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Pg. 38 21 36 42 PROFESSOR RAINS I. CHARLES BHAVANA BOGGS ’91 RETIRES: A Reflection MCCULLOUGH Striving for “The Gold on His Career III ’91: On Standard” at The “Guarding the Ritz-Carlton Guardians”

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LEXICON { Contents } FEATURES

18 Alumni Helping Students

20 Professors Louis Del Duca and Robert Rains Retire

22 Attacking Domestic Violence on All Fronts

28 Seven Students Share Their Unique Summer Experiences

36 Bhavana Boggs ’91 Strives for “The Gold Standard” at The Ritz-Carlton

38 Honorable D. Brooks Smith ’76 Celebrates Twenty-Five Years on the Federal Bench

40 Rapid DNA Technology: Coming to a Police Station Near You

42 I. Charles McCullough III ’91 on “Guarding the Guardians” DEPARTMENTS Editor Art Director Sara LaJeunesse Mary Szmolko From the Dean 4 Director of Alumni Director of Development By the Numbers 5 RelaƟ ons & Alumni Aī airs Robin Fulton Kelly Rimmer

In Brief 6 Director of MarkeƟ ng & CommunicaƟ ons On Campus 8 Ellen Foreman

ContribuƟ ng Writers Faculty Highlights 13 Jill Engle Ellen Foreman Pam Knowlton Noelle Mateer Alumni Proﬁ les 36 Deb Ryerson Crystal Stryker Shoba Wadhia

Featured Faculty Scholarship: 43 Photography The Power of Prosecutorial ChrisƟ ne Baker Alicia Brogan DiscreƟ on in ImmigraƟ on Law, Terry Halsey Pam Knowlton by Shoba Wadhia Dyanna LaMora Mary Szmolko Tony and Tracy Photography Class Notes 44 PrinƟ ng In Memoriam 51 Caskey Group Lexicon is published for alumni, students, faculty, staī , and friends of The Pennsylvania State University, The Dickinson School of Law. Correspondence may be adressed to the editor at [email protected].

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The Pennsylvania State University is commiƩ ed to the policy that all persons shall have equal access to programs, faciliƟ es, admission, and employment without regard to personal charac- terisƟ cs not related to ability, performance, or qualiﬁ caƟ ons as determined by University policy or by state or federal authori- Ɵ es. It is the policy of the University to maintain an academic and work environment free of discriminaƟ on, including harassment. The Pennsylvania State University prohibits discriminaƟ on 22 and harassment against any person because of age, ancestry, color, disability or handicap, naƟ onal origin, race, religious creed, sex, sexual orientaƟ on, or veteran status. DiscriminaƟ on MAGAZINE FEATURE: or harassment against faculty, staī , or students will not be toler- Attacking Domestic ated at The Pennsylvania State University. Direct all inquiries regarding the nondiscriminaƟ on policy to Jennifer Solbakken, Violence On All Fronts Human Resources Coordinator, Pennsylvania State University, The Dickinson School of Law, Lewis Katz Building, University Park, PA 16802-1017; Tel 814-865-8900. U.Ed. LAW 14-1 { From the Dean }

As I step into my role as interim dean of the Law School and the School of Interna- Ɵ onal Aī airs, there is one thing of which I am certain: I could not be more proud and honored to serve this school. Since joining the faculty last year, I have been inspired by the caliber, depth, and drive of the students, faculty, and staī . I have been equally im- pressed by the outstanding alumni I’ve met during my Ɵ me here and over the course of my military career.

When I took on this assignment I knew that it would be both challenging and exciƟ ng, especially as we conƟ nue to navigate the process for achieving separate accreditaƟ on for Carlisle and University Park. I remain commiƩ ed to the Law School’s overarching mission to provide exemplary teaching, scholarship, and service that will impact our communiƟ es and the world around us. I strongly believe that providing our remark- able students with the type of legal educaƟ on and experiences they expect and deserve rises above all other prioriƟ es. They will join the ranks of you, our disƟ nguished alumni, and conƟ nue to build on the reputaƟ on of superior pracƟƟ oners, public servants, judges, and leaders for which this school is well known.

I am honored to be part of an insƟ tuƟ on that heralds a rich history and the promise of conƟ nued success. I invite you to renew your commitment to the Law School and join me as we move forward in achieving a bright future. I anƟ cipate opportuniƟ es to con- nect and work with many of you and hope you will feel free to reach out to me with your thoughts and ideas.

James W. Houck

More about DEAN HOUCK James Houck is a reƟ red Vice Admiral and the immediate past Judge Advocate General of the United States Navy. He joined the Penn State University Dickinson School of Law and School of InternaƟ onal Aī airs as a DisƟ nguished Scholar in Residence in August 2012.

As the Judge Advocate General, Dean Houck served as the principal military legal counsel to the Secre- tary of the Navy and Chief of Naval OperaƟ ons, and led the 2,300 aƩ orneys, enlisted legal staī , and ci- vilian employees of the worldwide Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps. He also served as the Depart- ment of Defense RepresentaƟ ve for Ocean Policy Aī airs and oversaw the Department of the Navy’s military jusƟ ce system. His teaching and research focus on internaƟ onal law and naƟ onal security law, with a parƟ cular emphasis on the law of the sea and use of force.

He holds a bachelor’s degree from the U.S. Naval Academy, a juris doctor from the University of Michi- gan, and a master of laws from Georgetown University. Dean Houck currently is a member of the Sec- retary of Defense’s Independent Review Panel on Sexual Assault in the Military; the Hoover InsƟ tute’s ArcƟ c Security IniƟ aƟ ve; the Council on Foreign RelaƟ ons; and the Easter Seals Command Council, which supports military service members, veterans’ families, and families of the fallen.

4 Penn State University Dickinson School of Law . Fall 2013 { By the Numbers }

30 $6 million

Percent of all Amount the Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyers women globally Trust Account (IOLTA) program, for which Irwin who experience W. Aronson ’82 serves on the board, can raise domesƟ c annually for the provision of legal services to the violence. Commonwealth’s poor and disadvantaged.

25 Years that Honorable D. Brooks Smith ’76 246 has served on the } federal bench.

Years that black slaves in the United States worked for nothing, according to Randall Robinson, 1,200 disƟ nguished scholar in residence, who spoke on the topic on a recent The number of hours it took William E. Butler, the John Edward Fowler DisƟ nguished Professor episode of C-SPAN’s “in DEPTH.” of Law and InternaƟ onal Aī airs, to translate a ﬁ ve-volume, 3,600-page work on the past, present, and future of Ukrainian law from Russian into English.

$12 billion

Revenue earned in 2012 by MarrioƩ InternaƟ onal, Inc., for which Bhavana Boggs ’91 serves as a vice president and assistant general counsel at The Ritz-Carlton.

Penn State University Dickinson School of Law . Fall 2013 5 { In Brief }

WORLD ON TRIAL EPISODE to EXAMINE USE of DRONES to TARGET SUSPECTED TERRORISTS

From leŌ to right: Amy Gaudion, Peter Margulies, Ryan Goodman, Philip Alston, Pardiss Kebriaie, Jameel Jaī er, Judge James E. Baker, Randall Robinson, Michael W. Lewis, Kyle Bickford, Kenneth Anderson, Kyle Eric Jensen, Laura Fong, and Sean Lobar. Farea al-Muslimi, a witness from Yemen, is not pictured.

In recent years, the U.S. inventory of unmanned drones has grown from 167 in 2002 to over 7,500 today. The U.S. military now trains more pilots than tradiƟ onal ﬁ ghter pilots.

Although drones have been credited with eī ecƟ vely targeƟ ng suspected terrorists and dramaƟ cally lowering the risk to U.S. service members, scholars and acƟ vists have denounced the use of drones as unethical, counterproducƟ ve, and in violaƟ on of U.S. domesƟ c and internaƟ onal law.

The latest episode of World on Trial, an internaƟ onal human rights public television and web-based interacƟ ve series produced by the Law School and WPSU, will examine the legality of the use of unmanned drones by the U.S. government to target suspected terrorists. The episode airs in early 2014.

FAMILY LAW CLINIC STUDENTS DEVELOP TRAINING PROGRAM to help MILITARY FAMILIES

Alison Glunt ’13, Teleicia Rose ’13, Bart Wischnowski ’13, and clinic fellow Erin Bloxham ’12 in the Family Law Clinic worked on a project designed to help military families.

“We were hired by the Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness to create a new and standardized training program on child custody law,” said Jill Engle, director of the Family Law Clinic. “We developed a PowerPoint presentaƟ on with an accompanying facilitator’s guide that will be available to help military families naƟ onwide.” Anna Strawn ’13, a student in the Community Law Clinic, developed a separate training program on guardianship of children for the Clearinghouse as well.

The training programs are part of the Yellow Ribbon Bart Wischnowski ’13, Alison Glunt ’13, and ReintegraƟ on Program (YRRP) for military service members Teleicia Rose ’13 and their families. The U.S. Department of Defense describes YRRP as promoƟ ng the well-being of NaƟ onal Guard and Reserve members, their families, and communiƟ es. 6 Penn State University Dickinson School of Law . Fall 2013 DIVERSITY AWARDS CEREMONY honors ALUMNI, FACULTY MEMBERS, and STUDENTS

The Student Bar AssociaƟ on this year established the Diversity Awards to honor members of the Law School community who have contributed to the development of a campus that is culturally diverse, inclusive, and equitable. A banquet and awards ceremony was held on April 6, 2013, with the theme “Inspiring a GeneraƟ on of Dreamers: Diversifying the Legal Profession.” The goal of the banquet was to celebrate the Law School’s conƟ nued commitment to diversity through recogniƟ on of the diverse students, classes, professors, and student organizaƟ ons on campus. KrisƟ Lane ScoƩ ’03, the founder of the Law School’s chapter of the Black Law Students AssociaƟ on, delivered the keynote address. Organizer Teleicia Rose ’13 said honorees were chosen who have dedicated their Ɵ me and service to making a posiƟ ve impact in global society through their eī orts to diversify the law school populaƟ on and/or the legal profession.

Alumni Diversity Award for Leadership Faculty Award for Social JusƟ ce Student Award for Outstanding in the Legal Profession and Campus Wide Impact Leadership and Service Quincy Ewell ’08 | Mintz Levin Carla PraƩ , Associate Dean for Heather BenneƩ ’13 | MABLSA Cohen Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC Academic Aī airs MaƩ hew Bosakowski ’14 | Edward Lanza ’97 | Eckert Seamans Victor Romero, Professor of Law SBA, 1L Rep Cherin & MelloƩ , LLC Michele Vollmer, Associate MaƩ hew Castello ’14 | OutLaw KrisƟ Lane ScoƩ ’03 | U.S. Government Professor of Legal WriƟ ng

PROFESSOR GILDIN APPOINTED SR. ASSOCIATE DEAN

Professor Gary S. Gildin has been appointed as senior associate dean of the Penn State University Dickinson School of Law, in which capacity he will take a lead role in planning programs for the Carlisle campus. The appointment became eī ecƟ ve immediately.

Recognized among the naƟ on’s leading teachers of advocacy skills, Dean Gildin joined the Law School faculty in 1979. His work as counsel in civil liberƟ es cases oŌ en aī ords our students opportuniƟ es for observaƟ on or parƟ cipaƟ on in signiﬁ cant liƟ gaƟ on. As director of the Center for Public Interest Law and Advocacy, Dean Gildin has been instrumental in providing students with many opportuniƟ es to parƟ cipate in public interest law pracƟ ce, during and aŌ er their legal educa- Ɵ on. He will conƟ nue to teach Elements of the Law and Advocacy I in Carlisle.

Penn State University Dickinson School of Law . Fall 2013 7 { On Campus }

CIVIL RIGHTS APPELLATE CLINIC CELEBRATES SIGNIFICANT WIN BEFORE THIRD CIRCUIT COURT of APPEALS

Months of legal research and wriƟ ng of law. The clinic accepted the assignment. resulted in a signiﬁ cant win on appeal for “You’re basically a party without being Americans with DisabiliƟ es Act (ADA) plainƟī bound to represent all of the person’s interests,” and engineer Theresa Ellis, assisted by students said Director of the Civil Rights Appellate Clinic in the Law School’s Civil Rights Appellate Clinic. and Clinical Professor Michael Foreman, When Ellis won an advisory $1.2 describing the clinic’s role as amicus. “You million jury verdict and reinstatement based operate under the jurisdicƟ on’s party rules and on an ADA claim against her former employer, urge the court to adopt the correct rule of law.” Ethicon, Inc., the victory was short-lived; she was Foreman teaches employment discriminaƟ on without counsel when Ethicon appealed the and has argued before the U.S. Supreme Court. verdict to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Following the Third Circuit’s appoint- Then, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals asked ment, clinic students parsed their way through the Law School’s Civil Rights Appellate Clinic to thousands of pages of the lower court’s record, serve as amicus, or a friend of the court, examined exhibits, and analyzed pre- and represenƟ ng Ellis’ interests and the correct rule post-trial briefs to become experts on the issues

8 Penn State University Dickinson School of Law . Fall 2013 involved. The clinic fi led two amicus ’13, Alexander Kahn ’13, Kate Hynes ’13, briefs and Foreman argued the case Jordan Johnston ’13, Kathryn Steī en ’14, on June 26, 2013, to a panel of three Chris Polchin ’13, Alison Renfrew ’13, judges. Marianne Sawicki ’12, Raman Singh ’12, Just weeks aŌ er oral argument, and Mallary WillaƩ ’13. the panel aĸ rmed the jury fi nding “AssisƟ ng Ms. Ellis and the Third that Ellis was a vicƟ m of intenƟ onal Circuit Court of Appeals with this ADA discriminaƟ on based upon her discriminaƟ on case has truly been a fulfi lling disability and aĸ rmed that the experience, especially in light of the court’s lower court had decided upon recent decision,” said Dambreville. “We are the correct relief for Ellis. On that all so grateful to have had an opportunity to point the court was clear “we assist the Ellis family.” agree that reinstatement is a proper remedy.” “It was a total vindicaƟ on for Ms. Ellis,” said Foreman. “It took years for my friends and family to begin to have an understanding of my disability and legal challenges; the Civil Rights Appellate Clinic students and assistants grasped and briefed my realiƟ es in less than three months. Amazing work!” said Ellis. “It’s hard to fi nd words to express my graƟ tude.” Clinic students who worked on the case include Asima Ahmad ’13, Heather BenneƩ ’13, Jessica Brown ’13, Wes Corning ’12, Dave Dambreville ’13, ScoƩ Engstrom

“Assisting Ellis and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals with this ADA discrimination case has trulyy been a fulﬁ lling experience, especially in light of the Court’s recent decision,” said Dave Dambreville. “We are all so grateful to have { had an opportunity to assist the Ellis family.”

Penn State University Dickinson School of Law . Fall 2013 9 { On Campus }

FEDERAL COURTS CHOOSE FOUR from CLASS of 2013 for CLERKSHIPS

CompeƟƟ on for federal clerkships is fi erce, and this year four members of the Class of 2013 received oī ers for presƟ gious post-graduate clerkships. “A clerkship is a fantasƟ c way to refi ne one’s skills and marketability,” said Kenny Tatum, former dean of career planning and development at the Law School. “Considering the thousands of students compeƟ ng for these roles we are pleased that four individuals were chosen from our school.” Below, three of the four students share their experiences of their clerkships. A fourth student, not profi led here, received a post-graduate clerkship oī er from a federal judge and has a deferred start date.

