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CLASS OF
2020
CELEBRATION May 7, 2020
1895–2020
PROGRAM
GREETINGS & REMARKS
Dean Craig M. Boise
REMARKS
Aubre G. Dean, President, Class of 2020
RES IPSA LOQUITUR AWARD
Presented by Aubre G. Dean
REMARKS Betania Rodriguez Allo, LL.M. Class of 2020 Student Bar Association Representative
LUCET LEX MUNDUM
Presented by Betania Rodriguez Allo
REMARKS
Omar Mosqueda, President, Student Bar Association 2019–2020
STUDENT BAR ASSOCIATION ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR Presented by Omar Mosqueda
STUDENT AWARD PRESENTATIONS
ALI-CLE Scholarship and Leadership Award Presented by Sarah Collins, Director of Student Affairs
Seeley Johnson Award Presented by Professor Paula Johnson
National Association of Women’s Lawyers Presented by Professor Cora True-Frost
Paul Shipman Andrews Award Presented by Sarah Collins
Outstanding Graduate Award Presented by Sarah Collins
OUTSTANDING STAFF MEMBER AWARD Presented by Aubre G. Dean
CLOSING REMARKS Amy Vanderlyke Dygert L’06, President, Syracuse University Law Alumni Association
CELEBRATORY TOAST
Dean Craig M. Boise
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Yasir Mohammed Hussien Abakar
Uzoma Chukwuemeka Agbaegbu
Mohammed Abduljabbar Ibra Al-Ezzi
Juliana Andrade Macedo de Britto Perei
Jose David Jalil Arellanes Perez
Bukre Nur Ayan
Gian Marco Bovenzi
Elhadji Amadou Dieng
Gurjas Singh Grewal
Michel Gruenberg
Nazia Hanjrah
Eronmwon Joyce Irogue
Daria Ivasiuk
Xi Jin
Lucky Mahenzo Mbonani
Ejiofor Chukwuka Nwokedi
Manase K Nyaga
Stephen Ifeakachukwu Ogbolu
Frederico Carvalho Paiva
Betania Rodriguez Allo
CLASS OF 2020 DEGREE OF MASTER OF LAWS IN AMERICAN LAW
Beatriz Romano Andraus
Dorottya Rozgonyi
Nour A.N. Salibi
Brian Borges Sampaio
Prachi Parman Singh
Elizabeth Leonard Temba
Thuch Mading Agok Thuch
Anh Tuan Tran
Renci Xie
Shuai Yuan
Tuleen Zain
CLASS OF 2020 DEGREE OF JURIS DOCTOR
Jason C. Adelstone Business Administration Magna Cum Laude Justinian
Mothana Mohamad A. Alkanhal
Philip A. Alvaro
Ahmad Alzamel
Caleb H. Angell Summa Cum Laude Justinian
Emily M. Ariotti
Emily J. Aziz
Kevin N. Bampoe
Matthew R. Bemis Magna Cum Laude Justinian
Saron Berhe
Casey Bessemer
Christopher W. Billups
Ariel Blanco
Britton H. Bouchard
Jenilyn M. Brhel
Katherine E. Brisson Summa Cum Laude Justinian
Alad C. Brown Political Science
Christina E. Brule Cum Laude Justinian
Ashley L. Brush International Relations
William E. Bucha
Alison T. Burrows
Madison Elizabeth Calkins
Christopher A. Campagno Cum Laude
Patricia Gabriela Cardona Nuila
Collin M. Carr Summa Cum Laude Justinian
Nicholas W. Carter
Taylor L. Carter-Disanto Public Administration Justinian
Erin Chrzanowski
Esther Y. Chung International Relations Cum Laude
William Cleeton-Gandino Pro Bono Scholar
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CLASS OF 2020 DEGREE OF JURIS DOCTOR
CLASS OF 2020 DEGREE OF JURIS DOCTOR
Thomas R. Clifford Magna Cum Laude Justinian
Samuel M. Cohn New Media Management Cum Laude
Jorge D. Collazo
Joana I. Coloma
Thomas J. Comfort
Alexander I. Cousins Public Administration
