina  M. LaudermilchPamela MeitnerC. Patrick RenegarJoseph P. WargoMark W. ReaganFrank ShoemakerPaul Christian SeigristPhillip A. SimonLawrence E. TanLaura Beth TaylorJames Scott TaylorRosetta ThompsonJoel West WilliamsAdelle R. Zavada', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1218', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Associate Professor Contributes to National Institute of Justice’s DNA For the Defense Bar', '2012-06-21', '0', 'The National Institute of Justice recently released DNA for the Defense Bar, a nearly two-hundred-page resource document for defense attorneys handling cases involving DNA evidence. Associate Professor Jules Epstein served as part of the eight-member technical working group that put the document together.“I was one of eight members, along with three defense lawyers with exceptional knowledge of science, two DNA scientists – one of international repute, one a terrific lab analyst from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office – a retired judge, and a staff member of the Innocence Project,” says Epstein of the group that that worked on the project.“The writing process was collaborative,” he says, noting that all eight team members would travel for two to three day meetings and then leave with individual assignments to keep writing and editing. Future meetings then allowed the group to “edit each other’s contributions.”“The product is the first and only truly defense-attorney-focused resource of this size for handling cases where there is DNA evidence,” says Epstein proudly, adding that it “covers science, crime scene investigation and evidence collection, statistics and probabilities, and all legal and trial advocacy issues that may arise in DNA cases.” Observing that most law school graduates do not have a background in scientific disciplines, he calls the report a potentially critical resource.“Although this project was under the auspices of the NIJ, which is part of the US Department of Justice, there was true independence to present a defense perspective,” he says, observing that the NIJ also funded DNA source materials for prosecutors and an online resource for “officers of the court” to which he was also a contributor.The document is available both online and as a hard copy. For further information, visit the National Institute of Justice’s website.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1219', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Director of Bar Programs Micah Yarbrough Presents on Assessment at LSAC Workshop', '2012-06-25', '0', 'Director of Bar Programs Micah Yarbrough recently spoke at the Law School Admission Council’s Academic Assistance Training Workshop held from June 13th through the 15th at the University of Denver’s Sturm School of Law in Denver, Colorado.The event brought together over 150 legal academics with specialties in bar pre or academic assistance for an intense training program. Sessions included sessions such as “The Evolution and Future of Academic Assistance” and “Teaching the Students of Today.”“In addition to attending many of the scheduled events, I presented, along with Susan Keller, Associate Dean at Western State College of Law in CA, on assessing the law school curriculum to effectively map where learning goals and objectives and outcomes are taught, Yarborough said, adding, “The session was well attended, and provided me a wonderful opportunity to share my experiences here at Widener working both at the University and Law School level on the development and use of assessment.  I was also pleased to see, in showcasing our work here, that Widener School of Law is a leader amongst law schools in modeling effective student learning assessment.”“I also brought back plenty of ideas that hold great potential for improving the delivery of academic assistance and bar preparation services for our students,” he concluded.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1220', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'York Alumni Event', '2012-06-25', '0', '\n \n\n\n\n\nWidener Law alumni met at Maewynn’s Irish Pub in York for a happy hour on June 14, 2012. Amanda Snoke Dubbs ’05 of Law Office of Amanda Snoke Dubbs and Timothy Norton ’09 of CGA Law Firm served as event hosts. Vice Dean Robyn Meadows, Prof. James Diehm, and Prof. John Capowski and special guest Judge Richard Renn also mingled with attendees. Thirty-five people were present at the happy hour which was the second regional Widener Law alumni event held in York.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1221', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Cautious Optimism as Distinguished Professor Returns From UN Conference on Sustainable Development', '2012-06-26', '0', '\nFrom Left to Right: Victor Flatt, Thomas F. and Elizabeth Taft Distinguished Professor in Environmental Law, University of North Carolina School of Law; Merideth Wright, Judge, Vermont Superior Court, Environmental Division; Distinguished Professor John C. Dernbach; John Cruden, President, Environmental Law Institute; and Lynsey Gaudioso, Research Association, Environmental Law Institute.\n\n“Sustainability involves our duty to others, including future generations,” says Distinguished Professor and Environmental Law Center Co-Director John C. Dernbach, adding, “The growth in that understanding is one of the reasons I come away from Rio more hopeful than I might otherwise.”Dernbach spent eleven days in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil beginning June 12th for events related to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20. The conference brought together world leaders and thousands of participants from governments, the private sector, non-governmental organizations, and other groups to discuss and examine sustainability and mark the 20th anniversary of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro and the 10th anniversary of the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg.Professor Dernbach attended a number of side events related to the conference that focused on how to accelerate the transition to sustainability that were consistent with the findings in his recently published book, Acting as if Tomorrow Matters: Accelerating the Transition to Sustainability. In addition to positive feedback on the book, he was pleased to observe that every side event he went to focused on the question of how to accelerate that transition, saying, “My book title captures the question that everyone was asking.”Noting that his book argues for “an American movement for sustainability” and “that we cannot rely on government to do it,” Professor Dernbach adds that he got the sense from many of the attendees from business or non-governmental organizations that they agreed that such a development was necessary “not only in the United States, but around the world.”“In the United States, we’ve made a little progress in a lot of areas. We are building more certified green buildings. Colleges and universities are doing a better job teaching sustainability,” he says, also noting that many corporations have made strides in reducing their negative impacts by reducing water use and cutting pollution.However, he also stresses that the problems sustainability is intended to address are large, and he says, “The response that we have provided in the United States to this point is not consistent with the challenge or the opportunity.” Succinctly phrasing his overarching impression of where the struggle for sustainability stands, he observed, “We have made more progress toward a goal that is increasingly distant.&quot;“More and more people are coming to understand that sustainability is not just a policy question or a good idea or something that we need to do for the environment. It is also an ethical, moral, and religious question,&quot; Dernbach concludes.Professor Dernbach shared some of his thoughts about the conference on the Environmental Law Center’s blog, including a general post about the history behind the Rio+20 conference and a post about the role that lawyers can play in the quest for sustainability. More information about his new book, Acting as if Tomorrow Matters: Accelerating the Transition to Sustainability, can be found at the website for the book.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1222', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Three Widener Law Students Honored By Philadelphia Bar Association for Pro Bono Service', '2012-06-27', '0', 'The Philadelphia Bar Association recently honored three Delaware students for their Pro Bono service along with students from other area law schools.Recent graduates Michael Krantz ‘12 and Morgan Williams ‘12 as well as Jennifer Perez were cited for their outstanding service in a release issued by the Philadelphia Bar Association.“Morgan Williams has stood out as a champion in providing equal access to the law,” says the release, adding that she “has shown a significant commitment to public service throughout her four years at Widener Law and embodies the true spirit of pro bono service.”The release praises Krantz for his work with the Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Program, the Consumer Housing Unit, and the Guild Food Stamp Clinic, observing, “His interest in housing and poverty issues has been shaped by that experience.”The Philadelphia Chapter of the ACLU and the Delaware Community Legal Aid Society nominated Jennifer Perez for the honor after she completed summer internships with the respective organization in successive summers. The release praises her “keen understanding of the needs of immigrant and disabled clients, often going beyond traditional legal work to ensure the fair treatment of immigrants.”The entire Widener Law community congratulates Michael, Morgan, and Jennifer on the well-deserved honor!', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1223', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Professors React to Supreme Court’s Ruling on Affordable Care Act', '2012-06-28', '0', '“It was not very surprising that Roberts took an important role in this case. A lot of people thought that he would. The healthcare law really ended up rising and falling on the view of one person, and that person was Roberts, not Kennedy like a lot of people would have expected,” says H. Albert Young Fellow in Constitutional Law Erin Daly of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in National Federation of Independent Business et al. v. Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al.The Supreme Court’s historic ruling came down Thursday, June 28, 2012 and sets a number of important precedents certain to be debated by legal scholars. Professor Daly notes that the immediate significance of the ruling is that the Court “let the decision of Congress stand,” rather than overturn the law, meaning that the ultimate fate of the Affordable Care Act and its provisions rests with the elected representatives and by extension the people.“If people don’t like the decision they can repeal the Act, and if they do, they can let it stand,” she says.“The bottom line is that the Affordable Care Act is ruled constitutional,” agrees Professor John G. Culhane, the Director of Widener’s Health Law Institute.In the court’s majority opinion, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote, &quot;The Affordable Care Act\'s requirement that certain individuals pay a financial penalty for not obtaining health insurance may reasonably be characterized as a tax,&quot; adding, &quot;Because the Constitution permits such a tax, it is not our role to forbid it, or to pass upon its wisdom or fairness.”“Many people that that the ‘individual mandate’ would rise and fall on the Court’s interpretation of the Commerce Clause,” notes Daly, but the Robert’s opinion ruled the mandate constitutional not as regulation of interstate commerce, but as a tax.“They did not ultimately do so, but it is important to note that five justices would have felt comfortable limiting Congress’s powers under the Commerce Clause,” she concludes.Another part of the ruling that struck Professor Daly as significant on an initial analysis was the court’s problems with the expansion of Medicaid, which seven justices ruled unconstitutional as written. They concluded that the federal government does not have the power to withhold existing Medicaid funds from states that refuse the expansion, only future funds.“This is a big victory for the President,” says Culhane, adding, &quot;We can argue about the constitutionality of the Act, or about the politics of it, until we\'re blue. But for me, as a person interested in the public health dimension of health care, this is a bright day. It\'s a major step towards universal coverage.”Reflecting on what happens now that the Supreme Court has ruled, he says, &quot;Now the focus shifts to the hard work of implementation. Many states have been dragging their feet on setting up the health exchanges that will provide consumers with both choice and transparency about health care costs. Now they\'ll have to get busy. And the hard work of public education about how this important law will work is just beginning.&quot;', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1224', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Widener Law Alum Named Chief Disciplinary Counsel By Delaware Supreme Court', '2012-07-02', '0', 'On June 28th, the Delaware Supreme Court announced that Jennifer-Kate M. Aaronson, Esq. ’95 has been appointed the new Chief Disciplinary Counsel in the Office of Disciplinary Counsel. She will assume her new duties beginning September 4, 2012, succeeding Frederick W. Iobst, Esquire.An Arm of the Delaware Supreme Court, the Office of Disciplinary Counsel regulates the conduct of Delaware lawyers, who are required to conduct themselves in adherence to the Delaware Lawyers’ Rules of Professional Conduct issued by the Delaware Supreme Court. The Office of Disciplinary Counsel is responsible for investigating, and if necessary, prosecuting lawyer misconduct through the Preliminary Review Committee, the Board on Professional Responsibility, and the Delaware Supreme Court.From 1997 through 2007, Ms. Aaronson served as an associate at Potter, Carmine &amp; Aaronson in Wilmington. Following that she served as managing partner and founder of Aaronson &amp; Collins, LLC. She is a member of the Delaware State Bar Association, the National Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Delaware Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1225', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Justice Randy Holland Receives First State Distinguished Service Award', '2012-07-05', '0', 'The Delaware State Bar Association recently honored Delaware Supreme Court Justice Randy J. Holland with the First State Distinguished Service Award at dinner held during the Delaware Bench and Bar Conference.The award is the highest honor bestowed by the DSBA, and President James McGiffen stated that the award is given to a person “Who, by exemplary leadership and service dedicated to the cause of good citizenship in civic and humanitarian service over a period of many years has maintained the integrity and honored recognition of the legal profession in community affairs and who, as an outstanding Delawarean, unceasingly advances the ideals of citizen participation and community accomplishment, thus reflecting High Honor on both country and profession.”Justice Holland was appointed to the Delaware Supreme Court in 1986. Prior to appointment, he practiced at the firm of Morris, Nichols, Arsht &amp; Tunnell in Georgetown. He is a graduate of Swarthmore College and earned his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and his L.L.M. from the University of Virginia School of Law. Since 1991, Justice Holland has served as an adjunct professor on Widener Law\'s Delaware campus.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1226', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Scholar in Residence Donald Brown Focuses on Climate Change as an Ethics Issue', '2012-07-09', '0', '“I believe that global environmental problems have to be understood as ethical problems,” says Donald A. Brown, who officially joined Widener University School of Law’s Harrisburg campus on July 1st, 2012 as Scholar in Residence for Sustainability Ethics and Law.Brown previously served as Associate Professor of Environmental Ethics, Science, and Law at the Pennsylvania State University where he taught interdisciplinary courses on climate change and sustainable development and also acted as Program Director of the Collaborative Program on the Ethical Dimensions of Climate Change. He also served as director of the Pennsylvania Environmental Research Consortium, which comprises 56 Pennsylvania colleges and universities working on sustainability issues.Observing that Widener is “gaining a reputation for having a very productive environmental law faculty,” Brown says that he has been following the development of the school’s Environmental Law Center over the last several years. Brown and Distinguished Professor and ELC co-director John C. Dernbach were colleagues at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection in the past and have collaborated on a number of projects.Mr. Brown has written extensively on climate change and sustainability issues and in over 30 countries with a focus on the need to integrate environmental ethics with science, economics, and law in environmental policymaking. He is the author of American Heat, Ethical Problems with the US Response to Global Warming and a new book to be published in October, Navigating the Perfect Moral Storm, Climate Ethics. CNN and Time Magazine called ClimateEthics.org, his previous blog, as one of the best 15 websites on any environmental issue in the United States. At Widener, he will be continuing to write at EthicsandClimate.org.Mr. Brown began blogging on the subject of ethics and climate change law “as a way of participating in policy discussions as they unfold in real time,” and “to raise ethical questions that weren’t being talked about in the United States.”“I’m hoping to help Widener expand upon what its already doing successfully, and that is become a place of excellence in sustainability and environmental law,” concludes Brown, adding, “I’m obviously interested in legal issues that are emerging because of increased globalization in economics and environmental law – a place like Widener can help people in the United States understand what’s going on in the larger world.&quot;', '', '', '', '', '', '', '');
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('3', '1227', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Orientation Materials Available Now for Incoming Law Students', '2012-07-11', '0', 'Important documents for new students including orientation schedules, first assignments, and financial aid information are now available on the respective Orientation pages for both the Harrisburg and Delaware campuses.“In order to be fully prepared for the Intro to Law course that takes place during Orientation, students should view the posted Intro to Law packet, which includes first assignments, course expectations, and required textbooks,” advises Assistant Registrar Molly Acri.Orientation week begins on Monday, August 13th on the Delaware campus. In Harrisburg, Orientation will begin on Tuesday, August 14th with the first Intro to Law class meeting at 7:00 pm in Room A180. Incoming students should consult the schedules available on the respective Orientation pages for more information.“Given the great variety in the experiences of our students before law school, we have designed the Introduction to Law classes for all students to learn core concepts and skills essential to a successful performance in law school. While the week provides only an introduction to law school, we expect students to take seriously the opportunity to begin building habits that will be useful throughout law school,” says Delaware campus Assistant Dean for the Office of Student Affairs Patrick J. Johnston.“In my experience, the Orientation week provides a great opportunity for students to get to know the Widener Law community - including faculty, staff and fellow classmates.  The scheduled activities really give students a good idea of what to expect as they embark on their law school career,” Acri says.Following a tradition that began last year, the Harrisburg campus will close the week on Saturday with a celebratory day of events beginning with a Fun Run at 9 a.m. A Pilates demonstration will follow at 10:30 a.m. and then a lunch provided by Kaplan PMBR.“In addition, an incoming student’s suggestion that the two day sections, N and P, play each other in a softball game has ‘gone viral’ and a game will be played after lunch,” says Harrisburg campus Dean of Students Keith E. Sealing, adding that roster spots will be available for evening students as well. Those interested in participating should visit the Widener Law Harrisburg 1L Campus Facebook group.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1228', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'New Online Master of Jurisprudence Programs Set to Begin', '2012-07-13', '0', 'On Monday, July 16th, Widener Law’s new online Master of Jurisprudence programs in Health Law and Corporate Law will commence with a special Intro to Law and Introduction to Online Learning seated class.\nStudents will be oriented to the online environment and take a step-by-step interactive introduction to the online classroom at the special class, which takes place at 6:00 p.m. in Room 248 of the Main Law Building on Widener Law’s Delaware campus.\n\nThe new format is designed to accommodate working professionals with busy schedules who are interested in improving their employment opportunities or keeping pace with the changing regulatory environment.\n\n“I am proud to be part of Widener University School of Law as we launch our distinctive online programs,” said Assistant Dean and Executive Director of Institutes Eileen Grena-Piretti.\n\n“I believe that the new online programs reflect a long-held commitment to offer graduate level education leading to a variety of law-related careers in corporate and health law, compliance and legal nurse consulting,” she adds.\n\nIn addition to the general Corporate and Health Law programs, Widener Law offers specific tracks that allow students to earn an MJ in Health Law with Certificates in either Regulatory Analysis &amp; Compliance or Legal Nurse Consulting &amp; Hospital Regulatory Compliance, or an MJ in Corporate Law with a Certificate in Regulatory Analysis &amp; Compliance.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1229', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Foreign Students Attend Summer Corporate Law Program', '2012-07-16', '0', '\n \n\n\n\n\nSeven students are participating in a special certificate program offered over three weeks in July by Widener’s Institute of Delaware Corporate and Business Law to teach participants about U.S. and Delaware corporate law.The group consists of both practicing attorneys and law students, with five of the students hailing from Russia, one from Gambia, and one from New York. In addition to instruction from Institute Director and Ruby R. Vale Professor of Corporate Law Larry Hamermesh, the students have been taking an Advanced Concepts in Corporate Law course with Associate Professor of Law Paul Regan.Beyond taking advantage of the institute’s corporate law expertise, participants have been able to enjoy the advantages afforded by the law school\'s location in Wilmington and its connections within the corporate law community. Students had the opportunity to meet with Vice Chancellor Donald F. Parsons of the renowned Delaware Court of Chancery, and they meet with members of the DuPont company’s legal team on Thursday, July 12th. This week, program participants will enjoy lunch with several foreign attorneys visiting the University of Delaware.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1230', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Professors Weigh In on Legal Significance of the Freeh Report', '2012-07-18', '0', 'The recent release of the 267-page report resulting from the eight-month independent investigation commissioned by Penn State’s trustees and conducted by former FBI director Louis J. Freeh into the circumstance surrounding the Jerry Sandusky scandal leads to a number of interesting legal questions that will be addressed in the weeks ahead.Writing on Slate just before the release of the report, Health Law Institute Director John Culhane wrote about how the university can proceed in the wake of the scandal and what can be learned from the BP oil spill in a piece titled Penn State’s Disaster Cleanup.“Establishing a sound program of victim compensation is a far better option—better for Sandusky’s victims, better for Penn State—than ad hoc litigation. But what will the details of that program be? Achieving fairness through a compensation fund poses a huge challenge. It is not hard to imagine that dozens of victims will come forward, many of whom may have until now remained silent. How would their compensation be decided? How would one victim’s years of abuse be measured against another’s? What about the possibility of fraudulent claims?” writes Culhane in the piece, before looking at a what Penn State might be able to learn from disaster relief initiatives when it comes to some sort of victim compensation fund.Following the release of the report, Professor Culhane also spoke to Reuters about victim compensation for an article that was also carried in the Chicago Tribune, the Baltimore Sun, and on Yahoo! News, and was interviewed by WHYY on the subject on Friday, July 13th.&quot;Let\'s look at the fact that Penn State very quickly commissioned an independent and well-respected person to conduct the investigation and issue the report, and then made the report public immediately in all its gory details. I mean, I think they\'ve already taken a huge first step,&quot; he said in the WHYY interview, which was also carried on WITF-FM in Harrisburg.Associate Professor Jules Epstein spoke to the Chronicle of Higher Education about former PSU President Graham Spanier’s potential vulnerability to criminal charges stemming from the information in the report for the article A Powerful President Sought First to Protect His University\'s Reputation.Comparing the situation to a recent case in which a senior official in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia was convicted of a crime for covering up sexual abuse in the church, Epstein said, &quot;If I were prosecutor, I might ask if Spanier knew and covered up, and that caused future children to be harmed.&quot;Professor Epstein also spoke about the report for Paula Reid’s piece, The legal significance of the Freeh report, which appeared on cbsnews.com.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1231', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Associate Professor Discusses Corbett’s Inability to Disclose Sandusky Investigation to Penn State Board of Trustees', '2012-07-23', '0', '\n				\n						Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett {Attribution: By Jenn Grover [GFDL\n    (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0\n    (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia\n    Commons file ur:\nhttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/TomCorbett-McCainRally2008.jpg&quot;}\n				\n		\n&quot;Mr. Corbett\'s job was to investigate crimes, get them investigated well, and not to blow an investigation by telling anyone else prematurely,&quot; Associate Professor Jules Epstein told Michael Rubinkam of the Associated Press for an article that ran in the Scranton Times-Tribune, the Houston Chronicle, the News Journal, and other outlets.The article looked at Governor Corbett’s inability to warn Penn State’s other trustees about the investigation into Jerry Sandusky for child sex abuse because Corbett was the state’s Attorney General at the time. While Corbett had knowledge that could have prepared the board for the looming scandal, he was legally bound to remain silent by a Pennsylvania state law that requires grand juries remain secret.Despite the fact that trustees would be expected to share such damaging information with either the board or members of the school\'s administration according to president of the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges Richard D. Legon, Professor Epstein indicated that Pennsylvania law &quot;absolutely prohibited Mr. Corbett from disclosing this information to the Board of Trustees.&quot;', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1232', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'K&amp;L Gates “Women in the Profession Committee” Hosts Widener Women’s Network Luncheon in Harrisburg', '2012-07-23', '0', 'The Widener Womens Network ~ Harrisburg Chapter met for a luncheon sponsored by the K&amp;L Gates Women in the Profession Committee on July 17, 2012. Alumna and Commonwealth Court judge, the Honorable Anne E. Covey ’84 served as the event’s guest speaker. Judge Covey is founder of Covey &amp; Associates, P.C., the first woman Member appointed to the Labor Relations Board, an author and instructor.  A respected leader and accomplished woman, the Judge spoke on the topic of “Navigating to Success.” She encouraged the room full of professionals to take full advantage of all their personal gifts. Her discussion centered around ten valuable tips:\nHow do you define success? Everyone has different gifts and abilities. Figure out what yours are and use them to give back to the community.\nStart with the end in mind. Where do you want to go and how will you get there?\nVisualize your success.\nStand out.\nStep outside of your comfort zone. Be innovative.\nBuild relationships and contacts. Get involved, use any opportunity to network, meet people, join organizations.\nDevelop an expertise or a unique way to market yourself.\nSeek the wisdom of elders and mentors.\nWork hard.\nRespect yourself and respect others.\n\nThe Judge, who is one of five women serving on the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania\'s bench, elaborated on each of the ten points peppering her intelligent comments with humor and personal anecdotes. At the conclusion of her presentation, she allowed time for questions and answers addressing mentoring and tips for the courtroom. The audience of alumnae, women from K&amp;L Gates, students and faculty sincerely enjoyed the opportunity to hear pearls of wisdom from one of our Commonwealth’s leaders.Marlene Tremmel, class of 2006, was the recipient of the business card raffle drawing. Widener University School of Law wishes to extend a special thanks to Amy Groff ’04 and Wendy Neiss of K&amp;L Gates as well as to the firm’s Women in the Profession Committee for assisting with orchestrating this unique networking event.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1233', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Students from Southwest University of Political Science and Law in Chongqing Visit Widener Law', '2012-07-24', '0', 'Eighteen students from South Southwest University of Political Science and law in Chongqing, China visited Widener Law’s Delaware campus on Monday, July 23rd.The students, who were accompanied by Vice Dean Jerry Zhu and two chaperons, heard several presentations from Widener Law administrators in Polishook Hall 104. Multicultural Affairs Officer Troy Riddle spoke about the admissions process, Dean of Students Susan Goldberg gave them information on the curriculum, and Assistant Dean for Career Development LeaNora Ruffin spoke about legal careers. Widener Law maintains an exchange program with Southwest University of Political Science and Law, and several of the students in attendance asked many questions about both JD and LLM opportunities at Widener.After the presentations, Troy gave the students a tour of the campus and then they headed back to New York City from where they will return to China. Vice Dean Zhu noted before he boarded the bus that the experience would be both memorable and life changing for his students.Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Stephen Wilhite was instrumental in arranging the visit.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1234', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Associate Professor Delivers Primer on Copyright, Free Exchange, and the Web on WITF’s Radio Smart Talk', '2012-07-26', '0', 'On Wednesday, July 25th, Associate Professor Tonya M. Evans joined WITF’s Radio Smart Talk to discuss copyright and the free exchange of information during the 9:00 a.m. hour.“The general rule of thumb online is that anything literary or artistic probably – at least initially – was protected by copyright,” said Professor Evans in response to a hypothetical question from Radio Smart Talk Director Scott Lamar about reproducing an image on a website to open the program. “The issue becomes whether there is some implied license for you to use – whether there is some express license,” she added.Professor Evans addressed a number of issues throughout the program from an overview of what copyright is to fair use doctrine and the debate about the length of copyright and how that relates to the increased value of intellectual property. She also answered specific questions from callers on a number of subjects ranging from reform of copyright law to work-for-hire.Visit witf.org or www.proftonyaevans.com to listen to the program.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1235', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Legal Methods Professors Impart Appreciation for the Law to Area High School Students', '2012-07-30', '0', '“The Penn Law program gives students the chance to learn about the legal system, and eventually participate in mock trials. The students were bright and enthusiastic, and I look forward to participating in this program again next year,” said Assistant Dean for the Office of Student Affairs and Legal Methods Professor Edmund B. Luce, who participated in the summer workshop to help high school students understand the United States legal system and the legal profession.Legal Methods Professor and Director of Bar Programs Micah J. Yarbrough joined Legal Writing Professor Iva Ferrell to teach students about the legal system at the Widener-Junior-Senior Summer Challenge, which invites selected rising sophomore, junior, and senior in high school to Widener’s Chester campus in hopes of better preparing them for success in higher education.“Both Professor Ferrell and I return each summer for the experience. The students, from the Chester-Upland School District, get the opportunity to meet us as lawyers and ask questions about the law and the profession. In the end, we all end up learning from one another,” said Yarbrough.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1236', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Widener Law Grad Represents Multiple Victims in Jerry Sandusky Civil Litigation', '2012-07-31', '0', '\r\n				Widener Law graduate Joel J. Feller ’93 and fellow founding partner Matt Casey of Ross Feller Casey, LLP, are responsible for leading a legal team representing several of the victims in the Jerry Sandusky case, including three who testified in Sandusky’s criminal trial.Ross Feller Casey, LLP will be the firm leading the civil litigation portion of the case. Joining Feller and Casey on the legal team are State College-area attorneys Andrew Shubin and Justine Andronici.Mr. Feller earned his B.A. from the University of Maryland and his J.D. from Widener Law in 1993. A member of the Pennsylvania, New Jersey and American Bar Associations and the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and New Jersey Trial Lawyers Associations, he is admitted to practice in state and federal courts in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He has served as a lecturer at both Villanova University Law School and at the Temple University Beasley Law School LLM program, and has presented continuing education for attorneys on the subject of trial advocacy.Mr. Feller, who has been selected as among the top attorneys in Pennsylvania by Super Lawyers Magazine for the past several years, practices in the areas of personal injury, medical malpractice, product liability, and premises liability. He has represented a variety of catastrophically injured patients and their families throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey over his distinguished career.\r\n		', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1237', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Director of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to address attorneys in Delaware', '2012-08-01', '0', '\nPhoto courtesy of wikimedia commons\nDavid Kappos, who also serves as under secretary of commerce for intellectual property, will attend the Oct. 11, 2012 function to be held at the DuPont Country Club in Wilmington. The seminar explores intellectual property issues and is widely known for featuring some of the nation’s premier authorities on the topic. More than 200 attorneys and legal professionals attended the 2011 event.Kappos advises President Obama, the secretary of commerce and the administration on intellectual property matters. Prior to joining the administration, Kappos was vice president and assistant general counsel for intellectual property at IBM, where he managed worldwide intellectual property operations. He began his career with the company as an engineer.  \nHe is widely credited with making changes at the Patent and Trademark Office to improve efficiency and speed the patent review process, all with an eye for supporting American business. He has said he views the Patent and Trademark Office as an important component to the country’s economic development. The office issues trademarks, patents and copyrights on inventions. Kappos has also worked to be accessible through social media. He publishes a blog called “Director’s Forum,” hosted through the office’s website. Kappos holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of California Davis and a law degree from the University of California Berkeley. He will be the October event’s first speaker, beginning at 8 a.m. The seminar runs through 5 p.m. and is followed by a DuPont executive legal leadership reception. To view a full schedule for the day, or to register to attend, visit law.widener.edu/dupont2012.