SARAH HYSER ’13 ...... Sarah Hyser is clerking for Judge William W. Caldwell ’51 of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

A GeƩ ysburg naƟ ve, Hyser, who was execuƟ ve arƟ cles editor of the Penn State Law Review, clerked for Chief Judge YveƩ e Kane of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania aŌ er her ﬁ rst year. There, she met chief clerk Dominic Rupprecht ’10, who became a mentor. “He really helped me understand how chambers work and what the expectaƟ ons are,” said Hyser.

AŌ er her second year summer, Hyser worked at the U.S. AƩ orney’s Oĸ ce through the Department of JusƟ ce summer program. She spent her last semester of law school as an extern at the U.S. AƩ orney’s Oĸ ce for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, where she provided liƟ gaƟ on support to assistant U.S. aƩ orneys in civil and criminal maƩ ers.

10 Penn State University Dickinson School of Law . Fall 2013 1ST LT. MARK A. MCCORMICKͳGOODHART ’13 ...... Mark A. McCormick-Goodhart, former editor-in-chief of the Penn State Law Review and a U.S. Marine Corps oĸ cer, is clerking for Judge Kim R. Gibson ’75 of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsyl- vania. AŌ er his ﬁ rst year of law school, McCormick-Goodhart clerked for Judge Kevin A. Hess ’72 of the Cumberland County Court of Common Pleas in Carlisle, Pa. He then interned at the U.S. Army War College Oĸ ce of the Post Judge Advocate under the supervision of Captain Jessica Guise ’04. McCormick-Goodhart also took advantage of the federal judicial externship program during his second and third years of law school, serving as an extern for Judge Christopher C. Conner ’82 of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. “I think the federal judicial externship program is the best-kept secret here,” he said. “There’s almost nothing beƩ er than having a federal judge as a mentor during law school.”

CHRISTOPHER POLCHIN ’13 ...... Chris Polchin is working in the chambers of Judge YveƩ e Kane of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. He spent a summer working in the oĸ ces of Cohen, Seglias, Pallas, Greenhall & Furman in Philadelphia, Pa., aŌ er his second year and was a student in the Civil Rights Appellate Clinic.

Polchin describes the clerkship selecƟ on process as “intense” but he is pleased with the results. “Career Services staī members were incredibly helpful; they sent reminders and emails at every step of the way for every deadline,” said Polchin, who was also a senior editor of the Penn State Law Review.

In his ﬁ rst year summer, Polchin interned for Judge James Knoll Gardner of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The summer in Allentown allowed him to research and draŌ opinions and orders on a variety of maƩ ers, as well as to see deliberaƟ ons between Judge Gardner and his clerks. les Penn State University Dickinson School of Law . Fall 2013 11 { On Campus }

THE DOCKET ...... November 21, 2013 THE LAST WHITE KNIGHT: EXPLORING THE LEGAL LIABILITY OF LAW SCHOOL launches INDIGENT HATE GROUPS FOR CRIMES COMMITͳ TED BY INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS CRIMINAL JUSTICE EXPERIENCE Presented by Rhonda Brownstein, former legal director of the Southern Poverty Law Cen- Attorneys Casey McClain and Richard Settgast ’10 ter and execuƟ ve director of the EducaƟ on Law Center. Organized by the Cardozo Society of the Jewish FederaƟ on of Harrisburg and Penn State University Dickinson School of Law co-sponsored by the Penn State University Dickinson School of Law, this program will students will have the opportunity to pracƟ ce criminal be held at the Harrisburg Jewish Community law in an experienƟ al seƫ ng. Indigent Criminal JusƟ ce Center, Harrisburg, Pa. gives third-year students the experience of working with criminal defendants accused of misdemeanor oī enses in February 27, 2014 the Centre County Court of Common Pleas. The students THE WOMEN’S LAW CAUCUS work under the supervision of Casey McClain and PRESENTS THE ANNUAL SYLVIA H. Richard SeƩ gast ’10, both aƩ orneys at the Centre RAMBO AWARD CEREMONY AND County Public Defender Oĸ ce. RECEPTION “Students take their academic knowledge and Lewis Katz Hall, Carlisle, Pa. transform it into pracƟ cal experience represenƟ ng their own clients from the community, making contacts with April 1 and 2, 2014 other lawyers, and serving as ambassadors of the Law SPECIAL SESSION OF THE School,” said McClain. “In addiƟ on to geƫ ng a great PENNSYLVANIA SUPERIOR COURT Apfelbaum Family Courtroom experience, it’s also a chance for the Law School to give Lewis Katz Building, University Park, Pa. back to the community by serving a much-needed role in the defense of indigent members of Centre County.” April 4, 2014 Students work as defense aƩ orneys learning liƟ ga- TOO BIG TO FAIL Ɵ on, negoƟ aƟ on, and advocacy skills. Students conduct Do policies insƟ tuted in the wake of the interviews of their clients and work to best represent global ﬁ nancial crisis go too far or not far their clients through all the phases of the criminal jusƟ ce enough? What does the future hold for process. lawyers and policymakers with an interest in Referrals come through the Centre County Public banking? Experts will address these ques- Defender Oĸ ce and are intended to provide criminal de- Ɵ ons and others posed by moderator, Law fendants who cannot aī ord private counsel with highly School faculty member Kathleen Collins, a partner in the Business and Finance SecƟ on eī ecƟ ve representaƟ on that is client-centered, profes- of the internaƟ onal law ﬁ rm Morgan, Lewis sional, and ethical. The experience is based in the Law & Bockius LLP. School’s InnovaƟ on Park facility in University Park. Lewis Katz Building, University Park, Pa.

12 Penn State University Dickinson School of Law . Fall 2013 { Faculty Highlights }

Beth Farmer, professor of law, Another of Farmer’s arƟ cles, Farmer also presented a paper Ɵ tled focused on private liƟ gaƟ on under parƟ cipated “Real Crime: Criminal CompeƟ - the Chinese anƟ -monopoly, will be in the 12th Ɵ on Law” at the included in a book to be published by InternaƟ onal AnƟ trust Mara- Edward Elgar Publishing this summer. CompeƟƟ on thon internaƟ onal Network conference held In addiƟ on, she is on the editorial conference in Rome, Italy, in board for the ABA 5th ediƟ on of held in Warsaw, March. The arƟ cle a three-volume publicaƟ on Ɵ tled Poland, in April. will be published in the Global State AnƟ trust TreaƟ se to be CompeƟƟ on Review. published this fall.

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Professor Larry Catá Backer served as chair of the Penn State Faculty Senate from April 2012 to April 2013. During that year, his From } goal was to enhance transparency and engagement in shared April governance, in part by contribuƟ ng to a blog: “The Faculty Voice: Sharing While Chairing the Penn State University Senate.” Accord- 2012 ing to Backer, although the blog is focused speciﬁ cally on issues that to are speciﬁ c to Penn State, it may have relevance to the funcƟ oning April of shared governance generally within universiƟ es and colleges. 2013 To read the blog, go to: http://www.lcbpsusenate.blogspot.com......

Shoba Wadhia, professor of law and Ellen Dannin receives director of the Center for Immigrants’ Rights, led a dialogue Ɵ tled “Shining lifetime achievement the Light on Violence Against Im- award migrant Women” in April. The event, which was held at Schlow Library in Ellen Dannin, former State College, oī ered community lead- Fannie Weiss DisƟ n- ers, vicƟ ms, and aƩ orneys the oppor- guished Faculty Scholar, tunity to learn about unique barriers has received the LifeƟ me faced by immigrant vicƟ ms of domesƟ c Achievement Award violence and abuse. from the Labor and Employment RelaƟ ons AssociaƟ on (LERA). The View Wadhia’s PowerPoint pre- award is the most presƟ gious award given sentation at: http://law.psu.edu/ by the LERA and signiﬁ es the admiraƟ on academics/clinics/center_for_im- and appreciaƟ on of the members of the migrants_rights/news. associaƟ on for a lifeƟ me of work and achievement. .

13 Penn State University Dickinson School of Law .PennFall 2013 State University Dickinson School of Law . Fall 2013 13 Study Puts ‘Cost’ to Landing Embassy Post According to an arƟ cle in the January 31, 2013, issue of The New York Times: “It is the unspoken question on every big donor’s lips: How much do I have to give—really—to get appointed to a desirable diplomatic post by the president?”

The arƟ cle discusses research by Dennis JeƩ, professor of internaƟ onal aī airs, in which he and Johannes Fedderke, professor of internaƟ onal aī airs, computed theoreƟ cal prices for diī erent diplomaƟ c posƟ ngs. The researchers compared direct poliƟ cal contribuƟ ons by individual donors to money raised by groups of supporters, accounƟ ng for the naƟ onal income of host countries, their relaƟ ve level of safety, and the robustness of their tourist industries. The authors found that the prices vary considerably—from a few hundred thousand dollars to several million dollars—depending on which factors they emphasized. Generally, they found that poliƟ cal ambassadors are more likely to be appointed to countries that are safe, wealthy, and popular tourist desƟ naƟ ons. Read The New York Times arƟ cle: hƩ p://www.nyƟ mes.com/2013/02/01/us/poliƟ cs/ study-puts-cost-to-landing-diplomaƟ c-post.html?_r=0...... William Barker, professor of law, presented a paper at a colloquium on jurisprudenƟ al perspecƟ ves of taxaƟ on law at Cornell Law School in September 2012. The paper explored, on a comparaƟ ve basis, the signifi cant disconnect between the meaning of income tax concepts and socioeconomic condiƟ ons. His theory is that this disconnect was primarily the result of the doctrine that tax law concepts must be interpreted in accordance with private law’s interpretaƟ on of the fi scal facts, which can distort, at Ɵ mes, tax law’s ability to directly assess the taxpayer’s economic situaƟ on. The result is the exploitaƟ on of legal form in tax avoidance strategies. Barker argued that the problem was not inevitable and gave several examples in which U.S. tax law had turned away from legal form to interpret fi scal facts from other perspecƟ ves, including economics and even personal relaƟ ons...... Randall Robinson appears Q & A on C-SPAN “What does America owe blacks?”

The host of the C-SPAN program “in DEPTH” wastes no Ɵ me in geƫ ng to the quesƟ on that he and viewers most want to hear from Randall Robinson, disƟ nguished scholar in residence at the Law School and founder and president emeritus of TransAfrica. “It owes them an acknowledgement of what happened,” Robinson responded. “We don’t like to talk about that in the United States…We owe the value of our hire to those people who suffered so much and their families and those who are descended from those people who worked for 246 years for nothing…” Robinson appeared on “in DEPTH” in February to discuss his life, career, and body of work. He is known for his eī orts to end apartheid in South Africa and for his advocacy on behalf of HaiƟ an immigrants. Watch the program at: hƩ p://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310247-1.

14 Penn State University Dickinson School of Law . Fall 2013 William E. Butler, “Globalization and Katrice Bridges Copeland, the John Edward technology changes associate professor of law, Fowler DisƟ n- have led to new ques- guished Professor presented “The Crime of of Law and Inter- tions in the fi eld of Being in Charge: Execu- naƟ onal Aī airs, lawyer regulation.” Ɵ ve Culpability and Col- has been elected lateral Consequences” at to the NaƟ onal -- Laurel Terry, the Harvey A. Feld- the Petrie-Flom Center at Academy of man DisƟ nguished Faculty Scholar Harvard Law School. Her Legal Sciences of and professor of law, gave the fi Ō h presentaƟ on was part of a Ukraine. Butler is the fi rst Gertler Family Lectureship in Law conference on the FDA in American and only the sixth the 21st Century. foreign jurist to be elected at the University of Saskatchewan’s to membership. College of Law on January 15. Her talk focused on global trends in Butler recently fi nished lawyer regulaƟ on and the applicabil- translaƟ ng a fi ve-volume, ity of those trends to the pracƟ ce of 3,600-page work on the law in Canada. past, present, and future of Ukrainian law from Russian Watch her video here: hƩ p:// into English. The project law.psu.edu/news/laurel_ took him about 1,200 hours terry_presents_gertler_lecture. to translate...... What will it take to avoid war with Iran? According to Flynt LevereƩ , professor of internaƟ onal aī airs, the real obstacles to successful nuclear diplomacy with Iran 30 States lie in Washington, not Tehran. LevereƩ ’s controversial new book Going To Tehran, Why the United States Must Come to Terms with the Islamic Republic of Iran was published in January. According to Kather- “Less than a decade after Wash- ine Pearson, professor ington endorsed a fraudulent of law, thirty states case for invading Iraq, similarly have fi lial responsi- misinformed and politically moti- bility laws requiring vated claims are pushing America children to provide necessiƟ es for toward war with Iran,” said Lev- parents who cannot do so for erett. “Today the stakes are even themselves. States, nursing homes, and higher: such a war could break the assisted living faciliƟ es have aƩ empted, back of America’s strained super- oŌ en successfully, to use these laws to power status. To avert catastro- collect the cost of care from adult phe, America should renounce children. Pearson was one of two thirty years of failed strategy and presenters to discuss the impact of state engage with Iran.” fi lial laws at an American Bar AssociaƟ on naƟ onal teleconference that took place Learn more about the book at: hƩ p://us.macmillan. in April. Specifi cally, her talk addressed com/goingtotehran/FlyntLevereƩ #reviews. when these laws apply, how they have been applied, potenƟ al defenses, and Listen to an interview with LevereƩ on WPSU’s “Take ways in which clients can plan to Note Radio”: hƩ p://wpsu.psu.edu/radio/single_entry/ minimize their potenƟ al liability. LL-4635/takenoteradio. .

Penn State University Dickinson School of Law . Fall 2013 15 COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS URGE GRADS TO VALUE RELATIONSHIPS & INTEGRITY

The Dickinson School of Law celebrated 198 J.D. and 43 LL.M. graduates at its 134th commencement in May. Commencement acƟ viƟ es included a Friday aŌ ernoon recepƟ on, commencement ceremonies in University Park and Carlisle, and a picnic lunch. University President Rodney Erickson delivered opening remarks in University Park, commending graduates on their commitment to public service and ciƟ ng the work of the Public Interest Law Fellows, among other iniƟ aƟ ves. He said the graduates are well prepared to “help the country and the world move forward” because of their character and generosity of spirit. The ceremonies also featured student speakers Laura MagnoƩ a ’13, Casey Gillespie ’13, and Sarah Woolf ’13. Mitchell Klein ’87 spoke in Carlisle on behalf of the Penn State Alumni AssociaƟ on. THE HONORABLE RONALD D. CASTILLE

Chief JusƟ ce Ronald D. CasƟ lle of the Pennsyl- vania Supreme Court told graduates in Carlisle that there is no limit to what they can achieve through will and perseverance. He shared his personal story of fulfi lling his dream of geƫ ng a law school educaƟ on by overcoming the loss of a leg as a result of injuries suī ered in Vietnam. “Today I stand before you as chief jusƟ ce of the great state of Pennsylvania,” he said. “The lesson to be learned is that serious obstacles may be placed in the path to your success, but if you have the will and you persevere, you too can achieve success despite any obstacle.” AŌ er hurdling the bar exam, Judge CasƟ lle reminded graduates to keep in mind the rules of professional conduct under which all aƩ orneys are governed. “While the bar exam can test your basic competence to be a lawyer, it’s much more diĸ cult to test a person’s character and fi tness to pracƟ ce law,” he said. “You will be judged your enƟ re career on your moral character and your fi tness to pracƟ ce law. Always remember that!” Graduates and families joined the faculty and staī of the school for a post-ceremony recepƟ on.

