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February/March ‘18

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Romney Institute

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New Director 2

Cato Institute 3

Internship for Students

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Lawyer of the Month

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Exciting New

Experiences

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Public Policy Trivia

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Mock Trials 8

Institute Con-tact Info

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The Romney Record

A publication of the Romney Institute for Law and Public Policy at Adrian College

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Phillip Schaedler, as of September

5, 2017, became the new director

of The Romney Institute for Law

and Public Policy at Adrian Col-

lege. His predecessor, Christy

Cole, accepted a full time position

as Interim Chief Prosecutor and

Law Director with the City of Syl-

vania, Ohio where she and her

family live. This is a tremendous

opportunity for Christy and we

wish her all the very best. She will

be missed. Phil is a practicing at-

torney, mediator, and arbitrator

and has been licensed to practice

law since 1983. He graduated from

Michigan State University and the

University Of Toledo School Of

Law. Phil’s family has had a very

long association with Adrian Col-

lege as a result of his mother’s

status in the United Methodist

Women's Society and her relation-

ship with Dr. John Dawson. Phil’s

background is in healthcare law

and risk management, specializing

in the development and manage-

ment of offshore captive insurance

companies, risk finance and claims

management for some of the major

healthcare providers in Michigan,

North Carolina, and Georgia. He is

a partner in a small firm in Adrian

where a large percentage of his

time is devoted to alternative dis-

pute resolution in both general

civil and domestic relations dis-

putes. He is a trained facilitative

and evaluative mediator and an

arbitrator. A great deal of Phil's

work is devoted to family law and

medical malpractice cases. Phil

states, “my passion is the volun-

teer work I do for area school sys-

tems conducting restorative justice

conferences and peace circles as

well as training students in peer to

peer mediation.”

Meet the New Director of The Romney Institute

for Law and Public Policy!

Office hours:

Monday: 2:00p.m.-

5:00p.m.

Wednesday: 11:00a.m.-

2:00p.m.

Friday: 12:00p.m.-

5:00p.m.

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The Cato Institute is a public policy research organization — a think tank

— dedicated to the principles of individual liberty, limited government,

free markets and peace. Its scholars and analysts conduct independent, non-

partisan research on a wide range of policy issues. Founded in 1977, Cato

owes its name to Cato’s Letters, a series of essays published in 18th- cen-

tury England that presented a vision of society free from excessive govern-

ment power. Those essays inspired the architects of the American Revolu-

tion. And the simple, timeless principles of that revolution — individual

liberty, limited government, and free markets — turn out to be even more

powerful in today’s world of global markets and unprecedented access to

information than Jefferson or Madison could have imagined. Social and

economic freedom is not just the best policy for a free people, it is the in-

dispensable framework for the future.

Internship Opportunit ies

a t The Cato Inst i tute

Contact Us!

1000 Massachusetts Ave, NW

Washington, DC 20001-5403

Phone (202) 842 0200

Fax (202) 842 3490

Be sure to check out the link to the application:

https://intern.cato.org/application

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Handshake Internship

Opportunities

Here is a link to help walk you through the steps to start

exploring some new internship opportunities:

http://adrian.edu/academics/career-planning/handshake

Handshake is a mobile and easy-to-use ca-

reer management platform. It is now avail-

able for student and employer access.

Through this system, students and employ-

ers are able to manage the following tasks:

Job Postings

Resume Reviews

Job and Internship Information

Searchable Student Profiles

Relevant Feed of Job and Internship Op-

portunities

On-Campus Interview Management

News Feed Containing the Latest Informa-

tion from Career Planning

Contact the

Institute for

Career

Planning with

any

questions!

Phone: (517)-

265-5161

ext. 4392

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Lawyer of the

Month!