\n', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1238', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Professors to Speak at 2012 Nordic Sociological Conference in Reykjavik', '2012-08-02', '0', 'The 26th Conference of the Nordic Sociological Association 2012 will be held from August 15th through the 18th at the University of Iceland in Reykjavik, and both Professor Larry D. Barnett and Associate Professor Paul L. Regan will be presenters.Professor Barnett will serve as the Chair of the session on the sociology of law. Three other presenters – one on a postdoctoral appointment in the Faculty of Law at the University of Oslo, another from the Department of Sociology at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, and the third from Latvia – will join him for the session. Professor Barnett will present “A Macrosociological Study of Law on Divorce in Western Europe.” Associate Professor Paul L. Regan will present his article, “Human Rights Compliance and Accountability for U.S. Multinational Enterprises,” which he says will “Propose a new federal law, amending the Alien Tort Statute, to create a liability mechanism that would encourage US Multinational Corporations to establish compliance systems to ensure that their overseas subsidiaries adhere to fundamental human rights norms in connection with their overseas business operations.”', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1239', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Professor Participates in Environmental Law Institute Seminar on Impact of Supreme Court’s Healthcare Decision', '2012-08-06', '0', '“Sebelius reshapes jurisprudence concerning the Commerce, Necessary and Proper, and Tax and Spending Clauses of the U.S. Constitution in fresh and uncertain ways. It has the potential to reverberate in other spheres involving federal public health and welfare, including environmental laws. In this regard, it is the most important environmental law decision from the Court’s 2011-12 session,” said Professor James R. May during remarks that came as part of the Environmental Law Institute’s &quot;What Does the Health Care Ruling Mean for Environmental Law?&quot; forum held on Tuesday, July 31, 2012.Professor May explored potential ways in which the Court’s decision could impact environmental law during his presentation. He observed that the Court’s conclusion that the Commerce Clause cannot be used as justification to compel people to purchase health insurance may suggest a similar limit on the ability of Congress to compel compliance in certain pollution control or abatement markets. He also stated that the argument concluding that the individual mandate is constitutional under the Tax Clause seems to hold little weight in federal environmental law currently, and that “Congress seldom makes noncompliance with federal environmental laws subject to penalties collectable by the IRS under the Tax Code.”He also touched on the Court stating that Congress cannot compel states to adopt the Partnership for Prescription Assistance under threat of losing all Medicaid funding. He observed that this suggests further limits on the extent to which Congress could withhold funding from states that do not implement federal environmental laws, such as state implementation plans under the federal Clean Air Act.“In sum, Sebelius could have important reverberations affecting environmental laws. The nation’s environmental and health care laws share some of the same features. Both require individuals to participate in certain markets. With health care, the individual mandate requires the purchase of insurance under threat of penalty. Many federal environmental laws require individuals to participate in certain markets, and purchase pollution control equipment, emission credits, or wetlands mitigation, for example,” Professor May concluded.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1240', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Student Participates in Law Students for Reproductive Justice Annual Leadership Institute', '2012-08-08', '0', '\n \n\n\n\nPhotos courtesy of Law Students for Reproductive Justice.\n\n“The Leadership Institute lasted for two very full, intense days – not just speakers but also group discussions, role-playing, and interactive workshops, from event planning to policymaking. It was incredible to join about 70 other student leaders with such a vibrant diversity of lived experiences and impressive accomplishments,” says Delaware student Beth Steinberg, who attended the 2012 Law Students for Reproductive Justice (LSRJ) Annual Leadership Institute held at Berkeley Law on July 28th and 29th.Beth, who will serve as the President of the Women’s Law Caucus during the 2012-13 academic year, previously attended two LSRJ regional events in Washington, D.C., which helped inspire the “Roe v. Wade at 39” symposium that won the 2012 Student Bar Association’s Best Student Organization Event Award for 2011-12. She received an invitation to the leadership institute, which she called “an honor” before adding, “LSRJ’s events are phenomenally well-organized and it’s all cutting-edge material with powerful, prestigious speakers.  I couldn’t wait to find out what I’d be learning this time.”Sujatha Jesudason, director of the CoreAlign Initiative at UC San Francisco, proved a particularly engaging presenter. “She introduced revolutionary visualizations of statistics about the movement, and she challenged us all as future lawyers, policymakers, and leaders to deeply consider the direction of RJ.  What struck me most: her message to tell our stories with ourselves as the hero, not the victim,” observes Beth.While Widener does not currently have its own LSRJ chapter, attending the institute did provide Beth with some ideas that will impact the agenda of the Women’s Law Caucus for 2012-13.“Working through Women’s Law Caucus as the reproductive justice chair, I hope to increase understanding of the reproductive justice movement throughout the Widener community, to inspire people to get more involved, and with luck, maybe some new faces will start a chapter,” she says, adding, “I’m very excited to present several innovative events this semester, including an introduction to the reproductive justice framework and tabling events on timely issues such as the shackling of female prisoners during childbirth. We also plan to screen a fantastic new documentary about sex workers and Delaware’s criminal justice system response, and in January, we’ll reprise the multi-issue symposium to coincide with Roe v. Wade’s 40th anniversary.”', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1241', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Widener Law Welcomes New Students', '2012-08-09', '0', 'Orientation week events for new students commence on Monday, August 13th on the Delaware Campus and on Tuesday, August 14th on the Harrisburg campus.Registration and Welcome to the ProfessionOn the Delaware campus, new students may register at the Admissions Office between 10:00 a.m. and 5:45 p.m. on Monday. A special Welcome to the Profession Ceremony will follow at 6:00 p.m. at the DoubleTree Hotel next to the campus. Students should attend the mandatory ceremony in professional attire.On the Harrisburg campus, open registration for new students will run from 10:00 a.m. until 4:45 p.m. in the Administration Building on Tuesday the 14th. The Harrisburg Welcome to the Profession Ceremony will follow at 5:00 p.m. The Honorable P. Kevin Brobson ’95, Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Judge, will deliver the affirmation and offer remarks.New students can find schedules and other pertinent resources on the respective orientation pages for Delaware or Harrisburg. Please note that attendance at all orientation events is mandatory.Introduction to Law“Given the great variety in the experiences of our students before law school, we have designed the Introduction to Law classes for all students to learn core concepts and skills essential to a successful performance in law school. While the week provides only an introduction to law school, we expect students to take seriously the opportunity to begin building habits that will be useful throughout law school,” says Delaware campus Assistant Dean for the Office of Student Affairs Patrick J. Johnston.“In order to be fully prepared for the Intro to Law course that takes place during Orientation, students should view the posted Intro to Law packet, which includes first assignments, course expectations, and required textbooks,” advises Assistant Registrar Molly Acri.Maintaining a Healthy Balance“In my experience, the Orientation week provides a great opportunity for students to get to know the Widener Law community - including faculty, staff and fellow classmates. The scheduled activities really give students a good idea of what to expect as they embark on their law school career,” Acri says.The Delaware Campus will host a picnic on the lawn for incoming regular division students on Friday, August 17th from noon until 1:30 p.m. to conclude Orientation Week activities. Extended division students will instead have a pizza party in the atrium of the Main Law Building from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. that evening.Following a tradition that began last year, the Harrisburg campus will close the week on Saturday with a celebratory day of events beginning with a Fun Run at 9 a.m. A Pilates demonstration will follow at 10:30 a.m. and then a lunch provided by Kaplan PMBR.“In addition, an incoming student’s suggestion that the two day sections, N and P, play each other in a softball game has ‘gone viral’ and a game will be played after lunch,” says Harrisburg campus Dean of Students Keith E. Sealing, adding that roster spots will be available for evening students as well. Those interested in participating should visit the Widener Law Harrisburg 1L Campus Facebook group.\n		', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1242', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Dean Ammons to be Honored by Delaware Barristers Association', '2012-08-14', '0', 'Widener Law Dean Linda L. Ammons will be among the honorees at the inaugural Louis L. Redding Benefit and Awards Gala to be held on Friday, November 9th, where she will receive the Excellence in Education Award.Put together by the Delaware Barristers Association, the gala will benefit the Louis L. Redding House, a nonprofit museum and historical landmark on East 10th Street in Wilmington. The Delaware Barristers Association is a non-profit affiliate of the National Bar Association. The Redding House Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit corporation that owns, operates, and maintains the Louis L. Redding House as a museum and community center to commemorate Mr. Redding’s legacy and his contributions the to civil rights struggle and the law.The Excellence in Education Award honors and recognizes “ a leader of an academic institution who has made it imperative for men and women of all races, ethnic backgrounds and cultures to share in the experience of a first-class education.”Montê Squire ’05, an attorney in the intellectual property and commercial litigation practice section at Young Conaway Stargatt &amp; Taylor, LLP and a Delaware Barristers Association Officer praised Dean Ammons for her “involvement not only in promoting the law school, but also the way that she has immersed herself in the bar here, and how she has made the law school available for bar functions.” “She’s really been an active member of the legal community here in the state,” Squire said citing in particular her willingness to conduct an independent review into the matter of pediatrician Earl Bradley at the request of Governor Jack Markell and her commitment to all aspects of diversity. “We thought it was appropriate to say thank you for all that she does,” he concluded.The Honorable Gregory M. Sleet, a Widener Law adjunct, will also be honored at the gala. He will join the Honorable Virginia A. Seitz and the Honorable Joshua W. Martin, III as recipients of the Thurgood Marshall Award that honors and recognizes “members of the bench and bar who have been dynamic and progressive leaders and have tirelessly sought to improve and facilitate the administration of justice for all.  These individuals will be recognized for their exemplary leadership, commitment, and contributions to the community and legal profession.”Stacey J. Mobley, Esquire will receive the Louis L. Redding Lifetime Achievement Honorarium “in honor and recognition of an individual who has made a lifelong commitment to diversity and promoted the business case for diversity in academia and in the legal profession.”For more information on the gala, visit the Delaware Barristers Association’s website.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1243', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Law School Journey Begins for New Students', '2012-08-15', '0', '\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday, August 14th, Dean Linda L. Ammons welcomed incoming 1st year law students on the Harrisburg campus at a special Welcome to the Profession Ceremony, saying, “This is the first day of your legal career, and we are so proud of you and your successes thus far.”The Harrisburg Ceremony followed a similar event on the Delaware campus held on Monday, August 13th at the Doubletree Hotel next to campus.In remarks to students on the Harrisburg campus, Dean Ammons noted that the incoming class represented 62 colleges and universities and came from 10 different states ranging from Pennsylvania to California. She also discussed some of the diverse careers held by members of the incoming class, ranging from police officer and paralegal to tennis instructor and personal trainer.At the Delaware ceremony, she observed that the students represented 102 colleges and came from 13 states. She also mentioned that they came from a diverse range of backgrounds and careers, including a school superintendent, firefighters, and police officers.“Remember why you came to law school.  On some days you may question your decision to enter this profession. Law school is hard.  It is supposed to be,” Dean Ammons cautioned, but she also encouraged, “Hold on to your dreams.  Law school is the bridge from your aspirations to your realizations.”Students at both ceremonies had the opportunity to hear from Widener Law alumni as well. On the Delaware campus, Alumni Association President Renae B. Axelrod welcomed the students to the Widener Law community, and on the Harrisburg campus, Bret Keisling, Esq. ’05 spoke.Both Welcome to the Profession events concluded with an oath of affirmation and brief remarks on professionalism from alumni currently serving as judges. On the Harrisburg campus, The Honorable P. Kevin Brobson ’95 of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania led students in the oath, while The Honorable George W. Overton ’86 of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas presided at the Delaware ceremony.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1244', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Child abuse prevention legislation is signed into law', '2012-08-17', '0', '\n \n\n\n\n\nLaw Dean Linda L. Ammons watched several of her recommendations for keeping Delaware children safe from abuse signed into law yesterday, when she attended a ceremony with Gov. Jack Markell, lawmakers and other state officials.Markell signed House substitute no. 1 for House Bill 371 into law at the Children’s Advocacy Center in Dover on Aug. 16. The ceremony was a celebration of collaborative efforts at all levels of state government, which took recommendations from the dean’s 2010 report and found ways to execute them.“We are so grateful to you, Dean Ammons, for the work you did. Thank you for stepping up when the state really needed you. You were uniquely qualified to help,” Markell said. The governor tapped Ammons to conduct an independent review into the matter of pediatrician Earl Bradley in January 2010. The request came days after Bradley was arrested on charges he sexually abused more than 100 of his young patients. He was later convicted.Markell asked the dean to probe Delaware statutory and administrative procedures governing child abuse and exploitation to explain how criminal behavior at such a massive scale could have gone undetected for so long. Prosecutors maintained the abuse dated back decades. Working on a pro bono basis, Ammons spoke with nearly 70 people around the country in an exhaustive examination of the facts and circumstances. In May 2010 she presented the governor with a list of 68 recommendations, ranging from proposed changes in state law to more public accountability for the people who investigate misconduct claims against physicians.The General Assembly unanimously passed a package of nine bills in 2011 that encapsulated many of the dean’s recommendations. The bill signed Aug. 16 took more time as it involved thoughtful teamwork across state agencies to create effective procedures.“I’m so pleased we are able to sustain the vision we have had and the structure we formed to protect the children of Delaware,” said Widener Law alumna Vivian Rapposelli ‘93. She is the governor’s cabinet secretary for the Department of Services For Children Youth and Their Families. She is also a member of the law school Board of Overseers.The legislation:\nUses the case management system of Rapposelli’s department to track every case of child abuse and neglect.\nEstablishes an investigation coordinator within the department to track and monitor each reported case of child abuse from inception to final criminal and civil disposition.\nEnsures the reporting of every death and near-death case due to child abuse or neglect to the state Child Death, Near Death and Stillbirth Commission.\nReinforces the duty to report suspected perpetrators to the Division of Professional Regulation and other agencies.\nRequires the reporting of status, trends and civil and criminal outcomes of these cases to the Child Protection Accountability Commission.\n\n\nDelaware Attorney General Beau Biden also attended the ceremony, noting the legislation was something good to come from the tragedy.“I think it will prove to be an essential tool to protecting children,” Biden said.Ammons stood alongside the governor as he signed the legislation. She said the investigation and report were among the most important highlights of her career. “I’m very proud the work I was able to do has life and has meaning, and will continue to serve the people of Delaware” Ammons said. “I commend the governor and the legislature for doing what has to be done and I thank my Widener family for allowing me to do this.”Chief sponsors of the legislation were Sen. Patty Blevins, the Democratic majority leader, and Rep. Melanie George Smith. Blevins said the bill sounded simple but it was complicated by the number of people and offices it required to share information.“This is going to make a big, big difference. It’s dry stuff – it’s data. But it’s going to have a big impact,” Blevins said. “Dean Ammons we’ll never be able to thank you enough for what you did for the children of the state of Delaware.”', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1245', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Widener Law announces new faculty; key administrative changes', '2012-08-20', '0', 'Widener Law Dean Linda L. Ammons has announced key faculty and staff changes for the upcoming academic year.“This is an outstanding group of people and we are fortunate to have them with us,” Ammons said. “Each one of them brings unique talents and insights to the school, and I’m certain they will all make significant contributions to the outstanding legal education we provide at Widener Law.”Fall semester classes begin Monday, Aug. 20. The appointments took effect July 1. They are broken down here by campus.Harrisburg:Donald Brown joins the faculty as scholar in residence for sustainability ethics and law through Widener’s Environmental Law Center. Brown comes to Widener from Penn State University where he taught interdisciplinary courses on climate change and sustainable development. He also directed the Pennsylvania Environmental Research Consortium, an organization of 56 Pennsylvania universities and the Pennsylvania Departments of Environmental Protection and Conservation and Natural Resources. He previously worked as program manager for United Nations Organizations at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of International Environmental Policy. He represented the agency on U.S. delegations to the United Nations negotiating climate change, biodiversity and sustainable development issues. At Widener, he will do research and public presentations on climate change, ethics and sustainability. Lance Cole joins the faculty for a one-year term as visiting professor. Cole has been on the faculty of the Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson School of Law since 1996 and has served as director of its Center for Government Law and Public Policy Studies since founding the center in 2008. Cole also has served as a legal consultant and staff member to the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, known as the 9/11 Commission, and he was Democratic deputy special counsel to the Senate Whitewater Committee from 1995 to 1996. He has a law degree from Harvard Law School and he teaches and writes in the areas of Congressional investigations and oversight, business entities law, corporate law and governance, federal securities law and white collar crime. Molly Acri becomes the registrar of the Harrisburg campus. Acri, who has been an employee of the law school since 2008, had served as assistant registrar. She fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Assistant Dean and Registrar Dorothy Hemphill. Acri has a bachelor of science degree from  Bloomsburg University. Delaware:Christine D. Allie joins the faculty as an assistant professor. Allie is completing her doctor of juridical science degree through the University of Florida Levin College of Law. She also holds a master of laws degree from Trinity College, Dublin and a law degree from the University of Washington School of Law in Seattle. Her expertise is in cross-border commerce taxation issues and she will teach classes in federal income tax. Allie worked as a consultant to Corrotherm International USA, Inc., where she coordinated the opening of a U.S. subsidiary of a United Kingdom-headquarted multi-national, specialty-metal distribution enterprise in 2010. She also served as senior law clerk to Judge Thomas J. Aquilino Jr. of the U.S. Court of International Trade. Christopher R. Smith joins the faculty for a two-year stay as a visiting assistant professor. He comes to the school from the National Community Pharmacists Association in Alexandria, Va., where he has served as director of policy and regulatory affairs since June 2010.  Prior to that, he was a legal fellow to the Senate Judiciary Committee, the Majority Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs and Sen. Arlen Specter.  He has held associate attorney positions in the Washington, D.C. corridor and spent two years, between 2005 and 2007, working as a special assistant attorney general in the Maryland Attorney General’s Office, representing the state in federal civil litigation. Smith holds a law degree from Vanderbilt University Law School. He will teach through Widener’s acclaimed Health Law Institute.Widener Law Associate Professor Francis J. Catania Jr. assumes the role of director of clinical programs. Catania, who joined the Widener Law Delaware campus faculty in 1985, will oversee operations of the four clinics and four externship programs on the Delaware campus, including the Veterans Law Clinic, the Delaware Civil Clinic, the Pennsylvania Criminal Clinic and the Environmental &amp; Natural Resources Law Clinic. He will also direct the judicial, clinical, global and health law externship programs. These programs prepare students for the active practice of law with hands-on experience, while providing a valuable resource to clients who benefit from their services. Catania teaches and writes in the areas of family law, lawyering skills and ethics and professional responsibility. He replaced Associate Professor Nathaniel C. Nichols in this role. Nichols left to become a Court of Common Pleas  judge in Delaware County, Pa. Tammy L. Graham becomes the registrar of the Delaware campus. Graham, who has been an employee of the law school since 1998, had served as associate registrar. She fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Assistant Dean and Registrar Dorothy Hemphill. Graham has a degree in professional studies from Widener University.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1246', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Orientation Week Ends With Festive Activities', '2012-08-22', '0', '\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nFollowing the intense week-long Introduction to Law classes, students on both the Delaware and Harrisburg campuses had the opportunity to close out the week with some fun activities that gave them an opportunity to get to know their classmates and some of their professors before the full start of the semester on Monday, August 20th.A fun run and a softball game between section N and Section P on Saturday, August 18th marked the close of Orientation Week on Widener Law’s Harrisburg campus.“The third annual fun run brought together incoming students, the Dean of Students, alumni, plus two bicyclists, one baby in a jogger, and one dog. The participants ranged from some pretty serious runners to those who walked the one-mile course,” said Harrisburg Dean of Students Keith E. Sealing, who has turned the fun run into an annual event that closes Orientation Week.The softball game was dubbed the ‘first annual’ and will likely become a yearly part of Orientation in the future. Associate Professor Michael R. Dimino, Sr., who is a licensed umpire, called the balls and strikes.&quot;Saturday\'s optional events are designed to allow our incoming students to \'blow off steam\' after a rigorous four-day Orientation but also to make the point that they should strive for a healthful balance during their legal education,” added Sealing.In Delaware, the week closed with a picnic on Friday the 17th that gave regular division students a chance to mingle with professors, faculty, and staff. Students enjoyed hamburgers, hot dogs, and ice cream in the Barrister’s Club or out on the lawn. Extended division students were treated to a pizza party later that night.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1247', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Widener Law Student Wins Pennsylvania Bar Association\'s IP Writing Competition', '2012-08-24', '0', 'Delaware campus student Daniel Ritterbeck recently took first prize in the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s 2012 Intellectual Property Law Section Annual Writing Competition with his paper titled The Assignability of an Exclusive Copyright License in a Bankruptcy Context: The Correct Application of ‘Applicable Law.’The paper analyzes the effect that sections of the bankruptcy and copyright statutes have on the transfer of exclusive copyright issues in the context of bankruptcy proceedings and examines the approach that courts could take to such issues in the future. Daniel will receive a $2,500 award and his paper will be published in the IP section of an upcoming issue of the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s newsletter, as well as on their website.“I’m honored to be recognized by the Pennsylvania Bar Association,” says Ritterbeck. “I’m passionate about intellectual property rights and how they relate to other complex civil issues. Consistent treatment by the courts is crucial considering the importance of intellectual property in today’s business and legal landscapes.”Established in 2004, The Intellectual Property Law Section writing contest affords law students in their second or third years the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge of intellectual property law, including patents, copyrights, and trademarks. The competition is open to second or third year law students enrolled in Pennsylvania law schools including Drexel University, Duquesne University, Penn State Dickinson, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pittsburgh, Temple University, Villanova University and Widener University.The Widener Law community congratulates Daniel on his wonderful accomplishment!', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1248', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Harrisburg Student Looks at Copyright and the Use of Music on the Campaign Trail', '2012-08-27', '0', '\nAmi Patel\n\n“History is littered with candidates who used an artist’s song for campaign purposes. Many times the artist does not approve of the work being appropriated because they do not wish to be associated with the candidate,” writes Harrisburg campus student Ami Patel in a guest blog post on Associate Professor Tonya M. Evans’s website titled “The Politics of Copyright and Music on the Campaign Trail.”“I was looking for an avenue to explore a copyright issue that was different than the average textbook cases. I came across the topic of presidential campaigns using artists\' songs and thought that was a unique look at a copyright law,” says Patel before adding, “I felt the issue had the potential to inspire a debate about the legality of the practice, as no court has ruled on the issue.”With campaign season in full swing and given the recent dustup between the Silversun Pickups and Mitt Romney’s campaign over the use of the song “Panic Switch,” the topic is particularly relevant. Check out the full post for more of Ami’s insight.', '', '', '', '', '', '', '');
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('3', '1249', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Widener Law Alumni Play Key Role in $2 Billion Court Decision', '2012-08-28', '0', '\nRonald A. Brown, Jr. \'90\nMarcus E. Montejo \'06\nOn Monday, August 27th, the Delaware Supreme Court upheld a $2 billion judgment in the lawsuit stemming from Southern Copper Corp.’s 2005 acquisition of mining company Minera Mexico from its controlling stockholder Grupo Mexico.Ronald A. Brown, Jr. of Prickett, Jones &amp; Elliot, P.A., who graduated cum laude from Widener Law in 1990, argued the case on behalf of shareholders in the Chancery Court and again on appeal before the Delaware Supreme Court. Brown, who is also a member of the newly formed Alumni Advisory Board of Widener Law’s Institute of Delaware Corporate &amp; Business Law, worked alongside fellow Prickett, Jones &amp; Elliott, P.A. attorney Marcus E. Montejo, a 2006 Widener Law graduate, and Lee Rudy of Kessler Topaz Meltzer &amp; Check, LLP on behalf of Southern Copper shareholders.While at Widener Law, Brown served as Articles Editor for the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law. He was also a Wolcott Fellow, serving the Honorable Andrew G. T. Moore, II of the Delaware Supreme Court in 1989-90. Montejo served as Managing Editor for the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law and was a Wolcott Fellow for the Honorable Myron T. Steele, Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court.\nThe decision upholds the Chancery Court’s ruling that Grupo Mexico and the directors of Southern Copper, then known as Southern Peru, caused Southern Copper to pay an excessively high price for Grupo Mexico\'s 99 percent interest in Minera Mexico. The ruling also affirmed the $304 million in attorneys\' fee approved by the Court of Chancery for the lawyers representing the shareholders who brought the case.“The Supreme Court\'s opinion, while long, methodical, and heavily factual, reinforces the views previously expressed in Chancellor Strine\'s post-trial opinion,” says Ruby R. Vale Professor of Corporate and Business Law and Institute of Delaware Corporate &amp; Business Law Director Lawrence A. Hamermesh, “that (a) in negotiating or evaluating a transaction proposed by a controlling stockholder, a special committee has to engage in its task as if it were responding to a proposal made at arm\'s length, and not have its independence compromised in a way that favors the controlling stockholder, and (b) the most important factor in determining an appropriate fee award in representative shareholder litigation is the benefit obtained for the corporation or its shareholders.”“None of this is new law, but the opinion reminds us that the size of the claim involved doesn\'t change the operative legal framework,” Hamermesh concludes.“We are proud of Mr. Brown\'s and Mr. Montejo\'s professional successes. This extraordinary, landmark decision must be a highlight of their careers thus far.  We are always pleased to see Widener Alumni blazing a trail in law,” says Widener Law Dean Linda L. Ammons.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1250', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Delaware Supreme Court Justice Holland Administers Oath to Delaware Clinic Students', '2012-08-29', '0', ' \n\n\n“The Delaware Supreme Court takes any admission to the bar very seriously,” said the Honorable Randy J. Holland as he opened a special session of the Delaware Supreme Court in order to administer the oath that will allow twenty-three students participating in clinical programs the limited ability to appear in certain Delaware courts under Rule 56. The ceremony took place on Monday, August 27th. Following brief welcoming remarks, Justice Holland recognized Professor Dana Harrington Conner, who formally moved for the admission of ten Delaware Civil Law Clinic students. Delaware Civil Law Clinc Students taking the oath were: Bryna B. Batten, Kasey E. Hacker, Meghan L. Harp, Lisa J. Hrunka, John P. McAvoy, Peter A. Parizzi, Staci J. Pesin, Marc C. Petrucci, Robert E. Surmacz, and Vincent Wall.Associate Professor Ken Kristl then presented the eleven Environmental &amp; Natural Resources Law Clinic students, who included: Danielle DiPillo, Monika Germono, Christopher Hine, Jovin Jose, William Kassab, Allison Krzeminski, Julia Nugent, Martin Reap, Geoffrey Smith, Joseph Valenza, and Andrew Yarnall.Delaware Deputy Attorney General H. Kemp Vye then formally moved for the admission of two students under the limited practice rule. Laura B. Makransky and Steven Pak will be externs working for the Delaware Department of Justice.“We have great respect for the clinical programs,” Justice Holland told the students before citing Professor Harrington Conner and Professor Kristl as excellent role models for the students to emulate.“As an officer of the court, you are involved in the administration of justice,” Holland told the assembled students. He added that taking the oath represented a paradigm shift, saying, “People are going to be looking at you differently. They’re going to be looking at you as an officer of the court.”He further emphasized the importance of professionalism in ensuring that people trust the legal system, concluding, “People don’t have respect for the process unless they have respect for the officers of the court and the court itself.”', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1251', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Student Bar Associations Look Ahead to Productive Year', '2012-08-30', '0', '\n\n  \n\n\n“My advice for the 1Ls is to just stay on your own path and do what works for you. Don’t worry about what anyone else is doing. Just do your work and work hard and you’ll be fine,” Harrisburg Student Bar Association President Kristin Potter advises first-year students.On both campuses, the Student Bar Association represents an invaluable resource for both new and returning students, providing access to a wide variety of extra-curricular and public service activities for students looking to expand their law school experiences beyond the classroom.On Wednesday, the 29th, the Delaware Student Bar Association sponsored Table Day on Main Street in the Main Law Building, allowing new students an opportunity to get to know some of the many organizations available for them to join.The respective Student Bar Associations on each campus are planning a day of fun activities for Saturday, September 8th. In Harrisburg, the annual Dean’s Picnic will run from 12:00 pm until 4:00 pm on the grounds around the Student Organizations Building. In addition to food, beverages, games, prizes, and music, the event will offer a great opportunity for students to get to know fellow classmates, faculty, administrators and staff. In Delaware, the SBA will be sponsoring a Welcome Back Carnival to be held on the athletic field behind Shipley Hall.In one of the accompanying videos, Harrisburg SBA President Kristin Potter discusses some of the events planned for the year, elections for class representatives, and the variety of student organizations available to students. In the other, Delaware SBA President Vijay Yellareddigari and several members of the Executive Board discuss some of the great initiatives that they have planned for the year ahead.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1252', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'First-year Students Share Their Thoughts on the Law School Experience', '2012-09-04', '0', '\r\n				\r\n				\r\n				\r\n				\r\n				Also, view Harrisburg or Delaware photos from the beginning of the fall semester.\r\n		With the fall semester underway, first-year students have begun their legal career in earnest, and several were gracious enough to share their excitement after experiencing their first law school classes.The value of Orientation Week proved a popular topic. Harrisburg student Tyre Wise noted the necessity of being able to prepare case briefs required in his courses and observed, “I think the Orientation Week did a pretty good job of teaching us how to do case briefs.”Delaware student Brittney Cafero called Orientation Week “very beneficial and very helpful,” adding, “I thought it was a good setting – a good classroom setting for us to get used to.”Some students also discussed how helpful their professors have been thus far. Harrisburg student Kyle McNamara said of Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Development Ben Barros, “I meet with him and started going over some outlines and things like that, and I was really impressed with the help that he was able to give me.”In the accompanying videos, new students on each of Widener Law’s campuses share more of their thoughts as they embark on the law school journey. You can also view additional footage of first-year students sharing their thoughts on the Widener Law Youtube channel.“I’m looking forward to the challenge and I can’t wait to get started on my career in law here at Widener,” concluded Delaware student Stephen Kornas, echoing the excitement and anticipation of other first year students.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1253', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Transactional Law Competition Team Addresses Importance of Lawyer-Client Interactions', '2012-09-05', '0', '“This organization allows students to gain practical skills for drafting and negotiating contracts,” says third-year Delaware campus student Peter Tsoflias of the Transactional Law Competition Team that he helped form with fellow students Robert Crawley and Selena Schnauffer.Peter felt that traditional law school education provided students with solid opportunities to hone trial advocacy skills, but he wanted a way to supplement his valuable classroom experiences with practical, hands-on transactional law experience that would be beneficial in the job market. Working with Assistant Professor Luke M. Scheuer and Ruby R. Vale Professor of Corporate and Business Law and Institute of Delaware Corporate and Business Law Director Larry A. Hamermesh, the students put together a Transactional Law Competition team to participate in training, exercises, and mock-negotiations in order to develop vital transactional law skills with the ultimate goal of sending a team to compete at the regional Transactional LawMeet.Peter found inspiration in part through his participation with LawMeets, a website created by Professor Karl Okamoto, the Director of the entrepreneurship law program at Drexel University’s Earle Mack School of Law. LawMeets offers students an opportunity to improve their lawyer-client skills by addressing hypothetical client problems with short video responses that are voted on by their peers. Legal experts then offer critiques of the highest rated student responses.Both Peter and Robert have been involved with the Law School Advisory Board to explain the inspiration behind the Transactional Law Competition Team and to encourage other schools to offer similar boosts to their curriculum by forming their own teams. Peter also spoke about his efforts and his experiences with LawMeets for a recent article in U.S. News &amp; World Report.Moving forward, Peter hopes that each year the Transactional Law Competition Team will conduct a training seminar to help new members learn basic contract drafting skills, contract interpretation skills, and basic contract negotiating skills in a business law context. The team will also compete in LawMeets online competitions and scrimmages and hopes to thrive at the regional Transactional LawMeet, where the inaugural team finished one spot out from continuing on last year.“I’ve always had an interest in corporate, business, and transactional law,” says Peter, adding, “I thought that this was a wonderful opportunity to impress upon fellow students the need to set yourself apart from others by gaining practical skills and experience.”', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1254', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Harrisburg campus celebrates new pathway', '2012-09-06', '0', '\n \n\n\n\nFast facts about the pathway:\n400 feet long\nContains approximately 11,300 bricks\n20 tons of decorative river gravel fill in the light fixture area along the curb\nBase has 300 tons of gravel and 40 tons of sand\n\n\nFast facts about the landscaping:\n12 ornamental shrubs\n280 flowering shrubs\n175 perennials\n2000 bulbs\n\nThe class of 2012 had “Pathway to Success” chiseled into the stone marker for its class gift this spring. Last week, members of the Harrisburg campus community gathered to dedicate the pathway and celebrate all that it represents.“This is a momentous occasion for us on the Harrisburg campus. It represents our history, tradition, philanthropy and our community,” Law Dean Linda L. Ammons said. “And it represents the idea that we’ve only just begun. I think it’s absolutely beautiful.”The pathway, installed over the summer and fall of 2011 features engraved pavers offered through the Office of Development and Alumni Relations and the school’s “Taking the Lead ~ The Campaign for Widener.” Money raised by the engraved pavers supports the Widener Law Fund and school scholarship efforts. To date, the law school has raised $9.7 million toward its $12 million campaign goal.“This pathway, I hope, someday will be just chuck full of names, and act as a marker of the thousands of lives we’ve touched,” Ammons said.She stood alongside Student Bar Association President Kristin Potter and Association Treasurer Mark Calore as the three clutched oversized scissors and snipped a Widener-blue ribbon to officially open the pathway. The pathway features a Widener Law marker and nearly 20 bricks that have already been engraved. It runs nearly half the length of the main school parking lot. Before the pathway there was no dedicated walkway between the administration and main classroom buildings – an area frequently traversed by students, faculty and staff. Significant enhancements were also made to the landscaping along the pathway. The dean, an avid gardener, approved of the new look.“I wanted an ever-blooming landscape,” she said of the project. “Because that’s the way I think about Widener, particularly the Harrisburg campus.”Learn more about the engraved paver program. Engraving orders are done in groups and the next deadline is Sept. 14.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1255', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Student Bar Associations Prepare Welcome Celebrations', '2012-09-07', '0', 'UPDATE: Please note that the Dean\'s Picnic on the Harrisburg campus has been moved to Sunday, September 9th from 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m. due to the weather forecast. Original story appears below.\r\n		The Student Bar Associations on both the Delaware and Harrisburg campuses are preparing for fun-filled events on Saturday, September 8th. The Harrisburg campus will host its annual Dean’s Picnic, while the Delaware campus will be putting on a Back to School Carnival.On the Harrisburg campus, the Dean’s Picnic, which is also sponsored by the Office of the Dean of Students, will run from 12:00 noon until 4:00 p.m. on the grounds around the Student Organizations Building. The event is open to family, friends, and even pets, and there will be food, beverages, games, prizes, and music. The event is a great opportunity to get to know fellow classmates, faculty, administrators, and staff.In Delaware, the first annual Back to School Carnival will also happen from 12:00 noon until 4:00 p.m. on Shipley Field. There will be plenty of carnival themed games and prizes as well as free food. The event will be family-friendly. Sponsors for the event include: Barbri, Whitney Apartments, Giant, Safeway, Office Depot, Brewer\'s Outlet, Red Robin, TGIF, Olive Garden, Macaroni Grill, Pat\'s Pizza, Cafe Riviera and more. The rain date is scheduled for the next day, Sunday, September 9th in case of inclement weather.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1256', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Widener Law Alum Elected Chair of the National Conference of State Trial Judges', '2012-09-10', '0', 'Widener Law alumnus and Delaware Superior Court Judge William C. Carpenter, Jr. ’76 was elected Chair of the National Conference of State Trial Judges (NCSTJ) at the annual meeting of the American Bar Association that was held in August in Chicago.“This is a critical time for many courts throughout the country with reduction in funding and attacks by groups who believe a court is ruling inconsistent with their political, religious or social beliefs,” said Carpenter, adding, “As such, the mission of the conference will be to not only improve the administration of justice but to promote the public’s understanding of our judicial system to ensure that the third branch of our government remains independent and is free to rule fairly and impartially.”The oldest and largest organization of general jurisdiction state trial judges in the nation, the NCSTJ represents the interests of trial judges to the American Bar Association. Carpenter, who is also a Widener Law adjunct professor teaching a course on Delaware practice, becomes the first Delaware Judge to serve as Chariman of the NCSTJ. He will hold the chairmanship through the summer of 2013.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1257', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Widener Law professor elected to distinguished group of environmental lawyers', '2012-09-11', '0', 'Widener Law Dean Linda L. Ammons today congratulated Distinguished Professor John C. Dernbach on his election to the prestigious American College of Environmental Lawyers.The Washington, D.C.-based organization is a professional association of distinguished lawyers who practice in the field of environmental law. Membership is by invitation and members are recognized by their peers as pre-eminent in their fields. Known as fellows, the newly elected group includes 26 academic and practicing legal professionals.Dernbach has led the only nongovernmental effort in the United States to comprehensively assess U.S. sustainability activities and make recommendations for future actions. He is the principal author of “Acting As If Tomorrow Matters: Accelerating the Transition to Sustainability,” published this summer. He also edited two earlier books “Stumbling Toward Sustainability” (2002) and “Agenda for a Sustainable America” (2009).Dernbach is a recognized leader on matters of sustainability. He is quoted in Tom Friedman\'s “Hot, Flat and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution – And How It Can Renew America” and he is one of 12 members of the National Research Council Committee on incorporating sustainability in the U.S. EPA.He also coauthored an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency on behalf of eighteen prominent climate scientists. The court sided with the scientists’ arguments in 2007 when it held that EPA erred by not controlling greenhouse gas emissions. The decision is generally recognized as a landmark in environmental law. “I congratulate Distinguished Professor Dernbach on being elected a fellow to the ACOEL,” Ammons said. “It is rewarding to see his significant contributions to the field of environmental law recognized by his peers in this way.” “It is a great personal honor to be named as a fellow,” Dernbach said. “It is also an honor for Widener’s Environmental Law Center to now have two of its faculty members as fellows in the ACOEL.”Widener Law Professor James R. May was elected a fellow in 2009.Dernbach joined the Widener Law faculty in 1993 and he co-directs Widener’s Environmental Law Center with May. He teaches environmental law, property, international law, international environmental law, sustainability and the law, and climate change. He will be officially inducted into the organization at its annual meeting in October.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1258', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Widener Law student heads international law student organization', '2012-09-12', '0', '\r\n				Widener Law student Kevin Krauss has been elected president of the International Law Students Association for the new academic year. Krauss, of West Chester, Pa. will serve through June 2013.The Chicago-based International Law Students Association works to educate students and lawyers worldwide about international law, international organizations and comparative legal systems through conferences, the global coordination of student chapter organizations and the administration of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition held annually in Washington D.C. It also publishes the Journal of International &amp; Comparative Law and the ILSA Quarterly magazine. The association has approximately 500 student chapters in more than 80 countries. As president, Krauss will preside over all the organization’s student-led projects. He will help recruit association chapters, promote association programming and lead all major meetings. He will serve as the liaison between the student chapters and the organization’s board of directors. Krauss, 27, of West Chester, is the son of Steve and Lynda Krauss of West Chester and Amy Herr and Stephen Devine of West Chester. Devine is a 1982 graduate of Widener Law. This summer Krauss completed a global law externship with the Philadelphia-based Global Security Institute and the Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy in New York City. His tasks included legal research on the vulnerability of U.S. ports to bioterrorism, and an assessment of the reasons for the failure of the 1986 Reykjavik Summit. Krauss also wrote an academic research analysis of methods President Obama could employ to reduce the nation’s nuclear stockpile, with or without Congressional support, and in conjunction with other large nuclear weapons countries. Krauss was the inaugural recipient of the Eisendrath Award, honoring Project for Nuclear Awareness Chairman and Cofounder Craig Eisendrath, a former U.S. Foreign Service Officer who continues to dedicate his work to a nuclear weapons-free world. Krauss received the honor March 29. The award was presented by the Project for Nuclear Awareness with co-sponsorship from WHYY Studios. Krauss will also serve on the Future Directions Committee of the Project for Nuclear Awareness, helping to prepare an organizational recommendation to the Board of Directors.He will graduate in May 2013 and is interested in working in the field of international law, with a focus on arms control and humanitarian legal diplomacy.\r\n		', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1259', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'PCN and the Law and Government Institute to Record Show on State Constitutions', '2012-09-12', '0', '\nPennsylvania Cable Network will bring its cameras to the Harrisburg campus this week, and the law school community is invited to take part in a program the network is doing with the Law &amp; Government Institute.PCN will tape its first “Law &amp; Government Forum” at Widener Law Thursday, Sept. 13 at 12:15 p.m. in L205. It will last one hour. The event will feature Professors John L. Gedid, who directs the institute, G. Randall Lee, Robert C. Power and Associate Professor Michael R. Dimino Sr. They will discuss the relationship between state and federal constitutions and the concept of federalism. Members of the law school community are encouraged to watch the program as it is being taped for future broadcast on PCN. Audience questions will be taken. Seating is first come, first served. Corinna Vecsey Wilson, Esq., vice president of programming for PCN, will moderate.This event marks the first Law &amp; Government Forum in the new relationship between the School of Law and PCN. It replaces the “In Session with the Law &amp; Government Institute” program that aired monthly during the 2011-12 academic year. The forums will be taped at different Pennsylvania higher education institutions twice each semester, with Widener’s Law &amp; Government Institute coordinating production in cooperation with PCN. Discussion is expected to expand into topics including reapportionment, judicial selection, the Affordable Care Act and the Citizens United Supreme Court decision. “This will be a valuable educational experience for the students who choose to attend,” Gedid said. “Actually, it will be both educational and entertaining, because I think we’ll have a lot of fun doing the show.”The law school will share broadcast information about this week’s taped program once it has been scheduled to air.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1260', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Harrisburg Campus Holds Annual Dean’s Picnic', '2012-09-13', '0', '\n \n\n\n\n\nThis past Sunday, law students, faculty, family, and friends flocked to the Widener Harrisburg Campus’ Dean’s Picnic to celebrate both their love for legal issues and their refined palate for sunny blue skies. Burgers, beer, music and games kept attendees busy, while student organizations sought to spark discussions on legal issues.Student Bar Association president Kristin Potter greeted new arrivals with a smile. The Widener Student Animal Legal Defense Fund greeted them with a potent dose of reality. The group pushed for public awareness and more robust legislation to secure the rights and welfare of non-human animals. According to the group, current laws are insufficient to ensure the livelihoods of non-human animals.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1261', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Widener’s Rising Leaders Meet at Troegs', '2012-09-14', '0', '\n \n\n\n\n\nThe new home of Troegs Brewing Company in Hershey, Pennsylvania, served as the venue for the Central Pennsylvania Rising Leaders Alumni Event on September 13, 2012. Alumni who graduated between 2002 and 2012 were invited to join the Office of Development and Alumni Relations along with event leaders Matthew Krupp ’08, Allison (Keffer) Krupp ’09, and Ashley (Gustitus) Park ’11 for an evening of networking with fellow graduates, sampling craft brews, and reconnecting with faculty. With nearly 70 attendees, the Barrel Aging Room at Troegs bustled with Widener activity. Vice Dean of the Harrisburg Campus, Robyn L. Meadows, welcomed graduates to the event; alumnus Matthew Krupp shared remarks with fellow alumni; and, Assistant Director of Financial Aid, Kara Wealand, highlighted loan repayment assistance programs.The Office of Development and Alumni Relations wishes to thank its alumni leaders for helping to orchestrate such a well-attended networking event. If you would like to assist with planning a future alumni event, contact the Office of Development and Alumni Relations at law_alumni@mail.widener.edu.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1262', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Annual Constitution Day Website Looks at the Constitution and the Political System', '2012-09-14', '0', 'This year, Distinguished Professor Alan Garfield’s annual Constitution Day website looks at whether or not there are systemic problems inherent to the Constitution that are creating political gridlock in Washington. With a presidential election approaching, the topic is particularly pertinent.\nTo read this year\'s essays, visit law.widener.edu/constitution2012.“Is the problem merely one of behavior: that politicians are so hyper-partisan they are incapable of working across the aisle? If so, could voters solve the problem by ousting the extremists and insisting on a culture of cooperation?” Garfield writes in the site introduction before going on to ask, “Or is the problem more systemic, perhaps even embedded in the Constitution itself? Could it be that our Constitution’s vaunted checks and balances have become a recipe for gridlock?”Professor Garfield conceived of an online project to honor the September 17th federal observance of Constitution Day, and he has been instrumental in carrying it forward since 2006. Each year, he chooses a theme and solicits authors to write essays. Portions of this year’s collection will also be republished throughout the week leading up to Constitution Day on the editorial pages of The News Journal, based in Wilmington, Del., through a partnership between the law school and the newspaper.Essay authors this year include:\nMike Castle is a former U.S Representative from Delaware and former Governor of Delaware.\nChris Coons is a United States Senator from Delaware.\nMickey Edwards represented Oklahoma in the U.S. House of Representatives for 16 years and is currently the Director of the Aspen Institute-Rodel Fellowships in Public Learning.\nRuss Feingold represented Wisconsin in the United States Senate for 18 years and is the Founder of Progressives United.\nTed Kaufman is a former United States Senator from Delaware and is currently a Visiting Professor of the Practice at Duke University Law School.\nJeffrey Nelson is the Executive Vice President for the Intercollegiate Studies Institute.\nNorman Ornstein and Thomas Mann are co-authors of “The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track” (2006) and “It’s Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided With the New Politics of Extremism” (2012). Ornstein is a Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and Mann is a Senior Fellow and The W. Averell Harriman Chair at the Brookings Institution.\n\n\n\n', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1263', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Widener Law professor speaks at corporate law event in Utah', '2012-09-16', '0', '\n \n\n\n\n\nAssociate Professor Paul Regan recently spoke at a conference on the future of corporate reform in Park City, Utah.The three-day event attracted nearly two dozen speakers, including former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and a host of legal professionals from the corporate law sector. Attendees also heard from Aron Ralston, the hiker who made worldwide headlines in 2003 when, after being pinned by a half-ton boulder for nearly a week in a remote Utah canyon, he severed his right arm with a pocketknife. Ralston’s story was the inspiration for the Oscar-nominated film “127 Hours.”The conference, titled the “Fourth-annual Future of Corporate Reform: 2012 Public Funds Forum” examined such topics as global risks, innovations in governance, and fiduciary duties.  Regan spoke on a panel that analyzed innovative solutions being used by public fund fiduciaries to protect fund assets. “The conference offered a rare and interesting opportunity to engage directly with the trustees of public pension funds that invest billions of dollars in publicly traded U.S. corporations, most of which are Delaware corporations,” Regan said. “It was fascinating to speak directly to such institutional investors about corporate governance under Delaware law and the mechanisms by which Delaware law strives to maintain a balance between protecting the authority of directors to manage corporations while ensuring, through stockholder litigation, that directors are held accountable as fiduciaries.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1264', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Widener Law to host debate in race for Pennsylvania Auditor General', '2012-09-17', '0', 'As part of its extensive Election 2012 coverage, the Pennsylvania Cable Network is partnering with the Pennsylvania Legislative Correspondents’ Association and Widener Law to bring live coverage of a debate between the three candidates vying for the Pennsylvania Auditor General position in November.Democratic candidate and state Representative Eugene DePasquale; Republican candidate and state Representative John Maher and Libertarian candidate Betsy Summers will take questions from a panel of association representatives during the debate on Widener Law’s Harrisburg campus. PCN will air the event live Friday, Sept. 21 beginning at 7 p.m. PCN President and Chief Executive Officer Brian Lockman will moderate. The debate, which will take place in room A180 of the Law School Administration Building, will be open to the public. Doors will open at 6 p.m. The campus is located at 3800 Vartan Way, Harrisburg.The debate will be broadcast live over the Widener Law website in this spot on Friday.PCN is a nonprofit, noncommercial news organization created and supported by cable television companies. PCN receives no state or federal funding. Network programming is distributed by participating cable systems in Pennsylvania serving more than 10 million Pennsylvanians in 3.3 million homes.  For more information about PCN as well as network channel designations, visit www.pcntv.com.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1265', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'PCN Forum on Federalism Provides Excellent Learning Opportunity', '2012-09-18', '0', '\n \n\n\n\n\nOn Thursday September 13th, Widener University hosted a Law and Government Forum televised on the PCN network. The forum, which consisted of a moderator, a panel, and an attentive audience, touched on the relationship between state and federal constitutions. During the televised event Widener Law students were given the opportunity to ask the panel questions, and after the television cameras were shut off, faculty and students had an oppourtunity to reflect on the event. One Widener Law student, Lyle Hartranft, asked Professor Robert C. Power, who sat on the panel, to clarify the roots of federalism and the balance of federal and state power. Afterwards Mr. Hartranft said, “This panel knows what they are talking about.”Law student Jim Strupe also felt that the event was a success. “The panel was great,” he said, “how lucky are we!”Student David Humphreys observed that he learned how the constitutions of the United States and Pennsylvania are in conflict and yet how both seek to further the interests of the citizens.Associate Provost and Dean of the Law School Linda L. Ammons said, “I wouldn’t have missed it. The panel was tops… this was just a great day. The Law and Government program has been developed not only to teach our future lawyers, but to provide a service to Pennsylvanians and anyone else who can be informed by these kinds of events. I hope that this will not end the discussion, but begin the discussion about how important our constitutions are.” Harrisburg campus Vice Dean and Professor of Law Robyn L. Meadows said, “The event was great in that it spoke both to the laymen, law students and legal professors.”Student Bar Association president Kristin Potter took time to reflect on the event as well, observing, “The panel\'s discussion… on federalism, was in depth and extremely insightful. Our Widener Law professors, who served as today\'s panel, are all very passionate in their beliefs about federalism. I look forward to hearing what they have to say in future forums about other issues arising out of the Pennsylvania Constitution.”“I hope that the public could see this,” said Widener Law Student Rachel Hadrick, “because it gives a lot of insight on how our government could work. There is an immense need to get involved in state governments since so much of our daily lives are impacted on the state level.”', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1266', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Minority Student and Alumni Social', '2012-09-19', '0', '\n \n\n\n\n\nDean Linda Ammons hosted a Minority Student and Alumni Networking Social in September. More than 80 students and alumni attended, including members of the judiciary.  Those in attendance represented areas around the world including Peru, Turkey, China, and Pakistan.  In addition, 8 states were also represented.  The networking social has become an annual event and one that Dean Ammons and the students look forward to.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1267', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'School of Law welcomes visiting scholar', '2012-09-19', '0', 'Widener Law and its Institute of Delaware Corporate and Business Law are pleased to announce that Professor Mohsen Manesh of the University of Oregon School of Law will serve as the school’s 2012 annual visiting scholar in residence in business and corporate law.Manesh will speak with Widener Law students and faculty of the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law on Thursday, Sept. 20, at noon in the Barristers’ Club. He will address members of the bench and bar at a gathering in downtown Wilmington later in the day.His remarks are titled “Express Contract Terms and the Implied Contractual Covenant of Delaware Law.”Manesh’s visit is made possible through the generosity of The Delaware Counsel Group LLP, Attorneys at Law, a Wilmington-based law firm that represents clients internationally on the Delaware law aspects of complex transactional and governance matters. “Professor Mohsen Manesh is a promising young scholar who has done some path breaking empirical analyses of the governance choices of publicly held noncorporate entities.  We expect that his visit will be professionally rewarding and support our ability to continue bringing other rising corporate law scholars to Wilmington,” said Lawrence A. Hamermesh, the Ruby R. Vale Professor of Corporate and Business Law.“The law school and the legal community will benefit from the expertise he shares, while Professor Manesh will be able to get reactions to his work from attorneys and judges who are at the forefront of practice in his area of expertise. This program is a plus for the school and the community.  The Law School is grateful to Ellisa Habbart and the Delaware Counsel Group for its support of this event,” Hamermesh said.Habbart said she “hopes that many members of the bar will attend given the topic of Professor Manesh’s presentation is currently the subject of much discussion and debate.”  She said she is “proud to support the institute’s efforts to bring new voices to the discussion of Delaware corporate issues each year.”Manesh’s downtown lecture will be Thursday, Sept. 20 at 4 p.m. at The Wilmington Club, 1103 N. Market St., Wilmington. Attorneys from Delaware and Pennsylvania who attend will be eligible for one substantive continuing legal education credit. There is no cost to register. A reception will follow the presentation.To register, contact Constance Sweeney at 302.477.2177 or cmsweeney@widener.edu.  Manesh’s research interest focuses on the intersection of corporate, contract and LLC law. He has authored numerous law journal articles and his work has been cited by the Second Circuit court of Appeals. Prior to joining the Oregon Law faculty he was an associate attorney in the Seattle office of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, practicing in the areas of corporate finance and business transactions.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1268', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'New Book By Widener Law Alumnus Looks at Simple Solutions for Tax Jams', '2012-09-20', '0', 'Widener Law alumnus Greg McCauley, Esq. ’81 of McCauley Law Offices, P.C. in Chadds Ford, PA recently published TAXJAMS: Simple Solutions, a self-help guide to issues with the Internal Revenue Service.“TAXJAMS: Simple Solutions will take you through a tax collection case from beginning to end,” says McCauley, adding, “It is a must-have for anyone who owes the IRS less than $50,000 and wants to resolve the case themselves.”The book, which draws on McCauley’s nearly thirty years of practical tax experience, offers insight into the methods that tax lawyers and accountants use to address tax problems. Two other Widener Law alumni, Daniel Barrett ’10 and Dan Heller ’12, also helped Mr. McCauley write the book.McCauley, who represents tax payers in a variety of civil and criminal tax matters, clerked for United States District Court Judge James McGirr Kelly in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania after graduating in 1981. He then practiced in the litigation department at Blank, Rome, Comisky, and McCauley in Philadelphia before opening a private practice. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the Union League of Philadelphia, the American Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, and the New Jersey State Bar Association, and is admitted to admitted to numerous state, federal, and appellate courts as well as the United States Tax Court.To learn more about the book, visit www.taxjams.com.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1269', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Widener Law to host debate in race for Pennsylvania Auditor General', '2012-09-21', '0', 'As part of its extensive Election 2012 coverage, the Pennsylvania Cable Network is partnering with the Pennsylvania Legislative Correspondents’ Association and Widener Law to bring live coverage of a debate between the three candidates vying for the Pennsylvania Auditor General position in November.Democratic candidate and state Representative Eugene DePasquale; Republican candidate and state Representative John Maher and Libertarian candidate Betsy Summers will take questions from a panel of association representatives during the debate on Widener Law’s Harrisburg campus. PCN will air the event live Friday, Sept. 21 beginning at 7 p.m. PCN President and Chief Executive Officer Brian Lockman will moderate. The debate, which will take place in room A180 of the Law School Administration Building, will be open to the public. Doors will open at 6 p.m. The campus is located at 3800 Vartan Way, Harrisburg. \nWEBCAST: The webcast will begin streaming at least 5 minutes before the event begins. \n\n\n\n\n                                \n\n								This page offers a link to live streams of special events such as commencement, sporting events and lectures. \nSee guide below for all scheduled dates and times to be broadcast live over the Internet.\n \n\n\n\n\n\nWEBCAST EVENTS\n            \n\n\nDATE\n            \n\n\nTIME\n            \n\n\nLOCATION\n            \n\n\nClick button to launch player\n        \n\nHarrisburg Debate: PA Auditor\n            \n\n\nSept. 21,  2012\n            \n\n\n7:00-8:00 pm\n            \n\n\nA-180\n            \n\n\n \n\n        \n\n* All webcasts begin streaming 5 minutes before each event begins. \nPCN is a nonprofit, noncommercial news organization created and supported by cable television companies. PCN receives no state or federal funding. Network programming is distributed by participating cable systems in Pennsylvania serving more than 10 million Pennsylvanians in 3.3 million homes.  For more information about PCN as well as network channel designations, visit www.pcntv.com.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1270', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'New Student Organizations Expand Extracurricular Options on the Harrisburg Campus', '2012-09-22', '0', 'The 2012-13 academic year brings two new student organizations to the Harrisburg campus with the advents of the Latin American Law Students Association (LALSA) and the Asian Pacific Law Student Association (APALSA).“APALSA’s mission is to promote awareness of Asian-American legal issues to the faculty, staff, alumni, and students of the Widener School of Law,” says President and founder Cynthia Lee, adding, “Through recognition of our members in the legal community, we hope to establish support for Asian-Pacific American students enrolled at Widener Law.”“We also encourage those who are interested in Asian-American legal issues to participate, share ideas, and promote awareness. We hope that this Organization will serve as a liaison between Asian Pacific American attorneys and other members in the legal community to law students,” she concludes.Both APALSA and LALSA have plans for a busy year of activities. LALSA will be offering regular Spanish language classes throughout the semester, and APALSA intends to sponsor a diversity guest speaker and a “dumpling and discussion” night as well as a pro bono event and a trip to the National Asian Pacific American Law Student Conference to be held from November 15th through 18th in Washington, D.C.In addition to the new student organizations, the free Pilates classes taught by local attorney Tim Shollenberger that began last year are back for the fall semester. The classes meet on Tuesdays from 5:15 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Sidebar Café through November 27th. Beginners are welcome.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1271', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Visiting Scholar Looks at the Implied Contractual Covenant in Delaware Law', '2012-09-24', '0', '\n \n\n\n\n\n“So, it’s an important doctrine, but I’ve found a confusing one,” said University of Oregon School of Law Assistant Professor Mohsen Manesh of the implied contractual covenant in remarks to students from the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law and members of the faculty in the Barrister’s Club on Thursday, September 20th, 2012.Manesh, the Institute of Delaware Corporate and Business Law\'s 2012 annual visiting scholar in residence in business and corporate law, also delivered his talk, titled “Express Contract Terms and the Implied Contractual Covenant of Delaware Law,” later in the afternoon to members of the bench and bar at a gathering held at The Wilmington Club on North Market Street in downtown Wilmington. The Delaware Counsel Group LLP, Attorneys at Law – a Wilmington-based law firm that represents clients internationally on the Delaware law aspects of complex transactional and governance matters – sponsored Professor Manesh’s visit.Following opening remarks and an introduction from Ruby R. Vale Professor of Corporate and Business Law Lawrence A. Hamermesh, Manesh began his talk by looking briefly at the differences between corporations and alternative entities under Delaware corporate law, and he noted that roughly one in seven contracts is governed by Delaware contract law. He then moved into a consideration of how the Delaware Supreme Court ruled regarding the implied contractual covenant in two prominent cases, Dunlap v. State Farm and Nemec v. Shrader.In the State Farm case, Manesh noted that the Court found that the implied contractual covenant required more than just literal compliance and that the company could only deny a claim to advance its own interests and not simply to injure the other party. In Nemec, however, the court found in favor of Booz, Allen &amp; Hamilton Inc., ruling that it’s directors did not breach either the express or implied contractual obligations when selling the stock of the plaintiffs at a lower value than they might have received in relation to another pending transaction because the contract specifically covered the timing of the transaction.Professor Manesh also discussed how the courts fill gaps through the use of negative inference and observed that the courts reject the idea of rewriting contracts and are also unwilling to give parties what was expressly excluded during negotiations. He also touched on “limited foresight” of human beings and presented some possible approaches to improving doctrinal clarity.He concluded that the “Court has tremendous discretion about when to invoke the implied covenant of good faith,” but also pointed out that such discretion has not extended to overriding express contractual rights.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1272', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Delaware campus announces plans for debates', '2012-09-25', '0', 'The Widener Law Delaware campus will host three debates over three weeks during the 2012 election season.The debates, presented by WDEL 1150 AM and WHYY, will be held in the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom.All debates will run from 8 to 9:30 a.m. The schedule includes:Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012Race for Delaware governor featuringIncumbent Jack Markell (D) vs. Jeffrey Cragg (R) and Mark Perri (Green, invited)Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012Race for U.S. House of Representatives for Delaware featuringIncumbent John Carney (D) vs. Tom Kovach (R) and Bernard August (Green, invited) and Scott Gesty (Libertarian, invited)Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012Race for U.S. Senate for Delaware featuringIncumbent Tom Carper (D) vs. Kevin Wade (R) and Andrew Groff (Green, invited) and Alexander Pires (I, invited)Candidates will take questions from a panel of area journalists that include members of the WDEL and WHYY news staffs, as well as other media outlets. WDEL news anchor Peter MacArthur or Mellany Armstrong will moderate.The debates will be broadcast live on WDEL 1150 AM, at WDEL.com, and at law.widener.edu. WHYY will record them for television broadcast at 5 and 11 p.m. on Oct. 17  for the governor’s race, Oct. 26 for the U.S. House race and Oct. 31 for the U.S. Senate race.The law school is pleased to work with WDEL and WHYY to present these debates in a spirit of public service. The public is encouraged to attend in person. Ample free parking is available.', '', '', '', '', '', '', '');