THE HONORABLE BROOKS SMITH ’76

University Park commencement speaker Judge D. Brooks Smith ’76, who is celebraƟ ng his twenty-fi Ō h year on the federal bench, talked about the importance of working hard to forge relaƟ onships, “something that is so obvious we take it for granted,” he said. Smith added that while understanding and pracƟ cing law is criƟ cal, “no one can go it alone.” He urged students to seek out mentors who have struggled and survived hardships as role models and advisors. “What we do is not just work, but a vocaƟ on,” he said, counseling graduates to always determine “how their work fi ts somehow into a greater good.” Prior to the conferring of the LL.M. degrees, former Dean Philip McConnaughay honored Professor Louis F. Del Duca for his fi Ō y-seven years of service to the Law School, which included founding the LL.M. program in 1968. The University Park ceremony concluded with remarks from Sarah Woolf ’13 who baƩ led cancer during her three years at Penn State. “You only have one life; make it count,” she said. { On Campus }

ALUMNI HELPING STUDENTS by Deb Ryerson

Jessica Nixon ’14 was feeling apprehensive af- learned,” said JusƟ ce, a personal injury aƩ orney ter her 1L summer. She sƟ ll was not sure what area with Stambaugh Law P.C. in York, Pa. “I am try- of law she wanted to pursue, and it was already ing to pay forward and equip the next genera- Ɵ me to start thinking about her 2L summer. She had Ɵ on of lawyers.” not met many aƩ orneys during the summer, and And help he has, according to his mentee, she did not know where to turn. Nicole Suissa, a second-year student who is the “That’s when the Career Planning and De- fi rst person in her family to aƩ end law school. velopment Oĸ ce (CPDO) put me in touch with an “Randall has been my go-to person for every alumna, Jacqueline Olexy ’06, who was pracƟ c- quesƟ on, big or small,” she said. “From eƟ queƩ e ing in my hometown, Albuquerque, New Mexico,” to legal research, Randall has been a guide and a said Nixon. “I nervously contacted Ms. Olexy and trusted friend.” requested an informaƟ onal interview.” The rest, as JusƟ ce said that Suissa has stretched his they say, is history. thinking as well. “She helps me to look at things Olexy, who pracƟ ces medical malpracƟ ce and diī erently, and she’s sƟ ll idealisƟ c enough that insurance defense at Madison & Mroz in Albuquer- it reminds me of why I wanted to pracƟ ce law in que, welcomed Jessica with open arms, taking her the fi rst place,” he said. to lunch, introducing her to other aƩ orneys in the fi rm, and ulƟ mately oī ering her a summer associ- GIVE AND RECEIVE ate posiƟ on for 2013. “I could not have imagined a beƩ er experience,” said Nixon. “I have developed The student/alumni mentor program at valuable skills and felt like I have really been able to the Law School started around 1997 as a result contribute to the fi rm.” of a conversaƟ on between Burke McLemore ’77 of Thomas, Thomas & Hafer in Harrisburg, A FOOT IN THE DOOR Pa., and the late G. Thomas Miller ’48, both lamenƟ ng the absence of a program to help Success stories like this one happen every day law students prepare for real-world pracƟ ce. as a result of the kindness and dedicaƟ on of Penn McLemore proceeded to work with the Law State University Dickinson School of Law alumni. School to create such a program. Many serve as career resources, as Olexy did. Oth- He and his wife, Barbara McLemore ’78, ers speak on pracƟ ce-area panels or parƟ cipate in general counsel for GanneƩ Fleming, Inc. in the CPDO’s mock interview program. SƟ ll others, Harrisburg, take on mentees together and have like Randall JusƟ ce ’05, serve as mentors. worked with more than half a dozen. One such “One of the most valuable experiences I’ve mentee was Marcy (McCullough) McGovern had as a young aƩ orney was when people who ’06, now knowledge management counsel at the walked the path before me shared what they had labor and employment fi rm of LiƩ ler Mendel- son in PiƩ sburgh, Pa. “Having two alumni willing

18 Penn State University Dickinson School of Law . Fall 2013 to mentor me was absolutely phenomenal,“ McGovern said. A REWARDING PRACTICE “I was the fi rst person in my family to aƩ end law school, and I had no idea what aƩ orneys did. Burke and Barb are my legal MaƩ hew Esworthy ’01 remembers what it pracƟ ce parents. We will be lifeƟ me friends.” was like searching for a legal job in the midst of a The McLemores have valued the friendships gained weak economy, and he has made it his personal through the program as well as the knowledge imparted to goal to help current law students who are facing an even tougher Ɵ me them by students. “It helps us keep in touch with the Law than he had. School, with some of the technological advances in [legal] “I wouldn’t want research, with trends in legal educaƟ on, and with what’s any of the current important to them now,” said Burke McLemore. students to have to go The couple stays in regular contact with many of their through this without mentees, including ChrisƟ ne Julien ’08, who works for the help,” said Esworthy, New York City Human Resources AdministraƟ on. “The law now a partner in the school environment can at Ɵ mes be stressful, and one of the LiƟ gaƟ on Department of Shapiro Sher Guinot most important pieces of advice I got from Burke is to just do & Sandler in BalƟ - my best,” said Julien. more, Md. He is the Alan Sable ’92 of Reed Smith in PiƩ sburgh regularly president-elect of the parƟ cipates in the CPDO’s annual mock interview program. Law School’s Alumni Society and has been acƟ ve “I feel like I have an obligaƟ on to contribute to the insƟ tuƟ on in recent years in forming a strong alumni group that helped to prepare me for the pracƟ ce of law,” he said. “I in the BalƟ more area. decided that this would be a good way to help students who Esworthy’s work with students has taken a might not otherwise have a chance to learn how to interview number of turns, including serving as a mentor to fi rst-year law students and informally counsel- without fear of missing an opportunity as a result of not ing other law students whom he meets at alumni knowing how to respond.” funcƟ ons. For example, Esworthy was instru- Sable sees his involvement as a win-win. He enjoys help- mental in helping Jake Niemyer, a second-year ing students prepare for their job interviews and their ca- student, to secure a summer internship with the reers. “I also get a sense of saƟ sfacƟ on from the appreciaƟ on Maryland Court of Special Appeals. Esworthy’s the students express,” he said. current mentee is GarreƩ Lent, a second-year Numerous other alumni serve as career contacts for stu- law student who hopes to pracƟ ce in PiƩ sburgh, dents, providing informaƟ on on specifi c areas, oī ering refer- BalƟ more, or Washington, D.C. “MaƩ is a real person,” said Lent. “The fi rst rals, or giving advice on interviewing with specifi c employers. Ɵ me we met, he refused to talk to me about Vaishnavi Arshanapally ’14 was preparing for an inter- jobs, his pracƟ ce, or law school. He wanted to view with a Harrisburg fi rm when she contacted an alumna know who I was outside of trying to be a lawyer, in another state who had worked there while a law student. and show that he, too, was a person separate “Talking to her helped in that the interviewers liked to see from his career. He wants to see law students someone who went beyond the normal research process succeed, and he wants to help them fi nd their and put Ɵ me and eī ort into learning about where they were success.” interviewing,” said Arshanapally. Arshanapally got the job. Despite his acƟ ve involvement as a board member for several BalƟ more-based nonprofi t Alumni clearly play a signifi cant role in helping current organizaƟ ons and his role as chair of several students to navigate law school and the early years of their commiƩ ees with the Criminal JusƟ ce and LiƟ ga- careers. If you would like to volunteer to serve as a mentor, Ɵ on secƟ ons of the American Bar AssociaƟ on, speaker, mock interviewer, or career resource, please go to Esworthy sƟ ll fi nds his Law School involvement hƩ p://law.psu.edu/alumni/volunteer. You can click on Men- to be one of the most rewarding things he does. tor or Career Services Professional Network and check the To other alumni, he would say: “You can make opƟ ons that appeal to you. an incredible diī erence to somebody that will change their life—just by spending fi ve minutes Deb Ryerson is the director of the Career Planning & with someone. If you introduce them to the right person, it can set them on the right path for the Development Offi ce at the Law School. rest of their career.”

Penn State University Dickinson School of Law . Fall 2013 19 { On Campus: Professors Louis Del Duca and Robert Rains Retire } by Pam Knowlton LOUIS F. DEL DUCA

Professor Del Duca joined the Law School faculty in 1956. AŌ er fiŌ y-seven years, he is reƟ ring from full-Ɵ me teaching. Aī ecƟ onately known as “The Duke,” Del Duca is the longest-serving faculty member in the history of the Law School. He earned his bachelor of laws degree from Harvard Law School in 1952. There, he was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship that allowed him to study comparaƟ ve law at the University of Rome where he earned a doctor of laws (DoƩ . Di Guir.) degree, summa cum laude. From 1955 to 1956, he pracƟ ced law with Montgom- ery McCracken Walker & Rhoads in Philadelphia, Pa., while teaching poliƟ cal science at Temple University. An internaƟ onally recognized scholar in the fi elds of commercial and com- paraƟ ve law and a pioneer in the internaƟ onalizaƟ on of American legal educa- Ɵ on, Del Duca also is a prolifi c writer and teacher. In addiƟ on to teaching secured transacƟ ons and sales to thousands of Dickinson alumni over several generaƟ ons, Del Duca has taught comparaƟ ve law and European Union law, among others. In the late 1960s, when many educaƟ onal insƟ tuƟ ons began introducing more internaƟ onal components into their curriculum, Del Duca led the way for The Dickinson School of Law by establishing the M.C.L., now the LL.M., program for foreign-trained lawyers. He also founded the school’s summer programs in Europe. In 2000, he was honored with Penn State’s W. LaMarr Kopp InternaƟ onal Achievement Award for his leadership in internaƟ onal educaƟ on at the Law School. Del Duca’s devoƟ on to the Law School and its students goes beyond his commitment to teaching, scholarship, and service. In 2000, he endowed the Louis F. Del Duca Scholarship to support current and future generaƟ ons of Dickin- son School of Law J.D. and LL.M. students. Over the years, his sixteen books and more than 150 arƟ cles have focused on a broad range of state and local, naƟ onal, and internaƟ onal topics. Since 1968, he has been the editor of the Pennsylvania Bar AssociaƟ on Quarterly. He has also been the editor of the Uniform Commercial Code Law Journal since 1972. While never proven, a photo of a note scribbled on a classroom chalkboard in 1972 sug- gests that “The Duke” himself wrote the Uniform Commercial Code. Over the course of his long career, Del Duca has given generously of his Ɵ me and talents, serving on numerous professional commiƩ ees; speaking to hundreds of people at local, state, naƟ onal, and internaƟ onal conferences; and being available to students for consultaƟ on and interacƟ on. A member of the U.S. Secretary of State’s Advisory CommiƩ ee on InternaƟ onal Trade Law and the American Law InsƟ tute, Del Duca also recently served as president of the Interna- Ɵ onal Academy of Commercial and Consumer Law and is United States collaborator to the Rome Interna- Ɵ onal InsƟ tute for the Unifi caƟ on of Private Law (UNIDROIT). Del Duca also is currently serving as a member of the AssociaƟ on of American Law School’s Advisory CommiƩ ee on Global Engagement for which he is coordinaƟ ng a “GlobalizaƟ on Models – Developing OpƟ - mal Models for Your Law School” program, which he will moderate at the January 2014 Annual MeeƟ ng of the AALS in New York City.

20 Penn State University Dickinson School of Law . Fall 2013 { On Campus: Professors Louis Del Duca and Robert Rains Retire }

ROBERT E. RAINS

Following his graduaƟ on from Harvard Law School in 1974, Professor Rains served as deputy aƩ orney general in the Pennsylvania Department of JusƟ ce unƟ l 1979. From 1979 to 1983, he pracƟ ced law in Harrisburg, Pa., as a partner with his wife in the ﬁ rm of Rains & Jacobsen. Rains started teaching educaƟ on law and disabiliƟ es law as an adjunct professor at The Dickinson School of Law in the fall of 1980 and joined the full-Ɵ me faculty in 1983. He was promoted to full professor in 1989. Both Rains’ scholarship and clinical work have focused on the intersecƟ on of family and disability law. As director of the Disability Law Clinic, which he founded in 1985, and as co-director with Professor Tom Place of the Family Law Clinic, he has taught hundreds of future lawyers the skills needed to be successful in the courtroom. Over the course of thirty years, Rains has supervised thousands of cases in the clinics. A select few sƟ ll rise to the top as being his most memorable. “In the Disability Law Clinic, I am proudest of an SSI case that we won in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in 2008 aŌ er ten years of administraƟ ve and court proceedings,” he said. “In the Family Law Clinic, there was a stepparent adopƟ on case in which our clients adopted each other’s children, eight kids in all. Most recently, I enjoyed working with my research assistant, Maren Miller Bam ’13, on an amicus brief in the Windsor [United States v. Windsor] case in which our posiƟ on prevailed that SecƟ on 3 of DOMA [Defense of Marriage Act] is uncon- sƟ tuƟ onal.” In addiƟ on to the scholarly literature he has published, Rains writes poems and other creaƟ ve forms of literature for relaxaƟ on. His book, True Tales of Try- ing Times, is a humorous collecƟ on of modern-day fables based on actual law cases. Notorious for his sharp wit, Rains is an acƟ ve member of The Wodehouse Society where he is known by his “nom de plum,” Oily Carlisle. While Rains doesn’t have any books on his present docket, he recently was asked to write an arƟ cle for the InternaƟ onal Society of Family Law’s upcoming regional conference in Israel. AddiƟ onally, he is co-ediƟ ng an upcoming symposium issue of the Journal of ComparaƟ ve Law that will focus on the Hague ConvenƟ on on the Civil Aspects of InternaƟ onal Child AbducƟ on. Rains will be wriƟ ng an arƟ cle for the symposium and, with his co-editor, organizing a workshop on the subject to be held in London next July. Over the course of his career, Rains has been acƟ ve with numerous professional and academic organizaƟ ons. He is a member of the InternaƟ onal Society of Family Law and has regularly appeared as counsel or co-counsel for amici curiae before the Supreme Court of the United States. He recently stepped down aŌ er serving ten years on the Board of Directors of the NaƟ onal OrganizaƟ on of Social Security Claimants’ RepresentaƟ ves. An acƟ ve member of the community, Rains serves on two Cumberland County Youth Aid Panels, which assist juveniles charged with misdemeanors and summary oī enses to clear their records. He also serves on the boards of the The Arc of Cumberland and Perry CounƟ es and the Cumberland County Aī ordable Housing Trust Fund. He is a volunteer tutor at the Carlisle Employment Skills Center.

Penn State University Dickinson School of Law . Fall 2013 21 by Jill Engle, Ellen Foreman, Pam Knowlton, and Noelle Mateer

On March 28, 2013, Family Law Clinicclient Traci Raymond Miscavish was shot by her husband in a murder-suicide during her shiŌ as the ﬂoral department manager at the County Market grocery store outside Philipsburg, Pa.

In her despair, Jill Engle, director of the Family Law Clinic and associate professor of clinical law,wrote the following (excerpted) editorial, which was published on July 16, 2013, in the Centre Daily Times.

22 Penn State University Dickinson School of Law . Fall 2013 { Feature: Ending Domestic Violence }

Traci was my client at the Family Law Clinic I diri ecct at PennState’s Dickinson School of Law. One of mylaw students, a graduate fellow, and I represented Traci in divorce proceedings. When Traci’s husband killed her, it sent shock wavess through our clinicandreinforced my role as a teacher andan advocate.

Women die in circumstances similar to Traci’s with astonishih ng frequency across the United States—about three to four deathseveryday, according to JusƟ ce Department staƟsƟ cs.