Jeanine Marie Cryan
Laura Daniels Business Administration
Stephanie E. Darand Pro Bono Scholar
Chitra Dave
Aubre G. Dean Cum Laude
Jefferson D. Dedrick
Alexandra DeSimone Public Administration Summa Cum Laude Justinian
Karl Z. Deuble Magna Cum Laude Justinian
Ivana Djuric
Rodney Dorilas
John Dowling
Sarah J. Everhart
Jeffrey C. Fasoldt Magna Cum Laude Justinian
Sean C. Ferrito
Lucas R. Froelich
Alecia M. Frye
Justin S. Furry Cum Laude
Esther S. Gabriel
Joseph A. Gaetano
Troy H. Gayle
Christopher Geslin
Curtis Gilbert
Cassandra Gonzalez-Canal
Julia L. Gorski Magna Cum Laude Justinian
Laura E. Grasso
Emily A. Green Magna Cum Laude Justinian
Jacqueline D. Greenberg
Anna V. Gromova
Reid W. Gulsvig
Brian Gunderson Cum Laude Justinian
Connor L. Hakan
Nolan Hale
Lesley M. Harlem Cum Laude Justinian
Gaity Hashimi Justinian
Samuel Hauser Business Administration Cum Laude
Davida M. Hawkes Cum Laude
Robert L. Hershey
Blaise Hill Justinian
Ryan J. Holguin
Kaitlin M. Jacob
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Ptahra M. Jeppe Cultural Foundations of Education Magna Cum Laude Justinian
Dejaih L. Johnson Public Administration
Karina M. Johnson
Anna Jumbo
Esther G. Kelley
Erin Kelly Cum Laude Justinian
Saeed T. Khunaizi
Jane Jae Hyun Kim
Taeyoung Kim
Adam S. King
Shannon A. Knapp Magna Cum Laude Justinian
Nolan Kokkoris Magna Cum Laude Justinian
Andrew W. Kramer
Brian Krastev
Marreana L. LaMorticella
Joshua E. LaRock Social Work
Michael J. Lawson
Philip M. Lee
Breanna E. Leonard
Adam F. Leydig
Nicholas S. Line
Maddie N. Loewenguth
John A. Longo
Aaron J. Maher
Natalie S. Maier
Joseph D. Mallek
Matthew T. Marcellino Public Administration
Maxwell T. Marsall
Adam Porter Martin
Alexandra N. McConaughey
Molly M. McDermid Cum Laude Justinian
Kaleigh K. McGraw
Amelia McLean-Robertson
Allison Elizabeth McVey
Richard H. Miller Cum Laude Justinian
Alexis G. Mitchell-Dugan Pro Bono Scholar
Vanessa Joyce Isaac Monge
Delaney R. Moore
Omar Mosqueda
Ian S. Obligin
Rachel D. Olszewski
Richard S. Pado
Allison M. Pantaleo
Ethan Paraboschi
Lydia L .Parenteau
Angelo J .Partipelo
Austin Oscar Perez
Ju-Juanna M. Perkins
Kendra L. Peterson Cum Laude Justinian
Sara D. Pielsticker Cultural Foundations of Education
Jonathan P. Pilat Public Administration
Cory N. Poplawski
Maggie R. Redden
CLASS OF 2020 DEGREE OF JURIS DOCTOR
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Nicole K. Reed Cum Laude
Loren J. Reichsfeld
Christopher W. Richman
Kevin A. Risch
Ashley M. Robinson Forensic Science Cum Laude
John W. Robinson III
Jade M. Rodriguez
Carly E. Rolph Magna Cum Laude Justinian
Amy K. Ruta Magna Cum Laude Justinian
Ariana S. Saadipour
Tyler J. Sankes Economics
Justin D. Santabarbara
Lily Sarkisian
Kali Ruth Helen Schreiner Magna Cum Laude Justinian
Madeline Sheffield Cum Laude Justinian
Isaac J. Signorelli Justinian
Alicia M. Slate Cum Laude
Zacharia Sonallah Cum Laude Justinian
Kristian E. Stefanides
Lisa E. Steiner
Robert J. Strum Cum Laude Justinian
Matthew O. Taghavi Cum Laude Justinian
Travis R. Talerico Cum Laude Justinian
Margaret E. Talt
Louis S. Testone Jr.
Courtney Thompson
Aaron M. Timberlake
Mujtaba Tirmizey
Jill M. Tompkins
Alexander J. Trunfio
Elliot J. Vanier
Eayre M. Voorhees
Nathan F. Wagner Cum Laude
Amy N. Walendziak Magna Cum Laude Justinian
Michaelene Warren
Andrew Weekes
Matthew D. Weeks
Carissa M. Weidman Cum Laude Justinian
Emily M. Welch Television, Radio, and Film
Jacqueline M. Whitman
Caleb D. Williamson
Julia H. Wingfield Magna Cum Laude Justinian
William M. Wolfe
Cayley M. Young Public Relations
Edward F. Zaremba
Jiayuan Zhao
CLASS OF 2020 DEGREE OF JURIS DOCTOR
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THREE YEARS OF DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD In recognition of three years of continuous and dedicated service to the Student Bar Association Aubre G. Dean Davida M. Hawkes Richard H. Miller
ORGANIZATION AWARD In recognition for outstanding contributions made to the Student Bar Association Black Law Student Association
OUTSTANDING GRADUATE In recognition of outstanding service to the College of Law William M. Wolfe
PAUL SHIPMAN ANDREWS AWARD To graduates exemplifying continued and extraordinary service to the College of Law Aubre G. Dean William M. Wolfe
STUDENT BAR ASSOCIATION
STUDENT BAR ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT Omar Mosqueda, 2019–2020
STUDENT BAR ASSOCIATION VICE PRESIDENT Sara D. Pielsticker, 2019–2020
CLASS OF 2020 PRESIDENT Aubre G. Dean
CLASS OF 2020 VICE PRESIDENT Ariel Blanco
CLASS OF 2020 SENATORS Davida M. Hawkes Richard H. Miller Kevin A. Risch Margaret E. Talt Andrew Weekes Caleb D. Williamson
CLASS OF 2020 JUDICIAL BOARD Nicholas W. Carter Kaitlin M. Jacob Justin D. Santabarbra
LL.M. REPRESENTATIVE Betania Rodriguez Allo
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ALI-CLE SCHOLARSHIP & LEADERSHIP AWARD To a law student in the graduating class who best represents a combination of scholarship and leadership, the qualities of its parent organization, the American Law Institute. Katherine E. Brisson
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN LAWYERS AWARD To the graduate who has shown academic achievement, motivation, tenacity, and drive, and who, in the future, will contribute to the advancement of women in society. Ptahra M. Jeppe
SEELEY JOHNSON AWARD
To a graduate who embodies the highest ideals of professionalism, integrity, diversity, and leadership. This award is given in memory of the first woman to graduate from the College of Law, Bessie Seeley L’1903, and the first African-American to graduate from the College of Law, William Herbert Johnson L’1903. Ptahra M. Jeppe
ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE 2019–2020 THREE HIGHEST AVERAGES (5 semesters) Highest Average Collin M. Carr Second Highest Average Katherine E. Brisson Third Highest Average Caleb H. Angell
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS Highest 1L Cumulative Average (2 semesters) Collin M. Carr Highest 2L Cumulative Average (4 semesters) Collin M. Carr Highest 3L Cumulative Average (5 semesters) Collin M. Carr
LAW AMBASSADOR AWARD
To the most outstanding graduate who has shown leadership in representing the College of Law as an ambassador to prospective students. Joana I. Coloma
CORNELIUS W. WICKERSHAM JR. AWARD
This award is given by the Federal Bar Council in memory of Cornelius W. Wickersham Jr., former US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York and Past President of the Council from 1955 to 1957. It is presented to the student with the highest rank in the field of Constitutional Law at law schools within the Second Circuit. Collin M. Carr
SCRIBES AWARD
Selected by the College of Law for outstanding legal writing while in law school. Katherine E. Brisson Collin M. Carr Julia L. Gorski Shannon A. Knapp Kali Schreiner Kristian E. Stefanides
CLINICAL LEGAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF LAW 2020 NOMINEEFor excellence in the field determined by representing clients; excellence in the student’s course work and exploring the legal, ethical, strategic, and pertinent issues raised; and the student’s contribution to the clinical community. Brian Krastev
ACADEMIC SUCCESS FELLOWSJason C. AdelstoneKatherine E. BrissonGaity HashimiShannon A. KnappRichard H. MillerKendra L.Peterson
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In total, the Class of 2020 logged more than 6,869 hours* of pro bono and community service hours since August 2017. In order for a student to receive special recognition at graduation, a student must be in good academic standing and have completed a minimum of 50 hours of pro bono service, of which only 20% can be traditional community service.
