Dear Class of 2013:

n July 2012, Dean Kurt L. Schmoke was appointed Vice President and General Counsel of Howard University and I was appointed the Interim Dean of Howard University School of Law. I am humbled by the

opportunity to serve Howard Law School as your Interim Dean and grateful to you for providing me with support.

Howard University School of Law remains the center for progressive legal education, discourse, and activism. Because of you, our Civil Rights Clinic fi led fi ve amicus briefs in cases before the United States Supreme Court this academic year. These cases are some of the most signifi cant in this term and include Fisher v. University of Texas (affi rmative action), Shelby v. Holder (two amicus briefs fi led) (section 5 Voting Rights Act of 1965), State v. King (constitutionality of Maryland statute permitting police to collect DNA evidence from persons arrested for certain crimes but not convicted), and recently, Hollingsworth v. Perry (supporting same-sex marriage). Moreover, the law school hosted many speakers and programs including Gay J. McDougall, former United Nations Independent Expert on Minority Issues, Ms. Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin, and a full-day Wiley Branton/Howard Law Journal Symposium on “Protest & Polarization: Law and Debate in America 2012.” Because of your support, these programs were successful. It is also because of your support and your willingness to serve, that we sent over fi fty law students to New Orleans as part of the Alternative Spring Break to work at seven sites on various legal matters. Because of you, the New Orleans City Council presented the law school with a Proclamation in recognition of your dedication and service to the residents of New Orleans. Recently, with the leadership and hard work of our law students, including members of your class, we raised over $43,000 for Public Interest Fellowships at the annual Public Interest Auction.

We continue to offer an academically challenging and innovative program because of the talented faculty at the law school. We also continue to be recognized nationally as the “Go-To-Law School” for placing law students in large fi rms and as one of the law school’s with the highest placement rate in government and public interest jobs. All of this is great news for the HUSL community even though nationally these are very diffi cult times for law schools with signifi cant declining enrollments and an overall tough job market for law graduates. If we are to continue to build on our unique tradition and our reputation as the ‘go-to-law school’ that educates, trains, and develops current and future generations of social engineers who lead the fi ght for social justice, it will be because of you and your commitment to the Howard legacy.

Congratulations Class of 2013!

Sincerely Yours,

Okianer Christian DarkInterim DeanHoward University School of Law

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Howard University School of Law • Volume 22, Number 1 Special Commencement 2013 Issue

On the cover: Spotlight on the Class of 2013

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2 ON THE CAMPUS OF HOWARD LAW NEWS UPDATENetworking with the HillCareer Services forum brings legislators to campus.

Networking with MicrosoftCorporate attorneys bring advice on careers.

4 CLARENCE CLYDE FERGUSON LECTURE 2012Gay J. McDougall delivers the annual lecture.

5 THE CASE OF THE CUBAN FIVEA Howard University School of Law Forum.

6 KEEPING BAR PASSAGE AT THE FOREFRONT

7 SYBRINA FULTON ONE YEAR LATERMother of Trayvon Martin visits Howard.

8 WILEY A. BRANTON/HOWARD LAW JOURNAL SYMPOSIUM

Ninth annual Symposium tackles protest and polarization.

10 CLASS OF 2013 MURAL

12 HOODING CEREMONY KEYNOTE SPEAKERCory A. Booker to address the Class of 2013.

13 CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2013Another class of social engineers leaves Houston Hall.

14 CLASS NOTES News and notes about the Class of 2013.

15 MOOT COURT BRIEFSMoot court teams competition roundup.

16 SPOTLIGHT ON THE CLASS OF 2013Photos from days gone by.

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Networking with the HillCareer Services forum brings legislators to campus

distinguished panel that included Howard law graduates discussed their Capitol Hill experience with students interested in careers in the legislative

branch. The panel shared tactics on how to pursue the leg-islative jobs that are available and also encouraged stu-dents to broaden their thinking about the variety of jobs available in the legislative branch. The students networked with the panelists and discussed best practices for present-ing a winning profi le. Fabrice E. Coles ‘08, who is legis-lative director for U.S. Rep. Cedric L. Richmond, pulled together the diverse group and served as moderator for the panel. The Offi ce of Career Services coordinated the session under its annual Career Spotlight Series. Director LuEllen Conti said careers in the legislative branch could be “very rewarding” and was pleased that the panelists presented effective strategies to the students.