Understanding the hih gh conﬂict in family law cases—abusivve oro not—is a criƟ cal component of whah t I teeach. My clinic students are future lawyers, and I gig ve them various tools and coping mece hanisms—maanuals andprotocols, roleplays, and casa e rounds. I teach about safef ty planning, client-t ceentn eredness, and empowering vicƟmss.

Experiences such as thhe mum rdere of Traci Miscavish have thee power to transform us from observvers or parƟcipants to true acƟvists, urging everyone to learn more about domesƟc viiollencec , thhe power and coontn rol thhat drives it, separaƟon violencce, and how abusers operate.

This hapa pened in our own back yaard. As a community, we need to do more to bring domesƟc violence intn o thhe light.

While members of the Law School community mourned the murder of Miscavish, a report released this year by the World Health OrganizaƟ on put this heinous act in perspecƟ ve. More than 30 percent of all women globally experience what the United States calls domesƟ c violence—violence caused by an inƟ mate partner. Through clinical work, policy iniƟ aƟ ves, partnerships, and global outreach, the Law School and its alumni are working to help end violence against women.

REPRESENTING VICTIMS THROUGH CLINICAL PROGRAMS

For more than three decades the Law School’s Family Law Clinic—which opened its doors in 1979 in Carlisle with two students and a handful of clients—has been helping vicƟ ms of domesƟ c violence. The clinic was founded by Professor Tom Place and conƟ nues to operate as the Community Law Clinic in Carlisle and the Family Law Clinic in University Park. Services at the clinic are provided by qualiﬁ ed law students, under the supervision of law professors and supervising aƩ orneys, in areas such as divorce, custody, child support, spousal support, protecƟ on from abuse, and other domesƟ c maƩ ers. The work gives students hands-on experience, while also providing a criƟ cal service to the community. Megan Riesmeyer ’03, clinical professor, is proud to conduct this important work, which has helped more than 120 vicƟ ms of domesƟ c violence, including children, over the years. “Some of the most rewarding experiences for our students, and for me personally, have been knowing our clients can ﬁ nally feel safe because of acƟ ons taken by our clinic—working with district aƩ orneys and the courts to ensure that abuse stops,” she said.

Penn State University Dickinson School of Law . Fall 2013 23 Engle added that in 2013 alone, students worked with sixteen clients on cases involving do- mesƟ c abuse. “It’s a problem that won’t go away, and, in fact, it may be geƫ ng worse, at least in terms of available services,” she said. “According to the NaƟ onal Network to End DomesƟ c Violence, more than 10,000 calls placed to domesƟ c violence shelters in just one day last year asking for a bed or counselor were turned away due to a lack of resources.” The Children’s Advocacy Clinic at Penn State, which was founded in 2006, focuses specifi cally on represenƟ ng children who are involved in the ASHLEY GRIMM ’07, LEGAL civil legal system. Under the supervision of Clinical COUNSEL AT PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE Professor Lucy Johnston-Walsh ’97, law students OF REPRESENTATIVES represent children who are abused or neglected, as well as those in cases with high levels of parental What she does: I serve as legal counsel with the confl ict. The clinic provides a holisƟ c, mulƟ disci- Pennsylvania House of RepresentaƟ ves. I also am plinary approach to addressing children’s needs. acƟ vely involved in immigraƟ on work as an Students consult with faculty members from across of counsel immigraƟon aƩ orney to several fi rms in the York, Pa., area. In addiƟon, I am a pro bono at- Penn State—including the disciplines of medicine, torney with the Pennsylvania ImmigraƟ on Resource psychology, sociology, and educaƟ on—on the Center, where I serve foreign-born vicƟms of do- non-legal issues associated with their clients. mesƟc violence and sexual assault. “Children are impacted by violence on many levels,” said Johnston-Walsh. “We partner law What she enjoys about her work: Through my work students with graduate social work students to with foreign-born vicƟ ms of domesƟ c violence and sexual assault, I have seen some of the worst forms help assess the home situaƟ on and then determine of human behavior, but I have also witnessed some the best opƟ ons for the child.” of the best examples of human triumph over adver- sity. I am constantly in awe of my clients and their TOOLS TO PREVENT VIOLENCE AGAINST families, and aŌ er every case I stop to wonder who IMMIGRANT WOMEN really helped whom during the representaƟ on.

Why it’s important: The tools and techniques In the last few years, students and faculty abusersuse to control their vicƟ ms areeven more members in the Center for Immigrants’ Rights have numerous when dealing with foreign-born vicƟ ms. tackled domesƟ c violence issues on a number of For example, foreign-born vicƟ ms may be unfamiliar fronts, from creaƟ ng training manuals to helping with the English language; they may be distrusƞ ul protect unaccompanied minor vicƟ ms of traĸ cking of the police; they may be unaware of their rights and crimes to researching the applicaƟ on of the in the United States; they may be removed from their family and other support systems; they may arbitrary “one-year ﬁ ling deadline” in asylum cases not yet be able to work legally in the United States; of women and girls. they may be enƟ rely dependent on their abuser for “This work is personal for me,” said Professor their immigraƟ on status; and their abuser may be Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia, who directs the center. withholding the ﬁ ling of necessary immigraƟ on pa- “I spent two months living and working in a do- perwork to legalize their vicƟ ms’ immigraƟ on status mesƟ c violence shelter in Durban, South Africa, as in the U.S. All of these examples are addiƟ onal ways that foreign-born individuals may be vicƟ mized. a law student and have confronted many domesƟ c violence issues in my pracƟ ce and policy work.

24 Penn State University Dickinson School of Law . Fall 2013 While the recent reauthorizaƟ on of the Violence Against Women Act is a welcome step, reforms are sƟ ll needed. It is crucial that any future ‘comprehen- sive’ immigraƟ on bill pending in Congress quells the abuser’s ability to use immigraƟ on status as a tool for power and control, bring vicƟ ms out of the shad- ows, and enhance their ability to access jusƟ ce.” Last April, the Center for Immigrants’ Rights and the Centre County Women’s Resource Center Civil Legal RepresentaƟ on Project (CLRP) teamed up to host “Shining the Light on Violence Against Im- migrant Women.” More than fiŌ y members of the local community aƩ ended. The workshop oī ered community leaders, vicƟ ms, and aƩ orneys the opportunity to learn about unique barriers faced by SUSHAM MODI ’10, IMMIGRATION immigrant vicƟ ms of domesƟ c violence and abuse. ATTORNEY AT MODI LAW FIRM, ADͳ The two centers have published a toolkit Ɵ tled JUNCT PROFESSOR AND CLINICAL SUͳ “ImmigraƟ on Relief for VicƟ ms of Abuse and PERVISING ATTORNEY AT THE UNIVERͳ DomesƟ c Violence,” which is aimed at helping SITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER pracƟƟ oners who represent immigrant vicƟ ms of domesƟ c abuse. What he does: My work at the University of Houston “Advocates and aƩ orneys who work with Law Center’s ImmigraƟ on Clinic as an adjunct professor of law and clinical supervising aƩ orney consists vicƟ ms of domesƟ c violence need to understand mostly of supervising second- and third-year law stu- the dynamics of power and control and how they dents on dire immigraƟ on cases, including individu- aī ect the safety of their clients,” said Wadhia. “This als who are the vicƟ ms of certain crimes; refugees; understanding is especially important in working torture vicƟ ms; traĸ cking vicƟ ms; and children who with nonciƟ zen vicƟ ms who oŌ en face addiƟ onal have been abandoned, abused, or neglected. hurdles, such as cultural isolaƟ on, language barriers, What he enjoys about his work: The thing I en- and fear of deportaƟ on.” joy the most about working on these cases is the In addiƟ on, on September 7, 2012, the Center clients. They show you that, despite being through for Immigrants’ Rights and CLRP co-sponsored something so awful, a person can be strong enough “ImmigraƟ on Remedies for VicƟ ms of DomesƟ c to overcome the most disastrous personal circum- Abuse,” an in-depth CLE program featuring a stances. OŌ en their abusers eventually controlled fi rst-class line-up of immigraƟ on and domesƟ c everything about their lives—their fi nances, their movements, their children, etc.—and the repeated violence experts from around the country who harm they experienced is no doubt oŌ en psychologi- discussed the laws relaƟ ng to U visa, T visa, and cal and severely physical at Ɵ mes. Yet, these clients Violence Against Women Act protecƟ ons. The event show you their perseverance in freeing themselves drew more than 100 students, aƩ orneys, and advo- and that desire is oŌen unselfi sh in the purest sense; cates interested in learning about the intersecƟ on they oŌ en escape in order to help their children. of domesƟ c violence and immigraƟ on law. Why it’s important: To me, it’s important to help The Center for Immigrants’ Rights also has these individuals primarily because it’s a basic worked on training materials for Kids in Need of human right, but also because, in my experience, Defense (KIND), an organizaƟ on that fi nds pro bono they’re some of the strongest people we have in aƩ orneys to represent unaccompanied children our society and once freed from these chains of who face the U.S. immigraƟ on system alone. abuse, will likely be able to contribute the most to “Children are among the most vulnerable par- our society through their work, through raising their children, and through giving back to the community. Ɵ es in the legal system and oŌ en lack legal counsel,

Penn State University Dickinson School of Law . Fall 2013 25 especially in an immigraƟ on context,” said fi rst panel will examine how other countries Wadhia. “On behalf of KIND, students at the respond to domesƟ c violence and whether center developed training materials on U and T internaƟ onal human rights law or specifi c visas. Their contribuƟ on became part of a treaƟ es are eī ecƟ ve instruments for protecƟ ng recently fi nalized training manual for pro bono against domesƟ c violence in the United States. aƩ orneys who take on cases through KIND.” The second panel will describe the history of the Violence Against Women Act and will further explore the parƟ cular immigraƟ on remedies available to vicƟ ms. GLOBAL OUTREACH AND STUDENT “The decision to build a symposium that EFFORTS views domesƟ c violence through a global lens On October 3, 2014, the Law School, in part- refl ects the Law School’s strength in internaƟ onal nership with the Pennsylvania CoaliƟ on Against law and close relaƟ onship with the School of DomesƟ c Violence (PCADV), will oī er a global InternaƟ onal Aī airs,” said Amy Gaudion, perspecƟ ve on domesƟ c violence issues with a assistant dean for academic aī airs and JLIA’s fac- symposium Ɵ tled “Shining the Light on Domes- ulty editor. “The journal’s mission is to promote Ɵ c Violence at Home and Abroad.” The daylong academic and public discourse at the intersecƟ on symposium will explore the role of domesƟ c and of law and internaƟ onal aī airs, and to provide a internaƟ onal law in protecƟ ng vicƟ ms of domes- forum for engaged conversaƟ ons between schol- Ɵ c violence. Hosted by the Penn State Journal of ars and policymakers on the most pressing and Law & InternaƟ onal Aī airs (JLIA) and the Law complex global problems and trends. The 2014 School’s clinical programs, the event is part of a symposium will bring together leading thinkers naƟ onal celebraƟ on of the twenƟ eth anniversary from academia and the fi eld to discuss the legal, of the Violence Against Women Act. policy, and ethical challenges associated with The program will o er CLE credit and will ī aƩ empts to prevent domesƟ c violence.” feature a keynote address and two panels. The Students, too, have dedicated themselves to

HEATHER HOECHST ’12,STAFF ATTORNEY AT WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE

What she does: As a staī aƩorney at Women Against Abuse, I represent survivors of domesƟc violence in ProtecƟ on from Abuse (PFA) proceedings in Philadelphia, Pa.

What she enjoys about her work: I enjoy this workbecause it allows me to use the legal skills I have acquired to help survivors break the cycle of abuse and navigate the complex and someƟ mes overwhelming court system. I also have the opportunity to meet extraordinary individuals on a daily basis, both through my interacƟ ons with clients and through col- laboraƟ on with other advocates working to ﬁght domesƟ c violence. I am reminded of the resiliency of the human spirit on a daily basis.

Why it’s important: It is not news that domesƟ c violence is a pervasive problem in our society, but the truth is that even with the publicity and acknowledgment that domesƟ c violence is a serious issue, we sƟll have a long way to go toward eradicaƟ ng it. VicƟ ms conƟ nue to be blamed for the violence perpetrated against them. Oīenders go free aŌ er commiƫ ng serious crimes against an inƟ mate partner. Survivors need to know that systems are in place to help them when they make the decision to free themselves from violence. They need to know that someone is there to help them ﬁght back. solving global issues related to domesƟ c violence through their externships and internships. For At the candlelight vigil in Traci’s example, Erin Bloxham ’12 worked as a fellow memory, I talked about holding vicƟ ms with the Law School’s Family Law Clinic before in the light. I think that means sharing moving on to her new role as Centre County with all the people in our lives how com- Assistant District AƩ orney. plicated yet common domesƟ c violence According to Bloxham, “In law school I wanted is. Each of us sharing basic informaƟ on to pursue a career that would allow me to advo- about domesƟ c violence with even one cate on behalf of vicƟ ms. Working at the Family person can illuminate the darkness. Law Clinic gave me that opportunity by allowing Law school clinics in BalƟ more, me to work with vicƟ ms of domesƟ c violence, Albany, N.Y., and CincinnaƟ have re- such as Traci. My desire to help and protect vicƟ ms cently pioneered city council resoluƟ ons also inspired me to pursue a career as an assistant declaring that freedom from domesƟ c district aƩ orney. While this has been a devastaƟ ng violence is a fundamental human right. experience, the tragedy will conƟ nue to inspire me And my clinic will join these colleagues. as I advocate on behalf of vicƟ ms as an assistant When we learned of Traci’s murder, I district aƩ orney. If I can be even a small part of phoned a trusted colleague for support. prevenƟ ng what happened to Traci from happen- On speakerphone, she stressed to me ing to someone else, I will consider my career a and my student through her own tears: great success.” “This is why we do this work.” Increasing awareness about domesƟ c vio- She is right. But we need all hands on lence is a primary goal of all the Law School faculty deck. members, staī members, alumni, and students Illuminate. who do work in this area. As Engle wrote in the conclusion of her Centre Daily Times editorial:

DARRYL CUNNINGHAM ’88, SENIOR ATTORNEY AT LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF EASTERN VIRGINIA AND ADJUNCT PROFESSOR AT WILLIAM & MARY SCHOOL OF LAW

What he does: In nearly twenty-ﬁ ve years of pracƟ ce, I have represented hundreds of clients with domesƟc violence issues. In January 2008, I accepted the opportunity to supervise the William & Mary School of Law’s DomesƟ c Violence Clinic as an adjunct professor, where I teach third-year law students about domesƟc violence and how toassist vicƟ ms in and out of court. The students represent clients in court to obtain protecƟ ve orders against their abusers.

What he enjoys about his work: It is very rewarding to mentor students and help them gain an interest in domesƟ c violence issues and pro bono work while puƫ ng a face on their classroom studies. It is a privilege to help vicƟ ms of violence at what is, for many, the lowest point of their lives. It is graƟ fying to do it without ﬁ nancial cost to the vicƟ ms through Legal Aid and as part of the excellent clinic program at the William & Mary School of Law.

Why it’s important: I learned ﬁrsthand the impact domesƟc violence has not only on the lives of vicƟ ms, but also on the lives of their children and ex- tended families. The damage goes far beyond the bruises and physical injury with long-lasƟ ng eī ects. I developed a passion for combaƫ ng it and assisƟng the vicƟ ms in moving forward with their lives. While this side of the law is not necessarily glamorous, it is an absolute necessity. SEVEN STUDENTS SHARE THEIR UNIQUE SUMMER EXPERIENCES by Pam Knowlton, Noelle Mateer, and Crystal Stryker ......