2020 OUTSTANDING PRO BONO SERVICE AWARDS
Breanna E. Leonard (623 Hours) Philip A. Alvaro (588 Hours) Robert L. Hershey (553 Hours)
PRO BONO SERVICE 100+ Hours Completed
Philip A. Alvaro Saron Behre Jenilyn M. Brhel Alad C. BrownMadison E. Calkins William Cleeton-GandinoJoana I. ColomaLaura DanielsChitra DaveJohn Dowling IIIAlecia M. FryeTroy H. GayleReid W. GulsvigRobert L. HersheyPtahra M. JeppeBrian KrastevBreanna E. LeonardAdam Porter MartinLoren J. ReichsfeldCourtney ThompsonCarissa M. Weidman
PRO BONO SERVICE 75+ Hours Completed Nicholas W. Carter Ivana Djuric Lucas R. Froelich Nicholas S. Line
PRO BONO SERVICE 50+ Hours Completed Ariel Blanco John A. Longo Natalie S. Maier Kaleigh K. McGraw Nicole K. Reed Mujtaba Tirmizey
PRO BONO FELLOWS
Christopher A Campagno Edward F. Zaremba III
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PRO BONO SERVICE AWARD AND RECOGNITION
*Total verified hours 6,869+
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Kristian E. Stefanides
MANAGING EDITOR
Julia H. Wingfield
SENIOR NOTES EDITOR
Katherine E. Brisson
LEAD ARTICLES EDITORS
Matthew R. Bemis Emily A. Green
BUSINESS EDITOR
Jacqueline D. Greenberg
COMPUTER EDITOR
Shannon A. Knapp
FORM & ACCURACY EDITORS
Collin M. Carr Julia L. Gorski Kali Schreiner
LEGAL PULSE EDITOR
Nolan T. Kokkoris
ALUMNI EDITOR
Gaity Hashimi
EXECUTIVE EDITORS
Christopher W. Billups Jenilyn M. Brhel Christina E. Brule Thomas R. Clifford Alexandra G. Desimone Sean C. Ferrito Madeline Sheffield Margaret E. Talt Amy N. Walendziak
ASSOCIATE NOTES EDITORS
Caleb H. Angell Aubre G. Dean Jeffrey Fasoldt Jr. Molly M. McDermid Richard H. Miller III Kendra Peterson Carly E. Rolph
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
Samuel M. Cohn Lesley M. Harlem Tyler J. Sankes Matthew O. Taghavi Travis R. Talerico Emily M. Welch
EDITORIAL STAFF
Shannon Armstrong Robert Boehlert Franklin A. Carcamo Carly J. Cazer Lisa J. Cole Ki-Jana J. Crawford Christopher G. Doak Dustin M. Dorsino Brianna M. Ferrante Anna K. Goodell Erin M. Heiferman Benjamin L. Holtzman Bell Johnson Shane Kelly Nikkia Knudsen Emily A Kosciewicz Allison H. Kowalczyk Roland J. Lindmayer Lisa G. Liu Kim Manas Michaela J. Mancini Erica L. Masler Kylie Mason Morgan A. Mendenhall John A. Mercurio Taylor M. Nunez Christy O’Neil Evan M. Pfeifer Skylar M. Salim Jacob P. Saracino Brooke Shroyer Jane F. Skinner Michael D. Stoianoff Sohela Suri Joseph F. Tantillo Nikolai Tillman Crystal Torres Shannon E. Wagner
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SYRACUSE LAW REVIEW
FACULTY ADVISOR
Robin Paul Malloy Ernest I. White Chair and Distinguished Professor of Law; Kauffman Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Director, Center on Property, Citizenship, and Social Entrepreneurism; Professor of Economics, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affair (by courtesy appointment)
2L OF THE YEAR Franklin Carcamo
3L OF THE YEAR Katherine E. Brisson
SAMUEL J. M. DONNELLY AWARD Sohela Suri
FACULTY AWARD Greg Germain
ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT RECIPIENT Alessio Evangelista L’95
NOTES SELECTED FOR PUBLICATION Shannon Armstrong Dustin Dorsino Shane Kelly Nikkia Knudsen John Mercurio Michael Stoianoff Joseph Tantillo
ROBERT M. ANDERSON PUBLICATION AWARD To members of the Law Review in recognition of excellence in written scholarship. Katherine E. Brisson Collin M. Carr Alexandra DeSimone Shannon A. Knapp Kali Schreiner Travis R. Talerico
SYRACUSE LAW REVIEW
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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Maggie R. Redden
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF NEWS Natalie S. Maier
MANAGING EDITOR Kaleigh K. McGraw
ADMINISTRATIVE EDITOR Curtis Gilbert
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Jill M. Tompkins
SENIOR ARTICLES EDITORS Curtis Gilbert Justin S. Furry
NOTES & COMMENTS EDITOR
Ashley L. Brush
LEAD ARTICLES EDITOR Alicia M. Slate
LEAD EDITOR OF NEWS Hannah Gabbard
ASSOCIATE MEMBER Brianna E. Leonard
ASSOCIATE ARTICLES EDITORS Nadia Abed Genna Amick Melissa Berouty Alexandra Casey Ann Ciancia Hannah Gabbard Thomas Harrington Dianne Jahangani Benjamin Kaufman Michelle Leal Henry Schall Chelsea P. Simpson