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Career Services Director LuEllen Conti and Fabrice E. Coles.

Pictured from left to right are Jason G. Everett, Stephanie Moore, Brian C. Tate, Christina Finkenhofer, Teri L. Curtis, Fabrice E. Coles, and Louis A. Brown Jr.

MODERATOR:

FABRICE E. COLES, ESQ. (HUSL ‘08)

Legislative Director, U.S. Rep. Cedric L. Richmond, 2nd District, Louisiana

PANELISTS:

LOUIS A. BROWN, JR., ESQ. (HUSL ‘07)

Legislative Counsel, U.S. Rep. Dan Lungren, 3rd District, California

TERI L. CURTIS, ESQ. (HUSL ’08)

Counsel, U.S. Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, Maryland

JASON G. EVERETT, ESQ. (William & Mary, ’03)

Democratic Counsel, Committee on the Judiciary

U.S. House of Representatives

CHRISTINA FINKENHOFER, ESQ. (HUSL ’09)

Manager, Federal Relations, American Institute of Architects

STEPHANIE MOORE, ESQ. (Harvard Law School, ‘85)

Chief Counsel, Democratic Sub-Committee on Intellectual Property,

Competition and the Internet

BRIAN C. TATE, ESQ. (HUSL ’04)

Vice President for Banking, Th e Financial Services Roundtable

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Students were encouraged to speak with the attorneys about diversity and careers.

Networking with MicrosoftCorporate attorneys share advice

Third-year law student Brent Radcliff spoke with a Microsoft attorney after the presentation.

Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith with fi rst-year law student Adeoye Johnson, the lucky winner of a Microsoft Surface.

icrosoft General Counsel and Executive Vice President Brad Smith visited Howard law school to talk with students about careers and diversity

at Microsoft. Smith said that increasing diversity in the nations’ law schools should be a priority because it would “truly make a difference for the next generation of law students.” He said law students will need the support not just of law schools and universities, but of law fi rms and in-house legal departments to enter the profession and be successful. Several Microsoft attorneys accompanied the general counsel and after the lecture, spent time with students to offer them additional advice. Interim Dean Okianer Christian Dark, faculty members, students, and others then broadened the discussion at a roundtable mod-erated by Howard Law Professor Homer LaRue. The par-ticipants discussed challenges facing diverse attorneys, including access and retention, and agreed to continue to collaborate on these important issues.

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ay J. McDougall was the guest lecturer at the 2012 C. Clyde Ferguson Annual Lecture. Mc-Dougall’s impressive background in interna-

tional affairs and human rights, provided for a rivet-ing lecture on globalization. “We live in a no borders world now,” McDougall said. “The world is getting smaller. The world we live in today is interconnected and inextricably linked,” she emphasized. “The no-tion that you can sell subprime mortgages in ghettos in the U.S. and trigger a global fi nancial collapse…or the idea that somebody sitting in a dark room in Texas can push a button, launch a drone, and wage war thousands of miles away. These are profound examples of globalization.” McDougall said that be-cause of the problems that exist in the world, each one of us has a responsibility to make a “footprint in the global economy.” McDougall served as the fi rst United Nations Independent Expert on Minority Is-sues from 2005 to 2011. From 1997 to 2001, she served as an Independent Expert on the UN treaty body that oversees compliance with the International Conven-tion on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Dis-crimination. She negotiated the adoption of General Recommendation XXV on the Gender Dimensions of Racial Discrimination, which requires governments to report explicitly on the situation of women im-pacted by racial discrimination. “Gay has stood quite vocally and loudly on the part of those who are most marginalized,” said Lisa Crooms-Robinson. “We are privileged to have her with us today.”

Clarence Clyde Ferguson Lecture 2012

McDougall with members of the Human Rights & Globalization Law Review.

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Student Ashlee Lewis spent time speaking with McDougall during the reception.

McDougall met with members of the Ferguson Planning Committee. Pictured are (l to r) Professors Ziyad Motala and Alice Thomas, Interim Dean Dark, and Associate Dean Lisa Crooms-Robinson.

McDougall said that one in every fi fty human beings is either a migrant worker, refugee, or asylum seeker in a country other than their birth country. “We are all immigrants,” she said.

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amed actor and activist Danny Glover visited Howard Law School on November 13, 2012, to dis-cuss the work that he and others have done on behalf of the Cuban Five, fi ve men who were arrested in 1998 and charged with espionage by the United States government. Some have said

the men have been unjustly incarcerated. Glover said that he and the team are in “solidarity” in their belief that it’s time for the Cuban Five to be freed. “Time served. Now go home,” said one panelist. “It has been 14 years.” Glover said the cause is just and spoke movingly about how he has come to know the men, particularly Gerardo Hernandez, who Glover refers to as “brother.” Glover said the cause energizes him to continue to fi ght for them and to be a voice for others who may be unable to fi ght for themselves. Glover was joined on the panel by several advocates, including Howard Law Profes-sor Aderson Francois, Martin Grabus, Gloria La Riva, Kurt Schmoke, Col. Lawerence Wilkerson, and Mara Verheyden-Hilliard. “I come away with a renewed energy and capacity every time I visit Cuba,” Glover said to the rapt audience.

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Pictured are (l to r) Gloria La Riva, Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, Martin Garbus, Danny Glover, Okianer Christian Dark, Kurt Schmoke, and Col. Lawrence Wilkerson.

Howard Law students were excited to have a movie star in their midst but were most impressed by Glover’s advocacy for a cause.

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Balance & Wellness Comes to the Law School

recent survey of the Class of 2014 returned re-sults that showed a desire for programming such as on-campus peer counseling and on-

campus exercise options, as well as healthier options in the café,” said Dione Duckett ’95, dean of student affairs and a founding member of the new Balance & Wellness Task Force at the School of Law. “Faculty, staff, and student input will be the driving force be-hind the types of activities that will take place,” she said. The new Task Force will sponsor ongoing ac-tivities including peer-to-peer counseling, an “Active Minds” student group, and Wellness Wednesdays. They will also plan group activities such as kickball games. So far, the task force has organized three kick-ball games between the students, staff, and faculty. Each month, the Task Force will establish a balance and wellness “theme” and will structure activities around the theme. Themes include women’s and men’s health and fi tness, mental health and substance abuse awareness, diabetes awareness, heart health, and stress reduction. In April, the Task Force partnered with People Animals Love (PAL), to bring puppies to the campus before the start of fi nal exams. The law school community had a chance to pet and play with the dogs to help relieve stress, explained Dean Duckett. The Task Force was pleased that everyone seemed to enjoy it. The Balance & Wellness Task Force currently has six members, including Dean Duckett, Professor Patrice Simms, Librarian Eileen Santos, Law Students Alexan-dra Robinson and Michael Andry, and Alumnus Harrison Smith, ’12.

Students, staff, and faculty participated in the fi rst ever kick-ball game organized by the Balance & Wellness Task Force last year. To view more photos, visit the Web site at http://www2.law.howard.edu/husl_photos/kball2013/photos/.

Keeping Bar Passage at the Forefronthe Bar Task Force held more than a dozen programs during the academic year. The goal: to help increase fi rst-

time bar passage rates by encouraging stu-dents to think about bar passage earlier in their law school career. In addition to regu-lar coursework, law students were offered specialized sessions in corporations, crimi-nal procedure, property, evidence, secured transactions, family law, wills, trusts and estates, torts, and contracts and sales. The dedicated sessions were held on campus to make it more con-venient for students. The sessions were open to all students but second and third year students were strongly encouraged to participate. Students also took a “simulated” bar exam and some took an es-say writing workshop over a weekend. “The Bar Task Force has the ability to monitor stu dent activity levels and partici pation on core bar subjects,” said

Professor Alice Thomas, chair of the Bar Task Force. Thomas coordinated with deans, fac-ulty, and even alumni to bring the dedicated programming to the students.

SPOTLIGHT ON MARYLAND: The Bar Task Force coordinated with the Bar Mentor Project, an eight week program for students planning to take the Maryland Bar Exam in 2013. In April, students met with Maryland

Bar Examiners and practicing members of the Bourne Bar Association and were able to ask specifi c ques-tions about how best to prepare for the exam. Some students were paired with mentors and were offered advice on the application process, time management, and scheduling issues. Mentors also vowed to work with their mentees throughout the summer up to the bar examination date.

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Fulton with Howard law students Kyle Alexander Brett, Edward Hill, and Jeremy Tinsley.

Sybrina Fulton One Year LaterMother of Trayvon Martin Visits Howard

oward Law students led the charge last year in calling for justice for slain teen Trayvon

Martin. A year later, his mother, Syb-rina Fulton, spoke at a forum held at Howard Law School, and said that she credited Howard Univer-sity students with bringing the case to the forefront of national attention. “Whenever I’m asked about how all of this started,” she said in an emo-tional address, “I mention that it started at Howard.” Fulton said she is grateful to the students. Howard law students produced “Do I Look Suspi-cious?,” a video which went viral on the Internet and sparked a grassroots campaign against stand-your-ground laws. Fulton was accompanied by her attorney Benjamin Crump, who has dedicated his areas of practice to seri-ous personal injury, wrongful death, and civil rights. They fi elded ques-tions about Fulton’s life and how it has changed since Trayvon’s death. Students wondered at her strength and perserverance and asked her

how she dealt with the loss, the me-dia attention, and the case. Fulton did not discuss the case, but said that her faith has guided her through it all. “I let God lead,” she said. She said that she will continue to fi ght for justice. “I am fi ghting for both my sons,” she said. “And for all of our sons and daughters.” After the forum, Fulton spent time talking with students who said they were impressed by her kind demean-or and graciousness.

Fulton (center) with Howard law students Courtney Scrubbs, Ashley Cross, Tabitha Ferrer, and Sara Chandler.

Student Bar Association President Nathan Zewdu greeted Sybrina Fulton upon her

arrival at the law school.

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Wiley A. Branton/ Howard Law Journal Symposium Focused on Polarization in America

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Nadine Mompremier, Symposium Coordinator, addressed the audience.

A Howard law student asked questions of the panel.

Howard Law Journal members Cindy Unegbu and Ashley Reece talk during a break.

Wiley A. Branton

Thomas MitchellUniversity of Wisconsin

Law School

Lisa Crooms-Robinson Howard Law School

Angela PorterHoward Law Journal

Editor-in-Chief

Andre SmithWidener Law School

ditors of the Howard Law Journal were proud to present the Ninth Annual Wiley A. Branton/Howard Law Journal Symposium on November 1, 2012. They want-ed to explore “Protest & Polarization: Law and Debate in America 2012,” and

what effect a polarized nation would have on the discourse on the eve of a presidential election. “All around the world, we’ve seen people fed up with social and economic inequality take to the streets and to social media outlets to voice their frustrations,” said the editors. “Are our elected offi cials and representatives listening?” Experts from academia and government joined with the editors to try and answer these and other questions. They explored how wealth disparities could lead to social unrest and how protest groups like the Occupy movement could help—or hinder—progress. Our panels also talked about how the growing divide in the two-party sys-tem leaves many wondering where do we go from here. “What is the potential for political change when extreme viewpoints, stubborn politics, and zealous partisanship have brought democracy to a standstill?” The ninth annual Symposium was simulcast to a live audience and is available for viewing on the Web at http://www.law.howard.edu/index.php?id=1638. The proceedings will also be published in the next edition of the Howard Law Journal.

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Each year, Sidley Austin LLP, a cosponor of the Symposium, presents the Branton Scholar Award to the Howard Law Journal student with the highest gpa after the fi rst year of study. Sidley partner Michael Nemeroff presented the 2012 award to Tabitha Ferrer, a second-year member of The Journal.

Tomiko Brown-Nagin signed a copy of her book, Courage to Dissent, for Beverly Branton Lamberson, the daughter of Wiley A. Branton.

Timothy ZickWilliam & Mary

Law School

Lenese HerbertHoward Law School

Sean PrestonHoward Law Journal

Guy CharlesDuke University

Law School

Mark GraberUniversity of Maryland

College of Law

Howard Law Professor Harold M. McDougall delivered the opening address.

Tomiko Brown-Nagin, Professor of Law and Legal Historian at Harvard Law School, delivered the keynote address.

DC Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton closed out the Symposium encouraging everyone to engage in the political process.

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he Honorable Cory A. Booker,

43, is the Mayor of Newark,

New Jersey, the largest city in

the State of New Jersey. Mayor

Booker is presently serving in his

second term.