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('3', '1273', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Members of the Harrisburg Campus Community Volunteer to Assist Veterans', '2012-09-27', '0', '\nPictured: Students Douglas Wortman and Morgan Davis.\n\nOn Saturday, September 22, 2012, Widener Law School alumni, students, and faculty from the Harrisburg Campus served as legal volunteers for veterans and their families by helping to launch the First Annual Service, Support &amp; Resource Showcase Event at New Hope Church in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.Volunteers connected with local veterans and other underserved members of the community to explain how they might access lawyers, how to navigate legal referral services, and how to select an attorney from a bar association pro bono pool of lawyers. The Pennsylvania Bar Association – Minority Bar Committee, the Dauphin County Bar Association, Mid-Penn Legal Services, and the Harrisburg Civil Law Clinic of Widener University School of Law donated informational pamphlets and brochures for this project. Private law firms specializing in veterans affairs also contributed to the resources on hand for the day.According to Professor Starla Williams, who organized legal volunteers for the event, this endeavor allowed advocates and future lawyers to support local vets who need to overcome the “justice deficit” or lack of affordable legal services available in the region. She estimates that over 100 veterans from the Iraqi War, the conflict in Afghanistan, and other non-combat vets participated in Saturday’s activities. The Showcase Event for Veterans was sponsored by the Pennsylvania Service Connect Team, a new initiative of the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). In partnership with the City of Harrisburg and the Dauphin County Department of Human Services, SAMHSA addresses the needs of local veterans. Harrisburg was one of only thirteen sites in the nation selected for this unique venture.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1274', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'HELP: Medical-Legal Partnership Continues to Serve the Chester Community', '2012-09-28', '0', 'Since 2010, Health, Education &amp; Legal assistance Project (HELP: MLP) has worked to represent low-income adults and children in Chester, Pennsylvania in a variety of legal matters and also to train health care and social work staff to identify legal issues for referral. The program is supported by grants and recently received a third-year grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration that will allow it to continue pursuing its mission.The program grew out of “Needs Assessment Surveys” of patients at Chester health care centers conducted by students participating in Widener Law’s Martin Luther King Semester of Service Program in 2009 and 2010. The results of those surveys indicated that the legal needs of low-income patients were going unmet, and as a result, Widener Law and its Health Law Institute partnered with Chester health care providers to create HELP: MLP.Adjunct Professor Daniel Atkins, who serves as the co-director for HELP: MLP, helped found the program along with Professor John G. Culhane, the Health Law Institute’s Director, and Professor Robert L. Hayman, Jr. Laura Handel, a 2008 Widener Law graduate, has served as the full-time staff attorney since February of 2010.&quot;The medical-legal partnership is one of the most important initiatives associated with the Health Law Institute,” says Professor Culhane, adding, “Through the hard work of our attorneys and our dedicated students, the MLP has helped hundreds of people with legal problems that had made their lives much more difficult. The MLP represents the kind interdisciplinary, public health-based approach that will yield long-term benefits to our poorest citizens.&quot;The program has allowed numerous graduate and undergraduate Widener students from different campuses and a variety of disciplines to receive academic credit for assisting HELP: MLP staff attorneys, and many more Widener students have lent their time through the Martin Luther King Semester of Service Program.“Congratulations to Dan Atkins and thanks to those in our development office, especially Todd Lineburger, who have worked so ceaselessly to obtain funding for this vital project,” concludes Culhane. To learn more about HELP: MLP, visit their website at www.helpmlp.org.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1275', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Professors Share Intellectual Property Expertise at Delaware Press Association Event', '2012-10-01', '0', '“The problem most of us have is not in creating copyrightable works, it is in getting people to pay us for them,” said Distinguished Professor Alan Garfield as he spoke to members of the Delaware Press Association on the evening of Thursday, September 27th.Garfield’s remarks came as part of the Delaware Press Association’s membership meeting, “A Primer on Copyright and Trademark Law for Communicators,” hosted in the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom on Widener Law’s Delaware campus.“We’re pleased to be here at Widener University Law School,” said Delaware Press Association President Mark Bowser before introducing Widener Law Public Relations Officer Mary Allen, who thanked the Delaware Press Association for putting together the event and spoke briefly about upcoming events of interest at the law school. Widener Law Dean Linda L. Ammons also spoke briefly, concluding, “Again, thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy yourself. You’re no longer a visitor, you’re part of the family and you are welcome back anytime.”Professor Garfield then spoke on “Copyright for Communicators,” touching on the idea of communicators as both creators and users of copyrightable works. Noting that “The work doesn’t have to be good,” to be copyrighted, he explained that a work does not need to be published or registered in order to secure copyright. His talk also briefly discussed work for hire, the rights imparted to a copyright owner, the length of copyright protection, the dichotomy between idea and expression, the doctrine of fair use, and what is in the public domain.Associate Professor Sonia Baldia followed Professor Garfield and presented “To Use or Not to Use, That is the Question: What Communicators Should Know About Trademarks.” She discussed the creation of brands through the use of logos and images, using the Apple Computer logo as an example, noting that a great deal of information can be communicated by trademarks and logos before concluding, “It is also a very important tool for advertising and creating brand awareness.”“A trademark can be any word, symbol, slogan, product or packaging design that identifies a specific product and distinguishes it from others in the marketplace,” she explained.Following the presentations, the professors took questions from the audience.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1276', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Associate Professor to Speak on Chester Campus About Immigration and the Election', '2012-10-02', '0', 'On Friday, October 5th, Harrisburg campus Associate Professor Jill E. Family will speak on the Chester campus from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. in Lathem Hall about the legal selection system and its implications for illegal immigration, including the DREAM Act.“The presidential candidates take very different approaches to immigration reform. To better understand the debate, I will explain how the United States selects its immigrants,” says Professor Family, adding, “The current system has many shortcomings that directly implicate illegal\nimmigration.”\n In her remarks, Professor Family will explore the need for comprehensive immigration reform created by the fact that current immigration\npolicy leaves many individuals seeking permission to enter the United States to join family members or begin employment while not even allowing others to join the queue because there is no category that applies to them.The talk is part of the Presidential Election Issue Topics series. The Offices of Civic Engagement, Community Engagement and Diversity Initiatives, and Multicultural Student Affairs as well as the NAACP College Chapter and the Political Engagement Committee are sponsoring the talk.A pre-reception with light refreshments will begin at 11:30 a.m.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1277', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Hispanic Heritage Month Mixer planned', '2012-10-03', '0', 'The Delaware campus Latin American Law Students Association will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with an outdoor event open to the law school community.\nThe “Hispanic Heritage Month Mixer” planned for Monday, Oct. 8 will begin at 5 p.m. in front of Geesey Mansion. Students plan to celebrate and commemorate notable Latinos in the area, particularly those in the legal fields.\n\nLALSA is working with the Delaware Hispanic Bar Association, which has donated food for the event and has also invited attorneys and judges from New Jersey and Pennsylvania. \n\nClaudia Bustamante, president of LALSA, said her group will recognize two key figures at the event:\n\n\nThomas A. Warnock Sr., in-house counsel at DuPont, for his tremendous support of the program.\n\nWidener Law alumnus Marcus Montejo ‘06, for his support of LALSA and for his achievement in the legal profession. Montejo was one of two attorneys who won a $2 billion Delaware Court of Chancery judgment, recently upheld on appeal, in the lawsuit stemming from Southern Copper Corp.’s 2005 acquisition of mining company Minera Mexico from its controlling stockholder Grupo Mexico.\n\n\nThe program will begin around 5:45 p.m.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1278', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Law &amp; Government Institute Welcomes Alumnus Patrick J. Murphy for 3rd Annual Lecture', '2012-10-04', '0', 'Widener Law and the Law and Government Institute are honored to welcome back to campus former Congressman Patrick J. Murphy for the 3rd Patrick J. Murphy lecture to be held on Monday, October 8, 2012 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Room L203 on the Harrisburg campus. A 1999 Harrisburg campus graduate, Congressman Murphy represented Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District in Washington, D.C.Murphy, a Partner with Fox Rothschild LLP in Philadelphia, will discuss leadership and the law. He was the first Iraq war veteran elected to Congress. At Widener, Patrick was a member of the Trial Advocacy Honor Society, President of the St. Thomas More Society, worked in the Philadelphia District Attorney’s office and later as a leader in the Harrisburg Civil Law Clinic while concurrently serving in the Army Reserve. He also worked as legislative aide to Thomas Tangretti, a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from Westmoreland County.During his military career, Patrick trained as an airborne and air assault paratrooper, and later served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney in New York, a prosecutor in North Carolina, and an assistant professor of Constitutional Law at West Point. Following the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001, Murphy went into his commander’s office and volunteered to deploy. His first deployment was to Bosnia in 2002 and the second was to Baghdad, Iraq from 2003–2004. While in Baghdad, Patrick served as a Captain in the Army’s elite 82nd Airborne Division, and was later awarded the Bronze Star for Service.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1279', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Harrisburg Students Look at Political Candidates and Sustainability Issues', '2012-10-05', '0', '\n\n\n“Sustainable development would make the United States more livable, healthy, secure, and prosperous. Policies that promote sustainability would help grow our economy, create jobs, improve quality of life in our communities, make us healthier, reduce risks to our national security, and improve the lives of the poorest among us. They would achieve these things while protecting and restoring the environment for our generation and those that follow,” writes Distinguished Professor and Environmental Law Center Co-Director John C. Dernbach on the Environmental Law Center’s Sustainable America Election 2012 page.Dernbach supervised a group of four students who compiled information about the stances of the two major party candidates for President of the United States and in the race for U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania on a variety of sustainability issues. The Sustainable America Presidential Race 2012 page provides a detailed side-by-side comparison of the positions of incumbent President Barack Obama (D) and his challenger, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (R).The Pennsylvania Senate Race 2012 page similarly compares the positions of Robert Casey (D) and Tom Smith (R). Categories include Green Jobs &amp; Green Business, Investment in Environmental Infrastructure, Clean Energy, and Sustainable Communities.Harrisburg campus students Timothy Bishop, Camille Howlett, Joanne O’Brien, and Cassandra Vasicak did all of the research and writing on the candidates’ positions. In the accompanying video, the students and Professor Dernbach discuss their experiences working on the pages, what they learned, and what they hope readers might gain from the information they gathered.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1280', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Alumnus Patrick J. Murphy Discusses Leadership and the Law', '2012-10-08', '0', '\nPatrick Murphy talks about the responsibilities and opportunities of a legal education.\nPatrick Murphy speaks with Professor John L. Gedid\'s class about his career path.\n“This place is special,” said Patrick J. Murphy ’99 of Widener University School of Law as he spoke to students, faculty, and staff on the Harrisburg campus on the afternoon of Monday, October 8th.The former U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District spoke about his time on the Harrisburg campus and his love for the school, his career path, and why it is important to embrace the opportunities and responsibilities of a legal education. Widener’s Law and Government Institute sponsored the event, which began as an annual lecture series in the fall of 2010.Murphy praised the faculty for caring so much about their students, and he also encouraged the students to look in the mirror and ask themselves what they could do to help make Widener Law a better place, adding, “I say things like Widener family, and I don’t throw that out as just a figure of speech, I really mean it.”He implored them to remember the incredible opportunities afforded them by “getting a legal education at a great law school,” and he also used the example of his own failure to write on to law review during law school to observe, “You have failures along the way and that’s okay. It’s what you do with them.”Murphy also shared some stories from his own career, including his time as a professor at West Point, his deployment to Bosnia and subsequently Iraq following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and his experiences running for Congress. He also took questions from the audience, including one about his support of the bill to repeal “Don’t ask, don’t tell.” Murphy answered by sharing some thoughts about how his own views on that subject changed and noted, “I saw great people get thrown out just because they were gay,” before concluding, “If you see something wrong, you have a responsibility to do something about it.”Later that evening, Murphy also spoke to one of Professor John L. Gedid’s classes about his own career path and how they should plan for where they want to be several years down the road.Currently a Partner with Fox Rothschild LLP in Philadelphia, Murphy represented Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District in Washington, D.C. for two terms from 2006 to 2010. At Widener, he was a member of the Trial Advocacy Honor Society, President of the St. Thomas More Society and worked in the Philadelphia District Attorney’s office and later as a leader in the Harrisburg Civil Law Clinic while concurrently serving in the Army Reserve.During his military career, Patrick trained as an airborne and air assault paratrooper, and later served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney in New York, a prosecutor in North Carolina, and an assistant professor of Constitutional Law at West Point. Following the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001, Murphy went into his commander’s office and volunteered to deploy. His first deployment was to Bosnia in 2002 and the second was to Baghdad, Iraq from 2003–2004. While in Baghdad, Patrick served as a Captain in the Army’s elite 82nd Airborne Division, and was later awarded the Bronze Star for Service.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1281', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'David Kappos, director of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, to Speak at Annual Intellectual Property Seminar Presented by Widener Law and DuPont', '2012-10-09', '0', 'Highlights and changes to intellectual property law will be the subject of a daylong conference presented by DuPont and Widener Law on October 11.The event will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the DuPont Country Club in Wilmington and will include David Kappos, director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as the featured speaker. Mr. Kappos is also Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property, and advises President Obama, the Secretary of Commerce and the administration on intellectual property matters. He is widely credited with making changes at the USPTO to improve efficiency and speed the patent review process, all with a focus on supporting American business. He views the USPTO as an important component to the country’s economic development and will expand on those views during his event remarks.The annual intellectual property seminar is widely recognized for featuring leaders who are among the nation’s premier authorities on the topic. Last year, more than 200 attorneys and legal professionals attended. This year’s program will feature issues such as trademarks in social media, practical advice on conducting deals in China and lessons from recent trade secret cases.Additional speakers include:\nThomas Irving, Washington, D.C.-based partner at Finnegan, one of the world’s largest intellectual property law firms, speaking about practice tips for post grant proceedings.\nGale R. “Pete” Peterson, shareholder based in the San Antonio, Texas office of Cox Smith, a nationally recognized intellectual property practitioner who will address patent highlights.\nProfessor David Hricik of Mercer University School of Law on professional ethics.\nGrace Pan, partner in the New York office of Kaye Scholer, and Philip Yu of DuPont-Asia Pacific on international intellectual property litigation.\nDuPont counsel Eileen Gill and Kurt Van Thomme on licensing.\nAttorneys from Pennsylvania and Delaware who attend the conference will be eligible for seven continuing legal education credits, including one ethics credit. Other states will be announced. Cost for the event is $600 and includes course materials, lunch, continental breakfast and refreshment breaks. To register, visit http://www.seeuthere.com/DuPontWidenerIPCLE2012.Continental breakfast and registration check-in will begin at 7 a.m. The seminar runs through 5 p.m. and is followed by a DuPont executive legal leadership reception with officials including Tom Sager, DuPont senior vice president and general counsel and Michael Walker, DuPont vice president and chief intellectual property counsel.To view a full schedule for the day, click here.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1282', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Widener Law program will explore legal implications of the Jerry Sandusky scandal', '2012-10-09', '0', '\nAssociate Professor Michael R. Dimino Sr. speaking about plans for the conference\n\nWhen Jerry Sandusky was arrested and accused of sexually abusing multiple children during his years as a Penn State University assistant football coach, it opened a floodgate of national discussion about his young victims and how to keep children everywhere safe from predators.Now, Widener Law, the only law school in Pennsylvania’s state capital of Harrisburg, will host a daylong conference exploring that question and many more.“Legal Implications of the Sandusky Scandal” will be held Friday, Oct. 12 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in room A180 of the administration building on the school’s campus at 3800 Vartan Way, Harrisburg. It is presented by the school and its student-run Widener Law Journal.The day will feature four panel discussions on topics that include:\n\n8:45 a.m. Understanding the vulnerability of child victims, which will include a discussion of the physical and psychological harm suffered by child victims and requirements that abuse be reported to authorities. Panelists include representatives of the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape and Pinnacle Health Children’s Resource Center, along with Widener Associate Law Professor Starla Williams, a former family law practitioner who served as executive vice president for child and family services at A Second Chance, Inc., servicing children and youth in foster care.\n\n10:30 a.m. Criminal law and child abuse, which will explore the criminal justice system’s process for investigating, negotiating and trying abuse cases. Panelists will include Dauphin County, Pa. District Attorney Ed Marsico.\n\n12:45 p.m. Responses to child abuse outside criminal law, which will explore civil liability of abusers and institutions and the role of the NCAA investigation in the Sandusky case. Panelists will include Widener Law Professor John G. Culhane who has studied and written extensively about large-scale victim compensation and Vermont Law Professor Brian Porto and who helps lead that school’s Sports Law Institute. Porto has written a book on the Supreme Court and the NCAA which calls for more due process in college sports.\n\n2:30 p.m. Ethical concerns in abuse cases, which will explore ethical concerns for attorneys representing victims, perpetrators or witnesses, along with ethical concerns in news reporting of high-profile cases. Panelists will include Patriot-News Editor Cate Barron. The newspaper won a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the Sandusky scandal.\nWidener Law Dean Linda L. Ammons will also speak at the event. At the request of Delaware Gov. Jack Markell, Ammons undertook an exhaustive review into the matter of Earl Bradley, the Delaware pediatrician who was convicted of sexually abusing more than 100 of his young patients. The Bradley and Sandusky abuses both went on for years despite concerns expressed about the men from people in their communities. Ammons’ work in 2010 led to a package of bills that passed the Delaware General Assembly unanimously, designed to strengthen that state’s reporting system and keep children safe.Attorneys who attend the conference from Pennsylvania or Delaware will be eligible for six continuing legal education credits, including 1.5 ethics credits. The cost to attend for credit is $125. The cost for Widener Law alumni and government lawyers is $100 and is $50 for those who attend not for credit. The fee includes materials and lunch. To register, contact Sandra L. Graeff at 717.541.3965 or slgraeff@widener.edu. Members of the media are invited and encouraged to attend at no cost. Reporters are asked to notify Widener Law Public Relations Officer Mary Allen in advance of their plans to attend, to help the school plan for space needs. Please phone 302.477.2175 or email mallen@widener.edu.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1283', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'LALSA recognizes attorneys at first  Hispanic Heritage Month Mixer', '2012-10-11', '0', '\n \n\n\n\n\nThe Delaware campus Latin American Law Students Association observed Hispanic Heritage Month with an outdoor event that celebrated its role in the law school community.“We help each other and we look out for each other,” organization President Claudia Bustamante told the crowd of about 30 gathered around Geesey Mansion on Oct. 8. “We stand as one here today as a community.”The event also drew judges and attorneys from the tri-state area. LALSA recognized two people during the event, including Thomas A. Warnock Sr., in house counsel at DuPont, and 2006 Widener Law alumnus Marcus Montejo, an attorney with Prickett, Jones &amp; Elliott, P.A.Warnock served as chef to the event, which featured a roast pig, seasoned rice, potatoes, plantains and more. Bustamante gave a leadership award to Montejo, who also serves as president of the Delaware Hispanic Bar Association. He was one of two attorneys who won a $2 billion Delaware Court of Chancery judgment, recently upheld on appeal, in the lawsuit stemming from Southern Copper Corp.’s 2005 acquisition of mining company Minera Mexico from its controlling stockholder Grupo Mexico.Montejo said he is the son of a Cuban immigrant and is the first attorney in his family. He said the Southern Copper case had to do with settled principles of corporate law, which he learned at Widener. When he graduated from the law school, Montejo said, he had the practical skills necessary to add value early on to his firm. “Not every law school gives that, regardless of how they are ranked,” he said.Montejo encouraged the law students in attendance to put their heads down and just get through the tough school experience. And he welcomed them to draw support from the Delaware Hispanic Bar Association.“It is a resource that I hope will add value to your lives, the way Widener Law has added value to my life,” he said.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1284', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Widener-DuPont Intellectual Property Event a Major Success', '2012-10-12', '0', '\n \n\n\n\n\nWidener Law joined with DuPont recently in welcoming the director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to Delaware, where he spoke at an Intellectual Property Continuing Legal Education seminar presented by the two.David Kappos, who is also the under secretary of commerce for intellectual property and advises President Obama on intellectual property matters, was well-received by the approximately 250 attorneys and legal officials who attended the Oct. 11 event at the DuPont Country Club in Wilmington.“He is absolutely critical to restoring America’s competitiveness,” said U.S. Sen. Chris Coons, who introduced Kappos as the day’s first speaker.Kappos, who thanked DuPont and Widener for having him at the conference, spoke about the America Invents Act, which was signed into law in 2011 and represented the most sweeping changes to the U.S. patent system since the 1950s. The Act is intended to strengthen the U.S. patent system and make it a leader for the world. He discussed the “Track One” prioritized examination procedure for new patent application filings, implemented under the Act. As of Oct. 9, 5,931 petitions had been filed under that status and 95 percent had been granted with the time to final disposition at 156 days.Patent law is big business. Kappos explained that 40 million jobs are directly or indirectly attributable to the most IP-intensive industries. The day’s audience included Law Dean Linda L. Ammons and Delaware-campus law students Daniel Ritterbeck and Sean Smith, who were able to attend the seminar through Widener’s partnership with DuPont. Ritterbeck said the day was valuable both for the practical knowledge both students gained on intellectual property law, but also for the networking opportunities. Both had time to speak personally with Kappos and Coons before the event began.&quot;Sean and I were extremely grateful and honored to represent the students of Widener Law and the law school\'s Intellectual Property Society at the IP CLE event. Having the chance to learn about recent developments in IP law and legislation from people like David Kappos, Sen. Chris Coons, DuPont counsel, and many other distinguished practitioners from across the nation was an invaluable experience,” Ritterbeck said. “We are very thankful that Dean Ammons, Widener Law, and DuPont allowed us to join in this great program, and we are very happy that Widener students will be afforded the same opportunity in the years to come.&quot;', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1285', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Delaware Campus to Host Debate Between Candidates for Governor of Delaware', '2012-10-13', '0', 'On Tuesday, October 16th, Widener Law’s Delaware campus will host a debate between the three candidates in the race for governor of Delaware in the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom.The debate, presented by WDEL 1150 AM and WHYY, will run from 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. and will feature incumbent Jack Markell (D) and challengers Jeffrey Cragg (R) and Mark Perri (Green).Candidates will take questions from area journalists Amy Cherry of WDEL, Mark Eichmann of WHYY and Jonathan Starkey of The News Journal.Students are encouraged to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to attend the debate to see the political process in action and hear directly from the candidates.FOR ALL DEBATES The webcast will begin streaming at least 5 minutes before the event begins. Family and friends who cannot attend in person should log-in early to this page to ensure a good connection. \nThe page you will be re-directed to offers a link to live streams of special events such as commencement, sporting events and lectures. See guide below for all scheduled dates and times to be broadcast live over the Internet.\n \n\n\nWEBCAST EVENTS\nDATE\nTIME\nLOCATION\nClick button to launch player        \n\nDelaware Debate: Governor\nOct. 16 \n8:00-9:30 am\nRuby R. Vale Moot Courtroom \n \n        \n\nDelaware Debate: U.S. House of Representatives for Delaware\nOct. 24  \n\n8:00-9:30 am \n\nRuby R. Vale Moot Courtroom \n\n \n\n\n\nU.S. Senate for Delaware\n Oct. 30 \n\n8:00-9:30 am \nRuby R. Vale Moot Courtroom \n\n \n\n\n\n* All webcasts begin streaming 5 minutes before each event begins. \nCandidates will take questions from a panel of area journalists that include members of the WDEL and WHYY news staffs, as well as other media outlets. WDEL news anchor Peter MacArthur or Mellany Armstrong will moderate.The debates will be broadcast live on WDEL 1150 AM, at WDEL.com, and at law.widener.edu. WHYY will record them for television broadcast at 5 and 11 p.m. on Oct. 17  for the governor’s race, Oct. 26 for the U.S. House race and Oct. 31 for the U.S. Senate race.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1286', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Professors Speak at University of Montreal Symposium on Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability', '2012-10-14', '0', '\nProfessor Larry Hamermesh\nProfessor Larry Barnett\n\n“It has been apparent for several decades that a critical aspect of environmental issues has been largely ignored, and that is population growth,” said Professor Larry Barnett as he presented “The case for a cost‐analysis of law banning discrimination in employment” during a symposium held at the University of Montreal on Friday, October 12th that looked at whether a business can make a profit while also advancing environmental and social concerns.Barnett and Institute of Delaware Corporate and Business Law Director Larry Hamermesh both spoke via remote connection at the conference. Hamermesh spoke earlier in the afternoon on a panel looking at benefit corporations, a new corporate legal structure that currently exists in ten to twelve states. By statute, benefit corporations have a responsibility to generate benefits for society as well as for shareholders.Benefit corporations, said Hamermesh, “Define a business to include public goals – social or environmental – instead of just shareholder goals,” but he observed, “I have some concern that statutes like this could be used to shield management from accountability because it will be harder to determine that they are doing something improper.” He also stated that he was bothered by the implication that traditional corporations lack the ability to promote the public good.Nothing that the law is a reactive institution rather than a proactive one, Professor Barnett discussed the cost-benefit analysis of employment discrimination laws. He sited a number of studies to support the conclusion that employment laws did not have the desired effect, and also concluded that laws in general do not seem to have a significant impact on the behaviors they are written to curtail. He used studies on crime rates, abortion, and divorce to illustrate that this particular phenomenon was not in fact unique to laws on employment discrimination.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1287', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Delaware campus announces presidential debate-watch party', '2012-10-14', '0', 'The next presidential debate will bring people together on the Delaware campus.The Student Bar Association is organizing a debate-watch party, where students, faculty, staff and friends are welcome to gather and hear more from President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney.The party will begin at 8:30 p.m. and the debate starts at 9 p.m. It will be held in the student lounge off Main Street and snacks and drinks will be served.The law school community is invited to come together and hear this exchange of ideas about the country’s future. Participants are encouraged to wear school clothing and show their Widener pride!\n		', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1288', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Associate Professor to Speak at the Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman Second Annual Conference', '2012-10-15', '0', 'Harrisburg Associate Professor Jill E. Family will speak on a panel about Judicial Review in the Adjudication of Immigration Applications as part of the Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman Second Annual Conference: Bridging the Inter-Agency Gap to be held on Thursday, October 18th, 2012 at the National Archives in Washington.The program will begin with registration at 8:00 a.m. with the welcome at 9:00 a.m. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Alejandro Mayorkas will speak after lunch.“The Ombudsman\'s conference brings together immigration experts and advocates to discuss how to improve immigration law.  It also brings together government leaders from various agencies to discuss issues that cut across agencies,” says Family of the conference. “I\'ll be discussing federal court challenges to agency decisions; how the Administrative Procedure Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act combine to govern when the federal courts have jurisdiction over immigration cases,” she adds.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1289', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Delaware campus debate Wednesday, Oct. 24', '2012-10-16', '0', 'The second of three debates planned for the Delaware campus will happen Wednesday, Oct. 24 in the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom.The entire campus community is encouraged to attend and watch the candidates for Delaware’s lone U.S. House of Representatives seat share their ideas for the country’s future. Candidates include U.S. Rep. John Carney (D) and challengers Tom Kovach (R), Bernard August (Green) and Scott Gesty (Libertarian). The debate is presented by WDEL 1150 AM and WHYY in partnership with Widener Law. It will run from 8 to 9:30 a.m. and it is open to the public.Candidates will take questions from a panel of area journalists that include WDEL afternoon news anchor Allan Loudell, WHYY journalist Nichelle Polston and News Journal reporter Doug Denison. WDEL morning news anchor Peter MacArthur will moderate.The debates will be broadcast live on WDEL 1150 AM and at WDEL.com. WHYY will record them for television broadcast at 5 and 11 p.m. on Oct. 26.\n\nFOR ALL DEBATES The webcast will begin streaming at least 5 minutes before the event begins. Family and friends who cannot attend in person should log-in early to this page to ensure a good connection. \nThe page you will be re-directed to offers a link to live streams of special events such as commencement, sporting events and lectures. See guide below for all scheduled dates and times to be broadcast live over the Internet.\n\n\nWEBCAST EVENTS\nDATE\nTIME\nLOCATION\nClick button to launch player        \n\nDelaware Debate: U.S. House of Representatives for Delaware\nOct. 24  \n\n8:00-9:30 am \n\nRuby R. Vale Moot Courtroom \n\n \n\n\n\nU.S. Senate for Delaware\n Oct. 30 \n\n8:00-9:30 am \nRuby R. Vale Moot Courtroom \n\n \n\n\n\n* All webcasts begin streaming 5 minutes before each event begins. \nCandidates will take questions from a panel of area journalists that include members of the WDEL and WHYY news staffs, as well as other media outlets. WDEL news anchor Peter MacArthur or Mellany Armstrong will moderate.The debates will be broadcast live on WDEL 1150 AM, at WDEL.com, and at law.widener.edu. WHYY will record them for television broadcast at 5 and 11 p.m. on Oct. 26 for the U.S. House race and Oct. 31 for the U.S. Senate race.\n', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1290', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Widener Law to host conference on high-profile criminal cases', '2012-10-16', '0', '\nAssociate Professor Jules Epstein, who is coordinating the program, talks about the upcoming event.\n\nWidener Law will examine four recent criminal cases that have captivated the nation in a half-day program that explores the legal, ethical and social policy issues each presents for the American justice system. Topics will range from representing defendants in high-profile sexual assault cases, “Stand Your Ground” laws and issues in self-defense cases, and turning an ordinary criminal case into a vehicle for reforming how courts treat eyewitness evidence.The program “High Profile, High Impact Criminal Cases” happens Friday, Oct. 19 from 9 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. in the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom on the Widener Law campus at 4601 Concord Pike, Wilmington, Del. It is presented by Widener’s Taishoff Advocacy, Technology and Public Service Institute.Attorney speakers include: Jeffrey Lindy, a member of the defense team for Monsignor William Lynn of Philadelphia, the most senior Catholic Church official convicted in connection with the church’s lengthy child sex abuse scandal. He was sentenced in July to three to six years in jail for covering up sex abuse by priests.Joshu Harris, a Philadelphia assistant district attorney and a member of an American Bar Association task force on “Stand Your Ground” laws, which have been invoked in the Trayvon Martin shooting case out of Florida.Joshua Sanders, a New Jersey Public Defender Office appellate attorney who helped spearhead the defense of Larry Henderson. Witness identification issues in Henderson’s manslaughter case led the New Jersey Supreme Court to revolutionize how eyewitness-based prosecutions will be handled in the future to reduce the risk of mistaken identifications.Joseph Amendola, lead defense counsel for Jerry Sandusky in the Penn State child sex abuse case.Attorneys from Delaware and Pennsylvania who attend will be eligible for four continuing legal education credits, including one ethics credit. New Jersey attorneys can self report to their state continuing legal education board with a Widener Law certificate of attendance. Registration for those who attend for credit is $80, or $70 for Widener Law alumni. The cost is $60 for public interest attorneys or members of the judiciary. Registration includes continental breakfast and materials. To register, contact Constance Sweeney at cmsweeney@widener.edu or call 302.477.2177. More information on the program, including a registration form, is available at law.widener.edu/highprofilecases. The media is invited and encouraged to attend at no cost. Those planning to come are asked to notify Widener Law Public Relations at 302.477.2175  in advance so we may anticipate your attendance.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1291', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Second Law &amp; Government Institute television forum taping planned', '2012-10-17', '0', 'Widener Law and The Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN) are again partnering to continue a special series of forums concerning law and government. The second forum in the series, which will discuss the Citizens United decision by the Supreme Court of the United States, will be held at Franklin &amp; Marshall College in Lancaster on Thursday, Oct. 18.A panel including Stephen K. Medvic, associate professor and chair of the government department at Franklin &amp; Marshall College; Stanley M. Brand, partner of the Brand Law Group and former counsel to U.S. House of Representatives; Michael Dimino, associate professor at Widener Law School and book author; Robert Power and G. Randall Lee, Widener Law School constitutional law professors, will discuss the impact of the Citizens United case against federal restrictions on campaign contributions and the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in that case.The forum is free and open to the public. PCN will tape the panel discussion starting at 12:45 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 18. The event will be held in the Woods Memorial Meeting Room at the Schnader Field House within the Alumni Sports &amp; Fitness Center on the campus of Franklin &amp; Marshall. The event is the second of four special law and government forums. The first forum, which was taped in mid-September at Widener Law in Harrisburg, focused on federalism and the Pennsylvania state constitution.The show will air on PCN on Thursday, Oct. 18 at 9 p.m. and again Sunday, Oct. 21 at 3 p.m.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1292', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Symposium Examines Important Legal, Societal Implications of the Jerry Sandusky Scandal', '2012-10-18', '0', '\n \n\n\n\n\nOn October 12th, Widener Law’s Harrisburg campus\nand the student-run Widener Law Journal hosted a daylong conference on the “Legal Implications of the\nSandusky Scandal.”\nThe program featured four panels; Understanding the\nvulnerability of child victims, Criminal law and child abuse, Responses to\nchild abuse outside criminal law, and Ethical concerns in abuse cases. The need\nfor greater public awareness and new legal standards that would sufficiently\nincentivize the reporting of child sexual abuse emerged as important lessons of\nthe Sandusky scandal and trial.\nStudents who had the opportunity to take in the program\nshared their thoughts on what they learned and why the discussions that\noccurred throughout the day were so beneficial. Presenters for the day included\nDauphin County, Pa. District Attorney Ed Marsico and Patriot-News Editor Cate\nBarron. The Patriot-News won a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the Sandusky\nscandal.\n“This area of law seems extremely tough, and I don’t know if\nI could put up with these stories day in and out,” said 3L student Christopher\nWoodward, who was particularly struck by Duquesne University School of Law Associate Professor and Director of\nthe Criminal Justice Program Wesley Oliver’s\nremarks. “Professor Oliver’s statements were interesting. He effectively\ndemonstrated the dichotomy between a defense attorney’s public persona and\ntheir court room behavior.”\nDiscussion of the media and the courtroom hit home for 2L\nStudent Nicholas Peters, who thinks he may actually be more likely to enter\nthis field of law. “The panel emphasized how public education is paramount.\nTightening up reporting laws and encouraging people to talk about these things is\nan important first step.”\n“The speakers’ personal experience was enlightening.\nBut it seems that the defendant’s struggle in these cases is often overlooked.\nThis public forum helps to make people think about stuff that they hadn’t\nconsidered.” Said 3L Gabor Ovari.\nWidener Law Journal Symposium Editor Caitlin Glenn reflected\non the day’s events as well, observing, “There is such an emotional aspect to\nthis practice area that it must be really tough,” before adding, “However, it\nwas a moving and important experience. Those who came left with a lot of\nknowledge about how the laws should move forward— such as tightening up reporting\nlaws. The panel members brought some much needed public awareness, and we will\ncontinue to encourage future dialogue on these important societal issues.”', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1293', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Harrisburg Campus to Host Debate Between Candidates for Pennsylvania Attorney General', '2012-10-18', '0', 'On Monday, October 22nd, Widener Law’s Harrisburg campus will host a debate between the candidates for Attorney General of Pennsylvania at 7:00 p.m. in room A180 of the Administrative Building at 3800 Vartan Way.The debate, which will be aired live by the Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN), will feature Democratic candidate Kathleen Kane and Republican candidate David Freed, who will be asked a questions by a panel of representatives from the Pennsylvania Legislative Correspondents’ Association (PLCA), which is partnering with PCN on the debate coverage.The debate, which is scheduled to last for an hour, will air live on PCN, with Vice President of Programming Corinna Vecsey Wilson moderating. It can also be viewed via on the Widener website a live webcast.The debate is open to the public. The doors will open at 6:00 p.m., and seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Limited overflow seating will be available.FOR ALL DEBATES The webcast will begin streaming at least 5 minutes before the event begins. Family and friends who cannot attend in person should log-in early to this page to ensure a good connection. \nThe page you will be re-directed to offers a link to live streams of special events such as commencement, sporting events and lectures. See guide below for all scheduled dates and times to be broadcast live over the Internet.\n \n\n\n\nWEBCAST EVENTS\n\nDATE\n\nTIME\n\nLOCATION\n\nClick button to launch player        \n\nPennsylvania Debate: Attorney General\n\nOct. 22 \n\n7:00-8:00 pm\n\nA180 \n\n \n        \n\n* All webcasts begin streaming 5 minutes before each event begins. \nCandidates will take questions from a panel of a panel of representatives from the Pennsylvania Legislative Correspondents’ Association (PLCA). PCN Vice President of Programming Corinna Vecsey Wilson will moderate.The debates will be broadcast live on PCN and at law.widener.edu. PCN will also re-air the debate later that night at 10:00 p.m.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1294', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Food and Drug Law Association Holds Debate in Advance of Food Day', '2012-10-20', '0', '\n\n\nOn Thursday, October 18th, the student-run Food and Drug Law Association staged an event in which student volunteers argued the facts in the case LAM v. General Mills in advance of Food Day on October 24th.Four students served as a panel of judges for the event, and student attorneys argued the appeal of a lower court ruling. The facts of the case centered on the claim that General Mills snack products Fruit Roll-Ups and Fruit by the Foot were “made with real fruit” and whether such claims were misleading to consumers.The accompanying video offers a look at the compelling arguments made by the student attorneys on both sides as well as the ruling issued by the student judges.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1295', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara to Speak on the Delaware Campus', '2012-10-21', '0', '\nPreet Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York\n\nThe South Asian Bar Association of Delaware (SABA-DE) will welcome guest speaker Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, on Wednesday, October 24th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Barrister\'s Club on Widener Law’s Delaware campus for SABA’s 5th Anniversary Celebration.Named one of Time magazine’s ‘100 Most Influential People in the World’ in 2012, Preet Bharara graduated magna cum laude from Harvard in 1990 and Columbia Law School in 1993. He previously served as the chief counsel to Senator Chuck Schumer and as an assistant United States Attorney in Manhattan for five years. President Barack Obama nominated Bharara to become U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York on May 15, 2009. He was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate and sworn into office on August 13, 2009.Known for his high-profile prosecutions of insider trading and other financial fraud on Wall Street, Bharara has also successfully prosecuted several international terrorists, including the Times Square Bomber, Faisal Shazad, and modern-day pirate Abduwali Abdukadir Muse. His office also assisted in securing a $7.2 billion settlement to help compensate victims of Bernard Madoff’s fraud. Sponsors for the event include law firms Ballard Spahr, Skadden Arps, Cole Schotz, Potter Anderson, Fish and Richardson, and Morris Nichols as well as the North American South Asian Bar Association (NASABA) and Widener Law’s South Asian Law Student Association (SALSA).', '', '', '', '', '', '', '');
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('3', '1296', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Symposium Looks at Legal, Ethical, and Social Issues Related to High Profile Criminal Cases', '2012-10-23', '0', '\n \n\n\n\n\n“Jerry Sandusky, in my opinion, was convicted on November 5th of 2011. The media convicted him. The public convicted him. Penn State convicted him,” said attorney Joseph Amendola as he spoke about his client to a sizable audience in the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom on Widener Law’s Delaware campus.Amendola’s remarks came at the close of the High Profile, High Impact Criminal Cases symposium held on Friday, October 19th. The program, presented by Widener’s Taishoff Advocacy, Technology and Public Service Institute, examined four recent high profile criminal cases and explored the legal, ethical, and societal issues reflected in them.In addition to Amendola, featured speakers for the event included; Jeffrey Lindy, who was part of the defense team for Monsignor William Lynn of Philadelphia; Philadelphia assistant district attorney Joshu Harris, who is part of an American Bar Association task force on “Stand Your Ground” laws; and New Jersey Public Defender Office appellate attorney Joshua Sanders, who helped defend Larry Henderson in New Jersey, which led the New Jersey Supreme Court to reconsider how eyewitness-based prosecutions will be handled in order to reduce the risk of mistaken identification.“As the lawyer, don’t think that you’re high profile, high impact,” Lindy told the lawyers in the audience as he spoke first, recounting his experiences in defending Monsignor Lynn, who was sentenced in July to three to six years in jail for covering up sex abuse by priests.“My fundamental belief is that when you’re doing a high impact, high profile case – don’t act like it,” he continued, stressing that to a lawyer, every client and every case should be high impact.After Professor Jules Epstein, who coordinated the program, provided a bit of background on the Trayvon Martin shooting and “Stand Your Ground” laws, he introduced Joshu Harris, who spoke about the history of such laws. Harris then offered a consideration of recent studies that suggest that while “Stand Your Ground” laws have resulted in an increase in “justifiable homicides” in the states where they have been implemented, there does not appear to have been a deterrent effect on other crimes.The segment on witness identification began with a brief look at how unreliable witness identifications can be, and then Sanders spoke about the Henderson case and how that became part of the New Jersey Supreme Court’s decision to alter how eyewitness-based prosecutions would be handled in the future.Noting the importance of understanding the science involved, Sanders observed, “You have to read all of those studies. You have to talk to all of your experts.”The program concluded with the presentation by Amendola, who gave some background on how he became involved in the Sandusky case, why he decided to continue defending Sandusky after it became clear that the scope of the charges was greater than he initially believed, the role of the media in the case, and his thoughts on how quickly the case moved from discovery to trial. “I know that we’re up against a big challenge at the appellate level,” said Amendola, who has appealed Sandusky’s sentence on the basis that he was not given proper time to create an adequate defense. “Who wants to be the Judge who gives Jerry Sandusky a new trial?” he asked rhetorically toward the end of his remarks.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1297', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'New York City Alumni Reception with Richard White, Esq. ’90', '2012-10-23', '0', '\n \n\n\n\n\nAlumni gathered at the Public\nHouse in New York City for the law school’s annual networking reception. This\nyear’s guest speaker was Richard White, Esq. ’90, who was appointed by Governor\nCuomo as the first Deputy Commissioner of the Tenant Protection Unit for the\nNew York State Homes &amp; Community Renewal. Alumni from all campuses and all\ndecades of the law school’s history enjoyed his comments which focused on his\nrole in state government and how Widener Law has helped shaped him into the\nleader he is today. At the October 17, 2012, reception, Deputy Commissioner\nWhite noted that networking among fellow graduates is a powerful way to build\nboth your personal and professional networks. Widener Law alumni events present\na prime opportunity to do just that, so we hope to see you at our next regional reception! For more information on New\nYork City alumni events, contact Ashley Barton at 717-541-3974. ', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1298', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Professors Use Hollywood Films to Teach Lessons on Litigation', '2012-10-24', '0', '\n \n\n\n\n\n“He personalizes his client, which is essential in a case like this,” said Professor John F. Nivala as he discussed a clip from the movie Philadelphia in which attorney Joe Miller, played by Denzel Washington, makes an opening statement on behalf of Andrew Beckett, played by Tom Hanks.On Monday, October 22nd, as part of the Pizza with the Professors series, Nivala and Associate Professor Jules Epstein shared clips from several Hollywood films with students to explore both how Hollywood depicts trials and ways that students can improve as litigators.Regarding the opening of the opposing counselor in Philadelphia, Mary Steenburgen’s Belinda Conine, Epstein observed, “When you’ve taken an extreme position, you’ve painted yourself into a corner.”Additional topics explored during the lively event included a look at ethics using a scene from 1959’s Anatomy of a Murder, a consideration of objections using a clip from My Cousin Vinny, and a look at cross examinations and witness impeachment using clips from Ghosts of Mississippi and Adam’s Rib.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1299', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Speaks on the Law and Its Limits', '2012-10-25', '0', '\n \n\n\n\n\n“The law is an amazing thing, but it has limits – it has limits and boundaries – but good people do not,” said U.S Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara as he addressed members of the South Asian Bar Association of Delaware, Widener Law’s South Asian Law Students Association, and other guests at SABA-DE’s 5th Anniversary Celebration which took place at the Barrister’s Club on Widener Law’s Delaware campus on the evening of Wednesday, October 24, 2012.Following welcoming remarks from Dean Linda L. Ammons, SABA-DE President Anne Gwal introduced Charles M. Oberly, III, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware. Oberly spoke briefly about Bharara’s many accomplishments before inviting the evening’s featured speaker to the podium.Bharara opened his remarks by noting that he had begun his morning by putting the finishing touches on a suit against Bank of America for fraud related to a fast-tracked mortgage lending practice started by Countrywide Financial that continued after Countrywide was purchased by Bank of America. He briefly touched on the diversity of cases he that he is able to pursue as part of his job and why he loves his job. He stressed, however, that the job is “not just about winning your cases and putting people in jail,” but about pursuing justice.He told a compelling story about Rais Bhuiyan, an immigrant from Bangladesh who was shot on September 21, 2001 by Mark Anthony Stroman in the Dallas area. In the wake of the September 11th attacks, Stroman went on a spree of violent attacks against people he believed to be of Arab heritage. Stroman killed two men, and in between those two killings, he shot Bhuyian, who survived. Eventually, Stroman was caught and tried for his crimes and sentenced to death. Surprisingly, however, Bhuyian forgave Stroman and set about spearheading efforts to prevent his attacker’s execution.Bharara used the story to illustrate his point about the limits of the law and the legal process, noting that the case had been properly tried and the law followed. He quoted Judge Learned Hand, who said, “I often wonder whether we do not rest our hopes too much upon constitutions, upon laws and upon courts. These are false hopes; believe me, these are false hopes. Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it . . .”At the conclusion of his remarks, Bharara took a few questions from the audience with several focusing on the financial crisis and the lack of prosecutions related to it.“There is not a prosecutor around who is not trying to make a case if there is a case to be made,” he said, but he also noted that there is a distinct difference between criminal intent and innocent mistakes.Named one of Time magazine’s ‘100 Most Influential People in the World’ in 2012, Preet Bharara graduated magna cum laude from Harvard in 1990 and Columbia Law School in 1993. He previously served as the chief counsel to Senator Chuck Schumer and as an assistant United States Attorney in Manhattan for five years. President Barack Obama nominated Bharara to become U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York on May 15, 2009. He was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate and sworn into office on August 13, 2009.Known for his high-profile prosecutions of insider trading and other financial fraud on Wall Street, Bharara has also successfully prosecuted several international terrorists, including the Times Square Bomber, Faisal Shazad, and modern-day pirate Abduwali Abdukadir Muse. His office also assisted in securing a $7.2 billion settlement to help compensate victims of Bernard Madoff’s fraud.Sponsors for the event included law firms Ballard Spahr, Skadden Arps, Cole Schotz, Potter Anderson, Fish and Richardson, and Morris Nichols as well as the North American South Asian Bar Association (NASABA) and Widener Law’s South Asian Law Student Association (SALSA).', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1300', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Widener Women\'s Network Welcomes Professor Doretta McGinnis', '2012-10-26', '0', '\nMiriam Barish \'92 and Professor Doretta McGinnis\n \n\n\n\n\nThe Philadelphia Chapter of the Widener Women\'s Network welcomed Professor Doretta McGinnis, Associate Director of the Legal Writing Program, as the guest speaker at their November networking luncheon. Professor McGinnis addressed the topic of her prior experience as an associate attorney in a large law firm, contrasted with her current position as a Professor of Legal Writing. Alumnae attended the complimentary luncheon which also provides an opportunity for networking. The event was sponsored by Miriam Barish \'92 at her law firm Anapol Schwartz.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1301', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Talk Will Explore the Real Costs of Factory-Farmed Food in America', '2012-10-30', '0', 'Assistant Dean Verne Smith will present “The $100 Cheeseburger: Exploring the Real Costs of Factory-Farmed Food in America” on Wednesday, October 31st from noon to 1:00 p.m. on the Chester campus. The talk will be videoconferenced to the Harrisburg campus in room A-178 and to the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom on the Delaware campus.The talk, which will explore the health and environmental impacts of factory-farmed food, caps activities related to Food Day. Celebrated on October 24th, Food Day is dedicated to celebrating the movement toward more healthful, affordable, and sustainable food. Previous activities related to Food Day included a debate sponsored by the student-run Food and Drug Law Association as well as a special Food Day Informational table on October 24th that offered tips on healthy eating and a look at deceptive labeling practices. Crown Court also served a special menu in honor of Food Day.Students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend the lecture in the Ruby R. Vale or room A-178 on the Harrisburg campus. Feel free to bring a brown bag lunch. Healthy treats will also be provided.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1302', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Class of 2002 Reunion - Celebrating 10 Years!', '2012-10-31', '0', '\n \n\n\n\n\nWidener Law grads from the Class of 2002 recently gathered together to celebrate their ten-year class reunion. For those who were not able to attend ... we missed you!   The reunion was held Saturday evening, October 20, 2012 on campus in the Barrister’ Club. Following dinner the class dismissed and continued their celebration at the infamous “Scrimmages” where they closed the place down. It was a night filled with good friends having a good time and getting reacquainted. The committee that brought the reunion together was Donna Lumpkin Thompson, Renee Veney Duval, and Angela LaManna. They planned a fun filled evening that included a game of 2002 Trivia and awarding prizes for the alumni with the most children, the most degrees, the most miles traveled to attend the reunion, etc.Melissa Dutton, raved about the reunion event, “It was so great getting together to spend time with old classmates and friends and hear about their careers and families. Although it had been 10 years since some of us saw each other it felt like we had been together just yesterday. As I said the night of the reunion, the friends I made at Widener Law are friends for life! Thanks to everyone that made this happen!&quot;Congratulations on your success Class of 2002!', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1303', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Widener Law Students Honored at Meeting of the Dauphin County and Keystone Bar Associations', '2012-10-31', '0', 'Widener Law Harrisburg students took home the lion’s share of scholarships and fellowships at the Thirteenth Annual Joint Dinner Meeting of the Dauphin County Bar Association and the Keystone Bar Association Wednesday, October 24. All were members of Widener’s Black Law Students Association (BLSA) chapter. The Keystone Bar Association is affiliated with the Dauphin County Bar Association as the bar association for attorneys of color in Dauphin County.Widener students Morgan Davis and Candice Price won both Hon. Robert N. C. Nix Jr. Scholarships of $1,000, which are awarded to current law students. Rachel Hadrick and Shawna Harrell received Hon. Thurgood Marshall Fellowships of $1,000, which are awarded to graduating law students who plan to remain in Dauphin County. The Marshall Fellowships are renewable for a total of three years if the recipients stay in Dauphin County for that time period. The awards were presented by Pamela Cross, Immediate Past President of the Keystone Bar Association and Co-Chair of the Scholarship Committee.The Keynote Speaker was Patty Kim, Harrisburg City Council and nominee for the 103rd District, State House of Representatives. Attending were Vice Dean Robyn Meadows, Professor Starla Williams, faculty advisor to BLSA Association, and Dean of Students Keith Sealing.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1304', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Talk Looks at the Hidden Costs of Factory Farming', '2012-11-01', '0', '\nIn the accompanying video, Food and Drug Law Association President Raymond Powers discusses all of the campus events that took place related to Food Day.\n\n“Pay now or pay later,” Assistant Dean Verne Smith warned as he discussed the hidden costs of factory farming in a lecture he delivered on Widener’s Chester campus on Wednesday, October 31st.Smith’s talk, “The $100 Cheeseburger: Exploring the Real Costs of Factory-Farmed Food in America,” which concluded activities related to Food Day, was also videoconferenced to the Delaware and Harrisburg campuses.After opening with a brief overview of Food Day, which was conceived of by the Center for Science in the Public Interest as a national day to promote awareness of the movement toward more healthy, affordable, and sustainable food, Smith thanked the Widener Wellness Committee for sponsoring his talk.“These are important issues, and it’s good to question where our food comes from,” Smith said as he opened with a short history of animal farming and a consideration of the migration from a system of small, family-owned farms to large factory farms, noting that 95% of all farm animals in the United States now live their whole lives on factory farms.He discussed the reasons behind the move to factory farms, saying, “The answer is simple. It lowers the production costs of raising the animals,” before adding, “These lower production costs lead to cheaper meat at the food store.” He concluded that in relative costs, “While Americans are eating more meat than ever before, they are paying less for it.”Smith cited three primary hidden costs that are not factored in, however, when considering this “cheap” and readily available meat. He broke those hidden costs down into three major categories; Public Health, Environmental, and Animal Welfare. Factoring in those hidden costs, he noted, would get you to the $100 dollar cheeseburger of the talk’s title.“Evidence shows that factory farming poses very serious public health risks,” he said as he addressed the spread of zoonotic diseases such as E. Coli and Salmonella enterica that find “perfect breeding grounds” in factory farms. He also touched on the overuse of antibiotics in factory-farmed animals that can contribute to producing antibiotic resistant strains or “superbugs.”He also addressed the potential environmental costs of factory farms, including issues with waste disposal and water contamination, as well as contributions to greenhouse gases and global warming through the concentration of methane and carbon dioxide produced by the concentrated masses of animals found on factory farms.The talk also addressed the deplorable conditions that animals are kept in on factory farms and the issues raised by keeping so many animals in such tightly confined spaces, and looked at potential alternatives.“Cheap meat is a myth,” he concluded before finishing his remarks and taking questions from the audience.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1305', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Widener Law Students to Lend Helping Hand on Election Day', '2012-11-01', '0', 'Students from both of Widener Law’s campuses will be participating in efforts to help out with efforts to make sure that the election process is both fair and accessible.HarrisburgThe 2012 Presidential elections are only days away, and The Election Protection Coalition and the Dauphin County Bar Association are looking for law student volunteers to ensure free, fair, and accessible elections. &quot;I\'m very pleased that Election Protection asked our students to participate in this important project; not only is it important in and of itself, but it gives our students an opportunity to put their legal skills in practice. Plus they will be working with attorneys,&quot; says Harrisburg campus Dean of Students Keith Sealing.Among the hot topics that face Pennsylvanians at the voting booths this election is the voter identification law. Although a recent court decision renders the voter identification law inapplicable for this election cycle, many people are still confused as to the impact of the law on this election. Harrisburg City buses still show advertisements instructing voters that they must have photo-identification in order to vote. This is not accurate, and many fear polling stations will confuse the current state of law.Widener Law Harrisburg Students who wish to help ensure eligible voters are able to participate in the democratic process can volunteer on Election Day to monitor polling stations. Training will take place on November 2nd at the Dauphin County Bar Association. To sign up simply visit Volunteer.866ourvote.org and email Dean of Students Keith Sealing at KESealing@widener.edu.Delaware“For some segments of our population, the right to vote is a hard fought for victory,” says Stephanie Blaisdell, President of the Delaware campus student American Civil Liberties Union Society, adding, “But as in all aspects of the law, a right that can’t be exercised is a right denied. As law students, ensuring equal poll access to those with disabilities is a practical way to aid in democracy while polishing conflict resolution and communication skills.”To help ensure fair access to polling centers, the Delaware campus student ACLU chapter and the Public Interest Law Alliance will participate in the Delaware Disabilities Law Program ‘s Voter Access Project. Student volunteers can earn pro bono credits by signing up to survey polling places during Delaware’s November 6 national election in an effort to assess compliance with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The surveys are done in cooperation with the Delaware Board of elections, and participants will complete a &quot;Polling Place Accessibility Checklist&quot; for each polling site visited. Accessibility issues may be addressed onsite or reported to the Board of Elections.Interested law students can sign-up via the ACLU’s TWEN site or by emailing sblaisdell@mail.widener.edu.“We all hope to serve our communities in our role as lawyers and this is a wonderful opportunity to apply this goodwill now,” concludes Stephanie.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1306', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Delaware Campus Women’s Law Caucus to Host Event on WISH Program', '2012-11-03', '0', 'On Monday, November 5th at 5:00 p.m. in room L123, the Delaware campus Women’s Law Caucus will present a short documentary film followed by a question and answer session with three guest speakers.The event will look at the Delaware Coalition for Health and Justice’s Women in Support of Health (WISH) program, which was created to promote the health of at-risk women engaged in prostitution and to reduce the target population’s reliance upon sex work and related criminal activities.Following the documentary, three special quest speakers will take questions and answers. The speakers for the event are:\n\nCommissioner Mary McDonough, Delaware Court of Common Pleas\nJoanna Champney, Associate Executive Director, Delaware Center for Justice and Co-Chair of the Delaware Coalition for Health and Justice\nSara Yarnall, Senior Program Manager, Brandywine Counseling and Community Services\n\n“This powerful documentary sheds light on an invisible, highly stigmatized group. I hope the film and our speakers will remind attendees of the importance of breaking down stereotypes and thinking outside the box to seek justice and compassion always,” says Women’s Law Caucus president Beth Steinberg.\nPlease be advised that the film, which runs about 25 minutes in length, may contain some strong language and mature content.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1307', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Widener Law professor elected to American Law Institute', '2012-11-05', '0', 'Widener Law is pleased to announce Professor Christopher J. Robinette has been elected  to the elite American Law Institute.The Institute is the leading independent organization in the United States producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize and improve the law. Membership is limited to 3,000 legal professionals and is a distinct honor. Members include judges, lawyers and law professors from around the nation and several foreign countries. They are selected on the basis of their professional achievements and demonstrated interest in improving the law.Robinette holds an undergraduate degree from the College of William &amp; Mary, and a law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law. He earned an LL.M. from Temple University’s James E. Beasley School of Law. He practiced tort and commercial litigation law at Tremblay &amp; Smith, LLP in Charlottesville, Va. from 1996 through 2003, and went on to serve as the Hon. Abraham L. Freedman Fellow and Lecturer in Law at Temple through 2005.He joined the faculty on Widener Law’s Harrisburg, Pa. campus in 2005.  He teaches Torts, Evidence, Professional Responsibility, Contracts, and Insurance, and he writes in the areas of tort law and theory. He has co-authored the book “A Recipe For Balanced Tort Reform,” and has written numerous articles for law reviews around the country.Robinette has received both Widener’s Douglas E. Ray Excellence in Faculty Scholarship Award and the school’s Outstanding Faculty Award. Additionally, he serves as an editor of TortsProf Blog.He brings to five the number of Widener Law faculty from the Harrisburg campus who are members of the Institute. Others include Law Dean Linda L. Ammons, Professors Juliet M. Moringiello and James W. Diehm, and Professor John L. Gedid, who directs the school’s Law &amp; Government Institute. On Widener’s Delaware campus, members include Professors Martin A. Kotler and Ann E. Conaway, Ruby R. Vale Professor of Corporate and Business Law Lawrence A. Hamermesh and Associate Professor H. Geoffrey Moulton.“I am delighted to join an organization I have long admired, and I am eager to begin the work of the Institute,” said Robinette.