School of Law “Virtual Commencement” Observance ❧ May 21, 2021Class of Two Thousand Twenty-One
Dean Gregory W. Bowman – Presiding
National Anthem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily S. Rizzo ’19 Roger Williams University
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gregory W. Bowman Dean and Professor of Law
Honorary Degree Recipients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Honorable Edward C. Clifton Associate Justice, Rhode Island Superior Court (Ret.)
Lynette Labinger Lynette Labinger, Attorney at Law
Valedictory Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tatiana Maria Gomez
President’s Remarks & Conferring of Degrees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ioannis N. Miaoulis, Ph.D. President, Roger Williams University and Roger Williams University School of Law
Presentation of Graduating Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jared A. Goldstein Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor of Law
Class of 2021 Congratulation Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . School of Law Community
Due to the ongoing public health emergency, Roger Williams University School of Law invites family and friends to enjoy our “Virtual Commencement” on the law school website, law.rwu.edu, on
Friday, May 21, 2021, at 5:00 PM EST.
A Roger Williams University School of Law Class of 2021 and Class of 2020 in-person Grad Walk takes place at 12:30 PM EST on Friday, May 21, 2021, in the Field House
at the Campus Recreation Center on RWU’s Bristol Campus.
#RWULAW2021
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The Honorable Edward C. Clifton served as an Associate Justice on the Rhode Island Superior Court for more than 20 years, before retiring in 2015.
He first came to the Ocean State to work at Rhode Island Legal Services under a national fellowship program that assigned service-minded young lawyers to poor communities around the country. He later joined the Rhode Island Public Defender’s office, and in 1978 entered private practice as a partner at the firm of Stone, Clifton and Clifton. From 1985 to 1991, he was City Solicitor for the City of Providence.
Judge Clifton was appointed to the Rhode Island District Court in 1993, and to the Rhode Island Superior Court a year later. He presided over the state’s first adult drug court. Since his retirement, he has volunteered with the Supreme Court Appellate Mediation Program.
Judge Clifton served on the Rhode Island Supreme Court’s Permanent Committee on Women & Minorities for 17 years, including six as chair. In 2020, he was appointed to the Committee on Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Rhode Island Courts. He is a member and past president of the Board of Directors of the National Consortium on Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts. He was Distinguished Jurist in Residence at RWU Law from 2015 until 2018.
An original incorporator and past president of the Thurgood Marshall Law Society of Rhode Island, Judge Clifton has served on many boards and committees, including RWU Law’s Board of Directors from 2009 until 2020. Among numerous other awards and honors, he received RWU Law’s 2018 Champions for Justice Award, recognizing his
“exceptional devotion to social justice and increasing access to justice for all.”
The Honorable Edward C. CliftonDoctor of Laws, Honoris Causa
Associate Justice, Rhode Island Superior Court (Ret.) B.A. University of California, Berkeley
J.D. University of California, Los Angeles
School of Law Honorary Degree Recipient
Lynette Labinger Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa
Constitutional and Civil Rights AttorneyA.B. Mount Holyoke College
J.D. New York University School of Law
Attorney Lynette Labinger has made a career out of fighting for social change. She has been celebrated as “one of the region’s most successful and dedicated social advocacy lawyers, playing a significant role in cases and court decisions that have affected everything from equality in women’s athletics to the rights of prison preachers, avant-garde artists and same-sex couples.”
While visiting relatives in the Soviet Union in 1970, Labinger said, she “really came to recognize the importance of the First Amendment here in the United States [and] got very interested in what the law could do in terms of social advocacy. That’s where I still am today.”
She was first drawn to the Ocean State by a clerkship with the Honorable Raymond J. Pettine of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island, known for his groundbreaking decisions in the field of constitutional and civil rights. She went on to work at a law firm headed by Milton Stanzler, one of the founders of the Rhode Island affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
Labinger continued to champion constitutional and civil rights litigation throughout her years of private practice, including a 35-year association with her partner John M. Roney. Since 2018, she has limited her practice to cases sponsored by the ACLU of Rhode Island.
From 2004 to 2019, Labinger served as an Associate and later as Chief Judge of the Housing Court of the City of Providence. A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, she has received numerous honors for her civil rights advocacy, including recognition in 2019 by the Roger Williams University Law Review as a “Gender Equity Champion.”
School of Law Honorary Degree Recipient
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Honors Distinction
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Tatiana Maria Gomez - Valedictorian Adam M. Harrington Alyssa Lauren Lemire
Tyler R. Martin Blaine R. Payer Philip Primeau Jordan Seaberry
Jonathan Stark-Sachs Lucas A. Sylvia
Sophia Jane Weaver
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Bethany Ann Bigos Crystal L. Collins
Michael dePascale, Jr. Rachel E. Dunham
Erin Ferry, Esq. Sarah Jane Friedman Tanner Liam Jackson Anna Lynn Kramer
Karen Y. Lara Amanda Marie LaRocca, Esq.
Brendan John Quinn Rachel Ann Ricci Devon Q. Toro
Kaitlynn Elizabeth Webster
Kaitlyn Rose Alger Samantha L. Bailey
Lauren Nicole Bizier Ivan Lee Robert Cody, Jr.
Marco S. Collemi Christopher Conley
Brandon M. Darelius Tiffany E. Davila
Alisha Nicole del Llano Michael D. Finn
Natalie Fisher Tricia Lee Forte, Esq.
Olivia H. Handy Connor Douglas Holliday
Jessica Jazmin Insurriaga Perez Jarek Richard Krajewski
Jordan Elizabeth Mitchell, Esq. Ellen McKenna Moroney, Esq. Corissa Amber O’Neill, Esq.
