ARCHIVED CLASS NOTES
Joseph Tate '63 CLAS, '66 CWSL听received the 2024 Citizens Bank Achievement Award from the Philadelphia Bar Association.
Michael Corso 鈥74听was recertified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) as a Board Certified Specialist in Civil Trial.
Marc P. Weingarten 鈥76听presented at the International Injuries Conference 2024 in London, sponsored by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers. He also was invited to lecture at the Touro Law Center on Long Island, New York.
Mark Gibney 鈥77听was awarded a Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Law at the University of Trento, Italy for the spring 2025 term.
Robyn Gigl听鈥77听received The NJWLA鈥檚 Women鈥檚 Initiative and Leaders in Law (WILL) Platinum Award from New Jersey Women Lawyers Association.
John Kopesky '76 VSB, '79 CWSL听was reappointed as member of the Pennsylvania Lawyers Fund for Client Security Board of Trustees for a 3-year term.
John M. Toth 鈥81 听was reappointed chair of the Standing Committee on Character & Fitness by the Michigan State Bar president.
Rhonda Fulginiti 鈥91听was elected to the Philadelphia Bar Association Board of Governors.
Robert Seiger 鈥97听joined Robinson+Cole as partner in the firm鈥檚 immigration group.
Matthew P. Donelson 鈥99听joined Rawle & Henderson LLP in its Wilmington, DE office.
Kristine Calalang 鈥04听was elected vice chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association.
Kathryn Maza Courtney 鈥12听was promoted to senior counsel at Saxton & Stump.
Bradley Crowell 鈥13听was promoted to shareholder of Littler.
Amanda Fernandez 鈥13听was elected president of the Cuban American Bar Association.
Chris Lucca 鈥13听was promoted to member at Clark Hill鈥檚 Philadelphia office.
Melissa Scacchitti 鈥13听joined Blank Rome LLP in the Energy, Environment, and Mass Torts group.
Tyler Tassone 鈥13听has been named director at Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox.
Allison Fleet 鈥14听was promoted to partner at Partridge Snow & Hahn.
Daniel LePera 鈥14听was promoted to partner at Unruh Turner Burke & Frees.
Michael听 J. Montalbano '15听was promoted to partner at Blank Rome LLP.
Andrew Logan '16 LLM听was elected to of counsel at Blank Rome LLP.
Adison Richards 鈥18听was elected to the Washington House of Representatives in the 26th听district.
Gabrielle Outlaw 鈥19听was elected to the Philadelphia Bar Association Board of Governors.
Kendeil A. Dorvilier 鈥21听was named to Top 40 Under 40 Black Lawyers in Delaware list by The National Black Lawyers.
Brandon Millinghausen 鈥22听was elected to the Philadelphia Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Executive Committee.
Vanessa Ruggiero 鈥22听joined Ogletree Deakins as an associate attorney.
Anna Wills '22听received the 18th听annual Duane Morris Pro Bono Award from Duane Morris LLP.
Maggie MacDonald 鈥23听was elected to the Philadelphia Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Executive Committee.
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In Memoriam
John P. Crampton 鈥66听was recognized in the 2025 edition of听The Best Lawyers in America.
Marc P. Weingarten 鈥76听was a visiting professor at the Nicolaus Copernicus University School of Law and presented at the Third International Juridical Days Conference in Torun, Poland.
Joseph F. Kessler 鈥82听was recognized in the 2025 edition of听The Best Lawyers in America.
Samuel Arena 鈥83听served as co-editor of the American Bar Association鈥檚 new insurance law resource book,听The Insurer's Duty to Defend: Issues and Analysis.
Gregory R. Gifford 鈥84听was recognized in the 2025 edition of听The Best Lawyers in America听in the areas of plaintiffs鈥 personal injury litigation and land use and zoning law.
Matthew I. Whitehorn 鈥84听was recognized in the 2025 edition of听The Best Lawyers in America.
Shelly Smith 鈥89听was named to City & State PA鈥檚 Fifty Over 50 list.
Eric Borjeson 鈥90听joined Willig, Williams & Davidson in the workers鈥 compensation practice group.
Michael O. Fenerty 鈥94听was recognized in the 2025 edition of听The Best Lawyers in America.
Kelly Ayotte 鈥93听was named governor-elect of the state of New Hampshire.
Steve Odabashian 鈥95听was named 鈥淏est SAT Coach鈥 by听Philadelphia Magazine, and his test prep company, Main Line Test Prep and Tutoring, was named 鈥淏est College Prep Service鈥 by听Main Line Today Magazine. 听
Jennifer Platzkere Snyder 鈥95听was recognized in the 2025 edition of听The Best Lawyers in America.
James S. Beall 鈥99 LLM听was recognized in the 2025 edition of听The Best Lawyers in America.
Megan Starace Ben鈥橝ry 鈥97 CLAS, 鈥01 CWSL听was elected to the Policy Committee at McGlinchey Stafford PLLC.
Douglas Rosenblum '00 VSB, '03 CWSL听was recognized in the 2025 edition of听The Best Lawyers in America听as 鈥淟awyer of the Year in Corporate Compliance Law in Philadelphia.鈥 He was also honored by the Montgomery Bar Association with The Keystone Pro Bono Attorney Award and The President鈥檚 Bronze Volunteer Service Award.
Stephen Chuk 鈥10听was promoted to partner at Proskauer Rose LLP.
Mark T. Sottile 鈥11听was promoted to partner at Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP.
William J. Gallagher 鈥12听was recognized in the 2025 edition of听The Best Lawyers in America.
Leah George 鈥21听was named a 2024 Bar Star by the Philadelphia Bar Association.
Emily Knight 鈥23听joined Goldberg Segalla in the workers鈥 compensation practice group.
Eddie Reilingh 鈥23听joined the New York City Law Department as assistant corporation counsel in the Special Federal Litigation Division.
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Ryan C. Thomas 鈥23听joined Maiello Brungo & Maiello, LLP (MBM Law) as an associate on the education law and municipal law teams.
Gabriela Amado 鈥24听joined Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin as an associate in the litigation department.
Grace Gelone 鈥24听joined Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin in the trusts and estates department.
Mark A. Umansky 鈥24听joined Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin as an associate in the litigation department.
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In Memoriam
, professor emeritus, passed away on September 9, 2024. He joined the Law School in 1973 and retired in 2006 after 33 years as part of the faculty. After his retirement, he continued to teach Trial Practice for another six years and remained engaged in the 棉花糖直播 Law community.
, professor emeritus, passed away on October 29, 2024. As a student at 棉花糖直播 Law, he was an articles and book review editor of the听棉花糖直播 Law听Review, graduating in 1968. He later joined the faculty in 1970, teaching Federal Courts, Real Estate and Bankruptcy, and was an advisor to the听棉花糖直播 Law Review. His strong legacy and commitment to 棉花糖直播 Law extend from his time as a student to his nearly 50 years as a professor and well after his retirement.
, noted U.S. First Amendment lawyer and member of the 棉花糖直播 Law Board of Consultors, passed away in October.
Ed Mullin 鈥63 was named a top attorney in Pennsylvania for 2024 in the area of Land Use & Zoning by Super Lawyers.
Michael Corso 鈥74 was awarded the Chubby Damsel Lifetime Achievement Award by the Florida Defense Lawyers Association and named a top attorney in Florida for 2024 by Super Lawyers.
Deborah Lerner 鈥77 JD, 鈥86 LLM was named a top attorney in Pennsylvania for 2024 in the area of Employee Benefits by Super Lawyers.
Lawrence Moran 鈥77 achieved 30 years of recertification in civil and criminal trials with the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
John Bednarz 鈥78 was named a top attorney in Pennsylvania for 2024 by Super Lawyers.