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1308', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Food, Clothing Drives Part of Student Bar Association Efforts to Assist with Hurricane Sandy Relief', '2012-11-06', '0', 'Please note: Additional updates on the Widener Law community’s hurricane relief efforts will be added here as they become available.UPDATE 4The Delaware SBA\'s planned trip to New Jersey to assist in clean-up efforts is on for Saturday, November 10th. The group will be departing the Delaware campus at 9:00 a.m. Participating students are required to sign a waiver which has already been distributed to those who have signed up.Participants are advised that the area will dirty, muddy, and wet, and are encouraged to wear warm clothes and wear appropriate shoes. Participants are also strongly advised to come equipped with work gloves.For those students driving themselves, the group will be meeting at 5215 Wellington Ave, Ventnor, NJ. Check Facebook for further details.UPDATE 3Hurricane relief efforts on both campuses are ongoing throughout the end of the week.In Harrisburg, the SBA table is set up in the pit for the community to donate any non-perishable food items, blankets, toiletries, etc. that can be donated to the Red Cross for Hurricane Sandy victims. Any and all contributions are appreciated!In Delaware, the Latin American Law Students Association (LALSA) has a Hurricane Sandy Relief Jar set up to accept donations at their table on Main Street. Every penny counts!UPDATE 2\nThe Delaware SBA\'s trip to Brigantine Beach New Jersey to assist with clean up is scheduled for Saturday, November 10, 2012. At least forty people need to be signed up in order for a bus transportation to be provided. Volunteers will depart the Delaware campus at 9:00 a.m. and return around 9:00 p.m. Interested students can sign up on Facebook or via a sign-up heet that will be made available on Main Street.UPDATE 1Beginning Monday, November 5th, the Harrisburg campus Student Bar Association will have a table in the Pit to accept donations of non-perishable food items, blankets, toiletries, or other items that can be donated to the Red Cross for Hurricane Sandy victims. Contact SBA President Kristin Potter with any questions.Original Story appears below.In the wake of the devastation left by Hurricane Sandy, the Delaware campus Student Bar Association is pursuing several avenues to assist with relief efforts.Beginning Thursday, November 1st and running through November 9th, The SBA’s Food Drive will be collecting a variety of food items (listed below) for New Jersey communities that suffered significant damage from the Hurricane. Collections made between November 10th and November 19th will go to the Food Bank of Delaware for Thanksgiving meals as previously planned.Additionally, the SBA is organizing a volunteer trip to New Jersey to assist with clean up that is planned for Saturday, November 10th. For more details on the trip, please contact a representative from the SBA.Finally, the SBA will set up a table for clothing donations on Main Street. The entire Widener Law community is encouraged to see if they can spare any pieces of clothing from their closets to donate for those in need. There will also be a sign-up sheet for the volunteer trip into New Jersey along with a collection jar for anyone willing to help fund a bus or provide gas money for the trip. A sign-up sheet will be posted to TWEN for people to volunteer to man the table – any and all students organizations may sit at the table to oversee collections.The following is the list of foods needed for New Jersey (collections for Delaware are still Thanksgiving themed non-perishable foods):Cans of chicken noodle soupCans of beef soupCans of vegetable soupCans of cornCans of carrotsBrowniesCookiesPackaged dessertsJellyPeanut ButterCoffeeDecaffeinated drinks of any kind (Hawaiian punch, juice, iced tea)Individual bags of chips/snacksCanned MeatCanned FruitCereal Bars and other snacks (Pop Tarts, etc.)CerealPowdered MilkPastaRice\n\n', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1309', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Women’s Law Caucus Program Looks at Initiative to Help At-Risk Women in Delaware', '2012-11-06', '0', '\n \n\n\n\n\n“The reality is that we often have to give more than second chances,” said Commissioner Mary McDonough of the Delaware Court of Common Pleas as she discussed the Women in Support of Health or WISH program on Monday, November 5th. Calling the process of helping at-risk women engaged in prostitution “a long road,” McDonough said of WISH; “I don’t see this as a short term program.”McDonough’s remarks were part of an event put together by the Delaware campus Women’s Law Caucus that included a screening of a short documentary film about WISH. WLC President Beth Steinberg, who organized the event, said, “This powerful documentary sheds light on an invisible, highly stigmatized group. I hope the film and our speakers will remind attendees of the importance of breaking down stereotypes and thinking outside the box to seek justice and compassion always.”Developed to fulfill the Delaware Coalition for Health and Justice’s mission of promoting the health of at-risk women engaged in prostitution, and to reduce the target population\'s reliance upon sex work and related criminal activity, the WISH program is funded by a grant from the U.S. Office on Women’s Health. The program seeks to provide gender-sensitive case management, assistance with substance abuse treatment, trauma-focused therapy, education, and housing assistance.Direct service provides and grant partners affiliated with the program include Beautiful Gate Outreach Center, Brandywine Counseling and Community Services, Stand Up for What Right and Just (SURJ) at the Delaware Center for Justice, and Survivors of Abuse in Recovery (SOAR).In addition to Commissioner McDonough, guest speakers included: Associate Executive Director for the Delaware Center for Justice and Co-Chair of the Delaware Coalition for Health and Justice Joanna Champney; Sara Yarnall, Senior Program Manager, Brandywine Counseling and Community Services; and Sara Grainger, the Director of Community Planning and Policy Development.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1310', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Widener Law Students Assist with Accessibility Issues on Election Day', '2012-11-06', '0', 'With election day at hand, students from both of Widener Law’s campuses will be participating throughout the day in efforts  to make sure that the election process is both fair and accessible.HarrisburgStudents from Widener Law\'s Harrisburg campus will be working with the Election Protection Coalition and the Dauphin County Bar Association to ensure free, fair, and accessible elections. &quot;I\'m very pleased that Election Protection asked our students to participate in this important project; not only is it important in and of itself, but it gives our students an opportunity to put their legal skills in practice. Plus they will be working with attorneys,&quot; says Harrisburg campus Dean of Students Keith Sealing.Among the hot topics that face Pennsylvanians at the voting booths this election is the voter identification law. Although a recent court decision renders the voter identification law inapplicable for this election cycle, many people are still confused as to the impact of the law on this election. Harrisburg City buses still show advertisements instructing voters that they must have photo-identification in order to vote. This is not accurate, and many fear polling stations will confuse the current state of law.Participating Widener Law Harrisburg Students will be monitoring polling stations throughout the day.Delaware“For some segments of our population, the right to vote is a hard fought for victory,” says Stephanie Blaisdell, President of the Delaware campus student American Civil Liberties Union Society, adding, “But as in all aspects of the law, a right that can’t be exercised is a right denied. As law students, ensuring equal poll access to those with disabilities is a practical way to aid in democracy while polishing conflict resolution and communication skills.”To help ensure fair access to polling centers, the Delaware campus student ACLU chapter and the Public Interest Law Alliance will participate in the Delaware Disabilities Law Program ‘s Voter Access Project. Student volunteers will earn pro bono credits by surveying polling places throughout the day in an effort to assess compliance with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The surveys are done in cooperation with the Delaware Board of elections, and participants will complete a &quot;Polling Place Accessibility Checklist&quot; for each polling site visited. Accessibility issues may be addressed onsite or reported to the Board of Elections.“We all hope to serve our communities in our role as lawyers and this is a wonderful opportunity to apply this goodwill now,” concludes Stephanie.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1311', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Widener Law’s annual Pileggi lecture to focus on “unsettled and unsettling” corporate law', '2012-11-07', '0', 'Widener University School of Law is pleased to announce that Lyman P.Q. Johnson, the Robert O. Bentley Professor of Law at Washington and Lee University School of Law, will deliver the 2012 annual Francis G. Pileggi Distinguished Lecture in Law.He will present “Unsettled and Unsettling Issues in Corporate Law,” at a breakfast event Friday, Nov. 9 in the Gold Ballroom of the Hotel du Pont at 11th and Market Streets in Wilmington. Johnson will then deliver an encore version of the lecture to students on Widener’s Delaware campus at 11 a.m. in Polishook Hall room 203.Johnson, who also holds the LeJeune Distinguished Chair in Law at the University of St. Thomas School of Law, will question the role of the business judgment rule in fiduciary litigation and whether Delaware law should permit a pluralistic approach to corporate purpose in the for-profit sector.Johnson is a nationally known scholar whose work focuses on business associations, securities regulations, corporate finance and business planning. His scholarship has been cited by judges in their decisions, presentations and scholarly writings. His article on the business judgment rule was voted by American corporate law professors to be one of the “top 10” corporate and securities law articles in the country in 2005. He holds an undergraduate degree from Carleton College and a law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School.The annual Pileggi lecture event is presented by Widener Law and the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law, one of three law journals on the school’s Delaware campus. The series has attracted many renowned speakers in the area of corporate law since the first Pileggi lecture in 1986. This year’s program has been approved in Delaware for one continuing legal education credit (no ethics) and in Pennsylvania for one substantive continuing legal education credit (no ethics). There is no cost to attend the breakfast or lecture. The event is made possible by the generosity of Francis G. Pileggi, a founding attorney of Pileggi &amp; Pileggi and father of Widener Law alumnus Francis G.X. Pileggi, who conceived of the idea through a desire to create a corporate law forum for practitioners, judges and academics.Those interested in attending should call 302.477.2014. Seating is limited.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1312', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Widener Law’s Online MJ Programs Offering January Session', '2012-11-08', '0', '“We’re pleased to be launching a January session due to demand,” says Assistant Dean and Executive Director of Institutes Eileen Grena-Piretti of Widener Law’s online Masters of Jurisprudence Programs in Health Law or Corporate Law.Designed to accommodate working professionals with busy schedules, the programs offer practical skills and education taught by faculty that have expertise and years of experience within the field of compliance. Widener Law also offers specific tracks that allow students to earn an MJ in Health Law with Certificates in either Regulatory Analysis &amp; Compliance or Legal Nurse Consulting &amp; Hospital Regulatory Compliance, or an MJ in Corporate Law with a Certificate in Regulatory Analysis &amp; Compliance.“Compliance touches every facet of an organization,” says Grena-Piretti, adding, “Our faculty bring a rich variety of experience to the online classroom. Some have practiced in the area of compliance for more than 20 years.”A recipient of the Society for Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE) International Compliance and Ethics award, Widener Law is one of only two law schools offering a Master of Jurisprudence in Health Law accredited by the Compliance Certification Board. Additionally, Widener Law\'s Master of Jurisprudence in Corporate and Business Law is the only corporate program in the United States affiliated with a law school that is accredited by the CCB and the SCCE.Among the exciting opportunities available to students in the program are a variety of externships that offer students a chance to put their education to work and test their skills in a work environment. These externships can also serve to offer students a look at different fields that they may not have previously considered.Stephanie Lowe, a student in the Masters of Jurisprudence in Corporate Law, stepped outside of her immediate area of study for an externship within a unit of Philadelphia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services. Stephanie has been working on a toolkit that can be used to help behavioral health providers embrace integrated care that combines primary care and physical care with behavioral health.“It’s a concept that has been around for 5 to 10 years, but the Affordable Care Act is driving the healthcare industry to merge primary care and behavioral care together,” says Stephanie, who enthusiastically encourages others considering pursuing a Masters of Jurisprudence to explore an externship opportunity in an unexpected area.“Be open to different professions,” she says. “They can be a new learning opportunity for you, and you might just like it!”Widener Law is currently accepting applications for the January session. Those interested are encouraged to visit the Master of Jurisprudence in Health Law or the Master of Jurisprudence in Corporate Law pages for further information.All application materials for those interested in the January session are due in the Graduate Programs Office by Monday, December 3rd.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1313', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Dr. Helena Wray to Discuss European Union Free Movement on Harrisburg Campus', '2012-11-09', '0', '\nDr. Helena Wray\n\nOn Monday, November 12 at 11:45 a.m. in room L205 on Widener Law’s Harrisburg campus, Dr. Helena Wray will discuss “Free Movement, the European Union and Immigration Law.”“In the EU, there is generally a right for EU citizens to move freely between the EU countries. Helena will introduce the concept of EU free movement and will address how this right implicates immigration law,” says Associate Professor Jill Family.A graduate of Sussex University, Helena Wray earned her PhD from the University of London. She researches and teaches in the areas of migration law and policy. Prior to becoming a solicitor and then a legal academic, Dr. Wray studied languages.Faculty and students are invited and encouraged to attend this special international program.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1314', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'New lawyers join the Delaware Bar', '2012-11-09', '0', '\n \n\n\n\n\nOn Monday, November 5, 2012, Widener University School of Law held a reception for graduates who passed the July 2012 Delaware State Bar Exam.Dean Linda L. Ammons welcomed the guests and commended the graduates joining the Delaware Bar. She reminded them that they will always be part of the Widener family and invited them “to come home often.”Also in attendance and providing remarks were Marcus Montejo ’06 and the Honorable Randy Holland, Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court and a member of Widener Law’s adjunct faculty.  Mr. Montejo advised the alumni, “…work hard and your reputation will reflect that.  We are a small bar so your reputation is one of the most important things you have.”Justice Holland reminded the Delaware alumni that “they are joining a small, but elite group of attorneys.”', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1315', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Distinguished Alumna to Speak About Her Work on LGBT Issues', '2012-11-09', '0', 'On Tuesday, November 13th, the law school will welcome alumna Lisa Goodman ‘94 for a lunch-hour talk about her work on behalf of LGBT rights issues.Goodman, currently a partner at the Wilmington, Delaware law firm of Young, Conaway, Stargatt and Taylor, was a driving force behind Delaware\'s civil union law, which became effective on January 1 of this year. Sponsored by the law school\'s OUTLaw group, the event will feature an informal interview conducted by Widener Law Professor John Culhane, who writes extensively on LGBT rights, and is the co-author of Same-Sex Legal Kit for Dummies, to be released next week. Culhane called Goodman &quot;a tireless and astonishingly effective crusader for legal equality. It\'s an honor both to call her one of our alumnae and to have the chance to work with her in doing this kind of legal and community-based education.&quot;Topics to be covered include not only the civil unions bill, but also the recent developments on marriage equality and the future of alternative legal institutions, such as the civil union, to marriage itself. The event will be held in the Student Lounge off Main Street at noon, and free pizza and soft drinks will be provided.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1316', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Widener’s International Law Society presents talk on the United Nations and U.S. foreign policy', '2012-11-09', '0', '\nGillian M. Sorenson\n\nWidener Law’s student-run International Law Society will present an evening discussion between two highly acclaimed speakers who will explore the importance of the United Nations to U.S. foreign policy, the benefits of the U.N. system as a whole and the significance of United States compliance with international law. The event, “U.S. National Interests: Law and the United Nations,” will be held Wednesday, Nov. 14 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom on the school’s Wilmington, Del. campus at 4601 Concord Pike.Speakers include:\n\n\nGillian Martin Sorensen, senior advisor at the United Nations Foundation, a public charity that advocates for the United Nations and works to connect people, ideas and resources to help the United Nations solve global problems. Sorensen is a national advocate on the United States-United Nations relationship. From 1997 to 2003 she served as assistant secretary-general for external relations at the United Nations, on appointment from Secretary-General Kofi Annan, serving as his point person with parliamentarians, the academic world, religious leaders and other groups committed to peace, justice, development and human rights. She has also served as special advisor for U.N. public policy on appointment by Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, where she directed the organization’s global 50th anniversary observances. Sorensen is a graduate of Smith College and studied at the Sorbonne. She was a fellow at the Kennedy School of Government (Institute of Politics) at Harvard University\n\nAmbassador Robert Grey Jr. is director of the bipartisan security group at the Global Security Institute, a Bala Cynwyd, Pa.-based nonprofit organization that promotes security for all through the elimination of nuclear weapons. He is a former U.S. representative to the Conference on Disarmament and was a senior fellow on the Council on Foreign Relations. He served as counselor for political affairs of the U.S. mission to the United Nations in New York from 1986 to 1995 and was political adviser to the supreme allied commander at NATO for three years prior to that. He joined the foreign service in 1960, the same year he earned his law degree from the University of Michigan. He continues to serve as a consultant to the U.S. State Department and the CIA. \n\nJonathan Granoff, Widener Law adjunct professor of international law, will serve as moderator. Granoff has participated in multiple noteworthy dialogues with influential people, including former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, scientist and U.N. Messenger of Peace Jane Goodall, former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, actress and humanitarian Christie Brinkley, and media mogul and philanthropist Ted Turner.This program marks the second in a series of diplomacy talks presented by Widener’s International Law Society. Granoff moderated the first event in November 2011 with former U.S. Ambassador Thomas Graham Jr. That evening focused on nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament.Pennsylvania and Delaware attorneys who attend this year’s program will be eligible for two continuing legal education credits. New Jersey attorneys can self report to their state continuing legal education board with a Widener Law certificate of attendance. Registration to attend for credit will cost $35. To register, contact Constance M. Sweeney at 302.477.2177 or cmsweeney@widener.edu.The program is free to students and the general public.', '', '', '', '', '', '', '');
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('3', '1317', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Veterans Law Clinic Milestone Demonstrates Continued Commitment to Supporting Veterans in Need', '2012-11-10', '0', '\nAssociate Professor and Veterans Law Clinic Director Justin G. Holbrook discusses a significant milestone for the clinic.\n\n“The important part of our work is helping our clients receive the benefits they deserve,” says Associate Professor and Veterans Law Clinic Director Justin G. Holbrook in discussing a milestone the clinic recently reached.In calendar year 2012, the Veterans Law clinic recovered more than $1 million dollars in retroactive benefits for clinic clients. Indicating that the number itself is only significant as an indicator of the important work the clinic does, Holbrook says, “What’s important is the difference that we’re making in people’s lives,” and he adds that the figure is confirmation “that the Veterans Law Clinic is really serving its mandate.”Begun as the Veterans Assistance Program under now Professor Emeritus Thomas J. Reed’s direction in 1997, the program became known as the Veterans Law Clinic in January 2006, but student interns  have been a part of the program since its start. Students participating in the clinic are afforded the opportunity to work directly with veterans seeking redress when they have been denied benefits. Holbrook notes that working directly with clients allows students to develop an “emotional, personal” connection to the law.Praising the work of the clinic staff, volunteer attorneys, and students for their extraordinary work on behalf of clinic clients, he observes that the program “sets an example for our students because it shows them that they can have a meaningful impact for their client through their legal work.”\nIn addition to working on cases, students participating in the clinic have the opportunity to further hone their advocacy skills by working on a variety of other projects. Such activities include an annul trip to Graterford Prison, where clinic students assist incarcerated veterans. Recently, the clinic served as co-authors with attorneys from Womble Carlyle Sandrige &amp; Rice LLP and DLA Piper LLP on an amicus brief in support of petition for writ of certiorari in Truth, Inc., on Behalf of Themselves and Their Members v. Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, et al.Touching on the benefits students reap by working on such projects, Holbrook observes that seeing correspondence from the Clerk of the U.S. Supreme Court in response to the clinic’s amicus brief can expand a student’s horizons. “The Supreme Court is no longer some untouchable court for them now,” Holbrook says.Moving forward, the Veterans Law Clinic will continue to fulfill its mission not only by directly representing veterans in need, but also by advocating on behalf of all veterans. A perfect example of those efforts will come at the US Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims’ Twelfth Judicial Conference in 2013, where Professor Holbrook will speak as part of a panel of professors with expertise in Veterans Law that he will organize at the request of the Honorable Mary J. Schoelen,More immediately, Professor Holbrook will discuss military law and offer an examination of what it is to be a JAG Officer on Monday, November 12. The talk in honor of Veterans Day is part of the ongoing Pizza with the Professors series and will be held in the student lounge off Main Street beginning at 4:15 p.m. Pizza and refreshments will be served.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1318', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Annual Pileggi Lecture Looks at Analytical Preeminence of the Business Judgment Rule', '2012-11-12', '0', '\n \n\n\n\n\n“I think that the business judgment rule is better considered as an element of duty of care,” said Professor Lyman P.Q. Johnson as he delivered the 28th Annual Francis G. Pileggi Distinguished Lecture in Law on Widener Law’s Delaware campus to an audience of students and faculty.Johnson presented “Unsettled and Unsettling Issues in Corporate Law,” at a breakfast event Friday, Nov. 9 in the Gold Ballroom of the Hotel du Pont and then again in Polishook Hall later in the morning.Prior to Professor Johnson’s remarks on the Delaware campus, Delaware Journal of Corporate Law Editor-in-Chief Nicole M. Sciotto offered a very brief welcome before introducing External Managing Editor Marisa R. De Feo, who was responsible for putting the event together. De Feo introduced Johnson, who praised the Pileggi family as visionaries for putting together a forum for judges and lawyers to discuss important issues in corporate law.In his remarks, Professor Johnson advocated for the primacy of fiduciary duties, and he suggested “elevating duties themselves to be more prominent and deemphasizing the business judgment rule.” Johnson also discussed the issue of corporate purpose and advocated for a pluralistic approach, arguing that Delaware law may have taken a shift toward shareholder primacy in the Delaware Court of Chancery’s 2010 decision in the dispute between EBay and Craigslist.The Robert O. Bentley Professor of Law at Washington and Lee University School of Law and the LeJeune Distinguished Chair in Law at the University of St. Thomas School of Law, Johnson is a nationally known scholar whose work focuses on business associations, securities regulations, corporate finance and business planning. His article on the business judgment rule was voted by American corporate law professors to be one of the “top 10” corporate and securities law articles in the country in 2005. He holds an undergraduate degree from Carleton College and a law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School.Presented annually by Widener Law and the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law, the Francis G. Pileggi Distinguished Lecture in Law series has attracted many renowned speakers in the area of corporate law since the first lecture in 1986. The event is made possible by the generosity of Francis G. Pileggi, a founding attorney of Pileggi &amp; Pileggi and father of Widener Law alumnus Francis G.X. Pileggi, who conceived of the idea through a desire to create a corporate law forum for practitioners, judges and academics.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1319', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Fox 29 News Report Highlights Work of the Veterans Law Clinic', '2012-11-13', '0', '\nOn Monday, November 12th, in honor of Veterans Day, Associate Professor and Veterans Law Clinic Director Justin G. Holbrook discussed JAG careers with students as part of the Pizza with the Professors series.\n \n\n\n\n\n“There are many ways to serve your community. The greatest joys come from selfless service. For me, that is what life is about,” Associate Professor and Veterans Law Clinic Director Justin G. Holbrook told an audience of students on the afternoon of Monday, November 12th in the student lounge off Main Street as he spoke about JAG career opportunities and some of his own service experiences as an Air Force JAG during a Pizza with the Professors event in honor of Veterans Day.A November 12th report by WTXF-TV Fox 29 reporter Claudia Gomez highlighted the service that Holbrook and the student and attorney volunteers at the Veterans Law Clinic are doing on behalf of Delaware Valley veterans fighting to receive benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Gomez’s report featured interviews with Holbrook, second-year student and Marine veteran Judd Smith, third-year student Erica Sharp, and clinic client Beverly Waters, whose husband, Navy veteran Lloyd Waters, became a paraplegic following a botched surgery at a VA hospital. Waters recently received compensation with help from the clinic.&quot;It shouldn\'t take a lawyer six years to navigate a client through this system in order to get them the benefits that we as a country have promised them,&quot; Holbrook told Gomez.Holbrook’s talk on the 12th offered a clear picture of the sacrifice that veterans make in service to the country, and though the talk did not focus on the work of the clinic, it did demonstrate how important it is to give back to veterans. “It is really important to find a way to connect with your family,” Holbrook said of his own deployment experience before talking generally about that obstacle and noting, “but people do it, and they do it every day.”In addition to sharing some of his own personal experiences as a JAG officer during the talk, Professor Holbrook discussed some of the many opportunities available to JAG officers as well as the different types of legal work they get to perform from criminal to administrative to operational law.The Widener Law community salutes veterans and thanks the staff and students of the Veterans Law Clinic for their zealous advocacy on behalf of Delaware Valley veterans in need!', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1320', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Widener Law presents Delaware Tax Institute program', '2012-11-14', '0', 'The Delaware campus will present the Delaware Tax Institute program “The Calm Before the Storm: Expiring Tax Cuts and Tax Reform,” on Friday, Nov. 16 in the school’s Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom.The daylong program will begin at 8:30 a.m. and the two morning panel discussions will focus on 2012 income tax developments and recent developments in estate planning.Eric Solomon, director of national tax services for Ernst &amp; Young and former assistant secretary for tax policy at the U.S. Treasury, will serve as the event’s distinguished speaker. He will talk from 12:45 to 1:45 p.m.The afternoon will also include panel discussions on trends in federal and state audits, and on tax cuts enacted under President George W. Bush – which were extended under President Obama – that are set to expire at the end of 2012. The program is suitable for accountants, tax professionals, attorneys, educators, and professionals from financial institutions, including banking, insurance and retirement brokerages. It has been approved for seven continuing legal education credits in Delaware and Pennsylvania (no ethics). New Jersey attorneys can self report to their state continuing legal education board with a Widener Law certificate of attendance. Accountants who attend will also be eligible for continuing professional education, or CPE, credits.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. To register, contact Constance Sweeney at 302.477.2177 or cmsweeney@widener.edu.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1321', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Harrisburg Campus Guest Lecturer Discusses European Union Free Movement', '2012-11-15', '0', 'Dr. Helena Wray, senior researcher and LLM programme leader at Middlesex University London, gave a presentation on Monday, November 12th to Harrisburg campus students and faculty about European Immigration Law. Afterwards, she took a moment to address questions and to expand on her personal views about the present state of The European Union.“The EU as a whole must come to terms with what enlarged membership offers,” she said, adding, “The problem is that there are many who talked about migration and multiculturalism in very negative terms.”Dr. Wray recognized that some member countries have an increasing resistance to the Schengen Visa system, but somewhat dismissed the possibility of its demise, saying, “The trouble with the Schengen Visa system is also its benefit. One foot in the door gets you in to all the member states. It’s true there have been suggestions to shut it down, but it is unlikely to happen. We have come too far. However given The European Union’s current fiscal problems such change is not impossible. At the moment there is a spasm of cultural closure, reacting to increased multiculturalism. But I’m skeptical that [multiculturalism has] failed.” After her discussion on EU immigration law, she answered questions from the class on topics ranging from France’s Eastern European Roma population to potentially unlawful discrimination against Muslims. Charles Foster, a widener law student in attendance found the presentation “really interesting.” Mr. Foster noticed parallels between United States federal law and European Union directives, observing, “The European system is more liberal than ours, and it has to be based on how it is structured. I think both The United States and The European Union have lessons to learn from one another.”', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1322', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Annual Pennsylvania Bar Passers Ceremony Held in Harrisburg', '2012-11-15', '0', '\n \n\n\n\n\nOn November 13, 2012, the Honorable Thomas G. Saylor, Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, presided over a special session of court during which he inducted Widener Law graduates into the Pennsylvania bar. The session began at 4:00 p.m. and started with a warm welcome from Justice Saylor following which Dean Linda L. Ammons shared remarks with attendees. Justice Saylor then addressed the admittees in particular with comments chock full of wise advise for pertinent to starting their law careers. Following the Justice’s thoughtful speech, Prof. Ann Elizabeth Fruth ’92 presented twelve graduates for admission to the bar. Justice Saylor administered the oath to the attentive alumni who repeated the lines pledging to support, obey, and defend the Constitution of the U.S. and the Constitution of the Commonwealth and to do so with fidelity. At the completion of the oath, the graduates formally entered the profession and were applauded by thirty guests and nine faculty/staff onlookers. Congratulations to the inductees!', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1323', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Widener Law digs in with New Jersey relief efforts', '2012-11-15', '0', '\n				Donations collected on the Harrisburg campus for those impacted by Hurricane Sandy.\n				\n				\n				\n						Delaware campus SBA officers Kayleen Piszczek, Marta Skuza, and Caroline Donato discuss the Student Bar Association\'s Hurricane Sandy relief efforts.\n				\n				 \n\n\n\n				\n						Photos from the trip to New Jersey.\n				\n		Some of Hurricane Sandy’s hardest-hit victims received a helping hand from Widener Law recently when dozens of Delaware campus students traveled to New Jersey for volunteer relief work.Nearly 40 students climbed aboard a chartered bus, paid for through a donation by alumnus John T. Carroll III ‘81 of Cozen O’Connor, a member of the law school Board of Overseers. They made the excursion to New Fellowship Church in Ventnor Beach, N.J. on Saturday, Nov. 10. They jammed the luggage cargo hold with food, clothing and other supplies donated by the campus community, and made delivering it all to the church their first order of business.“We brought in more donations of stuff than they had in their place already,” said student Marta Skuza, who helped organize the Student Bar Association-led trip. She planned it with fellow students Kayleen Piszczek and Caroline Donato.The students split into groups after making the delivery to the church. Some stayed to organize the donations, others went to work in houses in Ventnor Beach and Ocean City. In all, they helped do demolition or cleanup work in eight homes. Skuza and six others in her group spent the day in the wet, dark basement crawl space of an Ocean City senior citizen’s home, removing insulation that had been soaked by flood waters and was destined for mold infestation. With only one way into and out of the crawl space, the home owner was incapable of doing all that heavy lifting alone. Two contractors had refused the job as well. Then the law students showed up, directed there by New Fellowship Church.Attired in Widener Law T-shirts donated to their efforts by the bookstore and admissions, they formed something of a bucket brigade. For six hours, bent over with their feet in mud and waste – while in the company of some pretty spectacular spiders – they passed the wet insulation over pipes and under wires to the outdoors, where it was deposited in a dumpster. “It was extremely heavy and dirty and smelly,” Skuza said. “It was a crawl space so we couldn’t stand up.”When it was over “we felt like we got hit by a house,” she said of the physical toll. But it was worth it. students who took part were happy to give their day and their muscle to their New Jersey neighbors.Delaware campus Student Bar Association President Vijay Yellareddigari said he got more out of the trip than the people the students helped. The hurricane victims inspired him with their strength and resilience, and he praised the law school family for coming together with donations of food, supplies and time.“This sense of family and community is what makes Widener the best institution to attend,” he said.The Harrisburg campus also coordinated relief efforts. In just four days the campus Student Bar Association collected more than 170 items which went to a church in New York City. They also collected $100 in monetary gifts, which went to the American Red Cross. “The generosity of the Harrisburg campus never ceases to amaze me,” Student Bar Association President Kristen Potter said.Potter noted that two Harrisburg-campus students, Yasmine Naamo and Beau Huch, who are from New Jersey, have also traveled to the Garden State to help with relief efforts in person.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1324', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Delaware Campus Alumna Discusses LGBT Rights Efforts', '2012-11-16', '0', '\nIn this video excerpt, Lisa Goodman \'94 discusses how she got involved in Delaware\'s LGBT rights movement.\n \n\n\n\n\n“Is it the end of the road? No. Are we going to be fully engaged in going for marriage? Yes,” said Lisa Goodman ’94 of Equality Delaware’s future efforts after the group helped get the Delaware Civil Union and Equality Act passed. Goodman, the President of Equality Delaware and a partner at the Wilmington, Delaware law firm of Young, Conaway, Stargatt and Taylor returned to Widener Law’s Delaware campus on Tuesday, November 13th to speak to students about her work on behalf of LGBT rights.The event, sponsored by Widener Law’s Delaware campus OUTLaw student organization, featured an informal interview style conversation with Goodman conducted by Professor John G. Culhane, who writes extensively on LGBT rights and is the co-author of the soon to be released Same-Sex Legal Kit for Dummies.During the lunch-hour event, Goodman discussed how she became involved with the LGBT rights movement, why Equality Delaware opted to support a Civil Union bill instead of trying for a marriage equality bill, and future Equality Delaware legislative efforts.Questioned about the broader civil rights context of the marriage equality struggle, Goodman observed, “Every generation has their battle. It’s never over.”Goodman took a few questions from students in the audience at the conclusion of her event, addressing a variety of topics, including her thoughts on why marriage equality ballot initiatives in four states were successful on Election Day. In addition to the positive impact of President Obama coming out in support of marriage equality, Goodman indicated that changing demographics and an improved “ground game” by supporters of marriage equality led to the successful initiatives.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1325', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Distinguished Guest Speakers Discuss U.S Interests and the United Nations', '2012-11-17', '0', '\n \n\n\n\n\n“There is nothing else like it,” said senior advisor to the U.N. Foundation Gillian M. Sorensen of the United Nations at the International Law Society’s Distinguished Speaker Series event held on Wednesday, November 14th in the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom on Widener Law’s Delaware campus.