Daniela O’Regan John Patrick Olson
Jeffery Phillip Rankel Daphne Black Robson
James Patrick Ryan Nicholas Joseph Salatino, Jr.
Emily Ann Savino Kerri A. Schulz
Brian Michael Skorski Mack Christopher Tasoulas
Tiffany Lee Wallace Nora M. Wells
Amanda M. Wuoti
School of Law Degree Candidates • Juris Doctor
*graduation date, December 2020; **graduation date, August 2021; ***graduation date, December 2021
(LMMA+) Currently enrolled in Master of Marine Affairs at University of Rhode Island
(LMCS+) Currently enrolled in Master of Science in Cyber Security with Roger Williams University
(MBA+) Currently enrolled in Master of Business Administration with Roger Williams University
(LMHP+) Currently enrolled in Master of Science in Historic Preservation with Roger Williams University
(3P3) Three plus Three Program
Leighann Boateng AgyemangKaitlyn Rose AlgerJulainey F. AlmansaJonathan Clark Ames II (LMHP+)Celina Marie AndradeEthan Marcus ArmitanoHalimatou BahSamantha L. BaileyCorey J. BakerChristopher J. Barone Sarah Anne Beaulieu Brooke Noelle BelsonJulia K. Benevides Parker S. Bergman (MBA+)Bethany Ann BigosLauren Nicole BizierJacob Paul BolarinhoThomas Andrew ButlerMatthew Jason ChatelainIvan Lee Robert Cody, Jr.Marco S. CollemiCrystal L. CollinsChristopher ConleyCamille Joy Villanueva ConorChristopher J. Correia*Mirtha Gina CubelaKennedy Chandler DaltonTaylor L. Dalton***Brandon M. DareliusTiffany E. DavilaNicole Eugenia DayAlisha Nicole del LlanoMichael dePascale, Jr.Kalyan Marie Downer CarlsonCatherine J Dreyer*Jacqueline Cecile Dubois Benjamin R. DuganRachel E. DunhamBryce A. DzialoMarlena Kayla EllisGiuliana Marie FarrellErin Ferry, Esq.Michael D. FinnNatalie FisherSean William FogartyTricia Lee Forte, Esq.*Louisa M. Fredey (LMCS+)Sarah Jane FriedmanYasmin D. GamezMariel R. Garcia
Ryan J. GaryLucas Gomez, Esq.Tatiana Maria GomezStephanie GonzalezOlivia H. HandyMegan Emily HansonAdam M. HarringtonOlivia Christine HartBenjamin Heroux Vanessa Alexandra HillBrandon Steven HoffmanConnor Douglas Holliday Nicholas Thomas HuntJessica Jazmin Insurriaga Perez Tanner Liam JacksonBlake A. Johnson (3P3)Brianna L. Jordan (LMHP+)Ameratu KamaraAmber R. Kaplan Cody J. KatterJarek Richard KrajewskiAnna Lynn KramerTimothy J. LamperelliGeorge Joseph LandryKaren Y. LaraAmanda Marie LaRocca, Esq.Cory Wayne LeeAlyssa Lauren Lemire (LMMA+)Emma R. LlanosC Tara Marie Lombardi Kylie Elizabeth Lovett Brandon Thomas LozeauKyle Lynch, Esq.*Kristin Erin Lyons*Julian R. ManzoTyler R. Martin (3P3)Olivia MastrangeloMario Robert McClain, Jr.Michaela Marita McGuirlLaila MehdiAnthony Joseph MiloneJordan Elizabeth Mitchell, Esq.*Maggie Melody MontgomeryMichael Vincent MoormanAndrew Russell MorinEllen McKenna Moroney, Esq.Amanda Briana Nagim-WilliamsBenayih Chebo NdikumShahily NegrónJonathan Patrick Nordin
Corissa Amber O’Neill, Esq.*Daniela O’ReganJohn Patrick OlsonCarlos Alfonso Ortiz Aurora Kim ParadisisNirali Bhirool Patel Blaine R. PayerOlivia Anne PhilbrookJosiah Augustus PooleJacob T. PrallPhilip PrimeauBrendan John Quinn Adhou Stephanie RabeJeffery Phillip RankelSadie Ann ReynoldsRachel Ann Ricci Keighan O’Brien Richardson Daphne Black Robson Carleigh Brooke RomanoTyler RomeroJames Patrick Ryan Tito Arturo Saavedra CasasNicholas Joseph Salatino, Jr.Nicholas J. SammartinoKendall Samuel-Jakubos (LMMA+)Shanna Rae Savignano, Esq.*Emily Ann SavinoKerri A. SchulzClay Alexander Shipp, Esq.*Brian Michael Skorski Kevin A. SloanJimmy Lee Smith, Jr.Jonathan Stark-Sachs (LMHP+)Aliya Rene Steele Alexa Nicole StoryLucas A. SylviaMack Christopher TasoulasStacy L. ThomasDevon Q. ToroSabino Andres VargasKatarina VorachackTiffany Lee WallaceSophia Jane WeaverKaitlynn Elizabeth WebsterNora M. Wells (LMMA+)Lucinda M. WestColburn WinsorJohn Wright, Jr.Amanda M. Wuoti
School of Law Degree Candidates • Master of Studies in LawStefan J. Cox** Jordan Seaberry*
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The following students have completed the requirements of the Honors Program:
Kaitlyn Rose Alger
Samantha L. Bailey
Bethany Ann Bigos
Michael dePascale, Jr.
Rachel E. Dunham
Sarah Jane Friedman
Tatiana Maria Gomez
Olivia H. Handy
Adam M. Harrington
Tanner Liam Jackson
Anna Lynn Kramer
Karen Y. Lara
Amanda Marie LaRocca, Esq.