NEWS REPORTERS Jordan Broadbent Madison Kenyon Mujtaba Tirmizey
NOTES SELECTED FOR PUBLICATION Melissa Berouty Ann CIancia Hannah Gabbard Henry Schall Chelsea P. Simpson
FACULTY ADVISOR
C. Cora True-Frost G’01, L’01 Associate Professor of Law
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JOURNAL OF GLOBAL RIGHTS AND ORGANIZATIONS
BLOG POST OF THE YEAR Frances Rivera Reyes
2L OF THE YEAR Jake Gellerstein
3L OF THE YEAR Justin D. Santabarbara
L. FREDERICK E. GOLDIE PUBLICATION AWARD To members of the Journal Editorial Board in recognition of excellence in the presentation of legal scholarship. Audrey Bimbi Conor Bowers Moneeka Brar Briana Clayton Imani Deas Brenna Mason
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Jeanine M. Cryan
MANAGING EDITOR
Justin D. Santabarbara
EXECUTIVE EDITOR
Lydia L.Parenteau
NOTES & COMMENTS EDITORS
Nicholas W. Carter Delaney R. Moore
FORM & ACCURACY EDITORS
Ashley L. Brush Madison Kenyon Richard S. Pado Cory N. Poplawski Zacharia Sonallah
LEAD ARTICLES EDITORS
Stephanie E. Darand Ju-Juanna M. Perkins
ADMINISTRATIVE EDITOR
Davida M. Hawkes
BUSINESS EDITOR
Chitra Dave
MEDIA EDITOR
Natalie S. Maier
THIRD-YEAR ASSOCIATE EDITOR Alexander J. Trunfio
EDITORIAL STAFF
Issac J. Signorelli
FACULTY ADVISOR
Christian C. Day Professor of Law
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JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW AND COMMERCE
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Nolan Hale
MANAGING EDITOR Ashley M. Robinson
FORM & ACCURACY EDITORS
Kevin N. Bampoe Casey Bessemer
NOTES & COMMENTS EDITORS
Erin Kelly Joseph D. Mallek
LEAD ARTICLE EDITOR Dejaih L. Johnson
TECHNOLOGY EDITOR Maddie N. Loewenguth
EXECUTIVE EDITORS Emily J. Aziz Alison T. Burrows
FACULTY ADVISOR
Lisa A. Dolak L’88 Senior Vice President and University Secretary; Angela S. Cooney Professor of Law
JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LAW PUBLICATION AWARD Alexandra Casey Jacqueline Chilbert Kaitlyn Crobar George Daoud Elizabeth Harraka Dominique Kelly William Rankin
2L OF THE YEAR Kaitlyn Crobar
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JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LAW
THIRD-YEAR MEMBERSAriel Blanco Saron Berhe Katherine E. Brisson Chanan Brown Nicholas W. Carter Taylor L. Carter-Disanto Jeanine M. Cryan Aubre G. Dean Jefferson D. Dedrick John J. Dowling III Alecia M. Frye Esther S. Gabriel Troy H. GayleGaity Hashimi Davida M. HawkesMadison KenyonAdam S. KingMichael J. LawsonAdam F. LeydigNatalie S. MaierJoseph D. MallekMaxwell T. MarsallMolly M. McDermidRichard H. MillerOmar MosquedaJu-Juanna M. PerkinsKendra L. PetersonSara D. PielstickerCory N. PoplawskiKevin A. RischJade M. RodriguezCarly E. RolphMadeline SheffieldJosh SteeleTravis R. TalericoCourtney ThompsonJill M. TompkinsAlexander J. TrunfioAndrew WeeksCarissa M. WeidmanJulia H. WingfieldWilliam M. Wolfe
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Joseph D. Mallek
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
Nicholas W. Carter
ADR DIVISION DIRECTOR
Jade M. Rodriguez
APPELLATE DIVISION DIRECTOR Chanan Brown
INTERCOLLEGIATE COMPETITION DIRECTORS John Mercurio Troy Parker
TRIAL DIVISION DIRECTOR
Adam F. Leydig
BOND, SCHOENECK & KING ADR COMPETITION DIRECTOR Jill M. Tompkins
ENTERTAINMENT & SPORTS LAW NEGOTIATION COMPETITION DIRECTOR William M. Wolfe
LIONEL O. GROSSMAN COMPETITION DIRECTOR Kevin A. Risch
HANCOCK ESTABROOK FIRST-YEAR ORAL ADVOCACY COMPETITION DIRECTOR
Aubre G. Dean
MACKENZIE HUGHES LLP, EDMUND H. LEWIS APPELLATE ADVOCACY COMPETITION DIRECTOR Julia H. Wingfield
FACULTY DIRECTOR
Todd A. Berger Associate Professor of Law; Director, Advocacy Programs
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TRAVIS H.D. LEWIN ADVOCACY HONOR SOCIETY
SECOND-YEAR MEMBERSNabil AklBenjamin AndersonShannon ArmstrongShannon BausingerAudrey BimbiDavid CarrolCarly CazerJoseph CelottoJacqueline ChilbertLisa ColeImani DeasChristopher DoakAlexander EatonSavraj S. GillTyler JeffriesDominique KellyKenneth KnightNikkia Lex Appelgren KnudsenEmily KosciewiczAllison KowalcyzkAlyssa KozmaAshly LudwigClee MalfitanoJohn MercurioChristy O’NeilSharon OtasowieTroy ParkerEvan PfeiferFrances Rivera ReyesKelsey RocheDiana RogatchAnnette ScottMichael StoianoffTravis SwansonJoseph TantilloRyan Thompson
TRAVIS H. D. LEWIN ADVOCACY HONOR SOCIETY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AWARD
Troy Parker and John Mercurio
RICHARD RISMAN APPELLATE ADVOCACY AWARD