This summer, Dickinson School of Law students worked diligently at high-proﬁ le internships and fellowships across the country, where they { explored career opƟ ons and used their newfound legal skills to address a } variety of problems. Here’s a look at what they did. SUSANNA BAGDASAROVA ’15 puts RULES of CRIMINAL PROCEDURE into ACTION

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Interning at the American Bar AssociaƟ on’s Death Penalty RepresentaƟ on Project in Washington, D.C., following her ﬁ rst year of law school, Susanna Bagdasarova had the opportunity to put what she learned in Professor Tom Place’s criminal procedure class into acƟ on.

Working to ﬁ nd legal representaƟ on for death row inmates in post-convicƟ on proceedings, the project gets referrals from public defenders’ oĸ ces, an inmate’s family members or friends, or the inmates themselves from every state in the United States. AŌ er receiving a request that the project lawyers feel they can help with, a case ﬁ le summary is compiled. That’s where Bagdasarova came in.

“It’s a liƩ le diī erent from work in a ﬁ rm,” she said. “We went through all their records, outlined their backgrounds, and outlined the legal issues to argue on appeal in the post-convicƟ on process. The case ﬁ le summary gives the volunteer lawyers an overview of the types of problems that they will come across and the kinds of cases that they will need to look at should they decide to take the case.”

Working at the project showed Bagdasarova the diī erence between learning the rules of criminal procedure and puƫ ng them into pracƟ ce. “It was really interesƟ ng to see criminal procedure in pracƟ ce,” she said. “Seeing the diī erence between academia and pracƟ ce was very enlightening.”

When Bagdasarova started law school, her plan was to pursue internaƟ onal humanitarian law. During her ﬁ rst year of study, she developed an interest in corporate law and internaƟ onal trade law and hopes to land a job in one of those ﬁ elds next summer.

“I sƟ ll want to do humanitarian work,” she said. “Working for the project was great because it has helped me realize that I can sƟ ll do humanitarian legal rights work without specializing in that fi eld full Ɵ me. There are a lot of aƩ orneys at big fi rms who sƟ ll fi nd the Ɵ me to do this work for the project, so it defi nitely opened my eyes to ways of balancing my interests.”

Penn State University Dickinson School of Law . Fall 2013 29 STEVE BROGAN ’14 SUMMERS at DRINKER BIDDLE in PHILADELPHIA ......

Steve Brogan spent his second consecuƟ ve summer in Philadelphia, Pa., at Drinker, Biddle and Reath LLP. Each year, Drinker Biddle selects a group of law students to its Summer Associate Program. As a summer associate, Brogan underwent rigorous training as well as gained pracƟ cal client project experience.

“I was thrilled to be there,” said Brogan, who is also execuƟ ve arƟ cles editor of the Penn State Law Review. “Coming to a big ﬁ rm as a student, I had anxiety at ﬁ rst. But that went away very quickly.”

Brogan’s pracƟ cal experience at the ﬁ rm covered a variety of areas, including corporate and liƟ gaƟ on research assignments, freedom of expression issues, and insurance law issues. In parƟ cular, he researched “the nuances of class acƟ on cerƟﬁ caƟ on and the interplay between immigraƟ on law and the Aī ordable Care Act.”

Although Brogan’s hard work in law school played a key role, he didn’t land this job because of academic success alone. “Through the CPDO mentor program and Penn State’s alumni “Penn State Law’s Career Planning and Development Oĸ ce (CPDO) provided me with network, I was able to build the resources necessary to conduct a focused and successful networking and job campaign,” relationships in Philadelphia that he said. “Through the CPDO mentor program I expect to continue to help shape and Penn State’s alumni network, I was able to build relaƟ onships in Philadelphia that I expect my career for years to come.” to conƟ nue to help shape my career for years to come.” — Steve Brogan ’14

30 Penn State University Dickinson School of Law . Fall 2013 ERIKA DIXON ’15 FIGHTS HUMAN TRAFFICKING

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Working at the Human Traĸ cking Division of the Governor’s Oĸ ce in Harrisburg, Pa., this summer, Erika Dixon learned the scope and depth of the problem. “Ignorance is part of the problem. People think that traĸ cking can’t happen in their community, but it does,” Dixon said. “It hap- pens everywhere. To think it doesn’t would be naïve.”

“EducaƟ on is the key to prevenƟ ng traĸ cking and rescuing vicƟ ms,” said Dixon. The Governor’s Oĸ ce of Homeland Security works in conjuncƟ on with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and other federal, state, and local partners to implement educaƟ onal and training programs on human traĸ cking and other violent crimes.

Dixon spent a lot of her Ɵ me this summer helping to organize and coordinate a daylong anƟ -traĸ cking seminar at the NaƟ onal ConsƟ tuƟ on Center in Philadelphia, Pa. She was pleased to help bring top-notch speakers, including representaƟ ves from the U.S. AƩ orney’s Oĸ ce, the FBI, the U.S. Department of State, U.S. ImmigraƟ on and Customs Enforcement, and a traĸ cking survivor who told her story during the event.

The seminar was designed to shed light on various issues surrounding human traĸ cking such as invesƟ gaƟ on techniques, idenƟﬁ caƟ on of vicƟ ms and traĸ ckers, local and naƟ onal prioriƟ es for supporƟ ng vicƟ ms, and other best pracƟ ces on combaƫ ng traĸ cking.

“Because traĸ ckers are constantly on the move, they are hard to arrest. To further complicate the maƩ er, oŌ en unidenƟfi ed sex traĸ cking vicƟ ms “Increased awareness and are rouƟ nely arrested for prosƟ tuƟ on resulƟ ng in training lead to more tips convicƟ ons that trap them in a life of misery,” Dixon said. “Increased awareness and training lead to law enforcement, which to more Ɵ ps to law enforcement, which results in more vicƟ ms being idenƟfi ed.” results in more victims being identifi ed.” Dixon’s internship was made possible through the Degenstein FoundaƟ on Fellowship Program for Public Interest Law and Cherie M. Millage Summer — Erika Dixon ’15 Fellowships.

Penn State University Dickinson School of Law . Fall 2013 31 BEN JACKSON ’14 spends SUMMER at the INTERSECTION of LAW and MEDICINE

Public Interest Law Fellow Ben Jackson spent EducaƟ on is another fundamental component his summer at Project HEAL (Health EducaƟ on of the project. One of Jackson’s training Advocacy and Law), a program of the Maryland sessions involved teaching police oĸ cers how Center for Developmental DisabiliƟ es at to idenƟ fy and interact with an individual on the Kennedy Krieger InsƟ tute (KKI). Created in auƟ sm spectrum. Another session that Jackson 2005, Project HEAL serves as a bridge among co-taught with a fellow intern was for a support advocates, aƩ orneys, doctors, social workers, group of parents with children who have limb educators, and health care advocates, enabling disabiliƟ es. “During our meeƟ ng, I had to them to work together for the beneﬁ t of explain the IEP process to the parents of children and adolescents needing both legal children who had not entered school yet and and medical assistance. what they should expect when interacƟ ng with the school system,” Jackson said. Project HEAL represents school-age children from low- to moderate-income families with “The experience was awesome,” he added. “I mental, physical, emoƟ onal, or psychological had the opportunity to have a discussion with disabiliƟ es. AŌ er an individual was referred three representaƟ ves in charge of the special by the KKI, Jackson conducted an iniƟ al client educaƟ on program from the Community intake interview over the phone to determine Development Authority (CDA) in Dubai, United if Project HEAL could help; if not, the case was Arab Emirates (PACT oĸ ce). It was a really referred to another special educaƟ on or dis- unique experience because Dubai is new to abiliƟ es legal service organizaƟ on. disabiliƟ es facilitaƟ on, and they wanted to learn from an already established organizaƟ on “AŌ er we agreed to take the case, I scheduled like Project HEAL. We had a great conversaƟ on an in-person intake to review clinician reports comparing and contrasƟ ng our countries’ as well as evaluaƟ ons conducted by the school implementaƟ on methods.” system, including any current Individualized EducaƟ on Program (IEP) plans,” Jackson said. Located in the Clinical Research Center, Project “We used the evaluaƟ ons and assessments HEAL staī members share a ﬂ oor with clinicians conducted by the KKI clinicians to advocate for from the KKI. “This was great because if I had a the students to get them the proper support quesƟ on about a parƟ cular disability or client I and accommodaƟ ons. It’s extremely important could directly interface with his or her medical for the parents to know their rights up front in or psychological care provider,” Jackson said. case intervenƟ on is needed.”

32 Penn State University Dickinson School of Law . Fall 2013 BRITTANY MOUZOURAKIS ’14 SPENDS SUMMER at DYKEMA

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BriƩ any Mouzourakis handled a variety of projects in consumer ﬁ nance class acƟ on defense, environmental law, uƟ lity regulaƟ on, and employment law as a summer associate at Dykema in Lansing, Mich. She conducted research assignments on government policies dealing with elecƟ on law, labor law, charter schools, and higher educaƟ on.

“I wrote a memorandum for our electricity cooperaƟ ve clients that went out to all of their CEOs, and then I went to a board meeƟ ng where they discussed the memo I wrote,” she said.

Late in the summer Mouzourakis received an oī er to clerk with the Hon. Bernard Friedman of the Eastern District of Michigan in Detroit. She was pleased to accept it and looks forward to her fall 2014 start date.

As president of Penn State’s chapter of the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund, she also has a scholarly interest in animal rights. In 2011, she watched as People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals ﬁ led a lawsuit with some unusual plainƟī s: ﬁ ve orca whales. This fall, her comment on that groundbreaking, yet unsuccessful case—Tilikum’s Splash: Lessons Learned from Animal Rights-Based LiƟ gaƟ on Strategies—will appear as an arƟ cle in the Michigan State University Journal of Animal Law & Natural Resources.

These eī orts helped Mouzourakis win a scholarship from the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF). Each year, ALDF honors promising law students with a documented interest in animal rights.

“It was a great honor to be selected. To me, animal rights and animal law is very, very important. The fact that ALDF recognized me was ﬂ aƩ ering.”

Penn State University Dickinson School of Law . Fall 2013 33 ANDREW SCOTT ’14 puts CIVIL LIBERTIES LITIGATION TRAINING into action ......

Andrew ScoƩ’s summer experience at the Disability Rights Legal Center (DRLC) in Los Angeles, Ca., conﬁ rmed one truth for him: public interest law will be a key part of his legal pracƟ ce, wherever that may be. “No maƩ er what I am doing I want to be helping people,” he said. “It’s the only thing that feels right to me.”

ScoƩ ’s work at DRLC was equally split between the center’s Community Advocacy Program and research on impact liƟ gaƟ on. He took calls for the Community Advocacy Program, gathering facts about a prospecƟ ve client’s needs, and then prepared a case ﬁ le for the legal team so that a decision could be made on whether to take the case. Many intake calls focus on landlord tenant disputes, special educaƟ on needs, and wheelchair accommodaƟ on issues, an area of parƟ cular interest to ScoƩ , who is a wheelchair user.

A Texas naƟ ve, ScoƩ “No matter what I iniƟ ally was apprehensive about moving across the country to work in am doing I want to Los Angeles for the summer. However, he networked, made new friends, and got to know aƩ orneys in the area. “The be helping people,” people were really quite friendly, and I had a great Ɵ me,” he said. he said. “It’s the only thing that feels right ScoƩ , who also holds an MBA in management, is planning a career that will integrate his desire to help people with to me.” his interest in economics and law. For now, he is keeping his opƟ ons open and will see what the third year of law school — Andrew Scott ’14 brings.

34 Penn State University Dickinson School of Law . Fall 2013 “It affected me a lot. So many people around the world have been unfairly tried, sentenced, and convicted.” — Aiyao Zhou ’14

INJUSTICE inspires AIYAO ZHOU ’14 to CONSIDER a CAREER in PUBLIC INTEREST LAW ......

Aiyao Zhou helped vicƟ ms of domesƟ c violence this summer at the NaƟ onal Clearinghouse for the Defense of BaƩ ered Women in Philadelphia, Pa. “It was meaningful and rewarding work,” she said. “There is so much injusƟ ce in the world. Some of the women were facing the death penalty.”

Zhou wrote research memos on legal issues, such as the relaƟ onship between “stand-your-ground” laws and post-traumaƟ c stress syndrome. She also helped collect data on vicƟ ms of domesƟ c violence who have been convicted of a crime in an eī ort to determine how many of those vicƟ ms had expert witnesses to tesƟ fy on their behalf.

She interviewed for this posiƟ on when she aƩ ended the Public Interest Law Fair in Philadelphia. Her trip to the fair was inspired by a new awareness of injusƟ ce. A family friend was arrested and impris- oned under suspicious circumstances. Zhou corresponded with the man every day for weeks.

“It aī ected me a lot,” she said. “So many people around the world have been unfairly tried, sentenced, and convicted.” She decided to spend some Ɵ me in public interest law to help people with their legal problems.

Zhou, who is trilingual, has far more training than an average U.S. law student. A graduate of Beijing Foreign Studies University, she already is licensed to pracƟ ce law in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The PRC naƟ onal bar exam has a pass rate of just 8 percent. Zhou thought that her legal studies at Penn State would help train her for a career in the corporate world.

Zhou is looking forward to what the future will hold. She has another year of law school to make a decision about whether to stay in corporate law or switch to a public interest career or, perhaps, to pursue a corporate law career with pro bono work on the side.

Penn State University Dickinson School of Law . Fall 2013 35 Alumnii Proﬁ le }

BHAVANA BOGGS ’91 strives for “THE GOLD STANDARD” at THE RITZ-CARLTON by Ellen Foreman

Bhavana Boggs, vice president and assistant general counsel of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Com- pany, L.L.C., a subsidiary of MarrioƩ InternaƟ onal, Inc., considers herself a problem spoƩ er and solver. In her current role, her key areas of focus are managing the long-term agreements with own- ers of The Ritz-Carlton’s assets, general operaƟ ons and compliance, and protecƟ ng and advancing The Ritz-Carlton brand. Ritz-Carlton’s legendary culture ployment pracƟ ce in Washington, D.C., aŌ er geƫ ng of employee empowerment suits Boggs well. She married to her husband, J.C., also a lawyer specializ- describes herself as being “very integrated” with ing in government advocacy and public policy. While the business and having a deep commitment to at Reed Smith, she received a call from an aƩ orney the company’s strategic goals. at MarrioƩ , who heard she was looking for a home in “It’s very important to have strong relaƟ on- Old Town Alexandria, Va. During the call, he said one ships with the enƟ re management team,” Boggs of her colleagues thought Boggs would be an ideal said in an interview at Ritz-Carlton’s corporate candidate for a labor and employment posiƟ on at oĸ ces in Chevy Chase, Md. “It’s much beƩ er to be MarrioƩ . providing advice and guidance upfront rather than “I was very happy at Reed Smith,” Boggs said. “I waiƟ ng unƟ l something becomes a bigger issue.” told him that I was not interested in leaving the fi rm, Boggs stressed that building and maintain- but I would love to see the house he was selling. I did ing good relaƟ onships is key to a successful legal not buy the house, but I ended up joining MarrioƩ ,” career. “When you have credibility with your col- she said, sƟ ll surprised by the outcome of that call. leagues, they involve you right from the start,” she Boggs describes MarrioƩ as a “wonderful place said. to pracƟ ce employment law.” The company earned Boggs began her career as a labor and em- $12 billion in revenues last year, has 325,000 employment lawyer. “I planned on pracƟ cing corpo- ployees worldwide, and managed and franchised rate law, but the head of the Labor and Employ- 3,800 lodging properƟ es in seventy-four countries ment PracƟ ce in the fi rm (of Young, Conaway, and territories. StargaƩ & Taylor) asked for my help with some of Born and raised in India unƟ l age 15, Boggs his work,” she said, remembering that there was studied internaƟ onal aī airs as an undergraduate “no grand plan” leading her to employment law. “I student at LafayeƩ e College in Easton, Pa. She had a think being fl exible, especially when you fi rst start vague idea of becoming a lawyer and aŌ er graduat- out, is important,” she added. ing took a job as a paralegal at Skadden Arps in New She moved to Reed Smith’s labor and em- York, which confi rmed her interest.