Alyssa Lauren Lemire
Brandon Thomas Lozeau
Tyler R. Martin
Ellen McKenna Moroney, Esq.
Blaine R. Payer
Philip Primeau
Rachel Ann Ricci
James Patrick Ryan
Emily Ann Savino
Jonathan Stark-Sachs
Lucas A. Sylvia
Devon Q. Toro
Tiffany Lee Wallace
Sophia Jane Weaver
Kaitlynn Elizabeth Webster
Nora M. Wells
Roger Williams University School of LawMembers of the Class of 2021 Honors Program
Roger Williams University Law Review
The following students constitute the 2020-2021 Editorial Board and Assistant Editors of the Roger Williams University Law Review and are responsible for publication of Volume 26 of the Law Review.
EDITORIAL BOARD
Sophia Jane Weaver Editor-in-Chief
Rachel E. Dunham Managing Editor
ASSISTANT EDITORS
FACULTY ADVISORS
Professor Jenna Wims Hashway ’11 Professor Irina Gott
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Shirley Staskiewicz
Jonathan Stark-Sachs Executive Articles Editor
Anna Lynn Kramer Articles Editor
Tyler R. Martin Articles Editor
Lucas A. Sylvia Articles Editor
Alyssa Lauren Lemire Rhode Island Editor
Philip Primeau Executive Notes & Comments Editor
Lauren Nicole Bizier Notes & Comments Editor
Sarah Jane Friedman Notes & Comments Editor
Tiffany Lee Wallace Notes & Comments Editor
Ethan Marcus Armitano Research & Development Editor
Kaitlyn Rose AlgerErin Ferry, Esq.
Tatiana Maria GomezOlivia H. Handy
Adam M. HarringtonKaren Y. Lara
Amanda Marie LaRocca, Esq.Brandon Thomas Lozeau
Jeffery Phillip RankelRachel Ann RicciKerri A. SchulzDevon Q. Toro
Student Bar Association 2020 – 2021 Board of Governors
Ethan Marcus ArmitanoPresident
Diana Perez ’22 Executive Vice President
Celina Marie Andrade Administrative Vice President
Kyle Lynch, Esq.
Treasurer (August-December 2020)
Farrah Pierce ’22 Treasurer (January-May 2021)
Kalyan Marie Downer Carlson Corresponding Secretary
Jessica Jazmin Insurriaga Perez Recording Secretary
Benayih Chebo Ndikum
ABA Representative
Connor Reardon ’22 Parliamentarian
Matthew Jason Chatelain Third Year Representative
Giuliana David ’22 Second Year Representative
Alyssa Knappins ’22
Second Year Representative
Alexus Bonilla ’23 First Year Representative
Christopher Morris ’23 First Year Representative
Matthew Jones ’23
First Year Representative
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Moot CourtThe Moot Court Board promotes the development of the art of appellate advocacy and brief writing. Those
selected as the best appellate advocates in the intrascholastic competition are awarded the Clark Prize for Excellence in Advocacy. The Board also sponsors interscholastic teams that compete against representatives from
law schools across the nation.
Moot Court Board 2020-2021
Nora M. Wells President
Michael dePascale, Jr. Vice President
Anthony Joseph Milone Chair of Communications & Records
Nicholas Joseph Salatino, Jr. Chair of External Competitions
Jessica Jazmin Insurriaga Perez Chair of Finance & Development
Erin Ferry, Esq.
Chair of Esther Clark Moot Court Competition
General Members: Celina Marie Andrade
Ivan Lee Robert Cody, Jr. Mirtha Gina Cubela
Olivia H. Handy Ameratu Kamara
C Tara Marie Lombardi Kylie Elizabeth Lovett
Jordan Elizabeth Mitchell, Esq. Amanda Briana Nagim-Williams
Tiffany Lee Wallace Sophia Jane Weaver
Faculty Advisor: Professor Elizabeth Colt
71st Annual New York City Bar
National Moot Court Competition
Erin Ferry, Esq. Jessica Jazmin Insurriaga Perez
Coach: John David Meara, Esq. ’11
University of Texas Law’s 27th Annual Judge John R. Brown Admiralty Moot Competition
Third-Year Team
Genevieve Ann Fidler ’20 Elizabeth Ann Hyland ’20
Victoria Ann Rosa ’20
Second-Year Team Alyssa Lauren Lemire
Daniela O’Regan Blaine R. Payer
Faculty Advisor:
Professor Jonathan M. Gutoff
Coach: Adjunct Professor Robert Falvey, Esq. ’98
University of Texas Law’s 28th Annual Judge John R. Brown Admiralty Moot Competition
Third-Year Team
Alyssa Lauren Lemire Daniela O’Regan Blaine R. Payer
Second-Year Team
Christopher D’Addario ’22 Rebekkah Stoeckler ’22
Faculty Advisor: Professor Jonathan M. Gutoff
Coach:
Adjunct Professor Robert Falvey, Esq. ’98
Trial Team
The following students were selected to participate in interscholastic trial team competitions:
2020 Texas Young Lawyers Association National Trial Competition
Team 1 Daphne Black Robson Megan Emily Hanson
Marlena Kayla Ellis Julian R. Manzo
Team 2 Aliya Rene Steele Erin Ferry, Esq.
Bre’Anna Jolaine Metts-Nixon ’20 Andrew G. Howayeck ’20
Coach: Professor David Coombs
2020 American Association for Justice
Trial Advocacy Competition
Julian R. Manzo Marlena Kayla Ellis
Craig A. Stockwell, Jr. ’20 Leah Janine Boisclair ’20
Coach: Professor David Coombs
2021 Trial Team Members
Texas Young Lawyers Association National Trial Competition
American Association for Justice Trial Advocacy Competition
Daphne Black Robson Megan Emily Hanson
Marlena Kayla Ellis Julian R. Manzo Aliya Rene Steele Erin Ferry, Esq.
