school of law “virtual commencement” observance

School of Law “Virtual Commencement” Observance ❧ May 21, 2021Class of Two Thousand Twenty-One

Dean Gregory W. Bowman – Presiding

National Anthem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily S. Rizzo ’19 Roger Williams University

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gregory W. Bowman Dean and Professor of Law

Honorary Degree Recipients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Honorable Edward C. Clifton Associate Justice, Rhode Island Superior Court (Ret.)

Lynette Labinger Lynette Labinger, Attorney at Law

Valedictory Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tatiana Maria Gomez

President’s Remarks & Conferring of Degrees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ioannis N. Miaoulis, Ph.D. President, Roger Williams University and Roger Williams University School of Law

Presentation of Graduating Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jared A. Goldstein Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor of Law

Class of 2021 Congratulation Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . School of Law Community

Due to the ongoing public health emergency, Roger Williams University School of Law invites family and friends to enjoy our “Virtual Commencement” on the law school website, law.rwu.edu, on

Friday, May 21, 2021, at 5:00 PM EST.

A Roger Williams University School of Law Class of 2021 and Class of 2020 in-person Grad Walk takes place at 12:30 PM EST on Friday, May 21, 2021, in the Field House

at the Campus Recreation Center on RWU’s Bristol Campus.

#RWULAW2021

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The Honorable Edward C. Clifton served as an Associate Justice on the Rhode Island Superior Court for more than 20 years, before retiring in 2015.

He first came to the Ocean State to work at Rhode Island Legal Services under a national fellowship program that assigned service-minded young lawyers to poor communities around the country. He later joined the Rhode Island Public Defender’s office, and in 1978 entered private practice as a partner at the firm of Stone, Clifton and Clifton. From 1985 to 1991, he was City Solicitor for the City of Providence.

Judge Clifton was appointed to the Rhode Island District Court in 1993, and to the Rhode Island Superior Court a year later. He presided over the state’s first adult drug court. Since his retirement, he has volunteered with the Supreme Court Appellate Mediation Program.

Judge Clifton served on the Rhode Island Supreme Court’s Permanent Committee on Women & Minorities for 17 years, including six as chair. In 2020, he was appointed to the Committee on Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Rhode Island Courts. He is a member and past president of the Board of Directors of the National Consortium on Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts. He was Distinguished Jurist in Residence at RWU Law from 2015 until 2018.

An original incorporator and past president of the Thurgood Marshall Law Society of Rhode Island, Judge Clifton has served on many boards and committees, including RWU Law’s Board of Directors from 2009 until 2020. Among numerous other awards and honors, he received RWU Law’s 2018 Champions for Justice Award, recognizing his

“exceptional devotion to social justice and increasing access to justice for all.”

The Honorable Edward C. CliftonDoctor of Laws, Honoris Causa

Associate Justice, Rhode Island Superior Court (Ret.) B.A. University of California, Berkeley

J.D. University of California, Los Angeles

School of Law Honorary Degree Recipient

Lynette Labinger Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa

Constitutional and Civil Rights AttorneyA.B. Mount Holyoke College

J.D. New York University School of Law

Attorney Lynette Labinger has made a career out of fighting for social change. She has been celebrated as “one of the region’s most successful and dedicated social advocacy lawyers, playing a significant role in cases and court decisions that have affected everything from equality in women’s athletics to the rights of prison preachers, avant-garde artists and same-sex couples.”

While visiting relatives in the Soviet Union in 1970, Labinger said, she “really came to recognize the importance of the First Amendment here in the United States [and] got very interested in what the law could do in terms of social advocacy. That’s where I still am today.”

She was first drawn to the Ocean State by a clerkship with the Honorable Raymond J. Pettine of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island, known for his groundbreaking decisions in the field of constitutional and civil rights. She went on to work at a law firm headed by Milton Stanzler, one of the founders of the Rhode Island affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

Labinger continued to champion constitutional and civil rights litigation throughout her years of private practice, including a 35-year association with her partner John M. Roney. Since 2018, she has limited her practice to cases sponsored by the ACLU of Rhode Island.

From 2004 to 2019, Labinger served as an Associate and later as Chief Judge of the Housing Court of the City of Providence. A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, she has received numerous honors for her civil rights advocacy, including recognition in 2019 by the Roger Williams University Law Review as a “Gender Equity Champion.”

School of Law Honorary Degree Recipient

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Honors Distinction

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Tatiana Maria Gomez - Valedictorian Adam M. Harrington Alyssa Lauren Lemire

Tyler R. Martin Blaine R. Payer Philip Primeau Jordan Seaberry

Jonathan Stark-Sachs Lucas A. Sylvia

Sophia Jane Weaver

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Bethany Ann Bigos Crystal L. Collins

Michael dePascale, Jr. Rachel E. Dunham

Erin Ferry, Esq. Sarah Jane Friedman Tanner Liam Jackson Anna Lynn Kramer

Karen Y. Lara Amanda Marie LaRocca, Esq.

Brendan John Quinn Rachel Ann Ricci Devon Q. Toro

Kaitlynn Elizabeth Webster

Kaitlyn Rose Alger Samantha L. Bailey

Lauren Nicole Bizier Ivan Lee Robert Cody, Jr.

Marco S. Collemi Christopher Conley

Brandon M. Darelius Tiffany E. Davila

Alisha Nicole del Llano Michael D. Finn

Natalie Fisher Tricia Lee Forte, Esq.

Olivia H. Handy Connor Douglas Holliday

Jessica Jazmin Insurriaga Perez Jarek Richard Krajewski

Jordan Elizabeth Mitchell, Esq. Ellen McKenna Moroney, Esq. Corissa Amber O’Neill, Esq.

Daniela O’Regan John Patrick Olson

Jeffery Phillip Rankel Daphne Black Robson

James Patrick Ryan Nicholas Joseph Salatino, Jr.

Emily Ann Savino Kerri A. Schulz

Brian Michael Skorski Mack Christopher Tasoulas

Tiffany Lee Wallace Nora M. Wells

Amanda M. Wuoti

School of Law Degree Candidates • Juris Doctor

*graduation date, December 2020; **graduation date, August 2021; ***graduation date, December 2021

(LMMA+) Currently enrolled in Master of Marine Affairs at University of Rhode Island

(LMCS+) Currently enrolled in Master of Science in Cyber Security with Roger Williams University

(MBA+) Currently enrolled in Master of Business Administration with Roger Williams University

(LMHP+) Currently enrolled in Master of Science in Historic Preservation with Roger Williams University

(3P3) Three plus Three Program

Leighann Boateng AgyemangKaitlyn Rose AlgerJulainey F. AlmansaJonathan Clark Ames II (LMHP+)Celina Marie AndradeEthan Marcus ArmitanoHalimatou BahSamantha L. BaileyCorey J. BakerChristopher J. Barone Sarah Anne Beaulieu Brooke Noelle BelsonJulia K. Benevides Parker S. Bergman (MBA+)Bethany Ann BigosLauren Nicole BizierJacob Paul BolarinhoThomas Andrew ButlerMatthew Jason ChatelainIvan Lee Robert Cody, Jr.Marco S. CollemiCrystal L. CollinsChristopher ConleyCamille Joy Villanueva ConorChristopher J. Correia*Mirtha Gina CubelaKennedy Chandler DaltonTaylor L. Dalton***Brandon M. DareliusTiffany E. DavilaNicole Eugenia DayAlisha Nicole del LlanoMichael dePascale, Jr.Kalyan Marie Downer CarlsonCatherine J Dreyer*Jacqueline Cecile Dubois Benjamin R. DuganRachel E. DunhamBryce A. DzialoMarlena Kayla EllisGiuliana Marie FarrellErin Ferry, Esq.Michael D. FinnNatalie FisherSean William FogartyTricia Lee Forte, Esq.*Louisa M. Fredey (LMCS+)Sarah Jane FriedmanYasmin D. GamezMariel R. Garcia

Ryan J. GaryLucas Gomez, Esq.Tatiana Maria GomezStephanie GonzalezOlivia H. HandyMegan Emily HansonAdam M. HarringtonOlivia Christine HartBenjamin Heroux Vanessa Alexandra HillBrandon Steven HoffmanConnor Douglas Holliday Nicholas Thomas HuntJessica Jazmin Insurriaga Perez Tanner Liam JacksonBlake A. Johnson (3P3)Brianna L. Jordan (LMHP+)Ameratu KamaraAmber R. Kaplan Cody J. KatterJarek Richard KrajewskiAnna Lynn KramerTimothy J. LamperelliGeorge Joseph LandryKaren Y. LaraAmanda Marie LaRocca, Esq.Cory Wayne LeeAlyssa Lauren Lemire (LMMA+)Emma R. LlanosC Tara Marie Lombardi Kylie Elizabeth Lovett Brandon Thomas LozeauKyle Lynch, Esq.*Kristin Erin Lyons*Julian R. ManzoTyler R. Martin (3P3)Olivia MastrangeloMario Robert McClain, Jr.Michaela Marita McGuirlLaila MehdiAnthony Joseph MiloneJordan Elizabeth Mitchell, Esq.*Maggie Melody MontgomeryMichael Vincent MoormanAndrew Russell MorinEllen McKenna Moroney, Esq.Amanda Briana Nagim-WilliamsBenayih Chebo NdikumShahily NegrónJonathan Patrick Nordin

Corissa Amber O’Neill, Esq.*Daniela O’ReganJohn Patrick OlsonCarlos Alfonso Ortiz Aurora Kim ParadisisNirali Bhirool Patel Blaine R. PayerOlivia Anne PhilbrookJosiah Augustus PooleJacob T. PrallPhilip PrimeauBrendan John Quinn Adhou Stephanie RabeJeffery Phillip RankelSadie Ann ReynoldsRachel Ann Ricci Keighan O’Brien Richardson Daphne Black Robson Carleigh Brooke RomanoTyler RomeroJames Patrick Ryan Tito Arturo Saavedra CasasNicholas Joseph Salatino, Jr.Nicholas J. SammartinoKendall Samuel-Jakubos (LMMA+)Shanna Rae Savignano, Esq.*Emily Ann SavinoKerri A. SchulzClay Alexander Shipp, Esq.*Brian Michael Skorski Kevin A. SloanJimmy Lee Smith, Jr.Jonathan Stark-Sachs (LMHP+)Aliya Rene Steele Alexa Nicole StoryLucas A. SylviaMack Christopher TasoulasStacy L. ThomasDevon Q. ToroSabino Andres VargasKatarina VorachackTiffany Lee WallaceSophia Jane WeaverKaitlynn Elizabeth WebsterNora M. Wells (LMMA+)Lucinda M. WestColburn WinsorJohn Wright, Jr.Amanda M. Wuoti

School of Law Degree Candidates • Master of Studies in LawStefan J. Cox** Jordan Seaberry*

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The following students have completed the requirements of the Honors Program:

Kaitlyn Rose Alger

Samantha L. Bailey

Bethany Ann Bigos

Michael dePascale, Jr.

Rachel E. Dunham

Sarah Jane Friedman

Tatiana Maria Gomez

Olivia H. Handy

Adam M. Harrington

Tanner Liam Jackson

Anna Lynn Kramer

Karen Y. Lara

Amanda Marie LaRocca, Esq.

Alyssa Lauren Lemire

Brandon Thomas Lozeau

Tyler R. Martin

Ellen McKenna Moroney, Esq.

Blaine R. Payer

Philip Primeau

Rachel Ann Ricci

James Patrick Ryan

Emily Ann Savino

Jonathan Stark-Sachs

Lucas A. Sylvia

Devon Q. Toro

Tiffany Lee Wallace

Sophia Jane Weaver


Nora M. Wells

Roger Williams University School of LawMembers of the Class of 2021 Honors Program

Roger Williams University Law Review

The following students constitute the 2020-2021 Editorial Board and Assistant Editors of the Roger Williams University Law Review and are responsible for publication of Volume 26 of the Law Review.

EDITORIAL BOARD

Sophia Jane Weaver Editor-in-Chief

Rachel E. Dunham Managing Editor

ASSISTANT EDITORS

FACULTY ADVISORS

Professor Jenna Wims Hashway ’11 Professor Irina Gott

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Shirley Staskiewicz

Jonathan Stark-Sachs Executive Articles Editor

Anna Lynn Kramer Articles Editor

Tyler R. Martin Articles Editor

Lucas A. Sylvia Articles Editor

Alyssa Lauren Lemire Rhode Island Editor

Philip Primeau Executive Notes & Comments Editor

Lauren Nicole Bizier Notes & Comments Editor

Sarah Jane Friedman Notes & Comments Editor

Tiffany Lee Wallace Notes & Comments Editor

Ethan Marcus Armitano Research & Development Editor

Kaitlyn Rose AlgerErin Ferry, Esq.

Tatiana Maria GomezOlivia H. Handy

Adam M. HarringtonKaren Y. Lara

Amanda Marie LaRocca, Esq.Brandon Thomas Lozeau

Jeffery Phillip RankelRachel Ann RicciKerri A. SchulzDevon Q. Toro

Student Bar Association 2020 – 2021 Board of Governors

Ethan Marcus ArmitanoPresident

Diana Perez ’22 Executive Vice President

Celina Marie Andrade Administrative Vice President

Kyle Lynch, Esq.

Treasurer (August-December 2020)

Farrah Pierce ’22 Treasurer (January-May 2021)

Kalyan Marie Downer Carlson Corresponding Secretary

Jessica Jazmin Insurriaga Perez Recording Secretary

Benayih Chebo Ndikum

ABA Representative

Connor Reardon ’22 Parliamentarian

Matthew Jason Chatelain Third Year Representative

Giuliana David ’22 Second Year Representative

Alyssa Knappins ’22

Second Year Representative

Alexus Bonilla ’23 First Year Representative

Christopher Morris ’23 First Year Representative

Matthew Jones ’23

First Year Representative

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Moot CourtThe Moot Court Board promotes the development of the art of appellate advocacy and brief writing. Those

selected as the best appellate advocates in the intrascholastic competition are awarded the Clark Prize for Excellence in Advocacy. The Board also sponsors interscholastic teams that compete against representatives from

law schools across the nation.

Moot Court Board 2020-2021

Nora M. Wells President

Michael dePascale, Jr. Vice President

Anthony Joseph Milone Chair of Communications & Records

Nicholas Joseph Salatino, Jr. Chair of External Competitions

Jessica Jazmin Insurriaga Perez Chair of Finance & Development

Erin Ferry, Esq.

Chair of Esther Clark Moot Court Competition

General Members: Celina Marie Andrade

Ivan Lee Robert Cody, Jr. Mirtha Gina Cubela

Olivia H. Handy Ameratu Kamara

C Tara Marie Lombardi Kylie Elizabeth Lovett

Jordan Elizabeth Mitchell, Esq. Amanda Briana Nagim-Williams

Tiffany Lee Wallace Sophia Jane Weaver

Faculty Advisor: Professor Elizabeth Colt

71st Annual New York City Bar

National Moot Court Competition

Erin Ferry, Esq. Jessica Jazmin Insurriaga Perez

Coach: John David Meara, Esq. ’11

University of Texas Law’s 27th Annual Judge John R. Brown Admiralty Moot Competition

Third-Year Team

Genevieve Ann Fidler ’20 Elizabeth Ann Hyland ’20

Victoria Ann Rosa ’20

Second-Year Team Alyssa Lauren Lemire

Daniela O’Regan Blaine R. Payer

Faculty Advisor:

Professor Jonathan M. Gutoff

Coach: Adjunct Professor Robert Falvey, Esq. ’98

University of Texas Law’s 28th Annual Judge John R. Brown Admiralty Moot Competition

Third-Year Team

Alyssa Lauren Lemire Daniela O’Regan Blaine R. Payer

Second-Year Team

Christopher D’Addario ’22 Rebekkah Stoeckler ’22

Faculty Advisor: Professor Jonathan M. Gutoff

Coach:

Adjunct Professor Robert Falvey, Esq. ’98

Trial Team

The following students were selected to participate in interscholastic trial team competitions:

2020 Texas Young Lawyers Association National Trial Competition

Team 1 Daphne Black Robson Megan Emily Hanson

Marlena Kayla Ellis Julian R. Manzo

Team 2 Aliya Rene Steele Erin Ferry, Esq.

Bre’Anna Jolaine Metts-Nixon ’20 Andrew G. Howayeck ’20

Coach: Professor David Coombs

2020 American Association for Justice

Trial Advocacy Competition

Julian R. Manzo Marlena Kayla Ellis

Craig A. Stockwell, Jr. ’20 Leah Janine Boisclair ’20

Coach: Professor David Coombs

2021 Trial Team Members

Texas Young Lawyers Association National Trial Competition

American Association for Justice Trial Advocacy Competition

Daphne Black Robson Megan Emily Hanson

Marlena Kayla Ellis Julian R. Manzo Aliya Rene Steele Erin Ferry, Esq.

Damaris Hernandez ’22 Alyssa Harriston ’22

Alivia Casillas ’22 Joseph Pareres IV ’22 Megan Andrews ’22 Matthew Schall ’22

Coaches:

Professor David Coombs Professor Tara Allen

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Selected Honors Earned by Members of the Class of 2021

THE CLARK PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN APPELLATE ADVOCACY Those students who capture first place in the written and oral intrascholastic moot court competition share an award donated by former Distinguished Visiting Professor Esther F. Clark. Members of the graduating

class who received this award during the course of their studies are:

Erin Ferry, Esq. Winner of the Clark Competition & Runner-Up Best Brief

Amanda Briana Nagim-Williams

Finalist & Runner-Up Best Overall Oral Advocate

Sophia Jane Weaver Best Overall Oral Advocate

Celina Marie Andrade

Best Brief

PROFESSER CLARK ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP Distinguished Visiting Professor Esther F. Clark and her husband, John Clark, established this scholarship to recognize outstanding academic performance by a rising second year student.

Crystal L. Collins

GARY L. BAHR MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

This award is in memory of Professor Gary L. Bahr, the first associate dean and member of the founding faculty of the School of Law. The award is made annually to the first year student with

the highest combined average in Contracts and Torts.

Sophia Jane Weaver

KATHLEEN M. BIRT MEMORIAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION PRIZE This prize is awarded to graduating students who have demonstrated the most

distinguished performance in dispute resolution courses.

Ivan Lee Robert Cody, Jr.

CLINICAL LEGAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARD

This national award recognizes a student who has excelled in a clinical course in law school.

Nirali Bhirool Patel

CLINICAL LEGAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OUTSTANDING EXTERNSHIP STUDENT AWARD

This national award recognizes a student who has excelled in both the seminar component and the field work component of an externship.



DEAN’S ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD This award is presented by the Dean to a graduating student who improved his or her

grades the most from the first year.

Shahily Negrón

THE LEGAL METHODS FACULTY AWARD FOR BEST BRIEF This award is made possible by The Lillian and Irving Topf Memorial Fund.

Philip Primeau

ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP

Julainey F. Almansa Karen Y. Lara

MICHAEL P. McNULTY SCHOLARSHIP

Jessica Jazmin Insurriaga Perez

WILLIAM W. GREENHALGH STUDENT WRITING COMPETITION This competition is sponsored by the Criminal Justice section of the American Bar Association.

Michael dePascale, Jr. 2019 Competition Winner

Each semester the student receiving the highest grade in each course is selected to receive a Center for Computer Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) award certificate. Members of the graduating class who received

this award for classes during the course of their studies are:

Celina Marie Andrade Trial Advocacy Fall 2020 Samantha L. Bailey Legal Practice I Fall 2018 Sarah Anne Beaulieu Legal Practice III Fall 2019 Brooke Noelle Belson Legal Practice III Fall 2019 Bethany Ann Bigos Legal Practice I Fall 2018 Legal Practice II Spring 2019 Children and the Law Fall 2020

Marco S. Collemi Legal Practice III Fall 2019 Immigration Law Fall 2020 Crystal L. Collins Evidence Fall 2020 Trial Advocacy Fall 2020 Tiffany E. Davila Criminal Litigation: Drafting & Advocacy Fall 2020 Nicole Eugenia Day Mass Incarceration Summer 2020 Legal Practice III Fall 2020

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Jacqueline Cecile Dubois Seminar: Professional Legal Writing Fall 2019 Rachel E. Dunham Legal Practice I Fall 2018 Remedies Fall 2019 Bryce A. Dzialo Seminar: Current Issues in Copyright Law Fall 2020 Erin Ferry, Esq. Seminar: Advanced Writing for Moot Court Fall 2019 Applied Legal Reasoning Fall 2020 Criminal Defense Clinic Fall 2020 Michael D. Finn Evidence Fall 2019 Tricia Lee Forte, Esq. Wills & Trusts Spring 2019 Seminar: White Collar Crime Summer 2019 Sarah Jane Friedman Legal Practice II Spring 2019 Negotiation Fall 2020

Lucas Gomez, Esq. International Business Transactions Fall 2019 Tatiana Maria Gomez Civil Procedure I Fall 2018 Contracts I Fall 2018 Legal Practice I Fall 2018 Business Organizations Fall 2019 Constitutional Law I Fall 2019 Civil Procedure II Spring 2019 Contracts II Spring 2019 Legal Practice II Spring 2019 Property Spring 2019 Torts II Spring 2019 Bankruptcy Fall 2020 Business Startup Clinic Fall 2020 Family Law Fall 2020 Adam M. Harrington Criminal Law Fall 2018 Torts I Fall 2018 Advanced Torts Fall 2019 Evidence Fall 2019 Legal Practice II Spring 2019 Torts II Spring 2019 Seminar: Judicial Process & Ethics Fall 2020 Benjamin Heroux Secured Transactions Summer 2020

Jessica Jazmin Insurriaga Perez Professional Responsibility Summer 2019 Criminal Litigation: Drafting & Advocacy Fall 2019 Tanner Liam Jackson Evidence Fall 2019 Property Spring 2019 Torts II Spring 2019 Amber R. Kaplan Mediation Fall 2020 Cody J. Katter Administrative Law Fall 2020 Jarek Richard Krajewski Legal Drafting: Contracts Summer 2019 Mediation Fall 2019 Accounting for Lawyers Fall 2020 Seminar: Professional Legal Writing Fall 2020

Anna Lynn Kramer Legal Practice II Spring 2019 Karen Y. Lara Legal Practice I Fall 2018 Legal Practice II Spring 2019 Writing For the Practice of Law Summer 2020

Alyssa Lauren Lemire Civil Procedure I Fall 2018 Criminal Law Fall 2018 Sales Fall 2020 Kristin Erin Lyons Family Law Spring 2019 Seminar: Senior Abuse, Neglect & Injuries Spring 2019 Tyler R. Martin Legal Practice I Fall 2018 Business Organizations Fall 2019 Legal Practice II Spring 2019 Federal Income Tax Fall 2020 Mario Robert McClain, Jr. Animal Law Fall 2020 Jordan Elizabeth Mitchell, Esq. Family Law Fall 2019 Sales Summer 2020 Writing For the Practice of Law Summer 2020



Kerri A. Schulz Legal Practice I Fall 2018

Clay Alexander Shipp, Esq. Seminar: Law and Economics Fall 2019 Kevin A. Sloan Law of the Sea Fall 2020 Jimmy Lee Smith, Jr. Intellectual Property Fall 2020 Jonathan Stark-Sachs Civil Procedure I Fall 2018 Contracts I Fall 2018 Legal Practice I Fall 2018 Constitutional Law I Fall 2019 Legal Practice II Spring 2019 Administrative Law Fall 2020 Lucas A. Sylvia Intellectual Property Fall 2019 Legal Practice II Spring 2019

Devon Q. Toro Employment Discrimination Fall 2020 Sales Fall 2020 Securities Regulation Fall 2020 Transactional Lawyering & Contract Drafting Fall 2020

Tiffany Lee Wallace Legal Practice II Spring 2019 Sophia Jane Weaver Torts I Fall 2018 Remedies Fall 2020 Kaitlynn Elizabeth Webster Legal Practice I Fall 2018 Nora M. Wells Legal Practice I Fall 2018 Criminal Procedure Summer 2019 Seminar: Advanced Writing for Moot Court Fall 2019

Amanda Briana Nagim-Williams Seminar: Social Justice Lawyering Fall 2020 Shahily Negrón Summer Clinical Externship Seminar Summer 2020 Jonathan Patrick Nordin Transactional Lawyering & Contract Drafting Fall 2019 Corissa Amber O’Neill, Esq. Legal Practice II, Esq. Spring 2018 Blaine R. Payer Legal Practice II Spring 2019 Indian Law Fall 2020 Philip Primeau Legal Practice I Fall 2018 Contracts II Spring 2019 Legal Practice II Spring 2019 Securities Regulation Fall 2020 Transactional Lawyering & Contract Drafting Fall 2020 Brendan John Quinn Maritime Practice and Procedures Fall 2020 Seminar: Negotiating Environmental Settlements Fall 2020 Rachel Ann Ricci HNR: The Value of the Enslaved Fall 2020 Seminar: Corporate Counsel Fall 2020 Daphne Black Robson Reproductive Rights & Justice Summer 2020 Business Organizations Fall 2020 Carleigh Brooke Romano Bankruptcy Fall 2020 Mediation Fall 2020 Tito Arturo Saavedra Casas Seminar: Spanish for Lawyers Fall 2020 Emily Ann Savino Civil Procedure II Spring 2019 HNR: Reparations Fall 2020 Insurance Law Fall 2020 Securities Regulation Fall 2020

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Feinstein Center For Pro Bono & Experiential Education Public Interest and Pro Bono Legal Service Awards and Recognition

Public interest AwArdThe Public Interest Award is given to graduating students who have been exemplary in

serving the community and promoting justice for the underrepresented.

Erin Ferry, Esq.Shahily Negrón

Pro bono collAborAtive AwArd

The Pro Bono Collaborative Award is given to a graduating student for professionalism,collaborative spirit, and exemplary commitment to serving the community and promoting

justice for the underrepresented through PBC projects.

Anna Lynn Kramer

recognition for Pro bono leAdershiPThe following graduating students are recognized for their leadership in RWU Law’s pro bono programming:


Natalie Fisher Alternative Spring Break

Michael D. FinnBrianna L. Jordan

PBC Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Project

Halimatou BahJessica Jazmin Insurriaga Perez

Anna Lynn KramerShahily NegrónPBC Street Law

Leighann Boateng Agyemang

Julainey F. Almansa

Jonathan Clark Ames II

Sarah Anne Beaulieu

Thomas Andrew Butler


Camille Joy Villanueva Conor

Tiffany E. Davila

Nicole Eugenia Day

Alisha Nicole del Llano

Rachel E. Dunham

Bryce A. Dzialo

Giuliana Marie Farrell

Erin Ferry, Esq.

Michael D. Finn

Natalie Fisher

Sarah Jane Friedman

Yasmin D. Gamez

Tatiana Maria Gomez

Megan Emily Hanson

Adam M. Harrington

Vanessa Alexandra Hill

Jessica Jazmin Insurriaga Perez

Tanner Liam Jackson

Cody J. Katter

Jarek Richard Krajewski

Anna Lynn Kramer

Karen Y. Lara

Amanda Marie LaRocca, Esq.


Emma R. Llanos

C Tara Marie Lombardi

Brandon Thomas Lozeau

Laila Mehdi


Shahily Negrón

Daniela O’Regan

Carlos Alfonso Ortiz

Aurora Kim Paradisis

Nirali Bhirool Patel

Olivia Anne Philbrook

Philip Primeau

Adhou Stephanie Rabe

Tyler Romero

James Patrick Ryan

Nicholas Joseph Salatino, Jr.

Kendall Samuel-Jakubos

Brian Michael Skorski

Alexa Nicole Story

Devon Q. Toro

Sabino Andres Vargas

Sophia Jane Weaver


Lucinda M. West

Colburn Winsor

Amanda M. Wuoti

Feinstein Center For Pro Bono & Experiential Education Public Interest and Pro Bono Legal Service Awards and Recognition

recognition for Pro bono serviceThe following graduating students completed one hundred hours or more of pro bono legal service:

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Roger Williams University School of Law’s Marine Affairs Institute, in partnership with Rhode Island Sea Grant and the University of Rhode Island, is a national leader in marine and maritime law and policy dedicated to preparing the next generation of marine law professionals by offering a rigorous curriculum

and diverse extracurricular opportunities.

MArine AffAirs AchieveMent AwArd

This award honors a graduating student who has been exemplary in the study and advancement of marine policy and law.


MArine AffAirs Joint degree ProgrAM

Students interested in more extensive study of marine law and policy simultaneously earn a Juris Doctor from RWU and a Master of Marine Affairs degree from the University of Rhode Island (URI). Joint degree

students enhance their legal education with additional courses at URI on economic, international and policy considerations, positioning them well to address today’s complex maritime, ocean and coastal legal issues.


Kendall Samuel-JakubosNora M. Wells

williAM J. coffey excellence in MAritiMe writing Prize

This prize is given in memory of William J. Coffey, a nationally renowned maritime law expert and adjunct professor of the School of Law as well as former Interim Director of the Institute and Vice Chair of the

Institute’s Advisory Board. The prize is awarded annually to recognize exceptional law student writing on a topic in admiralty and maritime law.


rhode islAnd seA grAnt lAw fellows The Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program, housed at the Marine Affairs Institute, is one of only four Sea

Grant Legal Programs in the country, and the only one in New England. Through a partnership with Rhode Island Sea Grant, qualified law students serve as Sea Grant Law Fellows and are matched with requests from

nonprofit groups, government agencies, and private organizations to conduct applied legal research and analysis on topical marine resource and maritime law issues.

Marine Affairs InstituteMarine Affairs Institute

Nicole Eugenia DayRemedies against Development in Ramsar Wetlands: Codrington Lagoon Case Study

Sarah Jane FriedmanEquity Considerations in Flood Buyouts: Civil Rights Litigation

Ryan J. GaryRhode Island Shellfish Aquaculture Siting Tool (ShellfAST-RI)

Brianna L. JordanRhode Island Shoreline Adaptation for Resilience and Habitat Enhancement

Cody J. Katter

Legal Guidance for Developing Blue Carbon Offset Projects on Public Land

Cory Wayne LeeClimate Change Impacts on Dam Owner Liability: State Comparison

Legal Guidance for Developing Blue Carbon Offset Projects on Public Land

Alyssa Lauren LemireRhode Island Shellfish Aquaculture Siting Tool (ShellfAST-RI)

Andrew Russell MorinArea Closures to Reduce Gear Conflicts in Saltwater Fishing

Rhode Island Shoreline Adaptation for Resilience and Habitat Enhancement

Daniela O’ReganRhode Island Shellfish Aquaculture Siting Tool (ShellfAST-RI)

Blaine R. PayerResponsibility of Vessel Owners for Preventing Disease Spread Among Crew and Other Passengers

Carleigh Brooke Romano

Rhode Island Shoreline Adaptation for Resilience and Habitat Enhancement

James Patrick RyanRhode Island Shoreline Adaptation for Resilience and Habitat Enhancement

Kendall Samuel-Jakubos

Shellfish Harvest Restrictions Associated with Microplastics

Kevin A. SloanRhode Island Shoreline Adaptation for Resilience and Habitat Enhancement

Jimmy Lee Smith, Jr.

Authority for Municipal Resilient Road Infrastructure Funding Strategies in Rhode Island

Kaitlynn Elizabeth WebsterLegal Limits on Recreational Fishing Near Offshore Wind Facilities

Amanda M. Wuoti

Are Microplastics under the Clean Water Act?

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Professional Library Staff

Roger Williams University School of LawAdministration

Kathy MassaAssistant Dean of Business Affairs

Raquel M. OrtizAssistant Dean for Library and Information ServicesAssociate Professor of Law

Veronica ParicioAssistant Dean for Career Development

Douglas M. PetersonRegistrar & Director of Student Finance and Records

Read D. PorterSenior Staff Attorney of Marine Affairs Instituteand Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program

Thomas G. Shaffer ’98 Director of Admissions Program Director of the Master of Studies in Law Program

Shirley StaskiewiczFaculty Secretary Supervisor

Ralph Tavares+

Director of Diversity & Outreach

Ann Marie Thompson*Assistant Director of Student Finance and Records

Kathryn ThompsonDirector of Academic Success Program Eliza VorenbergDirector of Pro Bono & Community PartnershipsDirector of the Pro Bono Collaborative Julia B. WymanDirector of Marine Affairs Institute and Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program

Ioannis N. Miaoulis, Ph.D.President, Roger Williams University andRoger Williams University School of Law

Gregory W. BowmanDean and Professor of Law

Jared A. GoldsteinAssociate Dean of Academic Affairsand Professor of Law

Laurie BarronDirector of the Feinstein Center for Pro Bono & Experiential Education

Michael M. BowdenDirector of Communications

Margie CaranciLegal Administrator/Paralegal

Michael W. Donnelly-BoylenAssistant Dean of Admissions

Jodi HaleyAssistant Director of Career Development

Meghan L. HansenDirector of Alumni Relations and Volunteer Engagement

Suzanne Harrington-SteppenAssociate Director of Pro Bono Programs

Chelsie HorneDirector of Programs & Events

Andrew HorwitzAssistant Dean for Experiential Education and Professor of Law

Justin Kishbaugh, Ph.D.Associate Director of Academic Success and Professor of Writing Lorraine N. Lalli ’01Assistant Dean of Students

+ Dean’s Distinguished Service Award* Voted by the graduating students as Staff

Person of the Year

Artie BernsAssistant Law Librarian for

Collection Services

Kathleen MacAndrewCatalog, Metadata & Archives Librarian

Nicole DyszlewskiHead of Reference,

Instruction, & Engagement

Lucinda Harrison-CoxAssociate Law Librarian

Roger Williams University School of LawFaculty

Katie A. Ahern ’07 Director of the Business Start-Up Clinic and Professor of Clinical EducationTara I. Allen Associate Professor of Law and Distinguished Teaching Professor of Law John Barylick Visiting Professor of LawGregory W. Bowman Dean and Professor of LawCarl T. Bogus Professor of LawColleen Brown Professor of Legal PracticeJohn Chung Distinguished Research Professor of LawElizabeth Colt Professor of Legal Practice David Coombs** Chief Justice Weisberger Visiting Professor of LawJared A. Goldstein Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of LawDeborah S. Gonzalez ’07 Director of the Immigration Law Clinic and Bruce I. Kogan Distinguished Service Professor of LawIrina V. Gott Professor of Legal PracticeJonathan M. Gutoff Professor of LawJenna Wims Hashway ’11 Professor of Legal PracticeDiana J. Hassel Professor of Law Susan Schwab Heyman Professor of Law Andrew Horwitz Assistant Dean for Experiential Education and Professor of LawNadiyah J. Humber Clinical Professor of Law

Niki Kuckes Professor of LawDavid A. Logan Professor of LawPeter S. Margulies Professor of LawOlivia Milonas Professor of Legal PracticeTanya J. Monestier Professor of LawColleen P. Murphy Professor of LawBrittany Raposa* Associate Director & Professor of Bar SupportChristopher J. Ryan Associate Professor of LawEmily J. Sack Professor of LawAndrew Spacone Visiting Assistant Professor of Business LawLouise Ellen Teitz Professor of LawMichael J. Yelnosky Professor of Law David M. Zlotnick Professor of Experiential Education EMERITUS FACULTY Bruce I. Kogan ’17HL Professor EmeritusGail I. Winson Professor Emeritus

*Voted by the graduating students as Professor of the Year

**Voted by graduating students as Adjunct Professor of the Year

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Katayoun Alidadi, Esq.Comparative Law

Michelle Alves, Esq. ’03Trial Advocacy

Larry Appleman, Esq.Technology & Law Practice

Collin Bailey, Esq. ’08Transactional Lawyering & Contract Drafting

Lauren Beagen, Esq. ’09Law of the Sea

Neville Bedford, Esq. ’03Negotiation

Lucas Blackadar, Esq. Transactional Lawyering & Contract Drafting

Chantal Bromage, Esq. ’13Legal Practice III

Alexandra Callam, Esq.Environmental Law

The Honorable Keith A. Cardoza, Jr. ’10Workers Compensation Law

Stephen Carlotti, Esq.Accounting for Lawyers

Jerry Cohen, Esq.CopyrightIntellectual PropertyPatent Law

Robert Collins, Esq.Admiralty

Loraine M. Della Porta, Esq. ’01Mediation James Diamond, Esq.Federal Indian LawTribal Courts, Tribal Law, & Tribal Governments

Harlan Doliner, Esq.Maritime Security Nicole Dyszlewski, Esq.Mass IncarcerationRace & the Foundations of American Law

The Honorable Stephen P. Erickson Mental Health Law

Robert Falvey, Esq. ’98Salvage

The Honorable Francis X. FlahertyJudicial Process Seminar

Linn Foster Freedman, Esq.Privacy Law

Collin Geiselman, Esq.Trial AdvocacyCriminal Procedure: Investigation

Christopher Gerlica, Esq. ’12Superheroes & the Law

Lori J. GiarrussoFamily & Divorce MediationFamily Law

Janet Gilligan, Esq.Family Law

John Grasso, Esq. ’06Criminal Litigation: Drafting & Advocacy

Holly Harriel, EdDThe Color of Law

Mark Heffner, Esq.Wills & Trusts

Deborah Hurley, Esq.Privacy Law

Barbara Hurst, Esq. Appellate Advocacy: Criminal Law

Roger Williams University School of LawAdjunct Faculty

Carly Iafrate, Esq. ’00Employment Discrimination Justin Kishbaugh, Ph.D.Advanced Writing for Moot CourtProfessional Legal WritingWriting for the Practice of Law

Bruce I. Kogan, Esq. ’17HLNegotiation

Staci Kolb, Esq.Transactional Lawyering & Contract Drafting

Lorraine N. Lalli, Esq. ’01The Color of Law

Anthony Leone, Esq. ’97Law Office ManagementSenior Abuse, Neglect & Injury

Dadriana A. Lepore, Esq. ’10Family & Divorce MediationFamily Law

John P. McAdams, Esq.Advanced Trial Advocacy

Kristen Sloan Maccini, Esq.Interviewing & Counseling

Kelly McElroy, Esq.Trial Advocacy

John MacDonald, Esq.Criminal Litigation: Drafting & Advocacy

Kara Maguire, Esq.Appellate Advocacy: Criminal Law

Alan Milstein, Esq.Sports & Entertainment Law

The Honorable Steven MinicucciEstate Planning & AdministrationTrial Advocacy

Joseph Molina Flynn, Esq.Crimmigration: The Intersection of Criminal Law & Immigration LawSpanish for Lawyers

Lenore Montanaro, Esq.Animal Law

Gregory Noone, Esq.Genocide & Atrocity Crimes

Jason Preciphs, Esq.Insurance Law

Michael PrescottTransactional Lawyering & Contract Drafting

Patrick Quinlan, Esq.Mediation Miriam Ross, Esq.Regulatory Compliance The Honorable William E. SmithJudicial Process Seminar William Steinman, Esq.International Anti-Corruption Law Chiara TrabucchiNegotiating Environmental Settlements Shine Tu, Esq.Property

Roger Williams University School of LawAdjunct Faculty


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Roger Williams UniversityBoard of Trustees

Timothy E. Baxter ’83, ’13P, ’15P, ’15H Chairman of the Board President & CEO, Samsung Electronics North America

Jerauld C. Adams President, North American Industries, Inc.

Nicole J. Benjamin, Esq. ’06 Shareholder, Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Heather Boujoulian Managing Director | CIO of Development & Construction Investments

Joseph M. Brito, Jr. ’11P President, C.B. Utility Co., Inc.

Rodney A. Butler Tribal Chairman, Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation Doris De Los Santos

Larry Eichler, Esq. President, Eichler Realty Co., Inc.

Linn F. Freedman, Esq. Partner, Robinson + Cole LLP

Mario J. Gabelli ’92H Chairman & CEO, Gabelli Asset Management, Inc.

William Geraghty ’78 Financial Advisor & Managing Director, Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

Jeff Grybowski Peter A. Heard ’80 Vice President of Field Management & World-Wide Distribution, Travelers

Les Hiscoe CEO, Shawmut Construction and Design

Michael Integlia ’70, ’12P President, Michael Integlia and Company

Keith Johnson ’18P Senior Managing Partner, Ranieri Strategies

Murray Karp Partner, CFO and COO, Energy Capital Partners

Howard Merten, Esq. Managing Partner, Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Ioannis N. Miaoulis, Ph.D. President, Roger Williams University and Roger Williams University School of Law Marcia Morris, JD., MPA. ’19H

Scott W. Pray ’16PL President, DF Pray General Contractors

Frank E. Rainieri, Jr. ’99, ’18H President, Punta Cana Group Offices

Lisa Raiola Founder, Hope & Main

Todd Rechler ’93 Co-Chief Operating Officer of RXR Realty & President of RXR Construction and Development

Dan Rossignol Vice President of Operations, Clora Regina Shakin

The Honorable William E. Smith Judge, United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island

Joseph D. Whelan, Esq. Partner, Whelan Corrente & Flanders, LLP Timothy B. Yeaton ’80 Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Red Hat, Inc.

The Honorable William E. Smith, Chair Judge, United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island

Nicole J. Benjamin, Esq. ’06, Vice-chair Shareholder, Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Howard Merten, Esq., Secretary Managing Partner, Partridge, Snow & Hahn LLP

The Honorable Patricia A. Sullivan, Treasurer Magistrate Judge, United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island

Kenneth E. Arnold, Esq. Former Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Lifespan Corporation

Collin Bailey, Esq. ’08 Vice President, Technology Business Office, Hudson’s Bay Company

Alyssa V. Boss, Esq. ’97 Partner, Cameron & Mittleman LLP

Gregory W. Bowman Dean and Professor of Law Roger Williams University School of Law Ex-Officio Member

Marek P. Bute ’05 Strategic Engagements Business Development Manager Amazon Web Services

Marc DeSisto, Esq. Attorney, DeSisto Law LLC

The Honorable Melissa R. DuBose ’04 Associate Judge, Rhode Island District Court

Mark Gemma, Esq. ’97 Principal, Gemma Law Associates, Inc. Gregory Hoffman, Esq. ’13 Attorney, Barton Gilman Ex-Officio Member

Patrick T. Jones, Esq. Partner, Jones Kelleher LLP

J. Scott Kilpatrick, Esq. Founding Partner, Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick Ltd.

Stephen P. Maguire, Esq. ’96 Law Office of Stephen P. Maguire, Inc.

Zachary Mandell, Esq. ’11 Partner, Mandell, Boisclair & Mandell, Ltd

Ioannis N. Miaoulis, Ph.D. President, Roger Williams University and Roger Williams University School of Law Ex-Officio Member

Stephen M. Prignano, Esq. Partner, McIntyre Tate LLP

Michael P. Robinson, Esq. ’00 Partner, Shechtman Halperin Savage, LLP

James A. Ruggieri, Esq. Partner, Higgins, Cavanagh & Cooney LLP

George L. Santopietro, Esq. Partner, Coia & Lepore, Ltd.

Ondine Galvez Sniffin, Esq. The Law Office of Ondine Galvez Sniffin

The Honorable Brian Stern Associate Judge, Rhode Island Superior Court

Kathy Sulentic, Esq. ’09 Associate Director of Enforcement Academic Integrity Unit NCAA

The Honorable Paul A. Suttell Chief Justice, Rhode Island Supreme Court

Roger Williams University School of LawBoard of Directors


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The Honorable O. Rogeriee Thompson United States Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Hinna Mirza Upal, Esq. ’07 Associate, Littler Mendelson P.C.

Stacey P. Veroni, Esq. Assistant United States Attorney, District of Rhode Island Rhode Island Office of the Attorney General

Edward J. Weiss, Esq. Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy & General Counsel, Fenway Sports Group Stephen D. Zubiago CEO and Managing Partner, Nixon Peabody LLP

Roger Williams University School of LawBoard of Directors

school of law “virtual commencement” observance

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