36 Penn State University Dickinson School of Law . Fall 2013 “I heard about Dickinson from lawyers in Dela- I enjoy being involved in the business and the ware, where Skadden has an oĸ ce,” Boggs said. “I diversity of my work. My clients are wonderful wanted some place small, close to home (her family people with a passion for excellence. Juggling lived in New Jersey at the Ɵ me), and aī ordable.” this job and having suĸ cient Ɵ me with my hus- Boggs said that “one of the best experiences band, who is busy himself, and my daughter can she had was an internship at the U.S. AƩ orney’s be a challenge, but I am lucky to be a part of a Oĸ ce in Harrisburg, Pa. “It’s really important to terrifi c company with such interesƟ ng work.” get outside the classroom,” she said. “Moot court teams are another good choice for geƫ ng good BHAVANA BOGGS’ TIPS FOR EARLY experience,” she said. CAREER LAWYERS Boggs conƟ nues to stay in touch with one of her favorite professors, Gary Gildin. She recalls that “Rather than teaching evidence from a standard • First, become a good lawyer. Ensure you are casebook, Professor Gildin used case studies and providing sound legal advice to your clients. challenged us to think on our feet,” a skill that has • Develop and maintain good relaƟ onships served her well. with your clients. Listen carefully to their “I have fond and vivid memories of Bhavana, in concerns and try to help them fi nd good her capacity as my research assistant siƫ ng next to business soluƟ ons. me as I deposed the principal of an area high school in a pro bono civil liberƟ es case,” said Gildin. “Even • Understand what’s going on in the world then, she displayed the keen judgment and strategic around you. Boggs reads newspapers, thinking of an experienced aƩ orney.” follows the hospitality industry, and reads MarrioƩ ’s general counsel recognized Boggs’ legal publicaƟ ons with a specifi c emphasis value as well. When they asked her if she was in- on ethics, compliance, and data privacy, as terested in general operaƟ ons work for Ritz-Carlton well and other issues that aī ect the Boggs leŌ behind the comfortable world of labor business. and employment law. In addiƟ on to operaƟ onal • Develop personal outside interests; not legal issues, she gets pulled into a wide range of only does it create balance in your life projects. For example, she helped to edit The New but it gives an opportunity to develop Gold Standard: Five Leadership Principles for Creat- relaƟ onships. Boggs has a black belt in ing a Legendary Customer Experience Courtesy of karate (kempo), an interest she pursues The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company by Dr. Joseph A. with her daughter. Other hobbies include Michelli. skiing, traveling, cooking, and reading. “I worked on the agreement for the book, and when it came Ɵ me to do reviews and edits, it fell to • Develop trust. Boggs recommends reading me and has been one of the most unexpected and The Speed of Trust by Stephen Covey. interesƟ ng experiences I’ve had in my career. I can look at porƟ ons of the book and say, ‘those are my •ParƟ cipate in volunteer and leadership words,’” she said. opportuniƟ es. Boggs has volunteered at She describes a negoƟ aƟ on over a super-luxu- her daughter’s school, is the chairman ry yacht in the Middle East; working on agreements of the Board for the MarrioƩ Employees with celebrity chefs; and traveling to China, Russia, Federal Credit Union, works with an and Oman, where Ritz-Carlton has properƟ es. organizaƟ on called Ready NaƟ on, and has Boggs has enjoyed her experiences in both a worked on Street Law and other fi rm and on the corporate side. “Some people may community service programs. believe that the hours are beƩ er or more relaxed • Keep an open mind! You have no idea in-house. But Ritz-Carlton is a 24/7 global business. what will come across your plate.

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John G. Roberts Jr. appointed Judge Smith as chair of the CommiƩ ee on Space and FaciliƟ es TWENTY-FIVE YEARS of the Judicial Conference of the United States, which is responsible for making decisions about On The Bench whether a new courthouse needs to be built, what the design of that courthouse should by Pam Knowlton include, and how many courtrooms need to be provided to ensure the eī ecƟ ve and eĸ cient From a young age, the Honorable D. Brooks delivery of jusƟ ce. Smith ’76 considered two career paths: one in- According to Judge Smith, the biggest spired by his Lutheran upbringing and the other challenge facing the federal judiciary during his by his fascinaƟ on with poliƟ cs. The laƩ er passion twenty-ﬁ ve years on the bench is the current ulƟ mately won out, with Judge Smith forgoing lack of funds brought upon by a poliƟ cal grid- seminary school and life as a pastor for a career lock and the eī ects of sequestraƟ on. Although in the law and as a public servant. the federal courts consƟ tute a separate, co- AŌ er graduaƟ ng from The Dickinson School equal branch of government, the federal judicia- of Law, he began his legal career in Altoona, Pa., ry’s share of the budget is less than two-tenths becoming the managing partner of Jubelirer, of one percent. Carothers, Krier, Halpern, and Smith in 1981. He “While serving as chair is an honor, it’s then spent a year as a district aƩ orney and four certainly not a good Ɵ me to be doing so,” Judge years as a state court judge in Blair County, Pa. Smith said. “At some point during 2014, the He ascended to the federal bench in 1988 when United States of America and its federal courts he was appointed by President Ronald Reagan to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, a post he held unƟ l becoming chief judge in 2001. President George W. Bush appointed Judge Smith to his current posiƟ on on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in 2002. One of the biggest challenges for Judge Smith in going from a trial court post to an appellate court post was the lack of interacƟ on with people outside of chambers. “Trial work is about acƟ on and acƟ vity. It’s also about constantly having contact with people,” he said. “I liked the constant give and take of interacƟ ng with lawyers, of having advocates before me and engaging with them, and of dealing with jurors and witnesses. Life on the Court of Appeals brings you into very liƩ le contact with the outside world. As an indicaƟ on of how diī erent a place it is, I bring my dog, KaƟ e, to work all the Ɵ me. KaƟ e has yet to comply with a single command I have given her in seven years. That is downright humbling.” In 2013, U.S. Supreme Court Chief JusƟ ce

38 Penn State University Dickinson School of Law . Fall 2013 will not have enough budgeted funds to pay the rent “Judges in other countries have an enormous bill to the General Services AdministraƟ on. By fi s- interest in how we do our jobs here in the United cal year 2015, we will be faced with the quesƟ on States and the resources that are available to us, just of whether or not the federal courts can conƟ nue as we’re interested in the kinds of legal work they do to meet their consƟ tuƟ onal obligaƟ ons. That’s how and the legal processes that they follow,” said Judge diĸ cult it is. Quite frankly, I never thought I’d live to Smith. “It has always been very graƟ fying to me to see the day when the courts of the United States of see the extent at which judges interact, well, judge America were confronted with that kind of challenge.” to judge. There is a camaraderie that has allowed me and others to talk with judges everywhere.” OFF THE BENCH And while a commonality of interests among judges exists, someƟ mes the conversaƟ ons can be- Not every day is spent behind the desk pouring come awkward. “Members of the judiciary in other over briefs, wriƟ ng opinions, and crunching numbers. countries are essenƟ ally civil servants who owe their The lack of interpersonal contact that Judge Smith experiences as an appellate judge is compensated “Notwithstanding the fi scal challenges through his mentorship to his law clerks and through which are real, stark, and very his teaching—both at the Law School as an adjunct disappointing, the United States is still a professor of law for a course on class acƟ ons and as much better system than what I’ve seen an instructor teaching judges in other countries about anywhere else. It is why I continue to be the rule of law in America. “Engaging with young people is one reason why an advocate for democracy.” teaching at the Law School is so important to me,” he said. “I have an opportunity to do that with my law allegiance to a poliƟ cal structure, so there is no sense clerks on a daily basis. That’s probably the best part of independence to the extent we have it. It becomes of the job of appellate judge: having smart, young rather diĸ cult to try to impart noƟ ons of indepen- law clerks with whom to discuss legal issues and talk dence to them. I someƟ mes feel a liƩ le guilty in trying about cases.” to do that,” Judge Smith said. Third-year law student Stephen Daly ’14 de- “We are greatly blessed to have a rule of law scribed his externship with Judge Smith as remark- in this country. And the linchpin of our system is an able. “Even though I was only a 2L, Judge Smith gave independent judiciary—judges who are neither de- me the opportunity to aƩ end and parƟ cipate in cham- pendent on, nor beholden to, poliƟ cal power as they bers deliberaƟ ons—something that I am unlikely to go about exercising their decision-making authority,” ever experience again in my legal career,” Daly said. “I explained Judge Smith. “Notwithstanding the fi scal think it’s rare to be part of a small team of extremely challenges which are real, stark, and very disappoint- smart and talented people of diverse backgrounds ing, the United States is sƟ ll a much beƩ er system and ages who sit around and just try to fi nd the right than what I’ve seen anywhere else. It is why I con- answer to a case. It was never contenƟ ous and no Ɵ nue to be an advocate for democracy.” one was afraid to ask quesƟ ons or assert a diī erent Speaking personally, Judge Smith said, “I don’t perspecƟ ve. The judge and the clerks all knew that we know what the next transiƟ on will be, or if there will had to get the right answer because, more than likely, be one, but it’s interesƟ ng to look back and see how we were the last court that would look at the case.” diī erent each of the posts were.” Throughout the years, Judge Smith has helped When asked to comment on his greatest con- in eī orts to enhance the rule of law in the judicial tribuƟ on to the judiciary, he replied, “It’s for others systems of Central and Eastern Europe. He has taught to say if I’ve contributed anything to the judiciary. If judicial training sessions in Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, there’s one thing I’m proud of, it’s my work ethic. I Latvia, Macedonia, Kosovo, Russia, Serbia, and the hope that when my career is over a few people will at Philippines, while also learning about their legal least say, ‘He was a hard worker and gave the taxpay- systems. ers their money’s worth!’”

Penn State University Dickinson School of Law . Fall 2013 39 { Alumni Proﬁ le } RAPID DNA TECHNOLOGY: COMING TO A POLICE STATION NEAR YOU

by Crystal Stryker

Chris Asplen ’89 has a vision: that forensic DNA should be tested and matched against a national database in just ninety minutes. Traditional crime labs would be free of routine identiﬁ cations and turn their attention to more challenging DNA tests, for example, involving mixed samples or aged specimens.

The new model is based on new “rapid” DNA technology. Asplen’s vision is to make rapid DNA a global practice. The technology to do this, according to the Global Al- liance for Rapid DNA Testing—the trade organization he directs—is about eighteen to twenty-four months away from the beginning stages of implementation.

HOW IT WOULD WORK

A typical forensic DNA test examines Asplen said he would rather have tesƟ ng sixteen loci on the vast DNA double helix; instruments that are capable of analyzing however, by the Ɵ me samples are processed more simplisƟ c samples that don’t require through the backlog of previously submit- the experƟ se of a laboratory and that can be ted evidence and go through the tradiƟ onal used in thousands of places naƟ onwide (and analysis process, it can take weeks or months perhaps globally), such as police staƟ ons and for profi les to be developed and submiƩ ed border crossings. to the databases for comparison. With rapid “Imagine how great it would be to DNA instrumentaƟ on and chemistry, the test have an instrument in every U.S. consulate’s would be simple enough for a layperson to oĸ ce,” he said. “If someone claims they conduct in a police staƟ on or mobile unit— deserve a visa into the United States because without the need for an outside lab. Results of a familial relaƟ onship, we could have that are in the same form as those developed person provide a cheek swab and have that at a lab, and, like the naƟ onal fi ngerprint child provide a sample. In ninety minutes we database, the profi le can be checked against could fi gure out whether this claim is legiƟ - arrestees, convicted oī enders, and crime mate.” scene profi les in other states. Part of Asplen’s day job is consulƟ ng; “The databasing technology is as im- he founded Asplen and Associates last year portant as the actual analysis technology,” for the purpose of educaƟ ng people on “how said Asplen, a resident of Doylestown, Pa. to integrate forensic DNA and DNA databases In the United States, 156 labs that meet into criminal jusƟ ce systems in a way that accreditaƟ on standards test DNA, but given is consistent with privacy and human rights the length of Ɵ me it takes in that system, concerns.” He advises govern- His fi rst job aŌ er law school was in the ments, law enforce- Bucks County District AƩ orney’s Oĸ ce inves- ment organizaƟ ons, Ɵ gaƟ ng and prosecuƟ ng sexual assault crimes corporaƟ ons, and and child abuse. In 1996, he became director even a few venture of the NaƟ onal District AƩ orney’s AssociaƟ on, capitalists interested where he managed a Department of JusƟ ce in invesƟ ng in various (DOJ) grant and happened to be at the fore- forensic technolo- front of DNA evidence as its use became more gies. common. AŌ er fi rst being appointed as an Over the course of assistant U.S. aƩ orney, then-AƩ orney General his career, he has tesƟ - Janet Reno appointed him execuƟ ve director of fi ed before the Parlia- the NaƟ onal Commission on the Future of DNA ment of South Africa Evidence at the DOJ. There, he managed twenty and the Parliament of internaƟ onal experts, including two Nobel Prize the Philippines, and winners, on various aspects of forensic DNA worked with the min- with the goal of maximizing its potenƟ al in the isters of jusƟ ce for The U.S. criminal jusƟ ce system. For his work on the Netherlands, Turkey, commission, Reno’s and Chile. successor John “If someone Prior to establish- AshcroŌ awarded ing Asplen and Associ- Asplen the AƩ orney claims they ates, he was vice presi- General’s Award for deserve a visa into dent of internaƟ onal public aī airs for Gordon ContribuƟ ons to the United States Thomas Honeywell Governmental Aī airs. Public Safety. because of a famil- “My approach is to oī er ideas and opƟ ons, Asplen leŌ not to tell a government or law enforcement the DOJ for the pri- ial relationship, agency what to do,” he said. “I explain the tech- vate sector in 2002. we could have that nology and its potenƟ al as a crime-fi ghƟ ng tool. Since then, he’s person provide a When a concern is raised, I oī er informaƟ on as taught, lectured, cheek swab and to how other countries might handle this par- and founded DNA 4 have that child Ɵ cular issue or how they balance civil rights and Africa, an organiza- crime fi ghƟ ng.” Ɵ on dedicated to provide a sample. implemenƟ ng DNA In ninety minutes BECOMING A DNA EXPERT tesƟ ng to com- we could fi gure out bat human rights whether this claim violence, such as Asplen entered the Law School in 1986, is legitimate.” specifi cally intent on becoming a prosecutor genocide and mass more so than an aƩ orney. He quickly found that rape. he’d chosen the right place and found a mentor When asked what the most rewarding in Professor Gary Gildin. part of his career has been, Asplen’s answer is a “Professor Gildin really drilled it into us pracƟ cal one. “At the Ɵ me I was working at the that we would win 95 percent of our cases before DOJ and trying to maximize the crime-fi ghƟ ng we ever walked through the courtroom door,” potenƟ al of a relaƟ vely new but powerful he said. Along with NaƟ onal Trial Moot team- technology, my daughter was just a couple years mates Brian Ansell ’89, Lori (Barger) Ulrich ’89, old,” he said. “I would look at her and think: Susan Evashavik ’89, Charles Haddick Jr. ’89, and how much safer am I making the world for her? Wendy (Strickland) O’Connor ’89, he remembers That was my biggest moƟ vator.” compeƟ ng and doing quite well.