Aubre G. Dean
COURTCALL SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Chanan Brown Kevin A. Risc
RALPH E. KHARAS AWARD
Joseph D. Mallek
LEE S. MICHAELS L’67 ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR AWARD Joseph Tantillo
EMIL M. ROSSI L’72 SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
Joseph Celotto
MODELS OF EXCELLENCE IN ADVOCACY AWARD (in honor of Lisa Peebles L’92) Allison Kowalczyk
INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF TRIAL LAWYERS STUDENT ADVOCATE AWARD Adam F. Leydig
THE ORDER OF BARRISTERS Ariel Blanco Aubre G. Dean Davida M. Hawkes Adam F. Leydig Joseph D. Mallek Richard H. Miller Jill M. Tompkins Julia H. Wingfield William M. Wolfe
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TRAVIS H.D. LEWIN ADVOCACY HONOR SOCIETY
Rakesh K. Anand, Professor of Law
Robert Ashford, Professor of Law
Elizabeth A. August L’94, Teaching Professor
James E. Baker, Professor of Law; Director, Syracuse University Institute for Security Policy and Law; Professor of Public Administration, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs (by courtesy appointment)
Kristen Barnes, Professor of Law
Peter A. Bell, Professor of Law
Todd A. Berger, Associate Professor of Law; Director, Advocacy Programs; Director, PhillyEx
Peter D. Blanck, University Professor; Chairman, Burton Blatt Institute
Craig M. Boise, Dean and Professor of Law
Jennifer S. Breen, Associate Professor of Law
Emily Brown L’09, Assistant Teaching Professor
Keith J. Bybee, Vice Dean; Paul E. and Hon. Joanne F. Alper ’72 Judiciary Studies Professor; Professor of Law; Professor of Political Science; Director, Institute for the Study of the Judiciary, Politics, and the Media; Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute
Sanjay K. Chhablani, Laura J. & L. Douglas Meredith Professor of Teaching Excellence; Professor of Law; Professor, Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute, College of Arts and Sciences (by courtesy appointment)
Bruce Ching, Senior Faculty Fellow
Kelly K. Curtis, Teaching Professor
Christian C. Day, Professor of Law
Lisa A. Dolak L’88, Senior Vice President and University Secretary; Angela S. Cooney Professor of Law
David M. Driesen, University Professor
Doron Dorfman, Associate Professor of Law
Jan Fleckenstein G’84, G’86, L’11, Associate Teaching Professor; Director of the Law Library
Ian Gallacher, Professor of Law; Director, Legal Communication and Research
Shannon P. Gardner, Teaching Professor
Gregory L. Germain, Professor of Law; Director, Bankruptcy Clinic
Shubha Ghosh, Crandall Melvin Professor of Law; Director, Syracuse Intellectual Property Law Institute
Antonio Gidi, Teaching Professor
Lauryn P. Gouldin, Associate Dean for Faculty Research; Associate Professor of Law
Andrew S. Greenberg L’89, Teaching Professor
Margaret M. Harding, Professor of Law
Laurie Hobart G’16, Assistant Teaching Professor
Paula C. Johnson, Professor of Law; Co-Director, Cold Case Justice Initiative
Arlene S. Kanter, Laura J. & L. Douglas Meredith Professor of Teaching Excellence; Professor of Law; Director, College of Law Disability Law & Policy Program; Faculty Director of International Programs; Professor of Disability Studies, School of Education (by courtesy appointment)
COLLEGE OF LAW FACULTY
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Gary T. Kelder, Professor of Law
Deborah Kenn, Associate Dean of Clinical and Experiential Education; Bond, Schoeneck & King Distinguished Professor; Professor of Law; Director, Office of Clinical Legal Education
Andrew Kim, Associate Professor of Law
Nina A. Kohn, David M. Levy L’48 Professor of Law; Faculty Director, Online Education
Elizabeth Kubala, Teaching Professor; Executive Director, Betty & Michael D. Wohl Veterans Legal Clinic
Laura G. Lape, Associate Professor of Law
Kevin Noble Maillard, Professor of Law
Robin Paul Malloy, Ernest I. White Chair and Distinguished Professor of Law; Kauffman Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Director, Center on Property, Citizenship, and Social Entrepreneurism; Professor of Economics, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs (by courtesy appointment)
Mary Helen McNeal, Professor of Law; Director, Elder and Health Law Clinic; Co-Director, LondonEx
Suzette M. Meléndez, Teaching Professor; Director, Children’s Rights and Family Law Clinic; Faculty Director of Inclusion Initiatives
Aliza M. Milner, Teaching ProfessorJessica Murray, Associate Teaching Professor; Director, Transactional Law Clinic
Robert G. Nassau, Teaching Professor; Associate Director, Office of Clinical Legal Education; Director, Low Income Taxpayer Clinic
Kathleen M. O’Connor, Associate Dean, Online Education; Teaching Professor
Deborah O’Malley, Associate Teaching Professor; Director, NYEx
Keli Perrin, Associate Teaching Professor; Managing Director, Syracuse University Institute for Security Policy and Law
Gary J. Pieples, Teaching Professor; Director, Criminal Defense Clinic
LaVonda N. Reed, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs; Professor of Law
Richard S. Risman, Teaching Professor
M. Jack Rudnick L’73, Professor of Practice; Director, Innovation Law Center
Michael A. Schwartz, Associate Professor of Law; Director, Disability Rights Clinic
William C. Snyder, Teaching Professor
Danielle Stokes, Faculty Fellow
Kent Syverud, Syracuse University Chancellor and President
Mary Szto, Teaching Professor
Erik R. Teifke, Professor of Practice, Criminal Defense Clinic
C. Cora True-Frost L’01, Associate Professor of Law
Terry L. Turnipseed, Professor of Law; Faculty Director of Externship Programs; Director, DCEx; Professor of Engineering and Computer Science, L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (by courtesy appointment)
A. Joseph Warburton, Professor of Law; Professor of Finance, Whitman School of Management
Corri Zoli G’93, Ph.D.’04, Associate Teaching Professor, Director of Research, Syracuse University Institute for Security Policy and Law
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COLLEGE OF LAW FACULTY
AFFILIATED UNIVERSITY FACULTY
Scott Bernard, iSchool Robert B. Murrett, Maxwell Sean O’Keefe G’78, Maxwell John T. Wolohan, Falk
ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTOR
Courtney Abbott Hill L’09
BY COURTESY APPOINTMENT
Roy Gutterman L’00
EMERITI
Hannah R. Arterian, Dean Emerita
William C. Banks, Professor of Law Emeritus
Leslie Bender, Professor of Law Emerita
Richard A. Ellison, Professor of Law Emeritus
Thomas R. French, Professor of Law Emeritus
Martin L. Fried, Crandall Melvin Professor of Estates and Trusts Emeritus
Peter E. Herzog L’55, Crandall Melvin Professor of Law Emeritus
Hilary K. Josephs, Dean’s Distinguished Research Scholar of Asian Law Emerita
Travis H.D. Lewin, Professor of Law Emeritus
Thomas J. Maroney ’61, L’63, Professor of Law Emeritus
Janis L. McDonald, Professor of Law Emerita
Robert J. Rabin, Professor of Law Emeritus
Sarah H. Ramsey, Laura J. & L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence; Professor of Law Emerita
Steven S. Wechsler, Professor of Law Emeritus
William M. Wiecek, Chester Adgate Congdon Professor of Public Law and Legislation Emeritus
PART-TIME INSTRUCTORS
Dori K. Bailey Dean Bell ’70, G’72 Michael A. Bottar L’03 Daniel G. Cantone ’78, L’81 Hon. John C. Cherundolo ’70, G’72, L’73 Dominick Danna ’67, ’71 Dean J. DiPilato John G. Duncan L’75 Thomas G. Eron Jamie Hunsicker W. Bradley HuntDavid Cay Johnston Karen K. Kukla L’92 Emiliee Lawson Hatch L’08 Howard D. Leib Marc A. Malfitano ’74, L’78 Maureen E. Maney Anthony Marrone L’09 Donald J. Martin ’66, L’68 Sharon A. McAuliffe G’79, L’93 George R. McGuire ’91, L’96 Lee S. Michaels L’67 Lauren M. Monforte G’07, L’07 Robert B. Murrett Thomas E. Myers David L. Nocilly L’00 Hon. Patrick J. O’Sullivan Jill Paperno Patrick J. Rao David L. Reed L’85 Richard R. Southwick L’83 Joshua Sussberg G’00 Domenic F. Trunfio Kristin L. Walker L’08 James M. Williams Pete Williams John T. Wolohan Lee E. Woodard
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COLLEGE OF LAW FACULTY
* Member of the Syracuse University Board of Trustees
COLLEGE OF LAW 2019–2020 BOARD OF ADVISORS
MEMBERS
CHAIR Robert M. Hallenbeck L’83 Retired, Becton, Dickinson & Co. Baltimore, Maryland
Richard M. Alexander L’82 * Arnold & Porter LLP Washington, DC
Keisha L. Audain-Pressley L’00 Pacific Investment Management Company New York, New York
Michael A. Bottar L’03 Bottar Law, PLLC Syracuse, New York
Karen A. Chesley ’02Boies, Schiller Flexner LLPNew York, New York
Antonio L. Diaz-Albertini L’07 Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP New York, New York
Alan M. Epstein L’74 CI Renewables LLC Bedminster, New Jersey
Christopher C. Fallon Jr. L’73 Cozen O’Connor Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Suzanne O. Galbato L’98 Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC Syracuse, New York