Damaris Hernandez ’22 Alyssa Harriston ’22
Alivia Casillas ’22 Joseph Pareres IV ’22 Megan Andrews ’22 Matthew Schall ’22
Coaches:
Professor David Coombs Professor Tara Allen
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Selected Honors Earned by Members of the Class of 2021
THE CLARK PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN APPELLATE ADVOCACY Those students who capture first place in the written and oral intrascholastic moot court competition share an award donated by former Distinguished Visiting Professor Esther F. Clark. Members of the graduating
class who received this award during the course of their studies are:
Erin Ferry, Esq. Winner of the Clark Competition & Runner-Up Best Brief
Amanda Briana Nagim-Williams
Finalist & Runner-Up Best Overall Oral Advocate
Sophia Jane Weaver Best Overall Oral Advocate
Celina Marie Andrade
Best Brief
PROFESSER CLARK ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP Distinguished Visiting Professor Esther F. Clark and her husband, John Clark, established this scholarship to recognize outstanding academic performance by a rising second year student.
Crystal L. Collins
GARY L. BAHR MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
This award is in memory of Professor Gary L. Bahr, the first associate dean and member of the founding faculty of the School of Law. The award is made annually to the first year student with
the highest combined average in Contracts and Torts.
Sophia Jane Weaver
KATHLEEN M. BIRT MEMORIAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION PRIZE This prize is awarded to graduating students who have demonstrated the most
distinguished performance in dispute resolution courses.
Ivan Lee Robert Cody, Jr.
CLINICAL LEGAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARD
This national award recognizes a student who has excelled in a clinical course in law school.
Nirali Bhirool Patel
CLINICAL LEGAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OUTSTANDING EXTERNSHIP STUDENT AWARD
This national award recognizes a student who has excelled in both the seminar component and the field work component of an externship.
Amanda Briana Nagim-Williams
Selected Honors Earned by Members of the Class of 2021
DEAN’S ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD This award is presented by the Dean to a graduating student who improved his or her
grades the most from the first year.
Shahily Negrón
THE LEGAL METHODS FACULTY AWARD FOR BEST BRIEF This award is made possible by The Lillian and Irving Topf Memorial Fund.
Philip Primeau
ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP
Julainey F. Almansa Karen Y. Lara
MICHAEL P. McNULTY SCHOLARSHIP
Jessica Jazmin Insurriaga Perez
WILLIAM W. GREENHALGH STUDENT WRITING COMPETITION This competition is sponsored by the Criminal Justice section of the American Bar Association.
Michael dePascale, Jr. 2019 Competition Winner
Each semester the student receiving the highest grade in each course is selected to receive a Center for Computer Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) award certificate. Members of the graduating class who received
this award for classes during the course of their studies are:
Celina Marie Andrade Trial Advocacy Fall 2020 Samantha L. Bailey Legal Practice I Fall 2018 Sarah Anne Beaulieu Legal Practice III Fall 2019 Brooke Noelle Belson Legal Practice III Fall 2019 Bethany Ann Bigos Legal Practice I Fall 2018 Legal Practice II Spring 2019 Children and the Law Fall 2020
Marco S. Collemi Legal Practice III Fall 2019 Immigration Law Fall 2020 Crystal L. Collins Evidence Fall 2020 Trial Advocacy Fall 2020 Tiffany E. Davila Criminal Litigation: Drafting & Advocacy Fall 2020 Nicole Eugenia Day Mass Incarceration Summer 2020 Legal Practice III Fall 2020
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Selected Honors Earned by Members of the Class of 2021
Jacqueline Cecile Dubois Seminar: Professional Legal Writing Fall 2019 Rachel E. Dunham Legal Practice I Fall 2018 Remedies Fall 2019 Bryce A. Dzialo Seminar: Current Issues in Copyright Law Fall 2020 Erin Ferry, Esq. Seminar: Advanced Writing for Moot Court Fall 2019 Applied Legal Reasoning Fall 2020 Criminal Defense Clinic Fall 2020 Michael D. Finn Evidence Fall 2019 Tricia Lee Forte, Esq. Wills & Trusts Spring 2019 Seminar: White Collar Crime Summer 2019 Sarah Jane Friedman Legal Practice II Spring 2019 Negotiation Fall 2020
Lucas Gomez, Esq. International Business Transactions Fall 2019 Tatiana Maria Gomez Civil Procedure I Fall 2018 Contracts I Fall 2018 Legal Practice I Fall 2018 Business Organizations Fall 2019 Constitutional Law I Fall 2019 Civil Procedure II Spring 2019 Contracts II Spring 2019 Legal Practice II Spring 2019 Property Spring 2019 Torts II Spring 2019 Bankruptcy Fall 2020 Business Startup Clinic Fall 2020 Family Law Fall 2020 Adam M. Harrington Criminal Law Fall 2018 Torts I Fall 2018 Advanced Torts Fall 2019 Evidence Fall 2019 Legal Practice II Spring 2019 Torts II Spring 2019 Seminar: Judicial Process & Ethics Fall 2020 Benjamin Heroux Secured Transactions Summer 2020
Jessica Jazmin Insurriaga Perez Professional Responsibility Summer 2019 Criminal Litigation: Drafting & Advocacy Fall 2019 Tanner Liam Jackson Evidence Fall 2019 Property Spring 2019 Torts II Spring 2019 Amber R. Kaplan Mediation Fall 2020 Cody J. Katter Administrative Law Fall 2020 Jarek Richard Krajewski Legal Drafting: Contracts Summer 2019 Mediation Fall 2019 Accounting for Lawyers Fall 2020 Seminar: Professional Legal Writing Fall 2020
Anna Lynn Kramer Legal Practice II Spring 2019 Karen Y. Lara Legal Practice I Fall 2018 Legal Practice II Spring 2019 Writing For the Practice of Law Summer 2020
Alyssa Lauren Lemire Civil Procedure I Fall 2018 Criminal Law Fall 2018 Sales Fall 2020 Kristin Erin Lyons Family Law Spring 2019 Seminar: Senior Abuse, Neglect & Injuries Spring 2019 Tyler R. Martin Legal Practice I Fall 2018 Business Organizations Fall 2019 Legal Practice II Spring 2019 Federal Income Tax Fall 2020 Mario Robert McClain, Jr. Animal Law Fall 2020 Jordan Elizabeth Mitchell, Esq. Family Law Fall 2019 Sales Summer 2020 Writing For the Practice of Law Summer 2020
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Kerri A. Schulz Legal Practice I Fall 2018
Clay Alexander Shipp, Esq. Seminar: Law and Economics Fall 2019 Kevin A. Sloan Law of the Sea Fall 2020 Jimmy Lee Smith, Jr. Intellectual Property Fall 2020 Jonathan Stark-Sachs Civil Procedure I Fall 2018 Contracts I Fall 2018 Legal Practice I Fall 2018 Constitutional Law I Fall 2019 Legal Practice II Spring 2019 Administrative Law Fall 2020 Lucas A. Sylvia Intellectual Property Fall 2019 Legal Practice II Spring 2019
Devon Q. Toro Employment Discrimination Fall 2020 Sales Fall 2020 Securities Regulation Fall 2020 Transactional Lawyering & Contract Drafting Fall 2020
Tiffany Lee Wallace Legal Practice II Spring 2019 Sophia Jane Weaver Torts I Fall 2018 Remedies Fall 2020 Kaitlynn Elizabeth Webster Legal Practice I Fall 2018 Nora M. Wells Legal Practice I Fall 2018 Criminal Procedure Summer 2019 Seminar: Advanced Writing for Moot Court Fall 2019
Amanda Briana Nagim-Williams Seminar: Social Justice Lawyering Fall 2020 Shahily Negrón Summer Clinical Externship Seminar Summer 2020 Jonathan Patrick Nordin Transactional Lawyering & Contract Drafting Fall 2019 Corissa Amber O’Neill, Esq. Legal Practice II, Esq. Spring 2018 Blaine R. Payer Legal Practice II Spring 2019 Indian Law Fall 2020 Philip Primeau Legal Practice I Fall 2018 Contracts II Spring 2019 Legal Practice II Spring 2019 Securities Regulation Fall 2020 Transactional Lawyering & Contract Drafting Fall 2020 Brendan John Quinn Maritime Practice and Procedures Fall 2020 Seminar: Negotiating Environmental Settlements Fall 2020 Rachel Ann Ricci HNR: The Value of the Enslaved Fall 2020 Seminar: Corporate Counsel Fall 2020 Daphne Black Robson Reproductive Rights & Justice Summer 2020 Business Organizations Fall 2020 Carleigh Brooke Romano Bankruptcy Fall 2020 Mediation Fall 2020 Tito Arturo Saavedra Casas Seminar: Spanish for Lawyers Fall 2020 Emily Ann Savino Civil Procedure II Spring 2019 HNR: Reparations Fall 2020 Insurance Law Fall 2020 Securities Regulation Fall 2020
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Feinstein Center For Pro Bono & Experiential Education Public Interest and Pro Bono Legal Service Awards and Recognition
Public interest AwArdThe Public Interest Award is given to graduating students who have been exemplary in
serving the community and promoting justice for the underrepresented.
Erin Ferry, Esq.Shahily Negrón
Pro bono collAborAtive AwArd
The Pro Bono Collaborative Award is given to a graduating student for professionalism,collaborative spirit, and exemplary commitment to serving the community and promoting
justice for the underrepresented through PBC projects.
Anna Lynn Kramer
recognition for Pro bono leAdershiPThe following graduating students are recognized for their leadership in RWU Law’s pro bono programming:
Ivan Lee Robert Cody, Jr.
Natalie Fisher Alternative Spring Break
Michael D. FinnBrianna L. Jordan
PBC Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Project
Halimatou BahJessica Jazmin Insurriaga Perez
Anna Lynn KramerShahily NegrónPBC Street Law
Leighann Boateng Agyemang
Julainey F. Almansa
Jonathan Clark Ames II
Sarah Anne Beaulieu
Thomas Andrew Butler
Ivan Lee Robert Cody, Jr.
Camille Joy Villanueva Conor
Tiffany E. Davila
Nicole Eugenia Day
Alisha Nicole del Llano
Rachel E. Dunham
Bryce A. Dzialo
Giuliana Marie Farrell
Erin Ferry, Esq.
Michael D. Finn
Natalie Fisher
Sarah Jane Friedman
Yasmin D. Gamez
Tatiana Maria Gomez
Megan Emily Hanson
Adam M. Harrington
Vanessa Alexandra Hill
Jessica Jazmin Insurriaga Perez
Tanner Liam Jackson
Cody J. Katter
Jarek Richard Krajewski
Anna Lynn Kramer
Karen Y. Lara
Amanda Marie LaRocca, Esq.
Alyssa Lauren Lemire
Emma R. Llanos
C Tara Marie Lombardi
Brandon Thomas Lozeau
Laila Mehdi
Amanda Briana Nagim-Williams
Shahily Negrón
Daniela O’Regan
Carlos Alfonso Ortiz
Aurora Kim Paradisis
Nirali Bhirool Patel
Olivia Anne Philbrook
Philip Primeau
Adhou Stephanie Rabe
Tyler Romero
James Patrick Ryan
Nicholas Joseph Salatino, Jr.
Kendall Samuel-Jakubos
Brian Michael Skorski
Alexa Nicole Story
Devon Q. Toro
Sabino Andres Vargas
Sophia Jane Weaver
Kaitlynn Elizabeth Webster
Lucinda M. West
Colburn Winsor
Amanda M. Wuoti
Feinstein Center For Pro Bono & Experiential Education Public Interest and Pro Bono Legal Service Awards and Recognition
recognition for Pro bono serviceThe following graduating students completed one hundred hours or more of pro bono legal service:
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Roger Williams University School of Law’s Marine Affairs Institute, in partnership with Rhode Island Sea Grant and the University of Rhode Island, is a national leader in marine and maritime law and policy dedicated to preparing the next generation of marine law professionals by offering a rigorous curriculum
and diverse extracurricular opportunities.
MArine AffAirs AchieveMent AwArd
This award honors a graduating student who has been exemplary in the study and advancement of marine policy and law.
Alyssa Lauren Lemire
MArine AffAirs Joint degree ProgrAM
Students interested in more extensive study of marine law and policy simultaneously earn a Juris Doctor from RWU and a Master of Marine Affairs degree from the University of Rhode Island (URI). Joint degree
students enhance their legal education with additional courses at URI on economic, international and policy considerations, positioning them well to address today’s complex maritime, ocean and coastal legal issues.
Alyssa Lauren Lemire
Kendall Samuel-JakubosNora M. Wells
williAM J. coffey excellence in MAritiMe writing Prize
This prize is given in memory of William J. Coffey, a nationally renowned maritime law expert and adjunct professor of the School of Law as well as former Interim Director of the Institute and Vice Chair of the
Institute’s Advisory Board. The prize is awarded annually to recognize exceptional law student writing on a topic in admiralty and maritime law.
Alyssa Lauren Lemire
rhode islAnd seA grAnt lAw fellows The Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program, housed at the Marine Affairs Institute, is one of only four Sea
Grant Legal Programs in the country, and the only one in New England. Through a partnership with Rhode Island Sea Grant, qualified law students serve as Sea Grant Law Fellows and are matched with requests from
nonprofit groups, government agencies, and private organizations to conduct applied legal research and analysis on topical marine resource and maritime law issues.
Marine Affairs InstituteMarine Affairs Institute
Nicole Eugenia DayRemedies against Development in Ramsar Wetlands: Codrington Lagoon Case Study
Sarah Jane FriedmanEquity Considerations in Flood Buyouts: Civil Rights Litigation
Ryan J. GaryRhode Island Shellfish Aquaculture Siting Tool (ShellfAST-RI)
Brianna L. JordanRhode Island Shoreline Adaptation for Resilience and Habitat Enhancement
Cody J. Katter
Legal Guidance for Developing Blue Carbon Offset Projects on Public Land
Cory Wayne LeeClimate Change Impacts on Dam Owner Liability: State Comparison
Legal Guidance for Developing Blue Carbon Offset Projects on Public Land
Alyssa Lauren LemireRhode Island Shellfish Aquaculture Siting Tool (ShellfAST-RI)
Andrew Russell MorinArea Closures to Reduce Gear Conflicts in Saltwater Fishing
Rhode Island Shoreline Adaptation for Resilience and Habitat Enhancement
Daniela O’ReganRhode Island Shellfish Aquaculture Siting Tool (ShellfAST-RI)
Blaine R. PayerResponsibility of Vessel Owners for Preventing Disease Spread Among Crew and Other Passengers
Carleigh Brooke Romano
Rhode Island Shoreline Adaptation for Resilience and Habitat Enhancement
James Patrick RyanRhode Island Shoreline Adaptation for Resilience and Habitat Enhancement
Kendall Samuel-Jakubos
Shellfish Harvest Restrictions Associated with Microplastics
Kevin A. SloanRhode Island Shoreline Adaptation for Resilience and Habitat Enhancement
Jimmy Lee Smith, Jr.
Authority for Municipal Resilient Road Infrastructure Funding Strategies in Rhode Island
Kaitlynn Elizabeth WebsterLegal Limits on Recreational Fishing Near Offshore Wind Facilities
Amanda M. Wuoti
Are Microplastics under the Clean Water Act?
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Professional Library Staff
Roger Williams University School of LawAdministration
Kathy MassaAssistant Dean of Business Affairs
Raquel M. OrtizAssistant Dean for Library and Information ServicesAssociate Professor of Law
Veronica ParicioAssistant Dean for Career Development
Douglas M. PetersonRegistrar & Director of Student Finance and Records
Read D. PorterSenior Staff Attorney of Marine Affairs Instituteand Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program
Thomas G. Shaffer ’98 Director of Admissions Program Director of the Master of Studies in Law Program
Shirley StaskiewiczFaculty Secretary Supervisor
Ralph Tavares+
Director of Diversity & Outreach
Ann Marie Thompson*Assistant Director of Student Finance and Records
Kathryn ThompsonDirector of Academic Success Program Eliza VorenbergDirector of Pro Bono & Community PartnershipsDirector of the Pro Bono Collaborative Julia B. WymanDirector of Marine Affairs Institute and Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program
Ioannis N. Miaoulis, Ph.D.President, Roger Williams University andRoger Williams University School of Law
Gregory W. BowmanDean and Professor of Law
Jared A. GoldsteinAssociate Dean of Academic Affairsand Professor of Law
Laurie BarronDirector of the Feinstein Center for Pro Bono & Experiential Education
Michael M. BowdenDirector of Communications
Margie CaranciLegal Administrator/Paralegal
Michael W. Donnelly-BoylenAssistant Dean of Admissions
Jodi HaleyAssistant Director of Career Development
Meghan L. HansenDirector of Alumni Relations and Volunteer Engagement
Suzanne Harrington-SteppenAssociate Director of Pro Bono Programs
Chelsie HorneDirector of Programs & Events
Andrew HorwitzAssistant Dean for Experiential Education and Professor of Law
Justin Kishbaugh, Ph.D.Associate Director of Academic Success and Professor of Writing Lorraine N. Lalli ’01Assistant Dean of Students
+ Dean’s Distinguished Service Award* Voted by the graduating students as Staff
Person of the Year
Artie BernsAssistant Law Librarian for
Collection Services
Kathleen MacAndrewCatalog, Metadata & Archives Librarian
Nicole DyszlewskiHead of Reference,
Instruction, & Engagement
Lucinda Harrison-CoxAssociate Law Librarian
Roger Williams University School of LawFaculty
Katie A. Ahern ’07 Director of the Business Start-Up Clinic and Professor of Clinical EducationTara I. Allen Associate Professor of Law and Distinguished Teaching Professor of Law John Barylick Visiting Professor of LawGregory W. Bowman Dean and Professor of LawCarl T. Bogus Professor of LawColleen Brown Professor of Legal PracticeJohn Chung Distinguished Research Professor of LawElizabeth Colt Professor of Legal Practice David Coombs** Chief Justice Weisberger Visiting Professor of LawJared A. Goldstein Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of LawDeborah S. Gonzalez ’07 Director of the Immigration Law Clinic and Bruce I. Kogan Distinguished Service Professor of LawIrina V. Gott Professor of Legal PracticeJonathan M. Gutoff Professor of LawJenna Wims Hashway ’11 Professor of Legal PracticeDiana J. Hassel Professor of Law Susan Schwab Heyman Professor of Law Andrew Horwitz Assistant Dean for Experiential Education and Professor of LawNadiyah J. Humber Clinical Professor of Law
Niki Kuckes Professor of LawDavid A. Logan Professor of LawPeter S. Margulies Professor of LawOlivia Milonas Professor of Legal PracticeTanya J. Monestier Professor of LawColleen P. Murphy Professor of LawBrittany Raposa* Associate Director & Professor of Bar SupportChristopher J. Ryan Associate Professor of LawEmily J. Sack Professor of LawAndrew Spacone Visiting Assistant Professor of Business LawLouise Ellen Teitz Professor of LawMichael J. Yelnosky Professor of Law David M. Zlotnick Professor of Experiential Education EMERITUS FACULTY Bruce I. Kogan ’17HL Professor EmeritusGail I. Winson Professor Emeritus
*Voted by the graduating students as Professor of the Year
**Voted by graduating students as Adjunct Professor of the Year
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Katayoun Alidadi, Esq.Comparative Law
Michelle Alves, Esq. ’03Trial Advocacy
Larry Appleman, Esq.Technology & Law Practice
Collin Bailey, Esq. ’08Transactional Lawyering & Contract Drafting
Lauren Beagen, Esq. ’09Law of the Sea
Neville Bedford, Esq. ’03Negotiation
Lucas Blackadar, Esq. Transactional Lawyering & Contract Drafting
Chantal Bromage, Esq. ’13Legal Practice III
Alexandra Callam, Esq.Environmental Law
The Honorable Keith A. Cardoza, Jr. ’10Workers Compensation Law
Stephen Carlotti, Esq.Accounting for Lawyers
Jerry Cohen, Esq.CopyrightIntellectual PropertyPatent Law
Robert Collins, Esq.Admiralty
Loraine M. Della Porta, Esq. ’01Mediation James Diamond, Esq.Federal Indian LawTribal Courts, Tribal Law, & Tribal Governments
Harlan Doliner, Esq.Maritime Security Nicole Dyszlewski, Esq.Mass IncarcerationRace & the Foundations of American Law
The Honorable Stephen P. Erickson Mental Health Law
Robert Falvey, Esq. ’98Salvage
The Honorable Francis X. FlahertyJudicial Process Seminar
Linn Foster Freedman, Esq.Privacy Law
Collin Geiselman, Esq.Trial AdvocacyCriminal Procedure: Investigation
Christopher Gerlica, Esq. ’12Superheroes & the Law
Lori J. GiarrussoFamily & Divorce MediationFamily Law
Janet Gilligan, Esq.Family Law
John Grasso, Esq. ’06Criminal Litigation: Drafting & Advocacy
Holly Harriel, EdDThe Color of Law
Mark Heffner, Esq.Wills & Trusts
Deborah Hurley, Esq.Privacy Law
Barbara Hurst, Esq. Appellate Advocacy: Criminal Law
Roger Williams University School of LawAdjunct Faculty
Carly Iafrate, Esq. ’00Employment Discrimination Justin Kishbaugh, Ph.D.Advanced Writing for Moot CourtProfessional Legal WritingWriting for the Practice of Law
Bruce I. Kogan, Esq. ’17HLNegotiation
Staci Kolb, Esq.Transactional Lawyering & Contract Drafting
Lorraine N. Lalli, Esq. ’01The Color of Law
Anthony Leone, Esq. ’97Law Office ManagementSenior Abuse, Neglect & Injury
Dadriana A. Lepore, Esq. ’10Family & Divorce MediationFamily Law
John P. McAdams, Esq.Advanced Trial Advocacy
Kristen Sloan Maccini, Esq.Interviewing & Counseling
Kelly McElroy, Esq.Trial Advocacy
John MacDonald, Esq.Criminal Litigation: Drafting & Advocacy
Kara Maguire, Esq.Appellate Advocacy: Criminal Law
Alan Milstein, Esq.Sports & Entertainment Law
The Honorable Steven MinicucciEstate Planning & AdministrationTrial Advocacy
Joseph Molina Flynn, Esq.Crimmigration: The Intersection of Criminal Law & Immigration LawSpanish for Lawyers
Lenore Montanaro, Esq.Animal Law
Gregory Noone, Esq.Genocide & Atrocity Crimes
Jason Preciphs, Esq.Insurance Law
Michael PrescottTransactional Lawyering & Contract Drafting
Patrick Quinlan, Esq.Mediation Miriam Ross, Esq.Regulatory Compliance The Honorable William E. SmithJudicial Process Seminar William Steinman, Esq.International Anti-Corruption Law Chiara TrabucchiNegotiating Environmental Settlements Shine Tu, Esq.Property
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Roger Williams UniversityBoard of Trustees
Timothy E. Baxter ’83, ’13P, ’15P, ’15H Chairman of the Board President & CEO, Samsung Electronics North America
Jerauld C. Adams President, North American Industries, Inc.