Gregory Gifford 鈥84 was named a top attorney in Pennsylvania for 2024 by Super Lawyers.
Kathleen Sweet 鈥90 was appointed as president-elect of the New York State Bar Association.
Rear Adm. Christoper French 鈥93 听was nominated for a third star and a promotion to serve as the Navy鈥檚 next Judge Advocate General.
David Storm 鈥94 was appointed to director of the Economic Development Authority of Albemarle County, Virginia.
Nathan Murawsky 鈥95 was elected chair of the Trial Lawyers Section of the Montgomery Bar Association.
Robert Iannozzi 鈥98 was named a top attorney in Pennsylvania for 2024 in the areas of Estate and Probate by Super Lawyers.
Jeffrey Laffey 鈥98 was named a top attorney in Pennsylvania for 2024 by Super Lawyers.
Matthew McClure 鈥99 was elected fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers.
James Beall 鈥00 LLM was named a top attorney in Pennsylvania for 2024 in the area of Employee Benefits by Super Lawyers.
Matthew Weinstein 鈥00 was elected fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers.
John Iannozzi 鈥01 was named a top attorney in Pennsylvania for 2024 in the areas of State, Local and Municipal, Land Use and Zoning and Family Law by Super Lawyers.
Douglas Rosenblum 鈥00 VSB, 鈥03 CWSL was ranked by Chambers and Partners USA in the area of Litigation: White-Collar Crime and Government Investigations鈥擯hiladelphia.
Kevin McGrath 鈥15 was named to the 鈥淧ennsylvania Rising Stars鈥 list by Super Lawyers in the areas of Business & Corporate Law.
B. Ever Hanna 鈥17 joined the Baltimore County Circuit Court as their first-ever Diversity, Equity and Inclusion coordinator.
Ruby Khallouf 鈥17听 was named Partner at Florio Perrucci Steinhardt Cappelli & Tipton
Gabrielle Weiss 鈥18 joined the Blank Rome LLP as an associate in the their Philadelphia office鈥檚 labor and employment practice group.
Fiona Steele 鈥21 joined Blank Rome LLP as an associate in their Philadelphia office鈥檚 general litigation group.
Daniel Goldfield 鈥24 received the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association鈥檚 2024 James J. Manderino Award for Trial Advocacy.
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IN MEMORIAM
Gaetan J. Alfano 鈥80 was appointed to the disciplinary board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
James S. Eicher 鈥86 authored Warrior IV Life Fitness: An Introduction and Warrior IV Life Fitness: 8-Week 鈥淭he World is Your Gym鈥 Physical Fitness Course.
Bruce Matez 鈥89 combined his law firm, BorgerMatez, with Weir Greenblatt Pierce, LLP, where he is a partner.
Matthew N. McClure 鈥99 was elected as a fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers.
Jason C. Manfrey 鈥09 joined Stevens & Lee in the Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Department.
Jacquelyn Gordon 鈥11 JD/LLM joined Faegre Drinker as counsel in the firm鈥檚 Philadelphia office.
John Rafferty 鈥12 was awarded the Public Interest Distinguished Service Award by the 棉花糖直播 Law Public Interest Fellowship Program.
Candee Wilde 鈥14 was elected partner at McCarter & English, LLP.
Celso Leite Jr. 鈥18 VSB, 鈥21 CWSL joined Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin as an associate in the Real Estate and Land Use department.
Kyra G. Bradley 鈥17 CLAS, 鈥22 CWSL joined Archer & Greiner, PC as an associate.
Matthew J. Boling 鈥22 joined Goldberg Segalla in their Commercial Litigation and Arbitration group in the Philadelphia office.
Alex P. Fante 鈥23 joined Archer & Greiner, PC as an associate.听
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IN MEMORIAM
, 2023-24 dean鈥檚 distinguished fellow
, former 棉花糖直播 Law professor