Elected with a clear mandate for

change, Mayor Booker began work

on realizing a bold vision for the City.

Newark’s mission is to set a national

standard for urban transformation by

marshalling its resources to achieve

security, economic abundance and

an environment that is nurturing

and empowering for individuals and

families.

Mayor Booker and his Administration, together

with the City’s residents, have made meaningful strides

towards achieving the City’s mission by tackling signifi cant

challenges with innovation, new coalitions, creative public

private partnerships and building on the already existing

great foundation in New Jersey’s most historic city.

Mayor Booker and his team have more than doubled

the rate of aff ordable housing production; created the

City’s largest expansion of parks and recreation spaces in

over a century with nearly 50 acres of new or refurbished

parks; and brought more than $1 billion of new economic

development into the City (including the fi rst new hotels

under construction in the City’s downtown in 40 years and

the fi rst new offi ce tower under construction in 20 years).

Business attraction has also been a focus for Mayor Booker

and his team – they have attracted new large businesses

(including Panasonic, Manishewitz and audible.com) to

relocate their national and international headquarters to

Newark and, through the City’s economic development

corporation, created a small and midsize business loan

fund that has helped over 50 businesses start or expand.

Mayor Booker has also attracted national attention for

his education reform eff orts – already succeeding in

signifi cantly expanding high quality public education

options for families and leading in the

creation of new strong educational and

career development opportunities for

Newark’s disaff ected youth.

Recognizing the dignity, worth

and limitless potential of all people,

Mayor Booker has led in the creation of

an innovative network of resources and

programs for men and women coming

home from incarceration, dramatically

driving down recidivism rates for

those involved. Mayor Booker and his

team have led with other innovations

for youth and families including New

Jersey’s fi rst youth and community

courts and the creation of a network of

grassroots fi nancial and family empowerment centers in

14 neighborhoods throughout the City.

Mayor Booker has also gained wide attention for his

implementation and usage of new technologies ranging

from creating the State’s largest wireless network of crime

fi ghting technology (including cameras and gunshot

detection) to raising the bar on customer service using

social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook.

For all his eff orts and those of countless Newark

residents and activists, Newark is fast becoming

recognized as one of America’s rising cities of hope and

promise. Mayor Booker’s leadership in these signifi cant

civic strides has been recognized by numerous magazines

and other media outlets, including being named to the

2011 TIME 100, the magazine’s annual list of the 100 most

infl uential people in the world.

Mayor Booker received his B. A. and M. A. from

Stanford University, a B. A. in Modern History at Oxford

University as a Rhodes Scholar, and completed his law

degree at Yale University. And he has oft en been known

to say, he got his B.A. from Stanford but thanks to a great

city, he received his best education from the people of

Newark, New Jersey.

Hooding Ceremony Keynote Speaker

Honorable Cory A. BookerMayor, City of Newark, New Jersey

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MASTER OF LAWS

Nkemdirim Chinedu Azubuike

Samer Mohammed Misho

Stanley Njei Ndi

JURIS DOCTOR/MASTER OF

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Marwan McRae

Haywood Patrick Swygert, Jr.