Nicole J. Benjamin, Esq. ’06 Shareholder, Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.
Heather Boujoulian Managing Director | CIO of Development & Construction Investments
Joseph M. Brito, Jr. ’11P President, C.B. Utility Co., Inc.
Rodney A. Butler Tribal Chairman, Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation Doris De Los Santos
Larry Eichler, Esq. President, Eichler Realty Co., Inc.
Linn F. Freedman, Esq. Partner, Robinson + Cole LLP
Mario J. Gabelli ’92H Chairman & CEO, Gabelli Asset Management, Inc.
William Geraghty ’78 Financial Advisor & Managing Director, Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.
Jeff Grybowski Peter A. Heard ’80 Vice President of Field Management & World-Wide Distribution, Travelers
Les Hiscoe CEO, Shawmut Construction and Design
Michael Integlia ’70, ’12P President, Michael Integlia and Company
Keith Johnson ’18P Senior Managing Partner, Ranieri Strategies
Murray Karp Partner, CFO and COO, Energy Capital Partners
Howard Merten, Esq. Managing Partner, Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP
Ioannis N. Miaoulis, Ph.D. President, Roger Williams University and Roger Williams University School of Law Marcia Morris, JD., MPA. ’19H
Scott W. Pray ’16PL President, DF Pray General Contractors
Frank E. Rainieri, Jr. ’99, ’18H President, Punta Cana Group Offices
Lisa Raiola Founder, Hope & Main
Todd Rechler ’93 Co-Chief Operating Officer of RXR Realty & President of RXR Construction and Development
Dan Rossignol Vice President of Operations, Clora Regina Shakin
The Honorable William E. Smith Judge, United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island
Joseph D. Whelan, Esq. Partner, Whelan Corrente & Flanders, LLP Timothy B. Yeaton ’80 Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Red Hat, Inc.
The Honorable William E. Smith, Chair Judge, United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island
Nicole J. Benjamin, Esq. ’06, Vice-chair Shareholder, Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.
Howard Merten, Esq., Secretary Managing Partner, Partridge, Snow & Hahn LLP
The Honorable Patricia A. Sullivan, Treasurer Magistrate Judge, United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island
Kenneth E. Arnold, Esq. Former Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Lifespan Corporation
Collin Bailey, Esq. ’08 Vice President, Technology Business Office, Hudson’s Bay Company
Alyssa V. Boss, Esq. ’97 Partner, Cameron & Mittleman LLP
Gregory W. Bowman Dean and Professor of Law Roger Williams University School of Law Ex-Officio Member
Marek P. Bute ’05 Strategic Engagements Business Development Manager Amazon Web Services
Marc DeSisto, Esq. Attorney, DeSisto Law LLC
The Honorable Melissa R. DuBose ’04 Associate Judge, Rhode Island District Court
Mark Gemma, Esq. ’97 Principal, Gemma Law Associates, Inc. Gregory Hoffman, Esq. ’13 Attorney, Barton Gilman Ex-Officio Member
Patrick T. Jones, Esq. Partner, Jones Kelleher LLP
J. Scott Kilpatrick, Esq. Founding Partner, Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick Ltd.
Stephen P. Maguire, Esq. ’96 Law Office of Stephen P. Maguire, Inc.
Zachary Mandell, Esq. ’11 Partner, Mandell, Boisclair & Mandell, Ltd
Ioannis N. Miaoulis, Ph.D. President, Roger Williams University and Roger Williams University School of Law Ex-Officio Member
Stephen M. Prignano, Esq. Partner, McIntyre Tate LLP
Michael P. Robinson, Esq. ’00 Partner, Shechtman Halperin Savage, LLP
James A. Ruggieri, Esq. Partner, Higgins, Cavanagh & Cooney LLP
George L. Santopietro, Esq. Partner, Coia & Lepore, Ltd.
Ondine Galvez Sniffin, Esq. The Law Office of Ondine Galvez Sniffin
The Honorable Brian Stern Associate Judge, Rhode Island Superior Court
Kathy Sulentic, Esq. ’09 Associate Director of Enforcement Academic Integrity Unit NCAA
The Honorable Paul A. Suttell Chief Justice, Rhode Island Supreme Court
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The Honorable O. Rogeriee Thompson United States Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Hinna Mirza Upal, Esq. ’07 Associate, Littler Mendelson P.C.
Stacey P. Veroni, Esq. Assistant United States Attorney, District of Rhode Island Rhode Island Office of the Attorney General
Edward J. Weiss, Esq. Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy & General Counsel, Fenway Sports Group Stephen D. Zubiago CEO and Managing Partner, Nixon Peabody LLP
Roger Williams University School of LawBoard of Directors