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I. Charles McCullough III on “GUARDING THE GUARDIANS” by Crystal Stryker

As inspector general (IG) of the United States Intelligence Community (IC), I. Charles “Chuck” McCullough III ’91 is tasked with enforcement, and intelligence experience. conducƟ ng independent and objecƟ ve During his confi rmaƟ on hearing Senator Olym- invesƟ gaƟ ons, audits, and inspecƟ ons across pia Snowe said that McCullough’s “extensive back- the IC to ensure eĸ ciency and accountability. ground would add tremendous competence and McCullough—who reports directly to credibility to the process of paving the way as the fi rst Director of NaƟ onal Intelligence James R. Clap- inspector general across the intelligence community.” per—leads a council composed of sixteen other IC The task is enormous. The Washington Post, in inspectors general called the Intelligence its 2010 series “Top Secret America,” esƟ mated that Community Inspectors General Forum. The 1,271 government organizaƟ ons and 1,931 private purpose of this forum is to share informaƟ on and companies work in intelligence, counterterrorism, best pracƟ ces, and to coordinate joint IG reviews and homeland security in 10,000 locaƟ ons across the of systemic issues throughout the IC. For example, United States. four of the forum IGs (the ICIG, the Depart- In his previous career as an FBI special agent, ment of JusƟ ce IG, the Department of Homeland McCullough honed his skills by invesƟ gaƟ ng bank Security IG, and the Central Intelligence Agency fraud, embezzlement, civil rights (police brutality), do- IG) currently are performing an evaluaƟ on of the mesƟ c terrorism, elecƟ on fraud, internaƟ onal kidnap- informaƟ on sharing between intelligence and law ping, narcoƟ cs, and obstrucƟ on of jusƟ ce. He spent enforcement agencies leading up to the Boston two years working in New York City as an FBI associate Marathon bombing. division counsel and special assistant United States at- Other IC-wide reviews recently conducted torney, and also worked as an FBI supervisory special include a review of cyber-threat informaƟ on shar- agent at FBIHQ handling sensiƟ ve internal misconduct ing across the IC, an audit of security clearance cases. reciprocity in the IC, and an audit of the counter- He leŌ the Bureau in 2001 and moved to the intelligence aspects of the disposal of electronic U.S. Department of Treasury, where he was a senior waste. Areas of focus for the upcoming fi scal year enforcement and intelligence counsel and helped will be fi nancial statement auditability, acquisi- draŌ guidelines for the informaƟ on-sharing provisions Ɵ on, and unauthorized disclosures. As the IC of the Patriot Act. In 2003, he joined the NaƟ onal Se- inspector general, McCullough also has the duty curity Agency (NSA) as the assistant inspector general of reviewing appeals of whistleblower reprisal for invesƟ gaƟ ons. maƩ ers pursuant to a new PresidenƟ al Policy This line of work has been demanding on Mc- DirecƟ ve issued last summer to protect whistle- Cullough’s personal life; every minute he is not at blowers from retaliaƟ on. work or commuƟ ng he spends with his family. Yet, he When the need for an inspector general of sees his idenƟ ty as a lawyer and his career in intel- the IC arose aŌ er 9/11, McCullough was a clear ligence as one of service, and that, he said, is what candidate given his unusual blend of legal, law makes it all worthwhile.

42 Penn State University Dickinson School of Law . Fall 2013 { Featured Faculty Scholarship }

Draft excerpt from the prologue of The Power of Prosecutorial Discretion in Immigration Law to be published by New York University Press in early 2014

By Shoba Wadhia, clinical professor of law and director of the Center for Immigrants Rights

Envision a young man named Roman who is is pivotal for the individual because it funcƟ ons brought to the United States as a toddler, grows as a form of protecƟ on from removal, though up in an all-American household along the East- the immigraƟ on status conferred is itself tenu- ern Shore, completes his schooling and aƩ ends ous. A prosecutorial discreƟ on grant is also college, and marries his high school sweetheart, important to an agency seeking to focus its a United States ciƟ zen. Certain marks on Roman’s prioriƟ es on the “truly dangerous” in order to record, such as a criminal convicƟ on occurring conserve resources and recognize that some long ago are suĸ cient to make him deportable individuals with excepƟ onal qualiƟ es lack a from the United States and without any possible legal way to remain in the United States. avenue for appeal or protecƟ on. Beginning in late 2010, the Department In the last twenty years, the immigra- of Homeland Security published a medley of Ɵ on laws have been shaped in a way that leave memoranda to outline its civil enforcement people like Roman without opƟ ons to reside in “prioriƟ es” and also idenƟ fy the various factors the United States lawfully with his family. The that ImmigraƟ on and Customs Enforcement immigraƟ on laws have classiﬁ ed parƟ cular employees and aƩ orneys should consider in misbehaviors as “deportable” since the 18th deciding whether prosecutorial discreƟ on is century. However, the existence of an immigra- appropriate. In the wake of stalled congres- Ɵ on system that deprives judges of an opportu- sional reforms and an elecƟ on year, prosecu- nity to weigh posiƟ ve qualiƟ es such as a mar- torial discreƟ on surfaced as an aƩ racƟ ve tool riage to a United States ciƟ zen, rehabilitaƟ on, or for nonciƟ zens with strong equiƟ es who lack a meaningful contribuƟ ons to a family or commu- legal immigraƟ on status or formal relief by nity despite these misbehaviors before ordering a judge. one deported is more contemporary, and has Public interest over prosecutorial dis- created a humanitarian crisis that demands a creƟ on peaked in June 2012 when President robust prosecutorial discreƟ on policy. Even Barack Obama announced DACA or “Deferred without such a crisis, the use of prosecutorial AcƟ on for Childhood Arrivals.” For the more discreƟ on to protect compelling cases from than 200,000 young people who have received removal is criƟ cal. DACA, the beneﬁ ts of prosecutorial discreƟ on “Prosecutorial discreƟ on” refers to a deci- have enabled many to work, study, and drive in sion by an immigraƟ on oĸ cer or the agency (as the United States with dignity. Whether or not opposed to a judge) to abstain from enforcing prosecutorial discreƟ on has earned visibility the immigraƟ on laws against a person or group for poliƟ cal reasons, understanding prosecuto- of persons. In the immigraƟ on context, the deci- rial discreƟ on and the important role it plays in sion to exercise prosecutorial discreƟ on favorably U.S. immigraƟ on law is essenƟ al.

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1960s CorbeƩ . He has been president judge of the Pennsylvania Superior Court since 2011. William F. Hoī meyer ’61, a Chris ne H. Kelle ’75 gave a lecture en tled senior partner at Hoī meyer Ɵ Ʃ Ɵ & Semmelman in York, Pa., “Understanding the Second Amendment, A His- torical Perspec ve” at the Lutheran Theological was named a top aƩ orney Ɵ in Pennsylvania for 2013 by Seminary in GeƩ ysburg, Pa. She is an emerita professor of law at Penn State University Dickin- Super Lawyers. Hoī meyer son School of Law. focuses his pracƟ ce on real estate and zoning, corporaƟ ons, estate planning, decedent’s James R. Ronca ’77 was estates, and elder law. named a Top 100 Super Law- yer of Pennsylvania for 2013. Richard M. Goldberg ’63 is serving as chair- He is a shareholder in Anapol man of the Board of Trustees of the Wyoming Schwartz in Harrisburg, Pa. Seminary College Preparatory School in North- eastern Pennsylvania, a role to which he was elected in June 2012. Goldberg has served on the Board of Trustees since 1995. Forest N. Myers ’73 named Barry J. Nace ’69 was given the Metropolitan D.C. Trial Lawyers AssociaƟ on’s Champion of president of Pennsylvania Bar JusƟ ce Award for his work on behalf of plainƟī s Association in civil acƟ ons for over forty years. He also was named the Washington-BalƟ more area’s Lawyer On May 10, 2013, Forest N. My- of the Year by Best Lawyers. He is an aƩ orney at ers ’73 became the 119th president of Paulson & Nace, PLLC, in Washington, D.C. the Pennsylvania Bar AssociaƟ on (PBA) at the close of its annual meeƟ ng in Carmen C. NasuƟ ’69 was presented the 19th PiƩ sburgh, Pa. The PBA is composed of Annual Cesare Beccaria Award at the Becca- more than 29,000 lawyers. ria Award Luncheon. The award is the highest Myers is a past president of the honor granted by the JusƟ nian Society in con- Franklin County Bar AssociaƟ on and juncƟ on with the Criminal JusƟ ce secƟ on of the owner of the Law Oĸ ce of Forest N. Philadelphia Bar AssociaƟ on. Myers in Shippensburg, Pa. He has served the PBA in a variety of capaciƟ es, including on the Board of Governors from 2007 to 2010 and as a zone delegate to the House of Delegates since 1970s 2003. He also chaired the organizaƟ on’s Presiden- Ɵ al Strategic Planning CommiƩ ee. Over the years, Niles S. Benn ’72 of the Benn Law Firm, York, Myers has dedicated countless hours to various Pa., was a featured speaker at the Pennsylvania PBA secƟ ons and commiƩ ees, including the Solo NewsMedia AssociaƟ on’s 2013 winter manage- and Small Firm PracƟ ce SecƟ on, the Unauthorized ment seminar in the U.S. Virgin Islands. He pre- PracƟ ce of Law CommiƩ ee, the AlternaƟ ve Dis- sented a defamaƟ on case study and an update pute ResoluƟ on CommiƩ ee, the Community and on media law in Pennsylvania with an emphasis Public RelaƟ ons CommiƩ ee, the Professionalism on right-to-know liƟ gaƟ on. CommiƩ ee, and the Real Property Probate and Trust Law SecƟ on’s Estate Planning CommiƩ ee. Correale F. Stevens ’72 was nominated to the Myers and his wife, Becky, live in Shippens- Pennsylvania Supreme Court by Governor Tom burg and have two children.

44 Penn State University Dickinson School of Law . Fall 2013 Reid Weingarten ’75 named to Robert Mauro ’75 was named a Pennsylvania “100 Most Infl uential Lawyers Super Lawyer for 2013. He is an aƩ orney at in America” Meyer, Unkovic & ScoƩ , LLP in PiƩ sburgh, Pa., and focuses his pracƟ ce on commercial real es- Reid Weingarten ’75 was hon- tate and lending, debt restructure, commercial ored by the NaƟ onal Law Journal leasing, and real estate acquisiƟ on and develop- as one of the “100 Most Infl uenƟ al ment. Lawyers in America” during its annual dinner on June 13, 2013, at Gotham Mary Frances Grabowski ’78 joined Post & Hall in New York City. This is the second Schell, P.C.’s Health Care PracƟ ce Group as a Ɵ me the publicaƟ on has selected We- principal in Philadelphia, Pa. She was previously ingarten for the honor; he was chosen deputy chief counsel for the Pennsylvania Gov- in 2006. According to the NaƟ onal Law Journal, ernor’s Oĸ ce of General Counsel, Department the list features aƩ orneys “who shape the legal of Public Welfare. world through their work in the courtroom, at the negoƟ aƟ ng table, in the classroom, or in Barbara L. Hollenbach ’78 of government. They have taken on major legal Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, baƩ les and orchestrated the biggest corporate P.A. in Allentown, Pa., was deals.” named a Pennsylvania Super Weingarten is a partner in the law fi rm Lawyer for 2013. Her pracƟ ce of Steptoe & Johnson LLP and works from the focuses on workers’ compen- fi rm’s Washington, D.C., and New York oĸ ces. saƟ on, professional liability, Prior to joining the fi rm, he served as a trial products liability, and general aƩ orney for the Public Integrity SecƟ on of the liƟ gaƟ on. U.S. Department of JusƟ ce and as a deputy district aƩ orney for Dauphin County (Pa.). He is Kathy L. Pape ’78 was elected a co-founder and serves on the board of direc- chair of the Board of Directors tors of the See Forever FoundaƟ on, a juvenile of the Pennsylvania Business oī ender aŌ ercare program designed to prevent Council. The council works to recidivism. make Pennsylvania more economically compeƟƟ ve. Pape is the president of resents fi nancial insƟ tuƟ ons, debtors, creditors’ Pennsylvania American Water commiƩ ees, and trustees in all aspects of the in Hershey, Pa. corporate reorganizaƟ on pracƟ ce.

Donald F. Smith Jr. ’78, execuƟ ve director of Karen F. Copenhaver ’79 of Choate, Hall, & the Berks County Bar AssociaƟ on, was part of a Stewart, LLP in Boston, Mass., was named a presentaƟ on on “Civil Gideon” at the Pennsylva- Top MassachuseƩ s Super Lawyer for 2012. Her nia Conference of State Trial Judges’ mid-annual pracƟ ce emphasizes technology transfer and meeƟ ng. He speciﬁ cally spoke on the Berks licensing of intellectual property, parƟ cularly Bar’s Modest Means Program, which provides in the areas of patent licensing and soŌ ware access to jusƟ ce to those who do not qualify for licensing and open-source business models. legal aid but cannot aī ord an aƩ orney.

Robert Lapowsky ’79, a Stevens & Lee shareholder in Philadelphia, Pa., was named a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. He rep-

Penn State University Dickinson School of Law . Fall 2013 45 Thomas I. Vanaskie ’78 inducted into Academic All- family from 1863 to 1865. Hershner is the America Hall of Fame managing partner of Stock and Leader, LLP, and chairs the fi rm’s Management CommiƩ ee. Hon. Thomas I. Vanaskie ’78, U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals judge and adjunct Irwin W. Aronson ’82 of Wil- professor at the Law School, earned one of the lig, Williams & Davidson in highest honors in collegiate athleƟ cs when he Harrisburg, Pa., was was inducted into the Capital One Academic All- appointed to the Pennsylva- America Hall of Fame in June. nia Interest on Lawyers Trust A 1974 fi rst team Academic All-America Account (IOLTA) board by the selecƟ on, Vanaskie was a two-Ɵ me Middle Supreme Court of Pennsylva- AtlanƟ c Conference defensive back and earned nia. He is an appellate advo- honorable menƟ on Associated Press All-Amer- cate who concentrates on ica College Division honors as a senior. AŌ er labor and employment law, employee benefi t working as a private pracƟ ce lawyer for four- maƩ ers, governmental aī airs, and legislaƟ ve teen years in Scranton, Pa., Vanaskie served on draŌ ing and analysis. the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania before being appointed by Presi- Jayne F. Duncan ’82 was unanimously reelected dent Barack Obama to his current posiƟ on on as secretary to the Judicial Conduct Board of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Pennsylvania. She is the magisterial district judge for the District Court 02-3-09 in Lancaster County (Pa.). 1980s Michael E. Scullin ’83 was the guest speaker at a naturaliza- G. Thompson Bell ’80, a Ɵ on ceremony held at Temple shareholder at Stevens & University’s Beasley School of Lee, presented at the Dela- Law. ware Valley Chapter of the AssociaƟ on of Corporate Counsel’s in-house counsel conference in Philadelphia, Pa. His presentaƟ on discussed Craig P. Miller ’83 was sworn in as president errors commonly made dur- judge of the Clinton County Court of Common ing seƩ lement negoƟ aƟ ons. Bell focuses his Pleas (Pa.). pracƟ ce on complex commercial, trade secret, Cheryl L. Cook ’84 was named chief informaƟ on employment, and gaming liƟ gaƟ on. oĸ cer for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C. Ronald Hershner ’81 au- thored LeƩ ers from Home: Thomas E. Reilly Jr. ’84, was York County, Pennsylvania chosen to serve on the board during the Civil War. The for the Greater Lehigh Valley book oī ers personal insight Chamber of Commerce Foun- into the Civil War home front daƟ on, which funds commu- through twenty-three leƩ ers nity development iniƟ aƟ ves wriƩ en to Harvey Anderson in Lehigh Valley, Pa. He is an from his York County (Pa.) aƩ orney with Gross McGin- ley, LLP in Allentown, Pa.

46 Penn State University Dickinson School of Law . Fall 2013 Doug S. Brossman ’85 has been appointed Kevin R. Steele ’92 named vice president and CEO of Burnham Holdings, Inc., president of Penn State Alumni headquartered in Lancaster, Pa. He was previously vice president and general counsel of Association Burnham. Kevin R. Steele ’92 is the newly Delaware Superior Court Judge Jan R. Jurden elected vice president of the Penn ’88 led a conference at the Baylor Women’s State Alumni AssociaƟ on (PSAA). CorrecƟ onal InsƟ tuƟ on in Delaware. The confer- He will become the 79th president ence gave jusƟ ce-involved women pracƟ cal of PSAA in July 2015, when current advice on how to successfully re-enter their president Kay Frantz Salvino’s term communiƟ es. concludes. Steele has served as chair Terry Camp ’88 threw a “dream show” of musi- of the Alumni Council’s Grassroots cal guests and talents, including himself, for his Network CommiƩ ee and on the fiŌ ieth birthday in Asbury Park, N.J. NJDiscover. council’s ExecuƟ ve Board. He is also a member com profi led his successful balance of a law of the Board of Directors of The Dickinson School career with music. of Law Alumni Society, a consƟ tuent society of PSAA. He previously held the posiƟ on of presi- John McNally III ’88 was appointed to the dent of the Graduate School Alumni Society. Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board by House Steele is fi rst assistant district aƩ orney in Speaker Sam Smith. He is a partner in the law the Montgomery County District AƩ orney’s Of- fi rm Thomas, Thomas & Hafer, LLP, in Harris- burg, Pa. The gaming board’s seven members fi ce, where he has worked since 1995. He previ- oversee regulatory and legal maƩ ers. ously served as deputy district aƩ orney in Dau- phin County, Pa. He and his wife Tracy L. Steele Lee A. Zoeller ’89, a partner of Reed Smith ’95 live with their three children in Montgomery in Philadelphia, Pa., was appointed corporate County (Pa.). counsel for the InsƟ tute of Professionals in TaxaƟ on (IPT). He will provide services to IPT on a pro bono basis while sƟ ll maintaining his full Ɵ me pracƟ ce at Reed Smith. John Flannery ’91, a partner in the White Plains, N.Y., oĸ ce of Wilson Elser Moskowitz 1990s Edelman & Dicker, LLP, has been named to the board of directors of the Westchester Susan Jin Davis ’90 has been promoted to County AssociaƟ on, a busi- senior vice president of strategic services, ness membership organiza- communicaƟ ons, and data services at Comcast Ɵ on in Westchester County Cable in Philadelphia, Pa. (N.Y.). Laura H. Williams ’90, senior vice president and deputy Kimberly Cicci Tuin ’92 welcomes a daughter, general counsel at Ahold Lauren Tuin, into her family to join big brother USA in Carlisle, Pa., has been Michael Tuin, age 5. named a recipient of a 2013 Women of Infl uence award by the Central Penn Business Journal.

Penn State University Dickinson School of Law . Fall 2013 47 Daniel E. Cummins ’93, a partner with the Steven F. Fairlie ’95 was Scranton, Pa., law ﬁ rm of Foley, Comerford & awarded the MarƟ n-Hubbell’s Cummins, was granted an AV Preeminent raƟ ng Client DisƟ ncƟ on Award for in the MarƟ ndale-Hubbell Law Directory, the di- his communicaƟ ons ability, rectory’s highest possible raƟ ng for ethical and responsiveness, quality of professional excellence among aƩ orneys. He fo- service, and value for money. cuses his pracƟ ce on automobile accident, slip He is an aƩ orney at Fairlie & and fall maƩ ers, and products liability cases. Lippy, P.C. in North Wales, Pa.

Carlo V. di Florio ’93 joined the Financial Indus- Kathleen McCauley ’95 was named by Virginia try Regulatory Authority in Washington, D.C., as Lawyers Media as a 2013 Infl uenƟ al Woman of the execuƟ ve vice president of risk and strategy, Virginia. She is a shareholder at Goodman Allen where he will lead the oĸ ces of risk, emerging & Fileƫ , PLLC, in Glen Allen, Va. regulatory issues, enterprise risk management, and strategy. He was recognized as one of the Roberto Paglione ’95 of McDonnell & Associ- 100 most powerful people in fi nance by Worth ates, P.C., Cherry Hill, N.J., was cerƟfi ed by the magazine and one of the 100 most infl uenƟ al Supreme Court of New Jersey as a civil trial at- people in corporate governance by the NaƟ onal torney. This disƟ ncƟ on is given to less than two AssociaƟ on of Corporate Directors Journal. percent of aƩ orneys in New Jersey.

Stephen Keene ’93 has joined the Sacramento, Amy Foerster ’96 is now general counsel at Calif., law ﬁ rm of Braun, Blaising, McLaughlin Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pa. & Smith, P.C. His pracƟ ce is based in San Diego, Calif., where he focuses on energy and public Michael D. O’Mara ’96 was uƟ lity law. appointed chair of the LiƟ ga- Ɵ on Department for Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP in Philadelphia, Pa.

Robin Marable ’02 wins Unsung Hero award Dennis Marion ’96 is deputy secretary of Men- The New York Daily Record tal Health and Substance Abuse Services at the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare in gave Robin C. Marable ’02 Harrisburg, Pa. one of its ﬁ rst “Unsung Hero” awards. Marable is an aƩ orney with Legal As- Jeī rey L. Rehmeyer II ’97 is the president of sistance of Western New CGA Law Firm in York, Pa. He provides legal York. The award is given counsel to businesses, municipaliƟ es, schools, to individuals who help and individuals pracƟ cing in the areas of busi- those in need, oŌ en going ness and corporate law, real estate, munici- unrecognized. In an arƟ cle about her contribu- paland school law, intellectual property, and Ɵ on, Marable says she is especially happy to be estate planning. helping not only individuals, but a community. Sara Anderson Frey ’98 is a partner at Gordon She cites Professor Victor Romero as one of her & Rees, LLP in Philadelphia, Pa. Her pracƟ ce is mentors. focused on appellate liƟ gaƟ on, aviaƟ on liƟ ga- Ɵ on, and products liability.

48 Penn State University Dickinson School of Law . Fall 2013 Stephen C. Gierasch ’98 was named a Rising Angelique Kuchta ’01 was Star, a designaƟ on for up-and-coming lawyers appointed to the Board of under 40 in Pennsylvania. He is a shareholder Consulters for the New Jersey at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney P.C. in Harris- State Bar AssociaƟ on’s Real burg, Pa. Property Trust and Estate Law SecƟ on. The board reviews Alan W. Flenner ’99 recently potenƟ al legislaƟ on and was elected to serve as chair makes recommendaƟ ons of the Pennsylvania Bar As- to the New Jersey Supreme sociaƟ on’s Municipal Law Court and the Bar AssociaƟ on. She is a share- SecƟ on. Flenner concentrates holder of Sherman, Silverstein, Kohl, Rose & his pracƟ ce on environmental, Podolsky, P.A. in Moorestown, N.J. land use, and municipal law and also serves as a captain Lisa M. Benzie ’02 will become chair of the in the United States Navy Civil Pennsylvania Bar AssociaƟ on House of Del- Engineer Corps Reserve Component. egates. She is an aƩ orney at Angino & Rovner in Harrisburg, Pa. Joshua Lorenz ’99 was named a Pennsylvania Rising Star Mark Evans ’02 is an associate by Super Lawyers. He is an at Stock and Leader, LLP in aƩ orney at Meyer, Unkovic York, Pa. He focuses his prac- & ScoƩ LLP in PiƩ sburgh. He Ɵ ce on counseling employers serves on the ﬁ rm’s Business on labor and employment LiƟ gaƟ on and ConstrucƟ on law. and Real Estate groups.

David C. Strosnider ’99 joined Roetzel & Andress’Chicago, Major R. Davis Younts ’02 was awarded the Ill., oĸ ce. He focuses his prac- Meritorious Service Medal by Lieutenant Ɵ ce on employee benefi ts, General David L. Goldfein, commander of the execuƟ ve compensaƟ on, and United States Air Force Central Command, for Employee ReƟ rement Income his service in the Kyrgyz Republic. Security Act (ERISA). Melissa (Hill) Blanton ‘03, partner at Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP in Cherry Hill, N.J., has been named Business on Board Volunteer Leader of the Year for her work with the Perkins 2000s Center for the Arts in New Jersey. JarreƩ J. FerenƟ no ’03 served as toastmaster Andrew H. Ralston Jr. ’00, an for 99th Annual Greater PiƩ ston Friendly Sons aƩ orney with Gross McGinley, St. Patrick’s Day Banquet. He is a principal in LLP, Allentown, Pa., has been the law fi rm of Pugliese, Finnegan, Shaī er & named by Super Lawyers as FerenƟ no LLC in Kingston, Pa. a Pennsylvania Rising Star for 2013. He was named for his Andrew Cordo ’04 is a director in the law fi rm achievements in civil liƟ ga- of Ashby & Geddes, P.A. in Wilmington, Del. Ɵ on.

Penn State University Dickinson School of Law . Fall 2013 49 T. MaƩ hew Creech ’04 ac- educaƟ on, discipline, labor and employment, cepted an in-house posiƟ on and civil rights. with Lincoln Financial Group as counsel and enterprise Rachel (Rudisill) Clancy ’07 is now general coun- liƟ gaƟ on in Greensboro, N.C. sel for Web Clients, LLC in Harrisburg, Pa. She He recently was named a specializes in aĸ liate markeƟ ng and consumer rising star by North Carolina data management. Super Lawyers Magazine and a legal elite by Business North MaƩ hew Mobilio ’08 joined Norris McLaughlin Carolina Magazine. & Marcus, P.A., Allentown, Pa., as an associate. He will devote his pracƟ ce to commercial and JusƟ n M. GoƩ wald ’04 is civil liƟ gaƟ on maƩ ers. now a shareholder at Dickie McCamey & Chilcote, P.C. in Andrew Clapp ’09 joined PiƩ sburgh, Pa. He is a mem- Helsell FeƩ erman, LLP in ber of the ﬁ rm’s Health Law SeaƩ le, Wash., as an associate Business, Product Liability, aƩ orney. Commercial Law and LiƟ ga- Ɵ on, and Medical MalpracƟ ce Defense groups. He concentrates on health care law with an emphasis on medical malpracƟ ce defense. Jason R. Sabol ’10 is the new assistant solicitor J. David Ziegler ’04 is now a of York County (Pa.). shareholder at Dickie Mc- Camey & Chilcote, P.C. in Ryan W. H. Starr ’10 is an associate in the Cor- PiƩ sburgh, Pa. He concen- porate, Finance, and Tax departments at DLA trates his pracƟ ce on commer- Piper, LLP in Boston, Mass. cial liƟ gaƟ on and insurance defense with an emphasis Bradley R. Gorter ’11 is an associate at Wix, on insurance bad faith liƟ ga- Wenger & Weidner, P.C. in Harrisburg, Pa. Ɵ on, uninsured/underinsured motorist liƟ gaƟ on, professional malpracƟ ce, and Kimberly W. Hibbard ’11 joined Johnson, Blum- real estate and construcƟ on law. berg, & Associates, LLC in Chicago, Ill.

Jennifer Russell ’05 has been named ﬁ rst assis- Megan Mazzoni ’11 was tant district aƩ orney in York, Pa. Russell previ- named Lawyer of the Month ously served as chief deputy prosecutor. by the Cumberland County Bar AssociaƟ on. She is an as- Brooke E.D. Say ’05 is a sociate aƩ orney with the Maz- partner at Stock and Leader, zoni Law Firm in Vineland, N.J. LLP in York, Pa., as a partner. She focuses her pracƟ ce on She also was named a Penn- civil liƟ gaƟ on, probate, guard- sylvania Rising Star by Super ianships, and family law. Lawyers. She focuses her pracƟ ce on the representa- Ɵ on of school districts, special

50 Penn State University Dickinson School of Law . Fall 2013 Luke Weber ’11 joined Hartman Underhill & law, criminal law, and personal injury. Prior to Brubaker, LLC in Lancaster, Pa. He will focus on joining the ﬁ rm, Wiest served as law clerk to the land use and real estate. Hon. Robert C. Nalley, chief judge of the Sev- enth Judicial Circuit of Maryland. Samuel H. Wiest ’11 is an associate at Dugan, McKissick and Longmore, LLC of St. Mary’s County (Md.). His pracƟ ce areas include family

In Memoriam

Michael R. Bucci ’80 RetroacƟ ve to Winter 2012 Issue Mt. Lebanon, Pa., April 4, 2013 Hon. Arthur D. Dalessandro ’54 Harry M. Atkins ’49 Yatesville, Pa., May 22, 2013 KiƩ anning, Pa., December 16, 2012 Joseph N. Gothie ’97 Hon. Harry G. Banzhoī Jr. ’50 York, PA, January 13, 2013 Mechanicsburg, Pa., March 12, 2012 W. H. Clay Keen ’49 J. ScoƩ Boyer ’80 Elizabethtown, Pa., May 12, 2012 Moorestown, N.J., June 26, 2012 Theodore “Ted” Lazarus Krohn ’56 Dr. Frederick J. Giorgi ’55, Honorary ’99 Myrtle Beach, SC, March 25, 2013 Muhlenberg Township, Pa., February 18, 2012 Candace A. Maluk ’88 MaƩ hew R. Gover ’86 Simsbury, Conn, May 27, 2013 Harrisburg, Pa., November 27, 2012 G. Thomas Miller ’54 William W. Hafer ’42 Dillsburg, Pa., July 3, 2013 Hanover, Pa., September 4, 2012 Earl H. Parsons ’50 Samuel F. Meisenhelder ’61 Philadelphia, Pa., January 14, 2013 York, Pa., December 20, 2012 Barbara G. Raup ’76 Bonnie Douglass Menaker ’64 Williamsport, Pa., March 26, 2013 Marco Island, Fla., September 11, 2012 John D. Raup ’73 Robert E. Myers Sr. ’50 Williamsport, Pa., March 23, 2013 New Cumberland, Pa., September 1, 2012 James M. Reinert ’54 James W. PaƩ erson ’65 Shavertown, Pa., March 22, 2013 Philadelphia, Pa., November 28, 2012 Carl J. Robie III ’71 The Honorable Morris M. Terrizzi ’39 Sarasota, Fla., November 29, 2011 HunƟ ngdon, Pa., February, 19, 2012 Hon. Harold E. Sheely ’58 Alvin A. Woerle ’48 Mechanicsburg, Pa., February, 11, 2013 Wyomissing, Pa., October 16, 2012 Charles V. Snyder Jr. ’48 Nelson H. Wollman ’48 Lancaster, Pa., June 17, 2013 Philadelphia, Pa., July 21, 2012 Mark C. Walsh ’85 Scranton, Pa., April, 23, 2013

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