“It is to me the place where realism and idealism meet,” she continued, ruminating on her belief that the United Nations is capable of reflecting both hope and political reality at the same time.Sorensen joined U.S. Ambassador Robert T. Grey, Jr., the director of the Bipartisan Security Group, as distinguished speakers for the event. Student Kevin Krauss, the current president of the International Law Students Association, introduced Dean Linda L. Ammons, who offered a brief welcome and said, “I want to thank the International Law Society for putting this together.” Adjunct professor Jonathan Granoff, who teaches international law and served as a moderator, then introduced the two speakers.Speaking first, Sorensen presented “The U.S. and the U.N.: What’s at Stake and Why it Matters.” She gave a brief overview of the history of the United Nations and then spoke about the variety of engagements that the U.N. currently is involved in and made the case that the U.S. needs to be more engaged with the U.N. rather than less, stating, “We can do more together than we can do alone,” and “The U.N. is imperfect but indispensible. It reflects the world as it really is.”In his remarks, Ambassador Grey made the case that the United States needs to comply with International Law, particularly with regard to the United Nations Charter, the laws of war, and humanitarian law. Noting that the United States has been involved in almost continuous conflict since the Berlin Wall came down despite the fact that Congress has not declared war since World War II, he touched on common arguments against the U.N. used by its opponents.“Don’t blame the institution,” he said, “blame those who block consensus consistently,” for the U.N.’s failure in resolving various crises. He also observed, “The limitations placed upon it were put in place by us.”Following their prepared remarks, the speakers graciously took questions, beginning with a question about nuclear disarmament from Professor Granoff.“Physician heal thyself,” responded Grey, declaring that nations who possess nuclear weapons need to take responsibility for nuclear disarmament themselves.Other questions focused on the disintegration of bipartisan support for the U.N. in the United States and the structure of the U.N. reflecting the power balance of World War II.Responding to the question about reforming the structure of the U.N., particularly the Security Council, Grey said, “It’s kind of like trying to reform the Congress or the U.S. Constitution,” before concluding, “I think it’s unlikely it’s going to happen, but I think we should keep pressing.”', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1326', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Harrisburg Campus Relay for Life Raises Funds for American Cancer Society', '2012-11-19', '0', '\n \n\n\n\n\nAt the annual Relay for Life, students, faculty, staff, and student groups helped to raise money for The American Cancer Society. According to Student Bar Association President, Kristin Potter, there has been more than $13,000 raised thus far, and donations are continuing to be counted. At the Event, Students and Faculty were seen walking countless laps around campus, each one pushing the total money raised slightly higher.  The Black Law Students Association was a prominent presence at the event. “We seek to increase diversity, and for everyone to empower themselves so that we may strive for excellence together,” said a group member. The student organization was on scene to highlight the growing cancer rates among the minority community, and to raise funds. To do so, the group raffled gift cards and did laps around the campus parking lot. Along with their Relay for Life efforts, the group is currently engaged in organizing a clothing drive, as well as a food drive for a disadvantaged family.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1327', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'PCN to tape election law news program on Harrisburg campus', '2012-11-19', '0', 'Pennsylvania Cable Network will return to the Harrisburg campus this week to record a public program on election law the network is doing with the Law &amp; Government Institute.The show being taped Tuesday, Nov. 20 will mark the third “Law &amp; Government Forum” produced by the law school and the cable network this semester. The taping will take place at 12:15 p.m. in L205 and will last one hour.The program will feature Professors John L. Gedid, who directs the institute, and G. Randall Lee, Associate Professor Michael R. Dimino Sr., and Common Cause of Harrisburg Executive Director Barry Kauffman. Franklin &amp; Marshall College Associate Professor of Government Stephen Medvic has also been invited.The panel will discuss election law issues ranging from voting regulations and voter identification to absentee and provisional ballots. Members of the law school community are encouraged to watch the program as it is being taped for future broadcast on PCN. Audience questions will be taken. Seating is first come, first served. Corinna Vecsey Wilson, Esq., vice president of programming for PCN, will moderate.The show will air on PCN Tuesday, Nov. 20 at 8:30 p.m. and again Wednesday, Nov. 21 at 10 a.m.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1328', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Annual Delaware Tax Institute Program Looks at Tax Reform and Looming “Fiscal Cliff”', '2012-11-20', '0', ' \n\n\n“The world is changing. We have competition from all over the world,” said Eric Solomon, director of national tax services for Ernst &amp; Young and former assistant secretary for tax policy at the U.S. Treasury, as he addressed an audience of attorneys and accountants at the 2012 Delaware Tax Institute held on Widener Law’s Delaware campus on Friday, November 16, 2012.Observing that “transactions are becoming more complex” and that “people are increasingly mobile,” Solomon explored trends in global taxation in the early portion of his remarks before moving on to consider the so-called “fiscal cliff” currently facing Congress and the possibility of reforms to the federal tax system.\n“What is the purpose of the tax system?” he asked rhetorically before noting, “You certainly want to help economic growth – you certainly don’t want to stunt economic growth.”“One needs to decide how much the tax code should be used to achieve social policy goals,” observed Solomon as an example of some of the fundamental disagreements that make any reform of the tax code difficult.“My personal view is a hope – an expectation – that Democrats and Republicans will get together to resolve these issues,” he said of the “fiscal cliff.”The daylong program also featured a variety of panels bringing together distinguished tax professionals to discuss new and emerging trends in a variety of topics. The first panel of the morning featured Kathryn S. Schultz, a CPA at Belfint, Lyons &amp; Shuman, P.A. and Charles J. Durante, Esq. of Connolly Gallagher LLP discussing income tax developments for 2012. Schultz presented Selected Individual, Small Business, Estate, and Gift Tax Changes for 2012 and 13 while Durante spoke about some of the cases that were decided in 2012.The morning’s other panel, Recent Developments in Estate Planning, featured Jocelyn Margolin Borowsky, Esq. of Duane Morris LLP; Kimberling Gill, Esq. of Morris, Nichols, Arsht &amp; Tunnell LLP; Richard J.A. Popper, Esq. of Young Conaway Stargatt &amp; Taylor LLP; and Panel Chair Thomas R. Pulsifer, Esq. of Morris, Nichols, Arsht &amp; Tunnell LLP. The afternoon panels focused on The Impending Cliff and Tax Controversies: Trends in Federal and State Audits.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1329', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Legal Education Played Part in Preparing Pennsylvania’s New Auditor General', '2012-11-21', '0', '“As a legislator, I had always been out there as a reformer and a promoter of more transparency,” says Eugene DePasquale, a 2002 Harrisburg campus graduate who was recently elected Pennsylvania’s Auditor General. “I decided that Pennsylvania would need someone who would be a tough watch dog,” says DePasquale of his decision to run for Auditor General.The first Pennsylvania legislator to post his expenses online, DePasquale has developed a reputation as reformer, and was named &quot;A Pioneer for Public Accountability&quot; by the York Daily Record. He hopes to pursue similar accountability initiatives in his new role as the state’s Auditor General, including looking at whether Marcellus Shale drilling is having a negative impact on Pennsylvania’s water, searching for any wasteful state spending, and “Redirecting money to environmental protection and education programs that have been cut due to the tough economic times.”A graduate of the College of Wooster, Eugene earned an M.P.A. from the University of Pittsburgh. He felt that pursuing a legal education would be a great boon to his professional career, and he had always had an interest in the law. He was working in the Harrisburg-area at the time that he was applying to law school, and because he had a family and a job, he needed a program that would fit into his life. The 4-year program at Widener Law’s Harrisburg campus offered Eugene the chance to earn a quality law degree while continuing his work and without uprooting his family.“It was really the one school that fit all my needs without having to relocate somewhere,” he says.While Eugene pursued his law degree, he continued to serve as the Director of Economic Development for York City during the day. After completing his legal education, Eugene joined the Department of Environmental Protection, where he assisted in leading the charge for renewable energy in Pennsylvania by helping to recruit wind company Gamesa to make its headquarters in Pennsylvania. In 2006, Pennsylvania’s 95th legislative seat opened up, and Eugene ran for office and was elected to the position. He was reelected in 2008 and again in 2010, when he ran unopposed.He credits his legal education for giving him a solid grasp of the laws, regulations, and policies that are central to his work, and says, “The analytical thinking from law school and the practice of law and how you go about approaching problems” have been most helpful to him throughout his career.“If you can balance family, law school, and a job and maintain your sanity, there’s probably not a lot else that you can’t accomplish,” says Eugene. “If you’re committed to going to law school, you have to go in to it not just to add something to your resume, but because you want to be a lawyer.”', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1330', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Professor Speaks at International Conference on Transitional Justice', '2012-11-26', '0', '“In the ten years since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein there have been a lot of efforts by the American-led transitional government – and then by the Iraqi government after the return to sovereignty – to over come the past,” says Professor and H. Albert Young Fellow in Constitutional Law Erin Daly of Iraqi efforts to transition to democracy and overcome old wounds.Reconciliation in divided societies has long been of interest to Daly, who previously wrote Reconciliation in Divided Societies: Finding Common Ground with Jeremy Sarkin, and so she was pleased to have the opportunity to travel to Jerusalem for the 2nd Annual Minerva Jerusalem International Conference on Transitional Justice. The conference, titled Transitions into Democracy: Contemporary Chances and Challenges, was held from October 28th through 30th, and Daly was invited to speak on panel about The Impact of Transitional Justice on Democracy.Her presentation, “Transitional Justice in Iraq: What Went Wrong and What, if Anything, Went Right,” was based on a book she is writing tentatively titled Transitional Justice in Iraq: Reconciliation after Saddam.Observing that other countries in the Middle East could look to the transition process in Iraq for both positive and negative lessons, she discussed the impact of regular elections, the adoption of a constitution, and the development of government institutions designed to protect human rights. She also discussed her belief that those concrete developments have had more meaningful impacts then symbolic developments such as the trial of Saddam Hussein.Renowned Chilean human rights activist and University of Chile Professor of Law Jose Zalaquett, a major figure in the field of transitional justice, served as the keynote speaker for the conference. His talk, “Assessing Three Decades of Transitional Justice,” looked at developments in the field since its birth in the 1980s.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1331', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Verne Smith Appointed to Delaware Animal Welfare Task Force', '2012-11-27', '0', '“I think they did a really good job of getting the right people together,” says Assistant Dean for Business and Administration Verne Smith of the recently established Delaware Animal Welfare Task Force that Governor Jack Markell appointed him to as one of five members of the public.Established by Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 44 of the Delaware State Senate’s 146th General Assembly, the Animal Welfare Task Force is charged to “consider and evaluate the state of animal welfare in Delaware, including the resources devoted to animal welfare services and whether consolidation, collaboration, or reorganization can lead to more effective use of limited resources.”“The more I heard about it, the more interested I became,” Smith says of being contacted by the Governor’s office to join the task force. “Senator Blevins is the chair, and she’s a well-known animal advocate in Delaware.”The task force gets all of the relevant stakeholders at the same table, bringing together representatives from the state House of Representatives and State Senate, the Governor’s office, the Delaware Department of Agriculture, the Delaware Veterinary Medical Association, the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine Shelter Animal Medicine Program, New Castle County government, Kent County government, Sussex County Government, and the City of Wilmington government with representatives from each of the five operating animal shelters in Delaware and five members of the public appointed by the Governor.The group will be taking a comprehensive look at the state’s laws and regulations related to companion animal welfare and will provide a written report of their recommendations to the Governor by the end of March. Discussion will focus in particular on the implementation of the shelter standards law signed in 2010 by Governor Markell.Smith hopes that the previously established standards and the new task force can help the state “Move toward no kill, where euthanasia would only be for un-adoptable or sick or injured pets.”The task force will also look at the state’s licensing laws “and trying to make it easier for people to access those services,” he adds.The Animal Welfare Task Force will be holding a public meeting on Thursday, November 29th from 7 to 9 p.m. at Legislative Hall in Dover.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1332', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Former United States Ambassador Speaks About Syrian Conflict', '2012-11-28', '0', '\n \n\n\n\n\nOn Tuesday, November 27th, Ambassador John Craig spoke to students and faculty on Widener Law’s Harrisburg campus about “Understanding the conflict in Syria . . . it’s really all about Iran,” as part of the Pizza and Policy in the Pit series.“Ambassador Craig spoke to a full house about the history behind the current Middle East situation, and it was evident that his lifetime of experience in the region gave him the understanding to render a very complex situation in clear, understandable terms,” said Dean of Students Keith Sealing, who added, “Equally impressive was the display of world affairs knowledge by our students in the question and answer session that followed Ambassador Craig’s lecture.”John Craig served as Ambassador to Oman from 1998 and 2001, and he was also the Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Combating Terrorism under President George W. Bush. He has also served as Director of Arabian Peninsula Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs in the Department of State and Deputy Chief of Mission in both Damascus, Syria and Bogota, Colombia.A graduate of American University’s School of International Service, Craig holds a master’s degree in international relations from the National War College at the National Defense University. He currently serves as a scholar-in-residence at Elizabethtown College.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1333', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Widener Law Students Place Highly in Nationwide Online Transactional Law Competition', '2012-11-29', '0', '\nSecond-year student Deniz Uzel placed first on the &quot;due diligence&quot; assignment and 20th overall out of 838 participants.\n\nThree Widener Law students on the Transactional Law Competition Team recently placed highly in a nationwide online competition hosted by LawMeets.838 registered participants ranging from law students at schools such as Berkeley and John Marshall to practicing attorneys and even a group of investment bankers from one of the big investment banks participated in the LawMeets course, which consisted of four exercises over two intensive weeks. The results of those exercises were then peer-reviewed and ranked.Second-year student Deniz Uzel placed 9th in &quot;the anatomy of an acquisition agreement&quot; and an astonishing 1st in the &quot;due diligence&quot; assignment, bringing her overall rank to 20th place. Second-year student Randy MacTough placed 13th and 21st in two of the online assignments: &quot;the anatomy of an acquisition agreement&quot; and &quot;indemnification.&quot; Second-year student Amber Marsano placed 4th in the &quot;indemnification&quot; assignment.LawMeets is an educational program founded by by Professor Karl Okamoto, the Director of the entrepreneurship law program at Drexel University’s Earle Mack School of Law. LawMeets offers students an opportunity to improve their lawyer-client skills by addressing hypothetical client problems with short video responses that are voted on by their peers. Legal experts then offer critiques of the highest rated student responses.The entire Widener Law community congratulates Deniz, Randy, and Amber on their impressive work!', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1334', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Staff Attorney from the Office of Disciplinary Counsel Speaks to Students', '2012-12-03', '0', ' \n\n\n“Our mandate from the Supreme Court is to protect the public,” said guest speaker Joelle E. Polesky, Esq., a staff attorney from the Office of Disciplinary Counsel, as she spoke to students in Professor Larry Barnett’s professional responsibility class on Friday, November 11th.An arm of the Delaware Supreme Court, the Office of Disciplinary Counsel regulates the conduct of Delaware lawyers, who are required to conduct themselves in adherence to the Delaware Lawyers’ Rules of Professional Conduct issued by the Delaware Supreme Court. This past June, the Delaware Supreme Court appointed Widener Law graduate Jennifer-Kate M. Aaronson ’95 as Chief Disciplinary Counsel.Polesky spoke to the students about the Office of Disciplinary Counsel’s role in investigating and sanctioning Delaware attorneys for actions that violate the code of professional conduct. Noting, “Every state has a disciplinary process,” she shared how incidents are referred to the office by a variety of individuals ranging from members of the public to other lawyers and judges. She noted that the vast majority of reported incidents are dismissed following an initial inquiry with the lawyer complained against.“Sometimes there’s just no basis for the complaint,” Polesky said, adding that the office has to find a “reasonable inference of misconduct” to move the investigation to the next level.She then covered what happens when complaints do make it past the initial stage. A Preliminary Review Committee of two lawyers and one non-lawyer is convened to examine the case, and at least one lawyer and the non-lawyer must agree for the complaint to move forward. Recommendations from the Office of Disciplinary Counsel are then given to the Delaware Supreme Court, which issues a decision that both sides can make objections too. The court then issues an order, or – in rare circumstances – requests oral arguments.Polesky also touched on the potential penalties, which range from a dismissal of the complaint with a warning, private admonition, or private probation to public reprimand, suspension, or even disbarment in more extreme cases. She also noted that in some cases of substances abuse where no other substantive misconduct exists, an attorney might receive private diversion into a treatment program.The actively engaged students asked questions throughout the presentation which touched on topics ranging from the difficulty of investigating colleagues who the attorneys in the office know personally to what happens in the event that none of the office’s attorneys are comfortable taking on a particular complaint due to familiarity with the subject.Polesky ended the presentation with a look at some cases of attorney misconduct that ranged from the tragic to the bizarre. “Admission to the bar is a privilege, not a right,” she said, concluding, “You are being scrutinized for everything that you do.”', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1335', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Widener Law celebrates its alumni impact in the Pennsylvania capitol', '2012-12-04', '0', '\n \n\n\n\n\nWidener Law celebrated its successes and the positive impacts being made by its distinguished alumni recently when the school hosted a reception in the Pennsylvania capitol building.The event, held Wednesday, Nov. 28, attracted numerous alumni elected officials and the Hon. Dominic Pileggi, the Pennsylvania Senate majority leader, whose district includes Chester, Pa. – the home of Widener University’s main campus.Pileggi told the roughly 100 people gathered in the East Wing Rotunda he can see the dome of Widener’s Old Main building from the backyard of his personal residence. Then he turned his remarks to the law school, the only institution of its kind in the Pennsylvania capital.“Having a school literally right in the backyard of the center of government producing quality lawyers adds to the value of the Commonwealth,” he said.Other elected officials told how Widener has added to the value of their lives.State Rep. Eugene DePasquale ’02, the Pennsylvania auditor general-elect, said Widener’s lessons in how to balance the demands of school prepared him well for life. He was living in York at the time he began law school, preparing to marry and start a family. Widener’s acceptance allowed him to get a law degree and manage his personal responsibilities too.“I think what Widener does is different from the Yales and the Stanfords. You’re taking scrappy people and helping them find a way to make it work.”Other speakers included Pennsylvania state Reps. Mark B. Cohen ’93, Bryan Cutler ’06 and Peter J. Daley ’93.Law Dean Linda L. Ammons said the heart of the law school’s mission is bettering the communities it serves, and the legislators are good examples.“Tonight we recognize your commitment to embodying excellence in the law, ethical conduct and the standard of unselfish service that we have sought to instill in each of our graduates since the law school’s founding,” she said.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1336', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Widener Law Alumna Named U.S. Magistrate Judge', '2012-12-05', '0', 'Harrisburg campus alumna Susan E. Schwab, who graduated in 1992 as class valedictorian, was recently appointed a U.S. Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania at Harrisburg.Schwab has served as a member of both the law school’s Board of Overseers and the Diversity Advisory Board. A graduate of Wilkes University, she has also has been active in the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Commission on Women in the Profession.Following time at both Rhoads &amp; Sinon LLP and Semanoff, Ormsby, Greenberg and Torchia LLC, Schwab left private practice for government service in 2001 and was appointed Deputy Chief Counsel for the Pennsylvania Department of the Auditor General and later for the Pennsylvania Treasury Department. She has also served as Deputy State Treasurer for Administration for the Pennsylvania Treasury Department. Most recently, she served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Administration and Deputy Chief Counsel for the Democratic Caucus of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1337', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Brown, Dernbach Discuss Ethics of Limiting Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Qatar', '2012-12-06', '0', '\nScholar in Residence Donald A. Brown, Distinguished Professor John C. Dernbach, and Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Buffalo Kenneth Shockley.\n\n“It is increasingly clear that the ambitiousness of the international effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions depends on the extent to which countries perceive the final result as fair,” said Distinguished Professor John C. Dernbach as he spoke at “Asking Governments Questions about Their Positions on Justice and Equity: Linking Ambition to Equity,” a side event held at the Qatar National Convention Centre in Doha, Qatar on December 5th during the annual conference of the parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change.The U.S. is one of the 194 parties to the UN Convention on Climate Change, which sets a goal of stabilizing atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases at a level that prevents dangerous human interference with the climate system. In order to achieve the Convention’s ultimate goal of limiting climate change, the participating countries need to agree on how much each country can emit.“A national commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is implicitly a commitment to a particular atmospheric stabilization level.  It is also implicitly a statement about what that country’s fair share of emissions is.  Both of these have deep ethical implications because they affect the level of harm that people will experience from climate change,&quot; said Widener Law Scholar in Residence Donald Brown, who specializes in ethics and climate change.Kenneth Shockley, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Buffalo joined Dernbach and Brown on the panel. Brown presented fifteen questions that should be asked of governments about the ethical basis for their position regarding greenhouse gas emissions. The questions covered subjects such as equity, duties and obligations to vulnerable nations, and historical emissions.To see a complete list of the questions, read Qatar: Questions That Governments Should Be Asked About Their Positions on Equity and Justice on Brown’s blog, Ethics and Climate. You can also read about some of his other experiences and thoughts related to the events in Qatar on the blog.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1338', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Professor May Joins National Judicial College Faculty', '2012-12-07', '0', '“It was illuminating. It was a tremendous experience,” says Professor and Environmental Law Center co-director James R. May of teaching at the National Judicial College’s “Fracking and Water: A Workshop for Judges” that was held from November 8th through the 9th in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.The workshop focused on fracking and water resources for judges in the Marcellus Shale region, which includes portions of Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio and West Virginia. The program opened on Thursday evening and then continued all day Friday. Professor May taught a session titled “Fundamentals of Water Quality Laws &amp; Fracking” on Friday morning to a class of approximately 60 judges.Noting that the session was highly interactive as intended, May called the resulting discussion  “very engaged,” adding, “Judging by the feedback I’ve received, the judges enjoyed it, and they got a lot out of it.”Founded in 1963, the National Judicial College is located on the University of Nevada’s Reno campus. Run by an 18-member Board of Trustees, the National Judicial College became a Nevada not-for-profit educational corporation on January 1, 1978. The National Judicial College’s faculty consists of judges, lawyers, and legal professionals with national and international experience.May joins Dean Linda L. Ammons, who has served since 1993, and Associate Professor Jules Epstein as National Judicial College faculty.', '', '', '', '', '', '', '');
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('3', '1339', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Delaware County Alumni Chapter Luncheon and CLE Program', '2012-12-09', '0', '\n				\n						Robert O\'Connor, Esq. \'95 and Jonathan Peri, Esq. \'99.\n				\n		The Delaware County Alumni Chapter, chaired by Jonathan Peri ’99, hosted a luncheon and CLE program on Wednesday, November 28th at D’Ignazio’s Townehouse Restaurant in Media, PA.  The CLE portion of the program titled “Municipal Law and Local Government” was presented by alumnus Robert O’Connor, Esq. who graduated in 1995.The Chapter’s next luncheon and CLE will be offered on March 12, 2013.  For a list of all CLE opportunities visit the upcoming CLE events page.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1340', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'New Lawyers Join the Pennsylvania Bar at The Honorable Charles P. Mirarchi, Jr. PA Bar Induction Ceremony', '2012-12-10', '0', '\n \n\n\n\n\nWidener University School of Law is pleased to announce its graduates recently took the oath and became members of the Pennsylvania Bar at our private induction, The Honorable Charles P. Mirarchi, Jr. Pennsylvania Bar Induction Ceremony.  The late Judge Mirarchi is responsible for the creation of this private ceremony.  He believed it meant more to Widener Law graduates to be admitted alongside their friends and classmates instead of sharing this special moment with other schools from around the region.The induction ceremony was held on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 where 18 graduates were admitted to the practice of law in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia City Hall.  Dean Linda L. Ammons started the program with opening remarks that included congratulatory comments to the graduates; she also introduced the judiciary.  Judge Paul P. Panepinto ‘76 from the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Civil Trial Division was the keynote speaker.  He was joined by Judge George W. Overton ’86 of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Civil Trial 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 addressed by such a prestigious bench.  Following remarks from the bench, William P. Fedullo ‘76, Chancellor-Elect, Philadelphia Bar Association, moved the group for admission.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1341', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'New Book Co-Authored by Professor John Culhane Provides Legal Overview for Same-Sex Couples', '2012-12-10', '0', 'This book really appealed to me as a way to reach an audience that really needed the information that it provides,” says Professor and Health Law Institute Director John G. Culhane of Same-Sex Legal Kit for Dummies, the new book he co-authored with practicing attorney Carrie Stone.“It covers virtually every legal issue you can think of that affects same-sex couples: the state of same-sex marriage and relationship recognition law; discrimination laws; creating a family; protecting assets and a same-sex couple\'s ability to make legal and medical decisions for each other; immigration law; and life in the military,” says Culhane of the book, which was published on November 28th and joins the more than 1,800 publications in the &quot;for Dummies&quot; series.A prolific writer and commentator on issues of marriage equality and the rights of same-sex couples, Professor Culhane has written more than two dozen articles for legal journals and has been regularly featured in national and local broadcast and print media, including The New York Times, All Things Considered, Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Huffington Post, Dissent, and WHYY television and radio. He is also a contributor to Slate Magazine, where he writes about tort and compensation issues.An LGBT legal rights activist and co-owner of RainbowLaw.com – the first online legal information and document preparation resource designed specifically to help the LGBT community create vital legal protections – Carrie Stone is also a freelance writer, blogger and podcaster. In 2003, she received an OUT 100 Award for her contribution to LGBT society and culture. She has been featured in the Advocate, Girlfriends and Curve magazines, and on a variety of blogs and e-zines.Culhane and Stone worked on separate chapters and then edited each other’s work, which Culhane called “an intensely collaborative process.”“We each brought something different to the book. She\'s been serving clients with real, practical problems for many years. I have tremendous respect for the work she does with her Rainbow Law website. I provided perspective on the broader legal landscape in which these issues get decided,” Culhane says of the book.Carrie Stone will join Professor Culhane for a reading and book signing on Saturday, December 15th, at 6:30 p.m. at Giovanni\'s Room at 12th and Pine in Philadelphia.Visit dummies.com or amazon.com to learn more about the book or to order a copy. The book is available as a paperback or a Kindle eBook.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1342', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Widener Law Once Again Adopting Families in Need', '2012-12-11', '0', 'The Delaware campus holiday Adopt-A-Family charity drive has returned again this year with plans to assist two families and two veterans in need.  The program, originally run by former Assistant Dean and Registrar Dottie Hemphill has shifted to the Public Relations Office, which is now coordinating.“The program is very much alive and we are seeking donations of gifts, gift cards or money we can turn into gift cards to assist these families,” Public Relations Officer Mary Allen said.All the program recipients are selected through the law school clinics, which are representing them in legal cases. Families A and B include mothers and children who are victims of domestic violence; families C and D are female Veterans Law Clinic clients who live alone.Donations are being accepted through December 20. Those who wish to donate may drop off their items at the Public Relations Office, room 276 on the Veterans Law Clinic hallway, or at the Registrar’s Office. Volunteers are needed to help wrap the gifts. A wrapping party will be held Thursday, Dec. 20 beginning at 10:30 a.m. in the clinic wing moot courtroom. “Our recipients would have nothing to mark the holiday season with, but for the generosity of the Widener Law community through this program. I encourage everyone to step up and lend a hand, and help make this a happy time for people who are truly struggling,” Allen said.\n		Below is a list of the adopted families and their needs:FAMILY A (Delaware Civil Law Clinic)A mother and her two sons. The mother was abused by the father of the boys, who threatened to take the children away and hurt them unless she acquiesced to his demands. She broke away by obtaining a protection from abuse order and obtained custody of the children. The oldest son, 20, just moved back in and the mother has said that she would want him to get gifts before her.\n\n\n13-YEAR OLD BOYNeeds: Size 18-20 boys, Small shirt or 32x30 pant in Men\'s, Size 8 men\'s shoes, JC Penny gift card for school uniform, coat, gloves, hat, and pajamas.Wish List: Any gaming console and games, Beyblade toys, Power Rangers, sporting gear, anything wrestling, touch screen cell phone.\n\n5-YEAR OLD BOYNeeds: Size 6 shirts and pants, size 13 kids shoes, JC Penny gift card for school uniform, coat, gloves, hat, and pajamas.Wish List: Leap Pad and games, Beyblade toys, books, board games, power rangers, toy cars.\n\nMOTHERNeeds: Size 10 pants, medium shirt, size 8 and 1/2 shoes, and pajamas.Wish List: Concerned with kids wish lists primarily. Any household items, coat, hat, or gloves.\n\nFAMILY B (Delaware Civil Law Clinic)This family consists of a mother and her four children. The mother suffered extreme physical and emotional abuse at the hands of her former partner. She was able to escape the abuse when she filed criminal charges and sought civil protection. She is now trying to start her life over and is struggling, but doing the best she can. The oldest son, 20, recently moved in, and the mother indicated that she would prefer for him to receive gifts before her.\n\n\n5-YEAR OLD GIRLNeeds: Size 6x, size 11 and 1/2 shoes. Really needs sneakers, socks, and underwear.Wish List: She likes Hello Kitty, barbies, princess stuff, and anything girly.Board games are good. The kids want &quot;Don\'t break the ice&quot; (a Hasbro game).\n\n9-YEAR OLD GIRLNeeds: 8 slim girls, Size 2 shoe, boots (the ones that look like Uggs), and pajamas.Wish List: Loves to do arts and crafts, jewelry maker, books (Harry Potter and Judy Blume), Brat Dolls and American Dolls, &quot;My secret diary&quot; (voice-command password journal).\n\n11-YEAR OLD BOYNeeds: Size 10 regular in boys, size 4 shoe, really needs sneakers and a hat and gloves. Also needs some pajamas.Wish List: Pokemon Cards, Match Box cars He has an XBox 360 and would like any of these games: Borderlands 2, Assassin\'s Creed 3, or the newest Medal of Honor. He likes basketball and football.\n\n20-YEAR OLD SONNeeds: He just got a job and needs work clothes. He wears a collared plain white long-sleeved shirt sized large. Black or khaki pants size 34 x 32. Size 9 and 1/2 shoe. Needs socks, boxers, and t-shirts. He likes the Baltimore Ravens.\n\nMOTHERNeeds: Size 12 pants and a large shirt, size 7 and 1/2 shoe, a coat (XL), and pajamas.\n\nWHOLE FAMILY: They all need blankets, and she has been looking for a roll-away bed.\n\nFAMILY C (Veterans Law Clinic)This is a 76-year-old veteran who lives alone and has no family. She has very few friends and she struggles with depression, anxiety – and worst of all – extreme feelings of loneliness. She shops mainly at Wal-Mart for food and at Goodwill for clothing. She would appreciate gift cards to either of these two places (yes, Goodwill does sell gift cards) in order to buy food and clothing for the winter.While gift cards would help with her greatest needs, I’m sure it would brighten her holiday season and help her feel less alone if she had a few small personal gifts to open too, such as yummy-smelling lotions, soft fluffy towels or a new hat and gloves.Please Note: She lives some distance away and we plan to ship a box to her on Dec. 13 (in order for it to arrive by the holiday), so please think “shipping-friendly” if you pick up something personal, and turn it in early!FAMILY D (Veterans Law Clinic)\nThis recipient is the widow of a Vietnam veteran. It is her first holiday season without her husband, who died this summer. Her finances are in limbo as she is awaiting her husband\'s award from the VA. That timing has made it very difficult for her to pay her living expenses and deal with all the paperwork related to her husband’s passing. Her financial situation has been further complicated by car troubles, which are especially stressful since her late husband always handled that kind of thing.Gift cards to Wal-Mart or Acme grocery would be ideal for assisting her this holiday season. A few small personal items might also help make it merry, such as a piece of jewelry, a scarf, a bath set or something to brighten her home.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1343', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Law students help bring hope to long-time U.S. residents who have immigration issues', '2012-12-12', '0', '\n \n\n\n\n\nA group of Widener Law students put some of the skills they’ve been acquiring in law school to work recently, helping members of the community who are concerned about their immigration status.The Widener contingent, organized by the Delaware-campus Latin American Law Students Association, spent Saturday, Dec. 1 volunteering at the Latin American Community Center in Wilmington. The center hosted a workshop that assisted long-time residents of the United States who are looking to secure a more stable future for themselves through a new government program.The students assisted people seeking relief through the “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Process,” an immigration-related program announced in June by the Secretary of Homeland Security. Deferred action applies to people who were brought into the United States as children, without lawful documentation, and who have lived and built lives here since. The program has strict guidelines, but for those who meet them, it offers the potential to be eligible for work authorization and have government action on their status in the United States deferred for two years, subject to renewal. It does not provide individuals with a lawful status.The process involves significant paperwork over several steps, and the law students assisted at the front end, providing pre-screening services to ensure those who attended were eligible to apply.“Helping clients that qualified for deferred action was like giving them a Christmas present,” said Claudia Bustamante, president of the Delaware-campus LALSA group. “Their faces and souls were full of hope.”Students who participated with Bustamante included Jennifer Perez,Wilson Gualpa, Kathy Gabay and Jason Rojas.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1344', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Health Law Society Releases Fall 2012 Health Law Colloquium', '2012-12-13', '0', '				\n“I hope they get interested,” says Health Law Society Vice President and Fall 2012 Colloquium Editor-in-Chief Dan Baum of the effect he hopes the Fall 2012 Health Law Colloquium will have on readers. “I want more people to come to Health Law Society meetings,” he adds, saying of the field of health law, “I want people to find that it’s an interesting career to get into because I personally do.”\nPut together by members of Widener Law’s Health Law Society, the recently released Fall 2012 Health Law Colloquium draws contributions from Widener Law students, faculty, and alumni to “build a greater understanding of health law practice.”The Fall 2012 issue features 7 articles that cover a variety of topics from physician assisted suicide laws to healthcare rationing, medical tourism in Costa Rica, and the use of technology to obtain informed consent in clinical research.Baum cites former Associate Professor Thaddeus M. Pope’s article, “Career Guide for the Future Healthcare Attorney,” in particular for providing an overview of the opportunities available in the expanding field of health law.Pope’s article looks at the wide-range of career opportunities available in health law, from traditional legal paths like litigation or transactional work to non-attorney careers in compliance, regulatory affairs, risk management, and dispute resolution. He also covers strategies for success in law school, including tips on coursework, networking, and extracurricular activities.\n“Health law is a broad and exciting field and its demand curve is shifting to the right. Private firms and government agencies are eager to hire new lawyers with a focus on healthcare law,” Pope writes.In the accompanying video, Editor-in-Chief Dan Baum discusses the work involved in putting the issue together.Download the Fall 2012 Health Law Colloquium as a pdf.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1345', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Widener Law student recognized for public interest work', '2012-12-14', '0', '\n \n\n\n\n\nWidener Law congratulates student Jennifer Perez, who was recently honored by the Philadelphia Bar Association for her pro bono service while in law school.Perez received a 2012 Law Student Outstanding Service Award at a reception hosted by the bar association and its Public Interest Section at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel on Nov. 28. Awards were given to one student from each of six regional law schools, who were recognized for exhibiting dedication to public interest while in law school.Perez, 26, grew up in Camden, N.J. and resides in Williamstown, N.J. She will complete her law studies and officially graduate this month. She will take the Pennsylvania bar exam in February and plans to walk in Widener Law’s May 2013 commencement ceremony.Perez spent her first law school summer, in 2010, working as Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network’s Martin Luther King Jr. intern at the Community Justice Project in Harrisburg. The following summer she obtained a fellowship through the law school’s Public Interest Resource Center (PIRC) and worked for the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania. This past summer she worked on pro bono and reduced-rate employment law cases at a private law firm in Wilmington, Del. through a fellowship also obtained via PIRC.During her spring 2012 and fall 2012 semesters – her final two in law school – Perez did an externship with the Delaware Community Legal Aid Society assisting with disability law cases benefiting adults and children, and immigration cases on behalf of victims of violence.“The only reason I went to law school was to help people,” Perez said.She first thought of the law after an acquaintance – who grew to be a dear friend – told her that she wanted to study law to help people like her father, who had been persecuted by a Chilean dictator years ago. Until that conversation, Perez said she had never thought of lawyers beyond everyday criminal and civil cases.“I had never looked at lawyers as a vehicle for social change,” she said. “That was my beginning inspiration.”Assistant Professor of Legal Methods Sydney Howe-Barksdale, who directs Widener’s PIRC program, nominated Perez for the honor.  “She is a dedicated, caring and thorough professional who has never wavered in the support of the people she has helped. Jennifer has shown a significant commitment to social justice throughout her three years at Widener Law and embodies the true spirit of pro bono service,” Howe-Barksdale said. “We congratulate her on this well-deserved honor.”Perez said she would like to thank her parents, Rosa and Francisco, for always supporting her career endeavors.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1346', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Professor Discusses Future of Energy Policy at the Federalist Society’s National Lawyers Convention', '2012-12-16', '0', 'Professor James R. May, the co-director of Widener’s Environmental Law Center, spoke about the future of energy policy at the Federalist Society’s National Lawyers Convention, which was held from November 15th through the 17th at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. May spoke as part of the panel “Federalism and the Energy Revolution: Can State and Federal Regulators Adapt to Innovations?” on Saturday November 17th from 10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.The panel looked at the techniques of directional drilling and hydraulic fracturing that are used to extract oil or natural gas and the tension between state and federal regulation efforts. The panel debated the merits of regulation by state governments and whether or not they are more nimble and able to adapt than the federal government, or whether the uniform regulatory provisions mandated by the federal government would be more protective of the environment and address a broader range of concerns.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1347', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Harrisburg professor visits England', '2012-12-17', '0', '\nDistinguished Professor John C. Dernbach with Dr. Markus W. Gehring, deputy director of the Centre for European Legal Studies at the University of Cambridge.\n\nAfter leading three book projects in 10 years assessing sustainability efforts in the United States, Distinguished Professor John Dernbach decided it would be good to broaden his landscape. So when the offer to spend about two months of a sabbatical immersed in research and networking at one of the world’s oldest, most revered educational institutions presented itself, he jumped.Jumped across the pond, that is. Dernbach served as a visitor to the Faculty of Law at the University of Cambridge in England. From the start of October until the day before Thanksgiving he spent time living and working in Cambridge – far from the book project and research that had consumed him for more than a year until the summer 2012 release of Acting as if Tomorrow Matters: Accelerating the Transition to Sustainability.“It seemed like an appropriate time to be somewhere else and see what they’re doing on the same environmental issues,” he said. “I’d been so focused on the U.S. that I hadn’t spent much time learning about what other countries are doing.”Dernbach rented a small apartment and took his meals at the university. He attended some classes to get a better feel for legal education in the United Kingdom, and he spent time doing research on England’s climate change and sustainability efforts. He spoke to faculty and served on a discussion panel at the university’s renowned Lauterpacht Centre For International Law. “The United Kingdom was a good place to do research, because the United States has the same language as well as similar laws and culture. In addition, the United Kingdom is part of the European Union and I wanted to see the impact of that on the United Kingdom’s climate policy,” Dernbach said.While there he missed the U.S. elections and Hurricane Sandy. But he voted by absentee, watched the election coverage on BBC, and his Camp Hill home weathered the storm just fine. He also celebrated his 30th wedding anniversary when his wife Kathy joined him for a week of fun in London, the Cotswolds and Stratford-Upon-Avon.Dernbach also befriended environmental law Professor Andrea Ross of the University of Dundee Law School in Scotland. The two are now collaborating on an article comparing and contrasting sustainability efforts in the United States and the United Kingdom.“I don’t know anyone else who’s written a book about sustainability in his or her particular country. We’re two of a very small number,” he said.He is also hopeful that the British professor who arranged for his visit, Dr. Markus W. Gehring, deputy director of the Centre for European Legal Studies at the Faculty of Law, will one day be able to visit the Harrisburg campus.Dernbach is not the only Harrisburg faculty member to spend extended time in England recently. Associate Professor Jill E. Family spent the spring of 2012 serving as a visiting scholar at the Queen Mary School of Law in London. She researched the immigration adjudication system in the United Kingdom to compare and contrast it with the U.S. immigration system.The opportunity to be a part of life at Cambridge was remarkable, Dernbach said.“One of the first things I was told after arriving was ‘We’ve been teaching law on this site for more than 800 years,’” he said. The university faculty has included Sir Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin. James Watson and Francis Crick worked out the double helix theory in the nearby pub The Eagle, where Dernbach spent time. The university has produced 89 Nobel Prize winners. “The university has an incredibly deep and rich history of academic achievement,” he said. “It’s very impressive.”', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1348', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Three Professors Contribute to Routledge Handbook of International Environmental Law', '2012-12-18', '0', '“This book examines what international environmental law is, and how it is or can be used to address the planet’s wide array of complex and seemingly intractable challenges,” write Professor James R. May and J. Patrick Kelly in the opening chapter of the Routledge Handbook of Environmental Law, which was published earlier this fall.Designed to provide an inclusive look at the growing field of international environmental law, the Routledge Handbook features chapters authored by leading experts in the field. The authors are drawn from both developed and developing countries in order to provide a complete picture of the challenges facing the planet given the increasing strain on resources caused by the expanding population.Calling the book’s contributors a “who’s who of legal scholars at the international environmental level,” May says, “It’s an honor to be a part of that group.”May, who serves as the co-director of Widener Law’s Environmental Law Center, wrote “Environment and International Society: Issues, concepts and context,” with Vice Dean Kelly, whose scholarship focuses on international law, including international environmental law.May also co-wrote another chapter, “Global Constitutional Rights,” with Professor Erin Daly, the H. Albert Young Fellow in Constitutional Law, that focuses on the extent to which constitutions around the globe enshrine environmental rights. Professors May and Daly are currently working together on a book on environmental constitutionalism.For more information about the Routledge Handbook of International Environmental Law, visit the book’s page on Routledge’s website.		', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1349', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Harrisburg Faculty and Staff Ring in the Holidays', '2012-12-20', '0', '\n \n\n\n\n\nFor the fifth consecutive year, faculty and staff from Widener Law’s Harrisburg campus volunteered to raise money for the Salvation Army.Faculty and staff volunteers stood at a Salvation Army Kettle at the Boscov\'s in the Colonial Park Mall from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on November 29th and 30th and December 7th, 20th, and 21st. “Money raised in the kettle will help over 1,000 local families, including approximately 3,000 children, with food, clothing, and toys at Christmas,” said Professor Christopher J. Robinette, who organizes the annual effort.Participating staff and faculty included Ashley Barton, Michael Cozzillio, Karen Durkin, Pat Fox, Ann Fruth, Sandy Graeff, Anna Hemingway, Melissa Hoch, Mary Kate Kearney, Mary Lou Morin, Chris Robinette, Amanda Smith, and Joan Zurcher.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1350', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Widener Law Professors to Speak at Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting', '2012-12-21', '0', 'Widener Law will have a strong presence at the 2013 Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting, which runs from Friday, January 4th through Monday, January 7th at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside in New Orleans, Louisiana.The theme for the 2013 Annual Meeting is Global Engagement and the Legal Academy. Highlights of the program include United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia serving as a panelist for two separate programs, “75th Anniversary of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure:  Looking Back, Looking Ahead” and “Reading Law:  The Interpretation of Legal Texts.” Legal Adviser of the U.S. Department of State, Harold Hongju Koh, will serve as the keynote speaker at the Association’s Luncheon on Sunday, January 6th.Harrisburg campus Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Development D. Benjamin Barros – who will speak at the Workshop and Continental Breakfast and Meeting for 2012 and 2013 Section Officers on Monday the 7th – is also serving as the Chair for the Committee on Sections and Annual Meeting. The AALS has announced a new Academic Symposium track beginning at the 2014 Annual Meeting in New York City that will provide time and space for open-source programs that are structured as academic symposia.Other Widener Law faculty to speak include:\n\nDistinguished Professor Louise L. Hill, who will speak at a session on Professional Responsibility that will examine the importance of attorney-client privilege on Saturday, January 5th at 10:30 a.m.\nProfessor Juliet M. Moringiello will present a paper at the Transactional Law and Skills session to be held on Saturday the 5th at 1:30 p.m.\nAssociate Professor of Legal Methods Rebecca L. Scalio will speak at the Part-Time Division Programs panel on Sunday the 6th at 4:00 p.m.\n\nSerena M. Williams will serve as the facilitator at a breakout session on the Relationship Between a Diverse Faculty and Diverse Student Body in Furthering Statement Goals that will take place on Sunday the 6th at 4:50 p.m.\n', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1351', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Special Master Class Series to Look at Whistleblowing', '2013-01-03', '0', '\r\n				Widener Law’s Institute of Delaware Corporate and Business Law and the Ruby R. Vale Foundation will sponsor a special Masters Class Series on Whistleblowing beginning on Tuesday, January 8th.There will be a total of seven classes running on Tuesday afternoons from 4:20 until 6:10 p.m between January and April. Taught by instructors with extensive professional experience, the classes will look at a variety of issues including attorney professional responsibility, qui tam actions, whistleblowing and corporate criminal liability, and regulatory whistleblowing programs.CLE credits are available, with Delaware attorneys eligible to receive 1.8 CLE credits and Pennsylvania attorneys eligible for 1.5. The February 5th session will yield 1.8 enhanced ethics CLE credits in Delaware and 1.5 ethics CLE credits in Pennsylvania.The registration fee is $100 per class or $600 for the entire series of seven classes. Find out more about the program or register by downloading the brochure and registration form, available as a pdf.The schedule of classes is as follows:\r\n		\r\n				January 8, 2013\r\n				Dodd-Frank Whistleblower ProgramSpeaker: Jordan A. Thomas, EsquireLabaton &amp; Sucharow, Partner (New York, NY),formerly SEC Di vision of EnforcementJanuary 22, 2013Whistleblowers from Government and DefenseCounsel PerspectivesSpeaker: Virginia A. Gibson, EsquireHogan Lovells, Partner (Philadelphia, PA)February 5, 2013Whistleblowing and Lawyer ProfessionalResponsibilitySpeaker: The Honorable E. Norman VeaseyFormer Chief Justice, Delaware Supreme Court(retired), Weil, Gotshal &amp; Manges, Partner(Wilmington, DE)February 19, 2013Qui Tam Actions, Especially in the Pharma IndustrySpeaker: Shauna B. Itri, EsquireBerger &amp; Montague, Associate (Philadelphia, PA)March 19, 2013U.S. Port Mortuary at Dover Air Force BaseInvestigationSpeaker: Shirine Moazed, EsquireField Office Chief, U.S. Office of Special Counsel,Investigation and Prosecution Division(Washington, DC)April 9, 2013Interaction of Whistleblowing and InternalCorporate Reporting and Compliance SystemsSpeaker: Thomas L. Sager, EsquireGeneral Counsel, E. I. du Pont de Nemours(Wilmington, DE)April 23, 2013Wrap-Up/OverviewSpeaker: Kathleen Clark, EsquireWashington University Law School, Professor(St. Louis, MO)\r\n		', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1352', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Adjunct Professor Looks at Potential Benefits of Immigration Reform', '2013-01-08', '0', 'The changing demographics of the United States have been cited in a number of media analyses of the 2012 election as critical to President Obama’s successful reelection, and there is renewed expectation that the 113th Congress will attempt to implement an immigration reform bill.Adjunct professor of Immigration and Nationality Law Matthew I. Hirsch, a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Immigration Council, recently wrote an article that appeared in several local newspapers. Sharing the subject matter expertise that he provides to the students in his classes, he wrote about five compelling reasons for immigration reform that go beyond political capital.“Economics favor legalizing the undocumented. No one thinks it is possible to deport the undocumented. Estimated costs of removal of the undocumented exceed $200 billion. No one in Washington thinks that is a good idea,” writes Hirsch of the economic realities of immigration reform in the article, which appeared in The Morning Call, The News Journal, The Patriot-News, and The Times of Trenton.The other grounds explored in the article favoring immigration reform with a path to legalization for the undocumented include: potential deficit reduction through income and employment taxes as well as fines, the potential for revitalization of impoverished neighborhoods, the benefits of reuniting families divided by immigration restrictions, and the fact that the current system contributes to illegal immigration.“Yes, we want to secure the border against threats and we want to promote respect for the law. But we also want to create an immigration system that helps America be stronger, more vital and more competitive,” writes Hirsch of the need for immigration reform before concluding, “For some Americans, immigration feels like a threat — to culture, to jobs, to ways of life. Ultimately, it will be up to our lawmakers in both parties to look beyond politics and to summon the courage to enact reform, which is in America\'s national interest.”Read the entire article at The Morning Call’s website.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1353', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Distinguished Professor Writes Talkback Series for CSRwire', '2013-01-11', '0', 'Throughout the month of January, Distinguished Professor John C. Dernbach will be writing a Talkback series for the Corporate Social Responsibility Network on accelerating progress on sustainability.In Acting as if Tomorrow Matters: Accelerating the Transition to Sustainability, the third book Dernbach has edited on the subject of sustainability, he brings together experts from a variety of fields to look at how the United States can hasten efforts to achieve sustainable development. The Talkback series will offer an overview of the key findings presented in the book and look at ways that the issue of sustainability can be addressed more effectively.“This is part of an ongoing effort to tell as many people as possible about my book, and what we can do to move the country in a more sustainable direction,” Dernbach said of the CSRwire Talkback series. The first post in the series, As If Tomorrow Matters: Accelerating Progress Toward Sustainability, already went live on January 8th, and an additional post will follow each week for the next four weeks. Follow along with the entire series at the CRSwire blog.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1354', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Alumna Kristin Weldon Peri to Appear on Food Network’s “Sweet Genius”', '2013-01-16', '0', '\n				“The experience was really surreal. I’ve been watching Food Network for many years, so just the thought of being associated with anything Food Network was amazing,” says Kristin Weldon Peri ’01 of competing on the January 17th episode of Food Network’s “Sweet Genius” that will air on Thursday, January 17th at 10/9c p.m.For Peri, who runs Divine Cakes in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, combining her artistic passion with her love of baking and her legal education allowed her to pursue a non-traditional career path that ultimately landed her on the third season of the Food Network’s Ron Ben-Israel hosted show that pits four of America\'s premier pastry chefs against each other in a three-round competition.Pursuing the Law“Law is a very big part of my life, and I love law. I’m so grateful that I was able to go to law school,” says Peri.She praised her professors, and mentioned specifically fond memories of Professor Leonard Sosnov, Ruby R. Vale Professor of Corporate and Business Law Lawrence Hamermesh, and former professor Nathaniel Nichols.“I participated in the Criminal Law Clinic, which was excellent, and the law review, which was a lot of work, but a lot of fun,” says Peri of her extracurricular activities while at Widener Law.She also met her husband, Jonathan Peri ’99, while in law school. She recalled how they met in the computer lab where he worked and she would go to study.“All of my memories of Widener Law School are fond. I had a fantastic time,” Peri says.From Courtroom to Bakery“I practiced law as a public defender in Philadelphia for several years,” Peri relates of her career after leaving law school.“I really enjoyed being in the courtroom,” she says, adding, I’m also very creative. I’m an artist, so I would be painting and drawing at night to de-stress.”Practicing consumed her life, however, and the birth of her daughter Reagan changed the equation for her. “I knew when I had my daughter that I wanted to be involved in her life,” she says, adding, “I said to myself, I’ve always wanted to try cake decoration. I know I can bake.”While on maternity leave, Peri took a course on cake decoration that would ultimately play a role in altering her career path. “I loved the idea of a business, so I talked it over with my husband, and he said go for it,” she relates of the inspiration for opening Divine Cakes.“I do occasionally get back into the courtroom, which is great,” says Peri, who is still a practicing attorney and does pro bono legal work occasionally.Practical Skills for a Sweet New Profession“I feel I’m at an extreme advantage business-wise with having a legal background,” says Peri.Divine Cakes specializes in exquisitely decorated custom cakes for special events, including weddings. Focused on quality rather than quantity, Peri keeps the operation small, essentially running all of the aspects of the business herself.Calling her legal, artistic, and baking skills “a very good compliment to each other,” Peri emphasizes that she still makes everyday use of the skills she developed in law school. Noting that law school instills excellent communication skills, a strong work ethic, and the ability to think logically, she adds that her legal education “prepared me for all the hard work I do every day still.”She finds skills developed in law school, such as contract writing, are of particular value with regard to taking on projects like weddings, and she spends time consulting with her clients in depth to make sure that she has a clear picture of what a project will entail.“It’s all about being effective and efficient,” Peri says of her legal education, concluding, “and I feel I use it every day in my business in some way or another.”“Sweet Genius”“I heard about the start of season three of the competition from a friend of mine. She said Kristin, you need to apply for this,” Peri says of the initial step in the process that led to her “Sweet Genius” appearance.Peri applied for the show, did some interviews, and showed them a great deal of her work. She also had to make some cakes specifically for the audition process.“I was so fortunate to get picked. It was a lot of hard work,” Kristin says, noting that being able to show her long body of previous work was very helpful.“Preparing to be on that show was so difficult for me because most of the people who appear on the show are traditional pastry chefs in every sense of the word. They trained at the top culinary or pastry schools . . . I didn’t do any of that. I’m self-taught,” says Kristin, who described the experience as being more stressful and harder than preparing for the bar exam before concluding, “And there was no prep course I could take!”“I put a lot of pressure on myself, so it was extremely stressful,” she continues, citing in particular the time constraints and being in an unfamiliar kitchen.Still, she calls doing the show, an “ all around amazing experience,” and says, “I got to meet other pastry chefs that I would never have gotten to meet under any other circumstances.”Following a Different Path “I know there are so many people out there that are in one career and maybe have an interest in something else, but they are so afraid to do it,” Peri says before countering, “You can do it. If it is in the back of your mind and you are thinking of trying, go for it. Don’t let anybody tell you that you can’t do it because you can.”“I want to say thank you to Widener Law School for giving me so many gifts that I’m still using today,” she closes.You can watch Kristin on the Food Network’s “Sweet Genius” on Thursday, January 17th at 10/9c p.m. To check out some of her wonderful cake or pastry creations, visit her website at http://www.divine-cakes.com.\n		', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1355', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Law School plans for MLK-inspired programs', '2013-01-18', '0', '\nPaulette Sullivan Moore\nDistinguished Professor Michael J. Cozzillio\n\nAs the nation observes the Martin Luther King holiday on Monday, Jan. 21, Widener Law looks forward to events on both its campuses that will celebrate the image of his legacy in our lives. While the School of Law is closed in honor of the holiday, our community anticipates these events with great enthusiasm and invites all to participate.The Delaware-campus event will be held Monday, Jan. 28 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom.  The school will hear from Paulette Sullivan Moore, vice president of public policy for the National Network to End Domestic Violence.Sullivan Moore is a Delaware native and was the first African American woman to pass the Delaware Bar. She has had a varied career. In addition to her domestic violence work she has served as a litigator for the city of Wilmington, an attorney with the Doroshow, Pasquale law firm, as the recorder of deeds for New Castle County, as a prosecutor for the state of Delaware, as an attorney for New Castle County Council, and as managing attorney and acting deputy director for the Community Legal Aid Society Inc.She will receive the school’s Martin Luther King Semester of Service Award at the event. The award honors her as someone who has lived Dr. King\'s dream and manifested in her life\'s work commitments to community service and social justice.The Harrisburg-campus event will be held Tuesday, Jan. 29 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Pit. The school will hear from Distinguished Professor Michael J. Cozzillio.Cozzillio will speak about the integration of baseball. His remarks will be based on a previous presentation, which examined the impact that the breaking of the color barrier had on the Negro Leagues, and the extent to which a merger or expansion could have ameliorated the immediate adverse effects on the Negro Leagues and their players. It also explored the long-range impact piecemeal integration has had upon major league baseball as a whole.Cozzillio joined the faculty at Widener as Associate Professor of Law in 1990. He teaches and writes in the areas of sports law, administrative law, contracts, labor law, and race, gender &amp; sports. He was named outstanding faculty member at Widener University School of Law in 1993, in 1999 with Professor James Diehm, and again in 2008.You can also watch students from both Delaware and Harrisburg share their thoughts on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and King\'s legacy of service on Widener Law\'s Youtube channel.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1356', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Programs mark Roe v. Wade 40th anniversary', '2013-01-22', '0', 'Widener Law will take part in a year-long regional series that investigates the impact of the Roe v. Wade decision on the law and on the reproductive health of men and women over the last 40 years. The law school is hosting a website that serves as an information clearinghouse for the series, which will move largely among area law schools.“Roe After 40” will kick off Jan. 24 with a 5:30 p.m. event at Montgomery McCracken Walker &amp; Rhoads, LLP in Philadelphia. Sponsored by the Women’s Medical Fund and Women’s Law Project, the event will examine the legal landscape for abortion providers.From there, the series will move to Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law in February, the University of Pennsylvania Law School on March 27 and Widener Law in Wilmington, Del. on April 25. Additional events are planned for the fall 2013 semester, with programs at Drexel University Earle Mack School of Law and Rutgers Law in Camden, N.J.Some of the institutions will present panel discussions on a facet of the decision and its implications for reproductive and other rights. The event at Widener Law will look at public health dimensions of Roe v. Wade in both the private health care and institutional settings, such as federal prisons and the military. The collaborative series is the brainchild of Widener Law Professor John G. Culhane, who directs the school’s Health Law Institute. Professor Erin Daly has joined him in the planning, and the two hope the series will provide a thoughtful evaluation of the law and its impact in the United States. “Roe v. Wade is one of the most important cases to come out of the Supreme Court in the last 50 years,” said Daly, who serves as Widener’s H. Albert Young Fellow in Constitutional Law. “Every Supreme Court nominee is vetted on the issue by the White House and then by the Senate. For decades there has been an effort to overturn it. The interesting thing about Roe is that while it has been severely limited by subsequent Supreme Court decisions, it has never been formally overruled, and its impact on the culture and in other areas of the law continues to be felt.”“This is an exciting series of events because it gives us the opportunity to really understand what Roe’s impact has been even beyond the specific question of abortion,” Daly said.“This Supreme Court decision has had a profound effect on public health and medical services that are delivered from the biggest hospitals to the smallest community clinics. Challenges to laws that impact access to reproductive services in different ways – including clinic funding and parental notification requirements – will continue to elicit passionate discussion,” Culhane added. “I look forward to the opportunity this series provides for thoughtful, civil conversation and I am pleased to collaborate with our regional colleagues to expand its reach.”Visit http://RoeAfter40.org to learn more about the series. The site, hosted by Widener Law, includes an event calendar and location information.', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''),
('3', '1357', '', '', '', '', '', 0, '', '', '', 'l', 0, 'Delaware law firm makes $500,000 gift to School of Law', '2013-01-23', '0', 'Widener Law is pleased to announce it has received a $500,000 gift that will endow an annual scholarship and award in corporate law.The gift from Prickett, Jones &amp; Elliott P.A. will create the William Prickett Corporate &amp; Business Law Scholarship Fund. It will provide up to a year’s tuition annually for one highly qualified law student who has demonstrated academic excellence in both corporate law and civil procedure. It will also provide an annual graduation prize for outstanding achievement in corporate law to a graduate who is preparing to take the Delaware Bar.Prickett, Jones &amp; Elliott, founded in 1888, is one of Delaware’s most respected law firms. It handles complex corporate, alternative entity and business litigation in the Delaware Court of Chancery and other state and federal courts, and it advises clients from around the world on Delaware law.Widener’s Institute of Delaware Corporate and Business Law is one of the signature programs on the school’s campus in Wilmington, Del. 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 law school is honored to have such a distinguished Delaware firm invest in our program and our students this way,” Law Dean Linda L. Ammons said. “Prickett, Jones &amp; Elliott has played key roles in multiple landmark Delaware corporate law cases. Now the firm will play a key role in helping to educate the next generation of corporate law attorneys.”Ruby R. Vale Professor of Corporate and Business Law Lawrence A. Hamermesh, who directs the institute, thanked the firm for its generosity and for recognizing Widener Law with the gift.“This generous donation will make a real difference in the lives of deserving students who come to Widener for our corporate law program,” Hamermesh said. “It is a critical, fast-paced area of the law, and I look forward to seeing this gift create opportunities for students who have bright legal minds and an intense interest in the subject.”The gift honors William Prickett Jr., grandson of the firm’s founder and the third member of the family at the firm. Mr. Prickett’s longstanding association with Widener Law includes serving on the law school’s Board of Overseers in the 1990s and early 2000s. He is also a Widener Law parent; his son William L. Prickett graduated from the law school in 1989.“We are pleased to create this endowment in honor of Bill Prickett,” said Paul A. Fioravanti, Jr., the firm’s managing  director. “The scholarship and graduation award will continue Bill’s legacy at Delaware’s law school, and we are proud to support Widener’s commitment to excellence in corporate law.”', '', '', '', '', '', '', '');