Melanie Gray L’81* Retired, Winston & Strawn LLP Houston, Texas
John R. Hartmann L’88 True Value Company Chicago, Illinois
Stephanie A. Jacqueney L’82 Entertainment Lawyer & Business Affairs Executive New York, New York
Bernard R. Kossar L’55 * Retired, Millenium Partners LLC Palm Beach, Florida
Donald T. MacNaughton L’68 * Retired, White & Case LLP Wilson, Wyoming
Marc A. Malfitano L’78Attorney, Real Estate Developer, Adjunct Professor of Law Syracuse, New York
Marnin J. Michaels L’96 Baker McKenzie Zurich Zurich, Switzerland
Kamesh Nagarajan L’96 The Vector Group Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management New York, New York
Mark A. Neporent L’82 * Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. New York, New York
Susan K. Reardon L’76 Retired, Johnson & Johnson Alexandria, Virginia
Frank W. Ryan IV L’94 DLA Piper New York, New York
Heather M. Schroder L’07 Robert Bosch LLC Farmington Hills, Michigan
Mitchell I. Sonkin L’77 MBIA, Inc. Kiawah Island, South Carolina
James T. Southwick L’89 Susman Godfrey LLP Houston, Texas
Gregory L. Thornton L’71 Retired, The Boston Globe Hull, Massachusetts
C. James Zeszutek L’75 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
HONORARY MEMBERS
Hon. Joseph R. Biden Jr. L’68 Former Vice President of the United States Wilmington, Delaware
Hon. William Q. Hayes L’83 U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California San Diego, California
Hon. Carolyn D. King U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit Houston, Texas
Hon. Theodore A. McKee L’75 * U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Hon. Rosemary S. Pooler U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit New York, New York
Hon. Frederick J. Scullin Jr. L’64 U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York Syracuse, New York
EX OFFICIO
Craig M. Boise Dean and Professor of Law Syracuse University College of Law Syracuse, New York
Sophie DagenaisAssistant Dean for Advance-ment & External Affairs, Syracuse University College of Law Syracuse, New York
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LAW CLASS ACT!
The Class of 2020 has made a gift to ’Cuse Law Cares, in support of students impacted by COVID-19. In addition, as of May 4, 2020, the following graduates have made individual gifts to the College of Law:
Yasir Mohammed Hussien AbakarUzoma Chukwuemeka AgbaegbuBukre Nur AyanAbdullah Maher AlqahtaniMohammed M. AlqarniJuliana Andrade Macedo de Britto PereiJose David Jalil Arellanes PerezMatthew R. BemisAriel BlancoKatherine E. BrissonCollin M. CarrErin ChrzanowskiJoana I. ColomaAlexander I. CousinsAubre G. DeanBhranti Darshan DesaiKarl Z. DeubleElhadji Amadou DiengJustin S. FurryChristopher GeslinCassandra Gonzalez-CanalJulia L. GorskiLaura E. GrassoAnna V. GromovaMichel GruenbergReid W. GulsvigBrian GundersonConnor L. HakanNolan HaleNazia HanjrahRobert L. HersheyEronmwon Joyce IrogueDaria IvasiukKaitlin M. JacobXi JinDejaih L. JohnsonKarina M. JohnsonAnna JumboMadison KenyonAdam S. KingMarreana L. LaMorticellaBreanna E. LeonardMaddie N. LoewenguthJoseph D. Mallek
Maxwell T. MarsallAdam Porter MartinLucky Mahenzo MbonaniAlexandra N. McConaugheyMolly M. McDermidVanessa Joyce Isaac MongeDelaney R. MooreOmar MosquedaThuy Dung Thi NguyenManase K NyagaStephen Ifeakachukwu OgboluFrederico Carvalho PaivaLydia L. ParenteauKendra L. PetersonSara D. PielstickerMaggie R. ReddenKevin A. RischBetania Rodriguez AlloBeatriz Romano AndrausDorottya RozgonyiAriana S. SaadipourNour A.N. SalibiBrian Borges SampaioJustin D. SantabarbaraKali Ruth Helen SchreinerMadeline SheffieldPrachi Parman SinghAlicia M. SlateKristian E. StefanidesMatthew O. TaghaviTravis R. TalericoMargaret E. TaltElizabeth Leonard TembaThuch Mading Agok ThuchMujtaba TirmizeyJill M. TompkinsAlexander J. TrunfioAnh Tuan TranJulia H. WingfieldWilliam M. WolfeRenci XieTuleen ZainEdward F. Zaremba
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To participate in SULAA events, join a committee or learn more, visit
law.syr.edu/sulaa or contact:
Kristen Duggleby Director of Alumni Relations
WELCOME TO THE SU LAW ALUMNI ASSOCIATION!
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ALMA MATER
Where the Vale of Onondaga Meets the eastern sky Proudly stands our Alma Mater On her hilltop high.
Flag we love, Orange, float for aye, Old Syracuse, o’er thee. Loyal be thy sons and daughters To thy memory. ~ Junius W. Stevens