Courtney Amanda Tucker

Andréa Muriel Wooding

Elisa Yi

JURIS DOCTOR

Kendra Courtney Naa Adjorkor Adjei

Christina Janel Aguirre

Michael Vincent Andry

Nnamdi Marcus-Kenny Anozie

Jamie N. Austin

Sarah M. Bajaj

Graham R. Berry

Omar Maher Bississo

Charisse N. Bourne

Grace Ellen Brooks

Justin T. Brown

Anna M. Bruton

Alyssia J. Bryant

Brandon Maurice Burrell

Sharaya Louise Cabansag

Brian Wyatt Caldwell

Alain Bertrand Cantave

Matthew C. Celestin

Dwayne R. Chase

Michael C. Chijioke

Anastasia Elizabeth Chin

Raymond Kin Chow

Vaun B. Cleveland

Montez Sterling Cobb

Bobby B. Codjoe

Nicholas Lydell Collins

Akeemi Croom

Peter Alcantara Davidson

Oliver G. Davis

John A. Del Duco III

Makeda Nesera Aiesha Dennis

Matthew Franklin Emmick

Tamara M. Essayyad

Carl K. Essel-Mensah

Mekdes Fanta

Taylor D. Fennell

Auborn Talish Finney

Darren V. Ford

Yahshuah Akhenaton Ford

Tempest Camille Gaston

Brittany J. Gause

Alexander Justin Gee

Manuel Robert Geraldo

Virdina Stephanie Fabiola Gibbs

Toni Andrea Goodin

Lafayette M. Greenfi eld II

Thurston James Hamlette

Laura Nicole Camilita Harding

Jillian Daneen Hawkins

Joseph Phong Hoang

Eddie L. Holiday

Justin M. Hollimon

Richard T. Horton

Olivia U. Igbokwe

Brian Thomas Jackson

Martinis M. Jackson

Robert Louis Jackson

Douglas Jackson-Quzack

Giovanna Sarieta Jean-Baptiste

Ashley Jessica Johns

Marquita L. Johnson

Paul Henry Harris Johnson

Brian Saunders Jones

Daniel Jeremy Jones

Danielle L. Jones

Laura Jessica Jones

Shannon Marie Jones

Awais Munavar Khaleel

Christopher Carrington Lee

Hae-Sung Lee

Brandi Mishon Lofton

Juan Carlos Lopez

Natasha Mikhail Major

James Robert Mason

Mikhaila Miriam Mc Nicolls

Amy Esther McAllister

Ernest Charles McNealey II

Erin F. Medeiros

Robert M. Medine

Joanne Melendez

Amber Nicole Melton

Salomon T. Menyeng

Michelle Venice Mekeliah Mills

Nadine Farrah Mompremier

Daniel Oscar Moore II

Desmond Witsell Morrell

Jasmine Alexandria Negron

Roselle Natalie Oberstein

Afua Quaye Ofosu

Ebele Pamela Okafor

Chioma Nwabata Oputa

Eramosi J. Oyathelemi

Caleb Albert Pearson

Shane Michael Poole

Justin A. Pope

Angela Maryssa Porter

Sean G. Preston

Tetteh A. Quaynor

Brent Marcus Radcliff

Rasheeda Raji

Ashley Christine Reece

Violet Eleanor Yolande Richardson

Hakeem Salib Rizk

Alexandra Rosemary Twyner Robinson

Warren D. Robinson

Germaal Merrell Ross

Kevin Anthony Russell

Quadri Segun Sarumi

Courtney Be’lon Scrubbs

Alyssa D. Scruggs

Mackenzie Ann Sherman

Lauren Danice Shuman

Mark J. Simmons

Varnitha Siva

Randal Christopher Smith

Melanie Irene Stewart

Nikki K. Stewart

Martha Tesfaye

Revae M. Tharps

Gena Lorena Marie Thomas

Alexandra S. Thompson

Darcey Mary Thompson

Albert Clay Allen Turner

Brandi A. Twiggs

Anitha R. Vemury

Brittany A. Vendryes

Brian Charles Walker

LaSheena Monicque Washington

Marc Edwin Watkins

Danielle White

Ashley Patricia Williams

Jasmine Anais Williams

Kristin Nicole Woods

Nathan Zewdu

Howard University School of Law

Congratulates the Class of 2013!

Note: Appearance of a name in this program is presumptive evidence of graduation, but it shall not be regarded as conclusive. The diploma of the University, signed and sealed by its proper offi cers, remains the offi cial testimony of the possession of the degree.

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2013MICHAEL V. ANDRY was the American Bar Association Law Stu-dents Division Governor for the 11th Circuit. He also received a service award from the Offi ce of Student Affairs.

NNAMDI M. ANOZIE was selected as a Presidential Management Fellow fi nalist.

SHARAYA L. CABANSAG pub-lished her Note entitled “Defending Access to Community-Based Services for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities in the Wake of the Great Recession,” in the Spring 2012 issue of the Howard Law Journal.

MAKEDA N. DENNIS received a service award from the Offi ce of Student Affairs.

MATTHEW F. EMMICK will be clerking for Judge Hassan Ali El-Amin of the Circuit Court of Mary-land, 7th Judicial Circuit.

YAHSHUAH A. FORD and CARL ESSEL-MENSAH were co-captains of the Goler Teal Butcher Interna-tional Moot Court Team.