Attorney Kelly M. Neumann, who is originally from

Grosse Pointe, Michigan, received a dual major in

Criminal Justice and Political Science at Adrian Col-

lege in Adrian, Michigan and received her Juris Doc-

tor from the New England School of Law in Boston,

Massachusetts. Neumann has worked with Boston

City Council’s Legislation Department, the Trial Di-

vision of the Attorney General's Office of Massachu-

setts and at an Insurance Defense Law firm. She also ran the Tort and Workers

Compensation Department at one of the biggest personal injury law firms on the

East Coast. Neumann has successfully settled a personal injury matter for over $9

million, as well as settled a case for $3.8 million on the eve of trial. Neumann has

a track record of success and has been known in the State of Michigan, Califor-

nia, and Massachusetts to do what it takes to obtain the absolute best result for

her clients. Attorney Neumann is a Law Advisory Board Member at Adrian Col-

lege and has recently dedicated a Mock Trial room for Adrian College law stu-

dents. Numerous recent awards received by Attorney Neumann include but are

not limited to: Best Criminal Defense Attorneys in Detroit (Expertise), The Na-

tional Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Academy of Personal

Injury Attorneys Inc. Top 10 Attorney Award, Lawyers Weekly Rising Star,

American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys 10 Best Attorneys, and Best

Child Support Lawyers in Boston (Expertise). Currently, Neumann represents in-

jured individuals in work injuries, car accidents, slip and falls, product liability,

death cases, and other general liability cases at the Southfield, Traverse City and

Grand Rapids offices of Neumann Law Group. Neumann also assists clients with

estate planning, divorce, real estate, corporate law, business law, employment

law, criminal defense, family law, collections, bankruptcy, class actions, mass

torts, DUI/DWI, SSDI, and commercial as well as intellectual law.

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On January 26, 2018, three students, as well as the

ACES coordinator had the opportunity to make a visit to

the 1st Judicial Court in Hillsdale County. While there,

they were generously welcomed by Jaime Wisniewski,

Adrian College Class of '12, who now serves as the As-

sistant Prosecutor under the direction of the Honorable Michael R. Smith.

Jaime (Besier) Wisniewski was a Criminal Justice major at Adrian College,

as well as a Graduate of the ACES (Adrian College Educational Success)

Program that we have here at AC. This program is designed for First Genera-

tion College Students to help them through their new and exciting college ex-

periences. Elizabeth Fraker is currently the coordinate of the ACES program,

which includes a goal of assisting our First Generation students in connecting

with professionals in the community that are practicing in their field of inter-

est. She was put in touch with Jaime by Marsha Fielder in the Alumni Office.

Jaime generously donated her time for us to visit her in person and learn

about her position as Assistant Prosecutor. The three students listed below, as

well as Elizabeth, gained a vast amount of knowl-

edge from their visit, and were kindly accommo-

dated by both Jaime and Judge Smith.

The AC students that attended this visit are all

First Generation College students, as well as

Criminal Justice Majors, including:

(left to right, in the close up photo...)

Maya McKinney- Trio EXCEL Member

Nicole Jones-Watkins- Trio EXCEL Member

Cayleigh Twohig- ACES Member

Exciting New Experiences!

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Public Policy

Trivia:

Which are the world’s strongest

democracies? *Answer on page 10

Upcoming Events

at a Glance: Dean Benjamin Barros– The University of Toledo

March 23, 2018 at Adrian College in Peelle 207

Toledo Law Preview Day Open House– April 7,

2018 at The University of Toledo

Canadian and American Dual JD Program– The

University of Detroit Mercy, April 11, 2018 at

Adrian College in Peelle 207

Toledo Law Mock LSAT– May 18, 2018 at The

University of Toledo

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Competed at Xavier University in

Cincinnati, Ohio on Feb 16, 17, 18

and

at the University of Toledo in Toledo,

Ohio on Feb 23, 24, 25

Adrian College

Mock Trial Teams

(Left to right) Tim Mcphee, Jeff

Dickerson, Mitch Mccombs, Nolan

Duda, Kat Ingle, Kathy Kursturin,

Sam Mcmahon, Jolene Pangani

(Left to right) Jade Summey,

Yasmine Haidar, Angee Peralta, Paige

Halfmann, Mariah Ellison, Hope Hornish,

Andre'a Mack, Brei El Moses, Lauren

Bilicki

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Using Five Criteria: whether elections are free and fair

(electoral process and pluralism), whether governments have

checks and balances (functioning of government), whether

citizens are included in politics (Political Participation),

whether citizens support their government's (Political Cul-

ture), and whether citizens enjoy freedoms of expression

(Civil Liberties), the economists consider the following as the

World's Best Democracies:

1. Norway 2. Iceland 3. Sweden 4. New Zealand

Trivia Answer: