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Navin H. Advani
Cecil R. Hoskins, III
Robert S. Hunt, Jr.
Jared I. Kalish
William J Mulgrew
Gregory J. Norton
Katrina M. Shea
Lori L. Weckerly

Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic:

Corey Bolander
John Cecere
Elizabeth Elidrissi
Christine Harris
Andrew Lo
Julie Orthmann
Kathryn Pettit
John Dillon

Student externs:

Daniel T. Conway (Delaware Department. of Justice)
William C. Graham (Delaware Department of Justice)
Joshua I. Inkell (Delaware Public Defender’s Office)
Daniel C. Lang (CLASI –Community Legal Aid Society, Inc)
Chad R. Lingenfelder (Delaware Department of Justice)