BRITTANY J. GAUSE, president of the Class of 2013, received the Student of the Year Award from the School of Law.

THURSTON JAMES HAMLETTE published “The Affi rmative Duty to Disintegrate Concentrations of Impoverished Communities,” in the Fall 2012 issue of the Howard Law Journal.

JUSTIN M. HOLLIMON received a clerkship with Judge Herman Daw-son, Circuit Court for Prince George’s County.

MARTINIS M. JACKSON pub-lished “Timely Death of the Show-Up Procedure: Why the Supreme Court Should Adopt a Per Se Exclusionary Rule,” in the Fall 2012 issue of the Howard Law Journal.

GIOVANNA JEAN-BAPTISTE will be clerking for Judge Maurice A. Ross of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

AWAIS M. KHALEEL received the Public Interest Student of the Year award.

CHRISTOPHER C. LEE served as captain of the Huver I. Brown Trial Advocacy Moot Court Team.

JAMES R. MASON was the captain of the Charles Hamilton Houston Moot Court Team.

AMBER N. MELTON will be clerk-ing for Chief Judge James Beaty, Jr., of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.

SALOMON T. MENYENG’S Com-ment, “Uncle Sam v. Napoleon: Who Owns the Security Estate Property Under the New African Uniform Law on Securities,” was published in the Fall 2012 issue of the Howard Law Journal.

MICHELLE V. MILLS was se-lected as a Presidential Management Fellow fi nalist.

NADINE F. MOMPREMIER published “Battle for the School Grounds: A Look at Inadequate School Facilities and a Call for Leg-islative and Judicial Remedy,” in the Howard Law Journal’s Winter 2013 issue.

DANIEL O. MOORE II will be clerking for Judge Gershwin Drain of the U.S. District Court for the North-ern District of Michigan.

AFUA Q. OFOSU will be clerking in the District Court of Maryland, District 5.

ANGELA M. PORTER, editor-in-chief of the Howard Law Journal for 2012-2013, will be clerking for Chief Judge Michael Davis of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.

ALEXANDRA R. ROBINSON received a Student Service award. Robinson helped to implement the Balance and Wellness Task Force and served as a peer-to-peer counselor.

ANITHA R. VEMURY will be clerking for Judge Jeanette Jackson Clark of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

BRITTANY A. VENDRYES served as president of the Howard Law Gospel Choir.

JASMINE A. WILLIAMS will be clerking with Judge Anita Josey-Herring of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

NATHAN ZEWDU served as presi-dent of the Student Bar Association for two years.

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Moot Court Briefs

CHARLES HAMILTON HOUSTON NATIONAL MOOT COURT TEAM

Members of the Charles Hamilton Houston National Moot Court Team competed this year in the Tulane Uni-versity Law School National Sports Law Competition. Members JAMES MASON, MICHAEL GOODE, and CARLOS SEGARRA advanced to the quarterfi nal round, tied for highest brief score for Petitioners, and Carlos received the Best Oralist Award.

The team also competed in the Charleston School of Law National Constitutional Law Competition. Members MARTHA TESFAYE and ALYSSA SCRUGGS advanced as quarterfi nalists and were also the Pro-fessionalism Award recipients.

The team hosted its annual William B. Bryant-Luke Charles Moore Invi-tational Moot Court Competition in February.

GOLER TEAL BUTCHER INTERNATIONAL MOOT COURT TEAM

Members of the Goler Teal Butcher International Moot Court Team com-peted in the internationally renowned Stetson Law International Environ-ment Law Moot Court Competition in February.

HUVER I. BROWN TRIAL ADVOCACY MOOT COURT TEAM

Members of the Huver I. Brown Trial Advocacy Moot Court team competed in the Interamerican University of

Puerto Rico School of Law’s 2012 Puerto Rico Advocacy Competition in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from October 18-20. KENDRA COURTNEY AD-JEI, MATTHEW EMMICK, JA-NEESE LEWIS, and DURRIYYAH ROSE represented the team.

The team also competed in the Na-tional Black Law Students Association Mock Trial Competition, February 13-16, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. JUSTIN BELL, MONTEZ COBB, ASHLEE LEWIS, and MIKHAILA MC NICOLLS competed in the fi nal round and placed second overall. As a result of this achievement, the team members were also able to compete in the Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition in Atlanta, Georgia.

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